Chapter 257 In the Midst of Chaos

Yun Zhong Mudi and Black Finger had been fantasizing about how they would guard and kill Qian Li Yizui after assassinating him, wishing they could bury a million soldiers here.

As a result, Gu Fei never had the chance to savor this grand feast, but Upward Flows got caught up in it. He was so enraged by his resurrection at the Mage Academy that he immediately called for his guild members to take revenge. He was about to step out of the academy when he suddenly froze.

Yun Zhong Mudi and his people had left so many people here that it was impossible to ambush in this kind of street market. The moment Upward Flows reached the entrance, he saw a group of players outside staring at him with malicious intent. Upward Flows was shocked and quickly stopped. He could imagine why so many people were guarding this place, but why did he have to be the one to run into it?

Upward Flows couldn't confirm whether Yun Zhong Mudi and his group had truly broken ties with him or if it was just a momentary impulse. If they had truly broken ties, they would obviously be willing to die to prevent him from living. If it was just a momentary impulse, shouldn't they have calmed down by now? Even if they calmed down, Upward Flows would definitely seek revenge, but right now, would these guys attack him?

Upward Flows couldn't ask, let alone walk out to test them. Trapped here, he had no one to confide in. Nothing had even happened yet, and he had already lost a level. Was there any justice? Upward Flows wasn't in a hurry to call for his guild brothers to rescue him. Instead, he sent a message to Gu Fei and his group. Although it wasn't voluntary, at this point, he would treat it as a self-inflicted wound! Upward Flows felt that if he died for this, Qian Li Yizui and the others should at least be moved.

As a result, he received a reply from Qian Li Yizui: "See, I told you there would be trouble, right? You said it would be fine. Be careful next time!"

Upon receiving this reply, Upward Flows kept receiving system prompts that "Your heart is abnormal," and he almost had his game forcibly disconnected before he finally calmed down.

"Brother Qian Li, I'm trapped in the Mage Academy," Upward Flows continued to try to gain sympathy.

"Don't you have any teleportation scrolls?" Gu Fei asked.

"No."

"Then you're done for. There must be a lot of people in the Mage Academy. You'll definitely not be able to get out," Gu Fei said.

Upon receiving this reply, Upward Flows once again couldn't control his emotions. Because of the two consecutive heart abnormalities in a short period of time, the system unhesitatingly kicked him out of the game. This forced disconnection became the third heavy blow to Upward Flows. Originally, he would have been fine after a rest, but now he had to quickly swallow several quick-acting heart pills to pull through.

After resting for several minutes, Upward Flows re-entered the game. He tried to think of something more pleasant. For example, he had been forcibly disconnected by the system, but fortunately, he was in the resurrection point, so he shouldn't suffer any losses from the forced logout. Thinking this, Upward Flows went online and checked, and indeed, there were no losses. "See, there's still hope in life!" Upward Flows told himself.

The guild members were quite puzzled by their leader's strange few minutes of disconnection. Hadn't he just been mobilizing the entire guild to gather and fight a tough battle? Just as everyone was puzzled, Upward Flows returned to the game, and everyone quickly came to ask. Upward Flows was too embarrassed to say that he had a heart attack from being angry, so he had to claim that he went to the bathroom.

As a result, the news that the players who found him brought was another piece of bad news: The players of Against the Wind Drinking Wine were ambushed in the leveling area. In the few minutes that Upward Flows was sick, 37 people had been killed, including two teams of 21 people who were wiped out.

Upward Flows immediately knew that Yun Zhong Mudi and his group had truly broken ties and simply struck first. Upward Flows was so angry and anxious that the system alarm went off again. Since he had just had a heart attack, the system didn't dare to neglect it and directly kicked…

Disconnected from the game, Upward Flows wanted to cry but had no tears. He hurriedly re-entered the game, and as soon as he entered, he was warned by the system in large letters: For your health, please adjust your mentality and play the game in moderation.

I got half my heart disease from you guys! Upward Flows cursed inwardly but didn't dare to get too excited. The guild was very puzzled by their leader's ups and downs, but Upward Flows acted as if nothing had happened and calmly presided over the work. This also surprised everyone. Although the leader had always been very rational, rational didn't mean he had no temper. Now that the guild had been ambushed, why was he still so calm?

