Chapter 40 Overwhelmed

"Y-you, you, you..." The dark purple longsword, the black mage's robe, the instant kills with Twin Fire Flash – in an instant, Gu Fei's image perfectly matched the legends. This player trembled, his right hand pointing at Gu Fei one moment, then covering his mouth the next, as he retreated several steps.

"You're Miles Drunk?" he finally managed to choke out.

"You know me?" Gu Fei asked, surprised.

*I'm done for. I'm going to die...* This was the only thought in the man's mind, as he realized he was trying to reclaim his leveling spot from Miles Drunk, the PK record holder and king of killers from Parallel World.

"Um, I have something to do. Can I leave now?" the man said.

"Huh?" Gu Fei noticed the player's drastic change in attitude, as if he was avoiding him. Oblivious to his own fearsome reputation, Gu Fei didn't realize how terrifying he was in the eyes of some.

"Hey, brother, you've got the wrong idea." Brother You, ever the smooth talker, quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Hmm?"

"Let us borrow a few monsters to get the hang of things, and we'll leave right away." Brother You thought for a moment but couldn't come up with a better solution.

"Oh... go ahead." The player wouldn't dare refuse.

"Show us twice more!" Brother You said to Gu Fei.

"Alright." Gu Fei switched back to his tattered one-handed sword, and also removed his magic-enhancing equipment, striving for a clear demonstration.

As the monsters respawned, Gu Fei killed two more. Brother You stood beside him, quickly jotting down potentially overlooked or forgotten key details in his notebook. He closed his eyes, reviewed the steps twice, and after confirming everything was in order, he opened his eyes, ready to tell Gu Fei to leave, only to find that a crowd had formed once again.

The players who had previously scattered were still glancing over every now and then as they leveled, hoping to see some exciting performance from Gu Fei. They didn't get what they were looking for, but Gu Fei's two demonstrations to Brother You had caught the attention of many. The astonishing efficiency with which he hunted monsters immediately sparked intense interest once more, and many people were already starting to move closer.

The Twin Fire Flash instant kill hadn't been seen as clearly by the further-away players, who simply thought it was an even more efficient killing method. After that, Gu Fei's two slow demonstrations made it clear to those who had witnessed his earlier efficient monster killing that Gu Fei was deliberately slowing down to demonstrate to the two guys next to him.

*A master! Today, I've actually seen a living master!* The players were excited. In online games, there were often popular play styles, but almost no one knew who had created them. These founding fathers were the god-like masters in everyone's eyes. And now, one of these innovative masters was standing right in front of them! The players' admiration was like a never-ending river.

Some even realized that Gu Fei was just a mage, so his damage output must be limited. If it were them, with a higher output, they would definitely have even more terrifying efficiency! Their leveling speed would be doubled or even tripled! One of the Seven Sages! One of the Top Ten! One of the Five Strongest! The title of number one player! All these dazzling titles seemed to be beckoning them. Many players were lost in daydreams until they noticed someone running towards Gu Fei, and they remembered that they hadn't even learned the efficient method yet!

"Brother!"

"Dude!"

"Big brother!"

"Bro!"

These guys were practically calling him "Dad."

"What?" Gu Fei was startled. Before, everyone was just watching, but now these guys were not only watching, they seemed to be trying to get closer.

"What were you doing just now? Teach us!" A player with a northeastern accent spoke for the masses.

Gu Fei smiled slightly and asked, "You want to learn?"

"Yeah!"

"You're a warrior, right?" Gu Fei looked at him.

The man nodded.

"Did you add agility?"

"Agility?" The man was stunned. Warriors adding agility was rare, to say the least.

"This play style requires agility correction. Professions without it need at least eight levels of agility. You're a warrior, so you need to calculate how much you need to add yourself," Gu Fei said.

The man was stunned. It wasn't strange for some play styles to have attribute requirements, but agility was mostly required for kiting. This was a melee style, yet it also required agility. This was extremely rare. After a moment, the man asked, "Did you add agility too, brother? How much?" He noticed Gu Fei was a mage.

