93 Chapter 93 - The Real Hero (1/2)

Gu Fei's appearance had abruptly turned the tables in the plaza. Him casting Descending Wheel of Flames twice had managed to destroy the formation of the Past Deeds' meatball, and even the Warriors could not resist the explosive inferno he had created despite having high physical defense. After all, only high magic resistance could protect them from Gu Fei's spells. Actually, Silver Moon survived Gu Fei's flame wheels only due to his unusually high magic resistance.

Gu Fei promptly checked his PK value. He felt like crying when he saw that it had risen up to 28 points. This practically wasted his effort of camping out in Youye Valley for a few hours. At this rate, when would he become a free man? Gu Fei felt even more aggravated by his current predicament upon remembering what would happen once he reached 30 PK points: NPCs would launch a manhunt for him. NPCs with combat job classes could be found anywhere in the city. Even this Mage Academy he was currently at had two NPC guards standing right by its entrance. How scary was the power of NPCs? No one knew at the moment, and Gu Fei did not wish to find out himself.

With this thought in mind, Gu Fei resolved to keep his PK value below 30 points and designated Silver Moon as his last kill.

The sword came and went. Spells and quite a few kung fu techniques arrived and departed as well. Nonetheless, Silver Moon still stood steadfast. This feat was not because of Silver Moon having abundant HP, but because of the nearby Past Deeds' Priests incessantly bestowing Heal on him. Every stab of Gu Fei resulted into Silver Moon receiving Heal three or four times. The game officials had regrettably not taken 'over-healing' into consideration. Otherwise, Silver Moon would have long exploded from the excessive amount of healing he had received from his Priests.

After a few more rounds of fighting and healing, a momentous chance appeared: Silver Moon's mana depleted, which resulted into the effect of King's Command ending.

The golden glow disappeared and the Past Deeds' army returned to normal. Dusky Cloud and the gang cheered for Gu Fei, not knowing that the cancellation of the skill was a result of Silver Moon's mana depleting and not due to Gu Fei keeping Silver Moon occupied.

The Past Deeds' Warriors failed to readjust themselves to the sudden loss of buffs and continued to fight fiercely with the other side as if they still had boosted stats. For two reasons, these Warriors' HP visibly dropped under Dusky Cloud and his gang's assault:

First, they were no longer receiving buffs from King's Command.

Second, most of the Past Deeds' Priests were dead. As for the remaining Priests, they solely focused on healing Silver Moon.

In no time at all, Dusky Cloud and the others crushed these Warriors brutally. They then rushed toward the leftover Priests while conveniently killing the Knights they encountered along the way. In the twinkling of an eye, the smaller army of Past Deeds was mostly killed off.

Silver Moon watched with mortified eyes as all the subordinates, including the Priests, around him were annihilated. Knight was a job class that had low combat capabilities on its own. Moreover, his depleted mana prevented him from boosting his own stats. Without his subordinates and Priests' support, he could only watch his HP visibly get reduced by Gu Fei. Presently, Silver Moon was wholly relying on his high defense and the high damage output of King's Blade to forcefully clash with Gu Fei. And yet, he had one glaring problem: He could not land a hit on Gu Fei!

At this moment, Sword Demon, who had already crept behind Silver Moon, used Backstab without hesitation. Most of the players had exhausted their strength after fighting for this long; in contrast, Sword Demon could still activate Backstab at this decisive moment. Having the foresight to reserve enough points for the activation of that skill, Sword Demon truly deserved his reputation as a top gaming expert.

In a distance, Royal God Call seemed to take Sword Demon's reappearance as a form of signal. Pulling back his bowstring, he fired off an arrow on Snipe that sailed through the air and lodged itself deep into Silver Moon. Gu Fei thrust his sword into Silver Moon at this time as well. As a corollary, their combined attacks turned Silver Moon into a beam of white light.

Gu Fei promptly pulled out his stats window and saw that he had a freshly updated PK value of 29 points. He instantly felt tears well up. He should have scored his hit earlier. That way, the final PK point for killing Silver Moon would be counted on Royal God Call's head.

While Silver Moon's death signified the end of war in Gu Fei's eyes, Dusky Cloud and the rest did not share the same sentiment. With their arms raised in the air, they thundered, ”BEAT THEM WHILE THEY'RE DOWN!” They divided everyone into groups and sent them to every spawn point within the city to continue the massacre there.

Indeed, this war was far from over. Dusky Cloud's group only attained victory in the Mage Academy's battle. This clash between Past Deeds and the Past Deeds Eradication Army would obviously escalate into a protracted PvP. This was but a game, after all. Ending a war here was difficult when their lives were unending. This war now depended on the mental capacity of either side. Whoever had a more indomitable fighting spirit would emerge victorious.

Today's grand battle with Past Deeds had one obvious effect: It pulled Past Deeds closer to Dusky Cloud and his comrades' level. With the gap reduced, Past Deeds could no longer be as tyrannical as before.

However, Dusky Cloud and company were still far from truly eradicating Past Deeds. Upon seeing Past Deeds Guild Leader Silver Moon's insane battle support skill, the likelihood of players joining his guild might be even higher than before.

Sword Demon looked on these players running off in every direction while exuding palpable killing intent with apathy. Having accomplished his goal, what happened from here onward would be left for Dusky Cloud and his comrades to deal with!

As Sword Demon thought of this, he noticed Gu Fei hiking up his robe and heading toward a direction.

”Where're you going?” Sword Demon hurriedly chased after him.

”Off to erase my PK value,” Gu Fei's eyes were brimming with tears.

Sword Demon recalled Gu Fei's majestic casting of Descending Wheel of Flames twice and patted the latter's shoulder consolingly, ”Take care.”

Gu Fei bade him goodbye and left. He also did not care about the massacre happening all around him.

After assigning all the manpower, Dusky Cloud approached Sword Demon, ”Your bro is too OP.”

Sword Demon nodded his head.

”I owe him a huge favor. If he hadn't shown up just then, we would've all been goners,” Dusky Cloud said.

Sword Demon silently agreed.

”Where is he off to?” Dusky Cloud asked curiously, as he stared at Gu Fei's receding back.

”Off to erase his PK value,” Sword Demon answered.

Dusky Cloud recalled the two flame wheels from before and was taken aback, ”His PK value must be at 20 by now, yeah?” Just as he finished speaking, he remembered that he had picked up the 'Bounty Mission' for 27149. He opened his mission tab and looked: 29 PK points. His jaw dropped from shock. One more point and NPCs would hunt him down. If a player accumulated 30 PK points, his or her capture would result into a drop of five levels besides being imprisoned. It was an extremely harsh penalty to bear. That guy's really brave, Dusky Cloud thought to himself.

Young Master Han, Royal God Call, and Brother Assist climbed down the rooftop. They could not see even a shadow of Gu Fei once they looked around the plaza, so they asked Sword Demon, ”Where's Miles?”

”Off to erase his PK value,” Sword Demon got annoyed at repeating this answer.

Young Master Han swept his gaze to Sword Demon and Dusky Cloud, ”If Miles hadn't appeared just then, you guys would've been obliterated.”