36: The Storm Riders clear the Black Flame Valley

Fengyun Heavy Cavalry, cold and arrogant, swept in with over a thousand players, quickly pouring into Black Flame Valley.

“The Wind and Cloud Guild is clearing Black Flame Valley. Leave within ten minutes or die.”

“The Wind and Cloud Guild is clearing Black Flame Valley. Leave within ten minutes or die.”

“The Wind and Cloud Guild is clearing Black Flame Valley. Leave within ten minutes or die.”

“……”

Fengyun Little Knife sent out ten shouts, his booming voice echoing through Black Flame Valley and into the ears of the players present.

“What? Did I hear that right?”

“What the hell is the Wind and Cloud Guild?”

“They’re still playing gangster now.”

“Make me leave? Are you even worthy?”

“Go to hell!”

“……”

Many players cursed in the chat channel.

“Are you new to virtual games?”

“What’s wrong with being new?”

“Then it’s fine. If you don’t know the situation, it’s best not to provoke guilds, especially large ones.”

“What happens if you provoke a large guild?”

“Delete your account and restart, or quit the game. Those are basically the only two paths. PK between solo players just means losing two levels. Provoking a large guild, hehe… the most common outcome is being ‘white-washed.’” A veteran player explained in the chat channel.

“White-washed?”

“It means being killed down to Level 1 and having all your equipment dropped.”

“Doesn’t anyone manage this?”

“Virtual games, who manages?”

After seeing these messages, many players felt scared and chose to leave Black Flame Valley.

But there were still many stubborn players who stayed.

“Hehe, let the Wind and Cloud Guild come!”

“We have tens of thousands of solo players, are we afraid?”

Time passed, and ten minutes went by.

“Clear the area!”

With Fengyun Heavy Cavalry’s command, the Wind and Cloud Guild players took action. Twenty players formed a team and began clearing the area, mercilessly killing any player they encountered.

“Fengyun Heavy Cavalry is going too far.”

Qian Duoduo reasoned with Qian Miaomiao and persuaded her to lead their people out of Black Flame Valley.

“I’m preparing to gather the small guilds in Mingyue Village to jointly resist Fengyun Heavy Cavalry,” Qian Miaomiao said, furious.

“It’s useless. Those small guilds are all fence-sitters. Unless you give them money, they won’t fight the Wind and Cloud Guild; they’ll only look out for themselves,” Qian Duoduo said.

“This won’t work, that won’t work, what will work? We have to try, right?”

Qian Miaomiao reluctantly opened her friends interface and contacted the leaders of the small guilds.

“Sorry, our guild is currently besieging a boss.”

“Apologies, I have a very important task at the moment.”

“Miss Qian, how dare I get involved in the Black Flame Valley matter!”

“When immortals fight, mortals suffer. If your guild disbands, you’re still Miss Qian of the Qian family. If my guild disbands, what am I?”

“……”

One rejection message after another popped up. Even more, over a dozen small guild leaders directly pretended not to see her messages and simply didn’t reply to Qian Miaomiao.

“Damn, these fence-sitters!”

Qian Miaomiao, a rare sight, let out a curse.

“Let’s still find Lawless Outlaw.”

Qian Duoduo clicked on Li Si’s ID and explained the situation in Black Flame Valley. He agreed that after the main quest was completed, Li Si would enjoy all the rewards exclusively.

Inside the blacksmith shop.

Li Si looked at the friends interface.

“Enjoy all rewards exclusively?”

It sounded extremely tempting.

But was it really a good idea to confront Fengyun Heavy Cavalry? If he participated this time, it would truly be a fight to the death.

Damn it, let’s do it!

Fortune favors the bold.

A horse doesn’t get fat without night grass, and a man doesn’t get rich without ill-gotten gains.

Ultimately, Li Si decided to participate in the main quest.

After clarifying the coordinates, which happened to be a place he had been to before, he directly began chanting and guiding the Great Teleportation Technique in front of Wang Shidao.

“Crack!”

Space runes quickly condensed.

Four seconds later, space shifted, and he disappeared.

“Tsk tsk tsk… My cheap apprentice’s luck is truly heaven-defying. He even obtained the long-lost Great Teleportation Technique.” Wang Shidao opened his eyes, the golden flames within them slightly stronger than before.

Black Flame Valley.

“Swish!”

Li Si’s figure appeared in front of Qian Duoduo.

“Holy crap, a ghost!”

His sudden appearance startled Qian Duoduo.

“Don’t yell, it’s Crazy God.” From the address, it was clear that the speaker was Qian Miaomiao.

So far, only she called Li Si Crazy God.

