Heroes' Prison

Chapter 209 - 207: The Next Prison Overlord

"Big Brother, 15 of our brothers didn’t leave behind bodies, they’ve reincarnated," a assassin reported the casualty statistics to Wei Yangsheng.

"Hmm?" Wei Yangsheng frowned and kicked Qin Shiyu’s corpse, "What a pity, our brothers have reincarnated, and you haven’t. You’ve just lost a level, and after resurrecting, you’d be back to your former strength in just over ten days. You got off too lightly!"

"No, she also dropped a pair of purple boots!" Just then, the assassin said ingratiatingly, presenting a pair of boots.

"A mere piece of purple gear, can it compensate for the loss of our 15 brothers?" Wei Yangsheng’s face turned cold, and he glared at the assassin. He snatched the boots, sniffed them at the tip of his nose, his eyelids twitched, and his expression melted into enjoyment, "What fragrant boots! They just barely make up for our losses." Then, holding the boots, he walked away without looking back.

All the assassins left, and the remaining corpses chose to resurrect, vanishing from the spot. Only Qin Shiyu’s corpse was left lying desolately on the ground, her face still covered by a mask, hiding her features, leaving only her beautiful eyes, which refused to close in death, devoid of any sparkle.

For the next five days, she would lie here, and even if she logged off, she wouldn’t disappear.

Meanwhile, Huang Yi was resting outside the Skeleton Ocean.

He was holding a pair of boots, caressing them. They were the Ironclad Boots, a precious piece of legendary equipment, dropped after he achieved the first kill on the Zombie King.

He turned his head towards the direction of Dragon City and his lips curled slightly. He seemed to see the happy expression Qin Shiyu would have upon receiving this gift.

Once the Skeleton Ocean dispersed, he would be able to see Qin Shiyu. He had fantasized about this day for many years, imagining the scene of their reunion countless times.

A dream of many years was about to come true!

...

The next morning, after Huang Yi finished washing up, he opened the door of his cell and headed towards the cafeteria.

The other inmates were also making their way to the cafeteria in small groups, greeting Huang Yi warmly upon seeing him.

"Ah Yi, are you going to have dinner too?" At that moment, Lei Shen’s voice came from behind him.

Huang Yi turned around and saw Lei Shen with a cigarette in his mouth, a faint smile on his face, seeming to be in a good mood.

"Yeah, why are you going yourself?" Huang Yi asked.

"Because today is a good day! Look, how warm the sunshine is outside!" Lei Shen laughed, offering his cigarette case to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi took out a cigarette, lit it, and walked towards the cafeteria with Lei Shen.

The two of them felt like they were passing the torch. Lei Shen was a death row inmate, and once his execution was carried out, Huang Yi would be the next prison overlord.

Huang Yi exhaled a ring of smoke, feeling a bit heavy-hearted. Even being the prison overlord among thousands of inmates was not as good as an ordinary person in the outside world.

If he couldn’t win the Best Newcomer Award, he would have to become the next prison overlord and continue his life in this dark and gloomy prison.

After breakfast, Huang Yi and Lei Shen returned to their cells, and the doors of both cells were shut heavily. What they did inside was anyone’s guess.

Huang Yi visited the restroom, did some exercise, then lay down on his bed and donned the Golden Ring.

"On the first day of the award ceremony, China with nine gold medals temporarily leads the gold medal tally, followed closely by the United States, with India in third place."

"Yang Yuheng lives up to expectations, winning the awards for Best Draenei Player and Best Holy Healing Priest!"

"Exclusive interview with the Best Pharmacist, Yunshui Qinghuan!"

"Two major awards announced on the first day, Best Warrior Dao Feng, Best Mage Pope!"

"Thunder God creates another miracle, sweeping through five islands in a single day, leaving no suspense for the Best Newcomer Award!"

...

In the first day’s 50 awards, Chinese players had won 9 of them, among which Yang Yuheng had won two major awards, making him the star of today’s forums.

Among these awards, Huang Yi was only nominated for the Best Warrior-Type Class Award. In addition, Lin Yiqin, Dugu Lengcang, and last year’s best warrior, Dao Feng, were also nominated for this award. However, only Dao Feng made the final top 10 nominees list, and he ultimately retained the award.

