Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 168 Unreliable Mountain Gate Guards

At this moment, two giants appeared out of thin air near the towering mountain gate.

These two giants were at least ten feet tall, with robust and muscular builds. They were dressed in the attire of a reliable sword sect's introductory disciples, both sporting mohawks. They sat cross-legged in front of the mountain gate, one slashing at the air with a wooden sword, the other trimming his nails with a small dagger, both looking quite relaxed.

They are just unreliable gatekeepers sent down by an unreliable system. Among them, the one who trims his nails with a small dagger is [Dongfang Dabai], and the one who cuts the air with a wooden sword is [Dugu Qiusheng].

Nearby players spotted two tall guards and curiously approached to take a look. [Dongfang Dabai] blew on his fingernails and said irritably, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen such handsome gate guards before?"

Dugu Qiusheng followed up, saying, "The best defense is offense. Instead of guarding the mountain gate here, we should take the initiative and attack the enemy's mountain gate to prevent problems before they arise."

After saying that, he stood up, slung his wooden sword over his shoulder, and started walking down the mountain.

To the astonishment of the players, the gatekeeper actually walked onto the sea and then waded across the waves, heading somewhere unknown.

Even Dongfang Dabai wasn't content to remain silent. He stood up and said, "If there are no enemies attacking the mountain, then why bother guarding the mountain gate? As a qualified mountain gate guard, I must invite the enemy to attack the mountain to demonstrate my value as a guard!"

After saying this, he strode down the mountain gate and quickly stepped into the sea.

"Holy crap, what's up with these two guards?!"

"They've all run away!"

"One goes to attack the enemy's mountain gate, the other goes to invite the enemy to attack the mountain! What kind of oddballs are these two?"

"As expected of an unreliable guard, truly authentic!"

The players started talking amongst themselves, all thinking that the two big guys were silly and very strange.

When Lu Chaoding arrived at the mountain gate, the two had already walked five or six miles in the sea.

"What the hell?"

Lu Chao caught up with [Dugu Qiusheng] on his sword and glanced at him to see his attribute information.

[Dugu Qiusheng: LV60 Sword Saint, an unreliable gatekeeper of a reliable sword sect. HP 6000, Attack 600, Defense 0, Resilience 0, Speed ​​600. Possesses abilities: Counterattack, First Strike, Preemptive Strike, Continuous Attack, Interrupt Attack. Description: Exceptional agility, uses offense as defense, prefers to take the initiative, automatically revives at the sect gate 2 hours after death.]

"Level 60, only 6000 HP, attack power of only 600, but high speed, truly bizarre attributes. Its abilities seem quite good, but it prefers to take the initiative... Good heavens, a gatekeeper who doesn't guard the gate at all..."

Lu Chao stood in front of Dugu Qiusheng and shouted, "Dugu Qiusheng, where are you going?"

Dugu Qiusheng bowed to Lu Chao and said, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, the best defense is offense. When I go out to fight, I will nip our enemies in the bud to prevent them from attacking our sect!"

"The best defense is offense, that makes sense, but who are you going to fight?"

"Whoever we find is whoever we choose. If they are not from our faction, we will kill them, and they will not be allowed to attack our sect's gates!"

Lu Chao felt a headache coming on and said, "Are you trying to make enemies of the whole world?! Stop messing around and go back to your post. If an enemy comes knocking and you're not there, wouldn't that be dereliction of duty?"

"That makes sense. I'll go back and check if any enemies come out!"

[Dugu Qiusheng] nodded and immediately turned back.

"No more enemies have appeared... Fine, go ahead!"

Lu Chao shook his head. He knew that this NPC was definitely restless and would definitely come out again, but he could resurrect infinitely, so there was no need to worry too much.

A moment later, Lu Chaoding found [Eastern Defeat].

[Dongfang Dabai: LV60 Sword Saint, an unreliable gatekeeper of a reliable sword sect, with 200 million HP, 2 Attack, 600 Defense, 600 Resilience, and 600 Speed. Possesses the abilities to feign weakness, stop fighting, surrender and disengage, and recover HP upon surrender. Description: Exceptionally skilled in light footwork, uses himself as bait, enjoys luring enemies to his doorstep, and automatically revives at the sect gate 2 hours after death.]

