Heroes' Prison

Chapter 250 - 245 Return to Sally Garden

Huang Yi was an attack type class, and his attack was his strongest attribute; even a mere 1% increase in attack power could clearly enhance his strength, which was far more cost-effective than boosting defense or life.

If Huang Yi had to choose between a 10% increase in attack power or a 20% increase in life or defense, he would undoubtedly choose the 10% increase in attack power without hesitation. Although the increment was smaller, it resulted in a more significant boost to his strength.

Therefore, Huang Yi’s Attack Spirit couldn’t afford to miss a single layer— all nine layers had to be fully activated.

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At dinner time, Huang Yi logged off and returned to Rose Prison, heading to the cafeteria.

"Ah-Yi, come sit! I’ve got something to tell you." As soon as Huang Yi had picked up his food, he heard Lei Shen calling from a nearby dining table.

"What is it?" Huang Yi walked over to Lei Shen and sat down opposite him to ask.

"Good news!" Lei Shen said with a secretive smile, "We agreed before not to reveal our brotherhood and instead set a trap to lure our enemies into a snare. Today, it seems we indeed caught some fish."

"Oh? Has someone hired you to deal with me?" Huang Yi asked with interest.

Lei Shen nodded, "Yes! Someone asked me to kill you. Outsiders think you stole the Best Newcomer Award from me, so they assume I’m your sworn enemy. And since I’m stronger than you, they believe I have a good chance of killing you, which is why they approached me." Lei Shen continued, glancing at Huang Yi, "Your life is still quite valuable; they offered five million Gold Coins! Five million for one kill, fifty million for ten kills, and they’ll keep paying until you’re forced into Reincarnation."

"Who is the other party?" Huang Yi asked, frowning. The offer of five million Gold Coins for one kill was incredibly high; only someone with a deep hatred for him would be willing to pay that much to see him dead no matter what it took.

Lei Shen shook his head, "I don’t know. The person who approached me is a complete stranger, just a middleman. I have no idea who his boss really is."

"It’s probably Feng Zhi and his group!" Huang Yi quickly speculated. Since entering The Second World, the only enemies he’d had deep grudges against were in two groups. The first comprised Chen Yuxi and his two companions, who had become Huang Yi’s enemies when he was still a Spirit Cat. However, after Huang Yi had forced them into Reincarnation, they were sent to unknown continents, so it was unlikely they were behind the plot.

The second group was Feng Zhi’s, whom Huang Yi had crossed in Dragon City. Their mighty power, a part of a powerful Half-Beast Tribe, could indeed match the high price. The mysterious boss behind the plot was almost certainly them.

"So did you agree to their terms?" asked Huang Yi, taking a bite of his dinner.

"Of course, I agreed! Somebody is offering money on a silver platter, why wouldn’t I take it?" Lei Shen nodded as if it was the most natural thing in the world, "I hold the initiative in this matter after all; there are very few in China who could actually kill you. I set a condition with them: no evidence required. As long as I give them a heads-up before I ’kill’ you, they will monitor the ranking board. If they see your level drop, they’ll pay me. They’ve even given me an advance of two million Gold Coins."

"Hmm! Nice, scam them for more money!" Huang Yi nodded his approval, "For me to lose a level is easy. When I decide to upgrade the War Soul, I’ll let you know first, you’ll inform them, and then I’ll immediately upgrade the War Soul and drop a level, which will make them think you’ve killed me."

"Exactly what I was thinking; let them be the big, dumb suckers!" Lei Shen stroked his stubbled chin and snickered deviously.

After chatting for a while, Huang Yi steered the conversation towards the guild: "How is your guild developing?"

"Not bad! We’ve exceeded one million members. However, the cohesion isn’t strong, and I haven’t had the interest to manage it. For now, we’re just recruiting as many as possible, observing for some time before promoting the core members. Next, I plan to build a small city within the Sun Island I’ve conquered, to serve as the guild headquarters. Using Sun Island as a stepping-stone, we’ll look to conquer the overseas regions. This is the Sun Guild after all, and the islands I conquer are called Sun Islands, with the hope that like the guild’s name, it will become The Never-Setting Empire of The Second World, with our colonies spread across the world’s continents," Lei Shen said ambitiously.

"What a pity, I still haven’t been able to create a guild!" Huang Yi sighed lightly, "I’m still too weak to complete the guild challenge."

