Sword Among Us Novel - Chapter 1173
Chapter 1173: Formation in the Formation
As the three elites in the dao of heaven formed an alliance, half of the pressure they faced from Great Sky Force Formation was taken from them, and the remaining dozen or so Myth Realm elites could take care of the situation as long as they took care of the injured and block the divine weapons that slipped past the ones in the dao of heaven. The forty-nine divine weapons did not even have the ability to break through the defense. They had rounds of their attacks parried one after another by the elites, who now formed groups of three.
As time passed, Great Sky Force Formation launched its eleventh formation. The damage from the formation suddenly increased by leaps and bounds. The forty-nine Great Sky Force Formation formed groups of seven and launched a continuous stream of attacks!
“Careful!”
These people were not weak. They noticed the changes in Great Sky Force Formation and spoke up to warn the others about it. They became even more on guard.
The groups of seven swords attacked continuously. When they arrived at the perimeter of the crowd, they suddenly turned into balls of fierce and dazzling sword glares. In an instant, they enveloped Osaya, Bi Xuan, and the old zither player.
“No good!”
“It’s a formation within the formation!”
“Be careful!”
The group of three elites in the dao of heaven were surrounded by attacks. They had four groups of seven swords from the formation attacking them. The three elites in the dao of heaven were instantly unable to take care of anything else, so they could only cry out for the people behind them to be on guard and take care of themselves.
But when seven swords formed a group, they could sweep through everything without any problem. The group of Myth Realm elites were also incredibly wary.
Whoosh!
The seven divine weapons worked in tandem with each other. They could cover for the weaknesses in their attacks, and they were like a grinding machine with an astonishing momentum. At the moment they rushed into the crowd, the Myth Realm elites at the outer layer of the triangle were instantly torn to pieces. That momentum made it seem as if they were being attacked by seven elites at the peak of Myth Realm, and these seven elites did not even care about their lives when they attacked.
Even the elites in the dao of heaven found themselves incredibly troubled in the formation within the formation. Two of the three were forced to back away and leave the group so that they could rush to a rather wide area to use their skills.
Osaya had brought out a pair of weapons shaped like crescent moons from some place, and as if she was dancing in circles, she blocked off the continuous attacks from the divine weapons. Clanging sounds rose nonstop. Her weapons continuously released piercing, metallic sparks, and she could no longer care about Happy and Thousand-faced Human Fox’s safety.
As for Bi Xuan, he was an experienced elite in the dao of heaven. He was a little more aggressive when he faced the formation within the formation. With one recondite steel longspear, he easily destroyed the teamwork in the sword formation and effortlessly sent a few of the divine weapons flying. His domineering presence was on full display!
However, Bi Xuan’s attacks caused his qi to spill, making sand and stones to fly. Sand filled the air. He could not compare to Osaya’s exquisite and quiet moves, which was why he could not use his attacks near a group. Naturally, he could not help any of his Myth Realm subordinates either.
In comparison, the old zither player was the only person who never left the team.
When the small sword formation persecuted him, his hands flew swiftly over the old, wooden zither, releasing streams of clear and exciting notes.
In an instant, a magnificent sound blade formed a huge river of sound with a grand momentum. It pushed the small sword formation away from him. More sound blades were formed, and they crashed against the seven divine weapons in the sword formation, and the small sword formation was forced back.
When they noticed this, not only was Happy shocked, even the other elites in the dao of heaven could sense just how terrifying this old zither player was, despite the fact that he had been keeping a low profile all this while.
He entered the dao of heaven with his skills in the zither!
He had mastered his craft to this state! Among the elites in the dao of heaven, perhaps he was the only one who could compare to Martial Paragon Bi Xuan, who had entered the dao of heaven a long time ago. In fact, he might have some advantages in certain aspects.
But he had hidden his strength very well, and he acted as if he was a humble old man who was in his twilight years. He never appeared to be threatening to the others, and it was only at this moment that he revealed his true strength.
‘His zither skills have already reached this state? Just who is he?’
While Happy thought about this, he kept a close eye on the fourth small sword formation that came charging over from the outer layer of the triangle formation. He quickly cast the puzzlement in his heart to the back of his mind and focused on handling the small sword formation which came charging over aggressively.
Just as he expected, the players were always the ones who would be given full attention by the system in the game.
There were plenty of elites in the dao of heaven, but they did not receive such a “fair” treatment. But he was just a player, and he received a really “high-class” treatment. It was truly… a delightful surprise.
“AHH!!”
“Run!”
“Hurry up, run!”
The group of elites in Myth Realm instantly lost their backbones when the small sword formation killed several of their companions and rushed into the formation. They could no longer care about the ones on the ground who were injured and could hardly move. They just moved back.
When they noticed the changes around them, the people who had entered a meditative state and were healing opened their eyes.
What they saw were dazzling, piercing, and fierce sword glares!
Everything might have seemed to have happened slowly, but in truth, it was over in the blink of an eye.
A few of them had divine weapons pierce through their bodies right after they opened their eyes, and blood gushed into the air.
“…”
The old zither player watched as more than ten of his subordinates instantly lose their lives. He looked as if he could not bear with that sight, but anger also flashed in his eyes. Even so, he could not divide his attention and take care of two small sword formations in one go. He could only watch as the fourth small sword formation continue to chase down the remaining people at astonishing speed.
With just one glance, the old zither player noticed the trajectory of the small sword formation, and he deduced that it was headed to the old man and young boy Osaya was protecting.
“Huh?”
