Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "Him?"

  Happy did not give any remarks toward what Silver Wolf said. He just smiled faintly. "The amount of qi required to use Six Pulses Divine Sword is indeed not as great as One Emperor's sword technique, but its damage is not as great. He might seem to be doing great with all the damage he dealt to the evil cult elder, but in truth, he might not be able to kill him. This quest isn't that easy."

  Silver Wolf fell silent when he heard that. He nodded quietly, and when he looked at Happy, there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

  In truth, he had also noticed that if the evil cult elders wanted to leave, with the players' strength, it was impossible for them to catch up. Happy had been able to notice that and many other things during the battle, which was not something that any normal person could do.

  At that moment, Little North had already found a Universe Bag on the evil cult elder's corpse, and he shot over to them with incredible enthusiasm. "No matter how small the rewards are, they're still rewards. We can't waste them."

  As he spoke, he arrived in front of the duo and opened the Universe Bag in front of him to dig out the items.

  Mu Clan was already a clan with a lot of resources, so normal equipment and gold could no longer attract their attention. What interested them were only martial art manuals and special items.

  The results did not disappoint them.

  "Haha! Not bad, it's an ice palm technique."

  "Silver Wolf, take it." Happy made the decision and handed it to Silver Wolf.

  He knew that Ice Blue Flame Force was a supreme-grade martial art when he saw the evil cult elder execute it. The value of a supreme-grade martial art in Moksha Realm could be easily imagined, so Happy wanted it to be used by someone who could bring out its effects to the fullest.

  Only Silver Wolf would not let this martial art sink into obscurity.

  "Alright."

  Silver Wolf did not try to reject it out of politeness. He put away the martial art manual and did not look at the other things Little North brought out.

  "My goodness! As expected of an Inaction Realm martial artist, he has so much good stuff!" Little North brought out a few bottles with strange colors, and his face filled with joy.

  Happy knew with one glance that they were poison, and their poisonous properties were not low.

  "Boss, let me have these bottles, please!"

  Happy did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Deal! Since you contributed to the fight, you'll have part of the loot too."

  When he finished speaking, he could only take out the last few items by himself. Soon though, his expression changed, and he raised a simple plate from among the items. There were three words carved in flourish on it—Sky Demon Order!

  Chapter 564 - “Assist” Class One Hall

  Aside from one Ice Blue Flame Art and a few extraordinary poisons and antidotes, the evil cult elder also had Sky Demon Order and a few grade one masterpieces.

  Naturally, Happy remembered all the people who encircled and attacked the evil cult elder. Those who did not get anything would get Mu Clan's contribution points, but Wind Chimes had done quite a lot as well, even though she was not part of Mu Clan. Happy let her take the remaining items, but she just gave him a "you're real stupid, aren't you?" expression before she turned around and left him.

  Well, that was to be expected.

  Wind Chimes had always been Wandering Know-it-all's disciple, and it was superbly easy for her to kill someone with her sound technique. She did not need to care about loot, unlike normal players.

  Happy did not continue trying to argue with her. He let Thunderous Battle take care of the equipment the evil cult elder dropped while he took Sky Demon Order.

  Sky Demon Order!

  It was not very useful in the game right then, but when Sky Demon Sect became open to the public, it would turn into something that everyone wanted but could not get.

  The others were not puzzled by Happy's act of taking Sky Demon Order.

  They would instead find it puzzling if Happy was not interested in such a strange item.

  Once they finished distributing the loot, One Emperor also ended his fight. He had reacc.u.mulated his qi and finally got rid of the evil cult elder. But what Happy found to be a pity was that he did not manage to see One Emperor use his fifth and sixth slashes. It had to be because he had already used up too much of his qi, and he did not have the confidence to kill in one blow.

  But he won in the end and gained a point, which meant that he had five. However, if Vast Heaven killed an evil cult elder, it would end in a draw!

