Whoosh!
Heavenly Fox Claw!
Five red claw marks tore through the air and formed a long arc which was unique to high-tier martial arts. The fox swept her claws at Happy's head, and her gentle face finally revealed a hint of ferocity that exposed her brutal nature.
"Hmph!"
He stretched out his right arm and moved his arm right in between the vixen's claws. He attacked first and seized the vixen's furry shoulder like an agile snake. His fingers sank deep into her shoulder and instantly broke down her strength. He twisted his grip, and the vixen cried out in pain before she was flung to Thunderous Battle, who was behind Happy.
Clang!
Thunderous Battle had entered combat mode since a long time ago, and when he saw the vixen's body fly toward him, he tensed up and reflexively drew his sword from its sheath.
"Ah!"
When her field of vision changed, the vixen discovered that she was about to come face-to-face with a piercing white sword glare. She could only scream in shock before her mind was destroyed.
Happy did not stop for even half a second. When he flung away the first vixen, his body was struck by two others!
Clang!
He did not activate Golden Bell Cocoon fully, but the vixens' attacks were still only striking what sounded like a huge thousand-year-old bell. It let out a dull bell chime, and Happy did not even move. This was only natural though. If Golden Bell Cocoon could be affected by Blessed Realm monsters, it would not deserve the title of a high-tier body fortification technique.
When they did not manage to kill him, the two vixens faced the same fate as their companion. One of them had multiple bloody holes punctured into her flesh by All-powerful Medicinal Stone, who delivered a number of thrusts flashing brightly at difficult angles from behind Happy. The other had a few foul-smelling wounds torn through her flesh by Little North's Ten Thousand Poisonous Palms.
Once the two vixens' abilities fell dramatically, they slowed down. Their throats were easily seized by Happy, and as they struggled, their bones let out a crack and shattered.
Three vixens had died right away.
The remaining five vixens instantly became much easier to handle.
In the beginning, Little North and Thunderous Battle were a little nervous, but at that moment, they sighed in relief, but only slightly. Happy's actions that allowed him to swiftly kill their enemies made them see hope, and they felt that Fox Cave was not as dangerous as the rumors depicted.
Only All-powerful Medicinal Stone found it strange.
He had entered Fox Cave some seven times, and every single time he entered, he always found it difficult to hit the White Foxes and Red Foxes even when he went up against them in a one-on-one battle.
It was very difficult to accurately attack the fox monsters' real bodies when they had the illusory bodies of humans formed around them, and he definitely could not do what he did right then. He had never been able to easily injure them before.
However, when Happy attacked, he gave All-powerful Medicinal Stone the feeling that he was very experienced in this. Every time he attacked, he could seize the vixens' weaknesses as if he could see through the illusory bodies. His attacks never missed, and every single one of them was fatal!
However, All-powerful Medicinal Stone did not dare to let down his guard, because there were still hundreds of fox monsters nor far from them, and they were the greatest ticking time-bombs in Fox Cave!
If they really wanted to survive in Fox Cave, they had to get rid of the eight vixens who had been alarmed within the shortest amount of time and leave the wide cave to avoid igniting the ticking time-bomb before them.
Happy withstood the attacks of five vixens safely using Golden Bell Cocoon and his Yellow Dragon Set. Not only did he not fall under their swift attacks, he used the crazy speed of Stormy Shadowless Kick and Wind Spirit Spin to counterattack and suppress them, which made All-powerful Medicinal Stone's eyes instantly lit up.
"Happy, I'll temporarily lure away the fox monsters in front. The three of you will need to immediately rush into the tunnel to the left."
"Alright!"
Happy did not even need to look to know that there was a hidden tunnel to the left and right of the cave in the space between them and the large skulk of fox monsters. The tunnel to the left was closer, less than one hundred feet away.
As long as they could rush into the narrow tunnel, they would be able to drastically reduce the number of fox monsters they had to face, and the threat the skulk posed would be largely reduced. Their group's chances of survival would increase right away.
However, the tunnels were closer to the fox monsters than they were to them. If they were slightly careless, a large skulk of fox monsters would block the tunnel to the left and surround them. All-powerful Medicinal Stone's suggestion was very good. He had the best lightness skill among them. If he attracted their attention and lured them to another side, he would be able to fight for a sliver of a chance for them.
The five vixens soon died in Happy's hands, and they returned to being normal foxes with red fur.
"Go!"
With a low shout, All-powerful Medicinal Stone moved twenty-six feet forward like a ghost. He instantly attracted the attention of the large skulk of fox monsters in the distance. They instantly raised a commotion.
Happy, Little North, and Thunderous Battle did not hesitate. They used their fastest speed to dash to the tunnel to the left.
But unfortunately for them, there was still a small skulk of fox monsters at the edge that noticed them. They changed their direction and headed toward them.
What caused the trio to be even more tense was that another skulk of fox monsters had also charged out from the tunnel to the left. Two White Foxes with cold gazes led them.
'Not good!'
Chapter 192 - Shadowless, Storm!
