Chapter 31 - Self-Proclaimed "Lu Bu" Committed War Crime By Throwing Money at People
Fu Tong charged, rushing toward the castle. He saw Xiao Shashen disappear, but his eyes focused on Xiao Han Ce, the culprit behind this unscripted invasion.
"Come here, you little shit!" Fu Tong taunted.
Xiao Han Ce didn't look back. He ran with all his might and entered the castle. Fu Tong landed on the balcony, wielding a new energy halberd.
As Fu Tong took a step forward, he froze. From behind, he sensed killing intent.
Muscle memory from when he fought Xiao Han Ce and Yuemei Wuxin's shadows kicked in. He dove forward. Just as he leaped, a shadow silhouette of Xiao Shashen appeared with his dagger drawn.
Xiao Shashen's dagger projected an aura, extending its range. He thrust forward, and his aura expanded, pursuing Fu Tong.
Fu Tong turned around and threw 10 karma coins at the dagger's sharp energy. Their powers canceled each other, but the coins were destroyed.
Regaining his foothold, Fu Tong threw 100 coins toward Xiao Shashen. The latter vanished again.
Instantly, he reappeared behind Fu Tong and swung a blade, aiming at his neck. Like the dagger, the weapon was coated in a black aura.
Fu Tong raised his energy halberd and blocked it, but he also created another halberd above them. The polearm's sharp edge descended, aiming toward Xiao Shashen's head.
Xiao Shashen sensed the energy polearm and kicked the ground, taking two steps backward. The descended weapon missed him by a feet. He adjusted his stance and glared at Fu Tong.
Fu Tong grabbed the second halberd while the old one dissipated to smoke. He created the third one and changed his stance into dual-wielding, his favorite battle stance in-game.
Xiao Shashen's eyes narrowed, recognizing the battle posture and techniques. He shouted.
"What is your relationship with the Crescent Lu Clan!? Who are you?!"
Fu Tong paused for a moment and realized why Xiao Shashen questioned his origin.
'Lu Clan? Oh… the techniques and my martial arts.'
Crescent Lu Clan served directly under the Heavenly Emperor of the immortal realm. As they were a military family, their primary martial arts focused on the use of polearm techniques. They were also the inventors who discovered the karma coin's alternate usage.
The two-halberd stance that Fu Tong had always been using in the game and reality originated from the Lu Clan's 'War God Stance', which was tailored for a physique cultivator with over 9,000 STR, AGI, and DEX. It was also the most aggressive and ambitious fighting style as it sacrificed defense and range for burst damage.
And this gave Fu Tong an inspiration. He widely grinned.
"And who's asking? Why are you immortals attacking a mortal world?!" Fu Tong snarled back.
"This matter has nothing to do with the likes of Lu! I don't know who you are, but I'm willing to give you face if you stay out of this! Do not get in our way, or we'll consider it a declaration of war!"
"Interesting."
Fu Tong widely grinned. It seemed this ninja-man possessed one of the cliche villain traits. Since Xiao Shashen wanted war, he might as well borrow the Crescent Lu Clan's hands to mess with their backers. He raised a halberd and pretended to be a person from the Lu Clan.
"I am Lu Bu, the Marquis of Duting and the Flying General of Heavenly Palace! Assassin from the Xiao Clan, you've violated the Heavenly Emperor's mandate and invaded a mortal world. By the authority given by the Father Emperor, I sentence you and your clan to karmic death!"
Hearing the statement, Xiao Shashen was enraged. He bellowed back. "Don't be arrogant, you emperor's dog! You have no idea who you're offending! The immortal realm is not the pinnacle of the void!"
"I don't care. Go die!"
Fu Tong threw one of the halberds, which Xiao Shashen dodged. However, the halberd span and chased after him.
The assassin kicked the ground and kept his distance from Fu Tong. As an experienced fighter, he knew the weaknesses of the Lu Clan's fighting styles—Ranged attacks. Avoiding closed combat, he leaped away.
Little did he know that Fu Tong didn't want to fight a mysterious assassin in close-quarter combat as well. As his true cultivation base was merely at Qi Condensation stage, he couldn't directly kill an immortal without relying on karma coins.
Fu Tong scattered a thousand karma coins around him and transformed them into 1,000 flying needles, pointing at Xiao Shashen, yet he ordered them to float around him. Taking his time, he created another halberd with 100 coins and threw it at the assassin.
Facing two homing weapons, Xiao Shashen inwardly cursed Fu Tong. If the concealment array was active, he could have deflected them and counterattacked. However, because of the cultivation base restriction of the mortal world, his Qi and techniques weren't strong enough to compete with energy weapons made from karma coins.
Moreover, one hit from the energy halberds could warrant his death. He couldn't take risks blocking them. He also didn't dare to exchange blows with Fu Tong in a close-combat due to the overwhelming fighting style of the Lu Clan.
Seeing Fu Tong preparing a thousand needles made from karma coins, he realized that he was at a disadvantage. Xiao Shashen grudgingly vanished, activating his stealth ability and retreating.
Xiao Shashen reappeared next to Xiao Han Ce. Grabbing his nephew, he activated a stealth technique, dragging Xiao Han Ce along. As he fled, he yelled at Fu Tong.
"You and your Lu Clan will regret this!"
Fu Tong frowned. He noticed something.
Based on the assassin's speed and movements, Xiao Shashen's AGI attribute was about the same level as his. When Fu Tong thought back on their brief interaction, he couldn't help but recall petty NPCs who died in the background.
'A person from the Xiao Family? But the Xiao Clan has already moved to the saint realm. Oh, right. Only that trash Xiao Han Ce remains in the immortal realm. He must be one of that trash's guardians. Damn plot armor.'
Fu Tong grumbled and rushed into the castle, chasing after Xiao Shashen and his nephew. He entered Xiao Han Ce's bedroom first.
Upon pushing through the doors and stepping inside the bedroom, Fu Tong found a nasty scene. Lining the walls were torture devices and perverted tools. Strong scent of blood and other foul odors of male fluid filled the room.
Pinching his nose and pushing forward, Fu Tong entered the hallway and discovered nothing but prison cells. In the caged rooms, over a thousand young women huddled together in groups, sobbing and shuddering.
Among the cells, one contained a mountain of bloody corpses. Some were monsters, demi-humans, and beasts that resembled humans, but all were female.
One of the rotten corpses was a pregnant woman. A sword still stuck in her round belly.
Witnessing the atrocity that Xiao Han Ce had committed in a short time, Fu Tong was furious. He wished he had edited his attributes to the max instead of limiting his strength to the peak immortal stage.
'Next time I get my command console, I delete that bastard! This is too much, Xiao Han Ce!'