The Trembling World

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"Hey! Did you not hear what I just said? I told you what you to do, so you should just obey! Do you know that disobedience is the first step to death?" Cao Yi swung his sword at Wang De Cheng.

Wang De Cheng couldn\'t dodge the attack at all. The sword clashed against his Mist Armor and cyan sparks fractured off. The Mist Armor couldn\'t hold out against the attack, and was destroyed in the process. Wang De Cheng was shocked by this! He was already level 10, so to have the Mist Armor shattered in one attack meant the opponent must be stronger than Liu Gan!

Thunder Martial sensed the urgency and stood in front of Wang De Cheng before the next attack. If Wang De Cheng suffered another attack, he would definitely die.

"Okay, let\'s just talk about it. No need to get aggressive. As for the things you have requested of us, I will convey that to our leader. We will do our best to accommodate your request," Wang De Cheng saw the sword swing in his direction and quickly shouted over Thunder Martial.

The power of the sword was too great for them, both Elders were not a challenge to the intruder. There was no point in aggravating the enemy even more. The tactic now is to survive and buy time for reinforcements.

"A pair of idiots! If you don\'t want me to kill you idiots, then kneel!" Cao Yi sheathed his sword.

"No need to push people so far! Your terms, we will agree to them. Why must you continue to harass us?" Thunder Martial protested.

If Lord Liu was here, they wouldn\'t have to suffer this disgrace. It was unfortunate that Liu Gan had left a few days prior to do his mission. Any sort of communication had ceased between the expedition team and the village, so it was doubtful that Liu Gan would return anytime soon. They were following preset orders to train the battalions.

Now all of a sudden, a strong intruder showed up at their front gates. No one could\'ve predicted that this party would break down the gate and injure the interim leaders.

"Okay, we will comply with your request, so let\'s just resolve this verbally," Wang De Cheng was a prideful person. There is gold beneath a man\'s knee, so he wouldn\'t easily bend his knee.

"So you rather die than bend a knee? I will let you die a prideful death!" Cao Yi slashed onto Thunder Martial\'s body. This time he broke Thunder Martial\'s Mist Armor.

The opponent had the strength to back his words, it was too much for the Elders. If Cao Yi struck again, if would mean the end of the road for Thunder Martial and Wang De Cheng.

"Okay, I surrender! I give up! I\'ll kneel" Wang De Cheng blurted out as he dropped to his knees. For the sake of the village, if he didn\'t kneel now, then there would be more casualties.

"I won\'t kneel! You should just kill me!" Thunder Martial glared at Cao Yi.

"Oh? So you won\'t kneel. Let me see if you won\'t kneel!" Cao Yi sliced through Thunder Martial\'s kneecap. The shin separated from his thigh and Thunder Martial collapsed onto the ground. Barely able to hold himself up, he used his upper body to prop himself up.

Cao Yi wasn\'t done. He swung his sword through Wang De Cheng\'s arm. The pain was surging through his head and he was writhing in pain.

"Remember who I am now?" Cao Yi used the sharp end of the sword to lift up Wang De Cheng\'s chin.

"I remember. You are Cao Yi," Wang De Cheng said through the gaps of his teeth.

"Correct! I am Cao Yi. Now you will understand that I am not someone with empty threats. I love showing you overconfident people your place in the world! You are nothing to me!" Cao Yi and his two black clothed lackeys started snickering.

"If there are any more of you idiots who dare to resist my commands, I will do my best to kill you all! Starting from now on, all of you shall remain in this village and live an honest life. Don\'t you dare go into Nin Jing City again! That place isn\'t for you ants to train at!"

"If it weren\'t for my master\'s order to leave your lives intact, I would\'ve wiped this place off the map! Let this be a lesson that I\'ve drilled in your head. If you resist my orders next time, your limbs aren\'t the only thing I\'ll be taking. Next time it will be your life!"

Those were the shouts that echoed throughout the village as Cao Yi had walked away. His voice was very threatening, and half the village heard him.

"What a baffling person!"

Wang De Cheng and Thunder Martial were in agony as they held onto their severed limbs. Nearby players quickly called over the healers to try reattaching the severed limbs.

The battalion that been training in the city, returned to the village earlier than planned. The reason was that they had been ambushed by the same three intruders. The same self-proclaimed gentleman named Cao Yi was quite vulgar in his choice of words and lashed out childishly. His party had blocked off the battalion\'s advances into the city and wouldn\'t explain the reason why.

Cao Yi\'s strength was overwhelming. According to the player\'s estimate, he was at least level 13. Zhang Sheng Li and others couldn\'t exchange more than a couple of blows. They also had their limbs severed as punishment for disobedience. Then, they were warned to never hunt within Nin Jing City again. Otherwise, they were gambling with their lives if they were caught trespassing.

Fortunately for these players, Cao Yi was following someone\'s orders. If he had it his way, then every person in a leadership position would\'ve been humiliated in front of their followers. Ultimately, anyone in his path would\'ve been killed or disabled.

Cao Yi\'s overwhelming strength resulted in his tyrannical way of ruling. He didn\'t think there was any need to explain his reasoning to anyone weaker than him. As for the defeated, they were left with a mix of rage and humiliation. They couldn\'t beat him in a fight, and they had to suffer this degradation.

As for the source of these people, Zhang Sheng Li guessed that they were beta players coming in from Central City. If this was true, then only Liu Gan could put up a fight against these beta players.

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Within the same week, Zhang Sheng Li didn\'t accept his defeat. He led his battalion into Nin Jing City for the second time, and he was caught by Cao Yi. This time, Zhang Sheng Li cut off all his limbs. He was humiliated at Cao Yi\'s feet, without any way to free himself from the situation.

The brigade didn\'t serve the purpose which it was created for. The following days after the incident, everyone gave up on the idea of getting into Nin Jing City, staying within the confines of Beginner Village. Since the path to Moonlight Gulf crossed Nin Jing City, they needed to alert Liu Gan. Zhang Sheng Li tried to sneak a few people out from the village to look for Liu Gan, but was unsuccessful. Cao Yi\'s crew caught the people who had trespassed and heavily wounded them.

From the looks of it, Cao Yi\'s crew had far more than two men in black clothing. Each and every one of them seemed to be at least level 12 or above. They probably had the Beginner Village under surveillance. As for their true goals, no one knew.