“Holy crap, Boss, how did you suddenly appear?” Qian Duoduo stared, examining him, and quickly circled around Li Si.

“A reward from the Heavenly Policy Army Prefecture, the Great Teleportation Technique.”

Li Si didn’t hide it; it was just an unimportant skill. And he couldn’t hide it anyway; he would use the Great Teleportation Technique frequently, and people would know sooner or later.

“That’s so awesome! You got the Great Teleportation Technique from the Heavenly Policy Army Prefecture, and my sister got the Epic-tier profession, Heavenly Policy Armored Warrior. How come I feel like the Heavenly Policy Army Prefecture, ranked fourth, gives better rewards than the Elf Secret Realm, ranked third?” Qian Duoduo said, full of dissatisfaction.

“Give it a rest. The Life Spirit’s Punishment is already quite abnormal.”

Li Si rolled his eyes at Qian Duoduo, then asked, “What’s the situation in Black Flame Valley now?”

“It’s basically controlled by Fengyun Heavy Cavalry,” Qian Miaomiao said.

“What about the main quest?”

“The main quest is to find the entrance to Black Flame Prison, kill the gate-keeping boss, and hand the Black Flame Prison key to the Wandering Swordsman.”

“Does Fengyun Heavy Cavalry know this information?”

Li Si continued to ask.

Qian Miaomiao explained in detail that Fengyun Heavy Cavalry already knew about the main quest, that they needed to find the entrance to Black Flame Prison, and kill the gate-keeping boss to get the prison key.

What Fengyun Heavy Cavalry didn’t know was which NPC to give the prison key to.

However, this was only a matter of time.

After getting the prison key, they could try one NPC after another.

It would take at most half a day to find the correct NPC.

“Understood.”

“Boss, do you need assistance?” Qian Duoduo pointed to the more than 190 people behind him, saying that if needed, all these players could help. Especially Wang Dapao, whose strength was extraordinary.

“No need.”

Li Si rushed into Black Flame Valley without looking back.

Not far from the valley entrance, he encountered a few players.

“Holy crap, brother, this place is taken over by Fengyun Heavy Cavalry. We’re all rushing to escape, why are you going in instead?” These players ran frantically, not forgetting to remind Li Si to leave quickly.

“I’m looking for Fengyun Heavy Cavalry.”

Li Si smiled faintly and brushed past the few people.

“Looking for Fengyun Heavy Cavalry?” These players’ brains crashed on the spot. Looking for Fengyun Heavy Cavalry now was just asking for death, like an old man hanging himself.

Li Si quickly delved deeper into Black Flame Valley.

While traveling, he pondered: Fengyun Heavy Cavalry knows the Seven Stars Mausoleum treasure map is on me, most likely because he or his subordinates have detection abilities. If I follow Fengyun Heavy Cavalry, wouldn’t I be able to easily find the entrance to Black Flame Prison?

No problem.

That’s exactly the situation.

Immediately, Li Si began searching for Fengyun Heavy Cavalry’s location within Black Flame Valley.

“Did I provoke you guys?”

The young voice carried anger.

Twenty players surrounded two players.

The twenty players were naturally members of the Wind and Cloud Guild. As for the two trapped in the encirclement, Li Si didn’t know their identities, but judging by their behavior, it wasn’t hard to guess they were a young couple.

“Hehe, by staying in Black Flame Valley, you’ve provoked us.” The members of the Wind and Cloud Guild swung their blades without a word.

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The male of the young couple was mercilessly killed by the Wind and Cloud members.

Leaving the girl alone in the encirclement.

“Hehe… your boyfriend is too weak. Why don’t you be with me instead?” The Team Leader stared lewdly at the girl’s chest. He ogled the girl while stroking his yellow hair.

“Don’t come any closer!”

The girl trembled with fear. If this were reality, she would definitely call the police and accuse a pervert of molesting her. But this was a virtual game; there was no police uncle to help her.

“Let that girl go.”

Seeing this scene, Li Si couldn’t stand it.

A man can be lustful, but not lewd. If he hadn’t seen it, so be it, but now that he had, he had to intervene. Not to mention, he came here specifically to find the Wind and Cloud Guild.

“Oh, look, another hero saving the beauty.”

The Team Leader clicked his tongue in wonder. He just waved his hand lightly, and his subordinates understood, abandoning the girl and moving towards Li Si.

As they moved, they had already drawn their weapons, ready for battle at any moment.

It was clear that the Wind and Cloud Guild was indeed very powerful. Even the low-level grunts possessed a certain level of combat professionalism, let alone the elite players wearing high-grade equipment.

Li Si’s gaze grew colder.

Bullying the weak, they deserved to die even more.

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