6 Chapter 6 - What a fast Mage! (1/2)

”Where are we going?” Fireball could not help but ask as he saw that they were traveling further and further away from the beginner's maps outside Yunduan City.

”There's no way to grind levels there with so many people. I'll take you to another place,” Gu Fei said.

”Where?” Fireball looked around. The rolling hills around them were obviously not the same terrain as outside the city. In the game, this meant that they had already arrived in a new map.

Gu Fei did not answer Fireball and instead brought him up a hill where he pointed toward a small pond at the bottom, ”Look, there…” However, he could no longer find Fireball as he glanced back. Then he heard Fireball's voice coming from beside his foot, ”D*mn! Get down quick! Don't you want to live anymore? They're going to see us.” Fireball had already crouched down low on the ground. He stuck his head on the grass as he wormed his way backward while talking to Gu Fei in a hushed tone. It seemed extremely tiring.

”What're you doing?” Gu Fei found it both vexing and amusing.

”Those are Vagabonds! Do you know what level those mobs are? I would've stayed in the city and kill-steal from others if I've known that you're planning to bring me here!” He was only brave enough to raise his head and talk after creeping back half a meter.

”This is nothing. Just watch!” Gu Fei smiled, lifting his mage robe with one hand.

”What are you doing?!” Fireball was shocked, but he soon saw Gu Fei pull out a dagger from under his robe.

”Are you... a Thief?” Fireball was stunned.

”Fireball!” Gu Fei called out.

”Huh?” at the same instance Fireball answered reflexively, he saw a ball of fire appear in front of Gu Fei.

Equipment could not determine the identity of players, but skills and spells could not be faked at all. Gu Fei was indubitably a Mage.

”You're a Mage!” Fireball confirmed, ”Then why do you have that dagger?”

”To fight monsters!” Gu Fei replied as he ran down the hillside.

”Hey, are you crazy?!” Fireball shouted before diving forward by half a meter once more. He raised his head and saw that Gu Fei was already halfway down the hill.

”Wow! What a fast Mage!” Fireball exclaimed. At this moment, Gu Fei had already entered the range of the six monsters. The six stood up and encircled Gu Fei.

”He's a goner! He's definitely dead meat. He's such a big noob!” Fireball muttered anxiously. The six monsters were definitely above Gu Fei's level. But even if they weren't, they were not the type of monsters that could be hunted arbitrarily by a single person since they possessed the ability to assist each other. Fireball dared not blink, as he felt that that was all the time it would take for Gu Fei to be reduced into a white streak of light.

But what happened next before Fireball's eyes was nothing short of a miracle. Gu Fei weaved gracefully among the six Vagabonds as the knife he was holding turned into a fast blur. The NPCs screamed as their blood splashed from time to time.

Fireball gasped as he froze in place. Just who was this person? He suppressed six monsters at around level 20 to the point where all their attacks missed. No, they did not seem to be all misses. Gu Fei had dodged them. What level was this person at? 40? 50? But the game had only been up for less than a day, so how was he able to be at such a high level? Even if he was at such a high level… could a Mage like himself charge up and engage these high-level monsters face to face alone? Could he have a hidden account? A hidden job class? Or was he a legendary player that broke the game? As Fireball closely observed Gu Fei's kung fu, Gu Fei really did become doused in white light – the glow from leveling up. He had already defeated all six Vagabonds. Gu Fei's combat efficiency had significantly improved with his increase in agility as well as with the help of the small carving knife he had obtained.

Fireball stood up and ran toward Gu Fei with his arms flailing widely.

Gu Fei looted the monsters before making his way toward Fireball. He smiled calmly. In his eyes, killing these six rigidly programmed monsters was far too easy.

”Bro, what's your level now?” Fireball asked in admiration.

Gu Fei checked his stat window and answered, ”Level 10.”

”What? 10?” Fireball sat back down on the ground again even though he had just gotten up. He pointed at the six monster corpses, ”Do you know what their levels were?”

”I've checked the website. About level 20,” Gu Fei said.

”A level 10 Mage killing not just one but six level 20 Vagabonds!” Fireball exclaimed in disbelief despite having just witnessed it with his eyes.

”So what? I killed them because I could,” Gu Fei said nonchalantly.

Fireball gaped speechlessly at Gu Fei. How did he kill them then? Through his superb level of control of the game? But nothing could be done about the level of control in virtual reality.