Chapter 1 The City in the Clouds

The City in the Clouds was a battlefield inside and out, a scene of utter chaos. As the battle deepened, the main battlefield steadily shifted towards the city center. Seven major war zones formed, each centered around one of the seven resurrection points. Players fought without guild emblems, unable to tell friend from foe, and the complexity of the battle defied description. Aside from familiar friends, few could be trusted. Both sides announced their guilds upon meeting, some truthfully, others falsely, making it impossible to discern fact from fiction. Many players died without ever knowing why.

Gu Fei resisted the urge to grab a bunch of quests and embark on a killing spree. He and Han Jia Gongzi left the wanted task office and headed towards the dungeon.

Whether it was Mu Yun Guild, Black Alliance, or any of the smaller guilds allied with them, everyone was preoccupied with their own opponents. They simply didn't have the spare manpower to guard the dungeon entrance anymore. When Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi arrived, they only saw a handful of scattered players, hardly enough to be considered a fighting force for Gu Fei. And these players clearly had no intention of engaging Gu Fei; the moment they saw the black-clad, purple-sworded Thousand Miles Drunk, they cried out in alarm and fled. Their only purpose was to send a message when Thousand Miles Drunk appeared.

Thus, the two of them faced no obstacles and smoothly paid their way into the prison. The dungeon was as lively as ever. Cut off from outside news, no one bothered to come to the dungeon to deliver messages to these people who couldn't contribute to the fight anyway. Therefore, these guys were completely unaware that the City in the Clouds was engulfed in war. When Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi entered, everything was as it had been before – people telling jokes, singing, shouting, and generally engaging in artistic pursuits.

The further Gu Fei walked, the darker his face became. The dungeon was dim. People glanced at Gu Fei casually upon entering, but didn't immediately recognize him as Thousand Miles Drunk. Those who were using Thousand Miles Drunk as the subject of their artistic creations continued their entertainment. Some were composing crosstalk routines about Thousand Miles Drunk, others were writing parodies with mocking lyrics, the walls were covered with insulting cartoons, and there were countless written expressions of resentment.

Han Jia Gongzi was full of admiration. Outside one cell, he heard a joke about two Thousand Miles Drunks eating shit in a mud pit. In another, he listened to someone belting out a vulgar song about Thousand Miles Drunk not having a little brother. It was all incredibly amusing. The only regret Han Jia Gongzi had was that it was too dark and crowded to fully appreciate the drawings on the walls.

"Can you walk faster?" Gu Fei said, annoyed.

"Don't be in such a hurry! Hey, hey, look over here, this drawing's not bad!" Han Jia Gongzi called out.

"I'm not looking," Gu Fei said with a dark face, ignoring Han Jia Gongzi and quickening his pace as he searched for Jian Gui and the others.

Finally, they spotted You Ge and the others in one of the cells. Everyone was surprised to see Gu Fei, and their expressions were a little strange. They had been in the prison for a long time and knew exactly what the main source of entertainment was for the surrounding players. The fact that Gu Fei had managed to walk all the way here showed that he had exceptional mental fortitude.

"Oh dear, I'm out of time, I need to log off quickly, or I'll be kicked out," You Ge said. He wasn't very good at killing, so he didn't have many PK points. He had already served some time before, then he came to help Bai Shi Jing Lun with the deal, and then he discussed the deal with Shui Shen and Bai Shi Jing Lun. Now a lot of time had passed, and he was about to be released. He quickly prepared to log off to postpone his release.

"You don't have to, everyone can leave when their time is up," Gu Fei said.

"Oh?" Everyone was stunned.

"Did you kill them all?" You Ge asked, his voice trembling slightly.

"It's not just that he killed them all," Han Jia Gongzi's voice drifted over, "it's that everyone in the city is going to die."

Everyone stared at Gu Fei in shock, wondering what he had done. Had he dropped an atomic bomb on the City in the Clouds?

"It's chaotic outside right now. Our original opponents don't have time to bother with us anymore. You can all take this opportunity to get out," Gu Fei said truthfully.

"That's fantastic!" The players in the cells cheered. Although they didn't fully understand what was going on, Thousand Miles Drunk and Han Jia Gongzi were right in front of them. Surely these two wouldn't trick them into going out to be killed? Knowing that they didn't have to waste any more time and could leave immediately, everyone was invigorated.

