Sword Among Us

Panda Novel

“Is this Five Venoms’ trump card?”

“It looks strong!”

“What the heck? Just how many insects do they have in this place?”

“Judging by their looks, it seems like all of them are high-class insects, and there’s no end to them even if you kill them! It’s too terrifying!”

“This is ridiculous…”

The players who followed Happy and arrived near Five Venoms were shocked by this terrifying. Not only did it produce an incredibly great shock factor, and they also felt their skins crawl when they saw the ferocious, poisonous creatures in front of them.

“Did you see the people behind? The twelve people beside Proud over All Life are all Gu poison disciples in Five Venoms. All of them have strength that is equivalent to a top-class elite!”

“Yeah, some of them are even well-known people on Demon Influence Rank! I heard that their Gu poison insects are very powerful, and one of it gets stronger specifically by eating poisonous creatures! It can compare with Proud over All Life’s Six Golden-winged Mother of Gu Poison Creatures! Another one of them seems to have an immortal body and can split up. It can even resurrect poisonous creatures. It’s insanely powerful!”

The group discussed things with themselves, and when they stared at Happy, who stopped outside the branch, they looked worried.

Five Venoms had indeed offended far too many people on usual days. Most of the players stood by Happy’s side, and when they saw the Ten Thousand Poison Matrix Five Venoms set up, they felt a chill right from the bottom of their hearts.

In truth, even Happy was a little terrified by the lineup in front of him.

It was not as if he had never run into situations where he had to face venomous creatures all over the floor. But a lineup like this, where thousands of Five Venoms members release more than ten thousand high-class venomous creatures and even used multiple mini cauldrons to influence them so that they could forcibly increase the venomous creatures’ fighting abilities was still a sight that caused Happy to feel his skin crawl.

“Happy!” At that moment, Proud over All Life spoke while he stood in front of the door to the now headquarters of Five Venoms. “Even if we have a grudge in the past, you have already gained a lot of benefits by destroying my headquarters in Yangzhou and branch in Zhenjiang. Five Venoms’ foundation has been greatly damaged, so why must you persecute us and drive us into despair?”

When he finished speaking, Happy laughed. “Sect Master Proud, don’t you think you’re a bit off in what you said?

“Last time, to destroy me, you had hundreds of elites from Five Venoms lay an ambush at the foot of Mount Song, and to force me to quit the game, you can be said to have used everything in your disposal. Why didn’t you stop attacking that time before you went too far? From that alone, it’s obvious that you understand the logic behind leaving no traces of revival for your enemy! Today, I am just learning from you.”

When he said these words, Proud over All Life’s expression instantly turned dark, and his tone also turned cold. “If that’s the case, then you insist on forcing us into a corner, and you will not stop until we die, huh?!

“Very well! Today, I’d like to see just how you will break my Ten Thousand Poison Matrix!”

With a cold snort, the air around Five Venoms’s branch was instantly filled with even more hostility, and it looked like a fight was about to be triggered at any moment.

Silence reigned for a moment.

Proud over All Life’s words forced Happy into a state where he must make a choice.

Happy was originally already a little gloomy when he saw this scene.

Poisonous creatures filled every part of Five Venoms’ branch, and no matter how strong he was, it would be very difficult for him to kill all the poisonous creatures outside and get inside.

Besides, there seemed to be a Gu poison disciple who had the ability to resurrect poisonous creatures! And there were also a group of Gu poison users here who posed as quite the serious threat. He could not afford to underestimate them.

Even with Wave-like Subtle Steps, it was impossible for him to avoid all the attacks from all these venomous creatures.

While the realm for his Indestructible Body was not low, it would still be a little difficult for him to use his body fortification when he had to go up against Ten Thousand Poison Matrix.

Right when Happy wrecked his brain and thought about how he should break Ten Thousand Poison Matrix, he slowly got down from his horse.

Thud!

He arrived in front of countless players and Five Venoms members.

To Happy, this was just a way for him to stall time.

But to others, they saw Happy remaining calm, level-headed, and confident even when he faced Ten Thousand Poison Matrix.

Countless people had expectant looks on their faces.

Clang!

Happy brought out Recondite Steel Heavy Sword from his Universe Bag, and he flung it on the ground, as if it was just a piece of scrap metal. The heavy tip of the sword stabbed into flagstone with a clear sound.

‘Do I have to fight with brute force?’ Happy felt a little troubled.

Even though he might actually be able to slaughter his way through Ten Thousand Poison Matrix with Recondite Steel Heavy Sword, but the dangers involved in it was not small either. Besides, there were also elites from various factions lurking in Five Venoms’ branch.

Right when Happy held the handle for Recondite Steel Heavy Sword once more and walked to Ten Thousand Poison Matrix before everyone’s eyes…

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Urgent zither sounds suddenly rose from above the area behind Happy!

The area fell silent.

Those excited and fervent zither sounds were filled with a murderous air that was only present when warhorses galloped forth in their charge to kill, and they contained a ferocity fueled by an indomitable spirit. They turned into multiple sharp sound blades that flew over Happy’s head.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The ferocious Ten Thousand Poison Matrix instantly turned into a boiling ocean when the string of sound blades that looked like waves charged into them.

Many venomous creatures were cut in half by those sound blades.

Those weak venomous creatures were instantly reduced to torn carcasses.

The scorpions and millipedes on the ground, which had sturdier shells, did not manage to last long either. When the sound blades cut into them in dense waves, they were in so much pain that they could only roll around. Liquid in all sorts of color seeped out of their bodies.

The sudden caused the people from Five Venoms to be shocked and enraged.

“Demonic Zither Wind Chimes! What’s the meaning of this?!”

