"The moment Chivalry Sect starts to fight against Wind and Rain alliance, you'd have already fallen into the mastermind's trap! At that time, more enemies will appear, and things will definitely progress in a direction that we won't be able to predict."
"Even though Night Rain Follows Wind made a promise to us saying that he will restrain part of the sects in Wind and Rain Alliance, we can't be certain whether the other sects will interfere behind his back or whether there will be other moles who will instigate other forces to intervene. Perhaps the mastermind will send someone to put on a disguise to b.u.t.t into this matter. All these things might happen."
Happy stopped talking for a while before continuing in a heavy tone. "If you truly fight against them, while it's impossible for Wind and Rain Alliance to win, Chivalry Sect will also suffer terrible losses. At that time, how am I supposed to just stand by and watch? There is no way Mu Clan will do nothing as well."
His words helped Lin Xiao realize that the matter was not as simple as he thought it to be.
"Then what should I do?" Lin Xiao frowned, s.u.c.k.e.d in a breath, and said, "Because of Xie Yi's instigations, the people in Wind and Rain Alliance have been trying to take over Chivalry Sect's resource points every day. If this continues, Chivalry Sect will end up in a state of unrest."
Happy said nothing for a moment. While he pondered over this issue, a messenger pigeon flew into the restaurant and landed on his shoulder under Lin Xiao's surprised gaze.
Happy took it without batting an eyelid and swept a glance over the letter.
"Big Brother Lin, looks like we can be certain who is taking action against Chivalry Sect now."
"Hmm?"
Lin Xiao was stunned. He could not help but look at the messenger pigeon in Happy's hands.
Happy suddenly said some words that Lin Xiao could not wrap his head around. "Big Brother Lin, do you know that there is a rare fleeing technique that allows one to walk through the earth?"
"I heard about this before. I think it's derived from Qimen Dunjia[1]. Some of the more powerful sects using this in China are at the coastal areas, and there are also some from other countries…"
"Which sect took in these people with the great fleeing techniques?"
"Is there even a need to ask? I heard that Clear Music herself is a top-class user of Qimen Dunjia. All the elites with this fleeing technique are basically under her wing. Some of the foreigners who are good with it have also become guests of honor in Towering Palace. Are you suspecting Towering Palace?"
When Happy faced Lin Xiao's enquiring gaze, his eyes turned slightly darker, and he answered firmly, "I'm not suspecting them. I'm certain of it."
At the same time, he handed the letter in his hands.
Lin Xiao was stunned. He lowered his head and quickly read it.
[Rampaging Dragon and his party were ambushed at Sky Demon Sect by a group of elites who knew how to travel through earth. Wind Chimes has already read their identities. They came from the coastal areas and belong to foreign guilds.]
Lin Xiao shuddered, and his eyes filled with anger as well as disbelief. "How dare they attack Mu Clan?! And they even attacked Sky Demon Secret Cave?! They sure are bold… This won't do…"
A loud bang rose. Lin Xiao slapped the table and stood up. "I'll immediately notify the elites from the branches nearby to provide reinforcements."
"Don't trouble yourself."
Happy's calm expression caused Lin Xiao to calm down slightly.
"You've just left Sky Demon Sect, and someone already went there to pick a fight with your people. How can you sit still and be calm?"
"Don't worry. Before I left, I made arrangements."
Happy's answer forced Lin Xiao to calm down. "No wonder." He sighed. "But you've already sent Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes to other places. Thunderous Battle is in Baokang, and they've definitely sent elites to Sky Demon Secret Cave."
"Don't worry. I have Rampaging Dragon and a few other people serving as garrison over there. There won't be any danger."
Happy smiled faintly while remaining calm. "The people from Towering Palace chose the time when I left Sky Demon Sect thinking that they will be able to attract my attention back to Sky Demon Secret Cave, but they miscalculated. Looks like I should make a proper plan to return the favor to Towering Palace."
He had never taken any action against Towering Palace in the past.
But now, Towering Palace's hostility was already very obvious.
Since Towering Palace had decided to be an obstruction for Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect's development, Happy would naturally not sit by and watch.
It was now the final moment before his fight against One Emperor, and he had to give them a warning!
Chapter 645 - Go After An Easy Prey
Rampaging Dragon and his party moved like tigers that came from a mountain while the torches from the pillar shone in the hall of Sky Demon Sect. They went through the Sky Demon Sect disciples without any fear, charging past them while blood poured everywhere.
Rampaging Dragon, Momo, Little North, and All-powerful Medicinal Stone were elites with fourth-echelon equipment. Each of them charged forward in one direction, and soon, they killed all the Sky Demon disciples in the hall and returned to three unfamiliar men with only normal attire.
"All done."
Rampaging Dragon and the other three brought out one Sky Demon Order each and walked toward the altar. "Pay attention to your formation and be prepared to activate the mechanism."
"Got it."
They exchanged a glance without batting an eyelid and walked to the altar at the same time.
