Chapter 157: A Single Shot, Straight To The Soul
Inside the valley.
Four large transport vehicles bearing the Gorilla Gang badge blocked the road at the rear. Over a hundred Gorilla Gang members stepped down from the vehicles, surrounding the road from behind.
At the front of the valley road, more than ten large transport vehicles completely sealed it off. Over a thousand people surrounded the area, thoroughly blocking the ten large transport vehicles on the road.
The player convoy could neither retreat nor advance. On both sides of the road stood several hundred fully armed archers equipped with A6-grade compound bows, with advanced apprentices and limit apprentices holding heavy shields in the front row.
After the people from several great families completed the encirclement, a winged martial artist in B2-grade battle armor respectfully approached three richly dressed winged youths.
“Young Master Dibos, the road has been blocked. We can capture those people from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall at any time.” The burly winged middle-aged martial artist looked at the luxurious youth among the three whose wings were pale gold and reported in a low voice.
“Very good.” The winged youth named Dibos nodded and directly ordered, “Go inform those people that if they give up resistance and surrender now, our Three Great Families and the Gorilla Gang can promise to spare their lives. If they stubbornly resist, kill them all!”
The two winged youths beside him said nothing, merely watching this limit beginner martial artist from the North Ao Family in B2-grade battle armor.
In the suburbs of the City of Light Chasing, the three winged great families are the North Ao Family, the Bei En Family, and the Peiwen Family. Among them, the North Ao Family is the strongest, faintly able to rank among the top ten great families in the suburbs.
However, the youths of the Bei En and Peiwen families were not following Dibos just because of this matter.
Dibos, the seventh young master of the North Ao Family, was only eighteen, yet already a limit quasi-martial artist. The cultivation method he practiced was the North Ao Family’s most profound advanced martial artist cultivation method. Once he became a martial artist, he would definitely enter the Genius Training Camp in the future. His status in the North Ao Family was extremely high, far beyond what the two ordinary young masters, who were still at limit quasi-martial artist at the age of twenty-four, could compare to.
“Yes!” The burly man in B2-grade battle armor bowed and withdrew.
“Dibos, although we have surrounded these people from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, are you really sure that Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has lord-level monster remains?” Gar Bei En, over two meters tall with pale blue wings from the Bei En Family, could not help but confirm again.
Beside him, Gais Peiwen from the Peiwen Family, whose wings were pale cyan, also looked at Dibos.
Their three families had joined forces this time mainly at Dibos’s suggestion, because he said he could help them become martial artists before the registration deadline for the Genius Training Camp, so they were willing to act together.
The Gorilla Gang on the other side had the same idea.
All this was for the lord-level monster remains Dibos spoke of. As for the rumors outside about various precious treasures obtained by Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, they were not idiots, of course they did not believe them.
But lord-level monster remains were not impossible. After all, any Martial Artist Association stored quite a few lord-level monster remains in its warehouse. It was just that families in the suburbs like theirs had no qualification to obtain them.
“Relax, I can confirm this. The White Feather Gang secretly provided me with photos of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall transporting lord-level monster remains at night. Although the amount of lord-level monster remains is small, just a claw weighing a few hundred kilograms, it is enough for us to be promoted to martial artists!” Dibos smiled and tapped the smart watch on his wrist, displaying the photos provided by the White Feather Gang for the two to see.
In the photos, a few people wearing silver-gray clothing were transporting a large tricycle in the middle of the night. A layer of tarpaulin covered the tricycle, and in the strong wind, it revealed a giant claw.
No matter how one looked at that claw, it was not the size of an ordinary monster. It could only be the claws of a lord-level monster over twenty meters in size.
“It really is!” Gar Bei En looked at the photos, eyes shining with greed.
Lord-level monster remains were the main materials for making Type Three Potions. Even without the ability to make Type Three Potions, they could be boiled into soup and drunk to increase qi and blood and quickly break through.
Moreover, breaking through while drinking soup made from lord-level monsters would also greatly improve their potential, giving them a chance to reach excellent potential and directly enter this year’s Genius Training Camp.
“This time we only need to use these people as hostages, and then, together with the pressure from our several factions, if Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has any sense, they will definitely hand over those lord-level monster remains.” As Dibos spoke, he looked at the transport convoy in the distance and unconsciously licked the corner of his mouth.
With the lord-level monster remains, he could break through and become a martial artist this year, and also enter the Genius Training Camp this year. By then, it might not be impossible for him to take first place.
Following Dibos’s orders, the burly middle-aged martial artist from the North Ao Family came to a spot less than one hundred meters from the transport convoy.
“All of you get off and surrender now. Our North Ao Three Great Families and the Gorilla Gang will guarantee your personal safety. If you stubbornly resist, you all die!” The middle-aged burly martial artist in B2-grade battle armor spoke with a booming voice like a lion’s roar. The qi and blood emanating from him stirred a gale within dozens of meters around him. “I will give you ten seconds to consider. Anyone who has not made a decision after ten seconds will die!”
As the burly middle-aged martial artist delivered the final ultimatum, the people of the Liu Sen Gang hiding seven to eight hundred meters away heard everything clearly.
“Damn! This is insane! The North Ao Three Great Families and the Gorilla Gang actually joined forces to rob them. What on earth is that transport convoy carrying?” Rosalina stared fixedly at the transport convoy, her eyes full of shock.
Whether it was the three winged great families in the suburbs of the City of Light Chasing or the Gorilla Gang, they were quite famous even in Star Tower City. They had once sold some goods in Star Tower City, causing conflicts with suburban gangs and families there, and in the end those suburban gangs and families in Star Tower City chose to compromise.
Any one of these Four Major Powers alone could rank among the top twenty major powers in the suburbs of Star Tower City.
With four forces joining hands, even the various major powers in the suburbs of the City of Light Chasing had to give way.
