597 Chapter 597 - Teacher is About to Erup (1/2)

”Y-Yo-You—” A sword bathed in a dark purple sheen, a black mage robe, and a propensity to insta-kill things without batting an eyelid via Twin Incineration. This time, Gu Fei's image completely fit his legend to a T, and this player's right hand pointed at him tremblingly. In the next moment, he covered his mouth with it and took several steps backward.

”Are you Thousand Miles Drunk?” The player finally managed to squeak this question out.

”You know me?” Gu Fei was astonished.

That's it. I'm about to die… That was the only thought running through the man's head in the moment, because he realized that he was trying to get back his grinding spot from the greatest PK-er throughout Parallel World – the king of killing, Thousand Miles Drunk.

”Uhhhh… I have something on. May I take my leave first?” the guy asked.

”Ah?” Gu Fei could tell that this man's attitude had taken a full 180-degree turn, as if the latter were actively trying to avoid him. Despite being the perpetrator, Gu Fei simply did not know that he had this ability to strike overwhelming fear in people's hearts.

”Hey, bro. I think you're mistaken.” It was, instead, Brother Assist who had realized what was going on, and he quickly, and very deftly, came forward to clarify everything.

”Eh?”

”We're just borrowing a few of your monster spawns to familiarize ourselves with this type of monster. We'll be leaving very soon.” Even after putting some thought into it, he was still unable to come up with a proper way to explain this.

”Oh… Whatever you guys want.” How could this man dare to disagree?

”Demonstrate twice more!” Brother Assist called out to Gu Fei.

”Got it.” Gu Fei took out his lousy one-handed sword while removing all his equipment, all of which increased his chances of proccing additional attacks, to give a complete demonstration.

Thereafter, he stepped forward again and engaged with two more monsters. Brother Assist spectated from the sidelines as he quickly jotted down in his booklet crucial details he did not want to forget before shutting his eyes to review everything in his mind twice. After confirming that he had no further queries, he moved to hail Gu Fei for them to take their leave when he realized that a crowd had once more formed.

Those players that had dispersed earlier threw glances Gu Fei's way at irregular intervals during their grinds, hoping to see him put up an exciting performance again. What they had hoped to see did not happen, but they did catch that moment when Gu Fei tried tempting Brother Assist twice with his attacks. That frightening speed at which he efficiently slew those monsters drew people's attention once more, and plenty of players began to make their way over yet again.

When he cast his Twin Incineration afterward, those players positioned further away who were unable to see what had happened from up close only thought that it was an even more efficient kill style. Later, when he slowly demonstrated his fighting style, the players who had seen the previous two efficient kills came to a realization: This was a demonstration Gu Fei had intentionally slowed down for the two players to watch.

An expert! I've met a living and breathing expert today! The players were all excited. There were often a few schools of fighting styles in MMOs, and even though everybody used those, very few actually knew the creators of the said styles. A preeminent master capable of pioneering a new style was like a godly existence in these people's hearts and minds. Now that an expert of originator caliber had appeared in their midst, the adulation of all these players had already surged forth like open floodgates.

There were even some players who had noticed that Gu Fei was only a Mage, and that there was likely to be a cap to the level of damage he could deal; Were they in his shoes, their eventually increased damage output would surely result in an even greater efficiency. This could possibly double their current rate of grinding or, perhaps, even triple it. Seven Bottlenecks! Ten Great Adepts! Five Unyielding Experts! The number one Sovereign! It was as if every title were waving their hands at them. Many of these players were daydreaming, only to realize that there were people running toward Gu Fei, and this was when they recalled that they had yet to learn this efficient fighting routine!

”Buddy!”

”Friend!”

”Big brother!”

”Bro!

These players were just short of calling Gu Fei 'father'.

”What?” Gu Fei had quite a fright. Before, when the crowd surrounded him, they were merely watching, but this time, these men were not simply onlooking; they actually looked to be steadily making their way over to him.

”What was it that you just did there? Teach us!” one of the players called out in a northeastern accent, expressing what everybody was thinking.

Gu Fei beamed. ”You wish to learn?”

