Chapter 1 The Demise of Huo Ranyi

Huo Ranyi was dead. Although the Blazing City still looked so fiery, the masters all knew that it was now just a facade. According to the system, all spells summoned by a mage would lose their magical protection and become ineffective upon the mage's death.

Therefore, the six masters who were still at one end of the Blazing City confidently stepped through the fire wall, and as expected, they suffered no damage.

At this time, Drifting's Fallen Clothes Red Lotus had also come to an end. Jian Nan You and the priest hiding behind the shield saw the fire waves rolling away without any continuation. Jian Nan You's life also stopped decreasing continuously, so naturally, he understood what had happened. The two slowly stood up, their faces ashen. Clearly, they no longer possessed any ability to resist.

"Brother Jian Nan, what is your purpose in following us? Why don't you tell us now?" Han Jia Gongzi suddenly said.

"Purpose? Everyone is a veteran gamer. You probably guessed my purpose long ago, right?" Jian Nan You said calmly.

"So, what are your thoughts now?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

"When you return to Cloud City, you will have to pass by Linshui City. You must be as careful as you are today, otherwise, accidents may happen," Jian Nan You said indifferently.

"You don't have to worry about that. Are you planning to fight to the death, or are you going to wait for death obediently?" Han Jia Gongzi asked.

"Hehe!" Jian Nan You smiled faintly, and suddenly put the sword and shield in his hand into his pocket. Not only that, but he also quickly took off all his equipment and put it into his pocket. The priest with him did the same.

The masters couldn't help but be speechless. The intention of this move was too obvious. The drop rate of items in the pocket was lower than that of equipment on the body. This was also a system rule. What they were doing was nothing more than protecting their equipment. At this time, such a powerful character, one of the Five Little Strong, would actually behave like this. Everyone immediately expressed their deep contempt.

When you become a master, besides level and equipment, face is also a valuable thing to cherish. Some people even value face more than level and equipment. If you're going to die, just die. But to deliberately take off your equipment and put it in your pocket, such petty behavior is something even a newbie would disdain to do.

Amidst the stunned gazes of the crowd, Jian Nan You actually smiled calmly.

The group of masters was naturally not a soft-hearted bunch. Without a word, they all attacked together. What defense could two high-level characters with bare bodies have? Naturally, they were instantly annihilated. The masters were still not satisfied, casting their deepest contemptuous gazes in the direction where the two disappeared.

"You two cooperated well!" At this time, Han Jia Gongzi turned his head and looked at Drifting, then at Yu Tian Shen Ming. This dangerous situation could be said to have been resolved by these two from beginning to end. From the initial analysis based on rich mage experience to Yu Tian Shen Ming's piercing attack interrupting the opponent's spell.

This interruption was very crucial because if that piece of land had been continuously burned by the Thousand Flame Fire Tree, players would have been continuously attacked, and in this situation, the mage's chanting could not be carried out smoothly. Therefore, precisely because of Yu Tian Shen Ming's interruption, Drifting was able to successfully cast the Ice Shadow Technique to cross the fire wall.

Then, Drifting's Fallen Clothes Red Lotus displayed great power. The thief who almost ambushed him and Huo Ranyi who later emerged to counterattack were both dealt with by Yu Tian Shen Ming.

As for the rest, they didn't make a move when killing the two guys who were stripped naked. They were all melee classes, after all, and making a move required moving forward. In the end, it was these two guys who raised their hands and annihilated the two.

Drifting just smiled noncommittally at this evaluation. Yu Tian Shen Ming, on the other hand, exaggeratedly shouted, "Don't say any more, I'm going to vomit."

You Ge had already eagerly come over to collect information: "Ahem, Brother Drifting, can you set the location of your true body in which of the four clones with your Ice Shadow Technique?" After all, with his rich experience, You Ge could already determine this point from Drifting's usage, but he came over to confirm it.

"Yes!" Drifting readily admitted, "It just costs more than twice as much mana as having the true body stay in place."

"Oh!" You Ge resisted the urge to immediately take out his notebook to record, as that would be too impolite.

"So, theoretically speaking, it can also be considered instant movement?" You Ge continued to ask.

"Of course not!" Drifting immediately replied, "The characteristic of instant movement lies in the word 'instant.' My skill requires chanting before activation, which takes some time. Without instant cast, what kind of instant movement is that?"

You Ge recalled that Drifting had indeed stepped forward, chanted, and then waited until Yu Tian Shen Ming had finished laughing loudly before his skill began to activate. Although it wasn't slow to the point of being outrageous, compared to Gu Fei's disappearing with a flick of his finger, the speed was indeed worlds apart.

"I see!" You Ge replied. He actually had many more questions he wanted to know, but knowing that asking too much would only cause embarrassment if the other party was unwilling to answer, he ended his interview and retreated behind Zhan Wu Shang's broad body, taking out his notebook to jot down a series of notes.

