Chapter 1051: Chapter 1051 - 460: Despicable or Not
"The gate is open! The gate is open!"
"Those gate guards finally got the idea! If they don’t open the city gate, we’ll just storm the city ourselves!"
"If you want to storm the city, go ahead. This city gate is so solid that even a demon can’t break it; if you have what it takes, you go right ahead!"
"Stop shouting, the key is to be the first one to rush into the city!"
Naturally!
Getting inside the city first is what’s most important.
Fei Buxian understood this very well.
Hanging out with these Players outside the city, if demons catch a whiff of them and attack, survival could become a problem.
Even though all these Players are piled up at the city gate now, looking like they have some kind of bargaining power, if demons really come slaughtering, the guards on the city walls probably won’t even spare them a glance.
The city gate is tightly closed, unless demons attack the city; otherwise, no matter how demons slaughter these refugees, there won’t be any troops dispatched to fend them off.
So, sneaking into the city is of utmost importance.
Fei Buxian was relatively tall, and had practiced a Cultivation Technique with hunters in the village, so his strength was decent.
Additionally, starting at the front, as he squeezed forward, he managed to push to the very front of the line.
As he resisted the surging crowd from behind, he kept a determined eye on the creaking gap of the opening city gate.
When the gap of the city gate was wide enough for a person to pass through, he was the first to abruptly break away from the crowd and slip inside the city gate!
He was in!
Fei Buxian’s face lit up with joy.
But in the next moment, his joyful expression froze on his face.
Because what greeted him were crossbows.
Rows and rows of crossbows, already loaded with arrows drawn, with their icy arrowheads glinting with a dazzling metallic shine in the sunlight, all aimed directly at him.
"Wait..."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Dozens of arrows instantly turned him into a pincushion.
He didn’t even have time to call out before his vision went dark.
Shit!
In reality, Fei Buxian promptly took off his gaming helmet and raised it high!
Then he glanced around the room and gently tossed it onto the soft bedsheet!
Such an expensive, ten-thousand-gold helmet!
...
In the game.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Some just saw a Player sneak into the city one step ahead, and the next thing they saw was a person shot full of arrows, propelled backward by the force of the arrows, crashing back into the crowd.
"Damn!"
"Whoa!"
"Holy crap, someone’s dead!!"
"Stop pushing! Back up!!"
Whoosh!
The crowd immediately parted, leaving the arrow-riddled corpse lying on the ground.
The originally restless crowd fell silent.
The city gate opened, and a fully armed troop stepped out, with dozens manning crossbows, threateningly aiming at the group of refugees.
As if any movement would prompt these crossbows to unleash arrows upon them.
The corpse on the ground was the best example.
The crowd cleared a path.
Someone in the crowd nervously spoke up.
"Milord, we wish to enter the city."
"Milord, we are refugees fleeing from a neighboring village; let us into the city to escape the danger..."
"Why pretend, you’re just a bunch of gatekeepers!"
The last person arrogantly finished speaking, thinking he could hide in the crowd without being noticed; he then saw the leader of the group take a longbow handed from a subordinate and draw it fully.
Swoosh!!!
Just as the crowd ahead scattered to either side in fright, the arrow had already been released!
The arrogant one only had time to let out a scream as the arrow pierced through his head, lodging in his forehead, dropping him dead on the spot, his body convulsing once before going still.
Everyone:...
Now, nobody dared to speak disrespectfully; they glanced at the guards with a newfound fear.
Though among the Players, some had just entered the game and started leveling not long ago.
But most had put considerable effort into building up their current characters in the game.
Getting killed by an arrow would be a huge loss.
Seeing the restless refugees calming down, the leader handed the big bow over to his sidekick and led his men step by step towards Qing Anshun’s group.
At this moment, whether they were indigenous refugees in the group or Players, they all realized that these city gate guards were genuinely ready to kill without hesitation.
And judging by their earlier actions, these guards were formidable, making it unwise to cause a conflict.
Thus, as the city gate guards advanced, the group of refugees naturally made way, clearing a path.
As they cleared the path, a team carrying the Qing Family banner became very conspicuous.
"Lord Qing!"
The guard leader, who had just mercilessly killed refugees, now respectfully saluted Qing Anshun.
"So it turns out it’s the Tu Family guarding the city today. Brother Tu Meng, we haven’t seen each other in days."
Tu Meng merely smiled at this.
If it weren’t for the refugees gathering, minor matters like guarding the city gate wouldn’t require his presence.
However, such matters were unnecessary to discuss in detail with Qing Anshun.
He gave a command to his men, and shortly after, a horse was led out.
"Lord Qing, let’s discuss this further inside the city. During the month you were away, a lot happened both inside and outside the city."
"Have two more prepared; I have two friends entering the city with me."
Qing Anshun certainly knew how to handle things; Tu Meng was momentarily surprised and glanced towards Wu Youmei and the others, his brow slightly furrowing but didn’t say anything. He just instructed someone to bring another horse over.
Wu Youmei and the others naturally understood who Qing Anshun was preparing the horses for, and all of them buried their heads.
Just associating with such an influential figure as Lord Qing would give them plenty of bragging rights among their peers for a long time once they returned.