Volume 1 Chapter 16 Part1 (1/2)
Last chapter recap: Aofeng gains a powerful new weapon, makes a friend, and goes to rescue some people.
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V01-S16-C01 The Grand Commander of the Freedom Alliance
Chapter One – Freedom Alliance
A faint deep green light covered each of the fifteen sword blades flashed as they flew through the air. Aofeng channeled magic into the flying swords. The World's End Sword Extermination required significant power. Swordsmen used sword energy, and magister used magic.
Under Aofeng's control, the flying swords quickly spread out, and then surrounded the target before charging in!
They were fast!
The flying swords drew out afterimages as they streaked through the air. The fifteen flying swords struck simultaneously at one point, and under the Leviathan Orangutan's terrified gaze, pierced into his enormous body like lightning!
“Boom!” An enormous explosion mixed with a wail. The dust rose into the air, waves of wind rippled outwards the surrounding people fell and cried out.
With the divine sword protecting her, Aofeng did not fear this wind. She flew over and found to her shock that the thick-skinned three-star sacred beast's body was completely ruined with wounds everywhere as though they had exploded. The wounds were serious and blood sprayed out. The Leviathan Orangutan who had relatively strong defense compared to other sacred beasts wailed and twitched in pain. It was unable to climb back up after this attack.
So powerful! Unparalleled power!
The World's End Sword Extermination technique wasn't just controlling the swords to attack physically, power would be injected into the enemy to disrupt their bodies. No wonder Tian Ya said that this had the power of a celestial magic technique. Aofeng was extremely satisfied with this ultimate move. She believed that if she could use this with the blue shamanic power of a celestial magister, the attack would be greatly elevated.
A divine sword meant her strength had risen another level. Aofeng calculated that sacred beasts below seven-stars would not be a match for her. Even if it was a sacred beast above seven stars, she would have the ability to fight back.
The dust slowly dissipated. Aofeng did not hesitate. She waved her hand and threw the wounded Leviathan Orangutan into the Inexhaustible Life Ring. An adult sacred beast was a resource that could not wasted, no magister would think they had too many sacred beasts.
The flying swords became invisible again and she put them back around her. Aofeng was about to leave after defeating the Leviathan Orangutan when she suddenly heard someone below shout.
“Your Excellency, thank you for your rescue! May I ask, are you Qin Aofeng?”
His Excellency? Aofeng stilled in the air and immediately realised. With the swords invisible, she looked like a celestial rank expert floating in the air. Adding on how she had killed the sacred beast with one blow, she accidentally became a fake sword master.
Aofeng's handsome brow raised. She asked, “How do you know of me?”
She only helped these people because they did not seem to be members of the four families and should not know who she was. Great, now someone recognized her. If the news leaked, how could she make trouble for Lan Xun and Lan Cheng's behind their backs?
“You really are Qin Aofeng, wonderful!” The members laughed in shock and joy. They shouted up at Aofeng, “Your Excellency, His Excellency Lei Yufeng has ordered us, members of the Freedom Alliance, to search for you, it's been three days. Please come back with us to see His Excellency Lei Yufeng. The alliance has already entered Death Ridge and are not in the adventurer base. We are scheduled to leave and join them today.”
Aohai immediately understood. When she calculated, she had left the adventurer camp for three days. Lei Yufeng and Qin Aohai must have panicked. It wasn't strange they had spread news to search for her. However, what was this Freedom Alliance?
She flew down from the air and landed in front of these people. She swept around a look with her black eyes and found that this group was made up of experienced adventurers from their twenties to their forties. In total, there were seven people, six men and one woman. Two of them were one-sword spirit magisters, one was a middle-aged man in his forties, the other was the woman in her twenties. The others were high star second-rank professionals. Anyone that could survive in the depths of the Forest of Neversetting Sun had some skill.
But while a small squad like this could move within the Forest of Neversetting Sun, they were not enough to survive in Death Ridge.
The beautiful female who appeared clever and experienced looked at Aofeng with a respectful and burning gaze. She went forward and said understandingly, “Your Excellency, it is like this, after you disappeared that day, more members of the four families arrived on the second day. They formed an agreement and entered Death Ridge. But the Lan Family didn't give any of us adventurers that came the chance to cooperate with them. We hope to explore together with them, but they kicked us out.”
When she said this, the other members had angry expressions. While they were not as strong as the four families, but they had not asked for payment from them. They only wanted to follow along, and wouldn't ask for protection in times of danger. This was something that was of no harm, but because of their inferior status, the four families rejected them and looked down on them.
Most of the people who had come were not targeting the dragon egg. They wanted to use this chance when everyone was going into Death Ridge to hunt and kill some sacred beasts to earn a sum of money. If they went on their own, the chances of survival were low. Everyone moving together was much safer.
The woman took a deep breath and suppressed the anger inside. She said, “His Excellency Lei Yufeng said to wait for Your Excellency to return so he left the four families' group. He gathered us free professionals in the adventurer base, and formed the Freedom Alliance with the intention of entering the ridge together. He also gave us the task of finding Your Excellency. However, no matter if Your Excellency was found or not, they would depart after three days. Today is the final day.”
Aofeng nodded and made a sound of acknowledgement. The four families' group had left a step ahead of her. If she kept on delaying, they would not be able to catch up. Even if Lei Yufeng wanted to wait for her, as the founder of Freedom Alliance, he could not randomly leave. This was a matter of honor between the adventurers.
“I understand, lead the way, we will go immediately to Yufeng.”
“Alright, Your Excellency.”
The squad responded and looked at Aofeng with respect and lingering shock and amazement. After the conflict a few days earlier at the adventurer base, Lan Cheng seemed afraid that no one knew and spread the name of the “Qin Family's Good For Nothing Seventh Young Master” everywhere. Everyone knew. Anyone that had stayed in that adventurer base knew of Qin Aofeng's name.
Due to this, the present contract caused them to gape and feel ridiculous.
They thought of a sword master as a “good for nothing?” The Lan Family was really blind! His Excellency Qin Aofeng just didn't care, but you became so proud over there. Look at the power in killing a three-star sacred beast with one blow. His Excellency Qin Aofeng was much stronger than you were! When you learn that you are not as good as the good-for-nothing you spoke of, what would your expression be?
They already had a negative impression of the four families. These adventurers naturally would scorn them. As they travelled , they told Aofeng what Lan Cheng had done, and then spat to express their anger.
The forest gradually thinned and the sun could be seen, the rays peeking through the treetops. From afar, they could see the large group of people gathered on a small hill.
Aofeng and the group walked through the crowd that parted before them and got to the front under people's shocked gazes. With a look, she saw that outstanding man dressed in black robes and outlined in golden light by the sun.
At the highest point of the small hill, the handsome Lei Yufeng stood at the front of the group. He looked towards the rising sun, his slightly bleary eyes narrowed, and in a low mood.
He was wounded by Aofeng leaving without even saying farewell. On one hand , he complained that the other didn't treat him as a friend and didn't tell him anything, on the other hand, he worried something happened to the other and was afraid the other was wounded. While he knew in his mind that Aofeng wasn't weak, he couldn't help but worry. He hadn't been able to rest in the past few nights. He had never been so worried for someone else in this lifetime.
“d.a.m.ned b.a.s.t.a.r.d! If you don't come back, I will beat you up the next time I see you!” Seeing the sun rise, Lei Yufeng waved his hand in frustration and anger as he shouted.