Chapter 39 The Chaos of Cloudend City

Cloudend City was in chaos, utter chaos!

Guilds fought their own battles, no longer distinguishing friend from foe. Amidst this jumble of forces, Gu Fei, the wanted bounty hunter, had once again thrown himself into the fray. Although the new teleport function of the Chasing Wind emblem was extremely random, it still noticeably improved efficiency. The description emphasized that no matter how random, it would always be in a close vicinity, which wasn’t a lie. Even teleporting from inside a house to just outside was considered a few steps closer!

Another shadow of dread immediately loomed over the heads of Cloudend City players. Except for priests, players of all classes were living in fear. With the battle raging on like this, who didn’t have some PK (Player Killing) value? Especially after realizing that Qian Li Zui's wanted targets were prioritized based on their PK value, those who had previously reveled in their bloodthirsty killings in the guild were now panicking. The guild leaders were also helpless, only able to console everyone with, "At least it's just jail time." But there were also those with a PK value exceeding twenty, which meant a level drop even with jail time. They wanted to wash it off, but after hearing that the bounty mission office was Qian Li Zui’s main surveillance point, many abandoned the idea.

As a result, some were already contemplating fleeing far away from this sorrowful place. Escaping on foot along the Wulong Mountain Range was too slow, and Qian Li Zui might catch up quickly. Thus, everyone thought of teleport scrolls. At this moment, saving money was the last thing on their minds, and the market for teleport scrolls in Cloudend City exploded. But where could they find teleport scrolls at this time? At least, the auction house was definitely empty, as those had long been swept clean by Han Jia Gongzi. So, they had to look for studios with remaining stock. Due to Han Jia Gongzi's several large-scale purchases, studios had been paying attention to the demand for teleport scrolls. Coupled with a slight shortage of supply, the prices soared with so many people rushing to buy. Ordinary players simply couldn’t afford them and could only regretfully wait for their deaths.

At this moment, it was Han Jia Gongzi's message that saved many players: "Can your mission have some directionality? Don't kill indiscriminately."

"What do you mean?" Gu Fei asked, enjoying his killing spree.

"You need to let the players know that you're killing members of some guilds and not killing members of others. Only then will people unite with us and continue to fight. If you keep killing indiscriminately like this, you'll force the entire city to ally again to deal with us. It took so much effort for a bunch of idiots to create the current situation; don't ruin it!"

Hearing this, Gu Fei nodded, "You make sense!"

"Of course."

"So, which ones should I kill and which ones shouldn't I kill?" Gu Fei asked.

"If you can't tell the difference, then don't kill anyone," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"I'll try my best." After Gu Fei finished speaking, he looked for Piaoliu and sent a message, "Hey." Piaoliu quickly replied, "The user you are calling is permanently unavailable, please never call again."

Gu Fei was depressed, knowing that this guy had gone crazy checking names in the database and had refused to cooperate with him again. But without him providing information, he couldn't identify the guilds of his mission target players, and players weren't wearing guild emblems anymore. Could he ask them directly? Would they tell the truth?

Thinking of this, Gu Fei smacked his head. Whether they told the truth or not didn't matter; what mattered was making everyone understand that he wasn’t killing members of some guilds. As long as he achieved this effect, it was enough.

With that in mind, Gu Fei activated his guild emblem teleport again and took off. This time, his random luck was good. The target he wanted to kill was right in front of him, and those with him, as well as their opponents, all had numbers displayed. This was a significant feature of the chaos in Cloudend City: almost everyone had PK value. This greatly benefited Gu Fei, who, following a coordinate, often discovered several mission targets simultaneously. Gu Fei wondered if he could return to the bounty mission office and take on all the missions in Cloudend City. That way, he might not even need to search anymore, as everyone on the street would be a potential target.

While pondering, he rushed forward and shouted, "Bounty mission!" Gu Fei omitted the phrase "Those who are fine, step aside" because everyone in front of him had numbers, all of whom were his targets. This meant that these two groups were likely elite teams, each with several points of PK value.

"Which guild?" Gu Fei used a new line.

The two groups of people panicked when they saw Gu Fei, but were taken aback when they heard the question about guilds. One person from the left group stepped forward, his face covered in mud and sweat, unsure how he had accumulated his PK value. He nodded towards Gu Fei and said, "Brother Qian Li, it's us, Dui Jiu Dang Ge (Singing to Wine)."

