Sword Among Us

The players soon arrived at the chamber with the mechanism in the first level of the crystal mine!

With Blood River Sect controlling the situation, the small hall near the chamber with the mechanism did not seem to be congested. The two sect masters and vice sect master cast each other a glance. Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens gritted his teeth and said, “Brother Absolute, Brother Zhao, I will bring my brothers and lead the way first…”

“Don’t, Brother Nine Heavens, you and your brothers have not recovered just yet. Jade Fox Palace and Righteous Sect should be the ones leading the charge. What do you think, Brother Zhao?”

Absolute Nonsense had not just relied on his dashing looks (which plenty of girls fawned over) to form a gigantic organization with more than eight thousand people in Baokang. His strength and charisma were the main reasons why countless people followed him.

“Brother Absolute, you’re right. Brother Nine Heavens, you can be the second wave.”

Once Zhao Wuji said that, he and Absolute Nonsense led six of their best people in the sect into the chamber with the mechanism.

Once they placed the berthierite inside…

Boom!

A wall fell down at the entrance of the chamber, separating the two parties.

Once the chamber reopened, it was empty. Absolute Nonsense and the others had already entered the second level. Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens did not dare to be slow, however. He quickly brought his people into the chamber and placed the berthierite inside.

When they entered the place, they did not see the intense battle they expected.

Within the small hall that had the breadth of less than ninety-eight feet was the brilliant and dazzling light that could be seen reflected off the crystal walls. Absolute Nonsense, Zhao Wuji, and the dozen or so elites from their sects stood in the empty and quiet hall with confusion on their faces. They looked surprised and puzzled. One of the sect members had attracted Stone King’s attention, and he ran about with the dangerous creature from Life and Death Realm chasing after him.

“Damn it! There’s no one around!”

“Looks like the news leaked and they went offline.” Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens reacted very quickly. He frowned and walked before Absolute Nonsense and Zhao Wuji.

“That shouldn’t be… What’s the use of logging off? If we don’t leave, they will only be in an even more passive position!” Absolute Nonsense looked around and paid attention to the spots around him that had been mined.

“No matter what, Thunderous Battle is an elite on the Famous People Rank. It’s impossible for him to not understand that,” he said with puzzlement

Zhao Wuji and Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens could only nod in silence.

As long as they stayed there, Thunderous Battle and his group could do nothing about them. They could only stay outside the game, or die the moment they logged in.

While the group was extremely baffled, a messenger pigeon flapped its wings in front of them.

Flap, flap, flap!

There was a second bird! Then the third!

The two sect masters and vice sect master received a messenger pigeon each. Their expressions changed, and they quickly opened the letters! When they read the contents, they sucked in sharp breaths at the same time.

“Brilliant move! As expected of the top player on the Famous People Rank…” Absolute Nonsense smiled bitterly and cast a glance at Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens, whose expression had not been good since the start.

Once Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens read the contents of the letter, the paleness of his face became even more obvious.

The people from Blood River Sect seemed to have understood what was happening after they heard the words. They surrounded Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens with anxious as well as worried expressions.

Their sect master seemed to have become older by a few years when he said with a dry tone, “Happy is outside the cave…”

“What?!”

The players instantly cried out with unpleasant expressions.

What shocked them was not Happy’s arrival, but the timing. After all, all the elites of the three sects had gathered inside, and Absolute Nonsense, who was on the Dragon Rank, was away as well. Together, they were not like the people from Common Reed Bank. If they fought against Happy head on, they might not be afraid of him.

But the problem was that they had already spent twenty-four berthierites to enter the second level of the crystal mine…

Based on the market price right then, they had spent twelve million taels of silver!

But before they even achieved their goal, a crisis happened outside. If they did not go out and help their brothers, their companions would have a hard time blocking Happy from entering. Even if he did not manage to come in, it would be very easy for him to injure the elites of the three sects!

The three leaders instantly sank into a dilemma!

If they left the second level of the crystal mine, it would mean that they had just wasted twelve million taels of silver. Even though such money was not that much if they divided it among themselves, it was still very unpleasant.

But if they chose to continue staying in the crystal mine, their elites outside would become no different from orphans. They might be killed or heavily wounded by Happy at any moment.

The hesitation of the three leaders made it clear just how hard it was to make the decision!

Absolute Nonsense looked at Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens after he sucked in a deep breath. “Brother Nine Heavens, this time, we have made a mistake.”

Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens had an expression of anguish. He could say nothing.

“Oh well, why don’t we give up some space in the second level of our mines for you to share? Happy is not easy to deal with, and he’s smart as well. If we continue to fight against him, we might…”

Absolute Nonsense had no intention to finish his sentence, but the people from Blood River Sect could understand what he wanted to say.

There was Five Venoms as an example. For the time being, Happy’s appearance had only made the three sects lose millions of silver. If he entered Baokang County Town and attacked their headquarters, however, Blood River Sect would definitely become the second Five Venoms. There was no doubt about it.

“Then thank you, Brother Absolute, Brother Zhao.”

Blood Rivers in Nine Rivers gave up completely.

In truth, from the moment he received the letter and learned that Happy had appeared outside the crystal mine, he had understood it and knew that he had to give up on the place…

*****

Flap, flap, flap!

The three groups came out of the chamber one after another. Under countless miners’ puzzled gazes, they swiftly left the crystal mine with dark gazes.

The moment the players outside the mining cave split up to allow them through, the two sect masters and vice sect master quickly looked over at the man and horse across from them.

The horse was different from Absolute Nonsense’s white horse. It was a black Hoof Shadow, and there was not a single flaw that could be found on it. It was handsome and outstanding, and it did not seem to notice the tense and freezing atmosphere across from it. It just chewed on the grass that had dew on it in great satisfaction.

On its back was a swordsman dressed in normal blue robes. He had a Bamboo Hat over his head and sat on the horse like a rock without moving. He looked down on the trio quietly as they walked out of their people.

Even though Absolute Nonsense had just lost four million taels of silver a few minutes ago, he still showed the charisma belonging to the master of Jade Fox Palace and took a few steps forward calmly.

“Sir, are you Happy? I have heard of your name for a long time! Now that we have met, you are indeed elegant. You live up to your name!” His voice was loud, and he sounded neither superlicious nor obsequious. He simply had the might of a palace master.

A flash of admiration appeared in Happy’s eyes while he sat quietly on his Hoof Shadow.

“I see, so it’s Palace Master Absolute of Jade Fox Palace.” Happy tugged at his reins slightly, raised his foot, and jumped down from the back of his horse. “I have come in a very rude fashion today, and if I have bothered you, I hope that you will forgive me! But I simply have something very urgent on my side, and when I heard that the three of you were together, I rushed here quickly so that I wouldn’t have to run around to meet you one by one.”

Absolute Nonsense, Blood Rivers in Nine Heavens, and Zhao Wuji were stunned. Their expressions ranged from wary to intrigued.

“You were looking for the three of us?”

“That’s right.” Happy smiled and walked over while speaking. “My brother, Thunderous Battle, has made a decision to form a sect in Baokang. The three of you are the greatest powers who have the highest influence in Baokang, so you will definitely be meeting each other often. It’s only natural that I come and meet you. At the same time, I also have to admit to my mistakes to the people from Blood River Sect so that the misunderstanding from yesterday won’t happen again.”