Chapter 156: Doing The Quest, Driving Along, Then The Bandits Showed Up
“Have they left the city?” Isaac, who was sitting cross-legged, could not help but open his eyes, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. “Good. You take the dark guards over as well, and by the way, send the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall information to those young masters of the suburban families, have them make preparations too.”
“Remember! The matter of taking out those young masters must be done cleanly!”
“Yes!”
After hearing this, Mans bowed and left the room.
And as Mans left the room, four fully armed dark guard captains came to stand before him.
“How is it? What did the gang leader say?” The leading middle-aged, imposing man in B1-grade battle armor, who had only one ear left, asked in a low voice.
“It has been confirmed that the people from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall have left. What comes next depends on you.” Mans looked at the leading middle-aged, imposing man. “If you cannot secretly take out those young masters, then the gang leader’s grand plan will fail at the final step.”
“Don’t worry. Every young master leading the team this time, without exception, we will eliminate them all, guarantee the completion of the gang leader’s plan, and completely set those great families against Obsidian Martial Arts Hall!” After hearing this, the middle-aged, imposing man’s eyes were full of blazing fervor and madness.
“Good. Cut off your wings as well, and put on those silver-gray clothes.” Mans nodded, his gaze full of excitement.
What the outside world knew this time was only that their White Feather Gang, in order to take revenge on Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, had deliberately spread all kinds of information about Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s gains, and even planned to make a move against Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
But they did not know at all that their target from the very beginning was not Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, but to use Obsidian Martial Arts Hall as a lever to seize the resources of those great winged tribe families in the suburbs.
As for the strength of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, their White Feather Gang had already investigated very clearly. They even knew that the one who spread the news in the City of Light Chasing about Obsidian Martial Arts Hall possessing a precious treasure was that eldest young master Mo Ke of the Los great family.
Moreover, they not only knew that Mo Ke had suffered a loss at the hands of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in Emerald Sky, but also knew some of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s astonishing feats in Emerald Sky.
When they learned in detail about Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s performance in Emerald Sky, they were truly stunned.
They had not expected Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to be this powerful.
The gray-clothed demon of Emerald Sky!
Relying on the strength of a single hall, they broke through the blockade set by many major powers from the three major cities. Such strength was enough to make even their White Feather Gang feel fear.
However, it was precisely because Obsidian Martial Arts Hall possessed such strength that it gave their White Feather Gang the opportunity this time to seize the resources of those great families.
Their White Feather Gang had also secretly done business more than a few times with those great winged tribe families in the suburbs and knew many of their secrets, but those families were too powerful and were simply not something the current White Feather Gang could covet.
But if this time they could have the people from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall take out the young masters of those great families, it would make those families and Obsidian Martial Arts Hall become mortal enemies, thereby weakening both sides. Then not only would their White Feather Gang have the chance to take revenge on Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, they could also obtain the resources of those great families. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
So, in order to ensure that the people from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would take out those young masters and make Obsidian Martial Arts Hall completely opposed to the great families, they needed to take action themselves.
“Captain Mans, we are fully prepared.” The stern one-eared leading man stepped forward and spoke.
Mans glanced at the forty dark guards wearing silver-gray long-sleeved T-shirts and nodded.
“Good. Move out!”
In fact, the winged tribe and the human race looked almost the same in appearance, except the winged tribe had an extra pair of wings. As long as they cut off their wings and put on the clothes of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall before taking out the young masters of those families, no one would suspect that this was not done by Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, especially amid the chaos of both sides fighting.
According to their prediction, this battle would likely be hard-fought and evenly matched. After all, the combined strength of the great families was definitely not weaker than the garrison army of Emerald Sky. In such a stalemate, it would be easy for them to fish in troubled waters.
And in the end, this matter would probably only be known by Obsidian Martial Arts Hall themselves. Even if Obsidian Martial Arts Hall later tried to explain things to those great families, it would be useless. They could only swallow this hidden loss and then fight those great families to the death.
Outside the City of Light Chasing, in a valley more than eighty kilometers into the wilderness.
At this moment, a group of forest race men and women, wearing dark black windbreakers, all equipped with A5-grade or higher armor, with beast-like furred ears on their heads and appearances not much different from the human race, were rapidly retreating out of the valley.
As they withdrew, these forest race people all had expressions full of fear and confusion.
“Crazy. Completely crazy. Is the City of Light Chasing planning to start a war with our Star Tower City? They actually sent so many people.” The leading enchanting brown-haired forest race woman in A6-grade battle armor ran as she looked back at the large teams stationed on both sides of the valley, cursing uncontrollably. “We only robbed a few supply convoys. Do they really have to take it this seriously?”
“Boss Rosa, could it be because you cut off those few men’s lifeblood before, so the great families of the City of Light Chasing suburbs sent people over?” The forest tribe youth behind her spoke nervously. “I think those men were not simple. Their clothes were very good. Maybe they were descendants of the great families in the suburbs of the City of Light Chasing.”
“Descendants of the great families in the suburbs?” The forest race woman named Rosalina darkened her expression, then spoke viciously. “They dared to tease me before, and now they send so many people over. Next time if I run into them, I’ll cut off one of their kidneys as compensation!”
