Chapter 1 The Stand-Off

Gu Fei raised his binoculars and scanned for a while, getting a clear view of the crowd of people coming down the avenue directly ahead. But now that they were approaching the main city, the surroundings were flat with no mountains, no water, no forests, and no place to take cover. After Gu Fei finished looking, he gave the binoculars to Xi Yao Wu next to him. Xi Yao Wu pretended to observe for a while, then gave them to Jian Gui. Jian Gui looked more carefully. After he finished looking, he was about to hand them to Yu Tian Shen Ming next to him, but Yu Tian Shen Ming turned his head away, huffing, "I have Eagle Eyes!"

Jian Gui smiled and said to Gu Fei and Xi Yao Wu, "There's no terrain around here, so it's simple. We can just pick three directions. Everyone, safety first. Protecting ourselves is key."

The two nodded. Gu Fei said, "I'll just wait for them head-on! Attract their attention, then you can ambush them from the left and right."

"You just want to walk less, right?" Xi Yao Wu glanced sideways.

"Such a petty mind," Gu Fei said, heartbroken.

"Then we'll go men to the left, women to the right," Xi Yao Wu said to Jian Gui and Yu Tian Shen Ming, and then glanced at Gu Fei, "You're in the middle."

Gu Fei was speechless, and Jian Gui and Yu Tian Shen Ming chuckled as they left.

Qi Yi City's five hundred elites marched towards Zhenfeng City. Although the distance between the two cities was relatively close, after trudging for more than an hour, eighty percent of the people were already annoyed. And the thought of walking like this through six main cities, and then possibly having to walk back the same way, made everyone's balls ache.

Shi Xin Suo was the initiator of these five hundred-odd people, and one of the thirty-one big shots from before. His class was Knight. He had died once in a previous battle, so compared to those who had lost levels down to level 40, he was a lucky dog. Now, in the team he had gathered, Shi Xin Suo did not dare to be cocky. He could see the resistance in many people's hearts. Shi Xin Suo was worried. They had only just started, and their morale was already a problem. Would fighting with this kind of mood lead to apathy, or would it become a way to vent?

There were many people traveling together, but Shi Xin Suo felt as if there was no one who could empathize with him. On the contrary, the other twenty-five big shots who were participating in this operation from other main cities, people he had only known for two or three days, now made Shi Xin Suo feel closer.

Along the way, Shi Xin Suo kept in touch with the other twenty-five. As expected of comrades on the same front, everyone expressed some concern about the current team's morale problems. Some were worried about the impact on the overall battle, while others were worried that they would be seen as troublesome and ungrateful after this thankless task, and people would avoid them in the future.

Everything has its pros and cons. At this moment, the big shots' thoughts were becoming more and more profound.

The team continued to advance. Zhenfeng City would occasionally have gusts of wind, causing the out-of-towners to curse repeatedly. Many were not giving Shi Xin Suo face, but Shi Xin Suo didn't say anything, pretending not to hear.

They had already encountered many Zhenfeng City players along the way. When a figure appeared once again directly ahead on the avenue, no one paid much attention. Everyone continued to curse and walk, venting their emotions.

Shi Xin Suo didn't pay much attention either. His mind was basically not on the road. He stepped along with the team while chatting privately with the other big shots from other main cities, pouring out their hearts to each other.

"Shi Xin, Shi Xin!!" the buddy next to him suddenly called out. This was someone who had participated in the previous two actions with Shi Xin Suo. He was his friend, and had lost a level with him. Because of this, Shi Xin Suo was a little embarrassed to face him, especially since he had followed him again without hesitation this time. Shi Xin Suo was somewhat avoiding the disaster he had caused.

"What?" But when he heard his buddy calling, Shi Xin Suo quickly responded.

"That guy is a little off," this buddy said. He was a Sharpshooter, so of course he was more effective than Shi Xin Suo, a Knight.

"Which guy?" Shi Xin Suo hadn't looked ahead at all.

"That one, standing on the avenue," his buddy gestured.

In the distance on the avenue, a small figure was standing there. With Shi Xin Suo's Knight eyesight, that's all he could make out.

"What's wrong?" Shi Xin Suo asked.

"Black robe, Mage." His buddy only said four words, but that was enough for Shi Xin Suo. These four words were enough for him to think of another four words: Qian Li Zui.

"No way?" Shi Xin Suo was a little surprised.

"I think it looks a lot like him," his buddy said.

The big shots had only contacted a few people from Gu Fei during the two actions, but after the efforts of those who had made contact to describe him, the terror had taken root in people's hearts. In everyone's minds, if a hundred people saw Qian Li Zui, they would have to detour, or else they would be giving up 29 levels? Why 29? That was only because Qian Li Zui was also worried about being attacked by guards if he PKed up to 30. If it weren't for this limitation, a hundred people would have been wiped out.

With such strength, who wouldn't be afraid?

But now there were a full five hundred people. Shi Xin Suo felt a little more at ease.

