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1.1% Sword Among Us / Chapter 14: Tomb Robbery Quest

Bab 14: Tomb Robbery Quest

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Discovered tomb robbers!"

The system sent Happy the notification the moment the tomb robbers arrived. It asked him whether he wanted to immediately fire the signal and request reinforcements from the Murong Clan so he could temporarily resolve the crisis of the sword tombs being dug out or whether he wanted to personally go over and take a look at what was going on before requesting backup.

The quest was indeed not simple: He could make choices.

The system notification also gave him clear directions. If he immediately fired the signal flare, he would definitely alarm the tomb robbers in the sword tomb and make them flee.

If he did that, he would at most complete a low level quest, and the rewards would be very small. With that being the case, it would be better to observe the situation first to see if he could discover something.

Once he made his decision, Happy quietly went behind the sword tomb and drew closer to the robbers…

Due to the huge metal sword and chains surrounding the area, the tomb robbers had a lot of trouble entering the tomb. Their progress was very slow.

Happy quietly turned his body sideways while hiding in the shadows of a sword tomb. He then realized that the tools the tomb robbers used were not very professional. They were all farm tools, like hoes, shovels, hand planes, and others.

The two scouts sent to watch the foot of the mountain for any signs of activity did it with great nervousness. They would also occasionally turn their heads around to observe the progress of the digging crew up in the tomb.

"Hurry up!" one of them urged anxiously with a hiss.

The Murong Clan was not a force that could be underestimated. If anyone noticed them, they could forget about having an easy life in Gusu City and even the entire Jiangnan!

"Could you stop urging us to be faster? The bricks in this tomb are too strange, alright? YOU can do it yourself if you want."

The man working hard on digging the tomb grumbled and put down his tools. He spat on his palms and rubbed his hands together before he grabbed the shovel and continued working.

"The stranger they are, the better. I heard that the harder it is to dig the tomb, the more treasures there are in it. The Murong Clan is the most reputable family in Jiangnan. Think about it, there will definitely be a lot of grave goods in their tombs."

"That's right. Everyone, let's hurry up. Once we're done with this, we'll never have to be poor again."

"Let's hurry!"

The group was motivated once more, and the digging sounds rose and fell from the sword tomb again.

Happy listened in the dark and understood what was happening. It instantly made him depressed.

'Oh, come on…'

He had thought that there was a very skilled and organized group of tomb robbers, but based on the conversation he heard, it seemed like those people were first timers. They knew nothing and seemed like a group of normal villagers.

Yet if that were the truth, the quest would not be very attractive. With his current abilities, Happy would have no problem in defeating a few normal people.

When he was about to come out of the shadow behind them though, he suddenly heard a very faint sound of cloth flapping in the wind. It came from the south, and there was one… two…

If Happy were a normal newbie, he would have definitely been slightly puzzled.

But since he wasn't one, a different thought came to his mind, and he instantly lay down in the shadows behind the tomb. He then saw a group of martial artists come into the Murong Clan tomb.

"Who is it?"

"Run! It's the people from the Murong Clan!"

The two villagers in charge of scouting discovered the black figures approaching them, and their faces instantly turned stark pale. They cried out in surprise and abandoned their tools to flee from the upcoming danger.

"Haha, boss, we ran into our peers!" said a person drawing closer from the south of the sword tomb. He laughed as he walked closer and spoke in a loud voice.

Before he even finished speaking, a cold and serious snort came from even further away. "You bunch of reckless fools, how dare you use our name to rob this tomb? Beard, make sure all of them stay. Once we're done, throw them into the tomb. It'll save us some trouble."

As the man spoke, his murderous intent was revealed, and it further added to the villagers' panic.

They had thought that they had ran into the Murong Clan, so they hadn't expected that the newcomers would be the tomb robbers who had repeatedly robbed the royal tombs! And by the sound of it, they were even people who killed without batting an eye.

"Boss, please spare us."

"Don't kill me!"

