Chapter 311: A New Dawn After Darkness
After the three members of the Kongtong Sect were killed, those on the ship deck quickly became embroiled in chaos—some died, some fled. Yet, Kaidi once again rushed off the ship and engaged in fierce battles in the reed marshes, leaving behind nearly a hundred corpses of martial artists, throwing them into utter confusion.
In the town, most players were still at the Creation Realm level. Realizing that killing enemies was not easy and that they might instead be killed in the chaos or have their money stolen by despicable scoundrels, many began to back down and watch from a distance.
On the ships, the more than twenty surviving fighters started to support the nearby ships! With Xu Hong leading the support from the flagship, most of the ships in the circular formation gradually regained calm…
It was utterly incredible! Despite being attacked by tens of thousands of militia, just a few hundred people managed to hold their ground.
However, the militia who died seemed permanently disqualified from fighting again, so no reinforcements arrived. In the town, many who were only at the beginner level joined in for the excitement, acting as spectators who cheered and waved flags.
Moreover, amidst the chaos, some experts took advantage of their strength to plunder kills and even attack other players who also had missions, causing everyone on the landing ships to be on high alert and avoid close contact. Tens of thousands of people were like scattered sand, unable to leverage their numerical advantage.
As time passed, Kaidi’s appearance made more people cautious, and they were no longer tempted by the rewards for killing enemies. With the initial enthusiasm for taking missions fading, few continued…
On the contrary, as Kaidi appeared more frequently, more people died on the ships, and the twelve ships finally fell completely silent.
A dense crowd stretched along both sides of the reed marshes, gazing at the battered yet still standing ships that had reorganized their crossbow formations, filled with awe.
“Truly worthy of being the best among masters… truly formidable…”
“After this battle, I fear no one can surpass Kaidi’s fame!”
“The mission isn’t over yet.”
In the distance, a woman with a white veil on her face looked away contentedly.
There, an unknown group of soldiers clad in fine armor surrounded a tall, burly general wearing silver armor. Protected by twenty-four soldiers, the general watched the battlefield ahead with a cold gaze.
Seeing that so many people still couldn’t even take down just a few hundred members of the Murong family, the Silver Armor General let out an annoyed snort: “A bunch of ragtag scum!”
“General, what should we do now? How about we send troops in person…”
“No!”
The Silver Armor General’s gaze turned grave: “Sending troops in person will only scare away those old men from the Murong family. As it stands now, they still have a chance to fight!”
“But these people’s combat skills are too poor…”
“A generous reward will surely attract brave men!”
The Silver Armor General smirked coldly:
“Issue an order! Double the reward! Five hundred thousand silver coins for each of those experts at the Life and Death realm!”
…
“Ding!”
Almost at the same time, on the Reed Marsh, all the players assigned to the task heard a system notification:
“The imperial navy has issued an order! Killing an ordinary crew member on a ship doubles the reward to six thousand silver coins per person; killing an expert at the Life and Death realm earns fifty thousand silver coins!!”
Boom!!
On the Reed Marsh, the countless players watching from afar immediately became restless…
Six thousand silver coins was almost equivalent to three hundred RMB! Killing more people would bring huge profits, and many were tempted.
…
However, just as chaos arose again on the Reed Marsh, on the ship, Xu Hong approached Happy, who was sitting in meditation, trying to recover his strength and internal energy.
“Deacon Happy! The situation has changed!”
“What is it?”
“A crew member who disguised himself and went ashore heard some news from those militia members!” Xu Hong’s expression was complex. “There’s good news and bad news.”
“Tell me.”
Noticing a new change in the atmosphere outside the ship, Happy pressed for details.
“The bad news is that that Yang guy, in the name of the imperial navy, has offered a huge reward for killing us. It’s now six thousand silver coins per head for us old folks, and fifty thousand silver coins each for those experts…”
“And the good news?”
Happy wasn’t concerned at all about the reward. With no profit involved, those outside would have left long ago.
“The good news is that the bounty notice seems to have been issued just now, which means that Yang might be nearby…” At this, a fierce look appeared on Xu Hong’s face. “As long as we can kill that Yang guy, we might be able to escape this disaster.”
“…”
Hearing Xu Hong’s last words, Happy’s eyes lit up with joy:
Indeed, there’s always a way out! This is really good news!
“Do you know where he is?”
Happy asked.
Xu Hong had just shaken his head when suddenly a cry from a crew member came from the air:
“Lord Xu! I found him! The man surnamed Yang is over there! Wearing silver armor, with a long spear, and surrounded by guards—there’s no doubt it’s him!”
The news brought by the messenger on the mast lifted Happy’s spirits. He immediately stood up, leaned on the railing to look, and followed the sound to locate General Yang in his silver armor.
Great! At least the system hadn’t made him search among thousands of soldiers for one person!
“No time to lose! I’ll go get his head right now!”
Decided, Happy rushed outside the ship without hesitation.
Crouch!
Under the gazes of countless fearful and wary eyes, he gently landed on the reeds. The reeds swayed slightly as he vanished in a flash, leaving only a afterimage behind, appearing dozens of meters away.
With the Full Speed Illusion Movement activated, he rushed dozens of meters in an instant.
“He’s out!”
“How fast!”
“What’s he doing…”
On the reed marsh, many players saw Happy leave the ship and move farther away. Their initial curiosity and wariness quickly gave way to greed and ambition. They exchanged smiles, realizing an opportunity had arisen, and silently rushed toward the ship without a word!
But…
They seemed to have forgotten that although Happy wasn’t there, the ship still had its defenses. A volley of crossbow arrows knocked down many of them on the spot.
Just as more people prepared to join the second wave of “looting and killing rewards,” an urgent system alert rang in everyone’s ears:
“Protect General Yang!”
“Location: *****, *****. Protect General Yang from being killed. If the mission succeeds, the killing rewards will stand; if General Yang dies, the mission fails, and all killing rewards will be nullified!”
The sudden system alert stunned many who tried to storm the ship, leaving them frozen in place.
Even more people looked in the direction indicated by the system alert!