Chapter 111: Sudden Battle
Seeing the old man busy himself, Gu Xi felt a bit awkward. Where should he go next? Just watch here?
Or could he already leave?
While Gu Xi was confused, two more players appeared in the underground city.
These two players had distinctly different outfits: one looked like a miner, while the other wore heavy armor, resembling a city defender.
They quickly approached the old man.
"City Lord, has the troop been delivered?"
Before even arriving, the one in heavy armor was already shouting.
The old man was directing two ghost troops to their designated positions. Seeing him approach, the old man spoke unkindly.
"You're only thinking about your stuff. Look, those heavy-armored zombies are for you, enough?"
"Enough. I knew the City Lord wouldn't forget me. City Lord, you have no idea. Ever since you took away my troops, the dragon cubs over there have been unruly."
"You talk too much." The old man glanced at the player in heavy armor. "Go, go, distribute the troops. Wu Qian hasn't come over, Liu Su, help bring the light shooters to him."
"Okay." The player dressed like a miner responded.
The two of them quickly led the remaining three troops to the side.
They didn't even glance at Gu Xi, and the old man had no intention of introducing them to Gu Xi.
In these players' eyes, Gu Xi was just a temporary comrade delivering troops. Once outside, Gu Xi would leave, and there might not be another chance to come to the Garden of Dispersed Immortals again.
No matter how good their relationship with Gu Xi was, it was useless.
It would only waste energy.
Instead, they could do what they wanted to do.
This situation made Gu Xi feel awkward. He was calculating how to suggest leaving when the ground suddenly shook.
Gu Xi heard heavy drumbeats from above.
The old man's face changed, "They're coming again."
After saying this, the old man looked around and noticed Gu Xi still standing there. He thought for a moment and said to Gu Xi, "Comrade, there's a battle happening above. The Garden of Dispersed Immortals is short-handed. Why don't you help out?
Rest assured, you won't do it for nothing. You'll get sufficient supplies.
Moreover, those shameless guys are attacking again. Even if you want to log out now, it's too late. Just think of it as earning some extra."
"Alright, who should I report to?"
Gu Xi didn't mind joining the battle. As an undead mage, any big battle was a good chance for him to level up. The old man's words were exactly what Gu Xi wanted to hear.
"Take the elevator up, and report directly to Captain Wood. He'll arrange everything. I have matters to handle here, so I won't keep you."
As he spoke, the old man sent Gu Xi to the elevator.
When the elevator doors closed, Gu Xi noticed the ghost troops he had delivered flying to the tall pillars in the underground space.
With their addition, there were noticeably more light spots swirling around the pillars. The crystals on the ceiling became much brighter, with some areas turning bright purple, unlike the previous dark purple.
Gu Xi realized that these ghosts were used to suppress the scattered immortal corpses on the pillars. Before he arrived, the suppression troops had decreased, and the aura from the scattered immortal corpses was somewhat out of control.
The more than five thousand troops he delivered were meant to suppress the Garden of Dispersed Immortals.
As for the external wights, they didn't seem to concern them. Perhaps in their eyes, a single player could handle the wights outside.
Just as Gu Xi wanted to take another look, the elevator doors closed, cutting off his view.
Soon, the elevator sent Gu Xi back to the small room where he started. Before opening the door, Gu Xi heard urgent drumbeats from outside.
"Hurry, move faster, raise the battle flag, deploy all troops, no need to wait."
Among the drumbeats, a voice spread throughout the city.
Even Gu Xi, inside the small room, heard it clearly.
Hearing this, Gu Xi also got nervous. Without thinking much, he pushed the door open.
Amidst the chaotic crowd, Gu Xi grabbed a passing undead mage player.
"Comrade, may I ask, where is Wood? I need to report to Wood."
The player looked Gu Xi up and down, "You're from the transport team delivering troops, right? I'm too busy to deal with you. Find a place to hide. We'll talk after the battle."
The player shook off Gu Xi's hand and ran off in a direction.
"Hey, wait, I can join the battle too."
Before Gu Xi could stop him, the player had already run off.
Helpless, Gu Xi turned his attention to other players, but none were willing to respond.
Finally, an older player couldn't bear it. Passing by, he said to Gu Xi, "Don't trouble them. Wood's orders are strict. They don't dare talk to you much. If you want to join, go over there and find Wood."
The older player pointed in a direction.
Following the direction, Gu Xi saw a burly man over two meters tall standing under a thirty-meter-high flagpole.
He wore thick armor adorned with golden and silver skull patterns. In one hand, he held a staff taller than himself, and in the other, a shield.
Gu Xi couldn't tell if he was an undead mage or a death knight.
Around him circled many ravens. Occasionally, he spoke to them, sending them off to relay orders.
The burly man noticed Gu Xi and glared, "What are you standing there for? Get in position."
"I delivered troops and just finished the handover. Where should I go next?"
"Delivered troops? Oh, you're the newbie who just entered the city? How many troops do you have left? I'll assign you a place."
"Over four hundred, but I…"
"So few? Fine." Before Gu Xi could finish, the burly man interrupted, "Go to Area C6. Four hundred should be enough. I don't care how you do it, just hold that area, and it'll count as a credit.
After the battle, come to me, and you'll get your deserved reward."
He waved his hand, and a raven flew to Gu Xi.
"Follow the raven to Area C6. If there are new orders, I'll send the raven to you."
The burly man ignored Gu Xi and continued directing other players.