The headquarters of the Triumph Empire had become much more spacious after being upgraded twice.
Hundreds of seats in the hall were empty, except for the first two, where Sitian and Chen Bo sat. Chen Bo had left the Yu Lan guild in anger after being humiliated by Nie Yan and Tang Yao.
They were watching a video recorded by Shou Gou and Mingyu Zhihuo outside the Black Flame Forest.
Chen Bo’s face twisted like he had taken some stimulant, clenching his fists. He hated Nie Yan and Tang Yao for making him lose face in front of Yulan and Yaoya. He wished them dead!
“They’re doomed!” Chen Bo gloated as he saw Nie Yan and others surrounded.
Sitian, however, remained calm. He didn’t just want Nie Yan dead; he wanted Nie Yan to lose all his equipment, never to rise again. Without Tang Yao and Nie Yan, he was convinced the newly established Bullman Tribe would have no future.
“Thanks to you for finding an insider,” Sitian said appreciatively, sipping tea.
“It’s all thanks to Elder Sitian for giving me this opportunity,” Chen Bo flattered, knowing the man before him was a top-tier leader.
“From now on, follow us at Triumph.”
“Thank you, Elder Sitian,” Chen Bo was overjoyed.
As they watched the video, an arcane mage in Yulan’s team, at the back, began casting a spell. A ball of arcane fire slowly formed in his palm.
Everything was proceeding according to Sitian’s plan.
Who were Shou Gou and Mingyu Zhihuo chatting with? Nie Yan’s mind raced as his gaze swept over every member of Yulan’s team, finally settling on a mage named Banana at the back, who was whispering something to someone with a pained expression.
Nie Yan suddenly understood. Most of Yulan’s team were innocent, but inevitably, there were one or two despicable traitors. No matter how much inner turmoil he felt, it couldn’t mask the fact that he had betrayed the entire Yulan team!
Banana had been bought by Triumph, setting up this trap with them, which led to Nie Yan and Tang Yao being surrounded.
Banana’s palm slowly gathered a magical glow, which he shot at a Triumph member.
“Banana, what are you doing?” a teammate shouted in alarm.
As Banana released the spell, Nie Yan requested to disband the team from the server but hadn’t clicked confirm yet when Banana’s fireball exploded on a Triumph member.
Nie Yan was just a moment too late!
Shou Gou glanced at the system prompt.
System: The team of player Banana has attacked your team. You may defend yourselves for 30 minutes!
Shou Gou grinned maliciously, coldly shouting, “Kill!”
A barrage of spells flew towards Nie Yan and others.
Nie Yan and his team could no longer defend themselves!
Baikaitui swung his greatsword, striking Banana, then executed a Flame Slash, killing him. His expression was pained; a former leveling buddy had become a traitor.
“Kill, let’s get Nie Yan and Yaoya out!” Baikaitui charged ahead, followed closely by the team.
Yulan and others followed, with Nie Yan and Tang Yao bringing up the rear.
Triumph’s first wave of spells finished, hundreds of spells raining down spectacularly.
Two Yulan mages stood in front of Nie Yan and Tang Yao, exploding with magical impacts, taking five lives instantly.
They had been fine moments ago, now reduced to corpses.
“Damn it!” Tang Yao cursed angrily, unleashing a barrage of fireballs. Players witnessed Tang Yao’s firepower.
A fireball exploded on a Triumph player, dealing -438 damage, instantly killing him. Boom after boom, fireballs exploded, taking out five Triumph players instantly.
Tang Yao’s status turned a deep red, his killing spree relentless.
Baikaitui engaged first, using Shield Bash to shove a warrior aside, charging in.
“Kill!”
The group of ten was instantly engulfed by three hundred players.
Nie Yan was equally fired up. If he held back now, he’d be betraying his comrades risking their lives for him!
Divine Arbitration!
Nie Yan’s health surged by 500 points, blue protective shields rising before him. A shield warrior charged from ahead, two mages chanting behind him. Nie Yan suddenly surged forward, his dagger gathering dazzling electric lights, like lightning striking the shield warrior.
