Beginning Of Multiverse Saga

Chapter 161: Barbarian In Dungeon

The warriors of the different clans headed over to remove the tendons. But suddenly, a group of barbarians charged over.

"Ji ri gu la!"

"Abu cha cha!"

"Gai Gai ja!"

The barbarians’ upper bodies were naked, while their lower bodies were covered in beast skin. Their bodies had all sorts of stripes and diagrams smeared on them, while crowns of different colored feathers covered their heads.

The different clans’ warriors all prepared for battle when they saw the barbarians’ blades and arrows. "Protect the crown prince and princess!"

Sharky was baffled. "This dungeon even has native barbarians?"

Catherine was also bewildered. "I didn’t know that either. There have never been any reports of people living in the dungeon."

A large and tall man who seemed to be the leader of the barbarians stepped forward from the group. He jumped over to the Serpent Of Silver Moon’s head, pointed at it and said in a crude manner, "This! Ours... All you, leave!"

Catherine’s face darkened when she heard this. The Serpent’s tendons were supposed to serve as proof of its defeat; how could they possibly give them to anyone else?

Meng Pan exclaimed coldly, "These barbarians think they can do whatever they want! If they don’t listen, just kill them all."

Zhao Xi’s fists clenched so tightly they cracked. "I was already pissed off that we had to fight a ninth ranked Serpent Of Silver Moon. I can just use these barbarians to vent my anger."

Sharky arrived at Catherine’s side and said, "Be careful. I feel like something’s not right."

"What is it?" Catherine asked.

Sharky said with a frown, "I feel like these barbarians aren’t as simple as they seem."

Catherine also became quiet. So many of the academy’s students had come into the dungeon over the years, yet no one had ever discovered any barbarians before. Their appearance was indeed quite strange.

Suddenly, Liu Xian took a few steps forward to size up the barbarian leader. He suddenly laughed out loud and said, "Isn’t this King George Manor’s Guardian Wei? When did you become a barbarian?"

The others’ expressions changed when they heard those words. Catherine suddenly looked toward the barbarians. This was actually someone from King George Manor?

King George Manor had many powerful cultivators under its network. They had five great guardians: Lu Xiao, Wei Pingyang, He Li, Mu Ping, as well as Han Fengqiu.

The ’Guardian Wei’ Liu Xian spoke of was probably Wei Pingyang, ranked number two. He was at the initial stage of the master rank!

Sharky was quite shocked. How had King George Manor sent one of their men in? Were the people from the crown prince’s faction who were watching the entrance of the dungeon blind?

The expression of the barbarian leader changed. "What guardian? I have no idea what you’re saying. This serpent corpse is ours! You’d all better scram!"

Liu Xian laughed out loud. "Who are you trying to fool? The two of us even made a trip to Heavenly Abode together back in the day. I let that Lady Xiang I wanted go with you out of respect for your cultivation, but look at you pretending you don’t know me now!"

Sharky was speechless. This fella might not be so great at anything else, but he really is a master at whoring.

Catherine’s expression changed greatly as she exclaimed, "This is bad!"

The ’barbarian leader’ threw away his previous crude accent and spoke normally. "I didn’t want to expose my identity before for fear of any of you getting away and telling the outside world. You would’ve had your prey mysteriously stolen by barbarians, resulting in the failure of the exam, but at least you would all live. But since a fool like you insisted on exposing me, there’s no other choice. All of you will die here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more of his subordinates who were dressed similarly emerged from the woods. All of them had blades in their hands, their eyes flickering with light. They were clearly all high level cultivators.

Zhao Xi and Meng Pan glared angrily at Liu Xian. They really were going to die because of this idiot!

Catherine was comparatively more composed. She did her best to calm herself down. She raised her head proudly toward the enemy leader and asked, "How did you all enter the dungeon? There’s no way the emperor or my father would have let you all in."

That was also what everyone present was confused about. Sharky remembered the Gu clan brothers’ ’curse’ before they died. Back then, they had just thought that was just their resentment before death, but it seemed as if King George really did have more cards to play after all. But the key was, how had these people gotten in? This didn’t make any sense!

Guardian Wei laughed and said, "Indeed, with all of you guarding the entrance, there would be no way for us to get in. But just because we couldn’t have entered at this time doesn’t mean we couldn’t have entered at any other time!"

Catherine was shocked and blurted out, "Then three years ago, you..."

"Correct!" Wei Pingyang stroked his beard. "Three years ago when the academy dungeon opened, King George found a way to bring us in. Do you know how we spent these years? We only had beasts to keep us company day after day, and we almost went mad. Fortunately, you guys finally arrived, ha ha ha!"

Sharky was stupefied. King George really was a deeply scheming man; he had actually planned for this three years ago! King George Manor had looked like it was at a disadvantage, but perhaps they had looked weak on purpose precisely for the emperor to agree to this great exam! What a crafty old bastard!

Sharky couldn’t help but look down on the emperor. Was having the title of ’world’s number one’ behind him really all that? The emperor was completely being toyed with in the palm of King George’s hand.

