716 Chapter 716 - Trouble on Both Ends (1/2)
”Brave–Brave Surge…” Cirrus was someone new after all, and he was completely unprepared for Gu Fei's big ups and downs style of doing things that went against gaming common sense. Even though the rumors about how Thousand Miles Drunk had single-handedly beaten back the men from Carouse had already spread all around Yunduan City, Cirrus was not the sort of fan that would brainlessly chase after his stars. He truly went to comprehend the situation at that time and understood that even though Carouse had been sent packing, there were plenty of factors that allowed Gu Fei to achieve such an impressive feat, and the victory that Gu Fei had obtained would essentially be impossible to be repeated again.
That was why when they heard that Gu Fei was going to challenge Carouse again, and he was even thinking of dragging the few of them along this time, all of them could not help but be surprised. In Cirrus's mind, this was considered to be an impossible mission, so why even try it?
”Brave Surge? How did it become Brave Surge?” Slyris more or less knew that Gu Fei originally had the mission to assassinate Oathless Sword, and she also knew that he had yet to complete it. So why was it Brave Surge now?
”I failed. When I logged on this morning, I got insta-killed right by the defunct spawn point over in encampment no.2. I have no clue who it was, but I've failed the mission from before,” Gu Fei glumly explained.
”Hahaha, to think you would have such a day. Who's that random hero, this madam will reward him or her for it!” Svelte Dancer was gleeful.
Gu Fei's face was black from anger, continuing, ”So I went to pick up the same mission again, only to find out I can't get Oathless Sword as a target again, so I had no choice but to settle for Brave Surge.”
”You want just the handful of us… Go take on Carouse?” Cirrus confirmed.
”Not Carouse. The target is just Brave Surge,” Gu Fei remarked.
”Isn't that the same…” Cirrus muttered.
”This mission is too easy!” Svelte Dancer's answer shocked everyone. Even Gu Fei was astonished by it.
”He doesn't know I'm with the city defenders, right? Will anyone be suspicious if I go looking for him? I'll kill him the moment we meet, and run off once the deed is done. Who can even chase after me?” Svelte Dancer said.
”Hey genius, that mission is mine. What use would it be if you are the one doing the deed?” Gu Fei asked.
”Can't we share it?” Svelte Dancer asked.
”Uhm, we could all form a party and do it together if you guys pick the mission up as well... Everyone would have completed the mission no matter who does the deed,” Gu Fei said.
”In such a situation, which guild would be the one that is ultimately rewarded with the contribution score?” Slyris asked.
”What matters is completing the mission, who cares which guild it ends up rewarding,” Gu Fei was absolutely unconcerned.
The place to pick up the mission was nearby, and it was right in another corner of the Hall of Guild Creations where the Top 100 guilds of Yunduan City were listed. Cirrus' mind was still boggling with the same question when he picked up the mission: Will this work? Will this work? Will this work?
”Alright. The next step is to form a party and head out to kill Brave Surge,” Gu Fei announced.
”Our party has no Warrior, Priest, or Knight…” Cirrus reminded.
Gu Fei turned around to look. Cirrus, Slyris and he were three Mages. Xi Xiaotian was an Archer, Svelte Dancer a Rogue while Yan Xiaozhu was an Assassin, and Lie Lie was a Fighter. ”Hey, Brother Assist's Cousin. What's your job class?” Gu Fei asked.
”An Archer,” Bashful Countenance softly muttered. She still did not dare to look at Gu Fei in the eye.
”We really don't have a Warrior, Knight or Priest,” Gu Fei nodded.
Cirrus was waiting for him to continue with this thought, but he only saw Gu Fei wave his hand, ”Let's move out.”
Wait. Why are we just moving out like this? Cirrus was confused, utterly puzzled. Without a single Warrior, Knight or Priest, did Thousand Miles Drunk not realize what it meant to lack these three job classes in their party? This meant they were a party of pure DPS that lacked any sort of defense or healing. Such an aggressive team composition could completely overwhelm their opponent at the start and would have the thrill of a powerful damage output that would reap whomever they target, but the problem was that they were going up against an opponent with over a thousand players on his side. What good will a pure DPS party do against such staggering forces?
”I'm sure everyone knows how to blend their way in and out of the battlefield. Right now, all we need to do is split up, so that we reduce the chance of being noticed by others. We'll meet up again after leaving the city, so immediately contact me if you happened to run into Brave Surge by coincidence!” They had already reached the city gate by the time Gu Fei was done with his instructions. Everyone parted ways, each of them feeling their heart beat in trepidation as they blended into the battlefield on their own.
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Sword Demon was leading Brother Assist and the gang of seven over on their end. They were all familiar with each other, so all of them discussed about how their guild should be playing this City Wars event. They used the same method that Gu Fei and the others had done and split up once they reached the city gate.
