Chapter 41: Murong Mingyues Invitation (2/2)

Swoos.h.!.+

Hot fire surged, and Shadow Maple executed the powerful Heavy Slash once more!

I chuckled and simply allowed him to hit me on the chest.

Bang!

117!

Most of the damage from Heavy Slash was canceled out by Ghost Deity Armor, and I had a total 128 Defense thanks to my Steel-grade helmet and Dark Steel-grade armor. Moreover, I had 750 total HP and Regeneration of the Undead, a self-healing pa.s.sive. I was, in every sense of the word, a tank. How could Shadow Maple possibly kill me?

While Shadow Maple was attacking me, I too swung my sword across his chest. A huge ”MISS” appeared in the air!

He couldn't help but laugh. ”You call yourself a Top 3 pro with this level of skill? What a joke! My evasion rate is pretty high, you know! f.u.c.k you for killing my brothers. Die!”

In response, I simply curled my lips into a smile.

Surprised by my reaction, Shadow Maple wasn't able to react when I moved closer to him again. Green light wrapped around the Weeping Fire Blade as I executed my strongest technique—

Pardon + Slayer Slas.h.!.+

Crack!

The attack cut right through Shadow Maple's chest armor. A huge damage number popped into the air—1448!

”Ah?!”

Shadow Maple's eyes widened like saucers. He couldn't seem to believe how much damage I had dealt to him. He glared at me in humiliation before he finally pa.s.sed away.

I kicked him in the chest and knocked his body to the ground. At the same time, I said in the party channel, ”Thirteen, Little Gui, don't say a word, and don't wait for Hot Sun and Murong Mingyue to thank us. We leave immediately after we clean up the rest of them!”

The reason I said this was because I didn't want to speak with Murong Mingyue at all. It was highly likely that my ident.i.ty would be exposed the second a conversation started.

Gui Guzi cleanly took out the remaining two players and was rewarded with a floor of health potions. Shadow Maple even dropped an Iron-grade legguard. Unfortunately, it was a trash equipment with average stats and would sell for at most 10 silver on the market. Du Thirteen and I dutifully picked up everything on the floor before acting to leave.

Meanwhile, Xu Yang and Murong Mingyue still hadn't recovered from the shocking damage I dealt. By the time they finally came to, Gui Guzi, Du Thirteen and I were almost at the edge of the forest.

”Please wait, my heroes…”

Murong Mingyue caught up to us and asked with a smile, ”Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, you're Top 3 on the Heavenly Ranking, aren't you? Thank you so much for saving us. Are you interested in joining Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls?”

A bitter smile sprung to my face as I thought to myself. Oh, Sister Mingyue, what are you saying? I am a member of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls already…

I shot Du Thirteen a look, and he immediately turned around and said, ”I'm sorry, but we have our own guild, pretty lady. We're called the b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries. Why don't you join us if you're that interested? Right now the three of us are the only members in the group, and we're in dire need of a pretty lady like you…”

Surprised by the interruption, Murong Mingyue faced Du Thirteen and smiled. ”Haha, I was just joking. Anyway, thank you very much for helping us. If there's anything you need from us in the future, just give us a call.”

Du Thirteen looked at the murder weapon hanging in front of Murong Mingyue and gulped immediately. He was just about to make an improper request when I shot him a freezing look. s.h.i.+vering back into reality, he immediately shook his head and said, ”Forget it, didn't do it to help you. We did it because our factions are at odds. Saving you two was just a coincidence.”

Murong Mingyue stood there blankly and didn't reply. I quickly took the opportunity to lead Gui Guzi and Du Thirteen into the forest and vanished from their sight.

Later, Xu Yang walked up to her and said, ”Mingyue… did you notice?”

”Notice what?” Murong Mingyue turned around to face him.

Xu Yang stared thoughtfully at the forest before answering, ”Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand's fighting style is incredibly similar to our old friend's…”

Murong Mingyue shuddered and blurted, ”Falling Dust…”

”Yeah.” Xu Yang nodded.

Murong Mingyue bit her lips and murmured, ”But Lu Chen… he… he's already… Sigh. If only he was still with us. Eve wouldn't be so sad and beside herself. She had a real chance of becoming the president, but because of her current state that chance is gone now...”

Xu Yang: ”...”

Meanwhile, the three of us walked side by side through the Frost Forest.

”Ahem, so, what is our profit today?” I asked.

Gui Guzi smiled. ”We accepted three requests, earning 5 gold total. How about you, boss?”

I pondered for a moment before replying, ”16 gold.”

”Wow, we're rich! Should we celebrate with a drink tonight?”

”Haha, my thoughts exactly!”