793 Chapter 793 - Migration (1/2)
Yunduan City began to be filled with masked men, staring at any black robed Mage the moment they spotted any of them walking around. However, they did not dare to get close either even though they were unable to tell if the player was who they were looking for from afar. All of them were very conflicted about this, having to cognizantly accept that they might find themselves slain in the end when they anxiously brush past these targets as if they were passersby.
Each and every one of the players that they brushed past ended up not being Thousand Miles Drunk. There were not a lot of players in Yunduan City that would be dressed in black robes, and there were plenty of black robed Mages that had their shoulders bumped into several times that day. This 1000-player search that they had mobilized was very significant, yet they had not found a single thing after checking through every possible nook and cranny inside the city. But they were very uncertain about the six city Precincts that belonged to Extremely Heaven Defying. The various guilds that were rewarded with the city Precincts for the event had already revealed that the city would gift the guild in charge of each of the Precincts a residence of their own, which meant that Extremely Heaven Defying possessed six completely safe hiding place; as long as the owner chose not to open the door, nobody outside could enter the place, dead or alive. It was said that a cunning rabbit would have three dens; Extremely Heaven Defying actually had 6 separate locations, and that was really far too infuriating.
What made it even more depressing was that Extremely Heaven Defying had just gotten this reward as well, and while the residences were in their ownership, they had not hung up signs for these places yet. As such, none of the guild leaders were aware just where these places were located, and even the guild members themselves temporarily had no idea where they could be.
What could they do if they were hiding him in one of these residences?
The player who posed this question got death-stared by everyone. What could they do? There was essentially nothing the coalition of guilds could do. They had no idea where the residences were, and it was impossible for them to physically keep an eye on all six city Precincts. In the end, the best that they could do was leave two to three players on every street and get them to report if they discovered any suspicious movement. This also used plenty of their manpower given how huge the cities were in Parallel World, and with how the streets and alleys crisscrossed and merged. Even the native players from Yunduan City ended up attending a geography lesson after this arrangement, discovering plenty of alleys and lanes within the six Precincts that they had no idea existed before.
”From what we've learned of the current situation, they might either be hiding indoors or maybe they have left the city altogether.”
”It would be fine if they aren't inside the city. They are probably grinding if they are outside the city, and it would be fine just sending our men to sift through the handful of grinding maps that they could be in.”
”Send them then!”
”Head on out!”
The 1000-player search party stepped outside the city. While the area outside the city was even bigger than inside, it was a lot easier to find people than inside the city. This was all because there was a lack of a single destination in the city, and nobody knew which corner they would end up hiding in. In the event they were outside the city, players would most likely be grinding, and the grinding maps were all designated accordingly, so a good search through these places would most likely end up uncovering something. If they were not grinding and were purely doing what they did to hide… There was really nothing much they could do, aside from cursing them for their shamelessness.
The level 50 grinding maps in Yunduan City were not particularly populated; after all, there were not many players who were capable of fighting monsters that were 10 levels above their own. Gu Fei and the party he had brought over was considered to be the most prominent group out there in terms of their numbers. Aside from times when a guild commandeers the entire map, there would rarely ever be a scene where hundreds of players would be gathered to grind levels, and none of them were avoiding the gaze from all the other players grinding there. Thousand Miles Drunk, all the ladies from Amethyst Rebirth and the reprehensible lads from Forever In Flowers that were ever-lurking. They were all very distinctive characters here in Yunduan City, and players who were able to take on monsters 10 levels above their own were not those who would not be able to recognize these people.
”Guild Leader, we've caught sight of Thousand Miles Drunk and the others out in the level 50 map, Yunfeng Forest,” someone secretly messaged.
”Oh? How carefree of them!” The player who received this message was none other than Carouse's Brave Surge. It was only natural for most of the experts in Yunduan City to hail from the various large guilds, as basically only players that belonged to a guild were able to grind their levels out in level 50 maps. Presently, Brave Surge was not the only one who had received this news, and even Oathless Sword had someone keeping him updated on this. Instead, it was Black Index Finger and his men who had all their experts participating in this conflict that had nobody out there in the grinding maps.
