"Thunder?"
I looked left and right for a bit before turning my mount around casually. "You were a guild from Wind City, weren"t you? Why have you come to Sky City?"
Before the other player could say anything, Lin Yixin swung her axe and declared like a true barbarian, "Why are you wasting words on them, Little Cheat? Let"s kill them all and get back to grinding already~"
I groaned on the inside before lowering my voice, "My dear great aunt, did you forget that we are not Level 160 Earthfire Realm players anymore? We are at least 30 levels weaker than they are, if not more. This is not a fight we can take…"
"In that case, let"s reveal our ident.i.ties and wise them up…" Lin Yixin said.
"Mn."
It was a good idea. There was practically no one in the entire China server who hadn"t heard of Lin Yixin or me today, so this guild should understand the correct course of action after we revealed our ident.i.ties.
The next moment, I turned on my equipment visual effects and revealed my ID… although, I had a feeling that they already knew who we were from the beginning. Their levels should be high enough to ignore our settings.
"I see, you are Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand and Wind Fantasy!"
The Greedy Wolf Cavalryman who was speaking to us earlier smiled a smile that didn"t reach the eye. "But still, you two must leave this place right away. Our guild leader wants to secure a foothold in Dragonbone Mountain Range, and he has ordered us to occupy Ghastly Wail Cemetery at all costs. So please leave this map now, or we will—"
……
Chiang!
I pulled out my sword before he could say anything else and pierced his chest with Universe Break. Then, I executed Burning Blade Slash through his torso into the nearby cavalry before ending the combo with an Ancient Seal, killing a group of players who attempted to retaliate after my sudden attack. The enemy might have the level advantage, but even then, killing that Greedy Wolf Cavalry wasn"t too difficult.
On my sword, the Greedy Wolf Cavalryman who was talking a lot of smack earlier slowly vanished with, his mouth agape in fury and disbelief. It looked like he couldn"t believe that someone my level would dare to attack him.
Thud!
I threw his corpse to the ground and made sure to trample over it a couple of times with the Armored Ice Qilin Horse. Then, I pointed my sword at him and spat, "I gave you face and this is how you repay me, you motherf.u.c.ker? Dragonbone Mountain Range is a public map, and there isn"t any guild in the entire server who has the gall to call it their own! Even if there was one, it would be the likes of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and Snowy Cathaya, not a s.h.i.+t-tier guild like Thunder! How small is your brain to come all the way to Sky City and play monkey of the mountain, you f.u.c.king joker!?"
Every Thunder player within the vicinity was stunned by my rage. They didn"t think that I would act this decisively and more importantly, kill nearly 30 high-level Greedy Wolf Cavalrymen in one combo. It was the kind of attack power that even many Level 160 players didn"t possess.
Behind me, Lin Yixin cheered with a giggle, "Show them who"s boss, Little Cheat!"
……
It was at this moment a new troop of Greedy Wolf Cavalry appeared from the inner area of Ghastly Wail Cemetery. They were accompanied by many archers, manges, priests, bards and tacticians as well. The party was very well-equipped, and their leader was a spear wielder clad in refined battle armor and riding a black Dragonscale Warhorse. The text above his head stated:
Thunderbolt LV-160 Magic Knight
Guild: Thunder
Position: Leader
……
The newcomer was none other than the guild leader of Thunder himself, Thunderbolt. This was the man who kidnapped Candlelight Shadow during the battle of Dawn Valley and forced him to invade Burning City unsuccessfully.
"Haha, your reputation is well-deserved, Lu Chen. Your moves are impressive even at your current level."
Thunderbolt swung his fire spear before continuing, "I wasn"t going to take Ghastly Wail Cemetery by force, but it"s clear that you intend to humiliate my guild to the very end. Hmph! You said that Thunder is a s.h.i.+t-tier guild, didn"t you? Let"s see if you can say that again after we wipe the floor with you!"
Thunderbolt then pointed his spear and shouted, "Brothers and sisters, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is a tyrannical guild that believes themselves to be the king of Sky City. Today, we, Thunder, will challenge their guild leader"s mettle and see if they are truly worthy! The entire world may be favoring you right now, but my favor is one you will never gain! Advance! Kill Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand and Wind Fantasy with a three-p.r.o.nged attack!"
Lin Yixin finally couldn"t restrain herself anymore and walked up to my side with her battle axe. "Thunderbolt, just admit that you want to bully us while our levels are low already. Anyone who isn"t blind can see this."
The corners of Thunderbolt"s lips curled upward. "Everyone is born with a mouth, so you"re free to say whatever you want. But one way or another, the two of you are dead even if the world may scorn me for this!"
"Come at us then…"
Lin Yixin crossed her axe in front of her before thinking better of it and said, "Little Cheat, go get me a Level 120 single-handed sword, will you? This axe is only Level 40 and should"ve been discarded a long time ago!"
"Okay!"
I smiled as I was just thinking the same thing as her. Lin Yixin had leveled up to 120 since we came to Dragonbone Mountain Range, but she was still wielding the low-level battle axe because we hadn"t teleported back to the city to resupply. Since Thunder was kind enough to come all the way here and let us loot a Level 120 weapon off their dead bodies, it would be mean-spirited to turn their gift down their gift, right?
"Come at me, my grandchildren! I promise it won"t hurt too much!" I waved my sword tauntingly at them.
Thunderbolt declared with a furious expression, "Kill them! Surround them so they can"t escape!"
The Greedy Wolf Cavalry immediately acted to trap us in a circle.
