19: Chapter 19 Sneak Attack

"Mo Bai, you came too?"

As Ye Qing entered the camp, several team leaders immediately crowded around him. However, he merely exchanged a few brief greetings before walking over to Mo Bai.

Mo Bai, who had failed in his cultivation attempt, was currently using his Spiritual Power to extract the wind element and gather it by his side.

Every ten minutes or so, he could extract a cluster of wind element sufficient to release one Wind Blade Technique.

The dissipation speed of these manually gathered and compressed wind elements was much slower, allowing them to be stacked higher and higher. With just a thought from Mo Bai, this Elemental Power could be utilized instantly to directly release spells.

When Mo Bai sensed Ye Qing heading straight for him, he slowly opened his eyes and locked gazes with Yang Hao, who had been watching him the whole time.

Yang Hao's eyes were wide open now, filled with utter disbelief.

"Don't be so incredulous. Anything can be attempted, anything can be practiced. Why wouldn't it be possible?"

Yang Hao, who had just begun to slowly accept the situation, suddenly widened his eyes again.

What did that mean?

Attempting it himself? Practicing it himself?

Casting spells? A Mage?

Yang Hao's eyes were wide, but his heart skipped a beat.

Looking at Mo Bai, he came to his senses as a thought popped into his head.

This realization made things click, yet it was also somewhat unbelievable; his breathing couldn't help but quicken slightly.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of players, the Green Leaf Guild's top expert, Ye Qing, sat down next to a "Mage."

Did they know each other?

This thought couldn't help but surface in their minds.

Mo Bai continued to capture the wind element, though not in the same spot. Instead, he dispersed them according to his calculations, so he could still mobilize the wind element after dodging or moving.

"Yeah, I felt like something was happening over here, so I came over."

Seeing Ye Qing, Mo Bai responded.

"Hey, Ye Qing, you came over a few days ago. What's the deal with this Great Axe Gang?

Your whole guild hasn't managed to take them down?"

"Yeah, the Great Axe Gang is very strong. The rank-and-file members are one thing; even though they're tough, we can still deal with them.

It's just that they have... Transcendent ones!"

At this point, Ye Qing couldn't help but take a deep breath before continuing.

"Transcendent ones are like they've activated Dynasty Warriors mode; killing us is like mowing grass.

No matter what stat points we've allocated or what equipment we have, we can't block a single hit. We've lost a lot of people.

Actually, if we could just grind them down with numbers, it would be fine; once their health bar shows up, they should be dead.

But these gang leaders are very flexible. If there are too many people, they run; if they're injured, they retreat; if they're tired, they also retreat..."

Mo Bai and Zhou Rin both listened intently.

Through Ye Qing's description, the two gradually grasped the situation regarding the Great Axe Gang.

Yang Hao, on the other hand, didn't listen to a single word. Instead, he stared blankly at the void in front of him, though he looked more and more confused and puzzled the longer he looked.

Mo Bai, who was keeping an eye on him, suddenly used his Spiritual Power to shift the element in front of him slightly.

Yang Hao, who was constantly trying to move the Elemental Power, froze. He watched this scene intently, observing the demonstration of Mo Bai's Spiritual Power.

He grabbed a green wild fruit and stuffed it into his mouth. As a burst of sourness flooded out, Yang Hao's mind cleared, and he faintly grasped some ideas.

After giving that slight pointer, Mo Bai returned to his conversation with Zhou Rin and Ye Qing.

Suddenly, Zhou Rin spoke up.

"Hey, since these gang leaders of the Great Axe Gang are so highly intelligent,

And they know we're gathering here to attack them,

Will the Great Axe Gang really just wait for us to assemble our forces and be fully prepared before attacking again?

Won't they come to ambush us and strike first?"

"Hmm?"

Ye Qing was slightly taken aback and subconsciously scratched his head.

"That shouldn't be the case, right? In games, when does a boss ever actively leave their lair to preemptively wipe out players?

That's not very game-like, is it?"

Ye Qing said with a laugh, but as he spoke, his smile gradually faded.

And the next moment... "Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

Accompanied by the whistling of arrows, one projectile after another rained down on the ground. Their powerful penetration instantly pierced and killed several sleeping players. That area immediately descended into chaos, with people shouting and cursing into the night.

Watching this scene, Zhou Rin swallowed hard.

"So fierce."

Zhou Rin looked at the carnage over there and couldn't help but speak out.

"Luckily we don't have any on our side."

"Who said that?"

Mo Bai suddenly looked into the darkness outside and spoke. He then stood up and walked slowly toward a large tree, hiding behind it.

"Someone is coming, they're shooting arrows. Did you guys really not notice?"

Yang Hao said somewhat shyly, also following Mo Bai to hide behind the tree.

Zhou Rin and Ye Qing were slightly stunned and glanced at each other. Just then, the sound of whistling rang out from the sky.

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

"Holy crap, hide!"

Ye Qing ran quickly and, in an instant, was also hiding behind a tree.

"Crap, crap, crap."

Zhou Rin followed close behind, but the moment an arrow fell straight toward his back, Yang Hao's voice rang out.

"Zhou Rin, behind you."

As the words fell, the long blade in Zhou Rin's hand instantly swung up. He twisted his waist and slashed backward; at this moment, he was incredibly agile.

He was indeed a fat man, but he was an agile one.

*Clang.*

The long blade knocked the arrow aside. In that moment, Zhou Rin unexpectedly revealed a stern and awe-inspiring expression. He found a tree to hide behind in an instant, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his expression immediately crumbled.

"That was close, so close. I almost died. Thank goodness my reactions are fast."

At this moment, the entire area was in a state of chaos, but someone immediately shouted.

"Brothers, hide behind the trees! Quick, get behind the trees!"

"Holy shit."

"Those sons of bitches dare to ambush us."

"A few of you brothers, come with me and charge over to kill them!"

One player roared and immediately charged toward the direction the arrows were coming from. However, the players behind him hesitated slightly. When he realized there was no one behind him, his face froze.

He silently moved to protect the others in front of him. Amidst the rain of arrows, players were occasionally hit by the falling projectiles and pinned to the ground, only to respawn on the spot and run away again, everyone scurrying behind the large trees.

The rain of arrows went from dense to sparse, lasting for several minutes before finally stopping.

However, after a few minutes, three more waves of highly concentrated arrows suddenly fell, instantly killing several players who had ventured out.

"Damn it! Damn it all! You insidious bastards!"

A player who had just been shot to death shouted in embarrassed rage.

"These bastards, don't let me catch you. If I do, I'll kill you!"

Several players were grumbling and cursing, but their bodies were very honest as they hid behind the trees, not daring to come out. After a while...

"The arrow rain has stopped again. Those bastards are fishing again.

Be careful, don't go out."

As the arrow rain stopped, someone spoke up. But even without him saying it, not a single player who had already been hit came out again. Instead, they each gripped their weapons tightly, a surge of anger building in their hearts as they prepared to kill the Great Axe Gang members once they showed up.

But the arrow rain remained stopped for over ten minutes, stretching into half an hour, and everything was silent.

"This... they left?"

Someone spoke up.

As the words fell, everyone who heard them was stunned.

"Were we played?"