"Where are the others?" Gu Fei asked.

"Across the way! Some of them are offline," You Ge said.

Gu Fei turned and looked. The cells across the way were also filled with formidable figures. Jian Nan You and the others were in that cell. He quickly went over to inform them of the news, which naturally brought another round of cheers.

Then he went to another cell to find Jian Gui. Jian Gui was meditating in a corner. Gu Fei called out several times before he finally heard him. He turned around and saw Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi, and was momentarily stunned. But when Gu Fei stood close to the cell, the other players in the cell recognized him. In an instant, the cell became silent.

These people had all participated in the encirclement organized by Yun Zhong Mu Di and Black Forefinger. They knew that the guards outside the dungeon were an extremely important defensive line, but now Thousand Miles Drunk had actually entered the dungeon. Had he killed all the players outside?

Everyone wore terrified expressions, subconsciously trying to distance themselves as they watched Gu Fei and Jian Gui talking by the cell door, as if Gu Fei could kill them even here.

"It's over?" Jian Gui asked in surprise. He didn't doubt Gu Fei's ability, but using force to intimidate the enemy like this would take quite a few days, enough time for the opponent to deeply feel the pressure. It hadn't even been a day yet, and the other side had already compromised. Their will was a little too weak, wasn't it?

But after Han Jia Gongzi came over and explained the current situation in a few words, Jian Gui suddenly understood. He never expected that this matter would drag the entire city into a vortex. Jian Gui was filled with emotion.

"Although there's no obstacle to leaving prison now, I suggest everyone stay in prison for a while longer," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"That's right, staying in prison is the safest thing to do right now... If we leave prison, our guild identities will be more sensitive than anyone else's. Once the players realize this, we'll become targets of public criticism," Jian Gui nodded.

"It doesn't matter! After getting out of prison, you can go to other main cities to play first," Gu Fei said.

"Then it depends on what everyone wants to do. In short, we should try not to appear in the City in the Clouds for the time being," Jian Gui said. This matter didn't have much of an impact on him. He still had a long time before he was released, and he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

"Then let's do that for now!" Gu Fei nodded. Then he and Han Jia Gongzi told Jian Gui's idea to the others. Everyone agreed that Jian Gui's words made a lot of sense.

"Then I'll log off first!" You Ge logged off in a panic. His release countdown had already started. He wasn't in a hurry to leave prison to level up or anything like that. The City in the Clouds was so lively right now. He was more eager to go to the forums to see the gossip. So, with a flash of white light, You Ge disappeared first.

Jian Gui had only pointed out a direction. Whether to hide in prison, or to hide in an outer city, was up to everyone to decide. So, the sound of discussion arose in the cells. Some wanted to go to another city to avoid the trouble temporarily, and most wanted to find a companion to avoid being lonely.

"How's your business deal going?" Gu Fei asked Bai Shi Jing Lun.

"Very smoothly!" Bai Shi Jing Lun rubbed his hands together excitedly, "We can start as soon as we get out."

"We?" Gu Fei asked, puzzled.

"Yes, me and Jian Nan You and the others! We agreed a long time ago that we would do this together. Now we happen to have a studio to cooperate with, it's too lucky," Bai Shi Jing Lun said. Actually, he had only talked about the business of efficient leveling methods with Jian Nan You and the others at the campfire party before. The Gongzi Elite Group wasn't very enthusiastic about it, and Bai Shi Jing Lun and Jian Nan You's seven-member group of professional players were the ones who really wanted to get rich by it. They immediately hit it off. In fact, everyone had only expressed their intentions at the time, and there was no agreement. But Bai Shi Jing Lun was loyal! Although the studio essentially only needed one talent like him, he still brought Jian Nan You and the others along. The contract they signed was not in Bai Shi Jing Lun's personal name, but in the name of the Thousand Miles Drunk Studio, which could be regarded as a cooperation between two studios.

"Oh, oh, that's good," Gu Fei said with relief. At the campfire party, Jian Nan You's seven-member group had also come to him to discuss the serious issue of their future. Now that he saw that there was finally a satisfactory solution, he was very happy. He ran to the cell across the way to comfort Jian Nan You and the others. As expected, they were all beaming with joy, and they asked Thousand Miles Drunk to pass the good news on to Dao Xiang Mu and Lin Mu Sen Sen, who hadn't been imprisoned.

