Chapter 18 An Opportunity

Using the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword was easier in group battles, but Gu Fei didn't switch weapons at that moment. He had already identified the key point of the battle. The opponent had a priest, Mang Mang de Mang Mang, providing timely support from the rear, an experience Gu Fei hadn't encountered in his previous large-scale battles.

In Gu Fei's past battles, he either retreated after a single strike, not giving the priest time to react, or he faced overwhelming numbers where the opponents felt no need for priestly support. But this time, Gu Fei was up against a team centered around a priest. Mang Mang de Mang Mang directed the battle while constantly casting healing spells.

In this situation, Gu Fei's 49% chance of triggering fire-based attacks disrupted both his rhythm and Mang Mang de Mang Mang's rhythm. Whoever could avoid mistakes under this interference would likely be the victor. What seemed like a duel between Gu Fei and the group surrounding him was, in fact, a showdown between Gu Fei and Mang Mang de Mang Mang in the rear.

"Don't give him a chance to land two consecutive hits! Keep your attacks tight!" Mang Mang de Mang Mang shouted, reminding everyone of their positioning.

Gu Fei never got another chance to focus his fire and attack someone continuously. He spent most of his time dodging and blocking, narrowly avoiding backstabs from the rogues who tried to flank him. When he did manage to land a blow, even with the fire damage, it wasn't enough to kill anyone in one hit. And with Mang Mang de Mang Mang following up with a healing spell, Gu Fei's strike was as good as wasted.

Under Mang Mang de Mang Mang's timely command and adjustments, the situation returned to square one.

The opponents once again wore complacent smiles: "Aren't you going to stop us? Come and kill us!"

They all laughed heartily while continuing to attack Gu Fei.

Gu Fei smiled faintly, neither hurried nor annoyed, continuing to maneuver through the crowd, landing a blow whenever he could.

"Everyone else, back off! Er Hu, Whirlwind Slash!" Mang Mang de Mang Mang commanded the battle.

Everyone quickly stepped back, and a warrior stepped forward with a roar, activating Whirlwind Slash.

There's a famous saying from Saint Seiya: the same trick won't work twice.

This saying held true for a kung fu master like Gu Fei. What's more, the skills in the game were even more rigid. Whirlwind Slash, once activated, was just spinning around, offering no variation.

The moment the opponent initiated the skill, Gu Fei's blade found an opening, and with a clang, he used the force to fly to the side.

This "flying" was nothing like the Grappler's body slam, which could cause stiffness. It was just a simple physical phenomenon. Gu Fei could still move his body freely as he flew. Regaining his balance in the air, he landed steadily, swung his sword, and slashed at the nearest guy. The warrior called Er Hu was still spinning around!

Everyone gaped, their eyes wide. Who was this guy? He could even block Whirlwind Slash?

They thought blocking Whirlwind Slash relied on strength, but Gu Fei used pure skill.

"Master, awesome!" Coward Savior shouted while continuing to run like a dog.

Qian Chen realized that the Grappler was no longer a threat; the real problem was Gu Fei. This guy wasn't running around like the Grappler; he was facing them head-on, but they couldn't do anything to him.

"What are you all standing around for? Surround him! Leave a gap! Archers and mages, get ready!" Mang Mang de Mang Mang commanded while frantically healing the guy Gu Fei had just slashed.

No one expected that they'd need close-range and long-range classes to cooperate to deal with just one person, so the mages and archers in Qian Chen's lineup hadn't been involved in the battle. Now, the mages raised their staffs, and the archers drew their bows, ready to strike. But how could Gu Fei not have anticipated this? He began to weave through the crowd, making it impossible for the mages and archers to aim. In Parallel World, there was no friendly fire immunity; the mages and archers would likely hit their own teammates.

The situation was the same as before; neither side could do anything to the other.

"Mages and archers, find a place on the rooftops!" Mang Mang de Mang Mang shouted.

Gu Fei wore a relaxed smile, continuing to dodge, block, and counterattack whenever he could.

Mang Mang de Mang Mang didn't understand. Continuing like this would be disadvantageous for him. So why was he dragging this out? Mang Mang de Mang Mang vaguely felt like he was missing something. Growing anxious, he quickly told the guys chasing Coward Savior not to waste their time and to come help surround Gu Fei.

Maybe calling for reinforcements was the right move, this guy was too troublesome. Who exactly was this person? Mang Mang de Mang Mang thought, sneaking in an Identify spell on Gu Fei.

From equipment to level to class, everything was unknown. The Identify spell failed.

Mang Mang de Mang Mang grew even more anxious, urging the mages and archers to hurry.

But at that moment, a change occurred on the field. A rogue screamed and fell under Gu Fei's blade, looking back at Mang Mang de Mang Mang with a puzzled expression before he died.

Mang Mang de Mang Mang was stunned. When Gu Fei slashed another person, and he tried to cast a healing spell, he noticed the major problem: he was out of mana.

There were no potions in Parallel World, or at least no one had ever seen them.