  In the meantime, Lin Xiao and Red Dust were beginning to be unable to handle the situation. As the evil cult elder became serious, Thunderous Battle, Momo, and the others also felt great pressure on their shoulders, and they were forced to ask for reinforcements.

  "Alright, the point will be mine, and the loot will be yours."

  Happy did not need to be too tactful with Chivalry Sect. Once they nodded and agreed to his offer without hesitation, Happy joined the battlefield in a flash.

  Momo had been suppressing the evil cult elder by quite a bit with her Throw Spirit Sphere, and Lin Xiao as well as Red Dust were also tough cookies. Now that Happy, Silver Wolf, and Wind Chimes joined the fray, he was instantly unable to handle the situation!

  The moment the evil cult elder was distracted, he was unable to fend against Momo's Throw Spirit Sphere. His body was struck repeatedly, and the piercing pain caused him to shout in anger.

  When he saw that two of his four companions had already died, his fighting spirit completely disappeared, and he tried to break out of the encirclement to flee for his life, but he was held back by Wind Chimes' sound attack. Then, Happy and Silver Wolf brutally blocked off his exit.

  "Isn't it too late for you to think about running?"

  Happy cackled in anger while he looked down from above. A golden dragon viciously sent the evil cult elder crashing back to the ground. The others caught up quickly then and beat him down!

  Silver Wolf's Red Flame Palm!

  Little North's Bone-corroding Palm!

  Momo's Throw Spirit Sphere!

  Lin Xiao's Kunlun Great Sword Technique!

  Red Dust's Arhat Staff Sword!

  With Happy's companions "taking care" of him, the evil cult elder staggered backward, and within a moment, he was covered in wounds. His qi was repeatedly drained, and his body fortification was destroyed. Soon, he no longer had the strength to fight back.

  No one knew whether there would be similar point acc.u.mulation quests later on, but as they persisted in fighting, Happy obtained one more point, and his total points reached nine.

  One Emperor stood alone on the other side and watched the people from Mu Clan work together. A faint hint of loneliness and envy shone in his calm eyes.

  *****

  In the blink of an eye, there were only three of the five evil cult elders left, but the remaining two did not show any signs of losing. One of them was in Dream Clouds, Lu Mingyue, and Zhou Yu's hands, while the other was in Vast Heaven's hands.

  However, Vast Heaven was not an idiot. He seemed to have noticed that Mu Clan had already obtained two points and knew that he had no hopes of obtaining the title of champion, which was why he decided to call Clear Music of Towering Palace to help him.

  Two other great players who seemed to have been impressed by Clear Music's charm also came over, and the quartet worked together to fight against the evil cult elder, which allowed them to finally obtain a greater advantage.

  The second evil cult elder also dropped a rather decent Moksha Realm martial art manual along with a few pieces of grade one equipment. There was also a low-grade demon vessel, Tang Sect's Heavenly Storm Net. If it was released from the palm, its element of surprise and damage was even above that of Pear Blossom Storm Needles.

  Lin Xiao and Red Dust giddily thanked Happy while they took the loot.

  When Little North saw that the loot from the evil cult elders was
so "rich", a thought appeared in his head. "Why don't we take down Class One Hall's evil cult elder as well? After all, we don't know how long it'll take before they finish theirs."

  "No comment."

  Thunderous Battle was Mu Clan's boss, and he would naturally not reject the great deal of adding high-grade resources to his clan. However, when he spoke, he still cast an inquiring gaze at Happy.

  Even though they were not attacking Class One Hall themselves, kill-stealing meant that they would be slapping Class One Hall in the face, and it might end up causing a bloody battle between the two top-class sects.

  Everyone's gazes gathered on Happy, who was also uncertain as to whether they should take action.

  Class One Hall and Mu Clan had already reached a point where they stayed out of each other's business and were at peace with each other, but Happy could sense that Class One Hall was recovering their strength and acc.u.mulating their power.

  Even though Mu Clan's growth was very fast, Happy did not want to give Class One Hall resources and time to catch their breath.

