Now what?? The guild leaders had a terrible headache.

They had originally thought that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity, but after stationing themselves in Wilderness Town for some time, not only had they failed to achieve their goal, their opponents had killed off several of their men.

A few deaths wasnt a big loss, but more importantly, they couldnt see any ray of hope.

The two ran and ran. They would suddenly appear and then disappear. The three guilds had so many people pursuing them, but they werent able to do anything except die. What were they supposed to do?

Target found!

Another one of these messages came.

Kill! Kill them for me!! Hurry up and kill them!!! The three guild leaders ordered.

A minute later, another message arrived: we got wiped.

It was another assembly of three players. These three clearly werent opponents for those two. They couldnt even last a minute.

What did it mean to be able to kill three players in one minute? It meant that it wasnt a battle. It was a one-sided massacre. Lord Grim was only Level 52, so his DPS was limited. Deception was max leveled, but his equipment was lacking. On the other hand, everyone in the three guilds had a full set of equipment with good stats, yet they couldnt even last a minute before dying. If they had been sandbags with the same stats, the sandbags would have probably been defeated in the same amount of time.

Their enemies had used the same trick twice. The Ninja would imprison one with Hundred Streams and then focus on killing the other two. Once those two died, they would come back and kill the one trapped in the water prison.

It was a very simple tactic which relied on brute force. There wasnt anything special about it.

The enemies are stronger. Lets have every team be made of at least five people. The backup from outside the encirclement have basically all arrived. We should hurry up and have them join.

The three guild leaders hastily made adjustments to their plan.

After the two wiped out the three-man team, they quickly vanished. They disappeared so thoroughly, that they didnt leave any traces behind. The guilds couldnt even figure out their general location. Their only choice was to scour the streets. Time passed. Apart from knowing their targets were still online, they had no other information on them. Some people were even beginning to doubt the two were still in Wilderness Town.

Just when the three guild leaders were wondering if this was true, a message arrived. The two had appeared again.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry! The three guild leaders immediately ordered. Now, every team was made up of at least five players. If it was five against two, they should be able to stall for some time, right?

Sure enough, five was greater than three. They were at least able to stall until backup arrived. However, the two didnt linger around with the five players. The two also ran away earlier. Everyone coughed blood as they chased with a terrible premonition in their hearts. Their premonition turned real and the two disappeared again without a trace.

The team of five didnt wipe out, but two of them had still died. The Cleric was hurried over to revive and heal them, but their money and equipment had already been procured cleanly.

I thought you only wanted Orange equips?

In the previous two fights, Lord Grim had picked up all the equipment that dropped. This made Deception confused again. He thought Lord Grim was someone who only cared about Orange equipment.

Yeah, I dont really want to pick them up, but if I dont, then theyll take it back. Itd be better if I had it rather than them. Ye Xiu said.

How unfortunate. We cant kill them all. Deception and Ye Xiu had completely swapped places. One of them wanted to kill other players, while the other one wanted to pick up scraps.

Our damage isnt good enough. Ye Xiu said.

We dont have enough time. There was nothing Deception could do either. As soon as they engaged with the enemies, the enemies would immediately send out a report to the others. Soon afterwards, a huge crowd of players would come over to attempt to catch them. They could only stop fighting and escape.

Many of the players in the three guilds were exhausted, although there was still one group that was still full of fighting spirit.

Sis Golden Fragrance, where are they! Someone in the team cried.

This group wasnt fighting under the guilds banner, but rather under Golden Fragrances name. Most of them were from Excellent Dynasty, but there were also a few non-Excellent Dynasty players. All of them were Golden Fragrances personal friends.

Lord Grim. There are even rumors going around saying hes Ye Qiu! One person said.

It doesnt matter who he is! No one can bully Golden Fragrance. We have so many people here. Were not afraid of anyone!

Thank you everyone for coming here. Besides Lord Grim, theres also that guy called Deception. I think everyone has heard of him before? Golden Fragrance said.

Deception? I know him! Hes that scrap picker!

Deception was still quite infamous.

Yes, those two. My Armor-piercing Cannon was stolen by them. They havent left yet. The weapon is still with them. Please help me get it back. Golden Fragrance asked.

Dont worry! Even if we have to go to hell and back, well help you get your equipment back!

All sorts of people were trying to win her favor.

Good. Lets move out. I just received a message. Our targets have appeared, but theyve escaped. Well head over there. Golden Fragrance said.

As a result, a team of twenty players headed towards the last reported location Ye Xiu and Deception had been seen at. This team had gathered solely for Golden Fragrance. Even Chen Yehui wouldnt be able to order them around. He saw this, but didnt say anything about it.

