Chapter 21 Encirclement and Annihilation

One after another, people hurried from the main city's avenue leading to the docks. After all, each character had a different movement speed, some faster than others. The two swiftest Thieves were the first to arrive. They didn't immediately approach Gu Fei, but exchanged glances with the six players, then stood outside the circle, openly vanishing into the shadows using Stealth.

Using Stealth at this moment was actually quite effective, because Gu Fei and his companion were currently the center of attention at the beachfront tavern. Players holding drinks glanced at them, and Gu Fei could feel countless gazes fixed on him. It wouldn't be easy to distinguish the two Stealthed Thieves.

But even Stealthed, the opponents surely wouldn't dare attack Gu Fei here. So, Gu Fei calmly continued to watch the avenue, counting how many people were coming for him. On closer inspection, he realized that they were all the same people he'd seen in the bounty mission office earlier. So, that was all the manpower they had!

Even Han Jia Gongzi was disappointed, shaking his head repeatedly and saying, "Is that all you've got?"

The opponent sneered, "What, you think it's not enough? Don't worry, feel free to sit a while longer. Maybe you'll be satisfied."

Han Jia Gongzi smiled warmly, "Then we'll just sit a while longer!"

"Hmph, just wait for your deaths!" the opponent said, though inwardly he was uneasy. It was because these two were too calm, too composed. It kept him from settling down.

Just then, many players at the open-air taverns suddenly stood up and left. This scene startled both the six players and Gu Fei. Gu Fei thought the opponents had secretly brought in so many reinforcements that they were ready to ignore the rules and attack by force. The six players, however, had been suspicious of the duo having some powerful trump card. Seeing so many people suddenly stand up, they were also terrified.

But soon their eyes met, and they saw the same apprehension in each other's expressions. The other side had the same worries as them. It seemed these people's actions weren't arranged by the opponents. At the same time, the people who had stood up were all heading in one direction. The six Lishui City players took a closer look and immediately understood what was happening, and couldn't help but laugh. Gu Fei was still a bit confused. He watched for a while longer before understanding.

It turned out a ship was returning to the docks. These people were obviously planning to take this ship to a leveling area. Because they had arrived a bit early, they were sitting for a while at the open-air tavern. The open-air tavern was located here, and it wouldn't have been so successful just from the scenery alone. It was really because it benefited from being near the docks.

Gu Fei's heart relaxed, and he eased up again. But looking at the six players, it wasn't just relief. They even showed excited expressions. This made Gu Fei a little strange. Looking at Han Jia Gongzi, he also had a look of smug satisfaction.

The ship was getting closer and closer to the docks. It was also a sailboat, but this ship could be called a behemoth. It was many times larger than the triangular sailboat Gu Fei had seized from the system guards. Gu Fei didn't know if sailboats could be made so large, but there was no reasoning with the system. Moreover, this ship served the players, so naturally the bigger the better. If it could only carry a hundred passengers, the players of Lishui City would revolt. That small size simply couldn't meet Lishui City's transportation needs!

At this time, the ship gradually pulled into its berth. A wide and long wooden plank was laid down from the ship, and immediately a surging crowd poured out of the ship, rushing towards the beach. The density of the crowd momentarily gave Gu Fei the feeling of watching a war movie.

Having taken ships for a long time, Lishui City players had developed the good habit of letting people disembark before boarding. In the game, everyone could sit anywhere they pleased, so there was no such thing as fighting for seats. The order was maintained very well.

After this crowd poured off the ship, it spread out on the beach. Those who had obtained something valuable while leveling turned and headed to the trading area on the left. Those who had made new friends while leveling called out to their friends and sought seats at the open-air tavern. For a time, the entire beach became bustling. Many business players selling equipment or wine proactively solicited customers. Even the vendor player who had been squatting in front of his campfire, roasting fish in the peripheral area, stood up and shouted loudly. The content shouted out had a distinct game flavor: "Hey!! High-quality grilled fish with 3000 Cooking proficiency! Only 4 and a half gold coins a stick, cheap!"

"Oh no, I bought my fish too expensive!" Gu Fei cried out in grief. The fish he bought cost 5 gold coins a stick, but the Cooking proficiency was only 2700.

After the chaotic scene subsided and everyone was settled, Gu Fei discovered that there were even more players staring at him and Han Jia Gongzi inside and outside the circle.

"Gentlemen, you should be satisfied now!" the six players said together, smugly. It turned out that some of their companions had gone to level up. Unfortunately, players leveling in Lishui City couldn't be summoned at a moment's notice and had to wait for a ship. So when this ship returning from the level 40 leveling area docked, they brought a large number of reinforcements.

