Aside from that, Happy's orders also extended to the south!
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Zhenjiang was a city in Guangdong, which was a part of the coastal area.
Ever since the incident with Three Dragons Guild, Towering Palace's prestige in this place had fallen from the state of a local lord to merely being at the same status as a local large sect. Then, when Mu Clan's relationship with Towering Palace became better, their prestige over here gradually recovered.
However, this situation did not last for long.
Because they knew that war broke out at Yangzhou City, the relationship between Towering Palace and Mu Clan will drop to its lowest!
Right now, even though most of the cities in the coastal area in the south were still in Towering Palace's control, some of the cities in the middle had coincidentally been captured by Mu Clan, and up to this moment, they had not been retrieved.
That was not all. The entire south had already become Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect's world.
Even if Towering Palace and Class One Hall truly worked together to pull Mu Clan down from its position as the top sect in the Chinese server, to the cities in the south, they will not have a good time.
Ever since the incident with Three Dragons Guild, Towering Palace's position as the leader of the coastal area had been brought to question by the people, and their title as the local lord was no longer firmly in their hands.
Even Towering Palace itself noticed that their own foundation was not strong enough!
Hence, when they learned of the general idea of what happened in Yangzhou City, most of them chose to watch or take up a defensive stance. If anything went wrong, they will immediately log off or hide in restaurants.
But Zhenjiang was further away, and the resources were rather abundant here. Towering Palace had also f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y attacked in the past to retrieve two resource points which had fallen into other sects' hands. They frequently held all sorts of activities here.
However, when the day started growing brighter, the branch in Zhenjiang suddenly received an alarm telling them they had an ambush!
The area outside was full of a black mass of people!
But they were not people from Mu Clan. Instead, they were the two local sects who had lost their resource points not too long ago. With their weapons drawn, they surrounded the entire branch with hostility raging in their hearts.
Chapter 746 - Happy Attacked!
Happy attacked.
As war in Yangzhou City broke out, most of the regions in the Chinese server quickly descended into an incredibly tense calmness, as if signalling the beginning of a storm.
But war also broke out in two other places!
As the local forces as well as Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect's forces in the south worked together to interfere with the cities in the coastal areas to the south in the Chinese server, more than thirty Towering Palace branches were attacked fiercely on the same day.
They did not have the strength to fight back at all. They were forced to retreat repeatedly, and they were mowed down like they were nothing.
Most of the Towering Palace members howled in endless suffering while they were killed or had to log off to avoid the disaster. Some of them just hid in the restaurant to observe the situation.
The people from Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect moved through the streets inside and outside the cities like the wind with their weapons brandished. Occasionally, they can even see quite a number of people from local sects continuously mobilizing forces.
And among the local sects, the people from Wind and Rain Alliance were the ones who appeared the most frequently.
Wind and Rain Alliance had once lost quite a lot of resource points. Once Towering Palace and Mu Clan turned completely hostile against each other, Night Rain Follows Wind had personally led his troops to charge to the front without hesitation and controlled quite a lot of resource points that once belonged to Towering Palace.
Within less than half a day, aside from a few cities where the Towering Palace members resisted incredibly strongly, the other Towering Palace branches in other cities did not escape from their disaster. In an instant, they were destroyed under Mu Clan's fiercest counterattack.
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As time passed, Clear Music's expression gradually turned sour.
The situation at the backyard of Mu Clan's branch was still very tense, but they had not completely taken it down yet.
Even though Mu Clan continuously had its members reduced and they were now beginning to be engaged in a war of attrition, Mu Clan's depletion of members was not great. Instead, Towering Palace had already sacrificed thousands of their own, and among them were quite a number of branch masters and elders. Nearly half of the elites from Dragon Sect also died, and it was still very difficult for them to break the situation.
The backyard of Mu Clan's branch was like a huge human meat grinder that harvested the lives of those from Towering Palace in frenzy.
Within less than half an hour, they had already lost thousands of elites, and the defense in the other three directions were still so sturdy that it brought chills to her heart.
No matter how slow-witted she was, Clear Music could sense that if this continued, even if they managed to take down Mu Clan, Towering Palace might end up have their core largely damaged.
Perhaps all the Towering Palace members in Yangzhou will end up dying!
She fell into silence.
At the same time, bad news occasionally came out from the headquarters.
During the time Musical Note served as garrison inside Towering Palace's headquarters, she received numerous pleas for help from the branch masters in the cities to the south, along with the system notification that her branches had been attacked.
When she heard this news, Clear Music's heart instantly turned cold.
This was practically the same as the entire south of the coastal area reporting an emergency!
The Music sisters were dumbfounded.
They originally thought that Mu Clan will definitely send forces to aid Yangzhou's branch, and they did not expect that Happy's first reaction would be to push down all the resource points Towering Palace had in the cities to the south in the coastal area and control the entire region in the south in his hands.
