Heroes' Prison

Chapter 219 - 215 The long breakout

But now it was seriously injured, and there was still something unknown in that room. If any more accidents happened, it could very well face even greater threats.

It decided to leave this place quickly, fear beginning to take hold.

The Sand Thief King, enduring the pain of its wounds, staggered into the treasure rooms for level 100 and level 150, planning to loot the top-level treasures before leaving.

However, once it truly entered the treasure room, it discovered that the hoard wasn’t as rich as it had imagined, merely ordinary items, lacking any top-level treasures!

This realization only heightened its fear; the treasures did not match the status of the Golden Holy Dragon, seeming more like bait to lure explorers to their deaths here, to absorb their essence of life...

The more the Sand Thief King thought about it, the more it felt entangled in a vast conspiracy. It immediately returned to the corridor and looked at Huang Yi’s corpse.

At this moment, Huang Yi lay in his Half-Beastmen form, his body on the ground, not absorbed by the entity in the level 200 Treasure Room.

The Sand Thief King knew this was not Huang Yi’s true body but an incarnation. As early as when Huang Yi broke through the Skeleton Ocean into Dragon City, the Skeleton Bosses had discovered his identity and reported to the Sand Thief King. It was later that Huang Yi’s incarnation revealed itself, and the Sand Thief King—concerned only with its own heart—had come to the location of Huang Yi’s incarnation instead of heading for Dragon City.

The Sand Thief King was full of doubts; it did not know whether it was Huang Yi’s status as a Heaven-Sent Man or his Half-Beastmen form that had prevented the level 200 Treasure Room from absorbing him.

But regardless, this showed the treasure was too peculiar, absorbing life’s essence with such selectivity, as if it was a sentient being! The more the Sand Thief King thought about it, the more frightened it became. It dared not stay any longer and quickly stepped forward, picked up Huang Yi’s corpse, and rushed towards the barrier’s perimeter.

However, when it tried to pass through the barrier, the barrier didn’t budge, firmly blocking its way.

The Sand Thief King tried again, charging at it with force. But the barrier remained immovable, like the door to a cell, trapping it inside.

"How can this be!" The Sand Thief King was slightly startled, attacking the barrier repeatedly, but no matter how much it struck, the barrier remained unmoved.

At that point, the Sand Thief King realized—it was trapped here! It couldn’t get out!

Already gravely injured, and now discovering it was trapped, the Sand Thief King’s anger surged, worsening its wounds, and it collapsed to the ground, blood flowing from its injuries.

Just then, a voice resounded between heaven and earth:

"[Area Announcement]: Player [Instakill] has successfully imprisoned the Sand Thief King and wounded it severely, triggering a special event. The Sand Thief King is unable to control the Desolate Sands, and the combat power of all its forces has greatly decreased. One of the three Great Generals, Guifu Heilang (Ghost Ax Black Wolf), is determined to take revenge and is currently heading to Dragon City at full speed to kill [Instakill]."

This voice echoed throughout the Desolate Sands!

Huang Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief; his plan had ultimately succeeded. But this was only part of the plan, with deeper considerations yet to unfold. The Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure clearly had issues, capable of devouring the essence of Dragon Clan bloodline bearers. He had chosen the Double-Headed Dragon’s incarnation precisely because it belonged to the Dragon Clan. He had another trick up his sleeve, intending to use the Sand Thief King to kill this Double-Headed Dragon incarnation, allowing its vast essence to be absorbed by the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure, to see what changes would ensue.

At that moment, Central Square burst into elation. After waiting for so long, the more than six hundred thousand players finally received good news, cheering ecstatically.

"Instakill, you were right! There really was a problem with the Sand Thief King!" some players excitedly said to Huang Yi.

"Instakill, how exactly did you manage to trap the Sand Thief King?" asked other players, curious about the secret behind the events.

"We’ll talk about it later! Breaking out is what matters now." Huang Yi didn’t elaborate and, carrying Qin Shiyu’s body, called out to the more than six hundred thousand players, "The time has come for us to break out! The skeletons outside Dragon City have weakened; now we can charge out! Follow my commands, break out at once!"

At his command, the more than six hundred thousand players began to advance in an orderly fashion towards the city gates, a formidable and awe-inspiring sight.

Meanwhile, at the Dragon City Respawn Point, the atmosphere within Feng Zhi’s team grew tense upon hearing the announcement. Feng Zhi’s face turned ashen; he hadn’t been able to lead his people to break out after so long, yet Huang Yi, who had just arrived, managed to entrap the Sand Thief King with an unexpected method, instantly boosting the morale of Dragon City’s army.

