239 Chapter 239 - Rotating Twin Incineration (2/2)
With the east and west gates equidistant from the south gate, the three teams managed to get in position in no time. None of them spotted their target along the way, so all they could do was wait.
Two Thieves and two Archers hurriedly made their way over to the west gate. The two Thieves immediately entered Stealth mode once they got to the west gate. One Archer had chosen to be a Sharpshooter and the other had chosen to be a Hunter. A Hunting Trap was placed by the Hunter just outside the city gate.
It was actually better to set the trap on the road itself, but this Hunter's proficiency with the Hunting Trap was still low, which meant that the Hunting Trap he set would be noticeable to the naked eyes. Only an idiot would actually step on it if he placed it on the paved road past the city gate. By placing it outside the city gate, even if his Hunting Trap could not sufficiently be disguised, he could at least do it manually. The Hunter dug a small hole just outside the gate and placed the Hunting Trap inside it. He then carefully sprinkled some dirt over it to make the trap hard to spot, unless someone was carefully searching for it.
Just as the Hunter finished setting up the trap, the Sharpshooter who was watching the road with Eagle Eye gave him a nudge and yelled to the two Thieves, ”That guy over there seems to be our target.”
The Hunter lifted his head up to look and cursed, ”F*ck me!”
Some individuals were quickly treading along the foot of Yunduan City's wall. The man in front was dressed in black mage robe, looking exactly like how the rumors had described Thousand Miles Drunk.
What made the Hunter lost his composure was the fact that he had placed his trap at the center just outside the city gate. Since the target would just make a right turn once he got to the city gate by treading along the foot of the city wall, the chances that the target would step on to his Hunting Trap were virtually non-existent. The Hunter felt discontented that his effort to set up the trap would go to waste, so he tried bargaining with his three companions, ”Lure him over to step on the trap?”
Gamers always had this desire to show off their skills, especially those that only they had. In the end, the three men simply replied, ”We'll see how things go.”
”Shall the Thieves engage him first? He happens to be coming straight at you, so you guys can just stab him directly.” Gu Fei was still a distance away, so they took the time to discuss their tactic. It was at this moment that Monologue under the Moon sent out this message: ”Thieves, the target may have an item that counters Stealth!”
Although Gu Fei had claimed to possess such equipment, Monologue under the Moon had also witnessed him fail to detect a Thief on Stealth in their earlier skirmish. Monologue under the Moon decided to play it safe by believing Gu Fei's claim instead of expressing his doubt over it.
Only at this point did the four players realize that they had yet to report about spotting Gu Fei to the group, so they hurriedly mentioned this on the mercenary channel. Since Gu Fei had equipment that countered Stealth, the tactic that they had wanted to employ moments ago would no longer work.
”Guess the trap would be useful, eh?” The Hunter was invigorated once more.
”He's a Mage; why would he even run to us?” Gu Fei was nearly on them, yet they were still arguing on how to deal with him best!
”You never know! Ah! He's about to reach us; quickly get into your positions.”
Although they learned that Gu Fei could counter Stealth, the two Thieves still maintained their Stealth. The four men positioned themselves behind the trap as they eyed Gu Fei covetously.
Gu Fei, who was coming over from afar, pretty much guessed that the suspicious men standing over by the west gate must have been sent after him. He sighed to himself at the enemies' fast reaction. The two students in charge of carrying the Brigand leader had been replaced by two Thieves from the two Warriors before, yet the speed that they advanced forward was not much faster than the Warriors as they had to carry a body. Making the Brigand leader walk on its own would be no good as it would surely be unable to run at all.
As his team got closer, Gu Fei realized that his ambushers were composed of two Archers and two Thieves on Stealth. With their eyes trained on him and the look on the two Archers' faces, Gu Fei ascertained that they were truly after him.
Gu Fei smiled lightly as he addressed his two students, ”Take your time, you two.” With that, he broke into a full sprint toward the four enemy players.
”Look! He's charging over!” the Hunter exclaimed, saying, ”Retreat! Let him step on to my Hunting Trap!” The other three heard his request and took two steps backward. The two Archers arched their bows with nocked arrows and aimed them at Gu Fei; they were ready to fire at any given moment.
The Hunter's thoughts and emotions were fluctuating as he impatiently waited for Gu Fei to step on to his Hunting Trap.
Two arrows whistled through the air as they were fired off. Instantly, Gu Fei appeared before the four men and the two arrows continued to sail behind him.
”Blink! I've totally forgotten about that skill of his!” The Hunter blurted out in exasperation. The two Thieves hastily flanked Gu Fei's sides to pincer attack him.
”Twin Incineration! Incinerate!” Gu Fei boomed. His nearness to the four men made it somewhat inconvenient to wield his sword normally. This was just a minute problem for someone of Gu Fei's caliber, though. His sword twirled about as he held it in a reverse grip, placing it obliquely beside his body even as he turned his waist from the right to the left.
A flaming dragon followed Gu Fei's rotation, creating four beams of white light behind him as it traveled for one hundred eighty degrees. Gu Fei flourished his sword, returned it inside his dimensional pocket, and waved to the two students, ”Hurry up! Let's continue onward!” He then thought to himself, This Rotating Twin Incineration is a pretty good move when the opponents are that close to me….