Sword Among Us Novel - Chapter 452
Chapter 452: Climb the Tower!
When the six great system-allocated agreed to send Song Yuanqiao to sneak into Eternal Peace Temple at night, Happy had a gut feeling that the quest would not progress smoothly, because in the original work, Song Yuanqiao was one of the people detained in Eternal Peace Temple. Song Yuanqiao’s act of volunteering himself for the night invasion might have been a trap and an arrangement made by the system to create a hopeless situation.
Fortunately, Happy had noticed that he could not change Song Yuanqiao’s fate of being captured, and he followed behind him. Just as expected, he saw Eternal Peace Temple descending into chaos, and many Inaction Realm martial artists left the tall tower to surround Song Yuanqiao above Mahavira Temple.
That was the balance provided by the system.
The two Inaction Realm martial artists were Happy’s greatest leverage for completing the quest.
Since the system had decided to irresponsibly take away one of them, it would naturally give him some compensation. Happy had come to that conclusion based on the experience he had over the three years he had spent playing the game. It was also because of that experience that he could catch the sliver of a chance given to him to complete the quest.
Happy did not hesitate.
He did not know whether he was risking everything for nothing, but he was sure that since the quest had progressed to this state, he had already become one of the characters. He had to go regardless of whether it was for the six great system-allocated sects or for the “chivalrous” heart he had within him.
He had to take a step forward despite the fact that there was a possibility of him stepping into hell.
Happy was dressed in night traveling clothes, and he bypassed many patrolling Yuan Dynasty soldiers without being noticed. Song Yuanqiao had attracted most of the enemies’ attention, so Happy reached the tall tower without much trouble.
He threw a silent grappling hook from within the shadow behind a stone tower in a familiar motion.
He hooked one end to a corner that protruded out of the third floor of the tall tower while the other was tightly secured to the top of the stone tower.
Happy flew up without hesitation.
The rope rose diagonally!
Every single time Happy tapped against the rope, he covered more than thirty feet. In the blink of an eye, he landed on a tile of the tall tower, but against his expectations, before he could gain his footing, he came face to face with two Yuan Dynasty soldiers who were watching the fight.
They were all stunned silent, and three pairs of eyes looked at each other at a loss.
At that moment, cold sweat instantly broke out on Happy’s back.
‘Damn it!’
Yellow light flashed, and he formed his hands into claws.
Double Dragon Capture!
Happy shot out like a phantom from the darkness and moved through a small window at lightning speed. He then fiercely grabbed the Yuan Dynasty soldiers who had opened their mouths in preparation to shout their warning.
When he caught hold of them, the two Yuan Dynasty soldiers were like chicks who had their throats seized. Their bodies became stiff, and they could not use even the slightest bit of their strength. They could only watch as Happy straightened his palms and cut their necks open.
Thud!
Their frail necks were cut while they were completely unguarded, and the two Yuan Dynasty soldiers fainted. Their bodies fell limp on the ground.
Once they were out, Happy noticed that his back was drenched in cold sweat. No matter how bold and reckless he was, this was no laughing matter.
‘Just a little more, and I would have run into great trouble. If it weren’t for the fact that I have a lot of experience, once those Yuan Dynasty soldiers opened their mouths, I would have died in Eternal Peace Temple.’
Happy turned his head around and met the gazes of the Emei Sect female disciples who had witnessed the entire scene with bated breath.
The Emei Sect disciples had also broken into cold sweat.
They had heard the loud shouts outside as well as Zhao Min’s shrill orders, and they knew that something had happened, which was why they had been paying close attention to the reactions of the Yuan Dynasty soldiers as well as the situation outside the window.
However, they did not expect that they would witness the dangerous and terrifying scene of Happy meeting the Yuan Dynasty soldiers.
Mistress Annihilation, Zhou Zhiruo, Ding Minjun, and Bei Jinyi were all shocked!
Fortunately, Happy had extraordinary abilities and flew in like a feather to control the two Yuan Dynasty soldiers. It was only then that Zhou Zhiruo released a breath of relief.
“Hurry up and sniff this. You can restore your qi once you do.”
