Chapter 426, Bountiful Harvest

Translator: Silavin

 

Under the fierce attack of Lu Fan’s Pet Dragon and Fallen Corpse Puppets, the Players from the Huang Family and Loong Family, as well as the Monsters they summoned, had absolutely no power to fight back. By now, they had been almost completely annihilated.

 

Only some of the smarter Players, who saw the situation was unfavourable, and immediately turned to flee, had managed to escape the disaster.

 

At this moment, outside the Ye Family Residence was a sea of corpses and blood, with very few people remaining from the two Ancient Noble Families.

 

Those from the Ye Family, having finally realised the situation, had rushed out of the Ye Family Residence early on, and they chased down the remaining scattered troops. They were venting the anger that had built up from months of bullying.

 

Although the Ye Family did not have many Players at this point, with Ye Wuxian’s help, dealing with enemies who had lost their will to fight was not a problem.

 

Lu Fan could see that the Ye Family held great resentment toward the two Ancient Noble Families, so he did not stop them. In fact, he even prevented his own Pet Dragons and Summons from finishing off all the enemies since this was an opportunity for them to vent.

 

After victory was assured, he recalled all his Pet Dragons and Fallen Corpse Puppets, allowing the Ye Family to continue pursuing the enemies.

 

Meanwhile, he had a Fallen Corpse Holy Dragon King use Fallen Corpse Control to turn all those from the Huang Family and Loong Family into Fallen Corpse Puppets.

 

At the same time, Lu Fan sent another Fallen Corpse Holy Dragon King to the Loong Family Residence.

 

Although those in the Loong Family Residence had been completely annihilated, with only dust as their corpses, they should still be usable as Fallen Corpse Puppets.

 

Lu Fan knew that there was still a Fourth Profession Player named Loong Xing in the Loong Family Residence. Though Lu Fan was not impressed by his strength, there was no denying that Loong Xing was still a Fourth Profession Player, and it would be wasteful to not absorb his Attributes.

 

[Though. having him join the team of Fourth Profession Fallen Corpse Puppet Players wouldn’t be a bad idea.]

 

Soon, the two Fallen Corpse Holy Dragon Kings had completely cleaned up all the battlefields.

 

In Lu Fan’s Puppet Sub-Space, there were now many more Players and Monsters from the Monster Tide. Among them, except for the Fourth Profession Players, all the Players and Monsters were absorbed, becoming Attributes for the Fallen Corpse Holy Dragon King.

 

During this attack on the Ye Family, the Huang Family and Loong Family had sent a total of six Fourth Profession Players, with only one person’s whereabouts remaining unknown. The other five had perished, including the Huang Family Elder and Loong Changkong.

 

With the addition of Loong Xing from the Loong Family Residence, in this battle, Lu Fan had gained six Fourth Profession Players as Fallen Corpse Puppets.

 

Looking at their Attributes, Lu Fan knew that the strongest among them was undoubtedly the Elder from the Huang Family.

 

He was a Level 99 Player, with a Profession similar to a Mage called Curse Heavenly Master.

 

Next was Loong Changkong, a Bloody Sky Rider, a Knight Type Profession that wore heavy armour.

 

Lu Fan had even made the Pterosaur into a Fallen Corpse Puppet for him to ride on, allowing him to exert his maximum combat power.

 

Among the six, except for Loong Xing and the Sun Arrow God, there were two others at around Level 92-93, with strength at the level of the Five National Guardians. They were not particularly outstanding, but they both had Hidden Professions. One was a Summoner who could summon a kind of Monster from the Blood Lake Map, and the other was a Lightning Sword God, a Magic Swordsman Type Profession that excelled in both Physical and Magic Damage. Such a Profession also deals considerable Damage.

 

Now under Lu Fan’s command, there were already fourteen Fourth Profession Players, which exceeded the number of publicly known Fourth Profession Players in a country like Extremistis Country.

 

If a country’s Hidden Forces does not emerge, with just these Fourth Profession Players, Lu Fan could basically not fear any country.

 

Lu Fan remembered that during this attack on the Ye Family, the Huang Family and Loong Family should have sent six Fourth Profession Players.

 

Now, only five had been killed, which meant that one Fourth Profession Player had luckily escaped the slaughter.

 

Just as Lu Fan was about to use Black Dragon Perception to see where the last Fourth Profession Player was, he looked up and saw Ye Wuxian currently engaged in combat with a middle-aged man in the distance.

 

To Lu Fan’s surprise, this middle-aged man in white robes was surrounded by several Talismans, looking exactly like the Skills used by the Huang Family Elder. Even his appearance was very similar to the Huang Family Elder, only obviously much younger.

 

Correspondingly, his strength was also far inferior to the Huang Family Elder, even weaker than Huang Yutian.

 

Ye Wuxian, boosted by Xiao Cui’s Buff, had her strength multiplied, making it not a challenge for her to deal with him.

 

The two seemed to have been fighting for some time already. The white-robed middle-aged man grew increasingly timid as the battle progressed, until finally, he was impaled and sent flying by Ye Wuxian’s spear, his chest stained with blood.

 

Afterward, Ye Wuxian used Flight to fly out, grabbed the man by the back of his collar, and brought him before Lu Fan, tossing him onto the ground.

 

Ye Wuxian put away his spear and smiled at Lu Fan. “He is the third-in-command of the Huang Family, and also the Nephew of the Huang Family Elder. Although his Talents are ordinary and he has been overshadowed by the Huang Family Elder and Huang Yutian in, his strength and position are still quite high within the Family. So, he does hold some authority.”

 

“He should be the only remaining Fourth Profession Player of the Huang Family. I’ve captured him alive for you to decide on how to deal with him.” Ye Wuxian blinked his eyes, appearing completely ready to follow whatever Lu Fan decided upon.

 

Lu Fan smiled and glanced at the white-robed middle-aged man trembling on the ground, too afraid to move, and said, “He is of no particular use to me. He can be kept alive, or killed and made into a Fallen Corpse Puppet.”

 

“Speaking of which, after destroying the Loong Family, I’ve been thinking about one issue. It’s not difficult to annihilate the two Ancient Noble Families, but the key is whether you can successfully take over the resources of the two Ancient Noble Families after I destroy them. After all, given the Ye Family’s size, directly taking in all the resources of two Ancient Noble Families is a bit like trying to become fat in one meal.”

 

Thinking about this issue, Ye Wuxian smiled and said, “What you say does make sense. It is indeed a problem. If I were to take over so many resources at once, while also needing to reorganise the Ye Family, the workload would be enormous.”

 

“I’m not afraid of trouble, but controlling so many resources does require considerable manpower and investment. With the Ye Family’s current shortage in trustable manpower, we would be stretching too thin if we try to take in everything.”

 

After hearing this, Lu Fan nodded and said, “If that’s the case, I might as well not completely wipe out the Huang Family. I’ll hand over those that are left over to you. That way, you can let them work for the Ye Family, which will also help better manage these resources. As for the issue with loyalty, I don’t think there’s much to worry about. As long as I’m around, I believe the Huang Family won’t be able to make any waves.”

 

Ye Wuxian smiled and nodded, “What you say makes sense. I’ll do as you say.”

 

Lu Fan made a sound of acknowledgment, then looked at the white-robed middle-aged man on the ground and asked in a calm tone, “What is your name?”

 

“I… I am Huang Yingheng. Please, don’t kill me. On behalf of the Huang Family, we surrender to the Ye Family.” Huang Yingheng was terrified, afraid that Lu Fan would order Ye Wuxian to kill him.