Chapter 175 Patience

The street seemed to regain its tranquility in an instant. Jian Gui huddled behind the sack, feeling rather aggrieved. To be a generation of experts, reduced to this, no one would feel good. He really wanted to poke his head out to see what was happening, but he didn't dare. It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but that he was afraid of causing trouble for Gu Fei. He knew that in this battle, he had become a burden, and the thought of it made him want to delete his account.

On the street, Gu Fei and Duan Shui Jian stood motionless, both staring intently at each other. The difference was that Duan Shui Jian was watching Gu Fei's mouth. He was only afraid of the Instant Shift spell, and he was guarding against it. Fortunately, no matter how silently the spell was chanted, the lips would always move. Gu Fei, on the other hand, was staring at Duan Shui Jian's hand. He was grateful that this was a game, adding some beautiful effects to various attacks or skills. For example, when the crossbow fired an arrow, there would be a clear flash of cold light, just like the muzzle flash when a real gun was fired. Although it would be a little later than the finger pulling the trigger, it was at least realistic. Relying entirely on finger movements to dodge, if he encountered a sinister and vicious opponent whose fingers twitched like cramps, even Gu Fei wouldn't be able to handle it!

Lu Ke, who was stealthily observing the battle from afar, was also highly nervous at this moment, holding her breath and waiting for the two to start attacking. But she was almost suffocating and still hadn't seen anyone make a move. Finally, she couldn't help but send a message: "How long are you two going to stare at each other?"

Gu Fei sighed inwardly and opened his mouth to say, "It seems like you..."

He had only said three words when he saw Duan Shui Jian take a step forward. Gu Fei was startled and quickly dodged. As a result, when they both saw that the other hadn't done what they had expected, they hurriedly steadied themselves. Gu Fei smiled wryly. He had experienced this situation before. When he had a duel with Feng Xing of Zong Heng Si Hai, that guy had stared at his mouth the whole time. As soon as he was about to speak, he would frantically try to dodge his Instant Shift. This time, Duan Shui Jian had obviously made the same mistake, but this time Gu Fei was also so focused that he had forgotten himself and moved along with him...

The two experts instantly realized what had happened and were both a little embarrassed. Lu Ke even sent a congratulatory message: "What are you two doing? Having a seizure?"

"Don't worry, I'm not chanting," Gu Fei said.

Duan Shui Jian immediately felt that he had fallen behind. The other person could use his mouth to make feints. How deceptive was that! Now that he was suddenly speaking, wouldn't he want to suddenly interject a chant in these words, catching him off guard? Duan Shui Jian thought to himself, slowly taking two steps back. He didn't know the maximum distance of Instant Shift, but he figured that this kind of skill definitely wouldn't be infinitely far. It was always safer to retreat more. Although the chance of hitting him would be slightly reduced the further away he was, overall, it was still to his advantage.

"It seems like you're planning to compete with me in patience!" Gu Fei had originally wanted to say this, but now, seeing Duan Shui Jian's retreating actions, he was even more certain of his guess. Duan Shui Jian wanted to see Gu Fei's actions clearly before launching a counterattack.

Duan Shui Jian remained silent, focusing on Gu Fei. In his eyes, Gu Fei's words were a trap. Maybe he would suddenly use "Instant Shift" in the middle of a sentence.

"If we're talking about patience, you win!" Gu Fei continued. "I don't have time. I have to go to work later!" Gu Fei checked the time.

Duan Shui Jian continued to remain silent.

"Alright, here I come!" Gu Fei suddenly said, and then charged forward with his sword. No chanting, no curved movements. Gu Fei was walking a straight line, the shortest line between two points.

Duan Shui Jian never expected Gu Fei to be so unrestrained and direct, completely disregarding his gun pointed at him. In this situation, what hesitation could Duan Shui Jian have? Firing was his only choice.

A cold light flashed.

The Snipe had been released, faster, fiercer, and more imposing than the previous three arrows.

"Can you dodge this?" Duan Shui Jian didn't believe that Gu Fei's reaction could be this fast.

Gu Fei indeed didn't react. He himself was like an arrow that had been shot, rushing straight at Duan Shui Jian. Duan Shui Jian's Snipe hit him right in the center of his brow, showing his superb marksmanship. Unfortunately, this wasn't a real gun, and a headshot was impossible. Gu Fei waved his arm and wiped away the arrow like a drop of sweat. A stream of blood gushed down from the center of his forehead, but it didn't stop Gu Fei's advance in the slightest.

"This is too reckless!!" Duan Shui Jian and Lu Ke, who was watching the battle, both thought this in their hearts at this moment. Judging from Gu Fei's actions, this guy didn't seem to have any intention of dodging this arrow at all. He was preparing to charge straight through it. Wasn't this guy afraid of being instantly killed? Although only many strong players could use Snipe to instantly kill a mage, Duan Shui Jian was undoubtedly a strong player, and he should have been wary of such an opponent!

There was no use thinking about this now. Duan Shui Jian hurriedly adjusted his body and ran. He didn't want to engage in close combat with Gu Fei, and he didn't want to waste the remaining two arrows casually. He hoped to stall until the Snipe cooldown was over before firing the second arrow. Gu Fei's failure to dodge the first arrow had given him confidence. If Gu Fei could dodge, he certainly wouldn't have charged straight through it, indicating that he was also unable to dodge a shot of this speed.

