The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 224 Extraordinary Martial Skills and Divine Power
Within a range of mountains, after tracking for over an hour, the mercenary trainees finally discovered a small outpost.

The entire stronghold was located inside a natural cave. Outside the cave, there were only some iron fences and barbed wire, houses made from stacked carriages, and several winged tribe squads patrolling the area.

It wasn't until the young winged tribesman who delivered the message entered the stronghold that the mercenary trainees who had been tracking them all the way sat down to rest and recover their strength.

"I really don't know what that devilish instructor was thinking, making us use an NPC for training. This training is too easy. I was actually looking forward to it when I first joined the training class." A young man named Old Six, who was sitting on the fence, looked at the winged youth reporting to someone in the stronghold in the distance and felt that this mission was completely unchallenging.

“I also think the instructors underestimated us. We are elites who have received professional training. This level of counter-tracking and tracking is something that even those who have obtained a semi-qualified mercenary certificate can do easily.” A bald young man named Moonlit Flirt nodded in agreement. “Moreover, this NPC is too unintelligent. It has no counter-tracking awareness at all. It just returned to the base without any detours and brought us here directly. This game is just too fake.”

The other four members of the team nodded in agreement.

Although everything in the game is very realistic, there are many monsters along the way that need to be carefully avoided. By now, they are all very hungry, and this feeling of hunger is just like the real thing.

However, the NPCs' intelligence is really not that great. If it were ordinary people, they would have left some simple traps on the road, and their whereabouts would probably have been exposed long ago.

The reason they were able to discover they were being followed by so many people was because they instinctively left behind many simple warning traps along the way.

"Now that the stronghold has been discovered, let's go back and report," suggested Old Six, who was sitting on the fence, after observing the Feather Clan's stronghold.

However, just as the fence-sitter Lao Liu spoke, a flying transport vehicle sped up from the sky in the distance, like a gust of wind, and landed directly in front of the cave at the Feather Clan's stronghold.

Is there a new plot twist?

The team members watched as more than thirty people stepped off the flying transport vehicle. These twenty-odd people were not from the Feathered Clan, but rather from the Three-Eyed Clan, who looked similar to humans but had three eyes.

Moreover, these three-eyed people were all fully armed, wearing B6-level armor. Even from hundreds of meters away, one could sense their extraordinary nature.

After more than thirty people got off the bus, a winged man in a black cloak walked out of the carriage in front of the cave and respectfully approached a three-eyed man who was over two meters tall and had an extraordinary bearing.

"Lord Galon, why have you come in person?" Mans looked at the three-eyed man who had arrived, feeling extremely surprised.

The man named Galon in front of them was none other than Galon the Heavenly Eye, one of the three monsters of the garrison. He was not at the Bone Forging Realm, but his strength was comparable to that of a Bone Forging Realm expert.

"I heard that the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has sent a large number of people out of the city. It's a rare opportunity, so I came to ask what's going on. Are the two experts who killed Steelbone and Fang also going?" Galon asked with great anticipation.

“We don’t know that,” Mans said nervously. “We know that the master of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is also traveling with them. According to the news our people just sent back, they are heading towards Death Valley.”

"Is this news just sent back by your people?" Galon asked, turning to look at a grove of trees a few hundred meters away. "So those people aren't yours?"

"Our people?" Mans couldn't help but take out his binoculars and look in the direction Galon was looking. He could vaguely see several humans dressed in silver-gray clothing in the woods. His face immediately turned pale. "Damn it, those people are from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. They've discovered us!"

The White Feather Gang is no match for the Obsidian Martial Arts School now. If the Obsidian Martial Arts School discovers that the White Feather Gang was secretly tracking and investigating them, it will not be a good thing for the White Feather Gang.

“Interesting. So they’re from the Obsidian Martial Arts School.” Galon said calmly, watching the fence-sitting Sixth Brother and his group start to flee. “Perfect, let’s arrest them and question them.”

