Once they started fighting, very soon, both sides suffered quite a lot of casualties.
However, Wind Assault Tower and Wind and Rain Alliance were at a disadvantage. Their number of casualties soon exceeded half, while Class One Hall also lost nearly one-third of their people.
But Wind Assault Tower's Phantasmal Shadow died in Blood Robes and Monk with Thick Eyebrows' hands!
They managed to kick out a powerful enemy who was ranked at the top of the War Achievement Points Rank from it, and naturally, Dream Clouds felt incredibly pleased, but as men continued coming from everywhere to provide reinforcements, Dream Clouds finally sensed a plot from Phantasmal Shadow's suicidal actions. She frowned, and a hint of uneasiness appeared briefly in her eyes.
There was something really off.
Phantasmal Shadow was a smart woman. Regardless of her defenses in Beijing or her resolute act in helping Mu Clan fight against Towering Palace, she had done both well.
But this time, she actually decided to fight head on against Class One Hall regardless of the cost? It was definitely not because Wind Assault Tower had become arrogant and conceited just because they obtained Towering Palace's territory…
"Hall master, the people from Mu Clan have arrived."
"What are they doing here?" Dream Clouds' reaction was a little extreme. She scowled, and her tone was very stern. At the same time, she had a bad feeling about this.
"We didn't have the chance to ask. The hall members who are in charge of patrol were all killed, and we just received the news!"
"Who came?"
"Silver Wolf, and…" Class One Hall's hesitant tone drew Dream Clouds' attention.
She demanded an answer. "Who else?"
"Phoenix Dances, the former faction master of Beautiful Robes Faction. They brought more than eight hundred people with them, and most of them are very young. They should be former Beautiful Robes Faction members."
When she heard her subordinates' answer, Dream Clouds' heart let out a loud thump, and she instantly knew that the situation was bad for them.
If it were just Silver Wolf alone, she was confident that she could handle him for some time, but if the ones who came were the ones from Beautiful Robes Faction…
The trauma and grudge this group of students held for Class One Hall might not have disappeared for the blood they shed more than half a year ago.
Besides, the people from Beautiful Robes Faction had been trained from the many battles from the birders at the West Region. Their strength was not any weaker than Class One Hall. If they really fought, Class One Hall will be in grave danger.
At that moment, Dream Clouds finally understood why Phantasmal Shadow had been so suicidal.
Dream Clouds gnashed her teeth before she snorted, and she said softly, "Phantasmal Shadow, what a woman.
"Bring me over to meet them."
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Silver Wolf and Phoenix Dances had actually just gotten rid or their cavalier unit and had acc.u.mulated more than ten thousand points. They were originally preparing to search for their second group of Mongolian cavaliers, but they did not expect that they would receive Wu Kuo's messenger pigeon requesting for help. Written on it was a tearful complaint of Class One Hall's unreasonable and domineering act of stealing their points as well as their deeds of slaughtering the people from Wind Assault Tower as well as Wind and Rain Alliance.
Silver Wolf and Phoenix Dances said nothing else but led their people to provide reinforcements.
On their way, when they saw people with Class One Hall's emblem on their c.h.e.s.ts, they will kill them without hesitation!
At the same time, they sent a warning to the other teams and told them to be prepared for war against Class One Hall at any moment!
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Phoenix Dances also proved to have extraordinary methods.
The destruction of Beautiful Robes Faction had always been a trauma she could not get rid of in her heart, and during the six months or so she trained at West Region, her skills had long since been refined to an astonishing degree.
The goal of taking revenge on Class One Hall had always been simmering in her heart as well…
But she had never found the chance to attack!
Right now, when she learned that Wind Assault Tower's master and more than five hundred Wind Assault Tower members were surrounded and killed while the people from Wind and Rain Alliance also lost a large number of men, she immediately knew that her chance had come.
Rumble!
When more than eight hundred Mu Clan elites rushed into the fray, the arrogant Class One Hall finally showed a hint of panic…
Even though they showed no mercy to Wind Assault Tower as well as Wind and Rain Alliance, it will be different when they faced Mu Clan, because Mu Clan had long since secured their title as the strongest sect in the Chinese server, and it was not the first time Class One Hall suffered a setback against them.
As the group of elites who had been following Dream Clouds for the longest time, they knew very clearly that Class One Hall had never gained the upper hand during the few times they fought against Mu Clan.
But this time, Mu Clan charged forward without hesitation, and without saying a single word, they started killing straightaway!
The tigers charged into the herd of sheep!
Even the surviving Wind Assault Tower as well as Wind and Rain Alliance members had their morale largely boosted. If they were peasants, then they would be oppressed peasants who now took up arms to rise up against their tyrant. They had been suppressed for so long, and there was no way they will give up on the chance of revenge when it presented itself to them. Weapons chased after those from Class One Hall, and they also chased after them with their fists. They wanted so badly to tear off those from Class One Hall that their fierce expressions made the Class One Hall members suck in sharp breaths.
"Stop! Stop fighting!"
