Chapter 284 An Eye for an Eye

This wave of attacks alone wiped out more than half of the players on the mountain road, and the survivors inevitably suffered some casualties in the process. Now, without priests to heal them, they nervously chewed on bread, looking up to see what was happening.

A natural disaster? A man-made calamity?

The answer was, of course, the latter. The best proof was that the opposing team was still neatly lined up on the mountain road, and not a single boulder or log from above fell on them. This was a trap, an ambush, a long-planned conspiracy. Originally, such a widespread barrage wouldn't distinguish between friend and foe, but the pursuing team insisted on maintaining distance and playing long-range attacks with the other side, giving them the opportunity to avoid friendly fire. The distance of thirty or forty meters became a guarantee that allowed for some margin of error.

The players on the pursuing team now had only two thoughts in their minds. Looking at the sky, would there be more to come? Looking at the opposing team lined up neatly in front of them, could they break through?

In any case, there was no way to stop the things falling from the sky. Whether they could break through or not, it was worth a try. With life and death hanging in the balance, no one dared to cower backward. With the fate of even several captains unknown, the team finally gathered its resolve. Everyone's eyes shifted, and they saw a determination to fight to the death on each other's faces.

But this resolve was quickly shattered. The howling wind of falling heavy objects sounded again. Another wave of boulders and logs attacked, and players could only cling to the mountain wall in limited numbers. Everything else was a repeat of the previous experience. After this wave of attacks, the pursuing players were in despair. Their numbers were now fewer than their opponents. With the warriors and priests blocking the way, how could they break through?

"The other side!" Someone placed their hopes on the other side, where only Qianli Yizui was stationed. Everyone rushed toward him, hoping he would let a few escape. But these players were mistaken. The one blocking the tail of their team wasn't just Qianli Yizui. The players in the rear shouted about Qianli Yizui only because he was the most conspicuous and terrifying target.

The tail of the team was also a fully equipped all-class team. Without waiting for them to charge, they took the initiative to attack. At the same time, the players blocking the road in front also moved. Caught in a pincer attack, the poor players had nowhere to run. The main force of these two teams was still Yun Zhongmu and his group. They showed no mercy to the pitiful players who had nowhere to go, and in just a few minutes, they had completely wiped out those who had no escape.

"Boss, should we do it again?" On the mountaintop, several players were moving or pushing boulders and logs toward the edge of the mountain. One of them walked up to Han Jia Gongzi, who was peering down at the mountain road, and asked.

Han Jia Gongzi turned his head and smiled. "Looks like we don't need to."

"Ah!" The other party was taken aback. "We won't need to anymore?"

"That's right! We prepared so much? It's been hard work. Here's the rest of the money. Everyone, hurry up and scatter!" Han Jia Gongzi waved his hand and threw a money bag to the player.

These players seemed to have been having a good time. They were quite disappointed to hear that they only needed to do it twice. They didn't seem too happy to receive the money. Han Jia Gongzi didn't pay much attention to it. He casually shook out a teleportation scroll. The teleportation array flashed, and he immediately appeared on the mountain road below.

"Have you had your fun? If you're done having fun, hurry up and get on the road!" Han Jia Gongzi said calmly.

"Why are we running? When they come after us again, we'll just do it to them again," someone shouted.

"Idiot, how could people fall for this twice? They'll just send a team to the mountaintop to take a look." Before Han Jia Gongzi could speak, Yun Zhongmu had already scolded his witless brother. He was really losing face.

"Alright, alright, everyone hurry up and continue on the road." Gu Fei spoke. His words carried weight in this team, and everyone immediately continued on their way.

"You prepared this in advance?" Gu Fei turned to ask Han Jia Gongzi.

"Of course. We'd get to this point sooner or later, and they would definitely come after us. It's never a bad idea to prepare in advance," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"You really haven't been idle!" Gu Fei realized that while he was running around, killing and washing PK values, Han Jia Gongzi had also been putting in a lot of effort. Just this ambush alone, hiring some people from the mercenary guild without incurring any PK value, and killing over a thousand people, was really impressive.

