He stopped talking for a moment before Wu Kuo shouted even louder, "Brothers and sisters, that's why we must continue protecting the headquarters and fight for more time for the tower master!"
"AYE!" The people responded.
Wu Kuo's white lie caused the people in Wind Assault Tower to have even greater morale. Their arrows flew in the air, and they managed to stop countless enemies in three directions outside.
The situation in the hall also slowly turned better. As Happy held back Class One Hall's aces and Evil Emperor, more Class One Hall members were forced to retreat outside the headquarters. Wind Assault Tower was gradually able to retrieve their lost territory.
By the looks of it, Wind Assault Tower was gradually able to regain control over the situation.
This scene caused many Class One Hall members to feel a little dejected.
But many players in the streets were worried.
At that moment, Dream Clouds was rapidly mobilizing her troops in the streets and on the roofs!
The dead aces had returned swiftly from Guanlin Temple, and they stopped around Dream Clouds. All of them had already returned to their peak.
Thousands of archers had formed two square formations on the empty spot right in front of Wind Assault Tower's headquarters. They were ready to fight, and it was clear that they would not allow the gap they created in the defense line to close and the defense line to regain their footing.
Also, more than ten Five Venoms elites who had disappeared for a period of time had come out of the crowd. Under Proud over All Life's lead, they showed up outside Wind Assault Tower's headquarters.
As of now, it was clear that they did not need to use Ten Thousand Poison Matrix to fight against Wind Assault Tower. Ten Thousand Poison Matrix could also not threaten them, but the personal combat strength within the Twelve Gu Poison Disciples was pretty extraordinary. They could be considered as top-class elites on the battlefield. In fact, they could create unexpected results while they fought.
There was a sea of elites gathered outside Wind Assault Tower's headquarters!
All this was seen by Phantasmal Shadow and multiple martial artists!
Everyone's expressions turned much more solemn. They could sense that Dream Clouds had become serious with how dark her expression was, and she was planning as well as detailing the steps for an even stronger offense!
"Looks like Dream Clouds is prepared to deal a powerful blow."
"Immediately notify Wu Kuo and have him prepare beforehand." Phantasmal Shadow had a human skin mask over her face in the restaurant. She stared worriedly at her headquarters, which was vague in the distance, and her tone was firm.
"Understood."
"Also, continue contacting the four sect masters. Tell them the situation here in detail. The Chinese server has not lost yet! Have them make their decision quick!"
Phantasmal Shadow knew what those four were worried about, and she also knew that they will absolutely not want to take a gamble for Wind Assault Tower with their heads and all their benefits. However, she did not want to give up on the slightest opportunity. Once the four sects decided to join the fight, even though it might not be able to make her the victor, at the very least, her chances of winning would be increased by twenty percent!
"Understood!"
"Tower master, don't worry. Vice Tower Master Wu is doing pretty well right now. Evil Emperor has been around for a long time, and Class One Hall is being chased out slowly. We might be able to last until One Emperor arrives!" Someone cast a worried glance as Phantasmal Shadow paced around and tried to comfort her.
Phantasmal Shadow smiled bitterly and shook her head. "The fact that we have lasted for so long has nothing much to do with Wu Kuo. He's my big brother, would I not know how good he is? I left him in the headquarters to placate them and also increase their morale during critical moments. He's only doing what I told him to do, but I didn't expect that Evil Emperor would arrive so soon. He didn't even give me a chance to prepare.
"Fortunately… Happy is in the headquarters, and his strength has exceeded my expectations. If it weren't for him, the battle at our headquarters would have ended a long time ago."
Once she said this, Phantasmal Shadow sighed softly. "In truth, when Wandering Know-it-all and One Emperor told me about it, I didn't quite believe them, but now, if I can reverse time and have One Emperor as well as Happy work together, while I might not talk about them being able to fight against Evil Emperor, but at the very least, I have a seventy percent chance of taking the initiative to attack and chasing Evil Emperor out of the Chinese server!"
The people beside here were stunned silent when they heard this.
They did not expect that Phantasmal Shadow's assessment for Happy would be so high!
"Unfortunately, I already missed my chance. Dream Clouds must have already noticed Happy's strength as well and knows what sort of threat he can bring to the operation this time."
Phantasmal Shadow scowled. "Next, if I am Dream Clouds, I will fight on three fronts. I will use the Gu poison users to open another gap and continue sending people to the front to work together with Evil Emperor to create pressure on Wind Assault Tower! By doing so, the Tang Sect elites at the front of the hall will have to constantly be ready to split up to face the enemies."
The group fell silent. When they heard this, they turned their heads around to look in the direction where Wind Assault Tower's headquarters were.
Their expressions gradually turned dark, because they could tell that some of the aces near Dream Clouds had moved to another direction.
At the same time, another group of people continued heading to the front of the headquarters.
The Wind Assault Tower elites guarding Phantasmal Shadow looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Just as Phantasmal Shadow said, Dream Clouds had already realized how dire the situation was, and she had begun seizing every second she had to fight.
To them, this was not good news.
"Tower master, why don't we look for a place to fight our way through and meet up with our people in the headquarters?" Someone was unable to hold back and suggested.