Judging from King George’s schemes, he was clearly someone who planned things far in advance. Who knew just how many traps he had lying in wait? Comparatively speaking, the emperor was vastly inferior. Ever since they had entered the dungeon, their group had been led around by the nose the entire time.

Catherine said in a clear voice, "Wei Pingyang, you have quite the nerve. Do you think the Emperor won’t be able to find out what happened just because you killed our people here? All things will inevitably leave behind a trail."

Wei Pingyang laughed and said, "Crown Princess, there’s no need for you to scare me. Why would King George not know about this? All those here with me are warriors who were recorded to have died in battle over the years. They’re people who shouldn’t exist anymore. How will his majesty find out then?"

Catherine frowned. King George really was thorough! Who knew how many years of preparation this kind of thing had taken? She looked at him coldly. "They might not exist in the records anymore, but what about you? There’s no way you can just be ’missing’ or dead, right?"

Wei Pingyang’s smile faded. "That’s not something you need to worry about. Once I kill all of you, naturally, no one will know about my existence anymore."

Catherine’s face paled, but she still held her head high. "Do you think you’ve already won? I advise you not to make that huge mistake. If we really fight, we might not be your match, but letting one or two people escape won’t be too difficult. Once we leave the dungeon, King George’s schemes will be known to the world and his majesty will have enough reason to end him. Then, all of your prospects will be finished as well."

"So why don’t you renounce the darkness and seek the light? That has to be better than just being a follower of King George Manor, and then falling together with him, right?"

Wei Pingyang was surprised. "I have to say, crown princess, your words are quite tempting. Even I’m a bit moved."

Catherine didn’t feel happy hearing those words at all, because his words implied that he would still refuse her proposal.

"If I really let you all go, killing you and the crown prince will indeed lose meaning. However, since King George set up this kind of plan, how could he not have made other preparations?" Wei Pingyang sighed.

"Crown princess, are you rambling on here because you want to stall for some time, so your subordinates can recover a bit? But since I’ve seen through your schemes, why do you think I’m still chatting here with you?"

Catherine’s expression finally changed. Don’t tell me...

Wei Pingyang cracked a grin, revealing his yellow teeth. "The crown prince already ran away earlier. Say, why do you think he returned?"

That was why he figured they probably wouldn’t have the time to bother with him. He had already begun to think about how he was going to explain things to his majesty once he escaped alone.

Suddenly, his eyes bulged out and he frantically clutched his throat, his legs kicking from side to side. It seemed as if there were an invisible hand clutching his throat.

Wei Pingyang revealed a relaxed smile, saying, "You’re finally here."

A voice slowly said, "If I hadn’t come, you would have let a living mouth get away."

A tall figure slowly walked out of the woods. He was dressed in white robes, his long beard flowing in front of him. He gave off an aloof and majestic presence.

Catherine’s entire body trembled. There was a bit of despair in her voice as she exclaimed, "Lu Xiao!"

The one in front of them was the head of King George Manor’s guardians, the one who was rumored to have reached the mid stage of the master rank, Lu Xiao!

Two more individuals appeared from other directions just then. One of them had a huge red mark on his face; his appearance was sinister and ugly.

With such distinctive traits, he could naturally be none other than King George Manor’s fifth guardian, the mid stage ninth ranked Mu Ping. The other one had a big head and had a mischievous expression on his face. This was King George Manor’s third guardian, the peak stage ninth ranked He Li.

Catherine laughed in distress. "Four of King George Manor’s five guardians were sent out at the same time? Looks like King George really is showing us quite a bit of respect here."

It wasn’t just the four powerful guardians; there were many strong warriors here as well. In reality, such an army alongside any one of the guardians would have been enough to completely wipe out the group, let alone this powerful lineup!

Lu Xiao smiled. "King George never fights battles he doesn’t have confidence in winning. Our king always holds back until there’s a chance to strike, making that the fatal blow. This old one originally thought he was being a bit excessive, but after witnessing the crown princess’ and Princess courageous command, I had to praise King George’s foresight once again."

Catherine had a bitter smile on her face. "I’m but a young junior; I don’t deserve such praise from a powerful master."

At the same time, she transmitted her voice to Sharky. "Sharky, you should find a chance to run. Inform his majesty about the things that happened here. You’re the only one out of all of us who has a chance of accomplishing this."

Sharky said with a serious expression, "I’ll bring you both with me!" He couldn’t be bothered with everyone else. Furthermore, he didn’t have a high chance of getting away, even if he just took Catherine. There were two master ranks, two ninth ranks, and a whole army.

Catherine shook her head. "The crown prince is here, and all of my men are here. How can I run by myself?"

Suddenly, there was a resounding crack. The struggling Meng Pan was crushed into a lump, and then flung into the air, landing at Catherine’s feet.

Lu Xiao said indifferently, "I’ve always despised these cowardly people the most, so I’ll return him to the crown princess out of my respect for you."

Sharky looked at him. Lu Xiao’s hands had been behind him the entire time, yet the mid stage sixth ranked Meng Pan had been grabbed by a pair of invisible hands. He hadn’t had the slightest bit of strength to resist.

Killing a sixth rank expert was even easier for Lu Xiao than slaughtering a chicken; he didn’t even have to use his hands. Was this the power of a master rank expert?