Chapter 151

Although Yutian Shenming's hawkeye had amazing eyesight, it was a bit difficult for him to count the wriggling crowd at the foot of the mountain. Counting moving targets required a sense of direction. If Yutian Shenming had a sense of direction, he wouldn't be so directionally challenged.

He stared and stared, losing count of how many times he had restarted. Just as the crowd had circled the foot of the mountain, Yutian Shenming still hadn't come up with a result. Zhan Wushang, becoming impatient, asked, "Haven't you finished counting yet!"

Yutian Shenming felt like he had been granted a pardon. He glared at Zhan Wushang and roared, "Shut your trap! I'm almost done. Your yelling made me forget where I was!"

These words reminded Han Jia Gongzi of his rare oversight regarding this little commander. He immediately patted Yutian Shenming and said, "Alright, don't force it."

The wriggling crowd of Black Hand mercenaries stopped at the foot of the mountain. After finding a suitable path, they began to climb as a group.

"Wow, is that necessary? Is everyone going up the mountain?" Yutian Shenming exclaimed in surprise.

"This mountain peak is closer to our spawn point, and we have fewer people, so we're more mobile. If they were also thinking of seizing the high ground, we would already be at the top of the mountain, and we would be surrounded right now," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Hmm!" Everyone listened and, observing the movements of the Black Hand mercenaries, realized that their climb wasn't free and easy at all. They were advancing in layers, arranged in formation, ready to meet a charge from the top of the mountain at any time.

"They won't disperse their forces! This is the number one habit our opponents have developed during mercenary confrontation matches," Han Jia Gongzi sneered.

The Black Hand mercenaries climbed halfway up the mountain in formation. After taking a few more steps, the archers at the front of the formation suddenly began to fire intensely.

"What's going on!" Yutian Shenming asked, startled.

Han Jia Gongzi smiled calmly again, "This is the second habit they've developed: they're wary of the instant-kill power of our mages, so you see, normally when a team advances, the warriors should be on the outer perimeter as meat shields, protecting fragile ranged classes like archers or mages from being instantly killed when they are suddenly attacked. But now, they think that our mages can instantly kill everything, and warrior protection is useless, so the archers are in the front row, using distance to take the initiative. Just now, they weren't even within range of a mage's spells, right? They fired first, not giving you a chance to show your face!" After Han Jia Gongzi finished speaking, he turned to look at Gu Fei.

Gu Fei was silent for a moment before saying, "Actually, my area-of-effect spells can't necessarily kill warriors now. It's still more correct to have warriors in front to attract fire."

"You're a freak. Twin Incineration has the greatest power; the power of other spells is smaller!" Yutian Shenming despised him. If he were a mage, seeing Gu Fei like this, he would inevitably think: Twin Incineration is already so awesome, other spells must be even more awesome.

Gu Fei shrugged, "Twin Incineration has physical attack and is more practical!"

Yutian Shenming spat out a mouthful of blood. The skill that all mages disregarded the most, Twin Incineration, had become the most practical in Gu Fei's hands. And it even had physical attack. Damn it, if you didn't have the Night Lunar Sword that dealt both physical and magical damage, where would the physical attack come from?

Han Jia Gongzi smiled, "I just hope they have this exaggerated, mistaken idea."

The Black Hand mercenaries had already successfully seized the top of the mountain under the continuous attack of the archers, without anyone resisting. Such a large group of people, so careful and so laborious, rushed up with such momentum, only to find that the top of the mountain was empty. They couldn't help but feel disappointed. If they knew that their actions had been commented on as a joke by the six people in the small forest not far from the foot of the mountain, they would be even more furious.

After the Black Hand mercenaries settled down on the top of the mountain, they began to survey their surroundings.

"The next part will be more difficult for them," Han Jia Gongzi said. "They can't give up the view from the top of the mountain, but they have to send out people to find us. This will inevitably split their forces into two groups, and whichever side has fewer people could become our opportunity. In this way, dividing them equally into two teams seems to be the most effective and stable plan."

Just as Han Jia Gongzi was saying this, the people on the top of the mountain began to move. Although it was impossible to count the heads accurately, the approximate number could still be estimated clearly. As Han Jia Gongzi had said, almost everyone poured down the mountain.

"Hahahaha, you guessed wrong! They all went down the mountain." Just as everyone was laughing loudly, they heard Han Jia Gongzi sigh and say unhurriedly, "This is the third habit they've developed. Although there are only six of us, no one knows exactly how much energy these six people have. Can we contend with ten people? Twenty people? Thirty? Or even more? Therefore, when they must split their forces into two groups, they won't adopt the seemingly stable but actually risky approach of dividing them equally. They will sacrifice pawns to protect the general, casually leaving two or three people at the high point to enjoy the scenery, while the others continue to concentrate their forces to search. This way, even if the guys on the mountain are ambushed, they will only lose two or three points, and they will have a complete opportunity to salvage the defeat."

"Since they've guessed that we might ambush those two or three people, what if they set up an ambush there?" Yutian Shenming said.

