Chapter 81: Obsidian Martial Hall
Crimson Moon Mountain, death match zone.
With the deaths of the White Feather Gang’s heavy shield Atley and Sky Shattering Hammer Bot, the entire arena instantly fell deathly silent. Even the White Feather Gang experts who were still locked in combat one by one stopped their actions, staring in near terror at the two who had fallen to the ground.
“Insane!”
“Are these Gray Robe Gang people all insane?”
“Ruthless! They are too ruthless! They actually do not even spare their own people!”
Whether it was the major gangs in the spectator area or the experts among the vagrants, looking at the eliminated heavy shield Atley and Sky Shattering Hammer Bot, they simply could not believe this scene was real.
It was not only because heavy shield Atley and Sky Shattering Hammer Bot were quasi-martial artists who had made their names in the wilderness for many years, but even more because they were deeply shocked by the ruthlessness of Ye Qinglu and Luo Wu Shang.
Clearly in the previous second the two teams had been working together in unity, yet in the next second the two women struck viciously, taking out both teammates and enemies together, without even blinking from start to finish.
What made everyone present feel even more chilled, however, was Ye Qinglu and Luo Wu Shang themselves. It was as if the ones they had dealt with were not their own people at all. They then calmly charged toward the other White Feather Gang experts, their indifferent expressions seemingly devoid of any human emotion.
Demons.
That was right. In everyone’s hearts at this moment, these two human women of peerless beauty were simply like the legendary venomous demons.
“Dead? Weren’t they comrades who shared life and death?” Fischer of the Green Sparrow Gang stared in disbelief at the bisected Yi Ye Fu Yun. “What did this Gray Robe Gang give these people? They can actually drive them to such lengths? Just to kill the enemy, they do not even want their own lives?”
Fischer was utterly shaken by the Gray Robe Gang’s style of doing things, feeling as if even her worldview had been completely shattered.
It was not only the ruthlessness of Luo Wu Shang and the others that shocked her; she felt an even deeper confusion over the actions of Yi Ye Fu Yun and the rest.
Unlike the others, Fischer had personally fought against Yi Ye Fu Yun and greatly admired him, so when Yi Ye Fu Yun made his move, she had seen very clearly.
Yi Ye Fu Yun and the others had communicated with Luo Wu Shang and Ye Qinglu. That meant Yi Ye Fu Yun and the others had completely volunteered to sacrifice themselves, without the slightest hesitation.
And Yi Ye Fu Yun and the others, in any case, were experts capable of facing extreme apprentices head-on. She could not understand why the Gray Robe Gang would cast them aside so casually.
All the major gangs in the wilderness spared no cost to cultivate experts, and those capable of contending with extreme apprentices were without exception senior officials of their gangs, a part of the gang’s foundation. The Gray Robe Gang actually abandoned them just like that, as if they did not care about losing such experts at all.
“As expected of the style of those big gangs in the suburbs.” At the side, Flo could not help turning to look at Lin Qi in the distance. Besides being shocked, he also felt a trace of fear toward Lin Qi.
Too ruthless.
Even more ruthless than the senior officials of those large suburban gangs.
To say Luo Wu Shang and the others acted without Lin Qi’s instructions, Flo did not believe that at all. After all, Lin Qi was the person in charge of the Gray Robe Gang and an expert capable of contending with extreme apprentices. Ordinary members of the Gray Robe Gang definitely did not have the authority to make such decisions.
If anyone was most likely, it could only be Lin Qi, the sole leader.
And those senior officials of the large suburban gangs, although they treated apprentices below quasi-martial artists like ants, at least still regarded them somewhat as people. They would feel at least a little sad when sending them to their deaths.
But in Lin Qi’s gaze, Flo could not see any sadness at all, only indifference, and faintly even a trace of excitement.
Someone like this could no longer be described as a demon.
At this moment, it was not only Flo who felt a hint of dread toward Lin Qi. The major gangs present and many vagrant experts also looked toward Lin Qi on the viewing platform with added wariness and respect.
These days, one does not fear those who do not care about their lives; one fears madmen.
“Just what is the origin of this Gray Robe Gang?” Hou Fei looked at Lin Qi on the platform, his expression growing much more serious, while a trace of relief rose in his heart.
As an older generation wilderness expert, he had never even heard of any of these human experts from the Gray Robe Gang. They seemed to have sprung from the earth itself, with no information at all, which was simply unbelievable.
When he had led people to seize the vagrants’ residential area, he clearly remembered those from the Gray Robe Gang were there. Or rather, it was hard to forget them; the Gray Robe Gang’s people were far too conspicuous.
Fortunately, he had not chosen a mass battle at that time; otherwise the outcome would have been disastrous.
From top to bottom, the entire Gray Robe Gang gave the impression of a group of lunatics, ruthless even to their own. If one were to face them, even martial artists would likely fall.
In fact, Lin Qi on the viewing platform had not expected these players to be so ruthless either, choosing mutual destruction once the stalemate dragged on. They were so professional that he was at a loss for words.