The villagers fled everywhere with ash pale faces.

However, after a few cold barks of laughter and the sound of wind roaring rose into the air, the villagers who dreamed about becoming rich were pinned to the ground. One of them fell beside Happy, but he was not dead yet. His eyes were wide open, and he pointed at the boy in the shadow while saying laboriously, "Catch… Catch them…"

Then, he breathed his last.

Even though Happy knew that everything before him was just fabricated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), the display of humanity in the NPCs and the feeling he had when he saw it made him sense the indignation, regret, and the sentimental attachment toward life the villagers had before they died.

His expression turned gloomy.

"Boss, they're all dealt with."

"Hmph."

"At least these people didn't die in vain. They did help us do some work."

"Alright, enough talk. Get to work!"

The dialogue between the tomb robbers made Happy snap out of his dejected mood. His gaze cleared, and he held his breath. His thoughts raced as he lay hidden behind the tomb.

There was no doubt that the people before him were the tomb robbers who had been very active lately, and they were his real targets.

'If I hadn't chosen to observe the situation, I might have missed this group of real villains…' Happy felt that the situation was very grave. In truth, he was in a rather difficult position.

The tomb raider group was not large, since there were only three people in it.

But all of them were people who could kill others without batting an eye.

They were also much more powerful than Villain Li Shan. Happy might be able to stop them from digging up the tomb if he fired the signal, but that would also reveal himself.

To three villains who killed without batting an eye, especially tomb robbers who possessed hidden weapons, it was very easy to kill a normal player who was new to the game and had yet to even reach Gate Realm!

Happy agonized over whether he should fire the signal flare or continue hiding until the tomb raiders left on their own after they dug out the grave goods in the tomb.

He was troubled.

If he chose the former, he would be able to complete the quest, but the possibility of him being killed would be more than 90%. If he chose the latter, he would fail his first clan quest given by the Murong Clan, and his reputation and status in the Murong Clan would be greatly reduced.

Yet the system gave him no new prompts!

In the silent night, the sounds of digging could be heard again.

'If I die, then so be it!'

A hint of resolution and decisiveness flashed in Happy's eyes. He quietly took a few steps back until he was a few tombs away from the tomb robbers and dug out the signal flare.

Hiss!

A frightening spark and a faint sound suddenly rose in the quiet shadows of the night.

"Someone's here!"

"Third!"

The three tomb robbers jumped out of the tomb at the same time. They were just in time to witness a fire-red light shoot into the sky and the figure of a boy be completely revealed at the spot where the light had arisen. He was at the gate of the cemetery, and he was heading down the mountain. This both shocked and enraged the tomb robbers.

"It's the signal flare from the Murong Clan!"

"We've been discovered…"

"What should we do?"

Two of the tomb robbers went to chase after Happy while waiting for their leader's decision.

Their leader was a middle-aged man with a ruthless face. He was pale, and his expression was cold and harsh.

"He should be a disciple recently taken in by the Murong Clan, so he is not very skilled. It's a pity, but he saw our faces. Third, chase him down and kill him. Then, we'll immediately leave. Meet up with us at our old place." Once he said that, he turned around and walked away.

"Got it!" Third said.

The other tomb robber who had been involved in the chase turned around without hesitation and left the area as well.


Bab 15: Losing Way in the Tomb

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"Successfully fired signal flare. Last for the time it takes an incense stick to burn [1] in the hands of Third Tomb Robber!"

The notification from the system made Happy overjoyed.

When he saw that two of the three villains in Gate Realm left and only Third came to chase after him, he instantly felt his spirits rise, because the light of hope had just shone on him when he was in despair.

While Third was good at using hidden weapons and was also the best when it came to the lightness skill, Happy was not the normal amateur that the three tomb robbers expected.

Even though Happy's qi was weak and he was unarmed, he believed that he still had a chance to defend himself and survive if he were up against Third alone.

Hiss!

