Chapter 554 Sound and Fury

After Gu Xian nimbly flipped behind the stack of tables, he glanced sideways and saw Gu Fei, similarly huddled under the tables on the other side. The table stacks now served as a wall, guarding the two of them. On the other side of the wall were the enraged Broken Arrow and his crew. Should they go over and search? They were afraid Gu Fei might suddenly pop out from some corner and instantly kill someone. If they didn't go, only Lao Lei and Da Lei's grenades posed a threat, but they often threw them in the wrong place.

"Deal with that one first, he can't teleport! Cover me, prepare to charge!" Broken Arrow said. Lao Lei and Da Lei stepped forward and started throwing grenades, taking turns using spells to turn the area where Gu Xian was hiding into a sea of fire. Gu Xian couldn't teleport, so he couldn't move silently like Gu Fei. Broken Arrow and his men were staring intently at the movements over there, and wouldn't miss even the slightest shake of a bench or table.

"He moved over there!!!" Sniper God, as expected of a sniper, had the sharpest eyes, instantly spotting a slight tremor in the stack of tables. He pointed and alerted everyone. Of course, to avoid revealing their intentions, he didn't shout it out loud, but sent a message in the channel.

The others saw the table shaking in the direction Sniper God pointed, but it stopped quickly. Clearly, the opponent didn't want to make too much noise and be noticed. The veterans exchanged a series of gestures and decided on a plan. Lao Lei and Da Lei continued to bombard the original location, while the others slowly approached the location where the movement had been…

"Careful, they saw you!!!" At that moment, someone from the spectators shouted out. Gu Fei and Gu Xian, hidden in the stacks of tables, might not have known about the veterans' feint, but the audience on the outside saw it clearly. Although they didn't understand the hand gestures or the dialogue in their channel, they could finally see their intentions when they started to move.

The veterans were very depressed. This was the consequence of not clearing the area before executing a mission! There were many spectators now, and they didn't know who had shouted, so they could only stare helplessly.

With such a troublemaker, the veterans had no choice but to speed up their actions. The few who rushed forward stopped tiptoeing and instantly pounced on their target. At that moment, the two mages, Lao Lei and Da Lei, suddenly changed the direction of their attacks, each throwing a spell into the area where the others were charging. These two spells showed that although the two weren't good at the game, they still mastered things related to their skills quite well. For example, after they threw these two spells like grenades, they didn't hurt their own people who were charging forward at all, and the spell's area of effect completely covered the designated area.

A group of people rushed and killed in this area as if they were rummaging through boxes, only to be dumbfounded again. The stack of tables was clearly empty.

"Impossible, I didn't see wrong!" Sniper God was surprised. He trusted his eyes.

"Good thing you have such good eyes." A voice sounded near them. Gu Fei and Gu Xian suddenly emerged together. Gu Fei, with his instant movement, was elusive. The veterans no longer dared to hope that they could grasp his position, but the location where Gu Xian appeared was exactly where he had been before. It turned out that this guy hadn't moved at all, but had just used some method to create a little bit of movement there.

"We fell for their feint!" The veterans were in tears. They had wanted to use a feint, but who knew that they had fallen for the other side's feint from the very beginning.

The two, having burst out of the stack of tables, didn't attack the guys who had come to find them, but instead rushed to the two exits of the tavern, one to the left and one to the right.

Gu Fei swung his sword, and the spinning Seven Hundred and Twenty Degree Dual Flame Slash floated over. The veterans guarding the door knew that Gu Fei's spell damage was extremely high, and they might die if they were touched, so they didn't dare to directly face his attack and could only choose to retreat. Some people still wanted to see if there was any opening to capture Gu Fei directly, but when they saw Gu Fei spinning so smoothly, the flames completely surrounding him were even more resistant than a Flame Resistance Ring. By the time the flames were gone, Gu Fei had already spun out of the house.

