Chapter 268: Bone Forging Realm Players
Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, training ground.
As the personnel of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals descended from the sky like artillery shells, the whole place fell into panic and shock.
“Are they going to attack the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?”
“Bone Forging Realm! All of them are advanced Bone Forging Realm experts!”
“My god! Over a hundred at the Bone Forging Realm! Who on earth are these people?”
The many disciples who had only recently joined the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, along with those who had come seeking instruction, looked at the more than one hundred murderous Bone Forging Realm experts from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, each feeling indescribable fear and confusion.
There were not many Bone Forging Realm experts in the entire city; any one of them was a figure famous in a part of the city, let alone advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artists, who were giants of the city.
Yet now over a hundred of them had gathered. How could people not be shaken? Especially when many present were not even martial artists, and many apprentices dreamed all their lives only of becoming martial artists.
“Damn it! How can there be so many extreme advanced Bone Forging Realm experts?”
“Could it be that Star Tower City chose this time, while the hall master is away, to come specifically for revenge?”
Wu Zhuoqun, who was in the hall guiding Xiong Yuedie on a tour, looked at the training ground outside the hall with a grave expression, not expecting to encounter something like this.
A full one hundred extreme advanced Bone Forging Realm experts. To be able to field such power, and to be a faction that bore a grudge against the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, only Star Tower City could manage it. Now that Hall Master Lin Qi was away, the hall had no power to resist this level of force, and even the city guard would not make it in time to help.
“Senior brother, fight. This battle is impossible to avoid.” Xiong Yuedie, who had come to visit, could not help stepping forward and speaking.
To this, Wu Zhuoqun also nodded, his gaze toward the Earth Star Pharmaceuticals personnel becoming much more resolute.
Setting aside the fact that he was still a member of the city guard, the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had gathered many talents of the human race here; he could not back down.
When Bone Forging Realm experts took action, the land shook and mountains trembled. If there was no one to stop them, for martial artists and those below martial artists it would be nothing short of a slaughter.
Now that Hall Master Lin Qi was not in the hall, and he was one of the few Bone Forging Realm experts present, if even he did not step up to stop them, then there was no way anyone else could.
Meanwhile, a group of men and women of the long-eared tribe, who were also training in the hall, noticed the situation on the training ground outside and were all shocked.
“Captain Wuka, those people seem to be from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals!” a tall man of the long-eared tribe who had reached the extreme advanced Bone Forging Realm said in a low voice.
“Damn! When did that Northern Grey Robe lot provoke these people?” The young long-eared man named Wuka felt a headache coming on.
The name of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals was known to practically every faction in the entire Tianhe Region; even their Lionheart Merchant Guild had extensive cooperation with Earth Star Pharmaceuticals.
At this moment he was bewildered, unable to understand how these grey-clothed people had provoked such an existence.
“Captain Wuka, should we go help?” a beautiful woman of the long-eared tribe at his side asked worriedly.
“Wait a bit.” Wuka gritted his teeth. “Even though Earth Star Pharmaceuticals has overwhelming numbers, the grey-clothed people are not easy to mess with either. If the grey-clothed people holding the hall cannot hold out, then we step in.”
Right now they were tied to the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, both as hostages of the hall and as its hired fists.
Under normal circumstances, if it were people of another faction, they would definitely step in without a word to assist the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. After all, Hall Master Lin Qi was no saint. If he blamed them afterward and took their lives, it would not be surprising.
Those grey-robed disciples, in battle, had never cared about the lives of their own people, let alone the lives of others. Lin Qi, as the boss of the grey-robed disciples, would be even more ruthless.
However, facing Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, the Lionheart Merchant Guild truly did not dare provoke them, or rather could not afford to.
Earth Star Pharmaceuticals might be an enterprise, but it was a super enterprise spanning the Four Regions. In the Tianhe Region even Tianhe Domain City had to show them respect, let alone the Lionheart Merchant Guild.
While the people of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were gripped by panic, the players inside and outside the hall were instead watching in excitement, especially as they eyed the Tier 2 weapons and equipment on the Earth Star Pharmaceuticals personnel, their eyes gleaming.
