Chapter 78: First Signs Of Brilliance
“So domineering!”
“So handsome! As expected of the master of the pavilion! He is simply my idol!”
“Occupying sixty percent of the share, doesn’t that mean this Crimson Moon Mountain will be ours in the future?”
The players present, hearing Lin Qi’s speech, all cast respectful and awed looks at him, feeling that Lin Qi truly deserved to be the strongest NPC set by the game manufacturer, completely ignoring the NPCs present.
As for Twilight of the Gods and the other veteran players, they were more focused on the sixty percent share Lin Qi mentioned, and their faces could not hide their excitement.
If Crimson Moon Mountain were to be allocated according to shares, then Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, which occupied sixty percent, would undoubtedly become the one in charge of Crimson Moon Mountain. That would mean Crimson Moon Mountain was very likely to become a new activity map for these players.
Although quite a few present had been to Grizzly Mine, everyone who had been there knew that Grizzly Mine, rather than being a new map, was more like a dungeon. They could go in and out of Grizzly Mine, but they could not develop or live there.
The players’ true free activity area was limited to the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
Of course, the players present could understand this. After all, it was now an experience test, the player count was small, so not much could be opened, and it was already good enough that they could play at all.
But now the player count had reached seventy. Compared with having only the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall as an activity range, it was undoubtedly a bit small.
Now with just one sentence from Lin Qi, the veteran players suddenly felt that the game manufacturer was very likely planning to expand the players’ activity range to Crimson Moon Mountain.
All the players looked at the magnificent mountain before them, and for a moment, they could not help but grin.
While the players were immersed in excitement and ecstasy, the various gangs present and the vagrants below the stage were deathly silent. Looking at Lin Qi, the leader, their mouths were almost hanging open.
“Are these Gray Robe Gang people insane?”
“Taking down the Vice Gang Leader of White Feather Gang, Gana, was already crazy enough, but I didn’t expect them to be this insane, not even putting Green Sparrow Gang in their eyes.”
“Did this Gray Robe Gang leader really eat a bear’s heart and a leopard’s gall before coming? Those are two major gangs that rank in the top thirty in the wilderness.”
Just a single White Feather Gang, which might even be able to seize a top ten spot, was already enough to make Gray Robe Gang suffer miserably. Now they openly ignored Green Sparrow Gang, which ranked in the top thirty, and such courage was something that even other top-thirty gangs might not possess.
But the most unbelievable thing was not only Lin Qi, the leader. Even the members of Gray Robe Gang were all lunatics, as if they had no idea what Lin Qi’s words meant. Each of them was incomparably excited, as if they did not know how to write the word “death.”
“Little brother, what do you mean by this?” Valrod looked at Lin Qi with a somewhat icy expression, feeling that Lin Qi was not putting Green Sparrow Gang in his eyes at all.
He even felt that a small Gray Robe Gang, which had merely taken out a Vice Gang Leader of White Feather Gang, was already so wildly arrogant, utterly not knowing life from death.
“What do I mean?” Lin Qi could not help but laugh, and his voice turned cold. “Cooperation must have a beginning and an end. Once an agreement is made, thousands of mountains cannot block it. You suddenly break the agreement; do you mean to say it is still our fault? Gang Leader Valrod, in doing this, have you considered our hard preparations during this period and our determined will when signing the contract?”
“Now I have brought my people, and with just a light sentence from you it is all brushed aside. What do you take us for? Gang Leader Valrod, you are far too dismissive of us. If it were a top-ten gang, or a suburban gang, would you dare to do this?”
Lin Qi’s question rendered Valrod speechless for a moment.
Just as Lin Qi said, if this matter really involved asking a suburban gang for support, he would not have the courage to make decisions on behalf of a suburban gang.
And as Lin Qi also said, in his heart he had never regarded the small Gray Robe Gang as anything. Being willing to cooperate with Gray Robe Gang was already their good fortune; what qualifications did they have to stand as his equal?
“Good, good, good! Truly one generation replaces the last. The last time I saw such an arrogant youngster like you was those legendary figures more than twenty years ago. I just don’t know if your future will be as a nobody or as one of those legends.” Valrod laughed with a hint of sarcasm. “I personally indeed give up on today’s death match. Since you want to take it on, our Green Sparrow Gang will not go back on our word.”
