Chapter 422 – Stay and Fight
The King's Avatar
Running away to figure out their skill level wasnât the first time Ye Xiu had done this. The first time he used it was also against Excellent Dynastyâs people. History repeated itself, except this time, it was now in the Heavenly Domain instead of the tenth server, from easy-to-beat Excellent Dynasty players into possibly pro players that Ye Xiu had to respect.
Ye Xiu had chosen the open landscape in order to discover enemies easier, but escaping wasnât convenient. The enemy could also easily figure out their escape route. However, Ye Xiu wasnât ready to completely escape yet. He still wanted to confirm his opponentsâ identities.
Ye Xiu was undoubtedly the most familiar with Excellent Eraâs players. Liu Haoâs Hateful Sword wasnât able to trick him. The other pros wouldnât be able to either. Right now, even though they were only running and moving around, every player had small habits that they did. Ye Xiuâs Lord Grim was using Aerial Fire to fly backwards, so he was able to see what the three players chasing them were doing.
The three players had come for them. This didnât need to be debated. After seeing them run, the three characters didnât hesitate to chase after them. The Sharpshooter amongst them turned around and also used an Aerial Fire. While Aerial Firing, the character would turn around in midair from to time to time in order to confirm that he was still moving in the same direction as his target. Ye Xiu saw his movements and rhythm and was now eighty percent certain he knew his identity.
âWang Ze!â Ye Xiu said.
âAh!â Chen Guo and Forest Landscape shouted. As former Excellent Era fans, they werenât a stranger to this name. Wang Ze was one of Excellent Eraâs pro players and used a Sharpshooter like the one chasing after them.
âThen the other two are Liu Hao and He Ming?â Chen Guo shouted. Liu Hao and He Ming were Spellblade and Elementalist players on the team. Wang Ze didnât have a position in the main roster yet. Liu Hao and He Ming were both in the main roster and their skill in the pro scene were widely praised.
âSplit up and run!â Ye Xiu didnât answer Chen Guoâs question and said this.
âSplit up......â Chen Guo stared blankly. Forest Landscape, on the other hand, listened and immediately headed towards a different direction.
Chen Guo originally wanted to say that if they split up, they werenât opponents for the pros. But after seeing Forest Landscape run in a different direction, the three players completely ignored him and still headed straight for Lord Grim and her. Only then did she realize that splitting up wasnât to drop them off as lures, but rather because Ye Xiuâs Lord Grim was their only target. Killing off her and Forest Landscape would just be in passing. They wouldnât spend any effort to bother with them.
âWhat do you mean run? Letâs fight them!â Chen Guo suddenly stirred.
âWhat do you mean fight?â Ye Xiu didnât know whether to laugh or cry, âGoing out and fighting is suicide. Use your brain.â
âSplitting up is using your brain?â Chen Guo disagreed. That type of plan where you guys run first, while Iâll figure something out was something she couldnât accept.
âUh, splitting up and running is so that I can focus on myself instead of taking care of you two......â Ye XIu said.
Ye Xiuâs honesty once again made Chen Guo want to cry, but she still persisted: âYou donât need to take care of us! If we die, we die! Itâs just a bit of experience. Itâs not like we die forever.â
âYouâve bound all of your equipment?â Ye Xiu asked.
âDonât say it like weâre definitely going to die!â Chen Guo said.
âIt was just a kind reminder.â Ye Xiu said.
âIs your Silver weapon bound?â Chen Guo asked.
âItâs too late.â Ye Xiu said.
âSame for me.â Chen Guo said.
âThatâs why we canât die!â Ye Xiu said.
âDefinitely!â Chen Guo said.
âThen why arenât you running?â
âDonât mind me!!!â Chen Guo fumed. She didnât need to send an emoticon in game, she could just directly glare at Ye Xiu for him to see.
âOkay okay okay. Then you follow me.â Ye Xiu didnât persist.
âI know my own limits!â Chen Guo said, âI just wanted to stay and fight, thatâs all. So what if I die in game? Itâs not a big deal. You can send me as bait and Iâd be fine with that.â
âYou say you know your own limits. What type of value do you have as bait?â Ye Xiu said.
âYou..... Why are you so blunt! Go die!!!â Chen Guo shouted.
âJump to the rock at 1456, 856.â Ye Xiu suddenly quieted down and his tone turned serious. Chen Guo was a bit confused, but she did as she was told and hastily checked the coordinates. Sure enough, it was a large rock and she ran towards their.
âIt wonât be easy to jump on. You have to jump high. Let me see your weight.â Ye Xiu said.
Chen Guo opened up her page. Ye Xiu glanced at it: âYour weight is a bit high. What are you carrying on you?â
âA bit of spare equipment!â The open-minded Chen Guo opened up her inventory and threw out some equipment. Her weight immediately dropped.
