Sword Among Us

The players chasing after Blood Fiend soon realized that the red dot that had been moving in a straight line forward had suddenly stopped on the map. Then, it was pushed back before stopping again. Delight appeared on everyone’s faces.

“He has been intercepted!”

“After him!”

During the chase, the players who did not learn any lightness skills or whose realms of lightness skills were not high were left behind. Only those whose lightness skills had reached a certain level could somewhat keep up with Blood Fiend. There were not many of them, only around a hundred. Most of them were powerful Blessed Realm players and were from Vast Ocean Sword Sect.

When they noticed that Blood Fiend might have been attacked, their spirits lifted. With all their strength, they charged forward at full speed. They tried to rush ahead of the crowd and seize the brocade box.

People with lightness skills could cover hundreds of feet within a dozen seconds.

“ROAR!”

The pursuers saw a huge tiger with yellow and white fur roaring in the forest. It had one claw on Blood Fiend’s corpse while its head was thrown up. The black stripes on the tiger’s head formed the Chinese character for king[2]. It stared at the group of unwelcome people who stopped not too far away from it with an incredibly mighty presence.

However, the players’ target was not the tiger. They impatiently looked around, and soon, they noticed their target that had landed nearby.

“Over there!”

The first person to notice the brocade box was a disciple from Vast Ocean Sword Sect. He cried out in surprise and eagerly stomped on the ground, rising in the air to land like a phantom near his target . He stretched out his arms to grab the box.

Before he could even touch it, a hidden weapon tore through the air!

“Senior brother, careful!”

The people from Vast Ocean Sword Sect cried out words of warning simultaneously.

The person had also been pretty vigilant. He listened to the wind to determine the direction of the weapon. He also quickly stopped whatever he was doing, lifted his sword resolutely, and with a loud clang, sparks flew when a throwing knife was bounced off into the distance.

“Who is it?!”

The face of the member of Vast Ocean Sword Sect burned with rage. He looked in the direction from which the throwing knife had come.

A group of people stood proudly there. They were seventy or so powerful Blessed Realm fighters from different factions. No one took the initiative to stand out, and neither did anyone turn their heads to look around. All of them stared at the brocade box by the feet of the Vast Ocean Sword Sect’s member, and their expressions were hostile.

“What now? Does Vast Ocean Sword Sect want to claim the brocade box entirely for themselves?”

“There’s only one brocade box. It’s only natural that the person who has it claims ownership over it!” The eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect smiled and walked forward from his group. “Heaven Descendants Sect, you’re also thinking about using these people’s strength to get rid of Vast Ocean Sword Sect before you break off your alliance with them and claim ownership over the brocade box. Don’t go off thinking that the others don’t know what you’re thinking about…”

As he spoke, twenty or so Blessed Realm players walked out. A stalemate naturally formed between them.

When the people from Vast Ocean Sword Sect reminded the weaker portion of the group of the situation, they instantly became hesitant.

Even though the intention to sow discord was very clear, the person from Vast Ocean Sword Sect had pointed out what was important.

Without a powerful organization as backup, even though the smaller groups fought fiercely, it was impossible for them to get their hands on the prize. In the end, it was most likely that they would have just toiled for someone else and would end up handing over the brocade box as a gift.

Ten players moved dozens of feet away without batting an eyelid. It looked like they wanted to remove themselves from the situation.

The faces of people from Heaven Descendants Sect turned sour.

Their leader held a long and green xiao, and he was dressed in white. He looked very graceful and extraordinarily elegant. However, the arrogant look on his face, which made him look as if he considered himself to be above others, and the cold glare in his eyes, somewhat destroyed the elegant scholarly look.

He walked out at that moment.

“Hmph! Even if there isn’t anyone helping us, don’t even think about taking the brocade box and leaving, Vast Ocean Sword Sect. I’ve heard that your Vast Ocean Sword Technique was exceptional, and you claim yourselves to be top-class fighters who are at the caliber of Quicksword and Soul Severing Guest from the north. Today, I want to use my Thirty-six Holed Xiao to see just how great you are.”

“I see, so you’re a disciple from Peach Blossom Island.”

When he saw that the man used a long xiao as his weapon, the expressions of Vast Ocean Sword Sect’s members changed. Their eldest senior brother had a solemn expression on his face. He looked a little shocked and bewildered.

