Hu Die Lan
Chapter 636 The Subtleties of Competition
Gu Fei could only helplessly accept his fate. Han Jia Gongzi had indeed shouted those words in the channel earlier, which was equivalent to issuing a notification to Gu Fei. No matter how unwilling Gu Fei was, he would have to help if the two sides really fought, he couldn't just stand by and watch, right? So, this was another bold prediction made by Han Jia Gongzi based on Gu Fei's personality.
Apart from Zhan Wu Shang, no one asked any further questions, and everyone immediately turned around and rushed back to the outside of the Priest Academy. Everyone knew that if they got too close, they might be seen by Ye Xiaowu and the others standing on the line, so after getting close enough, they each found a place to blend in, pretending to be doing something else. In such a crowded place, this was extremely easy.
They didn't have to wait long either. Although this second team had a brief confrontation with Gu Fei and Gu Xian, the exchange was only a matter of moments. The two teams could still be said to have arrived almost at the same time. However, the second team couldn't match the speed of the first team of five, which was why they lagged behind so much. Especially after Xing Zhi received the news about Duan Shui Jian, learning that the other side would have such a despicable ambush, the second team became even more cautious. They changed their route and were extra vigilant along the way. With their professional level, no one could approach them with ulterior motives at this time. And so, they arrived safely. Now the gate of the Priest Academy was in sight, and they could already see Ye Xiaowu and the trio of Lao Wu and Xiao Chen inside the gate line.
Han Jia Gongzi and the others had also seen them, and they all held their breath, waiting to make a move when they got closer. At the same time, they looked around, wondering when Gu Fei would appear. But at this moment, the team suddenly stopped, and began to carefully scan the surroundings in a certain area of the street.
Sniper God looked left, looked right, up, down, front, and back.
The team stopped there, quietly waiting for this guy to survey the surroundings. When Sniper God glanced at a certain position, he saw a figure suddenly shrinking behind a wall.
"Over there!" Sniper God pointed in a suggestive manner, and a thief in the team immediately went into stealth, moving in the direction Sniper God indicated.
The sudden stop of these guys was already suspicious, and now seeing them all looking in the same direction, a thought suddenly struck Han Jia Gongzi. He quickly sent a message to Yu Tian Shen Ming: "Move quickly, they've discovered you."
"I know!" Yu Tian Shen Ming wasn't stupid. When he was peeking from around the corner of the wall, he had already seen Sniper God's wandering gaze sweep over his side. This person was indeed a sniping expert. The location they were currently stopped at was exactly the coordinate area where Ye Xiaowu had been sniped before. The man's wandering gaze pointed to the best sniping spots for archers in the game. The location Yu Tian Shen Ming had chosen was also one of them. Seeing Sniper God's gaze sweep over, he knew he had been discovered. Did these people stop on purpose just to find out the killer's location out of boredom? Yu Tian Shen Ming wasn't so naive. As soon as he saw something was wrong, he immediately turned around and ran. By the time Han Jia Gongzi sent him the message, he had already left his original position.
The thief veteran, Da Yong, arrived at the position indicated by Sniper God after going into stealth, but Yu Tian Shen Ming was already gone. He regretfully notified Sniper God. Sniper God was helpless, knowing that the other party had probably noticed their actions. The simultaneous stop of their team might have been too obvious. But there was nothing he could do about it. Sniper God knew that since the other party could set up such a perfect ambush, there must be eyes and ears around. Even if others continued walking to cover their tracks, and he stayed behind alone to scout, he probably couldn't escape their eyes.
Especially since, because of his archer profession, his strength was better than his other comrades. The other party might be focusing on monitoring him… Sniper God's thoughts even carried a bit of narcissism.
The team could only continue forward to meet Ye Xiaowu and the three of them, and with each step closer to the revival point, these people knew that the danger was also getting closer. This was their only way to go. Ambushing at this choke point had a 100% hit rate. Han Jia Gongzi and the others knew this, and the veterans also knew it.
