Chapter 222

Zhan Wu Shang's strength was immense. Anything he threw always moved many times faster than he could, so dragging someone was naturally a piece of cake. Shui Shen had barely been knocked off his feet before he was being dragged back like a shot. This time, the master Shui Shen couldn't care less about saving face and yelled, "Save me!"

Numerous mages, thieves, and archers were hiding behind the surrounding trees. How could they not come to his aid when Shui Shen was yelling so miserably? The thieves rushed forward to try and grab him, the archers fired arrows to try and sever the rope, and the mages wanted to burn through it. There was even a mage with a less-than-brilliant mind who actually tried to use an Ice Whirlwind to slow Shui Shen down. Didn't he realize that Shui Shen was being passively moved? To slow him down, he needed to cast Ice Whirlwind at the one exerting the force, Zhan Wu Shang.

In any case, the methods were varied, but none were effective.

First of all, severing the rope required archery skills beyond the reach of ordinary people. It would require someone who was an archery expert in real life, supplemented by the game's system assistance, to achieve such godlike perfection.

As for the mages' Fireball spells, just like the Heavenly Fire Wheels, they couldn't start a fire in the forest. The fireballs that were launched extinguished instantly upon hitting their target. It seemed that charred marks were left on the rope, and perhaps its durability had decreased, but Shui Shen was only being dragged for a mere 30 meters, so it could definitely hold up.

Even more pitiful were the thieves who tried to get close. Gu Fei was chasing right behind Shui Shen. The three thieves who rushed forward at top speed could only disappear in a blaze of fire.

Shui Shen on the ground was screaming incessantly. The ground he was sliding across was full of traps. He was sliding and rolling, triggering countless ones. Gu Fei watched behind him as more and more trap clamps appeared on his body, a truly spectacular sight.

More mages, thieves, and archers emerged from behind the trees, wanting to provide assistance. The Cloud Piercer's people, who had been only focused on admiring and savoring Gu Fei's stunning performance, finally reacted. Wushi Zhi Jian shouted loudly, and Daoying Nianhua led the most well-trained archer legion of Zongheng Sihai to the scene. Instantly, arrows rained down. Shui Shen slid along the ground, looking up at the arrows flying neatly and uniformly overhead, also amazed. This was a special product of Zongheng Sihai, not something seen everywhere.

The rescuers who had rashly exposed themselves were struck by this wave of explosive shots. More than ten people were killed on the spot, and the rest basically returned with arrows sticking out of them. Even more deadly was that this public exposure had revealed their positions. No matter which tree they hid behind now, they would fall under the sharp eyes of these sharpshooters.

Arrows were cheap and plentiful, so the archers didn't feel any pity using them. They had been holding their breath for so long and finally had an outlet to vent. The explosive shooting didn't stop at all. The trees they were hiding behind splintered as if they were being sprayed by machine guns.

Those who were in better positions and more familiar with the forest could still find blind spots between the trees to escape, but most people could only cling tightly to the trees, not daring to show even a finger.

At this time, Shui Shen slid all the way until Zhan Wu Shang dragged him back into the formation. Under the cover of Zongheng Sihai's arrow formation, Gu Fei was no longer disturbed and returned smoothly, greeted by complex gazes from all directions.

"Drunk Bro is too awesome, an idol!" Yingzuka Akatsuki was the first to come up and compliment him.

Gu Fei smiled. He was used to this kind of thing.

Following Yingzuka Akatsuki, he looked down at Shui Shen, who was still on the ground, and smiled: "You're also my idol. You're truly the number one trap master. You're fully armed now! Hahahaha!"

Shui Shen was both in pain and angry. He was covered in trap clamps. Even his head had three more besides the one that had been on his nose, two clamped in his hair and one clamped on his ear. His arms, legs, chest, and back were densely covered. This made Wushi Zhi Jian angry when he saw it. "You son of a bitch, you set so many traps in just 30 meters. You're ruthless!"

Other players were also discussing.

"Do trap effects stack?" Zhan Wu Shang asked.

"I don't think so?" You Ge replied.

"It would be awesome if they did. So many traps, when the hell could he move?" Zhan Wu Shang said.

"Tsk tsk, what an honor it is to have the opportunity to be clamped by so many traps at the same time, and all over one's body!" Yutian Shenming sighed with emotion.

Yingzuka Akatsuki had been enjoying himself for a while but suddenly became indignant. "Damn, why can only the system record videos? Why don't we even have a photo function?"

This mention of video recording reminded Shui Shen. He turned his gaze to Gu Fei, looked him up and down, and said, "Are you the video mage from Cloud Piercer?"

"Hehe, scared now, huh?" Yingzuka Akatsuki said smugly, as if he had dragged Shui Shen back himself.

Shui Shen ignored him completely. After hearing a confirmation, he sighed and said, "Indeed, a formidable person."

