Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Hanago snorted derisively. "Hmph! Happy is my goal for my trip to the Chinese plains. Even if you said nothing, I will sooner or later seek him out to fight him."

  "Are you talking about attacking him when there is no one around you?"

  "Since you want to embarrass yourself so much, I'll be glad to watch it!" Hanago's expression was cold as he turned to Dream Clouds. "If you know where Happy is, would you mind telling us?"

  Just a moment ago, Dream Clouds had still had a storm raging in her heart, but when she heard the duo's argument, she was immediately beside herself with joy. "I am truly grateful for your chivalrous act of extending help to me. This matter happened out of the blue, and Mu Clan abruptly mobilized their forces to attack a number of our branches, but we haven't discovered where Happy is just yet. We will need some time to find him."

  Do Jin did not give Hanago any chance to regret his decision. He quickly answered, "I have plenty of time. After all, I haven't been able to find him over the past few days I was in the Chinese plains. Today, I will meet with the strongest player in the Chinese server with you! I believe that you will not think about retreating at that time, will you, Brother Hanago?"

  "...Hmph."

  When she saw that the duo had decided to stay, Dream Clouds was delighted.

  "My friends, please wait in the hall for a moment. I will log off and make a call."

  "Hmm?"

  "A phone call?"

  The duo put on contemplative expressions.

  *****

  Hundreds of Class One Hall elites were dressed in full armor in Aru City. They gathered at the branch with their weapons drawn and ready for war while they watched their brothers and sisters walk in through the entrance with sickly pale faces. Rage burned in their eyes.

  "What's going on?!"

  At that moment, someone ran out of the hall of the branch.

  "Branch master!"

  "Branch master, you're finally here! Those bastards from Mu Clan are almost at our doorstep!" The people on the empty ground outside the hall started shouting.

  The person who came over was indeed Class One Hall's branch master for Aru City. He was a core member for the organization, and he had logged off briefly to rest just now. When he received a call, he immediately logged in without another one, and his breathing was still uneven.

  "Shut up!

  "You! Tell me! What's going on outside?!"

  He strode down the stairs and pointed at a person to speak.

  That person was rather sharp. "Our brothers and sisters training on the training grounds outside the city have all been attacked, and they just returned after being revived. The two resource spots outside the city have also been attacked. We don't know how many people died just yet, but I estimate that there are a few hundred who did."

  The branch master was stunned speechless. When he heard that number, his face instantly turned red with rage.

  "How many people did Mu Clan send?"

  When he logged off, he had clearly heard the spies on the plains telling him that everything was normal and that the four sects had mobilized one hundred thousand cavaliers in preparation to attack the Mongolian camp.

  If they wanted to kill hundreds of people within a short amount of time, they will need quite a lot of people.

  "I don't know, but I heard from the brothers and sisters who died that there were only around ten people who went to the resource spots. Our hall members outside the city were rather scattered, but they say that they saw more than two hundred people who showed up."

  When he heard that the number was not actually high, the branch master immediately calmed down and became at ease. "What's the headquarters' reply to the situation."

  "They told us to wait for you to log in and investigate the number of people Mu Clan sent, as well as their goal. I heard that the Town of Kui, Kuo Ma City, and Barbican are also attacked. The hall master told you to make a decision after you logged in."

  "Got it." The branch master felt confident in handling the situation now. After a moment of thought, he gave his order. "They might be causing a diversion.

  "You, mobilize around ten of our members and guard the four city gates.

  "Vice Branch Master Huang, lead one hundred members to investigate the situation at the ore mines.

  "Others, come with me to search for those Mu Clan bastards.

  "Those who are injured, stay here."

  "We're having everyone leave? Branch master, isn't it too risky to do that?"

  "Since the Town of Kui is already attacked, there is no mistaking this. Mu Clan has decided to work with the four sects to cause such a huge ruckus on the plains with such a great fanfare, they've definitely decided to sacrifice their minor interests to safeguard their major interests. They must have decided to give up on the Emperor's Announcement event beforehand and break out of our encirclement from the north. They attacked us to hold back the people in Aru City and confuse us. Kuo Ma City and Barbican are decoys, that's why…"

  The branch master then shouted confidently, "They definitely won't have a lot of people stationed outside Aru City! Damn it, they've persecuted us so viciously twenty days ago that we've been completely humiliated!

  "Brothers and sisters, this time, we'll pay them back twice what they did to us! Let's go! We'll go outside the city and search for those bastards!"

  The group was excited and worked up.

  Hundreds of people rushed out of the branch in a mighty stream.

  But they did not know that this scene was seen by a group of people who had already snuck into a restaurant.

  There were more than twenty people over there, and Chivalry Sect's Lin Xiao was their leader.

  He lifted his wine cup in silence while he watched the people from Class One Hall move through the streets grandly. Then, they put on strange smiles.

