The greatest benefit of agility is always being able to run faster than you can fight. Even Ye Xiaowu, who should have been a normal guy, possessed an extraordinary agility for a priest. Perhaps it was his stat allocation, or perhaps his equipment, but in any case, he wouldn't be the weak link in the team.

Seeing their opponent's mobility, Jian Nan You was the first to give up the idea of chasing, collapsing onto the ground. Zhan Wu Shang followed closely, plopping down on his butt as well.

They were tired, truly tired. The feeling of relief was clearly due to the release of the high tension they had been experiencing. As for the physical exhaustion, it wasn't much for them, considering the great battle of sorting and replying to letters they had just gone through.

But when it came to mental exhaustion, no one could surpass Han Jia Gongzi. During the chaotic battle, especially when those guys started bombing indiscriminately, Han Jia Gongzi's healing spells were precisely restoring everyone at an astonishing speed. Dao Xiang Mu and Lin Mu Sen Sen, both priests, felt dizzy just watching.

The fatigue that Han Jia Gongzi experienced from such intense concentration even affected him physically. As soon as he relaxed, he immediately pulled out a bottle of wine from his pocket and took large gulps.

"Too terrifying..." Dao Xiang Mu and Lin Mu Sen Sen stared at this freakish priest. They had already formed another judgment in their minds: if their Seven Heroes faced the Gongzi Elite Squad head-on, even if the other side didn't have the freakish character Qian Li Zui, their Seven Heroes would probably still be doomed to defeat. Because the other side had another freak! Leaving aside Qian Li Zui, the two teams might be evenly matched in other aspects, but in the priest department, Dao Xiang Mu and Lin Mu Sen Sen felt they were completely defeated.

Everyone who had just experienced a great battle rested in silence. Even Gu Fei, that warmonger, didn't go after them. He was agile enough to go and stir things up, but he also knew that he alone couldn't do much to those people. Even with Bai Shi Jing Lun as an assistant, it wouldn't work. After all, they weren't ordinary players.

Everyone just stayed there blankly, watching those guys leave. Finally, You Ge realized something and looked around, shouting, "Where's Jian Gui?" Jian Gui had been hiding behind a rock, and an assassin and a martial artist had gone over, but no sound had been heard.

Everyone quickly turned back and ran to the rock, but there was no sign of him.

"Jian Gui, where are you?" You Ge called out in the channel.

"I'm back," Jian Gui messaged.

"You died?" You Ge was shocked.

"Nope!" Jian Gui said.

"Then where did you go?"

"I can see you..." Jian Gui said.

Everyone looked around and saw Jian Gui's figure gradually appearing from stealth in one direction.

"Where are those two?" Everyone tensed, wondering if Jian Gui had killed them again. Zhan Wu Shang and Jian Nan You had worked so hard to kill two of the opponents, and they had gained a deep understanding of those guys' skills. If they hadn't had priests constantly replenishing their health, they would have lost half their lives, if not died, to kill just one of them. And Jian Gui had actually killed two of them in a two-on-one situation without a priest?

"I shook them off," Jian Gui replied, already arriving in front of everyone.

"Shook them off?" There was no need to message, they asked directly.

Jian Gui nodded.

Everyone was speechless, understanding what had happened. What else could they do? Run if they couldn't beat them! Jian Gui's agility was even more advantageous compared to these people.

"Then where are those two guys?" Everyone looked around, thinking they shouldn't have shaken them off so cleanly. Yu Tian Shen Ming tightened his grip on his arrow, thinking it wouldn't be bad to pick off two of the remaining ones to vent his anger. Yu Tian Shen Ming had taken a lot of punches and kicks during the chaotic battle, but he hadn't managed to kill anyone like Zhan Wu Shang and the others, so he was feeling pretty annoyed.

"Those two guys... seem to be lost," Jian Gui said.

"Lost?" Everyone was surprised. You Ge and the other members of the Gongzi Elite Squad all looked at Yu Tian Shen Ming: "Like Yu Tian?"

