So many thieves simultaneously attacking the half-awakened fox—no one, not even a deity, could withstand such an assault. There is an old saying: one cannot fight four hands at once. Though the half-awakened fox sent six thieves flying, Mo Ci still seized the perfect timing and landed a stunning strike.
At this moment, a group of warriors from the Holy Roman Empire rushed forward to try to rescue the half-awakened fox. Immediately, dozens of thieves surged forward to block their path.
Five thieves around the half-awakened fox launched attacks, but as a heavily armored blood tank warrior, the half-awakened fox obviously wouldn’t die so easily.
“Speed it up!” Mo Ci said in a low voice. They didn’t have much time. He circled around to the front of the half-awakened fox and delivered another stunning blow.
Just then, a streak of icy cold light appeared, heading straight for his forehead. Mo Ci’s pupils constricted sharply.
This dagger was extremely sharp, precise, and fierce.
Like a venomous snake.
Halfway through his attack, Mo Ci hastily withdrew.
He activated Rapid Retreat and quickly dodged away.
“So fast!” Mo Ci’s heart tightened. Seeing the dagger approaching, he blocked it. A crisp metallic ring echoed as two daggers collided.
He retreated three or four yards, drenched in cold sweat. He felt as if the dagger’s coldness pierced his forehead like a needle, causing a sharp pain.
He didn’t even want to recall what he had just felt.
A faint, transparent figure flashed by, so fast that the eye couldn’t follow.
The five thieves nearby were puzzled—why had Leader Mo Ci stopped attacking?
At that moment, a dagger appeared one inch in front of one thief’s neck.
Ghost-like, sudden, and appearing from nowhere.
This was the scythe of Death!
The sharp dagger was covered with serrated edges. Its unique, segmented blade design was enough to send chills down anyone’s spine.
In the span of a breath, the sharp serrated blade easily sliced through the fragile skin on the thief’s neck. The skin split apart, the wound tore open, and blood gushed out violently.
Gorgeous and dazzling.
Like a blooming red poppy.
-630.
Throat slit, critical hit, an unquestionable one-hit kill!
The thief’s life was instantly drained, and he collapsed.
Everything happened too fast for the nearby thieves to react.
At that moment, the half-awakened fox broke free from the stun and executed a whirlwind slash. His greatsword’s blade energy radiated outward like a tornado, spinning rapidly, the blade erupting with power.
The thieves were pushed back by the blade’s force. They saw a figure slowly materialize beside the half-awakened fox and froze in shock.
After eliminating one player, Nie Yan’s invisibility finally ended.
Kuang Zei Nie Yan!
All the thieves caught their breath, momentarily forgetting to attack.
As Nie Yan appeared, six thieves were either retreating or dead. Only four remained, and even they were likely doomed.
The half-awakened fox had already recovered from the stun, drank a mid-tier instant health potion, and his health replenished.
“If you had been a moment later, I would’ve been dead,” the half-awakened fox said. His health had dropped to just 39%. Indeed, these thieves’ attacks were quite fierce. If those six had kept attacking a little longer, he would’ve perished.
“It seems I arrived just in time,” Nie Yan smiled.
Scanning the surroundings, Nie Yan’s gaze locked onto Mo Ci, who had retreated. Among all these people, only Mo Ci was worth a real fight.
After failing to ambush the half-awakened fox, the warriors of the Holy Roman Empire had already charged in.
The thieves of Guang Ming Sheng Yan were being slaughtered one by one.
“Boss, we’re here!” A shield warrior wearing a golden set rushed in first, charging at the four remaining thieves near the half-awakened fox.
The fifty to sixty thieves of Guang Ming Sheng Yan collapsed like a mountain falling. They no longer had any chance of killing the half-awakened fox. Mo Ci activated stealth and fled outward.
The title of Kuang Zei was well-earned!
This brief skirmish, lasting only a few seconds, made Mo Ci clearly realize the gap between himself and Nie Yan—like comparing a pebble to Mount Tai.
Nie Yan’s fierce and ruthless attack had shaken his mind.
Nie Yan noticed Mo Ci’s stealth and his eyes turned cold. Want to run? Not so easily!
A vein bulged on Nie Yan’s temple, his eyes blood-red like a demon’s, activating True Sight!
His gaze immediately locked onto a faint figure fleeing outward.
Shadow Dance!
Nie Yan suddenly vanished, accelerating rapidly to close the distance with Mo Ci.
