Chapter 347 The Fire Blooms

"Ah!" Waist Dancer screamed, scrambling away from Gu Fei. Gu Fei was even quicker, propping himself up and flipping to the side.

The Fire Wheel landed with a whoosh, almost grazing Gu Fei. The small mound erupted in flames, resembling a burning custard tart.

"Run!" Waist Dancer urged Gu Fei.

Gu Fei nodded. He also realized that this fight was unlike any other they'd had before. Usually, when doing wanted missions, they were theoretically ambushes, even if they shouted "Wanted Mission" to warn the target. They had never encountered such a formation.

Now, these 40-odd people were focused solely on fighting. Their vigilance was on a completely different level compared to ordinary leveling or drinking in taverns. Anything that appeared in their line of sight was targeted for death. Could regular levelers have this kind of awareness?

Waist Dancer and Gu Fei sprinted a few meters, glancing back to see their opponents charging up the mound.

"Lure them apart, then take them down one by one," Gu Fei said to Waist Dancer.

Waist Dancer nodded. They both slowed down slightly, otherwise, if they ran at full speed, the others would lose hope and give up the chase.

But the enemy wasn't in a hurry at all. After reaching the mound, they maintained their formation, steadily advancing in their direction without any intention of breaking ranks.

"They're not falling for it!" Gu Fei sighed. Having a commander made all the difference. No wonder armies emphasized obedience and discipline!

The two were now stuck between a rock and a hard place, watching their opponents slowly close in.

"Use magic to cover me, I'll charge in!" Waist Dancer drew her daggers and said to Gu Fei.

"Are you sure you can handle it?" Gu Fei said casually, which completely ignited Waist Dancer's fighting spirit.

"Watch me!" Waist Dancer shouted, dashing forward.

"Ah! Slow down!" Gu Fei hurriedly chased after her, but he was already slower than Waist Dancer. Now that she was using Sprint, she instantly widened the gap. What kind of cover could he provide now?

However, Waist Dancer's speed clearly shocked the opponents. They saw a figure charging toward them at a speed they couldn't comprehend. The archers and mages, who were always ready for ranged attacks with their bows and staffs, were stunned.

"Attack! What are you waiting for!" someone shouted. The bystander sees more of the game, as they say. It's always easier to stay clear-headed when you don't have to do anything.

The archers and mages reacted and launched their attacks.

But it was only a 45-person formation. Divided among seven classes, there weren't many archers, far from enough for a rain of arrows. Waist Dancer weaved and dodged, and not a single arrow hit her. But then the mages went wild. Seeing that the archers couldn't hit her with arrows, wouldn't Fireball be useless? So they simply used area-of-effect spells. Some cast Heavenly Fire Wheel, others released Fire Tree Thousand Flames, instantly creating a barrier of fire between the team and Waist Dancer. Waist Dancer almost charged straight into it and got blasted to death. Hastily stopping, she saw a few white lights flashing behind the red flames. Several Tracking Arrows had been released.

Tracking Arrows weren't as fast as Snipe and didn't do as much damage, but their tracking effect was deadly. Waist Dancer turned and ran. Although her movement was already impressive, it was still slightly slower than the arrow's speed. The Sprint skill was also on cooldown. As a result, she saw several white arrowheads chasing after her backside.

Gu Fei had been left behind by Waist Dancer and had only just caught up. Seeing Waist Dancer charge forward heroically and now retreat in a panic, he burst out laughing.

"Cover! Where's the cover!" Waist Dancer complained as she ran, glancing back to see how far the Tracking Arrows were. If she could maintain a safe distance until the skill disappeared, that would be a way to dodge.

Gu Fei stepped forward and swung the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword, knocking down one of the Tracking Arrows. Based on the damage calculation, the archer's arrow attacks were undoubtedly the weakest, easily blocked by ordinary attacks.

But that was only theoretically true. Why were arrow attacks considered weak? Precisely because their attack speed was the fastest. Waist Dancer kept an eye on the movement of the Tracking Arrows behind her as she ran. When she saw Gu Fei knock down all but one in a few moves, she was greatly surprised.

If it were her, she could handle one or two. But with a total of six, she wasn't confident she could take them all down. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to run. Seeing that only one was left, Waist Dancer stopped and swung her dagger to knock it down.

The arrow wasn't aimed at him. It was easier for him to knock it down from the side, Waist Dancer thought, considering it a reasonable explanation. But it seemed there was really no way for the two of them to deal with these 45 people.

"Help me block some arrows!" Waist Dancer was pondering when she suddenly heard Gu Fei shout at her.

"Ah?" Waist Dancer was stunned. Gu Fei had already raised the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword and pointed it at the enemy formation. Several arrows immediately whizzed toward him.

Waist Dancer didn't have time to think. She quickly stepped in front of Gu Fei and swung her daggers, knocking down four arrows, but two still hit her. Fortunately, Waist Dancer's equipment was beyond ordinary, and she could withstand the damage from two arrows.

