Chapter 143 It's Actually Quite Fun

The soldiers were quite smart; they understood the request for masks. But to make a mask, they needed cloth. The soldiers clearly didn't have any, but they knew how to improvise. One hand grabbed the corner of their clothes, and the other ripped upward. With a "tearing" sound, a strip of cloth was torn off, and Sword Demon's heart shattered! The equipment on those soldiers belonged to him! How could they still be used after being torn?

Sword Demon quickly used his Appraisal skill. As expected, the once-fine equipment now had the modifier "tattered" added to its name! The color of the words was the same, but the equipment's quality had dropped significantly, along with its attributes.

Sword Demon felt like crying. He appraised all four soldiers one by one. Only the armor of the warrior-dressed soldier was intact… That armor was made of a complete set of refined metal, without any strips of cloth to tear. So, this soldier tore his own underwear. But the other three just did whatever was convenient. Two sets of thief gear and one set of priest robes were all ruined like this. Sword Demon was heartbroken. The priest robes were fine; he had just casually obtained them and hadn't bothered throwing them away because they still had some value. He would sell them when he had the chance. But the two sets of thief gear were for his own use! He had finally managed to collect them, and now they were all destroyed.

Gu Fei didn't notice Sword Demon's pain and was still praising the four soldiers, "Really, whatever is convenient! This one is quite clever, knowing he couldn't tear the armor, so he tore his underwear, tsk tsk!"

"My equipment… Can you please stop giving reckless orders?" Sword Demon was really hurting. If he didn't remind him, he was afraid Gu Fei would give another rash command and destroy more of his collectibles.

"Oh, you still want these items?" Gu Fei asked. People were different. Sword Demon would only put the finest items worth keeping in the warehouse, unlike Gu Fei, who just randomly threw things in there. Apart from collecting handy weapons, he had no pursuit of other equipment. And for him, handy weapons were those that he might need to use at any time, so he kept them all in his pockets and didn't put them in the warehouse either.

"Yes, yes, yes! I want them all!" Sword Demon replied quickly.

"Oh!" Gu Fei responded, realizing from this incident that the soldiers' obedience was extremely high. They could find ways to accomplish impossible tasks, like making masks without cloth. Ripping off their own equipment? Players couldn't do that! Otherwise, they could just tear apart other people's equipment during PvP, lowering their attributes and making them invincible.

Thinking of this, Gu Fei suddenly had another idea and said to the four soldiers, "Stealth!"

Stealth was truly a skill exclusive to thief-type classes. Could these warriors really do it? Sword Demon was a little nervous as he stared at the four soldiers. Players really disliked seeing NPCs being so unreasonable, as it made them feel unbalanced. In fact, every player had a dream of owning an all-powerful character with all the features of every class. This dream was unrealistic, but players would feel very uncomfortable if they saw an NPC actually achieving such a dream.

The four soldiers listened to the order without the slightest hesitation or confusion on their faces. They just crouched down, lowered their backs, and looked for nearby boulders and dead trees to hide behind, shrinking their bodies behind them. Gu Fei and Sword Demon looked at each other in surprise. The soldiers were too intelligent, actually executing stealth in this way. Thinking of this, Gu Fei felt that the ways he had been thinking of ditching the four soldiers was really stupid. Wouldn't it be enough to just give them the order to wait in the city?

"Stand by!" Gu Fei felt it wasn't too late to give this order.

The four soldiers immediately stood motionless.

"Let's go," Gu Fei said.

"Where to?" Sword Demon asked.

"Where else? The quest!" Gu Fei said.

"What about them?"

"They'll wait here, so they don't get in the way," Gu Fei said.

"Don't! Let's bring them along for fun!" Sword Demon was as reluctant to part with these four soldiers as he was with his equipment. How interesting! Gu Fei really didn't know how good he had it. Such a fun setting, and he considered them a burden.

"Then you take them," Gu Fei said.

"They won't listen to me!" Sword Demon said.

Gu Fei thought for a moment and said to the soldiers, "Listen to everything he says."

"Will it work?" Sword Demon asked doubtfully, then ordered the soldiers, "Stand up."

