Compared to the strategizing in this world, the world three years later was a complete mess. He did not have a strong enough faction of power, and he was alone. If he took even one wrong step, he would end up in hell.
When he returned, Happy logged out of the pay-to-view battle replay system. He opened his eyes on the bed and saw three familiar smiling faces talking to Xu Yao and Young Yi. When they noticed the movement on the bed, the five of them stopped talking at the same time and looked over.
"…"
Eight gazes met in the air, and the four people's eyes shone with warmth at the same time.
Time stopped at that moment, and no one spoke.
Happy put down his helmet and slowly sat up on the bed. Surprise and delight appeared on his face. "When did you come?"
Chen Fan, Bai Lang, and Qi Ci stood up at the same time and laughed in a very improper manner.
"Damn it, I thought that you would be so excited that you would cry when you see us after not seeing us for nearly two years."
"How does it feel to sleep for more than a year?"
"… Brat."
Happy smiled and got down from the bed. With great teamwork, he bumped his arms against each other in the air with great force before he hugged each other tightly.
"I knew it. You've persistently suffered for three years and stood at a height we can't reach. You won't be defeated so easily."
He punched Happy's chest, but he did not even sway. "Your body is recovering pretty well. You must have given you plenty of nutrients, right?"
"Duh! Of course! "
"Heh! Brat, you're pretty arrogant. " "Sister-in-law, be honest. Did this brat bully you after he woke up? If he did, tell us while we're still here. We'll teach him a lesson for you."
Xu Yao and Young Yi watched from the side as the four men used their fists to talk about their friendship during their school days. Their faces were also filled with smiles, but they were sensible enough not to interrupt the harmonious atmosphere between the four of them.
"Leave?"
Happy managed to catch a hint of information from Bai Lang's words. His smile faded away, and he pretended to be relaxed as he said, "We've just gathered together, and we're already talking about leaving? Where are we going?"
"It's all because of Chen Fan. Not long after he graduated, he married San Shan. Now, his child can even walk on the streets." Qi Ci used an envious gaze and gestured at the blissful man. "He rented a room in the University of South China for a few months. If he doesn't go back soon, San Shan might run away with another man."
"Screw you."
Chen Fan did not hold back and threw an uppercut at Qi Ci.
While the two of them were settling their personal grudges, Bai Lang pushed up his glasses.
"Happy, we're brothers, and we've come to visit you a few times over the past year or so. But the first few times, you always had your eyes closed, and you were so quiet that it was ridiculous. At that time, I even said that once you woke up, you would definitely make up for the one and a half years and cause a ruckus. Just as I expected, you did it. This time, even though Class One Hall won, you can't admit defeat! If you continue fighting against them, you can consider it as helping our Beautiful Robes Faction take revenge! "
"I will."
Happy's tone changed, and he stared at the trio. "When are you leaving?"
"The flight is in two hours."
The trio looked at each other and smiled wanly.
"We were planning to come here yesterday, but we were shocked by your battle in Beijing yesterday. We thought there was still a chance."
When he heard this, Happy immediately fell silent.
He understood now!
In truth, the trio did not give up on fighting against Class One Hall. However, once Class One Hall and Wild Wolves worked together, all the sects who fought against Class One Hall and helped Wind Assault Tower were practically destroyed. They could not see any hope in any of the cities, which was why they decided to leave the University of South China and return to their original lives in the cities where they settled.
"What about Tea Words and the others?"
Even though Happy was prepared to build a brand new faction of his own in the Chinese server due to Xu Xin's suggestion, in truth, he did not intend to drag his brothers into this mess, because the current situation in the Chinese server was too bad. Unless they had strength at his or One Emperor's level, it would be too risky for them to develop while Class One Hall posed a powerful threat.
"Tea Words is still in Dragon's Gate. He intends to continue using lip reading to work together with the people from Head Hunters," Chen Fan said in resignation. "Right now, aside from you, he might be the only one in Beautiful Robes Faction who can find a place in the game."
Bai Lang and Qi Ci fell silent.
What he said was true.
Quite a number of Beautiful Robes Faction members had been exposed in Dragon's Gate, and they were more or less noticed by Blood Alliance and Class One Hall.
Right now, Class One Hall had completely controlled the entire game, and no matter where they went, they would not be safe. There were only a few who could drag out their feeble existence.
"Once you go back, help me send a message to the others."
Happy's serious tone caused the trio to be shocked. Solemn expressions appeared on their faces, and they listened quietly.
"Speak."
Happy sucked in a deep breath, and he spoke slowly and solemnly.
"This time, even though Class One Hall and Wild Wolves won, I haven't given up. Wind Assault Tower hasn't given up either. One Emperor and Wandering Know-it-all will still stand on our side.
"But Wind Assault Tower only has around thirty branches left."
Bai Lang frowned.