"All agility," Gu Fei smiled.

"A full agility mage!!" Everyone was shocked, and then... black robe, super master, legend...

"Miles Drunk?" Quite a few players had been following the discussions about Gu Fei, and now many of them called out his name.

"Huh? You know me too?" Gu Fei was surprised. Brother You, standing beside him, couldn't help but smile wryly. Gu Fei obviously didn't visit the forums and didn't know how popular his name was there. He was the kind of guy that if someone bragged about being awesome, the reply would be, "Why don't you challenge Miles Drunk?" And then the poster would secretly power up their character.

"Bro, you're my idol!!" Several mages squeezed through the crowd, vying to call Gu Fei "bro," because Gu Fei's existence made them feel like being a mage was a glamorous and superior thing.

"Cough..." Gu Fei was embarrassed. He hadn't expected this.

The scene was chaotic. Only a few people were scared stiff at the mention of Miles Drunk's name, like that guy earlier. Most people were very curious about this master, and now that they heard he was right in front of them, they all wanted to get a look at him.

"Wow, is that the legendary Dark Night Flowing Light Sword?" Someone looked admiringly at the tattered level 22 one-handed sword in Gu Fei's hand.

"Pfft, what do you know? That sword was sold off days ago! You know how much it sold for? Twenty thousand gold coins!!!" someone in the know said.

Amidst the chaotic chatter, Gu Fei, the main character, couldn't get a word in edgewise. The master of smoothing things over, Brother You, had cleverly disappeared to some corner, with no intention of helping him out of the jam.

"Bro, is it true that your play style requires agility?" Finally, someone brought the topic back on track.

"Yeah, mages and knights need at least eight levels of agility, the more the safer. Other professions can calculate it themselves based on their correction. You need to use a sword," Gu Fei said.

"What about daggers?" a thief asked.

"Daggers aren't long enough. Some rounds won't hit, wasting opportunities, and the goal of efficiency won't be achieved," Gu Fei said.

Everyone was stunned, and then they all said in unison, "Can you teach us?" Whether they had added agility or had the wrong weapon, they all had the same thought: learn it first. They could try it out and figure out the rest later.

"Sure!" Gu Fei readily agreed.

Immediately, there was a round of applause. Many players invited Gu Fei to their leveling spot, saying that their leveling area had enough monsters, was well-behaved, and was the best place to level.

"Haha, no need to be polite. It's all the same," Gu Fei smiled.

So everyone immediately settled on the spot, clearing out a large area. Someone volunteered to pull monsters, and instantly brought back seven or eight from all directions.

"No need for so many. One is enough," Gu Fei said, wiping his sweat.

Everyone took action immediately, killing all but one and pushing it into the circle for Gu Fei.

Gu Fei rolled up his sleeves and announced in advance, "To make it easier for everyone to see, I'll try to slow down the pace and deal less damage."

Everyone nodded.

Brother You, huddled under a large tree outside the circle, yawned and thought that Miles was truly a generous guy. Anyone else, even someone as generous as Sword Demon, might not have had this much patience.

Inside the circle, Gu Fei slowly demonstrated once, and at the end asked everyone, "Got it?"

No one answered. After all, this was something everyone genuinely wanted to learn, and they were afraid of not getting it. No one would pretend to understand, so even if there was a slight doubt, they wouldn't admit they had it. Moreover, the move wasn't that simple, and it was impossible to remember after just one look.

Gu Fei knew that most people didn't have that kind of talent, so he looked around again, and immediately, a sharp-eyed player pulled another monster from outside the circle and handed it to Gu Fei.

This time, the demonstration was more than just a demonstration. Gu Fei often repeated a single movement, explaining it as he went. He explained clearly why each move involved that positioning and that attack.

