CHAPTER 142: CHAPTER 127: CITY LORD SCHEME

"What should we do, president? The team is collapsing!"

In a dense primal forest, facing a sudden group of Shadow Leopards, a player named "Three-Brother of Death" roared amidst the chaotic crowd:

"What are you panicking about? Everyone, attack!"

Unfortunately, the rain here was too heavy at the moment, and with the dark environment, hardly anyone could hear what he said,

"What’s everyone doing? Close in towards the center, don’t spread out anymore, protect the rear!"

There are just under twenty Shadow Leopards, yet they seemed like invisible assassins in the shadows.

No matter how Three-Brother of Death roared, it was futile.

This group of a hundred people was like a disorganized pile of sand.

Everyone’s average level was just under Level 17, facing Level 23 Shadow Leopards, they were already at a disadvantage.

But now, fighting separately like this, everyone only faced chaos.

"Where are the Warriors? Quickly protect the rear, the Priests are about to die out."

"Everyone, close to the center, did you hear that? Stop running around."

"Where are the Thieves? Where are our Thieves!"

"It’s no use, those Shadow Leopards move too fast, we can’t hit them at all."

"Damn it, two hits and I’m almost dead, how are we supposed to fight this!"

"Warriors, go outside and establish a protective circle, do you want us Mages to take the damage for you? Crap!"

"Can’t hold it, the monster damage is too high, without healing, we’re dead in three hits."

...

Torrential rain relentlessly battered the trees, producing a loud noise.

In the dark, humid forest, screams and shouts rose and fell in succession.

As the president, Three-Brother of Death could only smile bitterly at all this, as a Shadow Leopard rushed out from the shadows.

Exhausted, Three-Brother of Death could only watch helplessly as the Shadow Leopard got closer and closer.

He had originally thought he could take this opportunity to make a big haul.

But who could have imagined that the event had already ended as soon as it began.

Until the last member of the guild turned into a white light and disappeared, the dozen or so Shadow Leopards confirmed no one was left,

Then quickly leaped into the surrounding bushes and vanished.

"Quickly look, the ’Legion of Death’ guild was also eliminated."

On the game forum, on a list annotated with all the participating guilds, the name of the ’Legion of Death’ guild turned from green to red, marking them as eliminated.

In less than half an hour since the event started, this list had already lit up with twenty or thirty red dots.

This situation was unforeseen by everyone in advance.

The promised reward of ten gold coins per kill now seemed nothing but mockery.

Some of these eliminated guilds didn’t even manage to see anyone outside their own guild until they were knocked out.

Compared to those eliminated guilds, nearly half of the remaining guilds suffered severe casualties.

Only the ten popular guilds widely known to people exhibited the huge gap between them and ordinary guilds in this sudden battle.

On Lin Yi’s side, the dozen or so Shadow Leopards were almost cleared out quickly.

After all, Lin Yi and the others were all over Level 20 now, and with the advantage of equipment, the Level 23 Shadow Leopards posed no threat at all.

However, what surprised people was that this dozen Shadow Leopards dropped a piece of Epic Level equipment, which was definitely an unexpected delight.

Currently, on the market, Epic Level Quality equipment for Level 20 is at least three to four thousand gold coins.

If the attributes are good, the price could even multiply several times.

Tian Ci picked up the equipment, glanced at Shi Yu and Stable as a Mountain,

"It’s for Warriors, who wants it?"

Then Tian Ci posted the equipment in the public chat:

"Fury Bracelet Lv21 Epic"

Stable as a Mountain said,

"Let Shi Yu have it, the one I have is better."

Tian Ci naturally tossed the equipment to Shi Yu,

"Here, you can have it."

Shi Yu didn’t hesitate, took it directly, and equipped it immediately.

After distributing the spoils, Lin Yi asked everyone,

"Is everyone okay?"

"We’re fine."

Lin Yi smiled, looked at the pitch-black forest ahead,

"Then let’s continue, this time Red Eyes will scout ahead."

"Uncle Stability will hold the rear."

Red Eyes patted Wang Zixin’s little head, then entered Stealth mode and disappeared into the forest.

In the live broadcast room, someone couldn’t help but sigh at this scene:

"If I hadn’t gone out to check on the other guilds, I’d still think those Shadow Leopards were easy to kill."

