"Kill them!" they gave the order.
A group of players surrounded the two vixens who were still running around wildly and did not know what was going on. They brought out their weapons and killed the two fox monsters.
Boom!
At the end of the first level of Fox Cave was a huge mountain rock. Under hundreds of players' gazes, it let out deafening roars before it slid down.
A huge dark cave appeared before everyone!
It was the entrance to the second level of Fox Cave.
Situ Luoyu laughed and said, "Everyone, you must already know that some unexpected situations have arisen today. The number of resources in the first level was disrupted by Happy's party, causing many of us to be unable to gain any benefits whatsoever.
"Fallen Feathers Sect has also been harmed by his actions, but we can only express our regret toward this. However, there are still resources in the second level. Yet the Mystical Realm White Foxes and the hidden boss Dead She-wolf are very difficult to deal with. Once we enter the second level, let's fight on our own based on our abilities! I hope that we'll all be able to get some rewards."
He paused for a moment, and his tone changed. "I'll stop talking now. Everyone, please enter!"
Situ Luoyu stood at the entrance to the second level and made a gesture to invite the other sects to enter.
The moment he finished speaking, the sects responded.
"If that's the case, then we'll take our leave first!"
A group of people swiftly walked out, thanked Situ Luoyu with their fists in their palms, and entered the second level impatiently.
"Let's go!"
The leaders of the sects quickly brought their men and charged into the second level.
The second and the first levels were different!
Even though the second level was more dangerous, the entrance itself was not. Besides, there were not many rooms in the second level. This meant that the resources were not as plentiful as in the first level either. If they killed a fox monster, it would not respawn. If they did not fight for a time, they might not be able to get any loot.
Even Chivalry Sect entered the second level swiftly. They did not spend any time for small talk.
The two leaders crossed their arms and stood around leisurely. They watched with faint smiles on their faces the sects push and shove each other to enter the second level. The two men looked very relaxed.
When only the people of the two sects were left at the entrance, a bleak gust of cold wind blew at the group who was fully equipped and waiting to fight.
"We should leave now, or else they will begin to suspect us."
"Haha, you're right. Please, go on ahead!"
Situ Luoyu smiled and made a gesture for Solitary Perpetual Joy to enter.
Solitary Perpetual Joy did not decline Situ Luoyu's offer. He swept his gaze over the entrance, and the people from Perpetual Joy Sect brought their men in a continuous stream!
Once Perpetual Joy Sect and Fallen Feathers Sect entered the second level, Situ Luoyu became the last person to enter the second level. When he arrived at the entrance, he suddenly paused for a moment, feeling like he had just heard something. He instinctively turned his head around to cast a glance at the tunnel to the right.
A light crease appeared at the center of his eyebrows. He listened for a few seconds, but he did not hear anything again, and the crease disappeared. He shook his head and entered the second level without even turning his head around.
The entrance to the first level of Fox Cave was completely silent.
A figure clad in Yellow Dragon Archer Gear moved out of a corner of the right tunnel, which was the last place Situ Luoyu had observed. The person had a heroic bearing. The young man stared at the spot where Situ Luoyu had vanished and frowned slightly. Clearly, he was Happy, whom Situ Luoyu and Solitary Perpetual Joy thought had left Fox Cave.
He turned around resolutely.
Happy moved toward the second junction, then stopped in front of a normal-looking stone wall.
Whoosh!
Hundred-battle Saber landed in his hand, and a dark blue saber glow shone.
Rumble!
The stone wall in front of him suddenly showed the picture of a ferocious beast baring its fangs. It crumbled instantly, and as dust flew in the air, it revealed a black cave.
"Ack, blergh." Little North moved out with an expression that said he thought he was unlucky while he fanned off the dust. He stood in front of Happy.
"What the heck is that place? It stank of fox, I almost died from the smell!"
All-powerful Medicinal Stone was in disbelief. He stared at Happy as if he was staring at a ghost.
"We've been exploring this place for more than a month, and we never discovered something like that. How did you notice it?!"
He was sure that it was the first time Happy had come to Fox Cave, so how did he notice the secret mechanism that even the veterans did not know about?
Chapter 196 - Chivalry Sect is in Trouble
The second level of Fox Cave was a little more complicated compared to the first level. It was a little smaller, but every single cave was connected with each other, and there were move of them. There was also a varying number of White Foxes in each cave.
The ones with fewer White Foxes would have from seven to eight. The ones with more would have around twenty or so.
White Foxes were not too hard to handle if people ran into a small number of them, but if they ran into a lot of White Foxes in one go, even the three great sects would face trouble!
At that moment, seven White Foxes were surrounded by Chivalry Sect. They formed teams of six-seven people each and took turns attacking the White Foxes. They fought madly and gradually reduced the health of the White Foxes. Even though their progress was not quick, the safety measures they took were incredible to see.
The pelts of the White Foxes were very valuable and could be used to make high-grade leather armor. The quality was equivalent to the lowest-grade masterpiece, and the cost for one was around ten thousand taels of silver crumbs. The price of it alone was very impressive.