Phantasmal Shadow shook her head slowly. She sounded dispirited. "Forget about the fact that we won't be able to move over. Even if we did, we won't be able to break the rhythm of Class One Hall's attack against the headquarters. Right now, the firepower at the other three fronts is balanced and steady, and if we go over, we will definitely be exposing our weakness and creating a gap in our defense to Class One Hall, and we will be speeding up the headquarters' destruction.
"We don't have a lot of people here, and even if we go back to the headquarters, we won't be able to do much. It's better if we quietly observe the situation and continue summoning reinforcements."
"Are we supposed to just sit here and wait while we watch our friends fight with their lives inside and do nothing?"
"As for now, I'm afraid so."
The moment Phantasmal Shadow finished speaking, the atmosphere in the restaurant instantly turned stern and cold.
Right then, Phantasmal Shadow suddenly gasped in surprise. "Lin Xuan."
Lin Xuan had been paying close attention to the situation in the headquarters on the roof. When he heard the urgent tone in Phantasmal Shadow's voice, he quickly answered. "Tower master?"
There was a hint of unease in Phantasmal Shadow's voice as she urgently said, "What's going on in the hall? A long time has passed, but no abnormality has happened. This isn't like Evil Emperor."
"I don't know. I can't see clearly. Class One Hall has just sent a group of people into our headquarters, and there are too many of them. But Evil Emperor hasn't done anything major—"
Once he said this, Lin Xuan's voice died away abruptly, as if someone had seized his throat and cut off his voice.
Soon, Lin Xuan cried out in surprise, and it was filled with anxiety and fear. "Tower master, Happy is dead?!"
All voices in the restaurant instantly disappeared.
Phantasmal Shadow immediately jumped to the roof, and her expression was incredibly dark.
Chapter 1049 - Last Breath
The situation changed!
This phrase would be the most apt to describe the current situation in Wind Assault Tower.
One moment ago, countless Wind Assault Tower members were incredibly excited because Happy had successfully lured away Evil Emperor's attention and helped Wind Assault Tower get rid of multiple aces from Class One Hall. Their morale was high, but they did not expect that in just the blink of an eye, the pillar of strength in Wind Assault Tower would crumble.
No one knew what happened in the middle.
Even Wu Kuo and a group of elites looked at each other at a loss before they stared at the few figures who appeared in Class One Hall's group. Their expressions turned incredibly dark.
The change happened too fast!
The group could not react to the situation at all. They just saw Evil Emperor's attack descend, and the area where Happy was exploded.
Then, Happy did not do what he did previously, where he quickly broke out and continued killing. Instead, a faint grunt rose from within, and a black flame shot up from the dust. Before Wind Assault Tower could understand what happened, Happy seemed to be rammed into by an incredibly powerful force, and he staggered. The true origin aura around him swiftly diminished, and the remaining two feet was soon reduced to only a thin layer. In the end, he did not even have the chance to fight back. He landed at Evil Emperor's feet while he was drenched in blood.
They s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths quietly, and countless gazes narrowed their eyes at that moment.
What did they see?
Happy's demon vessels might all be at the fourth echelon and were all at supreme grade, but during the moment just now, it was as if they had suffered multiple attacks. All his demon vessels, especially the ones covering his c.h.e.s.t and back, were damaged in multiple areas. Blood gushed out of the damaged parts, and his wounds were a bloody mess.
Compared to Happy, Evil Emperor, who was close to him, stood with his back straight. He was as mighty and great as ever, and he looked down at Happy, who was torn to bloody ribbons and was at the last of his breath by his feet. His gaze stopped for a few seconds at the fatal wound on his c.h.e.s.t, and no one could tell whether his expression was indifferent or grave. He mumbled, "If you had not been hiding for so long and fought against me head on, I will have definitely given you the fairest environment for you to fight against me. It's a pity…"
Evil Emperor's voice might be soft, and he might not have used any qi, but at that moment, the entire area was quiet. All gazes were directed at the same spot, and all that he said could be heard clearly.
It was only then that the group of Wind Assault Tower members saw a few figures walk out simultaneously from Class One Hall's crowd.
When they saw these people, Wu Kuo and the rest widened their eyes.
The one walking at the front was Lion's Roar Shi Huasheng, and beside him was the hidden force elite Luo Jing, to whom Happy had indirectly killed. Both people walked out of the crowd with complicated expressions and arrived next to Happy while he was clinging to life. They stared at his body for a while with their eyes sparkling. No one knew what they were thinking about, but they did not attack Happy, who had difficulty even moving.
Yes, Flame Wolf.
He had been lurking in the Chinese server all this while, and over the past half a month, he did not show up or reveal any news about himself.
He was different from Luo Jing and Shi Huasheng. He walked out of the crowd murderously and arrived near Happy. Then, he rudely kicked Happy, producing a loud thud in the process.
"Bastard! You're the reason why I didn't dare log in over the past ten days!"
"Urk!"
Every inch of Happy's body was in pain, and now, when that fierce stomp landed on his wound, he immediately felt as if he was about to die.