With a bang, electricity pierced the warrior’s chest.
-540.
The warrior’s health dropped to zero, disbelief on his face as he fell.
He never imagined Nie Yan could kill him instantly.
Freedom’s Fragment and Courage’s Fragment, two legendary fragments, their combined skill was terrifying, an unbeatable killing technique at this level!
The two mages behind were stunned, never expecting a rogue like Nie Yan to break through the shield warrior’s defense. As they tried to interrupt their spells, it was too late.
Nie Yan stunned one mage with a blow, then slashed his throat, blood spraying.
Assassination!
-189.
The mage fell before he could react.
Nie Yan moved swiftly, like lightning, felling one opponent. As the nearby mage tried to flee, Nie Yan struck him from behind with a stun, then a backstab and eviscerate, tearing open his back.
The mage fell before he could act.
Rushing into the crowd, Nie Yan exploded a mid-grade Flash Dust, blinding about fifty Triumph players like a burning sun.
Dusk erupted too, no longer caring about losing his gear due to red status, unleashing spells, killing two instantly, his attacks fierce.
Another magical barrage from Triumph took out five or six Yulan members, leaving only nine. Yet they kept fighting.
“Kill!” Tang Yao went berserk, ignoring danger, guzzling a low-grade mana potion, chanting Meteor Shower.
With level-three arcane spirits, Tang Yao’s Meteor Shower took only three seconds to cast.
But in this fierce battle, three seconds could mean death; interrupting would ruin it!
Seeing Tang Yao cast Meteor Shower, Nie Yan used another Flash Dust, blinding everyone around Tang Yao, letting him complete the spell. Fireballs rained down like rain, exploding in the densest areas.
Damage numbers soared; no player could withstand Tang Yao’s magic, taking out over twenty players like wheat, falling in waves!
The ground burned black, chaos ensued.
Sitian, watching the live video at Triumph’s headquarters, his expression twitched. The dozens Tang Yao killed weren’t ordinary players but Triumph’s elite! Yet they were so easily crushed by Tang Yao’s terrifying magic.
Nie Yan frantically used Flash Dust, disrupting nearby players’ vision. His attacks were fierce, circling behind a player, dagger flashing, felling one every few seconds!
Never seen such a terrifying rogue!
Nie Yan killed six, exhausting all skills except Shadow Dance and Vanish.
Rogues’ burst was amazing, but their endurance was weak. Without skills, they were like tigers without teeth, just a leather armor swinging aimlessly!
A rogue charged Nie Yan, dagger aimed at his forehead.
Stun!
Nie Yan sidestepped, dodging, then stabbed the rogue’s back with his dagger.
The rogue missed the stun and was momentarily stunned. Seeing Nie Yan flash behind him, a -180 damage number floated above his head.
Even without skills, killing you is easy!
Boom after boom, three spells exploded on Nie Yan, mostly absorbed by his life shield, draining two hundred health. Nie Yan endured, slashing downward, another -250 floated from the rogue, a critical hit! He fell.
“Eighth!” Nie Yan checked his status; his red name was deep purple.
The most notorious red names were Tang Yao and Dusk, their names pitch black.
Nie Yan glanced around, six left: Nie Yan, Dusk, Tang Yao, Yaoya, Yue’er, and Yulan. Baikaitui, attracting most attacks, was killed. The six were left with barely any health, barely holding on.
Even Nie Yan, with his life shield, charged recklessly, attracting attacks with Flash Dust, down to 20% health.
Yet enemies numbered over two hundred, endless as tides!
The only hope was to blast a path with arcane spirits!
“Kill!” Tang Yao raged, spells non-stop, health dwindling. Nie Yan applied a battle bandage.
+20, +20, +20.
Under fierce attacks, the arcane spirits’ health was nearly gone.
“Goodbye!” Tears welled up in Tang Yao’s eyes; this was his first pet, and he couldn’t bear to part with it.
“Brothers, kill!” Suddenly, a deafening battle cry erupted from outside the battlefield, stunning everyone.
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