If they memorized it based on understanding, the players would quickly grasp it. Especially in many places, they didn't know it before Gu Fei explained it, but once he did, they immediately realized: *Oh! This is the easiest and most direct way to attack here! Why didn't I think of that myself?*

After this monster was whittled down and killed, Gu Fei asked again if they had gotten it. This time, some people finally shouted that they did, and those who still didn't understand became anxious. They didn't want to be represented as understanding, especially since this was a solo leveling area, and almost no one was there with friends. They didn't know each other, and if they didn't learn it now, they wouldn't have anyone to ask later. So the players who didn't understand weren't shy and shouted even louder that they didn't understand.

Gu Fei was helpless and could only pull another monster to demonstrate and explain. After the demonstration, he asked again if they had gotten it. Some shouted that they had, but the louder voices still shouted, "No!"

Gu Fei was puzzled. These weren't like his students, who were newbies and kids. These were adults with better comprehension and people who could solo monsters five levels higher. They could all be considered experts. How could they still not get it after such a detailed demonstration and explanation?

*Are they deliberately playing with me?* Gu Fei suspected, looking seriously at the people around him. Immediately, someone said pitifully, "Bro, can you explain it again?"

Gu Fei looked at the kid's eager eyes, which didn't seem fake, and thought that maybe some people just had bad comprehension. So he decided to demonstrate again!

Someone immediately volunteered to pull a monster. At this moment, Gu Fei received a message. He opened it and saw it was from Brother You: "You'll never finish like this."

"What?" Gu Fei asked.

"The people who learned it at the beginning have already gone out to practice, but new people keep joining the circle. How long are you going to teach?" Brother You had a clear view from outside the circle. Some players were curious and came to watch because they saw a large group gathered there. Some of the later ones only watched once or even half a time, so of course they wouldn't understand. So, more and more people came to watch, and more and more people shouted that they didn't understand. This would never end.

"What do I do?" Gu Fei asked.

"I don't know." Brother You chuckled. He was also looking forward to seeing how Gu Fei would get out of this. He had his notebook and pen ready, and this scene was worth recording.

Gu Fei scratched his head in distress and looked around, "How many people still don't understand? Raise your hands so I can see."

A forest of hands went up. Some people even raised both hands.

"This is the last time!" Gu Fei said.

"Okay!" Of course, everyone present shouted "okay." They didn't care about the later arrivals.

Gu Fei nodded, and someone immediately pushed a monster in. Gu Fei outputted to draw aggro, demonstrated, and explained, starting all over again.

Outside the circle, Brother You continued to snicker. He was on the very outer edge and couldn't see Gu Fei's performance, but he could hear Gu Fei's voice. He also saw more players rushing in from all directions, and he knew that the people who had agreed to Gu Fei's "last time" would definitely not pester him, because it was always the newcomers who were pestering him.

After another demonstration, Gu Fei wiped his sweat and, without saying any polite words, stepped out to leave. As a result, another pitiful guy immediately jumped out, "Big brother, can you demonstrate it again?"

"Didn't I say it was the last time?" Gu Fei said.

"When did you say that? We didn't know! We just got here!" The man said, looking questioningly at the people around him.

"Yeah, we just got here! Demonstrate it again!" Many people pleaded.

Gu Fei stuck to his principles on major issues, but he was easily swayed on minor matters. He couldn't resist the pleading of this group of people, and he sighed, "If I demonstrate it again, and you guys leave after you learn it, then more newcomers will come who still don't know it. When will I ever finish demonstrating?"

"Then wait? Wait until no one else comes!" These people didn't really care about whether others learned it, but now that Gu Fei had said this, they were willing to make any sacrifice to avoid troubling this master. Their spirit of learning was truly admirable.

