Dream Clouds pondered it for a moment before she quickly wrote two letters and sent them via messenger pigeons.
*****
The system's protection of a sect's headquarters had just passed for Xuancheng.
Blood Robes cast a glance at the letter Dream Clouds had sent him before he quietly crushed it. A relieved smile appeared on his handsome and m.a.t.u.r.e face, and he raised his arm without hesitation.
"Attack!"
The members in the first two rows moved forward a few feet, drew their bows, and nocked their arrows…
But against their expectations…
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A dense volley of arrows rose from above the headquarters and instantly fell on them. The first group of archers was forced to scatter but practically all of them still got injured.
However, the equipment of Class One Hall members was pretty good, and their body fortification levels were not too low either. Not a single person died in the first round of attacks.
"They're just cornered beasts fighting in desperation."
Blood Robes rode on his tall and big horse behind the group. Upon seeing the injured, a hint of coldness finally appeared on his smiling face. With mockery in his voice, he said, "They're just a group of amateurs. Today, we'll give them a lesson they'll never forget and let them know that professional guilds are not to be provoked easily."
Class One Hall's counterattack was incredibly fierce, and the arrows they fired were swift and strong.
One round, two rounds...
Their attack speed was incredibly quick. While taking turns releasing arrows, they also pushed forward. They took each other's place with great coordination; their teamwork was flawless.
Under Class One Hall's fierce and frequent attacks, Beautiful Robes Faction's attacks instantly became much more scattered, and they could fire only less than two-thirds of their original number of arrows.
However, that was still enough to make Blood Robes look at them with slight fear.
He originally thought that once Class One Hall suppressed them with its full force, Beautiful Robes Faction would not be able to hold on and would take the initiative to come out to fight. He did not expect that they would still have the power to counterattack. By the looks of it though, the students had a pretty good leader.
When Class One Hall advanced to less than sixty-five feet away from the walls of the headquarters, they were still unharmed, and their morale rose even higher.
Instead, Beautiful Robes Faction seemed to have been suppressed so greatly that they had no way of fighting back under the increasingly stronger volleys of arrows. Their attacks grew weaker and weaker!
"Hmph! They're too weak to even serve as competition." Blood Robes was full of spirit, and he gave a loud order, "Charge!"
Rumble! Rumble!
A violent aura swept through the entire area, and as their robes fluttered, countless people jumped into the air. They swung their weapons to parry the arrows that flew at them from the headquarters and charged inside at an astonishing speed.
Countless players who were watching the fight around the headquarters had grave expressions on their faces.
They did not expect that Beautiful Robes Faction would be breached so soon and descend into a cruel and bloody fight.
*****
Within a restaurant outside Class One Hall's branch in Vast Martial City was a group of Tang Sect disciples. They leaned against the windows with stern expressions while they quietly stared at the gold and silver figures walking into Class One Hall's branch.
"He is indeed very brave. Happy does live up to his name as the top ranked player on the Famous People Rank." The person who spoke was Tang Feng, the Tang Sect disciple who had engaged Happy in a violent fight some time ago!
A girl beside him with a pretty face and clear eyes also spoke up. "Big Brother Feng, Happy's equipment is pretty good. We can't have the people from Class One Hall take it."
"Happy will never do something he's not confident in. Since he's here, Class One Hall's headquarters are in danger." Tang Feng smiled faintly and downed his wine in one go. Then, his eyes sparkled. "We definitely have to take Happy's equipment, but not now. Assassin Hall isn't a lightning rod."
Right after he finished speaking, a white messenger pigeon appeared and landed steadily on his shoulder.
"It's here." Tang Feng smiled.
Chapter 379 - Power Not Compromised?
Assassin Hall was an organization for hire that was formed by Tang Sect disciples. They did not form their own sect, but their fame spread out. The reason behind that was because Tang Feng, who was ranked seventh on the Dragon Rank, had already accepted many assassination tasks. He would kill anyone for a million taels of silver, and by then, he had killed at least seventeen sect masters and powerful players on the Dragon Rank and Phoenix Rank.
The other members in Assassin Hall also had extraordinary abilities. They relied on Mystical Realm hidden weapons techniques and all sorts of hidden weapons that had poison within them. They claimed that every single member of theirs had the power to fight against powerful players on the Dragon and Phoenix Ranks.
Over the past month or so, even though Assassin Hall did not have a place to stay, their presence had been deeply etched within many sects' hearts!
To Tang Feng, however, there was a problem with Assassin Hall's perfect record when they failed to kill Happy.
During that time, he had personally attacked and used all his techniques, but even though he managed to force Happy to bring out his Golden Armor Set, he did not force Happy to use his full strength and still ended in failure.
Hence, when he received the employment from Hall Master Dream Clouds of Class One Hall again, Tang Feng laughed.
Even though Tang Feng was in a bad mood and last time had attacked with every means at his disposal, when he thought of Happy's fame and prestige as well as the benefits and reputation they would gain from killing him, he simply could find a reason to reject her request.
