491 Chapter 491 - Miscalculation (1/2)

Drifting's heart had already momentarily stopped the instant Gu Fei had pushed him out the window; hearing what the man shouted after left him ashen. How could he not know that Cool Apple was the most notorious superstar here in Xiawu City? Could he even hope for a good ending with the other players mistaking him for the man?

As he thought of this, Drifting looked below him to check out the situation, but he was soon relieved.

At that same moment, Gu Fei, who was standing by the window, felt quite rueful. Because of the cacophony of cries and sounds of death below, his shout literally achieved no effect in stirring the crowd. As the players were all focused on the enemies they were up against, any of their cries alone easily overwhelmed that half-hearted shout from him.

Without anyone noticing Drifting, the Mage directly plummeted to the ground. The Vigilante Corps Chamber was merely three stories high, so a fall from such a height was not death-inducing and merely gave a fright to the players around: What sort of alien is this thing that suddenly came falling from the sky?

Drifting got up in the next moment, dusting the dirt of himself, and received a message from Gu Fei: ”Looks like you're pretty lucky.”

”F*ck!” Drifting raised his middle finger right toward Gu Fei before turning around in a huff and leaving. The players surrounding him stared at this newcomer suspiciously, yet not one of them took to attacking Drifting. After hesitating for several seconds, these players suddenly remembered that they were in a middle of a battle themselves and hastily resumed their fights.

Back on the third floor, Gu Fei returned to the couch after handling Drifting and began to quietly wait for the time to arrive. In the meantime, he carefully examined Giordano, hoping to discover anything unnatural about his movement, but all Giordano did was stand and converse, making it impossible for Gu Fei to find anything unnatural about the NPC.

When the time finally came, Giordano moved to begin his patrol. Gu Fei swiftly stood up and sent a message over to Sword Demon and Svelte Dancer. ”Target has begun moving…”

Following closely behind Giordano, they exited the room and went down the stairs. Giordano proceeded to the main entrance, pushing the double doors, and slowly made his way around the courtyard. Gu Fei was not particularly anxious; hiding behind the door, he observed the situation in the area first. He knew that there would be greater risk for him if he revealed himself in the courtyard. Thus, seeing that he was unable to stroll so slowly like Giordano, he figured that it was better for him to depart from safety just a bit later.

Taking note of Giordano's movement speed and the time, Gu Fei eventually left the cover of the door and gingerly crept out from the Government City Hall while he took note of his surroundings. Finally, right before Giordano stepped into the area he had estimated, Gu Fei sent a message over to Sword Demon. ”Shut it down!”

”Roger that!” Sword Demon replied immediately.

”You'd better start running and do this and that while you leave… Afterward, find an opportunity to Stealth yourself; that should do.” Gu Fei made sure to impart the tricks he had employed to reach the courtyard to Sword Demon. Gu Fei was not particularly worried for Sword Demon doing this by himself, since the fog would have pretty much already formed by the time he got out, so Sword Demon should have an easier time hiding himself.

The air within the courtyard began to change, as the fog began to form and thicken at a rate visible to the naked eye. The players originally focusing on the battle started to realize this transformation.

”What's going on?” Everyone shared this same question in their minds. However, Gu Fei could not even be bothered about this as he began to sprint as fast as he could.

”Get ready!” Gu Fei sent a message over to Svelte Dancer.

It would take about 35 seconds for the heavy fog to spread, and Gu Fei estimated that he would take about 20 seconds to catch up to Giordano.

”He's here!” By the time Giordano stepped into the kill zone they had set, the fog was already completely settled – the visibility players had right now was same as what was found in the wilds. Gu Fei arrived right behind Giordano at this point; everything was perfectly timed thanks to their accurate calculations, yet Gu Fei soon found himself in a situation that almost had him fainting, as something beyond his calculation happened: they had been surrounded.

A large number of people dashed out from the fog, and they were all players from Flowergazing in the Fog. Having spotted Gu Fei getting close to Giordano, they rushed over while brandishing their weapons. ”What are you up to, you rascal?!”

A miscalculation! Gu Fei cried out in his heart. He had actually failed to account for the most important point; at this time, when Flowergazing in the Fog was under assault, why would these people not place an emphasis on defending Giordano? The members from Flowergazing in the Fog had a better comprehension of Giordano's patrol path; they were probably on guard the moment Giordano stepped out of the Government City Hall, except the sudden appearance of the fog had messed up their flow, which was why they were a little late to arrive. It was nothing compared to the carefully calculated timing Gu Fei had done. If it had not been for that, he might have lost his life even before he got anywhere near Giordano!

It was as Gu Fei had expected. Flowergazing in the Fog did indeed make preparations toward the defense of Giordano when it began its patrol, but they were in disagreement as to the method of prevention. Some believed that the enemies might be unaware of the importance of this NPC and target it for an attack. As such, heavily defending Giordano would only result in the Streisand effect. It would be better if they boldly acted as if they were unaware of its existence and got the enemy to avoid Giordano just like the NPC guards out there. The others found this idea to be a little far too daring since there was no way to confirm if the enemies had gotten a hold of this information or if they had merely been waiting for Giordano to show himself all this while.

As this disagreement continued, both sides finally reached a compromise: secretly take note and guard Giordano when it appeared.

They would not rush to gather their forces to protect Giordano when it left the confines of the Government City Hall. Instead, they would gather a portion of their manpower and keep their distance from the NPC as it began its patrol. They would only react accordingly if anything strange were to happen and would obviously not do anything if nothing happened.