  "Haha! Vice Sect Master Lin, you really have great foresight! They're all gone now, and there's only an empty shell of a branch left, along with some injured members."

  "Those bastards think we're only here to bother them? They'll definitely not be able to expect that we're breaking out of the place and also harassing them. We're not letting their branch go."

  "Alright, get ready. Once Little North and his group engage with that group of people, we'll immediately attack!" Lin Xiao sat in the best room of the restaurant with a level-headed mind. His wide shoulders and heroic back exuded a rarely felt but faint killing intent.

  He had been waiting for this day for a long time!

  Chapter 898 - Ambush and Battle at the Ore Mine

  'Bastards!

  "How did those jerks from Mu Clan come in?!

  "Are the people at the frontlines of the branch blind? All eight of our resource points are under attack, and we actually didn't manage to notice, especially when there are more than one thousand people who snuck into our territory?!"

  After an exasperated roar, Branch Master Fate in Love Never Ends dressed himself in full gear and got up his horse. He led hundreds of Class One Hall members and went out of the branch. They then gathered with the thousands of people inside the city and the branches from nearby towns or cities who rushed over here to provide reinforcements. Once they formed a large battalion, they divided into eight groups to venture out of the city. With a fierce momentum, they charged to the resource points that were under attack.

  Rumble!

  The ground trembled, and this was the first time the players in Barbican saw the Class One Hall members in Barbican mobilize such a large number of troops. So they stood in the distance and started discussing with each other while gesturing at them.

  "What are they doing?"

  "Who provoked Class One Hall?"

  Since the accident happened too suddenly, many of the members in Class One Hall did not receive the news, and there were scarcely anyone who was not part of the hall who knew what happened.

  Besides, the resource points in Barbican had always been under Class One Hall's control, which was not surpr
ising that the bloody massacre at the second level of the ore mines was not known to many people.

  The few who were in the know in the crowd began to spread the news.

  "Provoke?" Those who knew what was going on said with smug looks. "I wouldn't say it's something as easy as provocation. This time, Class One Hall is in for something really 'fun'."

  "What do you mean?"

  There were quite a number of people in the Chinese server who loved trouble, and these people surrounded the person who was up to date with the news. Their eyes sparkled brightly while they waited for their questions to be answered.

  As of now, those who were well-informed will always earn a lot of money in World of Martial Arts.

  That up-to-date person felt proud of himself for a while, but when he saw the players around him fix their gazes on him, he cleared his throat and described what happened to Class One Hall.

  This was the world they lived in. If someone helped an elderly woman by the road cross the road, no one will pay attention to them, but if someone caused trouble to the people at the top of a pyramid, this act will definitely catch a lot of attention, along with a large number of people watching with delight derived from the misery of the people involved. And right now, Class One Hall was, without a doubt, the strongest and most supreme force of power at the top in the north of the Chinese server.

  "Heh, this time, Class One Hall is going to suffer a huge loss."

  "I just came from Guanlin Temple. Guess what I saw?"

  "Stop trying to be all mysterious."

  "That's right. Just tell us."

  "What did you see?"

  "The empty ground outside Guanlin Temple is filled with Class One Hall members. There were hundreds of them, and they're all there meditating while activating their qi cultivation techniques."

  Once those words were spoken, the players around the speaker immediately burst into commotion.

  "Resource points!"

  "What in the world? Someone snatch Class One Hall's resource spots!"

  "I know, right?! Bro, when I went over to their side, I was just in time to hear those Class One Hall people cursing up a storm!

  "Tsk tsk, eight resource points! Eight! And all of them were attacked at the same time! The people at the second level of the ore mines all died and were sent back!"

  The up-to-date player looked smug, as if he was the one who did it. It felt extremely amazing to just mention it!

  The players around him s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths, and they looked at each other at a loss.

  Barbican was the city with the most resource points in the north, and it lived up to its name as Class One Hall money generator. Based on the information revealed by those who were informed but were not part of Class One Hall, the eight resource points in Barbican can allow Class One Hall to get ore materials worth three billion taels of silver into their account per day.

  "It's no wonder why Class One Hall mobilized all the people nearby to the mines."

  "They get nearly one million into their account in just one hour! They'll definitely want to make sure that they can go on with their usual operations in those resource spots as soon as possible."

  There were players whose mind was already filled with the thought of money. As the game had now entered a period of stability, the ratio of silver to RMB changed, where the worth of silver dropped, and this had happened a long time ago.

  "Just who will have the guts to do so?"

  Right when the person spoke in the crowd, he immediately noticed the players around turning their heads around to look at him, and their gazes were incredibly strange. His voice immediately became weaker. "I'm new here, please keep me up to date…"

  The crowd rolled their eyes at the same time and spoke simultaneously, "Why's a newbie trying to get involved in this mess? Go and train."

  The newbie said nothing.

