Chapter 38 Retribution

Gu Fei, about to leave, suddenly had an idea. He turned back and tossed another Multishot Fireball. This was the first time he'd used a mage skill in actual combat. Originally, he only wanted to slow down the guys behind him to stop them from chasing so closely. But the end result was delightful – he’d directly killed two of them.

Unfortunately, players were rushing toward this direction from all the surrounding streets, no doubt reinforcements summoned by Bu Xiao. Gu Fei abandoned his plan to charge back and kill the other three, quickening his pace to flee the scene.

He circled around the chaotic streets of Yun Duan City a few times, found a secluded corner where no one was around, took off the black cloth, removed the straw hat, put away the Baptism of Flames, and took out his staff, swaggering out of the corner.

More and more players were running toward the Thieves' Guild, only a small portion of whom were members of Zongheng Sihai. Most were just running over to watch the show after catching wind of it. Gu Fei felt sorry for them; they were too late to see anything.

The murderer, Gu Fei, walked down the street as if no one else was there, and soon arrived at Xiao Lei's Bar. Boss Xiao Lei was quite familiar with him and his group by now, mainly because two out of the six were unforgettable. Seeing Gu Fei enter, Xiao Lei greeted him with a smile and pointed to their usual private room.

Gu Fei walked over, lifted the curtain, and saw that the guys had really kept their word. They said they'd just come over for drinks without waiting for him, and here they were, already toasting!

The five looked up and saw Gu Fei. Han Jia Gongzi checked the time. "Six minutes."

"Sorry, I won," Jian Gui said expressionlessly, reaching his hand out on the table.

The other four reluctantly reached into their pockets, took out five gold coins each, and threw them on the table. Jian Gui mercilessly collected them all, then stretched his hand out to Yu Tian. "No, you owe ten."

"Hey, I was just saying it! You're taking it seriously?" Yu Tian Shenming protested.

"Of course. You have to keep your word," Jian Gui said, his hand still outstretched.

"Just give it to him, or we can't continue drinking," Han Jia Gongzi said.

Yu Tian Shenming reluctantly took out another five gold coins and gave them to Jian Gui.

After settling their accounts, the five began to pay attention to Gu Fei. Han Jia Gongzi took the lead in applauding. "Welcome, welcome our number one hitman."

Gu Fei watched Jian Gui stuff the gold coins into his pocket and asked, "What are you guys doing?"

"Nothing. We were just estimating how long it would take you to break through the encirclement," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Betting? Jian Gui won?" Gu Fei said as he sat down.

Jian Gui nodded.

"Then you should give me half!" Gu Fei said with a smile.

Jian Gui nodded again, reached into his pocket, carefully counted out twelve gold coins, then another fifty silver coins, and pushed them in front of Gu Fei. "Half for each of us."

Gu Fei was stunned. He was just joking. Han Jia Gongzi sighed dramatically. "Just take it! Remember next time, don't joke with people who lack a sense of humor."

Jian Gui was very serious. "It's only right. I would have given you half even if you didn't say anything."

Gu Fei chuckled dryly. "Thanks!" After he pocketed the money, Yu Tian Shenming looked heartbroken.

"How is Bu Xiao doing? What's the situation?" Han Jia Gongzi asked Gu Fei.

"I don't know. I came straight here after breaking out of the encirclement. Are you suggesting I go back and chat with him? There are a lot of people over there now," Gu Fei said.

Yu Tian Shenming nodded. "The people who went to Yunxia Mountain Valley were all called back just now."

"What did Bu Xiao say in the guild channel?" Han Jia Gongzi asked Yu Tian Shenming.

Yu Tian Shenming stared intently at the guild channel's chat log. "Uh, everyone's asking him what happened and who the opponent is, but Bu Xiao hasn't said a word."

"Oh, he's talking!" Yu Tian Shenming suddenly said.

"What's he saying?"

"Brothers, avenge me!" Yu Tian Shenming read aloud.

The others exchanged glances.

"That guy is really troublesome," Han Jia Gongzi sighed.

"But if he decides to go after us and doesn't bother with Resplendent Amethyst, then our mission is complete," You Ge said.

"Impossible. He doesn't even know who we are. How can he go after us? In the end, he'll definitely just take his anger out on the people from Resplendent Amethyst," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"I think we've been mistaken from the start," Gu Fei said. "How long ago was the thing between Bu Xiao and Qiyue Liuhuo? For this guy to hold a grudge until now, he's got a really small mind. And it seems like he was in the wrong to begin with, right? Now he's the one who jumped out to provoke us first, so he's shameless enough; he's been killed four times already, and he's still shouting 'Brothers, avenge me', so his desire for revenge is heavy too. This kind of person will sooner or later become a scourge as long as he stays in the game. He'll jump out and bite you as soon as he finds an opportunity."

"Then what do you say we do? Get him out of the game? We might be strong, but we can't do that," Han Jia Gongzi said.

