Chapter 347 Clues

The big shots were hurrying to meet reinforcements, while also racking their brains about how the news leaked. They hadn't intended for this operation to be too confidential, so they hadn't emphasized secrecy beforehand. It was possible that one of their underlings had blabbed during a casual conversation. What they needed to figure out now was whether this was a slip of the tongue or if someone had deliberately sold them out. After all, Very Heaven's reception was too precise and effective to be just gossip. If someone was betraying them, that could be troublesome.

The people they brought were right beside them. As they walked, they asked questions and investigated, starting by declaring that there was no blame to be assigned, that they just needed to clarify whether it was intentional or unintentional.

Understanding the spirit of the directive, the players all spoke the truth. It turned out that quite a few of the hundred-plus people had gossiped about it with friends. Investigating each one would involve even more people. Everyone was getting a headache when Baodu Fengshuang suddenly seemed to remember something. "No, that's not right."

"What's not right?" the other big shots asked quickly.

"If it was our people who caused the problem, why weren't we ambushed? Why were only those six teams ambushed? Although we had a unified goal, we hadn't formed a single entity yet. If my people leaked the news, it would only expose our team, and wouldn't affect the other thirty teams. So if there's a problem, it's with those six teams." Baodu Fengshuang said.

"According to you, even the six teams are independent of each other, so there must be problems with each of them." Yideng Diwen said.

"What about Qianli Yizui? How do you explain him?" Jianding Tianxia, the first to discover Qianli Yizui, said.

"How did Qianli Yizui appear there? Do you remember?" Baodu Fengshuang asked.

Jianding Tianxia tried to recall. "It seemed like he just walked over casually, right?"

"Not casually." Baodu Fengshuang shook his head, looking at one of the eight. "If I'm not mistaken, Qianli Yizui followed Zailai Yici's people."

"What do you mean?" Zailai Yici's expression changed, showing signs of anger.

"I'm not questioning you," Baodu Fengshuang said. "I mean that your team, like the six ambushed teams, had your movements exposed. So Qianli Yizui targeted you and then found our meeting place."

"That's strange. None of my brothers is a blabbermouth. How could the news have leaked?" Zailai Yici was clearly still upset, subtly mocking the fact that other teams had gossipers.

"Well, maybe that's precisely the problem with your people. Because there's a problem, they'll deny saying anything to avoid suspicion, right?" Jianding Tianxia said.

"Bullshit, what are you saying!" Zailai Yici roared.

"Damn, who are you yelling at!" Which of these big shots was easy to push around? Zailai Yici's dirty mouth made Jianding Tianxia glare back immediately.

"Don't argue, don't argue." Yideng Diwen quickly separated the two who were about to fight. "We don't mean to suspect anyone."

"Then what do you mean?" Zailai Yici was still angry.

"Think about it. We come from thirty-one completely different main cities. Each city randomly picked about twenty people. Is it possible that people from seven cities would leak information to Very Heaven? How exaggerated could Very Heaven's power be?" Yideng Diwen asked.

"Then what's going on?" Jianding Tianxia asked.

"The problem must be found within these seven teams... Although you were seven unconnected groups before, in this operation, your seven teams must have made the same mistake. And Very Heaven seized on this mistake to target you." Yideng Diwen said.

"That's right." Baodu Fengshuang nodded. "This matter will have to trouble Zailai Yici to communicate with those six brothers and see if you had any common actions."

"Damn, I can't think of any problems," Zailai Yici muttered, but still contacted the six leaders.

These six brothers who had returned home were still angry! Being ambushed made them even more suspicious that news had leaked. While organizing their people to prepare for revenge, they were also working on this matter. Judging from the extent of the ambush, the other party was well-prepared and had a good estimate of their strength. Such a spy could only be found among their own people. After all, the other thirty, or even the behind-the-scenes employer, Ying Qi, couldn't have known where they would be going or how many people they would have at that time.

