Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Silver Wolf understood very clearly why Happy had become silent. When a normal person suddenly came to realize that they were worth billions, they would usually be a little lost.

  Besides, compared to the people he once protected, Happy could be considered a nouveau riche who acquired his wealth through extraordinary means. He did not have any acc.u.mulated power nor any resources to rely on, so his best course of action was to dig a hole, bury himself, and live his life in obscurity.

  Happy had just come to a realization of all that, so he would need some time before he could get used to it!

  Besides, Happy was not just the leader behind the scenes for Mu Clan, which allowed him to get a staggering hiigh daily income. Once the servers merged and contact between countries became more frequent, he might become even stronger!

  "Don't worry, with me around, your safety is basically guaranteed. My phone is connected to all monitors in the area, and the buildings nearby also have security systems installed. As long as you don't take the initiative to open the door for others, I will be able to appear in time to protect you." He paused for a moment before he added, "My three brothers will arrive at noon."

  Happy s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath, said "Come over here", then hung up.

  A few seconds later, someone knocked on the door.

  For the first time, Happy felt slightly nervous when meeting Silver Wolf.

  Even though he had already come into contact with Silver Wolf many times, it was the first time he met the man in person. The other was recorded as an expert in hand-to-hand combat in a regiment, so Happy was a little nervous.

  He opened the door and found himself facing a very tall and built man. His face was cold, and if one was to speak in the terms of a love-crazed girl, Silver Wolf was a very cool and manly man. He was built in such a way that when Happy subconsciously compared his limbs to his, he found himself wanting to crawl into a hole and die.

  "Chen Kaixin." Happy politely extended his right hand and introduced himself.

  Without the incomplete silver mask, Silver Wolf did not seem to have the cold and callous personality from the game. He laughed heartily and took Happy's hand. "I know. It's best that you call me Silver Wolf. It's my code name in the squad."

  He habitually looked around the living room before he asked Happy to go inside, and they sat face-to-face on the couch.

  While Happy sized up Silver Wolf in secret, the latter was also sizing him up!

  Since coming to the base, Happy had lived in seclusion; he practically never went out, so Silver Wolf seldom had the chance to personally see Happy. Much of his understanding came from the databank of the University of South China, along with some of the information circulating on South China Martial Arts Ranking Board.

  While Happy was shocked by how young and good-looking Silver Wolf was, Silver Wolf was also shocked by Happy's youth, level-headedness and temperament. He was a young boy who had strangely placed his faith in him a few months ago and given him five million because he wanted to become his boss.

  It was also this boy who appeared to be younger than him by ten years who was the mastermind behind the scenes for one of the greatest sects—Mu Clan—in World of Martial Arts.

  On top of that, he was also one of the powerful players whose fame was the greatest in the game!

  Both people had their own thoughts, but they talked about topics that were completely meaningless to understand each other.

  It was only later that Happy remembered something important.

  "Happy, how rare of you to have time to talk to me! Do you have something good to give me?" the person asked very quickly.

  Happy did not drag things out and spoke in a straightforward manner. "I have the battle replay of Silver Wolf and One Emperor's fight."

  "Silver Wolf and One Emperor? I thought it was yours… That's a little troublesome. The rules of the pay-to-view system state that the owner of the battle replay is the only one with the right to hand over the copyright of the battle replay." The other side hesitated for a moment.

  "I know," Happy immediately answered. "Silver Wolf is with me right now. If he asked me to contact you, it would be fine, right?" He saw an indifferent expression on Silver Wolf's face, but he still sensed a faint hint of urgency in him.

  If a battle replay was acknowledged and accepted by the manager of the pay-to-view battle replay system, it would definitely become the trendiest content and be selling like hot cakes.

  Silver Wolf suddenly had the feeling that he might really have a chance to become a millionaire.

  "This is…" The other side hesitated for a while before he quickly agreed to it. "If he gave you the copyright, then it's obviously not a problem… but what do you want to talk about?"

  "Silver Wolf wants to immediately put his battle replay of fighting against One Emperor on the pay-to-view battle replay system. I want you to give him 50/50."

  Even though Happy did not activate handsfree, with Silver Wolf's hearing, he could clearly hear the full dialogue. When he heard Happy requesting a 50/50 split, his heart shuddered.

  Everyone knew that the division for the pay-to-view battle replay system had been set to only 10%!

  A 50/50 split would mean that he would get five times the profit!

  "Happy… that will be… a little troublesome. A 50/50 split is currently an offer only for you. Besides, there are already a few players who have fought against One Emperor. This split is a little too high," Manager Liu said in a very troubled manner.

  "But you should also know that those people's battle replays are not very valuable. The first and second slashes won't sell.

  "Silver Wolf is the only person who managed to fight until the fourth slash, and he's also the only person who managed to hurt One Emperor."

  Happy was not in a hurry to make his stance known. He sat on the couch with a faint smile on his lips. He slowly played out his advantages, and his calm temperament and expression made Silver Wolf admire him. He felt like he was seeing the in-game Happy, who seemed to be controlling everything with an invisible hand.

