704 Chapter 704 - Whose Guild Quest? (2/2)
Young Master Han swept his glance over them, ”Just the handful of you here think you can take on the two of them?”
Wind Seal chuckled. They evidently knew that they were weak alone. But they were able to call others; Men from Skygazing Under the Tree's end were on standby for their messages.
”You guys look to be very confident… Do you still have some people backing you up? Heh, you haven't gotten the news yet huh? The entire guild of Carouse got beaten back by Thousand Miles Drunk alone,” Young Master Han said
”WHAT?!?!” Wind Seal and the others stared with wide eyes of disbelief.
”Yup, you heard it correctly. The entire guild. They were out over by Yunling, and they lost over half of all their Thieves and Archers. In the end, they chose to withdraw against a single opponent, Thousand Miles Drunk.” Young Master Han gave a quick summary.
These people exchanged looks with each other.
”What are you rascals up to here anyway?” Young Master Han began asking his questions. ”You aren't a part of Carouse any longer, am I right? Did you find another guild with that quest of yours? Who bought you out?”
”It is by our own free will. Didn't you quit the guild as well?” Wind Seal retorted.
”That's true… But I didn't commit treachery, betraying the guild's interest just so I could gain personal benefits instead,” Young Master Han expressed his disdain plainly.
”How could you put it so poorly!? I sold out to another guild?!” Wind Seal's shame had turned into indignant fury.
”You might be acting on your own accord, but the quest ought to belong to the guild. Don't forget you need to be in a guild in order to obtain this quest in the first place,” Young Master Han pointed out.
”That's true. But unfortunately, I have done so in the capacity of my current guild,” Wind Seal said.
”You are not possibly going to be so childish as to use the system's design as proof, right… Do you dare tell me that you've only discovered this quest after you joined your new guild? Take heed, I'm saying discover, not obtain!” Young Master Han probed.
Wind Seal was instantly unable to come up with an answer…
”Trash!” Young Master Han continued to show open contempt to him even as he walked out toward the exit.
Wind Seal was grinding his teeth, but he did not dare make a move against Young Master Han. As an ex-member of Carouse, he had heard plenty about what that man was capable of. Now that he so daringly appeared here all alone, Wind Seal was certain he must have made some sort of prior arrangement. He would be making a huge mistake if he really thought that this man was all alone and easy to bully.
I'll just have to endure this! Wind Seal told himself. The quest was of utmost importance right now; if he were to try and attempt some sort of heroics here and now, there was a chance he might end up completely losing his quest.
It was with such a thought that Wind Seal steeled himself from reacting. He watched fixedly as Young Master Han walked out of the cabin, before hearing the man shout back, ”Guild leader Gu. There's a quest delivered right to your doorstep, do you want to take it?”
”F*CK!!” Wind Seal was enraged. It seemed that the other party already had such a thought in mind. If Young Master Han did have the manpower, there might be no way that he could hold onto the quest any longer. Since that was the case, Wind Seal figured it would be better if he took the opportunity to vent his frustration by vanquishing Young Master Han right here first.
Wind Seal made eye contact and hailed his men to mount an attack, only to see someone stand up from the tall grass near the cabin, hefting a greatsword as she answered with scorn, ”Forget it. We're not interested in getting ourselves involved with this sort of muddied waters.”
When Wind Seal heard that there was still a chance to avoid what he had assumed to be the inevitable, he quickly gestured for everyone to stop.
”Okay!” Young Master Han nodded. ”Then do you mind lending me some men, so I can help avenge my old guild?”
”Sure thing,” Gu Xiaoshang answered.
Wind Seal nearly fainted when he heard this. He quickly ordered everyone to kill off Young Master Han, but after Gu Xiaoshang gave her word, a lot of players stood up from the tall grass at the wave of Young Master Han's hand. In the next moment, spells and arrows all came sailing right over at Wind Seal and his men. Even though Wind Seal had gotten everyone to concentrate their firepower right on Young Master Han, the man simply waved his own magic staff and cast a Heal onto himself, continuing to stroll off with hardly a bit of concern to everything that transpired behind him. He even took a moment to take a swig of a bottle of liquor that he had in his hand.