Those who were brought out to do this were all their best friends and brothers. Now, suddenly discovering that some of these guys might have a problem was quite painful. The six of them were currently struggling, and Zailai Yici began to contact them one by one, sending a mass message directly to inform them of their conclusions.

The six were also on the verge of rage, so their thinking wasn't very detailed. Hearing this analysis, they immediately felt it made sense. There was no reason for Very Heaven to have such great power.

"Common points... How about this, we list everything we did regarding this mission after receiving it, in chronological order, and then compare them. We should be able to find the common points." Zailai Yici wasn't brainless; he had his own ideas.

"Okay, let's do that!" one person had already nodded. Although this was a bit troublesome, they knew it was very important. If they didn't find this out, the loophole was likely to be exploited by their opponents again and again.

While the big shots were studying this problem, Very Heaven's people weren't idle either. Han Jia Gongzi had already ordered the guild members to search for a team of a hundred or more people in Cloudrise City.

Such a large group of people was conspicuous enough that they didn't need to go door-to-door to find them. Everyone who received this order immediately sent messages to all their friends, asking if they had seen such a large group of people on the street.

As a result, the big shots' whereabouts were exposed countless times in less than five seconds. Different people in different locations had noticed this group of theirs. The results were reported one by one, and Brother You, receiving these locations, marked them on the map. The big shots' movement routes were about to be connected.

"They're currently here." Brother You tapped the map.

"Judging from the direction of movement, they're not going to the respawn point," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"What would they do at the respawn point?" Brother You asked.

"With their current remaining numbers, they should know that they can't possibly be our opponents, so they must wait for new reinforcements. Logging off is certainly the safest way, but even if they don't log off, they shouldn't gather in such a large group, exposing themselves so obviously. Isn't that asking to be killed? So I'm sure their reinforcements are coming soon, and they're on their way to meet them!"

"Then why not walk separately? Wouldn't that prevent exposure?" Brother You said.

"Afraid of being ambushed, right!" Han Jia Gongzi smiled. "Originally, in this battle, they were in the dark, and we were in the light, but now it's been reversed."

"So what do we do next?"

"Needless to say, go block them and kill them!" Yun Zhong Mu knew that these people were definitely hired by Ying Qi, so he became especially energetic.

"Our numbers are about the same. Even if we attack from all sides, there will definitely be casualties in a direct confrontation. Let Qianli take some fast people to harass them!" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Let's just kill them directly, in one fell swoop, and wipe them out cleanly," Yun Zhong Mu said.

"If we wipe them out this time, what about next time? And the time after that?" Han Jia Gongzi said. "Every time one of us loses a level, we lose a bit of strength. Even if Ying Qi wipes out this batch, he can continue to find experts from all the main cities of the world. How many times can we withstand that kind of attrition?"

"Damn, is that bastard trying to wear us down with a war of attrition?" Yun Zhong Mu cursed.

"Heh, he's thinking too simply," Han Jia Gongzi smiled.

"I'll go find Qianli." Jian Gui stood up. He had always liked to lead by example as the guild leader, and he was definitely a speed-based class, so Jian Gui planned to participate in this operation where most people could rest.

"I'll go too." Yu Tian Shen Ming took the bow from his pocket and slung it over his shoulder. Carrying three bows like that was quite cumbersome, but this guy had been enjoying it ever since he discovered that this look was very eye-catching. He always walked like this on the street, and as soon as he got to a deserted place, he would immediately put them all back in his pocket.

"Of course I can't be idle either!" Yun Zhong Mu laughed heartily.

"Go, go, whoever wants to go can go." Han Jia Gongzi didn't say much more. These experts were worthy of trust.

"Keep us updated on their location." Jian Gui said before leaving, and at the same time sent a message in the guild, calling for speed-based players. The people from the Ten Guild Alliance responded one after another to participate, and Yun Zhong Mu immediately came out and scolded, "Damn it, can't you read? It's speed-based, do you know what speed is? Zhuxian, you grandson, it's none of your business, get the hell away from me."

