Chapter 39

Glayaz felt more at ease and rested well with Kokowit last night. He managed to persuade Zheng Chen, and the words "I will consider it" from last night reassured him. Any response was better than no response at all...

Although he slept soundly, the next day he still felt suspicious about everything. He feared that enemies might suddenly appear from some corner. Even during the cable car ride, he kept wondering if enemies would jump out to intercept them.

"Possible." After considering Glayaz's concerns, Zheng Chen directly replied. In the next moment, a white-haired man dressed in a samurai outfit with a smoking pipe appeared at the other end of the cable car, his face twisted with a sinister smile. "You might all fall to your deaths."

Swish—

The cable of the cable car was easily cut by a long, strange sword in the man's hand!

"Jump!"

Zheng Chen shouted, and Glayaz instantly bonded with Kokowit, blasting open the cable car door. Lassadi led Lilia and Lei out, and although the height was considerable, the trees provided a buffer, preventing them from getting hurt.

Zheng Chen was the last to jump. During the descent, he took off the crossbow he had made the previous night from his back and aimed it at the white-haired attacker, pulling the trigger.

The speed of the crossbow bolt was extremely fast, but the man was not worried. He swung his sword lightly, intending to cut the bolt in half!

Clang!!

A sound like a slap echoed, freezing the man's sinister smile. The crossbow bolt was not cut; the sword only managed to penetrate a fifth of the bolt's body before stopping, and the bolt continued to advance with great force!

The sword that grazed his cheek left a long, bloody gash. Before he could show much surprise, Zheng Chen had already discarded the empty crossbow and retrieved the second one!

This time, the white-haired man did not dare to be overconfident. Seeing the bolt approach again, he chose to dodge.

The rapidly flying bolt made a cracking sound as it flew.

Crack?

The white-haired man's confusion grew as the second bolt split in half! The split caused the bolt to deviate from its trajectory, making it safe even if he stayed still. The two halves of the bolt could not hit him.

The quality issue of the bolt was already evident from the gash on his face. How could such a quality issue occur? It must be a trick!

The mysterious threat made the white-haired man's pupils constrict. He raised his sword, and a chilling sound filled the air!

The two split bolts were connected to several thin, almost invisible metal wires!

If he hadn't noticed this, anyone else would have been sliced into pieces by these sharp metal wires. Even more terrifying was the incredible resilience of the metal wires!

The crossbow bolt, still carrying the metal wires, maintained its momentum, gradually closing the distance between him and the sword.

Zheng Chen was a bit regretful that he didn't have a third crossbow... After throwing a few flying knives, he began to adjust his landing posture, using the trees below to cushion his fall.

Upon landing, a lump of metal appeared in his hand, quickly reshaping itself. There were many enemies around!

"Gulatias... He's here too!" Glayaz said with a grim expression. This man was well-known in the organization for his ruthless methods, just like their leader.

"I'll load the bolt." Picking up the crossbow Zheng Chen had thrown, Lassadi took the completed bolt from Zheng Chen... This crossbow is so heavy!

Lassadi felt the strain when he pulled the string!

After receiving the loaded crossbow, Zheng Chen was about to attack the surrounding enemies when the trees around them suddenly shattered, cut into flat, thin circular pieces, clearing a large area.

Lassadi looked in shock at the flat pieces of wood falling around him... The speed was even faster than Zheng Chen's!

"Oh? You blocked it." Gulatias, seeing Zheng Chen block his attack with the crossbow, stepped back a few paces, pulled out a flying knife from his abdomen, and threw it at Zheng Chen. He hadn't been able to completely dodge the knives when they were thrown.

"You are as dangerous as the intelligence suggested." A slight carelessness, and he almost got killed!

If Zheng Chen had a third crossbow at that moment, he might not be standing here talking, "Glayaz, as an elite in the organization, your betrayal disappoints me."

Glayaz's face changed slightly. He knew the organization's punishment well, but at this point, there was no room for negotiation. So, there was nothing to say; they would just have to fight...

Anyway, talking now was pointless. On Zheng Chen's side... If he wavered, he would immediately press the remote control in his hand!

Which organization would easily forgive a traitor? Execution would be considered merciful.

However... The number of Filos jumping out from the surrounding forest was quite large!

"This many? Too many!" Lassadi looked at the Filos surrounding them, their numbers exceeding a hundred!

With the enhanced combat abilities of the Filos, even if their individual strength was inferior, their numbers could overwhelm them. There were also other people, and their numbers were not small.

Glayaz thought they were members of the organization, but Zheng Chen could see that they were players...

"Too many? It shouldn't have been a problem, but the president has already been informed about your situation. We need to resolve this quickly before the president issues an order."

Gulatias laughed coldly. Zheng Chen had caused a big commotion. If it had been a minor issue, the president of the Edel Garden might not have known so quickly, but Zheng Chen had already been placed on a high bounty list.

It was a big news story, and they couldn't keep it from the president, so he quickly learned about the Seven Radiant Sacred Tree...

So, their task was to act quickly and resolve all the artifacts before the president issued a real order.

Then the president wouldn't have anything to say.

Order? Oh, we missed it because we didn't receive it during the mission...

"Ah." Zheng Chen nodded slightly, unperturbed. Suddenly, he grabbed two crossbows and aimed at two directions, firing the bolts. The bolts split even faster this time!

The bolts split at nearly a 90-degree angle, and the metal wires became a wide-range AOE weapon! Anything within the range of the wires, whether Filos or players, suffered a fatal, waist-level strike!

"Damn! What the hell is this attack?!" The players who weren't hit looked in horror at the bloody scene. The Filos, after receiving fatal strikes, immediately evaporated and turned to sand, disappearing. The players, however, remained as corpses and turned into soul states...

"...The intelligence still underestimated you." Gulatias, seeing a fifth of his members instantly reduced, lightly touched the scar on his cheek. The bolts that could cause such damage, he had tried to block, and whether against a single target or a group, the damage was extremely powerful!

The metal wires were incredibly sharp!

Glayaz's mouth twitched. The Filos were one thing; they left nothing behind when they died. But the players left a lot behind. After a short time, a thick, bloody smell filled the air.

It was an effective attack, but it couldn't be done again. The attack had already put the surrounding people on guard, and Zheng Chen didn't have time to make new bolts.

But reducing their numbers like this was still good.

Speaking of which, where did that squirrel go?

Did it run away because it sensed danger in advance?

Glayaz noticed this detail. Yes, the squirrel had been quite lively after being bought, probably because it gained a new right to live due to this group, so it was particularly good at pleasing people.

"Kill them!" Gulatias, with a grim expression, snapped his fingers. The Filos immediately acted, and the players, many of whom had guns, some even bonded with Filos.

The players had known this for a few days. Bonding with Filos was much easier than bonding with Holy War Angels. They just needed to join an organization in Orkanade... But it wasn't easy to join.

Bonding with Filos had a drawback: the bond could be formed or broken at will, completely ignoring the player's wishes, and it could affect the player's actions...

After all, they weren't real Holy War Angels and didn't have the proper incantations. The bonded weapons were just superior to regular weapons, with few special effects.

But having something was better than nothing, right?

It was unknown how the organization managed to brainwash the Filos so thoroughly, making it difficult to turn them.

"Take out those with guns!"

"Understood!" Glayaz immediately began chanting a spell. The Filos in close combat were troublesome, but they were less of a threat than those with guns. Bullets were more dangerous, and getting hit in a melee could severely reduce one's combat ability.

A range-wide sonic shockwave exploded among the players, with a force even stronger than artillery shells, making them unable to face it directly and forcing them to dodge clumsily.