Chapter 11 The Location

The place You-ge was leading them to had finally arrived, and the discussion about Qianli Yizui temporarily ceased. You-ge pointed in a direction and said, "They're probably that group of people over there, right?"

In that direction, a team of players was swaggering down the street! The studio wanted to stir up a city-wide storm, but they couldn't just kill everyone they came across! They had to consider their PK value; they didn't have the ability to kill 30 people and provoke the system's大神 (Dàshén, great god). In fact, many ordinary players didn't even dare to reach 20, as reaching 20 would cause trouble with the system guards!

So, most of the time, the pseudo-army sent out by the studio was just strolling around, actively looking for trouble and causing a ruckus in crowded places. It wouldn't be meaningful to kill someone in an empty alley, would it?

At this moment, this street was a rather deserted area, yet this team showed no interest in the occasional passing players, advancing with a clear purpose.

This made things easier for Jian Gui and the others. The four of them brazenly went to meet them head-on. The two archer guild leaders had sharp eyes; they recognized the guild emblem of this team earlier than Jian Gui and You-ge. They didn't recognize the people from other guilds, but they knew each other's emblems well. After the two guild leaders exchanged a glance, that person was already approaching and brushed past the four of them.

"They're disguised as members of Drunken Battlefield, one of your Twenty-Sixth Guild Alliance, right?" You-ge said.

The two nodded.

"Let's follow them from a distance and see what they're planning to do," You-ge suggested.

Turning around and following them like that would be too obvious, so the four of them ducked into a nearby hutong (alley). Jian Gui and You-ge, being natives of Cloud City, were naturally very familiar with the city's layout. They took the lead, planning to circle around and reappear behind the team.

After circling around, they were a bit further away from the group, but at least they could still see them. You-ge looked at the direction and said to Jian Gui, "Judging by the direction they're heading, they're probably going to the tavern, right?"

"Most likely," Jian Gui nodded. There were many taverns in a main city, and each tavern would have many players resting. If you wanted to cause trouble and provoke people, these places were naturally not to be missed.

The four of them sped up and followed. From afar, they could already see that the team had indeed entered the tavern. Before the four of them could even reach the tavern, You-ge had already received a message: "It's already started."

"How do you guys receive so much information?" The guild leader of That Generation of Talents couldn't help but ask.

"All the guild players in Cloud City can be said to be our eyes. Everyone exchanges information, and it will always be sent to us. As for places like taverns, we arranged for our people to be there from the start. If you want to cause trouble to attract attention, these are the places to be," You-ge explained.

"I see," that person nodded. As he spoke, the tavern was already close by. They seemed to hear the sounds of fighting inside. After a while, the door was pushed open, and the team that had entered earlier rushed out, not to escape, but to嚣张 (xiāo zhāng, arrogantly) challenge the players in the tavern to come out and fight again.

The players in the tavern were already furious. A group of people rushed out like lightning, and the two sides began fighting at the tavern entrance. Before long, half of them had been taken down, and the spectators in the tavern hadn't even fully come out yet!

"These guys are strong!" The two guild leaders' eyes were naturally very sharp.

"Their equipment isn't simple." The four of them approached and entered the range where Appraisal could be used. You-ge had already started his investigation.

"Damn, all top-grade equipment!" You-ge exclaimed in surprise as he appraised.

The two guild leaders were also examining the team's equipment. It was indeed extraordinary. Otherwise, how could players whose levels weren't that far apart be easily bullied by them?

Jian Gui, however, was very angry at this moment. He pulled up the mask he usually wore around his neck, equipping it on his head, and charged forward with his dagger.

"Hey..." Before You-ge could stop him, Jian Gui had already disappeared, directly using the ultimate move, Mist Shadow Assault.

"Hahaha, I knew it!" Jian Gui's old subordinate and comrade, the sharpshooter brother who was also the guild leader of That Generation, didn't hesitate either. He pulled out his bow from his pocket and fired an arrow.

"A real man, a pure man!" The guild leader of Talents praised as he also took out his weapon.

With this, You-ge, who seemed to want to stop Jian Gui, seemed especially unmanly. You-ge explained, depressed, "I wasn't trying to stop him. I meant, at least let me cast a buff on him first!"

"Just buff us, then you run first," the two guild leaders laughed, each firing an arrow.

"Run where?" You-ge asked as he cast buffs on the two of them.

"These guys aren't simple. We estimate we can only kill one or two with a surprise attack, then we have to run. We three are fine, but if you don't run in advance, you're dead for sure."

You-ge didn't hesitate. He was used to his teammates showing off and him not being noticed. He immediately retreated while shouting, "Then I'll wait for you up ahead!"

"Go, go!" The two archers waved their hands. Jian Gui had already突进 (tūjìn, broken through) into the enemy formation. With just one slash, his彪悍 (biāo hàn, valiant) figure had already attracted the attention of the team. Everyone turned to look, and the two archer guild leaders' swift arrows had already arrived, steadily hitting the one Jian Gui had stabbed.

The two guild leaders' damage was also quite remarkable. Jian Gui's target was naturally not someone with thick skin and high endurance. A变态 (biàn tài, freakish) Mist Shadow Assault, coupled with the two guild leaders' accurate狙击 (jūjī, snipes), caused the attacked comrade to be killed before he could be rescued.

