Chapter 211: Interested in Being an Insider?
“Yeah.” Brother Shiu answered without hesitation, then paused in confusion and asked, “How did you know?”
“Um… I heard it mentioned by a friend before; your names were on the dungeon record.”
“I see… it’s a pity that the dungeon record can’t be hidden, making everyone familiar with their IDs.”
I hope they won’t attract any unwanted attention.
“Enough of that; let’s head out first. I’ll call him tonight.”
“Mm.” Everyone agreed.
However, Youyou suddenly stopped in her tracks.
“Youyou? Let’s go.” Jiangxia patted her shoulder.
To everyone’s surprise, she shook her head. “It seems like there hasn’t been any movement from the people of Yunshui City.”
As she said, players were everywhere in the square, looking puzzled and helpless.
“What’s going on? Is Yunshui City not deploying troops? I see other places have already mobilized!”
“I don’t know; usually, you could see that Guard Commander at the city gate… but now he’s nowhere to be found.”
“What happened?”
Some people compared the appearance times of key NPCs and realized that they hadn’t shown up at all yesterday!
Such a strange occurrence naturally spread to the forums, where opinions varied.
Some said the City Lord had been schemed against, while others claimed Aijue had run away with his sister-in-law. At this point, there was no time to investigate the truth, and many players simply teleported to other cities to loiter.
Meanwhile, elf players in Yingyao City were smirking, saying luck turns, and each city takes turns changing colors.
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Moonshadow City.
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The Taekwondo Warrior had only used two skills from beginning to end: Charge and Combo.
More so, it relied on instinctive combat techniques.
But Fenghua, being a master who had placed third in the national individual competition, quickly adapted to the monster’s attack patterns within just a few minutes.
Her movements were proficient, and she tossed out traps as if they were endless, throwing them whenever the cooldown was over.
“Is this what a true master is like… Fighting a Gold Grade boss feels like playing around.” Mo Ran marveled, thinking that even after practicing for several more years, he wouldn’t be able to reach that level.
“…” Lan Chen was also astonished; if it were him controlling Starry, he would likely be killed in two photos.
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After the valiant warrior was once again sent flying by Meteor Arrow, he knelt and stared at Fenghua for a long time, ultimately shaking his head and saying, “Isn’t it…”
Then, he jumped backward and gave up the fight.
“…” A golden light flashed around Fenghua, restoring her status to full.
Although she was a bit curious why the boss only used those two skills, for now, she had to focus on handling the upcoming enemies.
After the valiant warrior left, there were no Gold Grade monsters in this area.
In the next half hour, Fenghua swiftly defeated three Silver Grade opponents one after another.
The plan was for Lan Chen and Mo Ran to take turns feeding kills, but without any Gold Grade bosses, that method was unnecessary now.
Of course, after the countdown ended, Fenghua successfully obtained the Cangshui Card, becoming the second minor owner after Starry.
Next… only one more was needed.
However, before that, she decided to check the system information.
It seemed like something had shaken earlier, as she had been focused on the battle.
Now, it was just the right time to have a look.
What she saw startled her.
Attack Yunshui City!?
Had these NPCs lost their minds? Weren’t there already enough deaths from the previous battles?
Not to mention, just the last batch of Undead Iron Cavalry, with two or three hundred of them, could run rampant in their army without any stopping!
Even if the Shadow Lord were severely injured, not just anyone could provoke him.
The Light Faction not only had a weaker army but also significantly lacked top-tier power.
After seeing the guards of Moonshadow City, his thoughts became even firmer.
Besides the world information, there were also messages from Brother Shiu and the others.
Kuchen quickly replied, “Brother Shiu, what’s going on now?”
“Damn, can’t you respond earlier next time?!”
Just asking ended up with a barrage of complaints.
“Can you blame me? It’s an SS quest! If I get distracted, who knows what could go wrong?”
“Fine, so what about you now?”
“I’ve completed a small stage; I can take a break.”
“Can you participate in this event? Or is it… too late?”
“Let me ask; wait a moment.”
Kuchen turned to Fenghua, whose brow was tightly knitted, clearly caught in a dilemma.
“What should we do? Should we go back?”
Mo Ran looked confused. “Huh? Why go back? What happened?”
“Didn’t you see? World Announcement.” Kuchen asked.
“？ There’s no movement?”
Could it be that the world announcements from the two factions didn’t communicate with each other?
“… You should check the forum.”
“Ah? Okay, I’ll go take a look.”
After a while, Fenghuayue spoke, “The disparity in power is too great; it’s very hard to take down Huawucheng even when surrounding it. Moreover… I’m most worried that during the siege, will they empty out and leave their base vulnerable?”
What she said was correct; these were also the concerns of Kuchen.
“I just checked the information, and each city is equipped with guards numbering between 5,000 to 10,000. Meanwhile, the army marching out took away about 4,000 troops.”
“The announcement mentioned that it was due to the imperial city’s wrath, but now no one is above level 50 to activate the teleport point of the imperial city. It seems like each city has been bestowed a high-ranking leader, all above Platinum level.”
“And also, there’s been no movement from Yunshui City.”
“… Fenghua fell silent.”
About three minutes passed as she took a deep breath. “Let’s head back first; the minor competition is going to last for three days and nights, and now it’s only the first day. As long as this version event doesn’t drag on too long, we should have time to return and complete this task.”
“That’s a good idea.” Lan Chen replied.
“Hey, what about me? How about me!? ” Mo Ran seemed to realize the news, but as a representative of the Dark Faction, he couldn’t just go in and farm player points, right? That would likely put him in the spotlight.
Moreover, he hadn’t even obtained the Cangshui Card yet.
Lan Chen scrutinized him and suddenly became serious. “Mo Ran!”
“Scared… scared me?”
“Are you interested in being an insider?”
…
They hurriedly left Moonshadow City. Fortunately, the guards were not too strict about entry and exit; as long as there was a guarantor, they wouldn’t be questioned. The two guards had good memories and knew that Xia Yi guaranteed Lan Chen and Starry to enter, so they let them pass.
Mo Ran followed the three out of the city.
“Will I get banned by the Dark Faction for doing this?”
“You’ve already come out; stop asking these questions. Once you get on the pirate ship, you can’t think of running away.” Yangchen said with a smile.
“Come on, can you not shout like that? If my account gets banned, leveling up again won’t keep up with the progress!”
“Don’t overthink it; it’s not like we’re shouting about it in front of the army. Who knows in the team channel?”
“Fine…”
“Don’t worry; didn’t you say you can’t handle a hidden map boss? After we sort this out, we’ll take you through.”
Mo Ran’s eyes lit up, reassured. “Good, leave it to me!”
