Chapter 76: Meeting An Arrogant Fellow
"Quick, let me touch it. Oh my god, I have been a Player for so many years and have only seen it once from afar. I have never touched a Skill Bone before." Lyon snatched the thigh bone from Felix’s hand. He caressed the green-color section of the bone gently with an enchanted expression. He really looked like... imagine a fierce-looking young man rubbing a white piece of bone as if he was caressing the leg of a beautiful lady. Think of that scene! Tsk, it was quite frightening!
Felix and Jin wanted to touch the bone too, but when they saw their leader’s expression, they suddenly shuddered and regained their senses.
"Cough, leader, you’re salivating," Igris couldn’t help but remind him kindly.
"What?" Lyon was given a fright. He instinctively raised his hand to wipe the corners of his lips. Then, he regained his composure and his eyebrows started twitching.
He glanced at Igris ominously from the corners of his eyes. "You little brat, you’re getting really bold. Do you want to experience the hammer fist of my love?"
"Hahaha, leader, you looked outstanding today. Your face is pinkish, so you must be extremely lucky and supremely fortunate... Erm, that sounded a little weird. Anyway, leader, you are really lucky today. No wonder the Skill Bone appeared. It must be because the main protagonist’s script you have has started to take effect..." Igris laughed awkwardly and immediately released his ultimate move—sucking up.
As for what the hammer fist of love was, he would leave that to the rest of his teammates. He didn’t need this disgusting thing.
Lyra and Yue had just returned after treating their wounds. Jin, Felix, and the two ladies were shocked when they heard this. They had never seen such a shameless person before! How interesting!
"Hmph." Lyon gave a forced smile. Then, he turned serious and said, "Since we have taken care of everything, let’s leave. We will return to the martial arts academy..."
Before the team members could feel happy at the mention of returning to the martial arts academy, they heard him saying, "Oh, right. Old Yang, take a look at the other leg and see if there’s another Skill Bone."
Everyone: ... Why didn’t they see their leader’s money-grubbing side in the past?
Even though they complained in their hearts, Felix still executed his leader’s order. He slit open the other leg of the Single-Horn Badger and took a look. Nothing! It was normal that there was nothing. You must be dreaming to think that there would be two Skill Bones in a single Monster.
Finally, they could retreat in peace. They didn’t waste any more time and walked out of the valley.
"Leader, how much can you sell this Skill Bone for?" Igris asked curiously along the way.
"Most probably... seven to eight hundred million," Lyon wasn’t certain either. "I saw an auction of a Skill Bone in the past. The buyer bought a Level 25 Skill Bone for this price. This Skill Bone should be around the same. What’s more, it’s a wind element Skill Bone. It is more precious and rarer than a normal element Skill Bone."
"It’s so expensive!" Igris was really shocked this time.
"Seven to eight hundred million is the minimum price. It depends on the buyer. If we meet someone that really wants this piece of Skill Bone, he might buy it for a few billion without batting his eyelids," Lyon smiled and continued.
He seemed to be in a good mood. It was understandable. How could a person not be happy when he had a few billion in his pocket?
•••
At the entrance of the valley.
’Screech!’
The moment Lyon and his team came out, the screech of a bird was heard abruptly from the sky. A huge shadow enveloped them. Everyone’s expression changed. They quickly raised their heads.
A giant bird was circling the air over their heads. When it flapped its wings, gales were formed. The trees around them swayed right and left from the force.
"You’re really bold. How dare you snatch something I laid my eyes on." A young man’s voice came from the back of the bird. He was speaking in the common language of the Ghadora Plains. Only his voice was heard, though. They couldn’t see the person.
In an instant, the expressions of the members of the Tiger Vanguard team turned ugly. Earlier, Lyon’s mood was at a high, and he had been smiling like a blooming flower. However, now, he was tensed up and looked at the bird above him in frustration.
’Do you have to be so irritating? Why did you appear now? Why did you come when we finished killing the beast? Are you playing with me!’
Igris’s heart skipped a beat too. This was most likely the person who had injured the Single-Horn Badger. They thought he had left, but unluckily, they met him right in the face when they came out of the valley.
The Tiger Vanguard team had just gone through a rough battle. Even Lyon was hurt. They were only left with half of their combat ability. It would be a little tough to win against this person, who was able to hurt the Single-Horn Badger alone.
Based on his accent, the other party might be a local from the Ghadora Plains. Igris knew from the small booklet of common knowledge that the Ghadora Plains and Earth might appear to be at peace on the surface, but in many areas, the competition between these two worlds was huge. Especially in the other party’s territory, Earth humans were outsiders. The resources the Ghadora Plains provided to Players were already limited. When more people from Earth came, things became even tenser. If they didn’t fight, the resources would all be snatched by the other party!
This was the situation now. Once the two parties from different worlds met, there was no room for discussions. Only one word—fight! The resources would go to the winner!
Lyon exchanged glances with his team members. They understood each other’s intentions and decided to fight with the young man.
As expected, Lyon mocked, "You are too domineering. This Single-Horn Badger wasn’t killed by you. Why can’t other people kill it?"
"Hmph, since I laid my eyes on it, it’s mine. Who are you?" The young man on the bird replied arrogantly.
"Stop bullshitting. If you want it, come down and take it." Lyon scoffed.
"Impudent! Little Black, kill them!" The young man on the bird ordered in a cold voice.
’Screech!’
The bird gave a shrill screech. It glared at the people on the ground with its sharp eyes. Then, it closed its wings and flapped them forcefully. Gales were formed. Wind blades intertwined with each other as they swept towards the people on the ground.
"F’’k, another wind element Monster." Lyon cursed. He hurriedly raised his shield to block the attack. The other people followed. They retreated and blocked their bodies with their shields.
’Clang, clang, clang...’ The wind blades knocked on the shields and gave off the sound of metals clashing into one another.
"Lyra, shoot him down." "Felix, Jin, cover up Lyra." "Igris, you know how to shoot, right? Hurry, shoot the damn out of him." Lyon hurled commands at his teammates.
Felix and Jin immediately moved to Lyra’s side. They raised their shield and covered her up. Lyra placed her shield behind her back and took down her heavy machine gun. She fired into the air through the gap of the two shields.
’Bang, bang, bang...’ A huge number of alloy bullets engulfed the bird in the sky like a bullet rain.
"Rise!" The figure gave another order. The bird flapped its wings, forming a strong wind. It rose straight up into the air and instantly flew more than ten meters higher.
"Leader, he’s too far away!" Lyra said with an ugly expression.
On the other side, Igris took out his heavy bow and jumped onto a tree. He notched an arrow on the bow and used all the strength he had. Ice Energy congregated at the tip as he released the arrow. Unfortunately, he didn’t manage to score a hit. The bird was simply too high and too agile.
"Damn it. That brat calculated the distance and knew that we couldn’t reach him. That’s why he’s so fearless," Lyon gritted his teeth and said.
"Hahaha, if you are sensible, pass me the item. Otherwise, today will be the day of your death." Arrogant peals of laughter echoed from the sky. Then, they were inundated by wind blades.
"Are you planning to defeat us with these wind blades?" "Brat, come down and fight with us one on one if you dare. Why are you hiding on top? Don’t you know that you look like a coward?" Lyon shouted back, refusing to admit defeat.
"You’re looking for death." The young man on the bird was obviously infuriated by Lyon’s words. He took out a cannon and aimed it at the people below.
"Have a taste of my cannon!"
’Boom!’
