In a moment, the lawless street was completely surrounded.
The atmosphere at Survival Platform was heavy, and cold wind blew in the area.
"Happy, I know that you can hear me!"
At the moment the people gathered together, a loud, awe-inspiring, and proud voice spread in all directions from Survival Platform like a thunderclap.
"I, Barren Murderer, will fight against you on Survival Platform today!"
The voice issuing the challenge was filled with great qi. It rolled out in waves, and all the people in Dragon's Gate could hear him clearly.
"Barren Murderer!"
"Class One Hall's ex-Vice Hall Master Barren Murderer has come over as well!"
"Tsk tsk, I heard that this ex-vice hall master has not appeared in the game for a long time after Blood Robes left Class One Hall. This time, he must have egressed because of Happy."
"It's going to be exciting later!"
"How did they know Happy is in Dragon's Gate?"
"Happy is in Dragon's Gate?!"
While discussions rose all around the place and the area became very noisy, more players gathered around Survival Platform.
The roofs in a circular area of 328 feet could no longer accommodate any more people.
If anyone looked down the streets, they would find that there were plenty of people moving about the streets, and the situation inside must be unbearable. The people were all crowding against each other, but there were just too many people in Dragon's Gate, and no one knew just how long the line was at the back.
"As expected of the people from Class One Hall!" At that moment, a clear voice rose from an unknown spot, and an airy but clear voice crawled into everyone's ears.
"I have the Killer Star effect on me, and I can avoid diviners from locating me, but right when I arrive in Dragon's Gate, you immediately learn of where I am. It's no wonder why Wild Wolves would pay such special attention to you. I am truly impressed."
When he reached the later part of his speech, the mocking tone in his words was already very clear.
The group burst into an uproar.
However, Barren Murderer did not let the people have too much time and chance to let their imaginations run wild.
"Hmph!" He snorted coldly and interrupted Happy's tirade. Then, his tone changed when he said his next words, "Since you're here, why do you keep hiding instead of showing your face?!"
"That's right!"
A number of Class One Hall members shouted loudly in agreement.
"You call yourself a man when you keep hiding?!"
"Are you afraid?!"
Barren Murderer stood in front of Class One Hall's lineup, and when the huge number of people behind him made a clamor, it made him look incredibly cool.
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"Vice Hall Master Barren, nicely said!"
Happy remained silent for a few seconds. Then, his laughter rang through the air in Dragon's Gate once more. There was a faint, mocking tone in his voice.
"You are indeed Class One Hall! The evaluation you have for me is indeed just!
"Me? Hiding? That's right! My act of destroying Sky Demon Branch that day is indeed something that cannot be publicized, because I attacked you without saying anything to you! Today, I did something even worse. I destroyed two of your branches in Anyang and Shijiazhuang, and after I killed your people, I left. It does cast me under the suspicion of constantly hiding and launching sneak attacks, huh?! I'm not like all of you. Every single time, you just have to come with such a great fanfare, and you have so many people shouting for you! You look so cool, so fierce!"
The words in front were still rather neutral, but the people from Class One Hall soon sensed that Happy's words had slowly changed in its tone, and it was especially so for the final sentence. It had gained an incredibly mocking tone.
The people from Dragon's Gate could also tell what Happy meant at that moment.
They originally thought that Happy not showing his face was indeed because he did not face them when he saw Class One Hall publicly challenge him.
But now, when they heard Happy's explanation, they suddenly realized something.
Every time Happy fought against Class One Hall, he always did it alone!
Right now, Class One Hall had decided to cause Happy trouble in Dragon's Gate, but they had summoned more than one thousand elites here. Anyone who saw this lineup would have fled a long time ago. How would they even dare respond?
When comparing Happy's act of facing these people alone and Class One Hall's act of mobilizing a large number of forces, Class One Hall, who had an extraordinarily awe-inspiring presence, was instantly at a disadvantage.
Barren Murderer said nothing.
Even when he stood at the front of the crowd, Barren Murderer could sense the people's perception of them changing. From their initial expectation and hope for Happy appearing, it changed to them feeling that Class One Hall was despicable and shameless for mobilizing a large number of forces and trying to provoke him to appear so that they could kill him.
The gazes trained on them from the streets became mocking and derisive.
"When you attacked our branch at Anyang and Shijiazhuang, weren't you very powerful? Even I admit that I wouldn't be able to do such a thing in such a short time. Besides, you're a top-class elite who can break Ten Thousand Poison Matrix and fight against five Wild Wolves at the same time. I confess, I can't win against you one on one. If I can make the famous Happy stay where he is because he saw how impressive our lineup is and not dare to show his face, I will feel proud of myself."
Barren Murderer was not an easy man to deal with, considering the fact that he was the ex-vice hall master of Class One Hall.
When it was necessary, he would put himself at a lower position. Because of it, he could change the other people's opinions.
Many people asked themselves this question.
