734 Chapter 734 - Numerical Superiority (2/2)

*Ding* The sound broke the silence of the street all of a sudden, and Svelte Dancer had the fright of her life. She became all the more flustered when she saw that there was no one anywhere near her, and just as she wanted to send a message out to Gu Fei asking them about their progress here, she very quickly realized that her messages were lit up. Apparently, the *ding* sound she heard was the system's prompt.

Pulling up her messages, she saw Gu Fei had asked her, ”What's the situation there?”

D*mn him, scaring this madam like that! Svelte Dancer was grinding her teeth, but of course she could not say anything about it, so she simply replied, ”Nothing has happened. Where are you guys?”

”We're not gonna come over if there's nothing there,” Gu Fei answered.

”Screw you!!” Svelte Dancer was incensed.

”What's the matter?” Gu Fei was confused by her intense reaction.

”Nothing…” Svelte Dancer replied.

”Is there a situation or not? Since you've gotten there in such a rush, it's fine even if you're ambush, since you'll return back to the Thieves' Union. As for me… Oh crap, you haven't even given me the Teleportation scrolls! You better not die, otherwise, I can't save you,” Gu Fei said.

”Hmph, do you think I'll die so easily? Who do you take me for? You?” After Svelte Dancer got provoked like that, her fear had slipped somewhat. Boldly taking a few big steps forward, she checked the street corners, alleys and anywhere nearby where people could be trying to hide themselves in, but she found no signs of anyone at all. The courtyard of the Knights' Barracks was right in front of her, and when Svelte Dancer moved over, she poked her head through to take a peek. In the end, all she saw was the place, devoid of people. She heaved a long sigh before replying Gu Fei, ”I've taken a look around, but I don't see anyone.”

”Is that so? Actually, I also felt there was no need to set up an ambush there at this time. A good majority of the enemy are still neutral third party players, so how could they spare the manpower? However, you better not leave now. Just hold your position and if Ray gets sent over, you can just kill him,” Gu Fei said.

”I refuse! I will not do something as boring as waiting for someone!” Svelte Dancer hurriedly argued.

”Eh?” As best as Gu Fei could recall, Svelte Dancer was quite patient when it came to things involving sneak attacks and assassinations!

”If you want to guard the place, you can do it. I'm leaving,” Svelte Dancer said firmly.

”Then set some scrolls for the Knights' Barracks. Yeah, make at least two!” Gu Fei said.

”Where are you?” Svelte Dancer asked Gu Fei even as she did as he instructed.

Gu Fei messaged her his coordinates as he disbanded the team with him, ”Svelte Dancer went ahead of us and took a look around the Knights' Barracks. She discovered that there was no ambush there. So everyone can get back to what you've been originally asked to do!”

Royal God Call nodded and led the rest elsewhere to begin searching for the enemy. He barely cleared a few meters before Gu Fei could hear someone in his team call out, ”Leader, what are you walking over there for? Shouldn't we be heading that way?”

Gu Fei waited for Svelte Dancer where he was, and the lady soon caught up to him, handing him a stack of scrolls when they met. Svelte Dancer did not argue with Gu Fei about this matter. Even though she enjoyed challenging Gu Fei, she knew deep down about the disparity between him and her, so she was not going to mess things up when it came to serious business.

”Alright, well done. I'll be sure to mention your contributions to Sword Demon when I next talk to him,” Gu Fei commended Svelte Dancer.

Svelte Dancer rolled her eyes as she asked, ”Where do you plan to find Ray?”

”I was thinking of heading to his bar to take a gander first,” Gu Fei said.

”He's not gonna be foolish enough to hole up in such an obvious location, is he? Surely he should know better,” Svelte Dancer countered.

”Well, I'm not going to blindly look for him anyway,” Gu Fei said. Looking for a player in-game without any direction was a horrendous way to spend their time in Parallel World. People who had a set location like a home, place or school made it more convenient to locate them, at the very least.

When their conversation ended, Gu Fei headed in the direction of Ray's Bar. He took several steps before he suddenly came to a halt, turning his head around as he asked in astonishment, ”What are you following me for?”

