I Am General Chao Bafang!

Chapter 22: I Am General Chao Bafang! Xiao Ji fretted at the side. "Wang Shao, are we still going in?"

Wang Tianhao was seething.

The Tian Hao Alliance was practically about to be wiped out. After paying such a huge price, was there any reason not to go in now? If they didn't, wouldn't that mean they had come all this way just to play a supporting role and hand Fire Cloud Leopard two hundred kills to pad its record? Yet before Wang Tianhao could draw his blade, a huge crowd of Players shoved him aside.

"Make way, make way! The War Soul Hall guild is making its move. We're taking this Fire Cloud Leopard!"

Wang Tianhao had always been the one telling others to move aside. When had he ever suffered such humiliation himself? "Fuck me! This trash heap called War Soul Hall thinks it deserves to compete for the boss?"

Tang Baizhan, War Soul Hall's guild leader, walked over and sneered at Wang Tianhao. "Well, if it isn't Shun Huo Nuan's number one big spender?"

Wang Tianhao gritted his teeth. "Tang Baizhan, you think I gave you face, so now you dare act cocky in front of me?"

A few years ago, Shun Huo Nuan and Blade's Edge, two online games with the same theme, had fought tooth and nail for market share.

As representative Players of the two games, Wang Tianhao and Tang Baizhan had often traded insults online.

Naturally, they didn't get along.

Tang Baizhan spat on the ground.

"Don't think you can act high and mighty just because you made a name for yourself in that world where money lets you breathe. Aren't you rich? Go on, you hit the boss first. Fucking beat it to death with money for me to see!"

While the two exchanged insults, Fire Cloud Leopard, having finished casting Secret Skill Demon Spirit Cannon, landed on the ground again.

Although its health had dropped below 2,500, Fire Cloud Leopard had yet to suffer any truly serious injuries.

It had plenty of wounds, but its internal organs were mostly fine.

Still, its health had fallen by more than half, so its outward appearance was one of blood constantly spraying from the wounds all over its body.

Fire Cloud Leopard remained nimble, and every swipe of its claws took another Player with it.

Tang Baizhan knew this wasn't the time to waste on Wang Tianhao. "Get out of the way. You think someone like you can come in and steal the spoils?"

Xiao Ji, Wang Tianhao's number one lackey, immediately drew his blade.

"Fuck me, Tang Baizhan! How dare you talk to Wang Shao like that!"

Xiao Ji was also a famous top expert in Shun Huo Nuan, and he and Tang Baizhan had cursed each other out online countless times.

Xiao Ji drew a salary from Wang Tianhao, so he had to make a show of himself.

Ding! Xiao Ji brought down a two-handed vertical slash, but Tang Baizhan blocked it with one hand.

Tang Baizhan's health -1.

Xiao Ji's health -22!

Xiao Ji: "..."

When the two clashed, they triggered a "parry clash." What was compared was the strength of each side's attack in that exchange, with health deducted according to the gap in attack strength.

Clearly, Tang Baizhan was much stronger than Xiao Ji! As the guild leader of War Soul Hall, Tang Baizhan had real skill.

He had reached Seven-Star Fighter, and his equipment was no worse than Ye Suifeng's.

By comparison, Xiao Ji was only a Five-Star Fighter and his equipment was a notch behind, so naturally he was no match for him.

Tang Baizhan knocked Xiao Ji's blade aside and sneered. "Move!"

Xiao Ji wanted to continue, but Wang Tianhao stopped him.

"Xiao Ji, move aside."

Xiao Ji said, "Wang Shao..."

Xiao Ji couldn't understand it. When had Wang Tianhao, who once dominated Shun Huo Nuan, ever taken this kind of abuse? Yet Wang Tianhao really did step aside.

His face was dark as death.

Tang Baizhan laughed loudly and led his guild Players toward Fire Cloud Leopard.

Xiao Ji whispered, "Wang Shao, are we just letting this go?"

"Let it go? What kind of joke is that?"

Wang Tianhao said no more.

But he was already contacting his father's secretary.

Wang Tianhao's father, Wang Jian, was one of Xuzhou's top ten entrepreneurs.

Wang Jian had once promised Wang Tianhao that he would support him in starting a business twice.

The first time, he would give him one hundred million.

If he failed, he would give him another one hundred million.

If he failed both times, he would obediently go home and take over the family business.

A few years ago, Wang Tianhao had lived a carefree, indulgent life, using that one hundred million to buy cars, houses, and mess around with pretty young girls.

Now, he had less than twenty million left.

