Heroes' Prison

Chapter 264 - 259: Soul Prelude

"Huh? Isn’t Instakill in Dragon City? How did he suddenly get here? How did he come?" The crowd immediately burst into discussion, unaware that Huang Yi possessed the ability to incarnate, a power too sophisticated for them to have heard of before.

"Damn it, why is this guy lingering like a bad spirit? One moment in Dragon City, the next he’s here. Is he a god or something?" Feng Zhi frowned, feeling somewhat annoyed.

"What do we do next? He could completely annihilate us all, just like he did last time with over three hundred thousand of us." Shi Lei said with a serious expression.

Ice Wind Water Soul bit her lip and shook her head slightly, "I don’t know either. Let’s see if we can negotiate some terms with him!"

At this point, whether it was the ordinary players or the top brass like Ice Wind Water Soul and Shi Lei, all shared the same thought of abandoning any idea of fighting Huang Yi. Through a series of events, they had a creeping suspicion that Huang Yi was invincible, and only characters like Dao Feng and Dragon Spike were truly capable of confronting him.

"Instakill, have you come here to kill us?" Ice Wind Water Soul called out from afar, her tone very calm.

Everyone on the field also fixed their gaze on Huang Yi.

"That’s entirely up to you, depending on whether you cooperate or not," said Huang Yi impassively. In fact, he was mostly bluffing; this was his incarnation, with only 50% of his main body’s attributes. In a real fight, the incarnation was utterly outmatched by them, but they were unaware of this fact, so he could take the risk and implement his plan.

"Oh? Judging by your tone, there seems to be room for negotiation? We admit defeat! Go ahead, state your terms," said Ice Wind Water Soul, looking sincerely as though her mind was devoid of any other thoughts.

"Very simple, a payment for defeat. If you’re willing to pay a sum of money, I’ll let you leave," said Huang Yi. He was indeed in dire need of a substantial amount of money, which he now saw as an opportunity to demand a large sum as compensation.

Ice Wind Water Soul’s heart settled a bit; as long as the compensation wasn’t too outrageous, she could accept it. She immediately asked, "How much do you want? As long as it’s not too excessive, we’ll satisfy you."

Glancing around at the crowd, Huang Yi said, "Simple. Based on the number of people involved in the incident, each person pays me five hundred Gold Coins."

"Huh? Five hundred Gold Coins per person, that’s actually doable! Much better than death!" The crowd quickly began discussing amongst themselves; for ordinary players, five hundred Gold Coins were completely affordable and not a large sum to part with.

"Five hundred Gold Coins each, and there were 400,000 people involved in the attack. Isn’t that two hundred million Gold Coins that you’re asking for? Why don’t you just rob us!" Feng Zhi cursed loudly, his face turning red with anger!

"You choose either to pay me 500 Gold Coins each or leave your lives behind," Huang Yi said, his face calm.

"We don’t have the money, but you can have a life if you want. Come at me!" Feng Zhi glared at Huang Yi, stubbornly speaking out.

"So we can’t come to an agreement?" Huang Yi shrugged his shoulders.

The field was dead silent, a heavy atmosphere pervading the air, with the wind gently blowing as if signaling the calm before a storm.

The next moment, Huang Yi looked around at the crowd and began to speak slowly and deliberately, "I declare—"

These three words instantly rang out clearly across the field, bringing with them an oppressive force that left people breathless!

These three words were acknowledged by many players in The Second World as the most fearsome trio of words. Whenever Huang Yi said them, the enemy’s death was a certainty—inescapable, with no chance of salvation!

Back at Wind Forest Stronghold, when Huang Yi first uttered these words, Chen Yuxi and her two companions were killed in front of everyone!

The second time Huang Yi intoned them, Young Master Barbarian Hammer met his demise, and not even Lord Man Lie could save him!

And just recently in Dragon City, after Huang Yi declared them, over three hundred thousand players, including Feng Zhi, died!

These three words, like the call of the Death God itself, were filled with a terrifying power!

"Stop, stop, stop! Instakill, don’t get excited, let’s talk this over!" Ice Wind Water Soul hurriedly called out to Huang Yi. Clearly frightened by the three words, she swallowed hard and said, "Five hundred Gold Coins each, right? Fine! No problem, we agree to your terms."

"Instakill, I also agree to your terms!" At this point, Shi Lei also chimed in, sounding completely submissive.

"Big brother, what are you afraid of? If we die, we die!" Feng Zhi said to Ice Wind Water Soul in anger, his tone extremely agitated.

"Don’t rush; I’ll cover the money for your two hundred thousand men!" Ice Wind Water Soul immediately grabbed him and whispered, "Hold back for now, we’ll have plenty of time for revenge later. Spending five hundred Gold Coins for a life is a good deal now. Don’t speak further, lest you provoke Instakill and we lose even the chance to compensate."

