Chapter 1 Observing

Most of the monsters along the shore of Thousand Wave Lake were amphibious reptiles, suitable for leveling. Qian Cheng was currently hunting these small monsters. Chun Yi Lao and his group of five had come, making a standard small dungeon team. They were currently crouched in the small woods by the lake. After Lei Mingdian Guang shouted, they didn't rush to show themselves.

"Let's observe first," Chun Yi Lao said.

The five of them lined up and squatted by the edge of the woods. As Lan He turned his view, he saw the grass on his left rustling a few times. He slightly raised himself and looked in that direction, spotting the character ID floating in the grass. Lan He recognized it as a member of Herb Garden's elite.

"Herb Garden is over there," Lan He told Chun Yi Lao and the others.

"Yeah, pretty much everyone from the major guilds is here," Chun Yi Lao said.

"This place is so small, I can't see them making much of an arrangement!" Xi Zhou said softly.

"Could they be in the water?" Lei Mingdian Guang guessed.

"They can't hide in the water for that long," Chun Yi Lao said.

In Glory, all characters are born with the ability to swim and dive. However, when diving, there is a need for oxygen. Staying underwater without surfacing will eventually lead to drowning. The length of time one can hold their breath depends on the character's endurance, but no one can stay underwater indefinitely. Therefore, it's easy to tell if there's an ambush in the water. Although there were ripples on the surface of Thousand Wave Lake, no one surfaced.

"How is it?" Chun Yi Lao rarely spoke in the channel.

This was the team channel they had created together. The teams were mainly based on guilds, with each guild sending about five people. All were top players ranked in the top 100 of the tenth server. As for guilds without such top players, they had no interest in participating in this plan to interfere with Happy Guild's dungeon record attempt.

"We haven't found anything here," Herb Garden's people answered first.

"Nothing found," followed by Tyrannical Ambition.

"Same."

"+1."

"+2."

The several guilds that had come as a group were now positioned around Qian Cheng in this small area. They all looked around, but couldn't see any clues.

"Could it be that Happy doesn't have any arrangements at all?" someone said.

"If you ask me, Happy is at a disadvantage no matter what arrangements they make! What level are their guild members? Coming here, they'll have a headache just dealing with the monsters, let alone PK," another person said.

This person's words made sense. Thousand Wave Lake was full of level 40-43 monsters, but most of Happy Guild's players were only in their early 30s. Even with the addition of some higher-level players today, they were only around level 36 or 37. The only people who were truly suited to leveling here were the people from their guilds. Anyone else from the tenth server would be leveling beyond their level.

"Looks like we were a bit too suspicious," Tian Nanxing from Herb Garden concluded.

"Damn it!" Jiang You cursed, feeling quite unwilling. If he had known that the other side was completely unprepared, why would they have made such a big show of force? Qian Cheng was a top player in the game, but they weren't much worse. A small team would have been enough to ensure success. There was no need to send dozens of people like they did now.

"Wait a moment," Chun Yi Lao suddenly said.

"Let's take another look. Maybe we were too quick, and Happy's people didn't have time to set up an ambush yet. Let's wait a little longer. Maybe their people will run into our ambush when they come," Xi Zhou from Blue River Pavilion explained Chun Yi Lao's meaning in detail in a message.

Everyone thought it was a good idea. They weren't afraid of Happy Guild setting up an ambush. They were afraid that they wouldn't set up an ambush. Now that they saw a peaceful scene, they felt a bit unwilling. If they could wait and see a good show, it would be worth the trip.

So, the people lying in ambush continued to remain quiet. They focused not on Qian Cheng, but on the surrounding area for any movement. More importantly, they relayed instructions to the entire guild, telling players leveling in various locations to pay attention to the actions of Happy Guild's players. Especially if they saw Happy Guild's elite characters like Lord Grim, Soft Mist, or Su Mucheng, they should send a message immediately.

As a result, the major guilds waited for a full half hour, but no news came from any direction.

"Hey, should we just leave it at that?" Tian Nanxing said.

"No matter what, the other side is Ye Qiu. If he realized something was wrong, he wouldn't be so slow to react, right?" Jiang You said. Although the people from their Tyrannical Ambition disliked their great rival Ye Qiu, they had to admit his skill.

"Hmm..." Chun Yi Lao, who had previously advocated for waiting, now had to agree with this assessment.

Only Lan He was shocked. Because he was the only one who knew very well that Ye Qiu had predicted the current situation. But why did he seem completely unprepared? He couldn't figure it out. In his opinion, if there wasn't a good way to deal with it, he could always have Qian Cheng log off temporarily. That would be the ultimate move. But now, everything was not as he imagined. He had reminded Chun Yi Lao earlier, but Chun Yi Lao had obviously taken Lan He's reminder as the same kind of speculation as theirs, not knowing that Lan He had received accurate information before making the suggestion. Now, Lan He didn't know whether he should speak up. But if he explained, he would be exposing his duplicitous behavior, which was a bit embarrassing!