Gu Fei didn't recognize the character Shan Zi Ling (Fan Ling) too well, as he was just one of the many he had cut down. Hearing that they were from Dui Jiu Dang Ge, Gu Fei nodded, "Oh, then you guys can leave. I'm here for a mission."

Everyone in the Dui Jiu Dang Ge group was overjoyed. So, Qian Li Zui didn't kill them? But it seemed like members of their guild had been sent to jail before; what was going on? It must have been a misunderstanding. The group thought as they quickly moved aside, gesturing to Gu Fei, "Please, please." They looked at their opponents with schadenfreude.

"Which guild are you guys from?" Gu Fei turned to Dui Jiu Dang Ge's opponents.

These guys had obviously lost their composure and dared to say in front of the Dui Jiu Dang Ge group, "We're the real Dui Jiu Dang Ge, they're fake."

"Damn it!" Shan Zi Ling angrily took out his emblem and proudly wore it, "Do you have this?" The others followed suit, also putting on their emblems and demonstrating to the opposing players, "Do you have this?"

Gu Fei nodded, "It's good to wear them, it's easier to recognize people."

Shan Zi Ling and the others were touched! It really was a misunderstanding. If they had been wearing their emblems, Qian Li Zui wouldn't have attacked them. Guild Leader, you miscalculated this time. In fact, after some Dui Jiu Dang Ge members were captured and jailed, some had asked the Guild Leader why they were being killed by Qian Li Zui when they were supposed to be on the same side.

Ni Liu Er Shang (Upstream) had surprisingly understood Gu Fei. The situation had completely escalated into a struggle between guilds, and Qian Li Zui wouldn't care about who was on whose side. He was someone who didn't care about relationships. Ni Liu Er Shang remembered being killed and trapped at the resurrection point, trying to evoke sympathy, only to be indifferently dismissed by Qian Li Zui. The taste of heart-saving pills lingered in his mouth.

At this moment, after receiving the message from Shan Zi Ling, Ni Liu Er Shang was also pleasantly surprised. So, Qian Li Zui hadn't forgotten them! Ni Liu Er Shang was moved and quickly sent Gu Fei a message of concern. Gu Fei was busy right now; the naive guys without emblems were trying to impersonate them, so Gu Fei was naturally merciless in attacking them. The opponents didn't resist and ran in different directions. Shan Zi Ling and the others wanted to stop them, but were afraid of snatching the targets and angering Qian Li Zui, so they could only stare blankly, resulting in an unbelievable scene. They saw Qian Li Zui catch up to one target and kill him, then instantly teleport, chase the next one, kill him again, and teleport again...

Moreover, the teleport distances were completely arbitrary, sometimes teleporting directly in front of the target to block them, sometimes only moving a few steps. The last time, the targets had already scattered and disappeared. The group thought that Qian Li Zui would stop and greet them, but unexpectedly, with a flash of white light, Qian Li Zui disappeared as well.

Shan Zi Ling and the others' brains weren't working anymore, their minds filled with the image of Gu Fei flashing back and forth, sometimes at the street entrance, sometimes at that corner, truly bizarre. Shan Zi Ling stared blankly for a long time before sending Ni Liu Er Shang another message, "Qian Li Zui seems to have gained new skills."

"What skills?" Ni Liu Er Shang asked.

"Not sure, it looks like some kind of teleportation, but it seems to have some randomness, not controlled by humans," Shan Zi Ling was worthy of being an expert, and from Gu Fei's strange teleportation, he summarized the word "random."

"Random..." Ni Liu Er Shang only knew that the task of destroying Qian Li Zui was becoming increasingly difficult. He even had a positioning style where he himself didn't know where he would be next.

"In any case, he's not targeting us right now, which is great," Shan Zi Ling said happily.

"Of course," Ni Liu Er Shang nodded and quickly notified the entire guild that whenever they encountered Qian Li Zui, they should quickly state their guild and show their guild emblem.

This kind of news always spread quickly, and before long, many players knew that Qian Li Zui had a special pardon for Dui Jiu Dang Ge. This made the players jealous and even more eager to harm the players of Dui Jiu Dang Ge.

Ni Liu Er Shang then realized that the pressure of being an ally with Qian Li Zui was also quite high. Thus, a very strange scene occurred. When encountering Qian Li Zui, all players would immediately say that they were from Dui Jiu Dang Ge. But when encountering other opponents, all players would vehemently deny being from Dui Jiu Dang Ge.

