Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Dream Clouds did not succeed in her scheme but instead ended up boosting Mu Clan's morale even more. Her face turned red before it went pale.

  Whoosh!

  She flicked her wrist, and she threw a snow-white throwing knife soundlessly!

  The saber glare was as white as snow!

  It instantly illuminated Happy's field of vision, and it was as fast as lightning.

  Almost at the moment Dream Clouds moved, Happy noticed the flow of her true qi, and in a fit of alertness, he activated Phantasmal Body Movement Skill and Petite Dragon beforehand.

  Little Li Flying Dagger, which never missed its target, pierced through Happy's afterimage.

  But before Happy could even smile, he noticed Dream Clouds fl.i.c.k.i.n.g her wrist again.

  'Dream Clouds, what a woman you are…'

  She had managed to predict that her Little Li Flying Dagger might not be able to succeed in killing Happy, and at the same time she threw her Little Li Flying Dagger, she brought out another one, and when Happy was paying full attention in the first throwing knife, she attacked again.

  During that instant, cold sweat drenched Happy's clothes.

  He had just been released from Petite Dragon's status, and even if he forcefully activated Petite Dragon again, he will not be able to avoid Little Li Flying Dragon. His body had already been locked.

  Silver Light Arhat!

  He did not care about whether he can block Little Li Flying Dagger. Happy resolutely activated his strongest defense and gritted his teeth. Then, he raised a hand and grabbed Little Li Flying Dagger!

  Dragon Coil!

  "ROAR!"

  Chapter 838 - Points Drained to Zero

  When she saw Happy fending against Little Li Flying Dagger with his full power, Dream Clouds instantly laughed.

  The defense breaking effect from Little Li Flying Dagger was something that even Barren Murderer, who had Undying King of Abyss Art as well as Heaven and Earth Great Shift could not block. It was so fast that no one can lock down on its aggressive momentum, and Happy was so idiotic that he actually thought about using his hand to block it?

  Rip!

  Dream Clouds could hear the sound of flesh being pierced through.

  Happy heard it as well…

  At that moment, his palm became numb! Reality proved that Silver Light Arhat was indeed unable to block Little Li Flying Dagger, and his silver palm was pierced through…

  But at the moment Little Li Flying Dagger pierced through his palm, Happy keenly noted that Little Li Flying Dagger, which had torn through the green coiling dragon he formed in front of his palm before it ripped into his palm, had slowed down slightly!

  In that instant, that stroke of luck allowed him to gain a moment of wisdom…

  Shifting Stars!

  Thud!

  Dream Clouds absolutely did not notice what happened. She only found a snow-white light suddenly flash into her eyes before she felt a huge shock on her c.h.e.s.t, as if something had pierced into her body…

  She lowered her head to look. The soft armor covering her c.h.e.s.t had been pierced through, and there was a hole over there. The blood that gushed out from it into the air formed a desolate-looking blood arrow.

  'Little Li Flying Dagger… Happy used a Little Li Flying Dagger…'

  This thought quickly flashed in Dream Clouds' mind. Then, she used the remaining strength in her body to look up.

  Happy's injured arm fell naturally down. Blood dripped down his fingers on the grass, but there was a faint cold sneer on Happy's lips. He stood not too far away, and no other wound could be seen on him.

  "Kill them!"

  At the moment her consciousness faded away, Dream Clouds heard Happy say something that made even her soul shiver!

  As Dream Clouds died, Red Coral and Happy joined the chaos in the battlefield, and the plains instantly turned into a single-sided slaughter. The Class One Hall members completely lost their fighting spirit, and they quickly perished under Mu Clan's powerful offense.

  However, Barren Murderer and a small group of people managed to break out of the encirclement under a group of Class One Hall's protection. They did not die.

  "How many casualties?"

  Happy cast a glance at the Mu Clan members who gathered to him. When he found that there were fewer than one thousand of them, he frowned, and right before the corpse-strewn plains, Happy asked about their losses in the battlefield.

  Silver Wolf came forward from the back of the group.

  "Class One Hall lost at least four thousand people this time. The ones who lost their points are Blood Robes, Evil Wolf, Dream Clouds, and Monk with Thick Eyebrows. The points they acc.u.mulated have already surpassed forty thousand.

  "But we also lost more than four hundred members. Still, the points that we sacrificed are not much. The only person who has more than ten thousand points is Phoenix Dances."

  Happy nodded in praise and said, "Not bad! Phoenix Dances still died in a worthy manner. After all, she managed to break a fourth-echelon divine weapon and got a Little Li Flying Dagger. This throwing knife is a fierce item, and it's too dangerous. If we make them lose one, it's worth it."

  "How did you miss that Little Li Flying Dagger just now?"

  Silver Wolf curiously cast a glance at the wound that had not healed just yet on Happy's palm. "They say that Little Li Flying Daggers will never miss their target. Dream Clouds used two Little Li Flying Daggers against you, and she still didn't manage to kill you. You even managed to kill her. How did you do that?"

  The Mu Clan members around the area perked up their ears, and they looked very curious.

