Chapter 122

The faces of the Extremely Deep Cold players were smeared with dirt to the point where you couldn't even tell their ages. However, the new group that emerged from the bushes were indeed taller than the guys who had joined Gu Fei and Jian Gui's group. Adding in the fact that they called them "little devils," Gu Fei was certain that he and Jian Gui had joined a group of young whippersnappers.

And the background of these grown-up guys wasn't insignificant either. From what the little devils were saying, they were actually one of the "Seven Idlers." Although this combination was a joke in the players' mouths, the joke was just their image; it didn't represent their strength. Judging from experience points alone, they were second only to the Top Ten. If they had some powerful equipment or strong skills in their hands, it wouldn't be impossible for them to surpass the Top Ten. After all, the level of experience didn't affect strength; everyone was the same level.

"You Ge, who's the archer in this week's Seven Idlers?" Jian Gui had already asked in the mercenary channel.

"Yin Xing Cha, a lurker. What, are they from Lin Yin City? Did you guys run into them?" You Ge replied.

"Kill him!" Yu Tian Shen Ming shouted. This guy wished that all archers above level 40 would die, leaving him alone.

"They're right in front of us!" Jian Gui ignored Yu Tian Shen Ming and replied to You Ge. Then, he and Gu Fei continued to quietly watch the situation in front of them.

Gu Fei counted the numbers. The adult group led by Yin Xing Cha was composed of 12 people, apparently a complete team. And the group of young devils led by A-Yi, even with the newly joined Gu Fei and Jian Gui, was only 8 people. But when they were arguing, they probably wouldn't count Gu Fei and Jian Gui, who had just joined and hadn't said much, as brothers in the same trench. So, speaking of which, there were only 6 people. Young people have always been fearless.

"Little devil, let me give you a lesson so you can understand what a real trap technician is," Yin Xing Cha said, walking at the front of the group.

A-Yi snorted in disdain: "Hmph, you?" Although he was ranked twenty-first among archers, the principle was the same; everyone was at the same level, and this ranking didn't represent strength. He wouldn't be afraid of Yin Xing Cha, who was ten places higher than him on the leaderboard.

The two of them each took a few more steps forward and stood facing each other.

"No need to say more about the rules, right?" Yin Xing Cha said.

"Of course," A-Yi said.

Gu Fei and Jian Gui were at a loss.

"Why are you looking at me? Ask your old friend," Gu Fei messaged Jian Gui.

Jian Gui sent a message to Lu Ke: "There are two lurkers who seem to be competing. They said everyone knows the rules. What are your rules?"

"Sparring within a certain range, an agreed-upon time. The first to fall into a trap loses. If no one falls into a trap, then the one with more arrows wins," Lu Ke replied without the slightest unfamiliarity.

"This... is very dangerous..." Parallel World didn't provide players with a stage to practice sparring. Moving means PK, and death means PK value. So, it wasn't easy for two friends to practice PK skills. After all, the damage in the game had a minimum and maximum. Experts like Gu Fei could control it, but ordinary people relied on luck. As for critical hits, fatal blows, and other chance-based attacks, even Gu Fei couldn't control them. Accidents were obvious.

"No, they'll use the lowest damage equipment," Lu Ke said.

"Equipment has various attribute points; it's not just about affecting damage! Different equipment and different attributes have different fighting styles. If you can't use your most commonly configured equipment, what's the point of practicing?" Jian Gui said.

"Practicing? Are you kidding me? Are those brats practicing? They're always arguing and insisting on determining who's stronger. It's annoying. Which two are it this time?" Lu Ke asked.

"A-Yi, Yin Xing Cha," Jian Gui told her.

"Oh," Lu Ke made no further comment. Jian Gui then relayed Lu Ke's words to Gu Fei. At this time, after someone, who seemed to have popped out of nowhere, shouted "Start," the two people in the arena each buried their heads and rolled, disappearing into the bushes. The others who were watching consciously retreated, skillfully leaving a perfect, blank space for the two of them.

The forest was silent, with occasional sounds, mostly from a distance. In the area that could be seen, there was occasionally a slight rustling of grass and trees, but it was so slight that it was hard to tell if someone was moving or just a gust of wind passing by. Even if Gu Fei had the ability to sense murderous intent, he couldn't grasp the movements of the two at this time. Why would the two duelists look at him? "Sigh, why bother with this? Just hack at each other directly!" Gu Fei really had no love for this kind of duel.

But Jian Gui was different. He had enough research spirit for any battle method in online games. At this time, he was focused, even though there was no one in front of him, he watched extremely seriously. If there was even the slightest breeze, he would immediately look around to see if there were any changes. It was estimated that this guy was simulating in his heart what he would do if he were in this situation.

