"Team, captain! The defense line on the east side has been breached!"
"If it's been breached, then it's been breached. We've all decided to retreat anyway... Tell the dead team members that they don't have to come here even if they are resurrected!"
"So, where should we go next?"
"Go to West Town, and then transfer to Eta County. In this situation, that's the only place we can go... Let's go! Let's go quickly!"
Crack.
The harsh sound of metal friction sounded again near the central area of Taron County in the free world. In a jungle northwest of the outskirts of Tania City, several figures flashing around in the dark then rushed out of the lush greenery with shouts. At the edge of the forest, a series of brilliant sparks shot out against the backdrop of the endless plains. Shortly avoiding another sword attack, the female thief player named Mengzhu rolled onto the ground with blades of grass and shocking blood marks all over her body. Her jewel-like eyes quickly scanned the surroundings. Then he shouted an order to the rest of the retreating players behind him: "Give up the left wing! Evacuate quickly! You guys, don't fight anymore!"
"Yes, but in this case-"
"Just leave when I tell you to, why is there all this nonsense!"
The slender hand turned a strange arc in the air, and Mengzhu's petite body was then firmly supported on the ground behind her. She rolled in the air and then twisted her body back into the battle with her skillful movements. At the same time, dazzling golden lights were drawn in the air: "No need to cover anymore, no one can leave if this continues...Old Hei! You and your people should retreat first!"
"What about you? What will you do if I leave?" The voice belonging to Black Corn then rose from a distant corner in the night: "I am a warrior, I am more suitable for breaking up the queen than you are, and even if we successfully escape, Without the guidance of the president..."
"Don't worry, I'll escape."
The collision of metal and the interweaving of sword energy suddenly stopped, and at the same time, the sound of hunting wind that was constantly stirring over the area seemed to freeze at the same time with these words, and then gradually moved along the path where the little girl was. The position was divided into two distinct fronts, with a large number of chasing troops gradually confronting the seemingly weak player side: "In terms of combat power, you may be stronger, but in terms of survival rate... I No matter how you look at it, this thief is much bigger than you."
"Let's go." She released her dagger and pushed the lifeless body of the pursuer next to her to the ground: "This is an order, don't hesitate any more."
"...Very good courage, I'm a little impressed."
Sparse applause then rang out on the other side of the pursuers, and together with a swordsman player who had pushed aside the pursuers and walked to the front, he appeared in front of Mengzhu who turned around again. This man with no scars on his body The swordsman didn't seem to care much about the backs of the players in the distance who were slowly starting to evacuate. He just looked at the petite woman who was still standing in front of him with ruthless and teasing eyes: "Black corn is indeed not suitable for cutting off the queen, but you... Wouldn’t a thief be more suitable?”
"This is not a big adventure in the capital, but a battlefield where life and death are decided in a moment. Here..."
He pointed forward with his hand: "This is no joke."
The sound of armor clashing sounded sparsely from the woods behind him, and along with it, more and more figures of the principality guards appeared in the gaps in the woods. The eyes that stared at Mengzhu became fierce. They gathered together like wild beasts, exuding a suffocating chest-suffocating feeling of oppression in the dark night. The steps forward again turned into a torrent of steel. As the guards became faster and faster, they were drowned by the thieves on their left and right. The little girl who did not take action to stop the torrent then raised her head and was already covered in blood. Her long blond hair was in a ball, breathing hard the nauseating smell of steel and blood that was so close at hand: "...Lou Tingyu."
"Don't resent me, little one."
As if in response to Mengzhu's murmur, Lou Tingyu, who came forward with this steel torrent, raised the long sword in his hand calmly: "If you want to blame it, blame this person who is full of injustice. The world, and your stupidity for daring to take action at this time..."
"Are you guys no longer holding back in Tingyulou?" Mengzhu, who ignored the other party's gradually approaching figure and hid his expression in the darkness, asked the player in ancient sword robes with an unkind expression: "Is it because of the recent situation? You haven’t done much, and you haven’t achieved much in the professional world, so you can’t help but take advantage of the opportunity to gain momentum?”
