Chapter 235

The mercenary团 (tuán - group/corps) comrades were all experts at tasks. They knew that in these kinds of escort missions, the item being escorted usually couldn't be put in the player's pocket. Whether carrying it on your back, shouldering it, or lifting it, in short, you had to place it out in the open.

But all along the way, no one in the Across the Seas formation had been seen carrying such an item. But the existence of the mission was an undeniable fact. The bandits' attack at the mountain pass, the cut-off Black Dragon Mountain road, and finally, Sotu leading the interception – these weren't the usual setups, and clearly existed because of the mission.

At this point, they had reached the first stop on their route. Finally, someone couldn't help but voice the question that had been brewing in his heart.

He thought he had raised a very crucial question, but who knew that everyone else would size him up and down with strange looks. This person was puzzled. Although his partners usually called him a noob, this question wasn't noobish at all! Was there something wrong?

Just as he was wondering, Unsworn Sword smiled and said to him, "This brother, didn't your团 (tuán - group/corps) leader come to meet with us and have a meeting during the day today? Or did he forget to tell you?"

"团 (tuán - group/corps) leader?" This person was slightly stunned, feeling that this title was unprecedentedly unfamiliar. After a long while, he reacted, turning his gaze towards Tsukaza Sakura, who was stuck to the side of Mang Mang like mud. Tsukaza Sakura was very busy and had no time to pay attention to him at all.

So no one paid attention to him anymore, and the team continued to advance towards Moonlit Night City. After this journey, the Cloudrise City players who had come to Moonlit Night City for the first time had a very direct understanding of the local customs.

Along the way, they encountered a total of five group fights and seventeen duels. Not including some that happened too far away and the players couldn't see clearly.

Such a fierce custom made the Cloudrise City players click their tongues in amazement. As for why they wore face coverings, they now had a preliminary understanding. Because out of the 22 brawls they saw on the road, seven of them couldn't be properly resolved even with face coverings. They only heard people in the middle of the fight shouting, "Even if you turn into ashes, I'll still recognize you!" and the fight broke out like that.

What was laughable was that in two of the fights, the face covering accidentally fell off halfway through. As a result, both sides were stunned and cursed, "Who the hell are you?" But they didn't just laugh it off because it was a misunderstanding. Both sides tied their face coverings back on and continued fighting. It was truly old grudges unresolved, new resentments formed; persisting to the end, PK unremitting.

This group of Cloudrise City players, organized as they were, were all old players. At this moment, they were all curiously admiring everything that was happening before their eyes. However, this thousand-person team was quite spectacular, and wherever they passed, the Moonlit Night City players would immediately retreat and watch warily from a distance.

Everyone was naturally discussing it privately. People like Gu Fei and the others from the Young Master Elite Group who had been here before were naturally discussing how the customs of Moonlit Night City had evolved even further than before. People like Liu Xia and June Rain, who had lived in Moonlit Night City for a long time, were now filled with the feeling of returning to their homeland. And then there was Silver Moon, who had a feud with the whole city, and didn't know when she had also torn off a piece of cloth and tied it to her face. Mang Mang was originally in the same category as her, but at this moment, she wasn't dressed like that, still proceeding as usual through the ranks.

Before long, the team arrived at the city gate of Moonlit Night City. Unsworn Sword gave a final speech: "Then, everyone, let's disband now! Tomorrow night at seven o'clock, same place, let's meet on time, okay!"

The players responded and then dispersed in all directions at the city gate.

This mission, like the competition a few days ago, was scheduled during the golden hours after seven o'clock. But not all players only had this time slot available to play every day. Like the Young Master Elite Group, apart from Gu Fei, the others were like they lived in the game. At this time, they had arrived in Moonlit Night City, the mission was suspended, but these players still had to continue their own games.

But after walking this road, everyone had fully realized that Moonlit Night City was not a peaceful place. Everyone didn't move about as freely as they usually did in Cloudrise City. Like the five members of the Young Master Elite Group, they were now discussing where to go to grind some monsters or do a mission together tonight.

"Thousand Miles, what about you?" The five of them were chatting in the guild channel, and asked Gu Fei by the way.

"I'm logging off," Gu Fei said.

The five of them had expected this, so they didn't say much more. Players like Gu Fei who logged off on time accounted for the vast majority of players overall. But right now, this thousand-person crowd could be considered the elite and experts of Cloudrise City. These online game experts were generally built up with time, and among this thousand-person crowd, logging-off players became a weak group.

Gu Fei and the girls of Rebirth Purple Crystals were all part of the logging-off crowd. While the other players who wanted to log off were still asking around about how to get to the resurrection point, June Rain and Liu Xia, two people familiar with the route, were among them.

June Rain, with the air of a host, led the girls towards the resurrection point. Liu Xia, the true native of Moonlit Night City, seemed relatively silent. Her eyes were fixed on a certain place, and she quietly took out the dagger in her pocket and activated Stealth.

