Chapter 171 The Next City

At this time, it was the peak gaming period of the day. The Ten Guild Alliance had over 4,000 players online. At Yun Zhong Mu's command, the ten guild channels echoed with shouts as they chased after Yin Yue's whereabouts.

Finding people, chasing them, and killing them to the death – this kind of work was more than familiar to the Ten Guild Alliance, the ruling group of Moonlit City. Even if players were masked, it wouldn't stop them. With their hegemonic control in Moonlit City, no one would dare object to being asked to reveal their face.

However, the enthusiasm of these four thousand people quickly died down, because a very real problem stood before them: Yin Yue was not online at all.

With Yin Yue's shrewdness, he had long anticipated that appearing in Moonlit City would be extremely unfavorable. He had already decided that he would never log in while staying in Moonlit City. He hadn't even registered his account there. It was better to be safe than sorry. Yin Yue knew that if he was targeted, he would face endless reincarnation. Therefore, he had to die back in Cloudrise City. Dying repeatedly in Moonlit City would ruin his gaming career.

Yun Zhong Mu had mobilized the masses, and everyone in the tavern was preparing to set off when they realized this disappointing problem.

"Damn it, that dog is still so cunning." The old acquaintances who had dealt with Yin Yue in the tavern were already cursing, and they dug up some of Yin Yue's old misdeeds to recount, which amazed Gu Fei and the others.

"Yin Yue's career is quite legendary," You Ge sighed.

"Yeah, but it seems his legend may end here," Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

In the tavern, Yun Zhong Mu was giving instructions, ordering people to guard all seven professional safe zones. Knights who logged in would be subjected to strict scrutiny – mainly to remove their masks and check their faces. Ordinary players would swallow their anger and cooperate when they saw the emblems of the Ten Guild Alliance guilds. Those who resisted… frankly, anyone who resisted, whether or not they were Yin Yue, would be killed. So, theoretically, Yin Yue had no chance to escape.

"Hmph… at most, we'll kill him once," Han Jia Gongzi said, overhearing Gu Fei and the others discussing in the mercenary channel.

"Why?" Yu Tian Shen Ming asked.

"Yin Yue isn't online at this time, clearly to avoid us. Since he's aware of the danger, he definitely wouldn't register his account in Moonlit City, just in case. If he's killed, he'll respawn in Cloudrise City. Get it?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"That makes sense!" The others not only nodded in agreement but also quickly relayed Han Jia Gongzi's deduction to Yun Zhong Mu, who thought it made perfect sense. To go to such great lengths just to kill Yin Yue once wouldn't give anyone a single bit of satisfaction.

"Lao Yun, should we send some brothers to block the knight camp on the Cloudrise City side?" someone suggested.

"This…" Yun Zhong Mu hesitated. Cloudrise City was not their home turf. What was Yin Yue's current situation in Cloudrise City? How many friends had he made? Gu Fei and the others couldn't answer this. They only knew that Yin Yue had a 40-member mercenary group. Besides, recalling Yin Yue's character and diplomatic skills, they all felt they shouldn't underestimate his influence.

Just from sharing a jail cell with Yin Yue once, Gu Fei knew that this guy was good at making friends. Moreover, unlike Yun Zhong Mu and his gang, who only befriended those they liked and got along with, it was almost impossible for Yun Zhong Mu and Han Jia Gongzi to become friends. As for Yin Yue, he was hypocritical and fickle, casting a wide net, calling everyone brothers, and scheming with a smile on his face, much harder to deal with than Yun Zhong Mu. The power dynamic between the two groups in Moonlit City was proof of this. If it weren't for Gu Fei's help, Yun Zhong Mu and his gang would still be under Yin Yue's thumb!

Moreover, Yun Zhong Mu had already been tricked by Yin Yue once in Cloudrise City. Now that he thought about it, even if the entire alliance of over 4,000 people went over there, it might not be safe.

After thinking it over, Yun Zhong Mu had an idea and asked Gu Fei and the others, "What exactly is the content of your mission this time?"

"Helping that guild escort something to its destination," Gu Fei and the others replied.

"So, you'll have to pass through other main cities?" Yun Zhong Mu's eyes lit up.

"Yeah… we have to pass through five main cities, I think that's what they said at the beginning," You Ge replied.

"You want to…" The five of them guessed Yun Zhong Mu's thoughts.

"Yin Yue doesn't dare to register his account in Moonlit City, so let him pass through this section safely. He can't keep doing that in the next main city, right? We'll strike then and take him down in one fell swoop. No matter how skilled he is, he can't possibly conjure up any tricks in a main city he's never been to before!" Yun Zhong Mu spoke eloquently.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Everyone nodded.

"Very good, then let's pick some brothers and go with these brothers from Cloudrise City. When we get to the next main city, we'll give Yin Yue a good show," Yun Zhong Mu said spiritedly.