  "Cult Master Zhang."

  "Young Swordsman Happy, what is it? Please speak."

  Zhang Wuji was using his Nine Yang Divine Skill to heal some of the injured from the other sects as well as get rid of the cold poison in their bodies. When he heard Happy, he immediately opened his eyes, stopped circulating his qi, and responded to him.

  "If we work together to kill one evil cult elder, will it seem like we're not very righteous?"

  The group of players who were gathered beside Zhang Wuji were baffled.

  Zhang Wuji was also taken aback for a while. He did not understand what Happy meant, but he answered despite feeling dumbfounded. "The evil cult attacked Hero's Mountain Villa this time because they intend to destroy the righteous sects in one go. If you work together to fight against their disciples and elders right now, you will only reduce the number of casualties among those who walk down the same path as you. So naturally, working together is allowed."

  "Since Cult Master Zhang has already said these words, why are you still worried? Hurry up and help our friends over there to get rid of the evil cult elder!"

  When Happy said those words, ruminating looks immediately appeared in the gazes of the people from Mu Clan. The next moment, their eyes gathered on the five people fighting against the evil cult elder!

  Blood Robes and Monk with Thick Eyebrows might not have noticed it immediately, but Dream Clouds, Zhou Yu, and Lu Mingyue were top-class players who were incredibly s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e to other people's gazes.

  Mu Clan's gazes immediately made them on guard!

  Lu Mingyue scowled and suddenly stopped attacking. He pulled back all the flying needles that had surrounded the evil cult elder to attack him while he looked at Mu Clan.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Why aren't you fighting anymore?"

  Blood Robes immediately noticed Lu Mingyue's abnormality and realized that Dream Clouds and Zhou Yu had slowed down their rhythm as well. He was shocked, but soon caught sight of what had attracted their attention.

  Lu Mingyue sighed.

  "Forget it, my attack is still too weak. I can't kill this evil cult leader. You continue."

  Once he finished speaking, Lu Mingyue retreated from the battlefield and gathered together with Zhang Wuji and the group of players on the walls.

  Chapter 565 - Handing Over the Position Voluntarily

  'It's a pretense!'

  When the group noticed that Lu Mingyue had suddenly retreated from Class One Hall's battlefield while Mu Clan's group took action to brazenly approached Dream Clouds and the rest of Class One Hall to take care of the evil cult elder, the dozens of elites watching not too far away finally understood Happy's real intention.

  It was clear that he had taken a fancy of the evil cult elder that people from Class One Hall were fighting, but it was not convenient for them to go up and kill-steal straightaway, which was why he used Zhang Wuji's answer as a pretense to forcefully and righteously cut in in the name of helping those who walked down the same path as them.

  At least Lu Mingyue was sensible.

  Mu Clan was getting stronger day by day, and they were showing signs of replacing Class One Hall as the strongest sect in the game. Lu Mingyue knew that Cold Moon Palace could not provoke them, and he did not want to get involved in the fight between two gigantic forces, which was why he resolutely gave up on fighting against the evil cult elder to protect himself.

  Without Lu Mingyue holding the evil cult elder back, the four from Class One Hall sensed a faint hint of pressure. It was clear that they were no longer as at ease as before.

  When they saw Mu Clan's elites get closer to them, a hint of indignation and anger appeared in Blood Robes' eyes.

  'They're bullying us! They're blatantly bullying us!'

  Dream Clouds and Zhou Yu could see the solemnness and wariness in each other's eyes.

  "Haha! Don't worry, we won't snatch the point, we just want some loot."

  Little North was basically a brain cell in Happy's mind, and he knew that getting points right then was completely useless for them, so when they drew closer to Class One Hall's people, he loudly explained their actions.

  Because of it, Vast Heaven and his group felt a little more at ease! The group also appeared to be slightly less villainous in the other players' hearts.