  At that moment, Silver Wolf finally gained a slight understanding as to why this young man had been able to swiftly create the even larger Mu Clan when Beautiful Robes Faction was destroyed!

  It was not luck nor coincidence.

  "However, those battle replays will still divide Silver Wolf's resources." Manager Liu was a brilliant conversationalist. He tried to professionally persuade Happy to give up on the idea of doing a 50/50 split.

  But Happy's understanding toward the pay-to-view system was even better than that of Manager Liu, so his tone remained as calm and confident as before.

  "I think it's the opposite. Silver Wolf's battle replay is unique, and it's also complete. The other battle replays are only like trailers and are just promotional material. They will only make more people curious about fighting One Emperor and experiencing a battle replay that contained feelings absent in theirs.

  "The first selling point of Silver Wolf's battle replay is the fourth slash, and his feat of injuring One Emperor is the second. This is something one of its kind, or at least, it is so for now. That's why we shouldn't waste time."

  Happy's final sentence revealed a piece of information that only Manager Liu understood.

  Manager Liu was silent for a few seconds before he chose to compromise."Alright, I'll agree to it, but there'll be no next time."

  Chapter 535 - Silver Wolf’s First Person Point of View

  *Beep!*

  Happy hung up the call, then had Silver Wolf operate his computer and upload the battle replay to the system while also linking it to his bank account number. The official developers quickly examined and verified his battle replay, then they gave Silver Wolf a rather suitable price—50 RMB!

  "Let me be your first buyer."

  When Silver Wolf left the base, Happy quickly went to the official website and found the title that the official website had given for Silver Wolf. It was very amusing.


  [Who Can Receive One Emperor's Fourth Slash? Silver Wolf! Experience Silver Wolf's Quick Fight!]

  But what surprised Happy was that when the battle replay came out, it was pushed to the most eye-catching part on the official website, and Silver Wolf as well as One Emperor's images swiftly appeared on the main page.

  It was as expected of the manager of the pay-to-view system. He knew of the battle replay's great potential, along with the way to sell it. At the same time, he had learned from Happy's words that there was a possibility that it might soon be replaced by another, which was why he used every method at his disposal to advertise Silver Wolf's battle replay and put it on the market.

  While dazed, Happy saw that the number of purchases for the battle replay swiftly hit the thousands. The buyer count was increasing madly, and it was so fast that it left people dumbfounded.

  Happy did not dare to be idle anymore. He quickly put the battle replay into the cart, and once he was certain he paid for it, he swiftly shut down his computer, laid on his bed, and put on his helmet.

  He went to the options menu in the game and chose "experience".

  GO!

  His field of vision changed, and he quickly noticed that he had appeared in an arena. One Emperor's familiar figure appeared in his sight, and both of them were surrounded by lively martial artists. There were a lot of onlookers.

  But the image of the people in the area was rather blurry. Clearly, Silver Wolf had focused his entire attention on One Emperor. He did not dare to be inattentive.

  Once the duo got ready to fight, Happy quickly noticed that his body had tensed up, and he shot forward, then ingeniously avoided One Emperor's first slash.

  While Happy was trying to experience it in detail, the second slash came charging over!

  Soon, the third slash came, then black light flashed. Happy only sensed several fierce sword wills rise before Silver Wolf was rescued by someone, and the battle ended.

  *****

  When Happy returned to the options menu, he opened his eyes and ran through everything he had experienced just then in his head as if he was playing a movie. He frowned before he returned to Silver Wolf's point of view to experience it again.

  This time, he was completely unbothered by the first two slashes. He just focused on sensing One Emperor's third and fourth slashes.

  The third slash was a sword curtain.

  But multiple sword wills appeared during the fourth slash.

  Happy watched it repeatedly. He repeated it more than ten times before he finally gained something out of it. He understood the momentum behind One Emperor's two subsequent slashes and their greatness, but it was difficult to figure out how he could avoid them.

  As of then, Happy was only certain that he could only avoid three moves from One Emperor.

  The first slash was easy.

  The second slash was a little difficult, but if he relied on the dodging effect of Petite Dragon, there was a great chance that he could do it.

  The third slash was a sword curtain, and from One Emperor's actions, he could tell that the time needed to execute this slash was rather long. He should be able to get through it based on Silver Wolf's method.

  But the fourth slash seemed to be a chain attack, and it was very troublesome!

  It had a dazzling black light, there were multiple traps in the sword wills' attacks, and they also changed a lot of times. When they were released, they could be considered to be a killing move.

  Happy did not have full confidence that he could escape unscathed from One Emperor's fourth slash or even counterattack!

  But if he could draw out the distance between the execution of the first three slashes, he was fully confident that One Emperor would not have the chance to launch his fourth slash.

  And once he got close to One Emperor, the situation would be completely different!

  *****

  Happy's in-game character was still sitting by the table when he returned to the game, but a snow-white messenger pigeon had appeared in front of him. It cuckooed on the table while it stared at him with black, beady eyes. There was a thin bamboo tube tied to its leg.

