<h4>Chapter 597: Chapter 597 – Teacher is About to Erupt</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Exodus Tales <strong>Editor: </strong>Exodus Tales


    “Y-Yo-You—” A sword bathed in a dark purple sheen, a ck mage robe, and a propensity to insta-kill things without batting an eyelid via Twin Incineration. This time, Gu Fei’s imagepletely fit his legend to a T, and this yer’s right hand pointed at him tremblingly. In the next moment, he covered his mouth with it and took several steps backward.


    “Are you Thousand Miles Drunk?” The yer finally managed to squeak this question out.


    “You know me?” Gu Fei was astonished.


    <i>That’s it. I’m about to die... </i>That was the only thought running through the man’s head in the moment, because he realized that he was trying to get back his grinding spot from the greatest PK-er throughout Parallel World – the king of killing, Thousand Miles Drunk.


    “Uhhhh... I have something on. May I take my leave first?” the guy asked.


    “Ah?” Gu Fei could tell that this man’s attitude had taken a full 180-degree turn, as if thetter were actively trying to avoid him. Despite being the perpetrator, Gu Fei simply did not know that he had this ability to strike overwhelming fear in people’s hearts.


    “Hey, bro. I think you’re mistaken.” It was, instead, Brother Assist who had realized what was going on, and he quickly, and very deftly, came forward to rify everything.


    “Eh?”


    “We’re just borrowing a few of your monster spawns to familiarize ourselves with this type of monster. We’ll be leaving very soon.” Even after putting some thought into it, he was still unable toe up with a proper way to exin this.


    “Oh... Whatever you guys want.” How could this man dare to disagree?


    “Demonstrate twice more!” Brother Assist called out to Gu Fei.


    “Got it.” Gu Fei took out his lousy one-handed sword while removing all his equipment, all of which increased his chances of pring additional attacks, to give aplete demonstration.


    Thereafter, he stepped forward again and engaged with two more monsters. Brother Assist spectated from the sidelines as he quickly jotted down in his booklet crucial details he did not want to forget before shutting his eyes to review everything in his mind twice. After confirming that he had no further queries, he moved to hail Gu Fei for them to take their leave when he realized that a crowd had once more formed.


    Those yers that had dispersed earlier threw nces Gu Fei’s way at irregr intervals during their grinds, hoping to see him put up an exciting performance again. What they had hoped to see did not happen, but they did catch that moment when Gu Fei tried tempting Brother Assist twice with his attacks. That frightening speed at which he efficiently slew those monsters drew people’s attention once more, and plenty of yers began to make their way over yet again.


    When he cast his Twin Incineration afterward, those yers positioned further away who were unable to see what had happened from up close only thought that it was an even more efficient kill style. Later, when he slowly demonstrated his fighting style, the yers who had seen the previous two efficient kills came to a realization: This was a demonstration Gu Fei had intentionally slowed down for the two yers to watch.


    <i>An expert! I’ve met a living and breathing expert today! </i>The yers were all excited. There were often a few schools of fighting styles in MMOs, and even though everybody used those, very few actually knew the creators of the said styles. A preeminent master capable of pioneering a new style was like a godly existence in these people’s hearts and minds. Now that an expert of originator caliber had appeared in their midst, the adtion of all these yers had already surged forth like open floodgates.


    There were even some yers who had noticed that Gu Fei was only a Mage, and that there was likely to be a cap to the level of damage he could deal; Were they in his shoes, their eventually increased damage output would surely result in an even greater efficiency. This could possibly double their current rate of grinding or, perhaps, even triple it. Seven Bottlenecks! Ten Great Adepts! Five Unyielding Experts! The number one Sovereign! It was as if every title were waving their hands at them. Many of these yers were daydreaming, only to realize that there were people running toward Gu Fei, and this was when they recalled that they had yet to learn this efficient fighting routine!


    “Buddy!”


    “Friend!”


    “Big brother!”


    “Bro!


    These yers were just short of calling Gu Fei ‘father’.


    “What?” Gu Fei had quite a fright. Before, when the crowd surrounded him, they were merely watching, but this time, these men were not simply onlooking; they actually looked to be steadily making their way over to him.


    “What was it that you just did there? Teach us!” one of the yers called out in a northeastern ent, expressing what everybody was thinking.


    Gu Fei beamed. “You wish to learn?”


    “Yeah!”


    “Are you a Warrior?” Gu Fei nced at the man.


    The person nodded vigorously.


    “Did you add points to Agility?”


    “Agility?” That person was stunned. It was not that Warriors refrained from allocating points to Agility, but it was most definitely not something most people would think to do.


    “This sort of fighting routine requires at least eight levels of Agility for any job ss that are not inclined to that stat. You’re a Warrior, so you will have to calcte just how many points you need,” Gu Fei exined.