"He truly is the leader!" Someone said, "The more critical the moment, the calmer he is!"

Amidst the praise, Upward Flows quickly completed the arrangements. The first thing to do was to remove all the guild badges so that the other party couldn't confirm their identities. The next thing to do was to gather quickly, return to the city, and rescue himself from the Mage Academy.

Gathering had already been underway for some time, and now the people of Against the Wind Drinking Wine were gathering from all directions towards the main city. Upward Flows had no other choice at this point, so he solemnly expressed his position to Gu Fei and his group again, that he was going to uphold justice.

"Thanks for your trouble." Gu Fei's nonchalant tone almost made Upward Flows have another attack. How much he wanted to hear the other party's extremely moved voice, even if it was fake.

Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi strolled towards the main city as if nothing had happened, and along the way, they saw the gathering crowd of Against the Wind Drinking Wine. These two were too familiar to Against the Wind Drinking Wine; everyone knew them. However, neither side took the initiative to greet each other. The people of Against the Wind Drinking Wine were obviously more anxious and quickly left the two behind.

"They're quite anxious," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Of course, Upward Flows is trapped in the Mage Academy," Gu Fei said.

"Yun Zhong Mudi and his group will also seize the initiative. They probably expect a fierce battle at the Mage Academy," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Which side will win?" Gu Fei asked.

"Against the Wind Drinking Wine," Han Jia Gongzi said without hesitation.

"So sure?" Gu Fei said.

"The city is different from the outside. It's controlled by the terrain, and the advantage in numbers isn't easy to fully utilize. Although there are open squares outside the resurrection points, it's just right for Against the Wind Drinking Wine's magic formations to发挥 (fāhuī - bring into play). If I were Yun Zhong Mudi and his group, I wouldn't defend there to the death. I'd leave a little manpower to put on a show and lure the main force of Against the Wind Drinking Wine over, then organize on the periphery and encircle them from multiple streets,发挥 (fāhuī - bring into play) the advantage in numbers. But even so, Against the Wind Drinking Wine can easily choose a direction and break through; there's a difference in the quality of the players," Han Jia Gongzi said.

Everything was as Han Jia Gongzi had predicted. The two sides mobilized their main forces outside the Mage Academy and engaged in a fierce battle. In the end, Against the Wind Drinking Wine gained the upper hand. Their magic formations were quite powerful in such a small street area. A row of spells blasted out, and nothing grew within thirty meters of the street. Yun Zhong Mudi and his group had no way to deal with such a turret attack. After each side dropped dozens of player levels, they tested the waters. Yun Zhong Mudi and his group didn't risk their lives to resist and chose to retreat. There were already a lot of opinions within their alliance. Although their side had the advantage in numbers, Yun Zhong Mudi and Black Finger didn't dare to rely on numbers to engage in a suicidal tactic of harming a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of their own.

Moreover, Upward Flows wouldn't be stupid enough to rely on the power of his own guild to fight more with less. He had already begun to move up and down to find allies, and the first one he approached was Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword). This wasn't difficult to understand. Precisely because they were competitors, Upward Flows wanted to drag Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) down with him. Otherwise, Against the Wind Drinking Wine would kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of their own, wouldn't that let Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) pick up the ready-made benefits from behind?

Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) had always regarded itself as the largest guild in Yun Duan City. But now it was common knowledge that Yun Zhong Mudi and his group were targeting Very Heaven, Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) was surprisingly calm this time. Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword), who had always been considered not very bright, was even more沉得住气 (chén de zhù qì - patient) than Upward Flows this time, leading outside players to guess whether Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) had forgotten something.

Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) was indeed not as good as Upward Flows in judging the situation. The main consultant, Daoying Nianhua (Inverted Shadow Years), had some tactical brains, but he also often made jokes in strategy. They were also observing like Upward Flows, but Upward Flows was quicker to make a decision and rushed to show his goodwill after determining the advantages of Qian Li Yizui and his group. In this matter, the person who took the lead was more likely to reap the benefits. When all the players in Yun Duan City stood on Qian Li Yizui's side, where could Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) go to express their position and get the promise of advanced VIP like Upward Flows?

Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) was half a beat slower in rhythm, but he saw some more scenes. Upward Flows一时犯贱 (yīshí fàn jiàn - acted foolishly for a moment), didn't follow behind Qian Li Yizui to be an assistant, and accidentally pushed himself to the front stage. The big fight between Against the Wind Drinking Wine and Yun Zhong Mudi and his group made Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword), who was preparing to go to Gu Fei, hesitate, especially after Upward Flows took the initiative to contact him…

Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) indeed didn't have any enchanting wisdom, but he wouldn't lose to anyone in the direction of petty cleverness, and after being the leader for a long time, he always had a bit of keen intuition. The moment Upward Flows contacted him, he immediately knew that his reaction this time was迟钝 (chídùn - slow), but he had迟来 (chílái - arrived late) at another契机 (qìjī - opportunity): the契机 (qìjī - opportunity) for all the major guilds in Yun Duan City to destroy each other, while they completely retained their strength.

Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) had dreamed of such a scene, but he didn't expect that there would really be such a day. At this time, he couldn't care about asking Gu Fei and his group for some benefits in the urban area. He just played太极 (tàijí - played tai chi - evaded the issue) with Upward Flows, such as your guild's past grudges, how could I be embarrassed to intervene, and so on.

Upward Flows was very annoyed when he saw that Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) wanted to reap the benefits of the fisherman. If the system hadn't been treating him as a key protection object, he would have roared and cursed. Upward Flows absolutely didn't agree that Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) wanted to stay out of it, even if it meant destroying them together. Thinking this, Upward Flows simply went all out and directly killed Yun Zhong Mudi and his group to negotiate.

Upward Flows's meaning was very clear. Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) wanted to乘 (chéng - take advantage of) us fighting to pick up ready-made advantages, that was absolutely impossible. That despicable guy, even if he died, he would have to take him on the road first. Let's put our matter aside for a moment. Taking advantage of this opportunity, let's kill Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) together.

Yun Zhong Mudi and his group had already破罐子破摔 (pò guànzi pò shuāi - given up all hope), anyway. They had already realized that the matter of Very Heaven might not have a good ending. Moreover, after Qian Li Yizui's闹 (nào - ruckus), their guild was severely damaged. What was even more terrifying was that Qian Li Yizui had been offended. Who knew when this person would be able to消气 (xiāoqì - calm down)? If he continued to kill the people of the Muyun Guild and the Black Alliance, the two guilds would have to disband sooner or later. And the group of tigers and wolves in the dungeon were probably holding their breath! When they all came out, how many of them would be easy to deal with?

Thinking of this, Yun Zhong Mudi felt that the future was dim. As a result, Upward Flows actually came to him at this time to destroy Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) together. Yun Zhong Mudi really liked this proposal. Anyway, they were already ordinary people with no future. Before they were finished, it would be nice to drag a few more to be buried with them, especially Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword), the showy guy whom he had long disliked.

The two sides hit it off immediately, temporarily ceased the war, and began to rearrange. Poor Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) was still in the dark. Daoying Nianhua (Inverted Shadow Years) also felt that they had encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Who knew that their decision had put them under a dangerous wall, and the wall was about to collapse in the blink of an eye.

The first wave of attacks was carried out very secretly. Just like the first wave of attacks that Against the Wind Drinking Wine had received, there wasn't a trace of wind before, obviously, players who were not trusted didn't participate in this action at all.

This time, there were more people participating in the targeting of Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas), and everyone was more patient. Regardless of whether they were soloing or in groups, leveling up or doing quests, as long as they were people from Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas), they could be regarded as targets.

Zongheng Sihai's (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) guild channel almost exploded in an instant. In the first wave of attacks, Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) directly had 142 people killed. This was a loss that could be ranked. The opponent's attack was obviously extremely crazy.

Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword), who had just received this news, was dumbfounded. He still wanted to watch the show, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly become the number one target. Remove the badge, gather manpower, Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) naturally also operated in this mode, so for a time, the Yun Duan City's major guild's proud style of wearing badges was gone. Everyone pressed the badge into the deepest pocket. When they walked on the road and saw players without badges, they would be frightened. Once they confirmed the other party's identity, run, kill, be killed, there were only these three choices.

