Chapter 203 Whirlwind

Gu Fei was running merrily along when he noticed someone approaching him from the side. He turned and saw it was Jian Gui.

"Hey!" Gu Fei greeted Jian Gui. "Let's kill!"

"Wait!" Jian Gui slid in front of Gu Fei, blocking his path.

"What?"

"Rushing in like this, we'll definitely run into an ambush," Jian Gui said.

"That's perfect! Saves us the trouble of looking, we can clear them all out at once." Gu Fei was getting fired up, attempting to use brute force to overcome strategy.

"Calm down. I know your attack is high, but are you confident you can face dozens of enemies at once?" Jian Gui asked.

"You cover me for a bit..." Gu Fei thought of his coordination with Xi Yao Wu yesterday.

"I can cover you once, but not a second time." Jian Gui said, pointing around. "Look."

The surrounding area was mostly flat, with a wide view. They could already see several small teams from the Mu Yun Guild charging over from different directions with great momentum. Looking at the small hill, Yun Zhong Mu Di raised his giant sword, pointing it at Gu Fei and Jian Gui, his provocative intent clear.

Even if they charged up the hill and killed Yun Zhong Mu Di, they would inevitably be surrounded and unable to advance or retreat. But Gu Fei still happily raised his Dark Night Flowing Light Sword, accepting Yun Zhong Mu Di's provocation. "Let's kill as many as we can!" With that, he continued to charge toward the hill.

Jian Gui wanted to stop him, but he wasn't as fast as Gu Fei. Although he was a Thief, Jian Gui's shoes weren't top-quality. Even with Swift Steps, he couldn't catch up to Gu Fei. He could only chase after him helplessly.

Yun Zhong Mu Di saw the two continuing to charge, and smiled slightly, but remained motionless. When Gu Fei was only about three meters away, he suddenly split his hands, holding a giant sword on each side of his body.

"Dual-wielder! He's a Berserker, be careful!" Jian Gui shouted from behind Gu Fei.

Warriors who transferred to Berserker at level 40 learned the first skill, "Dual-Wield Mastery." Both weapons would deal damage, but there was still a difference between the main hand and the off-hand. The main hand remained the same, while the off-hand initially only dealt 20% of the attack damage. As the skill level increased, it would continue to rise. This skill, like "Spell Mastery," didn't require players to train proficiency; they could only increase the level by finding the relevant NPC at the Mage Academy when they reached the appropriate level.

Yun Zhong Mu Di's off-hand was his left hand. At level 40, the left-hand sword could only deal 20% of the attack damage.

But the changes brought about by this skill were more than just the 20% attack damage.

"Whirlwind!" Although Yun Zhong Mu Di held a sword in each hand at his sides, different from ordinary Warriors, Gu Fei recognized it at a glance based on half of his body.

He wasn't surprised that the Warrior would use this move. What surprised him was the timing of Yun Zhong Mu Di's activation. After fighting Warriors many times, Gu Fei no longer adopted a defensive stance against Whirlwind. He would use his speed and high attack to strike first and kill them directly when he saw them about to use the move. But now, Yun Zhong Mu Di activated Whirlwind from a distance of more than three meters. Gu Fei couldn't attack him at this distance.

This slight detail alone determined the difference between an expert and an ordinary player. Many Warriors didn't even have the chance to activate Whirlwind against Gu Fei, but now Yun Zhong Mu Di's Whirlwind was already spinning.

And the changes brought about by "Dual-Wield Mastery" were even more directly reflected in this Whirlwind.

The Whirlwind released by holding two swords horizontally was clearly twice as fast as an ordinary Whirlwind.

Some players had noticed this point in the past and tried to use two weapons to cast Whirlwind, but since one of the hands had no attack power, if the weapon in that hand hit the opponent, it would not only fail to deal any damage, but might even knock the opponent away if they were unlucky. The attack of the other hand was also wasted.

But now that both hands dealt damage, this Whirlwind truly unleashed the advantage of dual-wielding.

Gu Fei's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately determined that he couldn't block the Whirlwind with twice the rotation speed!

The thought flashed through his mind in an instant. Gu Fei knew he couldn't block it, but he couldn't sit still and wait for death. He still swung his sword out to block.

Excruciating pain!

This sword indeed missed. The Whirlwind had already swept across Gu Fei's body. But then, with a "clang," the other sword's attack struck the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword. Gu Fei was sent flying with a "whoosh."

Jian Gui rushed towards the direction Gu Fei was flying, protecting him on both sides.

"I'm not dead yet." Gu Fei said in surprise after landing.

"The left-hand sword only deals 20% damage." Jian Gui told Gu Fei. After spending so much time together, the mercenaries knew that Gu Fei didn't often study game settings like they did.

Gu Fei breathed a sigh of relief. Even if he didn't study the game settings, he still understood some of the concepts in the game after playing for so long. If 20% damage could kill someone, then the Warrior's attack would be too outrageous.

The two didn't have time to discuss this issue further. Flames suddenly appeared overhead, the ground beneath their feet gradually heated up, and the sound of objects piercing through the air rang out incessantly.

