Giant Deer City Mansion.

Wandering King stood in front of a shop, sending a voice message to their guild leader, Domineering Madman:

"Boss, the first kill team didn't agree to join our guild."

Far away in the Scarlet Flame Ancient Land, Domineering Madman frowned and asked, "What about other guilds?"

"They haven't joined any other guild either," Wandering King replied.

"So, they're not joining any guild at all?"

A playful smile appeared on Domineering Madman's face. "At this stage, the game is just beginning. Early leads are fleeting."

"A small team without any backing, aren't they afraid of being devoured by others?"

"Such short-sightedness will cost them dearly!"

Upon learning that the first kill team hadn't joined any guild, Domineering Madman was convinced that this team wouldn't have a good ending.

"By the way, Boss, although we didn't manage to recruit the first kill team, this trip wasn't in vain."

Wandering King quickly sent another voice message: "I found some golden-level equipment for sale in Giant Deer City!"

"Golden-level equipment?"

Domineering Madman's eyes widened as he quickly replied, "What kind of equipment?"

"Two pieces in total: Blood Armor and Cold Frost Staff."

As he spoke, Wandering King sent the attributes of the two pieces of equipment to Domineering Madman...

It wasn't just the Kingdom of Heaven guild; other guilds that had come to Giant Deer City for recruitment were having similar conversations.

...

South of Leaving Fire City, in the Death Desert.

A man and a woman, both assassins, were cautiously sneaking through the desert.

They were YouNet Feminine and YouNet Masculine.

Even with their stealth skills activated, there was still a chance of being discovered by wild monsters.

If they got too close and entered a monster's line of sight while moving, they would be detected.

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Especially the Death Sandworms, which always lurked beneath the sand unless someone approached.

Thus, the YouNet duo had no idea if there were any monsters ahead of them.

They could only proceed cautiously, stopping every few steps.

Fortunately, their stealth skills were effective enough to avoid most dangers. So far, they hadn't encountered any mishaps.

"Brother Gang, we've been walking for almost three hours. Can we speed up a bit?"

Due to the scorching desert heat, YouNet Feminine was starting to lose patience with their slow progress.

"No, we must be cautious. If we die, we'll be sent back to the resurrection point in Leaving Fire City, and all our efforts will be wasted!"

YouNet Masculine shook his head.

"But..."

YouNet Feminine wanted to say something more.

"Just bear with it!"

YouNet Masculine interrupted her, "This is the largest player action in the game so far. We can't afford any mistakes. We must successfully record the footage."

...

9:00 AM.

Jiang Chen and his two companions had been walking in the desert for almost two hours.

"Look over there, are we almost there?" Qing Ying asked excitedly, pointing ahead.

At the horizon, a black line appeared amidst the endless yellow.

"Yes, we're close," Jiang Chen nodded. The black line ahead was the city wall of the Scarlet Flame Ancient Land.

"Be careful!" Tao Xiaoyao's voice rang out.

The sand beneath them suddenly trembled, and not just in one direction.

A large area of sand around them began to slowly wriggle!

"It looks like we're surrounded..." Jiang Chen had just finished speaking.

A Death Sandworm quickly emerged from the sand in front of him.

Then another one emerged from the sand behind him.

And more and more appeared.

In just a moment.

Fourteen Death Sandworms had emerged around them!

They wriggled their bodies, some even intertwining with each other, looking extremely disgusting.

"Why are there so many at once!" Qing Ying felt goosebumps rising all over her body.

But she still gritted her teeth, raised her shield, and stepped forward.

She was now level 14, equipped with a full set of Bronze Level gear, and could handle one or two of them with some effort.

Similarly, Tao Xiaoyao summoned her Big Yellow Dog.

However, before they could make a move.

A hexagram magic array appeared beneath their feet.

Instantly.

All the Death Sandworms were covered in a fine layer of lightning.

Their bodies seemed to freeze, and their speed sharply decreased!

At the same time, a massive damage number appeared above their heads:

-1920!

...

Jiang Chen had activated the Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array and triggered double casting!

In less than three seconds.

All fourteen Death Sandworms were dead!

"Not only do they look disgusting, but they also don't drop any equipment," Jiang Chen muttered, looking at the corpses that had dropped nothing.

Someone actually passed through this place and triggered the server-wide quest?

They must be a tough person!

After a brief moment of complaining in his mind.

Jiang Chen led Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao quickly towards their destination.

Soon.

The three of them arrived in front of a majestic city wall.

The towering black wall looked ancient and weathered, giving off a heavy, indescribable feeling.

At the entrance of the wall, there was no gate, but a faint red barrier.

Other players were approaching from different directions and passing through the barrier to enter.

"Is this the Scarlet Flame Ancient Land?" Qing Ying looked around curiously.

"Let's go in," Jiang Chen said, leading the way through the barrier.

[You have arrived at the Scarlet Flame Ancient Land!]

With the system prompt.

The scene before them changed abruptly.

Ahead was an endless expanse of red land.

Low buildings could be seen faintly in the distance.

The sky was also covered with a faint red barrier.

The entire Scarlet Flame Ancient Land seemed to be enclosed in a transparent dome.

"It seems we've been noticed," Jiang Chen said as soon as he entered, sensing several unfriendly gazes from around them.

"Who?" Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao were both startled and looked around warily.

Inside the city gate.

There were quite a few people nearby.

It was hard to tell exactly who it was, even for Jiang Chen.

He glanced at the time; it was now 9:30 AM.

There was still more than half an hour before the Gate of Sealing would gradually open.

"Ignore it for now. Let's head to the settlement first," Jiang Chen decided to find the deserter "Yi Ding" first. Completing the class change quest was the priority.

The Scarlet Flame Ancient Land was home to many indigenous people, forming various villages and tribes.

Jiang Chen headed towards the nearest village.

But he hadn't gone far.

Jiang Chen suddenly stopped and turned around, "Come out!"

"Someone's there?" Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao halted and looked back.

A silver-haired woman appeared out of thin air.

"As expected of the first kill team, you can even detect stealth!" She looked both surprised and delighted.

"Moonlit Dance?" Jiang Chen was visibly taken aback when he saw her ID.

He remembered that the person who triggered the server-wide quest was named "Moonlit Dance"!