Chapter 323 323

"323 already..." Chen Guo watched as Ye Xiu led away another Christmas thief. This 323rd one quickly plunged into the torrent of Christmas thieves behind Lord Grim, disappearing in an instant.

The 323 Christmas thieves didn't cause Ye Xiu as much trouble as the players imagined. Ye Xiu controlled Lord Grim, and with this planned running, he didn't face as many Christmas thieves as people thought. From Ye Xiu's screen, if Chen Guo hadn't been counting all the way, she wouldn't have imagined such a terrifying number as 323.

After 323 Christmas thieves had been lured away, the overall decrease in their number made it harder for Ye Xiu to find new ones. But he didn't end it there, continuing to have Lord Grim run around tirelessly. The game was set to windowed mode, and next to the window, like Sword Seeking Truth, was a map of the City of Sin.

"How many people are you planning to get?" Chen Guo couldn't help but ask.

Ye Xiu didn't answer, as if he hadn't heard. If it was just a matter of running around with the Christmas thieves, it wouldn't be too difficult for Ye Xiu. But he had anticipated the actions the major guilds would take, and that's why he planned and led to the current situation. As the number of Christmas thieves increased, Ye Xiu had more to plan and calculate. His focus wasn't just maintained, but gradually strengthened. At this moment, he couldn't hear Chen Guo's voice beside him at all.

Chen Guo glanced and stopped asking, silently continuing to watch.

The Christmas thieves were running around all over the map, and seeing so many of them brazenly passing by, killing them was pointless. It left the players feeling lonely. They continued to run around, chasing after Lord Grim, hoping to find any stray Christmas thieves.

This approach had a misconception.

The streets they took to chase Lord Grim were often the same ones he had already been through. Any idle Christmas thieves that Lord Grim passed would be taken away by him. Where would there be any stragglers?

The hunting missions of the various guilds were becoming more and more dismal, but they were all helpless. They had been busy for hours, but Lord Grim was still alive and well. Many people had seen him, but no one could keep up or stop him.

These Christmas thieves could also be attacked, of course. However, due to the special setting of first hit ownership, even if players killed these Christmas thieves, they would not get any points or steal the Christmas gifts they had stolen. It was like doing free labor for Ye Xiu.

"But, if we kill them, at least new Christmas thieves will spawn. We won't be without any to kill like we are now!" On Blue Brook Guild's side, player Lantern Flower Night was discussing with Blue River and others. He hadn't gotten anything for an hour, which was incomprehensible in the City of Sin. And he wasn't the only one experiencing this. The entire guild was having a miserable time.

"What good would killing them do? Can't Lord Grim just gather the new ones in the same way? If he can do it once, he can do it again..." said River of the Blue from Blue Brook Guild.

"Kill Lord Grim!" Lantern Flower Night was always impatient.

"You think no one wants to? What happened then?" River of the Blue asked.

Blue River on the side sighed as well. Obviously, he supported River of the Blue's idea more, but he was helpless, so he sighed.

"What should we do then? Just watch?" Lantern Flower Night said.

"I'm thinking... maybe he's doing this because he knows that we'll have no choice but to start killing the Christmas thieves. But if we can hold our breath, he'll be in a difficult situation too. How can he kill so many Christmas thieves? Not to mention the technical issues, the supplies alone are impossible," said River of the Blue. He knew Lord Grim's true identity, so he didn't dare question his skill. He only doubted how he could kill so many Christmas thieves based on such rigid conditions as supplies.

"Hmm..." The impatient Lantern Flower Night also thought River of the Blue's analysis was reasonable.

Of course, it wasn't just Blue Brook Guild that was struggling. Herb Garden, Tyrannical Ambition, Samsara, Misty Rain Pavilion... which of them weren't so anxious that they wanted to tear down the walls but were helpless? In the end, the conclusion reached after discussing among the various guilds was similar to River of the Blue's analysis.

Emotionally, the various guilds were reluctant to do this free labor. Among them, Excellent Dynasty was especially unwilling. They hadn't even counted how many Christmas thieves Lord Grim had gathered, but their mission harvest during this period was also very miserable. It seemed that the Christmas thieves in the City of Sin had all gathered behind Lord Grim. If they really helped him kill them all, Chen Yehui had no doubt that Lord Grim would immediately jump to the top of the leaderboard, stepping on the positions of their Excellent Dynasty's fifteen people.

This was something Chen Yehui was even more unwilling to see than not being able to kill the Christmas thieves. At least now, Excellent Dynasty's position was still very secure. Chen Yehui was unwilling to personally lower his own guild's ranking.

All the guilds entered this state of looking ahead and behind. They continued to try to surround and block Lord Grim, but the City of Sin was vast, and the number of people in each guild was limited. The Christmas thieves, who were supposed to be guideposts, were so chaotic. If they could have succeeded, they would have surrounded and blocked him long ago. Would they have dragged on until the situation became even more embarrassing?