Upon hearing this, Mans realized what was happening and was about to order someone to give chase when he saw Galon, who had just finished speaking, suddenly produce a B6-level longbow and fire six arrows in an instant.

Six whooshing sounds rang out as six arrows pierced the forest. Galon put away his longbow and had the captains of the garrison bring the person over.

"this!"

When Mans looked through the binoculars, he was completely astonished.

Seven or eight hundred meters away, the fence-sitting Lao Liu and his men had all been pierced through the legs by arrows, leaving them with no way to escape. Moreover, the control over the force of the arrows was simply superb. Under normal circumstances, a B6-grade arrow more than a meter long would have completely obliterated the legs of the six men, but the arrows only pierced their legs, rendering them unable to move.

Six arrows per second, each with a different force—Mance could hardly believe that such physical control was possible for a human.

The six people who were hit in the distant woods were also shocked.

"Holy crap! Are all the NPCs in this game this powerful?" Old Six, looking at his knee where he'd been shot with an arrow, was also shocked by Galon's move.

He had assumed that the NPCs in this game would use their level to intimidate others, but now he was truly shocked.

With such a high degree of virtuality in the world of high-level martial arts, even NPCs cannot defy the physics engine. Achieving this requires more than just great strength; it also requires extraordinary technology.

It's unheard of for a game NPC to possess such skills.

"No wonder the instructors let us enter the game; this game is really good." Moonlit Flirt, who had been shot by an arrow, looked at Galon, who stood proudly in the distance, with excitement and anticipation in her eyes.

Although the daily training of space mercenaries is extremely arduous, it is not enough for these elites. After all, their goal is to become legends in the mercenary world, hoping that one day they can travel thousands of miles alone and wipe out an entire gang single-handedly.

If they were just conducting routine mercenary training, this would never be possible, and their routine training wouldn't involve any truly worthy opponents for life-or-death battles.

But now, experiencing the near-realistic virtuality of high-level martial arts, and having such powerful NPCs as opponents, how can one not be excited?

If they can train in such an environment, they will at least become famous in the mercenary world, if not legends.

"Looks like we can't escape." Old Six, who was sitting on the fence, looked at the group of garrison captains who were rapidly approaching and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "The cost of this mission is really high. My extra meal allowance for the past few days is gone."

"It's worth it." Yuexia Liaoren looked at the approaching Three-Eyed Clan captain and laughed. "If this were a real mission, we would all be dead by now. Now, 648 can buy a life. This is a good thing that you can only dream of in real life."

“That’s true, I wonder if the instructor will reimburse me.” The fence-sitter, Lao Liu, nodded, thinking that the price was indeed very low. He then began to practice the visualization technique of a stellar explosion, and his brain instantly became scorching hot. Soon, he bled from all seven orifices and died.

Meanwhile, the others also began practicing the Stellar Explosion Visualization Technique, hoping to earn something before they died, since of all the various training methods in the martial arts school, the Stellar Explosion Visualization Technique was the most life-threatening.

Even the instructors said that if you're about to die, take the opportunity to practice the Stellar Explosion Visualization Method, so that you can die with some value and save money on practicing the Stellar Explosion Visualization Method.

"Did they all commit suicide?" Galon was also surprised when he heard the reports from his captains. He didn't expect the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts School to be so fierce, which was rare among the major forces.

However, when Mans heard that all six people had died, his expression grew increasingly grim.

"What's wrong with them being dead?" Galon noticed the change in Mance's expression immediately and looked at Mance strangely.

"Lord Galon, you may not know, but those people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are a bunch of lunatics." Mans took a deep breath and said seriously, "The destruction of the Twin Heads Gang in the suburbs was because the son of the Twin Heads Gang leader killed several ordinary disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. That same night, the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy attacked the Twin Heads Gang's headquarters and wiped out the entire gang. Now that the disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy have died on our side, if the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy finds out, they will definitely not let our White Feather Gang off the hook." Although their White Feather Gang had always wanted to deal with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, it was only in the shadows. Now that six disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy were dead, who knew if those six had sent out any messages before they died?

