Chapter 773 Are You Happy?
Nightdew was floating in mid-air, each of her hands placed on the opposite shoulder. Strong drafts of air lifted her up, allowing her to observe the hall below.
Her life signature detector clearly showed five life signatures within the hall.
The system had already issued the prompt, notifying them that the Gods of the Land’s mitama in Izumo-taisha had been taken. Logically speaking, the team that managed to obtain the mitama should have instantly left this location, which was being displayed by the system.
However, they were still inside the hall right now.
This could only mean one thing...
In the battle for the mitama earlier, although this team managed to defeat the monsters guarding the mitama, they must have suffered from serious injuries themselves. Rather, they may have lost some members as well. That’s why they were incapable of moving. Instead, they had to stay here and rest.
This was a good chance for them.
The two strongest members in her team, excluding her, attacked. Fortress attacked from the main entrance using heat-seeking missiles while Mad Hunter utilized his bat clones to personally enter the hall through the ceiling.
The moment the team inside the building chose to charge out, they would be greeted by a minus 150 degrees blizzard and the long-ranged bombardment from her other three members.
Nightdew was very confident that a team that had only just suffered greatly from a battle with monsters would be incapable of escaping this perfect ambush.
She watched as Fortress unloaded all of the missiles on his shoulder-mounted missile launcher in one fell swoop. The missiles flew into the hall through the opened gate.
But nothing happened!
No explosion. No burst of flames.
It was as though the missiles had disappeared into the hall.
Nightdew was stunned.
But her astonishment only lasted a few seconds.
Immediately after that, a figure flew out like a cannonball from inside the hall to smash into the courtyard wall.
Fortunately, during that critical moment, Nightdew was able to clearly make out the figure’s appearance. Thus, she did not activate her Goddess of Ice skill.
That wasn’t an enemy from within the hall, but... Mad Hunter.
Mad Hunter’s skill allowed him to transform into hundreds of bats and attack the enemy. As long as just one of the bats survived, he would not die.
And yet, Mad Hunter, who had transformed into hundreds of bats had – in that short moment – been beaten back to his original form and thrown out of the hall.
More, after smashing into the courtyard wall, causing it to collapse as a result, Mad Hunter was left incapable of standing up. He could only roll on the ground while groaning.
Nightdew’s heart grew cold, even colder than the surrounding air.
Just who... is inside the hall?
This question did not linger long before she saw a figure walk out from the gate of the shrine.
It was a young man who was certainly no older than 20 years of age. He was not particularly tall, with a good-looking face. There was a faint smile on his face. In his hand was a sword.
He was not walking swiftly. Rather, it was as though he was having a stroll in his garden.
Standing before him was Fortress.
Fortress had thrown aside the missile launcher on his shoulder and pulled out two two-handed battle axes, one in each hand. He had been preparing to engage in a melee battle only to now stand there in stupor.
Back when Mad Hunter flew out from the gate, he had grazed past Fortress. Fortress could still feel the high-speed airflow grazing his face.
Mad Hunter... didn’t he only just charge in a second ago?
Fortress was frightened.
However, his shock only lasted for one second. Fortress swiftly recollected himself. He then roared and all the muscles in his body ballooned. The two battle axes in his hands became like hurricanes, slashing furiously towards the young man before him.
He was a warrior who had chosen the muscle strengthening route. Even so, he also possessed absolute confidence in his speed.
Moreover, they also had Guild Leader Nightdew up in the sky.
Bang!
Before he could rush forward, something strong smashed against the side of Fortress’s lower abdomen area. As a result, he felt all his strength vanishing and his vision began turning blurry.
Chen Xiaolian interrupted her and stood up only to become stunned for a moment. Unlike the previous encounters, he did not walk to the courtyard outside.
The reason for that was because he could already hear the sound of footsteps.
Previously, every one of the other teams would not say anything and simply attacked first.
This time, though, the opposing party did not do so.
Soon enough, three figures appeared at the entrance to the hall.
When the sky turned dark earlier, Nagase Komi had led Naito to light up all the candles inside the shrine. And while the hall was spacious, thanks to the illumination of so many candles, it remained well-lit.
When he saw the face of the leader of the trio, Chen Xiaolian’s eyes lit up.
Finally, the wait is over!
“I was wondering why this team did not leave after obtaining the mitama. So, it’s you, Shogun.”