"That's a good question. That's why we're lying here in this forest. Do you see any signs of them setting up an ambush on the mountain?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

Yutian Shenming was immediately speechless. The other party scattered not long after rushing to the top of the mountain. Moreover, because the people went down the mountain in a neat and uniform manner, he didn't see any part of them moving privately. It really didn't look like they were setting up an ambush.

"Now their search target is definitely the blind spots that can't be seen from the high points, like forests. This forest is the closest. I'm afraid they'll be here soon, right?" You Ge called out.

Han Jia Gongzi nodded.

"Climb the trees?" Zhan Wushang asked in confusion. The battle where they annihilated the Shuihua mercenary group in the forest could be said to have been thrilling but without any actual danger. Moreover, after everyone analyzed and recalled the battle, they felt that in that environment, Gu Fei alone could have used Instant Shift on the treetops to maintain his position, and then used area-of-effect spells to ambush the guys under the trees, and the other party would have been completely helpless.

"It won't work. That method can't be used today. It requires absolute terrain conditions. Today's forest isn't good enough to hide people," Han Jia Gongzi said.

Indeed, the forest they were in was small, and the trees weren't lush enough. From a distance, it could be used as cover, but if you looked up under the trees, it was impossible to hide anyone.

"Retreat quickly. If we get any closer, our movements will be discovered." The guys on the mountain had already come down halfway. Han Jia Gongzi shouted and took the lead in moving, "This way."

"Won't leaving the forest expose us to the eyes on the mountain?" You Ge was always worried.

Han Jia Gongzi smiled without answering. Everyone was used to his pompous, secretive manner. Anyway, they knew that the arrangements he designed in this manner would usually be thrilling but without any real danger, so they didn't ask any more questions. Following behind him, they passed through the forest. The mountain's view was temporarily blocked by the forest. Han Jia Gongzi led the way along the forest for a short distance. Suddenly, a half-height, ruined wall appeared. Han Jia Gongzi lowered his body and slipped behind the wall, beckoning to the others.

The others followed in surprise. This cover naturally blocked the mountain's gaze. Zhan Wushang was stunned and said, "Did you draw this map?"

"Don't talk yet." Han Jia Gongzi led the way. This wall was actually quite long, but because the degree of ruin varied, there were places where they could walk upright, places where they needed to squat, and places where they even needed to crawl. In short, everyone followed behind Han Jia Gongzi, adopting the appropriate posture in the appropriate places. The terrain ahead suddenly dipped. Han Jia Gongzi turned his head and said, "Be quick!" After saying that, he flashed, rolling and crawling down into the depression.

The postures of the people behind him weren't exactly beautiful. When it came to Gu Fei and Jian Gui, one used Instant Shift to flash down, and the other used Stealth, swaggering down. They all looked at the four with a silly smile.

The four weren't angry. Zhan Wushang brought up the previous question again, "Did you draw this map?" Although he knew it was impossible, how did Han Jia Gongzi know that there was a wall here that could block the mountain's view when he was entering this map for the first time?

Han Jia Gongzi lazily said "Pay attention" as if he was answering Zhan Wushang's question.

"Where can we go from here?" You Ge immediately began to pay attention, first observing the path in front of him.

"We can almost get to the foot of that mountain. We'll act after their main force has gone far away," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"You've already observed it?"

"Not observing, searching." Han Jia Gongzi put on an educational face again, "I was paying attention to the height of the mountain and the surrounding terrain from the beginning, and deliberately found such a path that is basically in the blind spot of the mountain's view."

"I see!" You Ge admired Han Jia Gongzi's observation skills. Han Jia Gongzi was naturally very proud, but when he looked at the other four, they weren't listening to him at all. Zhan Wushang and Jian Gui were stunned, wondering what they were thinking. Over there, Gu Fei was holding the straw hat that Yutian Shenming had woven in the forest, "You're pretty skilled. Who did you learn from?"

"Hey, it's just a small trick!" Yutian Shenming was also feeling proud!

Han Jia Gongzi's heart was on fire, but he couldn't flare up. He glared at the four and said, "After they finish searching the forest and go far away, we'll ambush the mountain."

"Since this is a blind spot on the mountain, shouldn't they come to search here?" You Ge said.

"This is a blind spot that only I would notice. They will definitely ignore this place when they look from the top of the mountain." Just as Han Jia Gongzi was saying this, he glanced casually and his anger rose again. He suddenly shouted at Gu Fei, "Qianli, stand closer to the inside, stick to the edge!!!" His perfect plan was almost ruined by this guy's careless positioning.

"Instant Shift! Move!" Gu Fei said and moved one position to the inside, continuing to say to Yutian Shenming, "How is this connected?"

"Oh, like this, and then like this..." Yutian Shenming took the straw hat and demonstrated.

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Will the mountain ambush plan go smoothly?

Well, those who see the suspense can go and vote. Those who don't see the suspense... haven't I already told you where the suspense is? Go and vote~~