Hu Die Lan
Chapter 167 A Single Battle Determines Victory
Ahem… back to the story.
Gu Fei was sent flying by Zhan Wu Shang's Whirlwind Slash, lamenting the fragility of life, when two streams of holy white light fell upon him, one after the other. Gu Fei glanced in both directions, seeing a beautiful face on each side. One was Young Master Han, and the other was Luo Luo. But at this moment, the two beautiful faces were glaring at each other, clearly not expecting the other's arrival.
With two healing spells, Gu Fei's life was completely saved. He lay on the ground, panting heavily. Zhan Wu Shang also chased after him in a fluster, shouting as he ran, "Are you trying to kill yourself?"
What was that supposed to mean? Gu Fei was stunned. He flipped over in a carp-like jump and stood up. "What are you talking about?"
"Why didn't you dodge?" Zhan Wu Shang questioned Gu Fei in a low voice. "Do you think you can just withstand my Whirlwind Slash like that?"
"I couldn't have dodged at that distance, could I?" Gu Fei retorted, dissatisfied. He had parried Whirlwind Slash many times. At that distance, you could only block, not dodge. After all, moving your wrist to block was much faster and more efficient than moving your whole body to dodge.
"I slowed down the speed!" Zhan Wu Shang said. "I deliberately left an opening for you to dodge."
"Did you?" Gu Fei was surprised. To be honest, at the time, he was focused on drawing his second weapon to block the second attack. He didn't really pay attention to the speed of Zhan Wu Shang's Whirlwind Slash. Now that he thought about it carefully, he did feel that Zhan Wu Shang's stance and attack were a bit slow.
"Didn't you see me winking at you?" Zhan Wu Shang said.
"Did you?" Gu Fei was surprised again. At that time, he was determined to block the Whirlwind Slash. His attention was entirely on Zhan Wu Shang's sword, not his face.
Zhan Wu Shang had finished explaining at this point. He raised his voice and said, "Now you know how powerful I am! Step aside!" After saying that, he turned his head towards Bing Liu Li and the others in a heroic manner.
At the same time, the three girls who had come from Luo Luo's direction were also arguing.
"Oh dear, luckily we arrived. Qian Li almost died," said June's Rain.
"That's not right! Qian Li is the enemy now. Why did you save him, Sister Luo Luo?" said another girl who was still clear-headed.
"Slip of the hand, force of habit!" Luo Luo explained.
Young Master Han, standing on the small hilltop, slapped his forehead. He really couldn't stand this chaotic situation anymore.
Gu Fei stood up, peeling an orange and putting a piece in his mouth, while looking around and asking, "What's going on here?"
The girls were known for being indecisive. They looked at each other. Under normal circumstances, they would just start fighting, but the girls weren't stupid. They knew very well what kind of experts the elite group consisted of. There was no fighting them, only getting beaten. Gu Fei alone was enough to deal with the six of them present.
Zhan Wu Shang said to Gu Fei in a low voice, "Don't embarrass me, bro. Let's go somewhere else and fight later."
Gu Fei was helpless. He looked at Young Master Han on the hilltop. Young Master Han was expressionless. Then, he shouted towards the ditch over there, "Yu Tian?"
You Ge poked his head out. "Yu Tian said he's not here."
"Ah!" A depressed shout came from the ditch, followed by the song "Why am I always the one who gets hurt," fading into the distance. Clearly, Zhan Wu Shang had just shown off in front of the girls, while Yu Tian Shen Ming had completely lost face. People who didn't know the inside story would definitely think that he fell into the ditch while flying a kite.
"Wow, someone fell into the ditch." At this moment, June's Rain pointed at You Ge's head in the ditch and laughed. "Didn't you say they were all experts? How did he fall into the ditch?"
You Ge climbed out of the ditch in frustration, looking at Gu Fei with questioning eyes, meaning "What should we do?"
Gu Fei looked at Zhan Wu Shang. Zhan Wu Shang immediately said enthusiastically, "Retreat, let's retreat first."
Gu Fei looked at Young Master Han again. Young Master Han spread his hands helplessly and walked down the hillside. Jian Gui also appeared from the other direction and moved towards them.
"Retreat, let's retreat first." Zhan Wu Shang increased the intensity of his persuasion, changing to sending messages in the mercenary channel. It was both discreet and visible to everyone.
"What should we do?" Gu Fei asked.
"Let's retreat first!" Young Master Han said.
"That's right, a gentleman helps others achieve their goals," Zhan Wu Shang said gleefully.
As a result, the Rebirth Purple Crystal group still had objections. June's Rain saw that the five of them seemed to be leaving and quickly shouted, "Hey, where are you going?"
"Going to a meeting," Gu Fei waved his hand.
Young Master Han turned his head, glanced around, and his eyes fell on Luo Luo. This girl was the one who represented Rebirth Purple Crystal to hire the mercenary group. Even if she wasn't the leader, she must be someone who had a say. He immediately said to her, "Since everyone is so familiar, let's just be straightforward. Let's find a place later and finish the fight in one go."
"Oh? Then we'll have a meeting to discuss it," Luo Luo said.
"Coordinates 110, 125. We'll be waiting for you there." After Young Master Han finished speaking, he led the others away, heading in the direction of the coordinates he had just mentioned.
