Chapter 226

The forest was silent. The five of them watched silently as Zhan Wu Shang awkwardly moved on the tree. Most of the settings in the parallel world were very much in line with the principles of everyday physics. Therefore, branches that could bear anyone else might cruelly break under Zhan Wu Shang's weight.

Zhan Wu Shang was bound to fall. Whether he lived or died wasn't the key. What everyone cared about was that the noise of his fall would be so loud that it might attract Ni Liu Er Shang and his group.

"Since it's a trap, why not send someone to lure them over?" someone had asked Han Jia Gongzi.

"The later they come, the better. The less vigilant, the better. It's best if they think we're not ambushing them, but playing hide-and-seek. Lure them? That's too obvious," Han Jia Gongzi replied.

So the six members of the Gongzi Elite Squad squatted in the trees, quietly waiting.

Outside the forest, Ni Liu Er Shang was leading his group in search of the six members of the Gongzi Elite Squad. After inquiring about information from the previous mercenary groups that had been defeated, Ni Liu Er Shang knew that the most important thing in dealing with the Gongzi Elite Squad was not to disperse their forces!

The six people in this group were undoubtedly elites, the elite of the elites. No one knew exactly how much of a chemical reaction they could create together. Ni Liu Er Shang didn't want to use his mercenary group to measure it; he could only choose to act as a unified force. The 72 members of the mercenary group maintained their formation tightly, searching the map.

72 people against 6. The size of the map was basically the same as when the Gongzi Elite Squad faced the Mu Yun Mercenary Group. But when Ni Liu Er Shang led 71 people to the highest point on the map and looked around, there was nothing.

The map had ditches, depressions, the backs of mountains, and forests. All of these were blind spots. Ni Liu Er Shang had no choice. He left some members on the high ground to continue watching, while the rest formed a group and continued searching, targeting the blind spots they hadn't seen before.

Along the ditches, deep into the depressions, over the mountains, and through the forests, they searched one place after another, but found nothing.

At this time, 21 minutes of the match had passed, and the match lasted only 47 minutes in total.

Not being able to find the enemy made Ni Liu Er Shang very anxious. He was also one of the losers under the Dafengzheng (large kite) tactic, and he had lost the most exaggeratedly in that match. More than six hundred people had failed to catch Yao Xi Wu alone. Therefore, Ni Liu Er Shang was quite wary of the Dafengzheng tactic. So, when leaving one person on the highest mountain, he was very concerned, turning his head to look at him every minute, fearing that the one person would be taken down by the opponent, eventually leading to a 0-to-1 defeat.

Fortunately, this situation didn't happen, but not being able to find his opponents made Ni Liu Er Shang panic. He could guess the other party's intention: the Dafengzheng tactic was meant to last until the end of the match. The later the battle started, the more advantageous it would be. The Gongzi Elite Squad was deliberately delaying time, perhaps in the last five seconds, an archer would suddenly pop out from somewhere and kill one of his men. Wouldn't that be a terrible loss?

"This can't go on!" Ni Liu Er Shang understood. But where were they? The member on the high ground was watching closely and confidently said that he hadn't seen any transfer behavior from the other party during the search. This meant that they were definitely not in these hiding places, but where else could they be?

Ni Liu Er Shang beat his head, and the 71 players of the Shuihua Mercenary Group were all beating their heads.

The wisdom of the people is infinite. What one person can't think of for a while, 72 people can't possibly all fail to think of. One person suddenly shouted, "In the trees! They must be in the trees! That's the place we didn't pay much attention to when we searched just now."

Everyone immediately reacted. That's right, in the trees.

The map had a total of five forests, and any one of them could be where they were hiding. Without delay, Ni Liu Er Shang immediately led his men to search.

The six members of the mercenary group steadily squatting in the trees had already watched the Shuihua people pass under their feet once. Many people had looked up, but they had looked too casually. Plus, the light in the forest wasn't good, and looking up often resulted in being dazzled by the sunlight, so no one noticed the anomalies in the trees.

After this departure, Han Jia Gongzi immediately reminded everyone to be alert, "The next time they come, they'll definitely know we're in the trees."

The second wave of searching came very quickly. Ni Liu Er Shang and his men were also lucky. Of the five forests, they found the second one, which happened to be where the six members of the Gongzi Elite Squad were hiding.

In the first forest, they had already summarized the search method. As soon as they entered the forest, archers and mages continuously shot arrows and spells upwards, while warriors continuously beat the trees around them to create vibrations. Other professions were also fully prepared for battle, ready to pounce on anyone falling from the trees.

At this time, Han Jia Gongzi only sent two words in the mercenary channel: "Hold on!"

At the same time, he privately messaged Gu Fei, "Prepare to attack, area-of-effect spells, use Huoshu Qianzhongyan (Fire Tree Thousand Flames)."

"Attack where?" Gu Fei asked.

"Wherever someone falls, cast the spell there!" Han Jia Gongzi said.

Gu Fei felt a pang in his heart. Han Jia Gongzi was really going to use his own people as bait? Couldn't he change this habit?

