Sword Among Us

Class One Hall had gathered more than one thousand people. The sound of their horse hooves shook the heavens and earth when they passed by Wengcheng, and a few people standing at the top of the city were just in time to witness the dust they stirred up.

The horses rushed to Xuancheng without slowing down, for that was where Beautiful Robes Faction’s headquarters were!

“They passed Wengcheng. Hurry up and notify the faction master.”

Once the people at the top of the city finished speaking with stern expressions, they released messenger pigeons and quickly got down from the city wall. They headed out, got onto their horses, and rushed out after the people who headed to Wengcheng.

*****

Xuancheng was less than twelve miles away from Wengcheng. Anyone could reach it in less than half an hour.

When Phoenix Dances received news of the large group of people from Class One Hall, she scowled and said without hesitation, “Our comrades who died in the previous battle, you don’t need to fight this time. Leave the headquarters immediately. Rascal, you’re in charge of mobilizing them. Guard the four city gates and Guanlin Temple. Have scouts on each street, pharmacy, and restaurant, I don’t want any unexpected ambushes.”

“Understood!”

NotaRascal knew that his condition right then did not allow him to head to the frontlines to handle the situation, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to the task. Then, he shouted a command and brought the people into the important streets of the city in a mighty wave.

The people with him had all died ten days ago, and their condition was horrible, so it was not suitable for them to join the battle. But even though they could not join the fight to defend Beautiful Robes Faction’s headquarters, they were not totally useless.

Aside from the situation regarding Class One Hall’s dispatchment of troops, their requirement for medicine, and the total of their deaths as well as the estimation of the remaining forces were also very important data.

Also, they had to be careful and defend against other sects who might try to take advantage of the situation!

Once NotaRascal left, Phoenix Dances cast her gaze on Xu Yao. “You’re the best archer in our faction. Where do you think we should allocate our first line of defense?”

Xu Yao was stunned speechless. She shuddered subconsciously, and regret flashed briefly in her eyes, but clarity soon returned to them. She pondered the question for a moment before she said, “If you want to deliver the greatest amount of damage with high-tire bow techniques, then the best area of attack is 229 feet, but to prevent others from using this as well, I think it’s best if you position the first line of defense in the headquarters.

“Open the gates so that it’ll be easy for us to make judgments and give commands. The attack speed of throwing knives is very fast, so you can place knife throwers in front of the archers to form a double line of defense. You can protect the archers and threaten the first wave of enemies to approach the gate.”

“This arrangement is too standard. Class One Hall will only need to sacrifice a small number of people before they can rush into the headquarters. At that time, we won’t be able to use our advantage of numbers.”

Once Silver Wolf heard Xu Yao’s arrangement, he frowned and said, “If Class One Hall has enough archers with high-tier bow techniques. they won’t even need to sacrifice a lot of their people. They would just need to exchange fire with us and use their advantage in equipment to suppress us. They might even rain down bloody slaughter on us!”

Xu Yao’s expression turned pale, and she did not say anything more.

However, the others did not notice that. Their expressions just turned even more solemn.

“There are definitely a lot of high-tier archers in Class One Hall. We have to prevent this situation from happening. Silver Wolf, what do you think we should do?” Phoenix Dances asked.

At that moment, Silver Wolf no longer tried to hide his thoughts. He pondered the situation for a moment before he said, “Since we have to defend this place to the death, then we shall do so.”

He paused for a moment, before a cold glare shone in his eyes. “One Circle and Bum’s defenses are pretty good, also, didn’t Thunderous Battle give you a batch of second-echelon equipment? Bring out the best of the best and place them in front to protect our archers! Also, have a group of archers on the roof and on the headquarters. They have to be prepared to handle the enemies who will breach the gates at any moment.”

“Tea Words and Glutinous Rice, both of you help to give out the equipment! Do so according to our ranking board, but give priority to our comrades and archers on the frontline in terms of medicine.”

With a wave of her hand, Phoenix Dances sent out her orders in a very heroic manner.

“Wait!”

Shocked, everyone stopped moving and focused on Xu Yao.

She bit down on her bottom lip and stared at Silver Wolf with indignation. “I don’t think this plan is good. If we make such arrangements, Class One Hall might do the same as well. If we can’t focus our firepower from the beginning, our scattered archers won’t be able to threaten Class One Hall at all. At that time, we’ll be the ones who’ll suffer a loss.”

Silver Wolf said nothing, but he cast Xu Yao a glance. He found her intense reaction slightly odd.

But he paid it no mind.

“It’s fine. Class One Hall doesn’t have many people, and they have few archers on their side. If we kill one, they will have one less archer. At that time, you will only need to take care of defending against the rest. I will be at the back and pick out Class One Hall’s archers.” Silver Wolf was very confident in his boomerangs.

“Alright!”

Phoenix Dances also knew that Silver Wolf was very good. Since he could kill twenty or so Class One Hall elites within a short time, he should be able to handle archers with ease. She decided to follow through with his plan without hesitation.

“I’ll have to rely on you! Glutinous Rice, prepare a set of second-echelon equipment for Silver Wolf.”

Phoenix Dances did not forget about protecting Silver Wolf. She was well aware that as long as he was around, they would definitely be able to deal a severe blow and even kill more of Class One Hall’s elites.

Silver Wolf said nothing. He just nodded, not refusing Phoenix Dances’ offer.

Soon, nearly one thousand rather strong elites gathered in Beautiful Robes Faction. As the faction created more branches, the area of their headquarters also increased in a suitable fashion. They had even gained roofs above their two wings and halls full of people.

There was an increasing stream of people who filled up the backdoor. They were the ones who had decided that they would take the places of the comrades who died on the frontlines at first notice.

Everyone was fully prepared!

*****

When the large group of people from Class One Hall rushed into Xuancheng with a loud roar that shook the earth, the atmosphere in Xuancheng instantly froze, and the air of hostility grew so thick that everyone knew that war was going to break out

Boom! Boom!

Horse hooves thundered against the ground. They brought clouds of sand in their wake as they swiftly drew close to Beautiful Robes Faction’s headquarters.

Blood Robes personally led the charge. He sat on a Hoof Shadow in a prideful manner while his robes fluttered loudly. His face was full of enthusiasm, and barely noticeable smile could be detected on his clean and bright face. It made people think that he had come not to destroy someone’s headquarters, but to bring gifts and attend a banquet.

Neigh!

When the army arrived outside Beautiful Robes Faction’s headquarters, Blood Robes could not see a single person in the square before the gates. Yet a freezing and murderous air filled up every inch of the land.

“They say that fools fear nothing, and it is indeed true,” Blood Robes mumbled under his breath, mocking the students, but he did not move forward recklessly.

After all, Beautiful Robes Faction was not a small sect that did not have any power to fight back. Beautiful Robes Faction had once destroyed a branch of theirs, and although that branch had not been big at the time, its destruction could not be underestimated.

Blood Robes raised his hand and waved.

Rustle!

Groups of capable big men with great equipment and resolute gazes split up to the left and right like streams of water. They set up their formation in the empty spot ahead of Blood Robes and moved forward in an orderly fashion toward Beautiful Robes Faction’s gate.

When they were around 229 feet away, the one thousand or so people could see a bow formation in the headquarters, ready to fire.

Blood Robes smiled coldly.

He said nothing, but fired a few arrows at Beautiful Robes Faction’s sign and flag. Once he received a notification from the system, he began to wait quietly.

Ten minutes later, the Killing Star effect on Happy’s body would disappear.

Time slowly passed while the air in the area was nearly stagnant.