Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "Sect master, hurry up and go!"

  "Leave these people to us!"

  The two people very professionally chose to buy time for the person with the brocade box.

  The person who took the brocade box belonged to one of the three big groups—Bloody Blade Sect. The trio consisted of two leaders and one vice sect master. The person in the lead was Vice Sect Master Blood Fiend.

  He had thought that when they entered the small room, they would definitely be engaged in a fierce fight with the person with the brocade box.

  What rendered him even more speechless was that one of the walls had cracks, as if someone had struck it violently before. The weakened portion was incredibly obvious.

  Very naturally, the vice sect master of Bloody Blade Sect could not hold himself back. Once he rushed into the small room and saw the situation inside, he grew rash, and without even thinking, he scooped up the brocade box, resolutely broke the wall with one punch, and escaped through the hole.

  "Send a messenger pigeon to our brothers, have them provide us reinforcements at the spot we've planned!"

  Blood Fiend charged forward alone while knocking a few people away to break out of the encirclement. He looked incredibly relaxed as he did so.

  The two leaders behind him were quite extraordinary. Their saber techniques were fierce, and as they fought, they continued retreating, not allowing their pursuers to easily bypass them. The dozens of Bloody Blade Sect Members who came out of the temple also held back a lot of people. In just a few seconds, Blood Fiend completely vanished into the depths of the forest.

  "Kill them!"

  Vast Ocean Sword Sect and the other sect felt as if they had been slapped on the face. They were furious because of how humiliated they felt, and they immediately became murderous.

  The alliance that they had just built up was completely shattered at that moment.

  The two groups of people and the other players in the area turned their weapons on the Bloody Blade Sect members. For a period of time, they were surrounded by enemies. They had to fight against numerous players alone, and screams of pain rang in the air.

  "After him!"

  "Don't let him take the brocade box far away!" a man from Vast Ocean Sea Sect ordered in a fierce tone.

  Hundreds of players quickly collected the spoils of war littered everywhere on the ground before chasing after Blood Fiend like a swarm of bees.

  During that period of time, no one noticed a blue-robed young man who held a Hundred-battle Saber. He mingled among them with a relaxed expression while examining Blessed Realm players with powerful presences.

  He remembered their faces quietly in his heart!

  That person was naturally Happy, who had received Master Xuan Kong's True Ten Dragon Styles.

  Even before everyone invaded the temple, Happy knew that it was impossible for him to take away the brocade box under the gazes of hundreds of players. He gritted his teeth and placed it in the small room where he played the game of Go with Master Xuan Kong. He placed the box in a very eye-catching spot, then returned to the room to the right, where he had stayed before.

  Just as he expected, when the players rushed in, they only noticed the room to the left, which was where the brocade box was shown to be on the map, causing them to overlook the fact that there was still a room to the right.

  When all the people's attention was on the brocade box, Happy quietly mixed into the crowd without alerting anyone.

  He had spent a few days rushing to Mount Song, which was three thousand miles away from where he had originally been, and had killed a Mystical Realm bandit leader to get it. If he ended up just handing it to someone else as a gift, he would not be able to make peace with himself.

  He mixed into the group and counted carefully.

  There were more than one hundred Blessed Realm players around him. The rest were Gate Realm players, but he did not need to worry about them. If he wanted to seize the brocade box and disappear from the people's eyes again, he would need to get rid of at least twenty Blessed Realm players.

  'I have to think of a way to get rid of some of them.'

  Happy lowered his head and thought. He cast a glance at the rapidly moving red dot on the map before his gaze suddenly landed on a region where the red dot was headed. 'Hmm? That place is…'

  Happiness bloomed in his heart. Without batting an eyelid, he slowed down and simply allowed the players to rush past him with the loud sounds of their sleeves rustling.

  When the final player moved past him, Happy changed his direction without any hesitation and headed northeast.

  *****

  Whoosh! Whoooooosh!!

  Blood Fiend charged forward while way ahead of the others, feeling very excited and in high spirits!

  Even though some of his brothers had been sacrificed, they had bought him precious time. In the blink of an eye, he covered hundreds of feet. He was confident that as long as he could maintain the distance, his other brothers would soon receive a messenger pigeon and rush to the spot they had agreed upon beforehand to meet up with him. Once all their people gathered together, they would only need to stay in a quiet place where no one could find them until night arrived.

  Blood Fiend was very confident in his lightness skill, which was at the ninth realm. He believed that no one would be able to catch up to him before he met up with his people.

  "Heh…"

  While he rushed forward through the forest, Blood Fiend continuously stuffed medicinal tablets into his mouth to restore his qi.

  But soon, his excitement and enthusiasm were replaced by a solemn and uneasy look.

  A faint presence of a wild beast suddenly appeared in the refreshing air ahead. He could also vaguely hear low roars coming from the area in front of him.

  'Not good!'

  His expression changed, and Blood Fiend instinctively wanted to circ.u.mnavigate the area.

  "I'll have to risk it!"

  Blood Fiend gritted his teeth and did not change his direction. He continued heading forward without slowing down.

  A few seconds later, the vague roars from the beasts disappeared.

