Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

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  The matter of Blood Alliance losing hundreds of their people at Ghost's Domain was only quickly known after the battle replay was uploaded to the official website, which led to more people paying attention to it.

  But this time, Sky Demon Branch was attacked, and this accident instantly spread through all of Yangtze River.

  The first people to learn of it were naturally the Class One Hall members.

  The thousands of Class One Hall members who were so intimidated by Happy that they stayed outside Sky Demon Branch did not just hang around and watch. Many people called for their members in the branches nearby and told them of their situation so that they could alert the branches in the cities around the area.

  Over the past two years, no one dared to attack Class One Hall in the slightest.

  But today, more than one thousand Class One Hall members were slaughtered by Happy alone! Right now, Sky Demon Branch was in danger.

  Class One Hall flew into rage.

  Blood Alliance learned of this accident because their relationship with Class One Hall had always been good, and Blood Robes had also kept some informants in Class One Hall. Sky Demon Branch was an important area, and when such a major accident happened over there, it naturally would not be able to escape from his sight.

  Blood Robes had already received the news at the moment Happy showed up in Sky Demon Branch.

  In truth, Blood Robes had already been prepared for Happy's revenge since he started attacking his friends.

  Hunter Clan was killed twice, and it would be strange if they still did not notify Happy about it, unless, of course, they did not intend to continue playing in World of Martial Arts.

  But what Blood Robes did not expect was that once he learned of Hunter Clan's demise, Happy would actually be so rash as to charge straight to an important place for Class One Hall—Sky Demon Branch.

  'Since you're already decided that your first target for revenge is not me, I get to have fewer things to deal with. I'll just have Class One Hall fight against you.' Blood Robes was not terrified by the news, but delighted. At the same time, he decided to bring out an appropriate amount of resources to compensate Class One Hall's losses when the time came.

  To him, Happy was basically rushing to his own death.

  Even top-class elites, would not recklessly attack a giant like Class One Hall, trample on Class One Hall's dignity, and shake Class One Hall's foundation.

  This was basically the same as giving Class One Hall a legitimate reason—to preserve their dignity—to kill Happy. He also gave Dream Clouds a respectable reason to stop people from talking about them fighting against Happy. Even if Wind Assault Tower wanted to protect Happy, they had to think about whether they wanted to become enemies with Class One Hall and Blood Alliance for Happy alone.

  Even Wind Assault Tower's Phantasmal Shadow wanted to hunt down Happy and hang him when she received the news.

  Happy's previous actions might have destroyed some of Blood Alliance and Class One Hall's dignity, but during those times, Happy always kept to his limits and retained a cautious nature as well as his rationale. He never took the initiative to provoke those two giants.

  Because of it, even if Blood Robes and Dream Clouds wanted to attack him, Phantasmal Shadow could interfere when Happy was in danger and take over the matter in the name of chivalry. No matter what, Wind Assault Tower could interfere in their fight at anytime they wanted.

  But Happy had taken the initiative to attack an incredibly important branch of Class One Hall's, Sky Demon Branch. This was basically the same as him punching Class One Hall where it hurt!

  Right now, even if Phantasmal Shadow wanted to protect Happy, she had to consider things carefully. She must think about Blood Alliance and Class One Hall's reactions as well as her tower members' emotions.

  'How could Happy be so rash?! Could it be that the matter with Wild Wolves has caused his confidence to become bloated?

  'That shouldn't be! Or is it because he now has two battle replays among the top ten battle replays in the pay-to-view battle replay system?'

  Phantasmal Shadow lamented in her heart, but at the same time, she asked someone to pay even more attention to the incident at Sky Demon Branch, and they were to tell her the newest development at all times so that she would know whether there was any chance for her to save this relationship.

  After all, not only was Happy currently a person One Emperor regarded favorably, he was also the most distinct ally Wandering Know-it-all had decided to make over the past year.

  Of course, he was also a powerful fighter Phantasmal Shadow paid great attention to and wanted to draw to her side.

  But Phantasmal Shadow did not think that Happy could settle this mess, and neither did she think that Happy could walk out of Sky Demon Branch alive.

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  "What did you say?"

  The newest information and data that came continuously from Sky Demon Branch delivered multiple shocks to Phantasmal Shadow, and while she was initially dumbfounded, right now, she found herself in disbelief, and she continuously asked for verification of the news.

  Based on the reports of the people at the area, there were already more than one thousand and five hundred people who were sent back to Class One Hall.

  One thousand five hundred, and it was still bright outside right now.

  Thousands of Class One Hall members surrounded Sky Demon Branch, but they did dare to readily attack the branch.

  What was going on?!

  The greatest giant in the Chinese server longed to have wings fixed on her back so that she could personally fly to Sky Demon Branch and see what was going on.

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  As Blood Alliance, Class One Hall, Wind Assault Tower, and other major factions of power came over to watch, more players surrounded Sky Demon Branch.