Under the major guilds, there were always many friend guilds. The major leaders were collecting helpers. Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) had a little advantage in this regard, Caiyun Jian (Colorful Clouds Between)! This fifth largest guild in Yun Duan City, he could win them over. At this critical time, Gu Xiaoshang wouldn't be disloyal and not help him.

Gu Xiaoshang happily joined the battle. The guilds in Yun Duan City didn't have a moment of leisure. Those who were familiar with the major guilds had already brought people to stand in line. Some who were watching and didn't want to participate were accepting rounds and rounds of lobbying. The relationships between the guilds were complex, making the leaders who were being lobbied dizzy. Before, they thought it was Against the Wind Drinking Wine fighting the Muyun Guild, but suddenly they were fighting Zongheng Sihai (Longitudinal and Horizontal Seas) together. So these two were actually together, but someone from the two came to lobby separately, making people feel that they didn't seem to be together…

The small and medium-sized guilds were茫然 (mángrán - at a loss), very茫然 (mángrán - at a loss). They wanted to wait and see, but they embarked on the tragic route that Wushishizhi Jian (No Oath Sword) had embarked on: Watching and waiting also got shot…

Although the guilds like Upward Flows and the others wouldn't be wary of the observation of these small guilds, the small and medium-sized guilds also had small and medium-sized opponents. They didn't compete with the level six guilds, but they had level four and level three competitors. Some guilds that had already participated in the war discovered that the guilds that were usually at odds with them were actually watching. How could this be allowed? So they learned the spirit of Upward Flows and directly dragged people into the water, pulling the other party into this great guild melee that no one could explain the reason for.

The battle situation escalated rapidly, even more chaotic than Yue Ye City. Every inch of land inside and outside the city became a battlefield. Except for the players below level ten who were protected by pk, almost everyone投入 (tóurù - plunged into) the battlefield. Although a large part of the people didn't have guilds, in this melee, the guild badge became a symbol, so everyone took it off. Those who didn't have guilds in the first place were often killed by mistake.

So at this time, someone proposed that it wasn't a good idea to乱来乱去 (luàn lái luàn qù - mess around randomly). Everyone should just wear the badges uniformly and kill each other in a clear and distinct manner.

As a result, a silly leader actually thought that this was true knowledge and led the crowd to wear the badges. As a result, wherever they went, they became the most distinct targets and were killed in the first time! Amidst a scolding sound, those who wore the badges all took off the badges again. The one who proposed this opinion became the enemy of the people, and everyone called for him to be beaten.

The entire Yun Duan City was ablaze with war. Compared to the悍 (hàn - valiant) folk customs of Yue Ye City, this had never happened in Yun Duan City. The major resurrection points began to be overcrowded, all were dead and reborn. The outside of the resurrection point was also the main battlefield. Controlling the resurrection point was equivalent to controlling the opponent's combat power. As a result, this position was seized by you and occupied by me,拼得你死我活 (pīn dé nǐ sǐ wǒ huó - fighting to the death).

Chasing Qian Li Yizui, dealing with Very Heaven, Yun Zhong Mudi and his group had long forgotten these things. They only knew that they had no future, but now all the players in the city were going to lose a lot of levels together, which made them very excited. They were striving hard, rushing towards destruction with others.

The wanted mission office was no longer an important place at this time. At this moment, who had the time to wash their pk. So when Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi溜达 (liūda - strolled) here, they saw that the tight守 (shǒu - guarding) had long been gone. Gu Fei couldn't help but rush into the wanted mission office. When he came out, he was incoherent: "So many monsters…" Players with pk values were all treated as monsters by him.

Han Jia Gongzi was also骇然 (hàirán - horrified) in his heart. The development of this situation exceeded his expectations. Before, when Gu Fei said that Yun Zhong Mudi and the others would be crazy even if they weren't crazy, Han Jia Gongzi faintly expected that there might be a show to watch. As a result, when Upward Flows hung up, Han Jia Gongzi immediately told Gu Fei that the show was about to be staged.

But he didn't expect that in such a short time, it had already risen to the level of a city-wide drama. And the source of all the disasters, Very Heaven, was squatting in the dungeon, tranhuman with the world, safer than ever.

"How many idiots does it take to raise things to this level!" Han Jia Gongzi sighed.

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