Heroes' Prison

Chapter 471 - 461: Manipulating the Giant General

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue was momentarily stunned!

Huang Yi’s mention of the Hero’s Covenant to Heavenly Dao in the morning had apparently spread throughout the entire world, pulling even the individual competitions into its sweep.

"Okay! I agree," Huang Yi nodded in agreement without hesitation. He was very pleased in his heart; this Hero’s Covenant, initiated by him, now seemed to be conscientiously respected by the top players from various countries—a good sign indeed.

"Thank you!" Zi Xing expressed his gratitude gratefully. Originally an arrogant person, after he was nominated for the best newcomer award last year, he had brazenly declared in the forum that he would surpass Dao Feng within six months, a claim that had to come to an end with Dao Feng’s retirement. For such an arrogant person to now express thanks to Huang Yi in front of countless spectators showed his sincerity.

After that, the match became somewhat dull; since both of them refrained from using their major skills and only employed minor skills, it was hard for any surprises to emerge.

Zi Xing, a priest class, relied on ranged attacks. At the beginning of the match, he used the kite tactic, applying several negative statuses to Huang Yi. After Huang Yi used Special Pardon to remove them, Zi Xing cast other negative statuses, keeping Huang Yi in a state of reduced attributes.

However, Huang Yi’s strength ultimately overpowered his, and after a fierce struggle, he finally seized an opportunity to close in on Zi Xing and instakilled him with a Heavy Judgment, not even giving him a chance to heal.

Huang Yi won this match rather easily; if everyone adhered to the Hero’s Covenant in the upcoming martial arts convention, it would be just as easy, but the competition would lose a lot of its excitement.

Afterwards, Huang Yi left the Two-Dimensional Battlefield and returned to Dragon City, and then he went offline to sleep.

At this moment, many people in the Rose Prison were still striving in The Second World, their dreams wandering within it.

...

The next day, after having breakfast, Huang Yi logged on to the forum early to catch up on any news from the past day.

As soon as he entered the forum, at the top of the 24-hour hot post leaderboard, he saw a post related to himself—

"God of Slaughter first proposes the ’Hero’s Covenant,’ calling for worldwide unity to combat The Seven Archdemons’ Vanguard and to refrain from using major skills at the martial arts convention. As of the time this article went to press, the vast majority of competitors and their teams, including the Heavenly Emperor, Ganges, Pope, Pharaoh, Miyamoto Musashi, Giant Bear, Ganges, Thunder God, Dragon Emperor, Sharp Sword, Ronald, Sakura, Zi Xing, and others, have joined the covenant. They will not use major skills in competitions until The Seven Archdemons’ Vanguard is defeated!"

Smiling at the summary of the post, Huang Yi felt that the covenant he had proposed had indeed changed the rules of the martial arts convention and was being followed voluntarily by players from around the world.

Huang Yi clicked in to read more.

"On Valentine’s Day’s team match, one particular match caught everyone’s attention: the battle between God of Slaughter’s Heroes’ Guild and Heavenly Emperor’s Heavenly Group. Just the presence of God of Slaughter and Heavenly Emperor, the respective Guardians of their continents, was enough to draw eyes. The match indeed generated a huge response, but not due to the excitement of the gameplay; rather, the focus was on a covenant mentioned by God of Slaughter before the match! This covenant started the prelude to a global fight against The Seven Archdemons!"

The post then included a video, which turned out to be the very Hero’s Covenant Huang Yi had proposed to Heavenly Dao the day before, word for word as originally declared.

"The covenant, first proposed by God of Slaughter, saw him voluntarily giving up the competitive advantage of the Heroes’ Guild, with a forward-thinking vision and attention to the greater good, sacrificing the self, which has elicited a massive response. Since the publication of the covenant, competitors and teams worldwide have shown compliance, turning it into an unwritten rule of the martial arts convention; God of Slaughter has redefined the competition’s rules!"

"After the covenant was released, all claims of God of Slaughter joining the side of The Seven Archdemons were self-defeating; God of Slaughter proved his innocence and made his stance clear, hoping for more people to join hands against The Seven Archdemons. The latest news indicates that the Oskan Royal Academy from the Central Continent has dispatched many experts to all nations that have suffered attacks from the Giant Generals. According to historical records, the Giant Generals only serve an early invading role, and if faced with resistance from powerful opponents, they are likely to retreat hastily back to the world of The Seven Archdemons. At that time, The Second World will get a temporary respite as the martial arts convention gets back on the proper track..."

Having read the post, Huang Yi had a good idea of what to expect from the upcoming matches. At least during the round-robin stage, the martial arts convention would likely become more monotonous, as the gameplay would lack variety without the use of major skills, significantly diminishing the spectacle.

However, once the round-robin was over and the competition moved into the quarterfinals, the influence of the Hero’s Covenant might reach its end since that would be the last phase of contention, with colossal rewards waiting. Also, by that time, the experts from the Oskan Royal Academy should have driven the Giant Generals back, allowing the competitors to relax and focus on the competition.