There was no exit out of Fox Cave. Once the players survived in it for a certain amount of time, they would all be relocated to Immortal Fox Village. Such a unique characteristic created a dangerous ground that prevented players from escaping!
All-powerful Medicinal Stone remembered very clearly that during the first time he was chased by a White Fox, his Phantasm Body Movement Skill at the tenth realm was actually not enough for him to shake off a White Fox in Mystical Realm. It had chased him from the start to the end, and only when he ran until the sky turned bright was he relocated out of Fox Cave and finally freed!
That showed just what sort of realm the White Foxes' Fox Monster's Phantasmal Shadow had reached.
All-powerful Medicinal Stone had been paying attention to Happy, Little North, and Thunderous Battle's situation while he attracted the large skulk of fox monsters. After all, it was the first time the trio entered Fox Cave. Even though their abilities were extraordinary, they did not have any experience!
When he saw the trio being blocked by two White Foxes and around a dozen vixens who had charged out of the tunnel while they were still trailed by a small skulk of Red Foxes, his face turned pale. His expression immediately became very unpleasant.
Something still went astray in their plan!
When he had entered Fox Cave before, the tunnel to the left did not have any fox monsters. Many players would defend that place and rely on geographical and numerical advantage to slowly kill the fox monsters.
That was why he did not expect that so many fox monsters would come out to get in Happy's way.
They were the first batch of people to enter Fox Cave, and they already ran into a great danger. For a moment, the block performed by the fox monsters caused All-powerful Medicinal Stone to become slightly alarmed, and he did not know what to do!
The expressions of Little North and Thunderous Battle grew tense when they saw that they were about to be attacked by foxes from both sides. Cold sweat dripped down their bodies.
The only person who still remained calm was Happy. His expression only darkened a bit.
"Little North, have your puppets lure
away the fox monsters behind us, hurry!"
They were in a pressing situation. Little North did not even bother to agree to Happy's order before he sent his zombie puppets back at the other fox monsters. They immediately diverted their attention.
Happy went up against the skulk of fox monsters to the left of the tunnel with a stern expression.
Bell chimes that sounded like they came from an old temple in the depths of the mountain rose into the air.
The golden light of his body fortification technique around his body caused the two White Foxes to shudder slightly when they attacked him viciously. Their color gradually dimmed, but Happy's face also turned slightly pale.
Clearly, the damage from the White Foxes was heads above the vixens, because they were already at the later stage of Mystical Realm. Their single strike was already much stronger than that of the zombies in the mass grave. They reduced the defenses of Golden Bell Cocoon, and Happy had to use quite a lot of his qi to restore them. If it were not for the Yellow Dragon Archer Gear protecting his body and reducing the White Foxes' damage, he might have already suffered internal injuries.
'It's indeed a little hard to use Golden Bell Cocoon at the seventh realm to go up against the White Foxes in Mystical Realm, but…'
"This is your end!"
Happy's gaze turned cold. He seized the chance when the White Foxes were slightly lacking in energy after their first round of attacks, struck out with Green Jade Shrouded in Heavenly Silks, forming multiple shadows of his palms. They overlapped each other and caused the air to w.h.i.n.e! With a furious momentum that had the force of a tidal wave, he attacked the skulk of fox monsters that had come out of the tunnel.
Shadowless Palm!
As his qi entered his palm, he instantly attacked with thirteen styles. His attacks piled on top of each other and combined with one another to form an unprecedentedly powerful and quick wave of attacks
It was the first time Happy had been suppressed so badly in the game. Naturally, he would fight back with the most shocking counterattack as well! The damage of his attack was more than 1,500 points, and the monsters in Mystical Realm had a hard time handling it.
With Wind Spirit Spin supporting Happy's attacks, the remaining force contained in his punches did not fade away. It dealt damage to the fox monsters near his target.
The two White Foxes were the first to be affected!
In the face of the violent palm shadows that came surging at them from everywhere, they swiftly broke down them down. Unfortunately for them, however, they had to face Stormy Shadowless Kick, which was one of the fastest martial art techniques among high-tier martial arts, right after! Soon, their c.h.e.s.ts were struck, and their illusory human bodies trembled violently. In a flash, every single part of their bodies was struck, and they staggered a few feet backwards.
Of course, the damage of Stormy Shadowless Kick alone would make it hard for Happy to deal great damage against monsters that were at the White Foxes' level.
But it was not his goal.
The vixens near the White Foxes had shot forth s with the intention to attack him first, but right when they rushed to his left and right, they were attacked by the residue wave from Happy's round of attacks. They coughed up blood and were sent flying away as if they had been struck by a dozen palm strikes at the same time. As they screamed in pain, they were sent flying through the tunnel and crashed into the vixens behind them, throwing their formation into chaos.
"Charge in!"
When they saw Happy suppress the skulk of fox monsters with his own power, Little North and Thunderous Battle's confidence levels increase. They did not need to be ordered. They went up against a White Fox from its sides and attacked with their palms and sword at the same time, leaving wounds on the White Fox's body. Then, they worked together to force the slightly injured White Fox and Red Foxes away from the tunnel.
"Beautiful!"