This kind of duel could be considered unique. Only the lurkers of Lin Yin City, who had been leveling and fighting in such conditions for a long time, could develop such a unique fighting style. If it were in other main cities, even if two lurkers were dueling, it wouldn't be like this. First, there were no such geographical conditions. Second, there was no such habit. Third, there really wasn't this kind of skill.

Three minutes had passed. The two people in the duel were nowhere to be seen. No one knew what they had done in the three minutes, whether they had exchanged blows, or whether they had been injured. No one knew anything. All that could be seen were trees, bushes, and a circle of players standing there like idiots.

"嗖!!!" A sound finally rang out in the circle. This sound wasn't sudden at all for the audience, because everyone had been waiting for a long time and had been fully prepared. Finally! This state was called "finally."

The sound of the arrow broke the silence. Gu Fei, who was skilled at listening to sounds, locked his gaze on a certain direction based on this sound. And Jian Gui, who knew Gu Fei, also locked his gaze on a certain direction following Gu Fei's gaze. As a result, his gaze quickly collided with a tree. Jian Gui cursed and quickly adjusted his position to stand with Gu Fei. This was how it was in the forest. A few steps apart, and the field of vision was completely different. What Gu Fei saw was the change in the battle situation, while what Jian Gui saw was a tree.

"There?" Jian Gui confirmed to Gu Fei in a low voice.

"It was originally... but perhaps he's already left," Gu Fei said. Although he didn't see anything special, there hadn't been any big movements in the past three minutes, but it was impossible for people not to move...

"This arrow didn't elicit any reaction at all!" Jian Gui said. The circle was quiet again at this time.

"It should be a test, but the opponent wasn't fooled," Gu Fei analyzed.

"Then didn't he expose himself instead?" Jian Gui said. This principle was very simple. The guy who was looking for someone with a flashlight would first expose himself.

"I don't think so," Gu Fei said.

"Why?" Jian Gui asked.

"Because I haven't found the person's tracks."

It sounded like a very arrogant sentence, but it had its own reasoning. In fact, whether it was the duelists in the arena or the spectators like Gu Fei, everyone saw and heard the same thing. The spectators, who had more freedom and were less restricted, didn't find anything, let alone the duelists in the arena, who had to ensure their own concealment first and had many restrictions.

"If it were me, what would I do?" Everyone probably couldn't help but think of this question. Jian Gui thought about it and couldn't help but ask Gu Fei again.

"Jump out, lure the opponent to show himself, then go over and hack him to death," Gu Fei said.

Jian Gui had no choice but to ignore this inhuman answer that belonged to someone who was too strong and didn't take his opponent seriously at all. For evenly matched opponents, carefully probing and looking for loopholes was probably the best way. And these two guys were doing just that. Jian Gui thought so.

So, after that arrow, almost two more minutes passed. During this time, two more arrows were fired, but there was still no movement. The audience didn't even know if the same person was firing the arrows.

"What's the time limit? Did they say?" Gu Fei asked Jian Gui. He remembered that the other party said "no need to say more about the rules" and then started. Didn't they say they were going to agree on a time? Why didn't they agree?

"They didn't say. Could it be that these two fight often and it's a common practice?" Jian Gui guessed. If there was a unified time standard, Lu Ke would have told him just now.

Gu Fei had no choice but to mutter to himself, "When will this go on?" While muttering, he glanced at Duan Shui Jian over there. Gu Fei still paid attention to this guy's actions from time to time, but Duan Shui Jian was as ordinary as a normal audience member, with nothing particularly noteworthy. As for Jian Gui, he had forgotten about this matter at this time and was focused on watching the duel. Obviously, Jian Gui wasn't a player who was very enthusiastic about quests. Quests were just a means for him to improve himself. And this rare duel method was very helpful for him to improve his combat experience. Jian Gui's interest in this exceeded his concern for daily quests.

And at this moment, the player who announced the start of the battle suddenly shouted loudly, "Last ten seconds!!!"

"Ten, nine, eight..." All the onlookers suddenly started shouting the countdown together at this time, and the atmosphere suddenly became heated. Gu Fei and Jian Gui were both a little baffled. Was it over like this? Had the outcome already been decided? Were the two of them really too clueless to see anything?

"Six, five, four, three!"

Just as everyone shouted "three" in unison, a series of sounds like something was jumping suddenly sounded in the arena. Continuous, rapid, and with the center of the arena as the core, something unknown scattered in all directions with the sound.

"What's this?" Jian Gui shouted in surprise. Something had already flown in front of them. Gu Fei reached into his pocket to pull out his sword, but he felt nothing. He was wearing camouflage on the outside at this time, and the equipment pockets were on the inside.

"Dodge quickly!!" In desperation, Gu Fei adopted a clumsy method and pushed Jian Gui. The two of them dove to the ground.

"What is this?" A cry of surprise rang out in their ears.