"Right now, Dream Clouds will most likely have already received news about this." Happy summoned Hoof Shadow unthinkingly and jumped on it.
"Giddy-up!"
He switched to his trademark blue robes, and Happy clamped his legs around the horse's belly. Hoof Shadow instantly moved its legs and charged down the road where it came from.
At least half an hour will be needed to travel from Beijing to this place.
It was not long, but not short either, but it was enough for him to visit Class One Hall's branch in town.
*****
Since Wandering Know-it-all shut the door to his mansion in her face and refused to see her, Dream Clouds was in a very bad mood. She returned to the headquarters with her face full of rage and ordered her subordinates to tell her should anything happen in his mansion.
When she received the emergency note from Teacher, Dream Clouds had already trained for more than one hour.
"What?!"
When she saw the words in Teacher's letter, Dream Clouds' heart instantly leapt up her throat.
The identities of the Dragon Sect elites had been exposed.
'This is bad!'
He knew a long time ago that the Dragon Sect elites were still in the Chinese plains, and they were even under her wing!
In fact, he had even devised a plot with Wandering Know-it-all to deceive everyone!
"Happy, damn you!"
Dream Clouds' expression was dark. She quickly gave orders and summoned all the elders who were ranked above branch masters to go to the meeting hall for an emergency meeting.
Blood Robes was the first to arrive.
Once he learned of what happened, Blood Robes' expression became even more unpleasant, and this was especially so when he received a messenger pigeon. After learning about the contents of the letter, he s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath.
"Happy has already entered that town, and he did not hide his tracks. By the looks of it, he intends to go straight to our branch."
"Barren Murderer did go to Mu Clan's branch and kill his people. Happy seems to want to imitate what he did and slap us in the face in front of the entire world." Dream Clouds' expression was grave.
"If this is just something that concerns Barren Murderer, it would be easy to deal with it. But this time, Happy laid an ambush while he was on the government-made road, and he had even took the effort to put on a disguise. It's clear that he came for those from Dragon Sect. I'm worried that he won't just end things by killing a few people as a warning."
"I'll take some people and go—"
Before Blood Robes finished speaking, Dream Clouds interrupted him brusquely, "It's useless. Even when Barren Murderer and Drifting Sword worked together to fight against him, they were not his opponents. Heavenly Lightning and Fire, too, can't kill him."
Once she said this, her tone changed. "Happy… damn him. Looks like the words he said while he was at Wandering Know-it-all's mansion is real. He does indeed not want to fight head on against us, which is why he decided to use a duel to destroy our confidence, cause us to be hesitant in everything that we do, and by doing so, throw the problem and the right to choose right back into our hands."
*****
When Happy arrived at the entrance to Class One Hall's branch, the branch had already heard news of his arrival and entered their most critical battle state. Hundreds of powerful bows were drawn on the walls, and Happy could clearly feel the terrifying power contained within those bows.
'As expected of Class One Hall…
'Professional players do really put a new definition into the word "professional", all of them are Life and Death Realm archers!'
Happy gasped in amazement in his heart.
If Towering Palace had placed half of Class One Hall's emphasis on bow techniques, they might not have lost so badly at the battle at Yangzhou City.
The damage in Life and Death Realm bow techniques was incredibly shocking, and even Myth Realm elites cannot remain unharmed when they faced these head on. Happy now had a vague understanding as to why Nine-tailed Fox died in Class One Hall's hands.
But to Happy, these archers really could not do anything to him.
Petite Dragon and Moksha Realm's lightness skill were archers' enemies. Unless, of course, these archers had such great teamwork that they could lock down the area completely.
He took two steps forward, and his clear voice spread through the small town with the help of his qi. "Hand over Teacher, or else, I will bathe this place with blood."
His words were short and determined.
At that moment, Happy noticed that quite a number of people from Class One Hall had their breathing turn rather heavy. They drew their bows even further, and all the archers' gazes gathered on him. If he did anything rash, he might have thousands of arrows rain down on him.
Happy said nothing.
The place was quiet, and there was no reaction.
Happy was not surprised by this. If Class One Hall truly handed him over, he will find it strange, because Dream Clouds was not the type to betray an ally because of a little bit of pressure.
But right when Happy was prepared to take action, the door suddenly opened, and a person walked down the steps briskly.
"I am Mu Long, the vice branch master for Class One Hall's branch in this town. Greetings, Clan Master Happy." He was very polite, and it was difficult for anyone to find him displeasing.
But Happy could not be bothered with that. His tone was still as cold as ever.
"Are you going to hand him over or not?"
"Our hall master has heard that you will be meeting us, and she is already on her way. I believe that if we hold a discussion—"
But before he could finish speaking, the light that shone at the center of his brows had already swiftly wiped out his consciousness.
Mu Long did not even see how Happy drew his sword.
