Heroes' Prison

Chapter 356 - 348: The Person Behind the Scenes

"Alright!" Huang Yi no longer exhausted his wits to deceive the Sand Thief King’s treasures, for the other party was not a fool and would not pay a reward in advance.

This time, Huang Yi did not receive any substantial rewards, but obtained a Token of Trust, which was worthless to others. However, he just happened to be heading into the Abyss, and with this token, it would be much more convenient for him.

"The Token of Trust I gave you is only effective inside the Abyss, it’s useless outside. There are many extremely formidable Holy Demon rank Magical Beasts around the Abyss with creatures that fly in the sky and walk on the ground. With your current strength, you still can’t get there. You need to level up over 100 levels and reach the Holy Domain Rank before you can go," the Sand Thief King reminded.

"Hmm, I will definitely go to that Abyss, don’t worry about it!" Huang Yi said with a hint of a playful smile and immediately chose to commit suicide.

The next moment, he appeared at Dragon City’s Respawn Point.

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"Why hasn’t that unparalleled powerhouse come out yet?" At this moment, far outside in the Desolate Sands, Man Wen rode the Two-Headed Lin, wrinkling his brows slightly, gazing towards the Golden Holy Dragon Treasure Spot.

After waiting for a while, Man Wen grew somewhat impatient; he simply patted the Two-Headed Lin beneath him, urging it to rush towards Dragon City’s direction.

The Two-Headed Lin was fast, and it did not take long for it to carry Man Wen to the outskirts of Dragon City. However, they stopped dead in their tracks in the desert, not daring to go any further, for fear of overstepping the boundary.

Before coming here, Man Wen had already inquired about Huang Yi’s basic situation and knew that within this territory there was a Level 195 Sand King. Ahead was Dragon City’s domain, and by entering, they could potentially encounter the Sand King. He was far from being a match for the Sand King now, and entering there could likely lead to a deathtrap.

Man Wen took a deep breath, his body swelling visibly, and then he let out a vast roar towards Dragon City, the roar of a Holy Domain Warrior, "Instakill, if you dare, come out and battle! Don’t hide in Dragon City like a coward!"

This roar immediately traveled at the speed of sound, passing over the desert dunes, whisking past countless grains of sand, startling numerous scorpions and rattlesnakes, and reaching Dragon City.

After a while, the more than a million players in Dragon City all heard a distant roar, "Instakill, if you dare, come out and battle! Don’t hide in Dragon City like a coward!"

The roar was so distant that by the time it arrived, it had become slightly distorted, yet the provocation within the words was not diminished in the slightest.

Almost instantly, all one million players in Dragon City, whether they were members of the Hero Guild or just passing by, all thought of the Holy Domain Warrior sent by the Half-Beast Holy Land!

"Instakill, unless you hide in the city forever, your death will come the moment you step out!" At that moment, another roar came from afar, entering the ears of the more than a million players in Dragon City.

Everyone turned to look towards the direction of City Hall, as if waiting for a response from the highest authority of the Hero Guild, but there was no reaction, only silence.

"Instakill is in danger now, guarded by a Holy Domain Warrior, he’s doomed if he goes out."

"Instakill can teleport to another city and then go out, right? Wouldn’t that allow him to escape?"

"It’s not that simple. The Holy Domain Warrior traveled thousands of miles to come here, surely having treasures to search for Instakill. Furthermore, Half-Beasts naturally boast strong tracking abilities, with even the most ordinary Half-Beasts possessing [Tracking Scent]. As a Holy Domain Half-Beast Warrior, his tracking scent must be even more powerful. Instakill definitely can’t escape this calamity."

"Then does that mean he has to hide in the city forever from now on? Otherwise, he could be hunted down no matter where he flees. In this case, even the Hero Guild will be dragged down by him, their prospects are bleak."

The crowd in Dragon City discussed among themselves, their words filled with a gloomy outlook for Huang Yi’s future.

...

At this moment, Huang Yi’s incarnation stood alone at the very top of Dragon City’s Magic Tower, leaning against the railing and gazing in the direction from which Man Wen’s roar had come.

Behind him was Dragon City’s Subsidiary Battle Flag, wherein the bright moonlight shone down, causing the "Kill" character on the flag to flutter noisily.

Next to the flagpole, a scorpion the size of a small cat lay quietly, which was none other than Dragon City’s Guardian, the Sand King.

"Instakill, that Half-Beast is too noisy!" At this point, the Sand King said lazily as if it had just been woken up from sleep by the noise.

"Such noise might continue for a few more days." Huang Yi stroked his chin, musing aloud.

The Sand King also climbed onto the railing, looking in the direction of Man Wen and said, "That Half-Beast is quite cautious, merely ranting from outside the territory. Should he dare to enter the domain, I could solve him in a snap."

"I really want to lure it in, but it won’t fall for the bait," Huang Yi shook his head.

"Then you have no plan?" Sand King asked.