On top of that, the White Foxes' drop rate for high-tier martial art manuals was much higher than the vixens', and there was also a chance for them to drop the high-tier lightness skill manual—Fox Monster's Phantasmal Shadow.
Chivalry Sect was the only player sect that suffered rather minimal impact on the trip to Fox Cave. They were also the only sect that could move at ease in the second level.
Red Dust was a rather calm person and noticed the displeased, wary, and hostile gazes from the other sects. Hence, once they entered the second level, he tried not to take any risks to enter the depths of the second level and attract too much of the White Foxes' attention. He just did everything according to routine and took every step forward carefully. He could be considered to have done things according to standard.
However, the day was not bound to pass by calmly.
Just when Chivalry Sect's group were in the middle of fighting against the White Foxes, a group of people not too far from them exchanged a strange gaze. Then, one of them quietly left the group.
Soon, a person suddenly rushed into the cave where Chivalry Sect was with a large skulk of White Foxes with feminine looks but fierce expressions on their tail. The fox monsters rushed into the cave with loud whooshes from their astonishing speed and made a ruckus with their piercing, demonic screeches. In an instant, Chivalry Sect's members, who had been paying full attention to the White Foxes on their side, were so shocked that their faces turned pale.
"What's going on?!"
"Someone caused trouble! Hurry up and lure them away…"
Red Dust reacted quickly. When he noticed that there was something off about the person who came over, he quickly rushed out of his group and looked at the stranger. The longsword was placed horizontally before his c.h.e.s.t, and his expression was full of wariness.
However, the unfamiliar player seemed to have fixed hims
elf on them, and he came charging at them.
"Bastard!"
With a furious yell, Red Dust erupted with an astonishing presence. His longsword shuddered, and a loud boom rose into the air. He intended to pierce through the c.h.e.s.t of the player who tried to lure that large leash of White Foxes to them, but the person still managed to achieve his goal.
The moment he died, the gazes of the large skulk of White Foxes fixed on Red Dust and the people from Chivalry Sect. With noisy and clamorous demonic screeches, the White Foxes rushed at them.
The caves were all small. Once the large skulk of White Foxes charged in, they blocked most of the exits, which left Red Dust wrought with anxiety. He had to give up on saving his brothers and lure away most of the White Foxes to another exit.
But at that moment, a group of people who had been sitting on the ground to circulate their qi suddenly rose and moved to block the path of Red Dust, who was in a hurry.
The leader smiled coldly and said, "You're still thinking of leaving? You killed our brother right in front of us, then stole our kill AND our drops. Did you actually think that there's no one who will dare to attack Chivalry Sect?!"
When faced with the man's righteous anger, Red Dust, who had been shocked and angered, was stunned to the point that he nearly stopped moving. "Nonsense! When did I—"
But he did not manage to finish his words.
"Kill him!"
The person before him did not have any interest to hear him defend himself. He sneered coldly and simply gave his order.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three hidden weapons instantly went flying at Red Dust from the group who stood at the entrance to the tunnel.
"You're despicable!"
Red Dust finally understood: The group had planned everything since the start. They wanted to trap Chivalry Sect and kill all of their people. He roared, and the qi around him surged vigorously.
Boom!
A presence that surpassed those in Blessed Realm spread out from Red Dust! He put away his sword and attacked with his fists! Two illusory waves of qi that looked like an air wall quickly formed. The hidden weapons clashed against them with a bang.
Cling, cling, clang!
The hidden weapons bounced off and flew everywhere. They missed their target entirely.
Everyone's expressions changed!
When they sensed the astonishing qi that had erupted from Red Dust's body, a thought that surpassed their expectations suddenly popped up in their minds.
'Mystical Realm!'
With an enraged roar, Red Dust charged at the group with the force as mighty and fierce as a dragon. The skulk of White Foxes was behind him, and he had no room to hesitate. He could only fight swiftly so that he would have time to save his sect members.
His body fortification technique began circulating on its own. It received a 30% boost because of Mystical Realm, and it made Red Dust's personal defense so strong that he could negate most of the Blessed Realm players' damage. His longsword appeared again like a phantom, and the blade shot forth like a hissing snake.
His agile movements and attacks that were as fierce as a titan's sent the three people who blocked his path sprawling on the ground with one hit.
But Red Dust was injured slightly. It was impossible for him to take care of every aspect of the battle while he fought against a large group of players with high-tier martial arts. Besides, he also had White Foxes behind him. Before him was a group as vast as the ocean and as boundless as the sky, but if he took a step back, he would die with no body to be buried!
"You forced my hand!"
Once he sustained two more slashes, Red Dust growled!
He attached his longsword to its sheath, and his weapon became twice as long! He moved like a whirlwind and positioned himself in the middle of the crowd, then, the shadows of a staff appeared beyond his flashing sword.
The shadows of the staff overlapped with each other, and the air roared.