"Awesome!" The bullied players cried out. They had long realized that they were no match, but the battle had reached a point where they couldn't escape even if they wanted to. Who knew that a savior would suddenly appear and take down an enemy they couldn't even compete with? Everyone's spirits were lifted.

"What are you all looking at! Everyone, attack together and destroy these troublemakers!" Jian Gui roared at the Cloud City players who were watching the excitement. These players who had come out of the tavern had long witnessed how this group had come in looking for trouble. Jian Gui's uninhibitedness instantly ignited the fighting spirit in many people.

"Let's do it!" Half of the spectators immediately abandoned their numbness. Regardless of their level, whether they were experts or newbies, they took out their weapons and threw their most convenient skills at the crowd.

It had to be said that this team was worthy of being the studio's elite fighters. Now fully armed, they didn't appear chaotic despite being outnumbered. In fact, they had been mentally prepared for this kind of situation before they came to do this job. Who knew where they would挑拔 (tiǎo bá, incite) players to revolt?

"Damn, awesome, too awesome!" The two guild leader comrades were also振 (zhèn, invigorated) when they saw Jian Gui instantly煽动 (shān dòng, incite) the spectators. They continued to fire cold arrows嗖嗖嗖 (sōu sōu sōu, swiftly).

"Don't be chaotic, warriors protect the mages."

"Focus fire, archers pay attention to focus fire!"

"Priests, two priests come and heal me!"

"Thieves who have stealthed, don't talk, people can hear where you are!"

"Melee fighters, take turns to go up, don't fight recklessly, retreat when your health is gone!"

Jian Gui fought while指挥 (zhǐ huī, commanding) these杂牌军 (zá pái jūn, ragtag troops) , engaging in a desperate struggle with the pseudo-army. The two sides fought back and forth in front of the tavern door, becoming a团 (tuán, mass) . The Cloud City side was, after all, limited in strength and didn't have the well-equipped and coordinated pseudo-army. In the fierce battle, people constantly fell in white light. However, this battle was clearly no longer a war belonging to one person. The players who stood up first fell, and soon new players who had been挑拨 (tiǎo bá, provoked) with the will to fight rushed out.

Under Jian Gui's呼唤 (hū huàn, call), this was a rare battle with hardly any spectators, because all the spectators would soon transform into participants.

The pseudo-army gradually began to feel afraid. At this time, it wasn't just the players who had been挑衅 (tiǎo xìn, provoked) in the tavern, but also passers-by on the street who had stopped to watch and would quickly grab their weapons and join the battle.

At first, the pseudo-army was worried that killing like this would raise their PK value to 30 and they would be碾压 (niǎn yā, crushed) by the system guards, but now it seemed that they simply didn't have that opportunity. Attacks came from all directions, and they gradually felt that they couldn't handle it. The priests in the team were becoming increasingly pale. Priests were the most able to察觉 (chá jué, discern) the pressure of the battle. The busier the priests were, the more unfavorable the situation was.

The two priests in the team were originally taking turns controlling the field and restoring health, so that one of them would always have time to restore mana to continue续航 (xù háng, to sustain). But now, facing more and more attacks, the two of them working together couldn't keep up.

"It's not working, we have to flash (flee), we can't hold on," the two priests said quickly. If this continued, they would definitely die when they ran out of mana.

"It seems it's already a bit late..." The leader of their team was ashen-faced. Everyone looked around and couldn't find a way out. There were people everywhere.

"Quickly take off your equipment!" Someone suddenly reminded them, and everyone suddenly醒悟 (xǐng wù, woke up). Now they were all wearing极品 (jí pǐn, top-grade equipment) and had a high PK value. If they fell, their equipment would definitely爆 (bào, drop).

Thinking of this, everyone stopped resisting and began to put their equipment into their pockets in unison.

"Damn!" The players who were杀得起劲 (shā dé qǐ jìn, killing spiritedly) looked at the other side's sudden action and instantly鄙视 (bǐ shì, despised) them in unison.

"Cowardly, too cowardly!"

"Now you know to be afraid!"

"Attack, don't let them take their equipment!"

Various shouts were mixed together. Jian Gui didn't need to make any sound anymore; even if he shouted, no one would hear him anymore. The players surged forward and instantly砍 (kǎn, slashed) the group that was taking off their equipment into白光 (bái guāng, white light - meaning killed/defeated).

This group had been taking off their equipment very quickly, but after all, there were several pieces of equipment, and so many people were attacking them, the attacks never stopped. Several people hadn't managed to take off all their equipment before they were挂 (guà, hung – killed).

Equipment爆 (bào, dropped) all over the ground, but miraculously, no one went to pick it up. The players on the front line looked at each other and suddenly cheered together.

"爽 (shuǎng, exhilarating) , really爽 (shuǎng, exhilarating) !"

"Kill these trash!"

The players cheered. After a few seconds of吼 (hǒu, roaring) , someone finally yelled, "Pick up the equipment!"

The scene instantly became chaotic again. Jian Gui挤 (jǐ, squeezed) out of the人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi, sea of people) in a狼狈 (láng bèi, disheveled) manner, but his face was full of振奋 (zhèn fèn, excitement) .

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