MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 1280 - 257: Reaping the Fruits

Qin Hong looked in terror at the man beside him making a throat-slitting gesture, and immediately screamed, "You promised me you wouldn’t do this to them..."

Before Qin Hong could finish his words, screams of agony continuously echoed from the valley behind.

Those piercing cries struck deep into Qin Hong’s heart.

Turning around, he saw black-clad members of the Martial Arts Sect slaughtering the lower-ranked soldiers of Photon City without a hint of hesitation. With a quick slash, those soldiers clutched their slit throats in pain, blood gushing from their mouths. In mere moments, they dropped to their knees, eyes filled with anger, reluctance, and despair.

Eventually, their pupils lost focus, and they collapsed to the ground.

"No, no, you promised me you wouldn’t harm them!" Qin Hong, as if mad, charged at the middle-aged man beside him. Unfortunately, the man was a top-tier Martial King, far beyond Qin Hong’s capabilities to resist.

With a gentle pat on the shoulder from the opponent, a powerful force surged into Qin Hong’s body, like a mountain weighing thousands of pounds, rendering him immobile.

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, "You’re the Young City Lord Qin, right? Hasn’t your teacher taught you yet, never to trust others’ words? But it’s okay, today I’m teaching you this one lesson. I believe it’s one you will remember."

After speaking, a Martial King behind Qin Hong struck him on the back of the neck, causing Qin Hong to immediately fall unconscious.

And the three thousand Qin Long Guards beside him were all knocked unconscious by the black-clad Martial Arts Sect members.

Then, six Martial King level experts began to negotiate amid the slaughter.

One of the Martial Kings said, "The Sky Family made the greatest effort this time, so it shouldn’t be too much for us to take Qin Hong, right?"

Upon hearing this, another Martial King spoke, "It’s not too much, but I need at least a thousand Qin Long Guards."

Hearing this, another Martial King complained, "Why should the Long Family take away a thousand Qin Long Guards? Apart from the Sky Family contributing the most, didn’t all of us Four Great Families put in equal effort?"

The Long Family’s Martial King glanced at him and said, "If it weren’t for Long Lin holding the pressure in the Western Battle Zone, I’m afraid the Qin Long Guards would have been taken by the families there long ago. Long Lin is a member of the Long Family. Shouldn’t my family get a larger share?"

With this argument, the other three families found it hard to argue because it was true. More than just their five families had their eyes on the Qin Long Guards. The Western Battle Zone has its local powers, and those powers didn’t move against Qin Hong entirely because Long Lin held the highest authority in the Western Battle Zone, a power personally bestowed by Rongtian’s Master. Anyone who challenges it would be considered an enemy of the entire Rongtian Domain, an act of treason punishable by wiping out ten family generations.

Seeing everyone remain silent, the Long Family’s Martial King chuckled, "Since no one objects, I’ll take a thousand Qin Long Guards."

Then, the Sky Family’s Martial King spoke, "The remaining two thousand Qin Long Guards will be evenly divided among our four families, five hundred each. What do you think?"

The other three families were filled with discontent, but they dared not go too far in front of the Sky Family. Qin Hong had already been taken by them, and now they wanted to take five hundred Qin Long Guards as well; what greed!

But out of fear of the Sky Family’s power, the other three families had no choice but to nod in agreement.

And so, Qin Hong and his three thousand Qin Long Guards were directly split among the Four Great Families, ready to be taken back for research. Some would be tortured and interrogated, while others would be divided and conquered. Regardless, all means would be employed to extract the Qin Long Guards’ training methods and their special military formation.

However, just as they were about to leave and disband...

Ten Martial Kings suddenly appeared at the peak of the valley, their powerful energies cascading down like waterfalls.

Feeling the energy waves above, the Sky Family’s Martial King wasn’t surprised at all. Looking up, he saw ten obviously older top Martial Kings, almost sixty in appearance, leaping down from the valley’s peak and landing with a crash before the five families.

"Duo Rentu, I didn’t expect you to still be alive."

Upon hearing the Sky Family’s Martial King, the leading elderly Martial King grinned, "So it’s the brat Tian Mu. I wondered who dared to act so brazenly in my Western Battle Zone. Let me see."

