46 Chapter 46 - Leaving with a Swagger (1/2)

”Well, look at what we have here...” Gu Fei turned around and squatted beside No Smile. He pointed at the few people blocking the Thieves' Union's entrance, ”It seems that you still don't get it.”

No Smile stared at him expressionlessly, not saying a word. The people outside the entrance did not disperse but increased in number instead. Gu Fei sighed as he opened the mercenary group channel, ”No Smile sure is gutsy. I've killed him too many a time, yet he still dared to have me surrounded.”

”Why aren't you dead, then?” Young Master Han asked.

”I'm squatting in the safe zone!” Gu Fei said.

”Can you get out?” Young Master Han asked.

”Let me give it a shot,” Gu Fei said as he got up.

”We'll be there shortly,” Young Master Han reassured him on the conversation window.

”No need to,” Gu Fei said, ”Their number will just keep on increasing. Even if we group up, we can't go up against all the Traversing Four Seas' three hundred members. It's better if I fight my way out while there're still few of them.”

”Alright, good luck then. We're off to the bar,” Young Master Han agreed easily.

Gu Fei was speechless at his lackadaisical response.

The long robes of Mages had the tendency to drag on the ground, getting in the way of movement. So when he was getting up, Gu Fei picked up the hem of his robe and tucked it into his waist. With his hand still holding the Flames of Baptism, he said to No Smile, ”I'm leaving!”

No Smile looked at him in astonishment. Ten players of Traversing Four Seas were now gathered outside the Thieves' Union, with many more on their way, yet this person actually dared to face them head on... Did he think he was a GM?

Even those blocking the exit outside had not expected to hear such a bold statement from Gu Fei. They were prepared for a 'seige', either hoping for No Smile and Gu Fei to reach an understanding in the safe zone or expecting for the Mage's companions to arrive and assist Gu Fei in engaging them into a bloody battle outside the safe zone. But as things stood right now, Gu Fei seemingly intended to solo them all.

Gu Fei slowly stepped out of the safe zone with his face still covered by the piece of black cloth. No one could see his facial expression, yet his aura unconsciously made everyone feel apprehensive. They had to constantly remind themselves, There's nothing to be afraid of. We outnumber him! Although they kept on repeating this mantra to themselves, their minds still could not help flashing back the scene earlier when Gu Fei had made short work of No Smile. They could not fathom what method he had used to accomplish such a feat.

Gu Fei shortly arrived at the Thieves' Union's door. As soon as he got there, he launched himself forward.

Gu Fei's one leap was akin to him crossing the realms of life and death. At the same instant, the Flames of Baptism started dancing in his hand.

There were three reasons why no one was able to dodge Gu Fei's ensuing attacks. First, he was a Mage with agile movement due to his allocation of all his stat points to Agility. Second, the attacks he unleashed were unfathomable and went beyond the abilities of everyone present. Last, Gu Fei was able to vary his attacks according to the battle flow even when they missed at first.

His first strike mercilessly rent the Mage casting a spell by the side.

Although Gu Fei did not learn Appraisal, he could still tell the job classes of these players with a glance. This was because their equipment was dictated by their in-game job classes. For example, Mages wore robes, Thieves donned cloaks, and Warriors equipped heavy armor. Through his knowledge of their gear, Gu Fei could easily tell the type of job class each of them had with great accuracy.

Gu Fei's first cleave with his Chinese broadsword might not have insta-killed the Mage, but it at least disrupted his spell-casting. Although Gu Fei had a keen close combat sense, he was still wary of mage spells. This was especially the case with the beginner spell Fireball, which could track his movement and hamper his technique execution for a short amount of time.

Besides that strike with his Chinese broadsword, Gu Fei managed to kick another player as well. Even though the kick was not backed by a strong force, it was still able to drive the player a few steps backward, which in turn stopped the other two players at Gu Fei's rear from rushing at him.

Once Gu Fei had landed on his feet, he spun the Flames of Baptism and hurtled it toward the Mage. The Mage was unable to deal with Gu Fei's attack with his low HP and average speed. The magic staff in his hand could not block the attack as well, making the Mage frustrated with it. The last hit procced the Flames of Baptism's fire attack. Despite the Mage job class' high magic resistance, its weak physical defense and meager HP ensured that the Mage could not survive Gu Fei's two attacks.

With the Chinese broadsword in hand, Gu Fei was completely fired up and itching for a fight. Even though the group of people that had been blocking his way out only tried to subdue him, Gu Fei still took the initiative and killed one of their own. No Smile largely contributed to his fellow guild members' inability to deal with Gu Fei as well, since he had continually been shouting this instruction from within the safe zone, ”Don't kill him! Just take off that cloth masking his face!”

No Smile was worried that Gu Fei would be shredded to death by the concerted attack of his fellow guild members. If that happened, No Smile would be unable to find out Gu Fei's identity, as the latter would be sent back to the Mage Academy's spawn point. Hence, No Smile made the same mistake that Cao Cao did in the past.

As the story went, Cao Cao made the fatal mistake during the Battle of Changban of issuing this order, ”Nobody fires an arrow. Capture them alive!” which gave Zhaoyun the chance to carry Liu Bei's son across the battlefield in his bloodied robe and escaped.

However, Cao Cao made that critical error in judgment back then because he was greatly emboldened by his army of a million men. No Smile, on the other hand, only had ten men, yet he still saw it fit to emulate such a historical figure. Within the time-frame of his command, Gu Fei managed to kill off the Mage. The remaining nine men rushed to avenge their fallen comrade, but felt somewhat troubled when they heard No Smile's order once more.

Normal players could neither control their attack to the point of consistently causing maximum damage like Gu Fei nor maintain attack with minimum damage. Hence, the Warriors carrying bulky weapons were at a loss of what to do, fearing that their immense strength would result into Gu Fei's death.