Volume 3 Containment Operation Chapter 20: Perfect Ending (1)
Fortunately, I was not so unlucky to be stepped on by some people who were wandering around while lying on the ground. I spent the most difficult period of time in fear. After some calculations, the "fog of blindness" should be dispersing soon. It is estimated that those players who acted rashly are almost done fighting. Those who can survive should be experienced and smart top masters. I don't know how many there are, but Hua Mantian and Golden Sunflower who are lurking around me must be two of them. If I stay here any longer, once the black fog dissipates and reveals my whereabouts, and they notice that the Phoenix feather is missing, they will definitely rush to kill me first. Even if they don't know the secret that the dead cannot have Phoenix feathers, they will kick me out if they have a chance just to vent their anger and reduce a powerful competitor.
When I released the "blinding fog" at the beginning, I consciously moved the center of the fog area a little bit away, so that my position was closer to the edge. Originally, this was to prepare for escaping in case of failure, but I didn't expect that I could not die, and instead had to rely on it to escape.
However, I was hit when I got the Phoenix Feather, and I rolled again after landing. The position must have changed. I was so happy that I wanted to die to get rid of it, and I didn't pay attention to these. Although I have used this time to think over every detail and judged the current position, I have no idea whether it is accurate. The most afraid is that if I guessed the wrong direction and went to the center of the foggy area, it would be a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth. Hua Mantian and Golden Sunflower must have informed their companions of the situation, and I was definitely included in the blacklist of must-kill.
Time is running out. Waiting any longer will only lead to death. At least I have to get away from Hua Mantian and Golden Sunflower first. I gritted my teeth and quickly crawled up from the ground. There were dangers everywhere and countless masters lurking. I didn't have the courage to walk straight up. Although the crawling posture was not elegant, it was relatively safer. Anyway, I was in the fog and no one would see me.
Suddenly, my hand, which had been groping forward, touched something that felt like hair. It was another player crawling on the ground. I was startled and quickly rolled over several times to hide to the side. Even so, a weapon that looked like a big sword still swept across my body. Even with the "Undead Shield" protecting me, it still caused some damage. It was a really quick reaction.
The situation was unclear in the darkness, and I didn't dare to make any extra moves for fear of attracting other players. I could only stay where I was, secretly praying to the gods and Buddhas to bless me with luck. After a while, I felt that the other party was not chasing me, so I breathed a sigh of relief. I guess he had the same concerns and just wanted to protect himself, so I got the advantage. Otherwise, even if I was lucky enough to escape his pursuit, I would inevitably lose the direction I had originally deduced in my haste to avoid him.
The "fog" has shown signs of dissipating, so I speed up my actions. The safest thing to do now is to get out as quickly as possible, find the main force, and hand over this time bomb on me to someone else. If the phoenix drops a second feather, the secret that the dead cannot possess may be exposed, and then I will become the target of public criticism, and I may be ambushed at any time. I can't lose the phoenix feather that I got with great difficulty.
At the critical moment, the god of luck favored me. When I could clearly see the earth beneath me, I was so excited that I wanted to bend down and kiss it. I finally walked out of the fog area and seized the initiative.
There was nothing in sight except the black fog covering an area of dozens of meters. Not a single player could be seen. Long Xingtianxia, Afeng and the others were still in the foggy area and could not help for the time being. I quickly contacted Xue Wuxia, "Sister Wuxia, I've walked out of the foggy area. Has the pick-up person arrived?" After I informed her of the situation, in order to preserve the fruits of victory, she decided to urgently dispatch some personnel to support me. If I could successfully escape from the foggy area, while no one knew the secret, she would send someone with the phoenix feather to rush to the mercenary guild first for safety reasons. It was a forbidden weapons area and I could not take action. I could just wait for the mission to be over and the reward to be redeemed.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Bajiugaoge, Wuying and the others have already rushed over and will probably be here soon. However, the mission is not over yet. They will escort Phoenix Feather to the Mercenary Guild. You, the absolute main force, need to stay and continue to fight. I hope that you can make persistent efforts with your good luck and strive to gain more." Xue Wuxia's voice also revealed joy.