  "Little Li Flying Daggers will only never miss their target when they're used by Li Xunhuan, not Dream Clouds. She might have nearly killed me by using two throwing knives in succession, but no matter what, she didn't inherit Li Xunhuan's legacy, so the power in those throwing knives aren't great. Once the throwing knives pierced my palm, it no longer had any remaining force enough to threaten me…"

  Even so, the injury on Happy's palm was still very horrifying.

  "What should we do next?"

  Silver Wolf's gaze moved up and down Happy's hand. The battle over here might have ended, but Dream Clouds' death did not make the curtains fall for Mu Clan and Class One Hall's war. In fact, the war had just started.

  In the subsequent month, the small number of Mu Clan members (in comparison) will have to face more than ten thousand Class One Hall elites surrounding them, and they will not rest until all of them died!

  To this, even Happy currently had not thought about a good plan to handle the situation.

  "Those who have war achievements, return to the camp and get a military title first!

  "Send word that those who died and returned to the city are to temporarily stay in the city. They are not to act rashly.

  "Also, all the members who are at the borders are to immediately head to the logistics camp to meet up with the rest!

  "Contact our friends from Chivalry Sect and tell them to change our tactics. Everyone must prioritize getting two hundred points to get the military title of a 5-man commander."

  Silver Wolf and Red Coral swiftly understood Happy's intentions through the series of orders he gave.

  Right now, Dream Clouds and Blood Robes died. They will be revived at Aru City, which was dozens of miles away. Barren Murderer brought a few people to break out of their encirclement and fled. While there are plenty of people from Class One Hall, they did not have a leader. Right now, they were at their weakest, and they cannot fight against Mu Clan.

  For at least two hours, Dream Clouds and Blood Robes will not be able to appear at the battlefield at the borders!

  This period of time will be the best they had to kill the remnants of Class One Hall.

  The group of people jumped up their horses.

  Red Coral looked up at the scorching sun above them before she turned her head and looked at Happy.

  "Clan master, I have a s
uggestion."

  "What is it?"

  Ever since Red Coral voiced her views, Happy had the intention of making Red Coral a part of the decision makers in Mu Clan. Hence, he immediately asked her to speak up without hesitation.

  "The war on the second day has already gone on for a long time. There are not many Mongolian cavaliers left on the plains. I'm guessing that it was not far away from the time the bell tolls for the war to end. Right now, if we gather at the back, we'll soon wage full-on war against Class One Hall. It'll be better if we avoid being engaged in such an aggressive act for now and head to the enemy rear."

  When he heard Red Coral's bold suggestion, Silver Wolf could not help but look at Red Coral in surprise.

  Red Coral was right.

  On the first day, the Chinese players lacked information, and they suffered great losses. They only ended their fighting during sunset, and as the army withdrew their troops, they also stopped fighting. But today, the situation was completely different from yesterday. There were many places where the fighting had already ended.

  Even if there were still some conflicts in certain places, they believed that the number of those conflicts was not high. Right now, the results of them gathering their forces together will not be good. If they fought against Class One Hall head on, the losses Mu Clan will suffer will be very great, and they cannot afford this loss in the north.

  Silver Wolf nodded and suggested. "I agree with her. Thunderous Battle has already obtained the title of a middle-rank captain, and the quest he obtained is a protection quest to stop the Mongolian cavaliers from intercepting our food supply. This is a quest that only middle-rank captains can trigger. There are two other major quests that can be triggered, and they might be able to provide a few thousand points. I'm thinking that Rampaging Dragon, Momo, Little North, and I will almost be able to reach the level of a middle-rank captain soon. We can activate those quests together, and it will get us enough points for us to trigger a large-scale quest to harass the flanks together."

  "That's also a plan! But if we do that, Wind Assault Tower, Wind and Rain Alliance, and Chivalry Sect will be in a very difficult situation." When he said this, Happy changed his tone. "How about this? Once we gather together, go and get your military titles as soon as possible and bring enough men to activate your quests. I'll head to Aru City and catch Class One Hall's attention for a while. I'll also rescue the people from the sects while I'm at it."

  Chapter 839 - Unexpected System Notification

  "The people from Mu Clan…"

  "Happy! It's Happy! He finally appeared!"

  "More than twenty thousand points? Whew…"

  "Dream Clouds and Blood Robes had their points drained to zero, and they're out of War Achievement Points Rank. By the looks of it, it's Happy's doing."

  "We'll have an entertaining show next."

  "They're locked in a tight struggle everywhere, and now, Class One Hall and Mu Clan will definitely attack each other brutally."

  "Hey, I heard that the Class One Hall branches at Changjiang River Basin and the borders have been mobilizing their forces frequently, and I think that those two top-class sects won't have a chance of fighting for points with us in the future."

  "Everyone, we'll have to seize the chance. Now's the time for us to get points…"

  While they were on their way back to the logistics camp, there were quite a few players who talked about this while they delighted in the misery the two top-class sects will definitely suffer during the subsequent conflict. Since Class One Hall had caused such a stir, the other players were also at a state of high alert, and there was a storm brewing underneath.

  But they seldom ran into Class One Hall members.

