79 Chapter 79 - The Consequences of Being Impulsive (1/2)
The Past Deeds' guild members were at a loss. Those standing on the rooftop even lowered their heads and started searching the ground for their fellow Archer, assuming that he had just fallen down.
However, they all lost it in the next instant, as they finally accepted the reality that the Archer had truly been insta-killed.
Being insta-killed by the Fireball spell... This was unheard of ever since Parallel World's first day of open beta.
The Mages most basic spell, Fireball, had the fastest casting time, consumed the least mana, and could trace the opponent's movement; however, it was the weakest offensive spell available to Mages as well.
Just how high was this Mage's Magic Attack Power for him to insta-kill someone with just Fireball? Since most of the players were currently at level 30, all were already very aware of how much Magic Attack Power one could attain with the proper allocation of stat points. Therefore, they could only attribute Gu Fei's monstrous damage output to his current equipment.
And yet, Gu Fei was clearly holding a sword! How could there be a boost for Magic Attack Power by equipping a melee weapon such as a sword?
Those present could not wrap their heads around what they had just witnessed.
Actually, the situation was not that unfathomable. Gu Fei's current pieces of equipment were not abnormal by any means and were just high grades – gold-tier and purple-tier to be exact. This was similar to comparing the firepower possessed by a AK47 holder versus a machete or spear wielder; the stark contrast between the two was glaring.
While Gu Fei did not fully meet Moonlit Nightfalls' Sword Aptitude requirement that prevented him from unleashing its maximum physical damage, he was able to meet its Spell Aptitude requirement, despite never adding points to Intelligence.
Gu Fei was not aware of this at all. Frankly speaking, he could only meet the sword's Spell Aptitude requirement through his Mage job class' innate bonus for Spell Aptitude and his Midnight Spirit Robe's 'Spell Mastery +1' trait.
One fireball was all it took to blow his opponent to death... Even Gu Fei was shocked by this.
Da*n it! The power of spells is truly great. In contrast, the damage caused by my kung fu is just too weak! Gu Fei felt aggrieved, thinking of how his kung fu was being unfairly treated.
He pointed his sword toward the sky in the next moment....
A Mage on the rooftop reacted very quickly at this sight, yelling, ”Oh, sh*t! It's Descending Wheel of Flames! Everybody, run!”
The few fellows on the rooftop immediately fled in panic.
Gu Fei was astounded, What the....
Descending Wheel of Flames was a level 24 Mage spell. It was an AoE 1spell that Mages could summon to make flaming wheels descend from the sky, which would then scorch the earth by spinning around a battlefield. This particular spell would deal damage to a large number of targets and was currently the main offensive spell of Mages when they were grinding.
And yet, Gu Fei was utterly confused. Having not heard of the Descending Wheel of Flames spell before, he naturally had yet to learn it!
Gu Fei's repertoire of spells only consisted of three: Level 0 Fireball, level 6 Ring of Fire, and level 30 Repeating Fireball.
As for the level 12, level 18, and level 24 spells… Gu Fei did not even know of their existence, so how could he cast them?
Those on the rooftop continued to flee in terror. If Gu Fei had instead casted Descending Wheel of Flames on them back then, they would have surely died. They had previously been squeezing onto a corner of the rooftop to ambush Gu Fei who was down below; that sight of them crowding together was simply too perfect for unleashing Descending Wheel of Flames. He's probably wary of raising his PK value, so he sent a fireball as a warning first!
The players of Past Deeds felt that Gu Fei was being merciful to them. They had accumulated a large amount of experience points and were about to reach level 31. Obviously, none of them would want to die at this point in time.
Gu Fei dully withdrew his sword, turning his head around to glare threateningly at the other Past Deeds' guild members on the street.
For the Past Deeds' guild members, Gu Fei's sword was akin to an illusory existence that was about to swallow them up.
”Let's get out of here!” someone shouted, causing everyone to flee in every direction.
The faster Thieves activated Fleetfoot, and the slower Thieves activated Stealth. Meanwhile, the slowest among the Warriors cried out, ”Wait for me!” He then wiped away the tears on his face and chased frantically after the disappearing figures of his fellow guild members.
”Why's everybody running away?” Gu Fei was utterly disappointed, as he had just finished mentally preparing himself to rack up more PK points. How spiteful… Don't they know that ignoring the feelings of others is a shameless thing to do?
”Master!” Coward's Savior, who had run like a dog until his body ached all over, approached Gu Fei.
”Stop saying that nonsense!” Gu Fei was currently in a foul mood. Though, it was not so foul that he would take it out on Coward's Savior.
”Are you alright?” Gu Fei asked.
”Yes!”
”Let's go!” Gu Fei made a beckoning gesture toward Coward's Savior.
”Where to?” Coward's Savior asked, as he followed closely behind Gu Fei.
”Clearing off PK value,” Gu Fei's expression was mournful.
After a hot-headed decision, there would naturally be a consequence. For Gu Fei, it was the increase of his PK value. What made him even more depressed was how his newly bought equipment for concealing his identity had been exposed as well.