Just as she took a step, she was suddenly tapped lightly on the shoulder, and the Stealth was already broken. Liu Xia angrily turned her head to look, and it was Gu Fei.

"What do you want to do?" Gu Fei smiled.

Liu Xia spoke with her eyes. In the direction her eyes were fixed on, Mang Mang was standing blankly at the intersection of the street.

"My friend in Moonlit Night City said that she and Silver Moon had disappeared. Turns out they all ran to Cloudrise City," Liu Xia said resentfully. "I should have thought of it. Silver Moon is in Cloudrise City, how could she not be there?"

Silver Moon had already made a name for herself in Cloudrise City during the competition, but Liu Xia only had a gap with Mang Mang, and didn't transfer her anger to Silver Moon. It was just that Mang Mang was unknown in Cloudrise City, but she had been in contact with the girls of Rebirth Purple Crystals. Hadn't Liu Xia heard?

Gu Fei was very strange and asked about it. Liu Xia was also at a loss: "When?"

"Well, that time we leveled together, the day after that!" Gu Fei said as he recalled.

"At that time..." Liu Xia also recalled, and quickly reacted: "After that day, I was sick. I didn't come to the game for many days!"

"Oh..." Gu Fei also remembered that Liu Xia's condition was indeed terrible that day she logged off, as if she was about to fall down at any moment.

"So you don't know anything..." Gu Fei then roughly explained how Mang Mang and Silver Moon had arrived in Cloudrise City.

Liu Xia really didn't know. The story of Silver Moon and Mang Mang had also been talked about by the girls for two or three days, but it just so happened that Liu Xia wasn't online. When she came again, this topic was already old and no one mentioned it anymore, so Liu Xia had been kept in the dark until Silver Moon's mercenary group became famous during the competition, and she learned that Silver Moon had also arrived in Cloudrise City. As for seeing Mang Mang, that was just today's matter. All along the way, Liu Xia had been thinking about how to deal with Mang Mang.

But now, after listening to Gu Fei's account, she began to hesitate. Silver Moon was undoubtedly extremely hateful, especially since Gu Fei could reveal many inside stories that the other girls didn't know. Liu Xia also felt some sympathy for Mang Mang. However, after all, she was someone who had had direct contact with Mang Mang, directly scolded her, and directly exchanged fire with her, so it wasn't so easy to dismiss.

Liu Xia held the dagger, hesitating for a moment.

"Actually, it's not so easy for you to deal with her now! Did you see that guy beside her?" Gu Fei said.

"I saw him," Liu Xia said with contempt. All along the way, Tsukaza Sakura had been jumping up and down beside Mang Mang. How could Liu Xia, who was paying attention to Mang Mang, not know? From her point of view, she naturally tended to speculate about Mang Mang in some unsavory ways.

"That guy is also an expert. Don't look at how wretched he is," Gu Fei said. "Those people of theirs are all quite powerful."

"Yeah, they're all wretched, hmph, birds of a feather flock together!" In Liu Xia's mind, Mang Mang was undoubtedly hateful, and she wouldn't be surprised if any derogatory term was added to her.

But just as she finished her comment, one of those wretched people happened to look over here, and immediately waved and shouted loudly, "Drunken Bro!"

Liu Xia looked at Gu Fei in surprise. Gu Fei was also very embarrassed. Was he going to be counted as one of the birds of a feather?

Just as he didn't know what to say, Tsukaza Sakura also saw him, and immediately led the group to greet him. The Fireball boys around him were all winking, and they admired Gu Fei immensely. How could he have a girl accompanying him so easily?

"Drunken Bro, do you have any plans for tonight?" Fireball asked.

"Oh, I'm logging off soon," Gu Fei replied.

"Logging off now?" Everyone was stunned.

"Is maintaining the same schedule as the beauties helpful in increasing intimacy?" These wretched guys had already started to analyze Gu Fei's womanizing skills from every little detail.

Gu Fei didn't know that these guys were discussing him like this, and only lamented that these guys couldn't sense the tension in front of them? Liu Xia had a dagger in her hand, glaring at Mang Mang. Mang Mang didn't say anything, just calmly looked back.

The two girls looked at each other, and countless sparks collided from their exchange of gazes, but a bunch of guys were discussing some womanizing skills beside them. What a bizarre picture!

"Well, everyone, have fun, we'll log off first!" Gu Fei dragged Liu Xia away, intending to leave.

Liu Xia sighed and didn't object. When Gu Fei suddenly pulled her out of Stealth and told her about Mang Mang and Silver Moon, she could of course hear the meaning of persuasion in Gu Fei's words. Regardless of whether she accepted it or not, it wasn't good to refute Gu Fei's feelings and attack Mang Mang in front of him.

I'll find another opportunity! Liu Xia thought in her heart, and left with Gu Fei.

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝

A bit late updating ha~ Has everyone had dinner yet?