Heroes' Prison

Chapter 322 - 315 The Number One Master at Baita Elementary School

The crowd on the battlefield had gradually dispersed, and the few young boys who had followed Mirror Broken decided to leave as well.

"Hey, you guys, hold up." Just then, a voice called out from behind the young boys, prompting them to stop in their tracks and turn around.

At this moment, Nameless, holding a dagger, slowly walked over.

"You all are friends of Mirror Broken, aren’t you?" Nameless glanced at them, tossed the dagger he was holding, and said, "This is the Orange Weapon that Mirror Broken just dropped. Tell him if he’s willing to join our Hero Guild and work under me at the Assassins’ Hall, I’ll give this Orange Weapon back to him. We can forget the previous unpleasantness, and he’ll have a bright future ahead of him—wealth and honor are waiting for him."

The young boys eyed the orange-gear dagger and involuntarily swallowed hard. One of them nodded and said, "I’ll tell big brother Mirror Broken, but he went offline after dying just now, and he said yesterday that his little girlfriend was going to play with him today, so I don’t know if he’ll be able to log on today. I’ll tell him tomorrow."

"Little girlfriend? It’s a girlfriend, why add ’little’?" Nameless asked, frowning slightly.

"His girlfriend is only in fourth grade! Of course, she’s called a ’little’ girlfriend. And, big brother Mirror Broken has already changed girlfriends several times!" one of the young boys seemed to know a lot about Mirror Broken and blurted out more than he should have.

"Holy shit! Is Mirror Broken a beast or what? He doesn’t even spare fourth-grade girls? And he’s changed several girlfriends?" Nameless couldn’t help but curse.

"Is it that strange? Big brother Mirror Broken is the top player at Baita Elementary School; of course, it’s easy for him to get girlfriends!" one of the young boys stated matter-of-factly.

"Baita... Mirror Broken is a primary school student?!" Nameless was suddenly agape with shock.

"Yes!" one of the boys nodded earnestly, a hint of pride in his voice, "Big brother Mirror Broken’s appearance is virtual; actually, he is the class president of Class One in Grade Six at Baita Elementary School. He’s a school celebrity! Not only is he amazing in The Second World, but he’s also a terrific student. He’s won first place in the city’s mathematics competition. Although we’re not in the same grade as him, even our teachers often say he’s a prodigy and tell us to take him as a role model. We all believe that when he grows up, he will definitely become a master like Dao Feng. He still has a lot of room for improvement."

Having heard all this, Nameless was completely dumbfounded. He had never imagined he had been known as one of China’s Four Great Assassins alongside a primary school student, and he had always regarded Mirror Broken as a respected rival.

But upon reflection, it made some sense. Mirror Broken’s previous behavior did seem somewhat childlike, with no concerns about what he said. And these young boys in front of him, who were all friends of Mirror Broken, looked about the right age to be in primary school—it’s no wonder they could hang out together.

"Are today’s primary school kids this strong?" Nameless muttered to himself, "Just in sixth grade and already with such quick reflexes to play an assassin so well, and even change several girlfriends... I still don’t even have a girlfriend!"

"Mister, times are changing. Today’s elementary school kids are not the same as before! Sooner or later, big brother Mirror Broken will surpass Dao Feng, Sharp Sword, and Instakill to become the new gaming deity!" one of the young boys said earnestly to Nameless, as if imparting a life lesson, before they turned and walked away.

Nameless stood there, gazing at their receding figures, which now seemed to have grown a bit taller in his eyes.

...

The next day, Huang Yi logged on early as usual and first went to check the forum, like he always did.

"Shocking the world! God of Slaughter takes only 4 seconds to defeat one of China’s Four Great Assassins, Mirror Broken—Dragon Spike’s first response!" Ranked number one in the 24-hour hot posts was the 4-second battle between Huang Yi and Mirror Broken from yesterday. However, Dragon Spike had issued a comment, which piqued Huang Yi’s interest, prompting him to immediately click and read through it.

Embedded within this post was a video showing yesterday’s battle, from Mirror Broken’s taunts to Nameless’s appearance, from Huang Yi’s entry to the 4-second fight, all unfolding entirely before the viewers.

Afterward, the poster of the thread conducted a detailed analysis of the 4-second battle footage, provided slow-motion replays, captured important screenshots, and included commentary, speculation about skill effects, highlights, and so forth. The swift 4-second encounter inspired a post with over five thousand words.

This battle video was also labeled by the poster as one of the two shortest classic videos of the year; the other was a video from a month ago where Dragon Spike took down Seeking Flowers, another one of the Four Great Assassins of China, in 3 seconds, which was even quicker than Huang Yi defeating Mirror Broken.

