Chapter 316 Famous Throughout Eldoria
The grand showdown between the Darkstar Guild and the Aether Wing Guild was the hot topic on the official forum.
Previously, Eric had posted under the name Black Flame, declaring vengeance against the Darkstar Guild.
Those who knew the strength of the Darkstar Guild were not optimistic about Aether Wing's retaliation.
Everyone knew that the Guild of Aether Wing was a new guild with insufficient foundation. However, it was the first new guild to have a guild residence, indicating great potential. If it develops for a few more months, it might surpass the Darkstar Guild. But for now, it was too early for them to take on the Darkstar Guild.
However, such opinions soon vanished.
This was because the veteran first-class guild, Supremacy Alliance, was defeated and eliminated from the competition in Silvervale City, with significant help from the Guild of Aether Wing. This showed that the Guild of Aether Wing was not as weak as everyone thought.
Now, Eric's video of killing RogueVortex went viral instantly.
Especially seeing Eric, unfazed, facing thousands of Darkstar Guild elites and single-handedly killing RogueVortex.
This kind of story, like something out of a book, actually happened.
The mighty leader of the Darkstar Guild was easily killed by Eric as if he were a child. He didn't even have a chance to resist, and Eric's mere glare made thousands of Darkstar Guild members too scared to advance. He seemed like a king, with everyone bowing at his feet.
And the scene where he killed Darius Shadowthorn while leaving was even more impressive.
It was clear that Darius Shadowthorn, the Berserker, was no ordinary expert, but he was still slain. It wasn't that Darius Shadowthorn was too weak; it was that Eric was too strong.
"Black Flame is too strong. With such skills, he could definitely be on the Divine Realms: Legends expert list."
"That's a bit of a stretch. The Divine Realms: Legends expert list is compiled by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, which painstakingly gathers information on all the top experts in Divine Realms: Legends. The experts on that list are monsters. The last person called a god-level expert, Kai Blackthorn, took down over a hundred people alone and still didn't make it onto the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's expert list."
The Heavenly Secret Pavilion is well-known in the virtual gaming world, appearing in almost all major virtual games. Their expert lists are a favorite among many players. Instead of browsing official forum posts, players can just look at the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's expert list to know the major events in the game, who the top experts are, and who is number one.
Almost all players take pride in being on the expert list. Any player who makes it onto the list becomes a target for recruitment by major guilds and studios in the gaming world.
Although people didn't know if the name Black Flame could make it onto the Divine Realms: Legends expert list, Black Flame's fame was already well-known throughout Eldoria.
In the future, when people mention the Guild of Aether Wing, the first thing that will come to mind is probably Black Flame.
"Damn it! Damn Black Flame!" RogueVortex's anger flared uncontrollably as he watched the video Eric uploaded with those glaring words.
The plan to destroy Aether Wing had backfired, making him a laughingstock throughout Eldoria.
"Still haven't found them?" RogueVortex roared.
The Darkstar Guild had suffered heavy losses this time. They lost over a thousand people, their reputation and prestige were ruined, and as the guild leader, his name was completely tarnished. Additionally, they had to compensate the Supremacy Alliance, which was a significant amount of guild resources, enough to severely weaken the Darkstar Guild.
After this battle, the Darkstar Guild gained nothing but suffered heavy losses, and RogueVortex had no solution.
"Guild leader, we've increased our search team to over fifteen thousand people and scoured the entire Silverleaf Forest, but the Aether Wing members seem to have vanished. I suspect they left the Silverleaf Forest long ago. If Black Flame and his team were still in the Silverleaf Forest, the main forces of Aether Wing and Devouring Serpents would have attacked by now. They wouldn't have gone back to rest and level up," one of RogueVortex's confidants said slowly.
RogueVortex, previously blinded by anger, hadn't considered this.
Now that he thought about it, it made sense.
If Black Flame, the leader of Aether Wing, hadn't left the Silverleaf Forest and was in their territory, the members of the Guild of Aether Wing wouldn't have left so confidently. They would have fought their way in. If Aether Wing and Devouring Serpents joined forces, the Darkstar Guild wouldn't be able to stop them.
But the Aether Wing members hadn't done that. They hadn't even stopped the people called in from Silvervale City, indicating that Black Flame had indeed left the Silverleaf Forest.
"Damn Black Flame, I was played by him, wasting so much time and manpower." RogueVortex's eyes burned with anger, but he had no way to deal with Aether Wing. It was impossible to take them on now.
Previously, he had the Supremacy Alliance as an ally to hold back the Devouring Serpents, but with the Supremacy Alliance out, the Darkstar Guild would have to face both Aether Wing and Devouring Serpents alone. Even with help from The Stygian Alliance, they wouldn't stand a chance.
Suddenly, RogueVortex seemed to age a few years.
"Send my order: everyone disperse. Those who need rest, rest. Those who want to level up, level up. The compensation will be distributed later." After saying this, RogueVortex seemed drained of all energy.
Soon after, the members of the Darkstar Guild began to disperse.
The war order blockade was also lifted.
While the Darkstar Guild was searching for Eric and his team, they were leisurely fishing for silver bass by the lake.
No one knew the value of silver bass yet, and the waters of the Silverleaf Forest hadn't been explored. There were plenty of silver bass.
In the previous life, silver bass were extremely valuable.
Initially, one silver bass was worth 20 silver coins, which translated to 3,000 credits, equivalent to some people's monthly salary. Later, when people realized the value of silver coins, the price rose from 20 silver coins to 2 gold coins. Catching one silver bass could make an ordinary player rich overnight.
During the few hours the Darkstar Guild was searching, Eric and his team caught over twenty silver bass and found several treasure chests, even though they were only Bronze Level and Dark Iron Level. The haul was still significant.
"Guild leader, just as you predicted, the Darkstar Guild has lifted the blockade in the Silverleaf Forest," FlameDancer said excitedly.
Although everything went according to Eric's plan, seeing the blockade lifted so quickly still shocked everyone, as if everything was under Eric's control.
"Let it be lifted. We're red-named players now. Without being nobles of Silvervale City, we can't return to the city. Most of us are level 20 now. To further improve our strength, we need to change classes. Let's clear our red names first; otherwise, we can't take the class change quests in Silvervale City."
Eric wasn't surprised by the lifting of the blockade in the Silverleaf Forest. The Darkstar Guild had spent so much time and manpower without finding them, while the Guild of Aether Wing remained unusually calm, as if nothing had happened. Anyone with sense, including RogueVortex, would stop this foolish search.