Chapter 334 - 312: Da Fei Rescues the Beauty
The professional gaming community may seem large, but it can also feel incredibly small for those who are well-connected—like fish in water with information flowing freely. For those out of the loop, however, it’s vast and murky. Chinese players are experts at networking and even if unable to penetrate certain circles, bribing insiders for information is not a problem. Therefore, Japan’s scheme to unite against the China Region was hardly a secret. News of their hurried messages being sent all over the Ancient City Ruins quickly reached the professionals in the China Region.
It’s undeniable; there’s hardly any true fairness in offline esports competitions. However, this also serves as a comprehensive test of the skills of both the players on the field and their teams off it.
Japanese messengers, worried about saving face, didn’t disclose that a main player was taken out instantly. They only warned everyone to be cautious of a Ghost Dragon which, after preliminary damage data analysis, might be a boss-level creature. However, the Chinese professional gamers weren’t concerned about Japan’s reputation! When Da Fei blurted out that he took down a Japanese player named Ghost Half Storage instantly, Star and Dragon Slayer were shocked but immediately spread the word.
Not just spreading the word but doing so in an exaggerated manner like "Striking down players instantly like a divine soldier descending!" stripping Japan of its dignity while also intimidating international players into restraint.
In that moment, Da Fei was demonized.
Yet, professional gamers have their proud dignity and won’t be frightened by an amateur, so the more Da Fei is demonized, the more it fuels the professionals’ discontent and outrage—prompting the immediate response from international teams: Da Fei must be taken out!
Of course, this also served another secret purpose for Star and Dragon Slayer; letting Da Fei attract the world’s attention by becoming a target.
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In the Ancient City Ruins, Fleeting Blossom’s over two thousand archers were scattered throughout a large expanse of streets, and Fleeting Blossom was stunned on the spot!
The strength of an all-ranged unit lies in concentrated firepower, keeping the enemy at a distance. Its weakness lies in low defense and poor melee capabilities. Now divided by buildings and unable to concentrate their firepower, any enemy rushing down the street would mow them down!
Worse still, Fleeting Blossom saw a Canadian player at the end of the street, from the Dwarf Clan, with a group of Level 1 dwarf shield guards and Level 3 charging dwarfs—plus the mandatory dwarf charging runes, a perfect counter to archers!
Fleeting Blossom’s first reaction was to station her troops in the broken houses lining the streets, hoping they would function like bunkers. But she knew these doorless bunkers were practically suicide—if two or three Level 3 soldiers got in, they could wipe out all the archers in a house!
But that wasn’t all. As Fleeting Blossom frantically set up her formation, her large troops quickly caught another player’s attention—a Spanish player appeared, from the Human Race, also seemingly an archery sea, but unlike her, he seemed to have many level 3 soldier shield guards whose shields with a special skill that reduce 50% of ranged damage—another nightmare for an archery sea!
Now, caught between attacks from both sides! The foreign players had indeed united against the Chinese players!
Fleeting Blossom yelled anxiously, "Wife, has Da Fei responded yet?"
At this moment, Little Li, acting as a contact, also said anxiously, "Don’t panic, he just said he killed a Japanese player and will come check on us soon!"
Fleeting Blossom exclaimed angrily, "Check what the heck! He just killed a Japanese player, boasting without drafting, by the time he gets here I might as well hang up, we’re not even sure it’s the same battlefield! Why am I so unlucky!? If it had been in the jungle, I wouldn’t fear them!"
Little Li sighed, "What about reaching out to other friends?"
Fleeting Blossom snapped, "Already on it, can’t you see I’m typing furiously?"
Seconds ticked by, and the enemy troops began to stir, while the replies Fleeting Blossom got from friends were disheartening—"Not in the same battlefield." "Let me ask around." Fleeting Blossom, frustrated and gritting her teeth, thought, "Great! Can’t rely on anyone! I’m just playing casually anyway, I’ll fight them with all I’ve got!"
Little Li chuckled awkwardly, "Exactly, since we’re amateur players, losing won’t be embarrassing!"
Just then, the enemy players in front of Fleeting Blossom suddenly stopped moving. Fleeting Blossom curiously remarked, "Huh? Why’d they stop moving?"
Little Li wondered, "Maybe the rules changed, and killing doesn’t count anymore, or maybe your troops are too many, and they want to conserve their strength?"
Little Fang shook her head, "Unlikely, even I, as an amateur, can see that they can’t pass up such a clear advantage unless they aren’t really united!"
Suddenly, Little Li exclaimed, "Da Fei responded! He said he saw you, and told you to first run to the tower at coordinates (2421,6431), then turn to (2411,6320) and charge straight, he’ll come to support you!"
Little Fang alarmed said, "Charge all the way? Is he joking? The streets are full of BOSSes!"
Little Li hurriedly said, "He said there are no BOSSes, no players!"
Little Fang’s eyes widened: "How is that possible! How does he know? Is he using a full map cheat? Isn’t he fighting the Japanese? How can he come to my aid?" Without further thought, Little Fang raised her head to look at the coordinates mentioned by Da Fei, and indeed, there was a tower in that direction!
