"Quick, call everyone over there!" Although Upstream couldn't tell what was going on, he felt that something was amiss.
Singing Wine hadn't made any moves to attack Cloud City during this period of time. After the guild alliance was disbanded, Upstream didn't think that they would be able to take down Cloud City by force, so he sent most of his guild members to search for quests while paying attention to the situation on the battlefield.
They did collect some scattered quests, but there weren't any major events that would affect the progress of the city war. However, with the accumulation of these quests, Upstream felt that their guild wouldn't be at a disadvantage. Those who fought against the defending NPCs didn't have an easy time. As the number of players dying at the east, west, and south gates increased, they became weaker and weaker. In the end, the system guards were able to wait for them to come in waves and destroy them.
Now, even the players attacking from the three city gates were no longer as enthusiastic. Some were still persisting, while others were busy collecting quests. There were also some who felt bored and decided to log off. Of course, these were small guilds that didn't have any desires. The members of small guilds didn't care much about guild contribution because even if they contributed, they might not be able to exchange for any direct benefits.
However, it was different in big guilds. Guild points were almost equivalent to currency within a guild. When a guild completed some large-scale quests and obtained excellent equipment as a reward, it wasn't up to the guild leader to decide how to distribute the points. The rules set by the system was that guild members had to spend guild points to obtain excellent equipment. In order to obtain points, one had to participate in the guild's activities. Otherwise, no matter how skilled one was, there was no other way to obtain points that were calculated by the system. However, the system's calculation was inevitably a bit stiff. Some of the more humane contributions couldn't be calculated by the system. These could only be compensated by the guild leader in other ways.
Every guild would use the system's point system to establish their own reward and punishment system, but the ones that could actually implement it were the big guilds. This was actually a virtuous cycle. Nothing could be accomplished without rules. Since everyone abided by the rules, the development of the guild would naturally flourish and grow bigger. The bigger the guild, the more difficult quests it could accept, and the better the rewards. In order to obtain the rewards, the guild members would naturally be more proactive in participating in guild activities to earn points. Only by entering this cycle would players feel a stronger sense of belonging to the Guild, and the Guild's development would become more stable. As for those guilds that only had rules, but their members didn't care about them at all. They only relied on a few enthusiastic members to support them. They definitely wouldn't be able to make a name for themselves. When the time came and they envied the equipment of the big guilds' members, it was possible that they would instantly scatter.
To be able to develop to this day, naturally, they were not a motley crew. Therefore, although the city war did not go smoothly, no one in the guild quit. Everyone was doing their best to find quests. If they could complete a quest, even though they didn't know how many points they could get from the City War, the guild points system would clearly calculate it. This wasn't much different from making money.
Against the Current called out to the players from Against the Current, and the players from Drinking and Singing put down what they were doing and gathered together. They began to follow Against the Current's instructions to the crater that they had previously completed their quest.
"Keep in touch with that Lemongrass. Ask them what guild they're from and who their guild leader is. We can work together," Countercurrent instructed one of his brothers.
After that person sent a few messages, his expression became uneasy, "He's stammering, and the guild leader isn't willing to say anything. I think there's a problem."
"Fine, we might as well turn off the messages."
"This is troublesome. We've alerted the enemy. Tell the players nearby to hurry over and see what's going on," Against the Current said.
"What's going on? Why don't I get it?" One of them scratched his head in confusion.
"We'll figure it out eventually." Against the Current already had a plan in mind, but he didn't want to make wild guesses without concrete evidence. There was only one thing he was sure of: Yin Feng wasn't the mastermind. He was probably just a bargaining chip that everyone was fighting for. The real competitor was still behind the scenes. As for who that person was, it wasn't hard to guess. Yin Feng and the others had joined whichever guild they were from.
Unhindered clearly didn't have the energy to do such a thing, so who else could it be? Against the Current's thoughts stopped at the other three Rank 6 guilds. Apart from them, the other weaker guilds wouldn't have such a big appetite. They wouldn't fight over food with Against the Current.
The vanguard of Against the Current arrived very quickly. Following Against the Current's instructions, they didn't reveal themselves. Instead, they had a Thief sneak up on them and investigate the situation.
"Pay attention to which guild is over there!" Against the Current ordered.
The Assassin Flowing was the first to arrive at the crater. After reporting to the party leader, he received a personal order from the guild leader. Flowing was an individual hero through and through, but he was very diligent in participating in guild activities. This was because he wanted a weapon: the dagger Shattered Snow. Flowing had seen this dagger in the hands of a friend from another city and liked it very much. However, this dagger was a reward for completing a guild quest, and a large-scale one at that. There was no other way to obtain it. Because of this, Flowing joined Against the Current and diligently accumulated points. Every day, he would ask around about the various guild quests, hoping to be able to participate in the quest that rewarded Shattered Snow.
He didn't know if it was because the quests in each city were different, but Flowing hadn't seen the quest that his friend mentioned in Against the Current. He could only frequently participate in guild quests of this level. As long as there was a reward for Shattered Snow, he would definitely take it. His guild points were already ranked fourth in Against the Current because he had never spent anything before. Apart from Shattered Snow, he didn't want anything else.