However, the few steps that Gu Fei had taken to charge forward after taking an arrow had closed the distance to where he could activate Instant Shift. Of course, he wouldn't be foolish enough to play chase with a marksman who had the advantage in agility. This was a close-range opportunity that he had finally obtained.

Instant Shift!

While preparing to run, Duan Shui Jian still saw Gu Fei's lips move slightly, anticipating that he was going to use Instant Shift to get close. He had already planned how to defend against this move, and immediately performed a somersault on the spot.

No matter how Gu Fei moved, he could only occupy a position next to Duan Shui Jian. Duan Shui Jian didn't believe that he would be so unlucky as to roll right to Gu Fei's feet. As he rolled, he glanced out of the corner of his eye, and sure enough, he wasn't that unlucky. With this roll, Gu Fei, who had suddenly appeared next to him, was thrown to his side.

Before he could completely stand up, Duan Shui Jian raised his arm and aimed the muzzle at Gu Fei. He didn't dodge the first arrow. Would you dare to take this one head-on? Taking advantage of your chance to dodge, I can calmly widen the distance, and while you're on Instant Shift cooldown, I can even run and change an arrow clip. This was exactly why Duan Shui Jian wanted to launch a counterattack. To put it bluntly, he didn't have the confidence to kill Gu Fei with three arrows.

Unexpectedly, his reaction was fast, but Gu Fei's reaction wasn't slow either. He had seen Duan Shui Jian's somersault when he used Instant Shift, and now he immediately kicked out with his leg, hitting Duan Shui Jian's hand squarely. Duan Shui Jian's hand tilted, and with a "whoosh" sound, this arrow missed, going out beside Gu Fei.

Duan Shui Jian was shocked, and saw Gu Fei's sword, which had followed after his leg sweep, already slashing over. Duan Shui Jian was indeed not an ordinary character. He didn't panic at all in the face of professional combat attacks. He ducked to avoid the attack, and then reached out with his left hand, even chasing after Gu Fei's wrist to grab it.

This was naturally taking advantage of the fact that strength was Gu Fei's absolute weakness. With direct physical contact, someone like Zhan Wu Shang could even twist Gu Fei's head and place it in front of the muzzle. Therefore, although he knew that this move wouldn't cause any damage, the thought of it possibly evolving into a serious consequence of wrestling made Gu Fei have to dodge. To him, this was more terrifying than a damaging move.

Withdrawing his hand to dodge Duan Shui Jian's grab, Duan Shui Jian's right hand, holding the crossbow, stubbornly pointed over again. Gu Fei quickly waved his left hand, once again knocking away Duan Shui Jian's aim. This time, Duan Shui Jian had obviously learned his lesson and didn't rush to shoot, preserving this precious last arrow.

But at this moment, Gu Fei's Instant Shift cooldown was being restored second by second, and Duan Shui Jian's situation was obviously quite unfavorable. After a few rounds of punching and kicking, he still hadn't had a chance to aim the crossbow at Gu Fei, and he was also greatly surprised by Gu Fei's accuracy, precision, and agility.

"I'm going all in!" Now, Duan Shui Jian could only make a final gamble. When Gu Fei slashed over with his sword, he didn't wave his hand to grab his wrist and force Gu Fei to retreat like before. He ignored this sword and tightly gripped the short crossbow with both hands, holding it steadily towards Gu Fei.

"Let's see if your sword is faster, or my gun is faster. At worst, we'll die together!" At this moment, Duan Shui Jian's Snipe cooldown was ready. He believed that there was no reason for a mage to be able to take two Snipes head-on. And this time, Gu Fei wouldn't have time to stop his attack. This was what he had gained by ignoring Gu Fei's attack. He knew very well what it meant to take a sword strike from Gu Fei to instantly kill a mage. However, the attack settings of archers were different from those of mages. As long as the arrow was released, even if the attacker died, the damage would still exist. However, the mage's spells were non-physical, and the setting was that if the mage died, the spell would no longer cause damage.

So, in the current situation, as long as Duan Shui Jian could release this arrow, even if he couldn't dodge Gu Fei's attack afterwards, the two would just end up dying together. And if this arrow could kill Gu Fei first, the flames left by Gu Fei wouldn't be dangerous even if they burned on him. No matter how he calculated, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

Duan Shui Jian struggled to pull the trigger, but felt a trace of abnormality. The arrow didn't shoot out as he had expected, because after this pull, the trigger only seemed to shake slightly, without the usual pleasure of pulling it all the way down.

"Heh... guns, these things, always have occasional mechanical failures! So the sword held in the hand is still the most reliable! Double Flame Flash, Flash!!!" Seeing that Duan Shui Jian had no way to dodge this sword, Gu Fei immediately chanted this ultimate move. This was the last bit of energy that his mana could release.

Duan Shui Jian had no way to dodge. His last bit of gaze was left for the short crossbow in his hand. He clearly saw that a small ball of paper had been wedged behind the trigger.

"Could it be at that time?" Duan Shui Jian's mind flashed back to the second round of close combat, when Gu Fei's left hand had knocked away an attack that was about to aim at him. Presumably, at the moment of that touch, he had accurately wedged this small ball of paper in place.

"Too terrifying..." Duan Shui Jian murmured in his heart. The precise attack, the grasp of strength that he didn't notice at all, was this still a human being?

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