“A night raid! Is this the NPC night raid people on the forum were talking about?”
“So it really pays off to grind past midnight without sleep. I wonder what new main storyline will be unlocked this time.”
“Today’s newcomers are blessed. Logging on in the middle of the night and getting to watch a show right away. When I was new, forget a show, we had to fight just to plant blood essence rice. The more I talk about it the sadder I get.”
“I only came today as a newbie. If we take down those NPCs later, can I just strip their Tier 2 weapons and equipment?”
“In your dreams. You are a newbie who is not even at apprentice level. You think the game’s levels are for decoration? The level suppression alone would crush you. But there is no helping it; the game is ultra realistic. You can do what I did: directly purchase a heavy ion bomb from the guild, then hit them with one. Even if you just scrape some damage, it is a big profit.”
“These newbies really do not know what they are doing. Do they never read the pros’ strategy guides? Bet you are all stunned now. You will not even get to leech anything. Luckily I always study the guides. I sold a house early on and exchanged it for several heavy ion bombs.”
“Great minds think alike. I also sold a villa, and I always carry a heavy ion bomb on me, just waiting for a moment like this. I did not expect it to finally come today. Heaven really rewards those who persevere. I can finally say goodbye to this damn newbie phase. Just wait and watch how I perform.”
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The players on the training ground looked at the suddenly descended members of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, especially the newcomers who had only arrived in the last few days, their breathing becoming uncontrollably heavy, their lips curling upward beyond control.
The Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members who had landed in the outer training ground felt indescribable astonishment under the gaze of these players.
“Have these humans in silver-gray clothing been scared stupid?” Huo She of the three-eyed tribe scanned around in surprise. “Not only are they not running, but their eyes on us are really weird.”
In his experience, whenever Earth Star Pharmaceuticals appeared, members of all factions would be terrified.
There might not be many in the Wushan Region who knew of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, but this time they had brought over a hundred advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artists. Such a number of advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artists was a terrifying force for any city.
Perhaps if the grey-robed people gathered all their strength, they could fight them, but right now this was a surprise attack. For those who were not even martial artists, facing so many advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artists at once should have been terrifying enough to scare them to death, just like the other martial arts hall disciples, whose eyes were filled only with fear and panic.
But for some reason, Huo She felt that the way these grey-clothed people of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were looking at him was like starving wolves seeing fresh meat, filled with predatory hunger. It made no sense.
“Ignore them. Time is limited. Grab the target, and we leave at once.” Ying Ya of the Half-Beast Race had also noticed something was off, but did not care. No matter how strange this group of grey-clothed people was, a bunch of non-martial artists could not pose any threat to them.
Huo She nodded. With just a wave of his hand, all the Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members behind him charged toward Yaklo.
“Is it over?” Yaklo watched the charging Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members and sighed helplessly, not intending to resist.
Because once the members of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals appeared, everything was already decided. Any further resistance would only cause unnecessary casualties, and it was possible the entire Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would be wiped out.
However, when the geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals rushed toward Yaklo, the players who had wanted to just watch the show were instantly enraged.
“Damn! They are going after the apothecary big sister!”
“Hurry! Brothers, wipe them out! Otherwise we will not have potions in the future!”
“Touch our NPC right in front of us? Do they think we are just decorations?”
Seeing the geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals about to attack Yaklo, the players stopped spectating and rushed in from all sides. Even some new players charged without hesitation.
As one of the important NPCs of the martial hall, Yaklo not only provided potions to the hall, but was also a beautiful sight within it. Many newbies, after entering the game, interacted the most with her as the apothecary, and many were captivated by Yaklo. She was also one of the popular characters on the forums.
Given how realistic the game was, the officials had long stated that the death of any NPC was irreversible.
If Yaklo the apothecary was killed, it would be a disaster for the players.
In an instant, as the Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members took action, they stared dumbfounded at the players charging in from all directions.
While the many martial artists of the hall were too frightened to move, this group of grey-clothed people of the hall rushed straight in. Even some who were not even apprentices dared to attack them. It was simply unbelievable.