  Blood Fiend's face had gone slightly pale because of his nerves, but some color immediately returned to his face at that moment. 'I sure am lucky.'

  But right when he thought that he had avoided a disaster, the forest suddenly shuddered violently.

  Whoosh!

  A tiger with yellow and white fur rushed out from the bush beside him!

  Right when Blood Fiend wanted to react to the situation…

  "ROAR!"

  A tiger's roar that was as loud as thunder exploded by his ears!

  The powerful sound wave and momentum almost ripped Blood Fiend's heart to shreds. He froze up, and his movements stopped for a moment.

  Then, a tragedy occurred!

  Blood Fiend watched a black figure swiftly pounce in front of him and occupy his entire field of vision. Then, a huge force instantly struck his c.h.e.s.t!

  Bang!

  Blood Fiend was struck so violently that he flew into the distance while coughing up blood. The brocade box slipped out of Blood Fiend's arms and landed in the distance.

  Chapter 132 - Successor of Eastern Heretic[1]

  The players chasing after Blood Fiend soon realized that the red dot that had been moving in a straight line forward had suddenly stopped on the map. Then, it was pushed back before stopping again. Delight appeared on everyone's faces.

  "He has been intercepted!"

  "After him!"

  During the chase, the players who did not learn any lightness skills or whose realms of lightness skills were not high were left behind. Only those whose lightness skills had reached a certain level could somewhat keep up with Blood Fiend. There were not many of them, only around a hundred. Most of them were powerful Blessed Realm players and were from Vast Ocean Sword Sect.

  When they noticed that Blood Fiend might have been attacked, their spirits lifted. With all their strength
, they charged forward at full speed. They tried to rush ahead of the crowd and seize the brocade box.

  People with lightness skills could cover hundreds of feet within a dozen seconds.

  "ROAR!"

  The pursuers saw a huge tiger with yellow and white fur roaring in the forest. It had one claw on Blood Fiend's corpse while its head was thrown up. The black stripes on the tiger's head formed the Chinese character for king[2]. It stared at the group of unwelcome people who stopped not too far away from it with an incredibly mighty presence.

  However, the players' target was not the tiger. They impatiently looked around, and soon, they noticed their target that had landed nearby.

  "Over there!"

  Before he could even touch it, a hidden weapon tore through the air!

  "Senior brother, careful!"

  The people from Vast Ocean Sword Sect cried out words of warning simultaneously.

  The person had also been pretty vigilant. He listened to the wind to determine the direction of the weapon. He also quickly stopped whatever he was doing, lifted his sword resolutely, and with a loud clang, sparks flew when a throwing knife was bounced off into the distance.

  "Who is it?!"

  The face of the member of Vast Ocean Sword Sect burned with rage. He looked in the direction from which the throwing knife had come.

  A group of people stood proudly there. They were seventy or so powerful Blessed Realm fighters from different factions. No one took the initiative to stand out, and neither did anyone turn their heads to look around. All of them stared at the brocade box by the feet of the Vast Ocean Sword Sect's member, and their expressions were hostile.

  "What now? Does Vast Ocean Sword Sect want to claim the brocade box entirely for themselves?"

  "There's only one brocade box. It's only natural that the person who has it claims ownership over it!" The eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect smiled and walked forward from his group. "Heaven Descendants Sect, you're also thinking about using these people's strength to get rid of Vast Ocean Sword Sect before you break off your alliance with them and claim ownership over the brocade box. Don't go off thinking that the others don't know what you're thinking about…"

  When the people from Vast Ocean Sword Sect reminded the weaker portion of the group of the situation, they instantly became hesitant.

  Even though the intention to sow discord was very clear, the person from Vast Ocean Sword Sect had pointed out what was important.

  Without a powerful organization as backup, even though the smaller groups fought fiercely, it was impossible for them to get their hands on the prize. In the end, it was most likely that they would have just toiled for someone else and would end up handing over the brocade box as a gift.

  Ten players moved dozens of feet away without batting an eyelid. It looked like they wanted to remove themselves from the situation.

  The faces of people from Heaven Descendants Sect turned sour.

  Their leader held a long and green xiao, and he was dressed in white. He looked very graceful and extraordinarily elegant. However, the arrogant look on his face, which made him look as if he considered himself to be above others, and the cold glare in his eyes, somewhat destroyed the elegant scholarly look.

  He walked out at that moment.

  "Hmph! Even if there isn't anyone helping us, don't even think about taking the brocade box and leaving, Vast Ocean Sword Sect. I've heard that your Vast Ocean Sword Technique was exceptional, and you claim yourselves to be top-class fighters who are at the caliber of Quicksword and Soul Severing Guest from the north. Today, I want to use my Thirty-six Holed Xiao to see just how great you are."

  "I see, so you're a disciple from Peach Blossom Island."

  When he saw that the man used a long xiao as his weapon, the expressions of Vast Ocean Sword Sect's members changed. Their eldest senior brother had a solemn expression on his face. He looked a little shocked and bewildered.

  It was because Peach Blossom Island was very famous, and its abilities were not below the four great clans and seven great sects.