"Good grief, only 2 points of attack power! This guy is destined to lose to the East!"

Lu Chao rubbed his eyes; he had never seen an NPC with lower attack power than this one.

"The East suffered a crushing defeat; are you essentially sending someone to attack your own mountain stronghold?"

"Oh, Sect Leader, you actually understand me! Only when enemies attack the mountain do we, the guardians of the mountain gate, have any reason to exist, don't you think?"

"So even if there are no enemies attacking the mountain, you still want to create an enemy attack?"

"That's right! Even if we have to use deception or coaxing, we must get the enemy to attack the mountain so that we can demonstrate the value of our mountain gate defense."

"Alright! But I suggest you wander around the mountain gate area. I'm afraid you'll get lost if you go too far!" Lu Chaoding said helplessly. He was too lazy to care about this [Eastern Defeat] anymore. He thought to himself that this time the unreliable system was very reliable. It was supposed to be an unreliable gatekeeper, and it really was an unreliable mountain gatekeeper.

"What use are these two unreliable gatekeepers? They're probably just going out to their deaths!"

Lu Chaoding stopped paying attention to the two unreliable mountain gate guards. After returning to the sect's residence, he found Zhang Defa and used the mission hall to obtain a batch of pills, Ao Longwang Earth God, and Huoyunju Earth God.

Then, Lu Chao gathered the sect's experts on the dueling platform and said, "Come on, click here to buy the Immunity Token, the Dragon-Slaying Sword, and chilled watermelon juice!"

After encouraging everyone to shop, Lu Chaoding continued, "I wonder if any of you have heard of the Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror? It's a key item for defeating the world boss Yan Shangjing, but it's broken into nine fragments. I have the first fragment here, and the other eight are scattered in eight Qilin Secret Realms. All eight need to be collected to reassemble the Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror. Those Qilin Secret Realms must be very important story-driven realms, and they should contain many treasures. I need eight teams to carry the fragments I've given them to those eight Qilin Secret Realms and retrieve all the fragments. Is anyone willing to volunteer?"

Wang Chengang said from below the arena, "Brother Ding, I'm signing up! We've all reached level 30, and we're going to Tianyun Prefecture for the Heavenly Journey Trial anyway, so we might as well get to know each other better."

"Brother Ding is providing us with a massive sky-surveying ship. We'll go through fire and water for Brother Ding and guarantee to retrieve the fragments of the Mirror of Calamity!"

"Why would we need a celestial patrol ship? We need flying earth spirits!"

"Yes, yes, Brother Ding, equip us with the Fiery Cloud Steed! Let's go!"

Dugu Tian, ​​Jiang Youxian, Zhao Weike, Zhao Qiansunli, the Boiling Blood Quartet, the Four Swordsmen of Blazing Fire, the Four Saints of Breaking Void, and others all expressed their willingness to go to the Qilin Secret Realm.

Lu Chaoding was very satisfied with this. He took out eight fragments of the Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror and distributed them to Wang Chengang, Dugu Tian, ​​Zhao Weike, Jiang Youxian, Zhao Qianli (one of the four members of Zhao Qiansun Li), Hu An (the leader of the Boiling Blood Four), Lin Xifeng (the leader of the Four Swordsmen of Blazing Fire), and Zhou Huairen (one of the Four Saints of Breaking Void). He asked them to form eight teams to retrieve the fragments of the Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror.

Moreover, before they set off, Lu Chao equipped all of them except Zhao Weike with four-star Earthly God Fire Cloud Steeds and some [Nine-Turn Pills]. These guys were very happy, and a moment later they all rode the Fire Cloud Steeds out to sea.

As for Zhao Weike, he also formed a four-person team, but they sailed out to sea in the sect's Yellow-level Sky-Patrol Ship.

Watching their departing figures, Lu Chaoding muttered, "Hopefully these guys will return safely. My next task is to use potions to level up to 60, and then see if I can upgrade my private cave dwelling into a celestial abode!"

Meanwhile, in Tianyun Prefecture, a large patrol ship also set sail, its destination the Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain. Li Chengzhi, the city lord of Tianyun City, stood at the bow, a gentle breeze ruffling his thick overcoat. He muttered, "If Master is willing to intervene, then the mere Heavenly Sword Sect is nothing to fear..."

(End of this chapter)