584 Chapter 584 - Shameless and Delinquen (1/2)
None of the six spoke of this to Southern Lone Blade. While they knew that he bore a deep-seated hatred against Silver Moon as well, they were also aware how much he valued their group's reputation and image in their field. Harming the employer just because they were unable to complete the given assignment, their team would be adversely affected if word got out. However, none of the six was able to stomach this any longer, and they badly needed to vent. Randomly finding a passerby to PK would not be enough; they needed something fiercer that could really ignite their souls, and no one was more suitable a target than Silver Moon right now.
”Let's finish that man off!” Blackwater gritted his teeth. Flame Singed Clothes was the one who had received the most damage from all this, yet it was Blackwater who was in the prime position to compete after today.
”We need to do it in such a way that it can't be traced back to us,” Glue said. ”It will be too obvious if all of us go together. That twerp might even see through our intentions.”
”So, what do we do?”
”Let's pick a number of us to go!” Glue suggested.
”I'll go! I'll go!” Each of them raised their hands; everyone was enthusiastic.
”Let's draw lots!” Paddy Scent Pastures suggested. ”We'll pick out four; the remaining two will remain on standby. Four men should be more than enough to take care of Silver Moon.”
”Didn't you mention that Silver Moon's mingling with quite a few experts right now?” Unrivalled Lucky Star reminded.
”Don't worry; Silver Moon won't dare let those guys know of the deal he has with us, so he'll surely come by himself,” Glue said.
”Are you saying that we'll have to meet the man in person? Wouldn't that be a little too obvious?” Unrivalled Lucky Star asked.
”It's inevitable for us to meet him at this point.” Glue sighed.
The crowd was quiet for quite some time.
Finally, someone spoke, ”Are you saying that we will announce that we've failed this mission?”
”We're all actually already in agreement of this, right?” Glue asked back.
The men heaved a heavy sigh. Indeed, that was what everyone had thought when they got online today. It was just that Southern Lone Blade had received a letter from Svelte Dancer, and it somehow got their hopes up that they had a chance to turn the tables on their enemies. Who would have guessed that Gu Fei would still be making a mess of things by doing the opposite of what Southern Lone Blade had believed would happen and continually harassing them with no end in sight? There was essentially no difference to their situation at all.
”But how are we going to tell Big South about this?” All of them naturally had a good understanding of their boss Southern Lone Blade. To put it nicely, the man was someone who would not rest until he achieved his goal; to put it bluntly, the man was the sort who would not shed a tear until he was at death's door. Seeing how he was even willing to be insulted by the crowd at the Auction House right now, it was apparent that the man still believed he needed not give up just yet.
The handful of them were quiet once more. They were all unwilling to see Southern Lone Blade suffer his current fate for naught, and since he still wished to persevere on, they should also support him to the end as fellow comrades.
”Actually, we don't need to use our names to stage a meeting with Silver Moon. We can try using the mailbox or log-off method!” Paddy Scent Pastures proposed.
The principle behind the mailbox or log-off method was one and the same. They would utilize these two activities that every player had to do at fixed locations, and that was the simplest and most effective method to ascertain their target's movement. No matter how indomitable a player was, as long as they could make out who the target was, the two methods aforementioned could be used to find out just where their target would be. It was in the same vein with the auctioning method. While it was obviously harder to meet Silver Moon in such a crowded place like the Auction House, this might not be the case for the other two locations, especially if they went with the log-off method; the hit rate for that was 100%.
”Given Silver Moon's current situation, even if he appears in those two locations, he's sure to keep his face covered. Is everyone confident that they can recognize him even through that?” Glue raised a potential problem; this was also why he had not suggested this method from the start.
”Actually, him keeping his face covered is a distinguishing feature for the man. Since we know his level and job class, given our caliber, I'm sure none of us will have trouble identifying him,” Paddy Scent Pastures said.
The rest nodded. They might have lost their levels, but the experience they had accumulated when it came to larceny remained. There was no way that they would lose their ability in spotting their targets no matter how many times they died. They might have problems if their level had dropped so low to the point where they were unable to appraise their target, but it just so happened that Silver Moon was still lower in level to them.
”Great. Let's position ourselves, then.” Glue took out a map of Baishi City. This was not something that this game provided, but as the knowledge of Parallel World's players deepened by the day, those who had the particular skillset for this sort of thing started making use of them, and the map of Baishi City that Glue was holding in his hands right now just so happened to have come from a professional cartographer.
”The grinding maps that's suitable for Silver Moon right now should be the following three locales: Baihe Valley, Yinsha Shore, and Baihua Forest. Given his current plight, he is sure to avoid the more populous areas, so if we exclude those, the places he should be located are here, here, and here…” Glue used his finger to tap each of the spots he mentioned in his speech.
”Returning to the city to log off from one of these locations, the closest route will take him through the east gate, so he will choose to log off at either the Thieves' Union or Archer Range.” Paddy Scent Pastures crooked his neck and looked at the map.
”With the present situation in Baishi City, if Silver Moon bumps into anyone, there's no doubt that they'll kick him while he is down, but there's also no one out there searching or springing a trap specifically for him, so all he needs to do is disguise himself properly. There's no need for him to be so vigilant as to take detours or such, so taking the shortest route to the nearest designated log-off point will be the most prudent option for him. Staying online longer than necessary will only put himself at greater risk, after all,” Glue said.
”So, are we setting up an ambush in those two places?”
”Singed, Verdant and I shall head to the Archer Range together as one team; Blackwater, Paddy, and Unrivalled will take the Thieves' Union. That should settle it! Everyone should keep their identities hidden as best as they can. Message each other if any news crops up. Let's go!” Glue announced.