”They achieved quite an impressive victory over by the Archer Range. They had practically no losses while wiping out all their enemies there,” Folding Fan Invader was standing right next to Brave Surge when he made this comment.
”I'm not in the least bit surprised that a two-bit rabble would face such utter defeat once there are experts lending a hand,” Brave Surge was still rather calm.
”Those experts might be from The Ten Guild Alliance,” Folding Fan Invader added.
”Indeed. Aside from us, I can't think of anyone else who could provide such powerful assistance to Thousand Miles Drunk and his bunch,” Brave Surge nodded.
”But aren't the Ten Guild Alliance rumored to have over 4000 players under their banner?” Folding Fan Invader wondered out loud.
”This is a guild struggle here in Yunduan City, there would hardly be any benefit to the players of Yunye City, so they had come all this way to lend a hand sheerly out of the friendship they shared. Only friends who make the trip, and not coming over would be the right choice for those who are not friends with Thousand Miles Drunk.” Brave Surge truly lived up to his status as a guild leader, able to deeply understand the difficulties of being a guild leader in an MMO.
”But I see they only number around 200 players at most. I'm afraid that won't be of much help, right?” Folding Fan Invader said.
”That would depend on how they are utilized. Why isn't Young Master Han online? Where did that guy run off to?” Brave Surge had Young Master Han on his friend's list, so he was slightly shocked to find that the man was actually offline right now.
”Oh, he has most likely gone off to get in touch with the people who are in Jail. It looks like those guys are in for a rough time,” Brave Surge laughed mirthlessly.
”What about us?” Folding Fan Invader asked. Their guild leader had been very interested in the struggle between both parties, and as someone who had a good grasp of Brave Surge's character, he had also expected their guild would choose the right time to butt in.
”We'll watch the skirmish that breaks out from this round first. Tell those people out in the grinding maps to keep their eye on things,” Brave Surge said.
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Everyone was still leveling over by the grinding maps outside the city, but as time went by, Dusky Cloud became more and more vigilant, having already deduced that the other party would definitely not wish to be so passive and that they must have sent men out to search for their whereabouts. Honestly speaking, he did not really think it was a good idea to come out and grind like this, as doing so in such a huge group would make them that much easier to find. However, the efficient monster grinding routine was very alluring, and even though this was not in their own city, he did not wish to miss out on learning this just once; life was truly filled with contradictions.
”It's about time we leave,” Dusky Cloud felt that the enemy should have more or less found them and finally said this to Gu Fei.
”Oh?”
”They should be searching for our whereabouts, and the whole lot of us gathered together make it rather eye-catching. Perhaps we've already been discovered, and they are now mustering their manpower to strike,” Dusky Cloud explained.
”That makes sense,” Gu Fei nodded. That was when he heard the system prompt ring and saw that Young Master Han had logged on once more. A message was swiftly sent over, ”So, have you been attacked yet?”
”Not yet.”
”Man, the enemy sure is slow!” Young Master Han exclaimed.
”What are we gonna do now? Change the place we're grinding?” Gu Fei asked.
”Why don't you just change the city while you're at it?” Young Master Han suggested.
”That's so extravagant!” Gu Fei cried.
”That's right, we must definitely toy with them till they are ruined,” Young Master Han expressed.
”How long are you letting Sword Demon and the others get online after?” Gu Fei asked.
”They won't be getting online if I don't send a message to them…” Young Master Han drawled.
How ruthless! To actually go for an unknown period of time; this time Black Index Finger and his men were sure to be in for a tough time.
”Let's head on over to Yueye City first!” Young Master Han decided.
Gu Fei agreed with his decision as well, turning over to Dusky Cloud, ”Why don't we head on over to your city first?”