Chapter 475 - Hostage Situation (1/2)
Chapter 475 - Hostage Situation
The silence in the courtyard was disrupted by the doors opening Everybody moved when they heard this sound, their weapons all aimed toward the Govern right by the entrance raised their weapons, ready to strike
However, everybody soon went rigid as the iver, Giordano
nobody dared to delay this esteemed man, and every player consciouslythis courtyard for so long, they were all very familiar with the route that this revered Giordano would take However, right behind this NPC was another figure; Gu Fei was bea as he followed Giordano in step
The crowd clamored and was just about to attack but saw Gu Fei lift his hand Soon, the blade of his Moonlit Nightfalls was leveled beside the NPC
”Everyone, stay your hand!” They heard Gu Fei shout
While everyone was uild leader Three Sighs of Flowing Maple order across the guild channel: ”DON'T MOVE!”
To think that this scoundrel would actually do this, how truly despicable! As Three Sighs of Flowing Maple gave the co his teeth hard inwardly He had a strong wish to just tear Gu Fei into pieces, but he could hear hi a line in his mind: Gotta properly consider the entire situation; a lack of forbearance in ser picture
Giordano did not seem to be bothered by the current situation, as it continued to walk forward at his own pace Gu Fei was right beside it; his sas leveled against the NPC His hand was steady and the blade was really close to Giordano…
”Retreat…” Gu Fei re with a pained expression below the stairs
At this moment, everyone was fully aware just as at stake with Gu Fei's action What sort of punishiver was attacked? This was soine
It was through this very opportunity that Gu Fei planned to use the NPC as a hostage
This was an unprecedented hostage situation The hostage itself did not seem to be aware of its current circu as it continued on its route without a whit of care to the world
Meanwhile, the kidnapper's life was not in the least bit of danger He lazily lifted that sword of his and maintained his distance with Giordano All it would take was a tilt of the blade, and it would be considered as an attack
The courtyard became quiet once more No one dared to act rashly They all stared dumbfoundedly at Gu Fei and Giordano as the two continued on their way together; the shuffling sound of their footsteps was particularly grating to everybody's ears
Juxtaposed against the silence pervading the courtyard, Flowergazing in the Fog's guild channel was ablaze with activity Everyone was zealously conde Gu Fei's shamelessness as they immediately tried to think of possible ways to deal with the situation, with only a few of their suggestions being viable – Archers' Snipe and Stealthed Thieves creeping close…
Amid the heated discussion, the Thieves and Archers each volunteered to do the deed with great enthusiashs of Flowing Maple
Three Sighs of Flowing Maple's face was black with anger, but he was unable to come to a decision as well This was entirely because Gu Fei was too close to Giordano and he did not need to kill the NPC – just the slightest touch would probably do – to void theuild quest entirely Such an easy act on his part made it that much more difficult for the in with Stealth, either option was extremely risky
Three Sighs of Flowing Maple hadan attack in retaliation to Gu Fei's sha thethe eance and would not benefit the guild To the guild as a whole, it was the completion of the quest that mattered most This was precisely the tiress That band ofhow ress had fallen as a result If it had dropped to zero, then there would be no need for them to be concerned with Gu Fei's threat
With such a thought inMaplehis uild members to rationally make way for the pair and even made sure to clear the whole bunch of players that were standing in the way on the path toward the gates of the courtyard
Gu Fei ed to save himself the trouble at this The route Giordano would take was not so he could influence, so he would have to travel a short distance froht that he would have to threaten theseway for him at this point, but it seemed that they had already expected this and, instead, voluntarily cleared the path for hi further
”Guild Leader Flowing Maple sure keeps his eyes on the bigger picture Ha ha ha…” Gu Fei playfully laughed it off theMaple and several of his hter was rather forced since he was not particularly pleased hat he was currently doing despite it being able to contain the hly within their ranks
Three Sighs of Flowing Maple was of course unable to laugh at thisthe quest; that's all”
”Long live coly praised
Three Sighs of Flowing Maple's eyes glowed but did not reply to the man At the moment, he was already at the spot where Giordano would halt halfway during its route and inforress; oing to escape through, did not discover anything suspicious about the path…
”In that case, I'll take my leave,” Gu Fei said
Three Sighs of Flowing Maple was ain