"How is that possible?" Han Jia Gongzi scoffed. "These guys were probably soldiers, and they look like they have actual combat experience. How could they be as bad as Yu Tian when it comes to directions? They're probably just new to the game and haven't adapted yet."

Everyone nodded in agreement. "They do seem pretty new, and they're all older guys, so it probably takes them a while to adapt."

"These newbies aren't at a low level!" You Ge interjected.

Everyone nodded. Whenever they had a chance, they would use an Appraisal spell to identify their opponents' strength. In terms of level, none of them were below level 40.

"They've all reached level 40... and they're still such noobs?" Someone suddenly felt that this phenomenon was a bit abnormal. Level 40 wasn't the top tier in the game, but it definitely couldn't be considered a newbie. It usually took several months to reach level 40. How could they still be unaccustomed to the game?

"They probably just reached level 40," Han Jia Gongzi asserted.

"Why?"

"That guy has been making trouble for us more than once. Before, apart from Duan Shui Jian, we hadn't seen any of these people. But do you remember, when Jian Gui was being followed, I already said that besides him, Duan Shui Jian, and Apple Vinegar, they must have another person," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"There's also Yin Yue and Bu Xiao!" Jian Nan You and the others interjected.

"Yin Yue hadn't been brought out by them at that time! Bu Xiao should have been recruited at the same time as Yin Yue," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Uh, you mean these people were already around at that time, but they didn't show up to help because their levels were still low?" You Ge asked.

"That's right," Han Jia Gongzi nodded.

"That was some time ago..." You Ge recalled the days. "But from then until now, they've only reached level 40? That's too exaggerated, right?"

"They might not have been level zero at that time. Maybe they were already in their thirties. In any case, I guess that guy started preparing to gather this group of people after he decided to deal with Qian Li. Everyone can see that these people have definitely never experienced the game before. They probably entered the game solely for this matter. As for the matchmaker, it should be Duan Shui Jian. He's the one in this group who plays the game, and he just happens to be Hong Chen Yi Xiao's friend. So Hong Chen Yi Xiao wanted him to pull all his old comrades into the game to help him deal with Qian Li. These people have been burying their heads in leveling up ever since they entered the game. They were soldiers, so I don't need to say more about their perseverance, right? In addition, they are much stronger than ordinary players in terms of fighting. Furthermore, Hong Chen Yi Xiao is helping them. If I remember correctly, You Ge said early on that this guy was the first on the leveling efficiency list, right? Qian Li is ranked below him," Han Jia Gongzi analyzed.

"Qian Li only plays two or three hours a day," Yu Tian Shen Ming protested.

"Do you know what efficiency means?" Han Jia Gongzi squinted at him.

"Also, if these people are training as a team, their combat coordination is probably unmatched by ordinary players, right?" Han Jia Gongzi continued. "In short, they're not ordinary players. Normal thinking doesn't work on them."

"A bunch of old guys, spending so much time playing games, don't they have to work?" Yu Tian Shen Ming muttered.

"Is that something you need to worry about!" He was despised again. "Everyone just needs to remember that we have a very tricky enemy now."

"The results today were pretty good!" You Ge said with relief. "None of us died, and they lost a total of five people!"

"Don't be so optimistic. These guys were obviously a bit overconfident, thinking the game was too simple. After entering the game, they just focused on leveling up. Their goal was probably 40. After all, level 40 after the class change is a completely different concept from level 09. These guys hastily made a move after reaching level 40. But after this battle, they probably understand that the game isn't as easy as they thought. There's a set of rules here, and they need to change some of their thinking," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Accumulating experience and changing their views will take some time, right?" You Ge said.

"If they accumulate it themselves, of course it will take time. But it seems that Hong Chen Yi Xiao was prepared for this," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Oh?"

"Apple Vinegar! A character with thousands of PK points. Who in this game has more PK experience than him?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"You mean Apple Vinegar was actually just hired as their instructor?" Everyone was stunned.

Han Jia Gongzi nodded.

"But if he had such an arrangement in place, why did he bother us before?"

