163 Chapter 163 - The Big Strategy (1/2)
”Tsk!” Gu Fei did not believe Young Master Han's words, ”Don't act like you meant for this to happen. Were it not for Svelte Dancer's Teleportation Scroll, we would long die to that spell bombardment that you have set up.”
”Is that so?” Young Master Han drawled in his usual self-centered mannerism that seemed to be asking for a beating from others.
The glass in Gu Fei's hand would already shatter if it were not for the fact that he was a Mage with low Strength. Do your best! Control yourself! Gu Fei thought to himself just like how Stephen Chow did it when he was facing that rough sea in the opening scene of King of Comedy.
”Anyway, the situation now isn't too bad,” Young Master Han looked at the time once more, asking, ”Can Svelte Dancer get through this alone?”
”Of course!” Gu Fei nodded his head, ”You're not the only one who considered the issue of time. With Svelte Dancer's capabilities, lasting until the match's end won't be a problem.”
”Capability? Is a Teleportation Scroll considered a capability now?”
Gu Fei did not answer his question. Pausing for a moment, he remarked, ”It's very boring sitting here and waiting.”
”I'm sure it wouldn't be boring if War Without Wounds or Royal God Call was here instead,” Young Master Han said.
Gu Fei thought about it and honestly nodded his head, ”I completely agree.”
A period of silence descended before Gu Fei finally asked, ”Did you purposely strategize against Carouse?”
”Not at the start, but it became like that after I died,” Young Master Han answered.
”Why not from the start?” Gu Fei pressed on.
”Besides you and Svelte Dancer, the other members of your guild can totally be ignored. Although you two have fast movement speed, Carouse's number and the long match duration would give us ample time to exert pressure all over the map to the point that neither you nor Svelte Dancer could escape,” Young Master Han reasoned, adding, ”But after seeing Svelte Dancer's Teleportation Scroll, I changed my mind and helped you two to achieve victory instead.”
”Oh?”
”That's why I exaggerated about you and Svelte Dancer's capabilities, suggesting that we proceed with caution by setting a defensive formation. I was planning to tell you my solution on how to deal with them in the final ten minutes, yet you were hot-headed enough to strong-arm your way to their defensive line half an hour earlier,” Young Master Han remarked expressionlessly.
”There you go deciding things on your own again! If we couldn't hold on till the final ten minutes, wouldn't your planning be for naught?” Gu Fei asked.
”Is it still my responsibility if you all couldn't last till the final ten minutes?” Young Master Han countered.
Gu Fei choked, ”Why couldn't you have said something sooner?”
”Didn't I say so before? My defense is perfect that even I have not found the method to break it yet. That was me telling you to stay put and not try anything fancy against my perfectly designed plan,” Young Master Han answered.
”Sorry about that! The way how your narcissism worked into your speech made me assume that you were just being sarcastic,” Gu Fei remarked dryly.
Young Master Han shook his head sadly, ”Look at the cumbersome plan that you have come up with. Success will just mean that your luck isn't terrible.”
Gu Fei could only laugh bitterly at his comment.
The two waited in silence inside the room for the match to end.
Half an hour later, Gu Fei received a message from Svelte Dancer, ”Where are you?! We've won! WA HA HA HA HA! I AM REALLY TOO OP!”
Gu Fei happily replied to her message with one word, ”Wonderful!”
Young Master Han furrowed his brows while he was peeking at Gu Fei's messages from the sidelines. After a while, he waved his hands off dismissively, ”How noisy.”
”Isn't anyone going to trouble you?” Gu Fei asked as he drank his liquor. How he wished someone would rush here to give Young Master Han a good thrashing! Gu Fei could do it himself, but with everyone's familiarity with one another, he felt uncomfortable doing the beating himself.
Young Master Han shook his head, ”I don't know.” He had long muted the guild channel.
Not too long after, a cacophony of noises echoed from outside the room and a woman's voice boomed above the din, ”Drinks are on me for everyone who's currently here!”
Cheering echoed all over Ray's Bar as Gu Fei and Young Master Han looked at each other's eyes and called out in unison, ”Ray!”
Ray hurriedly appeared before the two men.
”Is someone outside treating a round?” Young Master Han asked.
Ray nodded his head.
”Get me two bottles of your most expensive liquor,” Young Master Han ordered.