"That Jian Nan You, he turned out to be so spineless in the end!" Zhan Wu Shang began to comment extensively at this time. As a fellow warrior, he finally felt somewhat qualified to make a tactical assessment of Jian Nan You: "If it were me in his position, I would have used a charge followed by Whirlwind Slash. With the priest behind me to support me for a moment, I would have had a chance to take down Brother Drifting with me."

Drifting thought about the positions of both sides at the time, thought about the techniques of such a warrior master, and nodded frankly, saying, "Yes, it would have been difficult to dodge."

"See? That's why I said, that guy is too useless!" Zhan Wu Shang said disapprovingly. He certainly wouldn't have much goodwill towards Jian Nan You. After all, as the number one warrior in online games for a long time, he had been overshadowed in this parallel world. Although he himself had run off to pick up girls and wasted a lot of time, it was easy to vent his anger on this guy whose level surpassed his!

Han Jia Gongzi rolled his eyes and said, "This guy completely and thoroughly prioritizes benefits. He's quite a talent."

"Hey, he doesn't even have the courage to fight to the death. What's that all about?" Zhan Wu Shang continued to despise.

"It's not that he doesn't have courage." You Ge, who had already finished taking notes, emerged from behind Zhan Wu Shang and sighed, "It's not that he doesn't have courage, nor that he can't perform the kind of attack Wu Shang mentioned. It's because if he did that, even if he succeeded, he wouldn't be able to escape in the end. Instead, he would incur some PK points, and then dying would cause him to drop two levels and increase the chance of dropping items. So, he would never use that method. The Young Master is right, he's a guy who completely prioritizes benefits."

Only then did everyone suddenly remember that Jian Nan You and You Ge were still friends. Although neither of them had shown any emotion in this regard during the confrontation, it wouldn't be very polite to You Ge's face to continue talking about this and that in front of him. Everyone immediately stopped talking about Jian Nan You.

"Ahem..." Zhan Wu Shang started the contempt for Jian Nan You, so he hurriedly looked for a topic to change the subject, "That... um... I wonder if Todd has been delivered yet?"

"It should be soon..." Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Why did you say the location? They won't really be able to catch up, right?" Zhan Wu Shang said.

"Of course not." Han Jia Gongzi smiled.

The mercenary alliance of Sunset City and the Hundred Battles Mercenary Group both rushed frantically towards the north gate. The players of Cloud City naturally couldn't let them leave so easily and tried their best to stop them. However, the map was so vast that it was unrealistic to stop them all in this unprepared situation. Still, quite a few people slipped past the blockade.

The hustle and bustle beneath the north gate was foreseeable.

At this time, at the east gate of Sunset City, a group of three people, two men and one woman, quietly and nonchalantly walked into the city gate.

"It's almost here!" One of them had a look of ecstasy on his face, as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden. His expression was a mixture of victory was in sight and a series of other emotions. He spoke the sentence in a very low voice.

"Yeah!" The girl beside him only responded in a low voice. The girl's eyes showed a wealth of experience, vigilantly looking at the players encountered after entering the city gate.

"This way!" The man who spoke earlier was Wu Shi Zhi Jian, the president of Zong Heng Si Hai. After entering the east gate, he took the lead and turned to the right. The street became more and more secluded, but he could already see the prison gate in front of him, and his heart was filled with another wave of excitement.

The girl continued to vigilantly scan her surroundings. There were only a few players hurrying along the street, quickly running past. Finally, she slowly let go of her tension, and gradually had the look of a weight being lifted off her shoulders.

"I didn't expect to get here so easily," Wu Shi Zhi Jian said, his voice raised a few decibels higher than before.

"Yeah!" A hint of a smile also appeared on the girl's calm face.

"Please!" At this time, with his mentality relaxed, Wu Shi Zhi Jian's bones, which he usually liked to show off in front of the girl, were itching again. Next to the stone steps outside the prison gate, he very gentlemanly gestured for the girl to go first.

"Please what? We're already here." Suddenly someone said a sentence.

Wu Shi Zhi Jian was struck by lightning. Without even looking to see who the voice came from, he hurriedly wanted to rush towards the prison gate. As a result, as soon as the prison door opened, several players had already jumped out in advance, drawing their bows and aiming their arrows at the three of them.

Wu Shi Zhi Jian had to stop. At this time, he was several steps up the stairs, in a higher position. Looking back in the direction of the voice, he saw a person lying on the roof. He had just sat up and was looking at Wu Shi Zhi Jian with a smile: "Luckily, I still made it in time."

"Shui Shen!!!" Wu Shi Zhi Jian exclaimed.

"It's me! Boss, you didn't think that just because you left our Lin Yin City, our mission would be marked as over, did you? Let me tell you, the mission is always valid until the very last moment." Shui Shen was in a really good mood.