Happy quickly arrived in front of the prison cell and gave the antidote to Zhou Zhiruo, who was the closest to the door, so that she could help everyone get rid of the Ten Fragrant Tendon Weakening Powder.
“Thank you for lending us your help, Young Swordsman Happy.”
Zhou Zhiruo was the first to test the antidote. Once she was cured, she quickly administered the antidote to her mistress. Then, she passed the bottle around, and as she watched Happy bring over the key to open the door, she gently prostrated herself to show her gratitude.
“Miss Zhou, you don’t have to be so polite.”
Happy could not be bothered to talk much at this point of time. There was only one antidote, and he had to bring it to the elites from the other five sects beneath them. “Everyone, please don’t leave for now. Wait for me to administer the antidote to the people from Shaolin Temple and Wudang Sect, then I’ll give the signal. Our people will work together from the inside and outside to conquer Eternal Peace Temple.”
“Thank you for your hard work, Young Swordsman Happy.
Ding Minjun quickly returned the antidote to Happy without saying anything else. She just sat down with her legs crossed and began circulating her qi.
Happy did not dare to be negligent since the area outside had become calm again. The Yuan Dynasty soldiers were being ordered to return to their positions by the thousand-man commanders, so if he dragged things out, some changes might occur.
Whoosh!
There were plenty of elites from Shaolin Temple. Once Happy completed the main quest, his first act was to search for the floor that detained the monks.
It went surprisingly well for him. When he came, the two Yuan Dynasty soldiers had coincidentally turned around, and Happy easily took care of them. He drew his sword, slashed at them, and put his sword back into its sheath again. He then placed their corpses in the seats.
He completed all of that in one breath.
“Young Swordsman Happy?” Abbot Kong Xiang of Shaolin Temple was shocked. “I see, so Great Swordsman Song came together with you, young patron. How is he now?”
“It’s a long story. We can’t waste any time right now. Please use the antidote to cure yourselves first.” Once Happy handed over the antidote, he spoke of the plan to form a pincer attack from inside and outside the temple while he opened the lock. “Master Yuan Hui has a group of people waiting outside the temple for a signal to charge into the temple.
“As for now, Great Swordsman Song has been captured. We can only hope for you to recover your strength soon so that we can break out together.”
“Alright. Shaolin Temple now owes you a favor, young patron.” Kong Xiang’s expression became stern, and he gave his orders. “Everyone, hurry up and circulate your qi, but be quick.”
The monks nodded, which created an incredibly magnificent scene.
“Assassin!”
Just when the monks from Shaolin Temple finished using the antidote, a shrill and piercing warning suddenly came from outside!
Happy quickly shot to the window and took a look. A large group of Yuan Dynasty soldiers surrounded the stone tower where he had tied the grappling hook, and many of them gestured at the third floor of the tall tower. At the same time, a few powerful waves of aura quickly shot up from Mahavira Temple before they flew there.
When Happy saw that, his heart instantly sank because he knew that his operation had been revealed. He did not dare to be negligent then and quickly brought out the signal flare from his bosom and shot it out.
Bang!
A brilliant red light tore through the night sky above Eternal Peace Temple and reached the heavens. Its brightness could be clearly seen in a circular area of three miles from where it was ignited.
Once the signal flare was released, furious roars with the force of an avalanche quickly rose from beyond Eternal Peace Temple. Under the lead of the elites from the six great system-allocated sects, nearly one thousand great fighters broke through the defense set by the Yuan Dynasty soldiers and charged into Eternal Peace Temple.
A’er and A’san had been rushing toward the tall tower when they suddenly heard the grand wave of sound from outside, and their expressions changed. “This is bad! The princess is in danger!”
They gave up on the tall tower and quickly turned around to go back from where they had come.
But against their expectations, Zhao Min, who held Heavenly Sword, led A’da as well as Divine Arrow Eight Heroes to rush toward the tall tower. When she saw the duo coming back to her, she shouted at them loudly. “Guard the tall tower! The hostages are in our hands, so those people from the six sects won’t dare to use force!”
With that one sentence, she revealed what was crucial in the situation.