That’s how swift an assassin’s battle is—they’re high-attack glass cannons. A fight with defensive-oriented classes might last longer, but against aggressive classes, it’s often a matter of seconds. Either you instakill your opponent with high attack power, or you’re instakilled because of your squishiness.

At the end of this post, the author highlighted an update in bold, red font—

"The world’s number one assassin, Dragon Spike, has posted a comment on the 278,542,245th floor! This is the first time Dragon Spike has spoken up in the forums!"

Huang Yi, curious, used the search function to find "Dragon Spike" in the post and discovered that he had indeed commented. He immediately clicked on the search result, which automatically took him to Dragon Spike’s comment.

Dragon Spike’s reply was simple, consisting of only two words—

"Not bad," Dragon Spike had posted for the first time in the forum, his comment was as succinct as these two simple words, revealing no valuable information—much like his own mysterious nature.

These two words didn’t divulge any substantive news, and Huang Yi immediately clicked out to look at the other 24-hour hot posts.

"Breaking news! Mirror Broken has joined the Hero Guild today!" Right then, Huang Yi’s gaze settled on a new trending post.

"Breaking news! Invited by Nameless, Mirror Broken has joined the Assassin’s Hall of the Hero Guild! Since being instakilled by a lightning-fast strike yesterday, there had been speculation about what Mirror Broken’s retaliation might be. But the latest news reveals that the master of the Assassin’s Hall of the Hero Guild, Nameless himself, personally invited Mirror Broken to join, and he has agreed. This scene inevitably reminds the writer of Dao Feng and Dragon Dominates the World. Dragon Dominates the World had once assassinated Dao Feng but was defeated by him in return, and has since followed Dao Feng, becoming one of the high-ranking members of the Xuanyuan Clan..."

Huang Yi nodded slightly, thinking that Nameless had handled the situation well, managing to turn an enemy like Mirror Broken into an ally. However, he wouldn’t actually give Mirror Broken any real power, only some resources and status.

Afterward, Huang Yi browsed a few more posts to catch up on the latest news, then entered The Second World.

The five corpses from the Morgue should be almost refined by now. Huang Yi summoned Heroes’ Prison and, together with his Incarnation, stepped inside.

Once in the Morgue, he approached the five corpses to inspect them—each of the five body parts had been completely refined and were ready for the final assembly process.

Huang Yi separated the five body parts from their original corpses, adjusting their size and proportions.

Then, using the Corpse Refining Technique, he dismembered his own Incarnation, retaining the heart, blood, legs, and The Third Eye, before commencing the assembly of various parts to create a brand-new Incarnation.

The torso formed the foundation of this new Incarnation—a 156-level assassin powerhouse’s torso, topped by a head filled with a robust look that could coordinate body parts with the agility of an assassin.

Huang Yi attached Lucifer’s legs to the lower half of this torso, bestowing some Fire Ability onto the Incarnation;

Powerful arms from a 152-level strong Punch Corpse were attached to the sides of the torso, giving the Incarnation explosive strength;

A pair of 153-level Birdmen’s black wings were inserted into the back of the torso so the Incarnation could fly;

The unique Third Eye of the previous Incarnation remained mounted between the new one’s forehead;

Ears from a 149-level Elf Mage were placed on the sides of the head.

Next, Huang Yi implanted the vigorous Heart of the Sand Thief King and Lucifer’s blood into the torso.

This heart would serve as an engine, providing the Incarnation with long-lasting vitality and supplying Lucifer’s blood to every corner of the body.

Finally, Huang Yi grafted the high defensive scales from a 150-level Dragon Turtle Fish onto the Incarnation’s exterior, covering it in a layer of fine golden scales and giving it exceptionally strong protection.

At this point, the Incarnation was essentially complete. It had a plethora of abilities and was far stronger than the previous one, a perfect body indeed.

"Transform into White Dragon!" the next moment, Huang Yi switched to his White Dragon Form, stretching out a claw to tear his skin and let out some blood infused with the White Dragon Clan’s talents onto the brand-new Incarnation.

The new Incarnation immediately absorbed the blood into its body.

"External Incarnation Refining!" Huang Yi performed the White Dragon Clan’s unique External Incarnation Refining Art, as a red light flew from him into the Incarnation, beginning the fusion of its various parts.

This External Incarnation refining process was far more complex than the last one because there were so many parts from different corpses, with clashing essences that made it difficult to fuse together.

It took Huang Yi over an hour to complete the fusion, and finally, the various body parts from different corpses were fully integrated into the assassin torso, becoming one seamless entity.

This unprecedented new body was at last formed. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Ticket or Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read at m.qidian.com.)