44 Chapter 44 - Don’t Know What’s Good for Them (1/2)

”Kung fu?”

”Fighter?”

”Practitioner?”

The gang repeated some of Gu Fei's words as they exchanged amused glances with one another.

Gu Fei was used to seeing such reactions. Whenever he tried to talk about his kung fu with others, their faces would display a similar look of disregard. But now that he was inside a VRMMO, he had the perfect environment and condition to demonstrate his kung fu. He brandished the Flames of Baptism and struck a pose, describing his kung fu to others, ”Take a look at this kung fu move. Within it lies four different ways of striking, four different ways of countering attacks, and—”

”Alright, that's enough! A real counterattack from the enemies is coming! You need to disguise yourself right now instead of flaunting your moves!”

”Disguise?” Gu Fei could not comprehend that.

”Change your equipment; and the same goes for everyone else,” Young Master Han turned around and said this to the other four.

The four men nodded and quickly changed into simpler attire. Brother Assist explained to Gu Fei, ”Even though we have covered our faces, the opponent can still identify our equipment using Appraisal. Plus, No Smile has higher proficiency in appraising than others. Take Sword Demon for example; his Frost Memories is undoubtedly a superb weapon that'll leave a lasting impression on others. That's why we have to change our equipment to ensure that they won't be able to identify us.”

Gu Fei nodded, ”But this is all I got.”

”Oh, you don't really have to change that much,” Young Master Han said, ”Just take off that hideous straw hat, remove your horrendous shoes, put away that garbage sword, and suit up properly like a proper Mage.”

Gu Fei followed his instructions as Young Master Han continued, ”The mission is not over yet. In fact, it's only getting started. No Smile has been an active player in the online gaming community for years, so it won't be that easy to scare him away. I feel that he still has the guts to retaliate against us.”

Brother Assist agreed, ”He's got the backing of the entire Traversing Four Seas Guild as well. I'm guessing that the party we just assaulted has already called for backup.”

Royal God Call nodded, ”You're right. They just asked for reinforcement on the private guild channel.”

”But we're moving pretty fast ourselves; they shouldn't be that far ahead yet.” After looking at the time, Young Master Han announced, ”Let's split up, everyone. Move toward Yunliao Farm, which is in the western side of the city, and blend yourselves into the grinding players. Remember to gather information whenever you come across people from Traversing Four Seas. Don't close the conversation window to keep yourselves updated with everything.”

All nodded and went their own ways after exiting the valley.

”Hey! You guys! Anyone interested in learning some kung fu from me?” Gu Fei asked earnestly.

”There's always next time, Miles,” Young Master Han patted his shoulder before turning around, ”Let's move.”

Each of them picked a different route, taking care to avoid the main path from Yunxia Valley that led to Yunduan City.

Yunliao Farm was within walking distance of Yunxia Valley. The farm was populated with monsters ranging from level 25 to 30, and was currently among the most crowded grinding maps. With how cramped it was with players, it was a common occurrence to see players' grinding interrupted due to the demand for monsters by the throng of players far outstripping the rate of respawns. Despite all this, nobody attempted to kill-steal from others, as there was an unspoken rule actively being enforced in the area: Kill-stealers would suffer a combined beating from every other player.

Of course, the unofficial rule was in place not because the surrounding players were virtuous or noble but because everyone was well aware of the monster respawn issue. Hence, all were more than willing to comply with such a fancy excuse to get rid of their fellow competitors. Eventually, this led to players becoming disinclined to kill-steal in Yunliao Farm, and the rise in the number of players being wrongly accused of kill-stealing. Those who were being wrongly accused often shared something in common: They were very strong.

Strong players could grind on monsters at a much faster rate, and this would usually incite the other regular players' resentment. So whenever a spiteful person accused, ”This guy is kill-stealing!” many players nearby would play along and 'accidentally' swung their weapons at the accused. Despite how strong the accused player was, he or she could never stand a chance against the combined 'accidental' attacks of more than twenty players. The strong player would not even get a chance to explain and would simply fade away from the promised land.

Yunliao Farm was a very shady place indeed.

Brother Assist was currently sharing these details about the farm to everyone on their private mercenary channel. He reminded everyone to keep a low profile by casually finding a monster and grinding it. Everyone agreed.

Gu Fei examined his surroundings as he arrived at Yunliao Farm, and saw that his fellow teammates had blended themselves well into the crowd. The others were deliberately making their way to a path, in the middle of the farming field, leading straight to Yunxia Valley. If the members of Traversing Four Seas were here, they would surely go through that road.

Gu Fei saw his fellow teammates following the instructions of Brother Assist. They equipped themselves with the worst weapons, and slowly engaged some monsters. Gu Fei promptly took out his magic staff as well. However, instead of casting a spell, he was using it like a beating stick to fight against a Scarecrow that had just respawned.

A few moments later, sand and dust could be seen getting disturbed from a distance. A group of players were running uniformly in a neat formation toward the direction of Gu Fei and the others. Since the players' stat distribution and equipment from various job classes affected their movement's speed, they were running at an even pace to maintain their battle formation. Otherwise, they would probably get themselves 'accidentally' killed if they charged full speed ahead in a disorderly manner by the time they reached the grinding area.

This group of players from Traversing Four Seas had evidently thought their actions through, choosing to have everyone's running speed matched one another. All sorts of job classes could be seen in the group running across the field. The players in the area stopped grinding, and watched this spectacle instead. ”This is my first time seeing such a large-scale movement ever since I've started grinding here. Is something big about to happen?” the players discussed among themselves.

As the group of players sprinted through the central pathway, an experienced player pointed out their emblems while explaining to the nearby players, ”They're from Traversing Four Seas.”

After hearing this, the nearby players automatically assumed that the Traversing Four Seas' members were currently practicing a large-scale maneuver to hone their potency.