"You have to consider it from his perspective. His stupid pursuit of balance... Uh, You Ge, put yourself in his shoes," Han Jia Gongzi said.

You Ge's face darkened, but he couldn't help but start to imagine it. There was no way around it! You Ge's gossip soul was so fierce when it was burning, he couldn't sleep soundly until he figured things out.

Seeing that You Ge seemed to have truly entered Hong Chen Yi Xiao's realm of thinking, everyone didn't dare to interrupt. You Ge came back to his senses after a long time, and seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, he was very depressed, but he had to speak: "That guy keeps saying that he wants to harmonize Qian Li, so from his perspective, Qian Li's existence in the game is harmful to the game. So some of his previous actions against us were probably to restrain Qian Li first. To put it bluntly, it was to give Qian Li something to do, so that Qian Li wouldn't be idle and do things that he thought would disrupt the balance."

"From his point of view, what he's doing isn't very balanced either, right? Gathering so many people and leveling up so quickly to level 40," Zhan Wu Shang said.

"It's fighting fire with fire," Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

Gu Fei raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head. Yu Tian Shen Ming was depressed.

"This imbalance is ultimately in his own hands. After he's done with Qian Li, he can just quit the game. Wouldn't the imbalance that he represents disappear?" You Ge said.

"Why does this plot sound a bit familiar?" Zhan Wu Shang scratched his head.

"Terminator 2! Terminate others and then self-terminate!" Huo Ran Yi said.

"Damn, Terminator!!" Everyone showed a disdainful expression.

"Ran Yi's analogy is quite appropriate!" You Ge praised. After saying that, he said to everyone, "I think that's probably how it is."

"I wonder what he plans to do to Qian Li to achieve balance?" Everyone was curious.

"I'll ask," Gu Fei said, also very curious about this question.

"You won't compromise, will you?" Everyone asked. Outsiders didn't know, but his friends knew that as long as it wasn't a matter of principle, Qian Li was actually very easy to talk to.

"If he's really right, then I'll be the Terminator!" Gu Fei said.

"What do you mean?" Everyone was confused.

"It means he'll kill them all, and then self-terminate," You Ge said.

"Please don't!!" A bunch of people surrounded Gu Fei. "We still need you to make a living!" Jian Nan You and the others shouted the loudest. They had finally found a good boss, and he was going to terminate so quickly. Would they be allowed to play anymore?

"I'll ask first," Gu Fei sighed. "But this guy probably won't reply again."

As Gu Fei spoke, he sent a message to Ye Xiao Wu. He had originally wanted to ask directly what he wanted, but thinking that this kid was in the habit of not replying to his messages, he changed his mind. Gu Fei sent a message inviting him to meet at a tavern in White Stone City. Regardless of whether he replied or not, Gu Fei was determined to wait and see.

"I've invited him to meet," Gu Fei said to everyone.

"Are you crazy?" Everyone was surprised.

"Won't he take the opportunity to surround you?" You Ge said.

"So what if he surrounds me!" Gu Fei didn't care at all. "It's a bit difficult to kill those guys, but I don't think it'll be hard to escape."

"We'll go with you," everyone said.

"No need. It's not like I'm afraid of him," Gu Fei said.

"Now's not the time to play the hero!" everyone advised.

"What do you mean by 'play'?" Gu Fei said. "Isn't that what I am?"

Everyone fell silent. After a long while, You Ge said with difficulty: "Okay... in this game, you can be considered one." Gu Fei nodded with satisfaction.

"How about I go with you?" Bai Shi Jing Lun suggested.

"No need," Gu Fei patted him. "You poor people should hurry up and start researching the next teaching plan!"

"Damn!!" Bai Shi Jing Lun was depressed, and Jian Nan You and the Seven Heroes were also very depressed.

"Dismissed! Everyone, do what you need to do!" Gu Fei announced.

"Aren't we all going back to the city!" Everyone despised him.

"Will they ambush us again on the way back to the city?" You Ge started to worry again.

"No, if ambushing was useful, they wouldn't have retreated just now," Han Jia Gongzi asserted.

