I arrived at the borders of Bloody Shield Domain on the Ancient Divine Dragon. The wind here felt absolutely bone-chilling, and the bloodiness in the air was even thicker than normal after the launch of the new patch. The mob density of the maps had visibly increased as well. About a hundred meters away, I saw zombies with incomplete limbs and tattered clothes jumping here and there on the barren plains. They were Level 295 fiend-rank mobs that could inflict Poisoned status with their attacks. Thank goodness the devs retained a tiny bit of conscience and didn’t pit us against Level 300 mobs from the get-go. Otherwise, man, the combat players might as well change to construction right now.

For this event, players who died in the Chaotic Regions would lose a level and revive in the main city right away, but they weren’t barred from reentering the map. What this meant was that this was a test of tenacity, and that this battle was going to be a long one. Even with the entire world working to clear the event, I wouldn’t be surprised if it lasted two whole days or more.

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"How are we doing this?" Beiming Xue asked me.

I thought for a moment before ordering in the party channel, "Split into...