"Hmph! He won’t escape!" Feng Zhi sneered and ordered his more than three hundred thousand players, "Listen to my command, use all means to delay Instakill. Don’t let him break out, and once General Black Wolf arrives, it will be Instakill’s end! We must cling to him tightly!"

After that, Feng Zhi led over 300,000 players charging toward the city gate, striving to stop Huang Yi.

The two powers within Dragon City thus began to clash internally. Huang Yi faced enemies on both sides; he had to break out while also dealing with Feng Zhi’s entanglement, and from afar, the overbearingly strong Guifu Heilang (Ghost Axe Black Wolf) was also rushing towards him.

What was to follow would undoubtedly be a perilous journey!

"Instakill bro, a large troop is charging towards the respawn point, it’s Feng Zhi and his 300,000 men, and it seems they mean us harm! We estimate that they will encounter us in 10 minutes." While Huang Yi led more than 600,000 players grandly towards the city gate, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy immediately came to Huang Yi’s side to report. This young boy was named Fu Yizhi, the head of the intelligence department.

"Okay, I understand. Continue to observe their actions," Huang Yi nodded.

"Instakill, the resources of Dragon City have been depleted long ago, our team’s combat power is very weak, and almost everyone is in a state of hunger, with a considerable reduction in all attributes. Even though the skeletons outside the city have greatly weakened, we’re still no match for them." At this moment, a man in his twenties came to Huang Yi’s side with a somewhat grave tone. This man was named Memory, the head of logistics.

"Instakill brother, many players now have equipment with no durability left..."

"Instakill, after those Half-Beastmen were taken away by Feng Zhi, our T group is severely short-staffed..."

One after another, the heads of departments reported the situation to Huang Yi, none of it was good news.

Huang Yi took a deep breath; he was now caught between two fires and leading a group of disabled and weak troops. The situation was very difficult.

"When everyone reaches the city gate, don’t open the gate just yet; wait for my command," Huang Yi ordered, then turned his attention to his incarnation.

He swiftly made his incarnation choose resurrection, leaving the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure spot and appearing at the respawn point in Sand Dust Town.

At this moment, his incarnation was unscathed. The Sand Thief King did not manage to extract his heart in time, and even if it had been taken, it would not have been a significant loss; he could also find another heart in the morgue of Heroes’ Prison to replace it.

Huang Yi controlled his incarnation, immediately heading to the magic item shop in Sand Dust Town and began purchasing extensively.

He bought a large batch of the cheapest magic items, such as food potions—one silver coin could buy a bottle, allowing a player to eliminate hunger for 1 day with a 10-day cooldown; repair oil, which could restore 5% equipment durability after use; there were also some low-level potions that increased magic value recovery speed, attack power, defensive power, and healing amount. These potions were not very effective, but they lasted a long time and were very cheap.

His incarnation immediately stored this vast array of items into the storage ring.

The next moment, within Dragon Capital City, Huang Yi’s main body opened his storage ring and poured out all those items, creating a small mountain.

Since the incarnation shared all the equipment of the main body, including the storage ring, he could purchase supplies across space, instantly solving the resource predicament of Dragon City.

"Ah! How did you get so many supplies in an instant!" At this, Memory, the head of logistics, was stunned, staring unbelievably at Huang Yi.

The people around were all staring in shock at Huang Yi; these supplies were not expensive and were just some low-level goods that anyone could afford. But they had been besieged in Dragon City for so long, the previously stored supplies had long been exhausted, and the teleportation field, shops, and Warrior Hall had already been thoroughly destroyed, leaving no place to purchase them.

"Memory, you organize the distribution of these items!" Huang Yi commanded, then turned to a man holding a war blade and said: "Demon Sect Yueguo, as one of the former deputy team leaders, you have rich command experience. After everyone has used these magic items and returned to normal, arrange for them to leave the city. Set up the battle formation outside, and I’ll first go to block Feng Zhi. Send me a message when you’re ready." As he spoke, Huang Yi handed over a business card.

"Got it!" The man known as Demon Sect Yueguo immediately took Huang Yi’s business card and nodded vigorously.

Following that, Huang Yi, carrying Qin Shiyu’s corpse, swiftly left the place and rushed in the direction of Feng Zhi.

After running for a minute or two, Huang Yi got to the inevitable path between the respawn point and the city gate and stood by himself in the middle of the road, silently waiting.

A short while later, noise came from the direction of the respawn point, and a dense crowd was advancing towards this side, endless at a glance, like a river. These were indeed the more than 300,000 players led by Feng Zhi, but upon seeing Huang Yi in front, they all halted in their tracks, not daring to advance any further.

At this moment, the silent moonlight cascaded down, casting Huang Yi’s silhouette in a long shadow. There he stood, simply and unassumingly, like a War God. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to go to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Monthly Tickets and Recommendation Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)