'Right now, there are few people in the royal mausoleum who know that I could assemble a full Golden Armor Set after coming here a few times…' Happy thought in his heart, but even he did not think that it was very plausible.
The Ninja King in the second level of the royal mausoleum was in Moksha Realm, and his combat ability was incredibly shocking. His movement speed was very fast, and his attack speed could not be imagined. With the protection of the golden armor, he was like a moving cannon that was indestructible and could not be halted.
Usually, when players faced him, they would not even know how they died. During the early stages of the game, he was rumored to be as strong as Nine-tailed Fox.
Ninja King was also very cunning. Once he was injured, he knew how to flee. He would run around the royal mausoleum to stall for time and heal his wounds. In Happy's previous life, he remembered that once Life and Death Realm became common among players, news of Ninja King being killed by some random person started appearing. The main piece of Golden Armor also began to slowly appear in the market.
If Happy wanted to gather a full Golden Armor Set with his abilities right then, he would be a fool with an idiotic dream!
Ninja King's clone was very good in his drops. Aside from giving him a Golden Gauntlet, he also gave a Vajra Stone with six sides. If Happy sold it, he could get a million taels of silver crumbs.
Happy solemnly held the Vajra Stone in his hands before he carefully placed it into his Universe Bag. In the end, he cast a glance at the other disorderly drops before he put all of them away.
Clang!
He removed his Yellow Dragon Gauntlet and placed the exquisite Golden Gauntlet on his forearm with a resounding click. The links were ingeniously made, and they would not affect him when he bent his elbow. Once he equipped it properly, it shone with a golden light, and it was symmetrical as well as mighty looking. A noble air that was completely different from Yellow Dragon Gauntlet's instantly spread out.
The people in the distance watched it with their eyes sparkling brilliantly. They were full of admiration.
All of them had borne witness to Ninja King's combat ability, and they had a great understanding of the defense of Golden Armor. Even though Happy had only obtained one piece, they could already imagine just how terrifying his defense would be.
"Oh, by the way, what's his name?" someone from Emei Sect suddenly asked.
"He didn't say."
"Do you even need to ask? Judging by that equipment, appearance, body fortification technique, and sword technique, aside from that person ranked at the top of Famous People Rank, who else could it be?" Yue Hua said with a smile while standing at the front of the group.
Chapter 282 - Happy, Chen Kaixin
From the moment Happy used his full strength, his identity was exposed.
The people from Emei Sect were not the only ones who recognized him. The players from Wudang Sect and Shaolin Temple had also noticed that the mysterious man's strength and posture overlapped with that of Happy from the battle replays.
Once they made the comparison, they linked the mysterious man together with Happy.
When she noticed the change in attitude within the people from Emei Sect, Phoenix Dances felt rather resigned. After all, Happy's fame was very great. No matter how he tried to hide his identity, they could not help it from being exposed sooner or later.
Little Jade bit her bottom lip while she lowered her head to think. She was rather absent-minded.
She had imagined many times over about how when she came to the royal mausoleum she would introduce herself to Happy when they met and how she would break the ice between them so that he would pay more attention to her. However, once Happy revealed his astonishing strength, she became uneasy, and she suddenly felt that the Yellow Dragon Bow was a little heavy.
She did not know how to fulfill the request she had received anymore…
Everyone around her were her university mates and coursemates with whom she was good friends with, and they were even faction members with whom she had gone through many trials and tribulations. How could she actually mention that she wanted to poach Happy from Beautiful Robes Faction?
How would the people look at her after that?
How coldly would Happy regard her at that time?
"Congratulations!"
"You do indeed live up to your rank as the top on the Famous People Rank."
Emei Sect's Yue Hua stared at Happy while he approached them with a strange look on her face. "Shouldn't you wipe off the blood and dirt on your face now?"
"Haha, sorry for being impolite." Happy laughed heartily and wiped off the blood and dirt on his face without hesitation so that he returned to his original, handsome appearance.
The eyes of quite a few people in the crowd brightened up when they saw his face.
"He's very handsome. Why did he have to make his face dirty like that just now?"
"That's right."
"Happy, I'm your fan! It's true! I've watched the battle replay a few days ago about you destroying Five Venoms, and I watched it even a few times! You were so cool!"
"Heh, you praise me too much."
A person's reputation was very important.
There were many people who were still clearly shocked by the strength he displayed as well as the merciless manner with which he had destroyed Five Venoms. Many people just stood where they were and did not approach him to talk, such as what Yue Hua had done.
Their eyes were still filled with delight, surprise, respect, and admiration. They watched him from a distance, and that included some of those from the University of South China who were not in the higher level of management within Beautiful Robes Faction.
That distance gave Emei Sect a chance to get close to Happy. The beautiful mistresses admired him a lot, and they surrounded him while chattering nonstop.
"Enough, stop flirting with him. He's busy, and he doesn't have any time to waste with you." Yue Hua smiled and got Happy out of the predicament, but before Happy could thank her, the sentence Yue Hua uttered immediately after instantly changed the tone of the conversation. "If you're good, make him your man. Then, you can hold him every day and talk to him. We can also bask in that glory, and we can do whatever we please in the game."
