At last, Nie Yan obtained the Maniac Medal, which made him a bit excited. Both skills attached to the Maniac Medal for Thieves were quite good.
Maniac Medal (Special Item, Thief): Level 1. Requires killing 1,000 players who are two levels higher than the bearer to advance to Level 2.
Item Description: The Maniac Medal can increase its level through player kills, but the bearer will also suffer a curse that reduces defense.
Item Attributes: Attack +20%, Defense -20%, Agility +20, Ignore Level +3, Armor Penetration Damage. Two additional skills: Basic Berserk and Basic Mental Resistance.
Skill – Basic Frenzy: When health falls below 50%, the bearer enters a berserk state, gaining a 30% increase in both attack and movement speed. Each enemy player eliminated grants an additional 10 attack points. The skill has a cooldown period of thirty seconds.
Skill – Basic Mental Resistance: Provides protection against mental magic attacks for 3 seconds after activation. The skill has a cooldown of thirty seconds.
Restrictions: Bound on pickup, non-tradable, non-droppable, usable only by the original owner, can be destroyed.
The Maniac Medal for Thieves is slightly different from the mage version. Its attributes are also quite good, but the two ultimate skills are particularly outstanding. Primary Frenzy provides additional bonuses when health falls below 50%. Most importantly, Mental Immunity is critical. For Thieves who frequently engage in PvP, they know all too well that the deadliest skills are crowd-control spells. According to a previous study conducted on the official website, it was found that when Thieves die in PvP, 52% of deaths are caused by Warriors’ hamstring skills, 35% by Mages’ crowd-control spells, and 9% by high burst damage from Mages.
Without a doubt, Warriors’ hamstringing skills rank first. Warriors have an advantage over Thieves, which is unquestionable. When fighting against Mages, most Thieves die from control spells. The threat of Mages’ control spells to Thieves far exceeds their terrifying magical damage.
In team battles or multiple player fights, Thieves prefer to target Priests because Priests’ illumination and marking abilities are difficult to handle. Priests wear cloth armor, making them the easiest to deal with. Therefore, most Thieves prioritize targeting Priests and eliminating them first. Priests are most proficient in control magic, which belongs to the mental school of spells.
Possessing an ability like Mental Immunity is highly advantageous when confronting Priests or Shadow Priests, as it offers defense against their psychic spells.
Another reason Nie Yan wanted to come here to farm the Maniac Medal was because of Hei Se Tian Tang (Black Heaven) and Hei Se Di Yu (Black Hell). One of them is a Holy Priest, while the other is likely a Shadow Priest who may possess mind-control magic. With the Mental Immunity from the Maniac Medal and the spell resistance from the Ten Holy Paladin Medal, Nie Yan was confident that these two wouldn’t be able to pose much of a threat to him.
Nie Yan was already prepared to confront Hei Se Tian Tang and Hei Se Di Yu. In the previous life, Hei Se Tian Tang was one of the seven top Priests and temporarily stayed in the Dark Ranger Guild. With the decline of the Dark Ranger Guild, he would definitely switch guilds. Nie Yan would not give up on recruiting these two individuals. If he sent people to block them and forcibly take the Justice Medal, it would only push them into the arms of other guilds. Nie Yan had previously sent members of his guild to track them down, but they were extremely cautious and changed their leveling locations periodically, making it impossible for his subordinates to find them.
Since he couldn’t find them, Nie Yan could only wait for them to come to him. He was already prepared to face Hei Se Tian Tang and Hei Se Di Yu. The timely appearance of the Maniac Medal was undoubtedly very fortunate.
Both gems were Luck Gems. He looked at the skill book, which was titled “Cloud of Poison,” an AoE skill for Arcane Mages. Within the poison cloud, all units continuously lose health at a rate of 10 per second, covering a 30×30 yard area. Its effect was very strong.
This skill book was definitely intended for guild members who had signed agreements.
“Besides the Thief’s Maniac Medal, there’s also a skill book,” Nie Yan said, sharing the equipment attributes.
Sun looked at the Maniac Medal and his eyes lit up, “If I kill over a hundred people, will I also get the Maniac Medal?”
Nie Yan quickly stopped him, “You would waste so much time just to accumulate a hundred kills, then come here to farm the Maniac Medal, which might not even drop. You would also have to clear your wanted status. It would be more efficient to level up and collect better equipment.”
“Oh, then I’ll forget about it,” Sun replied disappointedly after hearing Nie Yan’s words.
“There are already many Thieves in the guild with level 30 golden sets. Once you reach level 30, you can wear them. So focus on leveling up,” Nie Yan said. Sun was still a bit childish but had unparalleled talent, requiring careful guidance.
After watching Nie Yan defeat the Scaley Frog Lord, Sun gained profound insights and secretly set Nie Yan as his goal, determined to become a legendary Thief like him.
“Alright, everyone continue leveling up. The game will close soon,” Nie Yan said. There was still about half an hour left.
Nie Yan and the others continued leveling up by killing Scaley Frogs.
