Chapter 273: The First-World Event Concludes
News of Julian and some of the players being apprehended by the Imperial Army spread like wildfire, especially throughout the online community.
It was not because Julian and his friends had attacked a player, but rather because of the identity of the player.
They had tried to ambush the first player.
The first leading player.
Whose strength remained a mystery.
It immediately sent a wave of buzz among others, inevitably drawing criticism toward the Lewis Guild.
Everyone could immediately connect the reason behind the ambush on the player who was currently ranked first in the first world-event.
Especially when the Lewis Guild and their Guildmaster currently stood at second place.
What made it even more obvious was the fact that he was the Guildmaster’s younger brother.
Meanwhile, not everyone knew that there was a Night Reaper involved in the ambush.
Only Julian, his friends, and his elder brother were aware of it.
Currently, Spencer was in the command hall alongside some of the Commanders from the various settlements and the high-ranking officials from his Guild.
He came to learn about the unfortunate news from his Tactician, who had also received the news from the Lewis Guild members.
He clenched his fists and trembled in anger.
He was then snapped awake when he perceived countless gazes landing on him.
He quickly smiled and continued their discussion as though nothing had happened.
The news of the demons retreating naturally reached the ears of the Commanders who belonged to the Imperial Army.
𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
They were the ones who delivered the great news to Spencer, who seemed to be as elated as them...
But was exasperated.
He was waiting for another piece of great news instead.
But what he received was very unfortunate news.
He was already ready to bear the responsibility of being criticized as long as the Night Reaper he hired could kill Max.
He was already ninety-nine percent certain that Julian and his friends would succeed in drawing Max’s attention while the Night Reaper would end Max’s life.
In the end, they still failed.
And Spencer was about to bear the responsibility without any benefits at all.
The future of the Lewis Guild was definitely at a disadvantage.
At the same time, Max’s reputation would grow.
If, in the future, Max, the first player, decided to accept players into his Guild, the Lewis Guild could no longer compete with him and his Guild.
Spencer was so angry that he just wanted to beat his younger brother into pulp.
But right now, at this moment, he had to smile and celebrate the victory with the Imperial Army...
All because the Demon Hunters Guild, and especially their Guild Leader, had successfully forced the demons to retreat.
...
A week passed since Max and the Demon Hunters Guild forced the demons to retreat.
For the last week of the first world-event, the Demon Hunters Guild and their Guild Leader did not participate in the further defense at all.
Although the demons had retreated, some demons still invaded the Empire while indirectly cooperating with the monsters, led by the peak Greater Demons.
Those peak Greater Demons still came from the Kingdom of Endless War, and they were the forces left behind by the Supreme Commander Demon Lord, hoping that they would still give the Empire a headache.
After all, the Supreme Commander Demon Lord understood that before they retreated, the Empire had suffered greatly.
Their main forces had been annihilated throughout the war, and many among them were exhausted to the point that they definitely could not last for a week.
Even then, the Supreme Commander Demon Lord did not remain to observe and retreated instead, alongside the other Demon Lords.
Even Malveris was forced to return to the kingdom, despite his clear interest in observing the remaining nights of the war.
There were only a hundred peak Greater Demons leading the remaining battles for a week.
The Imperial Army bore the consequences of fighting against them as they respected the Demon Hunters Guild’s decision to let the Demon Hunters rest first.
Of course, what they sent were those newly recruited soldiers who had not participated in the war.
Every single one of them was a player.
Rhayne led the Imperial Army in Mirefall Province to kill every demon, eventually accumulating enough merits to receive a major rank advancement.
Although Rhayne had not formally received it yet, as the NPC rewards would come later than the system rewards, the Sword Emperor had already hinted to her that she had contributed enough to affect the entire province’s well-being.
At the same time, she would be among those in the history of the Imperial Army to have the fastest rank advancement.
From being an Imperial Soldier to an Imperial Officer to an Imperial Commander in less than a year...
For Rhayne’s batch, including the players, she would be the first to do so.
She also caught the interest of the Sword Emperor, who expressed his shame that Rhayne was an archer, wanting to take her as an apprentice.
After a week, Rhayne’s individual contribution was actually enough for her to take the Top 8 spot.
Rhayne was incredibly happy that she had secured a spot in the Top 10.
Although her contribution points were multiple times lower than Max’s, she believed she was not far from surpassing him.
After a week since the demons had retreated, the first world-event was about to conclude on the final night.
For the past week, players from different provinces had also suffered from the war against monsters, especially in the Northern Province.
The Ice Mythical Dragon had awakened from her slumber, and three S-rank humans had to join together just to keep her in her lair, protecting the settlements in the north.
However, the Ice Mythical Dragon’s vassal monsters took the chance of their ruler’s awakening to invade the Empire.
Although the presence of a single S-rank threatened them, the mere fact that three S-rank humans could barely fight against their ruler proved how much stronger their ruler was.
Even then, when the Ice Mythical Dragon and the three S-rank humans fought for two weeks without a clear winner, both sides decided to retreat, concluding the first world-event...