Yet now these four forces had joined up to rob a transport convoy. No one would believe it if word got out.
“The people in this convoy are really unlucky. Being robbed by such four forces, they have no chance to escape.” The Forest Tribe youth beside her looked at the figures stepping off the transport vehicles one after another and could not help feeling sympathy. “If it were us instead, maybe more than half could still escape.”
“These people are dressed uniformly. They should be from some faction in the City of Light Chasing, but I have never heard of them.” Rosalina watched the figures coming down from the vehicles, each in a silver-gray long-sleeved T-shirt, feeling very puzzled.
“Boss Rosa, we should leave quickly. If those four forces set their sights on us later, we might not be able to get away.” The Forest Tribe youth looked at the pensive Rosalina and could not help reminding her.
“Watch a bit longer. This is a joint robbery by the four major forces of the City of Light Chasing.” Rosalina completely ignored the Forest Tribe youth, extremely excited as she stared at the transport convoy. “For these four major forces to pay so much attention, there must be precious treasures on this convoy. Even if we cannot get the treasures, if we can at least learn news of them, we can sell that information for a high price when we go back.”
The Forest Tribe youth was helpless and could only stay beside her, also watching the convoy.
At this time, everyone in the transport convoy had gotten off the vehicles, numbering more than two hundred people, which shocked everyone present.
“How can there be so many people?” Gar Bei En looked in surprise at the disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall stepping down. “Wasn’t it said that Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had very few disciples?”
“Isn’t that even better? With so many people, this should be all the manpower Obsidian Martial Arts Hall can field.” Dibos smiled. “With this group, even if Obsidian Martial Arts Hall does not want to hand over the lord remains, they will hand them over.”
Gais Peiwen also nodded, strongly agreeing with Dibos.
So many members of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall should be all they could bring out. If Obsidian Martial Arts Hall wanted to continue developing in the City of Light Chasing, they definitely could not abandon this group of people.
In today’s major cities, what is most important for a faction to grow?
Exactly.
It is talent.
If a faction has no large supply of talent, no matter how strong its leader is, it is hard to gain a foothold in the city. After all, the leader cannot personally handle everything. They would be worked to death. These tasks require many talented people to lead subordinates to carry them out.
Right now, the apprentices coming down from the convoy numbered more than forty, all of them at least advanced apprentices, including some at quasi-martial artist level. These were all talents for a gang. Cultivating such people required not only massive resources but also a great deal of time.
For a gang, such people would never be given up lightly.
Yet just as Dibos and the others thought they had profited, the ordinary members of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall standing on both sides of the convoy tossed their metal boxes onto the ground and planted their feet on the metal briefcases.
Click! Click! Click!
In less than three seconds, more than a hundred disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in A6-grade battle armor appeared on both sides of the convoy.
The sight instantly stunned people from the Four Major Powers and even Rosalina and the others watching from afar.
A6-grade battle armor was extremely precious. Each set was worth several million Bit, more valuable than the life of a quasi-martial artist.
Even among the major powers in the suburbs, few possessed many sets of A6-grade battle armor. Most had only a few dozen, with some having over a hundred at most, and they treated them like treasures, equipping only advanced apprentices and above.
But Obsidian Martial Arts Hall not only had over a hundred sets, the people wearing A6-grade battle armor were all ordinary people. It was extravagance beyond reason.
Before everyone present could react, these ordinary members of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in A6-grade battle armor led the other ordinary people and directly charged at the archers and shield bearers on both sides of the road.
“They dare to resist! Take them down!” The burly middle-aged martial artist from the North Ao side roared as he saw the disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall make their move.
With the North Ao martial artist’s order, the archers on both sides of the road released their arrows.
Hundreds of arrows rained down toward the charging disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, while those in A6-grade battle armor stood firmly in the front.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sparks flew. The A6-grade arrows striking the A6-grade battle armor left only white marks, forcing the players in A6-grade battle armor back several steps without causing any injuries.
“Damn this feels good! The combat simulation is so realistic. Even wearing divine gear, the spots hit by arrows sting like being pricked by needles.” One super rich player excitedly rubbed the spot where he had been hit.
“As expected of newbie divine gear. I am perfectly fine. Money well spent!” Another super rich player looked at the A6-grade arrows all over the ground, eyes shining.
This scene made the veteran players watching sigh in unison.
Back when they had been newcomers, they could only dodge frantically under arrow fire, dying with one careless mistake. Now the newcomers did not even bother to dodge, simply tanking the arrow rain in divine gear. It was incomparable.
“Brothers, we are about at the right distance. Release!”
After enduring a wave of arrow rain, the newcomers from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall reached the archers and shield bearers, who had already been quite close to begin with. Each newcomer tossed a B2-grade arrow into the air.
The advanced apprentices and limit apprentices in the front row, carrying A6-grade heavy shields, were bewildered. They had no idea what madness these disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were up to.
They had charged to within three to four meters, yet were throwing away their B2-grade arrows. Were they planning to surrender?
Just as the people of the Four Major Powers were unsure how to respond, lightning flashed in the hands of the two hundred newcomers. They slapped their palms against the tails of the falling arrows.
Boom!
In an instant, two hundred blazing beams lit up the dim valley as bright as day, as if the whole world had turned radiant.
Everyone present then witnessed an unbelievable scene.
The shield bearers on both sides of the road now had large holes in their A6-grade heavy shields. These holes did not just pierce the shields but also the A6-grade armor behind them, leaving charred cavities in their chests.
Each cavity was the size of a fist, as if their chests had been born hollow.
Then the two hundred shield bearers, along with some archers behind them, collapsed heavily to the ground one after another, motionless. Blood spread quickly, soaking the earth.
They were all dead beyond any doubt.
