Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Ever since Evil Emperor left the Chinese server, the trio were said to have never laxed in their efforts to prevent Wild Wolves in invading the Chinese server.

  They relied on Wandering Know-it-all's divinations, Phantasmal Shadow's tower members, who were spread all around the Chinese server, and her influence, which was everywhere in the game, and One Emperor's strength, which was only second to Evil Emperor!

  They were also the people who were the most proactive and took the most initiative in fighting against Wild Wolves.

  However, Young Yi and Xu Yao did not quite understand why Happy had suddenly mentioned this.

  "Wild Wolves is working with Class One Hall. Once this war completely breaks out, do you think that Wandering Know-it-all-, Wind Assault Tower, and One Emperor can win?"

  "No… They don't…"

  Xu Yao and Young Yi shook their heads at the same time.

  Xu Yao said, "In the past, Evil Emperor has already proven his strength to the people in the world. Besides, Wild Wolves has plenty of elites!

  "And meanwhile, Wandering Know-it-all, Phantasmal Shadow, and One Emperor are relying only on Wind Assault Tower, and in terms of strength, they're only slightly stronger than Dream Clouds' Class One Hall.

  "Class One Hall also has a strong ally in Blood Alliance. In terms of strength, they have already surpassed Wind Assault Tower. Once Wild Wolves officially works together with Class One Hall, Wind Assault Tower cannot win against them at all."

  The two women's faces were pale, and they finally understood what Happy meant.

  "Unless all the players in the Chinese server rise up to fight," Young Yi mumbled.

  Happy interrupted her mercilessly, "You should already know that no matter how many normal players there are, they are absolutely not intimidating to top-class elites."

  "Are you saying…?"

  When he saw the two women's expectant gazes, Happy shrugged and answered in a very irresponsible manner, "I don't know. If it were me, I will definitely not give Class One Hall the time and chance to work together with Wild Wolves. I will first attack and destroy Class One Hall. Then, even if the Chinese server is badly damaged, Wild Wolves will not have the chance to harvest anything from the land. They will leave sooner or later, and Wind Assault Tower as well as the Chinese server will still have a chance to rise.

  "If they lose this chance, Wild Wolves will force their way into the Chinese server, and the first ones they will destroy will be Wind Assault Tower and Wandering Know-it-all! At that time, Class One Hall and Wild Wolves will control the Chinese server, and no one can threaten their positions anymore!"

  The two women held their breaths.

  "You didn't tell Phantasmal Shadow about that?"

  "I don't need to. Those people high on top don't like people telling them what to do. But while I don't know what Phantasmal Shadow intends to do, that woman has always been very smart, and she knows when to seize chances. She's also very resolute when she does things. I think that she won't make me disappointed. She should have already taken action against Barren Murderer and his group by now." Happy smiled while he said those words with a firm tone.

  But Xu Yao and Young Yi found themselves unable to smile.

  The situation was already incredibly tense, but what Happy said was all just his assumptions.

  The two women cast their gazes at the tablet on the tea table at the same time.

  They gathered together simultaneously and quickly went to the official website.

  Boom!

  An explosive thread appeared at the top of the forum in an incredibly eye-catching manner.

  [Declaration of war! Wind Assault Tower officially attacks Class One Hall! Barren Murderer and all his top-class elites died outside Dragon's Gate. One Emperor also seems to have appeared!]

  Chapter 1011 - Restaurants Talking About the Past At Night

  It was a sleepless night.

  Soon after the news of Happy escaping unscathed from Dragon's Gate even though he was ambushed, another even more explosive news arrived.

  After keeping quiet for more than half a year, the elusive One Emperor had finally appeared before the people!

  However, this time, when he appeared outside Dragon's Gate, he ruthlessly destroyed the group of top-class elites Barren Murderer brought. At the same time, Wind Assault Tower also secretly mobilized more than ten thousand people to tightly surround an area that stretched out for several miles away from Dragon's Gate. In the end, they managed to successfully kill all the people who joined the operation of ambushing Happy in Dragon's Gate.