"Thank you!" Gu Fei maintained the humility of a qualified martial artist at all times. In the eyes of outsiders, this was extremely pretentious. What made people even more jealous was that he had to have real talent to be able to pretend like this.

At this moment, with a "pop," the first trap clamped on Shui Shen's nose finally reached its time limit and automatically fell off, leaving Shui Shen with an endearingly cute red nose.

The other traps had only clamped onto him for a short time. The one on his nose was like a starter. Not long after it fell off, the trap clamps all over Shui Shen's body began to fall off one after another.

"Tsk tsk tsk!" The discussion started again.

"This is also a unique kind of peerless elegance!" Yutian Shenming continued his previous appreciative perspective.

"Those who are good at swimming drown, those who are good at riding fall! A profound truth, a profound truth!" You Ge had gained enlightenment from it.

When the last trap fell from his body, Shui Shen let out a long breath and slowly got up from the ground. One of his ankles was still tied with a rope, but he didn't care. He stood up straight, brushed off the dust, and admired the busy archers of Zongheng Sihai, nodding and praising, "The arrow formation is well-trained."

"Damn, still acting cool!" Yingzuka Akatsuki rolled up his sleeves and wanted to come up and beat him, but suddenly heard a "pop." He looked down in disbelief and saw a trap clamp on his ankle. He couldn't move an inch.

"Hahahaha!" Shui Shen laughed loudly. "Who's the number one trap master now? Are you convinced now?"

Everyone looked in surprise at the trap on Yingzuka Akatsuki's foot. He had already walked in front of Shui Shen. The trap couldn't restrict the movement of his upper body. If he wanted to, he could still throw a punch. But he really couldn't throw this punch, because the fact that had just occurred made him feel terrified.

Yingzuka Akatsuki was very confident in his trap skills, but he hadn't noticed at all when Shui Shen had set another trap on the ground. Although it had to be admitted that no one would have thought that Shui Shen would still be in the mood to throw a trap at this time, even if he wasn't paying attention, he would have noticed it at such a close distance. What technique did this guy use?

Although Wushi Zhi Jian also found these things surprising, he didn't care much. What he cared about was always his mission. At this time, he looked at Shui Shen with bright eyes. "Shui Shen, is it? Let's have a good talk!"

Shui Shen smiled and said, "There's nothing to talk about. This is an online game. Catching the leader of the bandits first doesn't work. Although I'm in your hands now, I can still command my brothers to continue your tactics. Besides, I'll only drop one level if I die, which is nothing. I don't have any value as a hostage." Shui Shen spoke eloquently, and finally turned to Gu Fei, who was standing quietly to the side, "I really don't understand. What's the point of you catching me back with so much effort?"

Gu Fei shook his head and said, "You talk about serious business first, and come find me for revenge when you're free. Also, I want to point out one thing: catching you was easy, not a lot of effort!"

"Tch!" Shui Shen continued his nonchalant state, with a look of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, and turned to Wushi Zhi Jian again, "Don't worry, you definitely won't be able to escape. In this situation, we have all the advantages of time, place, and people. Your wisest course of action is to hand over the person, so that you can avoid conflict, and everyone will be happy..."

"Don't even think about it!" Wushi Zhi Jian interrupted directly.

"Everyone saw it, I gave you a chance, but your boss isn't willing. I can't help it." Shui Shen spread his hands and said to the surrounding people, and then looked at Gu Fei and said, "Go persuade him, persuade him!" As an outsider, he naturally didn't know what relationship Gu Fei had with Wushi Zhi Jian, and only thought that a person with such skills must have a high status in the guild.

At this time, someone in the crowd said coldly, "Although it's a game, it's not that easy to die."

"That's right, hang this guy up and beat him!" Shui Shen's posture had long aroused public anger, and someone bent down to pick up the rope tied to his foot.

As a result, this guy still didn't care and smiled, "Bro, are you stupid? Who among us gamers doesn't get scratched by monsters hundreds of times a day? If you can't stand this little bit of pain, why are you playing a pain-filled game?"

This was absolutely true. This simulated game wasn't realistic in its pain system. Otherwise, a combat-oriented game where you were constantly stabbed with knives would be unbearable if it was completely simulated. In addition, due to the terrible incidents that occurred in the early stages of the game, the game had undergone major corrections. No matter how hard you hit, there was a limit to the pain, which wasn't difficult to endure for someone with a little willpower.

Since severe punishment seemed useless, Yingzuka Akatsuki, who took a wretched route, had a brilliant idea and jumped out and shouted, "Flick his jj a hundred times!"

"Cough!" Some upright people were already embarrassed. Don't forget that there were many girls around! Why were Yingzuka Akatsuki and his group in this direction? Wasn't it because the girls from Chong Sheng Zijing were also here?

"Pay attention to quality!" Gu Fei patted Yingzuka Akatsuki.