Feng Zhi clenched his teeth but said nothing more, his face turning the color of liver from sheer frustration.

Huang Yi stood calmly, looking at the crowd around him, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

In fact, after he uttered the words "I announce," he couldn’t continue, he couldn’t actually pass Judgment on them. He didn’t have a Special Energy Stone and couldn’t judge so many people, and this incarnation of his didn’t have much combat power.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Ice Wind Water Soul was the first to soften, successfully intimidated by him.

"Alright, Instakill, this is the compensation from me and Feng Zhi’s 300,000 people, a total of 150 million Gold Coins!" Very soon, Ice Wind Water Soul, carrying a big money bag, came up to Huang Yi, placed it on the ground, making a "ding ding dong dong" crisp sound. It was the sound of Diamond Coins colliding with each other, irresistibly tempting.

Huang Yi walked over and opened the money bag to take a look.

Suddenly, a dazzling light radiated from the money bag, inside lay a full bag of Diamond Coins, over ten thousand of them, crystal clear and blindingly bright!

This was the first time Huang Yi had seen so much money; the debts he had accrued lately could be entirely repaid, and there would even be enough to support the Guild’s development for a while.

"Instakill, this is the compensation from my 100,000 members, totaling 50 million!" At this time, Shi Lei also came forward with a money bag and placed it on the ground.

Huang Yi opened it to take a look, and this bag contained much less than the previous one, about one-third or so, almost 50 million.

Huang Yi put both money bags into his storage ring, glanced at everyone, and said, "Alright, I keep my word, you are safe now." Having said that, he immediately turned and walked back towards the Teleportation Field of Sand Dust Town.

This time, Huang Yi had obtained an unprecedented reward by merely moving his lips, which was even more effective than killing!

But this wasn’t his only gain for the day; next, he was going to acquire another large sum of money in a different way.

The crowds at the scene finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the departure of this God of Slaughter, Huang Yi.

...

Meanwhile, in distant Dragon City, Huang Yi’s real body had already arrived at the spot where Ice Wind Water Soul’s 200,000 died.

The ground here was densely covered with equipment, shining and spreading across the entire view!

After the death of Ice Wind Water Soul’s 200,000, each person had dropped an item of gear, all of it now laying here. And those 200,000 people were elite players, their gear hard-earned, certainly no match for what Feng Zhi’s men had, being trapped for several months.

The last time Huang Yi killed Feng Zhi and his men in Dragon City, what they dropped was mostly Green Gear and Blue Gear; even Purple Gear was sparse, and he didn’t even feel like picking it up.

But now, here the gear dropped by this 200,000 of Ice Wind Water Soul, even the worst was Blue Gear. Purple Gear was common, and there were even traces of Orange Gear. These two hundred thousand items of gear, if sold at the auction house, would be another large sum of money, almost enough for the initial funding of the Guild’s development.

Next, Huang Yi started picking up the items. All were ownerless objects, and as he walked, the equipment within range would automatically enter his storage ring, sparing him the need to stoop down and pick them up one by one. Even so, it took him a full two hours to pick up all the equipment on the field.

Among these 200,000 items of gear, there were 17 pieces of Orange Gear! All were Level 60 and above, perfectly suited for Huang Yi’s current level. He selected from among them, compared them to his own gear, and ultimately replaced 4 pieces of Purple Gear with Orange Gear, bringing a spike in his Attributes.

Now, the majority of Huang Yi’s gear consisted of Orange Gear, with only a few Purple Gear pieces remaining, his gear level sufficient to take on the Job Change challenge!

After that, Huang Yi ran forward for a while, hoping to catch up with the Black Wolf.

But he chased for a long time without a glimpse of the Black Wolf, who was probably hiding and healing. Huang Yi didn’t mind; he would be able to find the Black Wolf’s real body based on his claws once the Overlord grew stronger.

Next, Huang Yi returned to Dragon City.

"Instakill, I’ve cleaned up all those Skeletons outside the city!" As soon as Huang Yi returned to Dragon City, he heard Sand King’s voice. A scorpion emerged from the ground beneath Huang Yi’s feet, none other than the Sand King, having shrunk his body.

"Additionally, I found this in Dragon City. It seems to be a treasure." Then, a Sheepskin Scroll suddenly flew out from the Sand King, floating in front of Huang Yi.

Huang Yi curiously reached out to take the Eyelid Scroll, bringing it closer to look at it.

This Sheepskin Scroll was riddled with cracks and seemed very old. The first line was written in a common language of the continent—Soul Prelude. Below it were symbols shaped like tadpoles, slightly eerie, like some sort of witchcraft symbols, unknowable for what they truly were.

"Soul Prelude?" Huang Yi suddenly recalled the conversation of a few players he had overheard upon his initial entry into Dragon City. One player had mentioned that their elder had uncovered some secrets of the Soul Prelude, which greatly reduced their reincarnation chances.