Chapter 103

The leader of this group was depressed, very depressed. But he had nothing to say. They were clearly trying to snatch business unreasonably. What could he do?

First come, first served, was just a beautiful fantasy in the world of online games where monster-snatching, experience-snatching, and equipment-snatching were rampant. If you were already a big shot and still held onto that fantasy, then you were too immature. Even your little brothers would despise you. So, this leader was merely venting his frustration verbally and mentally cursing Baishe Jinglun a hundred and eighty times.

As for fighting? Forget it. Even if all their members gathered together, they might not be a match for one of the opposing mercenary groups, let alone the mere quarter of their manpower he had here. They hadn't been able to take down their opponents for a long time, but the other side had stepped in and quickly defeated them all. If you couldn't see the difference in strength, you could just gouge out your eyes.

This leader watched the other side's performance with his brothers, wishing he could cheer for Gu Xiaoshang and the others. But the reality was cruel. The leader's silent prayers did nothing to help the Cloud City players. Soon, the Cloud City players were all knocked down one by one. Some were unwilling and got up again, only to be knocked down again, then got up again, then fell again, then got up again, then died...

The grapplers' body slams were not fake. Anyone who could survive four slams was no ordinary person.

The Cloud City players helplessly gave up resisting because they had discovered that as long as they weren't too stubborn, these guys from the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group wouldn't kill them. Besides, now that everyone was on the ground, it was obvious whether or not Todd was there. Cloud City realized that at this point, preserving their levels was a very good outcome.

At this time, the leader reacted the fastest. Seeing all the players on the ground and no NPC in sight, he immediately realized what was happening and quickly notified the other teams: the situation here was resolved, and Todd wasn't found. At the same time, he remembered to notify his other brothers of the bad news: Baishe Jinglun had finally arrived.

The other three teams also clearly understood the strength and style of the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group. They had been celebrating that these guys hadn't shown up yet, wondering if they hadn't visited the mercenary hall today and hadn't accepted any missions. But at this critical moment, these unlucky guys had finally appeared. The Sunset City mercenary players collectively cursed Baishe Jinglun 180 times in their hearts while telling their brothers to hurry up; the wolf was coming.

As a result, the Sunset City Mercenary Group Alliance suddenly increased their fighting spirit by one level. The Cloud City players also received the news that the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group had taken action and that Gu Xiaoshang's side had been dealt with. But even though they knew this information, there was nothing else they could do. What else could they do? Just keep dragging it out!

What about Gu Xiaoshang and the others? After sending out the bad news, that leader was hurriedly called away to help out on another battlefield. Only the members of the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group were left in the original place. The Cloud City players were puzzled, wondering why the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group wasn't hurrying off to continue working. Why were they squatting here? Wasn't that the same as doing free labor for others?

Just as they were wondering, Baishe Jinglun, one of the famous Five Little Tyrants, finally stood up from the stone and took a step in the air. He stepped down from such a high boulder as if he were walking down stairs.

The Cloud City players were dumbfounded, but this guy asked a question that made everyone even more astonished. He asked his brothers next to him, "What's the mission?"

The players next to him immediately came over and respectfully replied, "They're escorting an NPC named Todd. Our mission is to assassinate Todd."

This attitude surprised the Cloud City players. This was just a game. Even if one was the leader and the others were ordinary underlings, everyone would still address each other as brothers and make friends. But the way this player spoke to Baishe Jinglun clearly lowered his own status, which was extremely rare.

However, some experienced players had seen this kind of situation before. For example, when a company boss brought a group of employees to the game to create a guild or mercenary group, this was how they interacted. Most people looked down on these types of players. It was already enough to be bullied in real life; why come to a game and make yourself uncomfortable? That was just too cheap.

Seeing that the players in the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group were all experts but acted like this in front of their leader, everyone felt indignant on their behalf. At the same time, they secretly speculated that perhaps Baishe Jinglun was also some kind of boss-level figure who brought a group of bodyguards to the game to play with him?

However, Baishe Jinglun didn't look very old. A boss at this age? Instantly, Baishe Jinglun became a rich second generation, a playboy, in the eyes of a group of players.

"Where's Todd?" At this time, the Cloud City players heard Baishe Jinglun asking his bodyguards.

"They split into four teams. Todd should be in one of them," a player replied.

"What about the expert you mentioned?" Baishe Jinglun asked again.

"Uh, the expert... I think he should be protecting Todd closely," a player speculated.

Since Todd wasn't in this team, there was no point in continuing the battle from a mission perspective. The people from the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group weren't paying much attention to them anymore. Some Cloud City players tried to get up from the ground, but no one came over to knock them down again.

