Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

"That's right." Happy nodded and looked over the group in the living room. He said, "On the first day of the Emperor's Announcement event, I already told myself and some of us here that once the event ends, the first thing I will do is to destroy Class One Hall."

  Silence.

  The living room immediately became much quieter than before. Only Happy's voice and the people's heartbeats could be heard.

  "Today, I will tell you this. Since Dream Clouds intends to throw the Chinese server into chaos, then so be it! I will destroy Class One Hall beforehand."

  The group of people in the living room had their spirits lifted. Phoenix Dances and the rest had their eyes instantly light up.

  "You've decided to attack?!"

  But no smile could be detected on Happy's face. "I might have decided on it, but the situation is not good for us."

  "What do you mean?"

  "Based on the information All-powerful Medicinal Stone and Wandering Know-it-all gave me, two days later, when the Emperor's Announcement event officially ends, there will be two groups of people who will enter the plains. One of them is from Dragon Sect, and the other group is from Persia. Snake King Gupta will personally lead his own group into the plains as well, and along with him will be Vietnam's Life and Death Fist Asura!"

  "Snake King?!"

  "I'm not worried about Life and Death Fist, and I've seen Snake King's battle replay before. His body movements are strange, and he's insanely fast. His snakes are also very powerful. The large ones can fight against Myth Realm martial artists, and the small ones can easily poison those below Myth Realm. If you run into him, you have to be careful."

  "Don't stray from the topic. Let Happy finish speaking." Silver Wolf glared at Knife, who laughed bashfully and quickly shut up so that he said no more.

  "I'm not worried about Snake King. Golden Thread Snake King isn't that much weaker than his king cobra. I'm mentioning them because we have to fend against their actions of harassing our rear when they enter the plains."

  Happy reminded them of one thing earnestly. "It's impossible for us to take down Class One Hall within one to two days, but if our core is completely emptied before we destroy Class One Hall's headquarters, it'll be a real joke."

  "You're worried that Snake King will bring his group of people to get to our rear?"

  "I'm not worried about that. He doesn't need to mobilize forces from Persia to get to our backs. He can just take forces from Class One Hall." Happy reminded them. "If they enter the south through the coastal area and work together with the elites from Persia and Vietnam, it will be very difficult for us to last through their assault. Hence, I've decided to have Wind and Rain Alliance as well as the people from Wind Assault Tower to lock down and defend the coastal lines, the southern areas, and the coastal area to the east. Mu Clan…" Happy stopped talking for a moment before he said firmly and clearly, "Mu Clan will be the ones dealing with Class One Hall with Chivalry Sect!"

  "Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect will be the only ones sending out forces to attack Class One Hall?"

  Happy nodded. "That's right."

  "Hence, we will have absolutely no advantage in numbers." Phoenix Dances quickly noticed Mu Clan's disadvantage.

  They will be fighting a war far away from their base. Forget about the fact that they will not be familiar with the terrain and have a disadvantage in numbers, they will also suffer a huge loss if they fight this war for a long period of time.

  "I know, that's why we have to end this war as soon as possible!" Happy's eyes burned while he said firmly, "We will give up on all the quests on the plains and transfer all our forces ahead of time."

  After he finished speaking, the group of people in the living room were instantly stunned.

  They had been fighting a difficult war for more than twenty days, and they were about to win, but now, they had to move out of the quest region?

  No one said anything.

  Even Silver Wolf was a little surprised by the decision Happy made. The NPCs will definitely leave after the event ended. At that time, if they missed out on the rewards, they will suffer too great of a loss!

  Only Xu Yao, who had remained silent all this while, had shock and bewilderment flash in her eyes. She could not help but cry out loud. "You're gathering all forces and transferring them away…? Could it be that you're intending to fight against Class One Hall immediately?!"

  Her voice was originally very soft, but since everyone was silent, she was still heard by many people. They s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths, and they could not help but look at Happy simultaneously.

  "That's right." Happy cast Xu Yao a profound glance. The blood in his c.h.e.s.t burned hotly, and he stood up quickly. "I've already made a decision with Wind Void, Phantasmal Shadow, and Night Rain Follows Wind. We've decided to do it now! It's midnight in the game, and visibility on the plains is at its lowest. Once we go back, tell everyone to exchange their points for rewards and make preparations. The people from Wind and Rain Alliance will lead their cavalier unit to clear the path for us and create disturbances.

  "Tonight, we will split out forces into four units, and we will first cut off one of Class One Hall's arms!"

  Chapter 890 - Final Madness on the Plains!

  More than twenty days ago, if night fell on the plains, an entire circular area of three hundred miles of the plains will be swathed in silence. In the silence, both camps will be like two large beasts that caused everyone to feel a great sense of pressure. They will always feel that there was danger lurking all over the plains, and there was trouble brewing right underneath their feet.

  More than twenty days later, which was today, the players were already used to the presence of reconnoiterers on the plains, and they were also used to the dangers and fortuitous events they might encounter in every inch of the land. Once night fell, even though it will be much more quiet, there will still be cavaliers and player groups riding about the plains.