  Besides, the man used a xiao as his weapon, so he might have learned his martial arts from Eastern Heretic. Compared to Vast Ocean Sword Sect, whose reputation was normal, the man's power would definitely be much greater.

  "I have indeed come from Peach Blossom Island, but my abilities are only average."

  The man with the xiao was named Li Heng. He had a smug look on his face. He drew a circle in an ingenious manner with the long xiao in his hand, and his gaze moved to the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect.

  "Why don't we do this? We will decide who is the victor through a fight. Whoever wins will claim the brocade box. The loser will not bother the winner, and they will immediately take their people and leave Mount Song. This way, we won't have to ruin the friendship between our sects."

  Even though he said it as such, the confident look and the smile on his face gave the disciples from Vast Ocean Sword Sect great pressure.

  The reputations of Peach Blossom Island and Eastern Heretic were extraordinary!

  Even though some of them had learned the high-tier martial art of Vast Ocean Sword Sect, when it came to one-on-one fights, they truly did not have any confidence in winning against the disciple of Eastern Heretic.

  When he thought of this, the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect exchanged a glance with the junior brothers by his side. Then, his expression darkened. "If I was the only one fighting for the brocade box, I would say yes. But unfortunately, I have to be responsible for my brothers. Vast Ocean Sword Sect has sworn that we will absolutely get this brocade box!"

  "Hmph!"

  When Li Heng saw that the man had not fallen for his trap, he snorted through his nose. "If that's the case, looks like we'll have to rely on our abilities to get the brocade box! Attack!"

  Right after he gave the order, the people from Heaven Descendants Sect drew their weapons. The thirty or so people pounced on Vast Ocean Sword Sect with a ferocious presence.

  The eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect scowled. When he saw that Heaven Descendants Sect had an advantage in numbers and had the successor of Eastern Heretic holding the fort for them, he knew that it was impossible for them to solve the matter easily. He took a few steps backward and told a companion he trusted, "I'll hold them back! You take the brocade box and run."

  "No! Senior brother! You take the brocade box and run! I'll stay here!" the person said with great loyalty.

  The eldest senior brother grabbed the person's sleeves and said urgently, "Idiot, that person still hasn't attacked because he wants me to take the brocade box and leave. Once I leave, who among you will be able to hold him back? When I'm the only one left, where can I go?"

  "But—"

  "No buts. Your lightness skill is about the same as mine. Go!"

  Eldest senior brother grabbed the brocade box on the ground and shoved it into his hands before he sent him flying around thirty feet away with one palm strike.

  "You want to run?"

  The players who were watching by the side would not let the person run away so easily.

  But Vast Ocean Sword Sect quickly had a few people come forth. They moved as swiftly as lightning and intercepted the players who tried to chase after their companion who had the brocade box.

  "You're going to stay!"

  It was especially so for the eldest senior brother. Now only was his lightness skill extraordinary, it was close to Grandmaster Realm. His high-tier Vast Ocean Sword Technique seemed to have reached a high level as well. With a few jumps, a bright sword glare shot out from his sword and injured two people. He landed in front of the group, and alone, he intimidated the people who thought to chase after the box. They got rooted in place.

  At that moment, a white phantom-like figure jumped out from behind the crowd and appeared in front of the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect. Green light danced about, and his xiao sounded like it was weeping. It was
the successor of Eastern Heretic, Li Heng.

  Li Heng stared at the person in front of him. "Leave this person to me. Continue chasing after the box."

  The gazes of players sparkled for a moment. Even though they did not understand how he had so easily let those insignificant people take advantage of the situation, the temptation brought forth by the brocade box still won over their reasoning. They moved past him and went after the person from Vast Ocean Sword Sect.

  The expression of the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect changed, and he jumped up!

  "Your opponent is me!"

  Eastern Heretic's successor, Li Heng, snorted coldly, and with an even faster speed, he jumped after eldest senior brother.

  When they struck each other, a full on conflict between Vast Ocean Sword Sect and Heaven Descendants Sect erupted!

  Since the start, no one bothered about the fierce tiger on Blood Fiend's corpse. The beast also seemed to know that it should not provoke those people. It watched quietly from a distance before it strutted away with its big b.u.t.t in the air.

  Chapter 133 - Yan Mountain Tiger

  The sound of intense fighting was faint, and it drew farther and farther away. The Vast Ocean Sword Sect's member who had the brocade box in his hands felt as if there was an incredible weight pressing down against him. He constantly felt as if there were countless soldiers behind him! He gritted his teeth, and with all his strength, he moved about the forest nonstop. He ran like the wind and charged forth like a phantom.

  He looked very young and handsome, and his eyes were also pure and clear. There was a faint hint of resolution on his face, and as he ran, he did not stop mumbling under his breath, "Eldest senior brother, don't worry. No matter what, I will definitely bring the brocade box to a safe place."

  But in his haste, he had clearly forgotten to look at something important—the map.

  He forgot to look at the map.

  Even though he was not wrong in running forward continuously to leave the pursuers behind him, he was in a complicated forest where light could not shine through. Without the guidance of a map, it was very easy for him to get deceived by his own eyes. He went off course without even knowing it.