Mo Ci was running outward when he suddenly felt a gaze from behind as tangible as a physical presence. His heart tightened. In an instant, a bone-deep chill surged from behind.
The dagger flew like a rainbow, reaching peak speed!
It was Kuang Zei Nie Yan!
No one else could move this fast! Mo Ci hadn’t expected Nie Yan to catch up so quickly. A suffocating feeling of being targeted by a venomous snake and a fierce beast surged up, making his breath catch.
The mere name of Kuang Zei exerted immense pressure. Combined with Nie Yan’s sharp and decisive combat style, it had already psychologically crushed his opponent!
Kuang Zei—this was Nie Yan’s glory and his intimidation against others.
Death Dance!
Nie Yan’s pace slightly slowed. As he ran, afterimages flickered behind him, his body seemingly vanishing completely, not even stirring a breeze.
It was an incredible sensation, one that those who had never used Death Dance could never understand.
Mo Ci was sprinting outward at maximum speed. He could feel Nie Yan chasing closer, Death’s footsteps drawing nearer. Suddenly, he felt as if the pursuer behind him had vanished into thin air, leaving not even a trace.
Confused, he wondered how this could happen. Had that guy left?
No!
A stronger sense of crisis surged up. He turned to prepare for battle.
At that moment, a sharp serrated dagger appeared above his forehead, exuding a chilling aura.
Mo Ci tried to parry, but as he barely started his block, the dagger suddenly vanished.
Mo Ci suddenly found himself completely immobilized, as if bound in invisible ropes.
It was Nie Yan’s Intimidate!
In an instant, Nie Yan had already appeared behind him, his dagger plunging downward in a stun strike.
The sharp serrated blade pierced through easily.
Mo Ci entered a stunned state.
Nie Yan’s attacks were too fast—he didn’t even have time to parry.
Nie Yan executed a Backstab followed by a Eviscerate, adding a few basic attacks. Mo Ci collapsed to the ground.
“Hey, when are the people from Niuren Tribe arriving?” Ban Xing De Hu turned around and said. There was no trace of Nie Yan nearby. Slightly confused, he looked into the distance and saw Nie Yan, twenty yards away, just finishing off Mo Ci. “Damn, this guy’s too fast.”
How much time had passed? At most ten seconds, just a blink of an eye. Nie Yan had already covered twenty yards and eliminated a thief!
“Who was that thief?” Ban Xing suddenly noticed the thief Nie Yan had just killed looked familiar.
“The top thief of Guang Ming Sheng Yan, I think his name is Mo Ci.”
Ban Xing De Hu suddenly recalled who Mo Ci was. That guy had been extremely troublesome, causing the Holy Roman Empire no small amount of headaches. And yet, he had been taken down by Nie Yan so quickly? How was that possible?
“Damn, Nie Yan’s really turned into a monster!” Ban Xing De Hu couldn’t help but admire. Was this guy even human?
How did Nie Yan train to become like this?
Mo Ci dropped two items. One was a rare leather armor. Though its stats were decent, compared to Nie Yan’s legendary gear, it was far inferior. The other was an ancient parchment scroll, slightly damaged.
Kasir’s Parchment (Fragmented): Seeker’s Memory, 1/3.
The fragmented parchment was covered with strange lines.
Kasir was a legendary female thief, said to be a treasure hunter who loved exploring various places. It was rumored she had discovered a treasure deep underground and buried it in one location. However, she was chased by monsters from the depths and vanished, leaving only a few fragments behind.
These fragments were notoriously hard to collect. In the past, many legendary fragments existed, but few had been completed. Treasure maps were similar. Nie Yan tossed it into his bag for now.
Nie Yan walked back, glancing toward Guang Ming Sheng Yan’s camp in the distance. The two sides were about a hundred yards apart. Ye Po Shen Gun’s gaze also swept over, cold as a blade.
Nie Yan’s appearance sent a shockwave through the leaders of all the nearby guilds.
Such powerful intimidation was something only Nie Yan could possess.
Nie Yan walked toward where Ban Xing De Hu was.
“You’re pretty fast. Even Mo Ci fell to you. Guang Ming Sheng Yan must be furious,” Ban Xing De Hu said. The fifty-plus thieves Guang Ming Sheng Yan had sent were all eliminated here, not a single one remaining. Thinking back, it had been a close call. If Nie Yan hadn’t arrived in time, he would’ve died here.
Nie Yan smiled faintly. Using Shadow Dance techniques against these thieves wasn’t difficult. Only when they grew stronger would they pose a real challenge.
