784 Chapter 784 - Goal (1/2)
Deep Waters' question stunned Brother Assist. He did not take note of where the man from the workshop had gone either, or in other words, no one from the guild had paid special attention to him. Most players did not really have a favorable impression toward workshops, after all.
\”I wasn't paying any attention to him,\” Brother Assist was thinking hard as he knitted his eyebrows hard. \”When we started dealing with the disorganized mob, I'm certain he wasn't with any of the three speedster teams you guys were a part of. He most likely must have been mixed in with us… And then after that, when we got surrounded, everyone was panic stricken, so I've completely forgotten that he existed.\”
\”So did I, d*mm*t.\” Deep Waters was despondent, feeling like such an incident should not have happened while he was around. He had always held a deep resentment and disgust toward people who were affiliated with workshops, so how could he have forgotten to keep an eye on that person?
\”This matter should not have anything to do with him this time, right? If he was involved, there would have absolutely have been no reason for him to run off, since that would only raise suspicion,\” Coco said.
\”Perhaps he had thought of this very point, so he had intentionally fled to use that to absolve him of potential guilt?\” Deep Waters posed.
\”You're just splitting hairs!\” Coco protested.
\”Okay, stop arguing. Right now, our best course of action is still to dig out the spy in the guild first,\” Brother Assist mediated.
\”Do you have any ideas?\” Deep Waters asked.
\”Not yet, but I'm on it.\” Brother assist affirmed.
\”Think all you want then. We've got plenty of time anyway,\” Deep Waters sighed before shrinking back into a corner.
Brother Assist observed the people around him and was feeling very vexed deep down in his heart. Uncovering such things was not his forte! Furthermore, there were only about half of the people here; what if the spy was in the other cell? Was there anyone in the other cell that had realized this fact?
Brother Assist was looking at the players in his cell, roughly figuring out just who would be in the other cell.
Southern Lone Blade. There was at least someone with a good head on his shoulders in the other cell. He should have already realized quite a few things on his end, no? Brother Assist was pondering this when he suddenly heard the sounds of gambling echo out from the cell on the other side. It was apparent that those over there had already begun using what limited tools they had on themselves to whittle their time away and entertain themselves.
Brother Assist was speechless, and it was at that moment when Sword Demon's voice came from the other side, \”Brother Assist, are you there?\”
\”Yeah,\” He quickly responded.
\”Tally up the duration of everyone's jail time there! I doubt that the other party would let us go so easily like that. It would at least be a bit better if we coordinate and choose a time to leave the Jail en masse,\” Sword Demon said.
\”Okay, you got it,\” Brother Assist answered as he shouted over to the other side, \”Big South, you heard that? Help do a tally for everyone in your cell.\”
\”Got it,\” Southern Lone Blade's voice could be heard as Brother Assist pulled out a quill and paper and began getting to work.
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Outside Yunduan City, the news regarding the death of those players that were sent to kill the players that respawned in the Priest Academy had already spread, and the guild leaders who had participated in this operation were all feeling uneasy. The strongest, most terrifying and lethal enemy had actually managed to make a clean getaway, and he had even given them all some parting words, clearly stating his intention to take revenge on everyone. It was too horrific.
\”Relax, he doesn't know who we are,\” the guild leaders were all in a party, and they were all assuring each other in the channel that they shared.
\”You fool. We've mobilized so many people for this operation, it's far too easy for information on us to leak just like that. It's not even difficult to inquire after our identities,\” Someone chided.
\”F*ck, then what is even the point of hiding our guild emblems and getting all of us to have our faces covered up like this?\” someone else complained.
\”D*mm*t, we've got to take all the precautions we could take! We had originally believed that we would most definitely be able to take down that guy, since our spy had informed us that he had a PK Value of 78 points! Think about it; the man would have lost 9 levels with such a high PK Value. He could possibly kill a few more in the process and end up earning over 80 points, which means he would lose 10 levels upon dying, and all the equipment that he had on him would drop without fail. What are we still afraid of him for? But the situation has changed now. That guy had actually managed to run away safe and sound. D*mm*t, just how did he do it?\”
\”What's the point of wasting time thinking about that? Let's hurry up and think of a way to finish the guy off!\”
\”That's right, we have no way to back out any longer. Now, it's either we kill him off, or we are doomed.\”
\”Aside from the Mage Academy, let's temporarily call back our manpower from all the other spawn points. Let's get them all to gather in the direction of the Priest Academy, and be sure to keep hunting for traces of Thousand Miles Drunk's tracks. We should hurry on over as well. Do we still have anyone over by the Priest Academy?\”
\”Yeah.\”
\”Where did Thousand Miles Drunk run off to?\”
\”He didn't go anywhere. He's still chatting with the Priest inside, Young Master Han.\”
\”Chatting…\” All of them could not help but feel despondent. The powerful statement that Thousand Miles Drunk made simply by ignoring the prevailing mood was a deep cut to the pride of all these guild leaders. Thousand Miles Drunk clearly knew that they would surely send their manpower over to surround and block their passage, yet he was still standing there chatting, utterly unconcerned and self-assured.