*****
Boom!
The gate of Class One Hall's branch sect in Vast Martial City shattered with a bang, but Happy's expression did not change. He just walked inside indifferently.
When the members of Class One Hall saw Happy step into the headquarters, they were finally unable to hold themselves back. A few of them brought out their throwing knives and hidden weapons.
"Attack!"
The use of all sorts of hidden weapons and throwing weapons drew the curtains for the battle.
Happy and All-powerful Medicinal Stone vanished from the spot at the same time.
All-powerful Medicinal Stone might have lain dormant for a long time, but he had never neglected practicing his lightness skill and sword techniques. He was as fast as ever, and he shot into the crowd like a phantom. Where he passed, people cried out in pain, and their body fortifications were treated as nothing by All-powerful Medicinal Stone. Wounds that were not too deep but not entirely shallow appeared on arms and legs.
"Sacred Spirit Sword Technique?"
Happy was originally a little worried about All-powerful Medicinal Stone, but when he saw the small circles of light that were formed by sword light on All-powerful Medicinal Stone's sword along with how easily he moved through the crowd, his eyes lit up, and he became at ease.
The man actually had the Twenty-one Sacred Spirit Sword Techniques.
It was one of the supreme grade Mystical Realm sword techniques, and it was incredibly fast! It could ignore all sorts of defensive body fortifications and injure the enemy directly. The user did not need to infuse any sort of qi into the attack, which was why the user's attack would not be affected by body fortifications and could directly damage the enemy. It was considered as a very unique sword technique.
Its only weakness was that its damage was low, and while it could gain the upperhand in a fight, once the fight dragged out, the user's body fortifications would begin to falter, and it would be very easy for
them to find themselves at a disadvantage.
Upon understanding that, Happy looked away resolutely.
Clear Abyss released a shocking sword light.
A dark blue sword glare that had faint dark and red flowing light in it crashed violently into the first five Class One Hall members who did not have the time to dodge!
The sword light flashed in an arc, and it swiftly increased in brightness.
The five people looked as if they had been struck by lightning. Their body fortifications simply could not help them dissolve Happy's attacks. The moment they swayed, they coughed up blood and crashed into the people behind them.
Happy activated Phantasm Body Movement Skill and quickly followed the five into the crowd.
'Wind Spirit Spin!'
Once he located the five people who were injured, he moved among them without stopping. When he heard the system's notification, he shifted his gaze to another direction.
Two slashes.
Five people!
The disciples from Class One Hall s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths.
'Did Happy really die once?'
A very unrealistic question suddenly flashed in their hearts.
Each Class One Hall member had very extraordinary abilities. If they fought at full strength, they could even fight against top-tier elites for some time.
But they had no way of fighting back in front of Happy.
He killed them with two slashes.
How could a person who had already died once and had his abilities reduced by 20% still have such strong damage?
On top of that, Happy's attack speed and movement speed were not that much slower than what they saw in the battle replays. Instead, they seemed to have improved.
That was not logical! Just what was going on?
In the blink of an eye, Happy killed a dozen people in the crowd, and more than twenty people were injured.
When anyone's attacks landed on Happy, hiss body did not even shake, and he could remain in his stance, which was why his attack pattern was never interrupted. Aside from him dodging a little when his head was about to be threatened, he did not bother with evading any attacks. He just concentrated on chasing after Class One Hall disciples.
In just three minutes, nearly half of the less than one hundred members in the branch were dead.
All-powerful Medicinal Stone had killed two people, but those around him were covered in blood and looked incredibly pathetic and miserable.
At some unknown point in time, the walls outside Class One Hall had become filled with onlookers.
Most of those people had come over once they heard the news to watch the fight and enjoy the excitement. Of course, there were also elites who targeted Happy's equipment, but when they saw him charging about and spilling blood in Class One Hall's branch, the players with ulterior motives instantly dismissed the thought of engaging him in a fight.
'He's too terrifying!'
Even when a dozen people's attacks landed on him, he did not move. With two slashes as a counterattack, he would kill them…
He seemed to have come infinitesimally close to Ninja King in defense and attack.
All-powerful Medicinal Stone suddenly shouted, "Happy, don't play around with them anymore! Just destroy their foundation!"
Alarmed, Happy quickly looked around and discovered a group of people swiftly closing in on the branch with steady and uniform footsteps. He immediately scowled and used two slashes to force back the Class One Hall members who tried to hold him back.
With a tap against the ground, his golden bell appeared around him, and while he withstood a few people's attacks, he moved lightly to the foundation which was in front of the hall.
"Stop him!"
"Attack together! We can't let him destroy the branch's foundation!"
Class One Hall members regarded Class One Hall's glory and dignity very importantly, especially when there were many people watching them. If two people managed to destroy their foundation, it would be the same as someone giving a vicious slap to their face. They would not even need to think about being able to gain a footing in Vast Martial City in the future, and they could not puff out their c.h.e.s.ts proudly anymore.