At this time, Baishe Jinglun turned his head and looked at a Cloud City player who had just gotten up, "Which team is Todd in?"

This player vigorously brushed the dust off his body, gave Baishe Jinglun a look of extreme contempt, and said fearlessly, "I won't tell you even if you beat me to death."

"Is that so? Then I'll have to beat you to death." As soon as Baishe Jinglun finished speaking, he suddenly kicked out. People in the know could tell at a glance that this was the grappler skill Flying Swallow Slash. However, as one of the Five Little Tyrants, Baishe Jinglun's kick looked much faster and smoother than ordinary people's.

Even so, this rogue player's reaction wasn't slow. He dodged to the side. Gripping his dagger tightly, he rushed forward. This person's actions were as fearless as his words. He was prepared to die to make this annoying expert suffer.

Who knew that the other side's attack was so unbelievably fast? It was as if the kick in the air hadn't landed yet, but the fist had already been delivered. This rogue really didn't expect the other side to have this follow-up move. He was punched in the face and felt dizzy. What was even more annoying was that thunderous applause suddenly erupted around him. Someone shouted loudly, "Beautiful! What a great move, Azure Dragon Spitting Mist!"

Baishe Jinglun turned around and smiled at the cheers to show his thanks. The rogue saw that he couldn't dodge this punch, but the damage wasn't a big deal. So much cheering... The rogue cursed "bootlickers" in his heart, twisted his body, and stabbed over again.

Baishe Jinglun unhurriedly turned back, and his left hand reached out like a claw, grabbing the rogue's wrist.

"Wow, you can even grab people!" The rogue player felt like the other side's fingernails were about to dig into his flesh. He quickly retracted his hand and cursed angrily. Before he could say the next sentence, Baishe Jinglun's right hand had already stretched out, and his two fingers were about to poke into his eyes.

This was quite a shock. He even forgot to dodge. Just as he felt like his eyeballs were about to be lost, Baishe Jinglun's right hand suddenly stretched out all five fingers again, forming a claw shape, and grabbed the guy's face, pushing the rogue aside with force.

"That's enough, do you really want me to beat you to death?" Baishe Jinglun said.

The rogue opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He originally thought that Baishe Jinglun was just someone who gained experience surrounded by a group of experts, but after directly exchanging blows, he realized that this was not the case at all. Baishe Jinglun and his brothers had the same style, easily dealing with his attacks and not using any ruthless moves.

Baishe Jinglun had already stopped paying attention to him and turned to ask the others, "Is there anyone willing to say where Todd is?"

Such a naive question was naturally met with silence. Baishe Jinglun also helplessly shook his head, "Hitting people doesn't hurt, and killing people only reduces experience. It's not lethal! Let's go!" After saying that, he led his brothers to another battlefield to snatch business.

Gu Xiaoshang and the remaining Cloud City players looked at each other in confusion. This ending was rather bizarre. According to the previous arrangement, when the opponents discovered that there was no Todd in their formation, they would turn from passive to active. They had to hold the opponents back so they couldn't go to other battlefields to help until Todd either died or was successfully escorted, and everyone's mission would be over.

But what about them now? Other places were still fighting fiercely, but they were already idle, which was too contrary to their original intention.

The Hundred Battles Mercenary Group was indeed freakishly strong, but the stronger they were, the more they should try to hold them back to reduce trouble for their other companions! At this thought, Gu Xiaoshang woke up as if from a dream, jumping up and down and calling everyone, "Why did you let them run? Go and pester them!"

"How do we pester them..." Everyone had a bitter look on their faces. They would be knocked down within three moves if they fought. The difference was too great!

"Ranged classes harass, melee classes cover," Gu Xiaoshang continued to direct the battle, ignoring everyone's emotions.

Everyone had to bite the bullet and go forward, upholding the spirit of sacrificing individual interests for the collective good. They chased after them and launched a wave of attacks, but the people from the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group easily dodged them. Facing the opponents' relentless attacks, they were also very helpless. Someone took the initiative to ask Baishe Jinglun, "Let us stay and teach them a lesson!"

Baishe Jinglun looked back at the persistent group and shook his head, "Forget it, run faster. They can't catch up anyway."

The players from the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group were different from ordinary players. Agility was a must-have stat in their builds. Once they started running, most players really couldn't catch up.

For example, Gu Xiaoshang was a warrior. How could she compete in speed with players who had added agility? She could only watch helplessly as they ran further and further away. She, the leader, couldn't catch up, so the archers and rogues who could catch up were happy to just pretend to do something. Before long, they had all returned to their idle state.

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