Lantern Flower Night hadn't gotten anything for an hour.

Although Ye Xiu wasn't wandering aimlessly like them, and his search was more planned and scientific, he was gradually entering a stage of stagnation.

After all, Ye Xiu was just one person. After the number of Christmas thieves in the City of Sin decreased significantly in form, it was difficult for him to discover anything. The increase in the number of Christmas thieves behind him was getting slower and slower.

341...

After two hours, he reached this number with difficulty. Another half an hour passed, but Ye Xiu hadn't gained anything.

Count how many Christmas thieves there are in the City of Sin? It was just talk. How could one person do that? Although the guilds were miserable now, they could still find some stragglers. Once these Christmas thieves were killed, they would randomly respawn throughout the city, but the number was small. In short, the density of Christmas thieves had decreased a lot. It wasn't like you could just wander around and find them anymore.

"341 Christmas thieves!!!" Chen Guo didn't dare disturb Ye Xiu, but she grabbed Tang Rou excitedly, as if all these Christmas thieves could be turned into her rewards.

"He's taken them all. I haven't killed a single one in half a day." Tang Rou was also a part of the struggle in the City of Sin. At this time, she was also greatly affected by the situation, and her gains were getting worse and worse.

"Almost," Ye Xiu, who hadn't spoken for a while, suddenly said.

"What do we do next?" Chen Guo asked excitedly. That's what she wanted to know.

"Tsk, I thought these guilds would make a move. It seems they're very patient this time!" Ye Xiu said with emotion. As River of the Blue and others had guessed, Ye Xiu had indeed anticipated this situation, and it was what he was most looking forward to. But it was clear that the people of the various guilds had seen the stakes clearly this time. Although they had been chasing and blocking him, they were really taking care of the Christmas thieves running wildly behind him.

"Since no one is willing to make a move, I'll have to work hard myself," Ye Xiu sighed.

"What... what are you planning to do?" Chen Guo asked, feeling like she was anticipating the final ending of a suspenseful blockbuster.

"Just keep watching," Ye Xiu smiled.

Still being secretive! If I didn't see that you were really busy, I would have beaten you to death long ago! Chen Guo was depressed but didn't dare to lose her temper. She was aimlessly bombarding the monsters around her while stealing glances at Ye Xiu's screen. Her mission for the day was ruined. Most of the time, her eyes were fixed on Ye Xiu. Especially when those players came to make things difficult, Chen Guo was so nervous that she was about to die. Who knew that nothing would happen until now.

On the screen, Lord Grim had already adjusted his direction. After flying backwards for a while with his gun, the character turned around and rushed out straight ahead.

In the direction he was rushing, a straight and steep clock tower pierced into the clouds. Against the backdrop of an overcast sky with occasional flashes of lightning, it looked extremely terrifying and grotesque. At this time, Lord Grim was rushing straight towards this direction, getting closer and closer.

"Hey, hey!" Tang Rou hurriedly called out to Chen Guo twice.

"Huh?" Chen Guo turned her head, but Tang Rou tapped her screen.

"Oh!" Chen Guo glanced and came back to her senses, then looked at Ye Xiu's side. Her own Chasing Haze was being scratched by monsters.

Quickly dealing with the monsters, Chen Guo looked towards Ye Xiu again. Lord Grim had already run to the bottom of the clock tower.

"You want to..."

Before she could finish her question, she saw Lord Grim jump up and fire his gun. Sparks flew out, and Lord Grim flew out diagonally, landing just right on a protruding corner of the clock tower.

"Jump up," Ye Xiu laughed.

"Damn, do you think you're Su Mucheng?" Chen Guo shouted.

In Glory, there are many such scenes, whether they are tall buildings, strange trees, or cliffs, that cannot be climbed to the top under normal circumstances. However, players constantly challenge these seemingly impossible things through their own research and technology. Sometimes, the things they do are beyond the expectations of the game designers.

The clock tower in the City of Sin is such a place. There are no stairs in this clock tower. To get to the top, you can only jump. However, there are very few players who have successfully challenged it so far. There is a video on the internet of someone successfully climbing to the top of the clock tower in the City of Sin. It was done a long time ago by Su Mucheng using the flying gun technique, and it has always been worshiped by players as the pinnacle of flying gun operations. And now, Ye Xiu casually said that he would jump up from here. How could Chen Guo not jump up and down?

"Oh? You've seen that video? That's how you jump," Ye Xiu nodded, affirming Chen Guo's statement.

"I'll watch you jump!" Chen Guo was both surprised and doubtful. Chen Guo had tried many times to climb the clock tower in the City of Sin, and she knew the difficulty involved. Those landing points were not intentionally designed for you to step on. Sometimes, they were just small protrusions on the wall. To land steadily on them required extremely precise control. Chen Guo had tried many times and had already admitted that she didn't have that ability. Naturally, she worshiped Su Mucheng even more for being able to do it.

But now, could Ye Xiu do it too?