Chapter 52.
At this moment, Darika's figure emerged from the darkness. The dark and solid wall did not hinder her. She suddenly appeared in front of several people.
Behind her, there was a man and a woman, both of whom had high noses and deep eyes. This dark void must have been created by one of these two people.
Seeing Darika's iconic red hair, Li Jia's eyelids couldn't help but twitch. She said in a deep voice: "What are you going to do?"
Darika's reddish-brown eyes slowly scanned the crowd, and her gaze lingered on the faces of Tang Yu and Tian Xun.
"You killed my people."
As soon as these words came out, a heavy and oppressive atmosphere slowly spread out, and the few people knew as soon as they heard it that Darika wanted to settle the score with them.
Just when Li Jia was thinking about what to say, Tian Xun beside him replied fearlessly: "So what?"
Li Jia was shocked on the spot. She looked at Tian Xun with her mouth open, thinking to herself, Brother, don't be so stubborn. When a fight breaks out, you will be the first one to stand up!
Faced with Tian Xun's provocative words, Darika just smiled. At the same time, the man standing next to her suddenly raised his head.
He had a very ordinary appearance, the only thing that was extraordinary about him was his exceptionally deep eyes. When the man's gaze fell on Tian Xun, an incredible scene happened.
Tian Xun's pupils dilated in an instant, and his expression suddenly became very dull.
Afterwards, Tian Xun raised his hand in front of everyone and hit himself hard in the face.
Seeing this scene, Li Jia and others were startled. This is another powerful spiritual master!
Tian Xun came to himself after slapping himself. After regaining consciousness, he only felt a burning pain on his face and even his head was buzzing.
Tian Xun, who possessed tremendous strength, nearly knocked himself unconscious from the slap. Fortunately, Tang En was standing by and helped him up, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.
"You!" Li Jia glared at Darika who was watching the show leisurely. He felt that her charming face was really annoying no matter how he looked at it.
The man who made the move faced Li Jia's fiery gaze and said calmly, "You are now talking to Lord Darika, please correct your attitude."
"Okay, Hunt, I think they have learned their lesson." After the man named Hunt finished speaking, Darika lazily stepped out to smooth things over.
In fact, this is also a kind of warning. She is telling the five people in this way that this is her home court.
Li Jia was very annoyed by her condescending attitude. She wanted to hit back fiercely, but was afraid of slapping herself in the face like Tian Xun.
In the end, she just said unhappily, "What do you want to do? Seek revenge for your dead men?"
Darika raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You killed them, which just proves that they are trash. There is no need for me to stand up for trash."
Li Jia pondered Darika's words and asked, "Are you done with this matter?"
Darika said noncommittally: "There is no deep hatred between us. Everything is just a misunderstanding."
All these grudges were caused by the Shura Guild's dominance and arrogance. They bullied the weak everywhere and suffered losses when they bullied the five people.
"That's the truth! We are all survivors, we should unite to deal with the weirdness, internal fighting is not allowed!" Li Jia followed Darika's words, but he was a little nervous.
It would be fine if Darika had let go of the grudge early, but now that someone has died, she says it's all a misunderstanding. Li Jia feels that this is unreliable.
Darika then said, "You guys are very capable. My Shura Guild needs talents like you. How about joining us?"
Having said that, she raised her head slightly, revealing her delicate jaw, and an irresistible aura emanated from her.
As Darika said, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
Tang Yu and his friends became enemies with the Shura Guild because of some inexplicable disputes. The Shura Guild's initial attitude towards them was no more than a group of ants that could be crushed to death at any time.
But with the death of several elite members of Xiang Tonghua, it was proved that these people were not simple, but they were just stronger ants.
But since Darika can become the president of Shura Guild, she is not someone who acts on impulse. Behind her arrogant and domineering character, she is sharp and far-sighted.
Instead of sending more people to kill these minor characters, it would be more beneficial to absorb them into the guild.
As the president of Shura Guild, Darika was able to personally invite several people, which showed her magnanimity and tolerance. She didn't think these people would refuse.
"Sorry, we have our own guild and will not join you." Li Jia naturally understood what Darika meant, but she did not hesitate for long before giving a direct answer.
"What...you dare to reject me?!" Darika even thought he had heard it wrong.
Tang Yu said beside him: "We will not join your guild."
Ning Xuanqing and the others didn't say anything, but their reaction was obvious. They didn't take the Shura Guild's invitation seriously at all.
Perhaps the answers given by Li Jia and Tang Yu were beyond Darika's expectations, and she fell silent for a moment.
"If there's nothing else, we'll leave." Li Jia said casually, but the golden card had already been quietly held in her hand.