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"As expected of Happy. By doing so, the entire south will be in his control." Dream Clouds and Barren Murderer did not remain idle in Beijing, they also received the latest news from the spies from various regions.
When they declared war, Class One Hall and Towering Palace were already in the same train as each other, and there was no way they could remain idle or negligent of the situation. They had been focusing on collecting information of Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect's mobilization of forces!
Unfortunately for them, they had never heard of Mu Clan's headquarters sending any forces to Yangzhou City.
Instead, Mu Clan's branches in the cities near the intersection points between Mu Clan and Class One Hall as well as Towering Palace had been abnormally active. Their level of caution had become much higher, and Class One Hall was forced to suppress their plan of marching south!
"Looks like Happy is prepared to give up on Yangzhou," Barren Murderer said with a frown.
Ever since he came back, Class One Hall's might had indeed increased by leaps and bounds. Being the successor of Heaven and Earth Great Shift had allowed him to take up the mantle of Class One Hall's vice hall master again. In fact, he was even confident that he could fight Happy head on.
"That's not necessary," Dream Clouds said, "Based on reliable sources, Happy is heading to Yangzhou, and he did not bring a lot of people with him."
"Does he think that the people in Yangzhou City will be able to last for one day and a night while Towering Palace and Blood Robes are dealing with them?" Barren Murderer smiled coldly.
"That's impossible," Dream Clouds said with a shake of her head, "But Happy's act of attacking calmly even in the face of danger is indeed very good. He devoure
d all the cities in the south in the coastal area in one go, and from now on, the south will be Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect's world. It'll be impossible for us to use this chance to restrict their actions."
When she said this, the crease in between Dream Clouds' eyebrows became deeper. "Even if we manage to take down the branch in Yangzhou City and Mu Clan's core is shaken, Towering Palace might have already lost the ability to provide us with help or continue pushing forward. This battle will end up with Towering Palace and Mu Clan being heavily damaged. But with the resources from the south in the coastal area replenishing them, Mu Clan's losses will be much lower."
Barren Murderer said nothing when he heard this, and he could not help but frown. "This person is indeed Class One Hall's greatest enemy. He has never made a mistake when he fights against us. Oh, no, I should say that he has never suffered any losses when he fought against us."
Right when he finished speaking, Dream Clouds smiled coldly. "That's not necessarily true."
Barren Murderer was shocked speechless. When he saw how confident Dream Clouds was, Barren Murderer looked curious. "Hall master, do you have another part to your plan?"
"Of course, if I just relied on Dragon Sect's elites and the information Blood Robes' informant gave me, there is no way I will be so reckless as to turn against Mu Clan completely."
Even though her main reason for attacking this time was because she knew that Happy wanted to attack Towering Palace, and she was worried that the balance of the four top-class sects controlling the game will be broken, but some new changes had appeared, and with a few forces of power pushing her to act, she made this incredibly perfect plan.
Not only did she set up a plan to destroy all of Mu Clan's elites in Yangzhou, her plan was also made to target Happy himself!
"This time, I will make him understand what it means to suffer in silence."
When he saw the familiar confident smile that said she was bound for victory appear on Dream Clouds' lips, Barren Murderer felt slightly confident.
Because whenever Dream Clouds had that smile appear, the situation will usually already be set in stone!
But when he thought about the times Dream Clouds fought against Happy, he still could not help but frown, and he pushed down that surge of confidence in him a little. He subconsciously asked Dream Clouds just what she had prepared for Happy.
"Judging by the time, that side should have made ample preparations! You will soon learn of the details of the situation through the shift in ranks for Famous People Rank." Dream Clouds smiled and shifted the topic. "At that time, Barren Murderer, you will be the final part of my plan. Once Happy, Silver Wolf, and the other Mu Clan higher-ups die and the news of their deaths spread through the game, Towering Palace will definitely not let go of the chance to expand their territory. At that time, you will suppress Happy for Class One Hall and completely break their defense line to the south! Today, I, Dream Clouds, will break the shackles Happy has placed on Class One Hall for half a year!"
Chapter 747 - Invisible Enemy
Boom!
Rumble!
Nearly two hundred cavaliers galloped down the government-made road at their fastest speed.
Happy held the reins in one hand and his sword in the other. He ignored the sight of enemies falling left and right around him. His gaze sparkled, and his heart was already at Yangzhou City, which was now hundreds of miles away, a long time ago.
More than two hours had passed.
Yangzhou City did not send any further news to him.
This was good news. It meant that the battle had not ended. Silver Wolf and the others were still persevering. But that was also bad news. It meant that the people in the branch were in such a tense situation they did not even have the time to send him news. They might be suffering from very great pressure!
