Chapter 38 A Rare Opponent

The streets were quiet, with occasional players passing by. However, anyone walking with their head held high, not wearing a hat or mask, was definitely not from Extremely Cold. Except for the girls under Lu Ke's command who weren't willing to disguise themselves as ghosts, the Extremely Cold guild had achieved a unified look. Although they had fun in the woods, they were too embarrassed to show off their ghostly appearance in public. So, as soon as they left the forest, everyone wore hats and masks, walked along narrow paths, and behaved very suspiciously.

Exactly six thirty.

Half an hour had passed since they came to ambush. Finally, at the other end of the street, the suspicious figure Gu Fei and the others were waiting for appeared. As soon as Jian Gui spotted him, he shouted in the team channel, "Target spotted, but the situation has changed!"

"What's the situation?" everyone asked over there.

"He's not alone," Jian Gui said.

Gu Fei carefully poked his head out from the roof, only able to see half the street and half a body. One of them was indeed Duan Shui Jian, but he was surrounded by several other players.

"It must be that bastard Shui Shen making trouble, calling some people to protect him," Lu Ke gritted her teeth.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just a piece of cake..." Gu Fei said.

"How can that be?" Jian Gui quickly said. Of course, he understood what Gu Fei meant, but everyone had done so much to protect Shui Shen and his brothers in the guild. Jian Gui couldn't bring himself to casually sacrifice a portion of them.

"You guys decide, let me know when you're ready..." Gu Fei took out his sword and placed it beside him. He decided to focus on being hired muscle. This involved both the guild and brotherhood, too complicated. He didn't have the same feelings for these people as Jian Gui and Lu Ke did, so it was better not to express his opinion.

"Xiao Tian, what do you think?" Lu Ke consulted Xi Xiao Tian, the chief planner of this operation.

"Uh... you guys decide!" Xi Xiao Tian also stayed out of it.

So, only Jian Gui and Lu Ke were left to struggle with the decision, as the target got closer and closer.

"Do it!" Lu Ke suddenly gritted her teeth and sent a message.

"Ah?" Jian Gui was taken aback. He had been thinking of giving up, but this time Lu Ke didn't have the same understanding.

"These idiots deserve a lesson," Lu Ke said.

"But..." Jian Gui was about to say something, but he didn't expect Gu Fei to already stand up on the roof and jump down.

"Jian Gui, you don't need to do anything, I'll take care of it." By the time Gu Fei sent this message, everyone on the street had naturally noticed him, and there was an uproar.

But how could Jian Gui choose to avoid it at this time? He didn't say anything more, turned out from behind the sack, and stood quietly beside Gu Fei.

"Find him, anyone else can leave if they don't want any trouble." Gu Fei pointed at Duan Shui Jian. The necessary reminder was already a habit for Gu Fei.

No one retreated. Instead, everyone came forward.

Gu Fei turned his head and said to Jian Gui, "Look, I gave them a choice. They chose this dead end themselves. So, don't feel too burdened."

Jian Gui smiled wryly. What kind of choice was this? How could anyone really leave like nothing had happened after hearing those words?

"Hmph, you're the one who's going to die, right? The guild leader expected you to come again," one of them sneered.

"He expected it? Then why did he ask you to come? You guys don't have a good relationship with him, do you?" Gu Fei wiped his sword with the corner of his clothes. It had gotten a little dusty when he put it on the roof. Compared to that mage robe he didn't like, Gu Fei cared more about whether his weapon was shiny enough.

"Enough nonsense!" The other party shouted and led several brothers to charge up. From the professional configuration of these people, it could be seen that this team was indeed planned. Warrior, Thief, Archer, Mage, Priest, Knight - apart from the Fighter, these six professions were indispensable roles in a mature team. It was not easy to find these professions in a team in Lin Yin City. Here, the popular team was a bunch of lurkers, and other professions existed as decorations.

"Don't hesitate." Gu Fei patted Jian Gui on the shoulder and immediately set an example, rushing forward to meet the opponent's surging attack. He used Instant Shift to drift behind the opponent, and while the opponent was still dazed, he turned around and used a fierce Double Flame Flash, instantly turning three people into ashes.

"He really doesn't show any mercy..." Jian Gui felt a little horrified. Although he had fought alongside Gu Fei many times, at least each time it was against real enemies. This time it was somewhat different, but Gu Fei's resolute attitude was the same.

Killing three people with one move, Gu Fei's murderous aura was too strong, and the guys couldn't help but be shocked. The previous momentum had vanished after Gu Fei's sword. In Xi Xiao Tian's words, their hearts had begun to weaken, and they hesitated...

However, they had spoken too confidently at the beginning, so how could they easily give up now? They had to bite the bullet and go on, otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying "riding a tiger is hard to get off."

Unlike them, Gu Fei did not take advantage of this sword's momentum to suppress and forge ahead. Instead, he turned to look at Duan Shui Jian. "Old Duan, they're not your opponents. Don't bother people with personal grudges. Let them leave quickly."

