158 Chapter 158 - Arctic Whirlwind (2/2)

”There will be a time when that runs out!” Gu Fei remarked as he stabbed forward once more.

”My reinforcement will have arrived by then,” Young Master Han said matter-of-factly as he bestowed Heal on himself yet again.

”I better hurry, then,” Gu Fei said nonchalantly as he thrusted his sword forward yet again.

The two chatted and fought like this. Svelte Dancer ran over after she had picked up all her items and was stunned by the scene before her.

”Ah! Seems like MY reinforcement has arrived first!” Gu Fei said in elation.

”Better watch your steps this time, beautiful!” Young Master Han did not seem to fear her arrival at all.

”Ah?!” Svelte Dancer asked as she continued to stand there dumbly.

”What are you freezing up for? Quickly kill him off!” Gu Fei thundered.

”But you guys know each other!” Svelte Dancer reasoned. With Young Master Han's unforgettable visage, she easily remembered meeting him at Ray's Bar. Thus, she knew very well that he and Gu Fei were in the same mercenary group.

Gu Fei did not know whether to laugh or cry at her remark, ”Missy, we're in a PvP match right now. JUST HURRY UP!”

”You sure are a vicious one!” Svelte Dancer sharply exhaled as she rushed forward.

Just as she was about to reach Young Master Han, a sudden whirlwind rose from the ground and spun toward her. The usually fearless Svelte Dancer had a rapid change of expression as she dodged backward. The whirlwind seemed to have eyes of its own as it chased after her. Although the whirlwind's speed did not match Svelte Dancer's, she still could not easily make her way around it to reach Young Master Han.

Gu Fei gawked as Young Master Han smilingly explained to him, ”You haven't seen this before, right? That's the Water Mage's level 40 skill, Arctic Whirlwind. It is the ultimate headache for players like her that depend on speed. Besides dealing damage to whomever caught inside the whirlwind, it has the additional effect of reducing a character's speed, weakening the source of strength for someone like her.”

Young Master Han looked at a certain distance as he talked. Gu Fei followed his gaze and saw a blue-robed Mage wielding a liquid blue magic stave to and fro like a cheerleader.

”That's Brave Surge,” Young Master Han introduced to Gu Fei, adding, ”He's our guild leader. Currently ranked ninth on the Mage leaderboard. He chose to be a Water Mage for his level 40 Job Class Advancement.”

”Your guild leader!” Gu Fei muttered, immediately abandoning Young Master Han for Brave Surge. Capturing the ringleader to defeat the bandits! Even if eliminating the guild leader did not have the effect of beheading the hydra's head, it would at least raise his and Amethyst Rebirth's morale. Although boosting the morale would not increase his fighting prowess, it would still make him feel good about himself. He could even boast to others that: ”Taking the head of the guild leader of seven hundred men is as easy as taking an item out of my dimensional pocket.” Fighting with Brave Surge also meant that he would no longer have to badger Svelte Dancer and could let her finally deal with Young Master Han, killing two birds with one stone.

Gu Fei thought of all these as he dashed toward his target. Seeing Gu Fei's speed, Brave Surge dared not underestimate him and promptly pointed his magic staff to Gu Fei as he finished an incantation.

Gu Fei could feel heat building up from beneath his feet... He was well aware that Carouse's guild leader had just casted a Blazing Tree of a Thousand Inferno spell. Time was needed from the end of the incantation until the activation of the spell – the area that Gu Fei's spells were lacking.

Just as he hurried to escape Blazing Tree of a Thousand Inferno's AOE, he noticed Brave Surge chanting words with a wave of his magic stave again. Gu Fei's mind quickly raced. Halting his forward sprint, he retreated from where he had intended to go. With a deafening boom, the area Gu Fei had planned to head just then was set aglow by Blazing Tree of a Thousand Inferno sprouting from beneath the earth and Descending Wheel of Flames rolling down the sky.

That was close! Gu Fei thought to himself. Casting the Descending Wheel of Flames spell fortunately required the spell-caster to verbally chant the incantation, allowing him to realize what was about to happen. Had he continued his forward sprint, he might have been able to dodge the raging inferno but he would have surely run straight into the flame wheel.

Brave Surge had taken into account Gu Fei's movement speed and placed these two spells accordingly. Fortunately, Gu Fei had reacted in time.

”Bravo. Not even falling for this move,” Young Master Han applauded from behind him.

With Svelte Dancer no longer being held back by Arctic Whirlwind, she got right up to Young Master Han's side and stabbed him with her dagger.

”You two! It's dangerous to be near me,” Young Master Han smilingly warned.

The two were momentarily stunned by his warning. They then felt the ground beneath them heating up as flashes appeared above their heads. Who knew how many Mages had chanted Descending Wheel of Flames and Blazing Tree of a Thousand Inferno to fill the space where Gu Fei, Svelte Dancer, and Young Master Han stood on as well as blot out the very sky above the trio's heads.

”There's no way that you two can escape this no matter how fast you are!” Young Master Han showed them a slight smile, saying, ”My tactics will even sacrifice myself when the need calls for it.”

Gu Fei did not even bother to flee and just helplessly addressed Svelte Dancer, ”Hey. All things considered, you're still the richest player in the game. Do you have any magical artifact that's similar to a Pandora's Chest?”A Chinese Odyssey - A movie based on 'Journey to the West' with a modern twist. It was directed by Jeffrey Lau and starred Stephen Chow. Worth the watch if you're cool with slapstick comedy with adage and parables.

refers to an important item in the movie mentioned previously. Gu Fei wrongly called it 'Pandora's Chest' instead of 'Pandora's Box'.