"Haha, let's go?" Darika's voice gradually turned cold, and her reddish-brown eyes flashed with flame-like shadows. "Do you think you can still leave?"
"Hey, hey, hey! A forced melon is not sweet. You can't kill us all just because we don't want to join your guild?!" Even though Li Jia was so nervous that sweat broke out on his forehead, he still kept muttering.
Darika obviously didn't want to waste time talking to them. She said calmly, "If you don't agree, you will die."
After he finished speaking, Hunt, who possessed the ability of mind control, attacked again, his dark and deep eyes still looking at Tian Xun.
Tian Xun's heart trembled and he wanted to dodge, but there was no way to avoid that kind of invisible and intangible spiritual erosion.
At this moment, a layer of soft light blue light enveloped him, and the feeling of being bound by spider silk suddenly disappeared.
Tang Yu took out the blessed scepter from his backpack at some point, and activated it to form a small defensive circle to protect the five people.
The range of that defense circle was only about three meters, which was completely different from the defense circle formed by the messenger of God in Guya Town.
Even so, this scene shocked Hunt. He felt as if he was facing an unbreakable high wall when his eyes came into contact with the halo formed by the scepter.
"My lord..." Hunt was helpless.
Darika knew what was going on without him saying anything. She looked at the scepter in Tang Yu's hand and her eyes narrowed.
Hunt is the ace trained by the Shura Guild and Darika's true confidant. Darika knows very well how powerful his mental control is.
However, she saw with her own eyes at this moment that the scepter could completely resist Hunt's mental attack.
Is this a C-level defensive item?
There are certain loopholes in the judgment mechanism that prohibits private fights in the middle field. Perhaps because of its idealistic nature, means of mental attack are difficult to detect.
Therefore, people with psychic skills can ignore the rules of the middle realm and easily control others. The only disadvantage is that they will be restrained by psychic defense items.
Darika brought Hunt here as a backup plan.
If Li Jia really rejected her invitation, then Hunt would control them to kill each other. At that time, even if they did not die, they would be judged as violating the rules by the space and thrown into the advanced copy.
Darika didn't believe that this group of people could always be lucky and pass the advanced copies every time.
But she obviously didn't expect that this group of rookies would have such advanced props, and the plan of this trip was ruined.
If Darika had not been unable to attack the five people due to the constraints of the rules of the middle realm, she would have been even more shocked to find that in addition to mental defense, the scepter also had physical defense.
If she knew that there was a B-level skill-enhancing item in Tang Yu's backpack, she would probably grab it immediately at all costs.
As if realizing Darika's helplessness, Li Jia smiled triumphantly, revealing his two fangs.
"Why, are you planning to let your good employees stand here and trap us to death?"
There is no need to guess, the woman who has been following Darika must be the culprit of this dark cage.
“Haha, I’ll let you go this time.” Darika gritted his teeth and sneered, “But if this is the only method you have, then you’ll have to pray for good luck!”
After leaving these harsh words, Darika and his group disappeared, and along with them, the dark color in their eyes also disappeared.
The exchange reappeared in front of the five people, and the people passing by did not notice what was happening here at all.
Darika left, and this threatening recruitment ended abruptly in an unexpected way.
The five people stood in the protective circle formed by the Scepter of Blessing and waited for several minutes before gradually relaxing their minds, but the Scepter of Blessing was never taken back.
Tang Yu handed the scepter to Tang En, and she took out the boning knife and said, "Let's go change the props first!"
The original purpose of their trip was to come to the exchange to exchange items, but the appearance of Darika made this matter much more urgent.
The five of them huddled together in a light blue circle, completely ignoring the gazes from those around them. They went around the entire exchange, but in the end found nothing.
Many people participate in dungeons in the middle area every day and obtain a variety of props.
However, the ones that can be exchanged in exchanges are either too useless or have too many restrictions on use.
The five people had neither too many nor too few points, which created a very embarrassing situation.
They don't like the props they can afford, and they can't afford the props they like.
Of course, if they sell the Scepter of Blessing, they can choose from all the items in the exchange, and even go to a big guild to directly trade high-level items.
But they are not fools and they can tell the difference between what is important and what is not.
Buying weapons to strengthen oneself is no longer an option, and the current situation is very serious.
By rejecting Darika's invitation, they undoubtedly offended the Shura Guild again.
The talents recruited by top guilds all have their own strengths and their methods are also unexpected. If five people only rely on one A-level defense item, they may not be able to resist the Shura Guild at all.
Based on the principle of using human wave tactics if he cannot strengthen himself, Li Jia decided to launch a wave of recruitment activities immediately.