  In the end, the weak newbie just mumbled that he should safeguard his human rights and left.

  *****

  Rumble!

  Armored hooves thundered against the ground.

  A group of more than five hundred Class One Hall cavaliers charged into the forest with an astonishing and vigorous momentum with dozens of burning torches lit.

  These people had joined the game for more than a year, and they had long since gained really extraordinary riding skills. They can ride up mountains, cross over hills, and move through mountains with ease and skill.

  They did not waste much time before they entered the region with the ore mines.

  "Brothers and sisters, later on, show your worth as Class One Hall members. When you see those Mu Clan bastards, don't even bother about who they are! Just kill them!"

  One of the branch executive officers riding at the forefront of the group stated loudly.

  Even though Barbican was attacked and they suffered quite a lot of losses, Barbican was still a city that was close to Beijing, and there was a mountain behind the city. Besides, Mu Clan only attacked their resource points, and they did not dare to attack the Class One Hall players stationed outside those resources points, neither did they dare to enter the city and attack their branch. This meant that they were not confident, and there were not many of them who came over. They just came here to destroy Class One Hall's economy.

  That was why the thousands of people split into eight grounds after they were out of the city and were halfway through their journey. They were prepared to retrieve the second level of the ore mines and get rid of the Mu Clan members remaining in the area.

  However, one person was hidden in the dark shrubs in the dark forest, which was located in a spot where the light from the torches did not shine upon. That person remained still while he quickly released a messenger pigeon.

  "Targets are here."

  At the entrance of an ore mine southeast of Barbican were a group of people in night-traveling clothes. They quickly nodded at each other before they agilely jumped into the forest nearby before they disappeared without a trace, just like phantoms.

  Within fewer than twenty seconds, rumbling horse hooves arrived in a manner that Class One Hall believed was unexpected to Mu Clan.

  Hundreds of Class One Hall members rushed to the entrance of the cave in a majestic wave.

  "Enter!"

  The Class One Hall executive officer who acted as the leader jumped down the horse. Once his feet tapped against the ground, he charged into the cave. The entire process was done in one go.

  Whoosh! Whoosh!

  The people behind him imitated what he did. They put away their steeds and charged into the ore mine.

  There were still a few players who were mining at the first level of the mines.

  The situation in the ore mine could be seen clearly with just one glance.

  Many of the miners were taken aback by the large number of players who surged in. They did not know what happened, and they just stopped to watch.

  The executive officer serving as the leader just went to a random person and asked whether they saw any Mu Clan member heading to the second level. That person nodded and said that he saw them, but never saw them coming out.

  "They're still inside!"

  "What should we do…?"

  The people at the back were instantly troubled.

  The second level of all ore mines were special regions. At most, only around ten people can go in one go.

  "Prepare berthierites!"

  The branch executive officer asked that person about the number of people who entered the second level. Once he learned of the answer, he immediately released a sigh of relief before his expression returned to normal, and he schooled his face.

  "Fortunately, we do not need to face a lot of enemies. We will have no problem once we rush in and gain our footing.

  "Alright! Get ready. Those with great body fortifications, we will be entering as the first batch. The second and third batch, prepare berthierites, and go in to provide reinforcements as soon as you can!"

  "Roger!" the
people answered him. Then, more than ten male players with great equipment and awe-inspiring presences walked out of the crowd.

  Boom!

  Boom!

  Their qi surged. The group of people activated their qi realms, and their body fortifications were also activated to their utmost limit. They then entered the chamber nervously.

  "Open!"

  Thud!

  Once the Dragon Breaker Stone behind them came down, the second level of the mine became clear to their view.

  Whoosh!

  WHOOSH!

  The group of people were tense, and they acc.u.mulated their strength, ready to attack at any moment. Once the stone door opened, they rushed unhesitatingly into the cave with their weapons positioned in front of them to block whatever attack might come at them.

  But the scene that entered the sight of the branch executive officer and the group of Class One Hall elites caused them to be incredibly dumbfounded.

  The second level of the ore mine was empty!

  There was not a single person there.

  The group looked at each other at a loss for a few seconds. Then, the stone door behind them suddenly let out a loud sound. The second batch of people had also rushed in.

  "What's going on?"

  The intense fight they expected did not happen.

  The group was instantly baffled.

  "The people from Mu Clan shouldn't have left…"

  "They must have logged off."

  "Haha! Those idiots! We'll stay here, and once they come back, we'll send them all back to where they came from!"

  The group discussed with each other in a relaxed manner.

  The Class One Hall members originally thought that they were in for a fierce fight, but they relaxed and agreed to what was suggested.

  Only the branch executive officer scowled. He just kept feeling that there was something off.

  Mu Clan mobilized a lot of people for the attack this time. They had been meticulous when they snuck in, investigated the area, and attacked. They had even attacked with the force of lightning.