"Don't try to disturb my mood with such words. You know it is of no use to us professional players." The veins on his face were revealed for a moment, and then the swordsman player known as Lou Tingyu recovered again. His indifferent expression said: "As long as this fool's adventure group of yours collapses, your industrial chain in Tania and Sky City will all become unclaimed cakes, even if the Principality Parliament does not recognize its legality. power, countless forces that have been eyeing them for a long time will eventually carve them up."
"It's because you don't have the strength." He said with a sarcastic look on his face: "We can only follow the trend and let you leave as soon as possible."
"...The Jianghu will not let you go." In the gradually formed encirclement, the blond girl who still did not make any movement replied through gritted teeth: "Even if there is no Fool, it will not be your turn to make the decision in Tania."
"Ha, then it's none of your business, losers." The corners of his mouth raised more and more obviously, and Lou Tingyu pointed the thrown sword forward: "And do you think Jianghu cares about these trivial matters now? Time? They probably have too much time to take care of themselves now."
“Because of the shakeup that’s about to happen to the professional world.”
The buzzing sound of sword energy then drowned out Lou Tingyu's last words, and at the same time, all the countless swords that were slashed were sent to Mengzhu. The little girl who had been prepared for a long time also brought a straight line of golden light. He disappeared in place, and the next moment he appeared in front of one of the guards in the encirclement. The ear-piercing sound was accompanied by Mengzhu's powerful attack, which echoed under the night sky filled with murderous sounds. Together with the pitiful appearance of the hapless man's sunken chest, he flew out of the distance of the encirclement with a scream. The next moment, the sword tip of the sound was approaching the ears of the little girl who had just paused. At the same time, Lou Tingyu's laughing voice sounded: "It's useless! Your fighting characteristics have long been eliminated." We figured it out! The strongest blow you can swing is the one that is accelerated instantly, and then there is no threat at all. Hahaha uh——"
The severed golden hair swayed down in the air quickly, but the head that followed was not removed by the swordsman's slash. The petite body that had already fallen forward was also wrapped around the head that had not yet been cut off. The completely disappeared acceleration made a pleasing roll in the gap of the smashed encirclement, and then threw out two whirling blades of light with the raised grass blades: "Spinning Slash!"
"Leap attack!"
"Spiral thrust!"
He spun around and jumped up like a spring, bending his body to dodge the sword slashes of the other two soldiers, and then supporting the big loop on the back of another enemy - like a leaping figure in the dark night. Elf, the little girl who highlighted this besieged land kept flashing and moving in the midst of countless chaotic battles that surrounded her. Her desperate figure that passed by the sword again and again also carried the waving sword with her. Rays of metallic light galloped stubbornly between the slits of the sword, dancing in the center of the battlefield where there was only one surviving member of the team. His eyes met the focused eyes of the little girl who happened to pass by his field of vision for a few moments. Lou Tingyu's expression also changed from relaxed and indifferent to a much more serious look. He slowly approached and was followed by a large number of people. Together with the soldiers, they squeezed Mengzhu's little living space: "..."
"drink!"
As if seeking a fleeting opportunity, he suddenly let out a loud roar, and the sword suddenly slashed out, followed by his suddenly widened eyes, accurately passing through countless blade trajectories and A screen of light intertwined with dagger peaks: "Luoyu Sword!"
The sound of the cloth being torn appeared in everyone's ears. It was the sound made by the little girl who was still dancing as she moved the tip of the sword away with just a few centimeters. The leather armor cut by the fine sword energy poured into the tip of the sword then flew into fragments all over the sky with her wanton swing, and the tip of the dagger that followed the upward trend stabbed Lou Tingyu in front of the neck: " Reverse thrust—"
The imaginary splash of blood did not appear at the end of Mengzhu's extremely perfect counterattack. At the same time, the bright red metallic light that had just reached the surface of the skin on his neck stopped, and he did not know where it came from. A powerful arrow flew forward and then penetrated the blonde girl's shoulder like a straight bullet, sending her body and the dagger in her hand flying into the distance of the night. There was a lot of blood in his mouth. Mengzhu rolled down a long distance in the grass for a while before he slowly turned over his body full of wounds. The sharp pain that gradually became clear was also penetrated along the path. The spread of the wound transformed into an equally clear field of vision, bringing the figures of the large number of guards gradually approaching and Lou Tingyu's face looking down into his sight: "Damn...hate..."