At the Karol City teleportation point, two figures emerged from the teleportation array.
They wore black cloaks that concealed their appearances. They were the holders of the Justice Medal: Hei Se Tian Tang and Hei Se Di Yu.
Hei Se Di Yu checked the system prompt and said, “The last localization just ended. They are likely south of Karol City, probably washing their wanted status there. So they probably won’t go far for now.”
Hei Se Tian Tang felt a bit uneasy in his heart and asked, “Brother, do you think we can defeat that guy?” He recalled the video of Nie Yan hunting Black Zhuo, which left a deep impression on him. Previously, he firmly believed in Hei Se Di Yu’s skills, considering no one stronger than his older brother among the people he had met. However, after watching the official video, he felt a slight doubt. The infamous Thief, Nie Yan, seemed to be extremely formidable. At this moment, if any player heard that someone was planning to challenge Nie Yan, they would probably say it was a case of overestimating one’s abilities.
Who exactly was Hei Se Di Yu? Perhaps not many players had heard of him, but if one mentioned Du Bu Tian Xia (Solo Across the World), many people would know. In previous virtual games, he was a renowned figure. During the heyday of the Dark Ranger Guild, he was its leader, holding the top spot on the professional player rankings for three consecutive years. Later, after the dissolution of the Dark Ranger Studio, Du Bu Tian Xia disappeared, and the Dark Ranger Guild began its decline. The elite players who once dominated the guild left one by one, leaving it empty. Only a few veteran members continued to struggle to keep the guild alive. No one knew that Hei Se Di Yu was actually Du Bu Tian Xia. However, Hei Se Di Yu’s mindset was now completely different from his former self, and he had abandoned his usual Warrior class to choose the Shadow Priest instead.
However, the past glory and prosperity of the Dark Ranger Guild still remained in people’s memories. Many skilled players in various guilds had once belonged to the Dark Ranger Guild. Many of them would often mention their former guild with nostalgia, occasionally saying, “I’m from the Dark Ranger Guild.” As for the whereabouts of their former leader, Du Bu Tian Xia, no one knew, and everyone couldn’t help but feel regret.
Hei Se Di Yu’s eyes gleamed with a spark of determination as he said, “I’m curious to see just how strong that guy really is.” Now, he had no interest in power or money; he simply wanted to enjoy the game with a unique mindset. In his view, Nie Yan was an interesting opponent, nothing more.
Hei Se Tian Tang knew that Hei Se Di Yu’s competitive spirit had been ignited again. His older brother had always been like this.
Even though Du Bu Tian Xia had changed his name, in some ways, he was still the same Du Bu Tian Xia.
One could easily imagine how arrogant and self-assured he must have been when he first chose the name Du Bu Tian Xia.
Of course, Hei Se Di Yu fully understood the kind of opponent he was about to face. He wasn’t going there to throw his life away. His goal was to defeat Nie Yan and seize the Order Medal in Nie Yan’s possession.
“Let’s go to the Starlight Pharmacy to buy some potions,” Hei Se Di Yu suggested. Before confronting Nie Yan, he needed to make thorough preparations. High-quality potions were a necessity. As for where to purchase them, there were only a few reputable shops, with the Starlight Pharmacy being the best.
“When will we go to find him?” Hei Se Tian Tang asked. Since Hei Se Di Yu had already decided, he didn’t say anything else.
Hei Se Di Yu thought for a moment and replied, “Tomorrow morning, we’ll go together to confront that guy.” Is the infamous Thief, Nie Yan, truly worthy of his reputation?
The two talked as they walked into the Starlight Pharmacy.
Nie Yan and the others continued leveling up for a while and checked the time, realizing it was almost time to log off.
“Nie Yan, I’m logging off,” Yaoyao said, waving goodbye.
“See you tomorrow.”
“Nie Yan Leader, we’re logging off.”
“Nie Yan Brother, I’m logging off.”
Hearing these simple and ordinary greetings, Nie Yan felt a sense of nostalgia. In his previous life, most of the time he spent in the game was alone, grinding monsters all day, returning to the city to sell equipment at the auction house, occasionally exchanging for some credit points, and then logging off silently. Occasionally, a few people like Yaoyao, Tang Yao, or some unfamiliar teammates he had leveled up with would greet him.
This life was a bit different. He quite liked this feeling.
Nie Yan logged out of the game. Several relatives who had a good relationship with his parents were helping them move things downstairs, preparing to transport them to the villa in the provincial city. They were going to meet up with their relatives for dinner tonight and would stay at the villa in the provincial city tomorrow.
“Xiao Yan, we’re moving to the provincial city. You should say goodbye to your classmates,” Nie Yan’s mother affectionately patted his head.
Nie Yan didn’t have many close friends from high school. Many people were okay to get along with, but not particularly close. He replied, “They probably have things to do. I can just give them a call.”
“That works too,” Nie Yan’s mother nodded.
Finally, it was time to move to the provincial city, and Nie Yan was even more eager to reunite with Xie Yao.
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