249 Chapter 249 - That Y-shaped Outline of Hope (1/2)
Forever in Flowers' mercenary channel suddenly went quiet. Everyone clearly heard Sakurazaka Moony saying that the Y-shaped outline was the path left for the employer to escape the triangular zone. If they put the traps inside it instead, the person would need a miracle to come out of the path unscathed.
”Just who are our real employers?!” Everyone was baffled; they had clearly seen the two men handing coins to Sakurazaka Moony.
”Are we actually double agents?” someone guessed.
”That's so despicable!” all lambasted even as they continued to set the traps in the faint outline. Over a dozen men squeezed themselves into the triangular zone to prevent anyone outside from seeing what they were actually doing.
”It's done!” The men quickly dispersed as their traps were set up and buried properly. They were indeed highly skilled at setting traps, since not a trace could be seen of their buried traps on the ground. They once more outlined a Y shape on the ground by sprinkling dust over it, faintly indicating where the person should step to trigger the traps.
”Pretty well done!” Sakurazaka Moony nodded his head in satisfaction.
”Mmm. Let me give it a try!” The interest of Nightmare of Death's friends was piqued and one of them walked toward the Y-shaped outline to try it out. The bunch of Hunters threw a contemptuous look over to Sakurazaka Moony that seemed to say: ”This is entirely your lousy plan's fault; see how it's about to get exposed!”
Sakurazaka Moony quickly blocked the player from proceeding toward the path, ”Boss, please don't joke with us. If you try it out, the faint outline we created will be destroyed. Since the whole area is now filled with traps, how are we going to redraw the outline? Unless you want us to redo the whole thing?”
”Don't be like that; can't you just redraw the Y-shaped outline as we move along it?” the person reasoned.
”But… Can you tell where the traps have been placed?” Sakurazaka Moony countered.
”Nope,” that person shook his head.
”And that's exactly it. If you walk over the path and we redraw it, we can't ensure that the line will be as accurate as before. We hafta dig out the traps and redo the whole thing if we wanna keep it precise,” Sakurazaka Moony explained.
Sakurazaka Moony's reasoning sounded logical, so the person no longer insisted on trying the path. Sakurazaka Moony and his men sighed in relief.
”Alright, Moony. You're pretty good at lying. We'll give you that!” someone praised on the mercenary channel.
”Why haven't you gotten a girl if you're that good at lying?” everyone remarked, laughing.
”Not only has he got no girl to show, he even got tricked to death in a grinding map. HA HA HA HA HA!” everyone relentlessly mocked him.
Sakurazaka Moony was peeved, but it did not show on his face as he continued to banter with the two employers, ”Respectable bosses, do you plan to kill the person once the traps are triggered?”
As Nightmare of Death's friends nodded their heads in affirmation, Sakurazaka Moony raised his hand, ”Alright. Since we don't have something on, we'll help you out in this matter. Brothers, ready your Homing Projectile!”
Everyone gamely agreed.
”Everyone, find a hiding spot!” Following his words, the men skillfully assisted one another up the nearby rooftops; anyone could tell that the men were experienced in this. Even the Mage showed an unusual adeptness at this. Everyone soon emptied out the street, leaving Nightmare of Death's two friends on it. Gazing on the T-zone trap, the two felt a sense of dread overcome them.
”Do you two want to come up as well?” Sakurazaka Moony peeked out his head from a rooftop and asked this.
”Oh, thanks.” The two men were pulled up by some players atop a house. The scenery from above was pretty good; the hiding players on the rooftops around the street looked quite impressive at a glance.
”Everyone, get down. Only show yourselves after the Hunting Trap is triggered. The surrounding houses aren't that high, so raising our heads will reveal us easily,” Sakurazaka Moony cautioned everyone.
”Everything is ready and in position. Remember, Y-shaped outline!” By the time Nightmare of Death received this message, he had already made it to the very street. He could only follow the given coordinates to arrive at the unfamiliar place, yet he kept walking into dead ends. He was starting to feel anxious that he had yet to locate the ambush spot, since Gu Fei's set of coordinates was getting closer to him every time it refreshed.
”Just how do I get there?!” Nightmare of Death was on the verge of tears as he sent his friends this message.
His friends did not really know how to properly direct him to the location; they vaguely mumbled the coordinates for the place before asking Nightmare of Death for his current coordinates. They then uttered empty words of reassurance: ”Oh, yeah. You're almost there. Hurry up….”
Eventually, Nightmare of Death found the street with the T-shaped junction. Seeing that the entrance to the street was just ahead, he slowed down his pace and calmly waited for Gu Fei to arrive. He recalled that Sword Demon should be somewhere near him. If Sword Demon took the initiative to strike him and he headed to the trap now, Gu Fei would not be here for the traps to spring. The target Nightmare of Death wanted to catch was Gu Fei, and he cared not for Sword Demon at all.
Nightmare of Death wanted to stall for time, but he was afraid that Sword Demon would take that chance to attack him. Thus, he zigzagged along the street while he waited anxiously for Gu Fei's coordinates to refresh. As Nightmare of Death continued to edge forward, he spotted a black-clothed figure at the other end of this lane. Their gazes met as the figure dashed toward him. Thousand Miles Drunk!