MMO: Pierce Heaven Til' It Breaks
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chapter-476
Chapter 476: Reverse Scales
“Boss, isn’t bringing Scumbag Wang to Level 0 enough? Why must we disband the Huashan Guild?”
” Those dumb*sses aren’t fit to carry the name of Huashan. 1 I’ve already despised them long ago. Even if Scumbag Wang had not offended me, I would’ve done this sooner or later.”
“They’re not?”
“They’re not!” Defiantly Tyrannical’s tone was unyielding. He followed it up with another sentence, “Unless, it was Him that created the guild.”“Him? Are you talking about…”
“Sigh…”
“I’ve researched the Huashan Guild Before. Their second Guild Master is Scumbag Wang, and the third is FengXi. The only one that I couldn’t find out was the ultimate boss of the Huashan Guild. Could the Huashan Guild really be…”
“It’s definitely not him. Otherwise, how would I not know?”
“Hmm, judging from your relationship with him, he probably wouldn’t hide it from you if he was really the one that created Huashan…”
“Oh right, Boss, who do you think would win if he were to compete with Dark Wing?”
“I don’t know. All I know is that if he crossed swords with Dark Wing, even if he could not beat him, there is no way that he would lose! Absolutely not!”…
Defiant Zephyr was lying on the ground, his mind drifting back to the conversation that he had with Defiantly Tyrannical.
The scene before him was total chaos. The Three Major Guild Alliance number around 2000 or so men and they were surrounding Defiant Zephyr to protect him. However, Defiant Zephyr still could not rise, as the 800 or so Huashan Sect members were eyeing him like rabid dogs, with their eyes tinted red. The moment Defiant Zephyr mustered the courage to stand up, they would undoubtedly attack in a pack…
Every time he died, there would be someone who sacrificed their stats to cast Soul Prison. Once cast, the victim would be un-resurrectable by any resurrection spells and the only way to revive was to corpse run, which caused Defiant Zephyr to whine in frustration.
They did not fear death and would not hesitate to trade 800 lives just for a single one. That was the Huashan Sect’s plan.
Defiant Zephyr had already lost one Level from their murder spree, and the Purple Quality Staff that he wielded had dropped. It was just not his day, as no one from the Three Major Guild Alliance had picked it up in time. Instead, it was claimed by a cloth-wearing Paladin that charged in with Holy Shield Spell.
The battle between the Three Major Guild Alliance and the Huashan Guild could be said to be a landslide victory in favor of the Three Major Guild Alliance. However, the members from the Three Major Guild Alliance did not think of it that way as their ‘leader’, the Chief Wizard of the Three Major Guild Alliance, Defiant Zephyr, did not even have the strength to stand up any longer…
The Wizards from the Three Major Guild Alliance constantly cast Fire Walls around the corpses of the Huashan Guild members. The blazing sea of flames was constantly lit, but it was a futile effort, as corpses had a second of invulnerability when they resurrected, making them impervious to the Fire Walls.
They had exhausted every method possible, and still, Defiant Zephyr could not rise.
“Crash!”
A pale blue Meteor Arrow crashed onto the ground, and Li Yi slowly descended between the both of them.
“That’s enough, you can stop now.”
Li Yi’s words were directed at the Three Major Guild Alliance. However, his words startled not just the members of the Three Major Guild Alliance, but the Huashan Sect members as well.
“Dark Wing, what are you trying to say? You want to protect these dumb*sses?” Defiant Zephyr, who was still lying on the ground yelled out. He could actually resurrect now, but he lacked the courage to do so.
“You’ve already fought this far; do you really want to continue fighting? If you do, then count me in as well.” Li Yi waved around his Orange Quality Bow.
Out of the 800 or so Huashan Sect members, nearly all of them were missing some equipment. There were even some who were stark naked, and there were also those who were left with only underpants. In addition, some were missing weapons, some were missing boots, and as they laid there, it was a pitiful, yet valiantly inspiring sight…
Li Yi could not bear to watch any longer. Scumbag Wang might have been an extremely irritating presence, but he had not forgotten that the b*stard had delivered his EXP Pearl back to him. Although his acts often had logic-defying reasons, the reality was that without Scumbag Wang, Li Yi would never have regained his EXP Pearl.
Defiant Zephyr stayed quiet and the members from the Three Major Guild Alliance were also starting to have second thoughts. The Huashan Sect were like feral dogs, and they had noted what the Sect had done to Defiant Zephyr. As such, no one wanted to become the next Defiant Zephyr.