"That's a good point." Duan Shui Jian actually nodded and said in a deep voice to those players, "Everyone, leave first. I have something to say to this brother."

"Old Duan!!" Of course, everyone understood the intention, but none of them moved. People were always strange. When others thought you should die with them as a matter of course, no one was willing. When others let you abandon them and live alone, everyone behaved generously.

"This is my own business. It has nothing to do with you. Leave first," Duan Shui Jian said.

"Impossible, we'll go together if we go, and we'll die together if we die," everyone shouted.

"Alright, alright, alright." Gu Fei couldn't stand it anymore. "It's completely different from what I imagined! You might as well just die together."

In fact, Gu Fei's ruthless attack was intentional. He suppressed the opponent with one move, let the opponent see his terror, and then verbally squeezed Duan Shui Jian. This guy was currently busy buying people's hearts. At this time, Gu Fei was sure that he would be very heroic in dealing with Gu Fei alone, and let the others flash away.

However, Gu Fei guessed the beginning but did not expect the ending. These guys actually became generous in this situation, and no one was willing to leave. What's even more deadly was that the dialogue was so clichéd. People's hearts were really hard to guess! Gu Fei kept sighing, setting off layers of fire waves, and attacking like flying. Gu Fei knew that although Jian Gui stood up, he was still struggling in his heart, so he didn't want to embarrass him, and snatched the opportunity to kill everyone first.

"Why bother!" With the last sigh, the entire team was wiped out. Everyone had already returned to the resurrection point without even touching the corner of Gu Fei's clothes. Gu Fei's long sword hung at his side as he looked at Duan Shui Jian.

"Good skill." Duan Shui Jian nodded.

Gu Fei raised his eyebrows. "Just a piece of cake."

"I'm different from them," Duan Shui Jian began to roll up his sleeves.

"Whether you're different or not, I'll help you evaluate it. Don't worry, I'll be very careful." Gu Fei raised his sword.

"You should know that you were able to cut me yesterday just because you were lucky," Duan Shui Jian said.

"You didn't mention it, I really forgot. So I cut you yesterday." Gu Fei scratched his head. "Then you're in luck. I'm especially good at cutting people I've already cut."

"Hmph..." Duan Shui Jian sneered and suddenly attacked.

With a flip of his hand, a flash of light appeared, and a strong wind reached Gu Fei's face. Gu Fei quickly tilted his head to dodge, only feeling a shock on his cheek. He reached out and touched it, and a bloodstain had appeared.

Looking at Duan Shui Jian again, he also showed surprise that Gu Fei was able to dodge this attack. In his hand, he was not holding the exaggerated and exquisite longbows that Yu Tian Shen Ming and the others usually used, but a short crossbow. And looking at his posture with his right hand held flat and his left hand supporting it below, it didn't look like he was shooting an arrow, but more like he was firing a gun.

Gu Fei suddenly realized. If this guy was really a veteran as rumored, then military knowledge and close combat were not his only advantages. Shooting! Perhaps this was his strongest point. How could ordinary people like Yu Tian Shen Ming, who had never even touched a gun, be on the same level in this skill?

Just as he was thinking, he saw Duan Shui Jian's index finger twitch again, obviously about to pull the trigger. Gu Fei quickly stepped aside and rotated, and a cold light shot past the position he had been standing in.

"Good eyesight, good reaction!" Duan Shui Jian said calmly. The left hand that was originally supporting his right hand flipped slightly upward, just enough to cover the movement of his right index finger. Gu Fei could no longer judge his shooting from his finger movements.

"The best way to defeat an opponent is to use a handgun." Dad's old saying echoed in Gu Fei's mind at this time. Of course, with Gu Fei's current martial arts skills, he knew that Dad's words were just a metaphor, meaning that modern technological weapons had faster speed and lethality than kung fu. It wasn't specifically saying that handguns were stronger than kung fu.

But these words were also a bit applicable to Duan Shui Jian at this time. The firing speed of the short crossbow in his hand was much faster than the bows of Yu Tian Shen Ming and the others. What's even more deadly was that the range of motion was too small. Now that his left hand was blocking his right index finger, there was even no range of motion at all. With such concealment, Gu Fei also felt very棘手(jí shǒu - thorny).

This feeling was really like encountering an opponent with a gun in real life.

However, even with a gun in reality, you still had to talk about shooting skills. It was difficult for ordinary people to hit a ten-meter target with a gun. And if Duan Shui Jian was a soldier, then he was proficient in this skill. Now that he was in the game, there was even a substantial system-assisted correction, making it even more difficult to deal with him than in reality.

But facing this dilemma, Gu Fei actually showed a happy smile. He still had the opportunity to meet opponents who competed in kung fu in reality through visits, but such opponents were really rare! It was really great to be able to play this game...