“We will still send ten experts, and as for the ten from Evil Wolf Gang, if they are unwilling, our Green Sparrow Gang will send twenty. I only hope Hall Master Lin will not regret it!”
As Valrod’s booming voice spread through the field, the entire place erupted in uproar.
“Valrod actually made a concession!”
“As expected of the leader of a major gang, his word really carries weight. By contrast, this Gray Robe Gang is a little too arrogant. Do they really think that just by killing a quasi-martial artist they can compete with a top-thirty gang?”
“They probably think that after killing the Vice Gang Leader of White Feather Gang, a clash with White Feather Gang is inevitable, so they might as well fight it out today. Even if they lose, it is better than being silently wiped out by White Feather Gang later.”
“No wonder those people from Gray Robe Gang are so excited. So they plan to win a name for themselves before they die.”
“But even so, their courage is commendable. After all, not just anyone nowadays has the courage to bare their fangs at White Feather Gang.”
The crowd present, seeing that Lin Qi had actually managed to persuade Green Sparrow Gang, were extremely shocked. But when they thought about how Gray Robe Gang planned to fight to the death today, they could somewhat understand why Valrod did this.
Besides, Valrod had made it very clear.
Whether Gray Robe Gang would become nobodies or legends of the wilderness would depend on this battle.
“Good! Since your Gray Robe Gang is seeking death, I will grant your wish!” Isaac, the Gang Leader of White Feather Gang, looked at the resolute Lin Qi and sneered in disdain. “And it just so happens that Lord Pla’s disciple is here today, so he can be our witness.”
Originally, Isaac had planned to wipe out Gray Robe Gang immediately after the death match. Now that Gray Robe Gang was seeking death on their own, he naturally did not mind, in front of many gangs, killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, letting everyone know what end awaited those who opposed White Feather Gang.
“Fine, start quickly, don’t waste my time.”
The winged youth seated high on the platform waved his hand, as if completely unconcerned with such matters, and again closed his eyes to cultivate.
Such a casual attitude made the corners of many gang leaders’ eyes twitch, but no one said anything. There was only respect.
Pla was already a legendary figure among the Winged Tribe. He had advanced to martial artist at the age of forty-two. Although he did not run a gang in the suburbs and his personal strength was not considered top among martial artists, his martial arts hall had many disciples, and he had even trained two martial artist disciples. This attracted some heirs of major powers in the city center to privately hire Pla as a coach, making him a significant figure even in the suburbs.
The winged youth before them was Pla’s proud personal disciple, Adley.
Not yet twenty years old, he was already a quasi-martial artist. If he could advance to martial artist before twenty-five, he might become a new-generation genius martial artist of the Winged Tribe, and by then his status in the City of Light Chasing would far surpass that of Pla, the veteran martial artist.
With Adley’s words on the platform, the death match was officially declared to begin.
“Uncle, since the people of Evil Wolf Gang are unwilling to send anyone, let me go up,” Flo volunteered. “After all, this cooperation with Gray Robe Gang was my proposal. I should bear this responsibility.”
“You silly child, I gave up the death match to keep you from getting dragged in, and you still want to help that Gray Robe Gang.” Valrod was gratified to see his nephew so responsible, but could not help scolding him. “Those people of Gray Robe Gang are doomed to die this time. If you go up, you will only be throwing your life away. Although Gray Robe Gang helped reduce our Green Sparrow Gang’s losses a bit, you should stay away from those lunatics in the future.”
Flo wanted to say more, but when he saw Valrod’s cold expression, he knew he could not continue and could only grit his teeth and give up this chance.
Flo felt that if he opened his mouth and said that Gray Robe Gang was formed by Phosphor Fire Gang, his uncle would definitely let him participate without a second thought. But that would also expose the relationship between Gray Robe Gang and Phosphor Fire Gang. After all, since his uncle was already at daggers drawn with Gray Robe Gang before, if he suddenly sent a large number of experts to fight for them, it would be impossible not to arouse suspicion.
By then, if too many people came to cling to their thighs, it would only make it harder for him to cling himself.
Less than ten minutes after the death match was announced, fifty experts from both sides had already gathered on a piece of mountain land that had long been marked out in Crimson Moon Mountain, its surroundings tightly enclosed by barbed wire, about the size of two stadiums, with both sides occupying one half.
“Begin!”
With the gunshot fired by the surveillance drone in the sky, the members of White Feather Gang and the players of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall charged at each other like madmen.
