248 Chapter 248 - The Mysterious T-Zone (1/2)

Nightmare of Death's two friends followed Sakurazaka Moony to prepare the traps; naturally, being the bait that he was, Nightmare of Death did not accompany them, and he instead strove to do a proper job of his role.

Nightmare of Death was very clear that he had to find Gu Fei and retrieve Lasting Sentence and Dying Breath from him. Since this was just a 'Bounty Mission' to Gu Fei, it was not something he must accomplish.

After their encounter at Suoyun Village, Gu Fei would certainly be on guard against Nightmare of Death. Currently, the wisest move for Gu Fei was to wash his hands off this matter entirely and to not bother with Nightmare of Death. After all, he already had quite the haul from him. At the very least, this was what Nightmare of Death would have done in Gu Fei's place.

Nightmare of Death had already been thinking of how to reel Gu Fei in ever since he had come up with the scheme, and finding the manpower to set up the traps had only been a secondary worry of his. After hearing his companions' opinions back in the city gate, his feelings had been all over the place.

While Nightmare of Death was afraid of people hunting him, as his death would lose him equipment and levels due to his 5 PK points, he was more hopeful of someone looking for him, as that would mean that Gu Fei had not given up on him and that he still had a chance to take down Gu Fei.

That was also why Nightmare of Death had previously chosen to activate Stealth and loiter at the city gate instead of leaving the area at the first opportunity. He actually did not need to wait for his friends by the city gate at the risk of his life, as they could easily contact one another privately. Nightmare of Death's real goal back then was to verify if Gu Fei was still after him.

There was naturally no need for him to sacrifice his life just to confirm this; hence, he had constantly been changing his position. And yet, he had not been able to find any suspicious person until it was too late. For a Thief on Stealth to appear behind him in that way, Nightmare of Death had felt all sorts of extreme human emotions back then.

At the cost of his equipment and level, he was able to confirm Gu Fei's intention to relentlessly hunt for him.

Ever since then, Nightmare of Death was suspicious of Sword Demon being beside him, yet he still had no way of dealing with him. Actually, Sword Demon was easier to deal with compared to the formidable Gu Fei. Nightmare of Death only had to ask his colleagues in the gaming workshop to ambush Sword Demon and reduce him to nothing more than a blip on his radar. His coworkers were skilled PvPers, after all.

Nightmare of Death could be said to have purposely allowed Sword Demon to keep watch over him all for the purpose of fooling Gu Fei into thinking that he no longer had any schemes left. Sword Demon and Nightmare of Death were unable to see each other right now, but if Sword Demon had been near him all this time, he would be able to ascertain where Nightmare of Death was heading and draw his conclusions from it.

Since his friends were now setting up traps for Gu Fei, Nightmare of Death had to bring his tail away from their place of ambush by constructing a believable narrative through his movement. For instance, he could head over to the Auction House to check for suitable equipment… Since Nightmare of Death lost all his equipment, acquiring new ones should indeed be his first priority.

Just like how the cities in reality had their prosperous and destitute sides that many were unaware of, the cities in-game also had these sides. Nightmare of Death's two friends followed Sakurazaka Moony to a T-junction far from the bustling city's main streets. The streets here were in poor condition; the cobblestones were missing a few in some places, revealing the dirt beneath as weeds and wild plants grew all over.

”Going through here, taking the first turning on the right... followed by the second turning on the left, you will find yourself at the Archer Range. This is the shortest route to the log-off point from the south gate,” Sakurazaka Moony explained to the two men.

”Tsk! York Alley is the shortest route, man!” someone dissented. About ten players arrived to join the group as they spoke, and all of them were sleazy-looking Hunters.

”B*llsh*t! Rick Street is the shortest!” Many contrasting opinions were given on this matter.

When Nightmare of Death's two friends heard them argue about this matter, they felt as if they had not truly lived their lives thus far. The two might have been hanging in Yunduan City for as long as them, yet they had never once heard any of the mentioned street names.

”Guys, stop squabbling and be professional!” Sakurazaka Moony admonished.

No one clearly heard his words as they continued to argue among themselves, even posing a question amid the chatter, ”Where's that b*st*rd gonna come from, anyway?”

Sakurazaka Moony turned his gaze on the two men, ”We need to know which way you guys are expecting the target to emerge from.”

”We may need to see how the situation develops first,” the two men hedged. Actually, they were unsure of how to answer the question, since the place Nightmare of Death was at would be where Gu Fei would probably show up. Who knows which way he's gonna come from? Plus, the place we are at is rarely frequented by players. There's no telling if Thousand Miles Drunk will even show up, was what the two were currently thinking.

”In that case, let's go with this!” Sakurazaka Moony formed a triangle using the two corners of the street that they were in as its bases and the wall opposite them as its head. He then drew a cross in the middle of the triangle and said to Nightmare of Death's two friends, ”This is how we plan to do it. We only have one request, and that is to make sure that the target takes the turning. As long as he turns in from any direction, I guarantee that he will step on the traps.”

”Oh?” The two voiced their doubts, urging Sakurazaka Moony to elaborate.

”Look here, you two…” Sakurazaka Moony began to draw circles within the triangle, ”We'll place our traps here… over here… in this spot… and finally… here.” Sakurazaka Moony drew more than ten separate circles.

”No matter which way the target goes, as long as he takes this turn, he will step into our triangular zone trap. This T-zone trap may not look very dense, so you two can give it a try!” Sakurazaka Moony lifted the stick he had used to draw on the sand and declared, ”No matter which way the target enters the T-zone, even if the first step misses, or the second step, then there's the third step. If the third step misses, or even the succeeding steps… We'll give you a full refund!”

The two of them were stunned as they stared at the triangle with the crosses and circles.

”Come on; give it a shot. See if you can avoid stepping on the circles. Go about any way you want! We haven't set the traps yet, so you guys have nothing to worry about!” Sakurazaka Moony encouraged.