The longsword in Red Dust's hands was treated as a staff. In a flash, he changed his agile fighting style to one that used staff techniques, which were bold and unrestrained. He was fierce and sharp.
All those who came into contact with the longsword's fierce attacks would spill blood. Those who were struck by the sheath felt as if they had been struck by a great force. Their bodies would fly horizontally, and they would cough up blood nonstop.
In the blink of an eye, most of the group that blocked Red Dust died.
The ones remaining were even more unfortunate.
Red Dust might seem like a careless person, but he had a shrewd and meticulous side to him. He twisted his body and moved out from the center of the crowd so that the White Foxes who chased after him would change their target.
"Ah!"
"Run!"
All sorts of screams rose and fell within the cave.
Once they were baptized by the bloody scene and thoroughly suppressed, all the people who wanted to bring trouble to Chivalry Sect spilled their blood and died.
"Vice sect master, you're amazing!"
The people from Chivalry Sect were in high spirits and shouted to boost Red Dust's morale.
The ploy against Chivalry Sect had been negated by Red Dust. But just when he was about to lure the remaining White Foxes away and leave the area, groups of players came continuously from the cave where the other skulk of White Foxes had went.
The people from a few different sects entered the cave one after another.
When they saw the devastating sight, the torn human limbs left on the ground after the White Foxes had massacred the previous group along with the uniform sect emblems on the corpses, the witnesses could not help but suck in a sharp breath! Their enraged and wary gazes moved back and forth between Red Dust and the people from Chivalry Sect!
"You slaughtered the members of the sect alliance for your own personal gains. Is this how Chivalry Sect does things, even though you claim yourselves to be chivalrous and justice?"
The voice came from behind the newcomers!
The expressions of those from Chivalry Sect changed drastically. When they turned around, they saw Situ Luoyu enter the cave with the elites of Fallen Feathers Sect. There was a dark look on his face, and his eyes were full of mockery and disdain.
"How virtuous! How very virtuous of all of you!"
Chapter 197 - Appear in the Second Level
"Something major happened!"
Bai Lang had remained in the same posture in front of his computer for more than ten minutes. He had a cold slice of bread in his hand while he watched a battle replay that was playing on his screen with a dumbfounded look.
From the moment the first video that led to everyone on the website rebuking and cursing Chivalry Sect for doing something as dirty as kill stealing, he noticed with a keen eye that Chivalry Sect, who had built a strong name for itself in the game, was in trouble.
Regardless of what reputation they had, the act of Red Dust, the vice sect master of Chivalry Sect killing the member of Heart Seeking Sect who was in charge of luring the monsters, was very clear in the battle replay.
A player of Heart Seeking Sect had recorded the entire event by coincidence. He had avoided recording the people from Chivalry Sect, so it was a very simple scene of Red Dust using his great strength of Mystical Realm and power of someone who was ranked 84th on the Dragon Rank to kill thirty or so players from Heart Seeking Sect.
Soon after the battle replay was uploaded on the official website, various commentators began to curse Chivalry Sect!
Then, Fallen Feathers Sect and the other sects came onto the scene. The members of Chivalry Sect were suppressed by various sects working together. The fifty or so people had been taken care of, and only Red Dust managed to escape.
At that moment, another battle replay appeared, and it allowed Chivalry Sect, who was at the verge of facing a storm, to receive a chance to fight back while at their last breath!
During the intense battle between them and the
White Foxes, one of them had coincidentally activated the recording function and recorded the entire process of Heart Seeking Sect luring the monsters, the act of Heart Seeking Sect blocking Red Dust's path, and their intention of trapping them and killing them. It became the most valuable proof for Chivalry Sect to launch their counterattack.
Once that battle replay was uploaded, the tides instantly changed.
Chivalry Sect was saved from being drowned in the swamp of accusations cursing them for injustice. Everyone began to examine the situation and cursing Heart Seeking Sect for their despicable act, but there were also some people who wondered whether a grudge had been formed between Chivalry Sect and Heart Seeking Sect while they were in Fox Cave.
However, there were also a group of people who were shocked and puzzled by Fallen Feathers Sect and the other sects' timely arrival, along with their unhesitant stance and determination in destroying the great Chivalry Sect.
The third battle replay was uploaded on the official website immediately after that. It was Red Dust who had taken the initiative to upload the battle replay from his perspective.
From the battle replay, the people saw that even though some of the sects that had been used by Fallen Feathers Sect apologized to Chivalry Sect and pulled out from the meaningless fight, Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect's reaction was incredibly strange.
Red Dust was attacked by the people from the two sects a few times, and every single time, they would try to kill him without hesitation. They did not show any sort of regret nor were they apologetic in any way. When they saw him, they immediately tried to kill him without any mercy.
This made many people realize that everything had been a scheme against Chivalry Sect!
And their Vice Sect Master Red Dust was in jeopardy, trapped in the second level of Fox Cave. He was forced to hide in the depths, where Dead She-wolf, the hidden boss of the second layer, was stationed.
[Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect are so despicable!]
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