Gu Fei was about to speak, but You Ge cut him off. "Let's see what the specific situation is before we make a decision!" You Ge said.

The others nodded in agreement. Gu Fei swallowed back what he was going to say.

At the same time, everyone in Yun Duan City and all the surrounding areas who could chat were discussing this major event. With the long-distance communication function of the chat channels, the news was spreading faster than ever before.

Since the game's launch, there hadn't been a PK incident that had alarmed an entire guild like this. And today, the members of Zongheng Sihai, the largest guild in Yun Duan City, were rushing from Yun Duan City to Yunxia Mountain Valley, and then from Yunxia Mountain Valley back to the Thieves' Guild in Yun Duan City.

News from Yunliao Farm claimed that in the middle of the road, Bu Xiao of Zongheng Sihai was passing by when a thief suddenly appeared from stealth, his face covered with a black cloth, and killed Bu Xiao with two quick strikes, then left triumphantly.

Eyewitnesses from the Thieves' Guild in Yun Duan City said that a badass, his face covered with a black cloth and wielding a single blade, had hacked Bu Xiao to death right in front of the guild gate. Then he took a stroll, turned around, and hacked Bu Xiao again, then broke through the encirclement of several people and left.

Later, some meticulous people analyzed the times Bu Xiao was killed in the two locations and discovered the continuity between them. Combining that with the same mysterious black cloth covering the faces of both people, they concluded that this was a well-organized and premeditated assassination targeting Bu Xiao.

Bu Xiao was an old ID. Many people were familiar with the name, and they quickly connected it to the old case. However, after searching for the name "Qiyue Liuhuo" in the game, they found that it was still an unused ID. Although some still believed that Qiyue Liuhuo was manipulating things from behind the scenes, they couldn't interview the person and lacked strong evidence.

This matter caused a stir throughout the city, so how could the girls of Resplendent Amethyst not know about it? Qiyue immediately called the girls back to the guild office.

Originally, apart from Luo Luo, the other girls didn't know that this matter went back to something that happened in a previous online game. But now the matter had escalated to the point where it couldn't be hidden. Just saying that it was a hatred caused by friction during a mission? No one except Xiao Yu would believe that. After Qiyue told everyone the whole story, she immediately received unanimous support from the girls.

After all, Qiyue didn't intend to have any entanglement with the other party, and Bu Xiao had provoked and disrupted things first. No girl, no matter how gentle, could tolerate such a bastard. Lie Lie, who had a hot temper, had already kicked over a bench to show that she wanted to rush out and kill Bu Xiao again.

Of course, she was stopped by the other girls. Qiyue solemnly said to everyone, "Because the other party's strength is clearly much stronger than ours, we've asked for help this time. What just happened in Yun Duan City was probably their doing. But from what I know about Bu Xiao, killing him a few times like that probably won't scare him, so this matter is far from over. Everyone needs to be careful when you're out there. It's best... not to go online for the next few days."

"Sister Qiyue, hiding isn't the solution. We should fight too!" one of the girls said.

"But..."

"Sister Qiyue, you don't have to worry about us. This is a game! PK is part of the game. We don't want to be kings or anything. Losing a few levels when we die? What's so scary about that!"

"Yeah, yeah!"

"Everyone, don't argue," Luo Luo stood up and spoke. "It's true that losing levels when you die isn't scary, but the problem is, you can't die for nothing! Zongheng Sihai is the largest guild in Yun Duan City, with a total of 300 people. There are more level 30 players in there than there are people in our entire guild. So this will be a very high-level PK battle. Who here thinks they can play a role in this PK?"

No one spoke. Even Lie Lie, who had been a star in the simulated online game PK, didn't say anything. She didn't think much of it in her heart, but if she spoke up now, she would clearly be embarrassing Luo Luo! Although she was a hot-tempered person, the mind of a girl still had its delicate aspects.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Luo Luo continued, "So, everyone should listen to Qiyue and be careful for now. If you can hide, then hide. Leave the rest to Qiyue, me, Lie Lie, Xiao Yu, and the people we've asked for help to solve. Is everyone okay with that?"

The girls all nodded. They had no objections to the four people Luo Luo mentioned. Qiyue was definitely going to participate no matter what, and Luo Luo was the highest-level priest among the girls, Lie Lie was the best at PK, and Xiao Yu was the highest level. But speaking of being the highest level, Xiao Yu weakly asked, "Aren't we calling Qian Li Lai?"

"What do we need him for?" Lie Lie said impatiently. "He's a trash mage. What good is it if he's a high level?"

Qiyue also nodded. "Let's not bother him."

"Let's go!" Luo Luo said. "I'll say hello to them, and we'll go meet up first."

The four girls said as they went out the door. They had just reached the street corner when they saw a dark mass of people blocking their way. The leader was none other than Bu Xiao. "Xiao Qi, long time no see!"

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A few chapters of excitement. Time for a break...