629 Chapter 629 - Can you send me back? (1/2)
The ex-soldiers had a really nimble reaction. When they saw this strange white light appear out of nowhere, they cared not who this was, and the first thing they did was fan out and surround the person. Following which, some of those who had left the tavern came barreling right back in. No one knew who was in that flash of white light, nor could they confirm if that was not Gu Fei.
”Could he have accidentally logged out?” Ye Xiaowu wondered. Talking about the performance of Parallel World's servers was redundant; even with recent technological advancements, there was no way to account for all the natural disasters and other serendipitous incidents! Stuff like suddenly losing power or getting disconnected from the internet – it would be far stranger for people not to be forcefully logged out when such things happened.
The white light very quickly dissipated; Ye Xiaowu and his men nearly mistook the man inside the light for Gu Fei and almost opened fire, had they not happen to catch a glimpse of the person's equipment. Taking a closer look, everyone could tell that, while this person was very similar to Gu Fei, he was definitely not the man.
Meanwhile, after this man appeared and saw that a bunch of people were pointing bows and crossbows at him, he took stock of his foreign surroundings and subsequently showed a confounded look.
Ye Xiaowu and his men muttered to themselves, There's no doubt this person isn't Thousand Miles Drunk, but why does this newcomer look so much like him? Isn't his sudden appearance here a bit too much of a coincidence?
Just as they were uncertain on what to do, they saw someone squeeze out from a corner of the tavern and wave at the man slowly being revealed by the vanishing white light. ”How did you get here?”
When this person heard Gu Fei's voice, he turned to ask, ”Where is this place?”
Even Gu Fei was a little confused by his question, staring at him. ”Are you still drowsy?”
This man's expression did indeed look sleepy as he blankly checked his surroundings once again.
There was no reason for Ye Xiaowu and the others to waste their time listening to Gu Fei's conversation with this newcomer, so the moment they saw Gu Fei appear from the crowd, a single command was all it took for them to ruthlessly open fire at him once more. Since Gu Fei dared to step out in the open, he was obviously mentally prepared for this and quickly somersaulted backward and ducked behind a table for cover. With all the tables stacked together in a corner, everything was all the more concentrated so he did not need to flip the tables any longer for him to disappear from sight. These ex-soldiers were all in tears. They only had one thought in their heads. There's just no way to escape our mistakes…
These ex-soldiers were prepared to rush Gu Fei even as they saw that he and the newcomer knew each other. They began worrying that the person would lend a hand if they attacked, so several of them turned their ranged weapons over to him.
This person was visibly dissatisfied with this. Glancing at these people with their weapons pointed at him, he said, ”What are you targeting me for? He's right over there!”
Gu Fei was facing another round of bombardment from Old Lightning and Thunder when this man pointed at him. Poking his head out from within the flames, he said, ”Gu Xian, you're too much of a hypocrite; you don't have to sell me out even if you're not here to help!”
Gu Xian was unfazed by this accusation and just calmly made his way over to one of the tavern's walls amid a flurry of arrows. Upon realizing that he did not plan to lend a hand to Gu Fei, these ex-soldiers naturally disregarded him as an enemy, and even got worried about the man when they saw him boldly walk in the line of fire. Just as the ex-soldier saw that Gu Xian was about to be hit by an arrow in flight, the former was just about to shout 'be careful', when he ended up witnessing the latter casually swung his hand out, plucking the arrow mid-flight before tossing it to the side as he continued onward.
Everybody in the tavern was now regarding this strange man, who had suddenly appeared from thin air, with shock. Gu Fei also felt plenty of emotions when he saw this scene from behind the pile of tables. Logically speaking, Gu Xian did not practice any kung fu, so he should not have such a quick reaction, but it just so happened that the man was born with quick reaction time; why else would he be hailed as a genius? Still, that move he had executed just then showed that his reaction time had indeed seen an improvement. With this thought in mind, Gu Fei poked his head out again and shouted, ”That's some reaction you've got there! It's all thanks to this game, yeah?”
