MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1687 1687: Do You Know What Despair Means?

"???"

Sanguine Thousand Miles was momentarily taken aback. Wang Yu smiled slightly, lifted Sanguine Thousand Miles with one hand, and with his left hand formed a blade with his palm, suddenly swinging it backward.

"Bang!"

A flash of white light appeared, and before Sanguine Thousand Miles could even see the figure, he was sent back to the resurrection point by Wang Yu's palm.

"This… how is this possible!!"

Seeing the white light, both Sanguine Thousand Miles and the resurrected Dancing Vines exclaimed in unison.

Radiant Shiner and the others were also left dumbfounded.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

Radiant Shiner and the others knew that Wang Yu was incredibly powerful, so they naturally didn't dare to charge in recklessly as before. Therefore, when Wang Yu flew off, Dancing Vines followed to probe the situation.

However, before Dancing Vines could reach the teleportation point, he saw Wang Yu coming back holding Sanguine Thousand Miles.

Dancing Vines was also forgetful; relying on his ability to stealth, he got a bit closer. But before he knew what was happening, Wang Yu had already beheaded him with a swift hand chop.

At that moment, Dancing Vines was undoubtedly feeling as if his day had gone horribly wrong.

You see, without detection tools or skills, an assassin's stealth technique is practically invincible. Even if they can't kill their opponent, escaping unscathed is generally quite easy.

Yet today, Dancing Vines had repeatedly fallen under Wang Yu's hand, and his mentality was on the verge of collapse.

The first and second times, Dancing Vines could rationalize it as Wang Yu being cautious against a possible ambush from an assassin, thus placing detection points along the way.

After all, the previous two encounters were straightforward confrontations. Generally, experienced players would first place a detection point to prevent being backstabbed by an assassin; it is a responsibility to oneself and a respect toward the opponent.

But this time was completely different. Dancing Vines was merely trying to scout the situation and had no intention of directly confronting Wang Yu. Wang Yu was just a passerby, yet suddenly he attacked and eliminated Dancing Vines, which was quite bizarre.

Detection tools are not cheap; they cost a hundred gold each, and ordinary players wouldn't carry many. Typically, they would only use them during battles. Wang Yu wasn't in combat, nor did he have any enemies nearby, yet it was as if he had eyes all over the battlefield, detecting stealthy assassins. This was clearly hard to fathom.

Could it be that this guy has so much money that he places detection points as he walks?

That was obviously impossible.

Detection tools have a limited range, and placing them requires a bending motion. Walking while placing detection points would basically look like bowing every five steps; such a clumsy and obvious action would surely be noticed by Sanguine Thousand Miles.

Excluding that possibility, the most likely conclusion is that Wang Yu possessed high-tech abilities that not only enhanced his power but also granted him the ability to see everything on the map.

Oh my goodness! This is a scientist!

Realizing this, the group led by Radiant Shiner, who initially planned to go save Sanguine Thousand Miles, suddenly felt a chill in their hearts and instantly abandoned that thought.

Using a small force to defeat a large one is an act of bravery, but knowing you can't win yet still rushing in to die is sheer foolishness, colloquially referred to in the esports community as "feeding."

Everyone here are skilled players, and though they may not be top-tier, they wouldn't resort to feeding.

...

Wang Yu dragged Sanguine Thousand Miles closer to the resurrection point, while the members of the Quan Zhen Sect were continuously pushing the nine guild residences of the Sanguine Alliance...

System notifications about the residences being pushed came in rapid succession, ringing incessantly in Sanguine Thousand Miles's ears. As he watched the scenery on both sides of the street getting closer to the resurrection point, Sanguine Thousand Miles's mentality completely collapsed.

When he first took over the Sanguine Alliance, Sanguine Thousand Miles was full of vigor and confidence, thinking the Quan Zhen Sect was merely an ant that needed to be crushed, believing that he had to eliminate the Quan Zhen Sect for the sake of his own home.

But now, Sanguine Thousand Miles finally understood why, as the leader of the Sanguine Alliance, he had to speak politely to the Quan Zhen Sect, why Sanguine Stormbringer and others had gone to great lengths to prevent him from attacking the Quan Zhen Sect, and why the players of the Sanguine Alliance chose not to resist or even threatened to withdraw from the guild upon hearing of plans to attack the Quan Zhen Sect.

Lying on the ground, looking at the tall and robust Pugilist who was dragging him with a serious expression, all the questions that Sanguine Thousand Miles had always found baffling suddenly became clear.

...

No wonder the Quan Zhen Sect could dominate the Sanguine Alliance and become the number one guild in Twilight City, no wonder Sky Dragon City had to bow down to Twilight City, and no wonder such a small guild could command three main cities and two subsidiary cities without anyone daring to object.

Looking at the Pugilist before him, everything made sense.

The highest realm of defeating an enemy is to kill their spirit.

Sanguine Thousand Miles and others, equipped with smart chips, were brimming with confidence in their own strength. After taking over the Sanguine Alliance, Sanguine Thousand Miles's confidence swelled to unprecedented heights.

However, under Wang Yu's repeated overwhelming displays of power, as he witnessed his guild's residences being uprooted one by one, Sanguine Thousand Miles's inflated confidence was ruthlessly shattered and trampled into the ground.

At this moment, Sanguine Thousand Miles had lost the courage to continue fighting, and deep down, he was engulfed in profound despair.

The higher the expectation, the greater the fall. Sanguine Thousand Miles couldn't believe he had lost so thoroughly and decisively, even lacking the strength to resist.

Was he too weak? No, his opponent was too strong!

Of course, this was just Sanguine Thousand Miles's perspective as a defeated player, most of which was him making excuses for his failure.

So much so that much later, Fearless would still scoff at this: Sanguine Thousand Miless failure stemmed from his arrogance and hubris."

Indeed, if Sanguine Thousand Miles had been a little more humble and focused on uniting the Sanguine Alliance first, the outcome of this guild battle could have been uncertain.

...

"Aiya…"

Just when Sanguine Thousand Miles was feeling despair for himself, a sudden sharp pain shot through his mind, followed by darkness, and he lost consciousness.

In the game, there is no sensation of pain; the ability to feel pain clearly relates to reality.

When Sanguine Thousand Miles opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in bed, and sitting beside him was a middle-aged man with a worried expression—Sanguine Wanli.

"This…"

Looking around in confusion, Sanguine Thousand Miles asked in surprise, "What… what happened?"

"You're awake! How do you feel?"

Seeing Sanguine Thousand Miles wake up, Sanguine Wanli trembled and turned to speak softly.

His voice was quiet, yet filled with unmistakable excitement.

"Why am I here?" Sanguine Thousand Miles remained bewildered.

"Isn't it because of that smart chip of yours?" Sanguine Wanli sighed, "The doctor said your brain was overloaded, and you almost lost your life. You've been lying here for a week."