Chapter 64, Black Stone Guild, One Sword Instant Kill_1
[Demonic Purple Tin Snake]
[Level: 36]
[HP: 80,000/80,000]
[Physical Attack: 360-410]
[Magical Attack: 360-410]
[Physical Defense Power: 330-360]
[Magical Defense Power: 330-370]
There were five more here, just perfect for hunting to gain experience. Without a second thought, Jiang Chen charged forward and activated Crosswise Sword Qi Mode.
Everyone around was watching Jiang Chen.
"Is this the new guy? Doesn't he know that this is Black Stone Guild's grinding spot?"
"Eh, this kid is pretty strong, taking on the Demonic Purple Tin Snake alone. Wonder what class he is—could he be a Swordsman with a Thin Sword?"
"Who cares if he's strong or not, as long as he doesn't steal our kills, we're good. But the Black Stone Guild won't be so easy-going."
"He may very well be an SS-grade Class. The entire area has been marked as guild territory, and he's taken the Black Stone Guild's monsters."
Listening to their talk, Jiang Chen understood that this spot was reserved by the guild—either for their own grinding or to be rented out to others. Essentially, the monsters that spawned here belonged to them.
Jiang Chen didn't want to care about all that. Monsters were unowned resources, available for anyone to kill.
Experience +520
Experience +520
...
Jiang Chen registered the 520 experience points. 'What a 'lovely' amount,' he thought with a touch of sarcasm. It meant that he needed to kill over two hundred to level up. With a spawn every ten minutes, that meant six per hour, and only sixty in ten hours...
Damn, this leveling pace is still a bit slow. It'd take four days to level up! That's slower than running dungeons, where the experience increase is faster. The catch, however, is that dungeons could only be run once a day!
Jiang Chen glanced at other Demonic Purple Tin Snakes in the area.
Forget it.
At that moment, another Demonic Purple Tin Snake spawned. Jiang Chen drew his sword and slashed; the snake quickly died at his feet.
A team approached Jiang Chen's grinding spot, their faces grim.
"Here they come, the Black Stone Guild's people have arrived. This is going to be entertaining."
"He's gonna have to pay a hefty sum."
"He won't get away with less than a hundred thousand."
"A hundred thousand? The leader is Hausman. That guy will definitely demand an exorbitant amount, starting at least from a million."
"Perfect. The next spawn wave isn't for a few minutes anyway. Let's wait and enjoy the show!"
Hausman led five men to where Jiang Chen had been killing the monsters.
Hausman sneered, "Brother, do you know that this place is reserved by the Black Stone Guild?"
"I didn't know before, but I do now."
"Since you know now, then it's easier to deal with. You've stolen our kills, what do you have to say about that?"
"Your kills?"
"Of course. This is Black Stone's reserved area, and the monsters that spawn here are ours. You killed a monster, which means you stole our experience. So, compensate us!"
Jiang Chen smiled, "Compensate? How much do you want?"
"One million."
Jiang Chen laughed, "One million? You're really asking for the moon!"
"What, you have a problem with that?"
"I have no problem at all."
"Then pay up!"
"No money."
Hausman's voice turned dark, "Kid, you're playing with me, aren't you?"
Jiang Chen sighed, "Actually, I am a person who loves peace. Don't force me to draw my sword. Leave now, and I'll pretend nothing happened."
Hausman laughed, and his companions laughed too.
They understood that Jiang Chen was ready to resist. In their eyes, resistance meant battle, and battle meant someone would die.
Hausman mocked, "Are you challenging the Black Stone Guild?"
"No, you are the ones challenging me. Let me give you a piece of advice: take your people and leave, or you'll become corpses right here."
Hausman drew his Great Sword, and the four behind him also displayed their weapons. An Archer aimed at Jiang Chen, a Priest was stacking BUFFs, and a Magician was chanting a spell.
The swords were drawn and the bows were taut; battle was imminent.
"Alright, Hausman, this young brother didn't know this was your guild's grinding spot. Let's just leave it at that; there's no need for violence. We're all heroes under the All Gods; we should stand united."
At that moment, a blonde beauty wearing Heavy Armor arrived.
Several warriors followed behind her.
Hausman turned to look at the blonde beauty, his expression darkening, "Christine, you dare to meddle in my affairs? This punk is challenging my Black Stone Guild, showing no regard for us."
Christine glanced over, unapologetically saying, "I'm only thinking of your best interest. If someone can solo the Demonic Purple Tin Snake, it's obvious they are more powerful than you. It was the right choice for him to tell you to leave; otherwise, it wouldn't be him dying, but you. Are you all so foolish that you can't see this?"
"He's a hidden SS-grade Class, comparable to the warriors of Black Phoenix."
When Hausman heard the words "Black Phoenix," his complexion drastically changed.
Then, looking at Jiang Chen, who solo-killed the Demonic Purple Tin Snake, Could he really be an SS-grade Class?
Hausman hesitated, aware that everyone around was watching them.
"Hausman, Christine is right. You'd better leave. Don't waste your life senselessly. This brother is strong; you're no match for him."
"Hausman, surely you haven't become scared?"
"Haha... Hausman, can't you even handle a little guy?"
"It's normal to be scared, especially since Hausman has always been a coward."
"May the All Gods bless you not to die by someone else's sword."
Hausman's face grew even more sullen, "Christine, this is none of your business. Kid, since you didn't know, I'll let you off this time. Just pay 10,000 to make up for it."
Did the price really just drop that quickly?
Is the bargaining gap so large?
Hausman didn't want to fight Jiang Chen. Someone capable of soloing a level 36 Demonic Purple Tin Snake surely had skill, and he also didn't want to lose face in front of everyone.
Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I have one word for you."
"What word?"
"Scram."
Hausman gripped his Great Sword, his face ominous and terrible. Just then, with Shield in hand and Great Sword raised, he charged at Jiang Chen, bellowing, "You're asking for death!"
With a casual slash from Jiang Chen...
SLASH!
A ray of Sword Qi surged forward, and Hausman instantly died, his eyes wide with disbelief that he could have been killed in one hit.
The four men behind Hausman were utterly terrified.
Hausman's body was bifurcated, his intestines spilling onto the ground.
The scene went deathly silent...
The four watched Jiang Chen with terror, slowly backing away. Seeing that Jiang Chen did not attack, they finally relaxed their guard and quickly fled the scene.
Christine exclaimed in shock, "This guy is so strong! What kind of Class is he to have such insane Offensive Power?"
The others were also dumbstruck.
Only now did they realize that he had held back some of his strength when killing the Demonic Purple Tin Snake.
Jiang Chen walked towards another grinding spot. Five members of another guild were there. As they watched him approach, they grew tense and vigilant, fearing he would draw his sword.
Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Gentlemen, I'm quite interested in this grinding spot."
"Brother, you killed someone from the Black Stone Guild. Are you planning to offend Wan Qi's Guild too?"
Jiang Chen shook his head, "I don't want to offend anyone. Let's grind together."
Jiang Chen activated Crosswise Sword Qi Mode.
A hundred Sword Auras spun around him.
The five's faces changed dramatically, and they hastily left.
Jiang Chen walked to another grinding spot.
"Brother, I'm just..."
"Let's go."
Jiang Chen had barely spoken when the five quickly left, clearly not wanting any conflict with him.
I hadn't even finished speaking!
Couldn't you at least wait for me to finish before leaving?
So disrespectful.
Jiang Chen looked to another grinding spot. He merely glanced over, and the five players there immediately left, not daring to linger a moment longer.
Uh...
The others understood Jiang Chen's intention. A single grinding spot wasn't enough to satisfy him, so they all grabbed their swords and departed.