They might be able to run, but the temple could not.
Dream Clouds managed to escape with her subordinates' protection, but Happy chased after them all the way down Mount Song. Blood dyed the ground several miles away, and there were at least two thousand Class One Hall corpses.
These two thousand people were all high-tier elites that Class One Hall mobilized from more than ten cities around the area, and they took up around seventy to eighty percent of them.
Once they died …
A clear lack of elites instantly appeared in the center of the land.
A large number of elites lost their original fighting strength.
Happy chased after them all the way to the foot of Mount Song before he stopped and did not continue chasing after them.
Behind him, countless Shaolin disciples chased after him in a dense pack.
They were just there to watch the show.
The Class One Hall members who were fortunate enough to survive in the crowd did not dare to continue staying. They quietly left during the chaos. Happy stared coldly at the Class One Hall members who fled in all directions like a defeated army, and he slowly lowered his Dragon Saber. The blood-red saber glare gradually faded away, and it returned to its original form. Happy's gaze also gradually broke free from the cruel and cold gaze.
"It's about time."
Happy turned his head around and looked at the slaughter he caused. Then, he looked up at the sky and mumbled under his breath.
"Are the casualty figures out?
More than two thousand one hundred people died. That's about three-quarters of the people we brought with us. "
Once she escaped, Dream Clouds quickly obtained the casualty list. When she saw it, her expression turned even darker. There were very few Class One Hall members who escaped with her.
"Damn it.
"Order people to monitor Happy's actions closely, and that woman as well." Dream Clouds quickly rode into the city, and without stopping, she gave her orders loudly. "Also, contact the Prophet and ask him about the locations of the other groups of people from Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect. We must definitely take revenge on Mu Clan!"
Losing two thousand normal members would not cause Dream Clouds to be overly concerned. Class One Hall's great wealth and power could allow them to quickly recover, but two thousand elites were Class One Hall's middle-level backbone. If they died at this moment, it would be a great blow to their foundation.
If they could not win against Happy, they could only regain their dignity from Mu Clan's elites and find a balance!
At that moment, a messenger pigeon landed on Monk with Thick Eyebrows' shoulder.
Once he read it, he finally told Dream Clouds the only news that made her frown disappear.
"Hall master, we succeeded. The four hundred or so people led by Thunderous Battle and Silver Wolf have all been killed. They're now trapped near Guanlin Temple in Barbican, and they don't dare leave the city."
"Well done."
Dream Clouds was delighted.
The pain of losing more than two thousand people was greatly alleviated.
Even though Mu Clan did not lose a lot of people, Silver Wolf and Thunderous Battle had incredibly high statuses in Mu Clan.
He was publicly acknowledged as the second strongest player in Mu Clan, and he could be considered as one of the top-class players in the Chinese server.
There was no need to even mention the latter. He was the clan master of Mu Clan in name, and he was currently in charge of many of Mu Clan's operations. He was the other pillar of support for Mu Clan.
The weight of these two people was even more practical than hundreds of Mu Clan elites.
"Keep a close watch."
Even though she lost in Happy's hands during the battle at Mount Song, she felt that she still had an advantage when it came to her subordinates. A large group of Class One Hall elites had searched her backyard and found several groups of people. The people from Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect fled in exhaustion. She believed that after one day, not only would she be able to return all the losses she suffered at Mount Song to Happy, she might even be able to gain a certain degree of advantage.
"This … Yes!"
The monk with thick eyebrows sounded hesitant.
Dream Clouds quickly noticed this, and her gaze focused. She noticed that Happy's expression was not very pleasant. "What's wrong? Is there a problem? "
"Yes …"
The monk with thick eyebrows hesitated for a moment before he answered.
"When we surrounded Silver Wolf and Thunderous Battle, because they hid in the mines, we lost a lot of people when we attacked them. We might not have enough people in Barbican to protect them."
"How many did we lose?"
Dream Clouds' heart sank. She suddenly realized that the situation was not good for her.
The monk sucked in a deep breath and said a number.
"More than two thousand three hundred people. That's about half of the reinforcements in Barbican."
Right when he finished speaking, Dream Clouds' expression turned cold, and her voice was as cold as ice.
"We lost six times the number of people Mu Clan has? Who gave the command? "
The monk with thick eyebrows put on a hesitant expression again. In the end, under Dream Clouds' fierce gaze, he braced himself and explained, "The report just now is about the number of casualties we suffered when we fought against Silver Wolf's group. The ratio of casualties is about one to ten. The losses we suffered when we fought against Thunderous Battle are slightly smaller. We only lost around one thousand five hundred people."
When he said this, the monk with thick eyebrows could already sense the waves of heat rising from Dream Clouds.
"The letter said that the main reason is that the environment Silver Wolf and Thunderous Battle chose to defend is not suitable for us to attack. We also gave a death order, so …"
"I got it."
"… Hall master."
"I'm fine."
Dream Clouds' tone was firm and cold.
"Contact the Prophet as usual! Once we get the precise location, we'll have Blood Robes, Barren Murderer, and you personally take charge of it. If this continues, the number of people we lose will soon go beyond what we can bear. "
"Understood."
The monk with thick eyebrows finally released a sigh of relief.
In truth, he was a little worried that the continuous blows would cause the hall master to punish his members in a fit of anger. At that moment, they needed manpower.
However, things were not that simple.
"Is there something else?"
Dream Clouds noticed that the monk with thick eyebrows wanted to say something, but did not, and her heart turned cold. "What bad news? Tell me everything. Don't hesitate."
"The news isn't very bad, but … the people from Barbican and Kuo Ma City sent news that they don't have enough manpower."