"Okay, okay, then everyone can continue to enjoy their time in prison, we'll go first," Gu Fei said goodbye to everyone, and then left the dungeon with Han Jia Gongzi.

Outside the prison, the two of them were once again greeted by those fearful faces. Gu Fei didn't bother to attack them. He asked Han Jia Gongzi, "What else can we do next?"

"Someone from the guild is taking care of things... The studio has a studio to work hard too, it seems like we can just sit back and enjoy the results," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"How can we do that!" Gu Fei said sternly, "There are so many quests at the wanted task office, we can't waste them."

"Goodbye," Han Jia Gongzi waved to Gu Fei.

Gu Fei left immediately, almost impatiently. But as he quickly walked away, Han Jia Gongzi noticed that those guys who had been looking terrified before now turned to look at him with malicious expressions after a moment of surprise.

"I'm going to have to waste another scroll," Han Jia Gongzi said helplessly. The wise may think a thousand times, but sometimes they overlook the small problems right in front of them.

Those guys had already surrounded him. Just as Han Jia Gongzi was about to shake open the scroll, a black shadow suddenly darted out of the street and ran back. In the middle of the run, the shadow flickered and teleported six meters forward, shouting "Forgot!" as he swung his sword. The few guys were shocked and turned their heads, only to see that Gu Fei had already returned and instantly dealt with them all. He waved to Han Jia Gongzi and said, "Let's go."

"This guy..." Han Jia Gongzi put the scroll back in his pocket.

In the data room of the City in the Clouds' parliament building, Piao Liu, Zuo Shou Xie Ai, and You Shou Xie Shuai took a good rest and hadn't received any news from Gu Fei since then. They finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The three of them left the parliament building and walked out of the courtyard. They immediately saw a team of people chasing several players as they rushed through the main street outside the gate.

It was common for players to chase and kill each other in the game, so the three of them were used to it and didn't pay much attention to it. But as they continued to walk, the frequency of PK incidents made them feel uneasy. On a rather remote street, three PK incidents were happening simultaneously. And after the three PK incidents ended, the three groups of winning players began to glare at each other, and after a short while, the three groups of people fought together again. During the battle, they would occasionally size up Piao Liu and the other two with wary expressions.

"What... what's going on?" Zuo Shou Xie Ai asked in surprise.

"It's probably related to that guy," Piao Liu said.

"Let's ask!" You Shou Xie Shuai said.

"I don't think we need to! If we ask, he'll immediately think of something and ask us to go to that damned data room again," Piao Liu said.

Zuo Shou Xie Ai and You Shou Xie Shuai shivered together and nodded repeatedly: "Don't contact him, let's blacklist him!"

"I'll ask that Han Jia Gongzi," Piao Liu said as he contacted Han Jia Gongzi.

When Gu Fei arrived at the wanted task office, he found that in just a short while, the wanted task office had become less deserted. And most of those who came were mages. Obviously, in team battles, mages, as map-clearing weapons, had a natural advantage in gaining PK points. In any case, ordinary players wouldn't dare to break the limit of thirty points. So, after mages passed twenty points, they had to bite the bullet and come to wash it off. And in order to ensure the safety of their own mages, the major teams would naturally send teams to escort them. As a result, many teams came to the wanted task office without prior agreement, and when they met, they immediately started fighting.

This fighting never seemed to end. When Gu Fei arrived, these people were negotiating! The idea of each side was that everyone shouldn't fight here. Everyone needed to wash off their PK points, so they should leave a way out for everyone. Everyone should take the quests and then go do them. The PK points of the people who came here weren't low, so there was no need to kill each other anymore.

Originally, everyone agreed with this idea. But it was this last sentence that immediately stirred up the schemes in some people's hearts.

The PK points of the people who come here are not low! Killing one person is as good as killing several people, so the wanted task office is actually a good place to ambush people, much safer than guarding resurrection points.