Happy was instantaneously rendered speechless.
When the mistresses of Emei Sect saw that Happy was shy, they were immediately filled with energy.
"Alright!"
"Big Sis Yue Hua, you go!"
"He might still be a v.i.r.g.i.n, hehehehe…"
Tea Words and the others could no longer hold themselves back in Beautiful Robes Faction's group. If they did not consider the fact that their faction master's face had already turned almost red with rage, they might have not been able to hold themselves back and joined in the fun to ask the mistresses from Emei Sect to have a gathering with them.
"Happy!"
The people from Wudang Sect and Shaolin Temple finished treating their wounds by circulating their qi and headed over .
Ouyang Qing came close and placed his fist in his palm to thank Happy.
"Thank you for saving us."
"Since we're outside right now, if we can help each other, we should." Happy quickly regained his composure, acting modest, polite, and relaxed. The heroic bearing he gave off did not lose to that of the heroes of Wudang Sect. "I might need your help in the future."
Some people in the group originally tried to guess Happy's age and thought that he might be part of Beautiful Robes Faction, but when they saw his experienced mannerisms and his temperament, they did not think that he was a student from an ivory tower. Hence, they rejected that assumption.
"Heh, then allow me to be arrogant and call you my younger brother."
Not only was Ouyang Qing friendly, he also acted as if he had known Happy for a long time. "By the way!" he said with a loud bark of laughter. "We haven't checked the corpses of those from the three sects. Since so many people died here, we might g
et quite a huge sum of money if collect the loot from them. But it's not good if we overstep our boundaries and make the decision in this, so Happy, you should take charge in this matter."
The others were not surprised at all in regards to Ouyang Qing's stance on the matter.
Shaolin Temple and Wudang Sect had quite the good opinion of Happy. Besides, the three sects would definitely blame Happy for their deaths in the Royal Mausoleum. If any of the other sects acted without careful consideration and took the loot, they might end up trespassing on Happy's personal interests, so they paid a lot of attention to the matter.
"I won't be able to take all of the loot myself, so how about thi, my friends from Beautiful Robes Faction, could you help keep it for me for the time being and split it into four portions while you're at it? Just treat it as my thanks for you helping me clear up the battlefield."
Before the people from the four sects could raise any objections, Happy added, "Everyone, if you have a good opinion of me, please treat this as my gift for being friends with me. How does that sound?"
Everyone was stunned speechless.
Right after Happy finished speaking, the people who originally did not want to get involved in the conflict with the other three sects immediately looked up with delight.
"If that's the case, I'll have to thank you!"
"Alright, we'll take it!"
Wudang Sect's Ouyang Qing was the first to state his opinion on the matter. Then, Shaolin Temple agreed to his suggestion as well. Even though Emei Sect's Yue Hua did not say anything, the mistresses of Emei Sect began to nod vigorously too.
Next time, when they moved around in the game and said that Happy was their friend, how cool would that be?!
There was no need for Beautiful Robes Faction to voice their opinion. They used their actions to show their attitude on the matter. They gathered all the items the three sects had dropped, and when they did an inventory check, they found that they had gathered more than one million taels of silver crumbs! Quite a lot of that money came from a few people such as the tanned-faced man and Hidden Soul Guild's boss.
When the four sects split up the rewards evenly, everyone could get at least ten thousand taels of silver crumbs.
Phoenix Dances held back her urge to speak to Happy. She just watched quietly from the side and stared at his side profile. When Happy talked to the other three sects, her eyes shone with perplexity and puzzlement.
Quite a lot of people saw his face clearly, and when they looked at him at such a close proximity and matched him with the people in the university, a handful of them managed to identify who he was, but there was a huge disparity compared to the few "suspects" they'd had in mind.
Chen Kaixin!
He was a good student who did not have a lot of talent in sports. He also did not have astonishingly good relations with people nor a great background. He was very normal, and the only good thing about him was his grades. He had actually even failed when courting a girl once.
How could such a person become a super elite whom everyone in World of Martial Arts respected and who everyone aspired to be?!
When they faced Happy, who was very experienced with dealing with people, humble and modest, and whose actions were so relaxed that it was pleasing to the eye, they found it hard to believe that he was really the "good student" who was the Three Lonely Wolves' dormmate and who was in no way special.
Everyone's hearts were full of puzzlement. However, their questions never came to light because they soon reached the entrance leading to the second level of the royal mausoleum.
Chapter 283 - Guardian of the Royal Mausoleum
"How can this be…"
"There's one more level?!"
"And I thought that the Ninja King just now was the last monster."
The disciples from the four sects surrounded Happy when they reached the end of the first level. Upon seeing the staircase leading downwards, their expressions instantly changed, but naturally, most of them looked surprised and delighted.
They had all borne witness to the high drop rate in the royal mausoleum!