Another heavyweight award was the Best Mage Class Award, for which two mages from the Xuanyuan Guild, Dong Huan and Fire Dance, were nominated. Dong Huan, being the world’s top Fire Magic user, advanced to the nomination stage, but ultimately lost to the Pope.

Huang Yi browsed through the front-page posts, but not a single one was related to Dragon City. He had no choice but to search for "Dragon City" by entering the keyword himself.

Soon, all the posts related to Dragon City were listed in front of him.

"Feng Zhi suddenly announced taking over command of Dragon City, with Qin Shiyu missing; the leaderboards show she dropped a level."

Seeing the first post, Huang Yi felt a sudden shock in his heart and immediately clicked to read more.

"Last night, Feng Zhi, who was originally the second-in-command of Dragon City, abruptly announced taking over as Supreme Commander and called for all players in the city to log in on the night three days later for an unprecedented breakout operation. Meanwhile, the original Supreme Commander, Qin Shiyu, was nowhere to be seen, and the leaderboards showed that her level had dropped by one. It’s unclear whether she has not logged in..."

Qin Shiyu had actually dropped a level! Huang Yi was astonished!

Dropping in level generally has two causes; the first is death. There are two outcomes to death: either Reincarnation or a city Resurrection. If it was Reincarnation, then Qin Shiyu’s level wouldn’t just drop by one, but she would be back to Level 1, recovering one level per day until returning to her original level.

If it was a city Resurrection, then Qin Shiyu would only lose one level. However, in such a case, there would be no way she could go missing, because if a player died near Dragon City, they would automatically be resurrected there.

The other reason for losing a level is by enhancing their War Soul, which costs a huge amount of experience points and could easily lead to losing a level. If Qin Shiyu had enhanced her War Soul, then dropping a level wouldn’t be surprising.

Huang Yi decided to wait a bit longer, as it might be that Qin Shiyu had not come forward to stop Feng Zhi simply because she hadn’t logged in.

Regardless, the situation in Dragon City was undercurrents swirling, and he knew he had to figure out a way to enter Dragon City as soon as possible.

Huang Yi immediately left the forum and returned to The Second World.

His actual body appeared just outside the Skeleton Ocean, while his Incarnation continued en route to the Treasure Spot. Without a mount, his Incarnation’s pace was much slower, and it was estimated that it would take another two or three days to reach the Treasure Spot.

At this moment, he used the Racial Skill "Call of the Wild" to summon a Falcon, controlling it to fly towards Dragon City.

He wanted to personally see the situation in Dragon City.

The Falcon flew very high and was completely transparent, making it extremely stealthy as it flew safely over the Skeleton Ocean.

After a long while, the Falcon crossed over the endless Skeleton Ocean and finally saw a small dark spot in the distance; that was Dragon City. Set amidst the endless Skeleton Ocean, the city seemed as fragile as an isolated island.

Huang Yi controlled the Falcon to quickly fly into Dragon City, surveying from above. At this moment, the streets and alleys of Dragon City were deserted, with hardly anyone around—players were probably watching the awards ceremony. The houses in Dragon City were densely packed, and the narrow lanes were like a labyrinth. Circling at a high altitude, the Falcon sensed an atmosphere of deathly silence, but did not detect any other abnormalities.

Just then, Huang Yi saw a garden below, where a few players were standing and talking. He controlled the Falcon to fly down and quietly eavesdropped.

"I have no idea where Qin Shiyu has gone. Who should we follow now?"

"Let’s follow Feng Zhi’s orders. Now, most people have agreed with his approach."

"Yeah, there’s no other choice. We should just go for a breakout. Staying in Dragon City feels like being a prisoner; it’s pointless."

...

After listening briefly to their conversation, the Falcon silently flew away. Now, almost no one cared about whether Qin Shiyu was dead or alive; the people of Dragon City were mostly following Feng Zhi’s orders, ready to risk everything in a breakout, even if it meant Reincarnation. This made Qin Shiyu’s situation even more precarious.

Next, the Falcon left Dragon City, flying towards the direction of Huang Yi. He needed to calculate the exact distance to Dragon City and, based on that precise distance, formulate a plan to reach it.