  Thud thud thud thud!

  Regardless of whether it was one single rider or an entire squad of cavaliers, they were already a unique scene on the plains.

  This was especially so when the Emperor's Announcement event was about to come to an end. Many people seized every second they had and went in and out of the camp to take or hand in quests, no matter whether it was night or day.

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  Rumble! Rumble!

  A large group of cavaliers charged through the players' region, which was to the left of the logistics camp. The region to the left of the camp was a region for the players who were not part of the four sects to reorganize and rest. Anyone can station themselves there.

  As for the right, those entire three miles of that stretch of land to the right of the logistics camp belonged to the four sects.

  It was also used to store the one hundred thousand cavaliers.

  That large group of cavaliers charged through the area like the wind with rolling dust behind them, but no one was displeased with this.

  Points signified everything on the plains.

  The more cavaliers a person had, the more it will show just how great he or she had been on the battlefield. A person will need more than one hundred thousand points to get one large battalion of cavaliers. To most players, this will already be a very good achievement.

  "Fifth Maniac!"

  "It's Fifth Maniac!"

  "Look!"

  Hundreds of cavaliers tugged at their reins in an orderly fashion near a bonfire. The youngster leading them was in high spirits. He jumped down from his horse. The cavaliers behind him remained still like unmoving mountains, and they were very cool.

  The people surrounding the bonfire stood up, went up to the person and asked questions while they looked around him. "Not bad, Maniac, you actually managed to get yourself a large cavalier unit. Tell us, where did you borrow them from?"

  "...Look at what you're saying." The young man known as Maniac cast that person who spoke a glance while there was a smug look on his own face. "What do you mean, borro
w? I got them all with points I obtained one step at a time! What do you think?!"

  "Not bad, that's one hundred thousand points…"

  "Are you really a senior-rank captain now?"

  "Whew, and there are a lot of the sect masters who can't bear to exchange those points for these cavaliers! Awesome!"

  Some of the people in the crowd admired what he had, but some were jealous as well.

  "What a spendthrift person. With that many points, it would have been enough for you to get one refinement chance."

  "That's right, it's the final two days. At that time, we don't know where these cavaliers will go either. The system will definitely take all of them back."

  "Why are you bothering with the details so much? As long as I think it's worth it, it's enough!" Fifth Maniac clearly did not care about that. He cleared open a path and walked to a girl with a slight hint of shyness as well as delight on her face. "Come, Heavenly Fragrance, you said that you wanted to take photos with a large cavalier unit before the event ended, I'll take you there!"

  Some of the people were rendered speechless.

  "That brat, you wasted so many points to pick up a girl? Aren't you a ruthless one?!"

  Just when Lady Heavenly Fragrance got on the horse with Fifth Maniac while also seemingly a little reserved about it, flames raged, the ground trembled a little, and the tremors grew faster and faster.

  "Something's happening! Get on the horses!"

  "It's the final two days, and they still refuse to stay down. What do they want? Does the Mongolian camp still want to attack our camp?"

  While they might be surprised, the group of people acted in a very orderly fashion. They summoned their own steeds and cautiously stared into the distance.

  Within just a short few minutes, the faint tremors on the ground turned into thunderous gallops that seemed to be coming at them with the force of an avalanche. The ground trembled, and the tremors went to the camp like a tidal wave.

  Such a huge stir can only be created by large scale cavalier battalions when they launched a charge. The players in the camp had already experienced a very painful lesson last time. Hence, when they heard this sound this time, many people immediately drew a wide distance from the camp and the logistics camp.

  But it was very strange, this huge stir did not affect the camp at all.

  The few hundred thousand people in the Chinese army did not move whatsoever.

  When they noticed this sight, many players realized what was going on.

  "They aren't Mongolians. They're our own men."

  "Damn it, and here I was, expecting something, but all in vain."

  Maniac had actually been very nervous. He held Lady Heavenly Fragrance's hand, and his hand was practically sweating. While he exhaled, he also patted his own c.h.e.s.t.

  'I thought that the large cavalier unit I just gathered was about to be destroyed. Thank goodness it's just the people from Mu Clan.'

  The deafening sounds headed to another direction of the camp. Under the night sky, the players can vaguely see a black mass of cavaliers surging to the western camp and filling it up.

  It was an army of one hundred thousand cavaliers, and they were all controlled by players!

  On the vast plains, the people who controlled this large battalion could move to wherever they wanted, and that included attacking the Mongolian army. Even when they did attack the Mongolian army, they can also create an effect that no one can ignore.

  "Strange, why are the cavaliers from the four sects all gathered together?"

  "That's right…"

  "Usually, the four sects will do their own quests and not mingle with each other. Why are they causing such a huge stir this time? Is there a major operation?"

  When they noticed the group charge from the four sects, which had come at them with a huge momentum, and their subsequent return to the camp, quite a number of people stood far in the distance to watch while they discussed this.

