I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

News of the fall of Sun Fortress spread throughout the entire event map within ten minutes.

The world channel is being flooded with messages at a speed that is almost impossible for the naked eye to keep up with.

All sorts of news are flying around.

Some say the 300 members of the Myth Guild collectively used some special item, others say it was a system bug. Still others say there was an internal betrayal within the Iron Blood Alliance, who deliberately opened the city gates.

But the real eyewitnesses, the passersby who were watching the spectacle from the distant hillside, were posting what they had seen, one by one.

"This is the fourth time. I'm saying it for the fourth time: it was one person. One person went in through the secret passage in the west, first blew up the command post, and then unleashed four or five area-of-effect attacks in the inner city. I heard the sound when the command post was blown up; the explosion was clearly audible even two kilometers away."

Has anyone taken a screenshot?

"I took a screenshot of nothing. What can you possibly capture? All I saw was the inner city lighting up and off like fireworks, and then the system announcement popped up."

"So, is it really the same person?"

"It was one. I used my long-range observation skill. There were five people coming out of the secret passage on the west side. Four of them ran north, and only one headed towards the command post. Then the command post was blown up."

"One person blew up a command post for 3,000 people? Are you writing a novel?"

Believe it or not, would the system announcement lie to you?

"What level is 'seeing through the fog'? How did he do that?"

"Who knows! This person isn't normal."

More and more messages are being sent, and the images are becoming clearer and clearer.

Some people even dug up chat screenshots from members of the Iron Blood Alliance, and the conversations in the screenshots were very simple.

"Don't gather together, gathering is just suicide."

"That archer's area-of-effect skills seem to have an exceptionally short cooldown, or perhaps no cooldown at all."

"Run! Run anywhere! Don't stay in one place."

These screenshots are highly credible because the Ironblood Alliance's guild channel encryption is not very good, and the fortress has now been breached, causing channel permissions to become chaotic.

The discussion on the world channel gradually shifted from what happened to what will happen next.

"Mythical Guild has captured Sunrise Fortress. Will they hold this one, or go and attack the second one?"

"Taking one is already a victory; just holding on is enough."

"You don't understand that person; his goal was never just to pass."

"Holy crap, you mean... take all three?"

"It's hard to say, but if it's something that's unclear, I really wouldn't dare say it's impossible."

At this point, the leaders of the major guilds stopped paying attention to the world chat.

They have their own intelligence channels.

On the walls of Moonflower Fortress, Fengyun Jiutian, the newly risen guild leader, summoned his core team.

"The intelligence has been confirmed," a rogue-class lieutenant reported. "The fall of Sunrise Fortress was indeed caused by Fog of the Blossoms alone. He used a hidden passage on the west side, his four teammates were responsible for destroying the teleportation array, and he cleared the area in the inner city with the Burning Star Return Arrow."

"The Ironblood Alliance's command structure was completely wiped out in the first wave of attacks. After that, the Ironblood Alliance lost unified command and was gradually wiped out by the two guilds of the Myth Guild."

"A secret passage?" Feng Yun Jiutian frowned. "That secret passage isn't shown on the event map. How did he know about it?"

"I don't know, it might be information provided by Hua Zitong. That woman's intelligence network is extremely powerful."

Fengyun Jiutian remained silent for a while.

"Does our Moonlit Fortress have a similar secret passage?"

"We've sent people to check, and nothing has been found yet."

"Check again," Feng Yun Jiutian said in a low voice. "If it's there, block it."

"Guild Master, there's one more thing." The adjutant hesitated for a moment, "Our attacking opponent seems to be the Flower Language Guild, with eight hundred people."

Feng Yun Jiutian shook his head. "Eight hundred men attacking our fortress of two thousand men is impossible."

"But if..."

"If what?"

"What if the Myth Guild comes?"

Feng Yun Jiutian's hand froze in mid-air; it was a hypothetical situation he didn't want to face.

If the Mythical Guild finishes conquering Sunrise Fortress and then turns around to attack Moonlit Fortress...

"Keep an eye on the Myth Guild's movements." Fengyun Jiutian's voice was tense. "Their main force is still clearing out the Sun Fortress. If there's any large-scale troop movement, notify me immediately."

"Yes."

The situation at Starshine Fortress is similar.

Blood Wolf Guild went on high alert immediately after the fall of Sun Fortress.

"Strengthen patrols along all city walls," Blood Wolf War Soul commanded.

"Focus on checking for secret passages, hidden doors, tunnels, and the like. The person who tries to see through the fog is the one who likes to take the side entrances the most."

"President, should we contact D.H.I.E.L.D....?"

"No need." Blood Wolf War Soul said coldly, "Guild wars are guild wars, and Dragon Shield will not interfere."

He glanced down at the communicator.

There is a message above from an anonymous number.

"Beware of the Myth Guild, keep 30% of your forces as reserves."

It was unsigned, but Blood Wolf Soul knew where the message came from.

He put down the communicator and looked in the direction of the Sunrise Fortress in the distance.

The dark red afterglow of the exploding Star-Burning Arrow still lingered in the sky above.

Thirteen minutes.

Blood Wolf Warrior gripped his hands tightly!

Sun Yao Fortress.

Li Wu found a relatively flat open space next to the ruins of the command post and sat down.

Beside me is Hua Zitong.

Neither of them spoke, each looking at the messages on their communicators.

Hua Zitong suddenly said, "Do you know what's the most terrifying thing about those 'Burning Star Returning to Void' arrows just now?"

"What?"

"It wasn't about the damage," Hua Zitong said, "it was about the rhythm. After you fired the first shot, the second shot came almost without pause. The Iron Blood Alliance members couldn't react at all. They just tried to run, and the second shot was already there. They just tried to scatter, and the third shot was already there. You single-handedly shattered the psychological defenses of three thousand people."

Li Wu didn't respond to that.

He knew Hua Zitong was telling the truth. Fate had intervened three times, creating a near-uninterrupted chain of firepower. This wasn't just ordinary offensive suppression; it was a crushing defeat on a mental level.

"The trigger rate of being favored by fate is unstable," Li Wu said.

"Hmm." Hua Zitong nodded. "A 50% probability doesn't mean it will trigger every time. You were lucky just now, triggering it three times in a row. But what if the probability goes back to positive next time?"

"I know," Li Wu interrupted her, "so we can't just recklessly charge in from here on out."

Hua Zitong glanced at him.

She noticed that Li Wu didn't become arrogant at all after the match.

This person always knows where their limits are.

"Sword Pointing at Rose and Flower Language, Little Phoenix will be here soon." Hua Zitong glanced at the time. "How do you plan to talk to them?"

"Listen to what they have to say first."

"What if you're not satisfied with their proposed solution?"

Li Wu leaned against the rubble and looked up at the sky.

"I won't be dissatisfied."

Why?

"Because they need this cooperation more than I do right now."