As the vice gang leader of the Liu Sen Gang, which ranked in the top ten among wilderness gangs of Star Tower City, Rosalina was a legendary woman known far and wide in Star Tower City’s wilderness.
So young, less than twenty-four, she had already advanced to martial artist. Among all the wilderness gangs of Star Tower City, she was also a genius beauty who appeared only once in many years, and no wilderness faction dared show her disrespect.
But today, Rosalina was truly frightened.
Over a thousand people in total.
Each one at worst was an advanced apprentice, and a good portion were quasi-martial artists. Moreover, every quasi-martial artist wore A6-grade battle armor, and the few leading figures were all martial artists in B-grade battle armor.
Such an array of force would be no less than when major suburban powers fought each other.
And these people had suddenly appeared near the valley, which just happened to be the Liu Sen Gang’s area of activity. She found it hard to believe they were not targeting her.
So the moment Rosalina discovered these people, she bolted like a rabbit spotting an eagle, running even faster than at her peak, terrified of being surrounded and slaughtered by them.
“Boss Rosa, these people don’t seem to be chasing us.” The forest tribe youth glanced at the winged tribe teams that had stopped behind them and said in puzzlement, “They don’t seem to be here for you, boss.”
After hearing this, Rosalina also stopped, carefully looking at the winged tribe teams stationed in the distance.
“No way, they really didn’t come after us.” Rosalina stared in astonishment at the few winged youths on both sides of the valley who were discussing something. “With such a formation not aimed at me, then who are they planning to go after?”
Such a massive force was absolutely the greatest she had ever seen in her life.
Even when the major suburban forces of Star Tower City hunted mid-level monsters, they had never dispatched so many people. It was hard to imagine who such a number was meant to deal with.
“Boss Rosa, do you think they might be going after some big shot?” The forest tribe youth whispered.
“Going after a big shot?” Rosalina pondered for a moment, then shook her head. “Impossible. With this many experts, what kind of big shot could appear in the wilderness that would require such a terrifying scale? Even those big shots in the suburbs could not receive this kind of treatment. I just saw not only winged tribe people but also some experts of the ape clan.”
“In other words, these many people are not from a single faction, but composed of multiple factions.”
“With so many factions joining together, can you imagine what kind of force they are planning to deal with?”
After hearing this, the forest tribe youth also shook his head. He could not imagine what kind of force would require so many major suburban powers to join forces. Even the top ten suburban powers of Star Tower City probably would not receive such treatment.
“Such a terrifying lineup.” Rosalina looked at those young masters who had finished their discussion, and suddenly a thought flashed through her mind. “Could it be that something of immeasurable value is going to be transported along this route?”
In Rosalina’s view, it was unlikely that so many powers would join hands just to deal with one force. After all, the factions inside the city were all in competition and it was impossible for so many factions to unite against a single force.
The only possibility was that something that could move all these major powers’ hearts would appear on this route, making each faction want to seize it from the others, but since the treasure had not yet arrived, they had not started fighting.
“Boss Rosa, this kind of struggle between major suburban powers, we should leave quickly. If these major powers turn their attention to us, we might not be able to get away when we want to.” The forest tribe youth grew even more anxious after speaking.
A treasure that so many major suburban powers wanted to seize would clearly be extremely important. Once someone obtained it, any faction would likely kill everyone present to silence them and prevent news from leaking.
“Fine, let’s go. We can’t stay here any longer.” Rosalina nodded as well, feeling this was no place to linger.
However, just as Rosalina and the others had only taken a few steps, a convoy in the distance drove rapidly toward them.
When this convoy of ten large transport vehicles appeared, Rosalina was instantly stunned.
She saw the more than one thousand people stationed on both sides of the valley move all at once, charging straight at those ten large transport vehicles. And Rosalina was very familiar with those ten large transport vehicles.
They were the supply transport vehicles delivering to Maple Forest Town, the very same convoys that every gang active near Maple Forest Town had to rob.
“Are they insane? Robbing their own convoy?”
Looking at the major power teams that had already blocked the road, Rosalina’s eyes were full of confusion.
Recently, due to some frictions between Star Tower City and the City of Light Chasing, the senior officials of Star Tower City had specially ordered wilderness gangs like hers to rob the supply convoys heading to Maple Forest Town.
But now, whether the winged tribe or the ape clan, these major powers were clearly from the City of Light Chasing. Using such a massive force to rob their own convoy was simply beyond comprehension.
“Boss Rosa, it looks like people are getting down from those vehicles.”
With the reminder from the forest tribe youth, Rosalina raised her telescope and looked over curiously, still not understanding what the people of the City of Light Chasing were planning.
On the road running through the valley.
“Brothers! Ahead! There are people blocking the road ahead!”
“There must be over a thousand of them! Is this the newbie treatment?”
“Damn! Look! There are even a few martial artist-level bosses in B-grade battle armor!”
“I’m giving this plot full marks! I’m definitely taking the gear from these bosses! Don’t any of you try to steal it from me!”
