Sword Among Us
chapter-360

Chapter 360: Lu Mingyue’s Motives

Ting! Ting!

Happy attacked very quickly with his sword.

A blue sword shadow flashed in the air, and the four embroidery needles were sent flying to the sides.

“Don’t act like a sissy now. Use your Soft Palm Strike and Shadowless Needle. These tricks are useless.”

Happy had not even moved a single step. Under Lu Mingyue’s aggressive attack, he appeared to be incredibly calm and composed, and he gave off the feeling that his calmness was born from his confidence. It made him seem unfathomable.

‘Hmph! If four needles don’t work, how about eight?’

Lu Mingyue ignored Happy’s taunt.

He flicked his wrists, and the embroidery needles shot out.

He also flicked his fingers, and under the guidance of the threads, the embroidery needles swiftly changed their direction. They rushed forth without any sort of pattern before they surrounded Happy to attack him from every direction. Their aggressive presence was even greater than before, and their killing intent overflowed.

The people who watched the fight were all great players on the Dragon Rank, Phoenix Rank, and Famous People Rank. Even though they could not compete with Lu Mingyue or Happy just then, their abilities were not too far behind. They could tell just how powerful the attack was, and they also knew just how great was the danger Happy faced at that moment. They held their breaths and did not even blink, because they did not want to miss even a single scene.

“I told you, it’s useless.”

Happy expression did not change. He just sighed softly and moved his longsword.

Lu Mingyue focused and quickly managed to tell what Happy wanted to do. While he was in the air, he pressed his fingers together, and at the same time, he struck the air with his palms twice, forming an invisible wind.

Lu Mingyue’s intentions were very clear.

With Happy’s abilities, it would be impossible for them to determine the winner of the fight straight away!

Hence, Lu Mingyue decided to fight a war of attrition. He wanted to use the powerful effect of Sunflower Aura to continuously deplete Happy’s qi while he fired flying needles from a distance and bothered Happy with his Soft Palm Strikes. The dual attacks would definitely make Happy find himself with too many problems to handle at once, especially since he would also have to restore his body fortification’s strength.

When Lu Mingyue whittled away Happy’s strength while he himself became more powerful as time passed, he would win.

However, Happy did not even swing his Noble Sword then. He ignored the fatal embroidery needles that came at him from every direction and took a step forward to move two feet away like a phantom. His action was just in time to avoid the two invisible palm strikes.

At the same time, an ancient golden bell appeared around Happy as if it had physical form. The countless embroidery needles stabbed into the granite without any powerful ripples. Instead, they were snapped in half and fell to the side.

The people’s expressions changed. ‘What a powerful body fortification technique!’

Lu Mingyue’s embroidery needles were not easy to receive. They had damage equivalent to Mystical Realm hidden weapons. Besides, Happy did not have any armor on, so it was quite unbelievable that he had managed to block the embroidery needles with just his body fortification alone.

Lu Mingyue was the one who saw what had happened the clearest.

Even though he knew since the start that Happy’s high-tier body fortification was incredibly powerful, he was still shocked.

Six flying needles had struck the golden bell, but its light had not become even the slightest bit dimmer!

On top of that, the force that was rebounded to him from the tip of the needles told him that some of the power of his embroidery needles had been negated. Even if he attacked again, his flying needles would not necessarily have any effect on the golden bell.

His heart trembled, and right then, while his guard was down, Happy suddenly attacked in an explosive manner!

He flicked his wrist, and layers of sword lights rose in a spiral. They caught the flying needles and threads that had shot out in the air, and Happy tugged at them.

The scene from the peach blossom forest repeated itself once more!

While he was busy breathing and circulating his qi, Lu Mingyue lost his balance. He was caught off guard, and his airborne body flew toward Happy.

“Damn it!”

Lu Mingyue was very surprised. He struck with his Soft Palm Strikes while he instinctively cut off his connection with the useless embroidery needles and threw Shadowless Needles.

The long period of practice had made Lu Mingyue’s skills jump from those of a normal player to the ranks of the true great players. His quick reflexes made it clear that he worked hard on his skills!

Happy praised him in his heart.

While he was under the threat of Shadowless Needles, he swung his sword. Light flashed, and he retreated with a jump. He stopped chasing after Lu Mingyue, and the Shadowless Needles stabbed into the ground before they vanished without a trace.