The sound of wind being sliced charged towards him. Happy listened to the sound of the wind to determine where it came from and rolled forward without bothering about his image. He then jumped backwards and avoided a lancet knife that went past him.

Clang!

Sparks flew when the hidden weapon crashed into a huge sword that was as big as a hill. Happy landed on the ground firmly, but he did not dare to linger around. He slithered his way into the tall sword tomb with his back bent, just like a mud fish.

Third was not concerned about missing his target once.

The terrain of the sword tombs was complicated, and it was easy for someone to hide in it. Besides, since the boy was a disciple from the Murong Clan, he had already cultivated some qi. This naturally made him different from the panicky villagers. It was quite expected that he would have some ability to dodge his throwing knives.

But…

When all the subsequent lancet knives missed too, Third finally discovered that his enemy might not be as easy to deal with as he thought. He gritted his teeth and roared, "Once we get out of this tomb, I'd like to see where you can hide!" He no longer attacked and just chased Happy.

At that moment, Happy laughed. "You want me to go out? Well, I'm not going to."

He changed his direction and went into a side road in the sword tomb before going to the east side.

The situation had already changed. If all three tomb robbers were around, Happy would naturally leave the sword tomb at the fastest speed possible, since if he were surrounded, he would definitely die.

But it was different now. If he left the sword tomb, Third would no longer be obstructed by the terrain and would be able to bring out the full might of his lancet knives. At that time, no matter how agile Happy was, it would be impossible for him to continuously avoid the barrage of throwing knives.

Hence, at that moment, running back into the sword tomb and letting time pass with Third there was the wisest choice for him.

"You brat!"

Third saw through the Murong Clan boy's thoughts. He roared and kicked off the ground into the air. When he looked down, Happy's tracks were instantly exposed, and he threw a lancet knife resolutely.

However, the moment the man leapt up, Happy laughed.

'You want to hit me? You'd do better if you used Tang Sect's Scattered Palm.'

Third might have been able to hit all the inexperienced villagers using his simple technique with hidden weapons, but against Happy who had great combat experience, it was obvious that it was not enough.

Whoosh!

With his clothes flapping. Happy executed a Python Flip right on time, and his body miraculously rolled over and leapt into the air. The motion made it seem like he stopped in the air for a moment before landing on the ground.

Right after avoiding the lancet knives, he tapped the ground and executed a Shooting Stars Chase the Moon to quickly pass by the third tomb to his left before Third could throw his second knife. This submerged him in the darkness.

"And where do you think you can hide?!"

Third gritted his teeth, sucked in a deep breath, and chased after him.

Happy was a person from the Murong Clan, and he had even seen their faces. If Third could not kill him, the consequences would be dire. Therefore, no matter what, he had to kill him in the shortest time possible.

His gaze darkened, and a faint white aura surged out from his Dantian region. It quickly flowed through his entire body. Then, the distance he could close with one step instantly became much wider. In an instant, he found Happy's tracks.

Happy said nothing.

He could hear the sound of wind brought by the great force behind him, and he could also sense the pressure from it. A light crease appeared between his eyebrows.

The robber had actually managed to enter a qi realm. Now, things were looking to be a little bad for him, because Third had decided to go all out…

Thud! Thud!

Another two lancet knives were thrown, and Happy felt a chill on his skin. His clothes were torn in two places. The knives, however, were plunged deep into the tomb behind which Happy had dodged. He instantly broke into a cold sweat. Both his enemy's strength and speed had very obviously increased.

Whoosh!

Before he could react, Third Tomb Robber jumped a few times to land right in front of Happy. Great killing intent could be seen in his eyes.

"Brat… let's see where you can hide now!"

However, something that shocked Third Tomb Robber happened next.

Even though a powerful enemy blocked his path, Happy did not change his direction. Instead of decreasing, his momentum actually increased. He used the powerful inertia brought by his charge and slammed his palms together when he was about to crash into Third without thinking of turning back. His eyes were filled with resolution and decisiveness, along with shocking fighting spirit!