Nie Yan observed the Goldscale Wyrm’s attack patterns, calculating the intervals between its fiery breaths, preparing for the upcoming plan.
“I received news. Zhan Dao Shi Xue just captured the first fortress. The Mage Alliance has just upgraded to level six, with over 300,000 members. Shen Sheng Shou Hu is also aggressively competing for fortresses. We need to act faster,” Ban Xing De Hu said, gazing into the distance.
The Triumphant Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame were obstacles to the development of their three guilds. They needed to eliminate them quickly. The Holy Roman Empire had branches in other cities, giving them better intelligence than the Niuren Tribe.
Nie Yan nodded. Analyzing the situation, he pondered why Battle Blade Bloodlust, the Mage Alliance, and Divine Protectors had dispatched people to Carol City. Carol City had a massive population base. If any guild managed to dominate it, they would become unmanageable. Currently, the strongest force in Carol City was the Ox-people Tribe. However, the Ox-people Tribe hadn’t fully developed due to obstacles posed by Radiant Sacred Flame and Triumphant Empire. As leaders of other cities, they certainly wouldn’t permit a unified Carol City. Naturally, they wanted to hinder the Ox-people Tribe.
Ban Xing De Hu told Nie Yan this because the Niuren Tribe had not been very proactive in dealing with the Triumphant Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame. If the Niuren Tribe’s forces had appeared here from the beginning, the Holy Roman Empire wouldn’t have been in such a weak position, nearly costing Ban Xing De Hu his life.
Nie Yan understood the current situation and smiled at Ban Xing De Hu. “I understand what you mean.”
Ban Xing De Hu nodded. Since Nie Yan understood, he didn’t say more.
He checked the messages from the Niuren Tribe members and saw that two thousand of them had already entered the Crime Valley Canyon, advancing in their direction. The moment the Niuren Tribe appeared and spotted the forces of Kaixuan Empire and Guang Ming Sheng Yan nearby, they charged forward like an unstoppable avalanche.
The Triumphant Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame were being annihilated along the way. Witnessing the Niuren Tribe’s ferocious charge, the members of the Holy Roman Empire and the Jilan Divine Temple were stunned. These two thousand players were worth ten thousand!
Niuren Tribe warriors roared as they charged, invigorated under the blessing of holy light.
As long as the priests maintained their healing, the warriors could effortlessly fight ten against one. The priests of the Niuren Tribe were clearly superior to those of the Triumphant Empire and Guang Ming Sheng Yan, offering formidable healing support.
“Brother Ye Po, Niuren Tribe has arrived,” Shou Gou sent a message to Ye Po Shen Gun.
“How many did they bring?” Ye Po Shen Gun’s spirits lifted. Niuren Tribe had finally arrived.
“Over two thousand, all Niuren Tribe elites. They’ve already killed over three thousand of our people.”
“Just two thousand,” Ye Po Shen Gun was slightly disappointed. Thinking further, if he could eliminate these two thousand Niuren Tribe elites, it would still be a decent gain. “Proceed with the original plan. Send twenty thousand people. Let them remove all their gear and wear beginner’s clothes. Let Niuren Tribe kill them until they’re all red-named. Then trap them in the canyon and see how they escape!”
Ye Po Shen Gun originally planned for Niuren Tribe to bring at least ten thousand people. If ten thousand all turned red-named and were trapped in Crime Valley Canyon, unable to return to the city, he could gradually eliminate them, achieving a perfect victory. Unexpectedly, Nie Yan was so cautious, only bringing two thousand. Even eliminating two thousand Niuren Tribe elites would be better than nothing.
Squadrons of players from Triumph Empire and Guang Ming Sheng Yan entered Crime Valley Canyon. Each squad consisted of a thousand members, clad only in beginner’s attire, with levels as low as around ten. They were clearly sacrificial lambs.
Nie Yan received a message from Guo Huai and understood the intentions of Triumphant Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame.
“What should we do?” Guo Huai inquired. If their members continued to eliminate the players dispatched by 凯旋帝国 and 光明圣焰, wouldn’t they be walking right into their trap?
“Let them slaughter freely. Kill as many as dare to come!” Nie Yan’s voice dripped with bloodlust. Why refuse such a feast served on a silver platter? Though these players were merely level ten, they had willingly marched to their deaths. Victorious Empire and Radiant Sacred Flame must have invested heavily—likely paying exorbitant guild contribution points. Who could guess how much these two guilds had to compensate each fallen player per death?
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