If the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy finds out that all six of them died at the White Feather Gang's stronghold, the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will definitely come to kill them.

"So that's what you're worried about." Galon smiled nonchalantly. "Don't worry, I'll stay here for a while. In fact, it's not just me; the other two will probably be here soon too. The three of us will be here together. If the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can come, that would be great. If not, the other two and I have already discussed it and are preparing to go to Red Moon Town to confront the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy."

The White Feather Gang said they would notify the Black Obsidian Martial Arts School as soon as the martial artists went out.

However, none of the three wanted to waste too much time on the Obsidian Martial Arts School, and waiting for a long time was not in their nature; they preferred to take the initiative.

If the Obsidian Martial Arts School is willing to come to them on its own initiative, they would be more than happy to welcome them.

“Lord Galon, the master of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, Lin Qi, is also traveling with us this time. If he comes, things will get complicated,” Mans said cautiously, looking at Galon who seemed unconcerned.

Although the Feather Clan and the Ape Clan assured the three that they would keep Lin Qi, a master of the Bone Forging Realm, in check, they needed an excuse to use the name of the City of Light to restrain Lin Qi.

But if Lin Qi were to come knocking on our door now, no one could stop him.

"It would be even better if he could come," Galon said with some anticipation. "Although the three of us really want to fight the two disciples who killed Steelbone and Fang, we still need a master of the Bone Forging Realm to put some pressure on us. If the three of us work together to deal with him, we might be able to break through our limits."

"Moreover, the three of us plan to go to Crimson Moon Town just in case. We have also invited Vice Commander Mihos. With him, a mid-level Bone Forging Realm expert, present, even if we are no match for him, Vice Commander Mihos can step in to stop us."

"Is Deputy Commander Mihos coming too?" Mans was relieved to hear this.

Vice Commander Mihos is an extraordinary figure in the Three-Eyed Clan. He graduated from the Genius Training Camp just three years ago and has already advanced from the initial stage of the Bone Forging Realm to the middle stage of the Bone Forging Realm. He is also one of the candidates for the young clan leader of the Three-Eyed Clan.

If such a person were to appear, even Lin Qi wouldn't dare to act recklessly, given the significant difference in strength between the initial and intermediate stages of the Bone Forging Realm.

Death Valley, under the blazing sun.

After Lin Qi set up a resurrection point and bound everyone, the newbies happily started mining mithril ore.

Previously, everyone thought that it was impossible to resurrect in Death Valley, and mining mithril ore would definitely be a severe test, but after the resurrection point was established, things were completely different.

This is simply a reward from the martial arts school for newcomers.

Not only can all newcomers practice the Stonebreaker Fist with peace of mind, but the presence of mithril ore in Death Valley also makes the free energy exceptionally rich. Some players even thought they could practice their breathing techniques while carrying ore.

Although the difficulty of practicing the breathing technique has increased considerably, after some attempts, these players quickly discovered that the improvement in the breathing technique and physical fitness was much faster than when they practiced at the martial arts gym. Eventually, one person passed it on to another, and all the newbies began to follow suit, practicing the breathing technique while carrying it around.

This broadened Lin Qi's horizons after watching for a while; he never imagined that breathing techniques could be practiced in this way.

Just as Lin Qi was considering whether to have the disciples recruited by the martial arts school train in the same way in the future, the system notification sound suddenly rang out.

System: Congratulations, host, you have successfully fused and mastered the extraordinary martial skill, Divine Might, which has automatically reached the proficiency level.

Suddenly, a flood of memories rushed into Lin Qi's brain, making him feel like his head was about to explode, and he almost collapsed to his knees in pain.

The memory lingered for about five minutes before gradually fading away.