If we can recruit a group of experts into the guild, then if the Shura Guild wants to deal with them, it will at least cause more trouble.
However, nowadays, the masters in the middle field have basically been hunted out by the major guilds, and lone wolves like Tian Xun are just lucky enough to be found by them.
In order to attract experts to join, Li Jia decided to use the A-level blessed scepter as an advertisement. This kind of high-level defensive item is very rare in the entire middle field, and she didn't believe that no one would be greedy.
When they arrived at the central square, a large crowd of onlookers quickly gathered because of the Scepter of Blessing.
But after Li Jia's shouting, he was surprised to find that, let alone the masters, even the low-level vagrants with useless skills were unwilling to join their guild.
However, some people with ulterior motives looked at the Scepter of Blessing greedily, unable to hide the covetousness in their eyes.
However, due to the rules of the middle area, they were unable to take action, and the spiritual skills that could exploit loopholes were restrained by the Scepter of Blessing.
This is also the reason why Li Jia dared to take out the Scepter of Blessing so openly. Even so, they encountered some troubles.
As Li Jia and his companions stayed in the central square for longer, a group of people walked straight towards them through the crowd.
"I've got my eyes on your props. If you don't want to die, just hand them over."
The words were spoken in a very arrogant and domineering manner, and one could hear the voice before seeing the person.
The survivors in the middle area have been struggling for so long that they have already figured out the cruel rules. Those who can make such arrogant remarks must not be ordinary people.
The crowd suddenly dispersed, revealing a young man with a buzz cut and tattoos at the head. The man had a raised brow and a fierce look on his face. Someone had already recognized his identity and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"The Strong Man Group! That's Miles, the leader of the Strong Man Group!"
The Strongman Group is one of the earliest forces to rise in the middle field. They are on par with giants like the Shura Guild and the Dawn Guild, and they adhere to the principle of the big fish eating the small fish.
He who is stronger is right!
Like Darica, Miles's team of strong men also gained their reputation through strength.
As the president, he is now ranked third on the Heavenly Ranking, and his record is comparable to that of Darika who is ahead of him.
As soon as he appeared, everyone else couldn't help but take a step back.
When Li Jia and the others saw this scene, they all became alert. Tang En, who was in charge of holding the scepter, subconsciously activated the protection circle.
Miles simply raised his hand, and an invisible gravity field instantly enveloped the five people, making them almost unable to move.
The encirclement of the blessed scepter is ineffective against Miles' skills. His abilities are very special, neither spiritual nor physical.
On the contrary, she is similar to the woman who follows Darika and can create a pitch-black cage. Both of them have very strong range control skills.
"Oh no, it's a disaster!" Li Jia's body was controlled, but her lips could still move.
Miles approached step by step, towards the Scepter of Blessing in Tang En's hand. The five people were anxious but there was nothing they could do.
As expected, there are many talented people in the middle field, and they still underestimated it.
At this time, a gentle-looking man suddenly came up to Miles and whispered a few words to him.
Not knowing what that person said, Miles stopped walking. He looked at the five people who were unable to move, and his evil eyes revealed a gloating look.
"Since this is the person Shura likes, I won't get involved." Miles said as he raised his hand and the gravity field was instantly withdrawn.
"Good luck to you, hahaha!" He laughed extremely evilly and left with his little brothers.
When Li Jia and the others saw his reaction, they knew that this time they were completely in conflict with the Shura Guild.
A relatively harmonious situation had already been formed among the top guilds in the middle field, and the allocation of resources and division of power among them were tacitly understood.
Everyone is a top expert with equal strength. If they really fight, both sides will suffer losses. It is better for them to coexist peacefully.
So although Miles did not touch Lijia and the others to give face to the Shura Guild, he would not rush to help Darika deal with them.
Ning Xuanqing looked at the group of strong men going away and said solemnly, "The Shura Guild has isolated and blocked our guild. We can't recruit anyone. Let's go back."
Li Jia was also very annoyed. She sneered and said, "I thought so. After all this time of shouting, not even one person came to inquire about the situation!"
Thinking about how so many people had gathered around to watch the fun, and how they were being treated like monkeys without knowing what was going on, he felt a surge of anger in his heart.
As expected, the order of this world has collapsed, and everything can only be decided by strength.
The few of them returned to the guild home in silence.
Tian Xun said in a muffled voice: "It's really not straightforward. I would rather they fight us with real swords and guns."
At worst, I'll be punished to go into an advanced dungeon. Then everyone will survive on their own abilities. Who's afraid of whom?
Tang Yu nodded and said, "Who said it wasn't?"
