MMO: Pierce Heaven Til' It Breaks
chapter-75

Chapter 75: The Powers That Be

“Where are you? Could you come to help me out? Seven people are camping me…”

“…I have nine people camping me here.”

“Sigh…”

The Dark Empire Guild Channel was flooded with SOS requests, and even the Guild Master, Chu Tiange was not spared. He, too, was killed until he could no longer get up.

Countless pieces of equipment were lost, and the Guild Channel gradually began to fill with angry accusations.

“Where’d that Guild Master f*ck off to? I lost all my equipment yesterday, when can I claim ’em?”

“I lost three pieces too and dropped two levels to boot. Damn, what a loss I’ve made this time.”

“I heard the people from Century Flower and Huashan say that if we leave the guild now, they’ll return the equipment that we lost. Sorry, guys, I’m leaving now.”

…

On the second day of the Dark Empire massacre, more than 100 members left the guild.

Chu Tiange was so riled up that he yelled and howled in the Guild Channel, promising over and over again to compensate them for all their losses. Only then did he manage to stabilize the rest of them.

…

Li Yi secretly went to Pinnacle of the Fire on his own.

Chen Yang and Fire Ice were lying dead on top and at the foot of the mountain respectively and were spawn camped so that they could not even get up. Although they had not asked Li Yi for help, how could he just leave them lying like that?

“Whoosh—”

A feathered arrow flew toward Li Yi and hit him straight in the chest, causing [−91] in damage.

Li Yi retreated rapidly and hid behind a tree, carefully observing his surroundings.

All this time, he had been the one in hiding, attacking his opponents who were out in the open. Well, now the tables had turned, and he had somehow become someone else’s target.

Where was the opponent?

Li Yi’s gaze fixed onto a shadowy spot ahead. He drew his bow and shot.

“Pshh—”

“Whoosh—”

The moment Li Yi unleashed his arrow, the enemy’s arrow also came flying at him.

[−149]

[−83]

The two arrows hit their respective targets at the same time, and Li Yi took advantage of that moment to place a Hunt Target on his opponent.

The enemy was not an Archer, but a Vagabond!

Li Yi immediately guessed his opponent’s class.

In a battle between Archers, they would also give each other Hunt Targets, firstly to increase the damage caused and secondly to lock on to their targets. The fact that his opponent did not put a Hunt Target on Li Yi meant that the person was not an Archer class.

Now that the enemy had a bright red Hunt Target on top of their head, they would not be able to hide from Li Yi’s gaze no matter how well they hid.

“Chain Arrow Skill!”

“Pssh— Pssh—”

[−110]

[−120]

The two arrows landed squarely and nearly finished that Vagabond off instantly.

Although Vagabonds were not nearly as well-rounded at archery as Archers were, they had more HP than Archers did, and that was why Li Yi could not kill off the Vagabond.

The Vagabond darted into the forest.

With the trees in the way, the Archer would not be able to use his advantages to their fullest extent.

‘This guy was not half bad.’

Li Yi felt the thrill of the challenge and chased after the opponent, holding his bow.

A white shadow rushed up to Li Yi, and a sense of dizziness instantly overwhelmed him.

The Vagabond’s Charge attack!

Li Yi used Dark Devour to remove the Dizzy effect and placed a Level Five Freezing Trap on the ground. After that, he immediately leaped backward and used a Repelling Shot.

“Bang!”

The Repelling Shot was effective, and his opponent was forced to take several steps back. The Freezing Trap was triggered, instantly freezing him into a popsicle.

“Go back and practice how to be a Vagabond before you try to PK.”

Li Yi drew his bow and aimed his arrow. Just as he was about to finish off his opponent, however, he suddenly saw his opponent’s name. It instantly made him pause, and he lowered his bow.

The Vagabond who was frozen in front of him was no stranger. It was the Vagabond Qing Pingle who had run the Fire Beast dungeon with him twice.

‘To think it would be him…’

Li Yi did not kill him. While Qing Pingle was still frozen, Li Yi left quietly.

The Freezing effect faded, and Qing Pingle stood there dazedly, completely confused.

He could not understand why his opponent had not killed him.

…

Li Yi had not gotten far when he received a call request from Qing Pingle.

“There’s a large guild behind Century Flower and Huashan and it’s supporting them. That’s why they’re being so reckless. I’m not a core member so I don’t know a lot of the inner secrets, but I vaguely heard them say that the reason they’re oppressing Dark Empire now can be traced back to one person.”

Li Yi was slightly taken aback, but he replied, “Thanks.”

Qing Pingle laughed. “I should be the one thanking you for not killing me, haha.”

“Century Flower isn’t a great place to be. If you can leave the guild, do it as soon as you can.”

“Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.”