Especially after learning about Han Jia Gongzi's encirclement method from Duan Shui Jian, Sniper God's team also made corresponding adjustments. The spacing between their team members was very wide. Although there were only ten of them, they occupied n coordinate areas. With such a scattered formation, it was completely impossible for Han Jia Gongzi and his equally small number of men to encircle them all at once. The veterans still didn't seem to realize that the skills of warriors and fighters could restrain this kind of rogue encirclement, but their scattered formation did effectively prevent a total wipeout.
"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect them to do this," Han Jia Gongzi sighed.
"Let's take them down one by one!" Zhan Wu Shang couldn't help but suggest again.
"Take them down one by one, my ass! Look at how they're scattered, the whole street is within their range of vigilance. Haha!" Han Jia Gongzi even laughed inexplicably.
"What are you laughing at?" Zhan Wu Shang wondered.
"Because I've realized that you'll be the first one to be discovered by them, and then dragged out to be taken down one by one. If you know what's good for you, quickly change your position, and stop pretending to be a peddler there!" Han Jia Gongzi said.
Zhan Wu Shang had learned this from Jian Nan You and the seven others. He had set up a stall on the side of the road and pretended to be a peddler. Looking up at this time, he saw that someone from Sniper God's team was walking past the stalls one by one. When they got to him, could he really expect them not to recognize his common face?
Zhan Wu Shang didn't hold such expectations, because he felt that he was handsome and had an extraordinary temperament. Anyone would definitely remember him at first glance. There was no way they could walk past him without recognizing the aura he couldn't hide. He immediately packed up the stall without delay and moved away.
"Jian Nan You, you three be careful too," Han Jia Gongzi continued to remind them. He knew the position of everyone in the team who was pretending to be doing something else. Jian Nan You, Huo Ran Yi, and Dao Xiang Mu were bold and reckless. At this time, they were actually pretending to be passersby, wanting to pass through the middle of Sniper God's scattered formation and walk directly behind them. Han Jia Gongzi saw that all three of them had changed their clothes and masks, but he wasn't sure if they wouldn't be recognized. Who knew if these soldiers had some unique people-recognizing skills?
As a result, Jian Nan You's bold attempt hadn't even had time to be tested, when a black shadow suddenly appeared on the roof of a building on the side of the street. A guy with a robe flapped down in the wind, his sword pointing at the veteran who was walking along the stalls. Zhan Wu Shang was pleasantly surprised. Gu Fei's appearance was too timely. He didn't have to move after all?
The veteran also reacted quickly. He knew that someone was falling down to attack when he noticed something was wrong with the light above his head. While looking up, he was already retreating. As a result, a numbing sensation swept through his body, and a Repelling Force pushed him forward uncontrollably. Just as he was taking flight, he was also fiercely slashed on the back. His life in the game instantly hit the bottom. Pitifully, this veteran didn't even have time to look back before he was sent to the revival point.
"Another Blink!!!" The veterans were extremely resentful of this surreal skill. Couldn't he just jump down from the roof and attack properly? Why did he have to Blink halfway through, teleporting directly behind the opponent? Who could dodge that? The above process sounds simple, but Gu Fei's jump, Blink in the middle of the jump, landing position, release of the Palm Thunder, and follow-up sword strike were all extremely precise. The surreal Blink had now been successfully integrated into Gu Fei's kung fu.
"PK!!!" When the players on the street saw someone being slashed to death, they instantly panicked. Especially when they saw that the killer was a mage, the players avoided him like the plague. If this profession unleashed a few area-of-effect spells, anyone who got accidentally killed would have no recourse!
While there were players who were enthusiastic about PK, or those who were keen on watching the excitement, there were also quite a few who were very annoyed by this kind of street brawling. Attacks in Parallel World had no damage immunity, whether from teammates, guild members, or mercenary groups. PK was fine in the wild, where there was plenty of space for them to mess around, but in the main city, there were players everywhere. PK often dragged innocent passersby into it. Area-of-effect skills of mages, Whirlwind Slash and Charge of warriors, arrows of archers, and so on, were the most unpopular PK methods in the city. Especially in densely populated areas, a sudden PK would really annoy many players.
The revival point was such a place. There was a large flow of people here, and many merchants were stationed here, but it was also a high-incidence area for PK. Those who were being chased had to run to the revival point, right? Those who wanted to kill and then kill again had to block the revival point, right? So this area not only often had PK, but also often had large-scale PK.