Someone had already drawn a conclusion:

"So far in this Shadow Leopard assault, only Feng Hua, Divine Hall, Shengshi, and Luoshen didn’t suffer casualties. Holy Hall on the other hand accidentally lost one."

Someone speculated,

"At this pace, they probably won’t encounter each other anytime soon. I’m really worried about how Feng Hua will handle dozens when they face other guilds!"

Someone else commented wryly:

"At first, I thought that City Lord was amazing, but turns out he’s just a loser, sigh, disappointing."

"Disappointment +1"

"This City Lord is just a clone anyway, only Level 20, how strong could he possibly be, are you kidding me."

...

Noticing Lin Yi’s arrangement, Babylon couldn’t help but frown:

"No need to rest for a bit?"

Rest?

What a joke.

Lin Yi just wants to reach Heaven-Reaching Peak quickly, once they get first place, there will be plenty of time to rest.

In such an outnumbered situation, the only hope to win is to ensure they are faster than them.

The last thing Lin Yi wants now is to run into them.

They can afford to lose a hundred people, while Lin Yi’s side only has nine, a war of attrition is something Lin Yi cannot afford.

Moreover, there’s the Divine Hall Madman eyeing them, ready to appear at any moment.

This is definitely not the time to be complacent.

How could Lin Yi not know about Babylon’s little schemes?

However, Lin Yi couldn’t help but ask curiously:

"Aren’t you afraid of running into them and getting killed too?"

Babylon replied confidently:

"Just don’t run into them, I know a very safe place to stay until the event ends, they can’t find us."

Lin Yi was speechless,

"Doesn’t that count as cheating?"

Babylon chuckled and said:

"Helping you win would be cheating, but protecting ourselves is not."

Lin Yi couldn’t help but roll his eyes,

"You only have one path now, help us win."

"Otherwise, your life and death will be left to fate."

After saying this, Lin Yi began to walk forward.

Babylon hurriedly followed behind, whispering:

"Come on, can’t we talk about this?"

"There’s nothing to discuss."

"Kid, don’t push me."

"And if I push you? You made the bet, I didn’t breach it."

"Damn, even though I’m the City Lord, you won’t give me this bit of face?"

"Nope."

"You’ve got guts!"

...

Watching the usually dignified City Lord of Cyan Dragon City now following Lin Yi like a haggling street vendor,

made everyone behind exchange glances,

"Is this really the City Lord we know?"

The viewers in the livestream were baffled, unclear about what Lin Yi was saying to the City Lord’s clone.

They just felt, why did the City Lord seem so, um... humble?

"Look, the rain stopped!"

Wang Zixin suddenly said happily.

As they walked, the once pouring rain had suddenly lightened considerably.

"This rain has finally stopped,"

Shuai Diao Zha looked at the gradually dwindling rain, unable to help but feel moved:

"That rain was really oppressive just now."

The previously pitch-black sky cleared up as layers of dark clouds disappeared.

Sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, and the forest, which seemed quite gloomy before, now had a hint of tranquility.

At this moment, Red Eyes appeared in front of Lin Yi, seriously saying something.

Lin Yi led the group to a three-way intersection.

Everyone’s gaze turned to Lin Yi, the meaning obvious.

Lin Yi was at a loss for words, he had never been here, how could he know which path was right?

"Don’t know which way to go? You can ask me!"

Seeing Lin Yi fretting over the two paths, Babylon couldn’t help but smile smugly.

But Babylon’s words reminded Lin Yi,

"Then tell me, which way leads to Heaven-Reaching Peak?"

Babylon pointed to the right without hesitation,

"This way."

Without a second thought, Lin Yi said:

"Alright, we’ll go this way."

Then he headed decisively in the direction Babylon pointed.

Leaving Babylon standing there perplexed, full of confusion,

"Aren’t you afraid I’m tricking you?"

At this moment, Lin Yi’s voice came from the front,

"This time I choose to trust you."

Everyone followed, leaving Babylon behind gritting his teeth,

"You little rascal, playing with me!"

...

Lin Yi followed the path indicated by Babylon for a long time until suddenly, sounds of fighting and faint calls for help could be heard coming from the side.

At that moment, someone in the group named Tian Ci dashed toward the source of the sounds.

Originally, Lin Yi wasn’t planning on meddling, but after a while, Tian Ci returned and said something to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi couldn’t help but shudder all over, anxiously saying:

"Let’s go take a look."