The tavern erupted in cheers, with everyone enthusiastically volunteering.

Yun Zhong Mu glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Some of you brothers came later, so don't fight for it. Let's leave this opportunity to bully Yin Yue to the brothers who have been bullied by Yin Yue before!"

"Yes, yes, yes!!" Zhu Xian was the first to stand up, slamming his hand heavily on the table: "I'll bully him to death!!!"

The tavern burst into laughter. Zhu Xian's enthusiastic response immediately revealed one problem: this guy had been bullied badly by Yin Yue before. Zhu Xian realized this and sat back down embarrassedly.

Gu Fei and the others didn't know how Yun Zhong Mu and the others selected people in the guild channel. In any case, the five of them watched how these enemies of Yin Yue arranged a good show to torment Yin Yue.

"Isn't it too cruel?" Zhan Wu Shang asked Jian Gui.

"What do you think?" Jian Gui asked Yu Tian Shen Ming.

"I'm looking forward to it." Yu Tian Shen Ming said, then looked at Gu Fei.

"It looks like they don't want my help with so many people," Gu Fei said dejectedly.

You Ge patted him on the shoulder, comforting him: "There are other more meaningful things to do."

"What?" Gu Fei looked at You Ge.

"It's almost seven o'clock. The mission!" You Ge said.

"Aren't we staying in Moonlit City today?" Gu Fei asked strangely.

"We don't need to rush today, but the mission still has to continue. Did you forget? We still haven't seen what Zongheng Sihai is escorting! Because the thing we're escorting will be received in Moonlit City today," You Ge said.

"Why don't I know anything?" Gu Fei was puzzled.

Yu Tian Shen Ming patted him: "If you log in more often, you'll know everything."

Obviously, the peak period after 7 PM every night was the main time to gather people and carry out the mission. But the information and plans had been discussed and negotiated in the early morning or daytime, and Gu Fei hadn't been present at those times, so it was no wonder he didn't know.

The five of them got up and said goodbye to Yun Zhong Mu and the others. Yun Zhong Mu escorted them out of the tavern and repeatedly reminded them: "If you see Yin Yue, don't forget to let us brothers know!" After confirming the plan, Yun Zhong Mu had withdrawn from all the resurrection points to avoid arousing Yin Yue's suspicion.

"Don't worry!" the five of them said.

"By the way, by the way, which main city is next? I'll see if I can make some preparations in advance," Yun Zhong Mu said.

"White Stone City, I think," You Ge replied, "But we're not sure how to get there."

"Oh, thanks." Yun Zhong Mu nodded.

"By the way, Lao Yun!" Yu Tian Shen Ming suddenly spoke, "Do you have any grudges with Piaoliu?"

"Piaoliu? The top mage? This… we haven't had any dealings!" Yun Zhong Mu looked at Yu Tian Shen Ming in confusion.

"Ah, what a pity," Yu Tian Shen Ming said regretfully.

"Oh?" Yun Zhong Mu had already understood something, "Does this brother have some grudges with this kid? It doesn't matter, just say the word, and I can make sure he can't leave Moonlit City."

"That would be great!" Yu Tian Shen Ming was overjoyed, "Just…"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Fei stretched out his arm and clamped Yu Tian Shen Ming's head under his arm, stopping him from speaking. He smiled at Yun Zhong Mu: "The kid is talking nonsense, don't pay attention to him."

"Yeah, yeah, he likes to mess around, don't take him seriously," Zhan Wu Shang also said. Originally, it wouldn't have been difficult for Yu Tian Shen Ming to break free from Gu Fei's hold, but now Zhan Wu Shang came over and switched hands, directly lifting him up with his arm around his neck.

"Let's go, let's go!" You Ge said goodbye to Yun Zhong Mu on behalf of everyone. The five of them turned and left. "Zhan Wu Shang, you bastard, put me down!!" Yu Tian Shen Ming shouted, kicking his limbs wildly, as the five figures gradually disappeared from Yun Zhong Mu's sight.

"Take, take care…" Yun Zhong Mu finally reacted, waving his hand blankly, and wiped away some sweat.

At the entrance to the Moonlit City dungeon, the players from Cloudrise City gathered here. Wu Shi Zhi Jian stood on the steps in front of the door, several heads taller than the other players, with a serious expression. He raised his eyes and scanned the players below the steps, and when he felt that there were enough people, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I originally thought that this matter wouldn't be too troublesome. But along the way, I have realized that this mission is fraught with danger, so I have gathered everyone here to prevent any accidents. Please prepare for battle, because the battle may start at any moment."