"Is this a martial arts technique?"

Lin Qi was completely bewildered as he looked at the memory inheritance he had received.

Once this move is used, it will create a force that compresses air and energy, centered on the user, and impacts in all directions, much like deploying an AT field. It is an all-encompassing offensive and defensive force, an absolute domain.

However, this move consumes a great deal of his own energy. According to the memory he inherited, he can probably only use this move once in a fight. Once he uses it a second time, the energy converted from his energy will be completely consumed. It is roughly equivalent to consuming half of his current energy every time he uses it.

"I wonder how much more powerful this Divine Might would be if it were used with that crimson bead." When Lin Qi thought about the principle of Divine Might, he immediately thought of the crimson bead he obtained from the mobile city of Emerald Sky.

That blood-red bead can increase the strength of one's internal force by 50%, and Divine Might is almost a martial skill that relies entirely on internal force. If one were to use the Divine Might of the blood-red bead, the power would definitely be much greater than that of ordinary extraordinary martial skills, and might even be enough to contend with the most outstanding experts in the Bone Forging Realm.

Thinking of this, Lin Qi couldn't sit still any longer and immediately returned to the martial arts school, wanting to test the effects of the blood-red bead.

Meanwhile, in front of the White Feather Gang's stronghold, a group of martial arts players gathered together.

"Judgment, you guys are really amazing. Not only did you discover the hidden storyline of this limited-time mission, but you also managed to track down this hidden dungeon. This dungeon is really lucrative, with so many elites wearing B6-level armor. There must be a lot of good stuff hidden in this cave." One Leaf Floating Cloud looked at the White Feather Gang's stronghold two kilometers away through binoculars, licked his lips, and praised, "Why don't you join our team in the future? I guarantee you'll earn several times more than you do now."

"Don't listen to Yi Ye's nonsense. It would be better if you joined us. If you join, you can directly become the vice leader of our team." Fang Zhen couldn't help but look at Dark Judgment and the others, his eyes burning with desire. He didn't expect there to be such a group of formidable people among the newbies. Not only did they manage to detect that their convoy was being followed, but they also discovered hidden dungeons along the way. If they were exploring the wilderness, who knows how many good things they would find.

"Thank you for your kind offer, both commanders, but our ambitions lie elsewhere," Dark Judgment replied directly. "We prefer to sell information in exchange for something of value."

“This hidden dungeon is indeed of a high level, just as you said.” After observing it through the binoculars for a while, Luo Wushang nodded and said, “Then let’s stick to what we agreed before: one-fifth of the profits from this high-level dungeon will go to you.”

"Thank you, Vice President Luo." Dark Judgment smiled as she looked at Luo Wushang who had agreed.

Even if he only gets one-fifth of the rewards from this high-level dungeon, it will be enough for him to grow rapidly. He even plans to invite some of his former partners to play the High Martial Arts Descent dungeon together after he advances to the Martial Arts Realm.

During his time with Martial Arts World, he initially treated it as a game with a high degree of virtuality, something to pass the time. After all, he had a lot of free time after leaving the front line and becoming an instructor.

However, as he continued to practice the martial arts and training methods of the High Martial Descent, he discovered that the High Martial Descent was truly extraordinary. In particular, after practicing the Stellar Explosion Visualization Method, his physical reactions and mental state underwent significant changes. This gave him a chance to return to the forefront. If he could take this opportunity to go further, he might be able to return to his peak.

"Alright, let's get started quickly. Time is limited, and it would be bad if something went wrong at Death Valley."

One Leaf Floating Cloud couldn't wait to take out the electromagnetic gun he had made from Fang Zhen's damaged B6-level martial arts technique and rushed to the front.

Seeing Yi Ye Fuyun rush over without saying a word, the others also drew their weapons and charged forward.

In a short time, more than forty players and martial artists launched an attack on the White Feather Gang's stronghold.

(End of this chapter)