"Dodge!" The two shouted together and took a sliding step to the side.

Falling Fire Wheels, Fire Tree Thousand Flames, Sniper, Double Shot, Tracking Shot...

The teams that had entered attack range, the ranged attack classes, had begun to unleash their power.

The two dodged the first wave, but the second wave was already coming in quick succession. Fire wheels appeared in the sky one after another. This five-ring Falling Fire Wheel, which Gu Fei had once despised, was now effectively increasing the attack range with proper coordination.

Gu Fei barely dodged by relying on his extremely high movement speed, but Jian Gui wasn't so lucky and was hit directly by a Falling Fire Wheel. However, ordinary players didn't have the high magic damage of Gu Fei or Piaoliu. A Falling Fire Wheel wasn't enough to kill him. Jian Gui, covered in sparks, quickly chased after Gu Fei.

"This won't work, split up. 156, 217, you charge out in that direction." After saying this, Jian Gui used Swift Steps and charged towards the other end.

At this time, fire rings had already begun to appear overhead again. Gu Fei hurriedly ran for his life. He wondered how many people he had killed with this move, but now he was being forced to run around like a rat. Was this the legendary karma?

Gu Fei kept an eye on the fire wheels above him while running. He finally let out a long sigh. "It's over!"

The two fire wheels for his next movement were already in the middle of being cast. By the time he ran there, the two fire wheels would fall exactly. Fire wheels wouldn't kill someone instantly, but unfortunately, Gu Fei wasn't at full health... This was likely to be a close call.

A team of experts was different. The principle of calculating the lead time for spell attacks wasn't just something Gu Fei understood. Moreover, they had more people, so their coordination in calculating the lead time was both conservative and forward-looking. They had finally calculated Gu Fei into it.

"Annoying!" Gu Fei thought that Yu Tian Shen Ming was still waiting outside, looking forward to him avenging them, but he was dying even more miserably than they were.

Although he knew that the spells were unavoidable, Gu Fei still charged towards the fire wheels at the end with a glimmer of hope. Maybe he would still have a sliver of health left after these fire wheels? This was Gu Fei's last bit of hope, waiting for the result to be announced, but nothing happened overhead for a long time. In this short time, Gu Fei had escaped the spell range.

He turned back blankly and was immediately stunned.

Jian Gui, using Swift Steps, didn't break through, but instead charged into the enemy's mage formation with a Falling Fire Wheel on his head. With skillful footwork and skills, he instantly knocked down two mages. The Falling Fire Wheels that should have hit Gu Fei's head were interrupted.

Then the enemy mages scattered to dodge, and the archers in the back row launched an attack. Jian Gui, who had become the target of public criticism, finally couldn't escape the enemy's joint attack and turned into white light.

"Listen to Young Master's command..." Jian Gui sent a private message to Gu Fei before disappearing.

Gu Fei was stunned. Han Jia Gong Zi's message had already been sent out again in the mercenary channel: "164, 189 direction..."

Gu Fei didn't have time to think much this time and headed in that direction.

"174, 201."

"189, 176."

"201, 176."

...

The coordinates reported by Han Jia Gong Zi flashed in the mercenary channel in a spamming manner. Gu Fei kept changing the direction of his advance. The pursuers behind him were getting further and further away due to their speed problem, and those who wanted to block him in front were avoided by Gu Fei one by one under the guidance of Han Jia Gong Zi.

Yun Zhong Mu Di didn't personally lead the team. He was still standing on the small hill, paying attention to Gu Fei's movements and directing the pursuit and blockade. But the more he looked at Gu Fei's movement route, the more strange he felt. This series of movements and changes in direction were completely made to avoid the interceptions ahead, whether real or potential. In the open plain, the field of vision was wide open, so it was understandable that Gu Fei could see someone in the distance making such an avoidance. But at this moment, Gu Fei clearly shouldn't have known about several of the interceptions. However, he had always successfully bypassed them one by one.

This... someone must be directing him in secret!

Yun Zhong Mu Di's first thought was actually "there's a traitor." He suspected that his command in the mercenary channel had been leaked to the other side. But then he felt that it was wrong. If that was the case, why would these two guys be so rash and charge up the hill to deal with him?

A gust of wind swept across the hill, and the surrounding woods rustled. Yun Zhong Mu Di suddenly glanced at the small hill opposite. Although that hill wasn't as high as the one he was on, it was covered by trees. If it was on the treetop... although the field of vision wouldn't be as good as his hill, it wouldn't be difficult to make this kind of command that overlooked the overall situation!

So that's how it is! Yun Zhong Mu Di was pleasantly surprised by his discovery and immediately issued an order: "Third and Seventh Squads, go to the woods on that small hill near you. There's another person inside. He should be on the treetop, in the trees. Quickly!"

The Third and Seventh Squads received the order and rushed towards the woods on the small hill.

Han Jia Gong Zi, on the treetop, saw two teams suddenly turn around and head towards the woods on his side. While continuing to direct Gu Fei, he muttered to himself, "Uh, have they finally discovered me..." At this moment, the score was 6 to 4.

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