  A few ten thousand people surrounded Sky Demon Branch in a manner that had never been seen before, and as various forces of power joined them the crowd, they began to advance slowly.

  Even Class One Hall was unable to chase this group of people away when so many of them had come over to watch the fight. They could only set up their hitching posts once more, and they would be content as long as these people did not go overboard and enter the area where Sky Demon Branch was stationed.

  However, the people who approached the area simply could not keep still.

  Quite a number of people repeatedly used lightness skills to jump on the walls so that they could observe the situation inside Sky Demon Branch from above.

  News that they did not expect came out repeatedly.

  Someone kept attacking Sky Demon Branch's foundation. There was not a single Class One Hall member remaining inside Sky Demon Branch. Only Happy alone was in Sky Demon Branch…

  "Why is Class One Hall acting like a coward?"

  "Are they thinking about handing Sky Demon Branch to Happy just like that? It'll be hilarious if they did!"

  There were people who did not dare believe what they saw, but there were also some who delighted in Class One Hall's misery.

  The sounds of discussion grew louder, and the Class One Hall members' expressions turned as dark as thunderclouds.

  Dream Clouds' instructions finally reached Sealed in Heart's hands.

  [If Happy is as strong as you mentioned, then even if the people from the cities nearby went over, they might not be able to protect Sky Demon Branch.]

  The strokes on the letter were rough and heavy, and it was a sign of just how complicated and grave Dream Clouds' heart was when she moved her pen.

  [But no matter what, you must not lose the resources in Sky Demon Branch!]

  'Resources!'

  Fear flashed in Sealed in Heart's eyes.

  He had been vehemently denying the possibility that Sky Demon Branch might be destroyed just now, which was why he forgot such an important matter.

  While Sky Demon Branch did not contain a large variety of resources, and they did not keep a lot o
f those resources with them, most of their Fire Qilin Scales and Fire Qilin Blood were kept in the storage.

  This was an astonishing wealth.

  Even if he sacrificed all the members in Sky Demon Branch, he could not lose this batch of resources at all.

  "Mobilize a suicide squad and lure Happy out!" Sealed in Heart's gaze was as cold as ice, and his words were resolute.

  Chapter 985 - Forcefully Kill Them

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  As time passed, the foundation for Sky Demon Branch, which had no one protecting it, already had more than ten gashes left on it. Under Happy's frenzied attacks, the gashes were also showing signs of increasing in number and expanding in size.

  'Since you don't intend to defend it, I will first destroy Sky Demon Branch before I go after your lives!' Happy had long since come to the decision that he would treat destroying the foundation as his main goal from the moment he noticed that Class One Hall did not dare to readily mobilize their forces after they sacrificed a group of people.

  Since Blood Robes and Dream Clouds had decided to do something ruthless, he will naturally not give up on the chance to strike them in the face.

  His attacks lasted for nearly ten minutes, and the foundation finally had half of its defense reduced under Happy's attacks.

  As long as he continued using attacks with the same degree of intensity, Happy believed that before long, Sky Demon Branch would become history.

  "Hmm?" At that moment, Happy's ears twitched.

  Dense sounds of air being pushed aside rose from outside Sky Demon Branch.

  He redirected his gaze, and Happy saw more than three hundred Class One Hall members continuously jumping over the wall into the front yard. They held bows and arrows in their hands, and they seemed to want to use the same method as they did just now.

  There were much fewer people in this group of people compared to just now.

  The hundreds of people just now had all died, and they had not managed to injure him or stop him even in the slightest. It was impossible for Class One Hall to bring out another group of people for him to kill after that.

  'What exactly are these guys thinking about?'

  When he saw those Class One Hall members releasing a neat row of arrows, just like just now, Happy did not immediately move toward them. Instead, he turned around and had a part of the arrows land on the foundation with loud, clanging sounds.

  Crack!

  Another crack was instantly added to the foundation of Sky Demon Branch. It seemed to be in much graver danger now, as if it would crumble at any moment.

  "Idiot!"

  "Aim better!"

  A few of the observant Class One Hall members in the crowd felt chills crawl down their spines and their hearts leap to their throats when they saw this. They growled at their teammates for attacking the foundation.

  Happy just turned around and avoided the arrow shower. He seized the gap when they did not attack because they had to nock their bows to continue attacking the foundation.

  The pitiful foundation was now full of cracks. Crushed bits of stone fell out of the foundation nonstop.

  The group of elites who stood on the outer wall of Sky Demon Branch felt cold sweat flow down their backs as they waited, ready to take action.

  "He's not taking the bait. What should we do?"

  "Those idiots… Don't they know how to not attack when they're in front of the foundation?! Their arrows all landed on the foundation, and it's going to crumble even faster!"

  "Branch master, the foundation won't last much longer. We have to think of a way," someone whispered a reminder to Sealed in Heart.

  But Sealed in Heart was also incredibly anxious.

  If they wanted to seize the resources, they must get close to the foundation, and then, the branch master himself must use his authority to get the resources from inside, and even that would require some time.