Happy might have his sword draw speed reach the levels of One Emperor, but he still had not reached Responsible Hero's level. The smooth motion of the sword entering its sheath after it was drawn and the lack of any hostile presence was Ximen Chuixue's standard sword technique.
Hence when the people from Class One Hall saw Happy's longsword being drawn and Branch Master Mu Long's corpse falling on the ground, there was no need for them to receive any orders whatsoever, the hundred archers on the wall attacked at the same time!
Happy's body was instantly pierced through, and the ground where he stood was also pierced through with arrows. The sturdy stone ground looked as if explosives had exploded all over it, and earth as well as stones flew all over the place.
But unfortunately for them, Happy was not just faster than them by one step. He moved gracefully and shot dozens of feet forward with just one step to tear down Class One Hall's door. Then, he rushed in without turning back.
Chapter 797 - Bloodbath
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The ground in the branch was made of sturdy flagstone tiles, but under the fierce attacks from the bows, those tiles were like biscuits that all crumbled behind Happy.
The destruction extended from the entrance of the branch to the hall, and the road, which was about one hundred feet long and six and a half feet wide, was reduced to rubble, but not a single arrow could catch up with Happy.
Happy ignored the hundred or so archers on both sides of the wall and used his fastest speed to rush into the hall. While a group of Class One Hall elites cried out in surprise, he massacred them!
Teacher did not log off.
If he did not run into Happy just moments, perhaps he will choose to log off to avoid the carnage when he learned that Happy had arrived.
But once Happy killed all his disciples and chased after him to the branch, Teacher found himself unable to log off.
When he saw Happy easily charge into the hall of the branch, Teacher gnashed his teeth, mixed with a group of Class One Hall elites, and thrust his sword forward without any regard for his life.
"Attack
him together!"
"Destroy him!"
At this point, they can no longer run away even if they wanted to, and fighting against Happy was their only option.
More than one hundred Class One Hall elites in the hall swiftly formed a line, and all sorts of sword forces as well as saber glares roared in the sky while they intersected with each other to attack Happy, who had rushed into their midst, in an attempt to force Happy outside and expose him to the archers outside.
They had a good plan, but the possibility of their plan working will actually have to depend on the opponent they faced!
Happy had his reasons for leaving those archers outside alive.
The arrows behind him still came at him endlessly, and before him were the lights and shadows from various weapons.
In the blink of an eye, the Class One Hall elites had already surrounded him in a pincer attack.
Happy remained calm. An astonishing vortex of qi quickly surged out of his body, and under the dim light, he could vaguely see the seven lights that formed the Big Dipper appearing briefly.
Shifting Stars!
Class One Hall's elites had their expressions change.
They activated their body fortifications.
But at that moment, Happy turned around rapidly like a top, and hundreds of arrows shot through the door like a raging storm, piercing through the wood that formed the door and into the hall.
The arrows that approached Happy were all directed to his sides by a strange power, as if the arrows were all released behind Happy.
The hundred or so elites in the hall were instantly struck by misfortune. They had descended into panic by the chaotic attacks just now, and they were already caught off guard, because of it, they practically had to endure all the damage from the arrows.
Thud! Thud!
"AH!"
Screams of pain, the sounds of arrows piercing through flesh, and the sounds of bodies falling to the ground rose and fell.
The danger Happy faced was dissolved. With just one Shifting Stars, Happy also instantly injured more than one hundred Class One Hall members, and the damage on them was great. Aside from Teacher, who had been alerted of this and avoided the aggressive attacks, every single person in the hall was shot by arrows and fell to the ground while m.o.a.ning and struggling.
This scene shocked all the Class One Hall members inside and outside the hall.
Immediately, the hundred or so archers on the hall stopped attacking. They stared at Happy's back in shock while he walked into the hall from the entrance, and they s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths.
Not only had their attacks been unable to stop or hurt Happy, their arrows had in turn transformed into weapons that helped Happy in his dastardly deeds. They injured their own friends, and there was no way they could bear with this shock. Now, they did not dare attack readily.
The group of people watched Happy walk into the hall and move past the m.o.a.ning and struggling Class One Hall members. Then, he arrived in front of a middle-aged man who stood in front of him with a complicated look on his face.
A clear voice rang in the hall. "I told you that as long as I am around, there will not even be the slightest chance for Dragon Sect to gain a footing in the Chinese world of martial artists."
His voice was clear and firm.
Teacher's expression was dark.
He would not be bothered if someone else told him these words, but Happy… was the strongest player in the Chinese server as well as the leader of the strongest sect in the same server.
Even if they were under Class One Hall's protection, they still ended up this way, and he was forced to think and ponder about this carefully now.
The Dragon Sect members who came to the Chinese server had all died at least once and at most four times. Even he, who had never died in the American server, will soon die the second time in the Chinese server and in the hands of this young player.
"...ACK!"
For the first time ever, Teacher sensed a pressure that he could not fight against before Happy, and even his words had turned incredibly hoarse and powerless. "Happy, don't go overboard! The Chinese server is not your world alone, and your words aren't the law here."
