"The Hall Master is so handsome!~"
"As expected of the strongest NPC rolled out by the developers, his presence is suffocating. He won’t just kill the BOSS opposite him in a plot twist, will he?"
"Oh my god! No! Hall Master, please don’t take action, spare these ignorant and foolish NPCs, let us handle it."
The players present watched Lin Qi step forward, each one involuntarily mesmerized by Lin Qi’s commanding presence and heroic words, showing expressions of admiration.
Although everyone was curious about how strong Lin Qi, the strongest NPC designated by the game developers, actually was, if he really took down the BOSS, they would lose out on the rewards.
And this scene left Qin Mu and the other vagabonds at the gate utterly stunned.
Is this presence strong?
Isn’t it just using a long spear to shake the ground a bit, where’s the suffocation?
Why can’t they feel it?
"Are these people all crazy?"
"This is the Deputy Gang Leader of the White Feather Gang, a near Martial Artist level powerhouse!"
Qin Mu and the others looked at Lin Qi, who took the initiative to prepare for battle, and the members of the Gray Robe Gang who, for some unknown reason, suddenly went mad with excitement over Lin Qi’s display, couldn’t comprehend what Lin Qi and the others were thinking.
A near Martial Artist level powerhouse can normally fight against three to five Extreme Apprentices at the same time, and with A6 level armor, even six or seven Extreme Apprentices couldn’t do anything.
And the Gray Robe Gang?
It’s just a newly risen gang less than half a month old, with at most ten or so Apprentice level experts, which is quite impressive.
You could say that the entire Gray Robe Gang is not enough for Ghana alone to kill.
"Very good, very good indeed!" Ghana looked at Lin Qi and suddenly smiled, but this smile was not one of happiness, it was more anger turned into a smile. "Qin Mu, don’t say I didn’t give you face, but it’s they who don’t want your face, so don’t blame me later."
Ghana was a bit wary of someone at the Entering the Micro level, an Extreme Apprentice.
Entering the Micro level is usually only achievable by Martial Artist level experts. Although Qin Mu now looks like an Extreme Apprentice, he is just stepping into middle age, and has every chance to break through to become a near Martial Artist; it’s not impossible for him to be promoted to Martial Artist in the future. So, a little respect is due.
"Let these youngsters see some blood; maybe it’ll wake them up a bit!"
Ghana waved an arm, and more than twenty experts from the White Feather Gang followed him, rushing towards Lin Qi and the others.
"Kill! Restore the glory of the Martial Arts Hall!"
"Whoever kills the Deputy Gang Leader of the White Feather Gang will be awarded one hundred thousand points!"
Lin Qi raised his spear towards Ghana, his voice loud enough to spread beyond the Martial Arts Hall into the streets, so the vagabonds could hear it clearly.
"For Black Obsidian!"
"Brothers! It’s time to offer our hearts to Black Obsidian!"
"Ghana, I need your head for use!"
As Lin Qi’s voice carried, the players in the training ground went completely crazy, looking at Ghana as if they were seeing a peerless beauty, drooling uncontrollably.
One hundred thousand points!
Even for people like Fang Zhen, who aren’t short of money, this is a massive fortune.
The points players have currently earned aren’t even enough to exchange for martial arts techniques. One hundred thousand points could not only redeem the second volume of Basic Martial Techniques but also allow for an A5 level weapon, like upgrading from a bird gun to a cannon.
Even with an additional five thousand points, they could exchange for an A6 level weapon. This is the pinnacle of current weaponry, easily destroying A4 and A5 level armor like splitting wood.
"One hundred thousand points? What’s that? A million bits?"
Qin Mu looked at the suddenly enthusiastic players, their eyes slightly red, filled with curiosity about the one hundred thousand points Lin Qi mentioned.
The reward that makes ordinary people risk their lives against a near Martial Artist is unimaginably high.
And as both sides clashed, not only Qin Mu and the rest were stunned, even the Deputy Gang Leader of the White Feather Gang, Ghana, was taken aback.
Originally thinking the Gray Robe Gang was just a small wilderness gang, if they had more than ten Apprentice level experts, it would be a great blessing.
But after the actual battle started, they found that the strength of the Gray Robe Gang was completely different from what they had imagined.
A full thirty Apprentice level experts - even for a normal wilderness gang, such numbers are impressive.
Although most of the thirty Apprentices in the Gray Robe Gang are Basic Apprentices, with only three Intermediate Apprentices, this is nonetheless a force not to be underestimated.
"What on earth did the Gray Robe Gang give these people, that they’re willing to risk their lives ."
"Even holding a shovel, they’re fighting to the death. This is just like death warriors trained by those suburban gangs."
Qin Mu and his companions were deeply shocked, not only by the unexpected strength of the Gray Robe Gang but also by the unprecedented loyalty of its members.
Out of 70 people, nearly thirty were charging with just a shovel in hand, relentless in their attack, even though their comrades beside them were being taken down by the experts from the White Feather Gang, their bodies shattered, yet none were fazed and continued to charge forward.