Huang Yi logged out after browsing a few more posts and entered The Second World; he did not pay much attention to the morning’s team match anymore since the Hero’s Covenant essentially assured that there would not be much variation in the matches.

Huang Yi had guessed correctly; in today’s team match, Heroes’ Guild’s opponent was a team from Russia and their team leader made it clear from the start by stating that they would follow the "Hero’s Covenant" and not use major skills.

With the Hero’s Covenant in place, the competition became quite dull. After five minutes, the Heroes’ Guild killed the last member of the opposing team, scoring another point.

Huang Yi seemed to be able to foresee all the outcomes of the matches. Following this covenant, the Heroes’ Guild had great hope of entering the top four.

After the match, Huang Yi found a secluded place, took out the Book of Heroes, and summoned the Heroes’ Prison.

Upon entering the Heroes’ Prison, he headed straight for the Giant General’s cell, wanting to check the status of the cleansing of the Sea-Calming Divine Staff.

From afar, Huang Yi saw a whip lying quietly on the walkway’s floor, shining with golden light, as though it had been plated with gold. In this gloomy Heroes’ Prison, it stood out, dazzling—the very whip that had belonged to the Giant General previously.

Huang Yi walked over and picked up the whip. It was now wrapped in golden threads and filled with a sense of holiness. Originally, this whip of the Giant General was made from the tendon of an Ancient Giant and contained rich Holy Power, which could be used to control Ancient Giants. However, it was later suppressed by the Demonic Attributes Imprint of The Seven Archdemons. Now that the Sea-Calming Divine Staff had dispelled that Demonic Attributes Imprint, the whip had regained its original form. Just holding it in his hand, Huang Yi could feel the abundant Holy Power it radiated.

Huang Yi turned to look at the cell. The Giant General was no longer roaring as it had been at the beginning. It lay quietly curled up in a corner of the cell, seemingly having lost its spirit, reduced to a small mountain. However, its body still emitted a strong Demonic Aura.

Next, he needed to find a way to have the Sea-Calming Divine Staff dispel the Demonic Aura of the Giant General. But first, he had to perform the Ownership Ritual for the Giant General’s Whip, and then he would be able to control the Giant General. Since the whip had already absorbed the General’s blood before, now only a drop of blood was needed to claim ownership.

Huang Yi drew a drop of his own blood and let it fall into the Giant General’s Whip!

This time, the blood was no longer rejected but was smoothly absorbed by the whip, vanishing in an instant like water into a sponge.

"[System Prompt] You have performed the Ownership Ritual on the Giant General’s Whip, gaining possession of the Giant General’s Whip."

Finally, Huang Yi heard the long-awaited system prompt. From then on, the Giant General’s Whip belonged to him, and he could take it out and hold it in his hand without being detected by The Seven Archdemons, as the Demonic Attributes Imprint had been dispelled. Similarly, once he dispelled the Demonic Aura from the Giant General’s body, The Seven Archdemons would no longer detect this Giant General. It would become Huang Yi’s personal property to the core.

Next, Huang Yi slipped through the gap in the cell door, entering the Giant General’s cell.

Almost in the same instant, the Giant General sensed Huang Yi’s arrival. Its body, which had been motionless as a mountain, suddenly lunged forward, swinging its enormous paw down at Huang Yi, intending to squash him like a cockroach!

The Giant General’s energy was incredibly mighty, its strike bearing down like Mount Tai, casting a huge shadow over Huang Yi, on the verge of crushing him!

"Slap!" At that moment, Huang Yi quickly swung the Giant General’s Whip, lashing it fiercely against the General’s body—as one would whip a water buffalo into submission.

The Giant General’s paw abruptly stopped half a meter above Huang Yi’s head, unable to smash down any further! It truly became as docile as a water buffalo.

Huang Yi finally felt relieved. It seemed the Giant General’s Whip was indeed effective, able to fully control the powerful Giant General, turning it into his servile tool.

Next, Huang Yi directly inserted the Sea-Calming Divine Staff into the Giant General’s body!

"Sizzle!" Instantly, the scene was like a red-hot iron rod thrust into flesh. The flesh around the Sea-Calming Divine Staff began to sizzle and emit wisps of black smoke. The originally black flesh started to turn golden, and the Demonic Aura was dispelled.

"Roar!" The Giant General couldn’t endure the pain and let out a tormented roar, but Huang Yi controlled it, preventing it from attacking him. It had no choice but to endure the agonizing pain.

Soon, the Giant General fainted and fell over like a collapsing mountain, but the small Sea-Calming Divine Staff remained embedded in its body, continuously dispelling the Demonic Aura, the golden flesh spreading slowly around it.

Huang Yi watched for a while. The process of cleansing the Giant General was a lot slower than that of the whip; it seemed it would take a long time before the cleansing was complete. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to throw your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)