After he finished speaking, Dao Ying Nian Hua immediately stepped onto the steps, gesturing around, as if he was performing a pantomime. But in fact, he was saying everything in the channel—the guild channel and his team channel with the group leaders. Before long, the players at the dungeon entrance divided into groups, occupying key locations, ready to face battles from any direction.

Wu Shi Zhi Jian nodded solemnly, and also took out two long swords in his hand, slowly came to the guards at the dungeon entrance, first put on a posture ready to fight at any time, and then spoke to the npC guard.

"Damn it!!" After two sentences, Wu Shi Zhi Jian roared angrily. All the players shook and looked around warily. Enemies, where are the enemies!

"Damn…" Wu Shi Zhi Jian cursed again, with an expression as if his whole family had died, turned around and said to the players: "That grd wants me to pay money."

"Damn!" All the players gestured with their middle fingers at Wu Shi Zhi Jian.

"Is there no need to fight?" someone asked loudly.

"Wait a minute, everyone don't disperse, continue to be vigilant," Wu Shi Zhi Jian said.

So the players didn't dare to be careless and continued to watch intently. Gu Fei and the others in the elite group also occupied a certain position, and at this time their attitude was no different from the other players. But around them, passing players who should be from Moonlit City would often stop briefly, and then look at Gu Fei, then look around, hesitate, and then turn and leave.

"What's going on?" Gu Fei was very strange. With his sensitivity, he naturally noticed these people's attention to him. At this time, Gu Fei was not wearing a mask, not holding a sword, only wearing a black robe, with his right hand in his pocket and his left hand touching his chin. No matter how you looked at it, he was no different from an ordinary player, so there was no reason to attract so much attention.

It was still Jian Gui and the others who were experienced. After noticing this detail, they analyzed it in context, and finally asked Gu Fei: "How much PK value do you have on you?"

"Ah? 14 points!" After Gu Fei finished speaking, he also reacted, slapped his thigh and said: "You see, I said it, Moonlit City is really a good place!!!"

In Cloudrise City, bounty missions were unpopular and basically no one would do them. But in Moonlit City, a place with a lot of killing, it was necessary to wash away PK values as soon as possible, and the bounty mission market was extremely hot. And while washing away their own PK, they could earn some rewards with the extra points, so why not? So Gu Fei, a wanted criminal with high PK, was a treasure.

And based on the experience of Moonlit City players, this kind of guy who could kill his PK value so high was mostly a main turret mage in a certain group. At this time, he might be washing his PK value with the help of a team; or he might still be continuing to PK or level up... In short, many gamblers wouldn't give up this big fat meat, and would first take the mission to see if there was an opportunity to take advantage of.

As a result, when they came to the coordinates, they found that there was no opportunity to take advantage of, none at all.

They had thought that this mage wouldn't carry such a high PK value alone, but they didn't expect him to have so many companions. The entire dungeon entrance was crowded. Such a huge team, but not the Ten Guild Alliance, what was the background of these people?

These players were so confused, walking past Gu Fei, swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva, and in the end no one dared to eat this piece of meat in this thousand-person team.

"I said, it doesn't look like there's anything going on here, I'll go wander around elsewhere!" Gu Fei said.

The others gave him a sidelong glance. Who couldn't see through Gu Fei's thoughts? Obviously, he saw that the players who took the bounty missions saw that they had a lot of people and didn't dare to attack, so Gu Fei took the initiative to create opportunities for these guys, putting himself in a lone situation, so that these guys could attack him.

Gu Fei was just informing the others, and of course he wasn't discussing it with them. After saying these words, he immediately slipped away.

"Tsk tsk tsk!" The others shook their heads.

"What a sin!" Zhan Wu Shang sighed.

"He's a scourge wherever he goes," Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

"We should put a label on him: Danger! Keep away." You Ge said.

"Pity these kids who want to wash their PK value."

"If you have PK value, you'll lose two levels when you die, right?"

"Below 10 PK, two levels."

"Too sinful..." The others prayed together for the levels that were about to be lost under Gu Fei's sword.

Gu Fei happily left the team and walked to a place where he thought no one would misunderstand that he had many companions around him, and continued to put on the silent look from before.

In less than a minute, Gu Fei had already noticed someone behind him. He excitedly drew his sword and turned around, but immediately froze: "Why is it you!"

"It's very boring, I saw you sneaking over here, so I came to see what you're doing, what are you doing, what kind of pose are you striking here?" The one who came with Gu Fei was Xi Yao Wu. As early as the mercenary battle when they were teammates, Xi Yao Wu couldn't stand the loneliness like Gu Fei, especially disliking listening to those serious mobilization meetings before the war.

Waiting idly at the dungeon entrance, Xi Yao Wu had long been impatient, looking around bored, and found that Gu Fei had quietly left, so she followed him. As a result, what she saw when she came over was Gu Fei standing there like a fool, and she was very disappointed.