    That man was in shock. Sure enough, it was hardly surprising that there were certain stat requirements for some fighting styles, but any requirement toward Agility would more often be for some manner of kiting. This person was clearly fighting in melee range, and it was truly rare to find one that would still require Agility. After a moment’s pause, the man asked, “Bro, have you allocated points to Agility as well? How many?” He could tell that Gu Fei was a Mage.


    “All-Agility.” Gu Fei chuckled.


    “An all-Agility Mage!” The crowd was astonished. Next, they noted his ck robe, his superiority, and his expertise. This man was the legendary—


    “Thousand Miles Drunk?” There were a good number of yers who had paid attention to the discussion regarding Gu Fei, so quite a few of them had easily summoned his name now.


    “Eh? More people that know me?” Gu Fei expressed the same surprise as before, while Brother Assist was alreadyughing bitterly at the side. He could tell at once that Gu Fei did not visit the forums, for the man had no clue even now how explosive his name was out there. The name was on the level where yers bragging in their posts about their indomitability would face replies, such as, “Go challenge Thousand Miles Drunk if you have got the guts,” and the original posters would suddenly disappear from their threads in response.


    “Bro, you’re my idol!” Many Mages squeezed through the crowd, fighting for a chance to call Gu Fei theirrade. Because of his existence, those who were Mages felt that they were magnificent existences themselves, and that just sharing the same job ss made them a cut above the rest.


    “Ahem...” Gu Fei felt awkward, for he had never thought that this would happen.


    The scene was now in an uproar. Not many disyed abject fear like that man from before when they first heard Thousand Miles Drunk’s namee up, and a majority of them were more curious about this expert. Given that the legend himself was right before their eyes, each of them bravely came forward to see the man’s true colors personally.


    “Whoa! Is that the rumored Moonlit Nightfalls?” Someone enviously fawned as he stared at that level 22 trash-tier one-handed sword Gu Fei was holding.


    “F*ck! What do you even know? That sword’s been sold off days ago; d’you know its selling price? 20,000 gold coins!” someone, who was up to date with Gu Fei-rted news, said.


    A boisterous discussion ensued, where the man of the hour, Gu Fei, could not even get a word in edgeways. It was unknown just where the king of mediation, Brother Assist, had ducked in such a chaotic backdrop, but it clearly showed his stance to wash his hands from smoothing things over with this crowd.


    “Bro, is it true that the fighting routine of yours requires Agility?” Finally, someone pulled the conversation back on track.


    “Yeah. Mages and Knights will need at least eight levels’ worth of Agility; the more Agility, the safer it will be. The other job sses must adjust it ording to their calctions. A sword has to be the weapon of choice,” Gu Fei stated.


    “Will daggers work?” a Thief asked.


    “Daggers have too short a reach; meaning, there may be times when your attacks fail to connect. Gratuitously wasting opportunities like that will just undermine your goal of efficiency,” Gu Fei exined.


    The crowd was stunned. Following which, there was a unanimous question. “Can you teach us?” Whether they had enough Agility or the right weapon, all of them had the same idea: I’ll learn it first and then try it for myselfter.


    “No problem!” Gu Fei happily agreed.


    Apuse immediately rang out, and plenty of yers invited him over to their respective grinding spots as they boasted about the quantity of monsters spawning in their ce, their good attitude, and presented them to be the bestpanions to grind against.


    “Heh... No need to be this courteous. Anywhere is fine.” Gu Feiughed.


    Thus, everyone settled for the ce they were at, providing space for people to pull monsters over. Almost instantly, seven or so monsters were aggroed and led over to this spot from every possible direction.


    “No need to get a lot. Just one will do.” Gu Fei sweated profusely.


    The crowd each lent a hand and killed all but one, leaving thatst one to Gu Fei.


    Gu Fei rolled up his sleeves, making a statement before he began. “To ensure that everyone can see this clearly, I’ll do my best to slow down my pace of attacks and lower my damage output as well.”


    Everyone in the crowd nodded ordingly.


    Brother Assist was currently huddled under arge tree away from the crowd, yawning. He was thinking to himself just how kind and honest Gu Fei was; it was unlikely for any experts, even the honest-to-a-fault Sword Demon, to be as patient if put in his shoes.


    Gu Fei slowly demonstrated the entire sequence once within the crowd, addressing the people after he was done. “Do you guys remember it?”


    No one answered him. After all, everyone present was sincere about learning this, and there was no way they would fake knowing for fear of not grasping everything in its entirety. Thus, even those who had the slightest doubt in their minds did not im to understand what was going on, much less when this fighting routine was not in the least bit easy for people toprehend it from one viewing.