And mages, warriors, and archers were the three most unpopular PK professions in this area. The skills of these three professions had no eyes. Especially mages and archers, the skills they released were like water thrown out. If the target dodged, a passing player would get an arrow in the forehead. Wasn't that unfair?
So when someone saw a mage PK on this side and shouted, the scene immediately became chaotic. Players packed up their stalls, ran away, went east, went west, in short, they all wanted to get far away from Gu Fei immediately. This was the regional culture. In places like taverns, where gossip was prevalent, there would immediately be a circle of onlookers as soon as a fight broke out. But at the revival point, everyone would scatter in disgust as soon as a fight broke out. Of course, there were also onlookers, but they all squeezed into the revival point, where it was safe and there was a show to watch. How wonderful.
The veterans had just embarked on the PK career in the game, and they didn't know so much. The sudden chaos made them once again have the urge to disperse the players. Ye Xiaowu, Lao Wu, and Xiao Chen, who were standing at the door line in the revival point, were instantly surrounded by several rows of onlookers. Players inside the revival point couldn't touch each other, so they couldn't collide either. Although the three of them were weak professions, it was impossible for them to be pushed away. The onlookers were very envious of the three of them: "Brothers, you moved so fast! Great spot!"
"Crouch down! The ones in front, crouch down, do you know the rules!!!" Seeing that the three of them hadn't moved for a long time, a veteran onlooker in the back shouted. The three of them turned their heads in confusion, confirmed that they were talking about them, and saw that in the same row as them, some were squatting, some were sitting on the ground, and some had even taken out snacks, eating and chatting with the strangers next to them. Gossipers were always so easy to find common ground.
Although Ye Xiaowu was the chief planner of the game, he didn't know much about the spiritual life of the players in the game. If it were normal, he would find the scene quite interesting, but he didn't have the mood right now. Due to the loud accusations of the players behind them looking at the backs of their heads, the three of them had no choice but to crouch down. Comrade Xiao Chen showed a strong adaptability to the environment, and also took out a bag of melon seeds from his pocket, handing it to the two of them.
"Where did you buy these?" Lao Wu asked curiously.
"I saw someone selling them on the street this afternoon. They were very cheap, so I bought some out of curiosity," Xiao Chen said.
Lao Wu grabbed a few and cracked them, shaking his head and saying, "Not tasty." As a cook, he was a bit particular about food.
"The melon seeds from Lao Wang Pi on Second Trade Street are the best," someone next to him pointed out. Gossipers knew everything and were very powerful.
Gu Fei, Sniper God's team, and Han Jia Gongzi and the others were all affected by the players scattering to avoid PK. For a moment, there was no chance to make a move? However, everyone kept a close eye on their target, and had already prepared their weapons, waiting to attack as soon as the players scattered. Gu Fei was also very cunning. Seeing that they couldn't fight for the moment, he immediately went to the base of a wall and started eating fruit.
After the chaos, the entire street was finally cleared. The members of both sides had nowhere to hide. The whole street was so clean that you could see the dust stirred up by the wind.
"Yu Tian, Priest Academy, can you find it?" Han Jia Gongzi asked in a message.
"No problem!" Yu Tian Shen Ming replied confidently.
Hearing this answer, Han Jia Gongzi knew it was hopeless. If there was no problem, he should have arrived long ago. Who knew which street he was on now, trying to identify the coordinates!
"Sigh, you guys, didn't you say you didn't need help?" Gu Fei happened to meet Han Jia Gongzi and the others at this time, so he naturally had to say hello.
Jian Nan You and the others just smiled and didn't answer. Han Jia Gongzi, of course, didn't show any mercy: "Who's helping you? We're just repaying the favor of their ambush this morning."
"Then what are you talking about, let's start!" Sniper God shouted. The veterans drew their bows and aimed their crossbows, and arrows flew everywhere. The onlookers watching the battle in the revival point felt that their tickets for the revival point were worth it today! Were these guys deliberately messing things up? No matter what profession they were, they were all using bows and crossbows. If they were standing outside watching, wouldn't they be killed by their stray arrows?