  When this news spread out, the Chinese server trembled!

  All factions of power in the Chinese server grew restless.

  *****

  "They finally decided to attack Class One Hall!"

  "Phantasmal Shadow is really good at seizing the chance this time!"

  "Yeah."

  "Over the past year or so, Phantasmal Shadow has always showed a lackl.u.s.ter performance ever since Wind Assault Tower officially became the strongest sect in the Chinese server, to the point that I've begun thinking that Phantasmal Shadow was already beginning to be satisfied with her current situation, but by the looks of it now, Empress Shadow's might has not reduced even in the slightest. In fact, it's even stronger than the past!"

  Uncle Sword and Tea Words sat together in Dragon's Gate, and they were both filled with emotions about this situation.

  "When Phantasmal Shadow sent that vague thread on the forum, I thought that Phantasmal Shadow would truly not dare to fight against Class One Hall and was really just causing a ruckus to frighten Class One Hall. I didn't expect that they would deal just a lightning fast blow outside Dragon's Gate. They didn't even give their enemy the chance to strike back. Right now, they left behind a lot of people to control the Guanlin Temple in Dragon's Gate. Those Class One Hall members are also famous, so it's very easy for them to recognize them. They've basically killed all possibility of Class One Hall breaking out of this situation. From now on, Dream Clouds and Class One Hall will not have any peace."

  Tea Words nodded silently. "I didn't expect that she would deliver such a ruthless blow after Happy left, and she even managed to ask One Emperor over, and you… It's no wonder why she could sit in her current position. She's indeed not a simple character."

  "Hehe, count me out of the equation. I know how much I weigh, so don't compare me with One Emperor." Uncle Sword could tell that Tea Words wanted to flatter him, and he shook his head while he laughed. "You can say that she asked One Emperor to come, but as for Head Hunters, we just did what she told us to after she gave us money. This is a place where information gathers and spreads out. No matter what happens here, it won't escape from my sight. It's only logical for Phantasmal Shadow to ask me to help monitor Barren Murderer and his group."

  Right when he finished speaking, Tea Words smiled and picked up his winecup as he said in a ruminating manner, "She gave you two billion taels of silver and had Head Hunters be in charge of collecting all information regarding Class One Hall and Blood Alliance. I don't think that the fee she paid for One Emperor to egress was as high. Congratulations, Uncle Sword!"

  Uncle Sword glared at him. "You brat, how did you know how much Phantasmal Shadow paid me?!"

  "Hehe, it's a secret." Tea Words smiled mysteriously.

  Uncle Sword refused to admit defeat. "You're talking about secrets in front of me? Since you have a close connection with Happy, and Happy has a close connection with Wandering Know-it-all, and Wandering Know-it-all has a close connection with Phantasmal Shadow. Looks like the iron triangle in fighting against Wild Wolves will turn into an iron square from now on. Happy must have told you about the price Phantasmal Shadow offered me, right?"

  "...You can think about it however you want." Tea Words smiled and declined to reply to Uncle Sword. "But you must think carefully. That money might be enough to buy your information, but it might bring you a lot of trouble. Class One Hall and Blood Alliance will so
on learn that you are working for Wind Assault Tower, and they will definitely offer you a high price—"

  "Don't worry, I won't be someone who is easily swayed. I regard that sort of thing with contempt, you know? Since I've already taken Wind Assault Tower's money, before I complete their task, I will not take Class One Hall's money." Uncle Sword schooled his expression.

  To him, Happy, Tea Words, Phantasmal Shadow, One Emperor and Wandering Know-it-all all belonged to the same group.

  And coincidentally, Tea Words had a clear knowledge of many of the businesses Head Hunters were used to conduct. The words he said just now should be a warning!

  Even though Uncle Sword had made deals with Class One Hall before and had wanted to earn even more from this incident, right now, he did not dare have this sort of thought.