\”That's right, we can pick up his Bounty Mission!!\” Someone suddenly jolted to a start. \”Didn't he kill some of our men just now? It's rare to find anyone with as high a PK Value as that man. We simply have to pick up the target with the highest PK Value and we would most certainly find him. This way, we won't have to be afraid of him running off again.\”
\”Run? Why the hell would he be running? Didn't you hear he's busy chatting?\” someone barked fitfully.
\”He's inside the designated safe zone right now. I reckon by the time we surround him, he would still be able to escape, using a teleportation scroll or whatever. It would be most convenient.\”
\”So are we going to do the encirclement or not?\”
\”Of course we are… Hold up a minute. He's leaving!\”
\”Where to?\”
\”Who knows!? The point is that he's no longer at the spawn point.\”
\”Get someone to keep an eye on him!\”
\”I know that!\”
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After Gu Fei and Young Master Han took some time to slightly plan their next move, they departed the spawn point together, directly walking out to the row of stalls that players had set up outside the Priest Academy. Both of them came to a stop in front of a certain player's stall, and Young Master Han shook his head repeatedly, \”Your acting skill is really terrible.\”
It would have been far too strange for a player setting up a stall to have his face covered as well, so when Gu Fei and Young Master Han had detected his presence and came face to face with him, the expression on his face had already turned ashen. He had no idea how he had exposed himself, so he could only forcefully pretend to calm himself, \”What do you two gentlemen want?\”
\”You're still going to keep up with the charades?\” Gu Fei pulled his sword out and burrowed the tip of his blade into the ground. The players to his left and right were all startled by this, hiding in the distance as they watched the scene unfold from afar.
\”Bro, there are so many people here, yet you are constantly looking over to the two of us. Come now, give us a good explanation for this,\” Young Master Han asked.
That man was left rather tongue-tied. He had thought his sneaking glances the entire time had been furtive; his eyes had quickly darted back after his brief glances. How could they have sensed anything?
\”Which guild are you from?\” Gu Fei asked as he caressed the handle of his sword.
The man did not answer.
\”Are you able to Appraise his job class?\” Gu Fei asked Young Master Han.
\”He's a Warrior.\”
\”Hand me the teleportation scroll for the Warrior Encampment,\” Gu Fei reached his hand out to Young Master Han.
So Young Master Han offered a scroll up to Gu Fei.
\”I'm about to begin if you're still keeping mum,\” Gu Fei retrieved his sword from its upright position.
A most contentious struggle was storming inside this person's mind; should he betray his guild or give up his level? After a moment of internal struggle, the man seemed to have gotten an epiphany as he quickly sent a message to his guild, \”I've been discovered by Thousand Miles Drunk. He's about to hunt me down, so I'll sacrifice myself to lure him to the Warrior Encampment. Quick, get ready!!!\”
At the same time, the man lifted his head and stared right at Gu Fei, \”Will you let me go if I tell you?\”
\”It's worth considering,\” Gu Fei nodded.
\”Just a mere consideration?\”
\”I would also suggest you quit your guild after telling me this, because your guild would most definitely close down,\” Gu Fei said.
\”Let me think about it,\” the person responded.
\”He's stalling for time,\” Gu Fei said to Young Master Han.
\”Very evidently,\” Young Master Han nodded even as he began his lecture, \”Everything you do is just too obvious. Look, even your attempt to stall for time has been seen through by the two of us, so do you think we would fall for the trap you're setting for us? Like sending men to set up for an ambush over by the Warrior Encampment. Just tell them to stop!\”
That man was completely speechless now.
\”Help me relay this message to your guild leader. He better keep himself hidden as best as he can, including his comrades and his guild itself,\” When Gu Fei finished his sentence, his sword cleaved down onto the Warrior, wreathed in the flames of his spell. The man did not even have a sliver of intention to resist, letting Gu Fei kill him right there and then.
\”We couldn't scare him…\” Gu Fei shook his head and sighed after he slew that player. \”He was level 41, right? Maybe we would get a better result with level 40.\”