Happy lifted his sword and swung it down!
"AAAAHHHH!"
A group of Class One Hall members were filled with anger. They jumped into the air and pounced on Happy, who was on the headquarters. They did so without caring about their own safety. Their weapons shone with all sorts of light, and they viciously slashed at him.
Happy's actions paused for a moment. He raised his head proudly to stand against the thirty or so Class One Hall members coming at him, and a dazzling tri-colored light exploded from his hands.
It crashed into the group's c.h.e.s.ts under the power of Wind Spirit Spin.
Meanwhile, even though Happy had to withstand quite a lot of attacks from the people at the front row, he did not sway. The only sign that he was attacked was that the golden bell shuddered with a buzz and became slightly dimmer.
He tapped against the air, and the second sword light charged forward!
Thirty or so people froze in the air and coughed up blood. They flew out at an even faster speed, and quite a number of people did not manage to even climb back up to their feet.
A fierce light shone in Happy's eyes, and he caught up to them like a phantom. He was about to kill them before he returned to destroy the foundation when a shout made his pause.
"STOP!"
The members of Assassin Hall, led by Tang Feng, had finally arrived!
Chapter 380 - Attack! Sword Force
"Stop!"
Happy might have paused when he heard that unfamiliar but also familiar voice, but he did not obediently let go of the Class One Hall members who had been injured. Clear Abyss drew a line in the air at an even faster speed before he put it into its sheath. The motion was done in one breath.
Bang! Bang!
Dozens of Class One Hall members who wanted to climb up shone with blood-red light on their c.h.e.s.ts. They lost their lives and fell to the ground.
At that moment, there were fewer than ten injured Class One Hall members in the branch within Vast Martial City who stood far away while they stared at Happy with fear and anger. They held their weapons tightly as if they were facing a great enemy.
"You…"
Tang Feng rushed into the branch like the wind. When he saw that his shout had not been able to stop Happy from killing the Class One Hall members, his expression became very unpleasant.
Happy calmly flung his Clear Abyss to the other ha
Chapter 381 - Emperor Shocks World!
The moment dust fell, there was not a single person where Happy stood. The ground where he had stood before was stuck full of all kinds of hidden weapons. They were fixed in a circular area of sixty-five feet while shining with a poisonous glint. The bolts that could pierce defenses and fine, venomous needles brought fear to all who saw them.
However, the formation of Tang Sect disciples was completely scattered when Happy charged into their midst while dust was still in the air. There were more than forty of them, and their bodies were full of all sorts of sinister hidden weapons. The people who did not die by sheer luck looked at the devastation on the ground, and their faces were so pale that they were bloodless.
When they remembered what had happened before, they felt as if they had gone through an unprecedented nightmare!
The sword force with an unparalleled and breathtaking light had killed their leader, Tang Feng, with just one strike. The formidable player who was ranked seventh on the Dragon Rank had actually been struck down within an instant.
While the group was dazed and filled with shock and fear, Happy rushed forward like a phantom from the roaring dust.
Tang Feng's death upset the Tang Sect disciples, and they brought out all the various hidden weapons they were skilled with and threw them.
Happy attacked in a frenzy, and dazzling sword light moved about f
reely.
A few seconds later, a tragedy was gradually revealed.
Not many of the hidden weapons from the Tang Sect disciples managed to hit Happy. Most of them landed on their comrades across from them, and they looked as if they had been turned into a mesh.
While the Tang Sect disciples were terrified and gave up on attacking, Happy easily killed them.
Not a single one among the dozens of people was left alive.
Happy drew his Clear Abyss from the last person and looked around coldly. The sound of something falling from high above rose continuously from beyond the walls. Quite a number of people left Class One Hall's branch guiltily. Most of them were people from sects who had participated in the attack to encircle and kill Happy outside the city.
When they saw Happy looking at them indifferently and mercilessly like a demon, how could they not feel fear in their hearts?
*****
Boom!
With no one bothering him, All-powerful Medicinal Stone quickly completed his task of destroying the black stone plate. A loud and clear bang rose, and the foundation shattered.
"Destroyed one Class One Hall branch! Received two hundred thousand taels of silver, which Class One Hall had used to set up their branch, along with seven hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver from the branch storage, as well as various resources."
At the moment All-powerful Medicinal Stone completely destroyed the branch foundation, he suddenly heard the system rattling off a series of numbers, and he was instantly stunned. He remained dumbfounded for a long time.
When he registered the situation, he quickly shot to Happy's side and asked him about what was going on.
"This is very normal. The people from Class One Hall didn't expect that we could destroy their foundation, and the higher-ups aren't around as well, so it's impossible for them to have moved the items in the branch storage away. We got lucky."
"You should be the one holding these things. Beautiful Robes Faction is in trouble now, and they'll definitely need resources and money…"
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