Blood Robes had already sucjed in such a high amount of qi that he had now reached the peak of Inaction Realm, which was the limit of what he could ensure right now. He easily forced two Mu Clan members back with a blow that made them cough up blood, and he shouted so loudly that his voice was like thunder! Everyone in the area fell silent!
"...Brother Crane."
Even Silver Wolf felt his qi and blood surge a little. He narrowed his eyes and cast a glance at Blood Robes before he turned to the side to look at the person beside him.
Eleventh Crane had a fourth-echelon bow that had more than three thousand damage, and with it, he secured his spot as one of the top five people at Sky Demon Branch.
Almost at the same time Silver Wolf spoke, Eleventh Crane grabbed his bow with one hand, and with the other, he held a black metallic arrow which looked a little heavy. It was an Armor Breaking Recondite Steel Arrow, and one was worth ten thousand tasks of silver.
Bang!
A loud bang that sounded like a clap of thunder rose in the air.
In the distance, once Blood Robes shouted those words, he felt a little smug, but just then, he heard the sonic boom from that bow string being released, and when he looked up, he saw a black light arrive in front of him.
Thud!
A dazzling, desolate, and beautiful red flower of blood bloomed at his forehead. The arrow pierced through Blood Robes violently and shot through another two Class One Hall members. Those two were pinned to the ground, and the arrow finally stopped moving.
The sound of those three falling to the ground on the silent battlefield was incredibly piercing to the ears!
"What?"
"Not bad, you managed to kill three in one go." Silver Wolf was also stunned for a long time before he finally managed to praised Eleventh Crane.
But it was no wonder why he reacted this way.
Even if he personally went up against Blood Robes, he might need some time before he can win. But now, Eleventh Crane, who was relatively unknown, just dealt a headshot to Blood Robes, and he even killed two other people in the process. Th
ere was no way he can find the situation fair.
"You're an ace archer! That was awesome!"
"Uncle Crane, Grandpa Crane, I'm begging you, kill Dream Clouds with one head shot as well. Then, we'll all be your underlings."
The elites nearby teased Eleventh Crane with expectant looks.
"There's no way things will be So easy. I just seized a chance just now, is all." Eleventh Crane blushed. "It's his fault for trying to show off how cool he is by shouting when he showed up and making other people's qi and blood surge. Doing all that is a sure guarantee that his vision and hearing will be affected, and he even stood there like a fool without moving. He didn't know that I was using an Armor Breaking Recondite Steel Arrow. It can pierce through defense."
"Alright, enough with the explanations. I reckon Class One Hall is livid right now.
"Prepare for war!"
Chapter 833 - Dream Clouds Attacks
She was not just livid.
When Dream Clouds saw blood gush out of Blood Robes' forehead and fall to the ground like how leather would collapse in on itself when it was pierced by a sharp knife, she widened her eyes and stood silent for a few seconds in dumbfounded silence. She did not look away, and she clenched her fists so tightly that her hands turned bright red, and the color seemed to want to escape from her hands, looking like fire that shone in her hands.
Ten thousand points…
Blood Robes' ten thousand points was reduced to zero so easily by just one arrow.
With his death, he verified this one sentence: Karma's a bitch!
Right when they killed Wind Assault Tower's Phantasmal Shadow and got rid of Phantasmal Shadow and Wind Assault Tower's hard work over the day, she did not expect that such a brutal reciprocation would immediately slap them in their faces.
No wonder knew whose enraged shout was it who lit up the second battle, but nearly two thousand Class One Hall elites gnashed their teeth and charged to Mu Clan, Wind Assault Tower, as Wind and Rain Alliance's members.
Thousands of people fought against each other again!
Half a minute passed. Dream Clouds s.u.c.k.e.d in a breath. Then, with a cold tone, she resolutely ordered the Class One Hall higher ups beside her resolutely, "Send word. Gather our men and lock down the Guanlin Temples near the cities in the area!"
Before her voice faded away, the second order swiftly left Dream Clouds' lips. "Also, immediately notify the branches near Changjiang River Basin to prepare for war! They are to pay full attention to the movements of the people from Mu Clan, Wind Assault Tower, Wind and Rain Alliance, along with Chivalry Sect simultaneously. If they notice any signs of a large number of people being mobilized, they are to immediately notify me!"
"Understood!"
The Class One Hall elites around the area had their eyes light up.
From Dream Clouds' words, they could hear a resolute killing intent and a determination that allowed no room for argument. Their hall master who killed without hesitation had returned!
When the order was passed down, Class One Hall's morale was greatly boosted.
They were finally going to war!
Class One Hall was supposed to be the strongest sect in the north, but now, even organizations like Wind Assault Tower as well as Wind and Rain Alliance dared to provoke them head on. Anger had been boiling in them for a long time, and that anger had been pushed to boiling point when Blood Robes died.
Right now, when their hall master gave her orders, they immediately forgot about all future problems and immersed themselves in the slaughter!
Dream Clouds narrowed her eyes, and she stared at the Mu Clan members in the distance. The heat in her eyes gradually vanished.