  The three hundred people in the suicide squad over there were used to attract Happy's attention.

  He gritted his teeth, and Sealed in Heart gave his order.

  "Have the suicide squad move another thirty-two feet forward!"

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  'They're thinking about defending the place again?' Even though Happy was incredibly shocked by these people's reactions, Happy would still not refuse killing hundreds of people, especially when they were near him.

  ...Actually, it was because they were just too close, and the arrows that kept flying at him caused him to have no chance to attack, so he must clear them out.

  Wave-like Subtle Steps!

  Happy left the foundation.

  At the same time, the group of people at the outer wall became high-spirited. They charged to the foundation without hesitation and with the fastest speed they could muster.

  It was because they knew that Happy could kill people very quickly, and they were fighting for every second they had.

  At the moment Happy charged into the crowd, he immediately noticed Sealed in Heart and his group's movements. He discovered that this was a group made up of less than thirty people, and they were elites whose equipment were all generally much better than the rest of the group he attacked just now. Branch Mastsr Sealed in Heart was also among them.

  A thought flashed in Happy's mind, and he understood what Sealed in Heart and his group wanted to do. At the same time, he also learned that these three hundred people were indeed a "gift" Class One Hall decided to give him!

  'So, they want to retrieve the resources in the storage?

  'They're willing to have three hundred members die once for it… Looks like they have quite a lot of resources in the storage…"

  Happy quickly came up with a plan.

  With movements that dazzled gazes, he dashed into the crowd before he shot out from another side at an even faster speed.

  Almost at the moment Sealed in Heart and his group reached the storage, Happy appeared near Sealed in Heart like his shadow.

  "Stop him!"

  Those three hundred people from the suicide squad became mere decorations at this point, and they did not dare to attack at all.

  Unfortunately, Happy knew the concept of killing the leader to destroy an entire group.

  Not only could that destroy Class One Hall's morale, those who were not the branch master also did not have the authority to get the resources in the storage.

  Dragon Capture!

  Wave-like Subtle Steps allowed him to easily move past the group of people.

  Sealed in Heart had his throat seized by Happy, and his body, along with his weapon, was dragged far away from the crowd before he was pinned against a wall in the hall that was not damaged.

  Bang!

  Sealed in Heart had been prepared to check the resources in the storage through the foundation when he felt his vision blur, and his connection with the foundation was cut. He felt a shock on his back before he crashed violently against a wall.

  "Tell Dream Clouds that I will force myself to take the resources in Sky Demon Branch."

  When he finished speaking, his hidden force fluctuated, and Happy unhesitatingly dissolved the true qi that had just gathered in Happy's body. He exerted force in his wrist, and right in front of the Class One Hall's members' faces, he broke the branch master's neck.

  Sealed in Heart's corpse slid down slowly from the wall.

  The final scene he saw was Happy turning around to rush at the other three vice branch masters, who had attacked in rage.

  "Don't…"

  Sealed in Heart wanted to tell them not to die, but he could no longer speak.

  His conscience had already faded.

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  "...I failed."

  Sealed in Heart walked out of Guanlin Temple with a pale face, and he looked dejected.

  The large number of Class One Hall members outside Guanlin Temple turned to look at him.

  Sealed in Heart said nothing. He did not know what to say right then.

  He had not managed to complete the
task Dream Clouds gave him, and once he died, he would need at least twenty minutes to go back to Sky Demon Branch. By then, Sky Demon Branch would have been destroyed a long time ago.

  Right now, even if he rushed over, it was impossible for him to snatch the resources now.

  'Wait!'

  Sealed in Heart suddenly thought of something.

  He could absolutely give his position as branch master to someone else such as the three vice branch masters, who were also core Class One Hall members and have them retrieve the resources.

  However, right when this thought rose from the bottom of his heart and he took a pencil out to take action, a few familiar voices rose behind him, and it was as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head.

  "Branch master."

  "Leader…"

  When he turned his head around, Sealed in Heart's face turned pale.

  "All of them died?"

  The three vice branch masters looked at each other, and they put on pale as well as anguished expressions. "When Happy attacked, I could not withstand his attacks at all. While I could defend his hidden force in his hands, I couldn't fend against the one underground. He has already perfected the use of hidden force, and we could not fight against him at all."

  "As expected of the elite who once nearly got into the top eight in the world."

  The trio did not know the reason behind why Sealed in Heart looked so pained. They just kept talking about how strong Happy was.

  Before their voices faded away, another group of Class One Hall members came out of Guanlin Temple with their hands against their c.h.e.s.t, and their faces were incredibly pale.

  "Boss, we died as well."

  Some said nothing.

  "Cough!"

  Sealed in Heart listened to the point that his face was full of anguish. Right now, when he saw that more people came out and that the number of dead they suffered was showing signs that it was about to go over two thousand, he finally could not hold back from coughing up a mouthful of blood on the stairs of Guanlin Temple. His body turned limp.