Chapter 47 Wolf Troubles

As a thief, Can Mengsi was pretty swift after using Sprint, disappearing around the corner of the wall in a flash. But Gu Fei's extreme stat allocation and superior footwear meant his speed was nothing to scoff at. He quickly caught up, his eyes fixed on Can Mengsi's back.

Can Mengsi was anxious, very anxious. Sprint wasn't Stealth; its duration was limited. He was relying on this skill to maintain the distance between himself and Gu Fei, but Gu Fei was clearly relying on his base speed, enhanced by equipment. If this continued, he would be the one to lose when the skill ended.

In fact, Stealth was the king of escaping pursuit, but the information he had suggested that Stealth was even more ineffective against Gu Fei. Little did he know that thieves only needed to use Stealth and bury their heads in the ground like ostriches, ignoring Gu Fei, and all would be well.

But Can Mengsi didn't understand the mystery of it all. Seeing that Gu Fei was chasing only him, and at such a terrifying speed, he could only lament in his heart.

Gu Fei followed closely behind, knowing that catching up was inevitable. But he had thought of a solution for Can Mengsi: hide in the werewolf pack using Stealth...

This was where Gu Fei was clueless. Can Mengsi and his companions were very familiar with the terrain of this werewolf village and the habits of the werewolves. Approaching werewolves using Stealth? That was impossible. According to the system's explanation, werewolves were non-human characters with a keen sense of smell and hearing, like wolves. Even if their perception range wasn't as good as their vision, they could still detect anything within a few meters. Stealth? Before you could even get close to a werewolf, it would pounce on you. Another thief in Can Mengsi's group had died heroically in this way.

As a result, Can Mengsi not only dared not rely on the werewolves, but he also had to avoid them. In the game, the death penalty rules were the same whether you were killed by an NPC or a player: you lost experience points and dropped equipment.

Can Mengsi, lacking any good ideas, repeatedly sent messages to his brothers for help.

This group of brothers had scattered in perfect coordination when Gu Fei was about to go on a killing spree. But when they saw Gu Fei targeting Can Mengsi, they reunited with exceptional unity. Even without Can Mengsi saying anything, they would naturally help him devise a plan.

Although they had numbers, they didn't have the courage to gang up on Gu Fei. However, the earlier incident had given them a few hints.

In an open space in the village, several people stood in different positions, having already planned their escape routes. They were prepared to use ranged attacks, and if the attack failed, they would each find a way to escape. That way, even if Gu Fei counterattacked, he would only be able to choose one target, just like before.

This arrangement took only a few seconds. After the group had discussed it, they notified Can Mengsi of the coordinates of the open space and which direction to approach from. As they spoke, they each took their positions.

The infiltrator wasn't idle either. He set a trap on a possible route and notified Can Mengsi of the trap's coordinates, so he wouldn't accidentally trigger it first.

Can Mengsi received the message and immediately ran towards the location. At the same time, he estimated the distance from the coordinates and calculated the time required. After fiddling with the relationship between distance, time, and speed for a while, he realized that his Sprint duration was enough to reach the location. He felt a sense of relief.

But Can Mengsi soon realized that because he had to constantly detour to avoid the werewolves' attack range during his advance, he wasn't taking the shortest route between the two points. This meant he was wasting time on the left and delaying on the right, and his Sprint duration might not be enough. But there was nothing he could do about it. Can Mengsi could only curse under his breath while racing against time, focusing on finding ways to save time among the werewolves' positions.

As the open space gradually approached, exiting this dilapidated alley would be the meeting point with his comrades. By this time, Can Mengsi's Sprint had ended, but victory was within sight. Can Mengsi howled like a werewolf and made a final sprint. In the moment of crossing the line, he lightly took a big step, a step that took him out of the alley and over the trap placed at the exit.

He landed and glanced around, but didn't see his brothers anywhere.

But Can Mengsi knew that everyone was just hiding well, so their surprise attack would be more sudden. He didn't make a sound and continued to pretend to run forward in a panic.

"He's coming!" Can Mengsi's companions, hidden in the shadows, thought to themselves as they saw him rush out of the alley.

"Get ready..." As soon as someone else came out of the alley, it would be time for them to attack.

The infiltrator was especially nervous. He desperately hoped that Gu Fei would step on his trap, so he could show off for real. Otherwise, his earlier retreat would definitely become an excuse for his brothers to mock and ridicule him.

"Attack!!!!!"

A figure suddenly darted out of the alley with incredible speed. The group's nerves, which had been tense for a long time, snapped like a released bowstring. All sorts of attacks were accurately unleashed in the first instant: the mage's area-of-effect spells, the archers' arrows, and even the warriors and thieves threw whatever they could find that could cause damage.

The group had long been wary that one wave of attacks wouldn't be enough to take down Gu Fei, so they smoothly released a second wave of attacks. The result...

"Ah!"

The scream didn't come from the alley entrance, and the voice was so familiar. Everyone turned their heads to look at the source of the sound.