It was because Peach Blossom Island was very famous, and its abilities were not below the four great clans and seven great sects.

Besides, the man used a xiao as his weapon, so he might have learned his martial arts from Eastern Heretic. Compared to Vast Ocean Sword Sect, whose reputation was normal, the man’s power would definitely be much greater.

“I have indeed come from Peach Blossom Island, but my abilities are only average.”

The man with the xiao was named Li Heng. He had a smug look on his face. He drew a circle in an ingenious manner with the long xiao in his hand, and his gaze moved to the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect.

“Why don’t we do this? We will decide who is the victor through a fight. Whoever wins will claim the brocade box. The loser will not bother the winner, and they will immediately take their people and leave Mount Song. This way, we won’t have to ruin the friendship between our sects.”

Even though he said it as such, the confident look and the smile on his face gave the disciples from Vast Ocean Sword Sect great pressure.

The reputations of Peach Blossom Island and Eastern Heretic were extraordinary!

Even though some of them had learned the high-tier martial art of Vast Ocean Sword Sect, when it came to one-on-one fights, they truly did not have any confidence in winning against the disciple of Eastern Heretic.

When he thought of this, the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect exchanged a glance with the junior brothers by his side. Then, his expression darkened. “If I was the only one fighting for the brocade box, I would say yes. But unfortunately, I have to be responsible for my brothers. Vast Ocean Sword Sect has sworn that we will absolutely get this brocade box!”

When he said his last sentence, his tone was severe.

“Hmph!”

When Li Heng saw that the man had not fallen for his trap, he snorted through his nose. “If that’s the case, looks like we’ll have to rely on our abilities to get the brocade box! Attack!”

Right after he gave the order, the people from Heaven Descendants Sect drew their weapons. The thirty or so people pounced on Vast Ocean Sword Sect with a ferocious presence.

The eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect scowled. When he saw that Heaven Descendants Sect had an advantage in numbers and had the successor of Eastern Heretic holding the fort for them, he knew that it was impossible for them to solve the matter easily. He took a few steps backward and told a companion he trusted, “I’ll hold them back! You take the brocade box and run.”

“No! Senior brother! You take the brocade box and run! I’ll stay here!” the person said with great loyalty.

The eldest senior brother grabbed the person’s sleeves and said urgently, “Idiot, that person still hasn’t attacked because he wants me to take the brocade box and leave. Once I leave, who among you will be able to hold him back? When I’m the only one left, where can I go?”

“But—”

“No buts. Your lightness skill is about the same as mine. Go!”

Eldest senior brother grabbed the brocade box on the ground and shoved it into his hands before he sent him flying around thirty feet away with one palm strike.

“You want to run?”

The players who were watching by the side would not let the person run away so easily.

But Vast Ocean Sword Sect quickly had a few people come forth. They moved as swiftly as lightning and intercepted the players who tried to chase after their companion who had the brocade box.

“You’re going to stay!”

It was especially so for the eldest senior brother. Now only was his lightness skill extraordinary, it was close to Grandmaster Realm. His high-tier Vast Ocean Sword Technique seemed to have reached a high level as well. With a few jumps, a bright sword glare shot out from his sword and injured two people. He landed in front of the group, and alone, he intimidated the people who thought to chase after the box. They got rooted in place.

At that moment, a white phantom-like figure jumped out from behind the crowd and appeared in front of the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect. Green light danced about, and his xiao sounded like it was weeping. It was the successor of Eastern Heretic, Li Heng.

Li Heng stared at the person in front of him. “Leave this person to me. Continue chasing after the box.”

The gazes of players sparkled for a moment. Even though they did not understand how he had so easily let those insignificant people take advantage of the situation, the temptation brought forth by the brocade box still won over their reasoning. They moved past him and went after the person from Vast Ocean Sword Sect.

The expression of the eldest senior brother of Vast Ocean Sword Sect changed, and he jumped up!

“Your opponent is me!”

Eastern Heretic’s successor, Li Heng, snorted coldly, and with an even faster speed, he jumped after eldest senior brother.

When they struck each other, a full on conflict between Vast Ocean Sword Sect and Heaven Descendants Sect erupted!

Since the start, no one bothered about the fierce tiger on Blood Fiend’s corpse. The beast also seemed to know that it should not provoke those people. It watched quietly from a distance before it strutted away with its big butt in the air.