Chapter 242 – City Guards (1/2)

Chapter 242 – City Guards

「What are they doing at the center of Calore?」Nie Yan brainstormed ways of provoking Heaven Breaker as he headed in their direction. Unfortunately, not much came to mind. I’m really not suited for these kinds of things.

「They might be buying something at the auction house,」Guo Huai said, though he too could only guess.

Suddenly, a lightbulb lit up in Nie Yan’s mind: Rather than looking for Heaven Breaker at the auction house, why not instead just run straight to his headquarters?

Needless to say, someone as influential as Nie Yan just showing himself in front of Victorious Return’s headquarters would cause quite a large scene—precisely what he wanted.

A devilish smile formed on Nie Yan’s face. Hehe, I won’t even have to say a word. Just my being there will lead to them firing off a slew of insults. When they do, and the city guards would just happen to be nearby…

Now that would truly be a sight to behold.

「Have someone tell Heaven Breaker that I’m heading over to his guild headquarters.」Nie Yan thought for a bit, then added,「Actually, send Undying Scoundrel and tell him to hold nothing back. Tell him to treat Heaven Breaker like family. The more annoying he is the better.」

「Got it,」Guo Huai replied. He knew Nie Yan had something prepared for Heaven Breaker, and also knew that it would be even better if Undying Scoundrel irked Heaven Breaker.

Guo Huai conveyed these words to Undying Scoundrel while Nie Yan changed directions and marched straight towards Victorious Return’s headquarters.

「That’s all? Ain’t that easy? Just tell the boss to sit back and relax,」Undying Scoundrel said. How could he possibly miss out on such an opportunity? Provoking Heaven Breaker… what could be more exhilarating than this?

「Heaven Breaker’s at the city center’s auction house. Don’t waste any time and do it quick. The Boss is waiting after all.」

「No worries, I got this.」

After delegating the task, he carefully monitored the situation around the auction house at the center of Calore. It was much more active here than before, but the Tier 9 expansion brought about by the auction house lowered the feeling of crowdedness inside.

A few players crowded in a distant corner glanced toward the middle, their voices low as they spoke. Some twenty people forcefully reserved almost sixty of the best seats, driving away anyone that approached them. It went without saying that there were not many who wanted Victorious Return’s ire, so they allowed themselves to be shooed away. None of them enjoyed being stuck in an endless loop of being chased and killed—something well within Victorious Return’s capabilities.

“Look, that’s Heaven Breaker, Victorious Return’s guild leader.”

“Who’s that Thief next to him? He looks pretty strong.”

Shadow Killer, armed with his Shrapnel Set and a glaring red name, drew quite a few curious eyes.

A split second later, he donned a dark cloak, concealing his appearance amid the darkness.

“Don’t know, never seen him before.”

Despite Shadow Killer’s reputation, very few actually knew what he looked like. The reasons were twofold: First, he generally avoided attention, though that wasn’t the main factor. The main reason was the fact he only targeted high-profile personnel. Which one of them would freely send out recordings of their own death? It would do nothing but put shame to their names, particularly so due to their positions. Since there weren’t many recordings of Shadow Killer, it was natural players didn’t recognize him.

“The main targets in this siege are Nirvana Flame and Sleepy Fox, also Fa Lan if he shows up. How confident are you?” Heaven Breaker looked to the person beside him. His eyes were hidden behind a cloak, while his entire being seemed to ooze with killing intent.

“You want all three?” asked Shadow Killer, his tone flat.

“During the stronghold battle, focus on Sleepy Fox and put aside Nirvana Flame to deal with later,” Heaven Breaker instructed. Though he wished the very worst for Nie Yan, he understood that Sleepy Fox was a higher priority target in this siege because of his status as Holy Empire’s guild leader. He also knew that despite having an overall smaller impact, Nie Yan nonetheless commanded a great deal of strength and influence. Leaving Nie Yan alone would no doubt affect the battles as well.

Shadow Killer nodded and said no more.

They hadn’t expected for some Buried History expansion to come out all of a sudden, just days before the stronghold battle. Neither of them knew how this would affect the flow and results of the battle to come.

Heaven Breaker had just received an equipment blueprint that asked for special types of ores. If he could gear up 180 of his members with this equipment before the start of the stronghold battle, it would prove to be a fantastic boost to the guild’s strength. This was one of the reasons he came to the auction house—to purchase large amounts of raw materials. The other was to get ahold of Shadow Killer and discuss some terms. His bounty for Sleepy Fox was 800 gold, while Nie Yan’s reached a whopping 2,000; it was a truly absurd amount.

It was at this very moment that a person with complete disregard of his surroundings walked straight up to Heaven Breaker and Shadow Killer. His expression was one that lacked any sort of seriousness.

Needless to say, it was Undying Scoundrel.

The players of Victorious Return hadn’t reacted in time to stop him, nor did they dare as he hadn’t done anything beyond the usual set of actions that’d allow them to attack him without the city’s guards retaliating.

It was this reason alone that Undying Scoundrel felt no fear despite being surrounded by enemies.

It truly was a feeling beyond compare to irritate none other than the leader of Victorious Return, Heaven Breaker.

“Hai there, my good brother. Wassup?” Undying Scoundrel grinned, trying to be as irritating as possible.

A solemn expression gloomed over Heaven Breaker; there had never been anyone who dared to speak to him like that.

The players from Victorious Return looked at each other, all confused. Is this person Heaven Breaker’s friend? With that thought lingering in their minds, none of them even dared to stop Undying Scoundrel.