"You guys are awesome! I'll treat you to drinks tonight." Zhan Wu Shang was extremely excited on the way, patting this one and punching that one, and finally putting his hand on Gu Fei's shoulder, treating him like a real brother.
Gu Fei struggled a few times, but he was no match for him. He asked You Ge, "Where did Yu Tian run off to?"
You Ge pointed his mouth in a certain direction. Gu Fei looked over, but Zhan Wu Shang's big head was blocking his view. He casually pushed his head aside and saw a lonely tree stump in the desolate wilderness. Yu Tian Shen Ming was sitting alone on the stump, looking extremely miserable.
The five of them clicked their tongues in amazement and moved towards that direction.
Yu Tian Shen Ming saw the five of them and stood up to greet them, with a look of grievance on his face. Although he was dragged into the ditch by You Ge, he was still very clear about the subsequent developments. Zhan Wu Shang had displayed his divine power and sent Gu Fei flying; but he, he was just a clumsy teenager who fell into the ditch. Yu Tian Shen Ming felt extremely unbalanced.
At this time, Yu Tian Shen Ming looked more and more like a child. The five adults didn't know what to say. They went up and patted his head to show their comfort. You Ge was still criticizing Zhan Wu Shang, "Look at you, you're such a big person, why are you fighting with a child over a girl?"
"..."
Taking Yu Tian Shen Ming with them, the six of them arrived at the place that Young Master Han had mentioned. It was an open space, without any forests, mounds, or ditches that Yu Tian Shen Ming hated.
"How are we going to fight?" Gu Fei asked Young Master Han.
"What about you two?" Young Master Han asked Zhan Wu Shang and Yu Tian Shen Ming instead.
Zhan Wu Shang smiled. "We've had enough fun, of course we have to be serious!"
He felt that he had already shown off in front of the girls, surpassing Gu Fei, and had nothing else to ask for. But Yu Tian Shen Ming was unwilling! But now was the serious time to decide the outcome, and it was really not good to cause any more trouble, so he had to express his willingness to obey the organization's arrangements with a sad face.
"Since everyone is willing to contribute, then there's no need for any tactics. Just face the enemy head-on," Young Master Han said casually.
The others nodded. Zhan Wu Shang was the most enthusiastic at the moment, patting Yu Tian Shen Ming on the shoulder and saying, "Yu Tian, work hard! Let the beauties see your power, and you can show yourself off well!"
Yu Tian Shen Ming nodded listlessly.
The six of them waited for a while and saw the girls starting to rush here from all directions. The order of arrival was basically determined by the movement speed of the characters. Fine Waist Dance was the first to arrive.
"Are you all here?" Fine Waist Dance shouted.
Gu Fei turned his head and glanced at her. "Can't you count?"
"You wait, I'll teach you a lesson later!" Fine Waist Dance bared her teeth, looking like she was about to pounce on him and bite him.
The Purple Crystal Mercenary Group had a total of 20 people. Gu Fei had taken care of one, so there were still 19, who arrived one after another. When Yu Tian Shen Ming saw the girls, he immediately put away his lifeless dead face, raised a cute smile, and greeted the girls he knew well. After Zhan Wu Shang sent Gu Fei flying, he had established an incredibly strong confidence. At this time, he didn't show the girls any kindness like Yu Tian Shen Ming, but stood coolly to the side. After Yu Tian Shen Ming greeted everyone, he smiled and said to the girls, "We're going to officially fight now, don't blame us!"
The girls also smiled. "Don't blame us either."
"If everyone is here, let's start!" Young Master Han said lightly.
The two sides faced each other, with the Young Master's elite group lined up in a row. The Purple Crystal Mercenary Group stood in two rows, with warriors and other melee classes standing in the front, and mages, archers, and priests standing in the back. The girls still knew how to arrange this most basic formation.
"Let's start fighting! Don't dawdle, or do you want me to make the first move?" Young Master Han said lazily.
"Let's go!" Zhan Wu Shang seemed to want the girls to personally experience his power again. He roared and charged forward.
The girls on the opposite side were also calm. The melee professions in the front row slightly made way, and the mages and archers in the back row launched their attacks first, aiming directly at Zhan Wu Shang, who was charging at the front.
With a few "clang" sounds, the archers' arrows landed on Zhan Wu Shang's armor one after another. Young Master Han's precise healing spells also fell at the appropriate time, helping Zhan Wu Shang to charge smoothly.
"Inferno Wheel! Fiery Tree Thousandfold Flames!!" The mage girls were also chanting. Although only Zhan Wu Shang was charging up at the moment, the follow-up troops were right behind him, and area-of-effect spells could be used as a backup in case of emergency.
As an expert, Zhan Wu Shang would not be so easily injured by magic. As soon as he heard the opposite side chanting, he immediately buried his head and charged forward, dodging the magic while slamming into the group of girls.
The melee professions immediately surrounded Zhan Wu Shang, but this was exactly what he wanted. He flipped his double swords in his hands, and Whirlwind Slash was ready to launch. But behind him, Gu Fei had already taken a few steps forward, pointed his Dark Night Flowing Light Sword, and completed the chant: "Fiery Tree Thousandfold Flames, rise!"
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