Chapter 158 A Close Call

The situation had developed to this point, and the head of the Arms Factory guild didn't dare to stubbornly hold on. Now, the entire guild was suffering, with many people not even knowing why. The guild channel was filled with complaints. Helplessly, the guild leader had to compromise and confess the truth to the other guild leaders: he never got the revival equipment; the staff was a fake.

The guild leaders weren't personally participating in the encirclement and suppression. They were still leisurely drinking at the beach tavern. They really enjoyed this feeling of deciding the fate of countless players with just a meeting behind the scenes, without having to show their faces.

Everyone received this news at the same time, and they were all stunned. They could understand the actions of the Arms Factory guild leader. Although they were all condemning him for his short-sightedness, everyone was secretly worried, because if this situation happened to their own guild, they would likely make the same decision, and then their guild would be the one facing destruction.

All the guild leaders were glad for this, and at the same time, their expectations for the revival equipment were rekindled. Suddenly, Danqing Xiaying, the leader of the Azure Narrow guild, coldly said, "Now you say it's not, and it's not? Do you think we're all idiots?"

The guild leaders immediately felt that this made sense. It was very likely that the Arms Factory guy was trying to fool everyone. Then they heard Danqing Xiaying continue to instigate, "Absolutely can't let him go!"

"That's right! Kill this son of a bitch!!" Public anger was aroused.

The guild leaders' emotions weren't calm at this time, and with the catalyst of alcohol, they were easily stirred up. Danqing Xiaying watched as the guild leaders cursed and issued the order to "continue the relentless pursuit" to their own guilds, a faint smile flashing across his lips. At the same time, he sent out several messages: "Hurry up! Otherwise, we won't be able to hide it anymore."

Despite how excited these guild leaders seemed on the surface, Danqing Xiaying believed that there were definitely some with deeper schemes who were preparing for the worst. While continuing to pursue the people from the Arms Factory, they were also continuing to search for the whereabouts of Jian Nan You and his group. The area outside Linshui City wasn't really that large, and the view was open, not a good place for covert operations. If he didn't hurry, his long-planned scheme might fall short.

Outside the city, on the beach, Gu Fei was still running around in circles. He had long since shaken off the group from before. The scenery ahead gradually revealed itself as he ran. Finally, on the nearly endless beach, Gu Fei saw a group of people in the distance. There weren't many, maybe five or six. Gu Fei knew that he had finally run into the people he was looking for.

Jian Nan You and his group had been running towards the coordinates where their boat was docked ever since they left the city gate. Unfortunately, with a warrior and a priest in the team, they couldn't move very fast. But the beach offered a wide view, and the group kept looking around, not noticing anything unusual. They could already see the waves where their boat was docked, and their hearts surged. Jiao Shui suddenly pointed ahead and shouted, "Is that a person running over there?"

"A person?" Jian Nan You didn't have hawk eyes and couldn't see very clearly. Victory was in sight, and he didn't have the mind to think too much, urging everyone to hurry.

Jiao Shui kept watching the figure, the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed, and the more frightening it became. Finally, after seeing clearly, he roared, "Damn, it's Video Mage!"

"This kid is a persistent ghost!" Everyone gasped.

"But he's all alone," Huo Ran Yi said.

A look of joy suddenly appeared on everyone's faces. They were only wary of Gu Fei because of his alliance with Bai Shi Jing Lun. If it was just one person, Jian Nan You believed that with the cooperation of their elite team, no one in the game could challenge them alone.

"Keep going. If he comes over, we'll take care of him," Jian Nan You said.

"He escaped from that street, he must have PK points, right?"

"If we're lucky, we might get his equipment!" Everyone began to imagine a bright future.

The six people walked while paying attention to Gu Fei's movements. Jian Nan You sent a message to Hei Shui, confirming his presence. He notified everyone that they were fully prepared for battle.

Gu Fei quickly approached, and was already within the archer's attack range, but Jiao Shui didn't move. They knew that such an attack was meaningless against Gu Fei. They were waiting patiently, waiting for Gu Fei to get close enough to cut off his retreat and then slowly deal with him.

One step, two steps, three steps… The group secretly counted Gu Fei's distance, constantly exchanging glances, secretly figuring out their positioning, and preparing their skills. Just when they had mustered all their strength, Gu Fei suddenly stopped.

He didn't attack, he just raised his hand, pointed behind the six people, and gestured to them.

"Don't be fooled!" Jian Nan You thought this was a trick by Gu Fei to distract them. Maybe as soon as they turned their heads, Gu Fei's attack would follow.

However, Hei Shui, who was slowly approaching Gu Fei in stealth mode from the other direction, also saw the scene behind Jian Nan You's group at this time. Greatly surprised, he quickly sent a message: "Da Nan, behind you!!!"

Jian Nan You couldn't doubt his own brother, and quickly turned around to look. On the coastline, a team of people was rushing over at the fastest speed. The archers in the front row had already set up their bows, and they could attack in just a few more steps.

