However, after a long discussion, they still couldn’t figure out why the other party would purposely do this. The only explanation seems to be that the other party is unable to get rid of them and has no choice but to allow them to follow.
In the center of the team, Son of Heaven watches the silhouette leading the way with a frown.
From the perspective of an equal contender, he is well aware that this person embodies ambitions not less than his own and such a person would not be doing something with no benefit to them. There must be a catch with the other party leading the way.
Thinking about this, Son of Heaven looks back at Smile, exchanging a meaningful glance.
As old friends, Smile immediately understood Son of Heaven’s intentions, nodded silently, and retired to the back, making preparations in secret.
Several minutes later, a team of more than thirty people, led by Smile charged toward the octopus swarm at the rear that looked like a routine shifting of battle lines.
However, after this group of people took their action, they seemed to be slowed down as if they were under some curse, causing them to be instantly overwhelmed by the incoming octopuses.
"Oh dear, we’ve lost a few people, should we turn back and save them?" Mu You, who was leading the way, noticed the change in the rear immediately and looked back at Son of Heaven, signaling that he didn’t mind if they paused to rescue them.
"It’s not necessary. Most of those behind are real-world players who can log off at any time, and the few others still have enough self-defense power. We continue forward, as long as we lead the octopus away, they will not be in danger. It’s more important to hurry up now," Son of Heaven said calmly.
"Alright, as long as you don’t mind."
Mu You didn’t say much and continued to lead the way silently.
Son of Heaven looks back, the team channel transmitted messages from Smile and his party who had just disappeared. They said they had successfully moved away from the octopus swarm and were exploring the city in another direction.
Son of Heaven nodded, those people had been arranged according to the original plan to search for the city center.
Although there were too few people, leading to a significant reduction in exploration efficiency, it was still better than doing nothing.
In any case, it was impossible to pin all their hopes on the person leading them.
The subsequent facts proved that this decision was very wise.
As time rapidly passed, everyone began to sense that something was wrong as they observed the ever-changing surroundings.
Supposedly, the closer they got to the city center, the more prosperous the buildings around them should be. How come the scenery was looking more and more desolate instead?
Was this really the road to the city center?
Everyone increasingly suspected this.
Yet the Ghost Captain was still leading the way without uttering a single word, with no intention of explaining anything. Everyone could only follow, they’d come this far, they couldn’t just stop following and let the other party go his own way.
Just as Son of Heaven was considering whether to dispatch more people for exploration in other directions, a sudden exclamation came from the front.
Everyone involuntarily looked up and saw a group of people suddenly appearing at a junction a few hundred meters ahead, their heads black and pressing, at least hundreds of them facing this way.
Through the attire of the opposing parties, everyone quickly discerned their identities: they were Jack’s gang of pirates!
Both parties discovered each other almost at the same time, all stunned.
The speed of both parties slowed down in unison, watching each other warily from a distance.
"Hey, weren’t we going to the city center? Why did we end up in this ghost place?" Demon immediately questioned Mu You.
"Why can’t we come here?" Mu You countered.
"It’s a joke, Jack entered from the ninth entrance, which should be completely opposite to our entrance. How could we possibly bump into them if we marched normally?" Demon frowned, "You really are leading us on a roundabout, aren’t you?"
"Who told you that the path from the fifth entrance to the city center was a straight line? The map shows that we have to take a detour to enter the city center." Mu You said.
"This... is impossible!"
"What’s impossible about that? You have a map, I have a map?" Mu You’s response left Demon speechless.
Now only the opposing party had the map, so naturally it would be up to them to decide how to navigate.
"If you all don’t trust me, you can simply stop following me and find your own path." Mu You said.
Without waiting for the people of the Divine Authority players to react, he headed straight for the opposing party - Jack’s team.
Upon seeing a person approaching from the opposite side, and with a heavyweight ID like the ’Ghost Captain’ overhead, Jack’s team was immediately put on alert.
From their point of view, they were obviously being teamed up against. Could it be that they were planning to wipe them out here?
But contrary to expectations, the other party didn’t approach them but stopped about a hundred meters away and shouted to this side from a distance: "Do the brothers on the other side need a lift?"
"Lift...? What do you mean?" Jack asked with a frown, and at the same time signaled to his underlings who were ready to attack, not to act rashly.
"As you can see, this is area number five. The only map is in my hands. I can act as a guide and lead you to the city center, but you need to help me hold off the group of octopuses behind," Mu You finished speaking, leaving Jack’s team on the other side full of question marks. They all thought they had misheard.
Now that the three factions are all in the final central area, it can be said that the competition is in a critical stage. But the Ghost Captain, the only one with the map, was actually offering to lead them?
No matter how you look at it, this seems like a plot...
While the other party was on high alert, the people of Divine Authority were feeling displeased.