Chapter 186: The God of Games Saw Through Everything Already (1/2)

It wasn’t just Gou Dan hiding up in the trees who picked up on it.

Some distance away from the slave hunters, Edward and the others noticed them as well.

Their senses were definitely not as powerful as Gou Dan’s. But to tell the truth, even Joe, the most simple-minded of them could tell what was happening when they were able to see yellow words like ‘Wood Elf, Level 32′ floating around the bushes.

The wood elves had discovered the slave hunters and had decided to get rid of them in one fell swoop.

Edward could not help feeling caught in the dilemma.

He definitely didn’t want to help the slave hunters, but the elves would definitely consider his party a part of the slave hunters whom they kept strategically hidden and treat them as enemies.

Leaving on the other hand would be difficult as well—they couldn’t turn invisible in the forests since they did not have Emerald Heart, and the elves were likely to discover them anywhere they go.

Gou Dan himself had assumed that immortal types like the wood elves were definitely slow to react like tortoises, but it turned out that they moved very rapidly. After encircling the slave hunters completely, those elves kept themselves hidden behind the foliage and rained arrows down at the slave hunters gathered by their bonfires.

More than half of them were caught off guard and reduced to dartboards in no time at all.

Still, the others appeared to have expected the attack—despite looking frantic, they used the still-seated corpses and the blocks of wood they sat on as cover to escape the arrows.

While Gou Dan was still left stunned by the archery skills the wood elves displayed, he realized that Edward just @ed him on the forums.

[Edward: @Gou Dan, this doesn’t feel right. The slave hunters are neither running or retaliating after being attacked but digging in defending themselves. Their reaction is too unusual!]

[Edward: If my hunch is right, this group could just be bait to hold the main elven force here]

[Edward: Hurry up and search around you to see what they are up to]

“Aren’t you being a little paranoid, Edward?”

Gou Dan could not help voicing his thoughts, that humans of this world were not that crafty—that most were inexperienced silly idiots who wanted to shoot for the skies.

“After all, not everyone in this world is really self-aware.”

Still, in spite of his misgivings, Edward’s words weighed heavily in Gou Dan mind, although his System sounded a quest jingle before he could move.

[Ding!]

[Side Quest unlocked: The Greatest Treasure of the Elves I]

[You inadvertently stumbled upon the wood elves bravely repelling slave hunters who were invading lands. But while you were gasping in wonder at the elves’ heroic display, the wise God of Games had seen through it all: The slave hunters’ true goal isn’t the adult elves, for they are merely bait used to catch the elven sentinels’ attention—their objective is somewhere else!]

[Quest details: Uncover the slave hunters’ schemes as soon as possible]

[Quest rewards: Unlocks ‘The Greatest Treasure of the Elves II’, certain EXP, certain Game Points and Rare ring (Nature’s Breath)]

[Note: Try not to be noticed by the elves before you complete your investigation]