“Dark Wing, even if you beg for their mercy, the matter today has yet to be settled. Defiant Zephyr must die!”
Those words did not belong to the Three Major Guild Alliance. Instead, it was from Scumbag Wang himself!”
Defiant Zephyr was already planning to back off, but the moment he heard Scumbag Wang’s words, his temper flared. Humans commit stupid acts in fits of rage, and so did Defiant Zephyr. He had resurrected himself and stood up again.
The 800 or so members from the Huashan Sect immediately resurrected themselves, and once again, Defiant Zephyr was lying dead on the ground.
The scene was too chaotic, and Li Yi was forced to flee into the skies.
Defiant Zephyr had dropped his Purple Quality armor, and once again, it was claimed by the cloth-wearing Paladin…
“My Thunder Fury Battlerobe… F*cck…”
Defiant Zephyr was so heartbroken that he howled all out. After all, in order to get his hands on the battlerobe, he had spent half a year to farm a boss. Only he understood the length that he went to get it.
‘There’s no way to control this mess…’
Li Yi looked below and let out an exasperated sigh. He originally intended to return a favor to Scumbag Wang, but now, it appeared there was no need for it.
Li Yi ‘Teleported’ in mid-air and returned to the Celestial Capital.
Down below, the two groups were still embroiled in their conflict.
The conflict between the Huashan Sect and the Three Major Guild Alliance lasted for a long time. They had already fought for nine or so hours, but after several resurrection attempts, he still failed to rise successfully.
The battle finally ended when Defiantly Tyrannical issued an order.
Defiantly Tyrannical had canceled his decree to hunt down the Huashan Sect.
Defiant Zephyr logged off, and the rest of them returned to their capitals.
The reason the battle had ended that quickly was due to a battle report from Defiant Zephyr to Defiantly Tyrannical.
“They’ve gone mad. All I did was insult the Huashan’s boss, and now they’re surrounding me like a pack of rabid dogs. It’s already been nine hours and I’ve yet to stand up even once. Boss, why do these retards feel like the Huashan that was led by the guy last time?”
Defiant Zephyr had even attached a video of their battle along with the report.
After reading Defiant Zephyr’s report, Defiantly Tyrannical spent a long time before making his reply. He canceled the kill order, told Defiant Zephyr to log out, and dismissed everyone else!
“Boss, could they really be his underlings? Has he… started playing King of Pantheon???”
“No clue, but as long as there is a sliver of possibility, I will not harm them in any way.”
“Just log out for now. Otherwise, they’ll kill you to no end.”
“Tch, they’ve really gone too far…”
…
Once he returned to the Celestial Capital, Li Yi made his rounds in the capital, and out of sheer coincidence, he spotted Chen Yang and Hua Feihua together. They were holding hands intimately and chatted as they walked.
Li Yi found it odd and decided to sneakily follow them. However, what he heard had left him speechless.
Since Hua Feihua had failed to get Li Yi’s help, she went to Chen Yang instead. Chen Yang might be useless in other aspects, but he was adept in picking up girls. He told her that he could protect her, but the condition was that Hua Feihua had to remain by his side at all times. Otherwise, he would lack motivation. Those were his words as they walked together, hand in hand.
“Then I’ll look for you whenever I come online, Brother Tall.”
“Alright. Please be at ease, as long as I’m by your side, no one will dare to kill you.” Chen Yang stylishly combed his hair, and energetically squeezed Hua Feihua’s slender hand.
“Having you to protect me is such a pleasure~” Hua Feihua threw Fatty an innocent smile. She was two years older than Li Yi, but her ability to act cute was top notch.
Just as Li Yi was at a loss at what to do about Chen Yang and Hua Feihua who had already gone far ahead, Jiaojiao came online.
Li Yi immediately sent her a message. “Clan Master Jiao, please capture Tall and Mighty for me.”
“What’s up? What’s up?”
“Just capture him! I’ll tell you in bed later.”
“Blekk! I’m going to sleep at Fire Ice’s place today, not yours. You never let me sleep, it’s so exhausting…”
“Ahemm…”
Chen Yang was still clinging onto Hua Feihua’s hand and was spouting out ludicrous words when two 3-meter tall NPC guards ran over, brought out a pair of cuffs, and with a snap, clamped it onto Chen Yang.
Chen Yang panicked, “What’re you up to? I’m the Castellan of Frostfall City!”
“King’s orders. She stated that you’re seducing an innocent maiden, and as such, has sentenced you to three days in prison to learn the necessary respect!”
