Chapter 124: Chapter 124: A Moment of Silence for Disco Dancers (Third Update)
The Blood Demoness looked at the Profound Yellow Sect disciples with a peculiar expression, then turned to gaze at Xu Nian. That look seemed to be asking: What’s up with your disciples?
Xu Nian frowned, not sure what to say. The players seemed to be getting more and more offbeat. What’s with this silly vibe!
"You... are very good at teaching disciples!"
The Blood Demoness finally let out such a comment after half a moment.
Good at teaching? Xu Nian felt terrible. He hadn’t actually taught them anything, okay? They had all become skilled on their own! Right! It had nothing to do with him as the Sect Leader! So embarrassing! He couldn’t help but cover his face and turn away, refusing to watch this grand dance party scene. Too ashamed to look.
Arrows had been fired for over a minute without much pause. Only when the ground was piled high with arrows did the players somewhat reluctantly stop.
"Ah? Is it over already?"
"What a pity, I thought we could dance for an hour."
"I’ve never been to a club before, and I finally got to experience it this time, but it’s a shame there weren’t any atmosphere girls."
"They’re just coaxing you into buying drinks. How could that be as fun as here?"
"..."
The players also started to lose interest.
Behind Xu Nian, Under the Phoenix Tree frowned slightly, looking at the surroundings with a puzzled expression.
Seeing him silent, Junlin asked in a low voice, "Feng Wu, have you found something?"
"There’s a problem!"
Under the Phoenix Tree pondered, "This place should be a death trap. Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart is just the first step. My college professor said if you encounter a death trap in a tomb, you can pretty much start writing your will. I feel like the mechanisms here aren’t finished; the truly terrifying one hasn’t even appeared yet."
More mechanisms? Junlin and his team were all shocked. With the ground already covered in arrows, even gods would be shot into porcupines, right? And this was just an appetizer?
At that moment, a crisp and pleasant "CLICK" sound rang out.
Everyone froze where they were.
"Damn it, it’s not over yet. Turn the flashlights on!"
"Make way for me in the middle, I’m going to be the brightest star here!"
"I can do the flower shaking hand dance, give me a chance!"
"Everyone back off, this time it’s my turn to perform, your dancing was too lame!"
"..."
The players inside the area, thinking that the dance party wasn’t over, all started preparing for the second round.
But in the next moment, crossbow bolts as thick as arms began to slowly emerge from the walls.
"Ballistae?!"
Under the Phoenix Tree exclaimed with wide eyes, "I told you this was a death trap!"
Seeing those thick crossbow bolts appear, the players who were ready to dance also panicked.
The arrows from Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart might have been just an appetizer, barely scratching the physically resilient players, but now it was different. These arm-thick things, they could kill if hit by them, right?
"Damn Game Designer, your father’s dead!"
"Damn it, getting hit by this would kill us, wouldn’t it?"
"This isn’t about whether you’ll die or not; it’s about whether you can withstand it."
"With so many firing out, will we even have a whole corpse left?"
"..."
Dance? Hell, no dance now!
Those physically resilient players showed faces of deep resentment, cursing the Game Designer’s entire family.
Then...
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
One after another, crossbow bolts shot out. They flew relentlessly through the space, ruthlessly piercing anyone they struck without exception.
It seemed that their Martial Arts-enhanced toughness offered no defense against these massive crossbow bolts.
"Quick, look at Xu Xian!"
A player suddenly spoke up, pointing at Hero Xu Xian and shouting.
Everyone turned to look and saw Xu Xian crouching low, nimbly dodging the crossbow bolts flying around him.
His agility gave quite a few players hope. Just dodge them, and that’s it? We can do that too!
Just as Xu Xian leaped to avoid one bolt, another bolt shot towards him from behind.
All the players who remained at the entrance felt a tightening in their rears. Such a thick bolt shooting at someone—death was certain.
Sure enough, Hero Xu Xian didn’t even have a chance to cry out before he was sent off to Reincarnation.
"Let’s pay tribute to Xu Xian; he was a hero."
"I’ve never seen someone’s chrysanthemum blossomed by such a thick bolt until today; from now on, I only admire Xu Xian."
"He made a significant contribution to our dance floor venture; let’s remember his sacrifice for us!"
"Such a tragic way to die, even more thrilling than Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart."
"..."
Seeing the tragic fate of Hero Xu Xian, everyone showed a look of sympathy.
A few female players looked even more awkward, not daring to glance at the corpse.
Blood Demoness stood beside Xu Nian, biting her lip tightly. One of her hands was placed on her lower abdomen, while the other unconsciously protected her rear.
Seeing the death scene of Hero Xu Xian made her feel very uncomfortable for some reason. Indeed, it was a horrifying way to die.
On the field, massive crossbow bolts crazily reaped the lives of the players.
It seemed there were plenty of bolts. After killing the dancing players, more shot out from the walls with a cold gleam, ready to harvest a second wave.
At this moment, all the players started to panic. How were they supposed to play now?
They were not afraid of dying, but they were afraid of dying like Xu Xian.
The man from Jianghu swallowed hard and turned to Xu Nian, saying, "Sect Leader Xu, my condolences. We’ve all seen the sacrifice your Profound Yellow Sect made. They won’t die in vain; I will erect a monument for them once I am out!"
It couldn’t be denied. The sight of Profound Yellow Sect Disciples breaking the deadlock with their bodies deeply moved them.
So fierce!
No wonder Kong Qingquan and Zhao Qixian held the Profound Yellow Sect in such high regard. There was reason behind it.
When members of the Profound Yellow Sect got fierce, each one was ready to give up their life.
Jianghu People are usually cowardly, and the cowardly fear the fierce, but the fierce fear those who are reckless.
So a sect like the Profound Yellow Sect, in Jianghu, was definitely not someone you’d want to provoke. If you got on their bad side and they played a reckless hand against you, who could you appeal to then?
Even Xu Nian couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air. Was the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure this dangerous? It’s good that it was only players who went up to dance; if it had been me, I probably would have been stabbed to death, right?
At this time, from the corridor behind everyone, heart-wrenching screams were heard. It immediately pulled everyone back from their stupor.
"What’s happening? What’s going on back there?"
"It must be those shadowy monsters attacking the others, right? After all, they don’t have powerful flashlights."
"Listening to those screams, it seems there are quite a few ladies, too; I feel so sorry for them."
"Should we go save them?"
"..."
Xu Nian furrowed his brows as the screams got closer, clearly indicating those wolf-like creatures were approaching.
To avoid being attacked, they would have to get through here.
But this area was too open, and the bolts weren’t finished firing; getting across wouldn’t be easy.
Under the Phoenix Tree walked to the edge and looked, then suddenly exclaimed, "I’ve got it! I know how to break through!"