Sword Among Us

Panda Novel

There was no exit out of Fox Cave. Once the players survived in it for a certain amount of time, they would all be relocated to Immortal Fox Village. Such a unique characteristic created a dangerous ground that prevented players from escaping!

All-powerful Medicinal Stone remembered very clearly that during the first time he was chased by a White Fox, his Phantasm Body Movement Skill at the tenth realm was actually not enough for him to shake off a White Fox in Mystical Realm. It had chased him from the start to the end, and only when he ran until the sky turned bright was he relocated out of Fox Cave and finally freed!

That showed just what sort of realm the White Foxes’ Fox Monster’s Phantasmal Shadow had reached.

All-powerful Medicinal Stone had been paying attention to Happy, Little North, and Thunderous Battle’s situation while he attracted the large skulk of fox monsters. After all, it was the first time the trio entered Fox Cave. Even though their abilities were extraordinary, they did not have any experience!

When he saw the trio being blocked by two White Foxes and around a dozen vixens who had charged out of the tunnel while they were still trailed by a small skulk of Red Foxes, his face turned pale. His expression immediately became very unpleasant.

Something still went astray in their plan!

When he had entered Fox Cave before, the tunnel to the left did not have any fox monsters. Many players would defend that place and rely on geographical and numerical advantage to slowly kill the fox monsters.

That was why he did not expect that so many fox monsters would come out to get in Happy’s way.

They were the first batch of people to enter Fox Cave, and they already ran into a great danger. For a moment, the block performed by the fox monsters caused All-powerful Medicinal Stone to become slightly alarmed, and he did not know what to do!

The expressions of Little North and Thunderous Battle grew tense when they saw that they were about to be attacked by foxes from both sides. Cold sweat dripped down their bodies.

The only person who still remained calm was Happy. His expression only darkened a bit.

“Little North, have your puppets lure away the fox monsters behind us, hurry!”

They were in a pressing situation. Little North did not even bother to agree to Happy’s order before he sent his zombie puppets back at the other fox monsters. They immediately diverted their attention.

Happy went up against the skulk of fox monsters to the left of the tunnel with a stern expression.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Bell chimes that sounded like they came from an old temple in the depths of the mountain rose into the air.

The golden light of his body fortification technique around his body caused the two White Foxes to shudder slightly when they attacked him viciously. Their color gradually dimmed, but Happy’s face also turned slightly pale.

Clearly, the damage from the White Foxes was heads above the vixens, because they were already at the later stage of Mystical Realm. Their single strike was already much stronger than that of the zombies in the mass grave. They reduced the defenses of Golden Bell Cocoon, and Happy had to use quite a lot of his qi to restore them. If it were not for the Yellow Dragon Archer Gear protecting his body and reducing the White Foxes’ damage, he might have already suffered internal injuries.

‘It’s indeed a little hard to use Golden Bell Cocoon at the seventh realm to go up against the White Foxes in Mystical Realm, but…’

“This is your end!”

Happy’s gaze turned cold. He seized the chance when the White Foxes were slightly lacking in energy after their first round of attacks, struck out with Green Jade Shrouded in Heavenly Silks, forming multiple shadows of his palms. They overlapped each other and caused the air to whine! With a furious momentum that had the force of a tidal wave, he attacked the skulk of fox monsters that had come out of the tunnel.

Shadowless Palm!

As his qi entered his palm, he instantly attacked with thirteen styles. His attacks piled on top of each other and combined with one another to form an unprecedentedly powerful and quick wave of attacks

It was the first time Happy had been suppressed so badly in the game. Naturally, he would fight back with the most shocking counterattack as well! The damage of his attack was more than 1,500 points, and the monsters in Mystical Realm had a hard time handling it.

With Wind Spirit Spin supporting Happy’s attacks, the remaining force contained in his punches did not fade away. It dealt damage to the fox monsters near his target.

The two White Foxes were the first to be affected!