  [I'll be waiting for you at Dragon Tiger Arena.]

  The person who sent the messenger pigeon was One Emperor!

  The challenge letter had arrived.

  Happy's expression remained the same. He calmly tore apart the letter before he got up as composed as before and jumped to the street outside the restaurant. However, he did not go to challenge the second arena on that street. Instead, he joined the crowd, then headed into an alley and went to another street.

  Soon, a strange trend was noticed in Hero's Mountain Villa.

  Happy appeared in the arenas of many streets.

  Ever since the second arena, Happy never used a sword but switched to Golden Gloves. Many elites were quickly defeated when they ran into him. Only a few were capable of withstanding up to two of his moves.

  After One Emperor, Happy rose to fame through close-quarter combat, and he quickly brought forth a trend of people targeting other people's weaknesses when they fought! Many people discussed and said that as of then, there were very few people who could withstand even two blows from Happy.

  Basically, whenever Happy attacked, it would always be with a grip that tore at his opponent's throat. This move made it difficult for players to fend against it even if they wanted to. The members from Towering Palace, Cold Moon Palace, and the disciples from the six great sects were all defeated by Happy and forced to return to the arena outside and continue fighting!

  He advanced together with One Emperor, who had searched for elites everywhere to challenge and defeated Lin Xiao, Silver Wolf, Red Dust, and the others. They were both showing signs that they wanted to fight against each other to know who was the stronger among the two!

  "Happy, what a man you are."

  One Emperor had been waiting outside Dragon Tiger Arena for a long time, so it was only natural that he heard the rumors about Happy and what he was doing. He smiled faintly in the crowd but did nothing about it.

  Up to then, One Emperor did not show any signs that he wanted to attack. He just watched an eminent monk from Shaolin Temple who was an expert with Dragon Claw fight to his hearts' content against Immortal Luo Xia of Ancient Tomb Sect, and his heart was as calm as water.

  The only thing he looked forward to right then was Happy.

  He hoped that he could see Happy appear on Dragon Tiger Arena.

  He wanted to meet the top ranked player on Famous People Rank after they parted ways for more than three months and see whether he was as durable as rumors had it. Perhaps he could even force him to use his fifth slash!

  *****

  Dragon Tiger Arena was different from the arenas outside.

  It was actually a gigantic martial arts training field situated at the center of Hero's Mountain Villa, and there were plenty of sheds built around it to provide shade. They were there for the sect leaders and famous martial artists from various sects to sit and watch the fights.

  To the eastmost of Dragon Tiger Arena were the sect leaders from the six sects, the sect leaders from the Five Mountain Sword Sect Alliance, the sect master of Beggar's Sect, the cult master of Ming Cult, and the villa master of Hero's Mountain Villa.

  They made comments about the four pairs of martial artists fighting fiercely in the arena and nodded nonstop.

  "They say that all martial arts in the world originate from Shaolin Temple, and Shaolin Temple's Dragon Claw does live up to its name. He has won thirteen fights consecutively. Master Kong Xiang, congratulations."

  "Villa master, you praise me too much." Shaolin Temple's Abbot Kong Xiang smiled faintly and pushed his palms together. "Shaolin Temple's martial arts are just techniques that strengthen the body, so there is no way that they can capture the attention of the heroes of the world.

  "We are merely showing some of our modest martial arts to induce people to come forward and learn from us. Young Patron Zhang Wuji of Mi
ng Cult is the real elite. Why don't you go up there and provide him some guidance, Cult Master Zhang?"

  "If that is the case, I will obey your wishes to show you my respect."

  Zhang Wuji cast a glance at his otherworldly grandmaster. When he saw that there were no objections, he jumped and landed in the arena.

  Chapter 536 - Enter Dragon Tiger Arena

  Zhang Wuji's arrival in the arena naturally stirred up a lot of attention.

  The awe-inspiring fame of Ming Cult's master had entered deep into the hearts of the people in the world of martial artists. The sect leaders of the six great sects were not his opponents, and even some of the famous sects had been suppressed so much that they could no longer raise their heads.

  But for the sake of Ming Cult not becoming the subject of ridicule anymore, not only did Zhang Wuji change Ming Cult's past trend of being prideful and acting alone, he also respected the sects and only defeated the representative from Shaolin Temple after exchanging more than one hundred moves against him. He showed the elegance of an elite.

  Master Kong Xiang nodded repeatedly.

  "Cult Master Zhang has indeed become much stronger than before. There's a high chance that he will be the master of the alliance to attack Sky Demon Sect."

  "Master Kong Xiang, are you looking down on the martial artists in the world? If we talk about strength and temperament, there are plenty of elites in the area, and you're thinking of electing a young brat like him to take up the position of the master of the alliance between martial arts? Did the battle at Light Summit scare you witless?" An awe-inspiring snort came airily into their ears in a mocking manner.

  Master Kong Xiang's expression turned dark. He looked at the old man in green, who was one tent away. "Old Heretic Huang, if you think that you can still fight, you can go up and do so, perhaps I can even fight against you." The abbot's stubborn personality had still not changed in the slightest.