Chapter 1 All-Out Pursuit

After discovering Lord Grim's trail, almost all the guild's teams became lively. Lord Grim was to be dealt with at all costs, while Mysterious Wanderer was just a bonus.

The three guild leaders were also unusually excited at this time. All three had the electronic map of the Wilderness Town open on their screens. After ascertaining the coordinates, they instantly grasped Lord Grim's location and immediately began deployment.

"Don't rush, set up a perimeter, gradually tighten it, he can't escape," Chun Yi Lao said from the side. The Jin Xiang team, which had intercepted Mysterious Wanderer, consisted of half of the Jia Dynasty's forces. The ones chasing Mysterious Wanderer from behind were from Herb Garden. Blue Brook Guild's forces hadn't directly intervened yet, so Chun Yi Lao's observations were relatively calm.

"That's right, this guy seems determined not to log off, let's just play with him slowly," Tian Nan Xing also said.

"What did he suddenly jump out and do?" Chun Yi Lao asked.

"Heard he killed Jia Dynasty's Jin Xiang," Tian Nan Xing said, wanting to see Chen Yehui's expression. Was Lord Grim's action a counterattack against Jia Dynasty? He said he'd risk his life to take out a Launcher during the earlier breakout, and now he's killed another one, a core member of Jia Dynasty…

Thinking of this, Tian Nan Xing quietly opened a private chat with Chun Yi Lao.

"Ye Qiu seems to be targeting Jia Dynasty," Tian Nan Xing said.

"Mm."

As soon as he switched to message mode, Chun Yi Lao became concise, not even bothering with punctuation. Tian Nan Xing's heart immediately flared up at this reply. Herb Garden and Blue Brook Guild had never gotten along, and he particularly hated Chun Yi Lao's annoying habits. He really didn't want to bother with this guy right now, and then he immediately realized: there's no need to bother with him! As long as his guild benefits from his plans, why look for Chun Yi Lao? Thinking this, Tian Nan Xing decisively closed the private chat. He pondered whether there was an opportunity to sit back and watch the tigers fight. Anyway, Lord Grim had to be killed, whether they killed him or Jia Dynasty did, it was the same. He didn't mind if Lord Grim could bite Jia Dynasty a few times during the process.

"Pay attention to blocking, don't be too aggressive, see Lord Grim's intentions clearly," Tian Nan Xing quickly issued an instruction.

On the street, Lord Grim and Mysterious Wanderer sprinted together, with pursuers chasing wildly behind them. Those who could attack didn't hesitate to use their skills.

But these were not the main point. As Lord Grim ran, Ye Xiu chatted with Chen Guo outside the game, while Mysterious Wanderer pricked up his ears, trying to eavesdrop and understand something.

When he heard Ye Xiu say "Won't they feel very proud?" at the end, Mysterious Wanderer couldn't help but coldly "hmph" once.

"Who do you think you are?" Unexpectedly, Mysterious Wanderer actually took the initiative to speak to Ye Xiu.

"I'm someone who almost got surrounded and killed," Ye Xiu said.

"…" Mysterious Wanderer was speechless.

"Twice," Ye Xiu added.

"Each to his own!" Mysterious Wanderer was decisive. There was a crossroads ahead, and Mysterious Wanderer immediately turned right, but Lord Grim followed without hesitation.

"Don't follow me," Mysterious Wanderer said.

"You're really a genius, three directions, both sides have people, you took the third side, telling me not to follow, why didn't you choose to go where there are people?" Ye Xiu said.

"…"

"Turn left ahead," Ye Xiu said.

Mysterious Wanderer went straight without stopping. Ye Xiu didn't bother, his Lord Grim turned left on his own. As a result, less than three seconds after turning the corner, Mysterious Wanderer rushed back like a whirlwind.

"Don't follow me," Ye Xiu said coldly.

Mysterious Wanderer wanted to cry but had no tears. He didn't want to follow, but he didn't want to die either. But being repaid in kind by Ye Xiu like this was unbearable. Mysterious Wanderer resolutely stopped and turned around.

"Aiyo, young people these days are so unique," Ye Xiu said, and even turned his Lord Grim back around.

"Why are you following me!" Mysterious Wanderer immediately retorted.

"I'm a practical person," Ye Xiu said.

"Huh?" Mysterious Wanderer didn't understand.

"There are more people over there…" Ye Xiu explained to him.

Mysterious Wanderer spat blood; he couldn't find the words to describe his mood.

Walking straight down the street, blocking the way were five players. Seeming to know that the two were powerful, they didn't rush forward impatiently when they saw them charging head-on. Instead, they immediately stood their ground, fully prepared to meet them head-on.

Mysterious Wanderer saw an empty house ahead and dashed diagonally towards the door.

"What do you want to do?" Ye Xiu asked.

Mysterious Wanderer didn't explain and rushed into the house. Ye Xiu didn't let Lord Grim enter, standing outside with a cold smile.

He counted one, two, three, but there was still no movement.

"Do you want to die in there if you don't come out?" Ye Xiu asked lazily.