…

Hua Feiwu crouched down and said, looking at Chu Tiange’s corpse, “Guild Master Chu, I’ve made the reason very clear to you by now. You are no fool, so I believe you can understand the situation we’re facing here.”

Chu Tiange laughed coldly. “Hua Feiwu, do you think I, Chu Tiange, look like someone who can be threatened?”

“No.” Hua Feiwu said with a laugh, “I know you have money, Guild Master Chu, but has this ever crossed your mind? Could Century Flower and Huashan have fought your guild for so long without the support of generous funding?”

Chu Tiange laughed coldly but did not say anything.

“Do you know who the one supporting us is?” said Hua Feiwu softly into Chu Tiange’s ear.

Chu Tiange went completely silent.

“Consider it carefully, Guild Master Chu. I believe many people have already left your Dark Empire Guild, correct? Let me tell you, this is just the beginning. As long as he remains in your guild, our massacre will not end.

“Let’s go!”

Hua Feiwu left, leading his subordinates with him.

Chu Tiange resurrected himself but remained standing at the same spot blankly.

…

The massacre continued, and Li Yi put in a few sneak attacks, killing more than 50 people. However, he still could not save Fatty…

There were just too many opponents, and killing one was like kicking the hornet’s nest. If it was not for the fact that Li Yi’s SPD was high enough, he would have long since died and been spawn camped himself.

‘If only I knew Overlord Arrow.’

Li Yi shook his head helplessly.

Overlord Arrow was the Archer’s ultimate AoE technique, but with his current level, forget the fact that he did not have the Overlord Arrow Skill Tome, he would not be able to learn the skill even if he did have it. His level simply was not high enough.

Li Yi hid in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity. Meanwhile, he checked his private messages.

“Brother, do you need our help?” That was the message from Confused Fox, the Guild Master of the God Creator Guild.

“Just say the word, and all us Holy Light Glory Knights will be there.” That was from Holy Pure Eh.

“Bro, if it’s too much, come to us.” That was Old Li Flying Dagger.

“If you need me, say so.” Ocean Moonlight was even more straightforward than her brother.

“We’ll come when you call, let’s shoot some loads together tomorrow.” The Wutong sisters may be young, but they were loyal.

…

“Ding!”

Just as Li Yi was checking his private messages, he heard a ding by his ear and received a system notification: [Chu Tiange has invited you to the Virtual Meeting Room. Accept?]

[Accept!]

[The 60-second countdown begins now. 60, 59, 58…]

The countdown ended, and Li Yi arrived at the Virtual Meeting Room.

Chu Tiange sighed slightly. “There’s no one else here, just the two of us.”

Li Yi asked, “Do you need me for something, Guild Master Chu?”

Chu Tiange was silent for a long time before he said, “Just now, Hua Feiwu gave me a condition.”

Li Yi smiled. “He wanted you to convince me to leave the guild, right?”

Chu Tiange was stunned.

“I know, the real reason Century Flower and Huashan joined forces to suppress the Dark Empire is to get me to leave the guild.” Li Yi laughed coldly and continued, “They’re scared that Dark Empire will continue to rack up first kills and damage their own guild’s prospects, that’s why they came up with this ploy. Am I right, Guild Master Chu?”

“Yeah.” Chu Tiange sighed. “Don’t worry, I’ve asked someone to hire the Savage Tribe. Within a few days, this matter will be settled.”

The Savage Tribe was a mercenary guild that carried others through dungeons, killed, and plundered. As long as you could afford to pay them, there was nothing they did not dare to do.

“The Savage Tribe won’t come.” Li Yi shook his head.

“Why?”

Li Yi said, “The Savage Tribe is in cahoots with the ones supporting those two guilds, Century Flower and Huashan.”

Chu Tiange’s expression changed. “How do you know that?”

Li Yi did not reply. After all, there was no way he could tell Chu Tiange, ‘My life had reset once, so not only do I know the secrets behind the Savage Tribe and other guilds, I also know that the Savage Tribe Guild Master’s wife is cheating on him…’

Just then, Delicately Cute sent Chu Tiange a message. The Savage Tribe had declined their request.

Chu Tiange was dumbfounded. “How is this possible?”

Li Yi smiled but did not say anything.

Chu Tiange sank deep into thought.

He knew better than anyone how powerful Li Yi was, but if he had to choose between the Guild and Li Yi, he would choose the guild in a heartbeat.

The Dark Empire Guild was the effort of his tremendous hard work, he could not just watch it fall like that.

“More than 100 players left the guild again.” Delicately Cute sent him another message.

“…How about this? Why don’t you leave the guild for now, and when the storm blows over…”

Li Yi waved his hand and said, “No need to make things so complicated. I’ll leave!”