Chapter 3 The Ultimate Class Three

The students of Ultimate Class Three marched in neat, powerful steps through the valley. There were no outsiders here, so the shame they felt had lessened, and the triumphant arrogance they deserved after defeating the Boss began to rise. Gu Fei followed behind the group, shaking his head with a wry smile. They were still just a bunch of kids. It was hard to make them feel embarrassed!

As they approached the mouth of the valley, they encountered a team of people trying to enter.

The students' orderly formation, demonstrating near-perfect discipline, made the group of twenty-seven feel involuntarily ashamed. When they saw the two warriors in the middle carrying the tightly bound bandit leader, the expressions of the twenty-seven became unnatural.

"So that's what happened," several people whispered.

But among the twenty-seven, four remained calm. They showed no strange emotions towards the bound bandit leader, and a look of "as expected" flashed across their faces. Their continued surprise was only due to the orderliness of the team before them.

A disciplined team would undoubtedly be more combat-effective, especially in team battles. But in online games, no team would ever use the word "discipline." For teams with excellent combat effectiveness, people would at most praise their "good coordination." Coordination stemmed from tacit understanding. It was easy for three or five people to develop tacit understanding through mutual understanding, but it was not so easy to do so with thirty, fifty, or even hundreds of people. At this point, tacit understanding needed to be enforced. This enforced tacit understanding was called discipline.

Obeying discipline was undoubtedly a painful thing, and in the world of online games, which was primarily for entertainment, no one would willingly obey it. So, when such a disciplined team appeared before them, it was truly shocking.

Such a team must be extremely powerful. Everyone subconsciously thought.

In online games, the easiest way to judge combat effectiveness was, of course, through the Appraisal skill.

The twenty-seven involuntarily chose targets to appraise, and after verifying the results with each other, they were dumbfounded.

There wasn't even a single person above level 35 in this team.

Moreover, after seeing the twenty-seven of them, the team suddenly became listless, their steps lazy, completely lacking the orderly and powerful brilliance they had at first. This was only natural, as the students immediately became embarrassed again when they saw outsiders.

Many people's faces already showed joy, but the student team had already brushed past them and left the valley.

The twenty-seven looked at each other as if asking a question, and finally one of them looked at the four who had remained calm all along: "Should we do it?"

One of the four said quietly, "You guys decide! But since the task you triggered is a two-way task, our reward needs to be doubled. After all, this is a PK battle, and we need to pay for future troubles."

"We know that." The person who asked nodded, turned back, and briefly discussed with the remaining twenty-two people. Then, he turned back and said, "But... these opponents don't seem very strong. Perhaps, we don't need your help?"

The four were not angry, but smiled and said, "Indeed, they are not very strong. But even though we won't take action, the deposit will not be refunded. You just don't need to pay the subsequent fees. I hope you understand."

"Of course!" the questioner nodded, "But..."

"We'll be here. If you need help, we'll take action. Is that okay?" The four had clearly understood the intentions of these people. This was undoubtedly a very satisfactory answer for the other party. The other party finally said nothing more, turned back and muttered a few words to the other twenty-two people, quietly took out their weapons, and suddenly launched a surprise attack from behind on the students of Ultimate Class Three.

Arrows! The first attacks to arrive were always the archers' arrows. The targets all pointed to the extra person at the end of the line.

Unexpectedly, this person suddenly turned around, pulled a long sword from his pocket, and with a few swings, knocked down all the arrows that had been shot at him.

"What do you want?" Gu Fei had long felt that these twenty or so people were acting strangely. When the arrows came, the safest thing to do was to dodge, but that would probably cause the students to be hit, so he had to risk using his sword to block them. Fortunately, the other party didn't use any skills. The four arrows were successfully knocked down by Gu Fei. It seemed that they thought it was just killing a mage and didn't need any powerful skills.

A black mage robe, plus a dark purple long sword.

This attire immediately attracted the attention of the four who had been very calm. Although they were seeing this getup for the first time, it was one of the hot topics of information recently.

This person was Qian Li Zui, the mage of the Gongzi Elite Team. He was the opponent they, the Black Hand Mercenary Group, needed to pay the most attention to in the final of the competition.

While the four recognized Gu Fei, they also felt somewhat relieved. They had been surprised that these guys who weren't even level 35 could handle the Boss here, but now they saw that they had also hired a mercenary group for help. However, the Gongzi Elite Team had only sent one person, which proved that they were indeed quite strong!