  "Uncle Sword, you don't have to be so nervous. It doesn't matter to me just how much money Phantasmal Shadow spends in this." Tea Words' smile did not fade away. His expression was one of ease. "I'm just reminding you that you should be careful that Class One Hall and Blood Alliance might do something not beneficial to you."

  Uncle Sword said nothing, but his heart was filled with contempt.

  Ever since Tea Words and his group took action to help Happy break Barren Murderer's Fatal Flying Matrix, his view of Tea Words had completely changed.

  Uncle Sword took the initiative to change the topic from Head Hunters to Phantasmal Shadow's operation.

  "We still don't know whether Class One Hall and Blood Alliance can last through the attacks from Wind Assault Tower, One Emperor and the various factions of power in the Chinese server, so they won't have the chance and time to attack me. Besides, Wind Assault Tower chose to attack after Happy ignited the sparks in the war against Class One Hall, and they did it using the momentum One Emperor created. They launched their attack while the momentum against Class One Hall is high, and the sparks have already turned into a great flame that is burning through the plains! Class One Hall's destruction might come naturally in due time! No matter how strong Dream Clouds is, it's impossible for her to get through this disaster. She's going to face One Emperor and an empress, and even Empress Clouds will not be able to fend against this onslaught!"

  "I don't quite agree." Tea Words spun the winecup in his hand with a stern expression. "While Empress Shadow is extraordinary, and her Wind Assault Tower is indeed the strongest sect in the Chinese server, don't forget, it's entirely because of that incident that allowed her to become the strongest. If that incident had not happened and caused Class One Hall to have their foundation of strength largely damaged so that Wind Assault Tower could seize the chance to surpass them, Wind Assault Tower wouldn't be the strongest faction of power in the Chinese server right now."

  Uncle Sword's expression changed, but he remained silent.

  Since he was the leader of Head Hunters and the head of the biggest information brokering organization in the Chinese server, it was only natural that he would know just what was the incident Tea Words mentioned.

  It was the incident involving Happy one year and seven months ago.

  During the grand Sword Among Us tournament at Mount Hua, Happy had missed his match because he was delayed. Then, he was killed so many times at the foot of Mount Song that he was reduced to the level of a newbie, causing him to fall into a coma in reality, and he never woke up until recently.

  Then, Beautiful Robes Faction, which could only be considered as a first-class faction of power in World of Martial Arts, launched a suicidal operation against Class One Hall once they learned of this news.

  Then, other organizations attacked Class One Hall nonstop!

  They gathered and instigated multiple sects and players who disliked Class One Hall and launched an attack for vengeance that lasted for a few months!

  Class One Hall might have suppressed them multiple times during then, but since Beautiful Robes Faction had attacked them with the thought of killing as many of them as possible, they used everything in their disposal, from sneak attacks, assassinations, ambushes, and even poison and traps. They also used the forums to attack them, causing Class One Hall to be incredibly exhausted from the onslaught of attacks.

  Beautiful Robes Faction had indeed contributed to this, but Wind Assault Tower had also suggested to them what they should do, along with supporting them.

  Or else, a small sect and public denouncements would definitely not be able to cause such a huge giant in the Chinese server be in such a pathetic state.

  Uncle Sword said, "Dream Clouds is indeed a very powerful woman, and her methods are great. But it's even rarer that Phantasmal Shadow is able to seize a chance and snatch the title of the strongest sect from such a powerful opponent!"

  "Uncle Sword, do you know why I've never been willing to become just a member of Head Hunters and insist on entering the depths of the world of martial artists and get onto the stage of their conflict?"

  Uncle Sword said nothing about it.

  "Sometimes, perhaps the onlookers would be able to see what is going on clearly, but there are times where you don't know many of the real profound truths if you aren't truly involved in the situation! Your ambition is in earning money, and I am really only here to play the game." Tea Words' words made Uncle Sword frown a little.

  He said nothing.