The NPCs had no idea what an innocent maiden was and what showing respect meant. They were just following what Clan Master Jiao had written in her ‘Capture Order’.
“Brother Tall…”
Chen Yang was taken away by the NPCs, and Hua Feihua was dumbfounded…
“Perverted Wing, do you have too much time on your hands? Why did you capture Fatty?” Jiaojiao asked.
“I’ll tell you if you return to my bed.”
“Scram! Hehe, do you want to join him in prison?” Clan Master Jiao’s authority limited her to only two names per day. Now that she had just used one, she still had one left.
“Don’t you dare! Otherwise, I’ll punish you with my big rod.”
“Pui! Pui! Pui! Pui!….”
“Could it be… that you want me to suck you?’
“I’ll lock you up right this instant!” Jiaojiao was infuriated.
The jokes had gone on long enough. Li Yi took on a serious expression and said, “By the way, I have something to ask you. Do you want to ride a great dragon…”
Li Yi had just begun to chat with Jiajiao when Chen Yang sent a message asking for help.
“Brother Yi, save me!! Your girl has gone mad and has locked me up.”
“Gah, I’m the one who asked her to do so.”
Chen Yang was stunned for three full seconds before he grumbled, “Why did you lock me up?”
“Are all the girls for your taking? Hua Feihua is Milk Dipper Solitary’s ex-wife and though they are no longer related to one another, Milk Dipper Solitary is still my friend, and I still need to show him some respect. Since you’re my apprentice, what do you think will happen if Milk Dipper Solitary caught wind of you getting close to her? Also, Hua Feihua specializes in using connections, so be wary of her dragging you into her inner circle.”
Chen Yang replied, “Brother Yi, please ask Clan Master Jiao to let me out. I’ll never commit the same mistake again…”
Li Yi notified Jiaojiao and with that, Chen Yang was released. Li Yi had no intention of locking up Fatty for long, as he only intended to give him a warning.
In truth, Li Yi’s worries were well justified. Not even thirty minutes had passed when Hua Feihua had gotten herself into a commotion.
Using the National Channel, Hua Feihua announced that her beloved brother, Tall and Mighty was taken away by NPCs, and she sought help from the public.
When Jiaojiao issued the order to capture him, the system announced these words in red text: [A person has committed a grievous sin, and as such, has been sentenced to the small black room for three days as punishment.]
If one really intended to bail out someone that Jiaojiao had captured, all they had to do was to notify Jiaojiao. However, Hua Feihua did no such thing. Instead, she intended to raise her affection with Chen Yang and had raised a ruckus in the National Channel.
The same situation had happened to Li Yi in the past, and it was for this reason that he steered clear from Hua Feihua now.
What happened next was shocking to most, as tens of players had taken up Hua Feihua’s request. Naturally, they were only spouting nonsense, as their main goal was to appear within the National Channel.
Reputable players had no need to do such acts, but for those who were unknown, they needed to show themselves within the National Channel in order for others to remember their names.
The events that followed were due to the actions of a group of Orc women.
Back in the National Channel, Hua Feihua was chatting even more happily than before. She had already announced her relationship with Dark Wing and Tall and Mighty to the world. She kept on using the terms ‘Good Brother’ and ‘Beloved Brother’, which disgusted Li Yi.
“How cute of her…” Chen Yang’s thoughts were the exact opposite of Li Yi’s. He truly thought that she was cute at that instant.
“Where did you come from, bitch? Who the heck are you? How dare you address Tall and Mighty by that name!”
“Scummy woman, can you stop pretending? How is it possible for Tall and Mighty to get to know a shameless woman like you?”
The Orc women that Chen Yang was acquainted with could no longer take it. Thus, they privately messaged Chen Yang to verify Hua Feihua’s claims while they lambasted her claims in the National Channel. Their messages had caused Chen Yang to panic.
“Nope, how is it possible for me to know a shameless woman like her? There’s absolutely no way!” Fatty replied nonchalantly and had brushed aside all the accusations. He was kind of glad that Li Yi had locked him up.
A while later, Fatty was exposed by the bunch of Orc women. The Orc woman who privately messaged him had copied and pasted his words to the National Channel.
“Nope, how is it possible for me to know a shameless woman like her? There’s absolutely no way!”
“Nope, how is it possible for me to know a shameless woman like her? There’s absolutely no way!”
The National Channel was filled with Chen Yang’s words. Players could hear his words just by selecting a random sentence.
“I…I…I…” Chen Yang was on the verge of tears.
