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Although Steve and Grayfist had never fought against Black Blade before but, being top players as well, the two had more or less some understanding of Black Blade.
They naturally also knew that Black Blade was one of HIM's people. But what they didn't expect was that Black Blade actually became a player.
However, since Black Blade appeared in the Divine Realm Competition, the two naturally understood what he gave up his previously accumulated heavy attributes and gave up the power granted by HIM for.
Black Blade's goal was obviously the same as Steve and Grayfist's.
The reason he appeared here was for the final reward.
As Steve and Grayfist were thinking, a few more arrows whistled toward their position from the other side.
Steve immediately took out a pressure plate from his backpack and blocked it in front of him, while Grayfist quickly placed two blocks in front of him to dodge.
At this moment, the situation was not optimistic for Steve and Grayfist. They didn't know about the skills of those under Black Blade, but they both knew Black Blade's skill well.
Black Blade's skill was on par with Steve and Grayfist's. Black Blade was already a formidable enemy, and Steve and Grayfist together could just about deal with him.
But that was under the condition that both sides had equal resources. Not to mention the skills of Black Blade's subordinates.
Even if they were as bad as dogs, with them there, Steve and Grayfist would still have a hard time defeating Black Blade.
These 16 people, even if they were completely useless, were still 16 backpacks. Even if they did nothing and just stood there watching Black Blade fight, Steve and Grayfist would probably still have a hard time winning.
After all, when strength was equal, the deciding factor was the amount of resources. It was clear that in this regard, Black Blade already had an overwhelming advantage.
Steve and Grayfist obviously understood the current situation. The two exchanged a glance, then Steve said, "This situation is unwinnable!"
Hearing Steve's words, Grayfist also nodded. Then, after hesitating for a moment, as if making some kind of decision, he looked at Steve and spoke.
"Go to the forest where we encountered enemies before. The terrain there is slightly more favorable to us!"
Steve was just thinking when he saw an Ender Pearl land not far in front of him.
Steve immediately took out the flint and steel from his backpack and ignited the spot where the Ender Pearl was about to land.
Then he pulled out a fishing rod from his backpack, swung his arm fiercely, and flung the hook toward the direction of the forest, then he quickly reeled in the line. His body instantly flew toward the direction of the hook, following the pull of the fishing line.
Steve didn't have time to think much. While controlling his movements, he responded to Grayfist. "Alright! We'll fight there!"
Seeing this, Grayfist also threw an Ender Pearl toward Steve. After landing, he immediately ran toward the forest together with Steve.
"Follow them!" Seeing this, Black Blade also immediately led the players after them.
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Steve and Grayfist ran in an S-shaped curve the whole way.
While escaping, their hands didn't stay idle.
Steve would occasionally use the flint and steel to ignite the ground they passed. While Grayfist would sometimes place various blocks on the ground as they ran.
Naturally, they did this to slow down Black Blade and his group's pursuit.
The entire chase felt like a high-speed life-and-death pursuit.
Black Blade's group chased from behind, their hands not resting either. They continuously shot arrows at Steve and Grayfist.
But these two were like slippery eels, their movement extremely unpredictable. Not only did they keep using S-shaped movements, but they also constantly changed their movement patterns.
When you predicted they would move right, they went left instead. When you predicted they would go left, they ran straight ahead.
Their movement had absolutely no pattern.
Just from this alone, one could tell how strong these two were. The chase continued for about five minutes, and Steve and Grayfist finally reached the outskirts of the forest.
The two didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately dashed in.
Steve and Grayfist had barely entered when Black Blade's group arrived right behind them. Seeing the dense forest ahead, Black Blade couldn't help but frown.
"These two old foxes!"
In the forest terrain, the advantage of numbers was almost cut in half. Plus, with trees blocking the view, the hit rate of ranged weapons was even lower.
After thinking for a moment, Black Blade immediately assigned tasks to his team. "You ten, keep following. When you encounter them, fire a signal flare upwards in advance!"
"The remaining five, come up the trees with me!"
"Remember, don't get separated!"
The reason Black Blade arranged it this way was to flank Steve and Grayfist. He was well aware that Steve and Grayfist entered the forest to try to break up their formation and find opportunities to take them down one by one.
That's why he specifically warned his players. After Black Blade finished deploying his plan, the group immediately split into two teams and continued chasing Steve and Grayfist.
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After entering the forest, Steve was about to run west when Grayfist called out to stop him.
"Don't go that way!" Hearing Grayfist's words, Steve couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.
"I remember the trees are denser that way, which is better for a drawn-out fight."
Hearing Steve's words, Grayfist shook his head and said, "You remember wrong. The trees are denser to the east!"
Although Grayfist said this, Steve still firmly responded, "There's no way I remembered wrong!"
Seeing this, Grayfist anxiously grabbed Steve's hand. "It's really the east!"
Their argument slowed their pace considerably. This also allowed Black Blade's subordinates to close the distance.
Seeing this, Steve immediately sensed something was off. Just as he was about to say something, Grayfist finally relented. "Alright, alright, I remembered wrong. It's westâŠ"
"Hurry up and go!" Grayfist glanced at Black Blade's subordinates catching up behind them, then immediately sped off toward the west.
Steve was left behind. Seeing this, Steve quickly followed.
"His behavior⊠is a bit strange!"
Steve was a cautious person who often paid extra attention to small details. At this moment, if it were anyone else, Steve might have believed they really misremembered the location.
But as a fellow top player, Grayfist would never make such a mistake. They had been to this forest before and had even encountered a team of players here.
They had also fought a battle here. Although the forest was quite large and remembering everything wasn't easy, when they encountered enemies back then, it was on the west side, where the vegetation was clearly denser. And, to the west of the forest was a desert biome.
Back then, everyone even complained about how lazily the terrain was designed.
Steve still remembered that Grayfist was the first to complain about it. Even though they were in a dangerous situation just now, there was no way Grayfist could have misremembered the location.
"There's definitely something wrong!"
Ever since Grayfist had hidden his supplies, their relationship had already become strained. Steve also knew that Grayfist had started scheming against him.
But what Steve didn't expect was that Grayfist would try to trick him even when they were surrounded by enemies. At this moment, Steve truly understood what it meant to be beset by both internal and external troubles.
Although Steve saw through Grayfist's trick, he couldn't confront him right now. The external situation was obviously more dangerous.
Steve could only follow Grayfist for now, keeping an eye on his every move and adapting accordingly.
As he thought, he kept pace with Grayfist, who was running ahead. But Steve remained cautious. He didn't follow too closely and maintained some distance.
After running for over a minute, the two crossed a dirt slope and finally reached a denser area of vegetation.
At this moment, Grayfist, who had been running at full speed, suddenly started slowing down. While continuing forward, he kept glancing back from time to time.
"Damn, they're really sticking close!"
"My hunger bar is completely empty!" Grayfist muttered while jogging, then took out a piece of bread from his bag and started eating.
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