He did not want to waste any time at all. Happy sped down the government-made road, and aside from replying to Thunderous Battle and Lin Xiao's messenger pigeons, which occasionally came to him, he will usually not say anything.
"Boss Happy!" Someone from behind him called out to him. "Boss Happy, there should be around 186 miles left to Yangzhou. Let's rest for a while, or else, our people won't be able to last, and horses won't be able to persevere as well."
"It's fine, I have another Hoof Shadow," Happy answered without even turning his head around.
"Boss, you're already logged in for a very long time. It's best that you rest for a while. Look, quite a number of our brothers have only just received the news. Why don't we eat some stuff and go on after half an hour?"
Someone else behind the group spoke up.
It was only at that moment that Happy turned his head and cast them a look.
The matter at Yangzhou happened too suddenly, and most of them had already logged in for a long time. Right now, they had already rode down the road for more than two hours. Most of them had not eaten anything.
Besides, if this continued, when they reached Yangzhou, these people might have already lost their strength to fight.
"Those who need to rest. Group together and search for a place to rest, then set a time to log in together and continue riding forward! Those who don't need to rest, continue on with me. Make sure to remain alert and keep in contact with each other!"
Once he gave his orders, Happy continued leading the charge and rode down the road.
Truly enough, more than half the people gathered together and stayed near the government-made road.
A small group of people rode on their horses and chased after Happy to continue following him.
A group of people avoided them and moved to the side on the government-made road ahead of them!
Once the group of people charged swiftly into the distance, those few people stared at the people who ran into Happy's group just now stared at the group of people while they swiftly ran into the distance. He revealed a mysterious smile.
"Split into two groups."
"Hurry up and notify the hall master."
Right when they finished speaking, the messenger pigeons they prepared a long time ago were released!
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A few of the people in the group were elites from nearby branches, and this was the first time they were so close to Happy. After following him for a while, they sensed that Happy was not as cold and unapproachable as they saw in the battle replay. They could not help but urge their horses to quicken their pace and move to his sides.
"Boss, Boss Happy, this time, Towering Palace and Class One Hall went overboard. Why didn't you ask us to mobilize our forces from the nearby cities and attack Yangzhou straightaway?"
"That's right, we only have this bit of people going over, and that's a little too little, don't you think?"
"Once you reach Moksha Realm, you will understand that there are many things in the game that cannot be settled just because one party wants it to be settled." Happy's words were sent scattering by the fierce wind right when he opened his mouth to speak.
The group of Mu Clan elites behind the team were all confused at first, but as they stared at Happy's back, they seemed to have understood something.
"...Do we have to rely on the strong to settle things? Someone as powerful as you are?"
It was unavoidable that there would be a number of curious youngsters in the group, and they will never be able to resist asking to the bottom of things.
Since he had nothing else to do, Happy did not refuse answering them either, so he answered calmly, "Strength is one part of it, but sometimes, you have to use this."
He tapped his own head. "If we mobilize the manpower in the cities near Yangzhou, while we might be able to bring a greater threat to our enemies in Yangzhou City, it will also weaken our defense lines, and our enemies will have a chance to attack us."
Silence fell among them.
"No way. Will they still have the time and energy to attack our branch? Towering Palace's headquarters is in Yangzhou City…" There were some people in the group who cou
ld not accept his answer.
Happy smiled.
"The enemies I mentioned might not necessarily be Towering Palace."
"Class One Hall?"
Happy smiled but said nothing.
"Class One Hall might be a very powerful enemy, but they are not our only enemies. Some of the invisible enemies are the most dangerous out of the lot."
"Invisible enemies?"
But they continued charging down the road.
Time passed quickly. Happy's gaze suddenly focused, and he stared at the curve at a spot in the dense forest by the side of the road ahead of them. The trees were lush and green, and just now, the reflection of light from metal seemed to have shone inside for an instant over there.
Even though he only saw it for an instant, under Nine Yang Divine Skill's powerful spiritual senses, Happy was still able to sense something.
"Send word. Increase your guard, be prepared for battle, and do not make a scene."
While the group of people behind Happy were still wondering about which sect Happy meant when he mentioned the invisible enemies, they suddenly heard their friends from ahead of them send a message from Happy to them in whispers, and they breathing changed.
Their bodies instantly became tense.
Their gazes quietly travelled over to the curve ahead of them, which was a very easy spot to hide soldiers for an ambush, and they placed their hands on their weapons.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The group of people controlled their speed slightly. When they quickly rushed to the area near the curve, Happy finally detected that there was a group of no less than five hundred people hidden in the forest using Nine Yang Divine Skill's abilities to detect everything in its surroundings.
Nothing wrong could be detected from the government-made road at all.
But…
"These people are the enemies I mentioned you cannot see!"
Happy shouted loudly before he jumped up high from the back of his horse and shot into the forest like a cold bolt of lightning.
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