322 Chapter 322 - Dancing Flames from the Unknown (1/2)
Each of the mercenary leaders that were sitting on the ground during the meeting quickly got up and spiritedly headed back to join the main body of the expedition. These leaders drew their respective weapons out as they made their way back, shouting out their battlecry and calling for their members to gather around and band together to resist the enemies' attack.
When they returned and took a look, all they saw was their men in upheaval, yet the enemies were nowhere to be found.
”Where are the enemies?” all the mercenary leaders competed to ask their underlings this.
”They suddenly appeared and fled after killing two of our men!” someone briefed.
”Why didn't you give chase?” all the leaders inquired.
”We did!” All of them pointed toward a certain direction where three players could be seen standing rigidly among the trees and bushes. Obviously, none of them was posing there intentionally; they were temporarily immobile after falling victim to the enemies' traps. The three players were ensnared by the Hunters' traps that dealt them no damage, yet they were nearly in hysterics, as flames were currently burning beneath their feet.
”Blazing Tree of a Thousand Inferno!” All these skilled mercenary leaders could tell from a glance what it was.
”Just what exactly happened?” one of the leaders asked.
”Four Thieves suddenly appeared, killed two of our players lingering on the periphery, and immediately ran away. The players from our side who gave chase got themselves caught in the traps. It was then that we saw the flames from enemy Mages igniting; out of all the players that chased after the enemies, only those three over there are left.”
The mercenary leaders finally made sense of the situation. The three remaining players had survived thus far due to them being Warriors – a job class known for its abundant HP. The other five that had died most likely had job classes with low HP.
Currently, from a distance, Priests were incessantly bestowing Heal on the three Warriors, who were anxiously looking around them. What these three men feared was the flames picking up anew. In the end, their enemies neither struck again nor revealed themselves. The three Warriors hurriedly returned to the safety of their respective groups once the traps ensnaring them expired.
The jungle recovered its serenity once more.
The enemies had mounted an attack on them so fast and managed to remove a total of seven players from Yunduan City. Out of the seven, four were members of Traversing Four Seas. These four respawned in the faraway Yunduan City and subsequently failed the guild quest; As for the other three mercenaries, they were sent back to Baishi City and would have to travel for three hours once more to rejoin the expedition.
”Everyone, take care of your immediate surroundings!” Oathless Sword ordered aloud. All waved their weapons around them to see if there were any hidden Thieves near them; some Mages even went as far as to carpet-bomb the area around them. Everyone only heaved a sigh of relief when no enemy Thieves were found hanging around. However, being gone now did not mean that the enemies would be gone forever. No matter how helpless they were to the Thieves in Stealth, they could not possibly get the Mages to continuously bombard the surrounding area.
Oathless Sword's teeth were nearly grinded flat as he addressed Youthful Reflection, ”Get Thousand Miles Drunk over here!”
He was the only person they knew that could counter Stealth.
Gu Fei once more came to their call. Oathless Sword immediately approached him with an expression that told how highly regarded Gu Fei was to them. ”Brother Miles, we are in your care once more.”
Gu Fei naturally knew just what they were hoping for him to do. It was just that the method he used was very limited in this circumstance. Sighing, he told Oathless Sword, ”Guild Leader Oathless, I can at most keep a lookout toward one direction; I can't defend you from all sides.”
”Why is that?” Oathless Sword asked.
”Drunk bro here knows kung fu; he depends entirely on killing intent to detect hidden enemies!” Fireball, who happened to be among the players gathered in the area, happily interjected.
”Where did this guy come from? Drag him away!” Oathless Sword bellowed. Two Warriors promptly came by to toss Fireball away.
Gu Fei knew no one would believe him when he saw how Fireball was treated, so he wracked his brains for a way to explain it that these gamers would understand. ”Uhm… What I have is a passive skill that requires the enemies to notice me before I can react accordingly. Take now for example; if those Thieves in Stealth coming from the outside can't see me while I'm standing in the middle of the crowd like this, I won't know where they are. Do you guys get what I'm saying?”
”Oh…” everyone hummed.
Hmph. To think you'd publicly reveal your secret so easily! the scheming Youthful Reflection thought to himself. He was already trying to determine how he could take down Gu Fei without him knowing about it. It's quite the challenging proposition! Youthful Reflection continued to ruminate.