No one, uh, no NPC paid attention. Sword Demon was depressed. "You do it."

"Stand up, follow us," Gu Fei said.

The four soldiers stood up, formed a line, and stood behind Gu Fei. Sword Demon was so jealous he wanted to die. "Will the soldiers go back after the quest is finished? If I were you, I wouldn't complete the quest yet and play with them a little longer."

Gu Fei looked at him. "Are you saying we should take them to help you with your quest first?"

"Absolutely not! That's not what I meant at all!" Sword Demon said quickly. "Why don't you understand? Isn't it fun to bring four soldiers along?"

"What's fun about it?"

"Isn't it fun?"

"Is it fun?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Quest, quest!" Sword Demon interrupted the argument. This was a conflict of ideals, and a conflict was bound to arise between someone who didn't take the game seriously and someone who was absolutely loyal to the game.

So, the two of them continued forward with the four soldiers. Their faces were covered, and as they watched the coordinates gradually get closer, the terrain ahead sloped downward, and a pit was about to appear. Sword Demon looked around in surprise. "There wasn't this pit here before."

"Specially arranged. Looks like this is it," Gu Fei said. "Let's go over there."

"Not going to stealth?" Sword Demon was referring to sneaking in like those four soldiers.

"No need, right? That would actually be suspicious. This way, they'll think we're one of them!" Gu Fei said.

"Makes sense."

As for the face coverings, they weren't really anything suspicious. Face coverings were also a common head equipment, especially among assassins. Plus, in Parallel World, equipment didn't have class requirements, so mixing and matching was very common. It wasn't uncommon for mages, priests, and warriors to wear face coverings. Of course, as long as an Appraisal skill was used, it would be immediately revealed whether the cloth was equipment or just a face covering.

But Gu Fei and the others didn't mind. For them, the face coverings were just for covering their faces. Anyway, once they started fighting, the other side would definitely know they were players with ill intentions. Too much hiding was unnecessary.

The two people and four NPCs walked casually like a passing squad. Before they even reached the edge of the pit, Gu Fei had already sent a message to Sword Demon, "Thieves!"

Sword Demon knew that he had spotted stealthy thieves and immediately replied, "Seems like an ambush!"

"Yeah, let's pretend we don't know and keep walking to see how they react," Gu Fei said, pretending not to know there were thieves and continuing forward. But at this moment, several players had already climbed out of the pit. The warrior at the front took the initiative to ask, "Hey, which guild are you guys from?"

Gu Fei and Sword Demon were both stunned to see the people coming up and subconsciously turned their heads to look around. As a result, someone on the other side said, "You think you can hide your faces and I won't recognize you two?"

Gu Fei and Sword Demon were helpless. There was no way around it; they were too familiar. Among the people who came up from the pit, Han Jia Gongzi was actually there. The two of them also saw that the other people clearly had the Against the Wind and Sing badges on their chests. It seemed that Against the Wind and Sing had discovered this quest.

There was no point in hiding after being recognized. Gu Fei waved his hand, removed his face covering, pulled out his sword, and tapped it on the ground. "Quest! Those who have nothing to do with it, get out of the way!"

Although Gu Fei was famous, not many people recognized him in person. However, his style was well-known in Cloud City. The warrior who had spoken earlier was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Han Jia Gongzi beside him, wondering, "Is that Qian Li Zui?" Obviously, he also knew that Qian Li Zui and Han Jia Gongzi were companions in the mercenary group.

"Yeah, if you know, then get out of the way." Gu Fei deliberately acted arrogant, wanting to provoke the other party's anger. He was worried that they would turn around and run away after hearing his name. As his fame grew, the chances of this happening were increasing.

But this time, he had clearly underestimated how much Against the Wind and Sing valued this quest. Even if they heard his name, they would not back down half a step. The warrior frowned and said, "Does Rebirth Purple Crystal also want to snatch our quest?"

This warrior was quite knowledgeable about Gu Fei and even knew that he was a member of the girl's guild, Rebirth Purple Crystal.

Gu Fei had always felt a little embarrassed about this. Now that it was openly mentioned, he actually blushed a little, then said, "It has nothing to do with the guild."