Hua Feihua was silent, and so was Chen Yang. Only the Orc women were still cursing in the National Channel…
Li Yi watched the spectacle for a while before logging off. The reason for it was due to Autumn Love running towards him. Ever since they had made their deal, Autumn Love followed him around like a wandering ghost. No matter where he went, she would follow closely behind.
“Brother Dark Wing…”
The moment Autumn Love spouted her words, Li Yi gave her a faint smile and vanished from sight.
Since Jiaojiao had gone over to Fire Ice’s place to sleep, Li Yi slept soundly…
…
The next day, Li Yi recruited a few helpers and flew off to the Western Continent.
Though Glory was still locked, there were several hundreds of other dungeons to choose from within King of Pantheon. Despite having no need to level up, he still had a demand for equipment.
The dungeon he had chosen this time was Demoness Ruins.
He had cleared Demoness Ruins many times already, and the only level he had yet to beat was the ‘Hell Difficulty’ level.
His goal this time was to clear the ‘Hell Difficulty’ level of Demoness Ruins.
Once he arrived at Demoness Ruins, Li Yi used his friend summoning tool to pull over nine party members.
Naturally, Jiaojiao was included among them. Aside from her, he had brought in the chief main tank, Unending Unmatched along with the highly-skilled damage dealers, Confused Fox, and Wang Wang Dumplings. He then followed it up with two healers, Little Elf from the Magical Realm and Nirvana Inaction.
Although the currency to enter the dungeon, Demoness Snake Hair was a rare material, Li Yi was stinking rich. Using a price that was double of the usual market price, he bought down enough Snake Hair to allow them to enter the dungeon over 50 times.
The loot mechanism of Demoness Ruins was quite interesting as the equipment dropped would scale along with the players’ levels. The lowest level of equipment drop was at Level 5, and the highest was at Level 100.
The allure of a Level 100 Purple Quality Equipment was irresistible to the Level 100 players who had hit their level cap.
“We’ll roll based on our classes. Also, to those who managed to get the good stuff, make sure to pay our next entry fee. One more thing, I demand the Mirror of Amplification. The moment it appears, I’m getting my hands on it.”
Li Yi immediately stated their loot distribution method the moment they entered the dungeon.
“I have nothing to add.”
“Same here.”
“Nothing to add.”
All nine of them expressed their consent. Satisfied, Li Yi nodded his head and continued down the dungeon.
The isises were unable to impede Li Yi and his party. Without breaking much of a sweat, they had already arrived before the first boss, Angust.
Everyone in the ten-man party was at Level 100, and due to this, Angust was also at Level 100. It was not just his attacks that had risen dramatically, as his HP had also soared past 65,000,000.
“All of you know the drill. However, take note of its Body Slam. A Level 100 Angust’s Body Slam would unleash additional shockwaves. Failing to dodge them might very well cause a team-wipe.”
As usual, Li Yi patiently explained the strategy to beat a Level 100 Angust before their battle.
The true difficulty of Demoness Ruins would only appear when its challengers were at Level 100. All three of the dungeon’s bosses would become unbelievably strong, and each of them was equipped with their own team-wiping skills. Although Li Yi had cleared the dungeon with another party before, the Level 100 Demoness Ruins was not any easier than his initial run.
Those who did not understand his explanation asked for further elaboration. After spending ten whole minutes to explain, the battle began in earnest.
Unending Unmatched rushed forward, and with his fingers curled at Angust, he cast Provoke.
“Who dares to enter these grounds? I will not allow you to disrupt my queen’s rest! Get out!”
Angust slithered towards Unending Unmatched, and the moment it grabbed onto him, Angust used Body Slam.
“Boom!”
Shockwaves spread out from the point of impact, covering an area of 30 square yards. Fortunately, Li Yi and the rest of the party had already anticipated that move, and as such, nobody had approached Angust. Aside from Unending Unmatched, the party was unscathed.
Tch-Tch—
Angust was gripping Unending Unmatched with all its strength. For every second that he was in Angust’s grasp, Unending Unmatched’s HP took 5,000 damage. At that moment, the healers needed to aggressively cast healing spells, and the DPS needed to relentlessly bombard the boss in order to force it to let go.
The DPS made a valiant effort, causing Angust to shriek in pain and release Unending Unmatched.
“Boom! Boom!’
Angust unleashed a flurry of heavy punches, all of which were intercepted by Angust’s Block. Following that, he let loose two blows of Double Retaliation, which firmly pulled Angust’s aggro towards him.
The DPS continued attacking for quite some time before Angust’s body turned red. “Treacherous extra-terrestrials, have a taste of Angust’s wrath!”