She knew very well that they might end up walking down the road of no return with how things progressed later, but she also knew clearly at the same time that the people from Wind Assault Tower had taken the initiative to light up the flames of war, and if they did not fight in a straightforward manner, Class One Hall will end up in a very passive situation. Not only will their dignity be bruiser, their status in the north will also be severely provoked and trampled upon. They will be looked down by others.
The Emperor's Announcement event will last for an entire month, anyway, and during that one month, Class One Hall had a huge advantage that others did not have: they had tens of thousands of people blocking Mu Clan and other forces of power far away from this area. Anyone who wanted to pass through will not be able to avoid going through Class One Hall's territory, and Class One Hall can easily mobilize a large group of men to join the quests at the borders to interfere with the people who joined the Emperor's Announcement event and even assassinate them.
"Hall master, since you decided to wage war, why don't you bring all the people from the inner hall over here?" Someone beside Dream Clouds reminded her.
She shook her head.
"We don't need the people from the inner hall appearing just yet… notify Tang Feng to have him have the people from Assassin Hall lock down on Phantasmal Shadow and the others' location. We must absolutely make sure to block Wind Assault Tower as well as Wind and Rain Alliance outside the borders!"
The inner hall consisted of the most central members of Class One Hall, and they were under Dream Clouds' direct leadership. They were Class One Hall's secret weapon, and they were her strongest trump card aside from Barren Murderer. It was currently not convenient for her to reveal them.
"Understood." Her subordinate left with her orders.
A cold look flashed on Dream Clouds' face.
'Hmph! Once we get rid of all the people from Wind Assault Tower as well as Wind and Rain Alliance, our enemies at the borders will just be Chivalry Sect and Mu Clan…'
On any other day, Dream Clouds' will still be worried about the two top-class sects working together, but now, even if the people on the battlefield from the two top-class sects join together, they will not number more than ten thousand. Even if they really decided to cause trouble, Class One Hall will not face any danger within the month.
But she can control the lives of those near ten thousand elites from the two top-class sects!
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Trouble stirred on the plains!
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Aru City was the city that was the closest city to the borders, and at the Guanlin Temple nearby were a large group of Wind Assault Tower members along with Wind and Rain Alliance gathered together. Phantasmal Shadow as well as the two alliance masters of Wind and Rain Alliance gathered together to listen to the spies from Wind Assault Tower reporting back to them.
"Hall master, just as you expected, Class One Hall has indeed arranged a lot of people outside the city, and there are more than three thousand people over there. I'm guessing that those were sent to the local branches a long time ago, and they're now gathered here. With the two thousand or so who died and came back, there are more than six thousand people of them, and we still haven't counted in the people from the local branches."
"That woman…" The two alliance masters from Wind and Rain Alliance s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths and looked at each other at a loss. "There are more than six thousand people outside, and I heard that there are at least five thousand members from the local branches. Darn it… are they thinking about getting rid of the people from Wind Assault Tower and Wind and Rain Alliance?"
They originally thought that the people from Class One Hall will not be so crazy that they will fight against the giant that was Mu Clan as well as go up against two other sects that were not weak as well. After all, Wind and Rain Alliance sent more than twenty thousand people to the borders this time!
But judging by how resolute Class One Hall was this time in their operation, they immediately understood that the Class One Hall members who gathered here might have already been stationed here since a long time ago to handle the situation at hand. They might even be prepared to get rid of all the southern elites in one go.
"What should we do now?"
When the two alliance masters
thought of Class One Hall's absolute control in the north, they found themselves completely baffled and did not know what to do.
If they went out right now, they will surely die!
Were they to fight head on against Class One Hall?
Wind and Rain Alliance was not up to the level that they can fight against them just yet...
Forget about the fact that Wind and Rain Alliance could not even compare to Class One Hall in terms of numbers even when all the sects had their members gathered together, the people from the alliance were a group of misfits. They could not even guarantee just how strong they were, and to many of the large-sized sects, the people from Class One Hall were basically all elites. They were absolutely not at the same level as Class One Hall.
"There might not be many people from Wind Assault Tower, but when someone has decided to stomp on our heads, even if it means that we'll be fighting with everything we have, we will fight to the end with Class One Hall" Phantasmal Shadow might appear to be weak, but she spoke firmly and resolutely, and her spirit affected the sounding Wind Assault Tower as well as Wind and Rain Alliance members.
She stopped talking for a while before she ordered resolutely before the people. "Immediately send a messenger pigeon to the headquarters and mobilize all our people from the branch. They are to move to Beijing!"
Right when she finished speaking, the two alliance masters g.r.o.a.n.e.d in their hearts. They were already regretting asking that question just now.
Phantasmal Shadow was basically asking them to fight a war they were not prepared for...
But since Wind Assault Tower's master had already stated her stance, as the alliance masters, if they showed any sign of fear, not only will they give off a weak image, they will not be able to provide justice for their murdered members.
"That's right!"
"Tower Master Shadow, your words have touched my heart. Even though we cannot compare to a top-class sect, but today, Class One Hall has indeed gone overboard with their tyranny
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