Hu Die Lan

Chapter 138 Holding Back

“Yeah, why aren’t you making a move?” Everyone watched Gu Fei with the same question in their minds.

Gu Fei smiled nonchalantly. “Make what move? If I move, you’d be dead…”

“Damn, kid, you’re pretty cocky!” Xi Yao Wu shouted.

“Woman, you’re pretty arrogant too,” Gu Fei said.

“Come on, come on, I’m going to fight you three hundred rounds today,” Xi Yao Wu said.

Gu Fei was completely unmoved, and only asked, “You've got a full Agility build, right?”

Xi Yao Wu nodded. “That’s right, so what?”

Gu Fei said, “If it’s just a casual spar, I might not be able to beat you. But if we really fight, you’d be dead.” Gu Fei was telling the truth. Xi Yao Wu's speed was much higher than Gu Fei's. If they fought at close range, Gu Fei wasn't entirely confident. The most reliable way Gu Fei could think of to deal with her was to keep a little distance, and when she charged to close the gap, seize the opportunity to instantly kill her with a Double Flame Flash. If that attack didn't kill her, and Xi Yao Wu managed to stick to him, the outcome would be hard to predict.

After all, Xi Yao Wu was using a dagger, while Gu Fei used a longsword. The former was more suitable for close combat.

Moreover, Gu Fei's movement speed was far inferior to Xi Yao Wu's. Once she stuck to him, he basically wouldn't be able to create distance again.

Gu Fei's movement speed was already amazing enough, but Xi Yao Wu was actually even faster. He really didn't know what kind of abnormal equipment she had. Although only shoes could increase movement speed, if Xi Yao Wu had a set of equipment that added Agility, she could of course increase her speed by a large margin.

As for attack speed, the difference in that area wouldn't be as big as with movement, but it was an undeniable fact that Xi Yao Wu was superior to Gu Fei in that respect as well. However, to fully utilize the advantage of attack speed, it wasn't enough to just be fast; your eyes and combat sense had to be even faster. In that regard, Gu Fei was confident that no one could compare to him. His twenty years of hard training in that area were truly reflected in the game.

Gu Fei's blunt words made Xi Yao Wu's nose twitch with anger. She glared at him and said, “Come on, come on, you don't have to casually spar. Just really fight, it doesn't matter if you kill me.”

“Really?” Gu Fei's eyes lit up, and he took the Dark Night Flowing Light sword out of his pocket.

When it came to the desire to PK (Player Killing), who could be more intense than Gu Fei? That was what Gu Fei was messing around in the game for. Even if he accidentally got killed by Xi Yao Wu and lost a level, that loss was as light as a feather in Gu Fei's eyes. His main concern was that killing Xi Yao Wu in one hit wouldn't be good. Since the other party didn't mind, that was all the better.

What's more, even in close combat, Gu Fei had only given Xi Yao Wu a "possible win" rating after putting her at a considerable level. If her practical combat experience was average, just like ordinary players who only knew how to hack and thrust mindlessly, then Gu Fei would beat her to death with his bare hands.

Of course, since they were going to get serious, Gu Fei would naturally use the most effective method. He believed that Xi Yao Wu would never have a chance for close combat. Thinking this, Gu Fei adopted a fighting stance.

“Come on!” Gu Fei said.

Enjoying PK, and not caring at all about the loss after being killed, Gu Fei's kind of oddball calmness and composure in PK were beyond what ordinary people could compare to. Moreover, this calmness was so strong that it had become a psychological attack. Xi Yao Wu saw this and already started to feel apprehensive.

If you wanted to talk about having no confidence, of course she had even less confidence. She had already been pushed down by Gu Fei once before.

“Hmph!” Xi Yao Wu suddenly snorted coldly. “I almost fell for your trick. You can kill me without any worries, but I have to be careful to spare your life. How cunning!”

“No need,” Gu Fei said. “You don't need to hold back either.”

Xi Yao Wu was in tears. This beast didn't even give her a chance to back down gracefully! Xi Yao Wu thought angrily. Looking at Gu Fei holding his longsword, she suddenly said, “You're a Mage, why are you using a sword?”

“Don't change the subject!”

“You bastard! July, weren’t you going to talk about the guild war?”

“Hey!”

“Luo Luo, after the meeting, take me to that Little Thunder Tavern of yours to see what it’s like!”

“Sigh, since you know you're afraid, then forget it.” Gu Fei reluctantly put his sword away.

“Afraid? This old lady would be afraid…” Xi Yao Wu roared as she turned around. Gu Fei used a Swift Draw Technique, and the sword was back in his hand as if by magic.

“Uh, this old lady's experience is at 41.92 right now. I just don't want to lose two levels with one death. You wait until I level up to 42, then I'll come and properly deal with you!” Xi Yao Wu said.

These words sounded reasonable. But if Xi Yao Wu could really "properly deal with Gu Fei" as she said, then why would she need to worry about the penalty of losing levels? Gu Fei thought of this and found it amusing. He put his sword away again and sighed, “Forget it, let’s just leave it at that! Sigh, women!”

