"Haha, that won’t be necessary, our opponents are just a small, insignificant guild. Your ID is too prominent, I fear your presence might scare them off right away." Mu You waved with a laugh.
If the well-known second-generation rich businessman Huang Zhichao, also a director of the Commerce Alliance, were present, his celebrity status among players would surely be recognized. And a small, third-rate guild would not dare confront the infamous Commerce Alliance, so the possibility of them being scared off instantly is well-grounded.
Huang Zhichao looked puzzled. Weren’t they supposed to be saving people? Wouldn’t scaring off the enemy be a good thing?
But before he could sort out his thoughts, Mu You had already walked off with the Priest. His voice echoed from a distance, "Carry on with your work, I’ll take your Priest and we’ll be back within two hours."
Once they were a safe distance away, Mu You made up an excuse about his teleportation mark being bound in the Elf Forest and the need to die to a creature to teleport there. This required Lin Hai to first enter his spare backpack.
In reality, he found a sufficiently secluded spot and deployed the Dark Teleportation Array to directly transport them to the Elf Forest, materializing inside Little Ya’s cabin.
By this time, the Chocobo and his own gaming character’s backpack had already been arranged inside the cabin.
Mu You transferred the Magic Fish Species he had caught during this time from his backpack, and then, leading the Chocobo, he finally released Lin Hai.
"Holy crap, Chocobo!"
As soon as Lin Hai appeared, he saw the golden-feathered Chocobo next to him and his eyes lit up. He started caressing the fluffy feathers on the Chocobo’s neck and lavishly praised, "Master, you have a Chocobo! That’s so cool!"
"Alright, hurry up and get on. We’ll discuss on the way." Mu You stuffed a carrot into the Chocobo’s mouth, then swiftly mounted its saddle.
Lin Hai quickly scrambled onto the backseat. This saddle, specially custom-made on Earth to accommodate two people, fit just right. The Chocobo’s carrying limit was also two people max; any more would result in a strike.
Once they were situated, Mu You pulled the reins. The eager Chocobo immediately galloped off towards the direction Lin Xue and her team had logged off.
On the way, Mu You took the opportunity to inquire about Lin Hai’s capabilities.
Lin Hai didn’t hold back anything, disclosing his equipment and abilities.
As expected, Lin Hai was a pure support player, similar to Liu Chen, and he mainly possessed support magic, and barely any combat power.
Apart from this, his ’Prayer Angel’ skin possessed a simple yet brutal ability: it doubled his healing and shield output.
Because of this trait, Lin Hai learned a plethora of healing and shield spells. Coupled with his outfit that further enhanced these attributes, his healing power was terrifying. One could say that during fights, as long as his magic wasn’t inhibited, no matter how dangerous the situation, the team’s health could always be kept above the safety line.
All in all, he was an extreme support player that greatly amplified healing abilities, playing a massive role in team battles.
Within the Chocobo’s fast gallop, the pair arrived at the designated area in less than twenty minutes.
After stashing away the Chocobo, Mu You and Lin Hai concealed themselves in the bushes to discreetly observe the scene ahead.
The view in reality was far clearer than within the game, where one would merely be notified of an ’enemy ambush,’ without any hint of the exact location.
But seen through human eyes, they could clearly make out the distribution of all enemy personnel.
Forty-odd figures could be seen divided into two groups, each surrounding a location tightly. It was evident that the places they were blocking were precisely where Lin Xue and Little Ya had logged off.
These people were actually committed – making no motion as they stood guard among forty-five in number. The missing few were likely off monster hunting on rotating shifts. It appeared they were prepared to stage a 24-hour vigil in ambush here – even making arrangements for shifts.
"Damn, squatting on two girls is just lewd!" Lin Hai muttered under his breath.
"You stay put here, I’ll go and have a chat with them."
Mu You looked at the time, it was now five-thirty in the afternoon. They had agreed to have Lin Xue and Little Ya log in precisely at six and ten past six, there was still time.
"Huh? Master, are you planning to take them on all by yourself?" Lin Hai looked at Mu You in surprise.
"Damn, Master is awesome!" Lin Hai was astonished, lifting a thumb.
Mu You was left panting, with an open hand gesture, "If I could handle them all by myself, why would I have brought you along?"
"..." Lin Hai wiped his sweat, realizing the impossible.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"Let’s give them a little scare first to mark them so we can take action later." Mu You explained.
His sole purpose of personally coming to the forest was not merely to run these guys off, but also to thrash them till they were afraid, ensuring they never dared oppose him again.
After instructing Lin Hai to stay put, Mu You moved a bit away from their hideout and then, without any attempt at being stealthy, boldly charged into the crowd.
Mu You didn’t attack anyone, but his sudden intrusion caused every person’s phone to buzz with notifications.