Sword Among Us
chapter-197

Chapter 197: Appear in the Second Level

“Something major happened!”

Bai Lang had remained in the same posture in front of his computer for more than ten minutes. He had a cold slice of bread in his hand while he watched a battle replay that was playing on his screen with a dumbfounded look.

From the moment the first video that led to everyone on the website rebuking and cursing Chivalry Sect for doing something as dirty as kill stealing, he noticed with a keen eye that Chivalry Sect, who had built a strong name for itself in the game, was in trouble.

Regardless of what reputation they had, the act of Red Dust, the vice sect master of Chivalry Sect killing the member of Heart Seeking Sect who was in charge of luring the monsters, was very clear in the battle replay.

A player of Heart Seeking Sect had recorded the entire event by coincidence. He had avoided recording the people from Chivalry Sect, so it was a very simple scene of Red Dust using his great strength of Mystical Realm and power of someone who was ranked 84th on the Dragon Rank to kill thirty or so players from Heart Seeking Sect.

Soon after the battle replay was uploaded on the official website, various commentators began to curse Chivalry Sect!

Then, Fallen Feathers Sect and the other sects came onto the scene. The members of Chivalry Sect were suppressed by various sects working together. The fifty or so people had been taken care of, and only Red Dust managed to escape.

At that moment, another battle replay appeared, and it allowed Chivalry Sect, who was at the verge of facing a storm, to receive a chance to fight back while at their last breath!

During the intense battle between them and the White Foxes, one of them had coincidentally activated the recording function and recorded the entire process of Heart Seeking Sect luring the monsters, the act of Heart Seeking Sect blocking Red Dust’s path, and their intention of trapping them and killing them. It became the most valuable proof for Chivalry Sect to launch their counterattack.

Once that battle replay was uploaded, the tides instantly changed.

Chivalry Sect was saved from being drowned in the swamp of accusations cursing them for injustice. Everyone began to examine the situation and cursing Heart Seeking Sect for their despicable act, but there were also some people who wondered whether a grudge had been formed between Chivalry Sect and Heart Seeking Sect while they were in Fox Cave.

However, there were also a group of people who were shocked and puzzled by Fallen Feathers Sect and the other sects’ timely arrival, along with their unhesitant stance and determination in destroying the great Chivalry Sect.

The third battle replay was uploaded on the official website immediately after that. It was Red Dust who had taken the initiative to upload the battle replay from his perspective.

From the battle replay, the people saw that even though some of the sects that had been used by Fallen Feathers Sect apologized to Chivalry Sect and pulled out from the meaningless fight, Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect’s reaction was incredibly strange.

Red Dust was attacked by the people from the two sects a few times, and every single time, they would try to kill him without hesitation. They did not show any sort of regret nor were they apologetic in any way. When they saw him, they immediately tried to kill him without any mercy.

This made many people realize that everything had been a scheme against Chivalry Sect!

And their Vice Sect Master Red Dust was in jeopardy, trapped in the second level of Fox Cave. He was forced to hide in the depths, where Dead She-wolf, the hidden boss of the second layer, was stationed.

[Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect are so despicable!]

[Could you people not be so tasteless? Who do you think you are, Yue Buqun[1]?]

Comments of people feeling indignant for Chivalry Sect filled the forum. For a period of time, Fallen Feathers Sect became the sect that everyone spat on and looked down upon.

*****

Happy did not know all that had happened on the official website. He also did not know that a slight change had happened to the progression of the story in comparison to his previous life.

Once he entered the second level of Fox Cave, Happy chose the leftmost tunnel without any hesitation, and every single time he appeared in a cave that had multiple exits, he would continue choosing the leftmost tunnel without wavering. All-powerful Medicinal Stone, Thunderous Battle, and Little North did not dare to be slow. They followed behind him. Soon, the four of them went past people from different sects under their surprised and wary gazes, heading for the deepest parts of the second level of Fox Cave.