"I don't need you reminding me of this fact." Happy chuckled softly. He did not slow down and arrived sixteen feet away from Teacher. Teacher still did not dare do anything. In fact, even his sword-wielding arm did not seem to be battle ready. All he did was stare fixedly at Happy.
Happy did not know that Teacher had been shocked by his Ten Thousand Swords while they were on the government-made road outside the town, and he now had a clear grasp of the difference between them.
The Shifting Stars just now had instantly destroyed more than one hundred Class One Hall members like a hot knife cutting into butter, and Teacher had already completely given up on any pointless resistance.
Happy arrived right in front of Teacher and continued saying, "But I will not allow my enemies to perform deals that will not be beneficial to me right under my nose, such as you, Dragon Sect. As long as you are in the Chinese world of martial artists, Mu Clan will continue targeting you. Class One Hall will not be able to stop me, and no one can."
Teacher said nothing. His expression instantly turned even more sour.
Happy changed his tone and said with an airy voice, "If you continue staying in the Chinese server, then you must be prepared to have everything your qi realm completely destroyed."
Once he finished speaking, he drew his Noble Sword resolutely from its sheath.
Clang!
Happy turned around and left without hesitation.
When he arrived at the entrance, his gaze wandered about to sweep through the Class One Hall members on the floor struggling to get to their feet. He suddenly said something that caused all the people in the branch to feel chills run down their spines, "Barren Murderer killed around ten Mu Clan members at our branch. Since you're here, you might as well pay for their lives."
His sword traveled forth silently.
A sharp sword qi instantly filled up the entire hall.
Rustling sounds of air being sliced rose. The air weeped, and sword w.h.i.n.es could be heard nonstop.
A dense wave of sword qis came charging at them, and they instantly pierced through the hall until it was full of holes. The Class One Hall members who had been severely injured by the arrows and lay paralyzed on the ground did not have time to react to the situation, because before they could, they were already struck down by the fierce sword qis that moved about the air.
Sword qis traveled freely before all ten thousand of them became one!
The sword qis appeared very quickly, but also disappeared just as quickly. The Class One Hall elites who were heavily injured and were trying to get to their feet all died in an instant. Wind blew past them, and the hall became silent. Only flowing red blood connected with each other on the ground, and soon, they turned into a terrifying, large stream.
Chapter 798 - Condemning Someone for Their Errors
Rumble! Rumble!
When Blood Robes led a group of Class One Hall elites to the branch in town, the place was already emptied. Aside from a ground full of blood, the heavily battered hall, and corpses that laid strewn all over the place from the entrance to the hall and had not disappeared, there was nothing else here.
Blood Robes counted hundreds of corpses scattered everywhere…
With rage, he observed dilapidated state of the branch, and the anger in his eyes almost gushed out of him.
As one of the more important branches in Class One Hall, Dream Clouds had even deliberately arranged a group of decent archers to defend the branch. He did not expect that Happy will be so vicious in his attack. Not only did all the people from Dragon Sect die, their archers and every Class One Hall members in the branch died as well. Not a single living person was spared.
"HAPPY!!"
Blood Robes gritted his teeth, threw his head back, and shouted.
*****
In the end, Happy did not choose to destroy Class One Hall's branch in the town even when he left.
Even though with his current damage, he will not need to spend at least half a day to destroy a branch in a town, and Wind Assault Tower's Phantasmal Shadow had also gathered hundreds of people outside Beijing, ready to fight because she just loved chaos, Happy did not decide to attack the branch.
Even though he did not spend a lot of time spilling the blood from hundreds of Class One Hall members in the branch, it also allowed Happy to gain an inkling of Class One Hall's strength.
The defense they gathered within a short amount of time in a small, normal town was already strong enough to reach this degree. If he truly forced Class One Hall to attack with everything they had, tens of thousands of Class One Hall elites fighting against Mu Clan will be enough to throw the Chinese plains into chaos. To him, an enemy in the open was still more adorable than a crazed enemy hiding in the dark.
*****
The incident at Class One Hall's branch in the small town soon spread out.
Even though the place was not as lively as Beijing and there were not many people around it, which was why the speed in which news spread was not as fast as when it would in Beijing, the news of Happy committing mass murder in Class One Hall's branch once he returned to Beijing already spread like wildfire in Beijing.
"Class One Hall suffered a huge loss this time!"
"That Barren Murderer… he just had to kill a few people in Mu Clan's branch to feel good about himself just because he's free, but that did nothing to Mu Clan! Haha! This time, they decided to retaliate, and one entire branch is gone. Hundreds of people died inside."
"Not a single person in that branch is left alive, and everyone died. This time, Class One Hall might end up fighting against Mu Clan!"
"Happy's move is seriously too brutal. The quests for Emperor's Announcement is about to arrive, and even if Class One Hall wants to fight against Mu Clan, they won't dare to mobilize their forces."
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