Rampaging Dragon had just begun placing the Sky Demon Order when a thin and black sword shadow shot out from behind the four statues like a flash of lightning. It went straight at him.
Rampaging Dragon swiftly straightened his body. His relaxed motions turned swift, and he bent his knees. With a tap against the ground, he avoided the fatal strike at an astonishing speed.
Two people shot out from behind the altar and went before Momo and the others.
"Who are you?!"
Rampaging Dragon's reaction and the assassin's miss seemed to have exceeded the assassin's expectations. Once he saw the calm and relaxed expression on Rampaging Dragon's face, his heart sank slightly, but he said nothing.
"Attack!"
A loud shout that sounded like thunder came from the man who was the first to come out of the altar.
His sword momentum surged forth once more, and he no longer bothered to hide his own tracks and attacked at full force!
Once he moved out from behind the altar, Rampaging Dragon twisted his body, swung his staff, and delivered a fierce staff shadow. It destroyed his opponent's sword momentum in an instant.
Their weapons intersected with each other, which created a shocking bang in the air, and the assassin who came out from behind the altar looked as if he had been struck by lightning. He opened his mouth and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Then, his body was sent flying like a kite with its string snapped.
At the same time, more than twenty black shadows suddenly appeared above Momo and the others!
They had cold and fierce looks in their eyes!
Each of them had a shiny and black metallic throwing knife in their hands, and when they heard their leader shout the order after he was hit by Rampaging Dragon, they crossed their arms and threw the knives.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless metallic hidden weapons turned into thin and long black dots that went raining down on Momo, Rampaging Dragon, and the other five. All of them were within the range of attack.
However, most of the hidden weapons were headed toward the three cold and callous men whose equipment was clearly inferior. After all, the other four people had extraordinary equipment, and the damage of hidden weapons to them would be very minimal.
The three cold and callous men had their hands placed behind their backs and did not attack. When they saw countless hidden wea
pons charge toward them from all directions, one of them quirked his lips, and a contemptuous expression showed up on his face.
He then attacked with his palms repeatedly.
Quite a number of hidden weapons were sent flying away by the palm-generated gusts of wind while the rest landed on the ground around the three. It was incredibly dangerous but majestic. Yet, none of the knives managed to deal any damage to the trio.
Silence fell in the cave.
Little North saw this clearly from the side, and he s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath.
When they came, he had heard that the trio were Silver Wolf's brothers. They had extraordinary skills, which was why he had not attempted to help them; he wanted to see their skills.
Upon seeing them, he instantly calmed down.
Their understanding toward hidden weapons and control over their power was clearly above his, and they did not lose to Silver Wolf. It was no wonder then why Happy would ask the trio to enter Sky Demon Secret Cave and feel no worry.
The group of ambushers jumped above their heads, and Little North shouted coldly, "Bastards who only know how to hide and cannot see light! Come out here!"
He formed his hands into claws, and circles of black and dangerous presence quickly formed on his arms, bringing with them a thick and disgusting stench that could make a person nauseous. He crossed his arms and tore at the assassins above his head.
Bang! Bang!
Two out of more than twenty assassins were sent flying away by Little North's claw attacks. Momo calmly pointed at the air continuously and sent three others flying. All-powerful Medicinal Stone used his lightness skills to fly above the assassins and injure several people.
The remaining eight who crashed on the ground did so because of the other two people's efforts.
One of them held a short weapon and another carried a broadsaber with him. They attacked very quickly, and no one managed to see their movements clearly.
"Not bad, I thought you were just a group of wanderers who ended up in here accidentally, I didn't expect that you would have a few elites with you."
While holding his short saber in a reverse grip with both hands, Knife cackled and moved forward. He cast a glance at the few men in front of him. They were all people who had managed to survive one of his attacks, so they were slightly stronger.
The six people in front of him had slightly unpleasant expressions.
They were top-class elites who had come from abroad, and they were incredibly good when it came to assassination, especially when they had set up a fixed environment. Their teamwork when it came to assassination were escpecially great too.
They had come to Sky Demon Secret Cave because they wanted to become familiar with its environment and set up an incredibly thorough plan. They snuck in and hid themselves in spots that no one would notice, and when the group from Mu Clan lowered their guards to the lowest possible point, they attacked, but they did not expect that Rampaging Dragon, who was the weakest in the party, would successfully dodge their leader's assassination.
The other six seemed to have come prepared as well, and when they faced the sudden and quick attack, they did not show any signs of panic!
The situation exceeded their expectations!
"Run!"
Their plan was to ambush the Mu Clan elites and reduce their numbers. They were to kill at least four people before they used their environment to switch fighters. Then, they would use their advantage in numbers to slowly kill the more troublesome Momo, Little North, and All-powerful Medicinal Stone.
But the strength that the three unfamiliar Mu Clan members showed exceeded their expectations.
Not only did the trio's strength not lose to that of Rampaging Dragon, they seemed to be stronger than him! Judging by their skills, they were not anyone mediocre. At the instant they attacked, they released a presence that was even more dangerous than that of Momo and Little North.
