Chapter 375: Shangguan Wan’er (1/2)
A new group of players appeared in the Fire Desert. They numbered around two thousand or so, and they were led by none other than the guild leader of Hegemon Palace, Pillar of the Nation. Moreover, he was accompanied by a high-level swordsman and god-tier mercenary Lin Yixin and I had fought recently, the Cold Wind Swordsman Little Piglet!
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If Hegemon Palace hadn’t shown up, we would’ve defeated Warsky Alliance thanks to my General Skill, Martial God. Warsky Alliance’s defense line was completely made up of high-level players, and theoretically it should’ve been impossible to punch through without considerable effort. But thanks to the 75% Attack boost, my 20-man party was able to tear holes in their defense line again and again until they were forced to retreat.
But Hegemon Palace had appeared at the worst possible timing and forced us to split our army to deal with them. In a sense, Hegemon Palace had saved Warsky Alliance from imminent defeat.
He Yi and I decided to turn around and deal with Hegemon Palace while Legendary Brave and the others dealt with Warsky Alliance. We wanted to hear Hegemon Palace’s excuse for their intrusion with our own ears.
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By the time we arrived, Du Thirteen, Xu Yang, and a group of elite players were engaged in a staring contest with the players of Hegemon Palace. Neither side had engaged each other in combat just yet.
He Yi walked out of the battle line and stared at Pillar of the Nation. “Wang Dongliang, you’ve provoked Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls again and again. Are you trying to say something or what?”
Wang Dongliang smiled. “What are you talking about, Eve? Me and my buddies are just gunning for that Level 140 Spirit Rank boss, that’s all. Didn’t you know? The entire Sky City is in uproar after hearing the news. Countless people are coming to Fire Desert right this moment!”
He Yi’s eyes turned chilly as she sneered aloud. “Tsk!”
Pillar of the Nation smiled again before suggesting, “Neither of us wants to lose too many people before the big fight, so how about we do this the civilized way: both of us will send out a representative, and they’ll engage each other in a 1-on-1 duel. Whoever loses will leave Fire Desert immediately. Of course, your Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand is a fourth-promotion player, so we’ll make it a 2v1 if you choose him!”
Caught off-guard, He Yi yelled angrily. “That’s shameless!”
I waved He Yi down and pointed my sword at Pillar of the Nation fearlessly. “It’s fine, it’s just a 1v2. Remember, if you lose, you will get your asses out of Fire Desert!”
“Very good, I like people who are straight to the point!”
Guild: Hegemon Palace
Guild Position: Vice Leader
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“Fuck…”
I had to hide my surprise. Since when did Hegemon Palace gain such a beautiful vice leader? I had never even heard about this Shangguan Wan’er until now. Judging from the extraordinary way she was carrying herself, there were only two possibilities: One, she was an absolute idiot who had no idea who she was dealing with. Two, she was a true expert. Considering that she was named vice leader by Wang Dongliang, I could only imagine that she was the latter.
I gripped my Heaven-stealing Sword horizontally before smiling at her. “Hegemon Palace sure thinks highly of me. I can’t think of another reason why you would send two vice leaders against me otherwise.”
Shangguan Wan’er slowly walked toward me while twisting her hips, smiling. “But of course. You are the famous Falling Dust and vice leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. It would be incredibly disrespectful of us to send a nameless, average fighter to duel against you, don’t you agree? Speaking of which, you aren’t disappointed with Little Piglet and I as your opponents, are you?”
A bit of apprehension entered my heart. Her voice was melodious and warming, but it was impossible to ignore the hidden barbs behind her words. In just a couple of sentences, she had completely shut off any avenue I might’ve had to demand for a “fair” 2v2 battle. That being said, I was a fourth-promotion Level 105 player. I had no reason to be afraid of them.
Swhoosh!
I waved one arm and summoned my Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf. My Epic Rank boss pet was now Level 105, and its Defense and Attack stats were crazy to say the least. I hadn’t used my pet against Little Piglet last time, but there was no reason for me not to use it in a 1v2.
“Hehe, isn’t that legendary Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf?”
Shangguan Wan’er’s giggles made her breasts bounce a little. “It doesn’t look like Falling Dust is going to go easy on us, so it would be wrong not to respond with all we got. It would be a shame if From Water blames us for going easy on him when she collects his corpse, don’t you agree, Little Piglet?”
Little Piglet curled his lips but didn’t reply. He clearly didn’t want to deal with the woman either.
Surprisingly, He Yi was the one who retorted on my behalf, “Don’t worry, Wang Dongliang’s the one who’s going to collect your corpses, not me. The results won’t change even if you send ten players to fight my Lu Chen!”
I immediately turned around, covered our faces with our cape and held He Yi’s smooth chin with one finger. I gave her a smile before begging, “Sis, you don’t need to boast so hard that your jaw hits the floor, you know…”
He Yi burst into a giggle. “Be careful!”
“I know!”
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When I turned around to face my opponents, I noticed that Little Piglet had summoned his pet as well. His pet was a two-man tall giant who was covered in frost. It didn’t take a genius to imagine that the frost giant had high Defense and strength. Beiming Xue also warned me in the party channel, “Big bro, I know this Ice Giant. It has incredible Attack and Defense, and it’s a tank that can use Desperate Gambit and Slayer Slash. Its weakness is its poor speed and hit rate.”
“Got it.”
Shangguan Wan’er also did the same. Her pet was a boss-tier Purple Butterfly King. It was a magical offensive pet. I already knew that the vice leaders of Hegemon Palace were no slouches, but it looked like their pets were incredible as well. In comparison, He Yi and I were the only ones in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls who had pets that outclassed our opponents.
Swhoosh!