Gu Fei took a deep breath and sighed He had no ill intent toward Three Sighs of Flowing Maple or anyone fro It was only how the quests were sequenced that pitted both sides against one another More importantly, the quest that Gu Fei had, in Brother assist and the others' words, was so that he had made up for himself Gu Fei could not help but feel a little reuild quest that all these
Whatto show after all this mess That meant that if he really intended to continue with this, he would have to co further headaches for Flowergazing in the Fog
I think it's best if I keep that to ood news… Gu Fei harbored such thoughts in his sigh as he swiftly ran off from Giordano's side He took a quick look over his shoulder and found that no one see any sort of move to attack him
They are actually trustworthy… Gu Fei thought even as his guilt worsened
However, before he could stew in his regret any longer, when he was about thirty or so e's spell would be unable to reach hiing tsunami
Gu Fei experienced the close shave that caeted by the crowd
What folloere arrows that caonflies from the Archers – the only job class that could still attack hie
Gu Fei also saw several players appear froates of the courtyard in the nextthis path revealed the toward him
”Sure enough, things are not gonna be that si by this show of force, though, as this ithin his realazing in the Fog would continue to quietly watch hi him send Giordano off half of the way
This hy he had been very surprised when these players did not immediately pounce on him the moment he left Giordano's side
This was 's prudence in ensuring that their hostage was entirely out of har to take down the kidnapper
Such an atte if they had not made any attempts at all
Gu Fei abruptly turned around and changed the direction he was going Those players fro who had all shi+fted their focus on to the gates were shocked by this change
This new path Gu Fei had turned toas also the very sahts on It was a shortcut that no one was guarding; a path that led directly to the walls that cordoned the courtyard
Along the way, he ca his escape He did not kill these men Instead, he did a feint and relied on soet away froive chase, none of thee to possess the movement speed to match his
Gu Fei's grappling hook was already in his hands before he even got to the wall, and a single throas all he needed to snag the top of the wall securely With a running leap, Gu Fei's feet found purchase on the vertical wall and began his ascent He nimbly made his way up and had soon cleared five meters in the blink of an eye Furthermore, he collected this rope of his even as he continued his climb, so those Thieves hot on his heels could only raise their heads and sigh
Archers were the only ones who could threaten Gu Fei, since cli arroas not a particularly simple affair even for him By the time he successfully made it up the wall, he had already taken two direct shots
”There ain't a lot of experts here…” Gu Fei noted the dae he received froe for these two arroas nowhere near the sort that a powerful expert like Royal God Call could dish out
Pulling both arrows out and throwing them off the wall, Gu Fei turned to the other side and leaped off He used his Blink to land safely on the ground, dive into the fog, and successfully made his escape
nobody froht to continue their chase This was because Three Sighs of Flowing Maple had already concluded the exchange with Giordano He received quite the shock when he saw that, even though the couild's quest had dipped, this decrease was a lot less than what he had originally predicted After this huge debacle, Three Sighs of Flowing Maple would not have been surprised to see their coress reduced to zero, so he was rather happy to have received such an outcome, instead
Their coress had only dropped by 5 Everyone was equally satisfied once Three Sighs of Flowing Maple announced it to the guild
”It's only 5! That's not a lot I thought we'd lose it all” There were plenty of thehted at this conclusion
”Looks like we've been a little too anxious!” someone said
”Those guys were not here to cause trouble, after all They were probably really in here for some quests,” another added
”Still, we've lost 5!”
”Perhaps, ould not have lost anything if we had just allowed them to do their quest in peace”
”But who could even verify their claims?”
”Ah, it's really hard to tell a man's true intentions…”
The discussion that ensued got deep Meanwhile, Three Sighs of Flowing Maple was knitting his eyebrows That was because he had found out fro ould surely return, and the quest he had was sure to devastate Flowergazing in the Fog
assassinating Giordano
The silence in the courtyard was disrupted by the doors opening Everybody moved when they heard this sound, their weapons all aimed toward the Govern right by the entrance raised their weapons, ready to strike
However, everybody soon went rigid as the iver, Giordano