"Then what are you doing here?" The warrior was still asking, but Han Jia Gongzi had already waved his hand. "Everyone, step back."

"What for?" The others were surprised, thinking that Han Jia Gongzi was siding with his mercenary group companion. This wasn't a secret in Against the Wind and Sing. Everyone knew that the focus of Han Jia Gongzi, this top priest player, was on his mercenary group. As for the guild… leveling, events, he would participate if he wanted to, and he wouldn't come if he didn't want to. He was very unreliable. A member of a major guild was actually famous for running with wild teams, making outsiders think that Against the Wind and Sing was jealous of talent and was suppressing top experts!

Han Jia Gongzi simply replied, "Get out of his instant-move range."

Ordinary players didn't know about Gu Fei and Sword Demon's situation, but how could Han Jia Gongzi not know? He had sent a message declaring them enemies, and he had seen them wandering around on the city walls with a telescope. He had even fired a shot and killed Black Rose. With Han Jia Gongzi's brain, he had long ago judged that these two guys were enemies this time. He just didn't expect that they would run into each other in such a confrontational manner.

"Too late to dodge! Ha ha!" Gu Fei laughed loudly and used Instant Move to float behind that row of people. But as soon as his feet touched the ground, a trap sprang up, heat rose, and the sky was bright with fire. Han Jia Gongzi turned his head and looked at him. "What did you say was too late?"

"You ambushed me!" Gu Fei was depressed. He had teleported over this time, without the process of stepping on and triggering the trap. Plus, he had been a little careless this time. The trap sprang up too quickly for him to react, and he was firmly clamped. At this time, he also saw the entire layout of the pit: several simple tents, a bonfire, and a lot of mages.

In terms of mages, Against the Wind and Sing was definitely second to none in Cloud City. When Gu Fei glanced at Han Jia Gongzi, he saw that his hand was behind his back, making gestures to the mages, and he hadn't had time to take it back. Now, his feet were hot and the sky was bright, obviously because the mages had listened to his instructions and activated their spells. This guy had deliberately signaled those guys to retreat, but he was actually luring Gu Fei over. They had fought side by side for so long, and he knew Gu Fei's style too well, expecting that he wouldn't talk much and would like to start fighting as soon as possible.

"Charge!!!" Gu Fei felt that it would be embarrassing if he died like this. He had to leave something behind. With an order, the four soldiers jumped out together, lined up in a row, pulled out their longswords from their waists, and charged forward fiercely.

Han Jia Gongzi hadn't expected this at all. Only one of these four guys was dressed as a warrior. Who would have thought that all four of them were warriors, and that they used the Charge skill more skillfully than many experts, and that their movements were very neat and uniform.

Four murderous swords arrived in an instant. Among the row of people with Han Jia Gongzi, the warrior who had spoken earlier actually lowered his head and used a charge as well. It seemed that he had quite a bit of confidence in his own strength. The others were already scattering and dodging, and Gu Fei, on the other hand, was exposed in the line of fire of the charge.

This was what Gu Fei wanted. He immediately ordered the soldier who was charging toward him, "Gently…"

The soldier's sword stabbed into Gu Fei's waist. At this time, the flames on the ground had already risen, and most of Gu Fei's life had already burned away. If he didn't have a much larger life pool than ordinary mages, he would have already turned into white light. This soldier didn't know how to interpret this "gently" order, but in any case, this sword sent Gu Fei flying. The wheel of fire falling from the sky almost grazed his body, but the burning damage from the fire on the ground had stopped.

Gu Fei's body flew toward the group of mages, which was exactly what he had expected. As a mage, he still understood the characteristics of mages. Flying into this group, the other side wouldn't be able to use area-of-effect spells to attack immediately, because it would hurt their own people!

Who would have thought that Han Jia Gongzi had already called out to several mages and pointed at the spot where Gu Fei was about to land: "Area attack!!"

Gu Fei was depressed. He had forgotten that the commander on the other side was this inhuman guy. What about hurting his own people? How could this guy care about something like that! What's more, now there was a setting where dying didn't cause you to lose a level.

Who would have thought that those several mages didn't move after hearing Han Jia Gongzi's order, but instead looked at him in confusion: "We have our own people there!"