"Inviting them to meet is actually a good way to turn the tables," You Ge said.

"Uh, I was just saying..." Seeing Gu Fei squinting at him, You Ge quickly explained.

Han Jia Gongzi shook his head on the side: "This matter can't be solved by fighting."

"Huh?"

"The goals are different. Those people's ultimate goal isn't to come to the game, they were gathered to deal with Qian Li. What's the use of suppressing them?" Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Uh..."

"It seems Qian Li understands this too, so he's choosing to negotiate with them," Han Jia Gongzi said.

You Ge looked at Gu Fei, but saw that Gu Fei was walking with his head down and didn't say anything. He didn't know if he was listening to them.

White Stone City, Ye Xiao Wu and the others had returned to the city. After the people who had died earlier and resurrected in the city joined up with the main force, everyone fell into a deathly silence.

"A lesson!" After a long while, Ju Shen opened his mouth: "A blood lesson, comrades! What does it mean to be complacent? The other side eliminated five of our warriors without suffering a single loss. What are your thoughts?"

Silence.

"Now is a new combat environment. Everyone must adapt as soon as possible and never make the same joke as today!" Ju Shen said.

"Yes!" Everyone's expressions turned serious. They had retired for many years, but their military habits hadn't changed. This "yes" expressing obedience and determination was still uttered with such strength and power.

"The friend you introduced who has rich experience in combat in the game, introduce us!" Ju Shen said, turning his head to Ye Xiao Wu.

"Okay, okay. I'll contact him," Ye Xiao Wu said.

"Lao Kai, Xiao Chen, Da Yong, Lao Niu, Da Pao! You five level back up to level 40 as soon as possible," Ju Shen said.

"Yes!" These five were the two warriors, one martial artist, one assassin, and one priest who had been eliminated in the previous battle. They nodded and immediately turned to level up.

"Lao Wu and Huo Jian can't figure out the way. Who's going to pick them up?" Ju Shen asked.

"I'll go!" Duan Shui Jian was the only one among these people who had some gaming skills.

Duan Shui Jian was about to get up when Ye Xiao Wu received a message from Gu Fei inviting him to meet. He was stunned. "Qian Li Zui invited me to meet and chat."

"The mage?" Ju Shen asked.

"Yes."

"What courage," Ju Shen praised.

"When?" Duan Shui Jian asked.

"He said eight o'clock tonight," Ye Xiao Wu said.

"Then let's go meet him. If he can take the initiative to back down, that would be the best," Duan Shui Jian said.

Ye Xiao Wu nodded. Ju Shen on the side was dumbfounded. "Then we came for nothing?"

"Yes, then you can honorably retire again," Duan Shui Jian said.

"Damn it, you bastard, if you could negotiate, why didn't you do it earlier?" Ju Shen cursed.

"Japan also announced its surrender after being hit by two atomic bombs," Duan Shui Jian said.

"So we spent day and night leveling up to forty to be your nuclear deterrent?" Ju Shen said.

"Sun Tzu said: To win every battle is not the ultimate excellence; to subdue the enemy without fighting is the ultimate excellence," Duan Shui Jian said.

"I think you're asking for a beating?" Ju Shen said angrily.

"Lao Duan is right." At this time, someone more mature and steady in the team spoke out in support of Duan Shui Jian. "Lao Ju, you need to improve your understanding!"

"Yes, you're already old. Giving yourself the name 'Sniper God,' aren't you being a bit pretentious? Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed and cursed. Ju Shen wasn't their superior from back in the day, so there wasn't that kind of superior-subordinate respect. Everyone shouting "yes" when Ju Shen spoke was just a habitual response when they thought what he said made sense. Now that they felt that Ju Shen wasn't right, everyone immediately laughed and cursed.

"Have you forgotten what Staff Officer Xu said about you back then?" An old soldier pretended to remember the scene, stomping his feet and acting the part: "Oh, this Comrade Xiao Yang, he's a really good shot, but why doesn't he like to read? Without reading, without knowledge, how can he improve his ideological understanding? As a contemporary soldier, you can't be like this!"

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