Heroes' Prison

Chapter 263 - 258 Compensation (Fourth Update!)

"It’s been a long time since I played with earthquakes!" Sand King looked at Black Wolf and said calmly. Then its scorpion-like tail rhythmically swung back and forth.

At the same time, a piercing green light abruptly erupted from the tip of the scorpion tail, filled with the breath of death.

At that moment, Sand King didn’t make any other attack moves, just shook its tail, but this action carried an incomparable sense of oppression! As if it was the prelude to some great catastrophe!

"Boom!" Finally, after the scorpion tail had swung a few times, the ground suddenly shook violently, as if a massive earthquake had occurred!

Shockwaves spread out from where the Sand King was toward all directions, and all the skeletons in the vicinity, shaking violently with the earth, turned into bone fragments, leaving not even corpses behind!

Black Wolf was right in the central area of the earthquake, its body trembling violently, the pain showing on its face as it spat out a mouthful of blood!

It was already severely injured, and now it had been attacked by Sand King, an unparalleled powerhouse, which almost instantly brought it to the brink of death.

"Why can’t you take a hit?" The aftershocks of the earthquake soon dissipated, and Sand King sighed, seemingly very disappointed. It opened its huge claws, clasped Black Wolf’s legs, and gently clamped down.

"Crack!" Black Wolf’s legs were neatly severed, and blood gushed out!

At this point, Black Wolf, having both its arms and legs chopped off, was left with only a head and body, its wounds so severe it could not get any worse!

"Please, I beg you, let me go!" Black Wolf pleaded in agony, blood spewing from its mouth as it lay on the ground.

"Let you go? Sorry, but this is Instakill’s command. I have signed a guild contract with him, and you caused trouble in his territory, isn’t that asking for death?" Sand King said, then shook its scorpion tail behind it and viciously stabbed it into Black Wolf’s chest!

"Thud!" The next moment, Black Wolf was impaled, its chest completely pierced through; the deadly poison from the scorpion tail instantly invaded its body, tormenting it bit by bit.

"I, I won’t dare to go after Instakill again, please, I beg you to let me go!" Black Wolf could barely finish speaking and could only muster the last of its vitality to weakly squeeze out a few words.

"You spineless coward, even though you are a Holy Domain Rank figure, how can you be so scared of death? Boring!" Sand King sighed, then flung its scorpion tail, tossing Black Wolf away forcefully.

Black Wolf drew a bloodline in the air as it fell violently onto the distant ground, splattering blood everywhere, its fate unknown.

"Hmm? Quite resilient in terms of vitality, still not dead." At that time, Sand King noticed that Black Wolf still had life in it and continued to walk forward, wanting to finish off Black Wolf and kill it completely.

However, after taking a few steps, Sand King seemed to hit an invisible wall, and no matter how hard it tried to advance, it was unable to take another step forward!

"Damn it! I’ve reached the edge of the territory!" Sand King finally understood that it had reached the edge of Huang Yi’s Guild Territory; it could only move within this range and not step over the Thunder Pool!

Even with its immense strength, it was not allowed to go beyond!

Black Wolf, catching a hint of Sand King’s curses, suddenly came to its senses, reviving a bit of spirit. It struggled to open its eyelids and saw Sand King not far away, staring at it but unable to come any closer.

"Phew!" Black Wolf finally let out a breath of relief; it was now down to its last breath, and if Sand King hit it even lightly, it would be completely dead.

"You guys, quickly take me back to the lair!" Black Wolf ordered a group of skeletons around it with all its might, then closed its eyes to start recovering and gathering strength.

The skeletons, being just the lowest rank ordinary ones, did not dare to defy the command of such a significant figure as Black Wolf. They immediately came forward, lifted Black Wolf together, and rushed towards the distance rapidly, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Sand King, unable to do anything, shook its head and then turned around, quickly heading in the direction of Dragon City.

At that time, Huang Yi was patiently waiting in Dragon City, knowing that once Sand King appeared, the Subsidiary Battle Flag was safe. Sand King, a level 195 unparalleled powerhouse, could even make the Sand Thief King retreat in resentment if he came here.

However, the Sand King’s life was entirely dependent on this subsidiary battle flag; once it was destroyed, this area would no longer belong to his territory. Standing here meant the Sand King was within a region not under Huang Yi’s control, which was a violation of the system rules. The consequence it faced was instant death.

"Instakill, I’m back," said the Sand King’s voice from afar. Its colossal form rampaged through Dragon City, smashing and collapsing every building in its path.

"Stop, can you shrink down a bit? Dragon City is my city, don’t destroy anything here!" Huang Yi immediately yelled at it.