When Against the Current found out that the scout was Flowing, he was very relieved. He was also a small character, but Against the Current had a deep impression of him. It wasn't just because of his points ranking, but also because he diligently participated in all sorts of quests without any complaints. The guild leader liked this kind of character, especially since he had accumulated so many points. This meant that he wouldn't leave the guild so easily.
"Be careful," Against the Current personally reminded Liu Yue in the channel.
"Okay!" Liu Yue replied simply. She entered Stealth and slowly walked towards the crater.
Nowadays, Stealth was no longer a 100% safe way to spy on others. More and more equipment and skills had anti-stealth effects. Any mature team would be equipped with anti-stealth equipment. However, Liu Yue looked at her surroundings and realized that there wasn't any form of cover in this pit. She could only walk straight up.
As someone who aspired to be a solo hero, he had to be very cautious. Flowing carefully approached the crater step by step. Every two or three steps, he would turn his head to check his surroundings. There was no movement at all. Even his closest comrade was hiding in the forest.
Just as Flowing was about to reach the crater, he suddenly received a message from his comrade, "Be careful!!!"
Flowing turned his head. He saw flames rising from the small forest and heard the sounds of various skills clashing together.
The other side was prepared!!
Did that mean that he had already been discovered?
As expected, the moment Flowing turned his head, two Assassins had appeared in front of him. Their daggers flashed with a cold light as they stabbed towards him.
Flowing wasn't a famous person, but that didn't mean his skills were bad. Perhaps his guild friends who had done quests with him would think that his awareness was average, but that was because his ambition wasn't there. He had never thought of cooperating with others. His goal was to be a lone wolf that could roam the world alone. He didn't have any special team awareness, but his solo PVP skills were definitely outstanding.
Facing the two daggers that came out of nowhere, Liu Yin didn't panic. He quickly deactivated his stealth and ran around the two daggers. He waved his sword and slashed at the assassin on the right. At the same time, he grabbed a small sandbag with his left hand and threw it in all directions, scattering the white lime powder. As Flowing expected, since the other side was prepared, there would definitely be more than two Assassins in Stealth.
Being alone in this predicament, Flowing became inexplicably excited. He didn't forget his mission. He paid attention to the other side's chest but didn't find any guild emblems. His opponents had already surrounded him. Flowing was clear of his own strength and knew that he wasn't a match for so many people. Although it was just a game and there was no punishment for dying, to Flowing, who had his own ideals, dying at any time was an extremely uncomfortable ending. Facing such an encirclement, he could only escape unscathed and that would be victory.
Flowing's Swift Movement hadn't expired yet. He pretended to charge in one direction and after leading everyone to move, he suddenly turned around and changed directions. The players weren't stupid. Such a simple change wouldn't cause them to be shaken off. However, to them, this was a sudden turn. Some of them reacted quickly while others reacted slowly. Flowing took advantage of the large gap between a player with fast reaction and another player with slow reaction time and passed through like a ghost.
Liu Yue turned his head back and smiled proudly. To him, it was a great satisfaction to have done such a thing.
However, these Assassins didn't let him go so easily and chased after him. Liu Yue smiled again, and lightly patted the badge on her chest. Her speed suddenly increased, and in an instant, she had shaken off the assassins behind her by a large margin.
This was a skill emblem that came with the skill "Speed Up". After using it, the user's movement speed increased by 30% for 10 seconds.
10 seconds was enough for Flowing to leave these players behind. Since everyone was of the same class, their movement speeds weren't that different. With such a large gap, it was basically impossible to catch up. The Assassins all stopped in their tracks and watched as Flowing returned to the crater.
Liu Yin didn't actually leave. After Stealth's cooldown was over, he entered Stealth once more and reported the situation to the guild.
Upstream had already received the report. The first to arrive was a small group of players. Liu Yue went forward to scout while the others hid in the forest. In the end, they encountered an ambush and were completely annihilated. Liu Yue was also surrounded by several players.
Upstream didn't expect Flowing to still be alive. He couldn't help but look at him in a new light.
"The enemy was prepared. I didn't see any guild emblems." Flowing didn't manage to scout much. At that time, his line of sight wasn't able to reach the bottom of the crater.
"Attention all squads, assemble into combat squads. Squads one and two to the east, Squads three and four to the west, Squads five and six to the north, Squads seven and eight to the south. Encircle them from all four directions. Elite squads and Mage squads, stand by at the coordinates XXX, XXX in the northwest." Singing To Wine had a total of 10 teams. Team 1 to Team 8 were standard teams of each class. Team 9 was an elite team made up of experts. Team 10 was the Mage team that specialized in Singing To Wine.
"Flowing, think of a way to figure out the strength of the ambush in the small forest." Upstream gave Flowing another order.
At this time, Flowing stopped at the edge of the small forest. He had Stealth, so he wasn't afraid. After receiving the order, he immediately entered the forest. Although the forest was small, it was quite dense. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to hide people. Liu Yue asked his brothers about the situation of the ambush and had a rough idea of what was going on.