Wind Seal and everyone disappeared in a flash of white light just like this, as countless heads that belonged to pairs of lovebirds poked out from the tall grass to see what happened. Beyond Thirty Miles and Guzzler were also staring with rapt attention as they took in the scene.
”Hey, that's Young Master Han!” Beyond Thirty Miles exclaimed.
”Yeah, I saw,” Guzzler said.
”Did he join Colored Clouds?”
”I don't know.”
”Why did Colored Clouds' men run all the way out here to snatch a quest?” Beyond Thirty Miles wondered aloud.
”I don't know.”
”Should we inform the guild?”
”I don't know.”
”Do you even know anything at all…” Beyond Thirty Miles derided.
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Outside the log cabin, Young Master Han watched as that group of men got eliminated. He casually went over to the tall grass and nudged a player from Colored Clouds, ”Head inside the cabin and take a look. I find the quest inside highly suspect.”
Gu Xiaoshang was right beside this player, and she glared at him the moment she heard what Young Master Han had said, ”Don't go. I've already said that we are not getting involved.”
”But the problem is that no one would believe you even if you claim you didn't get involved.”
”Who cares about that? This a matter of our principle,” Gu Xiaoshang answered.
”Alright, it's actually like this. When I was inside the cabin, I overheard what the NPC had told those guys, and I think the quest would very likely pit the quest holder directly against Thousand Miles Drunk and Sword Demon's own quest. If we were to get a hold of it, that would guarantee we will have to run into those two, so they will have to face us no matter how much they hide,” Young Master Han explained.
”I don't care about that. We just don't want this sort of quest,” Gu Xiaoshang was obstinate.
Meanwhile, her guild members were all very obedient. Hearing what their guild leader had just said, none of them cared to pay any attention to Young Master Han, and they each returned to their posts.
Young Master Han was helpless. ”If you're not picking this quest up, someone else will soon do it in your stead.”
”Then let them do that,” Gu Xiaoshang said.
”How troublesome,” Young Master Han shook his hand as he took out his spyglass for a look. Turning in a certain direction, he yelled, ”Guzzler, get your *ss out here. I can see your hairstyle from way out here.”
”F*ck!” Guzzler was dejected, and just as he was about to stand up, Beyond Thirty Miles quickly pulled him back down. ”Don't fall for this trick!”
”Bro, he already called out my name,” Guzzler rolled his eyes.
Beyond Thirty Miles thought about it and realized he was the one being foolish. Helplessly, he stood up along with Guzzler and made their way out to Young Master Han.
Colored Clouds' men quickly surrounded the pair, all of them looking on incredulously. Each of the men began whispering into the ears of the person next to them, and this continued on until everyone was made aware. These men began to shift their gaze down onto their hands, and someone quietly commented, ”They aren't holding hands!”
”They must be embarrassed!”
”True, in front of so many people…”
”The two of them had gone into the tall grass just now.”
”Ahem, really…”
”What mess have you gotten into? Did you run from a fight again?” Young Master Han immediately deduced what happened.
”If we can't beat him, what else could I do if not run?” Guzzler stated his perspective very matter-of-factly.
”You've run really far. I heard that all of you were up by Yunling,” Young Master Han suspected that he had been misinformed.
”Exercise is the cornerstone of healthy living,” Guzzler spat some nonsensical platitudes in response.
”So does that mean neither of you has seen the majority of the fight?” Young Master Han asked.
Both men nodded.
”Are you from Carouse as well?” Young Master Han asked Beyond Thirty Miles.
”Yes...,” Beyond Thirty Miles sounded submissive like an underling. This was a very strange feeling he had. Forget about the fact that Young Master Han was no longer someone from Carouse, even if he was still part of the guild, the man barely had any standing in the place. He was just another common player, and Beyond Thirty Miles was at least a notable team leader for a grinding party! Yet now, he subconsciously felt that he was someone of a lower stature in front of this Priest.
Aura… This is what it means to have an imposing aura, that was the only explanation Beyond Thirty Miles could come up with.