Even though they were just over a dozen members of the Gray Robe Gang who couldn’t even match ordinary people, they managed to beat an Apprentice Level of the Gray Robe Gang to death, and after doing so, they charged at the next White Feather Gang apprentice without any hesitation.
Such loyalty to the gang and fearless resolve in battle prompted Qin Mu and the others to intervene.
"Kill them! Take down these White Feather Gang members!"
Qin Mu drew the combined long spear he carried on his back, clicked and spun the spear, and in one step rushed to the aid of a besieged White Feather Gang expert. The silver spear in his hand crackled like lightning, accurately piercing the gap in the armor of that White Feather Gang expert, taking him down with a single thrust.
As Qin Mu was preparing to help the next newcomer of the Gray Robe Gang, he heard the complaints of the newcomer’s voice by his ear.
"Damn it! That was my monster! Taken out by an NPC , whose points does it count for?"
"Everyone, be quick, the NPCs coming to help are trying to steal from us!"
"Come on! Qin Mu, my bro, slow down a bit, I’m almost done here."
Seeing the vagabonds from the Human Race coming to help, all the newcomers were in a panic. The White Feather Gang members were already scarce for the veterans, and now a group of NPCs came to snatch them, leaving no room for these newcomers to survive.
"Brothers! See this, the White Feather Gang monsters’ moves are pretty fixed. Even though their strength and speed are faster, as long as you quickly cut to the inside of the monster before their attack reaches its maximum speed, their long spear attack is left with no response."
"Also, the armor, though it can block most attacks, the weakness in the neck is still there. At close range, stab from the bottom up to ensure a kill, this exemplifies the saying: ’an inch longer is an inch stronger, while an inch shorter is an inch riskier.’
Xiao Yuan, holding a Black Steel Arrow, dodged the long spear attack of a White Feather Gang expert, explaining as she moved to the front of the expert, and stabbed the Black Steel Arrow into the expert’s throat.
"Brothers, how’s that? Pretty simple kill strategy, right? If you like it, don’t forget to give my video a like!"
And after Xiao Yuan finished explaining to the air around her, she went on to find another White Feather Gang member with a long spear, planning to demonstrate it for her fans again.
From a distance, Lin Qi witnessed this spectacle, shaken to the core.
A little girl who can kill with such clarity and novelty, giving detailed live explanations—once she grows up, she’ll definitely become a formidable person.
Among the newcomers, besides Xiao Yuan, Ye Qinglu stood out exceptionally.
Ye Qinglu didn’t wield any trial weapons, only a hand in each held an alloy shovel. Clearly, he had not yet learned Shattering Stone Fist or Leopard Shadow Step, but he executed them both flawlessly.
Lin Qi glanced at Ye Qinglu’s stats, nearly scared to death.
Shattering Stone Fist proficiency at 33%!
Leopard Shadow Step proficiency at 27%!
A newcomer completely untested by the high-martial world, reaching such high proficiency levels right off the bat is simply monstrous.
But even more monstrous is Ye Qinglu’s combat style.
Clearly, the apprentices of the White Feather Gang surpassed Ye Qinglu in strength and speed, yet he fought the Basic Apprentice as if an adult sparring with a kindergarten child. The long spear attacks from the White Feather Gang experts were effortlessly deflected by Ye Qinglu, followed immediately by a blow to the expert’s head with another shovel.
While saying, "Your attack is too simple, no feints or variation, come on again!"
This left the White Feather Gang expert bewildered. After over ten consecutive attacks, all got deflected, followed by a shovel hit on the head. Despite wearing armor, the expert felt like wanting to die.
Even if Ye Qinglu hit him with a hammer, he would have resigned to his fate, but what was the meaning of using an alloy shovel?
And within less than a minute of the skirmish at the training ground, half of the over twenty White Feather Gang Apprentice Level experts were dead, while over thirty newcomers of the Gray Robe Gang perished. It seemed that the Gray Robe Gang suffered heavy losses, but the keen-eyed saw that the White Feather Gang suffered greater losses.
Apprentice-level experts require massive resources to cultivate, yet vagabonds can be found in any number, even if all are wiped out, they can be recruited again in a few days.
"Good! Qin Mu, you are courting death!"
Ghana, seeing half of his men dead, even though they were just Basic Apprentices, was truly enraged. Gripping the Mountain-Crushing Giant Axe, he charged at Fang Zhen, the nearest in front of him.
The speed was so fast that even Qin Mu was taken aback.
"Step martial arts technique!"
Qin Mu noticed that Ghana’s speed clearly exceeded thirty meters per second, and his expression turned grim. Ghana’s speed was evidently beyond the realm of an ordinary martial artist.
At such speed, he could attack or retreat as he wished, completely dominating the fight.
Fang Zhen, being one of the only three Intermediate Apprentices in the Gray Robe Gang, if taken down, would definitely bring a massive impact and a drop in morale for the Gray Robe Gang.
"The BOSS is about to attack! I’ll hold him off!"
"Team Leader Li, find an opportunity to strike from the side!"
Fang Zhen, holding an A6 level long spear, proactively charged towards the incoming Ghana, initiating the first move of Liaoyuan Spear Technique, Starfire, stabbing directly at him.