Chapter 286: Old Grudge (1/2)
”What are you doing, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand?!” Tempest Shadow and Blue Sky Scar immediately stepped out and shouted harshly.
I said indifferently, ”Killing Candlelight Shadow, duh. What, you have a problem with that?”
They looked surprised. They were both CGL Hall of Famers, but I had treated them like they were beneath my notice. That was the truth. They were both better than top-tier players, but they really weren’t much of a threat to me. Candlelight Shadow though; it would be a shame if I couldn’t get something off his body to commemorate his visit here today. That Blade of Divine Flame would be perfect.
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It was at this moment a group of assassins ran over from the distance. They all had a draconic symbol on their shoulder, meaning that they belonged to Candle Dragon.
”Leader!” The assassin ran up to Candlelight Shadow before saying in a low tone, ”Luo River God of the Capital is crossing over to Floating Ice City from the borders! She also brought almost a thousand of her guildmates! I’m pretty sure she’s coming for us!”
Candlelight Shadow’s eyes turned cold. ”Fuck, that woman sure knows how to show up at the lousiest timing!”
The man turned around and shot me and Lin Yixin a fierce glare. Then, he shouted, ”Purple Lily has somehow caught wind of our presence, so we need to leave now to avoid being caught in a pincer! Don’t worry! There are plenty more chances to remove Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Snowy Cathaya, and Purple Lily in the future!!”
All 500 or so Candle Dragon players took out their return scrolls and crushed them. I charged toward Candlelight Shadow, but I was one step too late. The bastard stared at me coldly as he teleported back to Dawn City in a shower of stars!
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”Fuck!”
I swore out loud and clenched my fists. Lin Yixin immediately walked up to me and consoled me with a soft smile. ”Why are you unhappy? Candlelight Shadow failed to get anything from us. To them, not winning is the same as losing, am I right?”
I nodded before breaking into a smile. ”See, I told you we can beat him if we work together.”
Lin Yixin rolled her eyes at me. ”Boo, boo. It was a two on one and we barely got one over him. I’m honestly surprised you can smile like this.”
I laughed. You can’t win all the time as long as there’s competition, and this time Candlelight Shadow got one over me because his pet was better than mine. That was fine. Once I got an amazing pet of my own, I would turn the tables on him.
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It was at this moment the iron gates of Skull Castle opened once more. The seventh wave had finally begun.
Ding~!
System Notice: All players, please be informed that the second-to-last wave of Skull Castle’s counterattack is about to appear. The commander boss of this wave is Orma the Skullbreaker!
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”Just two more…”
Suddenly, countless players burst out of a forest and ran toward us. They were led by a beautiful mage holding a bloody scepter in her hand. It was none other than the leader of Purple Lily, Luo River God of the Capital!
The lily emblem glowing on her players’ shoulder made them look like a garden of flowers. It was quite the beautiful sight.
Xu Yang turned around in alarm and raised his sword. ”Are they friend or foe?”
I hurriedly put a hand on his shoulder before saying, ”Calm down, we can act after they’ve clarified their intentions!”
”Mn!”
He Yi walked out of our formation and met Luo River God of the Capital with a smile. ”Hello, Beauty Luo. What business do you have here?”
The mage looked around before asking, ”Where is Candlelight Shadow and Candle Dragon?”
”They ran away.”
”Ran away?” She looked a bit disappointed. ”OMG, I brought almost a thousand players with me and they got away? What a shame…”
He Yi looked astonished. ”Do you have a grudge with Candlelight Shadow or something?”
”Yeah, I’m absolutely going to kill him one day!” Luo River God of the Capital revealed her intention without hesitation.
He Yi smiled. ”Well, since you’re already here, do you want to help us attack Skull Castle?”
“Sure, why not!”
The mage waved her Purgatory Scepter and shouted, ”Purple Lilies, attention! Assume formation and prepare for battle!”
Luo River God of the Capital hadn’t come alone, and quite a lot of them were first-class players. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call them the elites of Ice Moon City. If Candle Dragon was the king of Dawn City, then Purple Lily was the king of Ice Moon City. I bet it was a lot of fun to stand at the top of the less populated tier 2 cities!
”Where are your people, by the way? Why are there so few of you?” the mage asked.
I answered, ”They’re all dead, of course!”
”All dead??” Luo River God of the Capital turned blue immediately. ”Is… is it okay if I change my mind?”
”Of course not. The bowstring is drawn, and the arrow must fly.”
“...”
Despite her misgivings, Luo River God of the Capital turned out to be a better person than I thought. She actually chose to fight with us and face the hell that was the second last monster wave!
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”Oh right, did you guys fight Candlelight Shadow when he showed up?” Luo River God of the Capital asked suddenly.
Lin Yixin said, ”Yep, Lu Chen accepted Candlelight Shadow’s challenge and fought him one on one!”