The northeast encampment was right ahead, and all of them got ready to begin their surveillance as Sword Demon took notice of their surroundings. Young Master Han had already guessed this was their intention, and already knew that Southern Lone Blade and his men had already joined in as well. The others would have an easier time blending in, but they would be in big trouble if they bumped into Young Master Han.
”Sure enough, they have tightened defenses around here,” Brother Assist had already begun his observation of the northeast encampment. Because the north encampment had been dismantled, all the guilds that had set up camp there shifted. Everyone enjoyed being beside an encampment, because if anyone were to run into any sudden trouble, they could get right back into battle from the nearest spawn point once they got killed. If the battle between Carouse and Gu Fei had occurred near an encampment, the 1000-man guild would essentially be undying, and the result of that confrontation might have been very different.
Furthermore, the players had similarly realized that the northeast encampment would very likely be a target for an assault, and it was a conclusion that anyone with not much brains could come to. As a result, there was no need for anybody to organize and form up the defense for the encampment. In their self-interest, it made perfect sense why everyone had moved over to the northeast encampment. Thus, even though there were only 4 NPC guards defending the place, it actually possessed the largest horde of players out of all the remaining 6 encampments. Sword Demon's party of 9 did not dare to approach but merely circle around it from afar, shaking their heads as they make their rounds.
”I think this will be too difficult,” Southern Lone Blade said.
”There are too many people here.”
”Even if we wish to lure them away, we've only got a limited amount of players on our side. They would be showing us a lot of face if we could lure out a few hundred, but they would still have tens of thousands stationed here in the camp. There's no way we can fight into that!”
”Against such prospects, there's barely any difference if we attempt this with 20 or 1.”
”It would be fine if we got 200,000 people.”
The discussion was unending, and Sword Demon was in a very awkward position. His guild had just been established, and he had hoped that they could fight a brilliant and challenging battle and come out the victor, thus winning themselves some contribution score so that everyone would gain plenty of confidence with the guild. But how was he supposed to know that their attempt to dismantle this northeast camp would be so insurmountably difficult? However, if they were able to come out on top, the legendary victory that they achieved with this would be all the more meaningful.
”I feel like we need to wait. ” Sword Demon said. ”They would not just spend all their time defending the place. Everyone here will surely have to do quests or attack the city. How can they earn any contribution score if they just sit around the encampment like this? I think this will only be temporary. Once they begin assaulting the city in earnest, there might not be so many players present, and with players would be shuttling to and fro every time they die, we just might stand a chance.”
”Can we Stealth our way in?” Blackwater asked.
”We won't be allowed to use our Stealth when there aren't any guards around; Alternatively, Stealth is essentially useless while the guards are alive. In the end, we will still have to find a way to kill them off,” Sword Demon explained.
”Ugh, this is such a headache! When I was here before, there weren't that many guilds around here!” Brother Assist said as he counted the guild pennants. Each and every guild had them raised up right now since there were plenty of people in the area, allowing their own guildmates to have an easier time gathering up. Meanwhile, Sword Demon and the others were frowning with knitted eyebrows, trying to come up with potential solutions to the quandary they were in.
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Gu Fei and the others had very successfully blended into the battlefield. As long as Gu Fei was not wearing his black Mage's robes, there were very few people out there that would notice him. Furthermore, his face had not been tagged yet, so most people would not recognize how he looked, which naturally meant that he would not raise much of a suspicion moving about among them. Grouping up after everyone negotiated their way out, Gu Fei glanced out at the rolling fields and grass plains ahead, only to sigh, ”Alright. The next step will be locating Brave Surge. Let's begin our search!”
”Wait a minute,” Xi Xiaotian could not bear it any longer and finally opened her mouth.
”What?”
”Are you taking charge here?” Xi Xiaotian asked.
Gu Fei was stunned for a moment. He had just been talking offhandedly this whole time, did it count as taking charge? Gu Fei did not have any experience in this, as he had always been on his own, and engaged in his own activities. After that pause, he was still rather unsure as he answered, ”I guess I am?”
”Then what are we going to do after we find Brave Surge? How are we going to be positioned?” Xi Xiaotian asked.
”Is there a need for positioning? Just rush him!” Gu Fei called out. With that, he turned around and asked Slyris, ”That's right, can you lend me that pair of rings you have on you?”
Everyone had already broken into a bout of cold sweat, especially Cirrus. Gu Fei's self confidence had infected him; even though his heart was unsettled, he still persisted to follow Gu Fei out. But now, that single comment 'is there a need for positioning? Just rush him' had utterly defeated him. He knew that this one trip is essentially a kamikaze attempt. Directly confronting the enemy with just this patchwork of players, without any plan or arrangement to speak of? What else would this be, if not a kamikaze?
Even Slyris refused to hand over her rings to Gu Fei, ”What nonsense are you on about? You're not even going to come up with a method of approach, and just wanna throw yourself at them through force alone?”
”Method of approach? Didn't we already talk about the method already? We'll get Svelty to blend into the crowd and finish off Brave Surge,” Gu Fei said.