"What other tricks do you have? Tell me everything now!" Gu Fei said.

"Tch." Han Jia Gongzi ignored him and walked along with the team. It wasn't his style to reveal his plans in advance.

Two thousand men completely annihilated.

When Black Hand and the other guild leaders received this news, their limbs went numb and they nearly had a stroke.

"How is that possible?" Everyone roared in their guild channels, questioning the agile classes who had participated in the pursuit.

"They set up an ambush on the mountaintop. When we all caught up to the mountain road, they suddenly threw down stones and trees. We had nowhere to hide. We died as soon as we were hit. Qianli Yizui also led a group of people to hide on the road to the Black Dragon Mountain Cave, cutting off our retreat. As a result…"

"What about the scouts? Why didn't they discover anything?" The roars continued.

The scouts didn't dare to make a sound. They really hadn't noticed that there was such a setup here, and no one had told them to scout for such an ambush beforehand. It was obvious that this was something that none of them had expected, but they seemed to be the only ones who could bear the blame for this ineffective scouting.

"What can we do?" A group of high-level guild leaders gathered together, anxiously pacing around.

"What else can we do? First, send a team to ferret out the guys on the mountaintop."

"They're probably long gone by now, waiting for us there?"

"Who knows? If you don't go and they're still there, and you chase after them again, they'll smash you again?"

"Chase? Still chasing?"

"What else can we do?"

"Can we even catch up? By the time we catch up, we'll probably be in Moonlit Night City…"

Everyone fell silent. Moonlit Night City wasn't their home turf, and they had heard that the local customs were fierce. Even bumping shoulders on the street could cause a team battle. Moreover, the powerful forces of the Ten Guild Alliance were entrenched there. If they chased their enemies all the way to Moonlit Night City, wouldn't the Ten Guild Alliance fight them? At first glance, the four thousand members of the Ten Guild Alliance weren't as numerous as their total forces, but such a cross-city pursuit could easily provoke the local players to resist together. Such things had happened in Parallel World before. The players of a powerful guild in a certain main city had argued with someone on the forum and later, with overconfidence, organized a team to pursue them across the city. As a result, they were beaten to ashes by the spontaneously organized players in the other party's main city, becoming a laughingstock on the forum, and the guild disintegrated as a result.

Black Hand and the others couldn't ignore the lessons of these predecessors. They really didn't have the courage to pursue them across the city, especially to Moonlit Night City, a city known for its fierceness.

"What can we do?"

"Go, we still have to go, but we can't be too arrogant or too obvious. Let's organize some manpower, break them up into smaller groups, and quietly go to Moonlit Night City to find out where Qianli Yizui and his group are. After we find their location, we'll gather our forces to attack. Before that, don't get into any conflicts with the players of the other party's main city," someone said.

"Let's do that for now!"

With the discussion settled, the guild leaders went back to select the personnel for the cross-city pursuit, while several major guild leaders quietly contacted each other again.

"Now that we're going across cities, let's contact the guys from the studio and ask them to help."

"That bastard said that he had already set up a trap for Qianli Yizui and that he would definitely fall into it. But damn it, we haven't seen anything happen yet."

"In any case, we're crossing cities, and our power is extremely limited. If Qianli Yizui and his group really join forces with the people from the Ten Guild Alliance, then we probably won't have a chance."

"Alas, this is a mess…"

"Are you thinking of quitting?"

"Quit?" The person hesitated… Should he quit? While their guild's identity hasn't been exposed yet.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know what you're planning. We're all tied to the same rope now. You want to quit and clear yourself of this, what, are you going to let the Black Alliance carry this alone?" Black Hand was furious at this moment. As the only guild that Qianli Yizui had identified and killed the guild leader of countless times, he absolutely couldn't stand these guys announcing their withdrawal at this time. If everyone quit now, then this matter would be bankrupt. Very Heaven would definitely retaliate. He would never let himself take the blame alone. He would definitely bite all these guys out at that time.

"Old Black, don't be angry, no one means that," someone said.