'Happy is a top-class elite who can destroy two Class One Hall branches in one day, and he can even make Wild Wolves retreat. Naturally, why should Class One Hall treat him with normal methods?'
Barren Murderer did great.
Not only did he change the negative opinions in the people against Class One Hall, he also shoved Happy back into the fire.
If Happy still did not choose to appear, it would be easy for him to leave behind the impression that he was only a person who could only remain in the dark, launch sneak attacks when Class One Hall was not prepared for him, and was someone who could not fight against Class One Hall's real elites.
At that moment, the dull sound of air being pushed aside sounded from above the people, and it sounded like a thunderclap.
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They saw a black shadow of a sword fly above the street, and while the crowd stared at it, it rammed into the center of the lawless street, right where Survival Platform was!
Boom!
A loud sound rose, and it brought with it a domineering air as if declaring that the owner would be the only one fighting against Class One Hall, because no one else could.
The black Recondite Steel Heavy Sword stood at the center of Survival Platform!
Chapter 1007 - Also Known As Flying Guillotine
At the moment Recondite Steel Heavy Sword landed on Survival Platform, all the people watching the scene in Dragon's Gate were deeply shocked by it.
It was as if Recondite Steel Heavy Sword did not stab into the ground, but had instantly crushed the subtle changes in the people's hearts after Barren Murderer said those words.
Recondite Steel Heavy Swords had stabbed into their hearts at that moment.
Even Barren Murderer was affected. Everyone looked simultaneously into the direction where Recondite Steel Heavy Sword flew over, and they saw the figure at the path that had been automatically formed by the people.
That figure had no weapon in
his hand, but even so, he still managed to intimidate everyone in the place with his prideful and straight back.
At the moment Barren Murderer's gaze was fixed on the figure, his pupils subconsciously shrank a little, and a grave look flashed in his eyes.
The awe-inspiring momentum he had acc.u.mulated for his counterattack had been instantly crushed by one single slash from Happy, which seemed to have descended from the sky itself.
At that moment, the people in Dragon's Gate had their gazes fixed on this man. It was as if all light had been gathered together on him and his weapon, and they fly over the crowd to land on Survival Platform. That sort of courage caused even Barren Murderer to be unable to help himself but feel his heart tremble in an unprecedented manner. A fighting spirit he had never sensed in himself started burning in his c.h.e.s.t.
At that moment, it was as if he was the only one who existed in the world.
A large number of people held their breaths and did not even dare make a sound at that moment.
They stared at Happy as he moved forward steadily while he was surrounded by countless enemies. His movements were calm and relaxed. The elites from the various factions of power hidden in the crowd could not help but gasp in amazement when they saw him.
"You finally appeared."
There was naturally only one person who could break this silence and peace, and he was currently the only person in Dragon's Gate who had the authority to talk to Happy—Barren Murderer!
Barren Murderer could already sense from the people's eyes and presence that as Happy got closer to Survival Platform, the awe-inspiring might within the two thousand or so people on his side was slowly diminishing.
Happy was getting closer to Survival Platform and Recondite Steel Heavy Sword, and the closer he got to the place, the stronger the imposing air around him became. As he became stronger while his side became weaker, when he got up Survival Platform, the morale and imposing air among the two thousand people on his side would be completely stripped clean. Barren Murderer would, of course, not want that situation to appear.
Hence, while Barren Murderer spoke, he jumped forward, traveling thirty two feet in one go, and appeared across Happy like a sharp sword, brutally destroying imposing air echoing between Happy and Survival Platform.
However, Barren Murderer soon noticed that his actions were in vain.
"Vice Hall Master Barren, are you really in that much of a hurry to become my first opponent on Survival Platform?"
When he said those words, Happy did not show any intention to stop moving. There was a faint, barely visible smile on his face. "Or do you not want me to retrieve my weapon? That's good too. While it's a bit troublesome without a weapon, I'd like to see exactly how many of my punches you can take."
The distance between them swiftly shortened.
Happy's quick reaction caused Barren Murderer to be slightly thrown off guard.
The duo's actions and words were very relevant to the conversation and worked in tandem with each other. They spoke in the tone of old friends meeting and were about to spar with each other, and no one could sense the slight bit of killing intent and were going off at each other's throats.
At the same time, since Happy did not have a weapon, Class One Hall's reaction was clearly a little late…
When they noticed that Happy had suddenly activated Wave-like Subtle Steps to get close to Vice Hall Master Barren, many people abruptly snapped out of their daze. Even if he was unarmed, Happy was still very terrifying, and here they were, letting Barren Murderer fight against Happy alone, and he was someone who had the power to kill multiple top-class elites!
Everything actually happened in a flash, even though it might seem to have happened slowly.
When Happy finished speaking, the duo had already started fighting.
Wave-like Subtle Steps!
Barren Murderer could be considered to have reacted quickly. At the same time he activated an Inaction Realm lightness skill to maintain the distance between them, a layer of purplish-green flames lit up around him with a bang.
Dragon Capture!