Gu Xian, on the other hand, was even more dashing than Gu Fei. After running out of the stack of tables, he casually grabbed a chair to the side and jumped on it, flying directly over the heads of the two guards. How could the two of them let him leave so easily? They both reached out their hands to grab him, but Gu Xian, who was flying in a straight line, suddenly dropped vertically in mid-air, kicking down the one on the right with one foot, grabbing the one on the left with his hand, and throwing him back at the pursuers. Then, he flashed out the door himself.

"This… this…" The players watching the two of them make their moves were dumbfounded. The veterans were skilled in real combat, but their understanding and use of game skills were relatively poor, even worse than many ordinary players.

At this time, the mage players were amazed by how elegantly Gu Fei had flung the Dual Flame Slash before leaving the door, while the fighter players were surprised by Gu Xian's use of skills when he rushed out. Gu Xian didn't just jump off the chair. During the jump, he also used the fighter's skill, Galloping Meteor, and then precisely canceled the skill midway and used Flying Swallow Slash, which resulted in the sudden drop. The body throw that followed looked ordinary to ordinary players, but the one who was thrown had a better understanding of it: the grab came just in time to meet the angle of his charge, making it impossible for him to dodge.

The veterans watched as the two escaped, feeling extremely lost. Sniper God, who had made a misjudgment because of his good eyesight, was even more frustrated. After staring at Gu Xian's original hiding place for a moment, he suddenly said, "Lao Lei and Da Lei were constantly bombing this place. Since that guy didn't move, how could he not have died? How much health does he have?"

This question was very game-like. None of the people present were good at game data, and they were all stumped for a moment. Broken Arrow, the one with the most game experience, realized that this question shouldn't have been asked. At that time, Lao Lei and Da Lei had thrown several spells here. Indeed, anyone hiding here and stubbornly refusing to move should have had their health completely depleted.

While everyone was struggling with this question, and Broken Arrow was sending a message to Ye Xiao Wu to ask for advice, they heard someone in the crowd of onlookers chuckling. Now that the excitement was over, the onlookers who remained were all enjoying the embarrassment of this group of people after they failed. It was like a comical ending left after the climax of a blockbuster, and it would be a pity not to watch it.

The onlookers were discussing the battle just now, and the guy who had chuckled was gesturing and explaining to the people around him, while glancing at the veterans. When Broken Arrow and the others saw the location of this person, they knew that the group of people there might have been able to see Gu Xian's hiding place.

The veterans could also see that the onlookers didn't have a good impression of their large group, and it might be difficult to get answers if they went up and asked directly. After Broken Arrow winked, a thief understood and used stealth to approach and scout, listening to the players' discussions and quickly relaying them to everyone in the channel.

The veterans spat blood again when they heard the truth. It turned out that Gu Xian had hooked his hands and feet on the tables while the spells were attacking, suspending himself in mid-air. In this way, the Heavenly Fire Wheel that fell from the sky was blocked by the tables, and the Blazing Tree Thousand Flame that burned on the ground didn't cause any damage because it didn't touch the ground.

"This this this… This is cheating!!!" Lao Lei and Da Lei were speechless when they heard this answer. They were getting on in years, but in the end, they used such a childish word as "cheating".

The others could only smile wryly and look at each other. Now, they completely understood that games were games, and reality was reality. Not to mention instant movement, now a broken table could block such arrogant-looking spell attacks. And Gu Xian's last move when he left, a skill cancellation could ignore physical inertia and fall straight down. All of these were impossible in reality!

"Learn from your mistakes. Everyone should learn from this!" Broken Arrow said.

"Lao Duan, you've been playing longer than us!" Someone said.

"I'm getting old, I can't compare to young people…" Broken Arrow said.

"Alas, it seems that we are really old." Everyone was very depressed. They were just a group of retired veterans, and their age was what it was. Although the game could allow them to regain the physical strength and skill of their youth, the mental aspects of accepting new things made them very helpless. This might be the sorrow of every older person. Young people always learn new things faster.

"Let's withdraw first!" The veterans were dejected and prepared to leave. At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Gu Fei poked his head in, looking at them and saying, "What are you doing? Why haven't you come out yet?"

The veterans were stunned, and so were the onlookers. According to what Gu Fei said, he was waiting for them outside the door? Didn't they finally manage to rush out of the tavern?

