Chapter 97 Trap

Inside the Little Thunder Tavern, the two groups were drinking in an atmosphere of forced harmony, neither side uttering a word. Gu Fei was busy sorting out the equipment that Xi Yao Wu had just delivered, while Upward Ascent was mentally calculating the situation.

If it really was as he said, with 73% magic resistance, that would be too abnormal. Originally, it would take three Heavenly Fire Wheels to eliminate someone, but with this equipment, it would require about eleven... This demand was simply too great.

Although the Splash Flower Mercenary Group was under Against the Flow, the strength of a mercenary group and a guild couldn't be easily equated, mainly due to the limitation on the number of members. Against the Flow could form a magic array with over 100 mages, but the Splash Flower Mercenary Group had a limit of only 80 members. It was impossible to have an all-mage composition, and a team without professional balance was easily defeated. Therefore, Against the Flow's powerful magic array was difficult to deploy effectively in the mercenary group.

Already weakened, now with Gu Fei equipped with 73% magic resistance, Upward Ascent felt that his side's mages had become useless in this match.

How to fight this? It seemed they needed to recalculate! Upward Ascent thought to himself.

After sitting quietly for a while, with little time left before the match, it was clear that everyone had had enough of this forced drinking atmosphere. Everyone kept looking at the time. When someone muttered, "Almost time, right?" he received a positive response from everyone. They all stood up at the same time, saying "See you on the battlefield" to each other. Then, with great tacit understanding, the six members of the Young Master Elite Team exited through the left door of the tavern, while Upward Ascent led his brothers out through the right door. Both sides took different streets and headed towards the teleportation array.

The pre-battle intelligence meeting, which was supposed to be led by Ben, turned into a silent drinking session due to Upward Ascent's unexpected appearance. Now, they were making the most of their time on the road. Han Family Young Master personally explained the intelligence on the opponent, after all, he was a member of Against the Flow, and the members of the mercenary group were all elite members of the guild, so he actually recognized all of them.

Listening to Han Family Young Master rattle off the intelligence of all 80 people clearly and quickly, the eyes of the other four besides Jian Gui widened. By the end, no one was even listening to the content anymore; they were all amazed by Han Family Young Master's powerful memory. Usually, Brother Yu relied on his little intelligence notebook to deliver information.

"That's all eighty of them!" As he finished this last sentence, the six of them arrived at the teleportation array. After entering the pre-battle preparation map one after another, Yu Tian Shen Ming was still counting on his fingers, "Is it eighty? Exactly eighty?"

"It's eighty!" Brother Yu nodded decisively. He did have some statistical talent after all, and finally exclaimed, "It's a waste of your talent that you don't do intelligence work."

"Anything will have flaws because of my absence," Han Family Young Master said.

The others were so annoyed by his shamelessness that they lost the mood for admiration.

"Since you know these eighty people so well, then you must be very confident in this match, right?" Brother Yu said.

"Well, it's somewhat useful, but not very crucial," Han Family Young Master said. "I just like seeing you guys with that admiring look in your eyes!"

"Go to hell!" Everyone changed their gazes to contempt, the deepest contempt.

With little time left, the number of participants in the Splash Flower Mercenary Group was rapidly increasing. It stopped at 72 after a while, and the remaining eight seemed to be unable to attend due to other matters. Before long, the ten-second countdown began, the screen changed, and the match officially started.

"High ground, huh?" The others stretched and asked Han Family Young Master.

Han Family Young Master sneered, "Many people think they can guess my thoughts, but they are all wrong."

"We're all wrong too! Please stop attacking our minds, tell us your plan quickly. If there's nothing to do, I'll just go and hack them," Gu Fei couldn't take it anymore.

"Follow me!" Han Family Young Master walked forward. The five of them looked at each other and followed him. Brother Yu went to Jian Gui's face to find confidence again, but this time he didn't get his wish. There was also a hint of doubt on Jian Gui's face.

"Jian Gui..." Brother Yu's voice trembled slightly.

Jian Gui recalled, "Once upon a time, his intentions were guessed, so he deliberately changed a very appropriate tactic, and in the end..."

"He lost?" Brother Yu interjected.

"No, he won, but the losses were greater than planned, including the guy who revealed his intentions among those who died," Jian Gui said.

"Wow, this guy is really terrible!" Gu Fei and the others, who were also eavesdropping on Brother Yu and Jian Gui's conversation, couldn't help but express their opinions.

"Could it be that he's going to let us all die?" Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

"The law doesn't punish everyone! Did everyone shout just now?" Brother Yu asked.

"I didn't shout," Jian Gui said.

"Neither did I," Gu Fei said.

"You're lying, I was right next to you, you clearly shouted," Yu Tian Shen Ming pointed at Gu Fei.

"Calm down, young man, you're only possibly going to be sent to die by Young Master in a moment; but if you say I shouted again, you'll die immediately," Gu Fei threatened.

"I don't want to live anymore, you're all terrible," Yu Tian Shen Ming was in tears.

