Chapter 931, The Nichirin Four

Translator: Silavin

 

Among the opposing four, the leader was a middle-aged burly man.

 

This person wielded a peculiarly shaped heavy sword resembling a door plank. It was unclear what Hidden Profession he possessed.

 

He made a ‘please’ gesture toward Lu Fan and the others, indicating they should follow him to the open ground of this space.

 

The two teams, eight people total, all came to stand on the open ground. The remaining several dozen people also looked over, observing the strength of the people these two Clans brought.

 

The man holding the heavy sword rested it on his shoulder and said to Lu Fan and the others, “We’ll fight a 4v4. If you can last ten minutes, you pass. How about it?”

 

Lu Fan nodded, “Ten minutes? Not a problem.”

 

The opponent grinned and asked, “Do you think ten minutes is very short? You must be mistaken about something.”

 

The opponent continued with an exclamation. “Oh right, forgot to introduce ourselves. We’re people from the Nichirin Clan. In Cherry Blossom Country, we four have a nickname. Together, we are called the Nichirin Four. If someone hasn’t exceeded Level 100, not many can last ten minutes in our hands. Even four Fourth Profession Players aren’t an exception!”

 

As he finished speaking, quite a few shocked voices arose from the crowd.

 

“Those four are the Nichirin Four? It seems the Nichirin Clan is quite confident about this journey to find the Ancient God. To think they even brought the Nichirin Four!?”

 

“I’ve heard of the Nichirin Clan. Among the Hidden Clans, they’re definitely a quite high-profile behemoth.”

 

“I heard they once received care from Kage Tenshi. The Clan’s foundation is shockingly deep. Among the Hidden Clans, they’re considered to be the elites of the elites.”

 

“I heard the Nichirin Four are four people the Nichirin Clan cultivated by expending enormous resources. The purpose was to make them pillars of the Nichirin Clan. First, to protect the Clan’s development; second, to become the Nichirin Clan’s sharpest weapons, helping the Clan explore new territories.”

 

“Though these four are currently only Level 90-something, since they are cultivated using so many of the Clan’s resources, they’ll quickly raise their Levels and inevitably become top experts of Cherry Blossom Country in the future!”

 

“It seems the Nichirin Clan wants the Nichirin Four to be the first to receive power bestowed by the Ancient God during this journey, allowing them to grow even more rapidly.”

 

“But, what makes the Nichirin Clan certain the Ancient God will agree to our request and form an alliance with us?”

 

“Hmm… probably no better choice exists for them. Right now, our Cherry Blossom Country already exists in name only. Us wanting to revive it must bravely take on the gamble.”

 

“Win the bet so that the Nichirin Clan and Cherry Blossom Country may prosper. Lose the bet and the Nichirin Clan will be gone, with Cherry Blossom Country disappearing into the annals of time. Perhaps even this world will soon be gone.”

 

“True enough. Anyway, we don’t have anything to bet with. Going all-in is understandable.”

 

These words fell into Lu Fan’s ears, making him secretly laugh.

 

[Seriously, aren’t you all just deceiving yourselves? Negotiate with an Ancient God and form an alliance? It sounds nice. But would any Ancient God view you people as allies!? At most, you all are merely slaves in their eyes. Rushing to be someone else’s dog, then beautifying it as ‘forming an alliance’. I seriously don’t know what to say.]

 

[As for reviving Cherry Blossom Country, like that’s even remotely possible. Wanting to borrow the Ancient God’s power to re-establish Cherry Blossom Country is just a pipe dream. They could not care about you, what makes you think they would care about a country?]

 

Seeing Lu Fan’s cold smile, the leader of the Nichirin Four became somewhat displeased and spoke, “What are you laughing at? Do you dare to fight or not?!”

 

Lu Fan nodded, “Why wouldn’t I dare? Just as you said. Ten minutes. Let’s have a simple spar.”

 

“Good!” The man gave a loud shout, holding his heavy sword horizontally, dragging it behind him. “Then, let’s start right now!”

 

As his word ‘start’ emerged, his entire person immediately charged toward Lu Fan and the others.

 

Seeing this, Lu Fan calmly ordered Jian Ying and the others to counterattack.

 

Regarding these four Players, Lu Fan truly had little interest in battling them. After all, he had killed far too many Fourth Profession Players.

 

However, since he was now fighting this group as a Totem Master, he could still derive some enjoyment from it.

 

During these past few days, Lu Fan had briefly studied the Totem Master Skills and basically understood his abilities.

 

Not to say he could control them as freely as a true Totem Master, but using them to deal with a few of these people was more than enough.

 

Lu Fan held his staff and raised one hand, summoning a blood-red Totem before him. It was a Taunt Totem.

 

As soon as the Taunt Totem appeared, it immediately emanated a bewitching red light.

 

The charging Heavy Swordsman’s eyes instantly became completely blood-red. Losing rationality, he raised his heavy sword and slashed toward the Taunt Totem.

 

*Bang!* This sword strike made the Taunt Totem violently shake.

 

However, the Taunt Totem had quite a High Health Pool and High Defence. Blocking the opponent’s attack posed no problem.

 

Qin Qiu, who was one of their Main Damage Dealer, was not idle either at this moment. Waving her staff, a beam of light shot from the staff’s tip, smashing toward the opponent.

 

The Heavy Swordsman, struck by Qin Qiu’s Skill, immediately retreated repeatedly, his body scorched black.

 

There was no helping it. Qin Qiu’s Profession Characteristics were laid out plainly. Her Damage Output could rank among the top even among Hidden Professions.

 

Moreover, the equipment on her body was extremely luxurious, no worse than those from the Nichirin Four.

 

Therefore, truly few could withstand her Damage Output.

 

The Nichirin Four relied on the Nichirin Clan’s accumulated resources to become strong.

 

While Qin Qiu lacked a Hidden Clan as her backing, she had Lu Fan!

 

A single Lu Fan possessed resources that could completely crush the Nichirin Clan!

 

In one exchange, the opponent suffered an unexpected loss.

 

However, they lived up to their reputation. The next second, among the Nichirin Four, a woman only about 1.4 meters tall opened the tome in her hands, mouth chanting unknown incantations.

 

On the tome, successive flashes of light appeared.

 

Each time light flashed, the front-line Heavy Swordsman’s injuries would heal, somewhat.

 

Simultaneously, a ray of light enveloped everyone in their team. The Heavy Swordsman’s eyes regained clarity, breaking free from the Taunt Totem’s Taunt Effect.

 

It seemed they had quite useful Supports.

 

Whether Healing or Debuff Removal, the Skills the Support had were quite practical.

 

Not only that, among the opponent’s backline was another Player wearing grey robes. This person also held a \skull and began dancing about as if performing a ritual, appearing quite comical.

 

However, with his movements, grey mists descended, enveloping Lu Fan and the others.