The players participating in this activity headed towards the location. As they moved towards it, they saw quite a few teams running around. The more they saw this, the more wary they became.

How many people from the three guilds have come? Someone asked.

So far Ive seen enough people to make up several groups. One of them was astonished.

Each group could hold 100 players each. It was considered a very large unit of measurement in the game. No matter how difficult a boss was, there was no such boss that a group couldnt take down. Yet against these two players, the three guilds had dispatched enough troops for several groups.

Theres nothing we can do. These two guys are extremely cunning. Theyre constantly hiding and running. If it was a direct confrontation, we wouldnt need so many people. Golden Fragrance explained.

Then how are we supposed to find them? The two asked.

Right now, were shrinking the amount of space they have to move around in. Once weve shrunken it down to a small enough space, theyll have to come out. Golden Fragrance said.

If the others kill him, then wont our trip have been wasted? Another person asked.

Right, thats why we have to move faster. There are Herb Garden and Blue Brook Guild players here too. If they kill him and my Armor-piercing Cannon drops, I doubt theyll give it back. Golden Fragrance said.

Ye Xiu and Deception were running around. They saw a few individual teams while moving about, but they didnt attack them. Deception was starting to get impatient.

Why arent we killing them? After passing by another team, Deception finally asked.

Look over there. Ye Xiu pointed in a certain direction.

Deception turned his head to look and saw another team come from around the corner of a street.

The enemies are gathering together. The amount of space we have to move around in is being compressed. It isnt a good time to attack. The past few times we had a certain amount of time to finish them off, but this type of opportunity isnt going to be easy to find anymore. Theyre tightening the space between them. Ye Xiu said.

What do we do? Deception asked.

Were going to have to move around in a large area. We have to go this way. They dont have complete control over this area yet. Ye Xiu led Deception down a different route.

How do you know? Deception didnt understand.

Remember the enemy teams and observe their positions. Translate it onto the map and predict their movements. Ye Xiu said.

...... Deception was sweating just from hearing his explanation.

Golden Fragrance. At this moment, Golden Fragrance received Chen Yehuis message.

Hm?

Weve shrunken their area of movement on this side. I purposefully left a space open. Theyre probably going to be heading in that direction. You have enough troops. Finish them! If Herb Garden and Blue Brook Guild surround them, theyll probably take their items away. Chen Yehui said.

Thank you guild leader! Golden Fragrance was overjoyed when she heard this.

Besides your Armor-piercing Cannon, take note of Lord Grims weapon. If it drops, you have to get it no matter the cost. Chen Yehui added.

Okay, I understand. Golden Fragrance replied.

Someone will provide you with accurate information.

Okay.

Golden Fragrance was delighted. She turned around and told the good news to everyone. Everyone cracked their knuckles. Their only regret was that just killing these two wouldnt be enough.

After a short moment, Golden Fragrance received a message. It was from a player in Excellent Dynasty, reporting their location.

Good! Golden Fragrance checked the map and after studying it, she led everyone to lay in wait for an ambush.

Ye Xiu and Deception werent having an easy time running either. From time to time, they had to hide from small teams. It made Deception feel like the enemies really were gathering in one area, but as they moved, fewer and fewer teams appeared, letting Deception know that they were gradually breaking through the enemys encirclement. Afterwards, for a long while, the two didnt even try hiding because no one was there.

Did we break through the encirclement? Deception was surprised. Thinking of before, they hadnt even started shrinking the encirclement yet and he had already had a difficult time running away. Now that he was with Lord Grim, they ran and stopped, neither slowly, nor quickly, and were able to escape from the encirclement with ease.

Like I said, theyve gotten a bit careless with their formation on this side. Ye Xiu smiled.

Really?

Deception didnt have enough time to say anything more, when someone interrupted him. In an instant, many people jumped down from the roofs and buildings. It wasnt just five or ten people. Deception looked around. There were too many to count.

When Deception saw this, he smirked: Theyve gotten a bit careless with their formation on this side?

Uh, you see, this formation doesnt count as a part of the previous formation. Ye Xiu said.

Now what? Deception asked.

Kill them all. Ye Xiu said.

What? Deception thought he heard wrong.

Look how arrogant and confident they are. This time, they probably wont ask for backup! Ye Xiu said.

Thats not necessarily true. Deception said.

More importantly, look who is over there. Ye Xiu said.

Its that girl.

Yeah, she lost her weapon, so she wants to personally take it back. If others got it, who would return it to her? Ye Xiu said.

So youre saying, theyre going to just stand there and let themselves be killed?

Dont be afraid. I have a plan. Ye Xiu said.

How could I be afraid! Deception charged directly towards Golden Fragrance.