The instant they exchanged blows, the ambushers knew that they had failed in their mission!
Even though Happy, Silver Wolf, and Wind Chimes left the party, three new top-class elites had joined the party to Sky Demon Secret Cave.
Mu Clan was prepared!
Thud!
A few smoke bombs shot out from the men in black's hands.
Plumes of smoke spread out, but the seven people avoided them on the sides. At the same time, palm-generated gusts of wind surged forth and swiftly blew away the black smoke that obstructed eyes and ears.
However, the assassins seemed to have already left. Two clear holes were in the ground.
"You came all the way, and you're still thinking of leaving?"
Little North laughed coldly. He formed his hands into claws, and a great, foul-smelling wind shot forward.
Bang!
The ground in front of him suddenly exploded.
Three holes appeared one after another and muffled cries of surprise came from the ground.
The people who were behind Little North focused on what he was doing with amus.e.m.e.nt.
They were easy prey!
Chapter 646 - Three Dragons Guild
All the assassins who were killed were verified to be Japanese players. Even though they had no guild emblems, Wind Chimes still managed to track them down through divination and link them to a guild.
It was a rather famous guild in Daiei, Three Dragons Guild!
At that moment, it shared a very close relationship with Towering Palace.
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Rampaging Dragon soon uploaded the matter of being ambushed in Sky Demon Sect on the official website. His post received more than one million clicks and views within a short period of time.
That was because it was the first time Mu Clan was ambushed by an organization with a planned attack ever since they became a top-class sect and dominated China, and their opponent seemed to be a foreign guild as well.
The news soon spread through the game, and the players found that the foreign guild seemed to be linked to Towering Palace, which was one of the top-class sects in China. This instantly shocked the whole World of Martial Arts, and it quickly attracted the attention of various factions of power. The normal players did not ignore it either!
When Rampaging Dragon listed out the names of the assassins who died as well as everything else related to them, everyone watched Mu Clan and Towering Palace to see how Mu Clan would handle the matter.
After all, Towering Palace had become much stronger than before. They had a close relationship with many factions from other countries, and their position in the coastal areas was something that no one could hope to touch.
But Mu Clan was still the strongest in China. Not only did they have the largest number of top-class players, they also had the person who was known as the strongest in the world as the leader in the shadows.
Countless people began to make guesses and wondered whether Mu Clan would use force to exact vengeance on Towering Palace.
Of course, there were quite a number of people who protested and said that it was unfair to Clear Music. They said that Towering Palace could not control the actions of the foreign powers, and the assassination should have nothing to do with them.
However, the next day after Rampaging Dragon uploaded the battle replay, Mu Clan only announced that they will hunt down and kill all members of Three Dragons Guild. There were no more declarations or announcements, and Towering Palace did not give any sort of response.
But Happy, Silver, and the others, including Towering Palace's master Clear Music, vanished from the diviners' sights. They were in a state where they could not be found.
Also, Mu Clan set up a class one defense in various places in the south. They searched for anyone they might have missed and began to frequently mobilize their men from the branches, which made the cities enter a state of great alarm.
The strange atmosphere made the entire world of martial artists to descend into a calm before the impending storm!
When Mu Clan and Towering Palace
swept the world of martial artists into a state of unrest, the conflict between Chivalry Sect and Wind and Rain Alliance finally worsened slightly.
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Yangzhou was a famous city in China. Its scenery and culture were very interesting, and quite a number of people who traveled there took pictures, strolled about, admired the lake, or just the scenery around them.
However, ten minutes ago, the atmosphere in this place became tense and stiff.
Thud, thud, thud, thud!
An endless stream of martial artists who rode on quick horses came forward. Every single one of their faces was as dark as the storm as if something major was about to happen.
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The area outside the headquarters of Abyss Tower was surrounded by people!
There were archers, shieldbearers, and other members dressed in all sorts of attire. They surrounded the headquarters to the point that not a single drop of water could escape.
Everyone's faces were filled with nervousness and excitement!
The large-scale battle that was about to erupt had never happened in the game before!
As the rapid sounds of horse hooves drew closer, Xie Yi, the tower master of Abyss Tower, stood outside the headquarters while accompanied by a few other sect masters.
Three people quickly arrived near Xie Yi through a path cleared out by the crowd.
"What's the situation?"
"Tower master, the people from Chivalry Sect are bound for the lake outside Yangzhou. They're just one mile away from the city."
"How many people came?"
"We didn't dare to get too close, but they do have a lot of people. When we looked over, all we could see were their people!" The trio panted while trying to get the words out.
The expressions of Xie Yi and the sect masters beside him darkened.
"Xie Yi, you blew things out of proportion this time!"
"That's right, you said that Chivalry Sect will definitely not declare war against us, that's why we decided to work with you and continuously applied pressure on Chivalry Sect. But look at what's happening now! Just look!
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