As we were talking, several figures appeared in the distance. They should be Bajiugaoge and his friends. I hurried over to greet them. As soon as we met, Bajiugaoge hugged me and said, "Good boy, you are amazing. I think you should just change your name to Fuxing. As long as you are involved in anything, everything you wish for will come true. Haha!"
The "blinding fog" had begun to dissipate. There was no time to say more. The Phoenix Feather was quickly handed over to Yun Wuying, who was escorted back to the base by Bajiugaoge. Then Yun Wuying, Bai Xue and a few others rushed to the Mercenary Guild through the teleportation array. Even if the secret was exposed and others wanted to snatch it, they would be unable to do anything to us.
I summoned Taotao again and released the "Blinding Fog". I was worried that he would be hurt in the chaos, so I sent him and the old zombie back to the "Dead Soul Space" and rode him towards Xue Wuxia. Although some players had already walked out the fog area, I didn't dare to wait for Afeng and Long Xingtianxia here. What if Hua Mantian and Golden Sunflower showed up first? Wouldn't I have to struggle for survival again? It would be safer to join the main force first.
After a quick gallop, flames could be seen rising into the sky from afar. A group of players were still struggling with the Phoenix. According to Xue Wuxia's introduction, there were people from the four major forces, as well as some scattered players who had not been caught up in the "fog of blindness". After the previous fierce battle, although there were only more than a thousand people, those who survived were all masters among masters. After the previous lesson, they became more rational. At least before the Phoenix feather fell, they could still work together to fight the enemy together. It was because of this that they could persist until now in the face of the powerful Phoenix.
Players who escaped from the trap came here one after another. Hua Mantian and Golden Sunflower also returned safely. They searched for our team and then focused on me. Golden Sunflower was a little better. Although she was a little unwilling, she was more helpless. She smiled at me and turned away. Hua Mantian stood not far from us, glaring at me with a mixture of humiliation and anger. It looked as if he had an unsolvable hatred for me and wanted to eat me alive. It made me feel creepy. No wonder Afeng commented that he was narrow-minded and vindictive. Now it has come to this. If he knew that the Phoenix Feather would fall after the death of the player, would he immediately attack us with all his strength and kill people to steal the treasure? It's not that I'm afraid of death. Anyway, the Phoenix Feather has been transferred, so it doesn't matter if I die. But I don't want to die in the hands of Hua Mantian, a despicable villain. It's best to make him unable to kill and depressed to death, hehe!
Fortunately, Long Xingtianxia, Afeng and other members of the Knights' Team also came back one after another, which strengthened our strength and made me feel more at ease. Even if Hua Mantian wanted to kill someone to vent his anger, he would have to think carefully and not turn hostile immediately. Watching him turn away in anger, Afeng and I smiled at each other, feeling so relieved. The enemy's pain is our happiness.
But no matter what, this feud has been made public. Dealing with me is a small matter. I don't know if he will vent his anger on our Tongxin League and look for opportunities to provoke and retaliate in the future. It seems that I have to let Afeng remind Xue Wuxia to be careful.
Although a group of experts joined the battle, the gap in strength compared to the powerful sacred beast Phoenix was too great to be made up by adding a few more people. Moreover, although the players were more rational, which reduced casualties, they also attacked with less reckless madness. There were many ways, but the effect was far less, which was why the second feather had not fallen yet.
Seeing the phoenix flapping its wings again and again, each time higher than the last, and it might take off at any time, the players began to get anxious, especially the other three forces, who stepped up their offensives, and the melee professions no longer resorted to harassment by roaming around, but repeatedly seized opportunities to attack forward, with a posture that seemed to be not concerned about sacrifice. It was estimated that the price paid for such a tiring and exhausting effort must be not small, and they were unwilling to return empty-handed, so they decided to fight to the death.
We already have a phoenix feather in our hands, so we are not in such a hurry. Moreover, we know the details very well. Possessing it for a while does not mean success. Only those who persevere to the end are the winners. There is no need to waste strength at this time. Therefore, while others are attacking desperately, we secretly issued orders to restrain the offensive and leave the best attacking position to others, saving physical and mental strength to prepare for emergencies.