It was only at that moment that the old zither player finally noticed that even though Great Sky Force Formation had launched more than ten rounds of attacks and plenty of elites in the later stage and at the peak of Myth Realm had died, the old man and the young man remained unharmed, even though their qi realms were low. He had to say, it was a miracle.
However, their good luck was about to end at this moment.
The offense of the small sword formation was something that even the elites in the dao of heaven had to fight against at full strength. The old man was in Myth Realm, and the young man was not even in Myth Realm. How could they possibly stay alive?
However, the sword formation was able to move faster than any lightness skill, the old man and the young man were caught up in the blink of an eye.
What happened next caught everyone by surprise.
“Master!”
When Thousand-faced Human Fox was retreating, he was still caught up swiftly by the small sword formation. As he was about to be torn apart, Happy suddenly pushed him several dozens of feet away, and he was now perfectly away from the moving trajectory of the small sword formation.
But because of this, Happy fell into the area where he would be suppressed by the small sword formation!
Before the sword formation arrived, seven fierce sword glares had already arrived in front of him. It was a powerful pressure that seemed like a mountain that rose thousands of feet from the sea. It gave off the feeling that they could not hide anywhere to remain safe.
But Happy was not completely helpless before it.
He had already put Heaven Crystal into his bag a moment ago.
What appeared in his hands was a black and heavy sword he had not used for some time—Recondite Steel Heavy Sword!
When the elegant young man held Heaven Crystal in his hands, he looked rather distinguished, carefree, and wild, but when he held a huge lump of metal, all his elegance was instantly gone. It was as if Reconfite Steel Heavy Sword had turned into the focus of attention and covered all of Happy’s splendor.
But only Happy himself knew that when he faced the suppression from Great Sky Force Formation’s small sword formation, Reconfite Steel Heavy Sword’s suppression effect and blocking effect would undoubtedly be the best choice for him to win.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
A continuous stream of metal hitting each other rose one after another and flew past Recondite Steel Heavy Sword. The fierce attacks were all parried by Happy.
“I knew it. As long as I don’t attack, the sword formation won’t change its moves…’
After that attack, the sword formation did not lose its motivation. Instead, as the invisible power in the small sword formation drove them forward, they swiftly regained their kinetic force. They continued to dance in the air while intersecting with each other.
Happy might not have bought a lot of time, but it was enough for Thousand-faced Human Fox and the other elites in Myth Realm to move to a relatively safe zone.
The small sword formation moved when they sensed life. Naturally, once they locked on a target, they would not let him run away. They continued to chase after Happy.
With his previous experience, Happy decided to do the same thing as he did.
He did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he used the blocking effect from Recondite Steel Heavy Sword and the dodging effect from Petite Dragon so that all the damage from the small sword formation moved to the heavy sword…
Clang clang clang clang!
Another series of metal striking metal rose.
But this time, Happy did not let the small sword formation move away in such a relaxed manner anymore. Instead, in an instant, once he blocked their attacks, he swung his Recondite Steel Heavy Sword horizontally, releasing a dazzling sword force.
Whoosh!
He activated Full Winds in Long Skies.
Cling cling clang clang!
The sword formation had not had time to regroup. The astonishing sword force charged at them violently. All seven divine weapons were swept up so badly that they crashed into each other. They fell on the ground in a disorderly fashion, and they created seven piercing fire snakes on the ground.
Happy’s success did not cause the Myth Realm elites around him to cheer for him.
As if they had seen something unbelievable, the group of Myth Realm elites stared at the white-clad teenager in shock while he held that Recondite Steel Heavy Sword in his hands. Their eyes sparkled. No one knew what they were thinking about.
When Osaya saw that Happy was fine, she sighed in relief.
But Bi Xuan and the old zither player were shocked.
They knew the power of the small sword formation very well.
It was already very difficult for them to get through one round of attack, but this boy had defeated the small sword formation with one swing. This was already not something that someone at the peak of Myth Realm could do.
They were shocked, and they could not help but cast Osaya a glance. At this moment, they finally got a vague understanding as to why Osaya had entered the desert palace with a boy whose qi realm seemed to be very weak.
Happy’s display of strength had shocked the other elites in the dao of heaven, who were in the other battlefield.
The person in the black armor and fanged mask had his hands placed behind his back, and he was not harassed by the small sword formation at all. He had been watching the entire situation as an onlooker.
He had naturally seen what had happened to Happy.
A surprised but cold glare flashed under his mask.
‘So, it’s him.’
Evil King, Empress Yin, Wan Wan, and Hou Xibai managed to identify the white-clad teenager’s real identity after they saw Recondite Steel Heavy Sword and the body movements Happy displayed. Their gazes instantly turned grave.
Evil King had personally had a taste of Happy’s strength before.
Based on the strength Happy displayed just now, it was clear that his abilities had improved once more. He might already not be any weaker than a normal elite in the dao of heaven.
And he had Osaya by his side as well. This meant that their party’s strength was equal to Evil King and Empress Yin’s group. This was not good news to Evil King and Empress Yin.
After all, Evil King and Empress Yin were in the same camp among the eight elites in the dao of heaven, and with two elites, they believed that they were the fated ones with the greatest chance to obtain the treasures in the desert palace, but based on the situation now, the situation seemed to have changed slightly.
Ye Gucheng and Dongfang Bubai had to handle the offense from the formation, which was why they could not see the whole situation. They were only shocked by the white-clad teenager’s strength, nothing else.
However, the formation seemed to have endless energy. Its frenzied offense just kept going, and whenever it was sent back, it would immediately return, causing them to feel tired from fighting back.
Even the elites in the dao of heaven were beginning to find it hard to handle the formation.