Jian Gui had selected his people, and then contacted Gu Fei. Gu Fei was busy washing off his PK value, but it wasn't ideal. First, Cloudrise City had just had a city-wide battle, and too many people had lost levels. Everyone was busy recovering their levels, so who would dare to PK under these circumstances? Second, there was Gu Fei's "Divine Detective" deterrent. Especially after the wanted license was exposed, everyone had a mental problem. Although they couldn't be soft when they had to PK, after PK, everyone would inquire whether Qianli Yizui was online. If he was, they would just surrender. A little PK value was just an hour in jail, but if Qianli Yizui caught them, it would be doubled.

At this time, Gu Fei was online, so the atmosphere in Cloudrise City was excellent, the PK rate plummeted, and the surrender rate skyrocketed. Gu Fei went into the wanted mission office and swept through, and there were so few missions that he was almost depressed. Fortunately, he could barely wash off 29 points of PK value. As a result, of those he picked out as targets, eight out of ten were from Very Heaven... They had just had an ambush, so of course a lot of their people were carrying PK values. So Gu Fei was really depressed.

Jian Gui and the others had finished their meeting and were preparing for the next action, but Gu Fei had only washed off nine points of PK value! This was the worst record he had ever had since getting the wanted badge and upgrading his wanted license. The players in Cloudrise City had really surrendered at the feet of the demon king and dared not act up again.

Moreover, the dungeon problem had also been solved, and the temporary cross-city search function given to him had also been taken back. At this time, Gu Fei couldn't wash off his PK value in Cloudrise City and was preparing to use a teleportation scroll to try his luck in other main cities.

"Okay, hurry up!" Jian Gui said after hearing the explanation.

"Alas, the world is going to the dogs. Why isn't anyone PK-ing anymore?" Gu Fei sighed and flew to Moonlit Night City, Cloudrise City's neighbor, which in his impression was a paradise for PK, the hottest market for wanted missions.

Moonlit Night City didn't disappoint Gu Fei. Although Yun Zhong Mu and his group had left, the atmosphere remained the same. There were many missions and many people in the wanted mission office.

Gu Fei's name was only second to Cloudrise City's in Moonlit Night City's popularity. As soon as he entered the mission hall, someone recognized him.

The Moonlit Night City players who advocated PK naturally respected the King of PK, and gloriously cleared a straight path to the mission posting window.

"Washing off PK, washing off PK." Gu Fei greeted everyone. He was very polite, and of course he had to be courteous since others treated him this way.

"How much PK value does Boss Qianli have?" someone asked.

"Washed off nine points, only twenty left," Gu Fei said.

Everyone worshiped him to death. As expected of the King! The one who was previously 29 and now 20 on the world ranking had always been the leader, and no one else could think of being second.

There were not only many missions, but Gu Fei was also very satisfied with the PK value. He quickly wiped out several in the front row, greeted everyone, patted his badge, and flew away.

After teleporting and checking the coordinates, he wasn't far from his target. Gu Fei fixed his direction and hurried over, hurrying and hurrying, and finally became depressed again. Today was really bad luck! Gu Fei thought as he walked forward. The people coming towards him were pleasantly surprised to see Gu Fei and hurried over to greet him.

"What are you doing here?" the woman with the large wanted mission number asked.

"Something..." Gu Fei said.

"What's the matter?" Women had a natural ability to gossip.

"I'm saying, aren't you here on vacation? Don't cause trouble for the people of Moonlit Night City!" Gu Fei said.

"Trouble? What trouble are we causing?"

"Eight points of PK value, how many people did you have to kill!" Gu Fei lamented.

"Are you stupid? Of course eight points of PK value means killing eight people!" the other party scorned Gu Fei, paused, and roared, "Damn, you accepted the mission, didn't you? You dare come to arrest me!"

Gu Fei didn't explain. He patted his badge, already preparing to fly to the next target. He waved to the girls in the white light, as a greeting and a farewell.