Black Hand was obviously still angry. He didn't like the sound of anyone's voice. He squinted at the person and said, "Yun Zhong Mu Di, of course you'd say that, because you can't get away with it either. They were able to find out about me, you must have been found out too. The only difference is that I had PK value at the time, so Qianli Yizui came to me…"

"Hehe, so, Qianli Yizui might have already grasped the situation of all the guilds here," Yun Zhong Mu Di said.

"Then why did he specifically threaten the Black Alliance and not say anything about the others?" someone couldn't help but say.

"Damn, I knew you guys wanted to back out. I'm telling you, no way. If you try to run now, I'll kill you first! Everyone has to be in this together. At this point, no one can think of getting out of it," Black Hand said furiously.

The person who was shouted at glanced at Black Hand, thinking, "You're just a level thirty-eight guy, what strength do you have to kill anyone?" Which of the guild leaders here wasn't a master above level forty? But in the end, because the Black Alliance was so powerful, he didn't dare say those words and could only grit his teeth silently.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. What a difficult time this is, and you're still arguing about this. Let's quickly discuss this carefully!" The peacemaker spoke up again.

Black Hand was still angry. He opened his mouth to curse, but he felt that it wasn't appropriate to argue anymore, so he chose to shut up.

Yun Zhong Mu Di looked at the few people and opened his mouth, "The current situation is really difficult, but at least it's clear. These guys want to wear us down, grind down our patience. The informant in the prison had previously sent a message that they would wait until Qianli Yizui and the others outside gave them the signal before choosing a time to go online together…"

"Damn, that's what we're afraid of! We might have the patience to grind like this, but what about so many brothers in the guild? Who has the mind to stand guard at the entrance of this dungeon every day without leveling up, doing quests, or farming equipment? If this goes on, we might as well disband."

"So, we have to rotate this properly. Qianli Yizui is our most important enemy right now. In fact, as long as we deal with him, everything else will be easy. I suggest that all the people at the revival points withdraw first. We'll set up defenses at the magic academy and the dungeon entrance, five hundred people at each place, for a total of one thousand people. We'll organize a team and rotate one thousand people every day. The other players can take care of their own business, but they still have to pay attention. If they discover any large-scale teams, Qianli Yizui, or any suspicious people, they must send a message in time. What do you think of this?" Yun Zhong Mu Di said.

"Five hundred on each side, I think it's a little too few. The other party's current number is close to three hundred. If the fifty people in the prison come out at the same time and attack the dungeon guards together, with their quality of experts, our numerical advantage of one hundred and fifty people won't be enough."

"The total number of guilds participating in this matter should be around twenty thousand, right? How about two thousand people every day, one thousand on each side? I think it's acceptable to rotate every ten days."

"Rotate every ten days? Damn, are you going to stand there twenty-four hours a day? I'm telling you, this matter isn't as simple as arithmetic. Some people can't get online during the day at all, and there are others who stay up all night. The manpower during these time periods will definitely be tight, and it'll be very difficult to organize."

"Don't argue, don't argue, let's discuss this properly. There's always a solution." Seeing that there was another sign of conflict, the peacemaker quickly spoke up again.

"Alas, alas, this matter…" There was silence. Even if they didn't say it, everyone revealed their regret at this time. Even Black Hand, who had been shouting the loudest, was actually very annoyed in his heart. But now they were really riding a tiger, and it had caused such a big stir. If they stopped now, would they be willing to, would Qianli Yizui be willing?

"Should we go and talk to Qianli Yizui in private?" At this time, there were definitely people who had such different ideas.

"Wait! I have news here!" Black Hand's eyes suddenly lit up, and everyone could tell that his news was definitely good news.

"What is it?" Everyone quickly asked.

"On the Moonlit Night City side, they have already completed the arrangements to intercept Qianli Yizui and his group," Black Hand said.

"What arrangements?"

"An eye for an eye."

On the mountain road of the Black Dragon Mountains, just as Gu Fei and the others were about to reach the end, suddenly a sharpshooter player in front of the team nervously reported, "There's a team coming towards us!"