Han Jia Gongzi was even more depressed than Gu Fei. He knew that this was probably the only chance to kill Gu Fei, but who knew that these guys couldn't understand his intentions for a moment. Couldn't they see for themselves? Didn't they know that those were their own people? The meaning was to tell them to blow them all up together. Could those trash players be compared to Qian Li Zui?

It was too late for Han Jia Gongzi to say all this. Gu Fei fell into the pile of mages without any area-of-effect attacks. Some mages cleverly launched small fireballs, thinking it was enough to take care of him. Who would have thought that Gu Fei would just wave his sword and extinguish all the fireballs? Two people who were playing with ice whirlwinds were also roasted off by Gu Fei with a Double Flame Flash.

But Gu Fei still couldn't move at this time. This trap was obviously set by an expert and still hadn't ended. Gu Fei looked back and saw that the four soldiers had intelligently engaged in battle with the players after a charge, and the one who had charged against the warrior had ended in a draw. But this was enough to surprise the warrior. The warrior in front of him was wearing priest robes.

Gu Fei had only solved the immediate problem, and if he couldn't get out of this trap, he would eventually die in the enemy's formation. Looking at those four soldiers, Gu Fei suddenly had an idea and shouted at the four of them: "Earth Shattering Slash, jump in! Don't hurt me!"

Gu Fei had seen this skill when the system guards were chasing someone in LinYin City. These four soldiers obviously didn't have the strength of those great guards, but they should be quite versatile in terms of skills. Gu Fei tried to shout it out, and saw the four soldiers suddenly let go of their opponents in front of them, rushed into the pit in unison, suddenly rose into the air, and chopped down heavily on the ground with the sharp weapons in their hands.

The mages were all dumbfounded. This skill had never been circulated among players. At most, some people had seen the official demonstration videos, but who would have thought that it would suddenly appear in front of them, and four at once.

The four warriors landed at the same time, and cracks appeared in the ground where they landed. All the players felt the shaking of the earth, especially those within the attack range of the Earth Shattering Slash, who felt the shaking even more intensely, and their lives were decreasing. But Gu Fei, who was in the middle of it, didn't take any damage. That sentence, "Don't hurt me," was really effective. The system's precision in this aspect was definitely far beyond any player. Four Earth Shattering Slashes shook the mages dizzy, and Gu Fei was fine.

"Beautiful!" Gu Fei roared, and shouted at Sword Demon, "It's quite fun."

"Stop talking nonsense. Tell them to switch equipment and use Whirlwind Slash!!" Sword Demon was also fighting with people, and he didn't have the chance to save Gu Fei. As a result, he saw that Gu Fei's command of the soldiers was really beautiful, especially the Earth Shattering Slash. It was hard to believe that Gu Fei could remember that the system guards had such a skill.

"Switch back to the original equipment, Whirlwind Slash!!" Gu Fei was afraid that the soldiers wouldn't know what equipment to switch to after hearing "switch equipment," so he specifically added "original" as a modifier. He saw the four soldiers instantly shed their ill-fitting equipment like Transformers, took out their original armor, and quickly equipped it. The four murderous warriors truly appeared, and then executed Gu Fei's second command: Whirlwind Slash.

The storm of sharp blades swept through the mage group. The mages were a little dumbfounded by Gu Fei's commands, one after another. Those who reacted quickly were already running when they heard him say Whirlwind Slash, but the mages' legs were really not that fast. The four warriors used Whirlwind Slash together, turning them into rivers of white light. Mixed in between were Sword Demon's shouts: "Equipment, tell them to pick up the equipment!!"

The pile of equipment that Sword Demon had, was directly thrown on the ground after they were switched out. It was obvious that the system guards' equipment didn't have pockets designed into them. They had nowhere to put it, so they had to throw it away.

"Wait a moment!" Gu Fei replied. He saw that a strong wind was about to sweep the back of his neck, and he quickly retracted his head so that he wasn't shaved by the tip of the sword. He thought that he seemed to have missed an order and quickly reminded: "Don't hurt me."

It seemed that in a big melee, this order was essential when these guys used area-of-effect attacks. Gu Fei summarized.

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