Chapter 204: Wait and See

Rhayne was currently standing on the watchtower post in Greyfen Village.

She was already in the middle of C-rank, and most of her skills’ proficiency were at Intermediate and above.

Her D-rank passive skills had already reached Master level.

Among everyone else, except Sylwen, she was the strongest archer in Greyfen Village.

Wearing the equipment from the Starfall Legacy, it was difficult for anyone not to gaze at her.

Rhayne was far from her former self.

She wore a cold, detached expression, making it difficult for other players to socialize with her.

If Max told her that her past life was completely opposite to her current self, she wouldn’t have believed him.

Of course, Max was the main reason—always the biggest variable when it came to the deviation of an individual or the story in the game.

Rhayne glanced upward, and the first world-event finally changed.

[First World-Event: Demons and Monsters Invasion]

Individual Ranking:

First: None

Second: None

Third: None

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Guild Ranking:

First: None

Second: None

Third: None

Refreshes every hour.

Commences in 1:59:54.

After Rhayne finished reading the announcement in the sky, a wall of text appeared in front of her.

[First World-Event: Demons and Monsters Invasion]

Description: The Kingdom of Endless War from the Ashen Expanse has declared war against the Empire. Mythical Monsters have awakened from their slumber and declared war against the Empire. Defend the Empire from their monstrous invasion!

Event: Every kill against monsters and demons, depending on their rank, will accumulate Contribution Points. Contribution Points can be reflected by the player and their Guild. NPCs belonging to the Guild can accumulate Contribution Points for the Guild.

Contribution Points:

Rank F: 5 Points

Rank E: 10 Points

Rank D: 20 Points

Rank C: 100 Points

Rank B: 1,000 Points

Rank A: 10,000 Points

Rank S: 1,000,000 Points

Rhayne fell into deep thought.

So, it’s truly the invasion of demons... But monsters will invade as well.

Rhayne recalled the ability of demons to create space rifts to arrive inside the Empire’s territory.

So, monsters will attack the frontline, while demons invade almost from the inside.

Rhayne stared forward and saw the environment of the Ashen Expanse.

Just the thought of exploring the demon’s territory sent a chill running down her spine.

She shook her head.

There’s no point battling against demons. Max and his Guild will take care of it.

I have to reach a higher rank as best as possible.

Rhayne silently concluded as she waited for the countdown to reach 0.

There were similar cases for Rhayne.

When they spotted an NPC wearing equipment with an insignia of the Demon Hunters Guild, those parties of players decided to change their minds and focus on hunting monsters as well.

Whenever there was a space rift, they had to avoid it and let the Demon Hunters take care of it.

Obviously, the Demon Hunters would not bother fighting monsters with them, which gave them relief.

At least, individually, they could compete in the ranking.

However, the other Guilds wouldn’t simply allow the Demon Hunters Guild to fight against demons alone.

In fact, they utilized their power to restrict their movement.

Lancelot, for instance, and his Demon Hunters found it difficult to contact the headquarters.

He then learned that the Viking Guild had slowly been expanding and gaining influence in the west, especially after they were sponsored by nobles who had been rejected by the Demon Hunters Guild.

Lancelot was exasperated, but a C-rank Tactician advised him to hold back instead.

They came to hunt demons, not to fight with other humans.

The Guild Master’s instructions were clear—fight against demons and defend the frontline.

Since they were stationed in the west, then obviously, their main objective was to defend the western province.

However, it became too difficult for Lancelot and the Demon Hunters.

The military themselves continuously provided false information just to allow the Viking Guild members to find a perfect spot to fight against demons and monsters at any time.

Eventually, the C-rank Tactician had a clever plan—let the Viking Guild and Imperial Army fight against demons until they sought help.

Since they were so greedy for fighting against demons, why not give it to them?

Lancelot immediately agreed. From the Viking Guild and the Imperial Army’s attitude, despite appearing stronger, they could definitely not contend with the demon forces.

The Demon Hunters Guild was created for a reason.

Similar situations occurred with the Demon Hunters stationed in other provinces.

Even the A-rank Angelo was surprised that the eastern province’s officials, who were also nobles, and the Imperial Army would listen to a C-rank Tactician who had established his own Guild.

What was even more surprising was the Tactician’s capability.

Even an S-rank Tactician could not help but admire his potential.

Angelo soon discovered that the Sun Tzu’s Hand Guild was making it difficult for them to mobilize.

The Sun Tzu’s Hand Guild appeared to be aware of the demons’ invasion, which surprised him greatly.

He thought only the Guild Master was aware, but it appeared that another Guild had caught wind of this significant information.

Sun Tzu’s Hand didn’t hesitate to scatter their forces to fight against demons and limit their movements.

In the end, following his Tactician’s suggestion, Angelo decided to let the Sun Tzu’s Hand Guild fight against demons first before making a move.

Even Sir Maurice, who faced similar situations, had no choice but to choose the decision to wait and see.

The Assassins Guild only made it difficult for them to move freely.

Only the A-rank Rose didn’t face a similar situation.

Simply because she was only instructed to scout the northwestern province.

Max believed that the Lewis Guild could defend the northwestern province, not simply because of the Lewis Guild’s capability, but because of the old monster residing there.

From Max’s past life, Spencer’s rise to prominence as a genius swordsman didn’t simply come from his potential.

It was because of his master, who found him and decided to teach him.

It was precisely why Max stationed Rose in the northwestern province. He wanted to know about Spencer’s master.

At the same time, Max also believed that Rose would not sit idly by and would fight against demons whenever she had the chance.

As an A-rank, killing a B-rank Greater Demon was easy for her despite being injured.

She could accumulate a lot of Contribution Points for the Guild in the ranking...

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