515 Chapter 515 - Ambush (1/2)
In the jungle near Linyin City, Gu Fei was running at top speed as he sent Sword Demon a message: ”Hey. Don't make any move yet. We came up with a plan!”
System notification: [The user you are trying to reach is not accepting any message at the moment.]
Gu Fei had no choice. He originally thought that Sword Demon would believe him based on his usual temperament, yet it turned out that the latter had decisively turned off his messaging.
”That guy…” Gu Fei sighed even as he ventured further into the jungle…
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The jungle was poorly lit underneath the lush canopy, and the lack of light made it hard to make out anyone in the gloom. But Gu Fei was clear that while he could not see anyone, it did not mean that there was no one else around. He was already near Deep Freeze's training grounds, so there might be players hiding within the shrubbery. Who knew when they would suddenly pop out and give him a fright?
Just as Gu Fei thought of this, he heard the rustling of the surrounding leaves.
Are they showing themselves? Gu Fei emotionlessly swept his gaze around him, and sure enough, he spotted several camouflaged members from Deep Freeze. All stared at him as they questioned, ”What are you doing here?!”
”I'm looking for someone,” Gu Fei answered, his footsteps not stopping as he continued his way into the jungle. These men had not seen someone so belligerent and quickly drew their bows. ”Stop right there! Who gave you permission to enter?!”
Gu Fei was not in the mood to bother with them right now, so he did not even turn around. Rather, he quickened his pace even more as he ventured deeper into the jungle. These men were all stunned, having not expected something like this to happen. Usually, in such cases, the other party would stop walking when asked such a question to properly explain themselves. This person, in contrast, treated them like air. As such, they were temporarily stumped on what to do.
”Quickly stop that man!” Someone finally reacted. As the team placed in the outermost area, they were naturally in charge of stopping outsiders from disturbing the training and level grinding of their guildmates. Many players, who came here to grind as well, would turn back once they learned that a big guild had staked their claim of the area. Who would be foolish enough to attempt KSing monsters from an entire guild, anyway? The current intruder acted differently, however. Everyone present quickly came to the conclusion that there was a very good chance this man was there to cause trouble.
The group yelled as they gave chase. These men had been spending months of their in-game time among these trees, so they were very used to running in such a terrain. Of course, the same could not be said about Gu Fei, who was currently experiencing a significant reduction in his movement speed. It was apparent that he was no match for them in their home turf. However, the greatest advantage this terrain provided was how easy a player could hide themselves here, so Gu Fei activated his Blink and materialized right behind a tree.
These men all halted their steps and rubbed their eyes furiously. All of them saw the intruder run and then suddenly disappear into thin air. They suspected that they had problems with their eyesight, but quickly realized that that was not the case from the bewildered look they shared.
”What happened?” they all asked.
”Did he disconnect?” someone guessed.
Blindsided by his action, that was the only plausible answer to the phenomenon that they could think of. These men proceeded to dash right up to where Gu Fei had disappeared and surrounded that spot.
”We'll slay him immediately the moment he reappears!” the leader ordered.
”Roger that!” everyone copied.
Meanwhile, Gu Fei was long gone from the area. Coco managed to learn Broken Water Arrow's location and quickly passed it over to Gu Fei. Although Sword Demon did not have this information, no matter what method he resorted, Gu Fei was sure that the man would eventually find his target. As such, he could only hope that Sword Demon would only bump into Broken Water Arrow after he did...
However, based on the commotion he had caused from his action, Gu Fei felt that he had acted too rashly and that there was a genuine necessity for him to disguise himself. With such a thought in mind, Gu Fei once more donned on his camouflage outfit. Although he had washed his face paint off, wearing a hat and tying a cloth to his face were acceptable disguises people often used, which he believed the other players should not make a fuss over it. More importantly, he made sure to pin the counterfeit emblem on his chest prominently. This had a remarkable effect when he mixed himself into another group of men. No one seemed to suspect a thing about him.
Having been successful in avoiding potential interruptions, Gu Fei no longer had any reservations as he sprinted toward Broken Water Arrow's location, which Coco had told him of. Sure enough, the man was still there teaching a bunch of members; even Deep Waters was right beside him.
If Broken Water Arrow was seen as trash that people would find disgusting on sight, then Gu Fei considered Deep Waters to be a disobedient child, feeling the urgent need to give the man a good beating. Such matters could wait, though. At the very least, he should first follow Deep Waters until Sword Demon made contact…
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Sword Demon had been going in and out of the jungle, and each time he had been accompanied by a different set of emotions, but never had it once been more complex than what he was feeling right now. After a few simple replies to Coco, he adjusted the settings of his account to reject all incoming messages. Having come to this stage, he no longer wavered in his decision. Glancing at the dagger in his hand, Sword Demon took a sharp breath and really wished he had a cigarette in hand…