16. The Turmoil in the Forum
Upon entering the official forum, Su Yu immediately spotted a pinned post highlighted in bright red and bold letters: "1V100! Mysterious Player Sweeps Through the Bully Slaying the Sky Guild, Ending Provokes Deep Thought."
Clicking on the post, Su Yu saw a complete third-person video detailing how the "Slaying the Sky" guild charged village entry fees, clashed with ordinary players, and was ultimately massacred.
The player who posted the video thoughtfully narrated the entire sequence of events in great detail.
At the end of the post, a call to action was made: “The Slaying the Sky guild’s rampant misdeeds have reached an intolerable level! They dared to block the village entrance for fees right after the server opened. What’s next? Will they monopolize game resources entirely?”
“We must stand up and resist the Slaying the Sky guild! They must apologize! They must compensate the affected players!”
...
This post had been published just twenty minutes ago and instantly ignited the official forum.
A flood of players responded in support:
“Support! We cannot tolerate large guilds running wild!”
“As an eyewitness, the Slaying the Sky guild is disgusting!”
“To treat ordinary players this way for a bit of petty profit, such guilds must be banned from the game!”
“My friend just became a probation member of Slaying the Sky and was bragging about it. I’m pulling him out immediately! I want no ties with these bastards!”
“But that guy who took on 100 players alone was incredible! Though he did have buffs from NPCs.”
“If it were me, even with buffs, I wouldn’t dare offend a big guild like Slaying the Sky!”
...
Players debated passionately.
Within just twenty minutes, the video post garnered thousands of replies.
Su Yu skimmed through and found that only a small fraction were genuine players; most were ordinary netizens who couldn’t afford helmets and were just spamming the forum.
Yet this didn’t diminish the collective vitriol directed at the Slaying the Sky guild.
Soon, the entire forum was flooded with posts fiercely criticizing the guild.
The forum administrators didn’t shy away from the chaos—they pinned the video post and marked it in bold red.
...
The forum was filled with condemnation.
However, as Su Yu checked the first few pages, he noticed a large influx of Slaying the Sky guild members had arrived, many beginning to dispel rumors on the forum:
“Wait a minute, isn’t everyone mistaken? The ones charging fees in the video aren’t from our Slaying the Sky guild!”
“I’m a member of Slaying the Sky, an elite squad leader no less, and I’ve never heard of anyone in our guild doing such things!”
“Exactly! We value our reputation highly. Anyone who has played 'Magic Domain' knows we’ve always maintained a clean game environment. How could we stoop to such despicable acts?”
“I’ve played 'Magic Domain' too; I can vouch that Slaying the Sky is a legit guild.”
“Someone must be impersonating us...”
...
Members of Slaying the Sky flooded the forum, posting numerous rebuttals.
Their efforts were effective; many onlookers began to believe them, ceasing their attacks and waiting quietly for further developments.
It was likely that once the guild presented decisive evidence, the whole incident would settle down.
...
Meanwhile, Su Yu had finished his takeout.
He exhaled softly: “That old Slaying Sword still has a few tricks up his sleeve. If this keeps up, he’ll smooth things over quickly.”
“No, we can’t let them weather this crisis so easily. I need to think of a way... got it!”
Su Yu’s eyes gleamed with a plan.
He checked his phone and nodded: “Half an hour has passed; the Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon must be online by now. I’ll contact him.”
Su Yu donned his gaming helmet and logged into the game.
...
At Nolan Village cemetery.
Bright white light flashed as the Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon and dozens of members from the Blood Empire guild resurrected here.
The moment the Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon logged in, he immediately checked his death log.
Upon seeing the name of his killer, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Damn! It was ‘Nemesis’! It was Nemesis who killed us!”
Behind him stood three other core members of the Blood Empire guild: Giant God Soldier, Sky Dragon, and Winged God Dragon.
Giant God Soldier, a youth with a cold expression, scanned the death log and frowned deeply: “So it was this great master who toppled the level 4 boss who killed us. Our deaths are not in vain.”
Sky Dragon, a cute red-haired girl, looked confused: “No way... I just saw a video post on the forum. It clearly showed he had buffs from a high-level NPC when he killed us!”
“These are all lies!” Winged God Dragon, a blonde dominatrix, smoothed her hair and said:
“The gap between Nemesis killing the level 4 boss and killing us was about two and a half hours. Even a high-level NPC wouldn’t provide buffs that last so long. The only conclusion is that Nemesis truly has the power to annihilate us instantly!”
“He was just lucky!” The Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon scoffed. “Everyone’s levels are still low. Once we level up and gear up, I’ll show Nemesis what true cruelty means!”
“Enough. Time is precious since the server just opened. We’ve wasted half an hour already. Let’s get back to leveling.”
The Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon waved and led his guild members out of the cemetery.
...
But before he could take a few steps, a system notification popped up: “Ding! Player ‘Nemesis’ has sent you a friend request.”
The Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon’s face froze, and he stopped in place.
Noticing his halt, Winged God Dragon and the others turned back to look at him: “Crimson, what’s wrong?”
“Uh... it’s Nemesis. He actually sent me a friend request!”
The Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon stared at the name “Nemesis” in the system message, his eyes nearly bulging out.
“Hah! Didn’t you want to ‘show him what true cruelty means’? Now’s your chance!” Winged God Dragon immediately egged him on.
“Exactly! Uncle Crimson, you can’t chicken out now!” Sky Dragon chimed in with an innocent smile.
“Well... alright then.” The Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon hesitated, then clicked “Accept.”
But once he agreed, he unleashed lightning-fast typing skills honed by decades of being single, sending a lengthy message:
“Master Nemesis! It’s an honor to have you as a friend! I sincerely apologize for the unpleasantness my brothers and I caused you earlier. I hope you can forgive us!”
Sky Dragon and Winged God Dragon were stunned upon reading this.
“Crimson? Is this your idea of cruelty?”
“Uncle Crimson? Could you please be a little more humble?”
The Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon waved his hand with a black line on his forehead: “Go away, what do you little girls know!”
Then he turned his back and fixed his gaze on the private message interface, waiting for Nemesis’s reply.