Duan Cheng and Li Kun deliberately lagged behind a few steps, but they hadn't expected Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu to be so fierce. In no time at all, the two had taken down three players of the same level. Li Kun had told them how formidable Xu Huo was, and they'd seen Yan Jiayu in action at the performance venue, but the ease with which the pair had handled things was hardly good news for them.
Duan Cheng cleverly took advantage of the situation, killing the player in front of him before smiling at Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu. "Why didn't you meet up with us after leaving the Castle?"
The Castle had informed them that the stolen gemstone had been found, and Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu had left without a word. Duan Cheng and Li Kun had already guessed what was going on. They'd deliberately fallen behind the three players for a reason, but this wasn't the right time to let things come to a head, so Duan Cheng had given both sides a way to save face.
Xu Huo glanced toward Gemstone City, showing no intention of taking the offered way out. "The first clearance mission is gone. Players who can't make it to Moon City in time will probably storm the King's Castle to loot it. Aren't you going? Aren't you afraid someone else will get all the good items?"
Even if they didn't know this was a newly opened Dungeon, any player would be glad to get their hands on some gemstones.
"Isn't there still another clearance mission?" Duan Cheng stared at him. "As long as no one's taken the Most Beautiful Gemstone, we still have a chance. I wonder if you'd lend us that temporary official document?"
They'd lost their head start by