The students were already alarmed at this time and turned around to ask what had happened, creating a chaotic scene.

"Sorry, two-way task," the leader of the twenty-three who launched the attack explained indifferently.

Two-way task. Gu Fei had heard of this term. According to You Ge's explanation, the system would set some opposing content as two-way tasks, which could be accepted by players on both sides. In two-way tasks, the main enemy players faced was not the system, but other players. Two-way tasks were generally team tasks such as guild tasks, and were rare in individual tasks.

"What's your task?" Gu Fei asked. Since they were both doing tasks, there was no right or wrong to speak of. It would be best if there was a harmonious solution.

"Kill the bandit leader during the escort." the other party replied. They were actually just a small guild. After receiving this task, they felt that they didn't have much confidence in facing a Boss-level opponent, so they quickly contacted the largest mercenary group in Yun Duan City, the Black Hand Mercenary Group.

The Black Hand Mercenary Group had a good reputation among players, and their credibility was guaranteed. Those seeking their help generally did not post tasks in the mercenary building. Although it was safer to post tasks through the system, they would inevitably be deducted the so-called "intermediary fee" by the system god, so as long as they trusted the other party, everyone was happy to trade in private.

The price was quickly agreed upon in messages, and the two parties met at the city gate. After paying the deposit, they set off together in the direction indicated by the system, and then encountered Gu Fei and the Ultimate Class Three group at the mouth of the valley. Only then did they realize that the person responsible for escorting the bandit leader was also a player, and this was a two-way task.

When Gu Fei heard the other party's task content, he cursed the system's despicable behavior in his heart.

Ultimate Class Three was required to capture him alive, but the other party was required to kill him. There was no room for maneuver at all, and it was clear that they were going to fight to the death.

"Sorry, our task is to capture him alive and take him back." Gu Fei said.

"Of course, it's a two-way task. I guess that's your task too." the other party replied.

At this time, a person who had cast Appraisal on Gu Fei whispered information in the team: "This guy is level 40. Be careful."

Hmm, a level 40 player who formed a small guild and then recruited some new players... The players in the small guild didn't know Gu Fei's identity and were thinking this way.

"What should we do about this?" Gu Fei sighed.

"We won't give up the task!" the other party's attitude was firm.

Gu Fei looked back at the students and smiled, "Of course, we won't either."

"In that case..." the other party showed their weapons, their intention was already very clear.

"Is there no other way?" Gu Fei recalled the dueling system when everyone competed for leveling spots.

The problem was that if there was no leveling spot here, they could find another one; but if they missed this task, they wouldn't find another opportunity. Although two-way tasks were controversial, the system had blocked the players' mouths with generous rewards. Almost no one who received a two-way task felt embarrassed. On the contrary, they were all rejoicing. It was absolutely impossible to give up easily.

This small guild was already excited when they discovered that the task they had received was actually a two-way task. When they discovered that the player opponent they were facing was also very weak, they were even more excited. At this time, how could they give in at all? When Gu Fei said "other way," they didn't even consider it.

The four members of the Black Hand Mercenary Group stepped forward and asked the small guild's leader: "Are you sure you don't need help?"

The small guild leader looked back in confusion.

"This person is Qian Li Zui. Haven't you heard of this name?" the people from the Black Hand Mercenary Group briefly introduced Gu Fei.

"Ah!!" Everyone was stunned.

Gu Fei's identity had only been exposed recently, but his legend had been around for a long time, and he was undeniably regarded as the number one strongman in Yun Duan City.

"I heard that when this person points his sword, his opponents will be instantly turned into ashes. His attack power is so strong that he seems to be a relative of the system!!"

"I heard that twenty or thirty people are not enough to look at in front of him. He wiped out 750 people while singing and drinking!!" The lethality of rumors was so powerful that the people in the small guild were discussing Gu Fei. The excitement from before was gone, and they felt that fate was unfair for them to encounter such a strong enemy.

The four members of the Black Hand Mercenary Group stood up at the right time. The one in front smiled at Gu Fei and said, "I didn't expect us to meet in this way before the competition."

"Who are you?" Of course, Gu Fei didn't recognize these people.

"My name is Yue Xia Du Bai." this person replied. "We are from the Black Hand Mercenary Group."