"I do have a plan," Huang Yi said with a slight smile, "but it will take a few more days. I’m waiting for a big fish to bite."

After that, Huang Yi immediately sent a message to Little Riddler, "Little Riddler, mobilize all the life class players at your disposal, have them work at full speed to construct the port. Don’t worry about the funds, pour in as much as needed."

...

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

During these three days, Huang Yi stayed in Dragon City, not venturing out, and Man Wen guarded constantly outside of Dragon City, ranting daily.

The current situation was like a cat and mouse game, with the mouse hiding in the hole, not daring to come out. This led to much ridicule from Half-Beastmen on the forums, who gave Huang Yi various unpleasant nicknames such as coward, wimp, little mouse, and so on.

That day, after Huang Yi finished his breakfast, he checked the forums.

"Heavenly Dao gains another National Honor Point, bestowed the title ’Heavenly Emperor’"

"The Pope is true to his name, Heaven’s Church followers exceed one million!"

"Thunder God’s first deep sea battleship arrives at Australia’s exclusive continent, reselling Mica Stone resources, making a 20-fold profit! Rumors have it that his Sun Guild is considering going public, aiming to compete with Hall of Famous Generals in the capital market."

"Instakill, the coward, has been holed up in the city for three days, future bleak, reputation falling sharply! Allied Guilds rise to 156!"

The fourth hot post in the last 24 hours was related to Huang Yi; he immediately clicked in to take a look.

"Instakill, who was once audacious and wiped out numerous guilds, has suddenly become subdued upon encountering the Holy Domain Warrior, Man Wen, dispatched by the Half-Beastmen Holy Land. He has now become a coward, hiding in the city for three days. Based on the current situation, it seems Instakill is out of options. Although Sand King, the unparalleled level 195 powerhouse, guards Dragon City, he cannot leave his territory to attack Man Wen outside."

"Due to Instakill’s weak showing, the number of Allied Guilds has already increased to 156, with new additions daily. Moreover, members of Hero Guild have been frequently and systematically hunted down by the Allied Guilds in recent days. Instakill has not stepped forward to defend them, relying only on other experts to strike out. If this continues, the Hero Guild will find itself in an embarrassing position — their leader, a coward, not daring to stand up for his members..."

This post was clearly written by someone biased toward the Half-Beasts, containing a subtle humiliation towards Huang Yi.

Huang Yi was not bothered; he immediately exited and looked at the other posts.

"Feng Zhi and Mad Traceless both join the Wind Kingdom Guild! The President of Wind Kingdom, Ice Wind Water Soul, announces with fanfare that Wind Kingdom is the true mastermind behind the Allied Guilds and will lead over a hundred Allied Guilds in formally declaring guild war against Hero Guild."

At that moment, Huang Yi’s gaze locked onto a post, his heart stirring slightly.

"Since the [Anti-Kill Alliance] created by Mad Traceless was wiped out, Mad Traceless has been silent. But yesterday, Mad Traceless boldly joined Wind Kingdom under Ice Wind Water Soul. Joining him was the key figure who turned against Instakill and the Half-Beastmen, Feng Zhi. The two of Instakill’s enemies joining Wind Kingdom on the same day was clearly a prearranged plan with Ice Wind Water Soul, President of Wind Kingdom. Subsequently, Ice Wind Water Soul announced that he was the true power behind the Allied Guilds and would soon lead over a hundred of them in a formal guild war against Hero Guild."

"This matter is no trivial issue; Wind Kingdom is one of the super-large guilds in the China Region, ranked 21st on the guild leaderboard, with 5 million members under its banner. Adding over a hundred Allied Guilds, their numbers will exceed ten million, not including any additional Allied Guilds that join later. If they go to war with Hero Guild, it will be the largest-scale super war since The Second World opened, with over twenty million participants!"

"This time, Ice Wind Water Soul took advantage of the golden opportunity created by Man Wen hunting Instakill, stepping from behind the curtains to center stage effortlessly. It’s a masterstroke that lets him avenge the struggle for Dragon City and, by leveraging this event, swiftly ascend to become the Hierarch of several hundred guilds, his prestige unprecedentedly soaring..."

After reading the post, Huang Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. After waiting for days, enduring immense pressure from public opinion, he finally got the big fish to bite!

He long suspected that Mad Traceless’s [Anti-Kill Alliance] was sponsored by a mysterious figure, and after it was wiped out by him, someone immediately took the lead to start combining guilds, uniting against him — clearly an organized conspiracy. But the other party did it secretly, and he had never been able to identify the real person behind it. Last night, with Man Wen spending all his time shouting outside Dragon City, he simply used the opportunity of being hunted by Man Wen to try to draw out the real figure behind the scenes.

Now, he really had drawn out this person!

Ice Wind Water Soul was a well-known high-level player in the China Region, a fixture in the top ten of the level rankings for a long time, much earlier than Huang Yi became famous. However, he lacked the potential and never reached the heights that Huang Yi did.

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