"Damn, he ran so fast!" Xi Yao Wu was a few steps away when Gu Fei completely disappeared.

But even if she couldn't catch up with the person, she could always catch up with the news. Xi Yao Wu's follow-up message continued to gossip: "What are you doing in Moonlit Night City?"

"Washing off PK," Gu Fei said.

"Can't you wash it off in Cloudrise City?" Xi Yao Wu asked.

"Can't wash it off, really can't wash it off!" Gu Fei was in tears when he mentioned this. He wondered if he had to move to Moonlit Night City, otherwise, it wouldn't be worth the trouble to wash off PK by traveling every time!

"Who did you PK with again?" Xi Yao Wu asked. The girls from Rebirth Amethyst had left before the Five Nights had contacted the Cloudrise City guilds, because they were afraid of becoming Gu Fei's burden. Although they weren't there, they were still concerned about the situation, and they basically knew the whole story by asking about it from time to time. After that, they didn't even need to ask for news, because there were all kinds of gossip on the forums.

"Probably still people hired by Ying Qi!" Gu Fei said.

"It's endless, I'm tired of hearing about it," Xi Yao Wu said.

"Who will I PK with when it's over?" Gu Fei said.

"That makes sense, then I'll go with you!" Xi Yao Wu suggested. There were so many things going on with Very Heaven, but Rebirth Amethyst had been hiding in Moonlit Night City. They knew their own weight and knew that they couldn't help much, and might even become a burden. But Xi Yao Wu was an exception after all. She was also a person with extraordinary strength.

"Okay!" Gu Fei didn't care. "I'll wash off my PK value and go back. You can report to Jian Gui first."

"I'll wash off some too!" Xi Yao Wu said.

"I've accepted the top ones on the list, don't you dare steal them!" Gu Fei was vigilant.

"Damn, I accepted the first one too!!!" Xi Yao Wu shouted. The first one in her mouth was the second one on Gu Fei's list, because the first one on Gu Fei's side was her, Xi Yao Wu.

"Oh, that's really a pity," Gu Fei said.

Xi Yao Wu opened the mission list and saw that it had indeed been marked as a failure.

"Damn, why are you so fast!" Xi Yao Wu said.

"I hope you didn't accept the one below..." Gu Fei said.

"Are you showing off!" Xi Yao Wu roared.

"What?"

"I don't have that broken license, how can I accept two at once?" Xi Yao Wu said.

"So that's how it is," Gu Fei said.

"What's 'so that's how it is'?"

"I've accepted the top ones on the list, you can accept the ones behind!" Gu Fei said.

Xi Yao Wu was also helpless. She knew that she couldn't beat Gu Fei in a fight, because he was a professional equipped with the wanted mission function, and no matter how luxurious her equipment was, she didn't have that function.

As a result... When Gu Fei had washed off 20 points of PK value, Xi Yao Wu was still three points short, and was so angry that she just wanted to strangle Gu Fei.

"I'll go back first, I'll contact you later," Gu Fei said.

"You wait," Xi Yao Wu gritted her teeth.

Gu Fei teleported back to Cloudrise City from the wanted mission office in Moonlit Night City. Jian Gui and the others had gathered more than a dozen people, archers and assassins, and were waiting for Gu Fei to arrive to attack those guys.

"Where?" As soon as Gu Fei landed, he asked Jian Gui.

Jian Gui gave the coordinates, and Gu Fei ran wildly.

On the big shots' side, Zailai Yici, after comparing the list and research with the six comrades who sacrificed themselves, finally made a discovery: buying scrolls from Yunteng Studio.

They had gone through many ways to find scrolls, but in the end, they had all bought them from Yunteng Studio. This was a very consistent detail in their actions.

"So that's how it is!!" After Zailai Yici told everyone the result, everyone immediately woke up. The problem was that you were afraid that you wouldn't think of it, but once you thought of it, everything would be solved.

"Fortunately, we discovered it in time," Baodu Fengshuang said thoughtfully.