"What do you mean?"
"Right now, there are more than seven hundred people from Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect who have fallen into our surveillance, but the people from Barbican and Kuo Ma City are basically all injured, and they haven't recovered their strength yet. It's not suitable for them to monitor us. The remaining people have also been mobilized to search for the enemies outside the city, and it's very difficult for the ones left behind to monitor more than seven hundred people."
"… It's just surveillance. Let the injured ones do it. We can't spare more manpower to do this at this moment."
She stopped talking for a moment before she gave instructions.
"Of course, we must monitor Silver Wolf, Thunderous Battle, and the others with a hundred and twenty percent of our mental strength. Have a group of elites who are not injured choose to pay attention to them."
"Hey, where's Do Jin?"
It was only then that Dream Clouds remembered that she had not seen Do Jin when she ran back. It was as if he had disappeared.
"I didn't notice."
The monk with thick eyebrows looked around him before he shook his head. "I reckon that his confidence was crushed after he lost, and he has already left."
Dream Clouds also expressed her understanding toward this.
Do Jin was a very prideful person. Right now, he had been easily defeated by Happy with Wandering Universal Eight Trigrams Souls Palm in front of so many people, and he was embarrassed, so he must have left secretly during the chaos.
Even though it was a pity that she lost a helper, Dream Clouds also knew that it was unrealistic for Do Jin to stay behind and help her fight against Happy. He had already completed his goal in challenging Happy, but he had lost. Right now, he would definitely return to his country to train hard instead of staying behind to fight against Class One Hall.
"Where's Hanago?"
"After he killed Silver Wolf, he stayed in Barbican."
"It's good that he's around."
Dream Clouds released a breath of relief.
In truth, she knew very clearly that Silver Wolf was the one who fought against Three Dragons Guild the most. Even Towering Palace was destroyed because of him.
Hanago, who came from Japanese Country, had also heard about Silver Wolf's specific information, and he had automatically asked to go over to help.
If she could obtain the help of a top-class swordsman, she would have a few cards in her hands that she could use.
"Send my orders. All branches are to be prepared for battle. Try to stay online for as long as possible. Be prepared to move out at any moment to capture the people from Mu Clan and Chivalry Sect!"
"Understood!"
…
Xuancheng.
It was the frontline city where Mu Clan and Class One Hall's forces of influence intersected. It was also the frontline where Class One Hall's branch was stationed, and it was also the branch with the most people from Class One Hall.
There were more than five thousand people there, and they were active in the various training grounds nearby. While they trained, they were also in charge of guarding the south.
Ever since the incident the previous night, the Class One Hall members in Xuancheng's branch had been cursed by many sect members in the depths of the land.
There was no other reason for it. Nearly two thousand people from Mu Clan had managed to successfully sneak in, and they had managed to escape the eyes of tens of thousands of people at the borders.
Hence …
Once the higher-ups gave their orders, the people in the area instantly became jittery. Thousands of people moved out and monitored the government-made roads and alleys closely. They looked as if they would not let even a fly from the south of Changjiang cross the river!
There was a group of thirteen to fourteen people in the forest. They were outside Hundred Flowers Palace, and they were calmly exchanging blows with the female members of Hundred Flowers Palace.
Suddenly, one of the female players who had long since subdued her opponent stopped. With puzzlement in her eyes, she looked outside the palace.
"What's wrong?"
The person beside her quickly noticed that her companion's gaze was a little strange when she stared at Hundred Flowers Maze behind her, and she asked the question in a nonchalant manner.
The person frowned.
"I think I heard something inside."
Her tone was serious, and it was a little grave.
Her companion by her side did not pay attention to it.
"Did Shusheng's group come in?"
The female player shook her head.
"It doesn't seem like it. I think I heard someone scream in pain. It sounded …"
"Scream in pain?"
The people by her side indicated that they did not hear it.
"Could there be a mistake?"
"There's no one in Hundred Flowers Maze."
The female player's expression did not relax in the slightest. She continued to stare at the Hundred Flowers Maze in front of her, which was filled with blooming flowers and the air of spring.
"Alright, you've been paranoid since yesterday."
"That's right. There are a few groups of people training outside. If something really happens, someone will send a messenger pigeon to tell us."
"That's right. We have to seize the time to train. I heard that a few of the top-class elites in Mu Clan have already reached 550 qi points. Before long, they will reach Moksha Realm. If we don't seize the time, sooner or later, Class One Hall's territory in the north will be replaced by Mu Clan."
"Speaking of which, I'm quite envious of Mu Clan right now. In the past, I thought that Class One Hall is very powerful and can dominate the world of martial artists, while Mu Clan is at most a nouveau riche. Only Happy can show up in public! Now, as I watch their plan to build the Power Rank in the branches become more mature day by day, and the number of elites in the branches is increasing, I'm afraid every day when I think about it. "
The group of people had subconsciously shifted the topic to Mu Clan.
But they did not notice that the female player who had previously put on a wary expression had become even more solemn.
"All those who are hiding in the formation, come out!"
A sudden shout shocked the people around them.
When they looked around, they did not find a single person.
But just when they were prepared to grumble, they suddenly heard an appreciative laughter from Hundred Flowers Maze in front of them. "I didn't expect that I would run into the remaining Class One Hall members who are skilled in formations here."
The group's expressions changed drastically. They quickly subdued their opponents and looked over.
The scene formed by the formation distorted and fluctuated. More than ten men and women with the word "Mu" embroidered on their chests looked as if they had walked out of a painting. They appeared in front of the Class One Hall members in an orderly manner.
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