"How is this possible!!!" Jian Nan You was shocked. He didn't think it was surprising that Gu Fei ran into them here, after all, Gu Fei wasn't a victim of his fake staff plan. However, this team was clearly from a guild and should be in a chaotic battle right now. Even if they reacted quickly, they shouldn't have been able to organize their forces and rush over so quickly.

The other party's orderly formation and carefully arranged classes showed that they had been prepared for a long time and were attacking in an organized manner. This not only showed that the other party hadn't fallen for their trick but also that they seemed to have known the movements of their Seven from the start, and had been waiting until this moment to strike.

A whistling sound.

The leader of the other party had already fired a Sniper, aimed directly at Jian Nan You.

Jian Nan You blocked the arrow with his shield and at the same time heard the other party shout, "Brother Jian Nan is really vicious. How many people's levels did you cheat with that fake staff? The Arms Factory looks like it's going to be finished because of your fake staff."

Jian Nan You put down his shield and looked at the person. He recognized him as Liu Wei Jian, the vice president of the Azure Narrow guild, originally the second archer in Linshui City only after Jiao Shui. But now that Jiao Shui had lost a level, he was undoubtedly the number one archer in Linshui.

"But it seems like we didn't fool you," Jian Nan You replied casually, feeling extremely anxious. There was a large group of people in front of him and Gu Fei, a powerful mage, behind him. How to escape was a difficult problem. Even if they forced their way onto the boat, a wave of bombing from the mage would be as if they hadn't.

Of course, Liu Wei Jian wouldn't worry about this. After hearing Jian Nan You's words, he smiled slightly and said, "So we are very grateful for Brother Ran Yi's help!"

"What?" Huo Ran Yi was confused and angry, feeling that the other party was trying to sow discord. Jian Nan You initially thought so too, but only two seconds later, he suddenly realized what was going on.

"You… you followed him??" Jian Nan You realized what had happened: it was indeed because of Huo Ran Yi, and Huo Ran Yi was completely unaware of it.

In the battle on the street before, Huo Ran Yi was the only one who was killed. Afterwards, he came out of the resurrection point and didn't encounter any difficulties. Jian Nan You and the others thought that the other party's watch at the resurrection point was just to prevent them from going offline. Only now did they know that the other party's intentions were much deeper than that.

When Huo Ran Yi died, the only guild chasing them was the Azure Narrow guild. After he resurrected, the other party pretended not to notice, remaining silent, but was actually following him secretly. Originally, the Seven had used a split-up strategy, but the other party had already calculated that the Seven would eventually need to reunite. Even if it wasn't in the city, they would eventually need to be on the same boat when they left Linshui City. Therefore, as long as they followed Huo Ran Yi, they would eventually find the other six.

The reunion happened earlier than they expected. At the West Gate of Linshui, the six people in the city put on a show, fooling everyone, but they couldn't fool the Azure Narrow guild that was quietly following them. However, they continued to remain silent. This was actually a case of using the same trick, like the Arms Factory. They let Jian Nan You think that they had successfully escaped, but were actually looking for a suitable opportunity to give them a fatal blow.

This opportunity was to wait for all seven of Jian Nan You's group to gather together, and the time was naturally when they were about to leave Linshui City by boat.

The Azure Narrow guild's idea was very bold. They recognized the existence of the revival equipment on each of Jian Nan You's group of seven. Their goal was to wipe them all out; only in this way would they be foolproof. Jian Nan You believed that all the resurrection points must have Azure Narrow guild ambushes. No matter who among the six died and resurrected, from this moment on, they would endure endless reincarnation until the other party got the revival staff.

The leader of the Azure Narrow guild, Danqing Xiaying, had become an aggressive challenger to the Arms Factory guild precisely to complete this operation. He had also gathered all the guild leaders together, indirectly monitoring their actions. Secretly, his guild had been taking action against the group of seven.

Jian Nan You understood this and felt extremely remorseful. Now that they were being attacked from both sides, compromise was meaningless. They could only fight with all their strength for a final struggle.

After the group of seven exchanged glances, Jian Nan You saw the same determination in everyone's eyes. Liu Wei Jian's attack arrived at this moment. The seven dodged, and the combined attack of Jian Nan You and Huo Ran Yi quickly returned to the stage: Jian Nan You provided cover, and Huo Ran Yi used *Fenghuo Liancheng* (Beacon Fire Connects the City) and *Huo Shu Qian Chong Yan* (Thousand Layered Flame Tree) to quickly burn out a fiery barrier.

"Get on the boat!!!" Jiao Shui roared. The two of them had bought a little time, and he was attacking Gu Fei, hoping to delay him.

As a result, Gu Fei easily dodged his attack. Jiao Shui felt that his existence was really insignificant, as if he couldn't help at all.

Jian Nan You's group quickly retreated toward the boat while paying attention to Gu Fei's movements. To their surprise, Gu Fei didn't do anything to stop them from leaving.

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So dangerous, I almost missed the update…