"Fire Tree Thousand Flames, rise!" Blocking this wave of attacks was enough for Gu Fei to complete his incantation.

Different magic incantations had different rules. For area-of-effect spells like Heavenly Fire Wheel and Fire Tree Thousand Flames, the character couldn't move or be attacked during the incantation, otherwise, the incantation would be immediately interrupted. In addition, there was no strict time requirement for magic incantations, as long as you finished reciting a few words, you were considered to have completed the incantation.

But you had to be careful that the words were pronounced clearly. If you only pursued speed and rushed through the words, so that the system couldn't recognize what you were saying, then it was as good as not saying anything. From this, it could be seen that if Jay Chou came to this parallel world as a mage, he would probably be the worst one.

Gu Fei had standard Mandarin, clear pronunciation, moderate speed, and his attack was blocked by Waist Dancer, so there was no reason for him to fail the incantation.

But the other side really didn't take a mere mage's spell to heart, continuing to advance toward the two with firm steps, while archers and mages continued to launch attacks.

"Dodge! What are you standing there for!" Gu Fei was ready to run, but he saw Waist Dancer still standing there dumbly.

Waist Dancer followed Gu Fei, circling to the side, and asked in a daze, "Where's your spell?"

Gu Fei smiled and snapped his fingers.

Sparks exploded and bloomed. The 45-person squad seemed to have stepped on a landmine, instantly engulfed in flames.

"Sigh, they're not dodging!" Waist Dancer sighed.

Gu Fei didn't understand for a moment. "Which side are you on? Isn't it good that they're not dodging?"

"But..." Waist Dancer pointed, wanting to say that if they didn't dodge, their formation wouldn't be broken, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

Where Gu Fei's Fire Tree Thousand Flames bloomed, only fire remained. A large gap had been burned in the Peerless Under Heaven's 45-person formation. The remaining people were astonished, confused, and their eyes were filled with panic. The priests in the rear were even more at a loss, having raised their hands to cast healing spells on their comrades who were being attacked by magic, only to see their comrades disappear.

"Charge!" Gu Fei waved his hand at Waist Dancer and charged forward. Using Fire Tree Thousand Flames was just a last resort. Gu Fei loved close combat and slaughtering.

"Hey, you..." Waist Dancer was clearly not used to a mage charging directly into the enemy formation and yelling. Unfortunately, she only managed to shout two words before Gu Fei disappeared in a cloud of dust.

Waist Dancer could only chase after him. The Peerless Under Heaven people hadn't even recovered yet! Two full-Agility speed freaks were already charging from the flanks.

"Twin Flame Flash! Flash!" Gu Fei used his ultimate skill as soon as he came up. Although Fire Tree Thousand Flames had already killed half of them, it was still 2 against 20-odd people, and the pressure was still great. It wasn't time to play around yet.

This Twin Flame Flash struck three people, killing two instantly. The other, a priest, was only burned by the magic and, lacking the physical attack of the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword, stubbornly survived.

At this time, Waist Dancer had also arrived, and her attacks were no less impressive than Gu Fei's. Her daggers stabbed wildly, quickly killing two more. Then Gu Fei's second Twin Flame Flash went out, wiping out two more in one fell swoop.

Only then did the opponents realize what was happening, and all thoughts of maintaining formation disappeared. The crowd swarmed toward the two. Gu Fei used a Twin Flame Flash to kill another one, took two steps back, and asked, back-to-back with Waist Dancer, "Hey, can you handle this?"

"If you can, why wouldn't I be able to?" Waist Dancer retorted.

"Alright, you hold them off for a bit, I'm going to eat a banana first." Gu Fei used a Twin Flame Flash to split two people apart and dashed out of the crowd. Unlike Waist Dancer, who stabbed directly with her daggers, Gu Fei's high damage cost mana. As a mage, Gu Fei's mana pool could be described as barren, which was being generous. At this moment, his mana was already bottoming out.

"Damn it, you bastard!" Waist Dancer wanted to cry but had no tears. How was she to know that Gu Fei asked that question to run away and leave her alone!

Facing the siege of a dozen people alone, Waist Dancer felt a little nervous and stretched her neck to shout, "When are you coming back!"

Gu Fei peeled a banana as he ran and replied, "Soon! Hang in there!"

As a result, the Peerless Under Heaven people also realized that Gu Fei was out of mana. How could they miss this opportunity? Several people hurriedly chased after Gu Fei. Waist Dancer's pressure was immediately reduced.

Gu Fei looked back to observe the situation, finding that the opponents had split into two groups, and Waist Dancer was no longer under as much pressure. He immediately ate the banana in a few bites, not caring whether his mana had recovered. He put the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword back into his pocket and took out the Baptism of Fire.

Just a few opponents, he didn't need to use a big move. Now, he finally didn't have to be so careful and nervous.