When they saw this, many people from Wind Assault Tower finally understood what happened.
Happy had been instantly killed because Class One Hall and Wild Wolves had worked together to fight against him!
With Flame Wolf's crowd control, Shi Huasheng's Lion's Roar, and Luo Jing's hidden force, these three people became unique top-class elites in the game. Once they worked together with the strongest player in the world, Evil Emperor, perhaps no one would be lucky enough to escape death. After all, this lineup could produce a very terrifying crowd control effect.
Wu Kuo and the rest saw that Flame Wolf was still using his foot to trample on Happy's body, and their eyes instantly turned bloodshot. They gritted their teeth and wanted badly to immediately give up on everything to rush forward and save him!
Who was Happy? Not a Wind Assault Tower member, that's what!
This was a fight concerning Wind Assault Tower's life and death, but for the sake of the Chinese world of martial artists, Happy had resolutely refused the invitation by the strongest organization with the greatest power in World of Martial Arts and stood by Wind Assault Tower to help them fight against Class One Hall and Wild Wolves.
Happy would not gain any benefits from this fight. In fact, he would be in grave danger, but Happy still stood out to help them, and he had even helped them last until now.
"All Wind Assault Tower members, hear me! Follow me and save him!" Wu Kuo's eyes were entirely red. He looked terrifying and murderous, as if he no longer cared about his own survival.
The group of elders beside Wu Kuo already noticed that Wu Kuo and the others' expressions were off, and they held them back with their bodies while they shouted, "Vice Tower Master Wu, you have to prioritize the whole situation above all else! The tower master is waiting for us outside, and we can't throw ourselves into disarray!"
Wu Kuo turned his head around and shouted, "Nonsense! If Happy dies, who among you can stop Evil Emperor?!"
He was the one who understood Wind Assault Tower's current situation the most, and he also knew that their reinforcements would need at least thirty-five minutes before they would arrive. But even at this moment, he still retained part of his rationality and did not voice out the predicament that Phantasmal Shadow and Beijing faced right then.
"Vice Tower Master Wu, Brother Happy can be revived after he dies! We still have a chance, don't let other thoughts cloud your judgment! We will have tens of thousands of people in the headquarters who need your command!"
Many of the elders spoke of Wu Kuo's importance with great sincerity and stopped Wu Kuo and his group with everything they had.
"Flame Wolf!" Evil Emperor glared at Flame Wolf.
Flame Wolf noticed Evil Emperor's disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e and pulled his leg back resentfully. Once he did, he did not forget to spit viciously in Happy's direction. "If you dare revive, I will kill you. You're the one who caused me to be humiliated so much at that time…"
Once he finished speaking, he took two steps back under Evil Emperor's gaze, which was gradually burning with anger. He no longer said anything.
Evil Emperor did not care about Wind Assault Tower falling into chaos after they lost their support. Once his gaze left Flame Wolf, he looked at Happy again with a slight frown.
"You're really good."
When they heard Evil Emperor talk to the dying Happy, Class One Hall stopped talking and listened attentively.
"You were hit twice, then struck by Lion's Roar and more than ten hidden forces. Then, even after that, you were struck another seven times by me, and you still managed to live. You're truly a tough one. As expected of Shaolin Temple's supreme classic, Tendon Changing Classic. If I let you grow a little more, you might be fully deserving of the title as the strongest player in the Chinese server. Even One Emperor will not be able to stand as your equal."
Boom!
Once Evil Emperor said those words, Class One Hall instantly burst into commotion.
Evil Emperor's appraisal toward Happy could be said to be incredibly high, but that was not all.
And even so, Happy seemed to not have died.
'This is…'
When they stared at Happy, who was at the last of his breath while he laid on the ground in a bloody mess, the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e of having their hatred vented and anger instantly disappeared without a trace, and those emotions were replaced by respect and shock.
When the people from Wind Assault Tower heard Evil Emperor's confession, they understood what happened to Happy just now, and while they were still angry, they were also filled with an emotion they could not describe. They did not know whether they should sigh in admiration or be happy for Happy's feats.
"Ha… ha…"
Just when everyone thought that Evil Emperor's description of the fight just now was the final words he would say before he killed Happy, Happy, who was heavily injured on the ground, suddenly moved his fingers and released a string of mocking words falteringly, "Evil Emperor… I'm not surprised… that you would… say it yourself… If I were… the one saying it… and telling everyone… that you relied on three people… to help you… before you managed… to defeat me… perhaps Wild Wolves and you… will be very humiliated… Haha…"
Countless people stared at Happy while he remained in his bloody state on the ground. They could not believe that a person who had suffered such grievous wounds would actually live and was still able to speak.
No one knew whether it was because Happy had revealed something or whether it was because of the mocking tone in Happy's words, but killing intent flashed in Evil Emperor's eyes. Then, he quickly recovered before he said calmly, "You can say whatever you want. Since you're still alive, I won't kill you."
He stopped talking for a moment before Evil Emperor looked down at him and said, "After I destroy Wind Assault Tower, I will stay in the Chinese server for a while. At that time, you can come and challenge me at any time you want."
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