  After all, the people here were all top-class players in the game, and they were not lacking in equipment. Everyone was fighting for points, but Mu Clan said that they did not need points, so it was only natural that they received some other rewards for their hard work.

  Little Norths' words allowed the other top players to relax. They were no longer wary of Mu Clan, and Class One Hall also got a good chance to extract themselves from the situation.

  "Since our friends from Mu Clan are willing to help, I will gladly welcome it. Blood Robes, baldy, we'll retreat. Let them handle this evil cult elder."

  Dream Clouds reacted very quickly. She smiled with her eyes closed, which made her look very charming.

  "None of us have any points, and even if we get one point, it won't be useful. Since Brother Lu gave up, we'll give up as well."

  Her words sounded very logical, and once she said them, it sounded as if they had not just attacked and occupied one evil cult elder for their own sect, but had helped Lu Mingyue. Because of it, it seemed like Class One Hall had not been bullied by Mu Clan, but once Lu Mingyue chose to give up, they left as well…

  "This woman is indeed good."

  Wu Kuo, who was in the crowd, thought that Class One Hall would definitely suffer a huge blow. Only when they saw that the situation had actually taken a gentle turn and things resolved peacefully and the people from Class One Hall left in a smooth motion under Dream Clouds' orders so that Mu Clan could take over, he finally sensed just how powerful was Dream Clouds.

  Phantasmal Shadow had a white veil over her face, as usual. She nodded slowly and gracefully, and her voice was airy and faint when she spoke. "With Dream Clouds' rationality and calmness, she would definitely not clash head-on with Mu Clan within a short period of time. Giving up is the right action."

  She then paused for a moment and looked toward Happy, who had not taken any action and frowned. "But that man is also very good. He actually used Zhang Wuji's answer as a pretense to interfere in a righteous manner and force Lu Mingyue to take the initiative to retreat. He's smart indeed."

  "That's smart?" Wu Kuo was stunned. "That boy is clearly against Class One Hall. Now, he's blatantly kill-stealing and forcing them to give up on the evil cult elder. He already has the title of champion in his bag with the points he acc.u.mulated, so is this really worth it for a bit of equipment?"

  Phantasmal Shadow's veil swayed slightly, and a hint of a smile flashed through her eyes. She then explained things in a very conceited manner.

  "Naturally, it's not worth it to break the peace between them for some equipment, but he doesn't seem to want to maint
ain peace with someone like Dream Clouds. That's right, it's not practical to think about maintaining peace and sharing the resources in the game with someone like Dream Clouds!

  "She has a view of the general situation, and she is also ambitious! This sort of person would not be satisfied with the current situation, or else, she would not have done something like attack and attempt to kill the higher-ups of Chivalry Sect in Eternal Peace Temple. After a few months of peace, the people in Mu Clan will have to become wary again."

  Wu Kuo was dumbfounded as he listened, and he mumbled, "Are you saying that he wants them to be prepared for danger even during peace?"

  "Yes." Phantasmal Shadow stared at Happy as he stood calmly by the side. "If he really wanted to stir up conflict and humiliate Class One Hall, he could have taken action personally, but he did not. This means that he still wishes to maintain the superficial level of peace."

  "Then… what is with the meaning behind him saying that he wants his members to be nervous, but also wants to maintain the superficial level of peace?"

  Wu Kuo frowned. He felt a little baffled and could not catch up with his little sister's thoughts!

  "If Happy doesn't take action, it means that Mu Clan doesn't wish to take the initiative to fight." Phantasmal Shadow pointed at a person in Mu Clan's team and said, "But don't forget that Thunderous Battle is the one who is the titular clan master of Mu Clan. If he attacks Class One Hall, it will be a signal to that hall."

  Once she finished speaking, she saw that Wu Kuo looked as if he had understood what she meant, but at the same time, like he had not understood a single word of what she said. She shook her head in resignation and said, "Forget it. I should not have told you those things."

  Once she finished speaking, she ignored Wu Kuo and left him with a muddled head while he thought of her words in vexation.