”Yeah!”

”Are you a Warrior?” Gu Fei glanced at the man.

The person nodded vigorously.

”Did you add points to Agility?”

”Agility?” That person was stunned. It was not that Warriors refrained from allocating points to Agility, but it was most definitely not something most people would think to do.

”This sort of fighting routine requires at least eight levels of Agility for any job class that are not inclined to that stat. You're a Warrior, so you will have to calculate just how many points you need,” Gu Fei explained.

That man was in shock. Sure enough, it was hardly surprising that there were certain stat requirements for some fighting styles, but any requirement toward Agility would more often be for some manner of kiting. This person was clearly fighting in melee range, and it was truly rare to find one that would still require Agility. After a moment's pause, the man asked, ”Bro, have you allocated points to Agility as well? How many?” He could tell that Gu Fei was a Mage.

”All-Agility.” Gu Fei chuckled.

”An all-Agility Mage!” The crowd was astonished. Next, they noted his black robe, his superiority, and his expertise. This man was the legendary—

”Thousand Miles Drunk?” There were a good number of players who had paid attention to the discussion regarding Gu Fei, so quite a few of them had easily summoned his name now.

”Eh? More people that know me?” Gu Fei expressed the same surprise as before, while Brother Assist was already laughing bitterly at the side. He could tell at once that Gu Fei did not visit the forums, for the man had no clue even now how explosive his name was out there. The name was on the level where players bragging in their posts about their indomitability would face replies, such as, ”Go challenge Thousand Miles Drunk if you have got the guts,” and the original posters would suddenly disappear from their threads in response.

”Bro, you're my idol!” Many Mages squeezed through the crowd, fighting for a chance to call Gu Fei their comrade. Because of his existence, those who were Mages felt that they were magnificent existences themselves, and that just sharing the same job class made them a cut above the rest.

”Ahem…” Gu Fei felt awkward, for he had never thought that this would happen.

The scene was now in an uproar. Not many displayed abject fear like that man from before when they first heard Thousand Miles Drunk's name come up, and a majority of them were more curious about this expert. Given that the legend himself was right before their eyes, each of them bravely came forward to see the man's true colors personally.

”Whoa! Is that the rumored Moonlit Nightfalls?” Someone enviously fawned as he stared at that level 22 trash-tier one-handed sword Gu Fei was holding.

”F*ck! What do you even know? That sword's been sold off days ago; d'you know its selling price? 20,000 gold coins!” someone, who was up to date with Gu Fei-related news, said.

A boisterous discussion ensued, where the man of the hour, Gu Fei, could not even get a word in edgeways. It was unknown just where the king of mediation, Brother Assist, had ducked in such a chaotic backdrop, but it clearly showed his stance to wash his hands from smoothing things over with this crowd.

”Bro, is it true that the fighting routine of yours requires Agility?” Finally, someone pulled the conversation back on track.

”Yeah. Mages and Knights will need at least eight levels' worth of Agility; the more Agility, the safer it will be. The other job classes must adjust it according to their calculations. A sword has to be the weapon of choice,” Gu Fei stated.

”Will daggers work?” a Thief asked.

”Daggers have too short a reach; meaning, there may be times when your attacks fail to connect. Gratuitously wasting opportunities like that will just undermine your goal of efficiency,” Gu Fei explained.

The crowd was stunned. Following which, there was a unanimous question. ”Can you teach us?” Whether they had enough Agility or the right weapon, all of them had the same idea: I'll learn it first and then try it for myself later.

”No problem!” Gu Fei happily agreed.

Applause immediately rang out, and plenty of players invited him over to their respective grinding spots as they boasted about the quantity of monsters spawning in their place, their good attitude, and presented them to be the best companions to grind against.

”Heh… No need to be this courteous. Anywhere is fine.” Gu Fei laughed.

Thus, everyone settled for the place they were at, providing space for people to pull monsters over. Almost instantly, seven or so monsters were aggroed and led over to this spot from every possible direction.

”No need to get a lot. Just one will do.” Gu Fei sweated profusely.