"Me? I'm..." Gu Fei only said four words when an arrow flew towards him. An archer player who had followed the coordinates and found him saw this lone mage and thought he had stumbled upon a great deal, and couldn't wait to release this arrow.

Gu Fei dodged the arrow to the side, and when he raised his eyes to look in the direction of the attack, he saw a red figure, Xi Yao Wu had already rushed over in a swift dash.

"Damn!" Gu Fei was depressed. The archer was quite far away, and with Xi Yao Wu's speed, even if Gu Fei used Instant Movement, he wouldn't be able to catch up. This person was clearly going to be snatched away by Xi Yao Wu.

The archer obviously hadn't noticed that Gu Fei and this woman knew each other. Suddenly seeing the thief rushing over, he was slightly stunned. But at first he didn't take it too seriously. Female players, most people would think that their level was very limited. The archer was about to run and use the kiting tactic when he suddenly realized that the thief was already a few meters away from him.

"How can she be so fast!" In the exclamation, Xi Yao Wu had already rushed to his front. The person turned around in panic and tried to run, which was a huge technical error when facing a thief. He directly sold his back to the thief, and the thief could use his skills without having to run. Xi Yao Wu stretched her wrist, and stabbed out a Backstab, and the world became quiet.

"Hey, why is this person..." Xi Yao Wu turned around to speak to Gu Fei, wanting to ask him why he was being killed, but saw that Gu Fei was also fighting with a thief.

To say that they were fighting was actually an exaggeration. When Xi Yao Wu turned around, the firelight raised by Gu Fei's sword was burning the thief to death.

"Hey!" Xi Yao Wu was about to ask again when someone shouted from the other side of the street: "Ah, it's here, hurry!"

This time four people turned out directly from the street corner. When they saw Gu Fei, they rushed up immediately, pushing one of them in the middle and shouting: "You go first." Obviously, only this person had a mission, and the others were friends who came to help.

But even faster was Xi Yao Wu, who stepped in front and stabbed the "You go first" person. "You go first" didn't even figure out what was happening before he died, and only realized that a beauty had stabbed him.

The other three were shocked. But at this time, the friend they had the bounty mission for had already sacrificed, so it was meaningless for them to continue. They originally wanted to slip away, but Xi Yao Wu didn't let them go. In a few quick steps, she had rushed to their front. The three didn't dare to run anymore, and hurriedly turned around to prepare to fight.

Xi Yao Wu suddenly took two steps back, and suddenly disappeared.

"Stealth! Be careful!" The experienced Moonlit City players immediately stood back to back in a triangular position, not giving Xi Yao Wu a chance to backstab them.

Unfortunately, Xi Yao Wu didn't intend to backstab at all. In her style, she was too lazy to use Stealth. It was just that she had a new "Hidden Action" skill, so she wanted to try it out in PK.

No matter how experienced the Moonlit City players were, they hadn't come into contact with this kind of skill. Someone was stabbed by Xi Yao Wu, but didn't see anyone in front of him, and was completely at a loss. Xi Yao Wu followed with another stab, and this person died heroically without even seeing his opponent.

The next two weren't much better. Xi Yao Wu hit one with a mace, and the other with a Backstab, and then revealed her figure and finished off the two. After the experiment, the results were, murmuring to herself: "It's quite abnormal, but the mana drains too fast."

Hidden Action consumes 7% of maximum mana per second, which means it can be used for up to 14 seconds. But in these 14 seconds, if you use skills to attack, it will consume even more mana, so 14 seconds is just a theoretical value, and it's impossible to last that long in actual combat. Xi Yao Wu had Swift Dashed and Backstabbed before, and her mana was already not full. This experiment didn't even last 10 seconds. In the end, after using a mace and Backstab to deal with the last two, she immediately revealed herself because she ran out of mana.

At this time, she took out the fruit to replenish her mana, and turned around to ask Gu Fei something, but...

"Why are there more!" Xi Yao Wu screamed. Gu Fei was fighting with someone again.

At the dungeon entrance, Zhan Wu Shang and Yu Tian Shen Ming, these two old and young perverts, suddenly perked up their sensitive ears. The two looked at each other: "Did you hear that?"

You Ge frowned: "I seem to have heard it too."

"It's a woman's scream."

"Yeah, in the direction of Thousand Miles..."

"What is he doing?"

Zhan Wu Shang's expression changed slightly: "Isn't it too cruel, could it be that he's attacking a beauty?"

Everyone looked at him and replied in unison: "He would."

"Let's go take a look!" The others were actually quite bored at this dungeon entrance, so they immediately turned and went in that direction.

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A big chapter has arrived, comrades, please vote enthusiastically. It's already April 20th in the blink of an eye, this month seems to have passed a bit dazed? Am I here every day?