  Tea Words spoke once more, "In truth, Dream Clouds should know that Phantasmal Shadow was involved in spurring things forward during that incident. Dream Clouds used a lot of methods when she attacked Beautiful Robes Faction, and Beautiful Robes Faction has indeed received help and information from certain people. Hence, we're able to be successful in every single one of our operations, which is something surprising, but you don't know that our ambition right from the start is to completely destroy Class One Hall with our youth, passion, and plan for vengeance. We had even staked everything we had in our plans when we fought against Class One Hall, and through it, we weakened Class One Hall bit by bit, wanting to make it walk into its own demise. But Dream Clouds' move in making Blood Robes leave Class One Hall caused many Beautiful Robes Faction members to lose our motivation to continue exacting our revenge."

  "...So there was actually something like this happening behind the scenes?" Uncle Sword was surprised.

  "If it weren't for Blood Robes leaving Class One Hall and Dream Clouds personally admitting that she wronged Happy, we would have continued with our operation, but Dream Clouds' move had indeed been something we didn't expect. After that happened, I knew that it was impossible for us to continue with our plan for vengeance."

  "Indeed… After all, the person who acted on behalf of Class One Hall was Blood Robes, not all of Class One Hall."

  "But that's not where Dream Clouds is at her best." Tea Words smiled wanly. "When she saw that the situation where Wind Assault Tower's status as the strongest sect had become something set in stone, Class One Hall did not fight over the title with Wind Assault Tower. Instead, they helped Blood Robes set up Blood Alliance and helped him gather a large group of evil players into the alliance. Because of it, even though Class One Hall lost their throne as the strongest sect in the Chinese server, the person who really has the strongest faction of power in the Chinese server is still Class One Hall and Dream Clouds!"

  Uncle Sword said nothing.

  "Aside from Blood Alliance, there's also Five Venoms, which is another first-class sect that can act independently. She also has Assassin Hall and Heaven's Music Sect, which are both famous organizations. All of them are not simple organizations. The reason behind why Phantasmal Shadow has never dared to officially declare war against Class One Hall is because of the strength Class One Hall can acc.u.mulate when these forces gather together."

  Tea Words sighed heavily and said, "This time, even though she managed a good fight through Happy and One Emperor, Phantasmal Shadow's chances of success are not high. Wind Assault Tower's strength is not enough to overturn Class One Hall, unless the players in the Chinese server and the factions of power can
attack in time, or less, the victor in this war might not be Phantasmal Shadow."

  When he heard this, Uncle Sword found himself unable to say anything.

  "Are you saying that I'm in a really dangerous situation."

  "Just a bit."

  Tea Words nodded, as if the matter did not concern him at all.

  Uncle Sword thought about this for a while before he looked up and stared at Tea Words in derision. "Alright, you've already made me become involved in the war, and now, you said a whole bunch of things to make me afraid because you're certain that I won't join Class One Hall. Consider me unlucky… Go on, just tell me. Do you need my help?"

  Tea Words smiled and moved his lips to send a private message.

  "Just a bit…"

  Chapter 1012 - Barrel of Gunpowder. Not Joining

  The flames of war waged everywhere.

  Ever since Happy took the lead and ignited the flames of war by continuously destroying two branches, causing Class One Hall to descend into an inexplicable state of unease and anger, Dream Clouds was in a horrible mood.

  The battle at Dragon's Gate led to the two thousand elites led by Barren Murderer all dying. Wind Assault Tower and One Emperor had forcefully attacked, and it also crushed the final thought of her thinking that she might have actually escaped a disaster by sheer luck when Happy did not kill them all. She had also been originally thinking about using the threads on the forum and the foundation of strength in Class One Hall to stall for time while she waited for Wild Wolves and Evil Emperor to join the fray in the Chinese server.

  Unfortunately, Wandering Know-it-all seemed to have noticed something from the fact that Evil Emperor had his information concealed, or else, it was impossible for One Emperor and Phantasmal Shadow to reach an agreement so soon. In fact, even Happy had joined them, and he traveled north from Nanking. Within one day, he was just sixty two miles away from Beijing.