    Gu Fei knew that most people would not have such talent either, and when he began searching all around him, the more intuitive yers quickly pulled another monster over for Gu Fei to use.


    This time, the demonstration was not simply just that, as Gu Fei would often repeatedly show them a move and exined his actions with great rity as he went; he made sure to give them the reasoning behind his positioning and attack execution.


    As such, with his act of ensuring that they had everything down pat, yers quickly got a good grasp of the fighting routine, especially in those areas none of them understood until Gu Fei emphasized them. These people immediately came to the realization, Oh, yeah! Hitting the monster this way in this part is far simpler and more straightforward; why haven’t I thought of this before?


    Once this monster was killed off, Gu Fei once more asked the crowd if they had any further questions. This time, quite a few of them shouted that they understood, causing the others who were still lost to panic. They had no wish to lose this chance of learning just because some person stepped out to represent the crowd, and indirectly misrepresent their own grasp of the routine. This was an area for solo grinding, after all, and almost none of them hade here with a friend. No one knew each other, so if they did learn this, there was essentially no way that they could ask about it anywhere else. Hence, these yers were not courteous and shouted that they were still uncertain.


    Gu Fei did not falter and could only pull another monster to exin everything again. After this third demonstration, he asked the crowd if they understood everything now. There were those that shouted that they did, but a majority still belonged in the other camp.


    Gu Fei was beginning to feel annoyed. These gathered people were not young noobs like his students; rather, they were adults possessing greater understanding of this game as yers capable of grinding monster five levels above theirs. They were experts in their own rights, so there was no reason for them to still be clueless about this after hearing and seeing his thorough exnation and meticulous demonstration twice.


    Are they making fun of me? Gu Fei was suspicious, sternly regarding these yers around him. That was when someone pitifully asked, “Bro, can you exin it one more time?”


    Gu Fei looked at the man’s yearning gaze and judged that he was not faking it. Thinking that it was possible for some people to have terribleprehension skills, he decided to demonstrate it once more!


    Just as a monster was instantly brought to him proactively, Gu Fei received a message from Brother Assist. “This won’t ever end if you keep going like this.”


    “What?” Gu Fei asked.


    “Those guys at the beginning mostly left to grind on their own, and new yers ended up streaming in to watch your demonstration. How long are you going to keep teaching there for?” Brother Assist could see the whole situation from outside the crowd; plenty of yers beyond curiously joined in when they saw this crowd forming. In the end, upon realizing that there was someone giving lessons, those cluelessters, who had only seen what had happened once, or even less than that, as well as those curious yers, who were streaming nonstop, shouted ordingly.


    “What do I do?” Gu Fei asked.


    “I don’t know.” Brother Assist was amused. He was truly looking forward to seeing how Gu Fei would extricate himself from this situation and had his quill and booklet at the ready. This was a scene worth recording.


    Gu Fei scratched his head in exasperation as he looked around. “How many of you out there still don’t get it? Raise your hand for me to see.”


    A sea of hands shot up, with some even raising both arms.


    “Onest time!” Gu Fei dered.


    “All right!” Those that were present naturally cheered; why would they even care about those who woulde after them?


    Gu Fei nodded, and a monster was brought to him pronto. Pulling its aggro from a yer, his demonstration and exnation began once more.


    Outside the crowd of yers, Brother Assist continued to snigger. Well beyond the crowd, he could of course not see Gu Fei’s demonstration, but he could hear thetter’s voice. At the same time, he easily caught sight of yers running over from every direction, and he knew that Gu Fei’s st time’ would definitely be rescinded again, since it would be the neers that would do so.


    After another demonstration waspleted, Gu Fei wiped off his sweat and proceeded to walk away without saying anything else. In the end, another yer leaped out piteously. “Bro, can you demonstrate it once more?”


    “Didn’t I already tell you that that’s thest time?” Gu Fei asked.


    “When did you say that? We don’t know what’s on; we’ve just arrived!” This person looked questioningly around him as he said this.


    “Yeah. We’ve just arrived. Do it once over!” many others begged.


    Gu Fei might be someone who stood resolute in the face of the bigger picture and would never yield to force or words, yet in the face of such minor matters, he was actually easily susceptible to persuasion. Hearing all these people pleading, Gu Fei relented with a sigh. “Just how long do I have to keep demonstrating if you guys leave once you understand the routine, only for neers to take your ce?”


    “How about we wait, then? Wait for the others who don’t know toe and join us!” These people actually did not care for the others at all, but now that Gu Fei had mentioned it, in order not to further trouble this expert, they were willing to make sacrifices and show the admirable trait of being considerate and willing to wait for those interested in learning this to turn up.


