A declaration of war was easy to make, but it had a very significant impact .
In the Hillsbrad Hills, there were many players slaughtering wild horses . These horses had a high refresh rate and also gave high EXP . If they farmed those monsters for a day, it was possible to get half-a-level's worth of EXP
Because of that, the competition for these wild horses was very fierce . It was basically impossible for small groups of players to train on them .
The players who were currently occupying the best spot were from the Gangnam Royals . They had taken over three or four groups of wild horse spawns and other than stopping to have some food, they hadn't taken any breaks .
A few scattered players approached in the hopes of finding a spot, but as soon as they saw the Gangnam Royals guild badge, they immediately left the area .
Of course, there was no way to reason with the major guilds, especially the Gangnam Royals .
"What are you looking at? Leave," said a Mage who was sitting on the floor and eating some bread to restore his HP . He had seen someone come over and rolled his eyes .
"I'm looking at you," the player shot back as he puffed out his chest and kept coming .
"Damn it . I can't believe we would run into trouble today . There are some people coming towards us; let's get rid of them and find out where they came from . We'll show them not to mess with us . How dare they offend the Gangnam Royals? Honestly…" The Mage hadn't finished speaking before he realized that he was already under attack .
If it was just those 7-8 players, he wouldn't have been worried because he had a team of 12 Gangnam Royal Elites with him . The thing that made him panic was the movement that he could sense in his peripheral vision . His own party also had two to three Thieves lurking in the area and protecting them, but suddenly, he was attacked and took significant damage . There were on average two Thieves for each member of the Gangnam Royals .
In a few seconds, a dozen players who were alive a moment ago were now dead .
"Hoho, that's it for this place . Leave two players here to farm and we'll move on to the next location," the leader said with a smirk . He didn't want to miss out on the fresh wild horse spawns, but there was also no rush to farm for levels .
In a scenic lakeside town, a large group of players were completing party quests .
Although the party quests weren't difficult, they gave handsome rewards, most-notably, a high amount of EXP . A lot of players came here to party up and complete these quests, of which the escort variety were the most popular .
There was a party escorting Stampy and fighting a group of Gnolls .
Stampy was a merchant whose goods had been taken away by the Gnolls . As long as the players escorted him safely to retrieve his goods and returned to the lakeside town, they would receive a bountiful EXP reward . If they were lucky, they could also receive a rare potion .
"Don't run too far; remember to protect Stampy!" the Party leader shouted .
Numerous Gnolls rushed from all directions, but they were all ordinary monsters and didn't stand a chance against such a powerful group of elite guild members .
"You see, Mr Stampy, our soldiers are very brave and competent . We will be able to escort you back to the lakeside town unscathed and your goods will be safe," the young party leader confidently said to the NPC .
It was said that if the NPC and his goods were undamaged, there was a greater chance of acquiring a rare potion .
However, he didn't see the contempt in the NPC's eyes . This merchant relied on mercenaries, but hated those who were manipulative . Stampy generally wouldn't give a potion to those who didn't have enough charisma either .
"The flame of my anger – burn it all! Ahahahah…"
Accompanied with that cry was an overwhelming Rain of Fire, followed by various other skills which instantly killed dozens of players . Dawn had always insisted that numbers were more important than the individual strength of players, and this was proof .
This was the result of a 100-man team against a 20-30 player group . The victims didn't have the opportunity to react because they had been fighting for so long and had been attacked so unexpectedly .
There was a look of arrogance on Stampy's face as he saw the gang of robbers . Was there any better way to describe those players other than a gang of robbers?
"Oh man, my fire crowd-control is pretty good, haha," the Fire Mage laughed with a look on his face that made the old NPC wish he was young again .
"Big bro, step aside and let me," a little girl Druid said as she squeezed out of the crowd .
"Alright, be careful Hachi Chan . I will stand next to you and protect you . "
Fat Monkey knew that the NPC wouldn't just jump out at them, so they went to face him together .
He looked quite angry; it seemed like it was going to be difficult to gain the NPC's favor .
"Hello Uncle, we're the good guys," Hachi Chan said seriously as she leaned her head back .
"Oh, you guys scared me . I thought I had lost my life today . Little girl, how could you be part of these dreary mercenaries…?"
The quest that had been original; triggered by the Gangnam Royals was easily converted into Hachi Chan's . The EXP reward was obviously given, but Stampy also offered Hachi Chan a bunch of rare potions .
This kind of thing was happening everywhere . When Lu Li announced the declaration of war, all of the professional players began to gather together .
There were many intelligence organizations who were happy to share information about Gangnam Royals with Ruling Sword . Most of them had some background with the major guilds and were happy to see Ruling Sword and the Gangnam Royals fight to the death .
In fact, most wars were between old and new guilds .
The new guild was inadequate in almost every way, but the thing that could help them turn that around was the help they would receive . Everyone was happy to help destroy the number two guild .
Previously, Peerless City had defeated the Brotherhood and eliminated them from the top 10 . They were unable to regain their position after that for 2-3 years . Before that, Drizzle Court had completely destroyed Gods of Dusk, and if it weren't for Wood Fearing, they wouldn't be in 30th right now . They probably wouldn't even make the top 100 .
Right now, the Gangnam Royals were up against Ruling Sword .
Ruling Sword's progress has been unrelenting so far, and allowing them to fight the Gangnam Royals was a good way to slow them down . However, it could also be a way for them to catapult even further than before .
Even Blood Red War Flag, which had always been a fair and strict guild, couldn't resist sending a group of players posing as Ruling Sword .
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