Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 148 Even NPCs Back Down (Thanks to the generous donor, Qinfeng)

Tianfeng City is located by the sea, with a single-line city wall stretching for thousands of meters between the mountains on both sides. There are dozens of city towers on the wall, with the tallest tower at the main gate. Below the main road is a wide avenue, and a large number of city guards are stationed behind it.

When the city gate collapsed and the city wall fell, the city guards naturally swarmed out, only to be mercilessly slaughtered by the Black Cloud Formation.

The area shrouded by the dark cloud formation was a restricted zone. No matter how many city guards went in, they would die. Naturally, the players didn't dare to enter either. They all watched from a distance, some streaming, some posting, and some just shouting "Holy crap!"

And so time passed, ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes...

Lu Chaoding had stopped using the Extraordinary Greatsword Technique at this point, because he had already leveled the buildings in front of him.

The Black Cloud Formation has claimed the lives of countless city guards.

"These city guards don't drop any treasures or cultivation points. We killed so many, and got nothing in return. Is that reasonable?" Lu Chaoding shook his head repeatedly, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Suddenly, no more city guards came out to their deaths, and three large patrol ships slowly flew in from the direction of the inner city.

Lu Chao looked up and saw that the three sky-cruising ships were not as impressive as his own Heaven-class sky-cruising ships; he estimated they were Earth-class.

On these three large celestial patrol ships, however, stood quite a few NPCs.

Soon, three large patrol ships docked outside the black cloud formation, atop the ruins of the city tower.

On the largest ship in the middle, a man stood at the bow. He bowed to Lu Chao and said loudly, "I am Hua Yunchi, the prefect of Tianfeng City. May I ask who you are and why you are attacking my Tianfeng City?"

On the other two large ships, there was also a person standing at the bow. One of them said, "I am Chu Shishui, the Left Protector of the Golden Sword Sect. Your unwarranted invasion of Tianfeng City shows a lack of respect for the Golden Sword Sect!"

Another said, "I am Chu Wudi, the Third Elder of the Tianfeng Sword Sect. Do you intend to start a war between our two sects?"

"Chu Shishui, the Left Protector of the Golden Sword Sect? Chu Wudi, the Third Elder of the Tianfeng Sword Sect? Aren't these the people mentioned in that secret letter?"

Lu Chaoding's heart skipped a beat. He remembered the secret letter Zhao Weike had shown him not long ago, and thought to himself that he hadn't made a mistake coming to this place.

Looking at the three more closely, Lu Chaoding could see their basic information: they were all level 50 with 500 million health points, which was not bad, though far inferior to the Peach Blossom Sword God, the Sea Cow. Lu Chaoding wasn't afraid of them and shouted, "I am Lu Chaoding, the reliable sect leader of the Sword Sect! How dare you bully my sect's members! I swear I will not rest until you give me an explanation!"

Prefect Yun Chijing of Tianfeng City said, "So it is Sect Leader Lu of the Reliable Sword Sect. My Tianfeng City has no dealings or grudges with your sect. How could we possibly bully your disciples? I think there might be some misunderstanding here. Please, Sect Leader Lu, do not be angry. Why don't we sit down and talk things over to clear up this misunderstanding?"

"The final way to clear up this misunderstanding is for you to pay compensation!" Lu Chao said fiercely. "If you don't pay, I'll fight you to the death!"

The sound from within the Hongchen Sword Realm could be clearly heard and carried extremely far. When some players heard Lu Chao shouting this, they immediately understood.

"Holy crap, he's extorting NPCs!"

"Isn't this just a robbery at your doorstep?"

"Is he insane? These three giants each have 500 million health points. Does he really think he can beat them?"

"Truly worthy of being called Old Devil Lu!"

"Prefect, you can't back down! Get up now and fight that old devil Lu!"

Players could be heard shouting loudly in the distance.

What Lu Chaoding didn't know was that Hua Yunchi, the governor of Tianfeng City, Chu Shishui, the left protector of the Golden Sword Sect, and Chu Wudi, the third elder of the Tianfeng Sword Sect, were all very famous in Tianfeng City and were known as the Three Giants. Most of the quests that players could receive were issued by these three.