Gu Fei scanned his surroundings. The scale of the opposing force, overall, was at most a level 5 mercenary group. It wouldn't exceed a hundred people. With Instant Shift and frantic running, escaping shouldn't be difficult. Even if he couldn't shake them off, that would force him to kill. Alas! Although keeping his PK value fluctuating around 30 was really hard, since the other side was giving him so much face, he could only reluctantly do it.

As Gu Fei thought this, his expression naturally remained calm. Not only that, because he was very likely to be forced to take action, Gu Fei even vaguely revealed a hint of excitement. Not letting his PK value reach 30 was a requirement Gu Fei had set for himself, but truthfully, he was annoyed by this restriction. Now, being forced to break this restriction was like giving Gu Fei a sufficient reason to break the rules he had set for himself.

At this time, Han Jia Gongzi, after admiring the crowd of opponents, nodded and said, "Not a few people!"

"How is it? Satisfied?" the opponent provoked.

"Frankly speaking, not very satisfied." Han Jia Gongzi said as he slowly stood up, "But I'm a very generous person. Isn't it just bullying the few with the many? I'll make sure you're very satisfied."

After speaking, Han Jia Gongzi straightened his arm and waved it.

Everyone looked in the direction he was waving.

In that direction was a large group of people, a large group of people who had just disembarked. They didn't go back to the city along the avenue, nor did they go to the trading area, nor did they come to drink, nor did they eat grilled fish. They were like a group of people considering what to do next.

It was rare for so many people to hesitate about what to do after disembarking because such questions could be thought about a hundred and eighty times during the boring time on the ship.

Gu Fei was also looking at this group of people, and then he discovered countless familiar faces.

People from Yunduan City.

The players from Yunduan City were wriggling in the direction they were in. With so many people, it wasn't easy to move through the sprawling food stalls, so they were walking very slowly.

But their goal was very clear, which was the direction where Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi were.

As a result, the mouths of the six players grew wider and wider. All the guys they had called over to surround Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi were also like they had been doused with a basin of cold water, their mouths growing wider and wider.

"Did they call these people over?" These people were communicating in their channel.

"Impossible, neither of them are from Lishui City, how could they gather so many people in Lishui City?" someone said. Looking at the slowly approaching crowd, it was at least the size of a level 5 guild.

"Could it be that they know some big boss in Lishui City?" someone guessed.

"Bullshit, if that were the case, someone would already be here at the tavern to cover them." To occupy a place in this golden area by the docks and open a tavern, one would undoubtedly have to be the most powerful guild in Lishui City. If Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi really had a friendship with one of the big guilds here, then it would definitely be one of the ones opening a tavern here. There aren't that many level 5 guilds.

These people had actually already calculated all of this. They were convinced that Gu Fei and Han Jia Gongzi were two players from another city with no background in the area, so they acted so blatantly, surrounding them in this most prosperous location. Little did they know that the other side would actually have such a large number of people.

"Could it be fake?" some people still harbored illusions. However, at this time, the vanguard of that group had already arrived, and they were already waving enthusiastically to greet Han Jia Gongzi.

"Aren't you going to leave yet?" Han Jia Gongzi looked at the six people still standing by his table and said calmly.

The six people looked at each other in dismay. To come on so strongly and leave in such a hurry would be too embarrassing! So many players at this tavern had been watching them. And now...

However, for some players, levels are small, but face is big.

For these players who are focused on benefits, levels are definitely big and face is small.

Moreover, there was also a saying left behind by their ancestors to serve as an excuse for everyone, so everyone chanted together in the channel, "A wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him," and they slipped away in disgrace.

"To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest level. Do you see that?" Han Jia Gongzi said to Gu Fei.

"So boring." Gu Fei regretted having to abide by the rule of not exceeding a PK value of 30.

At this time, Wu Shi Zhi Jian had already led the crowd to their table. Only then did he see that Gu Fei was also here, and he was very happy: "Brother Qian Li is also here. That's great."

Gu Fei was quite surprised. He had been communicating with the system guards lately, and hadn't had much direct contact with this boss. How could he suddenly be so genuinely enthusiastic about him? Had this person also been subdued by Han Jia Gongzi without a fight? Gu Fei wondered.

Looking again at the crowd, people like Jian Gui, Yu Tian Shen Ming, and so on were also squeezing out to greet Gu Fei and the two of them. Obviously, these people were all around level 40. If they wanted to level up, they would naturally take the same ship to the same place. And in the evening, everyone would have to set out together at the same time, so they would naturally take the same ship back. These were not coincidences, but inevitabilities.

"How is it? Guild Leader Wu Shi, is everyone here?" Han Jia Gongzi asked Wu Shi Zhi Jian.

"Almost, but it doesn't matter. They're all online, they're all in the city, and they're already on the way to the docks. They won't miss the ship. Let's all rest here for a while!" Wu Shi Zhi Jian's last sentence was shouted to everyone behind him.

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