Saying this, the old man known as Duo Rentu purposely turned back, glancing at the valley already filled with corpses.

Then he pointed at the Sky Family’s Martial King, Tian Mu, "You have some nerve, daring to slaughter reinforcements sent under Military Department orders to support the Western Battle Zone. Aren’t you afraid of being held accountable by the Rongtian Military Department?!"

At these words, Tian Mu laughed, "Well, it’s happened anyway. I wonder how the old master intends to resolve this?"

Seeing Tian Mu so accommodating, Duo Rentu chuckled, "If you want us to turn a blind eye, it’s simple. We have five families here; just give us two hundred Qin Long Guards each, and we’ll let it slide. How about it?"

"A thousand Qin Long Guards? Are you crazy?!" a Martial King protested, wanting to say more but was glared down by Tian Mu’s stern gaze.

Duo Rentu didn’t react, still smiling as he looked at Tian Mu.

Tian Mu pondered for a moment and then said to the other Martial Kings, "The Long Family gives four hundred, the rest give two hundred each."

"I don’t agree!" It’s known that the more Qin Long Guards they take, the easier it will be to extract information about the training method and military formation from more people. It’s not enough to force just one or two people to talk. With something so entirely new, how can you trust something said by just one person? So, the more Qin Long Guards they hold, the more information they can extract, leading to more accurate training methods and combined military formations.

Seeing a Martial King object, other Martial Kings also followed suit, "Let’s give a max of one hundred Qin Long Guards to each Western family, no more!"

"Silence!" Tian Mu immediately demanded, blood energy surging wildly, suppressing the whole scene, "Do as I say. Otherwise, you negotiate with the Western families yourselves. My Sky Family will hand over its two hundred Qin Long Guards and wash our hands of this!"

Upon hearing this, Duo Rentu immediately chimed in, "That would be great. If the Sky Family wishes to leave directly, we in the Western families have no need for your two hundred Qin Long Guards—just leave."

As these words fell, the Martial Kings of the other four families all found themselves with grim expressions. Out of the six Martial Kings present, the two strongest were from the Sky Family. If they were to leave, the ten Martial Kings from the Western Battle Zone would have no trouble overpowering the four left, making it impossible for them to leave the West, let alone return with the Qin Long Guards. Those 2,500 Qin Long Guards would all end up in the Western Battle Zone’s five families’ pockets. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Fine, we agree!" Under pressure from both sides, the Martial Kings of the four families could only choose to compromise. They couldn’t afford not to; failing to bring back the Qin Long Guards was a huge offense, but being stuck in the West was even less acceptable.

"Tsk tsk, what a pity!" Duo Rentu shook his head with some regret, his eyes sweeping over the fallen Qin Long Guards, filled with greed.

In the Western Battle Zone, Duo Man from the Duo Family had once lost five hundred thousand cavalry at once, causing the Duo Family’s status and influence in the Western Battle Zone to drastically decline. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have needed to team up with the other four families to demand people from the opposition. It’s because the family’s influence and power had waned, leaving them with insufficient weight, forcing them to bring more people to make an impression.

Even an old man practically on his deathbed had been called upon by the family to dust off his face and begrudgingly make an appearance.

Before long, a massive contingent of cavalry from the Western Battle Zone arrived from all directions to exchange for the Qin Long Guards with Tian Mu and his group.

Watching the five families of the Western Battle Zone depart with glee, Tian Mu and his people were burning with frustration inside.

The Long Family suffered the greatest loss of four hundred Qin Long Guards, and their Martial King couldn’t help but say to Tian Mu, "Can’t we take a hard stance and fight them? Though they outnumber us, we aren’t without odds."

Hearing this, Tian Mu gave the Long Family’s Martial King a sidelong glance and sneered, "You’re not young anymore; surely you’ve heard of the Blood Hand Butcher’s name?"

"Blood Hand Butcher? That’s old news, a thing from the past. Even if Duo Rentu was dominant in his time, he’s now old and not what he once was. Why are you so afraid of him!"