”I'm going to Ray's Bar too!” Svelte Dancer answered nonchalantly.

”There's no need for that. I can do it by myself,” Gu Fei affirmed.

”I'm only doing this because I see you're 8 more deaths away from being eliminated. After all, our group still need you around, so I ought to protect you a bit,” Svelte Dancer said.

”Is that so?” Gu Fei felt that there were ulterior motives at work here.

”What else could it be?” Svelte Dancer retorted.

Gu Fei pondered about it, and he simply could not imagine that such an indomitable lady like Svelte Dancer would also be a bit afraid of walking all alone in an empty city like any other girl. Finally, he shook his head, ”Then it's settled. You'll protect me, and I won't bother saving you if you're about it die.”

”Tsk!” Svelte Dancer coldly harrumphed and she took a big step forward.

Gu Fei followed behind her, hurrying along toward their destination while he maintained contact with Sword Demon and all the other teams, inquiring after what they had found.

”We spotted a group!!” Someone suddenly messaged over. Cirrus was actually the first to come across their enemies.

”What's your coordinates!?” Sword Demon demanded in a hurry.

”B*llsh*t, what are they up to!?” It was not Cirrus, but the whole group of players with him that complained soon after.

”What happened?” Sword Demon was beside himself with anxiety.

”The enemy turned tail and ran when they saw us…” Cirrus reported.

”How many were there?” Sword Demon asked.

”Somewhere over 30!” Cirrus answered. Originally, his whole team had been rather nervous about the ensuing confrontation. In the end, the 30 over enemy players immediately turned tail when they caught sight of them, all of them sprinting away like they were in a race.

”Can you differentiate the guild members among them?” Sword Demon asked.

”Not at all,” Cirrus admitted.

”That's really troublesome,” Sword Demon sighed.

Meanwhile, Cirrus had given the order for his men to pursue and attack the enemy. It was extremely rare for them to stumble upon an opponent that could not retaliate, wasting such an opportunity would be too much of a sin. Cirrus and his men chased the enemies even as they rained spells from behind. This time, these players from Colored Clouds hardly demonstrated even a shred of unity as they ran helter-skelter, dispersing even more when they reached street corners, not even demonstrating any thought to help each other. Cirrus and the team continued to give chase and he managed to pick off quite a few stragglers in the process. Even though they knew that the enemy might all be neutral third party players, being able to vent all the frustration that they were all feeling felt great, and he very eagerly bragged about what happened to the other teams.

When the other teams heard about this delightful occurrence, all of them looked forward to meeting the enemy so they could relish in this joy as well. In the end, some really did end up bumping into the enemy; Royal God Call and July's team each met the enemy, though the number of enemies they crossed paths with was nowhere as many as Cirrus', with one numbering just around a dozen while the other was just two men.

Obviously, they gave chase without a hint of hesitation. The enemy relied on the same tactics as before, completely ignoring to even put up any sort of resistance as they focused on fleeing. Ultimately, it was July's team who was cheering. Her team had discovered that their target was just two men, and they had very swiftly been killed off. Logically speaking, one of them must have been a guild member, so that meant they had finally managed to make a substantial kill.

However, they were unable to continue their hunt. None of the enemies even wore any emblem, so who knew which of the two that died was the guild member in question?

”We can't continue wasting time like this!” Sword Demon had comprehended the gravity of the situation. ”Ray's the key. Everyone should hurry up and locate Ray. Let the enemy flee if you come across them after this, and don't waste your time giving chase. They are not trying to run away, but they are actually stalling for time. Given their current situation, attempting to lure us to pursue them is currently their most effective method to buy time.”

Gu Fei and Svelte Dancer had also run into a pack by themselves, but Sword Demon had already given his judgment toward the matter, so the two reacted very reasonably. When they saw how the whole group of enemy was splitting up and fleeing in every direction, they did not even spare them another glance as they swiftly continued their way to Ray's Bar. Sure enough, the place was not open, and they were left clueless just where Ray could have gone.