More than one guild had this evil thought. But with this idea, they naturally became worried about the safety of their own mages. So, they didn't immediately launch a sneak attack. Instead, they pretended to agree on the surface. They endured this round, and while they were quietly taking the quests, they were secretly deploying manpower and preparing to set up an ambush at the wanted task office.

A group of people were busy with their own thoughts. When they took the quests and went out, they didn't forget to be wary of each other. They politely gestured for each other to go first, but no one dared to go first. In the end, almost everyone was forced to go out one by one.

As a result, as soon as they went out, a mage was struck by a white light and flew away. Everyone was shocked and began to accuse each other of not keeping their word. But just as they were about to start fighting, the mage of the accused side was also struck by a white light and flew away.

This time, everyone saw clearly that the one who had killed their protected object was the black-clad, purple-sworded, Parallel World's number one killer, Thousand Miles Drunk.

Gu Fei had no idea what these players were thinking at this time. He was just taking the quests according to the PK points from top to bottom. After taking them, he didn't even look at the coordinates. He saw a bunch of numbers in front of him, and many of the targets were actually in the wanted task office. How could Gu Fei be polite? He went up and hacked! He killed one, then another, and these players realized that Thousand Miles Drunk was targeting them.

"Wanted task, those who have nothing to do with it, get out of the way!" Gu Fei shouted.

Everyone wanted to cry but had no tears. What was this time? Why did this guy have to come out and make trouble again? The players were hesitant, wondering if they should go up and fight Gu Fei.

Gu Fei gave a warning and rushed towards the next target. Some players didn't have time to think and subconsciously went to protect the target, but they were instantly killed by Gu Fei. Then the target was also killed, unable to be protected, and was turned into ashes by Gu Fei's palm of thunder.

There was chaos outside the door of the wanted task office. At this time, there were still many people inside being hypocritically polite, gesturing for each other to go first. As a result, another mage came out, and Gu Fei went up and killed him with one sword.

The players outside were in chaos, but no one came up to attack Gu Fei. They were chaotic but orderly, retreating in all directions while maintaining a distance from Gu Fei. Seeing that another mage who had just come out was instantly killed, everyone felt a burst of joy in their hearts, and they all quietly stood and watched...

The players who came out of the door saw Gu Fei guarding there with his sword, but they didn't see their own mage. They didn't know what had happened yet, and they heard Gu Fei say: "Wanted task, those who have nothing to do with it, get out of the way!"

The players who came out were shocked and quickly retreated back into the room. There were still people lining up to go out in the room. When the door opened, people were entering and exiting, and they were squeezed together. Gu Fei stood on tiptoe and saw that there were still targets inside. He quickly maintained order: "Don't push, don't push, let those with PK points come out first!"

Everyone was vomiting blood. What was this all about? Someone plucked up the courage to come up and negotiate with Gu Fei: "Brother Qianli... you, this, this..." He said "this" for a long time but couldn't say anything. What could he say? The wanted tasks were placed here for people to do. It was reasonable for Gu Fei to come and do them. To stop him, one could only use overbearing threats. But now it was Thousand Miles Drunk! Who would threaten whom?

Gu Fei blocked the door and tapped the door frame from afar with the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword: "What are you all doing squeezing here, go do your own things!"

When the pressure is too great, resistance will eventually arise. Although Thousand Miles Drunk was terrifying, there were still people whose hot blood overcame their fear. They shouted "I'm going to fight!" and rushed up.

Gu Fei was very calm. He did a backflip and jumped down the stone steps outside the door. He saw several people rushing out of the door. The onlookers outside the door also had ideas. So many people, could they try to attack Thousand Miles Drunk together?

The moment these guys just conceived this idea they gave it up, because Thousand Miles Drunk took a few steps forward, returned to the stone steps, and killed all the hot-blooded men who rushed out with a circle of fire. Their protected target, the wanted mage, was still holding his staff and preparing to chant. At this time, his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't even say a word.

"Wanted task!" Gu Fei shouted as he killed the man, rushed in, and hacked at anyone with a quest number. The players had lost their will to fight and fled out the door one after another. Gu Fei was unhurried, accurately selecting targets one by one. He even turned in a quest in the middle, washing off his PK points. Seeing that there were no more targets around, he patted his emblem, and the newly appeared teleportation function was activated.

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The second to last day, students who are hiding their tickets, come out quickly, I saw you!