In the face of the violent palm shadows that came surging at them from everywhere, they swiftly broke down them down. Unfortunately for them, however, they had to face Stormy Shadowless Kick, which was one of the fastest martial art techniques among high-tier martial arts, right after! Soon, their chests were struck, and their illusory human bodies trembled violently. In a flash, every single part of their bodies was struck, and they staggered a few feet backwards.

Of course, the damage of Stormy Shadowless Kick alone would make it hard for Happy to deal great damage against monsters that were at the White Foxes’ level.

But it was not his goal.

The vixens near the White Foxes had shot forth s with the intention to attack him first, but right when they rushed to his left and right, they were attacked by the residue wave from Happy’s round of attacks. They coughed up blood and were sent flying away as if they had been struck by a dozen palm strikes at the same time. As they screamed in pain, they were sent flying through the tunnel and crashed into the vixens behind them, throwing their formation into chaos.

“Charge in!”

When they saw Happy suppress the skulk of fox monsters with his own power, Little North and Thunderous Battle’s confidence levels increase. They did not need to be ordered. They went up against a White Fox from its sides and attacked with their palms and sword at the same time, leaving wounds on the White Fox’s body. Then, they worked together to force the slightly injured White Fox and Red Foxes away from the tunnel.

“Beautiful!”

All-powerful Medicinal Stone’s eyes sparkled brightly while he dodged the skulk of fox monsters in the distance. He changed his direction continuously, and when the trio entered the tunnel completely, he did not linger around the area. He quickly used his greatest speed and headed for the tunnel.

Little North had the zombies, which had been surrounded by the vixens and were now badly battered, return to his side.

“Ah!”

“Bark!”

A group of White and Red Foxes chased after them with an aggressive force while making a racket.

Unfortunately for them, the width of the tunnel was less than nine feet. It could only accommodate three fox monsters side by side. Most of the fox monsters were instantly blocked outside and lost sight of the party of four.

The ones who entered first were attacked by Little North, Thunderous Battle, and one zombie.

The one in front was taken by Happy alone. After all, Wind Spirit Spin could target all enemies 180 degrees in front of him. Compared to before, the pressure on him had been reduced, and he could handle the front by himself!

Once he entered the tunnel, All-powerful Medicinal Stone saw that the situation before and after him had been stabilized, and he completely relaxed. He attacked with his sword while moving back and forth. When he was free, he would ambush the fox monsters and pick up the spoils of war that they dropped in the tunnel.

Soon, he received the first high-tier martial art after they entered Fox Cave—Heaven’s Illusory Claw!

Little North and Thunderous Battle could not be considered fast.

They fought a head-on battle that did not require any strategy, and while they could receive their spoils of war very quickly, they also used up their medicinal tablets at an incredibly fast rate. Little North and Thunderous Battle soon noticed that it was difficult to hit the fox monsters with certain attacks. Sometimes, they even had a slightly hard time counterattacking under the fox monsters’ fierce attack.

If All-powerful Medicinal Stone was not behind them to help them by providing support, the two of them might have already been injured and unable to last for much longer.

“Level-grinding here is pretty good.”

“EXCUSE ME?! We don’t have that many medicinal tablets! We can’t last like this!” All-powerful Medicinal Stone refuted while scowling. “There’re still hundreds of fox monsters outside. If this continues, we’ll soon use up all our medicine and won’t be able to go to the second level.”

Happy fell silent.

All-powerful Medicinal Stone was right. They had rushed over from miles away, and they did not do it to just kill a skulk of fox monsters in Blessed Realm.

He then ignored Thunderous Battle’s stunned gaze and said, “Blessed Realm fox monsters won’t give us many items. Let’s go in and search for White Foxes! We’ll leave these to those people from the sects.”

By then, they had already cleared the fox monsters near the entrance of the tunnel.

Happy turned to Little North with a stern expression and gave him a resolute order, “Leave behind a zombie puppet to stall for time.”