The five of them fell silent again. Under Han Family Young Master's lead, they arrived at a forest. Han Family Young Master took the lead and entered. After walking for a while, he stopped and turned his head.

The sunlight scattered by the branches and leaves of the treetops fell on his face. In the overall dim and eerie forest, that face, already bizarre in temperament, looked even more strangely mottled. Han Family Young Master suddenly smiled slightly at this moment, sending shivers down the spines of the five.

"Alright, let's go up!" Han Family Young Master suddenly said.

"Go up where?" The five asked in surprise.

"Up the tree," Han Family Young Master patted the tree beside him.

"Oh, just up the tree?" The five breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly asked, "Why are we going up the tree?"

"This is a tactic!" Han Family Young Master said.

"A tactic?" The five were puzzled, each afraid of being killed by Han Family Young Master's malice.

Han Family Young Master set an example, having Jian Gui give him a hand, and took the lead in climbing up. After reaching his position, he studied the surroundings and called out to the others under the tree.

"Qian Li, Yu Tian, you two go up first," Han Family Young Master said.

The two were shocked.

Frankly speaking, when stretching and shouting about the mountain top earlier, their two voices were slightly louder. Yu Tian Shen Ming was young, and naturally didn't pay attention to the weight of his words, while Gu Fei was a teacher, and after getting used to lecturing, he would speak loudly without noticing.

Is this really a trap to get revenge on us? The two thought in unison.

"I can't climb trees!" Yu Tian Shen Ming immediately began to evade.

"I'll help you!" Zhan Wu Shang gloated, and grabbed Yu Tian Shen Ming, who was trying to escape.

"Zhan Wu Shang, you bastard, go eat shit!" Yu Tian Shen Ming cursed wildly.

Zhan Wu Shang ignored him and threw Yu Tian Shen Ming onto a tree branch. Yu Tian Shen Ming saw that it wasn't too high and wanted to fall down, but Zhan Wu Shang maliciously placed his sword under Yu Tian Shen Ming. Yu Tian Shen Ming reacted quickly, and when he saw the situation, he grabbed the tree trunk.

"Over there. Towards that direction." Han Family Young Master pointed and directed him.

Yu Tian Shen Ming moved tremblingly in the tree, occasionally looking around for any opportunity to fall down. There was none, not a single one. Zhan Wu Shang was fully alert, and Gu Fei also joined the ranks, sending Yu Tian Shen Ming a message: "Test it out, don't worry, I'll save you if anything goes wrong."

Yu Tian Shen Ming had no choice but to secretly shed tears for making such a group of malicious friends.

Under Han Family Young Master's guidance, Yu Tian Shen Ming climbed higher and higher, extinguishing any thoughts of accidentally falling, and began to carefully test whether the branches under his feet were loose. He felt that Han Family Young Master's plan was likely to deliberately point to a weight-bearing branch for him to stand on.

The facts proved that Han Family Young Master's thoughts were indeed not so easily guessed. Yu Tian Shen Ming safely reached the designated location, and his message inbox was immediately flooded.

"How is it, how is it? Is there anything abnormal?" Gu Fei and the others sent messages asking.

They're using me as a guinea pig! Yu Tian Shen Ming was indignant, and wouldn't answer a single one out of spite.

"Qian Li, hurry up, go to that location." Han Family Young Master pointed to a spot, and then called out to the other three, "Everyone come up, find a place to hide."

Zhan Wu Shang had the most strength and shouldered the important task of "giving a hand", lifting Jian Gui and Brother Yu onto the tree one by one, and then looked towards Gu Fei.

"I don't need it." Gu Fei shook his head and pointed to a branch next to him, "Instantaneous Movement, move!" With a whoosh, Gu Fei had already stood elegantly on the tree.

"I know you don't need it, I meant for you to give me a hand!" Zhan Wu Shang was exasperated.

Gu Fei glanced at his burly figure and said expressionlessly, "Do you think that's possible?"

Zhan Wu Shang was indeed a difficult problem. Later, with the cooperation of several people, he was hoisted onto the tree. Gu Fei watched his clumsy figure on the branches and repeatedly lamented, "Don't join in on the fun!"

Afterwards, Gu Fei lifted the lightweight Jian Gui onto the tree, and once again elegantly Instantaneously Moved, jumping between the branches.

"Mm, it's good to practice more, we'll need it later," Han Family Young Master suddenly said.

"So, what do we do now? What's the plan?" Except for Zhan Wu Shang, the other five had all chosen their positions on the tree. Brother Yu asked.

"Wait for Upward Ascent to find us," Han Family Young Master said with a faint smile.

"What if they can't find us?"

"They will find us. Even Cloud Herding Wind could find us, how could he not find us?"

"Then what happens when they do find us?" This was the question that everyone was really concerned about.

"This forest is the trap we've prepared for him."

"Oh!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Han Family Young Master also had times when he had a conscience and didn't scheme against his own people. This trap was prepared for Upward Ascent.