"Yiyi, move to the back and shoot them with the bow! I"ll hold them off!" I shouted.
"Okay…"
Lin Yixin retreated in a straight line and left behind a trail of footsteps on the rotten ground.
I made sure that Resurrection Art was active and engaged the enemy. At this point, I didn"t really care if I lost a level or two. Back then, I had fought against millions and millions of Northern Alliance elites and killed even the likes of Vienna"s Sorrow. Naturally, these clowns posed no pressure to me whatsoever.
Boom!
I fired Thousand Ice Slash at a group of enemies and froze them while the Armored Ice Qilin Horse galloped along the sides. Now that I was Level 124, I no longer feared these Greedy Wolf Cavalrymen. I rushed toward the frozen riders and hit them with Burning Blade Slash. The triple-hit skill immediately drew a chorus of bloodcurdling screams!
Pop pop pop...
Countless souls rose into the air as the bodies dropped. They were surrounded by even more Health Potions, Magic Consumables and equipment.
Meanwhile, Lin Yixin kept shooting while she put some distance between herself and the enemies. Although the bow wasn"t strong, Lin Yixin was empowered by the Devil Bell and the 71% stat boost from Bombsh.e.l.l. Even at her level, she was able to deal over 10k damage per hit.
"Archers, hit them with Mountain Stagger Arrows and Shock Arrows! Stun them to death!" Thunderbolt ordered, but dared not to engage us himself. He seemed to be afraid of our attack power, and he didn"t want to risk throwing his own life away and leaving his army without a commander.
……
I sang praises to my enemies as their archers and mages stepped to the front and attempted to a.s.sume positions at the small, narrow s.p.a.ces of Ghastly Wail Cemetery. This is perfect!
Swhoos.h.!.+
The Cyan Netherworld Sword flashed like the sun, and I instantly launched Sword Boomerang at them. Standing in a row? You guys are practically asking to be killed!
Boom!
The Sword Boomerang rushed toward the enemies like a cyclone and shredded the archers in an instant. At the same time, I backed off a dozen or so steps just in time to dodge an entire volley of arrows. Thank goodness I dodged in time, or with my poor level, there was at least a 40% chance for each archer to stun me with their Shock Arrows. It would be terrible to get chain-stunned to death.
Swhoos.h.!.+
I saw that I still had 37 Divine Energy Points, so I activated Great Earth Transformation without hesitation and watched three gigantic dragons bursting out of the ground and transforming into three cyan swords. They defended me and greatly increased all my resistances. Now I could put on a real fight!
I intentionally moved out of the mages and archers" attack range and fought as I retreated. Greedy Wolf Cavalry kept dying one after another around me.
"Roar roar roar...
Not to be outdone, the Phantom Wolf King abruptly fired a Purgatory Storm into a crowd. A ton of magic knights and archers instantly dropped dead to the rotten ground.
At the same time, I charged toward the enemy and raised my arm imposingly. Firing three Ancient Seals into the clouds in a row, the golden seals crashed down on the players of Thunder and killed almost a hundred of them in rapid succession!
That wasn"t all. I acted swiftly and picked up three pieces of equipment from the ground in one smooth motion. Two of them were swords, and one of them was a cloak.
The first sword was a Level 140 Spirit-grade weapon, and the other one was Level 120 Purple Gold–grade. The cloak was a Level 115 Spirit-grade item. They all had pretty good stats!
"Hahaha!"
I laughed loudly as I ran to the back, but I quickly discovered that Lin Yixin was being driven back by a dozen or so Greedy Wolf Cavalrymen. She was fighting back with her battle axe, but there was only so much damage she could do with a Level 40 weapon.
"Hahaha, is this all you got? Now is the time to put the Fruit Knife G.o.ddess on the floor, my brothers! Hahaha…" a couple of Greedy Wolf Cavalry declared vulgarly as they laughed.
I rushed to her aid and sent a Greedy Wolf Cavalryman flying. Then, I tossed the cloak and the Level 120 sword to Lin Yixin and said, "Equip these!"
Lin Yixin nodded and switched out her equipment immediately. A Level 120 Purple Gold–grade sword appeared in her hand, and a black cloak flowed down her back and beautiful legs. It made for a very soothing sight.
……
Crack!
The sword glowed with power before slamming into a Greedy Wolf Cavalryman"s chest. Then, Lin Yixin activated Great Earth Transformation as well and surrounded herself in cyan lotus petals. She twirled a couple of times like a top—her sword leaving deadly holes in her enemies" necks—and less than half a minute later, the dozen or so magic knights all dropped to the ground.
Boom!
That wasn"t the end of her dance, however. A gigantic pillar of ice covered in flames expanded around her sword, and the Ice Flame Slash crashed down on a crowd and dealt over 20k damage per person. The Thunder players turned as white as paper as we had proven to be stronger than they imagined.
……
A green-faced Thunderbolt clenched his fists tightly and growled, "f.u.c.k! That stupid pig Tempest Shadow! The intel he gave us was wrong; Wind Fantasy had leveled up to 120 in the past 24 hours! s.h.i.+t, there"s no way we can kill them in a narrow terrain like this. Withdraw! We must withdraw from Ghastly Wail Cemetery now!"
The Thunder players immediately started retreating.
But to their surprise, a draconic roar suddenly erupted from their rear, and a cyclone of draconic energy killed a ton of players. Someone had ambushed them!
……
A new troop of elite cavalry appeared from the inner area Ghastly Wail Cemetery, and the high-level warrior leading them declared proudly from atop his mount, "You think you can retreat unscathed after you threatened our vice leader?"