HOLY FUCK! I don't even know whose ass to kick now! Too many variables. This is mess!
Damn, we missed the first epic fight. I'm kinda thinking of leaving BJ and Vahista alone so Zhang can amuse himself punching Vahista in the face rather than fighting the Sword Saint.
Thinking about the grand picture: Things are going to hell now, aren't they? If the Fire Cult survives the Eight Sects will be engaged in what amounts to a gang war with them. If the leaders are all dead, this will result in lots of upheaval, not to mention we lose one of our best resources, the friendship of the Frathouse, but on the plus side we get the chance to add Yunzi to the harem. This is probably the best thing that ever happened to the Bandit Kingdom since ever.
I have a feeling this is our last chance to buddy it up with the Fire Cult or the Orthodox Sects.
Let's see our forces:
- Jing (lots of lethal-as-fuck techniques, but can fight non-lethally as well, web, some poison, Sword)
- Qillin (poisons, pets)
- Cao'er (pressure points, needles, high PE, healer, can probably pull some poisons as well)
and possibly but not surely:
Sword Saint (good when non-lethal, Greats' level)
Murong Yandi
(we can possibly get Yunzi, Bai Jiutian or Guo Fu on our team)
(we may also possibly get Zhang to beat on someone, but wherever that will be Vahista or the Sword Saint, I'm really unsure, they are both the only persons around who would give him a challenge, wouldn't surprise me if this ends with a Zhang vs Sword Saint vs Vahista 1x1x1 instead))
I think actually getting Guo on board would be awesome, because he is NOT the murderous type and I can't see him killing in anything but extreme self-defense. He may stand down if we just ask him or help him punch out all these dudes. Guo is the perfect blocker, I can see why he was chosen here.
As for the Sword Saint... if we go wildcard, I think he's either going to help the escaping Fire Cult dudes or fight Vahista and Bai Jiutian. I think wildcard Sword Saint is more probable because Murong told him so as well, and Murong + Jing might sway him. I think getting him to side with the Orthodox Cultists might actually be harder because of the Fire Cult getting slaughtered.
Siding with Fire Cult will send us to the skies into the Unorthodox points, fighting Orthodox will give us Orthodox points, fighting BOTH will probably give us neither (BECAUSE WHAT THE FUCK) or even more Unorthodox points, and also add to the secret WTF! counter that gives extra points to making people confused at what Man Tiger Pig wants or will do.
I reserve my vote
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!
OCD OVERLOAD!
And what would helping Guo Fu against fifty dudes accomplish? Absolutely nothing, is what.
Guo Fu is our bro, for starters. He might help us stop the fighting, all we have to do is to beat those dudes and convince him to help us against the others. He's not very bright.