Chapter 373: Chapter 354: Dilemma
In a vast expanse of white snow, a troupe of thousands of players marched grandly, resembling an ancient army setting out, making a spectacular scene.
"So many!"
On a snowy peak, Shuai Diaozha looked in surprise at the large army below, barely visible, and couldn’t help but exclaim:
"Feng, the big guy, really has a big face. One mission and you’ve got both the Dynasty and Proud Gaze guilds coming to assist. That’s impressive."
Zhan Chen, curious, asked on the side:
"How do you know it’s those two guilds?"
From everyone’s current vantage point, through the heavy snowfall, they could only see a dense crowd of players, but could not clearly identify who they were.
Shuai Diaozha chuckled:
"The forums!"
"With all this commotion, there’s no way the forums wouldn’t buzz about it."
Zhan Chen was stunned for a moment, then said:
"Forget I asked."
At this moment, Lin Yi handed the [Wings of Floating Light] to Zhang Xinying, who was playing around with Zixin beside him:
"This is for you."
For Zhang Xinying, she always treated this as a game.
Unless it was something that needed her, for things like this requiring brainpower, she would usually choose to play with the little girl Zixin on the side.
After all, she knew she wasn’t cut out for it.
Hearing Lin Yi call her, Zhang Xinying was taken aback:
"For me?"
Then Zhang Xinying, surprised, took the equipment Lin Yi handed over, her eyes lighting up immediately:
"What beautiful wings."
At this moment, others came over one after another:
"What is it?"
"What wings, let us see."
Lin Yi said from the side:
"Put it on and see."
Looking at the equipment attributes of [Wings of Floating Light] in her backpack, Zhang Xinying hesitated somewhat:
"Is this really for me?"
Having played the game for so long, Zhang Xinying was no longer the newcomer she once was.
Being in this environment, constantly exposed to it, Zhang Xinying immediately saw the value of this equipment.
And for the team, Zhang Xinying always considered herself a secondary role.
So her first thought was to give this equipment to someone else in the team; she didn’t consider keeping it for herself just because it looked good.
Familiar with Zhang Xinying, Lin Yi naturally understood her hesitation and smiled, saying:
"Just put it on. Others will get theirs later."
"We’ll need you soon, so only you can wear this now."
Lin Yi wasn’t just speaking off the cuff; he already had a preliminary plan in his mind.
And Zhang Xinying was an indispensable part of it.
At this moment, Tian Ci couldn’t help teasing on the side:
"Oh my, showing affection even at a time like this."
"Tsk tsk...even this heavy snow can’t cover up that stench of love, sigh."
Zhang Xinying suddenly glared:
"I guess you don’t want to go out with Xiao Xue tonight, huh?"
Being suddenly hit where it hurt, Tian Ci instantly admitted defeat without any hesitation:
"Sister Feng, I’m wrong, I’m not human, I’ll shut up."
Everyone here knew Mu Lingxue was Tian Ci’s Achilles’ heel, so whenever she was brought up, Tian Ci never failed to admit defeat.
Seeing Tian Ci’s innocent face, Zhang Xinying snorted.
At this moment, Lin Yi hurriedly said:
"Alright, quickly put it on. It’s our turn to take the stage."
In Lin Yi’s view, the people from the two main guilds had already stopped at the entrance of the valley.
Seeing this, Zhang Xinying stopped hesitating and chose to bind and equip the [Wings of Floating Light].
The gaze Lin Yi directed toward Zhang Xinying was full of gentleness as he said:
"Open it and see."
The next moment, with a "boom!", two pairs of pure wings suddenly unfurled.
Everyone, unprepared, was startled.
However, only a moment later, everyone couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration:
"So beautiful."
"Wow!"
Wang Zixin ran forward to Zhang Xinying and said:
"Wow, Sister Ying, you look so beautiful, just like an angel."
Tian Ci suddenly looked at the wings on his back, discouraged, and said:
"Now mine look like a pair of BBQ wings."
Shuai Diaozha rolled his eyes even more:
"Be satisfied, we don’t even have a feather yet."
Shi Yu suddenly gave Shuai Diaozha a slap:
"What are you talking about, shameless."
Shuai Diaozha was dumbfounded by the slap:
"Did I say something wrong?"