  Someone analyzed the situation. "Can't say. In two more days, the Emperor's Announcement event will come to a complete end. Perhaps the four sects are prepared for a final major play."

  Fifth Maniac nodded with a solemn expression. "There aren't many remaining forces in the Mongolian camp. The one hundred thousand cavaliers do indeed have the strength to charge at their camp!"

  "That's right!"

  "But there are quite a number of Myth Realm martial artists over there, and there's a possibility that they've also come into contact with the Myth Realm martial artists on our side. There are also a lot of aces among the four sects, so they might not actually lose if they charge at the marshal's camp."

  "Whew…"

  "There's no way it can be that outrageous, right?"

  "Outrageous?"

  "Didn't you see Hu Bilie's points? That's one hundred thousand points on his head alone!"

  "Besides, aside from the marshal's camp, what other quest on the plains will require one hundred thousand cavaliers together?"

  "Tsk tsk…"

  The group of people instantly fell silent.

  They worked their endless imagination, and the large number of players at the periphery of the camp had already decided that the four sect's operation this time was definitely going to be the final strike against the Mongolian army!

  Everyone cast their gazes on the Mongolian army.

  "Let's go!"

  "Brothers and sisters, there's no reason for us to not get involved in such a lively event!"

  "That's right! It's the final two days, we can't let the four sects take away all the benefits in the event!"

  "Look! The people from the four sects have already entered…"

  Some of the observant people noticed that the members from the four sects all headed to the cavalier camp, and this caused a commotion that refused to die down.

  "Mobilize your forces!"

  "Hurry up! Why are you still standing around foolishly! Have our members log in, pronto! Hurry up!"

  The solo players and sect masters started shouting.

  Once the one hundred thousand cavaliers from the four sects caused such a ruckus with their great momentum, the quiet night on the plains was completely destroyed.

  Chapter 891 - The Deadly Still Town

  The Town of Kui was a small town in the north with little resources. There were scarcely any people there, and very few players started their game in this place as well, but it was precisely because its barren lands and turbulent waters that practically no one set up their sects or branches here.

  There were a lot of allied sects in the north who did not want to move through this desolate place as well.

  The Town of Kui was a dead town.

  Even the players who started their game in this town had this opinion. Most of the players will choose to go out and explore the lands one month into the game, and only a handful of people will choose to stay in this town in peace because of certain reasons, and their qi cultivation was only at average level.

  There were too few places that had any sort of lively spirit in the town.

  Only the weapons shop, the outdoor pergola that served as the commission shop, and the restaurant were the most popular places in the town. Around ten people can be seen in them every day, and the other places will actually look haunted at night.

  On this night, the town was incredibly lively.

  There were at least seventy people gathered in the restaurant in town, and their cheerful laughter as well as the cries for wine rose and fell. Their voices traveled far and wide, and even when someone stood on the desolate land outside the town, they can hear those voices clearly.

  "Haha! Silver Extinguisher, we worked in the same shop last time, but we weren't from the same sect, and now, we're also not in the same player sect, but we can still be considered as people who came from the same town. You ran off later and now, you actually look like someone amazing… but here I am, still working in the shop. I only log in to play after I finish my work in real life… Urgh
… Haha, let's not talk about all that sad stuff. Based on all your feats, let's toast three times!"

  A man with a pockmarked face was already drunk in the restaurant. He stood up and toasted to a man sitting by the table at the center of the restaurant.

  "Cheers!" A man with a strong build stood up and smiled, but the amus.e.m.e.nt was not reflected in his eyes. Their winecups clashed against each other clearly, and without another word, they drank three cups of wine.

  Silver Extinguisher was a player who got out of the Town of Kui.

  He could be considered successful in his endeavors in the game, and he had decent strength. He even joined the strongest sect in the north—Class One Hall—and became its outer hall member.

  Originally, Silver Extinguisher did not want to return to this place for the rest of his life.

  But unfortunately for him, due to this Emperor's Announcement event, Class One Hall was unable to act as they pleased on the plains, and everyone was sent back. He and a group of people were made to stay in this place by their hall master for a few days. Their higher ups said that it was to prevent the people from the four sects from sneaking away from the north.

  After downing three cups, Silver Extinguisher wiped his mouth, panted harshly, and said, "Pock Face, I told you in the beginning to leave with me, but you just refused to listen. What's the point of guarding those few items you have over here…? Urgh! If you want to do great things… then you have to set your sights further ahead."

  "Do what great things? My life outside is a mess, and playing the game is just for my entertainment. I don't want to be controlled by someone when I'm already controlled by someone else in reality. I'll do what I want in the game and scold whoever I please when I feel like it.

  "By the way, are you and your group thinking about not leaving once you set up your branch in the Town of Kui?" Pock Face might look drunk, but he still sounded very articulate.

  The Town of Kui had always been a dead town, and there was not much life in it, but during the past three days, the greatest faction of power in the north had suddenly set up a branch in town.