"Okay then!" The Sand King’s massive body shrank at a visible speed until it was palm-sized, "Unfortunately, I was negligent for a moment and failed to completely kill the Black Wolf. However, it’s barely clinging to life and was carried away by its underlings; it won’t recover for several years."

"It’s a good thing you didn’t kill the Black Wolf; I can now deliver the final blow," Huang Yi nodded. He had been trying to figure out how to kill the Black Wolf, who, as a Holy Domain Warrior, was not someone he could deal with even when severely injured. But now, with the Sand King having brought it to its last breath, Huang Yi was fully able to kill the Black Wolf.

"I need to take care of something now; Dragon City is in your hands! Do not allow anyone to enter the territory. Also, clear out all the remaining skeletons outside the city," Huang Yi said and then transformed into his White Dragon Form, flying down from the Magic Tower.

Afterward, he reverted to his human form and hurried in the direction where the Sand King had pursued the Black Wolf.

Dragon City, all at once, was left solely to the Sand King.

...

Next, Huang Yi shifted his focus to his incarnation, immediately using the Teleportation Circle to arrive at Sand Dust Town, the closest to Dragon City.

He was there to make trouble!

He had noticed the leaderboard a moment ago and seen that Ice Wind Water Soul had lost a level, which was a clear sign that they had been killed by the Sand King.

They were supposed to resurrect in Dragon City, which was the closest, but now Dragon City was within Huang Yi’s territory and no longer a public area. therefore, their respawn point would be changed to the second closest, Sand Dust Town!

Huang Yi went to Sand Dust Town to seek trouble with Ice Wind Water Soul and their group. They had made a big move against him and even dared to summon the Black Wolf. It wouldn’t sit right with him if he didn’t return the favor.

Today, Sand Dust Town was bustling with life, the small town teeming with people. The forces of Feng Zhi with 200,000 members, Ice Wind Water Soul with 100,000, and Shi Lei with another 100,000, collectively 400,000, were resurrected there. A few unfortunate players even got reincarnated, unable to send messages and unsure of when they would reunite.

At that moment, Ice Wind Water Soul, Feng Zhi, and Shi Lei were gathered together, discussing the recent events.

"We concede this battle! Instakill really made a huge commotion!" Ice Wind Water Soul shook his head slightly after Feng Zhi described everything that happened in Dragon City.

"Sigh! If we had known, we should have followed Eternal Myth’s lead and left early, not muddling in these muddy waters! Now we have all lost a level, and even my orange gear ring got blown to bits!" Shi Lei sighed.

"Unbeaten and Nonexistence, those two brothers, were cautious! They neither retreated nor attacked, just enjoying the show. With their methods, soon enough, negative news about us will flood the forums!" Ice Wind Water Soul clenched his fist and huffed.

"I’m truly unwilling to accept this! Why is it that every time Instakill is about to die, he manages to turn the tables on his enemies? He has gotten me killed six or seven times! I can’t achieve my revenge, and I just can’t swallow this defeat! And this time, our tribe’s Blackmane Elder was killed by that monster he released! Our tribe’s treasure ’Soul Prelude’ was also left in Dragon City, beyond recovery even if our tribe’s Chieftain personally intervenes! Our Chieftain’s strength is roughly on par with the Black Wolf, and he can’t beat the monster inside Dragon City!" Feng Zhi said angrily.

Shi Lei patted Feng Zhi’s shoulder in sympathy, comforting him: "Instakill is not someone you can reason with by common sense. None of us here can match him. Feng Zhi, you might as well swallow your pride. Since you chose to provoke him, you must bear the consequences of failure. Now, we are just facing the normal aftermath. I concede completely and won’t provoke that God of Slaughter again!"

"Feng Zhi, actually, you might still have a chance for revenge!" Ice Wind Water Soul said with a sinister smile, "Don’t you have high prestige in your tribe? Incite your Chieftain to report this matter to the Half-Beast Holy Land of the Central Continent. Claim that Instakill harbors enmity against the Half-Beast Race and has slaughtered many of you. Just one decree from an ultimate warrior of the Half-Beast Holy Land will make Instakill’s life difficult! Every Half-Beast in the world will become his enemy!"

Feng Zhi nodded, "It seems this is the only way now! But I’m not completely sure. Having led my team to such a state, I don’t know if the Chieftain will sympathize with me or be utterly disappointed upon my return."

"Do you think you can even make it back safely?" Suddenly, a familiar voice echoed from a distance.

Feng Zhi, Ice Wind Water Soul, and Shi Lei all jumped in surprise and turned around.

There, Huang Yi appeared at the edge of their vision, walking alone toward the large group of them, step by step, yet bringing an unparalleled sense of oppression.