Tang En opened his mouth and wanted to say that if a real fight came to a head, they would be the ones who would suffer. But thinking about the previous situation, it seemed that they did not suffer much.
Tang En, who had convinced himself, also nodded and said, "That's right."
What he didn't know was that the punishment for illegal private fights in the middle realm was extremely severe. Once sent to a high-level dungeon, the difficulty of the dungeon often exceeded the participant's strength limit, and it was a life-or-death situation.
This was the situation with Tang Yu and Tang En at the beginning. They had neither strong strength and brainpower nor advanced props to save their lives. They were able to pass the level purely because of a bug.
Upon hearing this, Li Jia clapped his hands and said, "If they push us too far, at worst we can drag them into the advanced level together. Even if we die then, we can still take them with us!"
Although it is likely that several people will die, it does not prevent everyone from being full of fighting spirit at this time.
Seeing that the five people seemed to be energized, Old Fan quietly covered the sleeping Fan Abao with a small quilt.
Ning Xuanqing waited until everyone had expressed their opinions before thinking: "The current situation is not favorable to us. The Shura Guild is very powerful. If they are determined to deal with us, they will definitely use more than just this method."
Darika is scheming and resourceful, but also arrogant and unreasonable. Such a person is difficult and troublesome.
Li Jia smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, everyone knows about this kind of thing, so there is no need for you to remind me."
As she said this, she looked at Tian Xun and said with her hands limp, "You can see that our guild is in this situation. We are heading for death. If you want to leave, we won't stop you."
After all, Tian Xun joined the guild only to study Tang Yu's skills. Li Jia felt that his connection with everyone was not close enough to the point where they had to fight together.
Tian Xun was very straightforward. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely leave if I see the situation is not good."
Li Jia: "...Actually, I still hope you can be more tactful."
Old Fan suddenly raised his hand and said, "I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving! I'm here to guard the guild for you."
Li Jia pointed at Lao Fan and said to Tian Xun: "Look! What is a role model!"
Tian Xun rolled his eyes.
"Stop talking!" Ning Xuanqing interrupted helplessly. She glanced at Li Jia and said unhappily, "Who said we have to die?"
Um? !
Everyone looked at Ning Xuanqing, and Li Jia grabbed Ning Xuanqing's hand and asked, "Aiqing, what's your plan?"
Avoiding Li Jia's loving gaze, Ning Xuanqing withdrew his hand expressionlessly.
She said, "There are many guilds in the middle area. Although everyone seems to be friendly on the surface, they must have disputes behind the scenes. We can attract some external aid to fight against the Shura Guild."
Tang En hesitated when he heard this and said, "But who would be willing to become an enemy of the Shura Guild for us?"
Li Jia also said: "It is true that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but we don't even know who has a grudge against the Shura Guild, so where can we find allies?"
Several people looked at each other in bewilderment. Not to mention the grievances between the big guilds, they couldn't even list all the guilds in the middle areas.
Ning Xuanqing suddenly raised his hand and said, "I have a candidate."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Ning Xuanqing again: "Who?"
Ning Xuanqing paused before saying, "Wild from the Dawn Guild."
"!!!"
......
When Jing Xiaoning led Li Jia and four others into the Dawn Guild, her face was extremely sour.
As the head of the association, Li Jia consciously took on the diplomatic responsibility.
She looked around at the huge home space of the Dawn Guild, and approached Jing Xiaoning and exclaimed, "Your guild is so big!"
"Of course!" Jing Xiaoning smiled complacently, then realized that she was still angry. She said with a sour face: "Put that thing in your hand away, who are you trying to annoy?"
Each of the five people held a cardboard, and on each cardboard was written a unique missing person notice.
'Looking for Jing Xiaoning!'
'Pink Barbie Jing Xiaoning!'
'Twin-tailed Jing Xiaoning!'
"Jing Xiaoning, where are you?"
The largest cardboard had a cartoon character wearing light pink sportswear and twin ponytails drawn on it, and it was held in the hand of the tallest one, Tian Xun.
Just before, after some discussion, the group of five decided to ask for help from the Dawn Guild, but to meet a figure like Wilder, they at least needed someone to introduce them.
Several people thought of Jing Xiaoning, who was also from the Dawn Guild. However, in the middle area, there was no means of communication available, and it was very difficult to find people.
It was Li Jia who came up with this idea. Less than a day after the five of them stood in the central square holding cardboards, Jing Xiaoning came up to them on her own initiative.
"I have no grudge against you, why are you trying to embarrass me!" Jing Xiaoning said this while pinching her philtrum...
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