No matter what, they would be slightly regretful if they cleared the entire map so quickly. They might even feel a little unsatiated. The appearance of the second level made them instantly have a new aim and goal, and it was only par for the course that they wanted their wallets to fill up even more.
The other reason behind it was that Happy's identity had filled many people with hope. They wished to take a step to get to know him and form a connection with him.
Most people would not want to immediately part with a super elite right after they met them.
"Actually, the person I killed just now is one of Ninja King's clones. I thought it was rather strange, so there should be an even stronger Boss in the royal mausoleum. He should be the real Ninja King!"
Happy's words made the group suck in sharp breaths. They could see the worry in each other's eyes.
If Ninja King's clone was already so strong, then if they ran into the real Ninja King, there was simply no way the four sects could stand up against him.
"So if any of you run into Ninja King while he is dressed in golden armor, please be careful and don't be rash," Happy said.
"Don't worry, we will definitely notify you the moment we see him." Ouyang Qing was a very smart person, and he believed he understood what Happy meant.
But at that time, he guessed wrong.
Happy smiled wanly. "If we run into the real Ninja King, it'll be useless even if you notify me. We have to be careful to avoid him. If one of the Ninja King's clone is this strong, the real Ninja King will definitely be a realm higher. He will definitely be at Moksha Realm and not anything lower. Even if we surround him, we won't be able to win against him."
"Ah!"
Everyone's expressions changed. They did not expect that even Happy would be wary of Ninja King. But since he said that, it was only natural that he was not trying to deceive them. Since the four sects did not have the ability to fight against Ninja King, there was no need for him to lie.
"Everyone, please remember that you must be exceptionally careful in there."
The words of caution were passed down through the group.
Then, the people's eyes landed on the stone stairs that served as the entrance to the second level.
However, no one took the initiative to go down them first.
The tragedy they faced when they entered the first level of the royal mausoleum was still fresh in their minds. More than two hundred people had died, so there was no way that they would forget it. No one could afford to be injured, so for a time, an awkward atmosphere filled the place.
"One Circle, come with me."
Happy did not show that he intended to act independently. After thinking about it for some time, he decided to pretend that he wanted to be careful and had One Circle follow him down while he instructed the others to come after them.
With Happy and One Circle luring the firepower away, the pressure they faced going down would be reduced by a lot. No matter how dangerous of a situation they would meet, they could have some chance of catching their breath.
'Let's go!'
Happy and One Circle exchanged a glance. Then, the duo activated their body fortifications before they summoned their full strength so that they reached the peak of their power!
One Circle was decked in black armor made from his true qi, and he looked like a mobile fortress or a door god. As for Happy, once he summoned his full strength, a vague golden bell slowly took form, and it stayed half a foot away from him based on his will. The golden light was full of vigor and flowed about. It also looked as solid as steel, just like a golden bell placed in old temples thousands of years ago.
The duo walked side by side down the stone stairs into the second level of the royal mausoleum.
The tunnel was dark, but there was nothing inside. Fortunately, it was not long, and soon, they saw light before them. A small semi-circular hall appeared i
n front of them, and not a single shadow of a ninja could be found inside.
Next to the walls, there were several broken pots of varying sizes. There were also two stone statues in the form of soldiers positioned beside them. They held halberds in their hands and stared ahead of them while looking almost alive.
No one said anything.
One Circle swept a glance over the situation inside before he released a sigh of relief. The nervous look on his face faded away slightly, and he turned around to call the people behind them to enter.
Crack!
The two soldier statues loosened up their limbs, and the grayish-white skin tone of their bodies swiftly faded away.
Crack!
The two soldiers became alive. They turned their necks and let out a clear sound, then, their cold gazes were fixed on Happy with mercilessness. However, they frowned the next moment before their expressions turned contemplative, just like those of humans. They then redirected their gazes at One Circle, who was behind Happy.
'Hmm?'
Happy's senses were very sharp. He instantly noticed that the two soldier puppets' killing intent had been redirected to One Circle, who was at the entrance. He could not help but be stunned for a moment.
Crack!
One of the soldier guards suddenly exerted force in his arms and lifted the halberd. The motion made a dull sound rise into the air.
The other soldier guard raised his foot and took a step forward like a machine.
He took a loud step forward, and dust and stone fragments fell off his body.
The players who entered the second level at that moment were met with its freezing gaze!
"One Circle, careful!"
The two soldier guards looked around coldly, then right before everyone's surprised gazes, they did not attack Happy, who was the closest to them, but bypassed him and moved toward One Circle at the speed of lightning.
Once Happy shouted the warning, he watched dazedly as the players after him faced the soldier guards. He could not understand the situation at all.
The soldier guards were a rather unique feature of the second level of the royal mausoleum; they were powerful combat puppets. Their bodies were made of an ore which was much sturdier than normal metal, and it meant that they were much tougher than the Stone Giants in the ancient tomb. Each of the puppets had great combat abilities, and they were near the peak of Mystical Realm. However, the most terrifying things about them were still their body fortification techniques and their fighting mindset, which made them fearless of death.
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