Ever since games had become part of people's daily lives, the economic value they generated had been beyond estimation.

As a result, many people chose to dig for gold in online games, earning extra money to improve their lives.

Quite a few major companies even invested in creating guilds.

This time, Wang Tianhao intended to go all in with every cent left from his first startup fund and make something big of himself in Battle Through the Heavens! "I refuse to believe that a War Soul Hall with less than three million in funding can ride roughshod over me!"

On the other side, War Soul Hall's attempt to surround and kill Fire Cloud Leopard also met with tremendous resistance.

Hero King Manor had arrived! Both guilds had around two hundred people.

Either guild now had the confidence to take down the low-health Fire Cloud Leopard.

Tang Baizhan said, "Boss Jin, it seems we really have to fight."

Jin Shankao laughed heartily. "Ah, Guild Leader Tang, harmony brings wealth. How about we discuss a partnership?"

Tang Baizhan said, "Sure. Don't say your little brother isn't being generous. I'll land the finishing blow, and all the drops go to you!"

Jin Shankao said, "Ah, Guild Leader Tang really is generous. But your Old Bro is generous too, and I can't stand seeing someone more generous than me. So I'll land the finishing blow, and the drops go to you. How about it?"

Fire Cloud Leopard's greatest value was none other than the Global Announcement for its first kill and the chance to interact with Nalan Yanran.

For an individual Player, building favorability with Nalan Yanran meant more possibilities in the future, so it was naturally a huge gain.

But for a guild, claiming the first kill was an excellent promotional endorsement!

These two old hands, Tang Baizhan and Jin Shankao, understood that perfectly well.

There was really nothing to negotiate here.

How much profit there would be after building favorability with Nalan Yanran, and how long it would take to see results, were both unknowns.

But a Global Announcement would have an immediate effect! If possible, Jin Shankao would even be willing to spend five hundred thousand, or one million, to buy that Global Announcement.

Tang Baizhan's expression turned serious as well.

"Since neither side can back down, we'll each rely on our own abilities. But before that, there's still one thing we can cooperate on."

Jin Shankao looked around at the chaotic crowd.

"Clear the area first."

Naturally, Jin Shankao and Tang Baizhan didn't want what was already in their pockets to be snatched away by other Players.

Even if the odds were low.

Guild Players really did get things done efficiently.

A group of them planted themselves there, displaying the bearing of a major guild. They didn't want to clash with independent Players, and everyone should make money in harmony. Nice words were free.

There was no harm in saying a few.

Any Player with even a little sense knew it was time to leave.

If they still tried to fish in troubled waters, they might really be killed and sent back to town.

Being killed by another Player came with a chance of dropping equipment. It wasn't worth it.

And while they cleared the area, Hero King Manor and War Soul Hall also lost quite a few men.

The members of both guilds were high-level, with basically none below Two-Star Fighter.

But before a second-tier peak King of Beasts, anyone who should be instantly killed would still be instantly killed.

This was when top experts truly showed their value!

Ye Suifeng and Tang Baizhan were Seven-Star Fighters, while Jin Shankao was a Six-Star Fighter.

Furthermore, the three of them had movement techniques and positioning far beyond ordinary Players, and their equipment was excellent as well.

As long as they didn't rush in recklessly, Fire Cloud Leopard had no way to one-shot all three with a single claw.

Ye Suifeng could even use his status as a Wind Attribute cultivator to kite Fire Cloud Leopard.

Although Ye Suifeng was still slower than Fire Cloud Leopard, with the support of Tang Baizhan, Jin Shankao, and the many Players from both guilds, Fire Cloud Leopard couldn't kill Ye Suifeng anytime soon.

Not only that, the three had considerable attack power. Combined with their combat skills, they could all break through Fire Cloud Leopard's defenses.

Whenever Jin Shankao and Tang Baizhan activated their combat skills, a hit would deduct at least 30 health from Fire Cloud Leopard.

Ye Suifeng was even fiercer. When his combat skills erupted, the damage generally exceeded 50 points! The three of them had also gradually figured out some tricks, and the occasional Weak Point Attack dealt over a hundred damage outright.

Fire Cloud Leopard's health began dropping at a visible rate.

Before long, Fire Cloud Leopard's health was about to fall below one thousand!

Just then, a powerful shout made everyone's movements slow for a beat. "I am General Chao Bafang! This Fire Cloud Leopard is my mount. You dare injure it? All of you, get out of my way!"

Tang Baizhan was shocked. "An NPC has arrived?"

Jin Shankao said, "NPC my ass, that's a Player! Send a few people up to stop him!"