Little Fang frowned and gritted her teeth: "Fine, we’re doomed anyway, let’s just go with his nonsense. With my Master-level Logistics Skill, hopefully these archers can escape!"
Thus, Little Fang’s more than two thousand archers retreated in a panic along the streets like a tidal wave.
At this moment, the two opposing players hesitated briefly, then immediately began to chase! Especially the Dwarf Clan player from Canada, who activated a Charging Rune and the street-full of dwarfs, as if injected with adrenaline, quested frantically nonstop with astonishing speed, dimming the luster of Fleeting Blossom’s Master-level Logistics!
Little Fang’s expression darkened, knowing with the Dwarf army’s high stamina, even if they can’t catch up immediately, their persistence alone could exhaust her troops to death. If there really is no reinforcements, the grand debut of her going abroad for the first competition would end up in her being a mere spectator and providing easy kills!
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When Da Fei’s Reconnaissance Eagle spotted Fleeting Blossom’s troops, Da Fei’s information lit up again, from Dragon Scale and Bu Feiyan. Da Fei felt helpless, why do you guys have so many issues during a competition? Are all large guilds like this?
Regardless, the only ones who could save Fleeting Blossom were Deirdre’s Flying Army, along with Charming Emperor Didi and Lili who could go on an Independent Expedition as a BOSS. Let them go for the rescue, and continue beheading to gather more kills. Let’s see what the message had to say.
Dragon Scale: "Brother Fei! Well done! Although the Japanese won’t admit it, a key player really did get beheaded right at the start!"
Da Fei angrily said: "Damn! When I say I killed him, I did, just forgot to send a screenshot over. Does that allow him, little Japan, to deny it?"
Dragon Scale laughed heartily: "Okay, Brother Fei, sending the screenshot over now isn’t too late. Your opening success has boosted the morale of the China Region. We immediately reported Brother Fei’s achievements to the world. This is shaking the mountain to scare the tiger, deterring them from acting rashly!"
Da Fei roared with laughter: "What shaking the mountain to scare the tiger, some petty Japan counts for nothing as a mountain, a bunch of foreigners aren’t worth a hair as tigers!"
Dragon Scale laughed heartily: "With Brother Fei’s words, this time we’ll definitely make little Japan spew rubbish from their mouths!"
Then came the message from Goddess Bu Feiyan: "Brother Fei, your achievements have alerted professional teams worldwide. Now all professional players have started to take shelter in buildings and bunkers, paying attention to air defense, and discussing their next joint actions. Beheading tactics won’t be easy anymore, be careful!"
Da Fei chuckled: "Thanks for the heads up!"
Damn, just one kill stirred the whole world? I haven’t had enough of beheadings yet! At this moment, looking through the eagle’s view, the two groups of players surrounding Fleeting Blossom were indeed missing their leaders! Goddamn, they really did hunker down? This is going to be tough now. With so many low-level soldiers on their side, there’s no way Deirdre’s small force can manage the rescue now!
Wait! Playing turtle, huh? Perfect chance to run, right? If you dare come after us when you peek out? Hmph!
Da Fei’s Flying Eagle quickly scanned the surrounding terrain and monster distribution, promptly devising an escape plan, then he sent a message to the Harem Beauties: "Tell your friend to run towards the tower to break through the encirclement first, then turn towards..."
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In the narrow alleys, three streams of people were sprinting, with the desperate Fleeting Blossom in front and two groups of foreign players behind. Human Race archers simply couldn’t match the agileness of Elf Clan archers, and Fleeting Blossom was indeed no Elf Ranger in terms of speed. Watching the increasingly close pursuing dwarfs from behind, and the desolate unoccupied tower in front, Fleeting Blossom sighed long! Cursing the heavens and the earth, she could only blame her own weakness, ultimately acknowledging she wasn’t cut out to lead troops in battle!
Just in despair, a trail of white smoke whizzed by low in the sky. Fleeting Blossom looked up to see something flying in the sky! The Five-star Red Flag! It was Da Fei! It was Da Fei’s Flying Soldiers! He really came!
Fleeting Blossom was ecstatic beyond words, not even making out what the huge white smoke in the lead was before a colossal explosion resounded from the street, sending dust flying everywhere! The street-full of pursuing dwarfs immediately ceased their chase, panicking and scattering in a rout that implied their leader had been beheaded and their troops collapsing!
Won! Truly won! In that instant, Little Fang couldn’t help but cry out loud, tears streaming down her face!
And at this very moment, Little Li also excitedly yelled: "Brother Fei has called. We’ve dealt with the Dwarf bloke, now aiming to counter-attack the Human Race bloke!"
Fleeting Blossom laughed heartily: "Man, I’m so freaking hungry for this!"
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—System Prompt: Congratulations! You have defeated the North America Region contestant "IronHerat," achieving victory in the campaign!
Beheading successful! Da Fei roared with laughter: "Just playing turtle wasn’t enough, had to stick your neck out for me to chop, looks like you weren’t all that tough!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to go to qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)