Of course, saying no was easy. Saying yes, however, required proof with the emblem. Some people tried to deceive him with emblems from their own guilds, which was a challenge to Gu Fei's eyesight, and their fate was, of course, very miserable.

When Wu Shi Zhi Jian (Oathless Sword) received this news, he was a bit sour. Ni Liu Er Shang, that kid, had taken the lead in showing goodwill to Qian Li Zui, and as a result, he had been pardoned. In his own case, more than twenty people had been sent to the dungeon by Qian Li Zui, and they were all experts.

Wu Shi Zhi Jian was feeling depressed! But good news came. After honestly reporting their guild to Qian Li Zui, some guild members had also been pardoned.

"So, we're also not going to be killed?" Wu Shi Zhi Jian was excited and naturally took the initiative to send Gu Fei a message showing goodwill.

After that, Cai Yun Jian (Rainbow Cloud) was also let go by Gu Fei. At this time, Yun Zhong Mu Di (Shepherd of the Clouds) and Hei Se Shi Zhi (Black Finger) understood like a mirror in their hearts that Qian Li Zui hadn't lost his mind after all, and was still targeting them fiercely...

On Gu Fei's side, he was heartbroken after letting go of three large guilds in a row. He knew that large guilds had more experts, and naturally more high-PK-value heavyweight targets. Now he could only watch and not kill them, what a pity!

However, Gu Fei also understood the situation. His mission needed a direction, needed to show the target of his mission, which was the directionality that Han Jia Gongzi was talking about. In this case, leaving the Muyun Guild and the Black Alliance from the five major guilds made it clear at a glance.

Dui Jiu Dang Ge, Zong Heng Si Hai (Across the Four Seas), Cai Yun Jian, and their allies were all greatly encouraged. They all felt like they had a powerful figure protecting them behind them. However, Ni Liu Er Shang quickly felt embarrassed. Although it was a bit difficult to distinguish who was who now, their Dui Jiu Dang Ge was currently working with the Muyun Guild and the Black Alliance to attack Zong Heng Si Hai first, at least that was their strategic idea...

"Qian Li Zui might not know about this yet, but if he finds out..." Ni Liu Er Shang was nervous, and this step could very well be a disaster. So, at this time, he resolutely went to Wu Shi Zhi Jian to negotiate, expressing his intention to start a war with Muyun and the Black Alliance.

Wu Shi Zhi Jian was a bit confused again. His original intention was to watch the show, but Ni Liu Er Shang and his group had started the war and dragged him in. His hatred was mainly towards Dui Jiu Dang Ge, but now the target of his hatred suddenly said that he wanted to fight alongside him to eliminate the Muyun Guild and the Black Alliance. Wu Shi Zhi Jian was puzzled and sent Ni Liu Er Shang a message: "Why should I fight them?"

"They started the war..." Ni Liu Er Shang said.

"Didn't you instigate it?" Wu Shi Zhi Jian asked.

Ni Liu Er Shang was stunned, right! How could he have forgotten this? In fact, Wu Shi Zhi Jian's opponent was himself. Now that he wanted to make peace with him, wouldn't that mean he would withdraw from the battle? Wouldn't that mean he would be back to square one? He was fighting with those two, while Zong Heng Si Hai was watching the show on the sidelines, which was absolutely not allowed.

"How did things get so complicated?" Ni Liu Er Shang's head hurt. At this time, he felt that it would have been better if Qian Li Zui hadn't given them a pardon. Now he was in a dilemma.

In fact, Gu Fei still thought that Ni Liu Er Shang was fighting angrily with Yun Zhong Mu Di and Hei Se Shi Zhi because he had been killed for breaking into the prison. He didn't think so much about the checks and balances between their guilds, sometimes allying with you, sometimes fighting with you, sometimes intentionally dragging this one into the water, sometimes beating a drowning dog. Hei Se Shi Zhi and Yun Zhong Mu Di were opponents, that was what Gu Fei had determined. As for the trivial matters between Ni Liu Er Shang and Wu Shi Zhi Jian, Gu Fei hadn't even thought about them.