    And so, the crowd of yers began to wait patiently. Gu Fei, who had been at it for a whole afternoon now, was feeling a little weary, so he sat on the ground to rest up. At this point, plenty of yers who were curious at therge gathering of the crowd, came over to take a look. What they saw was a Mage in ck robe sitting in the middle of the crowd and those around him not saying a word. These yers all wondered what sort of performance they had stumbled upon. Some attempted to ask those around for an exnation, but all they got was a gesture for them to remain quiet. Everybody seemed to realize that their hero was resting, and none of them dared to make a noise.


    All theters to this situation could not bear to leave despite not knowing what was going on, so this crowd only increased in size until even Brother Assist, who was still under the same tree, was enveloped in it. Some of those already in the crowd looked back to see if there were still people arriving, only to get quite a fright when all they could see was a mass of yers behind them; how could they even check to see if there were more joining in?


    “You’re really a good guy!” Brother Assist, who was getting squeezed into this mass of yers, privately messaged Gu Fei to express his awe.


    The crowd of yers thronged, yet Gu Fei enjoyed a good clearing within. At this time, the man stood up and looked around. All he could see was yers, so he nodded and said, “This is quite the crowd; while I’m grateful... Do tell me; where are the monsters going to squeeze through now that you’re all here?”


    The crowd broke into a cold sweat. The Wilderness Camp was nowpletely upied by this mob of yers, and all the Campfire Patrollers got in by them the moment they popped up. As this was all a simtion of reality, this meant that there would never be any possibility of something spawning over something in ce. With the entire area brimming with yers, the spawn points of monsters would be adjusted ordingly. After all, there was no way that they could ovep on the yers. The order in the Wilderness Camp had beenpletely ruined as a result.


    There was no way for his demonstration to begin without any monster, so the yers closer to the action began to panic, yelling to those in the outer circle. “Pull a monster in!”


    s, many of those in the outer perimeter of this crowd had no idea what was happening. They only joined the crowd in the spirit of wanting to see what the hubbub was about, so they werepletely oblivious when they heard this shout, yelling back, “What monster?! What for?!”


    Almost instantly, the crowd descended into chaos.


    “Everyone, silence!” Gu Fei bellowed. It was obvious, though, that his voice alone could not drown out the cacophony of yells around him. After bellowing a few more times, people finally began helping him by echoing his shout until all the yers were enthusiastically yelling, “Silence! Silence!” It was quite the phenomenal incongruity. In any case, after a few more rounds of ‘silence’ going around, silence really descended among them. Gu Fei cleared his throat and shouted as loud as he could. “Can those people at the back see me?!”


    “No!” a united voice answered.


    Gu Fei scratched his head, for there was nothing he could do for them, either. Looking all around him, he suddenly saw a unique rocky outcrop, meters high, in the distance. It was a naturally formed perfect podium; he raised his hand to point over there. “Position yourselves below that rock!”


    That rock was very prominent in the Wilderness Camp and was, in fact, andmark of sorts in the area called 9527, after the longitude of its coordinates.


    Everyone in the crowd responded quite enthusiastically to this, fighting with one another as they made their way over. Gu Fei was neither too slow nor too fast as he pushed through the crowd. None dared to get in his way, anxiously giving him space when their paths happened to be intersecting his. Gu Fei was like the eye of a whirlpool moving down a stream; everything spiraled in activity around him, leaving Brother Assist feeling jealous as he was left dizzy with the moving crowd around him.


    The yers quickly gathered below the 9527 rocky outcrop; a widene was intentionally left open for Gu Fei to make his way over. He was like a Hollywood star walking the red carpet. Hefting his robe in the breeze, he slowly walked right below the rock, suddenly pointed his finger upward, and disappeared. The crowd was surprised, but people soon spotted him standing atop the outcrop. Apuse and cheers resounded, even as a good portion of the people gathered asked, “What’s all this about?”


    “Watch and you’ll find out.” Those in the know were toozy to exin it.


    “Get a monster over!” Gu Fei called out.


    There were of course plenty of monsters now, but drawing a monster over was hardly an easy task, especially when everyone thought that they had to bring it atop the outcrop. When Gu Fei saw how they were all clueless as to how to achieve this, he directly addressed the crowd. “Get a Fighter to bring a monster up here with Seismic Toss!”


    Suddenlying to this realization, they began searching for Fighters in their midst.


    Following which, many Fighters stepped out and ran forth to grab hold of monsters. Gu Fei nced at the time and saw that this had dragged on past his dinner. His friends list was lit by the glow of yers online.


    “Sir, where are you? Why aren’t you here yet?” The messages from his students beganing in.


    Gu Feiughed bitterly, replying, “Your teacher’s about to erupt.”