Since he could not escape, he would fight!

This was Happy, who had the full intention to fight, going up against Third, who did not expect him to fight. Because of it, Happy seized the initiative. His palms moved past each other, and his Shaolin's Long Fist, which had reached the ninth realm, crashed full force against Third's arms when he raised them in a hurry.

Thud! Thud!

The attack had a great impact. Even martial artists who had entered Gate Realm would be able to sense the strength and the fierce and strong essence of Shaolin's Long Fist. Third's entire body shuddered, and he could not help but stagger a few steps back.

"Again!"

Happy knew that if he let his guard down even in the slightest against a powerful enemy, he would definitely die. His gaze darkened, and he changed his fist into a claw, seizing Third's right arm with one hand while his qi circulated in his Dantian region.

Golden Dragon Stretches Claw!

He grabbed the robber and used the force he had gathered to rise him from the ground. With a Soaring Bird, he flew over Third's head with his limbs outspread and landed right behind him. He then bent his back, and with a front sweep kick, he swept Third off his feet from behind him, which went abnormally well. Then, he used an Overturn Universe paired with a Warrior Monk's Hand Flip to deliver a brutal palm strike. Before the man could react to it, Happy used a Birds Enter Forest and quickly fled.

He used the skill set of Shaolin's Long First in succession at that moment of crisis, and it allowed the martial art to improve a little more, but Happy did not have time to care about that.

Even though he had managed to seize the chance to use Third to train his skills, the man's muscles were extremely sturdy, and even when he was attacked ruthlessly, he never gave up on protecting his vital parts. This meant that Happy's attacks did not deal too much damage to him. If Happy continued fighting him, it would be useless, and it would even be very easy for him to get dragged into trouble.

Once he attacked Third for a bit, he ran, since he had resolved some of the danger. All he needed to do was to drag out the time until reinforcements from the Murong Clan arrived.

Happy's judgment was not affected by the temporary upper hand he had gained.

"Bastard!"

Third used a Carp Jump and regained his footing. He brought out a huge saber from somewhere, and it shone with a chilling glare. Under the moonlight, Third swept his gaze around the area with rage burning in him so violently that his face was red. He gritted his teeth. Clearly, he was absolutely livid after being humiliated by a normal and mediocre disciple from the Murong Clan toying with him when he let his guard down for a moment.

"If you have the guts, come out! Is hiding around the way you Murong Clan people do things now?!"

"Bah, I thought hiding around is the tomb robbers' style!"

Happy's retort came from a distance, and there was a hint of smugness and mockery in his voice.

Third was not angered, but ecstatic. He said nothing but tapped the ground. He stepped on a few tombs and went in the direction from which the voice had come while he looked down from the air.

'The sly bastard.'

Happy swiftly understood that Third had lost his precise location and had intentionally goaded him into revealing his position. Happy could not help but curse in his heart.

But he was also a little happy that Third had changed his weapon.

Once Third pounced in his direction in a very flashy manner, a black shadow accompanied by a faint earthy smell went straight to the man in the air. More precisely, it went straight to his face.

Third was stunned and instinctively brought the saber horizontally across his face to block it!

A powerful wind swept towards him!

A fierce and strong force then crashed into Third's lower abdomen. The man cried out in pain and was sent flying away as if a cannonball had hit him.

But what Happy did not expect was that Third would be sent flying to a huge, protruding sword in the cemetery by his waist side kick, which he only executed after he had thoroughly planned out his attack.

"AHHHH!!"

Third let out a short but shrill scream. He was impaled by the huge sword and got stuck at the sword handle. His weapon fell to the ground with a clatter, and he breathed his last just like that.

Once Happy landed on the ground, he looked up. When he saw what had happened, he could not help but be flabbergasted.

He… had just killed someone.

And that someone was a tomb robber who had reached Gate Realm.

Translator's Note:

[1] One incense stick: Fifteen minutes.


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