When players leveled up, they had to temporarily retreat to the side, wait in a stationary state for their health and mana to recover automatically, or eat food or fruit to restore their health and mana. In combat, there was some automatic recovery, but it was negligible.

The stationary state wasn't just standing still. Someone like Mang Mang de Mang Mang, who was constantly casting healing spells, wasn't in a stationary state, even if they weren't moving their feet.

To enter a stationary state, players needed to stop attacking, moving, casting spells, and other actions for 30 seconds.

Mang Mang de Mang Mang suddenly realized that he hadn't entered a stationary state even once while providing support from the side. That guy, even when his own situation was critical, still risked attacking. That choice wasn't because he was so eager to defeat his opponents, but to prevent himself from being stationary for 30 seconds and entering the stationary state.

All the maneuvering and attacking hadn't been meaningless; the opponent was scheming against him.

Mang Mang de Mang Mang realized this and broke out in a cold sweat. Another scream rang out on the field as Gu Fei killed another person.

The Qian Chen members turned to look at Mang Mang de Mang Mang in surprise.

"Mang Mang! What are you doing?" someone shouted.

"He's out of mana," Gu Fei said with a smile, explaining it for everyone.

So that's what he was planning!!! Mang Mang de Mang Mang felt a wave of dizziness, watching Gu Fei wreak havoc on his team while he couldn't provide any support. He would soon enter a stationary state, but even in a stationary state, waiting for enough mana to cast a single healing spell was just a drop in the bucket. If he waited for his mana to fully recover, how many people would be left on the field?

But... even without his support, how could so many of his men be suppressed by just one person?

Now wasn't the time to think about that; he needed to restore his mana quickly. Mang Mang de Mang Mang quickly took out an apple from his pocket. Eating fruit in a stationary state allowed mana to recover more quickly; a few bites and a swallow would have a noticeable effect. Mang Mang de Mang Mang hurriedly opened his mouth to bite into the apple, but Gu Fei saw this and said with a faint smile, "Eating now? Isn't it a little late?"

Mang Mang de Mang Mang was stunned but didn't have time to pay attention to Gu Fei's words and continued to chew.

"Look behind you," Gu Fei said.

Mang Mang de Mang Mang was shocked and suddenly realized something.

Liu Xia! From the beginning of the battle, the girl had disappeared.

At that moment, he remembered that the girl was a rogue, and rogues could stealth, and there was a skill called Backstab that could be used behind you.

Before he could turn around, a chilling sensation came from his back.

Liu Xia's figure appeared behind him. The other members of Qian Chen screamed and abandoned Gu Fei to come back and rescue him, but it was too late.

Intelligence-based priests didn't have much health, and priest robes had the same defense as mage robes. More importantly, he was out of mana and couldn't give himself a healing spell. He was also slow and couldn't escape Liu Xia's pursuit. After being backstabbed, Liu Xia stabbed him three more times, and Mang Mang de Mang Mang finally fell unwillingly. Before dying, he ignored Liu Xia, who had killed him, and instead glared hatefully at Gu Fei.

"Haha, finally killed you!" Liu Xia cheered, but she was quickly surrounded by Qian Chen members. She was killed by everyone in a few moves.

Liu Xia, who had just killed Mang Mang de Mang Mang, would undoubtedly have 1 PK point. Being killed now would result in a heavy penalty of losing two levels. Even so, it didn't diminish the smile on her face. In the moment before she disappeared, she shouted at Gu Fei, "Thank you!"

Gu Fei waved to her, as if to say goodbye.

At the beginning of the battle, when Coward Savior was showing off his abilities,

Liu Xia asked Gu Fei softly behind him, "Do I have a chance to kill him myself?"

"Yes, but you'll probably die too."

"Mutual destruction? Sounds good!"

"..."

"When will there be a chance?"

"When he runs out of mana."

That opportunity had finally arrived. Liu Xia sacrificed two levels, and Gu Fei gained 3 more PK points. At that moment, his chest was surging with excitement. PK points? Just set them aside!

Facing the hateful eyes of his opponents after they killed Liu Xia, Gu Fei suddenly tore off the Burning Robe and put on the black Moonlit Night Robe. He stuffed the Baptism of Fire into his pocket and drew the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword.

"Damn, it's him! He's the one who killed the guild leader!" A member who had participated in the previous encirclement recognized Gu Fei in black clothes and a purple sword.

"That's right, it's me!" Gu Fei roared, waving his sword, sending a circle of dust flying, "Come on! Don't you want to kill me? Try stepping into my sword circle!" Gu Fei loved this line.

No one moved. On the rooftops, several figures suddenly appeared, and someone began to secretly aim at Gu Fei below.

Gu Fei turned sharply, his sword already pointing at the guys on the roof.

"Fireball! Shoot!" Gu Fei shouted.

A fireball shot from the tip of his sword, suddenly flying towards the archer on the roof who was drawing his arrow.

"So he's a mage. But a mere fireball..." The archer sneered, not dodging, gradually drawing back his longbow. Watch my snipe... the archer thought to himself.

But he never had a chance to release that arrow. The fireball exploded on his body, and he disappeared.