Gu Fei suddenly stepped out, circling towards the right wing of the opponent's formation.

This simple movement caused a moment of chaos within the opposing ranks.

Positioning and movement are two very technical skills in online gaming. In team battles, positioning is the foundation, and movement is actually to maintain that positioning. Taking the current situation as an example, archers in front and mages in the rear was the positioning strategy decided upon by the two guilds in response to Gu Fei. But now that Gu Fei suddenly circled towards the right wing, to maintain that positioning, they had to move, preserving the archers in front and mages in the rear formation to Gu Fei's new location on the right.

This movement wasn't difficult, and there were many ways to do it. For example, they could simply have one row of players stand still, and all the other players could rotate around that row as an axis, maintaining their original formation. And the players present chose precisely this method. Time was pressing, and multiple rows would take time, so they used the first row of players on the right, who didn't need to count, as the axis.

The archers in the front row, following Gu Fei's footsteps, immediately turned in unison towards the right wing. However, behind them, the mages' movements were strained, because they didn't possess the archers' movement speed.

The closer the players were positioned to the right, the closer they were to the axis, and the smaller the range of movement required, so it didn't look abnormal. But the more to the left they were positioned, the greater the distance they needed to move. This difference in movement speed couldn't be solved by players gritting their teeth or summoning a burst of energy. The further to the left the two guilds' formation stretched, the more chaotic it appeared.

However, Gu Fei's movement hadn't stopped yet; he was still moving. He maintained a distance of thirty meters from the opponent's formation, keeping himself from entering the mages' attack range, and moved accurately along that radius. Archers could attack at this distance, but shooting while running compromised their accuracy. Furthermore, Gu Fei's footwork was so bizarre that ordinary people couldn't see through it. As a result, many Homing Arrows failed to hit their target.

With thirty meters as the radius, the distance Gu Fei had to move was even greater, but his speed compensated for this. Agile classes like archers and thieves could naturally keep up with Gu Fei's movements with ease, but the ones Gu Fei wanted to throw into disarray weren't the archers or thieves; he wanted to throw the other short-legged classes into chaos.

To maintain their positioning, it wasn't just the archers and mages who had to move; everyone had to move. As a result, besides the archers and thieves, everyone else was getting increasingly chaotic due to their lack of speed. And Gu Fei kept his feet moving, stubbornly circling a full three times. The players from the two guilds simply didn't have time to think, and could only chase after him in a frantic spin, afraid that a moment's hesitation would allow Gu Fei to successfully circle around to their weak side and launch a close-quarters attack.

After three laps, Gu Fei stopped, and the archers breathed a slight sigh of relief. But when they looked back, their faces turned green. Their positioning was still relatively neat, but behind them, the space increased the further left one went. The short-legged classes had been left far behind, and the team had split into two, forming a fan shape with two isolated fan bones.

But Gu Fei had already started charging in. The archers' attempts to intercept him were still brushed aside as if they didn't exist thanks to Gu Fei's erratic footwork. And the mages, who were originally behind them and would have blanketed that thirty-meter distance with powerful area-of-effect spells, had already fallen behind or collided with each other in the circling process… And Gu Fei had chosen the far left of the formation as his breakthrough point. When the mages on the right side of the formation, who could still keep up with the team due to the smaller range of movement, hurriedly came to support, Gu Fei was already close.

Instantaneous Movement, Double Flame Burst!

The final six meters was as good as nonexistent for Gu Fei. The mages' attacks landed behind him. Gu Fei flashed into the archers' formation on the left, and a ring of fire erupted, immediately cutting off a section of that fan bone.

Gu Fei went straight down the archers' ranks, each sword strike hitting its mark. The short-legged classes that had been left behind were now charging up, but they were blocked by a wall of electricity from Gu Fei, followed by two area-of-effect spells, scaring everyone into fleeing in panic.

Gu Fei's burst of energy, combined with his skillful use of spells, quickly drained his mana despite the continuous regeneration from Mana Circulation. He could only resort to physical attacks next, but he still managed to send the archers staggering. Gu Fei knew that he lacked the killing power without mana, and that if he killed one archer, he'd let more escape. Therefore, he used more tripping and sweeping attacks, and the archers would be knocked to the ground after only a couple of exchanges. Moreover, he knocked them down with a good sense of direction. One fell, then another would crash down on top of them. Those below tried to get up, but another one would press down on top.

The archers who hadn't had time to run were piled up into a human heap by Gu Fei. As soon as his mana regeneration was complete, he turned around and blasted a Double Flame Burst down on the pile. Where could these archers run? The pile made the white light of death stack up heavily, rising more than two meters high, blindingly white.

Of the thirty-odd archers, Gu Fei had wiped out twenty in one go. The other classes from the opposing side had finally surrounded him, but Gu Fei wasn't interested in prolonged combat. He flicked his long robe, turned, and ran. What could those short-legged classes do to Gu Fei? Thieves had the speed, but none dared to chase. They just stood there dumbfounded, watching the remaining archers, who had already scattered and were now staring at Gu Fei in terror, not daring to fire another arrow.

