The Law of the Jungle in the Catacombs
A din of curses sounded out as more and more dejected heirs gathered together.
“Everyone calm down, calm down. The heirs of White Tiger and Black Tortoise are here. They’re all heirs of the four great dukes, and the leader of us all. We must have a plan to combat against the Long family manipulating the contest. Otherwise, when we leave in a month’s time, we’ll all lose our dukedoms!”
“Yes, we must unite together and can’t allow them to do as they will.”
“That’s right. We don’t want to form factions, but don’t force us down the desperate road of disaster either!”
The heir of White Tiger, Bai Zhanyun, and the heir of Black Tortoise, Yi Tiachu, were both elected as representatives.
“Everyone, although I am one of the heirs to the four great dukedoms, I also think that everyone can see the prospects of the dukes within the kingdom in the future will surely change because of one person.”
Bai Zhanyun spoke loudly as his gaze rested upon Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen?
“Brother Jiang Chen, I, Bai Zhanyun, will concede only to you.” Bai Zhanyun had been foiled by Jiang Chen several times, but rather submitted with good grace.
“Brother Jiang Chen, I, Yi Taichu, also concede to you.” The heir of Black Tortoise, Yi Taichu, also nodded.
“Brother Jiang Chen, you have firmly suppressed the heirs of Soaring Dragon in your challenge for duke of the first rank. We also concede to you, please give us a few pointers.”
Jiang Chen was someone who could be persuaded by reason, but not by force.
“Everyone, I, Jiang Chen, am not someone who issues orders. However, my conjectures are that the greenwing swordbirds must be within the third level. Even with the many methods that the Long brother and sister have, they still wouldn’t dare to go to the fourth level. Therefore, no matter if they are willing or unwilling, the final battle is sure to be within the third level.”
“Everyone’s chosen strategy is correct. At this moment, the only suggestion I have for you is to form and hunt in teams. Moving about alone will force you to be very passive in the third level.”
This was all that Jiang Chen could say.
“Brother Jiang Chen, does this mean that we still have hopes of completing the mission?”
Jiang Chen smiled faintly, “I can only say that you will have a bit of hope when you form a team. However, if everyone has their own selfish motives, then it will be difficult to say.”
“Right, form teams, form teams!”
“I want to form a team, who’s willing to hang around me?”
“Brother Jiang Chen, are you willing to form a team with us?”
“If you don’t want the Long family to hold a grudge against you or don’t wish to be caught in the crossfire, the best choice is to keep away from me.”
Jiang Chen spoke the truth. The Long siblings had done so much, and he would never believe it if there wasn’t the slightest hint of a sinister plot against him in all this.
Of course, on the other hand, Jiang Chen had always preferred to come and go about freely and naturally didn’t wish to move in conjunction with these other heirs.
After he finished speaking, Jiang Chen sprang off both feet and his figure vanished in the darkness.
No matter what sinister plot the Long brother and sister were planning, Jiang Chen decided to cope with shifting events using one fundamental principle. He wanted to complete the mission first before contemplating other things.
His plans made, Jiang Chen made straight for the heart of the third level.
After penetrating roughly fifteen to twenty kilometers, Jiang Chen suddenly halted his footsteps and his nose vaguely twitched a few times.
Jiang Chen caught a baffling familiarity in the hint of presence that faded in and out.
“What presence is this?”
He sniffed carefully, but gained nothing.
At this moment, Jiang Chen’s pupils abruptly contracted as his “God’s Eye” suddenly sent out a beam of concentrated light. It swept over a small forest of rocks and a flock of swordbirds. There were three or four in the lead, and their foreheads all emanated a faint silvery light.
“Silverwing swordbirds?”
Jiang Chen flung away all those random thoughts and raised his speed to the extreme, shooting towards that flock of swordbirds.
This was the first time he’d seen a flock of swordbirds since entering the Boundless Catacombs.
There were roughly forty or fifty swordbirds in this flock, with the four silverwing swordbirds in the lead. They were originally flying in another direction, but suddenly turned back and flew towards Jiang Chen’s direction.
Just as Jiang Chen’s body approached, several figures suddenly shot out from the corner directly opposite him. They split up into several directions and blocked off the path of the flock of swordbirds.
“Don’t let this fat target escape from our hands, go!”
The three figures that had appeared all flung attacks at the swordbirds.