80 Chapter 80 - A Friend of No Smile (2/2)

”Ambush?” Gu Fei asked, puzzled.

”A hundred Archers and a hundred Mages are currently lying in wait on both sides of Yeming Valley over there. As long as brother head over in that direction, the Past Deeds' players will surely follow as well. That's when the Archers and Mages on the cliffs will launch their assault. We've tested it before; the shooting range of Archers and the spells of Mages can reach into the valley from the two cliffs. We can seriously incapacitate them in one go, and the melee job classes will then charge inside to wipe out the Past Deeds' remaining members. Every Past Deeds' member will surely drop a level. Is there anything more gratifying than this?” Dusky Cloud said earnestly.

Gu Fei laughed, ”So you don't really wish to rely on my capabilities... instead, you want to use me as bait to lure Past Deeds into your trap.”

Dusky Cloud laughed uproariously, ”Why risk ourselves to clash headlong with them when there's such an easy way? As long as brother gives us the go-ahead, we'll start to set things up. Everything will be ready in fifteen minutes, tops.”

Gu Fei sighed, ”How unfortunate. Even if I agree to your plan, it'll be impossible for it to succeed.”

Dusky Cloud's expression changed, ”Why?”

Gu Fei merely laughed, ”A hundred Archers? A hundred Mages? It's highly unlikely to keep things under wraps if you gather these two forces together. Are you planning to carry this out by announcing it on your guild channel or by using a private chat to inform everyone? Out of the two hundred players that you hand-picked, is there none who's a friend of a Past Deeds' member? This is just a game, after all. Gathering everyone in mere fifteen minutes? That sounds too ambitious. Are there two hundred people standing by online to receive your orders at any given time?”

”Uhh... Of course not all two hundred of them will be online at the same time. But there's not much difference if we can just gather up about that number of people. Perhaps, even a hundred people will suffice, too,” Dusky Cloud said tentatively.

Gu Fei was still laughing, ”Alright, stop it with all this bluffing. Your lie is simply too grand with too many loopholes.”

”Is brother implying...” Dusky Cloud felt enraged, ”That I'm lying?”

”Of course,” Gu Fei affirmed confidently, ”You don't even have a plan involving two hundred people in the first place.”

”F*ck! If that's the case, why would I waste my time rambling all that to you?”

”Why? Because of this!” Gu Fei suddenly stepped to the right and pivoted on the sole of his foot, slashing backward with his sword at the space behind him. An anguished cry was heard in the air, and the figure of a Thief emerged from nothingness. The Thief had a dagger in his hand, and he was just about to Backstab Gu Fei.

”Must be tough to remain on Stealth while chasing after us, huh?” Gu Fei smiled lightly at the Thief, effectively stopping his attack with one cut. He stared coldly at the four – no, the five of them.

”Leave! I don't want to increase my PK value any further,” Gu Fei said to them.

The five stared at one another. Suddenly, the Thief who had been slashed by Gu Fei snapped. He lunged at Gu Fei with a stabbing motion, yelling, ”Hurry up and charge! He won't dare—ugh!”

The Thief did not get to finish his words, as Gu Fei had already pierced him with his sword once more. He rotated his body to evade the stab of the Thief and followed on with a downward slash, resulting into the death of the Thief.

”I said I don't want to increase my PK value any further. It doesn't mean that I won't dare to do it,” Gu Fei warned the remaining four.

Dusky Cloud's face was vacillating between fear and anger, while the other three were at a loss. They did know whether to leave immediately or pull out their weapons and fight.

”Are you a friend of No Smile?” Gu Fei suddenly asked.

”How did you know that?!” Dusky Cloud asked in shock.

Gu Fei smiled wryly, ”For 'Bounty Mission', there's no option of forming a temporary group between players to do the mission together. So those who accept a mission for the reward are usually alone. You guys are acting together to set me up, so it's obvious that your goal is to kill me and not to get the mission reward. For someone to harbor such intention, it can only be No Smile besides those of Past Deeds. Seeing how sincere you looked when you're gritting your teeth and talking about Past Deeds just now, you're definitely not someone from that guild. That can only mean that you're No Smile's friend.”

Dusky Cloud revealed a dumbfounded expression, ”You managed to guess it from just that?”

”I'm in a hurry right now... Just send my regards to No Smile,” Gu Fei turned around and started running away.

An Archer among them sneakily pulled out his bow and arrow, but Dusky Cloud reached over to stop him, ”Don't play with fire.”

”What's wrong?”

”He's even aware that a Thief on Stealth was lurking behind. He must have some sort of detection equipment on him,” Dusky Cloud replied.

”What do we do, then?”

”F*ck! What else can we do but endure it since we're no match for him! We're bullied by Past Deeds every d*mn day; something like this should be easier to endure!” Dusky Cloud retorted angrily.

”So who're we supporting? That guy or Past Deeds?”

”Support, my a*s! It's best if they all perish,” Dusky Cloud cussed while leading the three toward the opposite direction.

”Old Cloud! I'm starting to think that your impromptu plan to ambush Past Deeds in Yeming Valley is very fascinating!” someone said suddenly.

”Fascinating, my a*s! Where the hell do you think I can find two hundred people? If I had two hundred people with me, I'd take them all onto the rooftops to sneak up on those Past Deeds' bastards every day,” Dusky Cloud said resentfully.

”How about seeking that guy again for a real cooperation?” one of them suggested.

”Cooperation, my a*s! No Smile is my buddy! That guy slew him and dropped his level for eight times, which is the same as dropping my level for eight times. You want me to cooperate with him? In your dreams!”

”If things keep going like this, there's no future for us in Yueye City!”

”M*th*rf*ck*r! That fu*king trash dropped eight levels of No Smile, yet he only dropped one level of that bi*ch, Lushness! He should've bucked up to slay Lushness and reduce her level to zero! That son of a bi*ch...” Dusky Cloud kept on cussing along the way.

”Achoo!” Gu Fei, who was on the run, sneezed.

”Master, you've got a cold!” said Coward's Savior who was about five meters away.

”Call me 'Master' again and I'll slay you for real!” Gu Fei said angrily.