The one leading the trio wore a pure-black protective suit and sported long hair. His face was as white as snow and his eyes were filled with insidiousness.
As for the two figures standing behind him, both were men. One wielded a staff while the other one had his whole body covered in a layer of metallic exoskeleton suit. The leader, however, was not wielding anything.
He looked at Sawakita Mitsuo. Despite addressing him as ‘Shogun’, his tone was filled with ridicule. “It’s true... I have not encountered any experts in this instance dungeon. No wonder you can stay here so comfortably for so long. However, you probably didn’t think that I would appear in this instance dungeon, no?”
“Indeed... I did not expect this.” Sawakita Mitsuo stood up. Even back when the man in black was talking, Sawakita Mitsuo’s eyes had been staring at the man in black.
In Chen Xiaolian’s opinion, Sawakita Mitsuo had always been a refined and easy-going old man. No matter what happened, he would always maintain a carefree look.
This was his first time seeing such intense killing intent in Sawakita Mitsuo’s eyes.
“Then, you should know what to do now, right? My dear Shogun?” The man in black displayed a smile full of arrogance and condescension.
“Hand over the Gods of the Land’s mitama in your possession. Omononushi, Takeminakata, Shiinetsuhiko, Kotoshironushi... add the one in your hand and all five mitama are mine! Oh, right! Also...”
He did not move, but his eyes slowly swept past Chen Xiaolian and the others. Then, his faced cracked into a grin. “Your team... there are two that I like a lot. You understand, right?”
At that very moment, in addition to insidiousness, there was also desire, one that seemed about to overflow.
“If...” To his surprise, Sawakita Mitsuo shook his head. “... I refuse?”
“Oh, oh, oh... looks like our Shogun thinks that he has become some bigshot!” The man in black applauded in an exaggerated fashion. “Additionally, he has forgotten... in that Dubai instance dungeon, how your team members were all killed by me. Oh, no. I almost forgot. The ones I liked did not die inside the instance dungeon. I took them out of the instance dungeon and enjoyed myself with them for three whole days before they died.”
After saying that, he slowly took several steps forward. A cube the size of a Rubik’s cube had suddenly appeared on his right palm. It rotated non-stop and the man in black’s face began turning vicious. “Since you rejected my kind warning... you must already be prepared for the consequences, right?”
“Strange, you don’t seem very angry.” Chen Xiaolian suddenly turned to look at Miao Yan with a slightly puzzled look. “Judging by his tone, you should understand what he intends to do to you, no?”
Chen Xiaolian had not expected the Player with the final seed to actually be a... psychopathic murderer with a twisted mind.
Miao Yan’s designated body was Countess Xian Yin. Naturally, this carefully-tailored high-level Exclusive Account possessed a flawless appearance. And while Nagase Komi had a punk look, judging by her facial features that were covered by the heavy makeup, she had quite the attractive appearance.
Moreover, her tattoos and bald head could also be considered as an unconventional type of beauty. It was not surprising that someone would find her attractive.
It wasn’t hard to imagine just what the man in black was planning to do to them when he threatened Sawakita Mitsuo just now.
“Me?” Miao Yan had a more puzzled expression on her face. “You thought... he was talking about me?”
“Who else...” Chen Xiaolian’s eyes widened.
Miao Yan raised her palm to her forehead. “By the Heavens! Back when the GM told us his name, I thought that you would have at least heard of him. Rather... even if you have not heard of him, you should have been able to infer something from his name.”
“What? Could he be talking about...” Chen Xiaolian turned to look at the man in black before turning back to Miao Yan. He gaped before pointing at himself. “Me?”
“The GM had already informed you that his name is Heavenly Attacker. What do you think? Does he like females or... males?” Miao Yan stretched her hand to cup her hair while grinning brightly at Chen Xiaolian. “To attract his fancy... are you happy?”
“...”
Chen Xiaolian looked at Heavenly Attacker again and felt goosebumps all over his body.
Damn it, this pervert!
F**k your attacker!
Heavenly Attacker, roughly translated from ‘天攻’, pinyin: 'tiān gong'.
In Chinese, ‘小攻’, pinyin: 'xiǎo gōng’, roughly translated as: Junior Attacker, refers to gay men, particularly the one that ‘gives/attacks’ in the ‘bed’. So here, the name Heavenly Attacker implies he's 'Heavenly' at 'attacking' in bed.