It was Can Mengsi screaming. Standing in front of him, pointing a sword at him, was none other than Gu Fei.

"What's going on!" Everyone was stunned, then turned back to look at the alley entrance.

The flames ignited by the mage were still burning, and the attacks made by the archers and warriors hadn't missed their mark. At this time, a crowd of werewolves was挤挤攘攘 squeezing out of the alley entrance.

"What's going on?" Everyone started screaming together.

And the shamelessness of the system was fully exposed at this time. Even a master like Gu Fei couldn't possibly instantly determine where an attack came from when suddenly faced with so many attacks, but the system just knew.

It didn't even have to search.

The werewolf hit by an arrow didn't hesitate to pounce on the archer's hiding place.

The werewolf hit by the warrior also went to the corner where he was crouching.

The worst was the mage. He didn't know how many werewolves were still擠挤攘攘 squeezing in the alley behind him, but all of them had been hit by his area-of-effect spell. One came out and charged at him, another came out and charged at him. The mage was instantly petrified and didn't even have the courage to run away.

The brother who set the trap wasn't having a good time either.

On the one hand, the archer was attacking him, and on the other hand, his trap had also targeted a werewolf.

But his level 40 trap was facing a level 70 werewolf. The trap was crushed by the werewolf as soon as it popped up, but even so, it was still considered an attack he launched, and the consequences were severe.

Even Gu Fei hadn't expected this scene.

He didn't know that Can Mengsi had actually set another trap during his escape. The cooldown on his Instant Shift had ended earlier, but because Can Mengsi was more than five meters away from him, he couldn't catch up even if he used it, so he hadn't used it. He waited until Can Mengsi's Sprint disappeared and he closed the distance to within five meters before giving him a surprise with an Instant Shift.

When Can Mengsi rushed out of the alley and onto the open space, his Sprint was long gone, and the distance between them was closing. Because he wanted to lure Gu Fei, he deliberately slowed down a bit after exiting the alley, to give Gu Fei hope. So Gu Fei used an Instant Shift and flew in front of him.

As for the large group of werewolves...

Gu Fei didn't want that either. It was a pity that he was only good at fighting; his game knowledge was close to that of an idiot. For example, Can Mengsi knew what the werewolves' attack range was, but Gu Fei didn't.

If the werewolves were just standing there stupidly, Gu Fei could have forced his way through by following Can Mengsi's steps, but these werewolves were lively and active, wandering around for no reason. Can Mengsi avoided the werewolves' aggro range, but Gu Fei attracted a bunch of them.

The werewolves' speed was slightly faster than Gu Fei's. Along the way, Can Mengsi was gradually being approached by Gu Fei, while Gu Fei was being approached by the werewolves. But his determination to kill Can Mengsi was so firm that he didn't give up along the way. He was just waiting to use Instant Shift to catch up with Can Mengsi while also putting some distance between himself and the werewolves. With this move, Gu Fei wasn't afraid of being caught up by the werewolves, so he wasn't in a panic.

But the scene at this moment made Gu Fei have to seriously reflect on himself.

He had really been too careless!

If he hadn't just happened to use Instant Shift to fly out of the alley, and had run a few more steps, all those attacks would have been aimed at him.

Could he have avoided this sudden, unexpected ambush? Gu Fei couldn't say for sure at this moment. It probably depended on his reaction and mental state at the time.

That was really close!

Gu Fei reflected in his heart, but the scene before him made him smile involuntarily.

The werewolves he had attracted when he entered their aggro range weren't very determined in the first place. Many of them had already abandoned him along the way. No new werewolves had joined along the dilapidated alley. These old comrades were probably already preparing to leave, but this group of guys had provoked them with this move, suddenly giving them new targets and new motivation. The small open space instantly became a werewolf crime scene.

Many guys that even Gu Fei didn't know were hiding jumped out one by one under the werewolves' pursuit. The scene was filled with wailing and crying. The mage was the worst, tightly surrounded by several werewolves. In the end, he steeled his heart and cast a spell on himself, killing himself... Who knew if he would have a complete corpse after being torn and bitten by the werewolves?

The other guys didn't fare much better. These people certainly didn't have the strength to challenge the werewolves, and they weren't as fast as the werewolves. They were caught up after only a few steps. A thief used Sprint and ran very fast, but he only paid attention to what was behind him and not what was in front of him, so he attracted the attention of several more werewolves. He gradually moved away with these werewolves, and when the Sprint effect disappeared...

Before long, all of Can Mengsi's brothers had been killed by the werewolves. He and Gu Fei were now outside the werewolves' aggro range, perfectly safe.

Can Mengsi had no more thoughts this time, and was just waiting for Gu Fei to give him a quick death. Gu Fei sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll let you go!"

Can Mengsi's eyes widened, and he heard Gu Fei say, "Go with your brothers!" As he spoke, he kicked out with his foot. Can Mengsi lost his balance and retreated, right into the arms of a werewolf...

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