Chapter 17 Too Despicable

Gu Fei's left hand had completed the condensation of *Zhangxin Lei* (Palm Thunder), flashing with lightning and rumbling with thunder. He slammed a palm strike into the system guard's waist. Electric spells were always so imposing, with a surge of electricity spreading out. Gu Fei really felt that if this guard didn't fall down on the spot, it would be a real letdown for the spell's effect.

Of course, the guard wouldn't fall down so easily. He suddenly turned around and swung his sword at Gu Fei again. Gu Fei dodged to the side, and as he was about to counterattack, the guard used a skill. It was this skill that made Gu Fei feel that challenging the guard was completely pointless and that he had no chance of winning.

This was a skill that Gu Fei had seen before, used by an extremely despicable fellow.

Holy Cure.

Yinyue had used it during the mercenary competition against the Silver Moon Mercenary Group. It was a skill that knights obtained after reaching level 40 and becoming paladins. The effect of the skill on restoring health was the same as a priest's healing spell in concept, but there were still some differences.

A priest's healing spell didn't discriminate; whether cast on oneself or others, the healing effect was exactly the same.

However, a paladin's Holy Cure had the best effect when cast on themselves, followed by players of the same paladin class. When used on players of other classes, the effect would be greatly reduced. Later tests also revealed that Holy Cure had no effect at all on the advanced classes of assassins and stalkers, and for dark knights and night priests, it even became a damaging spell.

A skill with so many variables; Holy Cure was currently the most extreme example.

After the system guard turned around and missed his sword swing, he raised his shield in his other hand, and a beam of white light spread out from the shield and showered down. The styling and posture were slightly different from the players, but anyone with discerning eyes could determine that this was a healing skill.

How was Gu Fei supposed to fight this?

Against werewolves, Gu Fei could use *Yan Zhi Xili* (Baptism of Flames) to "stop regeneration," but this guard had a healing skill directly available.

Interrupt?

With this in mind, Gu Fei tentatively exchanged blows again.

After two successful magical attacks, the guard was obviously about to heal again. Gu Fei quickly thrust out his sword. According to system rules, healing spells were continuous, and hitting the caster during the release process would interrupt the skill. Gu Fei's sword strike was fast. If the opponent allowed him to hit, then the skill would be interrupted at the very beginning, which would be ideal.

The result... the guard raised his shield to block Gu Fei's sword, and with his other hand he raised his sword above his head. Immediately, a holy white light spread from the sword and showered down.

By the time Gu Fei's sword passed the shield and stabbed him, the guard had clearly finished receiving the white light's cleansing, taking no damage at all.

"I'm impressed!" Gu Fei gave the guard a thumbs up, not wanting to fight any longer. He turned and ran.

When the system became rogue, there was really no way to deal with it.

This healing spell seemed to have the powerful effect of a priest's healing spell and the quickness of a paladin's Holy Cure. Gu Fei really wanted to spit in his face to see if he could interrupt it.

In any case, Gu Fei was treated like a god by the surrounding audience. To be able to fight so many rounds against the powerful system guard, and even hit the guard several times, forcing the guard to use healing skills twice, what kind of immortal was this!

While the players were thinking this, they didn't expect Gu Fei to suddenly stop fighting and turn to run.

The players' mood immediately turned sour: they thought he was a hero, but it turned out he was a flop.

Gu Fei darted down a street, with the guard close behind. Gu Fei's mood was also very bad at this time. He recklessly used up all his mana, but the system had such a rogue healing skill. If he had known, he would have at least saved the potential for instantaneous movement!

At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than three meters. Every step the guard took seemed to bring him closer, which was not good. At this moment, Gu Fei missed the onlookers terribly. But when he glanced at the players who had been watching him and the guard fight with great interest, they were now looking at him with very contemptuous eyes. Gu Fei knew that he couldn't count on this kind of unexpected help this time.

Moreover, he didn't even know where the safe zone to log off was. Running around randomly would definitely lead to him being caught by the system guard. For now, the bounty mission he had just received was Gu Fei's last hope.

Gu Fei almost burned incense and activated the Chasing Wind Emblem to check the coordinates. Combining this with the current situation, he was overjoyed. It wasn't far, not far at all. It seemed that he could meet the target at the street corner ahead.

Gu Fei buried his head and sprinted. After a few steps, a person walked out of the street corner ahead, with a number on his head swaggering through the city. However, he wasn't coming towards Gu Fei, but turned around and proceeded in the same direction as Gu Fei.

Gu Fei saw that this would take some time, and looking back at the danger level, he had to take a risk.

Gu Fei made up his mind and shouted, "Hey, you up ahead, wait a minute!"

There were countless "brothers" ahead. Hearing the shout, they all turned around, but after scanning around, they didn't see anyone they recognized. On the contrary, Gu Fei's situation was quite eye-catching. Being chased by a guard, in general terms, meant committing a heinous crime, and most people didn't have that kind of courage.

Everyone craned their necks to look, and at the same time, they were also studying who Gu Fei was shouting at to "wait a minute."