It was dangerous, but it was not so dangerous that it was worth mentioning to others.

The group of people at the entrance of the royal mausoleum were all great players. Some of them could tell many of the things that happened. Their eyes sparkled, and they gasped in their hearts while they enjoyed watching the fight to their hearts’ content.

“As expected of the top player on the Famous People Rank.”

“He actually managed to counterattack even under such a great disadvantage. Lu Mingyue was nearly hit as well.”

“That bastard Lu Mingyue also reacted very quickly. He didn’t panic even when danger was at his doorstep. Those black embroidery needles should be the Shadowless Needles that are rumored to be able to break defenses.”

Both fighters took a step backward.

But as a whole, Lu Mingyue was still the one who suffered a loss, though it was not clear to the eyes of the public.

Even with the home advantage of Sunflower Aura, not only had he been forced to execute Soft Palm Strikes thrice and use his precious Shadowless Needles once—which caused him to use up a lot of qi—he had not been able to force Happy to use Petit Dragon. His body fortification was still at the peak of its condition as well, and that was while he had not equipped himself in his best gear.

Lu Mingyue could already sense great pressure on his shoulders!

Even though he had improved his Sunflower Aura, Happy’s Golden Bell Cocoon also seemed to have reached a higher level.

‘This won’t be an easy fight.’

However, he could not retreat while there were so many people watching him. He could only grit his teeth and continue. But Lu Mingyue no longer dared to attack at will. If Happy seized another chance and counterattacked him, he might need to use up his precious Shadowless Needles and his qi to get himself out of trouble. If that continued, not only would he lose all his advantage, he might even end up losing very quickly.

Just when Lu Mingyue was in a predicament…

“The royal mausoleum has opened!” someone suddenly shouted.

Lu Mingyue felt great joy in his heart.

It was clear that Happy had come for the treasures in the royal mausoleum. If he missed the time to enter, it would mean that he would be held up by a day.

Lu Mingyue did not show his glee on his face, but he raised his hands, and eight embroidery needles appeared between his fingers. He stared at Happy calmly. ‘I’d like to see how long you can last.’

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Four flying needles shot out at the same time, but they were not led by any threads.

Happy moved slightly, but Lu Mingyue’s second wave of needles immediately came at him, forcing him to change his position again.

“There’s nothing else to see.”

The people in the area were not idiots. They could tell what Lu Mingyue’s motives were at first glance, and their interest in the fight instantly faded away.

Happy scowled as well.

Even though he could not quite accept such an ending, he had indeed come for the royal mausoleum. When he saw Lu Mingyue attack in a manner that was very similar to that of a brute, he was speechless.

‘Oh well.’

He turned around without hesitation and removed himself from the battlefield!

“Thinking of leaving?”

When he saw Happy turning around with the intention of entering the royal mausoleum, Lu Mingyue became even more smug. He laughed long and hard in the air, and his Sunflower Aura spread out swiftly. He chased after him with light movements while he threw his embroidery needles nonstop.

But unfortunately, without threads controlling them, the embroidery needles, which seemed like hidden weapons on the surface, simply could not touch Happy. He did not even have to activate his body fortification. He only moved around in a simple fashion, and the embroidery needles all landed on the ground behind him.

When he arrived in front of the entrance, everyone had yet to enter.

Lu Mingyue seemed to be intent on forcing Happy to be the first one to enter the royal mausoleum. His attacks became faster and sharper!

Happy could no longer be bothered to fight against Lu Mingyue. He vanished into the entrance of the royal mausoleum without hesitation under Lu Mingyue’s gleeful gaze.

“Hahahahaha… I’d like to see how long you can last in front of Ghost Face Wall in the royal mausoleum!”

Lu Mingyue stood airborne above the entrance of the royal mausoleum with a cold gaze in his eyes. He laughed nonstop.

The people at the entrance had stern expressions on their faces, and they frowned at what they saw. However, they did not want to get into misfortune by stepping on Lu Mingyue’s tail. Besides, when they thought about it, if Happy died before Ghost Face Wall, it would mean that they had lost their greatest competitor, and it would be a good thing.

With various thoughts in their heads, no one entered the royal mausoleum.