“What the heck?!”

“Happy!”

“How did he get in?!”

“Didn’t they say he’s not in the first level of Fox Cave?!”

Once Happy left far into the distance, the people who had seen him finally erupted into a commotion. They looked at each other at a loss and began discussing how he and his party had managed to escape right under Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sects’ noses.

*****

As of then, Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect had fixed their attention on Red Dust, the fugitive of Chivalry Sect. Even though Red Dust had used brute force to kill some of their people and escaped, he was also injured quite badly by their sect members. Situ Luoyu and Solitary Perpetual Joy, the sect masters of Fallen Feathers Sect and Perpetual Joy Sect, led a few of their elites to chase after him. They did not give him any chance to take medicine and recover.

The group of people split into two before they gathered together again.

“As expected of the vice sect master of Chivalry Sect. Not only is his fighting abilities are good, his lightness skill is also top-notch. By the looks of it, Red Dust’s abilities should not lose to Wind Void, Chivalry Sect’s sect master.”

“Then we absolutely can’t have him leave Fox Cave.”

A fierce glare shone in Situ Luoyu’s eyes!

Chivalry Sect was a sect that had formed within a short time and existed only in the game. Even though they did not have Class One Hall’s structure, they had, surprisingly, gathered eight powerful players from Dragon and Phoenix Ranks, and they were all ranked high on them.

Such a lineup was incredibly powerful, and those people had also brought up their companions with strength that allowed them to serve as the backbone of the middle level of the sect. Like that, they pushed Chivalry Sect to become the strongest sect in Jiangnan.

If Class One Hall wanted to become powerful in Jiangnan and monopolize the important resources there, they would definitely be in conflict with Chivalry Sect. Hence, they absolutely did not wish that such a player sect that had been formed by pure coincidence to become a stumbling block in their swift development in the future.

The best method was to drag Chivalry Sect into the swamp. As long as Red Dust died once, he would definitely drop out of the top one hundred in Dragon Rank.

“Perpetual Joy Sect has to bear the name of injustice for the sake of helping you this time. This is slightly different from our original plans, you know?” Solitary Perpetual Joy said with a hidden meaning in his words.

Situ Luoyu cast him a glance. “I know about your sacrifices, Brother Perpetual Joy. Once we kill Dead She-wolf later, Illusory Spirit Body will be yours.”

When he said that, a hint of a smile appeared on Solitary Perpetual Joy’s face. “I’m terribly sorry for inconveniencing you.”

Illusory Spirit Body was a high-tier body fortification technique. Its value was twice that of Fox Monster’s Phantasmal Shadow. Even big guilds longed for it dearly.

Situ Luoyu felt that it was somewhat of a pity to give it up, but he had been ordered that it was of utmost importance to stop Chivalry Sect’s development, and for it, he could give up on one high-tier body fortification technique manual. After all, Fox Cave was activated daily. Illusory Spirit Body was also something that Dead She-wolf dropped every single time. After he thought of that, he no longer felt pained.

“But I can assure you that Red Dust will definitely not walk out of Fox Cave alive,” Solitary Perpetual Joy said confidently.

Situ Luoyu nodded slightly. “Let’s hope so.”

As they spoke, the two groups arrived at the entrance to an underground chamber. The walls around them were sturdy and smooth. They held their breaths and activated their body fortification techniques at the same time.

They were at the dwelling place of the mini-boss of the second level, Dead She-wolf.

Even though the room inside seemed empty, both groups had some degree of understanding in regards to Fox Cave, and they knew very well that the effects of the illusion matrix were stronger the deeper they went. While inside, Dead She-wolf could remain in a state of invisibility for all eternity with the help of the illusion matrix. She could easily attack without being discovered.

“Red Dust should be inside.”

The sect masters looked at each, but right when they prepared to order their subordinates to enter the chamber to search for Red Dust, the sound of fluttering robes came from behind them.

Someone else arrived!