I quickly picked up some choice equipment from the floor before summoning the Phantom Wolf King back to its world. I did the same with the Ancient Divine Dragon before using Earth Escape and slipping underground. Once I knew what I was dealing with, I could come up with the appropriate measures. Whatever the case, this obviously wasn’t the time to engage the boss in a fight.

I trudged toward a corner of the nearby hill where it offered an excellent point of view. I was curious to know the players who were strong enough to make their way to this part of this god-forsaken wasteland.

……

The thundering hooves grew louder, and unnatural shadows flitted across the ground. Soon, a huge company of cavalrymen with red names and no main city emblems appeared at this part of the valley. Obviously, they were all unaffiliated players, the natural denizens of Iron Skull Wilderness!

These players were much stronger than the Black Crow Tribe party I had encountered earlier. First, almost everyone was over Level 180 and had undergone their seventh promotion. Second, their equipment was Earth-grade on average, and most of them had at least one or two Heaven-grade...