The phoenix obviously had no intention of getting entangled with us anymore. Our attacks couldn't hurt it anyway. It just tried hard to spread its wings and fly. To reduce the threat from the outside, the players' offensive became more fierce. Top players such as Yamato Spirit, Hua Mantian, Golden Sunflower , Han Chao Zhengtong and others came out in person, rushing forward to look for opportunities to attack. The archers and magicians who had originally been attacking from a distance also rushed up frantically, almost surrounding the phoenix in attack.
Suddenly, the phoenix let out a clear and pleasant long cry, and its body did not fall down after jumping into the air. The feathers on its wings were stretched as far as they could and they were waved faster, with a hint of soaring into the sky. It stayed like this for a moment, and then sang again, spreading its wings and flying up into the sky. Its movements gradually became more skillful from being stiff and rigid, and evolved into a graceful dance. With one last circle, it turned around and flew towards the Ten Thousand Mountains.
However, few of the players below had the leisure to appreciate these things. Their eyes were all fixed on the feather that was slowly falling in the air. This was the last blow made by the players' concerted efforts just before the Phoenix flew high. If they wanted to get the reward of a growable weapon, this was the last chance.
The battlefield suddenly became silent. In the blink of an eye, almost all the players went crazy. I say almost because the coalition forces of Longteng and Tongxinmeng remained sober. When they saw the phoenix feather, they withdrew according to the predetermined plan and let others fight for it first. Soon they would discover the trap hidden in it.
There was still competition and killing each other, but because of the existence of several major forces and the number of scattered players was much less than before, it was impossible to create a line of death. Under the cover of Hua Mantian and Yamato's spirit, Yamamoto Kyushu got the Phoenix Feather first. A look of ecstasy just appeared on his face, but then it was replaced by astonishment. It seemed that he was shocked by the sudden system warning and realized that something was wrong. Death was not the end, but the beginning of another turmoil.
Yamamoto Kyushu, who was just in a daze, suffered an unprecedented fierce attack from other extremely disappointed players. He and his pet entered the "Resurrection Corridor" to face the wall. This was just an act of venting his anger, but the changes that took place afterwards made everyone on the field happy and angry. Yamato Jingjing and Hua Mantian, who had originally been happy, turned into faces full of disbelief and shock, while the other lost players were overjoyed. The phoenix feather did not disappear with the death of Yamamoto Kyushu, but reappeared in front of everyone.
It was so satisfying! Afeng and I, who were waiting to watch the scene intently, almost burst our bellies with laughter. Our joy turned out to be in vain. This dramatic scene must have pissed off Hua Mantian to death. He had gained something and lost it again. No matter how smart he was, he could never have predicted the mechanism.
After coming to their senses, the crowd began to scramble frantically again. A similar thing happened again. Every player who got the Phoenix Feather became the target of crazy attacks from others. With his death, the Phoenix Feather would reappear. After changing hands several times, no one could truly own it.
Unconsciously, the players from the three major forces began to withdraw from the fight intentionally or unintentionally, and scattered around. They might have guessed, or they might have received the news sent back by their companions before they died. They seemed to have seen through this death trap and were ready to save their strength to participate in the later fight. In particular, the forces of the Sun Never Sets Mercenary Group, which had separated some people to block the back roads of our three forces, had already prepared for a full-scale conflict.
"Should we wait until the end like them, or seize the opportunity and take the initiative?" Afeng looked at Long Xingtianxia.
"What do you think?" Long Xingtianxia observed the situation carefully and threw the question back.
"If we wait , we will be the fishermen who benefit. However, there are too many fishermen. In the end, we still have to compete based on strength. No matter which side gets the phoenix feather, they will inevitably be hunted down by everyone else. Our strength is not superior, and we may not be able to gain the upper hand if we fight hard. It is better to take action now and participate in the snatch with all our strength. As long as we can hand the phoenix feather to Ah Dai, with the help of 'summoning of the undead', 'fog of vision' and other difficult to guard against means, and with a mount to travel, we should have a great chance of getting away." Ah Feng talked eloquently, and it seemed that he had a plan in mind.