These five hundred people currently didn't have a unified commander. In theory, the team had been gathered by Shi Xin Suo, and was there because of him, so there was no problem with him being the leader. However, Shi Xin Suo's personality was gentle. Having caused such a thing, he always felt like he was troubling everyone and letting everyone down, and he was too embarrassed to take on the position of leader. Since he, the rightful person, wasn't stepping forward, how could anyone else be embarrassed to do so? In any case, they were just traveling for the time being, and it didn't matter whether there was such a person or not, so it was temporarily put aside.

As a result, now that they had discovered someone suspected of being Qian Li Zui, Shi Xin Suo quickly went to find a few more eloquent and powerful people in the team.

"What?" The experts in the team were also stunned when they heard what Shi Xin Suo said.

"That one?" Some Sharpshooter experts also raised their Eagle Eyes to take a closer look, and then confirmed, "Black robe, Mage, seems right, but it's too early to say that it's Qian Li Zui, right? You can't even see his face!"

"Yeah, I know, just giving everyone a heads-up," Shi Xin Suo said.

"Is Qian Li Zui really that scary? We have five hundred experts," someone said.

"Scary," Shi Xin Suo nodded, not being vague at all.

"Then let's confirm his identity first!" someone suggested, "Do you know anyone who knows Qian Li Zui?"

Shi Xin Suo patted his Sharpshooter buddy. That person also nodded, jumped out of the team, and accelerated forward.

"Be careful," Shi Xin Suo gave his buddy a Spiritual Blessing, worried that this buddy would never return.

"Don't worry! Just to see his face clearly. Why would I get so close?" His buddy wasn't too worried. Archers weren't too worried when facing any class. If they couldn't win, they could always run away. This was the source of their sense of security.

Gu Fei still held the binoculars in his hand, occasionally looking ahead. He quickly saw someone jump out of the other team and run towards him. It was a Sharpshooter.

Gu Fei thought for a moment, understood the other party's intentions, and then he turned around.

"What the heck!!!" Although the Sharpshooter buddy couldn't see his face clearly, he could see his movements clearly. The other party actually turned around. This action was very common, but he couldn't see his face!

Someone in the five hundred-man formation also noticed this phenomenon.

"That guy turned his back," the Sharpshooter expert said.

"Doesn't want people to see his face? Could it really be Qian Li Zui?" Shi Xin Suo said.

"Isn't one turn a bit too much to think about..." someone said.

So Shi Xin Suo messaged his buddy, telling him that he must confirm the target.

The Sharpshooter buddy started to circle around. He had to go to the front to see his face from afar. So when he turned around, he discovered with grief and indignation that the other party had turned around again. This was clearly intentional to prevent him from seeing his face.

"Turned around again!!" someone in the five hundred-man formation shouted.

"This isn't a coincidence, is it?" Everyone saw not only this person's turn, but also the synchronized coordination of his turn with the Sharpshooter circling to his front.

"It's really Qian Li Zui!!" Shi Xin Suo made a decision.

"How do we deal with him?" The others all looked at Shi Xin Suo. In their opinion, Shi Xin Suo finally had some experience fighting him.

"Five hundred people, no matter how strong he is, what can he do? Can he kill all five hundred of us?" There would never be a shortage of people who thought this way, and of course there was no shortage of such voices at this time.

"Five hundred people..." Shi Xin Suo was pained. He couldn't definitely take down a hundred people, and two hundred was also uncertain, but five hundred experts? Shi Xin Suo was at a loss. He hadn't tried it, he didn't know, he didn't dare to guarantee it, he had no confidence at all.

"Shi Xin, everyone came for your sake. However you want to do it, say the word, and no one will object," one of Shi Xin Suo's friends said.

"Okay!" Shi Xin Suo nodded, "My idea is that we should focus on defense."

"Focus on defense? Five hundred people against one person?" Someone immediately wondered. Of course, this was the player who had previously questioned whether five hundred people should worry about Qian Li Zui.

"Shut up! Listen to Shi Xin," someone's acquaintance immediately reprimanded.

Shi Xin Suo looked at Qian Li Zui in the distance, and after looking at everyone, he said, "We do have five hundred people, but among these five hundred people, there aren't even a hundred who can keep up with Qian Li Zui's speed. In other words, if we want to take the initiative, only Thieves and Archers can keep up with Qian Li Zui if he runs. This gives Qian Li Zui the ability to defeat us one by one. Everyone has heard of Qian Li Zui breaking through a level six guild in the city war, right? In fact, he didn't defeat the entire level six guild of a thousand people. It was just because the guild was careless and actively chased Qian Li Zui. The Thieves and Archers separated from the main team and formed a line, resulting in Qian Li Zui killing them all."

"So, to deal with Qian Li Zui, I think we should focus on defense and not let him disrupt our formation. Unless he's completely close to us, let's keep our formation unchanged! If he's just roaming within thirty meters and launching ranged attacks, let's maintain our counterattacks while continuing to advance. Don't take the initiative to attack, don't try to surround him," Shi Xin Suo said.

"Damn, that's so frustrating?" someone complained.

"This is the best way I think," Shi Xin Suo said.

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