“Fortunately, now that players’ corpses dissipate more slowly as their physical fitness increases, and resurrection takes longer, otherwise these corpses would really be hard to handle.” Lin Qi looked at the dead Yi Ye Fu Yun and the others, feeling somewhat speechless.
The scene that Luo Wu Shang and Ye Qinglu had displayed in front of everyone was too shocking. Needless to say, Yi Ye Fu Yun and the other three had been firmly etched into everyone’s memory. Even after the death match ended, many people would pay attention to the corpses of the three.
If they saw the corpses of Yi Ye Fu Yun and the others turn to ash, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.
Of course, this would also be easy to explain. They could simply announce externally that it was the gang’s secret poison method: whenever a member died, the poison hidden in their body would be triggered and directly destroy the corpse.
Such methods were not uncommon among some major gangs in the City of Light Chasing; only the means of destroying the corpse differed. It would be easy to make people believe, but having to explain it at all would be troublesome, especially since Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was currently only a small wilderness gang.
Fortunately, once players reached apprentice-level, their corpses generally took half an hour to an hour to dissipate, and the resurrection time had increased from a few minutes at the start to now over half an hour.
The only trouble was that the three of Yi Ye Fu Yun would likely be remembered by many here. After their resurrection, if they wandered outside, they would be easily recognized, and that would be rather hard to explain.
While Lin Qi was nursing his headache for that brief moment, the death match came to an end, or rather, the result had already been decided when heavy shield Atley and Sky Shattering Hammer Bot died.
Although the Gray Robe Gang had paid with the lives of three experts, the two strongest quasi-martial artists were dead, and four extreme apprentices were gone. The remaining advanced and intermediate apprentices stood no chance at all against Luo Wu Shang, who wielded sword qi, and Ye Qinglu, who could control flying swords.
“Gang Leader Valrod, according to our previous agreement, our Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has already won this death match. From now on, for the energy vein of Crimson Moon Mountain, our Obsidian Martial Arts Hall will take sixty percent. There is no problem with that, right?” Lin Qi looked at Valrod with a smile and could not help confirming again. “If there is no problem, then let us redraw the contract now.”
Before the death match, he and the Green Sparrow Gang had not signed a contract, only made an oral agreement.
Although he was not afraid of the Green Sparrow Gang going back on their word now, it was always better to avoid unnecessary trouble. It would be best to sign the new contract in front of all the major gangs.
Valrod glanced at Luo Wu Shang and the others clearing the battlefield in the death match zone and drew a deep breath. His gaze toward Lin Qi had also changed, the initial disdain gone, now treating him as an equal.
In a single battle they had slain two limit quasi-martial artists, four extreme apprentices, and over ten advanced apprentices. Although Lin Qi’s side had also lost several experts, judging from his indifferent attitude, it was clear such losses had not hurt him deeply.
A gang with such strength was enough for the Green Sparrow Gang to take seriously and treat as an equal. After all, even if the Green Sparrow Gang gathered all their high-end combat power, they might not have done better than Lin Qi and his people.
More likely, they would have been defeated by heavy shield Atley and Sky Shattering Hammer Bot.
“Of course there is no problem.” Valrod said with a smile. “If Hall Master Lin is willing, I will have people draft the contract at once. Lord Adley will be the best witness.”
Adley, who had been cultivating in the spectator seats, unexpectedly stood up at this moment. His gaze swept over Lin Qi with a hint of curiosity and doubt, but he quickly returned to his usual indifference.
“Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, is it?” Adley’s gaze turned to Luo Wu Shang and Ye Qinglu in the death match zone, then back to Lin Qi. He smiled slightly. “I will remember you. I hope that the next time we meet, you will be able to live in the suburbs. That way, my life can have a bit more fun.”
Two young experts capable of killing limit quasi-martial artists, even if they had used the method of sacrificing teammates, were still rare geniuses in Adley’s eyes. Perhaps once they were promoted to quasi-martial artists, they might even be able to fight him and help him take that final step.
After speaking, Adley turned and left Crimson Moon Mountain as if he had completed his task, showing no intention of interacting with any other gang.
With Adley’s departure, the major gangs and the many vagrant experts present all turned their eyes toward Lin Qi, who was signing the new contract. Their gazes held envy, jealousy, and even more, excitement.
Because from today, or rather, from this very moment on,
a faction that could very well become a legend had appeared.
The wilderness outside the City of Light Chasing was about to undergo an unprecedented upheaval.
This upheaval would not only be due to the White Feather Gang’s future retaliation, but also because yet another large gang had emerged in the wilderness, one capable of ranking among the top hundred. The rankings of the wilderness gangs would change greatly due to this death match, and the distribution of interests among them would also be reshuffled.
The source of this change was the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall before their eyes.
A rising large gang.
A powerful gang that could kill two limit quasi-martial artists and four extreme apprentices, defeat the White Feather Gang in a death match, and seize sixty percent of the Crimson Moon Mountain energy vein share.