When Proud over All Life saw that a quarter of Ten Thousand Poison Matrix was destroyed in the blink of an eye and that multiple poisonous creatures were cut in half and killed, he immediately flew into a rage and demanded an explanation.

Many people turned their heads around in dumbfoundedness.

They then saw that a woman in white had appeared at some point of time on the roof that was not too far away from Happy. While she was surrounded by a group of extraordinary elites, her hands danced on the strings on her zither like springs, and sound blades shot out of the zither endlessly.

Those sound blades continued charging into the matrix like waves and clearing the ground of poisonous creatures.

Tens of thousands of poisonous creatures were cut down. Blood of all sorts of colors flowed out of their bodies, and a foul stench filled the air.

The Five Venoms members called back their remaining venomous creatures while their hearts ached in pain.

This was no joke.

Sky Demon Zither was an AOE attack that attacked everything in the area indiscriminately, and its power was astonishing. This Ten Thousand Poison Formation might be intimidating to normal people, but to Sky Demon Zither, it was extremely easy to destroy.

If they did not retrieve their pets now, these tens of thousands of venomous creatures would definitely all die under Wind Chimes’ zither notes.

When Happy saw Wind Chimes appear in this place, he was incredibly delighted.

There was no need for him to even think about it, Wind Chimes had definitely been sent over here by Wandering Know-it-all.

Even though he did not know why Wandering Know-it-all suddenly decided to interfere in the situation, Wind Chimes’ appearance had indeed helped him solve quite a major trouble.

Ten Thousand Poison Matrix was broken!

At that moment, Five Venoms’ branch was a young girl who was stripped bare before his eyes.

“Wind Chimes, do you know that your actions represent your master, Wandering Know-it-all, and what you’re currently doing means that you want to interfere with the conflicts in the game?!” Proud over All Life quickly snapped out of his daze and roared in anger.

Once he did, quite a number of people who delighted in Five Venoms’ misery put on grave expressions.

Everyone knew that Wandering Know-it-all never interfered with the conflicts between sects, regardless of their scale or the size of the sects. Wandering Know-it-all never took part in any of it.

It was precisely because Wandering Know-it-all never joined any faction of power and did not side with any sect that he gained a transcendent status in the Chinese server. He obtained support and protection from multiple sects, which allowed him to gain his current status. Even giants like Wind Assault Tower and Class One Hall had to treat Wandering Know-it-all with respect.

But this time, Wind Chimes’ act of publicly threatening Happy to fight against Five Venoms had broken Wandering Know-it-all’s rules!

Right when he finished speaking, the zither sounds also came to a stop.

Wind Chimes placed her hands lightly on the strings, looked up, and fixed her eyes on Proud over All Life’s face.

“Sect Master Proud, you’re right. My master does indeed have no intention of being involved in the conflicts of sects in the world of martial artists, but my master’s stance is very clear when it comes to our national interest and Wild Wolves. No matter who it is, as long as they cooperate with Wild Wolves, then they are Wandering Know-it-all’s enemy and my enemy! Right now, I have come to Nanking on orders from my master to unearth the scheme you have set up, Sect Master Proud!”

Her voice was filled with qi, and in an instant, it traveled through most of Nanking.

“What?!”

“Wild Wolves?!”

Many people burst into a commotion on the spot.

Proud over All Life’s expression changed.

“This is slander!”

Wind Chimes said calmly, “Sect Master Proud, we will soon know whether or not I am making a slanderous remark. But do you think that your reputation in the game is greater, or whether my master’s words bring more truth? A few days ago, my master has made a reading that two members of Wild Wolves, Immortal and Peach Blossom, have quite the relationship with you. Right now, both of them are in Nanking, and they’re in your branch.

“He ordered me to come to your branch and find them. I didn’t expect that you would show me such ‘high-class’ treatment and use Ten Thousand Poison Matrix! You even brought the Twelve Gu Poison Disciples over! Naturally, I can only help Young Swordsman Happy and break the matrix with all my strength.”

“What?”

“Wild Wolves are in Five Venoms’ branch!”

“Five Venoms is in cahoots with Wild Wolves?!”

The crowd had already started discussing loudly, and quite a number of people were already eager to take action after they were fueled with indignant rage. Wild Wolves was indeed the public enemy of the Chinese server right now, and when they learned that Five Venoms was actually working together with Wild Wolves, many people on the righteous side of the game could already barely hold themselves back from destroying Five Venoms.

“This is slander! It’s all an unfounded statement!”

Proud over All Life was in full-blown panic now.

Wind Chimes words just now had already caused him to be incredibly uneasy, but he did not expect that Wandering Know-it-all would actually be able to name the two Wild Wolves. He even mentioned that the two women were in his branch in Nanking, and Wind Chimes’ unwavering tone caused him to be filled with despair, as if disaster was imminent.

He knew very clearly that once the reputation of him working together with Wild Wolves was set in stone, Five Venoms would be over. Class One Hall would not protect him, and it was definitely impossible for Wild Wolves to protect him.

Proud over All Life’s name would forever be denounced, and he would never be able to become outstanding!

All his hard work in the game for five years would be gone in just one night.

“Sect Master proud, if you want people to not know about something, you should not have done it in the first place. You were too careless. You used a group of occupation players to provide the Killer Star effect for Wild Wolves, and you used the branch prison to provide protection for them! You would have been able to keep this a secret, but you have offended far too many people over the years, and if no one had taken the initiative to monitor your sect and provided us with some proof, even my master might not be able to get evidence of your misdeeds. Your occupation players even followed you to Nanking, and now, they should be in your branch, right?”

Wind Chimes’ words crushed Proud over All Life’s final will in arguing back.

The Five Venoms members stared at their pale-faced sect master, and they finally looked uneasy.