"Coming towards us, a team?" Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi exchanged glances. This news came directly from Yun Zhongmu's subordinates, so it couldn't be their people. Could it be that the opponent also had foresight and set up an intercept in the direction of Moonlit Night City in advance?

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't go any further!" Han Jia Gongzi quickly raised his hand to stop the team.

"What's wrong?" Gu Fei noticed that Han Jia Gongzi's face was a little ugly.

"A slight miscalculation…" Han Jia Gongzi said, "How could I have forgotten that the other party also has studio participation! If it's the guys from the studio, their forces span across main cities. Since we left Cloudrise City, they could have received the news and set up an ambush here in Moonlit Night City early on."

"Damn, is there still a team in Moonlit Night City that dares to mess with us? I'll call for people right away!" Yun Zhongmu was furious.

"It's too late." Han Jia Gongzi suddenly looked up at the sky.

Gu Fei also suddenly thought of something and looked up. "Are you saying…"

"Even if the other party didn't think of this trick, they might imitate the means that we've already used. The time from when we set up the ambush to solve the problem to now should be enough to set it up, right?" After saying this, Han Jia Gongzi looked at Yun Zhongmu.

Yun Zhongmu was stunned, and then he understood what Han Jia Gongzi meant. After a brief calculation of the time they had spent on this trip and the time from Moonlit Night City to the entrance of this mountain road, his face also turned pale. "There's enough time…"

"Everyone, stand against the wall!!!" When Han Jia Gongzi shouted these words, the sound from above had already come. Everyone dodged while smiling wryly, "This retribution came too quickly, right? We just dealt with others like this, and in the blink of an eye, we've already encountered it ourselves."

Fortunately, their numbers were small, and they were just casually traveling at this time, walking loosely in twos and threes. After Han Jia Gongzi shouted, everyone had a spot to squeeze into the corner. Even if they couldn't directly stick to the mountain wall, sticking to someone else was only a body's width away, which wasn't much different.

Even so, they couldn't completely avoid it. Boulders and logs fell heavily on the mountain road, mud and rocks splashed, and white light was interspersed among them. Gu Fei and his group still had dozens of people who were smashed to death on the spot.

"The girls who revive and go back, log off!" Gu Fei quickly sent a message to July.

"Okay!" July quickly responded. This wasn't the time to be heartbroken.

"Their people are coming up." Someone pointed, and the other party's team quickly approached. Everyone could see clearly that most of the people who came were mages and archers. They wanted to take advantage of the fact that Gu Fei and the others couldn't spread out their formation and use ranged attacks to kill them.

"Retreat, retreat backward, lead them onto the mountain road, Qianli, you go charge!" Han Jia Gongzi shouted.

"Already charging!" Gu Fei had already jumped out, causing a burst of screams from everyone.

"Damn, are you charging like that?" Han Jia Gongzi was also shouting. What he meant was for Gu Fei to exchange positions with people little by little, move to the front, and find a way to attack. He didn't expect Gu Fei to jump directly onto the mountain road and charge forward. Everyone knew that the only one who could break up the enemy formation single-handedly was Gu Fei. If he died here, then no one would have any hope. Who knew that this guy didn't cherish himself at all and was still walking on the mountain road in this situation.

The result was that everyone got to admire top-notch footwork and positioning skills. Gu Fei, weaving through the boulders and logs, always looked like he was about to be smashed into meat paste, but he was always able to avoid them one step ahead. Once or twice could be said to be luck, but Gu Fei had already traveled nearly twenty meters like this, moving sometimes fast and sometimes slow, obviously judging the landing points of these things and moving forward step by step.

Everyone was sweating for him, but Gu Fei finally didn't let anyone down. Under the expectant gazes of his own people and the horrified and unbelievable gazes of his opponents, Gu Fei walked through this dangerous mountain road. The opponents were so shocked that they forgot to attack. Gu Fei seized the opportunity and quickly charged forward. Looking around, he felt that there were really a lot of opponents, and it seemed like there were reinforcements coming from afar. How many people would he have to kill? Gu Fei thought…

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