Moving in Stealth in the forest, the sound of footsteps could easily be exposed. Liu Yue didn't dare to act rashly after taking a few steps. He took out some useless trash from his pocket and stood behind a tree. Suddenly, he stuck his head out and threw it in a direction that he had calculated.
Of course, this throwing was also considered a method of attack. Once he used this action, Liu Yue's figure was immediately exposed. He quickly dodged into a bush that he had already seen. Then, he stole a glance at the direction where he threw the trash. A few players behind the trees revealed themselves when they heard the noise. Two Mages even directly attacked and bombarded the area. After the bombardment, there was no one left. Liu Yue couldn't see their expressions, but he assumed that they were at a loss. He couldn't help but laugh.
"There aren't many ambushes. They are mainly hiding behind the trees. If we aren't in Stealth, we will be easily discovered when we enter the forest. Then, they will launch a sneak attack and kill us in one round. This is probably their main strategy." Liu Yue reported to Upstream.
"Then I'll send a few Assassins over. You lead them and eliminate these guys." Upstream was very satisfied with Liu Yue's work and wanted to promote this guy.
"Wait a bit. If I can survive, then we'll talk about it." Liu Yue replied.
The ambushers in the forest weren't fools. They were fooled by Liu Yue's trash and didn't find anyone. However, the commotion was clear and the few of them naturally knew that someone had entered the forest and was secretly fooling around with them. They immediately walked out from behind the trees and gathered together to carefully investigate.
Liu Yue hid in the bushes without moving. She was nervous and excited at the same time. This is the game life I want! Liu Yue thought excitedly.
If Liu Yue used Stealth at this time, these people had anti-stealth equipment and would be able to easily discover him. But now that he was completely in hiding, it was up to the players to find him. This caused the group of people to have a hard time. They searched around but couldn't find anything. They just knew that there was definitely someone hiding nearby. They wanted to cry but no tears came out. The two Mages started to use spells to randomly blast the area, trying to blast the person out. But Liu Yue was very calm! One spell wouldn't be able to blast him to death. So when a Flaming Tree Thousand Layers Flame started burning in his arms, he endured it and didn't move. He waited for the flame to die down and then lightly tore off a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth. Liu Yue really admired himself more and more.
"Where did he run off to?" Liu Yue could even hear the other party's discussion.
"Did he go into Stealth?"
"He should have been discovered by now." One of them said.
Liu Yue immediately reported to Counter Current, "A total of eight people, and they have anti-stealth."
"How are you?"
"Very good." Liu Yue said.
"Hold on, we'll be there soon."
"Have you guys searched thoroughly?" The eight of them couldn't find Liu Yue and felt uneasy.
"We've already bombed him once." A mage said.
"What's the use of that? Do you think you're Qianli? Once he's drunk, he'll run away. What's wrong with hiding? "
"Who called me?"
Everyone was shocked. After this sentence, there was actually another voice coming from the other side. Liu Yue turned around and saw a black robed mage carrying a sword casually walking into the forest. When Liu Yue turned around, that person's gaze actually followed his direction.
"He saw me? It can't be? "Liu Yue hesitated. He felt that he had hidden himself quite well.
"Who is it!" The eight of them already ran towards the direction of the voice.
"It's me. I think I heard someone say my name." The mage said as he continued to walk forward … …
Saw me? Coincidence? Saw me? Coincidence? Liu Yue's mind was in an intense struggle. In the end, the mage really did walk to his side. Liu Yue was still lying there and looked up in a daze. He saw that the mage was also looking down at him.
"What are you lying there for?" The mage said to Liu Yue. Liu Yue finally confirmed that he had been discovered. Just as he was at a loss of what to do, the eight of them rushed forward to help him out. They shouted "Who is it?" as they called out their attacks.
Liu Yue, who was discovered, naturally felt that there was no point in hiding. Moreover, looking at the mage's appearance and hearing him reply to those people, Liu Yue had already guessed who this person was. Especially when he saw that he was obviously not in the same group as the eight of them, Liu Yue felt that he had encountered a good show.
Liu Yue nimbly rolled to the side and dodged the opponent's spell. The eight of them saw his actions and exclaimed: "There's still one more."
Just as they finished speaking, the first person had already rushed in front of them. There was a burst of fire in the forest and before the eight of them could figure out what was going on, they were all dead. "It really is Qianli Drunk!" Liu Yue rolled a few times and hid in a haystack. After seeing the opponent's attack, he was certain in his heart. At the same time, he felt that Qianli was drunk and focused on fighting the enemy, so he definitely wouldn't notice his hiding place. Just as he was enjoying peeping, he saw Qianli Drunk turn his head and look at him and his haystack: "Why are you still lying there?"
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[Butterfly Knot: The Liu Yue that appeared in this chapter is the reward from the previous event. It has nothing to do with the solo Liu Yue. There is no need for everyone to suspect or fantasize … …]
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