At this time, Gu Fei continued to work hard on his mission. After letting go of three major guilds and losing so many qualified targets, Gu Fei diligently wanted to make up for it elsewhere. When he encountered a target, he asked the guild as usual. If they had the emblems of those three guilds, he would let them go. But some small and medium-sized guilds were allied with these three, so they naturally thought that they wouldn't be killed either. They confidently reported their names and showed their emblems, and then were cut down, still wondering what the misunderstanding was. After being cut down several times, they realized that it didn't seem to be a misunderstanding. Perhaps Qian Li Zui didn't even know they existed! So, they quickly contacted their alliance guild leaders and asked them to greet Qian Li Zui.

So, Wu Shi Zhi Jian and others sent messages to Gu Fei, one guild after another, asking Gu Fei to show mercy. Gu Fei was very embarrassed: "I've written down the names, but I don't recognize the emblems! How am I supposed to tell them apart?"

"It's okay, you'll recognize them slowly..." the guild leaders said. They realized that at this time, they were asking Gu Fei to recognize the emblems of nearly three-fifths of the guilds in Cloudend City, which was a bit difficult.

So, Gu Fei, with the spirit of "recognizing them slowly," killed and familiarized himself with the emblems of each guild. At this time, Yun Zhong Mu Di and the others received the news that they couldn't get past it in the major guilds, but they hoped to borrow Ni Liu Er Shang to protect the small and medium-sized guilds.

Ni Liu Er Shang was already uneasy about cooperating with them, so he wouldn't help them deceive Gu Fei. Naturally, he pretended to be stupid. Yun Zhong Mu Di and the others were furious and suddenly turned their guns together to attack Dui Jiu Dang Ge. Dui Jiu Dang Ge was caught in the middle, facing enemies on both sides. Ni Liu Er Shang was dumbfounded. This time, standing on the wall had become a joke. He was standing right in the middle, and both sides were shouting to kill him, and he had nowhere to fall... The tragedy of a fence-sitter was no greater than this.

Ni Liu Er Shang himself had no way to deal with it. If they continued to resist, their Dui Jiu Dang Ge was going to be the first to be finished. Helpless, Gu Fei became his last lifeline, and he quickly cried for help to Gu Fei, saying that he couldn't hold on anymore.

"If you can't hold on, run away, run to the resurrection point, run to other main cities, etc.," Gu Fei said.

"Help us!" Ni Liu Er Shang wailed.

"I've been killing, I haven't stopped," Gu Fei said. This was definitely the truth.

"I know, but now..." Ni Liu Er Shang thought about how he had been caught between two forces. He couldn't explain it to Qian Li Zui. He had always been good at speaking, but he was at a loss for words. Of course, Qian Li Zui couldn't help him talk to Yun Zhong Mu Di and his group. His only hope was Wu Shi Zhi Jian. But if Qian Li Zui asked, "Why did you fight with Wu Shi Zhi Jian?" Ni Liu Er Shang couldn't answer that question...

Ni Liu Er Shang suddenly fell silent, and Gu Fei didn't pay much attention. He continued his mission. After destroying another team, he suddenly felt something strange beside him. A hand had actually grabbed his arm directly.

Gu Fei was shocked. He had reached his side without his noticing, and had already grabbed him. This definitely shouldn't be something that ordinary players could do. What strange skill was this?

Gu Fei couldn't think too much at this time. The natural reaction brought by martial arts training had already made him react to get out of this situation. His body sank, and he held the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword upside down in his other hand, slashing out at a tricky angle. The skill "Double Flame Flash" in the game was, of course, indispensable.

Gu Fei was confident that no one could dodge this sword. He was not wrong. The person behind him was completely unprepared and had no reaction to this sword. But this sword actually passed through the other person's body without any obstruction.

Gu Fei was stunned. What was this? A phantom skill? He thought of Piaoliu's "Ice Shadow Technique," but even Piaoliu's skill would dissipate when attacked, it wasn't like this...

Just as he was about to try again, this person had already opened his mouth: "You can't kill anymore!"

"What?" Gu Fei was stunned.

The person had a bitter smile on his face: "You can't continue the mission anymore. The dungeon in Cloudend City is going to be filled up by you. What will happen after it's full? The system doesn't have a response to this."

"Who are you?" Gu Fei asked blankly.

"GM..." the person said.

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This is the last update of the month. Thank you for your support... The battle of next month is about to begin. Are you all ready with your ammunition? You can start firing after twelve o'clock! Fire at me!