Chapter 133: Chapter 119: Aftermath and Version Preview (Combined Parts)
"Now is indeed the best time to attack the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall," said the leading Mans without even turning his head. "But even if your two Dark Guard teams go together, it won’t change anything. Apart from eliminating a few more members of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, it’ll just be a senseless sacrifice. And I brought you here not for a senseless sacrifice, but to go back and report the detailed situation here to the Gang Leader."
"Understood." The two Dark Guard captains, though unwilling, understood that Mans was right.
"Don’t worry, you’ll have your use later on." Mans turned his head to glance at the two reluctant Dark Guard captains, very confidently adding, "Even though the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s annihilation of the Great Ape Gang will indeed make a name in the wild, behind the Great Ape Gang stands the Gorilla Gang. The Gorilla Gang won’t just let this go. No matter what, the Great Ape Gang is their pawn in the wild. When you hit the dog, you look at the owner. The Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was so ruthless, this won’t end here."
On Red Moon Mountain.
Although all members of the Great Ape Gang were cleaned out, the strong stench of blood hung over Red Moon Mountain, lingering for a long time.
However, the atmosphere at Red Moon Mountain was incredibly peaceful, even festive.
Players, under Lin Qi’s orderly command, happily cleaned up after the battle. Even though Lin Qi wouldn’t pay any points for this cleanup work, players were still very enthusiastic and busy, packing and burning every piece of debris without needing Lin Qi’s instructions.
Of course, before burning, these players would triple-check if the bodies of the Great Ape Gang members were hiding anything, giving them a good search before throwing them into the fire to become fertilizer for future blood rice planting.
"Miss, Estina has suddenly sought out Hall Master Lin, probably with the intent to win him over," the Half-Scale Race old man, looking like a butler, quietly reminded as he watched her enter the temporarily constructed two-story building in the trade area. "Should we go in as well?"
"No need, I know Estina too well, let her be for now," Xia Ling said very calmly, "After all, her cooperation with Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall won’t affect me. There’s no need to embarrass Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and affect my later cooperation."
"Miss is wise," the Half-Scale Race elder nodded.
In the second-floor hall of the two-story building, Lin Qi sat in the main seat, with Estina sitting as a guest, and behind her stood twenty young men and women wearing A6 level battle armor. The natural aura they exuded made even Lin Qi frown, marveling at the influence of suburban factions.
Though the twenty young men and women were just candidate martial artists, paired with the A6 level battle armor, it was not difficult to resist even if they couldn’t kill an Initial Stage Martial Artist.
"Miss Estina, I wonder what guidance you have for coming here?" Lin Qi, being direct, didn’t want to waste time with Estina and her group.
Now, after Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall defeated the Great Ape Gang, there was a plethora of tasks needing his attention, especially the post-battle statistics. He had no idea how long it would take for him alone, not to mention he had to welcome a new batch of players, rapidly strengthen their numbers, or else Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s overall strength wouldn’t match its current standing in the wild, hampering many things.
"Hall Master Lin is indeed straightforward," Estina said calmly, chuckling lightly, "Does Hall Master Lin believe that because we stood with the Great Ape Gang before, we are enemies?"
"Of course not," Lin Qi replied with a smile, "But I equally don’t believe we’re friends, right?"
"You’re right, Hall Master Lin, that’s why I personally came to resolve some misunderstandings," Estina couldn’t help but evaluate Lin Qi, with a slight smile, "It’s true that I’m friends with Gang Leader Watu, but just cooperative friends. Now I’ve come to propose cooperation with Hall Master Lin."
"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation?" Lin Qi asked.
"Cooperation that can aid Hall Master Lin," Estina replied with a light laugh, "Though Hall Master Lin is friends with Xia Ling, Xia Ling or rather the Phosphorus Fire Gang can’t do anything against the Gorilla Gang."
"Now that Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has annihilated the Great Ape Gang and removed it from the wild, the Gorilla Gang won’t just let it go. They will definitely make a move. While Hall Master Lin may think that having become a Martial Artist these suburban factions won’t dare act recklessly, the suburban forces are indeed ranked."
"Indeed, many suburban gangs dare not provoke martial artists, but the Gorilla Gang, as a powerful tribe in Chasing Light City, is not included in this. Not to mention that suburban gangs cannot be compared with wild gangs. Just in terms of influence, not only can Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall not conduct normal business in the suburbs anymore, but even in the wild, they might face attacks from many wild gangs aiming to align themselves with the Gorilla Gang."
"Not afraid of martial artists? Isn’t the Gorilla Gang afraid that the wild people will be cleaned out by me?" Lin Qi curiously asked.
"This is probably very difficult," Estina smiled, as if hearing something amusing, "Hall Master Lin might not fully understand the situation of suburban gangs. Let me explain, as a gesture of my sincerity."
"Though most suburban gangs have no martial artists, they have means to counter martial artists, the most typical being B-level battle armor. Each set can empower an Extreme Apprentice to have the power to suppress a martial artist, and major suburban gangs generally have more than one set."
"B-level armor? Do the senior levels of Chasing Light City allow them to own it?" Lin Qi was shocked to hear this.
In the world of advanced martial arts, battle armor is classified similarly to armor, with A-level and B-level series, wherein B2 level battle armor can fight against Initial Stage Martial Artists, B4 level battle armor can resist Middle Tier Martial Artists, and B6 level battle armor can counter High-tier Martial Artists.