556 Chapter 556 - Unending Misfortune (1/2)

”Calm down!” Gu Fei quickly ducked to avoid Svelte Dancer's lunge, hoping that Fireball and his lot would come over and hold her down. In the end, all he saw was these men enviously looking at him. The expression on their faces made it apparent that they considered it as a form of enjoyment to die at the hands of a beauty like Svelte Dancer.

”Hmph!” Not once did Svelte Dancer's series of attacks landed on Gu Fei. With so many people in the tavern, she was a little embarrassed to let the crowd see her monkeying around like this, so she had no choice but to stop. Gu Fei released a sigh of relief. He was having a little bit of trouble avoiding Svelte Dancer's attack. After all, he could not just retaliate and kill her, right? It was hard to tell if her attacks were as restrained as his, though.

”Is there anything happening here or what? Are there people giving you trouble or not?” Svelte Dancer asked Vast Lushness.

Vast Lushness did not answer her but merely stared at Fireball.

Feeling sheepish inside, Fireball could only admit, ”Uhm… I'm the one who called Drunk bro over.”

”Was there a need?” Sakurazaka Moony asked, feeling confused.

”That's right. This is my turf; I want to see just who is ballsy enough to even touch Lushness,” the lady's old friend, the Mage Blue Ease, said.

Gu Fei finally realized the truth of the matter. Apparently, Fireball did not lie to him. They indeed stumbled into some sort of trouble, but it had yet to devolve into the point requiring Gu Fei's aid, especially since Vast Lushness seemed to have a rather powerful ally here. Fireball was most likely feeling a little discontented with how arrogant Blue Ease was acting for being someone originally from a place like Yueye City, which was how he had come up with a roundabout way to knock Blue Ease's swagger down a peg through borrowing Gu Fei's equipment to show off a little.

Fireball should be blamed for not having a good understanding of Gu Fei's character. He should have just stated his request plainly and explained the circumstances that they were in. Even if Gu Fei did not see it as a cry for help, he would still be enticed to show up. After all, when would he not wish to participate in this PK-related situation?

As the matter stood at the moment, Fireball naturally no longer had the face to take Gu Fei's equipment and keep up appearances. Seeing everyone harboring the thought of wanting to kill him, he quickly tried to laugh it off. ”Long time no see, Drunk bro. Why don't we all get together? Quickly come take a seat.”

Fireball showed great courtesy to Gu Fei, knowing in his heart that Gu Fei was the one he felt the most remorse toward. As for Sakurazaka Moony and the rest of his comrades, even though they were all indignantly eyeing Fireball with contempt, Sakurazaka Moony actually privately messaged Fireball. ”Well done!” It was apparent that he had also been feeling dissatisfied with Blue Ease's arrogance, but he could not do anything about it since this matter pertained to Vast Lushness. There was no doubt that he approved of what Fireball had done. If he was unable to succeed by himself, letting Gu Fei come and suppress the Mage was cool, too!

Fireball made some space for Gu Fei, especially positioning him right across Blue Ease. He proceeded to make another space for Svelte Dancer beside Gu Fei. Standing behind the two, he was immensely pleased with himself. This was the ultimate hero and heroine pairing in his eyes; how could the country bumpkin, Blue Ease, have the face to remain haughty in comparison?

Gu Fei did not have all that messed-up thought when he turned his head to ask the crowd. ”So, what exactly is the situation here?”

”Uhhh… A bunch of guys appeared out of nowhere and suddenly began targeting us,” Sakurazaka Moony said.

”Is everyone all right?” Gu Fei could not tell if Fireball was exaggerating when he said that some of them were killed.

”Some of my comrades died…” Sakurazaka Moony replied, his expression somewhat melancholic. Gu Fei swept his gaze around the people gathered and more or less had an idea what had happened. It was clear that when Sakurazaka Moony and the others ran into some trouble and the situation got dire, and it was only with Blue Ease and his men's timely appearance that they were able to escape. Unfortunately, the man's pompous attitude drew the ire of this mercenary group.

”You're the target?” Gu Fei asked Vast Lushness.

”That's what it looks like,” Vast Lushness replied.

”It must be Dusky Cloud, that *ssh*l*!” Blue Ease slapped the table all of a sudden. This caused quite a fright to Sakurazaka Moony and the others that were all cursing madly inwardly.

”If he's the perpetrator, he wouldn't keep his face hidden but display it blatantly along with their alliance banner for all to see, instead,” Vast Lushness refuted.

”Yes, I believe that they're the type to act openly,” Gu Fei agreed.

”Still, I can't think of any other enemies aside from them,” Vast Lushness said.

”There's no need for them to keep their faces covered if they are your enemies, right?” Gu Fei asked.

”True.” Vast Lushness nodded.

”Then they must be here looking to rob you!” Gu Fei declared excitedly. He felt no guilt killing such players, so he found it to be the most enjoyable of targets.

”What are you so eager for?” Svelte Dancer asked. She was not the only one who felt confused; everyone around the table was looking at the suddenly excited him suspiciously.

Gu Fei quickly calmed down and evenly stated, ”Yes, it's actually possible that they're your enemies. Maybe it's someone who doesn't have the means to contend with you head on, so that person is willing to spend money to hire a mercenary group or something to come after you.”

”Do you have such enemies?” Sakurazaka Moony asked.

”I don't think so… right?” Vast Lushness was not too confident of this herself. Her past deeds were indeed overbearing, so who knew if there were people out there that would still bear a grudge against her? Even someone who did not have the backing of a group could still use the method Gu Fei had just described to get their revenge.

”Who cares who the heck your enemy is? I dare him or her to try again; I'll show them what's what!” Blue Ease slapped the table loudly once more.

”That's right!” The sound of that slap on the table actually resounded one after another, giving Gu Fei quite the scare. That was when he realized that a good half of the tavern was actually filled with Blue Ease's men. It was no wonder Sakurazaka Moony and the others looked so despondent. This other group was really powerful, after all!