539 Chapter 539 - Almost Crashing into a Tree (2/2)

What will this guy do next?

From that attack just now, he should have a good idea where I'm positioned, but that guy didn't spare so much as a glance here even after hiding himself behind that tree.

Could it be that he hasn't been able to determine where I'm at?

Impossible! It'd be far too outrageous for someone as accomplished as him, a person who could evade four out of my five shots, would fail to even notice where I'm hiding.

He's probably not moving because he's waiting for his Blink cooldown to end!

Yes. He must be waiting to do what he did before, Blinking over here to kill me when I least expect it.

Broken Water Arrow nodded to himself, believing his deduction to be correct. If this was the case… then the entire situation was well within his grasp. As long as the initiative remained on his side, he could try a second or even a third time. It would be a matter of time before he took down the man here in this jungle.

Harboring such thoughts, a thin smile could not help but grace Broken Water Arrow's lips. However, in the next instant, that smile he had froze in place. That was because he spotted Gu Fei, who was supposed to be peeking cautiously like him or appearing near him with Blink like what he had expected, simply walk out from behind the tree and very casually make his way in his direction, instead.

”What…” Gu Fei's action was beyond Broken Water Arrow's expectations. Do I attack? As he asked himself this question, he noted that the position Gu Fei had appeared from was perfect. But seeing the man walk out so openly without any sign of fear or concern for his attacks… On second thought, had it not been for Gu Fei's poor choice of position, which had him almost crashing into a tree as he dodged, that Snipe Broken Water Arrow had unleashed back moments before would have been entirely for naught.

There was not much time left, for every moment he wasted hesitating, Gu Fei moved a bit closer to his location.

Should I attack or withdraw?

Broken Water Arrow knew that he could not continue dawdling like this. If Gu Fei grew any nearer, he could very well end up within the range of his senses. At that point, he would be detected no matter how well he hid himself as long as he looked at the man.

So, will I be fine if I don't look at him?

If Broken Water Arrow was not too confident with making the attack, he would only end up exposing his current position.

Withdrawing might result in him becoming exposed, too, given how sensitive Gu Fei's ears were and how quiet the jungle had become.

In the end, that was precisely how he had come up with the idea of continuing to keep himself hidden.

If he could continue hiding, Gu Fei might think that he was no longer around. If he exposed himself, he could immediately change his position, and that was not much different from changing his position now.

Having finally made his decision, Broken Water Arrow ended his surveillance of Gu Fei and turned his back on the latter's approaching direction as he carefully shrank behind the cover of the tree.

Deep Waters, who was standing stationary as he spectated this duel, was astonished at the skill Gu Fei had shown when the latter was dodging those crossbow bolts; he was equally surprised right now when he saw this Mage recklessly step out from behind the tree he was behind moments ago. The way Deep Waters saw it, the gist of the jungle warfare relied on the logic of keeping the enemy in view while keeping one's self out of sight. Concealment was the key, and whichever party ended up being exposed first would naturally become the loser of a match. This was the method that Deep Waters was accustomed to. What Gu Fei was doing now, if it were not for the man being an indomitable expert, Deep Waters would criticize him and call him a 'd*mb*ss'. However, since it was precisely Gu Fei who was using such a method, Deep Waters simply could not make such thoughtless remarks. When it came to fighting, this person possessed deep profundity, after all.

Deep Waters kept an open mind as he continued to witness this duel, only to see Gu Fei brandish his Moonlit Nightfalls and call out, ”Broken Water Arrow, let's have it out, once and for all!”

”F*CK!” Deep Waters threw his hands in the direction where Gu Fei was standing

So, that's his tactic in the end! Deep Waters was in tears right now, for this was simply just Gu Fei disregarding the opponent entirely! Sure enough, this was a method that most people could not execute. However, the problem was that Gu Fei obviously had plenty of trouble just dodging those shots before! Where did he suddenly find so much confidence after such a short while? He is truly an expert!