But Han Jia Gongzi quickly followed up with another message: "Even if I fall, don't be soft!"

"Don't worry, I'll be even crueler!" Gu Fei said helplessly. After all, this was an online game, and even he himself could be sacrificed. No matter how much controversy others might have about this tactic, Gu Fei knew that this guy's heart must be very open-minded. This narcissistic guy must be thinking: "I can sacrifice myself, so what's wrong with you sacrificing a little?"

But human relationships weren't that simple, because everyone valued themselves the most! If he sacrificed himself alone, this behavior would definitely earn respect. But if he sacrificed himself while also sacrificing others, it was uncertain whether such actions would be forgiven by others.

But no matter what, Han Jia Gongzi had already decided to do so. And Gu Fei had to admit that this was a ruthless but effective tactic.

"Hold on!" Han Jia Gongzi only said these two words to the others.

Gu Fei just felt that if everything was explained, everyone might understand. Why leave this thorn in their hearts? Han Jia Gongzi's personality was really a bit bad.

He was sighing when he heard a rustling sound on a tree nearby. Zhan Wu Shang, who had finally managed to get to this position, fell down with unparalleled joy.

"Huoshu Qianzhongyan (Fire Tree Thousand Flames)! Rise!" Gu Fei pointed his sword at Zhan Wu Shang's landing point and quickly chanted, but his heart wasn't happy at all.

Gu Fei's spell delay became a uniquely ingenious advantage at this moment. Zhan Wu Shang fell from the tree, and the Shuihua people would naturally come to surround him. If the spell was cast quickly and exploded before they arrived, it would be wasted. But with this delay, the Shuihua people under the tree had surrounded Zhan Wu Shang to the greatest extent.

"Boom!" At the instant the flames erupted, Gu Fei saw Zhan Wu Shang get up furiously and unleash a Whirlwind Slash.

Although this was just an unscrupulous middle-aged man, he would never willingly choose to be captured at this moment of battle. The Whirlwind Slash, a Whirlwind Slash that was always accumulating anger and ready to be released, was the best proof of this.

The Whirlwind Slash rose, and the fire borrowed the wind's momentum, seeming to burn even faster, but Zhan Wu Shang was also ruthlessly engulfed by this fire.

The Shuihua people were still immersed in the joy of discovering their opponents. Quickly, most of them had been burned into white light by the flames. But there were still some who survived. Now the players' levels were at 40, and their equipment levels were constantly improving. Although Gu Fei was holding the level-70 Dark Night Flowing Light Sword, he had no intelligence stat points, greatly reducing his magic damage. Secondly, although the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword was level 70, it dealt both physical and magic damage, so its magic damage was only at the level-60 range. Without the Moon Night Spirit Robe greatly increasing his spell damage, he wouldn't even be able to one-shot low-health professions.

In addition, the Shuihua Mercenary Group members were elites from a large guild. After this spell, some of the thick-blooded and well-equipped players managed to save their lives, although their faces were pale with shock.

This included one person: Zhan Wu Shang.

Zhan Wu Shang hadn't fallen under Gu Fei's area-of-effect spell either, so he hadn't given up. Those who could rush to his side were all those with excellent speed, and most of those with fast speed had low health. At this time, they were all simultaneously one-shotted by Gu Fei. Zhan Wu Shang stopped the Whirlwind Slash and roared, charging towards a warrior next to him.

This warrior had just taken Gu Fei's spell and had little health left. He was also being burned by the continuously burning flames on the ground. He panicked and wanted to retreat out of the circle first. Who would have thought that Zhan Wu Shang in the center of the flames would suddenly stop the Whirlwind Slash and rush out, immediately hitting him head-on. He flew out of the flames with his butt in the air and turned into white light before he could land.

Zhan Wu Shang roared again and swung his sword, hitting another survivor next to him into a tree. This attack didn't use a skill, so the damage was limited. The kid who fell on the tree didn't die, but just stared in horror at the seemingly berserk Zhan Wu Shang.

But Zhan Wu Shang proved that he was still conscious and knew that there was continuous damage from the flames under his feet. After clearing these two obstacles, he quickly jumped out of the fire pit.

But the Shuihua people had already surrounded him again. Zhan Wu Shang, who had been hit by Gu Fei's spell, had little health left, but he was still resisting tenaciously.

"Opportunity!" Han Jia Gongzi quickly sent a message to Gu Fei, "Cast another one."

Gu Fei had already known his intention and had already aimed his sword. After receiving the message, Gu Fei quickly replied with one word, "Okay!"

"Tian Jiang Hoolun (Skyfall Firewheel)!" Gu Fei suddenly shouted, causing Han Jia Gongzi to immediately send a message, "What are you shouting for?"

Gu Fei had no time to reply, because after this shout, he had already jumped down from the tree.

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Wow Kaka, after enduring Chapter 226 at dawn, I took down Chapter 227 in one go. The update will be on time in the morning to catch up with the progress. Such a diligent Butterfly, students, hurry up and give some monthly tickets to reward me!