Chapter 149: A Surprise Attack

After Zhang Shan slowly moved into firing range, the musket in his hands began spitting bullets rapidly. Before the players from the Peerless Guild could react, more than a dozen of them had already been gunned down.

After quickly taking out one group, Zhang Shan did not immediately retreat. There was no need to—for the moment.

The Peerless Guild players farming monsters here were scattered far and wide. As long as they had not gathered together, killing them was no different from shooting rabbits. One or two bullets were enough to bring down a player. It was that simple.

Holding his musket, Zhang Shan swept across the area, mowing down large groups of Qi players.

“Damn it, why is the Six-Barrel Bodhisattva here? Weren’t the people from the Stormwind Guild trapped inside?”

“Who knows what’s going on? Everyone, close ranks! Don’t fight him while we’re outnumbered. The Six-Barrel Bodhisattva’s attack power is terrifying.”

“Archers, the moment you see the Six-Barrel Bodhisattva, fire Meteor Arrows and disrupt his movement. Don’t let him shoot at his leisure!”

Zhang Shan ran swiftly while firing. Whenever someone entered his range, bullets immediately flew.

The Qi players Zhang Shan caught had virtually no chance of survival, whether they were tanks or fragile damage dealers. To Zhang Shan, there was no difference between them. It was merely a question of whether they took two shots or three.

He had been the first player to reach Level Thirty. His divine weapon had been unsealed, and he had replaced his entire set with Level Thirty red equipment. He was far ahead of the current players in terms of gear.

At this moment, to the Qi players, Zhang Shan was a super boss. Anyone who encountered him was faced with only one outcome: death.

After Zhang Shan had taken down more than a hundred players, the remaining Qi players rapidly gathered together, formed ranks, and charged toward him.

Forget it. I’ll finish off this wave, then get out of here.

Now that the Qi players had gathered together, Zhang Shan had little opportunity left. He would run first and look for someone else to attack. There were plenty of Qi players nearby, after all.

It was impossible for all of them to stay grouped up and wait for him. If they did that, would they still be able to farm monsters? They could neither farm properly nor launch an attack against the Stormwind Guild. They could not simply stand around doing nothing.

After running a good distance away, Zhang Shan summoned the Red Hare and galloped off.

The Qi players present could only stare helplessly. Even when Zhang Shan was on foot, they had not been able to catch him. Once he mounted his horse, all they could do was watch him disappear.

“Damn it! What kind of situation is this?”

“Exactly. What are we supposed to do now? We can’t have several hundred people stay together forever just to fight a few monsters.”

“What else can we do? The moment we split up, that bastard Six-Barrel Bodhisattva will come back.”

“Damn, is there really no one who can deal with him?”

“Who can punish him? His attack power is ridiculously high. Unless we surround him with overwhelming numbers, we can’t even get close.”

“Tell the Gentleman first. If this really doesn’t work, we’ll go back to Qi and farm monsters there. What’s the point of this?”

After Zhang Shan left, the group of Qi players contacted the Peerless Gentleman one after another.

“What did you say? The Six-Barrel Bodhisattva ambushed you and took down more than a hundred of you?”

“That’s right. His attack power is insanely high, and his attack speed is absurdly fast. He killed more than a hundred of us in a single ambush.”

“Where did he go? Didn’t you chase him?”

“How could we? The Six-Barrel Bodhisattva mounted a horse and ran like the wind. He vanished in an instant.”

The Peerless Gentleman was utterly speechless. What were they supposed to do? They could not simply slink back like this.

He was a man who cared about his reputation. If he returned just like that, where would that leave his dignity?

But if they did not leave, Zhang Shan’s ambushes would never end. They were impossible to guard against.

After considering the matter for a while, the Peerless Gentleman said, “The people farming monsters at each location don’t all need to keep farming. Assign some of them to stand guard nearby while the rest continue farming.”

“All right. Let’s try it first. If it still doesn’t work, we’ll go back. There’s no point in getting angry over this. It isn’t worth it.”

“Fine. Remember to arrange shifts for the guards. I refuse to believe the Six-Barrel Bodhisattva is bold enough to ambush us while we have people watching.”

As it turned out, the Peerless Gentleman’s plan worked rather well. Zhang Shan visited several more locations and found that every group of Qi players farming monsters had another group standing guard nearby.

Those guards did nothing. They did not farm monsters; they simply kept watch in the vicinity.

That made things difficult. Even if Zhang Shan bypassed the guards and charged in, he would not be able to kill many people.

Instead, he himself would be in danger. The guards always stayed together. The moment he showed himself, they would quickly charge at him as one.

They might even surround him. If something went wrong, it would be humiliating.

Zhang Shan was still unwilling to give up. Had he really lost his chance after only one attack? He refused to believe it.

There had to be some people who would fail to arrange their defenses so perfectly. Sooner or later, someone would let their guard down.

That would be his opportunity.

Riding the Red Hare, Zhang Shan traveled through every nearby monster-farming area. Yet he had underestimated the Qi players’ will to survive.

Beside every farming party, there was inevitably another group of roughly equal size standing guard.

They would rather farm fewer monsters than give Zhang Shan any chance to ambush them.

There was nothing he could do.

Fine, you win. I’ll leave, all right?

Zhang Shan completely abandoned his plan to continue ambushing them. They were giving him no opening at all, and if he insisted on forcing his way in, he might well end up being the one defeated. It was not worth the risk.

He would go check on the passageway instead. Perhaps he could coordinate with the Stormwind Guild members farming monsters inside and wipe out those two thousand players first.

As he galloped along, Zhang Shan contacted Stormwind One Saber.

“How are things on your side?”

“Still the same. Two thousand people are guarding the outside, so we can’t get out. But they can’t get in either. By the way, weren’t you harassing the Peerless Guild while they farmed monsters? Why are you asking about us?”

“Don’t mention it. The Peerless Guild has pulled everyone into tighter formations. Half their people farm, and the other half stand guard. They aren’t giving me any openings.”

“Damn, they’re taking it that seriously? They left half their people on guard? They’re being far too cautious.”

“Who knows what they’re thinking? I only managed one attack before they shut down every opportunity. I checked everywhere, and it’s the same.”

“You scared them badly, huh? Heh.”

“Do you have any openings on your side? I’ll harass them from outside, and you find a chance to charge out and wipe out those two thousand players.”

Zhang Shan spoke to Stormwind One Saber. Since the Peerless Guild’s farming parties were too difficult to ambush, they could only try their luck against the two thousand players guarding the passageway.

“Our side is even harder. We can’t charge out at all. Unless the Qi players give up blocking the entrance, we won’t be able to get through. As long as even a few dozen people hold the passage, we can’t get out.”

This was troublesome. They could not simply let the matter go.