Mysterious Wanderer slowly shuffled out, his movements somewhat awkward.

"How did you know this room didn't have windows?" Mysterious Wanderer said.

"Look at the map, genius," Ye Xiu said.

"Is it marked on the map?" Mysterious Wanderer was puzzled.

"An external electronic map, are you a noob or a pro?" Ye Xiu said.

"Pro!" Mysterious Wanderer answered with extreme confidence.

"Prepare for battle, pro."

While the two were talking, their characters didn't slow down at all, and in a moment, they had entered the attack range of the five players. Neither of them took the initiative to attack; they were preparing to act according to the situation. If the other side didn't move, that would be great; they could just run past.

From this point of view, Mysterious Wanderer was definitely not a noob, obviously having a wealth of escape experience.

The five blocking players, of course, wouldn't stand still. Staring intently at the decreasing distance between the two, two of the swordsmen in the team took the lead. Sword light flashed, each unleashing a *Badao Zhan* (unsheathed sword strike), the intersecting sword lights were shocking.

The two were from the same guild, the same familiar team, so their coordination was considered skilled. Although not as tacit as a professional team, their coordination methods were mostly learned from professional players. If they couldn't achieve the spirit, they could at least achieve the form.

This "Sword Duet" was a type of tactic for dual swordsmen coordination. As a popular class in Glory, it was often seen both in the game and in the professional circle.

But as the sword light fell, it only shattered a residual image. Mysterious Wanderer, when the sword light approached, jumped back to dodge, and immediately used a Shadow Clone Technique. He was fast, the skill was released quickly, and before everyone could react, he left a clone, and the real person had passed through.

Turning his view back, Mysterious Wanderer saw Lord Grim, slower than him, but leisurely. Mysterious Wanderer hadn't noticed him using any skills, could this guy have just run over like this?

Mysterious Wanderer couldn't believe it, but it was the truth.

Ye Xiu's Lord Grim really did just run straight through, the two swordsmen even thought that their intersecting sword lights had struck Lord Grim, who instead passed through their sword lights, directly through the two of them.

Shock!

It was because of the shock that the few were slow to react, otherwise they had preparations for Mysterious Wanderer's Shadow Clone Technique.

But Lord Grim ran directly through the sword light like this, they not only had no preparation, they hadn't even thought of it.

"How did you get over here?" Mysterious Wanderer couldn't help but be curious.

"Ran over," Ye Xiu answered.

"How did you run?"

"Like this." Lord Grim ran a few steps, showing Mysterious Wanderer.

Others might have thought this was a tease, but Mysterious Wanderer immediately saw the implications in these few steps.

It was rhythm!

Simple footwork, with rhythm contained within. It was using the rhythm change to deceive the opponent. The opponent thought the strike would hit, but in fact, there was a deviation in rhythm. Using the rhythm change to dodge the incoming attack, the principle was that simple.

The principle was simple, but those who could do it were definitely rare animals.

It wasn't just about mastering one's own rhythm, but also about completely judging the opponent's rhythm, the rhythm of their skills. And these were determined by attributes, equipment, skill levels, and player control. How easy was it to see through at a glance?

Was he guessing?

Mysterious Wanderer really couldn't believe there would be such a pro.

But the crisis hadn't passed yet, he didn't have time to think about it. It was okay for the two to chat casually, but deep thinking made it easy to lose focus, and losing focus led to trouble. Walking into trees wasn't something that only happened in real life.

Breaking through the small blockade of the five-player team, there were no obstacles ahead, but the pursuers behind became more numerous.

"Let me give you a lesson, properly teach you how to deal with this kind of situation," Ye Xiu said.

"I've been a scavenger countless times, what kind of situation haven't I experienced?" Mysterious Wanderer wasn't humble at all.

"You definitely haven't experienced the current situation," Ye Xiu said.

"Have you experienced it?" Mysterious Wanderer said.

"When I was in the tenth server…"

"You're embarrassed to talk about the new server?" Mysterious Wanderer interrupted with contempt.

"Back in my day…"

"Who can't talk about the past?" Mysterious Wanderer continued to despise him.

"I entered the Divine Domain at level 50, have you ever!"

Mysterious Wanderer couldn't say anything, he couldn't despise this. Entering the Divine Domain at level 50 was something he had never imagined, and this person had actually done it. He was still running around at level 52, and causing such a big commotion. Actually, Mysterious Wanderer already believed Ye Xiu when he talked about the tenth server, about the past. A person who could cause trouble in the Divine Domain at level 52 was a menace wherever he went. Mysterious Wanderer was just being verbally unwilling.

When the guild saw Lord Grim, they immediately pounced on him, completely ignoring him, the famous King of Scavengers. This deeply hurt him. He had always thought he was a powerful figure who could make guilds fear him, but now it seemed his power was only on the surface. Guilds feared him, guarded against him, but had never surrounded him on such a large scale. Blocking off an entire leveling area like this, was this guy a combat aircraft among the Bosses that only spawned once a year?

I must carefully observe, see where the difference lies! Mysterious Wanderer thought to himself.