All-powerful Medicinal Stone's eyes sparkled brightly while he dodged the skulk of fox monsters in the distance. He changed his direction continuously, and when the trio entered the tunnel completely, he did not linger around the area. He quickly used his greatest speed and headed for the tunnel.
"Ah!"
"Bark!"
A group of White and Red Foxes chased after them with an aggressive force while making a racket.
Unfortunately for them, the width of the tunnel was less than nine feet. It could only accommodate three fox monsters side by side. Most of the fox monsters were instantly blocked outside and lost sight of the party of four.
The ones who entered first were attacked by Little North, Thunderous Battle, and one zombie.
The one in front was taken by Happy alone. After all, Wind Spirit Spin could target all enemies 180 degrees in front of him. Compared to before, the pressure on him had been reduced, and he could handle the front by himself!
Once he entered the tunnel, All-powerful Medicinal Stone saw that the situation before and after him had been stabilized, and he completely relaxed. He attacked with his sword while moving back and forth. When he was free, he would ambush the fox monsters and pick up the spoils of war that they dropped in the tunnel.
Soon, he received the first high-tier martial art after they entered Fox Cave—Heaven's Illusory Claw!
Little North and Thunderous Battle could not be considered fast.
They fought a head-on battle that did not require any strategy, and while they could receive their spoils of war very quickly, they also used up their medicinal tablets at an incredibly fast rate. Little North and Thunderous Battle soon noticed that it was difficult to hit the fox monsters with certain attacks. Sometimes, they even had a slightly hard time counterattacking under the fox monsters' fierce attack.
If All-powerful Medicinal Stone was not behind them to help them by providing support, the two of them might have already been injured and unable to last for much longer.
"Level-grinding here is pretty good."
"EXCUSE ME?! We don't have that many medicinal tablets! We can't last like this!" All-powerful Medicinal Stone refuted while scowling. "There're still hundreds of fox monsters outside. If this continues, we'll soon use up all our medicine and won't be able to go to the second level."
Happy fell silent.
All-powerful Medicinal Stone was right. They had rushed over from miles away, and they did not do it to just kill a skulk of fox monsters in Blessed Realm.
He then ignored Thunderous Battle's stunned gaze and said, "Blessed Realm fox monsters won't give us many items. Let's go in and search for White Foxes! We'll leave these to those people from the sects."
By then, they had already cleared the fox monsters near the entrance of the tunnel.
Happy turned to Little North with a stern expression and gave him a resolute order, "Leave behind a zombie puppet to stall for time."
Chapter 193 - Drastic Change in Fox Cave
There was a Guanlin Temple in Immortal Fox Village. On that night, under the bright moonlight, the area outside the temple was filled with people. They sat on the ground cross-legged while circulating their qi with dejected expressions to restore their primordial qi in their heavily injured bodies.
Those people had just been resurrected and were destined to only be able to slowly restore their primordial qi for quite some time. Those who had already gained a qi realm would need at least a month to restore their injured bodies to the peak of their condition, unless they ran into some miraculous event.
However, it was a common event in Immortal Fox Village. Very few people were sympathetic and compassionate toward those who revived, because every single person who came to Immortal Fox Village had one goal in mind, and it was Fox Cave and the high-tier martial art manuals that were worth more than 100,000 RMB.
In many players' eyes, as long as they could obtain one high-tier martial art manual, dying once was worth it!
However, the situation on that was a little different. Most of the people who were revived were filled with
resentment. Even when they sat down and circulated their qi, they did so with gritted teeth and cursed the names of a few sects.
This was due to the fact that Fox Cave had been f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y occupied by multiple sects, and from the time three minutes before Fox Cave was activated and around ten minutes after it was open to the public, those players had died outside Fox Cave. Their deaths were not because of them trying to gain money, so all of them were incredibly indignant and resentful!
"Those bastards from Perpetual Joy Sect… Once I become rich, I will definitely destroy all of you!"
"Damn those from Thousand Dragons Sect…"
"There's no law in this! Darn it! When I go back, I'm joining a sect as well! I'll never be able to coexist with you people under the same sky after the grudge of today! I'll fight against you until one of us dies!"
Among the noisy curses were a few people who were dressed in very different attire standing at the perimeter of the area. They stared at the gate of Guanlin Temple without blinking, and every single time someone walked out from within, they would quickly size up the person who walked out.
"Not him."
"Not him either." The onlookers had been watching for over twenty minutes like scanners, but they still did not manage to find the person their sect master told them to wait for. A crease gradually formed between their eyebrows. "Why isn't he out yet?"
If they had not known clearly that the people who had died near Fox Cave would definitely be revived in Guanlin Temple, they would be sure that the person their sect master had ordered them to wait for had revived in some other place.
A white messenger pigeon landed on one of the people's shoulders. He took the letter out and looked at it before swiftly writing a reply and releasing the messenger pigeon.
*****
"What's going on? It has been so long, and they still haven't died?!"
The entrance of Fox Cave was as peaceful as ever. No one entered inside. Only Solitary Perpetual Joy and Situ Luoyu stood nearby with solemn expressions.
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