Lin Yi quickly stopped everyone’s antics:
"Alright, let me tell you what we’re going to do next."
At the same time, a loud dragon roar echoed from the sky.
Both the Divine Court and the Shengshi side could vaguely hear this dragon roar, and everyone understood:
"Feng Hua is here."
On the Divine Court’s side, people glanced at each other, and Divine Hall Yingying shouted loudly:
"Everyone stay in your positions and don’t move."
On the Shengshi side, however, the battle spirit was high.
At the front of the formation, Shengshi Drunkard asked Proud Gaze Lord beside him:
"What’s the news from Feng Hua’s side?"
Proud Gaze Lord said:
"In ten minutes, we’ll attack from both sides and aim for a complete annihilation in one strike."
Shengshi Drunkard responded:
"Okay, let’s do as they say."
But just then, Shengshi Wei Xiao and Aoshi Fengye suddenly pushed through the crowd and said:
"It’s not good, we’re surrounded."
"What?"
Shengshi Drunkard thought he had misheard:
"Who did you say is surrounded?"
At this moment, Shengshi Drunkard’s mind was thinking, she must be saying the people of Divine Court are surrounded, right?
But Shengshi Wei Xiao looked serious and said:
"We are surrounded."
The Drunkard shouted incredulously:
"What?"
"We’re surrounded? How is that possible!"
"Who is it?"
It’s known that this place is full of the large forces of Shengshi Dynasty and Proud Sanctuary’s two major guilds!
Who is bold enough to surround them?
Aoshi Fengye then said:
"It’s the players from Qingyi Pavilion, Heavenly Dao Alliance, and Tingyu Pavilion, numbering around four thousand."
"What the hell?"
Shengshi Drunkard burst into anger:
"How could it be them?"
Just a few days ago, Heavenly Dao Alliance and Qingyi Pavilion came to form an alliance and, to show sincerity, I even gave them a few popular leveling spots.
How could they turn against us so quickly?
Shengshi Drunkard suppressed his anger and said:
"Are you sure they’re after us?"
Shengshi Wei Xiao replied:
"Pretty much sure."
The Drunkard was furious:
"What do you mean ’pretty much sure’, isn’t it certain?"
Shengshi Wei Xiao said:
"I just asked their guild’s management. Though they replied that they’re just here for fun, based on my judgment, their intentions are not good."
"Since Divine Court is clearly in a losing situation, they have no reason to come and add insult to injury."
"Now that they’re here, there’s only one purpose..."
"To give aid to the besieged Divine Court!"
"Bastards!"
Shengshi Drunkard laughed angrily:
"The people of Divine Court have hidden their intentions well, even reaching all the way to me."
The thought of today’s event not happening made Shengshi Drunkard fear that he would still be befriending Qingyi Pavilion and Heavenly Dao Alliance, forming an alliance with them.
"What do we do now?"
Shengshi Wei Xiao looked at Drunkard, now was the time to either fight or retreat.
Since the battle hadn’t started yet, there was still time to Return to City and avoid the confrontation.
But if they forcefully fought, it might not end well for the two guilds today.
Though withdrawing now seemed the wisest choice, Shengshi Drunkard was unwilling to accept it, having come all this way to be scared back in disgrace.
Not to mention, if they returned now, both Shengshi and Proud Gaze guilds would undoubtedly become a laughingstock.
The Shengshi Dynasty could not afford this humiliation.
Shengshi Drunkard hesitated between advancing and retreating, looking at Lord:
"Do we retreat or not?"
Proud Gaze Lord displayed his characteristic smile and said:
"Our brothers in Holy Hall have never had retreat in our vocabulary. If we retreat this time, they’ll certainly walk all over us next time."
"So we... do not retreat!"
Hearing Lord’s words, Shengshi Drunkard suddenly seemed to see things more clearly and laughed heartily:
"Lord has a clear understanding; it was me who didn’t think it through."
Then Shengshi Drunkard said to Wei Xiao:
"Since they’re up for a big game, I’ll play to the end."
"Proceed as planned, hit them hard for me!"
"Even if we die and return, we’ll drag the Divine Court people down with us."
"As for the Heavenly Dao Alliance, I’ll deal with them later."