Chapter 73: The Name Of The Gray Cloak
“Gana and more than twenty apprentice-level experts have all gone missing?”
After listening, Hou Fei could not help being shocked by this news as well.
Recently, the White Feather Gang had been making a big name for themselves in the wilderness. Not only the gang leader, but even the three vice gang leaders were all quasi-martial artists, and Gana was one of them.
A quasi-martial artist leading more than twenty apprentice-level experts, such strength would be enough to wipe out an ordinary wilderness gang. It was hard to imagine what kind of power could keep all of them there.
“Brother Hou Fei, this news has already spread everywhere now,” the crystal race woman said enviously. “Because of this matter, the entire human race abandoned area over there is celebrating. I heard that several surrounding races have even deliberately given up part of the street blocks near the suburbs that they used to fight over, afraid that that Gray Robe Gang would take the initiative to act.”
The land suitable for living in the abandoned area was limited. The closer to the suburbs, the denser the energy, and at the same time, travel to and from the suburbs was safer.
Ever since their crystal race had been driven to this remote abandoned area, their daily trips to the suburbs were not only long, but safety had become an issue. When everyone went to the suburbs to fight for some odd jobs, it became much more troublesome. They had to get up early every day, otherwise they simply could not secure the many odd jobs posted by the shops in the suburbs.
“The human race really has good luck. First came that genius Qin Mu, and now there is this Gray Robe Gang,” Hou Fei said with a wry smile. “To be able to take down a quasi-martial artist and more than twenty apprentices, with that level of strength, the human race side now has a real chance to seize the street blocks on the edge of the suburbs and truly gain a foothold in the abandoned area.”
At the same time, among the unregistered nomads living in the abandoned area, there were also different levels in the City of Light Chasing. Because land was limited, anyone who could occupy some abandoned area next to the suburbs would live a life that was worlds apart from those in the abandoned area who could not get close to the suburbs.
And as long as they could occupy some street blocks next to the suburbs, they would be considered to have established themselves among the unregistered nomads of many races around the suburbs.
“Brother Hou Fei, how about we simply join forces with the human race side?” the crystal race woman said with some expectation. “We control secrets of the city center. If our two sides join forces, both of us can grow stronger, and by then we might even be able to return to living near the suburbs.”
“Let’s wait a bit longer,” Hou Fei shook his head. Looking at the crystal race woman full of expectation, he could only give a bitter smile. “The human race side is indeed a good cooperation partner, but the White Feather Gang is not so easy to provoke. If that Gray Robe Gang is wiped out, our secrets here might be exposed. If we want to return, it can only be a dream.”
The vagrants of the crystal race had originally lived near the suburbs, but after their two strongest quasi-martial artists and several limit apprentices died, they were driven out of their original residential area. It was not only because of the rise of the Half-Scale Race that they were forced to move out.
After hearing this, the crystal race woman could only give up and went back to practicing with her blade.
In the City of Light Chasing, in an abandoned high-rise building near the suburbs.
“Flo, big news, that Gray Robe Gang took out Gana and more than twenty apprentices.” Fischer walked into the gang’s training room and looked at Flo, who was steadily practicing with his spear, speaking with some schadenfreude. “Now those guys from the White Feather Gang are probably going to be anxious. Losing so many experts at once, even their death match is in trouble.”
“Gana was taken out?” After hearing this, the expression on Flo’s face was both shocked and surprised. “I really didn’t expect this Gray Robe Gang to be hiding so deep. A quasi-martial artist and more than twenty apprentices, even for our Green Sparrow Gang, it would not be easy to keep all of them.”
Flo was very clear that the Gray Robe Gang had some hidden strength. After all, even their beginner apprentices had decent martial skills. There was definitely some expert backing them.
But what Flo had not expected was that the Gray Robe Gang would be this fierce, to the point of even taking down a quasi-martial artist.
“Isn’t that a good thing?” Fischer said with a smile. “Before, the gang leader even scolded you for agreeing to cooperate with the Gray Robe Gang, saying their strength was insufficient, yet they got a 20% share in one go, which would definitely make the Evil Wolf Gang dissatisfied.”
“Now that the Gray Robe Gang has wiped out the White Feather Gang’s quasi-martial artist and more than twenty apprentices, the strength they have shown is no weaker than the Evil Wolf Gang.”
“And now that the Gray Robe Gang is putting out even more people, the Evil Wolf Gang should no longer be dissatisfied. Isn’t that a good thing?”
“The strength the Gray Robe Gang has shown is indeed a good thing,” Flo shook his head and explained. “But you don’t really think the Gray Robe Gang came out of this without any losses, do you? That was a battle involving a quasi-martial artist and more than twenty apprentices.”
“You mean the Gray Robe Gang might not be able to gather thirty apprentices anymore?” Fischer instantly understood after hearing this.