Gu Fei ran a distance away, counting his mana regeneration while also checking his PK value. He had finally broken through the two-hundred mark. His PK value was now 215 points. Killing 20 people had increased it by 18 points, which meant that two of those archers were his wanted targets. To be honest, Gu Fei hadn't seen them clearly. Which two were they?

The players from the two guilds were now uneasy and unsure of what to do, feeling that it was good enough to remain in this stalemate, hoping that Drunken Cloud would stand there forever and never advance again.

But Gu Fei didn't hear their pleas. As soon as his mana was replenished, he immediately turned around and charged back in. He started circling again as soon as he came up, and the players from the two guilds immediately cried. How were they supposed to deal with this? Now even the archers' formation was incomplete and fragmented, posing even less of a threat.

If they just kept circling like this, they'd end up in the same situation as before. The players also thought about it and came up with a solution. They immediately protected the mages in the center of the formation. The overall formation didn't move; only the archers, the class that could easily keep up with Gu Fei's pace, went to maneuver with Gu Fei. And with the mages in the center, they only needed to turn around to be able to attack at any time in a 360-degree arc. But this retreat compressed the attack distance by another five meters. But this was still better than the mages circling in a way that prevented them from bringing their power into full play, right?

However, there was a feeling that something was still wrong with this arrangement! Many players vaguely had this thought in their minds, but they couldn't figure out what it was for a while. But they would soon find out. When Gu Fei saw that the opposing mages had entered the center of the formation, he stopped circling and simply swayed left and right, dodging the arrows. He looked like he was about to charge in at any moment. The archers were all sweating as they desperately fired arrows while shouting for the mages to prepare. The mages had already turned in that direction, and the players in front of them were all cowering, afraid of blocking the mages' line of sight.

As a result, Gu Fei only took a few steps forward before stopping. Then he waved his sword, and the mages summoned all the spells they could cast in succession.

The mages were shaking their staffs, wanting to attack, but they suddenly froze because Gu Fei hadn't even stepped into their attack range yet!

That was where the problem was… The mages retreated to the center, and the other classes provided cover in front. So, when Gu Fei could attack these "other classes," the mages couldn't attack Gu Fei because these "other classes" were creating distance between them.

Of course, Gu Fei couldn't attack the mages either, but these "other classes," along with the archers in the front row, were screaming and yelling as they were blasted by Gu Fei's spells, constantly shouting, "No, no, this won't work. This formation is wrong!!!"

The other classes scattered, wanting to push the mages forward, but Gu Fei immediately began to retreat, and his movements were already showing a tendency to circle. The players were spitting blood. But soon, a guy had a flash of inspiration and suddenly shouted, "We fall back!!!"

"Fall back?"

"Yeah! What's the use of us being here?"

The other players immediately realized when they heard this. That's right! They couldn't attack Gu Fei anyway. Standing in the formation only restricted the mages' movements and attacks. If they all retreated, leaving only the mages there, then the mages wouldn't have to fear circling, and they wouldn't lose out to Drunken Cloud in terms of distance either, right? This would be a truly flawless setup!

"So it was our positioning that was wrong!!" The players all regretted it and hurriedly withdrew from the formation.

"Should we stand behind the mages?"

"Are you stupid? What if Drunken Cloud circles around behind us and attacks us?"

"We just can't stand with the mages."

"Right, right, right. The further away, the better!"

The players hurriedly scattered far away. So a pure mage-and-archer team appeared before their eyes.

"Why do I feel like something's wrong again?"

"Uh, I also feel like we messed up something again."

What answered them was Gu Fei's actions. As soon as these guys left the formation, Gu Fei suddenly raised his bow and began to sprint. He ignored the archers' attacks, and after withstanding the mages' area-of-effect attacks and using Instantaneous Movement, he had already crossed the distance. Gu Fei was like a flying celestial general, and in an instant, he had already arrived in front of this pure lineup. The players finally realized where they had gone wrong. The ranged classes had absolutely no protection from melee classes. This was a mistake that couldn't be more idiotic. Under Drunken Cloud's pressure and suppression, two hundred-odd players who considered themselves experts had actually made such a ridiculous mistake.

The melee classes hurriedly wanted to come up and rescue them, but Gu Fei's killing efficiency had already caused waves of white light to erupt. The archers could run; they had speed. But what about the mages? Which mage could outrun Gu Fei? The mages were all desperate. Since they were going to die anyway, they gritted their teeth and suddenly began suicidal attacks.

"Too old-fashioned!!" Gu Fei shouted, using Instantaneous Movement to get out of there.

Flames erupted everywhere as the mages from the two major guilds tragically completed their self-immolation.

"That saved me a lot of PK value and mana." Gu Fei rubbed his nose and went to observe his two major stats again.

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The third update. Having reached this point, what will happen today seems very clear… Comrades, are your monthly votes ready?