But the geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals were still geniuses. Facing players who were generally only at apprentice level at best, they could kill groups of them easily with a few simple moves.
Even though there were hundreds of grey-clothed people charging in now, some of whom were martial artists, to the geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals this only meant using their martial skills a few more times.
“Are these martial arts hall disciples crazy? Those are Bone Forging Realm experts! They dare attack them?”
The panicked crowd of the martial hall watched the players charging in without hesitation, stunned.
Many of them had entered the hall through assessments and had heard plenty about the feats of these true disciples, but they were unconvinced. They thought those true disciples only dared fight desperately against enemies of the same level and were not truly stronger than them.
If they were facing experts of the same level and the hall gave the order, they too would fight to the death.
But now they were truly shaken.
Because these true disciples of the hall, even those who were not apprentices, dared to throw punches at Bone Forging Realm martial artists, using standard Crushing Stone Fist. Yet before a Bone Forging Realm martial artist, the Bone Forging Realm martial artist killed that punching disciple with a single move, taking off half of their body on the spot.
However, this outcome did not affect the true disciples coming up from behind in the slightest. On the contrary, some new disciples took the chance to trigger heavy ion bombs while standing next to the Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members and the true disciples, choosing to die together without a trace of hesitation, even wearing looks of ecstasy.
“Madmen!”
“They are all madmen!”
As one new player after another used heavy ion bombs in the crowd for indiscriminate self-detonation, the geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals cursed aloud, both shocked and furious as they watched more players rushing from the rear.
They had seen suicide squads raised by major powers before; Earth Star Pharmaceuticals itself had nurtured many such death warriors.
But they had never seen anything like this. Other suicide warriors, when dying together with the enemy, would at least show some fear or unwillingness. These grey-clothed people, however, were ecstatic, shouting that they had profited, and did not even spare their own companions.
In less than a few seconds of battle, more than ten geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals were killed by heavy ion bombs. This was no small loss.
Of course, many more grey-clothed people died. Of the hundreds who rushed in, not a single one survived.
Even Wu Zhuoqun and Xiong Yuedie inside the hall were extremely shaken by such a tragic scene.
They believed that they could sacrifice themselves for the future of their peoples, but compared to this group of grey-robed disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, they were nothing.
Hundreds of them.
All sacrificed themselves without hesitation, just to take twelve enemies down with them. This kind of playstyle was insane.
But they had to admit that it was worth it.
The strongest of those grey-robed disciples were only intermediate level martial artists; more than ninety percent were apprentices or below, yet they had traded for the lives of twelve advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artists. It was an enormous profit.
However, Wu Zhuoqun and Xiong Yuedie also knew that there were not many grey-robed disciples in the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, and each one was difficult to cultivate. Losing several hundred at once was a heavy blow to the hall.
“Let’s join the fight.” Wu Zhuoqun decided not to wait any longer and was about to rush in.
In just one clash, the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had lost hundreds of true disciples. If no one stopped those Bone Forging Realm experts, in a few minutes the hall’s true disciples would all be dead.
But just as Wu Zhuoqun and Xiong Yuedie took a step, a figure flashed out from the lounge on the second floor. The speed was so great that neither of them could see clearly before the figure was already standing in front of Yaklo, the terrifying surge of qi and blood forcing all the Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members present to halt.
“So fast!”
“Supersonic?”
Wu Zhuoqun and Xiong Yuedie stared at the graceful figure outside the hall in shock.
In the blink of an eye, they had crossed hundreds of meters. That was close to sonic speed.
For a martial artist, reaching sonic speed was no easy feat. Usually only top Bone Forging Realm experts who specialized in speed could do it. They had not expected the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to be hiding such an expert.
“Who are you?” Huo She looked at the sudden figure, his eyes narrowing.
With that level of strength, even in that instant, he could clearly feel that this was definitely no ordinary Bone Forging Realm expert, and it even made him instinctively afraid.
“The one who will kill you.”
Luo Wu Shang looked at Huo She at the front and gave a light swing of the Tier 2 long sword in her hand.
Transcendent Martial Skill: Absolute Heaven!