Having just received the news, she had been busy celebrating and completely forgot that in a battle of this level, it was impossible for only the White Feather Gang to suffer heavy losses. The Gray Robe Gang must also have taken significant damage.
“I can only say it is possible,” Flo sighed. “If that is really the case, we might have to temporarily send a lot more people, and by then the gang leader will definitely punish me.”
“Let him punish you then,” Fischer said indifferently. “Instead, what you really should be worried about is that after all this, the White Feather Gang might directly move against the Gray Robe Gang, and then the Gray Robe Gang will be completely unable to participate in the death match.”
“I’m not worried about that. Even if the White Feather Gang wants to act, it will probably be after the death match,” Flo said with a smile. “The White Feather Gang has just lost so many experts. For the sake of the death match, they will not rashly dispatch a large number of experts to wipe out the Gray Robe Gang. If this group suffers more losses, it would affect the result of the death match.”
“In that case, what is there to worry about?” Fischer rolled her eyes at Flo, then said with some admiration, “But this time the Gray Robe Gang has really become famous among the wilderness gangs. In one battle, they killed a quasi-martial artist and more than twenty apprentices. A record like that has not appeared in the wilderness for four or five years. Now I’m afraid many gangs are investigating the Gray Robe Gang.”
“Indeed,” Flo nodded. “The origins of this Gray Robe Gang are a mystery. I had thought they were founded by that expert from the suburbs, but now it seems the Gray Robe Gang is even stronger than I estimated.”
“I sent people to investigate before. The Gray Robe Gang is very close to the Phosphor Fire Trading Market. It might be a gang created by the Phosphor Fire Gang, otherwise it would be impossible for them to have such terrifying strength in such a short time.”
“No wonder that leader of the Gray Robe Gang was so confident. So they were actually a wilderness gang set up by the Phosphor Fire Gang.” Fischer thought of how Lin Qi had been neither humble nor arrogant back then, and had not taken the three of them very seriously.
Normally, a newly formed wilderness gang, even if they had some strength, would at least show respect and caution when facing high-level officials from the Green Sparrow Gang like them.
Yet from Lin Qi down to the other members of the Gray Robe Gang, the way they looked at them showed no reverence for the strong at all.
Now Fischer understood completely.
With a giant suburban gang like the Phosphor Fire Gang behind them, of course they would not put the Green Sparrow Gang in their eyes.
“I don’t know what the Phosphor Fire Gang wants to do in the wilderness, but fortunately, our cooperation at that time went quite smoothly. Now we can be considered to have latched on to the Phosphor Fire Gang a little,” Flo thought, and could not help praising his own choice back then.
The Phosphor Fire Gang was a terrifying existence. Wilderness gangs who wanted to be their lackeys might not even get a spot in line. There were plenty of gangs in the suburbs trying to build connections with them, especially now that the Half-Scale Race had produced several genius martial artists, causing the Half-Scale Race’s status in the City of Light Chasing to soar rapidly, making it even harder to get close.
Although he still had not managed to build a direct connection with the Phosphor Fire Gang, he had at least built a connection with the Gray Robe Gang under them, which was already very rare.
While the wilderness gangs were secretly investigating and discussing the Gray Robe Gang, Lin Qi was in the lounge of the martial arts hall sorting through the loot.
“These people’s weapons and equipment are really good. Each one has an A6-level weapon, twenty-six in total, and the types are varied. Now A6-level can fully meet the players’ daily needs, and we no longer need to make purchases.” Looking at the pile of various weapons, Lin Qi was very satisfied, and then his gaze fell on the items taken from the White Feather Gang members on the table.
If weapons and equipment were the external wealth of the vagrants, then these carried items on the table were the true treasures of the White Feather Gang experts.
People who mixed in wilderness gangs usually lived in the gang strongholds. Although they had their own lounges, those lounges were not safe. So members of wilderness gangs usually carried their valuable things on them.
Especially experts at apprentice-level and above. Because of their strong strength and full confidence in themselves, they were even less willing to leave precious items in their gang residences.
“Why is there a metal plate here? A heart protection mirror?” Lin Qi looked at a metal plate on the table about half the size of an A4 sheet, full of surprise. “I remember this seemed to be something Gana carried on him. After putting on an A6-level armor set, why did he still carry this thing?”
“No.” After examining the metal plate, Lin Qi realized it was unusual.
He had clearly struck Gana’s chest with a palm before. This metal plate had been at the chest, and even the A6-level armor fitting the body had slightly caved in, yet this metal plate was completely unharmed, and did not even have a trace of blood on it.
You had to know that Gana had bled all over the ground at that time. The A6-level armor inside and out had taken the players a long time to wash clean, yet this metal plate did not have the slightest bit of blood. No matter how you looked at it, it was strange.
“Could this thing absorb blood?”
Lin Qi curiously picked up an item on the table stained with blood and pressed it directly against the metal plate, wanting to see whether this thing really absorbed blood.