  Once Dream Clouds and Blood Robes died and more than four thousand Class One Hall elites were sent back to Aru City, the people from Class One Hall looked as if they had disappeared from the surface of the earth. They saw none of them.

  A large group of Mu Clan members reached the logistics camp with the momentum of a tidal wave and went straight to one of the two main camps that will allow them to exchange their war achievements for rewards.

  "Ah, Young Swordsman Happy, it's you. You've obtained quite the glorious amount of war achievements, and I've wanted to meet you for a long time…"

  The general of the imperial court who was stationed near the ranking board and was tasked to give out quests based on the players' war achievements had a stern look on his face, but he did not hide the respect he had for the youngster in front of him. "Young swordsman, are you here to check your war achievements?"

  "No, I came to hand in my quest."

  The imperial court quickly took over the map and looked at it. A grave look shone in his eyes, along with great delight. "Perfect! Young Swordsman Happy, you've actually entered so deeply into the enemy camp? This is a detailed map of the area near their camp! With this map, our army will be able to know the location of their reconnoiterers and patrolling cavaliers. When we make our advances, it will be much safer.

  "This map is too precious to us! It'll be of great help to us! I'll definitely report this to the imperial court and give you a great reward as well as a military title!"

  He said these words in excitement. Then, he widened his eyes, and they sparkled even further.

  "Unbelievable! This is… Young Swordsman Happy, you actually managed to get information about Zhao Deyan, the enemy's military adviser?!"

  His last sentence had actually exceeded Happy's expectations a little.

  Happy was slightly stunned. 'Zhao Deyan's information? When did I gather it? How did I not know? Could it be that there is a hidden information gathering segment in the Scouting Quest?'

  When the general said this, he suddenly stopped talking, and when Happy was mulling over this, the general had already turned around hastily before he quickly entered the camp behind him!

  This scene caused the other people who came to hand in their quests or to get quests from the main camp looked at each other at a loss. Then, their gazes landed on Happy, and they were incredibly shocked.

  Soon, a loud announcement spread through the event region!

  "By the will of the gods, His Majesty will now declare his orders! The hero of the plains, Gusu's Blue-robed Hero Happy has gone through various difficulties during the largely dangerous scouting mission at the enemy rear. He has drawn a detailed map of the enemy camp and has even completed his mission more than what was requested! He brought the map safely back to the camp, and his war achievements are splendid! The marshal has allowed him to stay in the army to continue contributing to the war effort, and he has decided to specially promote him to a senior-rank captain along with giving him another five thousand points!"

  When he heard the system announcement, Happy was completely stunned.

  The Scouting Quest only provided one thousand points, and he did not even do a 100% completion for that quest because he did not do all the segments in it. After all, he did not find out the supply route.

  He did not expect that he was able to get the title of a senior-rank captain, and he had even received an extra five thousand points from it?!

  'Is this a joke? Did they make a mistake or what?'

  In his puzzlement, Happy quickly brought out his quest log and read it.

  When he did, he finally saw the hints leading to this event.

  Before he ran into Demon General Zhao Deyan, he had already finished drawing the map, but from the moment he ran into Zhao Deyan, the quest log stated that his topography map had continued updating on its own. The originally crude map started becoming detailed, and Zhao Deyan's attacks, strength, and other information were gradually recorded as well.

  The system also provided him with occasional notifications of gathering Demon General Zhao Deyan's basic information.

  Then, he started obtaining detailed information about it.

  When he saw this, Happy gained a vague understanding of what happened.

  It seemed like if he r
an into enemy generals during his quest period, the difficulty of the quest will automatically increase, and the system will also record the information about the Demon General information on its own. From it, the players can gain points. Of course, the prerequisite was that they must bring the information back alive.

  Even though he ended up being in a very pathetic state during his fight against Zhao Deyan, he did manage to escape while sulking. But now, by the looks of it, he did not come out of it without obtaining anything.

  A normal map about the military situation of the enemy rear had turned into a valuable map, and the quality of the map became much higher.

  Whoosh!

  While Happy gradually cleared his thoughts, the flap of the tent was lifted, and the general walked swiftly out of the tent with a red flush on his face. His hands were empty, and it was clear that the map had already been handed to someone else.

  "Young Swordsman Happy, the marshal has already given his orders. Due to the value of the map, we have decided to promote you to a senior-rank captain!"

  The system notification arrived right then.

  "Ding!

  "Obtained title of a senior-rank captain!"

  Before the voice of the system even faded away, the general had already started speaking. "Also, the marshal has stated clearly that the secret information you brought over about the enemy camp's Demon General must be kept a secret. Hence, the five thousand points we gave you as an extra reward—"

  The system notification came once more.

  "Ding!

  "Obtained five thousand points!

  "Obtained a reward worth five thousand points!"

  "Young Swordsman Happy, ah, no… I should call you Captain Happy, you currently have 33,445 points. You can get the resources you need from General Kong on the camp over there. You can also get soldiers of different classes which he drafted from him. I think that you'll definitely be very pleased with it."

  Happy was already delighted that he obtained the title of a senior-rank captain. His mood became much better, and he immediately thanked the general before he headed to the neighboring camp unthinkingly.