"You you…" The veterans didn't know what to ask.

"Come out quickly. It's cramped and awkward to fight inside. Let's go out and fight," Gu Fei said.

"Good kid! I'm starting to admire you!!" Sniper God immediately perked up, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to rush out and fight again. But after taking two steps, someone flashed in front of him and stopped him. After saying a few words, Sniper God's eyes widened, "What? Pay money??"

After saying that, he circled around the person a few times and looked him up and down. Finally, he asked, "Are you an NPC?"

The NPC had probably never encountered such a low-intelligence question in his life. This was quite contrary to the high artificial intelligence that they were touting, and he was a little short-circuited for a moment. But the onlookers were already laughing. Of course, this was an NPC, a tavern NPC attendant. Didn't anyone recognize him?

Broken Arrow smiled bitterly. These brothers of his were all dragged into the game by him to help. As soon as they entered, they frantically leveled up in the wilderness. In addition, they had participated in a few team missions organized by Ye Xiao Wu. The NPCs were all taken care of by Ye Xiao Wu along the way. The brothers just ran around and killed monsters. Their game life was very monotonous, so they hadn't dealt with NPCs much. This seemed to be their first time in a tavern.

Broken Arrow didn't feel embarrassed at all by the joke that Sniper God had made. Instead, he felt a little apologetic. There was a lot of content in the game, but the brothers only focused on killing monsters and leveling up. They had really neglected many of the joys, all to help him.

"Yes, you have to pay," Broken Arrow said, patting Sniper God on the shoulder.

"How much do I have to pay? I don't have any money." Sniper God had a rogue look on his face. Broken Arrow was immediately filled with memories. Back then, a group of comrades-in-arms played cards. Although gambling was theoretically strictly prohibited, everyone would secretly play for some small stakes. Every time this guy lost, he would act like this and refuse to admit it.

"This money… you might have to pay a lot!" Gu Fei was still poking his neck out at the door, interjecting after seeing what was happening here. He was an expert in tavern claims. He had been in and out of taverns a lot during his wanted missions, and it was common for him to overturn tables and kick chairs. Gu Fei didn't know what the system's rules were, but most of them came to him for compensation. Player-run taverns like Little Lei Tavern were fine. He could help clean up and give a few small coins to show his appreciation, and the other party wouldn't make things too difficult for him. Players were in business, so of course, they had to pay attention to making money with harmony. But when he encountered a system tavern, not even a single copper coin could be missing. There was absolutely no room for negotiation.

Gu Fei's attacks were fast, accurate, and ruthless. Killing people usually didn't cause too much commotion. His highest record was overturning three tables. But the veterans were much more awesome now. They had messed up the entire tavern, and this tavern was very big. There wasn't even such a big tavern in Cloudrise City. Even Gu Fei couldn't estimate how much it would cost to compensate.

"How much money?" At this time, a group of people didn't even bother to pay attention to Gu Fei, and they all asked Sniper God. The NPC had just been talking to him! In fact, everyone still had many questions at this time. For example, if there was another PK now, and everyone died and respawned at the respawn point, would the NPC chase them to the respawn point to ask for money? For example, if everyone forcibly left the game now and never came back, would the money become a bad debt?

"How much was it… I forgot, how much?" Sniper God asked the NPC again.

"3216 gold coins, 14 silver coins, 54 copper coins," the NPC announced.

There was a chorus of hisses. Unexpectedly, the system was so dark. No one knew how the odd bits of money were calculated. Now, everyone sympathized with the veterans. If they offended the system, how could they have a good life? This group of guys didn't look like they had any money. They didn't know if they could scrape together these three thousand gold coins. What would happen if they didn't have it? Everyone had never encountered such a thing before and began to discuss it intensely.

"Who has money?" Sniper God asked.

Everyone looked at the ceiling. They had only focused on leveling up as soon as they entered the game, so how could they have any money? The money that dropped from killing monsters? That little bit of money, measured in copper coins, was now regarded as garbage by the players. Many people were too lazy to even pick it up.