"I heard that Class One Hall has already announced that they will destroy the remaining thirty or so branches of Wind Assault Tower within twenty-four hours! They will make Wind Assault Tower become history! "
"No matter what happens in the end, the four of us will definitely not give up! That's why I want to ask you to tell everyone not to give up. At the very least, give me three months. If the situation in the Chinese server still hasn't turned for the better, it won't be too late for us to give up at that time. "
"Since you said that, I promise you that once I go back, I will continue paying attention to the situation." Qi Ci nodded. "I don't want the Chinese server to end up in Dream Clouds and Evil Emperor's hands either."
"That's right."
"But you might not have an easy time either. Evil Emperor and Class One Hall have too many elites. With just you and the crippled Wind Assault Tower, it'll be very difficult for you to turn the tides."
"Don't worry, I have a plan."
Happy's words finally caused the group to have hope and interest. After all, there were still two hours before they had to go on the computer. Xu Yao closed the door to the ward for them and gave them space to talk in detail.
"What do you intend to do?"
"As of right now, I don't have a detailed plan. Right now, the most important thing is to help Phantasmal Shadow and Wind Assault Tower break out of the encirclement and rush out of Beijing."
"The headquarters of Class One Hall and the twelve sects are in Beijing. If Phantasmal Shadow wants Wind Assault Tower to survive, breaking out of the encirclement is a must. But Dream Clouds will definitely be on guard against it."
"It's useless even if she's on guard."
Happy smiled and said confidently, "That's right.
"Once we're outside Beijing, Dream Clouds won't be able to decide everything."
…
Once he had a deep conversation with the Three Lonely Wolves, the trio left the hospital with hope and anticipation.
Happy did not send them off.
It was just as the trio said. Right now, the situation in the Chinese server was in a perilous situation. Due to the time he wasted in the other world, Wind Assault Tower only had around thirty branches left.
Even though the preservation of the branches had nothing to do with him, Wind Assault Tower had indeed entered a critical moment where they had to fight for every second they had. If they did not seize the time to break out of Beijing, the moment the last branch was destroyed, Wind Assault Tower would be completely destroyed and disappear into the dust of history.
At that moment …
It was something Happy did not want to see.
When Happy returned to the game, he sensed the completely different tense atmosphere in the other world based on the dozen messenger pigeons on his shoulders cooing.
[Happy, have you made up your mind? Phantasmal Shadow.]
[There's not much time left. Once you've made up your mind, contact me immediately.
[You're not online yet? If you're online, contact me. Phantasmal Shadow.]
Each of Phantasmal Shadow's letters was more urgent than the last. It could be seen that she had already placed all her hopes of breaking out of the encirclement on him.
Happy frowned, but he was not in a hurry to immediately reply.
[I'm Wandering Know-it-all. Over this period of time, Evil Emperor has been training in the wilds to the east of Beijing. He might have predicted that we'll definitely use the water route to break out of the encirclement, and we've decided to change the location of the water route from the port nearby to the south.]
[I'm Wandering Know-it-all. The situation has changed again, and it's bad. Ji Feng, one of the leaders of the four sects in Beijing, managed to persuade a sect leader to break out of the encirclement just now, but he was intercepted when he was less than six miles away from Beijing. More than ten thousand people died on the spot, and the remaining twenty thousand or so people were forced to log off.
[…]
When he saw this, Happy felt the wrinkles on his forehead become much tighter.
Ji Feng might be a little smart, but he was clearly lacking when it came to the overall situation. It was no wonder then why his fame had been decreasing over the past two years.
[Happy, I'm One Emperor. Wind Assault Tower can't last for much longer. If you have the specific method and need my help, just tell me.]
The remaining letters came from Dream Clouds and Evil Emperor.
These two people still did not give up on trying to rope him to their side.
The former had taken a fancy to Happy's strength, which was on par with Evil Emperor's. The latter had taken a fancy to Happy's potential, and they wanted to rope him into Class One Hall and Wild Wolves respectively.
Happy chose to ignore Dream Clouds and Evil Emperor's letters. He thought about it for a while before he replied to Wandering Know-it-all and asked him to describe the current situation in Beijing in detail.
Then, Happy wrote a letter to One Emperor.
[Are you interested in leaving Beijing to kill a few people? You know the location.]
The last letter was from Phantasmal Shadow.
[I'm here.
I've been waiting for you for a long time. The strength we can bring to break out of the encirclement has been reduced from nearly one hundred thousand to less than fifty thousand. Forty thousand of them were taken away by Ji Feng, and the other ten thousand or so have already left the sect.] It was clear that Phantasmal Shadow had been waiting for his reply, and this made Happy feel a little guilty and awkward.
But Happy soon returned to normal.
[There are benefits to having fewer people. At the very least, our targets have become smaller. Since Dream Clouds mobilized more than fifty thousand people to lock down Ji Feng, it'll create a chance for us. There's only one Evil Emperor, and he can't fight on two fronts. I'll go and help Ji Feng. I'll open up the situation for you, and you can handle the rest yourself.]
There were two words written on the messenger pigeon that flew back.
[Thank you!]
Happy tore the letter in his hands and cast a glance at the empty forest in front of him.
[You should have seen enough, right?]
Right when he finished speaking, figures appeared in an endless stream from dozens of feet away from him.
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