Angust charged towards Li Yi and grabbed ahold of him.
The others quickly distanced themselves from Li Yi, as Angust was about to use Body Slam.
Angust’s Body Slam would be randomly cast onto the party members. This had nothing to do with aggro, however, the moment the chance-based Body Slam was used, it would immediately target the player with the greatest aggro.
Lotus-shaped shockwaves erupted from the center of the slam, and eight out of the nine remaining members had successfully evaded it. Confused Fox did not manage to dodge it, and as such, he was blasted into smithereens. A glorious damage count of [−100000] appeared above his head, and he died instantly…
“My bad, I was answering the phone…” Confused Fox explained as he laid on the ground.
Aside from Jiaojiao and Little Elf from the Magical Realm, the remaining party members were all male. All seven of them, including Li Yi who was caught in the Body Slam, showed their disappointment at Confused Fox with a thumbs-down.
Everyone had seen it clearly just now. He was obviously running improperly and had reacted too late. To think that he had the gall to make an excuse…
Scorning him was the least they could do!
“Have you finished your call?” Li Yi asked.
“Ahemm, yeah.”
“Little Elf, get to work.”
With Little Elf from the Magical Realm’s Battle Resurrect, Confused Fox stood up once more. Since it was a ten-man dungeon, losing even a single DPS would severely impede the progress of the battle. There was no way that Li Yi would allow them to waste time at a trash boss like Angust.
The healers furiously replenished HP, whereas the DPS bombarded it relentlessly. Before long, Li Yi was saved from Angust’s grip.
The only skill of the Level 100 Angust that they needed to take note about was the 30 square yard shockwaves that appeared when it used Body Slam. Due to the small size of the combat area, positioning themselves was crucial. Aside from the main tank, nobody should stand in the center, otherwise, once a shockwave was used, it would cover nearly the entire area.
Everyone stood at the edge of the map, and once they saw their teammates being Body-slammed, they immediately distanced themselves.
The phases of the battle constantly repeated itself, and after making his initial mistake, Confused Fox took extra care in avoiding the subsequent shockwaves. Everyone else was fully spirited, and no one made any mistakes. They cooperated seamlessly, and no matter how the mighty Angust howled, it posed no real threat to the party.
Crash!
Angust had fallen, and those who had been Body-slammed by it had received the achievement, Isis’ Embrace.
Only those who had been Body-slammed by a Level 100 Angust, survived, and defeated Angust would receive the achievement.
“So those who’ve been slammed would receive the achievement eh? Tch, why didn’t it slam me.” Lady Jiao had not been embraced was displeased.
“C’mere.”
Li Yi stepped forward to hug Lady Jiao.
“What’re you doing?’
“Giving you a hug as compensation.”
“…”
This time around, they used a smart system to decide who gets the right to loot. They did not choose anyone directly, and instead, opted to use the rolling system to decide the recipient. Whoever had the biggest number would receive the looting rights.
All ten of them placed their rolls. In the end, it was decided that Little Elf from the Magical Realm would receive the looting rights as she had rolled 95 points.
Little Elf from the Magical Realm walked forward, looted the corpse, and with a ‘Ding’, the Virtual Inventory Pane appeared before everyone.
Two Purple Quality equipment, one Gold Quality, and three miscellaneous items. Little Elf from the Magical Realm was on fire.
The Gold Quality Equipment’s stats were not all that high, and thus, nobody paid much attention to it. On the other hand, one of the Purple Quality Equipment was a Cloth Hat that increased the INT of Wizards, and the other was a belt for Warriors that played the main tank role. These two items were considered as exquisite items among Purple Quality equipment, and due to this, their stats were much higher than regular items of the same quality.
Li Yi picked up the Warrior’s belt and handed it over to Unending Unmatched. After all, he was the only main tank within the ten-man party.
“Wizards, start rolling!”
The Wizards started rolling. Confused Fox was blessed with good fortune and had nabbed the cloth hat with a score of a hundred points.
“Why can’t you be that lucky when we’re fighting the boss?”
Li Yi dug at Confused Fox, but he still handed over the cloth hat to him.
Confused Fox flushed red. “Ahemm, I really received a call just now.”
‘He’s never going to admit it…’
“Everyone listen up! The next boss is very unusual, you’d best prepare yourself, otherwise, we’re gonna spend a few days dying to it. This is because we’re going to tackle it at the Eternal Darkness difficulty!”
Eternal Darkness Eukana was a hell-level stage and it was rated at an 8-star difficulty!.