"Actually, the guild challenge isn’t as hard as you think. Like Rare Quests, there are also key points to the missions. My guild challenge was a success because I discovered the key point. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gotten the Guild Token. However, everyone faces a different challenge, and I’m not sure what yours is. If you study it carefully, you likely won’t find it difficult to figure out that critical point," Lei Shen consoled him.

"Mission key point?" Huang Yi murmured to himself. This was the first time he heard that the guild challenge also had a mission key point. He had previously sensed something odd about that guild challenge.

That oddity must be the mission key.

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After dinner, Huang Yi returned to his cell and continued his adventure in The Second World.

His incarnation had arrived at the last city surrounding the Desolate Sands and activated the Teleportation Circle there. After that, there was no more business for this incarnation.

Suddenly, he remembered that Little Wang was still at Bai Long Lake and immediately had his incarnation teleport to Thornbush City, a place he had visited a long time ago that was closest to Bai Long Lake.

Thornbush City was the same as before, the familiar buildings, the familiar streets, the familiar square, where his days of lonely struggle surfaced from his mind from long ago. Back then, he had been fervently climbing the Tower of Pantheons here for Purple Gear, and now he had even obtained Legendary Equipment. In just a few short months, too many things had happened.

Huang Yi walked through the bustling streets, passing by lively stores, and gradually made his way to the quieter side streets, where few people roamed, and the dim yellow streetlights cast a cold light, stretching his shadow and underscoring his loneliness.

Suddenly, Huang Yi’s steps faltered slightly, and he turned his head to gaze in a particular direction.

There lay a quiet garden, with faint floral scents drifting out, and the pristine moonlight scattered across each petal, resembling a garden filled with secrets, beckoning him to enter and explore.

That, unmistakably, was Sally Garden, where Huang Yi used to visit every night to watch the silhouette of that girl, wondering if, after such a long time, she would still be there.

Huang Yi stepped forward, lightly treading in the moonlight as if walking into his memories. The fragrance of the flowers grew more intense, and so did his memories, starting from the first time he had seen the girl’s silhouette, a subtle affection emerged in his heart—a feeling he had never experienced before, yet couldn’t quite identify, perhaps a secret harbored by any young man.

Entering the garden, where the gentle scent of flowers assailed him, the place was now quiet and serene, with none around, and a path led through the dim depths of the garden. The scenery appeared even better in the depths of the garden, but Huang Yi did not venture further; instead, he found the same bench from months ago and sat down, turning to look toward the residential building.

In that building, a window was tightly sealed with paper, from which a warm orange light shone through, and a girl sat at a desk by the window, her head bowed in reading, creating a beautiful silhouette—as Huang Yi had seen for the first time.

Months passed, and the girl remained unchanged, her silhouette still as lovely as ever.

Huang Yi simply watched from afar, without any intrusion. The moonlight bathed the garden, infusing it with a fragrant aroma, akin to the presence of the girl, and Huang Yi felt slightly intoxicated.

"I want some roses, can you give them to me?" Just then, a girl’s voice interrupted Huang Yi’s reverie.

Turning his head, he could see a couple nearby on a flowerbed, engaging in affectionate conversation. The girl sounded so coquettish that it could melt one’s bones.

"Sure! This rose is for you!" The boy immediately turned and plucked a rose from the flowerbed to give to the girl.

"Mmm, a kiss!" The girl accepted the rose, her coquetry escalating.

Straight away, the boy leaned in, and the two romantically kissed.

Huang Yi looked back at the girl’s silhouette, pondered for a moment, and then picked a rose from the flowerbed nearby as well.

Following that, he transformed into his Agile Cat Form, holding the rose in his mouth, and quickly ran towards the girl’s window.

In his Agile Cat Form, Huang Yi was incredibly nimble, effortlessly overcoming obstacles along the way, arriving at the garden’s perimeter wall, and swiftly scaling it to reach the girl’s window.

His footsteps were light, not startling anyone, and the girl remained engrossed in her book.

Gently opening his mouth, Huang Yi placed the rose he had been carrying onto the windowsill. Then swiftly, he turned and bounded away, vanishing into the night as if he had never been there at all.

The girl continued reading, her head bowed, but now, a delicate rose adorned her windowsill, emitting a faint fragrance under the bright moonlight.

The life of this rose was short-lived; perhaps by tomorrow, when the sun rose, the rose would wither, losing its former splendor, and the girl would never learn of its existence.

This was akin to Huang Yi’s heart, his beating heart for her, unknown to anyone.

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