Happy attacked at lightning speed right when he launched his offense. He did not give Barren Murderer the chance to catch his breath.
However, when he grabbed Barren Murderer's arm with his left hand, a heat that seeped right into his bones surged into him through the spot where Happy touched him.
At that moment, Happy scowled.
Barren Murderer's body fortification could harm people, and at the same time, Happy noticed that his qi was suddenly depleting at a fast pace.
Right when he touched the flames, the depletion of his qi became even faster.
It was similar to Silver Wolf's Red Flame Palm, but it was clearly of a higher grade than his Red Flame Palm!
"Great technique!"
A smug look flashed in Barren Murderer's eyes, but it soon vanished.
Even though Happy's qi depleted very quickly when he touched the flames, Happy did not release his arm hastily as he expected he would do. Instead, an inexplicable power that was in conflict with his own bounced out of Happy's body, and it forced out the strange true qi which had seeped into Happy's body.
Barren Murderer was the ex-vice hall master of Class One Hall, and it was not strange that he was equipped with amazing and peerless martial arts, but Happy was not bothered by it.
He had Tendon Changing Classic with him, and the world was in his hands.
His Tendon Changing Classic was at the tenth realm, and it was already infinitesimally close to mastery. His body could already automatically form an incredibly sturdy layer of periosteum. While Barren Murderer's flame body fortification was pretty decent, unfortunately for him, Shaolin Temple's supreme divine skill was something that was beyond even a person's wildest dreams!
When Tendon Changing Classic circulated on its own, the qi that had leaked out of him was automatically replenished.
In the span of a breath, Happy slammed a palm against Barren Murderer's c.h.e.s.t without hesitation.
Bang!
Even though the damage in a Life and Death Realm martial art could do no damage to Barren Murderer, the hidden force he delivered during that time still caused Barren Murderer to suffer from quite the setback.
"Urgh!"
Barren Murderer grunted and took half a step back with a dark expression.
The victor in a fight between elites would usually be determined because one side had been momentarily careless.
Barren Murderer had made a wrong estimation of Happy's determination, and having Happy get close to him was in itself already a mistake. Later on, he had wanted to find some semblance of balance from Happy so that he could turn the tables and win against him, but that was clearly impractical.
Even though the Class One Hall members had already snapped out of their dazes at that moment, Barren Murderer had still been repeatedly struck by Happy's Dragon Claw and Demon Subduing Vajra Kick while he was subdued by Dragon Capture, causing him to lose his ability to counterattack. His organs were repeatedly struck by hidden forces, and in a moment, Happy had dealt more than ten blows on his body.
Blood trickled out of Barren Murderer's lips.
His expression was incredibly sour while he was forced back to Survival Platform.
"Happy, release our vice hall master!"
"Attack him!"
Class One Hall, Blood Alliance, and Heaven's Music Sect finally noticed that the situation was bad for them, and they roared in anger before they attacked.
The sound of robes fluttering was heard, followed by the sound of weapons being drawn.
Hundreds of people surrounded Happy.
Only the silver-robed people with Bamboo Hats did not immediately attack. They stood where they were quietly and just watched the area ahead of them, which had suddenly descended into chaos.
"Shameless!"
"You're famous players in the game! Isn't it too much, attacking a person with so many?!"
"That
's right! You're too despicable!"
When they saw the situation quickly losing control once Barren Murderer ended up in Happy's hands, the players in the streets and the roofs could not bear with the sight and shouted.
Whoosh!
Happy also reacted incredibly quickly.
Once the situation descended into chaos, he took the initiative to give up on killing Barren Murderer, who was decked head to toe in top-grade demon vessels. He moved more than sixty-five feet forward at lightning speed, and layers of afterimages overlapped with each other on Survival Platform. Then, Happy appeared near Recondite Steel Heavy Sword.
Clang!
A loud clang rose. Happy grabbed Recondite Steel Heavy Sword and drew it out of the flagstone that formed Survival Platform!
With Recondite Steel Heavy Sword in hand, the people who drew closer to him in a circle felt as if they could sense a suffocating wind crashing into their faces, and they took a step backwards.
"Since you're not coming up here, I'll go to you!"
Happy snorted coldly, and like a gust of violent wind, he forced his way into the crowd.
At that moment, the Happy who destroyed Sky Demon Branch, Five Venoms' Ten Thousand Poison Matrix, and two other Class One Hall branches appeared once more.
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The fight had just started, and Class One Hall had already lost dozens of people.
Happy used Wave-like Subtle Steps and Great Demonic World Destruction Art together, and he charged straight into the crowd with brute force, making him look like a large, tumbling dragon.
Wherever the large, black aquatic dragon traveled, it would mow down the people like a cannonball, and blood spilled all over the ground.
Many of the players watching from above shook their heads repeatedly.
"Class One Hall is going to lose a lot of soldiers and generals this time."
"They've already lost two branches, and they still want to take the initiative to fight against Happy outside, and they only brought this number of people with them…"
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