âHow is it now?â Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu.
âF*ck, so wasteful.â Ye Xiuâs Lord Grim used a Falling Light Blade to get to the ground faster and swiftly picked up everything Chen Guo threw away.
Chen Guo was speechless. She was seriously doubting that he was a Glory God.
âYour weight is fine. Go jump. It has to be high. You have to find the right place. Over here.â Ye Xiu said and told Chen Guo to look at his screen, where his mouse pointed to a spot on the big rock.
Chen Guo turned to look at her screen and immediately found the position on her screen. She rushed underneath the big rock, jumped up, Aerial Fired, and then crashed into the rock and slid down.......
âPay attention to the angle.â Ye Xiu said.
Chen Guo tried again. This time, she didnât crash into the rock, but she had been too careful with her angle. She missed the rock and failed again.
Looking back, the three were quickly closing in. Chen Guo was starting to get very worried.
âWhat do I do if I canât jump on?â Chen Guo asked.
âYouâll be like a clown who the enemy laughs at.â Ye Xiu said.
Chen Guo heard this and got angry. She tried again and this time, she succeeded. She was a bit surprised that she made it on. How did she do that?
âAnd then what?â Chen Guo asked after jumping onto the rock.
âMove back. A bit more. A bit more. Yeah. Thatâs good.â Ye Xiu directed.
This big rock was so big that it was almost like a platform. Chen Guo listened and had Chasing Haze continue moving back. When Ye Xiu told her to stop, she discovered that she couldnât see what was going on down there anymore.
âAnd then?â Chen Guo asked again.
âWait for my order.â Ye Xiu said.
Chen Guo sat there anxiously. Her right hand was on the mouse. Her left hand was on the keyboard. She was ready at any moment to do something complicated. She really wanted to see what Ye Xiu was doing, but she knew that her opponents were already close. What if Ye Xiuâs arrangement for her was very important? As a result, she didnât dare be distracted and stared at her monitor.
Her line of sight was completely covered by the big rock. She couldnât see anything. However, she could hear footsteps coming closer and closer, faster and faster. The sounds of a gun firing were getting closer and closer as well. Chen Guo knew that this was the enemy Sharpshooterâs Aerial Fire. Had they already gotten on to the rock? Or were they still below it? Or perhaps they were only a few steps away from her.
But she didnât dare move. She didnât know what Ye Xiu was planning. Maybe he was planning on using her as bait and then doing something after that.
Except....... Chen Guo looked around and saw that no attacks came onto the rock. This rock was very big. The Spellblade and Elementalist wouldnât be able to reach up here. If the Sharpshooter used Aerial Fire, his recoil wasnât as strong as a cannon, so he wouldnât be able to reach this height either, unless the Sharpshooter learned the Mechanic skill to directly fly up.
Chen Guo thought about it, when she suddenly heard the loud sound of gunfire. It was continuously firing, which meant that it wasnât an Aerial Fire, but actual firing. Then, she saw a bright flame rush up. She didnât have a full view of it, but form the visual effects, it had clearly been done by the opponentâs Elementalist.
If she could still bear to not look at her surroundings, then she wouldnât be Chen Guo. However, she was still too afraid to move her character, so she looked at Ye Xiuâs screen.
Bullets and magic were flying all around in Ye Xiuâs line of sight. Chen Guo looked at it anxiously for half a minute, but she couldnât see what the situation was. Once he started maneuvering, his character camera would constantly be turning. Chen Guo couldnât figure out what his intent was, but she was at least able to see Lord Grimâs health and mana pool. From the looks of it, the situation wasnât looking too bad.
Chen Guo really wanted to know what she could do, but she didnât dare bother Ye Xiu right now. Just seeing his screen spin around, making her eyes go blurry, Chen Guo often only realized after several moments later: Oh, that guy just did that type of attack.
Chen Guo, who was unable to see anything clearly, finally discovered a smart method. She started looking at Lord Grimâs coordinates and from there, she could figure out his general direction. However, the coordinates didnât constantly update and only changed every second. In the end, Chen Guo wasnât able to get anything out of it.
At this moment, Ye Xiuâs left hand suddenly extended out towards her. He shouted: âGive me your mouse!!â
âAh?â Chen Guo was startled and let go of the mouse in her right hand in panic.
Ye Xiuâs left hand grabbed Chen Guoâs mouse. His right hand was on the keyboard and he seemed to be moving his character around, while shouting: âStinger!â
Chen Guo was a bit confused, but hearing Ye Xiuâs shout, she immediately used a Stinger. The, she saw Ye Xiuâs left hand control her mouse, aim in a direction, and throw out the Stinger.
âYou can do that?â Chen Guo was frozen.