The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella Unveiled!

After eradicating the Tiny Herb team, Liu Hao received word that Lord Grim was heading toward the Line Canyon. Liu Hao thought to himself, "What is going on here? I just wanted to assist Sun Xiang in killing Lord Grim, but how did I end up encountering Blue Rain's Sword and Curse duo and Tiny Herb's rookie team instead?"

Moreover, from the looks of it, it was clear that these teams were all targeting Lord Grim. It seemed that the grandiose assassination attempt by the significant guilds had caught the attention of the captains of various teams. While the situation with the other teams wasn't entirely clear, it was inevitable that Blue Rain and Tiny Herb had discovered Lord Grim's true identity.

After all, the Unspecialized class was simply too novel, and Ye Qiu was an arena boss that couldn't be ignored. Everyone wanted to explore the reality behind it.

"Let's go, Line Canyon," Liu Hao said.

Sun Xiang nodded. His fighting spirit was high, and his cooperation with Liu Hao reminded him of the excitement he felt when he first played Glory and teamed up with friends to clear dungeons.

The duo known as Blossoming Blood Scene set off again, but what Liu Hao didn't know was that the starting lineup of Team Tyranny, Blue Rain's Sword and Curse, as well as Tiny Herb's rookie team, including Wang Jiexi, were all heading towards Line Canyon too.

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Line Canyon was a high-level wild map, with monsters generally above level 30. It was located deep in the mountains, and a large river ran through it.

Lord Grim's initial intent was to escape the pursuit of the nine significant guilds, as the high-level wild map had plenty of high-level monsters. Even if the nine guilds were unafraid of death and continued the chase, he could use these monsters to eradicate them.

It was a good plan. With Ye Qiu's skill, using monsters to kill the pursuers was a feasible tactic. However, when Liu Hao learned that Lord Grim was heading to Line Canyon, he saw through Ye Qiu's strategy. He instructed Chen Yehui not to chase too closely but just to guard the outskirts of Line Canyon.

Ye Qiu stood on a towering rock, looking at the pursuers who had stopped behind him, and breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that they weren't chasing anymore. Although the monsters here were high-level, they were only tough to kill, and they could still level up here.

Yes, Tang Rou and Steamed Bun had also been driven here after being pursued and surrounded.

"Let's start killing monsters!" Ye Qiu rubbed his hands together. After being chased for so long, his precious levelling time he had been wasted. He couldn't afford to waste online time, as he didn't have the luxury of 24/7 guild levelling. If he didn't make the most of his time online, he would fall further behind in levels.

But just then, a five-person team with the Tyrannical Ambition guild title on their heads approached from the east, a Warlock and a Swordsman with the Blue Brook Guild title came from the west, a seven-man team with the Tiny Herb guild title approached from the south, and Liu Hao and Sun Xiang's Grieving Haze and Hateful Sword approached from the north.

The four sides closed in, surrounding Lord Grim and his team in the centre.

Seeing the guild titles and classes of the three groups, Ye Qiu immediately guessed the situation. As for Hateful Sword and Grieving Haze, who didn't have any guild titles, Ye Qiu also speculated that these two were Sun Xiang and Liu Hao.

"How bold, they actually dared to chase us in here!" Steamed Bun hadn't realised the gravity of the situation yet, thinking these were just ordinary pursuers. "Let's pull the monsters and let the monsters kill them."

As Steamed Bun said this, he was about to throw his sturdy brick at a nearby monster, but Ye Qiu quickly stopped him, feeling increasingly exasperated.

Using monsters to kill others was a tactic that might work against ordinary players, but the other side clearly had bad intentions and were likely professional players. In that case, pulling monsters would only backfire.

"Hello, everyone!" Ye Qiu greeted loudly, "What a coincidence, we all ended up gathering in the new area."

"Old Ye! Your identity has been exposed!" Huang Shaotian was equally shocked because Yu Wenzhou, beside him,, had also explained the current situation to him. The leader of Tyrannical Ambition, a Striker, was likely Han Wenqing, and the Tiny Herb member flying in the air was likely Wang Jiexi.

Ye Qiu smiled bitterly. "Exposed? This is all Huang Shaotian's big mouth. I shouldn't have asked for his help in the first place."

Zhang Xinjie observed coldly from above. Seeing that his team captain, Han Wenqing, had no intention of talking to Ye Qiu, he understood Han's thoughts.

Zhang Xinjie's hands flew across the keyboard. He wasn't performing any operations since a Priest didn't need such high hand speed. Instead, he was typing and giving commands in the team chat.

The starting five of Tyranny quickly moved into their positions.

The Elementalist was the first to attack. Due to the character's low level, the initial skill cast wasn't spectacular, just a basic magic attack. Under Zhang Xinjie's command, this attack wasn't meant to hit but to block movement.

"Damn, Tyranny is really shameless, using numbers to bully the few!" Huang Shaotian grumbled in displeasure.

"Judging by Tyranny's class composition—Striker, Assassin, Elementalist, Priest, and Knight—it should be their starting lineup," Yu Wenzhou analysed. "Tyranny's starting five are all here, with Zhang Xinjie in command. It seems Ye Qiu is in real trouble this time."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's help Old Ye! He needs to come back, and we absolutely cannot let the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella be dropped!" Huang Shaotian couldn't wait any longer and charged forward.

Yu Wenzhou looked at Grieving Haze beside him, suspecting that Liu Hao had ulterior motives for being here, possibly aiming for the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella.

There should only be one Myriad Manifestations Umbrella. If this one got dropped, all of Ye Qiu's hard work would go up in smoke.

"We should indeed help him," Yu Wenzhou said softly, adding in his mind, "for the sake of Shaotian and his good relationship with Ye Qiu."

Lord Grim's team quickly joined forces with Blue Rain's Sword and Curse.

Seeing this, Ye Qiu couldn't help but laugh. "So, even the Handicapped has come?"

Huang Shaotian was startled and furious when he heard this. "Shut up, shut up! Old Ye, can you watch your mouth? Be careful, or my captain won't help you!"

Yu Wenzhou smiled, unbothered, "It's fine. He's telling the truth. I am handicapped, and all the players recognize it. But I wonder if Ye Qiu dares to hand over the command to a disabled person?"

Ye Qiu chuckled, "Of course!"

Steamed Bun Invasion couldn't help but speak up, "Handicapped? Did you get injured? Is it serious? By the way, what's your zodiac sign? I remember Flowering Tree is a Leo, born at the end of July. Are you a Leo, too?"

Yu Wenzhou's mouth twitched slightly. Why did this Steamed Bun Invasion remind him so much of a copy of Huang Shaotian?

Huang Shaotian couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, "Shut up already!"

Tang Rou laughed. It seemed even the talkative Huang Shaotian couldn't tolerate Steamed Bun.

Seeing the cheerful atmosphere on Lord Grim's side, Liu Hao couldn't resist joining in, automatically siding with Tyranny. He hadn't forgotten that his primary purpose for coming was to kill Lord Grim.

In a previous match, Liu Hao received a reward for analysing Silver Weapons. If he could obtain the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella and study it for just a minute, he could analyse its core technology and get the key to the weapon's smooth transformations!

This was one of the reasons he was so determined to kill Lord Grim. Otherwise, as the vice-captain of Team Excellent Era, why would he spend so much time in an online game?

Sun Xiang: Liu Hao, you're just the vice-captain of Excellent Era. I'm the captain!

(End of Chapter)