Chapter 48: Unrivaled (1/2)
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I sprinted to Floating Ice City. There were many players teaming up outside the city. Seeing my red name, many gazes fell on me, some clearly malicious. So I revealed my name. As expected, the words ”Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand” had a deterrent effect. The third-ranked expert of Floating Ice City's Heavenly Ranking. Many people who had wanted to kill the red name shrank back.
I went to the stone bridge at the eastern gates of Floating Ice City. From a distance, Xu Yang and Murong Mingyue were waiting there. Xu Yang was still dressed in armor and holding a sword. Murong Mingyue had changed into a white robe and looked as pure as snow. However, the amused smile on her face and her astounding figure wasted this pure robe. People with clear sight could see that this woman was very strong and should not be provoked.
……
”Come here, Brother Broken Halberd!” Xu Yang came over with a smile.
I nodded slightly and said in a hoa.r.s.e undead voice, ”I have two fellows. Wait a few moments, they will come soon!”
”Good!”
Xu Yang's gaze swept across my equipment. He sighed. ”Brother Broken Halberd, your chest armor... the light looks very unfamiliar? What grade is it? Definitely not Bronze or Steel, right?”
I smiled and said honestly, ”Yes, Dark Steel-grade, Soul Turmoil Armor. 48 Defense, +11 Stamina. Not bad, right?”
Xu Yang nodded. ”Haha, very impressive!”
I listed my items' stats. This would arouse trust. The other party was Xu Yang, so I didn't need to worry about his greed being aroused as well. He wasn't that kind of person. In my memories, I only had two impressions of this honest big man. One was that he was an honest and forthright person. The second was that he was very loyal to He Yi. This was like me. Even until the end, he did not give up on He Yi and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls.
At this time, Murong Mingyue walked over, and suddenly smiled mysteriously when she looked at me. She said coolly, ”Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, I heard that you fought the Domination Clan of the G.o.ds of Destruction guild in Venomous Wasp Forest, right?”
I nodded and did not speak.
Murong Mingyue continued, ”Ha, how did you have the courage to challenge five experts on the Heavenly Ranking alone?”
I smiled and said in a deep voice, ”In reality, being enemies with the top-ranking experts of the Domination Clan doesn't just require courage.”
”Oh, what else is needed?” Murong Mingyue asked with a smile.
I thought for a moment and said, ”Everyone… everyone has a reverse scale, a bottomline. The Domination Clan walked right over it. Even at the risk of death, I will slaughter them all.”
”Oh?”
Murong Mingyue giggled and did not pursue. She turned to her teammate and said, ”Xu Yang, I remember that you had been sp.a.w.ncamped by Domination Clan a few days ago for an entire night. It could be said that Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand got revenge for you, right?”
Xu Yang laughed out loud. ”Thank you, Brother Broken Halberd!”
I said directly, ”That is not very sincere. I am one of the founders of the b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries, and our aim is to make money. Rather than verbally thanking me, how about you toss me a gold coin?”
Murong Mingyue snorted in laughter, and took out a s.h.i.+ny gold coin. She said, ”I'll give, but are you willing to take?”
I reached out with my bone fingers, the gold coin landing in my bony palm. I smiled slightly. ”If Beauty Murong is willing to give, of course I'm willing to take!”
Murong Mingyue stilled and looked dazedly at me. ”I really do not understand you...”
I smiled. It was for the best that she didn't. Else, there would be no place for me to hide.
I asked a thousand, ten thousand times in my mind: ”Mingyue, He Yi... has boss joined the game?”
But I could not open my mouth. The trouble that would ensue if these words were uttered were too much for me to endure
Xu Yang suddenly said, ”Mingyue, didn't Boss say that she'll be on today? When is she getting on?”
Murong Mingyue laughed softly. ”Why are you in such a hurry? She has some meetings during the day. She probably will only have time to get on around 8 pm. She's Level 0 and will be in the starting village. We have to go take her along when the time comes, and try to reach Level 10 to come to Floating Ice City!”
”Yes!”
Xu Yang put his sword on his shoulders and laughed. ”I'm looking forward to it. Once Boss enters Heavenblessed, I'll be as though I had gained a new spine, full of energy!”
Murong Mingyue's eyes darkened and she said with red eyes. ”Pity that Lian Xing went overseas to study and Lu Chen... ahh, I hadn't thought that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls would end up like this...”
As she spoke, Murong Mingyue glanced secretly at me.
I immediately turned around and looked at the water flowing below the stone bridge. I gritted my teeth. He Yi's smile in Spirit of Grief appeared in my mind as she said to the four of us, ”Do you know why the guild is called the Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls? It means us having warrior's soul, using our life to defend our dreams!”
Dreams and warrior's soul...
The repeated bloodshed and slaughter. Xu Yang and I had fought at the frontlines for more than a year and did not fail the t.i.tle of ”warrior's soul”. But our dreams were ultimately crushed by Martial G.o.d Candlelight Shadow
I clenched my fists and swore inside. Candlelight Shadow brought his Candle Dragon guild to Heavenblessed. Soon, I will return all the pain and suffering many times over!
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A few minutes later, two people arrived. It was Du Thirteen and the red-named Gui Guzi.