These ex-soldiers were on the verge of having a fainting fit. Gu Fei had actually left his original hiding place behind that pile of tables as he was now poking his head out from a different spot behind the pile of table. Poor Old Lightning and Thunder were still blanketing that prior area with their spells!
Gu Xian ignored Gu Fei. Walking over to find a player who was busy watching the spectacle, he asked, ”Where is this place?”
”White Foam Tavern.” This person answered even as he curiously regarded Gu Xian.
”I mean what city I am in,” Gu Xian clarified.
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”D*MN!” Gu Xian angrily cursed before turning to look at Ye Xiaowu and his bunch. These people were once more fanning out in preparation of completely surrounding Gu Fei in a circle, but in order to prevent the man from slipping into the crowd again, they asked the players near the corners of the tavern for their cooperation. Gu Xian watched this as he asked someone standing next to him, ”Who are those guys?”
”I don't know!”
Since Gu Xian could not get an answer, he simply shouted, ”Gu Fei, what trouble have you gotten yourself into again?! Can't you be more discreet?!”
Before he heard Gu Fei's answer, Ye Xiaowu's heart raced. That person hasn't called Thousand Miles Drunk's IGN but 'Gu Fei'... Is that Thousand Miles Drunk's real name? If that's the case, there's no reason this man won't lend a hand since they know each other in real life! The modern era was changing with every passing day, and even though online gaming became more and more accepted in society, the friendship people forged online might not be as close as those in real life... Meanwhile, friends in real life were bound to see much of each other. Take a colleague for example; even if two colleagues had a passable relationship, if one asked the other for help, and the latter refused, everyone would feel awkward the next day, and that would be unconducive to building a good rapport between them! Even if the other was a really hated superior, there was essentially no choice but to lend a hand.
The rapport formed through online games might be far more emotionally pure, while the interpersonal relationship found between people in real life would often be intermingled with pros and cons, so there was really no way to compare the two.
Thus, when Ye Xiaowu realized that Gu Fei and Gu Xian knew each other in real life, he immediately did not dare to let his guard down. This man pulled the arrow out in mid-flight moments ago; is that something any normal person can do? Could it be…
Ye Xiaowu gazed at Gu Xian; while he could not see where Gu Fei was, his voice could be heard from another pile of tables, making it seem like it was a voiceover for the inanimate object as he gave Gu Xian a quick rundown. ”That man is called Fleeting Smile; he's a game employee. He claims that I'm affecting the game balance, so he's here to rectify me.”
”Fleeting Smile? Which one is he?” Gu Fei only voiced out Fleeting Smile's IGN but did not point him out, so Gu Xian still had no idea who he was even after hearing all that. All he saw was someone staring right at him, so he could not help but stare back at Ye Xiaowu. ”Are you the one?”
Ye Xiaowu nodded.
”Game employee, huh.” Gu Xian walked over. ”Then, let me give this game of yours a suggestion. Ha ha!”
Ye Xiaowu was wary of the newcomer, but he was still unprepared for Gu Xian to make his way over to him. However, the statement he just made was unexpected, and this moment of shock allowed Gu Xian to continue. ”I agree with the punishment of losing proficiency, level, and money when players forcefully log off, but you can't just teleport me randomly like this! I forcefully logged out over at Xiawu City, yet I actually came online here in… Which city is it again?” Gu Xian turned to ask the player he had spoken to from before.
”Baishi City,” the person blankly answered.
”Baishi City… Yeah. Why in the world am I suddenly here in Baishi City? Why would forcefully logging out result in this? Have you guys ever made a statement about this? I've never once met this issue forcefully logging off every day; just what is going on? How many cities away am I from Xiawu City?” The distance between cities was more or less the same, so the term 'city' was used to denote the distance between two cities; one city would just be the distance between two cities, and two cities would naturally mean that there was another city in the middle between two cities.
”Three cities...” Ye Xiaowu answered.
”Three cities? F*CK*NG H*LL!” Gu Xian was already right before Ye Xiaowu at this point, and he blew a gasket the moment he heard the answer. Gu Xian's hand shot out and gripped Ye Xiaowu by his neck.