Sniper God's team only had him as an archer. The attacks of the others weren't worth mentioning. Han Jia Gongzi waved his staff and sneered, "You haven't improved! Do you think you can win this fight with skill alone? Brothers, do you know what supplies are?"
Sniper God's expression tightened, and his gaze couldn't help but drift towards a certain place. Seeing that the three people sitting in the front row of the revival point were leisurely cracking melon seeds, he almost spat out blood.
And Han Jia Gongzi's words were very loud, and the three of them heard them too. At this time, they woke up as if from a dream! The battle was taking place right next to them! How could the three of them still be sitting here as onlookers? They had to go up and play their part! Especially since without the three of them, the veteran team didn't have a single priest.
This was actually not the fault of the three of them.
Lao Wu and Xiao Chen weren't regular combat members. Lao Wu was a cook stationed in the army's garrison. Did he usually carry a pot with him on combat missions? It was obvious that they wouldn't bring such a burden. Xiao Chen was the same. In some more group-oriented large-scale operations or exercises, he would occasionally accompany the team for emergency care. Some more special special tasks wouldn't bring a medical staff behind them either. For simpler bandaging and care, Sniper God and the others could do it themselves. So the two of them had no awareness of coordinated combat.
Ye Xiaowu had been killed four times in a row and was already numb. At this time, he was single-mindedly waiting for his comrades to rescue him. For a while, he didn't realize that he should also stand up and provide assistance. Looking at Sniper God and the others, he was still calculating in his mind: Hmm, I'll be rescued in a few dozen meters! It was as if he was tied to the revival point, and he couldn't get out unless someone clicked to release him…
It wasn't until Han Jia Gongzi shouted that the three of them finally reacted. They hurriedly drew their staffs and rushed out of the revival point to provide support.
This was not a good thing. As soon as the three of them rushed out a few steps, there was a commotion among the onlookers behind them. But this group of onlookers was of higher quality than the gang in the tavern. Moreover, the battle had just begun and they hadn't had time to get emotionally involved, so they didn't have any bias. As soon as the three priests went out a few steps, two thieves appeared behind them. A large group of onlookers didn't say a word.
The thieves who suddenly appeared behind them were naturally Jian Gui and Hei Shui. Hei Shui didn't dare to follow Sniper God and the others, so he came here from another route. As a thief, he was faster than them, so although he took a detour, he arrived sooner. He and Jian Gui had been stealthing outside the Priest Academy. At this time, as soon as the three priests went out of bounds, the two of them went up together and backstabbed them. Now they had mastered the tricks needed to fight the veterans. It was just two words: Rogue.
The two priests also reacted immediately after being stabbed, and turned around to use their fists and feet. Jian Gui and Hei Shui didn't care about being hit. One was punched in the nose, and the other was cut on the neck. They acted like nothing had happened and continued to stab.
The two priests also wanted to dodge the attacks, but Jian Gui and Hei Shui's style of fighting without regard for their own lives was too unconventional. Even if ordinary people used it, it was only when they were in extreme danger that they would show the momentum of dying together. How could they be so reckless in the game from beginning to end? The two priests dodged and dodged, but they couldn't dodge completely. They would get cut here and there, and they would be finished in a few strokes! During this process, Ye Xiaowu wanted to heal, but as soon as he raised his staff and started chanting, an arrow came from the west and sent him back to the revival point again.
It was impossible to cast spells inside the revival point, and what's more, Ye Xiaowu had been thrown to the back of a large pile of onlookers after this revival. He couldn't even see the situation outside. He was getting anxious when the brothers Lao Wu and Xiao Chen came to his side.
Han Jia Gongzi glanced at the three priests who had been sent back to the camp again, and turned back to smile: "Did you see the point? This confrontation of ours is not about tactics, nor is it about technology, it's about supplies! Do you know how Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu? I'm really sorry, your supplies have also been cut off."
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Originally very sleepy and tired, I even thought about taking a break today, but as a result, I sat in front of the computer and wrote another chapter. Tsk tsk, this professional quality, I can't help but want to be proud of myself…