"I have to take back what I just said, because you seem to have grown into an excellent warrior."
Covering the side of his neck where he was almost punctured, Lou Tingyu slowly put away the frightened look on his face: "If it weren't for the help of an expert, I would have been embarrassed today."
"Bow...arrow...hand..." The spreading blood stained the surrounding land red. Mengzhu, who no longer struggled, slowly moved the focus of his sight to the brilliant starry sky above his head: "It's... it's... …pity……"
"Have you grown...?"
She ignored the sword falling again and Lou Tingyu's gradually blurred voice. The words she muttered to herself then disappeared into the consciousness that was about to sink into the depths of darkness: "Yeah, let's get up..."
"It's been... half a year."
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"It's been so long, do you still have to wait?"
In the free world, on the morning of March 9th, Year 796 of the New Calendar, a group of players sitting in the corner of a shabby house on Central Street looked at each other and asked in a listless tone, "Do we want to do anything today?" Walk?"
"Don't worry, we'll talk about it when we get back."
Duan Qing, who was sitting at the table, suppressed the ugly expression on Chao Ri Dongsheng's eyes and replied helplessly: "It's not like you don't know the chaos outside now. It's very difficult to make a completely correct decision now. "
"It's not difficult to say it's difficult. As long as the four of us... uh no, five of us can make a collective decision, it's enough." Still wiping his dark shield, Gedemei sat in the corner. En suggested in a low voice: "Everyone should bear the responsibility together, and everyone can enjoy the benefits of making the right choice with peace of mind - isn't this a very reasonable thing?"
"That's true, but..." Duan Qing, who had a hesitant expression on his face, scratched his head and said, "It's not that I'm arrogant, but every move we make now involves... There are just too many people and too many facts.”
"I don't care how many things you have done behind your back. I just want to know what our next step should be."
Waving his hand, Goldman also put back his rolled eyes: "Since the president is not here, I will listen to your opinions first... Silly day, do you want to go or not? ?”
"Who are you calling stupid-"
The rising figure appeared in the center of the sky for a moment, and then fell down again with Asahi Dongsheng's resentful expression: "Forget it, I can't beat you... If you ask me, I don't want to care about the life and death of those people. Well, His Highness the Prince didn’t treat us well before, so where he died has nothing to do with us.”
"That means you don't want to go?" So Goldman turned his head indifferently: "What about you? New here?"
"Ninglan listens to everyone in everything." Ninglan, who was standing aside holding a tea tray, tilted her smiling face when she heard the sound: "Wherever everyone wants to go, Ninglan will follow."
"Abstain from voting... ugh."
Sighing slightly, Goldman pouted his lips: "Originally, five votes was a good number, but now one vote is missing... If there is a tie in the end, wouldn't it be necessary again? waste time?"
"I understand that you want to arrange a good mood for everyone in advance, but this kind of voting is often useless in the end." Duan Qing smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "The current situation is too unstable, and sudden changes are simply It’s a matter of minutes, not to mention that we still have a resolute and resolute president in front of us, and...well."
"You don't look like someone who wants to join the investigation team." He blinked his eyes, and then looked at Gedman's unchanged face: "Why are you still asking here?"
"Of course I want to get everyone's approval first." Goldman responded with the same wry smile: "Otherwise, when our stubborn president comes back -"
"I made a decision."
Before the shield warrior could finish speaking, the white light belonging to the online player flooded a corner at the door of the broken house. A white-haired woman named Xue Ling Huan Bing then walked in with a sassy and heroic appearance, and then held a rose in her hand. The colored envelope slammed on the table: "This commission..."
"Let's get on with it." 8)