That guy stopping made Gu Fei happy, but he was afraid that this scene wouldn't be enough to attract him, so he pointed at him specifically and said, "Wait, brother, mission!!!"

"Me?" That guy pointed at his own nose.

"Yes, you!" Gu Fei nodded vigorously.

"Not a manhunt, a mission?" Everyone was surprised.

"What kind of mission is this? Never seen it before," many people muttered.

Some people had even approached the guy, winking and making faces: "Buddy, what kind of mission is this?"

"I don't know either!" That guy was naturally very confused.

While speaking, Gu Fei had already rushed over. That guy's eyes showed a hint of naivety as he asked Gu Fei, "What mission is it!"

Faced with this naivety, Gu Fei almost couldn't bear to do it. However, he still bravely crossed this psychological barrier and announced the answer to that guy: "Bounty mission." Compared to the past, when Gu Fei announced this sentence with confidence, this time Gu Fei was a little wretched.

Everyone who heard this changed color.

Of course, this guy knew that he had PK value. When he heard Gu Fei's answer, he almost fainted. So, the other guy shouted at him to stop, and then rushed over to kill him! Was this how you did bounty missions? The man was at a loss.

And Gu Fei's sword had already been drawn.

He had no mana left. After consuming two Twin Flame Flashes and two *Zhangxin Lei* (Palm Thunders), Gu Fei couldn't even cast a Lightning Spell or a Fireball. He could only rely on ordinary attacks. And the opponent in front of him just happened to be a warrior, with abundant health, and not a defenseless warrior like a priest.

While wielding his sword, Gu Fei glanced behind him. The guard's sword had already been raised... and Gu Fei couldn't possibly kill the warrior in front of him with one move. If that was the case, he would have to face two opponents at once, and he would have to concentrate to the utmost.

Gu Fei reminded himself, while continuing to deliver the sword in his hand, and then he paused, then looked back, and then looked back again...

Two guards? Gu Fei was somewhat dazed for a moment.

He was sure that the system guard was definitely behind him, and if he had caught up, he would have already attacked.

But the one in front of him... the one in front of him was indeed still the player from before, but this warrior was also dressed as a system guard, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand.

Did he really have this ability, or was he just pretending? Gu Fei didn't have time to think anymore because this warrior had already attacked.

Charge! A charge that warriors always used as a starting move in PK. But this warrior was performing the charge with his left-hand shield in front.

Gu Fei had seen heavily armored warriors charging with a shield. But the problem was that heavily armored warriors wouldn't have a sword in their hands at the same time. Dual Wielding Proficiency was a skill for berserker warriors, not heavily armored warriors.

Right now, this warrior, with his shield in front and his sword hidden behind the shield, with offense hidden within defense, attacking by defending, with just this meaning, Gu Fei judged that this person wasn't just some random passerby; this was an expert.

At first, Gu Fei didn't take this person to heart, feeling that the guard was the character who needed to be defended against more.

At this time, as soon as this person started, Gu Fei knew that dodging his attack would be much more difficult than dodging the guard's straightforward slash.

With the sword hidden behind the shield, whether it would come out from the left or from the right would make a big difference, and this would determine the direction in which Gu Fei dodged.

Unable to decide on the left or right, Gu Fei didn't take a risk. He had already withdrawn his offensive, and suddenly crouched down and rolled on the spot.

No one could describe how fast Gu Fei's roll was. This roll wasn't just a casual roll; it was also trained, and there was a lot of knowledge in it. Only by mastering it could you roll like Gu Fei, so fast, so handsome.

That warrior had naturally never seen such a handsome roll.

He just felt that the target in front of him suddenly disappeared, as if he had squatted down. He quickly wanted to lower his shield a little, but Gu Fei had already rolled to his feet.

"Damn, what a rogue way to fight!" This person was also a veteran who had experienced many battles and had never seen such a method. For a moment, he could only react instinctively, wanting to stab the sword in his hand towards Gu Fei on the ground. This sword was originally intended to stab forward, and the stance was completely set, but suddenly stabbing downwards was very uncomfortable and very awkward.

As a result, before his awkward sword could stab, he had already taken a heavy blow to the head.

In an instant, he only felt dizzy and nauseous. Looking up, the guard was rushing towards the sword, but his eyes weren't looking at him at all, but at the rogue at his feet.

"Sorry!" That rogue had somehow already rolled away from his feet and was now jumping behind him, patting him on the shoulder.

He turned around and wanted to say something, but suddenly felt a chill on his neck, along with a flash of electricity.

Having just endured a sword from the system guard, being able to withstand it and not die could already be considered a great person. His health was already very low, and now, after taking another hit, and with magical attack attached, the poor warrior went to jail for no apparent reason.

"Alas, I seem to be a little too despicable." After borrowing the guard's power to take down this warrior, Gu Fei patted the Chasing Wind Emblem and disappeared quickly.

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Ever since I got home, my writing has been mediocre. Could it be that this thing is also picky about the bed? Have I been picky for more than a week?