So the group of people began to wait quietly. Gu Fei had been showing them all afternoon and was really tired, so he immediately sat down on the ground. At this time, many players who saw so many people gathered here were still curious and came to see what was going on. They saw a black-robed mage sitting in the circle, and no one was saying anything. They wondered what kind of performance art this was. They asked the others next to them, but the others just put their fingers to their lips to tell them to be quiet. Everyone realized that the hero seemed to want to rest for a while, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

The confused newcomers didn't want to leave, so the circle grew larger and larger. Finally, Brother You, who was huddled under the tree, was surrounded by people. The people who were in the circle at the beginning wanted to turn around to see if anyone else was coming, but they were startled to see a dense mass of people behind them. They couldn't see what was happening outside the circle at all.

"You're a true man!" Brother You, who was now squeezed into the crowd, messaged Gu Fei, praising him.

While the players were squeezing together, Gu Fei in the middle of the circle had a large open space. He stood up and looked around, but he couldn't see anything but people. He nodded and said, "There are a lot of people here. I'm very pleased... So, can someone tell me where you guys squeezed the monster to?"

The players were drenched in sweat. The wilderness camp had been completely occupied by the large number of players who had flooded in. The patrol guards, who were trying to take positions from the players, had been completely annihilated. Because of the full simulation, there was no possibility of anything phasing through. With so many people standing there, the monster spawn points would automatically adjust. They couldn't overlap with the players, right? So the order of the wilderness camp had been completely disrupted.

Without a monster, there was no way to start the demonstration. The players in the inner circle immediately became anxious and shouted to the outer circle, "Get a monster in here!"

But many of the players in the outer circle didn't know what was going to happen. They were just there to join in the fun and occupy a spot. They were confused when they heard the shouts, and more voices shouted back, "Get what monster? What for?"

The inside and outside immediately started arguing again.

"Everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet!" Gu Fei shouted. However, one person's voice couldn't drown out a crowd. After shouting a few more times, someone finally started helping Gu Fei shout. In the end, all the players collectively shouted with all their might, "Quiet, quiet!!!" The scene was extremely bizarre. However, after everyone shouted "quiet" in unison, it finally became quiet. Gu Fei cleared his throat and asked loudly, "Can the players in the outer circle see?"

"No!!" The answer was neat and powerful.

Gu Fei scratched his head. If they couldn't see, then he would be doing useless work again. His eyes darted around and suddenly noticed a uniquely shaped strange rock not far away. It was several meters high and was a perfect natural platform. He immediately pointed to it from afar, "Everyone, go to that rock."

That rock was very conspicuous in the wilderness camp and was a landmark of this place, code-named 9527, named after its longitude.

A group of players responded to Gu Fei's call and rushed towards it, competing to get there first. Gu Fei walked unhurriedly in the crowd. The running players didn't dare to squeeze him, and they quickly detoured when they saw the great immortal. Gu Fei was like a whirlpool in the rushing river, with plenty of space around him, making Brother You, who was being squeezed in the crowd, extremely jealous.

The players quickly gathered under the giant rock of 9527, and a wide road was cleared for Gu Fei. Gu Fei walked slowly to the foot of the giant rock like a Hollywood superstar walking the red carpet, dragging his black robe in a stylish manner. Suddenly, he raised his hand and disappeared. Everyone was surprised, but then someone discovered that Gu Fei was already standing on the giant rock. Applause and cheers erupted, mixed with the questions of most players, "What's he going to do now?"

"You'll know when you see it." Those in the know didn't bother to explain.

"Get a monster up here," Gu Fei said.

Monsters were of course plentiful, but it would take the average player half a day to climb up this high giant rock. How could they get a monster up there? Seeing that these people were at a loss, Gu Fei reminded everyone, "Find a grappler to throw it up here with a Body Throw!"

Everyone realized and looked at the people around them to see if they were grapplers.

So the grapplers stepped forward one after another to capture a monster. At this time, Gu Fei looked at the time and realized that he was already late for dinner. The people in his student friends list were all online.

"Teacher, teacher, where are you? Why aren't you here yet?" The students' messages had already arrived.

Gu Fei smiled wryly and replied, "Your teacher is about to become famous."

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In the blink of an eye, it's been almost ten days of continuous updates. I myself am deeply moved. What about you guys?