But this time, he didn't have time to hesitate. Jiang You from Tyrannical Ambition had been waiting impatiently. Seeing that no one had any new ideas, he immediately said, "What are we waiting for? Let's do it! Everyone has wasted a lot of time on this kid. Tell the people at the resurrection point to get ready."

After the message was sent, the guilds' teams began to move. If it was just an opponent like Qian Cheng, there was really no need to take him seriously. They could easily kill him.

The players from the various guilds rushed out from their hiding places, without any momentum or slogans. This was an easy matter, and making too much noise would make them look like they hadn't seen the world.

The ranged gunner players had already opened fire, breaking the tranquility of Thousand Wave Lake. Many of the crawling monsters hidden in the reeds and mud were startled. However, these were not worth paying attention to. What was worth paying attention to was that Qian Cheng's reaction was so agile. He dodged as soon as he heard the gunshots, and then jumped towards Thousand Wave Lake.

"As expected of Qian Cheng!" When the people from Blue River Pavilion rushed out, they couldn't help but say, seeing Qian Cheng's quick reaction.

"Hmph..." Zhiyue Qingcheng from Blue River Pavilion snorted dismissively. She was a female player and hated Qian Cheng's bullying behavior of stealing monsters more than the male players. She understood where Blue River Pavilion's sigh came from. It was because Qian Cheng's bad habits had helped him develop this vigilance. In the Realm of Gods, there were countless people who wanted to kill him. He was used to PK at any time. Moreover, he had an agreement with Blue River Pavilion that the guild would not take revenge for his personal grudges. Therefore, he had been dealing with it alone for a long time. Sometimes he survived, and sometimes he was killed. In short, Qian Cheng had a lot of experience in dealing with this kind of thing.

At this time, Qian Cheng, without surprise or question, immediately rushed towards Thousand Wave Lake, obviously seeing that there was no ambush here.

However, the players from the major guilds still didn't take it too seriously. So what if he went into the water? They could all do the same. They would just continue chasing. What was so great about it? The ones who came were all experienced experts. The guild leaders were even more skilled than Qian Cheng. There was nothing to be afraid of.

"Don't let him run!" Jiang You shouted impatiently. He was direct and didn't bother to care if the other guilds were listening to him. Anyway, if he saw something that needed to be pointed out, he would definitely say it. He was using his usual elementalist character called I Crave The Action. He chased while casting a spell, and an Ice Frost Snowball jumped out from the tip of his staff, bouncing and chasing after Qian Cheng.

The other guilds' players of various classes also used their own methods. Those who could attack attacked, those who could restrict restricted, and those who needed to get close accelerated forward. They charged from different directions, calculated the lead, judged Qian Cheng's escape route, and prepared to intercept him.

"Over there." Jiang You's Ice Frost Snowball didn't hit Qian Cheng in the end. He quickly continued to chase while commanding the others to attack from different directions.

They were all veterans. Commands didn't always need to be heard in a specific way. What mattered was the timing. As soon as Jiang You spoke, the four people from their Tyrannical Ambition split into two groups. Two went straight into the water, preparing to cut in diagonally. The other two chased directly towards Qian Cheng, cutting off his retreat.

The other guilds also had their own ideas. In just a moment, half of the people had chased into the water. The surface of Thousand Wave Lake, which had only had ripples, suddenly had waves everywhere. Characters were like torpedoes, and the target they wanted to sink was Qian Cheng, who had gone into the water first and was swimming straight ahead.

"Ranged, block him!" Jiang You shouted again. He was relatively direct and didn't bother to care if the other guilds were listening to him. Anyway, if he saw something that needed to be pointed out, he would definitely say it.

The ranged gunner players at the water's edge didn't rush to get in. They aimed at Qian Cheng and fired a barrage of shots.

This was also a matter of experience. In the water, characters were never stationary, but were constantly in a state of rising and falling. Especially since there were many people jumping into the water at this time, the waves were surging, and this rising and falling would be even more intense. In this state, it undoubtedly increased the difficulty of aiming for ranged classes. So, everyone stood firmly on the shore and shot to their heart's content first.

Sensing the threat of this focused fire, Qian Cheng suddenly sank, and his character dived into the water. When the others saw this, they also dived one after another. Otherwise, if Qian Cheng dived too deep, they wouldn't be able to see where he was going from the surface of the water.

Who knew that at this moment, a very high cluster of waves suddenly rose on the lake surface, accompanied by what seemed to be an explosion. In the waves, a player had been lifted high up... (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in for more chapters. Support the author and support genuine reading!)