Some people with dark thoughts saw Gu Fei casually mingling with this group of people again and became suspicious. They wondered if this guy had shamelessly schemed against these poor players? Many people had a hatred for the rich, and some of the people who thought of this began to dislike Gu Fei.

"What if you don't have money? Can you leave?" Gu Fei continued to poke his neck out and ask.

"You…" Everyone was speechless for a moment.

More than three thousand gold coins were definitely a huge sum. If it were Gu Fei a few days ago, he would have thought so too, but now, although he had only casually taken a few bags of tuition income, as long as the unit was in the thousands, it was no longer within his sight. At this time, he saw the embarrassment of this group of people who didn't have money, and Gu Fei casually threw a bag of gold coins in: "Pay the money first!"

"…" Everyone was speechless again. The bag of money was thrown at Sniper God, and he didn't have time to think carefully about it. The bag of money had already flown in front of him, and he caught it with a casual wave of his hand. As a result, he found that all the brothers were staring at him. Sniper God quickly raised his hand and threw the bag of money back: "No need."

A few thousand gold coins were being thrown back and forth like this, and the eyes of the onlookers were about to pop out. They really couldn't figure out what the relationship between these two sides was. Enemies? Would enemies be so quick to take out a few thousand gold coins for the other party?

"Take it, I've been making a fortune recently, I have so much money I can't spend it all." After Gu Fei finished speaking, he threw it back again. When people made a fortune, they would usually say it in a low-key and modest way, but Gu Fei not only didn't do that, but he also added the description of "so much that I can't spend it all." He was simply showing off his wealth. He really didn't take money seriously, but in the eyes of the masses, his image was being trampled on by himself.

The bag of money flew over, and Sniper God caught it again. Before the brothers could glare at him, he had already quickly thrown it back, saying firmly, "No need."

Gu Fei scratched his head: "Then what should I do?"

The veterans were going crazy: "Isn't this your business?"

"I've been waiting for you for a long time," Gu Fei said.

"You come in, let's just fight here," the veterans said.

"It's hard to use my skills, and I have to pay if I break things," Gu Fei said.

As soon as he said "pay money," the veterans' eyes dimmed again. There was no saying how this matter would end! Broken Arrow quickly sent a message to Ye Xiao Wu to explain the situation. Ye Xiao Wu was on his way here, and he could take out more than three thousand gold coins. Broken Arrow finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when Ye Xiao Wu asked about the situation here, Broken Arrow really didn't know what to say. How could he say it? Tell him that Gu Fei had originally run away, but now he was back, leaning against the door and chatting with them, and wanted to borrow money from them?

When the onlookers saw that this matter seemed to be continuing, some of them who were preparing to leave stopped in their tracks. However, some people still ran outside the tavern to take a look. They felt that these two weren't really going to pull this team outside for a PK. They must have set up some kind of trap. But when they came out and walked around, they only saw the fighter squatting outside, and nothing else.

"Could there be a large number of thieves lurking?" These onlookers muttered. Some continued to look around, while others returned to the tavern.

Just as they were dragging on, an onlooker suddenly rushed in from outside the tavern, glanced at the veterans, and wanted to say something but didn't dare to. Instead, he turned to his comrades and announced loudly, "That priest is back, but he was just grabbed and killed by that fighter at the door."

"What!!!" Broken Arrow and the others were dumbfounded. What did this mean? It seemed that they were being held up in the tavern and couldn't leave, and their logistical support had been cut off?

Just as they didn't know what to do, Gu Xian also pushed open the door and came in, saying dissatisfied, "Why haven't you come out yet?"

"Why did you kill Hong Chen Yi Xiao again?" Gu Fei asked.

"I ran him to death!" Gu Xian said. Finally, he asked, "Is it far from the Priest Academy?"

"Not far." Someone answered. Gu Xian looked disappointed.

"If you're so resentful and want to go back so much, I can actually help you," Gu Fei suddenly said.

"Oh? What can you do?" Gu Xian asked quickly.

"I'll kill you," Gu Fei said.

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More than half of this month has passed, and I still don't have 250 monthly tickets! Why do my monthly tickets always increase slower than others in the middle of the month? Why is this?