Tianfeng City, nominally under the jurisdiction of Feng Kingdom in Tianfeng Prefecture, has officials such as City Lord, Grand Commandant, Prefect, Grand Protector, and City Guardian, all appointed by the Feng Kingdom's court. The Prefect, in particular, is in charge of military and political affairs and controls the city's garrison. Therefore, Hua Yunchi, the Prefect of Tianfeng City, holds an extremely high position in Tianfeng City and is a powerful figure.

However, in reality, the true masters of Tianfeng City are the Golden Sword Sect and the Tianfeng Sword Sect. These two sects have even greater influence in Tianfeng City than the City Guard Camp. Chu Shishui, the Left Protector of the Golden Sword Sect, and Chu Wudi, the Third Elder of the Tianfeng Sword Sect, are basically the highest-ranking and most powerful NPCs from the two sects who have appeared so far.

At this moment, the three leaders all showed thoughtful expressions. They exchanged glances, and after a full three minutes, Hua Yunchi, the prefect of Tianfeng City, finally spoke: "Does Your Excellency think we are easy to bully? Come, twelve city guards, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Chu Shishui then shouted, "Disciples of the Golden Sword Sect, listen to my command! Follow me to capture this thief! You will be rewarded with 10 sect contribution points!"

Not to be outdone, Chu Wudi drew a greatsword and shouted, "Disciples of the Tianfeng Sword Sect, heed my command! Form ranks and engage in battle!"

Upon hearing their shouts, Lu Chaoding knew that a battle was inevitable. He chose to strike first. Seeing that the enemy had not yet entered the Black Cloud Formation, he took the initiative to attack, riding his sword forward. At the same time, he switched to three flying insect swords. As the sword shadows dispersed, a total of 995328 flying insect sword shadows transformed into mechanical missiles.

Soon, Lu Chaoding, with a range of 270 meters, pointed forward, and a dense barrage of missiles bombarded the area...

"-13, sting!"

"-13, sting!"

……

"-51120, toughness breached!"

"-13, sting!"

……

"-568!"

……

A dense barrage of mechanical missiles exploded at the bow of the ship, and Hua Yunchi, the prefect of Tianfeng City, was engulfed in flames, but the damage numbers kept popping up wildly amidst the flames and smoke.

The giant of Tianfeng City, who had 500 million life points, turned into white light before he could absorb all the attacks. He was killed on the spot by Lu Chaoding. The patrol ship also lost control and crashed down. The NPC city guards who had not yet formed a team fell into the ruins one by one.

This scene left countless onlookers dumbfounded.

"No way, he took down the powerful governor with just one move?"

"Is this even human?"

"That's insane!"

"This is the source of Old Devil Lu's arrogance!"

"How is this damage calculated? How can it be so high...?"

The players exclaimed in surprise, while on the other two patrol ships, Chu Shishui, the left protector of the Golden Sword Sect, and Chu Wudi, the third elder of the Tianfeng Sword Sect, were also clearly stunned.

Lu Chaoding shook his head and said, "You couldn't even withstand a single move from me, yet you dare to attempt to be my enemy!"

In truth, he was quite disappointed. Hua Yunchi, whom he had killed, hadn't dropped anything, not even cultivation points. This made Lu Chao suspect that units with the "wild monster" or "hostile" setting didn't have the drop setting.

Lu Chaoding then looked at Chu Shishui and Chu Wudi and shouted, "It's your turn!"

"Wait!" Chu Shishui shouted suddenly, "How dare anyone in Tianfeng City bully Sect Leader Lu's disciples! They deserve to die! I believe Sect Leader Lu must be given an explanation!"

"Indeed!" Chu Wudi, the Third Elder of the Tianfeng Sword Sect, continued righteously, "We must also compensate Sect Leader Lu; we cannot allow his disciples to be humiliated for no reason!"

"Huh? NPCs can back down too?" Lu Chao was taken aback; these two NPCs had actually figured it out.

He laughed and said, "Not bad, you are very sensible. Bring out all your treasures. If you satisfy me, I will let you go."

Chu Wudi said, "Sect Leader Lu, I can compensate you with a construction blueprint for the Three Talents Pavilion and 10 gold coins. This is all the resources I can offer. What do you think?"

Chu Shishui said, "If Sect Leader Lu can calm his anger, I can provide 10 gold coins, and also allocate one of my docks to your sect for your exclusive use. What do you say?"

(End of this chapter)