As soon as he finished sighing, he immediately realized that something was wrong. Apart from Gu Fei, this room was full of women. Wasn't making such a discriminatory remark just asking for trouble? Thinking this, Gu Fei quickly added, “Some women just can't be brought to the stage. July! I don't think we should let these kinds of people join the guild during a tense time like the competition. What if they drag us down during the guild war?”

Silence.

One of the Parallel World's Five Strongest was being despised as a drag. What kind of insult was that? Xi Yao Wu was on the verge of collapse, but she quickly calmed down, “Hmph, you want to provoke me into fighting you? This old lady won't fall for that trick.”

How close! Gu Fei secretly wiped away a cold sweat. They could be considered comrades, so Gu Fei wouldn't normally say such harsh things to his own people. But in the situation just now, if he didn't make one person uncomfortable, then he would make more than 50 people uncomfortable. It was better to wrong a minority to please the majority. Fortunately, Xi Yao Wu's skill in finding a way out for herself was truly unparalleled.

Thinking this, Gu Fei looked toward Xi Yao Wu, just in time to see her glaring at him as well. When she saw him looking over, she “Hmph”ed and turned her head to the other side.

The Rebirth of the Purple Crystal’s meeting officially began at that moment. Gu Fei's head started to hurt as soon as he heard it. He didn't know if all war preparation meetings in online games were like this. Just like Brother Assist introducing the big mercenary groups of Cloud City, July was introducing the guilds in Cloud City. But the problem was that the Young Master's Elite Group had many experts, all of whom were high-minded. Although there were only six of them, they were aiming for the final championship, so Brother Assist only focused on introducing the three strongest mercenary groups.

But July was different. The greatest advantage of the Rebirth of the Purple Crystal’s girls was that they weren't flashy and were very clear about their own weight. Therefore, in July's introduction, guilds that were about the same level as Rebirth of the Purple Crystal became the main target. There were many such guilds, and it was unknown when she would finish introducing them all.

Gu Fei listened in a daze for a while, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He was just about to speak when someone beat him to it, “Report, Big Sister July!”

“What is it, Little Wu?” The one who raised her hand to speak was Xi Yao Wu.

“I heard that this guild competition is an elimination system, and the opponents are randomly drawn. It wouldn't be so coincidental that we would draw guilds that are similar in strength to us, would it?” Xi Yao Wu said.

“Of course it wouldn't be that coincidental. But if it's a guild that's stronger than us, we're definitely not their match. If it's very weak, then we'll win easily, so there's no need to understand them, right?” Clearly, July had also considered this issue.

“You're wrong to think that way.” Xi Yao Wu said seriously, “We should regard the strongest enemies as our opponents. If we have ways to deal with them, then those weaker than them will naturally be even easier to deal with. You're just focused on those who are about the same as us, that kind of thinking is too… too…”

“Lacking ambition,” someone helped Xi Yao Wu summarize.

“That’s right!” Xi Yao Wu nodded, then realized that the voice just now was wrong, it was clearly a man! She turned her head and saw Gu Fei smiling at her, and immediately twisted her neck and said, “No, it's passive, it's being content with a small fortune.”

“Damn, woman!” Gu Fei sighed greatly in his heart.

“Then what do you think we should do?” July said helplessly.

“Pick out two or three of the strongest guilds in Cloud City and introduce them. We'll just treat them as imaginary enemies. What does everyone think?” Xi Yao Wu also knew to solicit the opinions of the masses.

It was a pity that this was a guild formed by the people that July had gathered. So-called birds of a feather flock together, and most people's thoughts were actually the same as July's. The girls of Rebirth of the Purple Crystal were indeed content with a small fortune and didn't have any desire to dominate. Most people felt that there was no need to be so diligent as to treat the strongest guilds as imaginary enemies. When Xi Yao Wu asked this question, everyone remained silent.

“Uh, Little Wu's words do make sense. Does anyone think we should do this? Raise your hand,” July said.

Xi Yao Wu saw that she wasn't too lonely after all. There were still people who agreed with her, although there were only two.

When she saw that one of them was Gu Fei, she immediately mocked, “You really don't have your own opinion, you just parrot what others say…”

Gu Fei collapsed. This girl was really mixing public and private matters, seizing every opportunity she could to vent her anger. He was too lazy to pay attention to her at this time, and instead looked at the other supporter. One look made Gu Fei feel that this world was really impermanent. The other supporter was actually Lie Lie.

Why would two people who were clearly at odds with him stand on the same side? Life was really bleak!

When July saw that the numbers were clearly disproportionate, she said, “Okay, let's continue to introduce these guilds, and then we'll introduce the big guilds as well!”

Gu Fei cried. Would this meeting ever end if things continued like this? Thinking this, he inadvertently saw that Xi Yao Wu also had a look of collapse on her face.

Hmm, it seemed that this woman's thoughts were completely the same as his! What build strong imaginary enemies… she just wanted to end this meeting sooner!

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