463 Chapter 463 - Number Nine (1/2)

Three Sighs of Flowing Maple valued Drifting's input, so he immediately followed up with a question, ”Is Brother Drifting able to perhaps give us further details regarding what would could specifically expect?”

”It would be similar to what we face from the usual competitive quests. At the same time that your guild is tasked with defending the Government City Hall, the system would perhaps detail out competitive quests at the Hall of Guild Creation, Hall of Mercenaries, or other locations to sic players on to you guys, making things difficult for all the parties involved,” Drifting explained.

”D*mn. This again!” one of the core members cursed. It was likely that this man had experienced competitive quests himself and suffered his fair share.

”Guild quest… or mercenary mission…” Three Sighs of Flowing Maple repeated once before immediately saying, ”Quick. Send men over to the Hall of Mercenaries and Hall of Guild Creation to take a look. Check to see what sort of mission is available.” Members from Flowergazing in the Fog were recently focusing on how they could make progress to finish up their guild quest, so it had been quite some time since any of them picked up any new missions or quests from either hall. Hearing what Drifting had just said, Three Sighs of Flowing Maple instantly realized their mistake and could only hope that it was not too late to salvage the situation.

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Meanwhile, Gu Fei, who had departed from the courtyard, took no more than a few steps away from the gates when he heard someone call out from behind him, ”Bro!”

Darkness was all around him, and this voice was soft yet clear. Even though it was abrupt, Gu Fei was able to determine where the voice had sounded from. He turned his head to the left. If he was not mistaken, that voice came from somewhere near the base of the wall on his left.

There was no one there when he looked, however, and all he saw was fog. This was the magic that the Government City Hall's courtyard contained. Two different worlds existed within and beyond the wall without a break between the two. Players would suddenly step into a world of fog after the clarity they experienced within the compound.

”Who's there?” he casually asked, unsure if the other party was addressing him.

”Do you mind if we speak?” The voice sounded once more. Gu Fei could already clearly determine the direction it had come from this time, but he was still unable to see anyone. The person seemed to be purposefully hiding within the fog, not wishing to reveal himself or herself.

”Who are you? What's this about?” he asked.

”Why don't you follow me first!” this person suggested.

Gu Fei laughed bitterly. ”If I can't see you, how am I gonna follow you?”

Fire immediately ignited and floated before him.

”Follow the flame from the torch!” the person said.

This was the correct usage of the torch in Xiawu City. He had no idea what this person was intending, but as the saying went: 'A person's skill matches his bravery', he had no qualms about following the glow in the distance. He even tried to quicken his pace in an effort to catch up and take a look at just who the person was, but the moment he could make out the faintest outline of a human figure, this person would immediately quicken his pace as well, maintaining the distance with him from start to finish. Even though Gu Fei did not succeed in catching a glimpse of this person's looks, he at least had an idea as to what his or her job class was; it could either be an Archer or a Thief.

Let's see just what in the world this person is trying to do, Gu Fei thought to himself as his left hand dove into his dimensional pocket and gripped the handle of his Moonlit Nightfalls. Perhaps, this is how people in this city rob others. Gu Fei could not help but feel a little excited when he thought of this possibility.

The person was leading the way the whole time, and Gu Fei followed without saying a word. Along the way, they came across many other players that were also following the flames of torches just like him. He found this to be rather strange even though other players did not seem to share the same sentiment.

Continuing along in this manner, it was not long before they left the city gates and continued onward. The voices of players conversing or merely just passing by slowly faded.

”Watch your steps!” A voice broke the ongoing silence at this moment.

Gu Fei lowered his head and saw that the two of them were no longer walking on paved road and were, instead, traversing through ruins with plenty of vegetation and strewn rubble around them which served as impediments. Gu Fei followed along, turning and winding along, as he thought to himself that the robbers from Xiawu City were being overly cautious. Given the exceptional weather condition of this city, was there still a need to bring their victims all the way to somewhere so inaccessible?

Finally, the glowing flame before him stopped moving, so Gu Fei came to a stop as well. A trap could be lying in front of him, so he did not wish to blindly risk this possibility and jump right into it. Standing still, he silently sensed his surroundings. There was no one, or perhaps, they were all in the fog. The point was that, besides the ruins, nothing else was around him.

”This is the place,” the person said.

”Alright… So what's all this about?” Gu Fei asked.

”Bro, you're not from around here, are you?” this person asked back, instead.

”That's right!” he confirmed.

”Where you're from or where you're going is no concern to us, but you seem to have a quest in the Government City Hall as well, which means we have something in common,” this person continued.

”We?”

”That's right; 'we',” someone repeated as human figures began to reveal themselves from the fog. One, two, three… A total of eight players began to come into view. Gu Fei was about to take a look and see who they were, when they came to a sudden halt.

”Bro, you don't seem to have cover on your face,” one of them stated.