More than five hundred players from the Mage Alliance were advancing through a forest that wasn’t particularly open, making the area feel somewhat crowded. The warriors on the perimeter were extremely tense and moved cautiously, clearly showing how much pressure had been caused by previous actions from Wang Zhetian, Sun, and others.
Tang Yao, Xie Yao, Xihuan Jiangnan, and others had already crept close to them, staying around thirty yards away, with dense trees effectively blocking the Mage Alliance players’ view. Nie Yan had already stealthily moved in from another direction.
Several Mage Alliance warriors chopped through the trees, when suddenly one short-statured warrior became alert, stopped moving, and wore a tense expression.
“There’s a rogue!” the warrior shouted.
As soon as he spoke, rays of light from the “Light Spell” flew into the sky, and white light poured down, sweeping across the area.
The paladins activated their Divine Vision skills, scanning the dense forest in the distance, but the quiet woods showed no signs of movement.
“Damn it, Er Tong, there’s no rogue at all. You scared us half to death.”
Er Tong showed an embarrassed expression. He had been too nervous; just a moment ago, a breeze blew past, and he thought it was a rogue passing by.
“The rogues from the Bullman Tribe have scared the wits out of us. Let me tell you, those guys are seriously impressive. With so many of us present, they still managed to kill five of us and escape calmly. That skill, I have to admit, is amazing,” another warrior said in admiration. Though they were from rival guilds, nobody could deny the truth in his words.
About fifty yards away, Nie Yan stood on a tree, watching their every move.
These people before him were high-level players from the Mage Alliance, somewhat different from the enemies Nie Yan and others had encountered before. They still had some resistance ability.
Seeing them approach, Nie Yan chanted a series of spells, and a massive golden earth serpent appeared in the Mage Alliance players’ view. The earth serpent, standing three yards high like an iron tower, swept its giant tail, knocking down a row of trees.
“Damn it, it’s Kuangzei Nieren’s golden earth serpent!”
The Mage Alliance players erupted into chaos.
“Warriors, quickly move up and tank!”
“Priests, be careful! Don’t let Kuangzei Nieren sneak up on us!”
As they panicked, the golden earth serpent roared furiously, and a stream of dragon breath was launched into the middle of the Mage Alliance players, incinerating two of them into ashes. Immediately afterward, a giant meteor fell from the sky, crashing down with a loud boom, spreading flames across a large area.
More than ten Mage Alliance players were blown to death.
These Mage Alliance players were highly skilled. After being hit by magical attacks, they all dodged as best they could, with only a few slower ones being instantly killed by the golden earth serpent’s attacks.
A group of more than ten warriors held their ground against the golden earth serpent, trying to pin it down.
“Support, quickly!”
“Priests, hurry up!”
“Damn, the golden earth serpent’s attack is so strong!”
“Kuangzei Nieren might be around somewhere. Watch out for him!”
Just when these warriors thought they had the golden earth serpent contained, it roared furiously.
Counterattack Storm! Counterattack Storm!
Two triggered counterattack skills consecutively activated, causing massive damage floating above the warriors’ heads. Five warriors fell to the ground, and the remaining ones had barely any health left, so they quickly retreated while priests cast healing spells on them.
The warriors who retreated looked at this giant creature with lingering fear. The golden earth serpent’s attack was truly terrifying. This wasn’t just a pet; it was like a boss. Some players summoned their own pets, thick-blooded creatures, which rushed toward the golden earth serpent. However, the golden earth serpent stood firm, spewing dragon breath to kill a giant wolf, and then tearing apart a grizzly bear into pieces.
The golden earth serpent was unstoppable!
As the Mage Alliance players were thrown into chaos, a violent magical fluctuation came from the sky, and red clouds gathered overhead, creating a suffocating atmosphere.
“Who’s casting an area-of-effect spell?”
“There they are! It’s the Bullman Tribe people. Stop them quickly!”
The players spotted Tang Yao, Xihuan Jiangnan, and others from the Bullman Tribe in the distant jungle. As they prepared to react, sheets of frost rained from the sky. Within moments, all Mage Alliance players in the area slowed down dramatically, like scenes from a slow-motion film, their walking movements becoming comically sluggish.
Within moments, Tang Yao’s Infernal Flames spread across the area, turning a thirty-yard radius into a sea of fire. One Mage Alliance player after another transformed into beams of white light.
Amidst the chaos, three players from the Wolf Studio, wearing black cloaks, exchanged glances and rushed toward Tang Yao and others, intending to stop them. A team of one warrior, one mage, and one shadow priest constituted a powerful PvP combination.
Nie Yan sent a message to Wang Zhetian and Sun: “Let’s take down these three together!”
Each Wolf Studio member eliminated meant one less enemy. Killing them would have significant implications for the battle!
They all entered stealth mode and charged toward the three Wolf Studio players.
Three top-tier rogues began their first collaboration.
“I’ll go first!” Nie Yan’s speed suddenly surged, rushing like a meteor toward the shadow priest. A regular Mage Alliance priest nearby cast a Light Spell, which happened to detect Nie Yan.
“There’s a rogue over there!” the shadow priest said in a low voice, waving his staff to cast another Light Spell. A white glowing sphere flew into the sky. Under the white light, a figure swiftly passed by. So fast!
The three felt a jolt in their hearts—this speed belonged to Kuangzei Nieren!
“Be careful, I’ll handle him!” the warrior growled, charging forward with a Charge ability and using Heroic Strike.
Suddenly, Nie Yan’s body transformed into countless illusions, dodging past the warrior. This was the Phantom Dance Step technique!
The warrior’s sword struck, only to see Nie Yan’s image shatter into pieces, shocking him—it was just an illusion!
At that moment, the warrior suddenly felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. Not good! Before he could react, he had already been stunned. Almost at the same time Nie Yan dodged the warrior’s attack with the Phantom Dance Step, causing the warrior to lose focus momentarily, Sun suddenly burst from behind the warrior and stunned him.
Kuangzei Nieren was not alone. Seeing this scene, the other two were startled. Upon seeing their companion controlled, both wanted to rescue him.
Seeing Nie Yan approach, the shadow priest rolled his throat and suddenly let out a sharp howl—Fear Howl! At the same time, he cast two curses on Nie Yan with his staff.
Nie Yan activated the Mental Immunity skill from the Medal of the Ten Holy Knights, resisting both the Fear Howl and curses. He also endured a Fireball spell from the arcane mage beside him. This spell drained nearly one-third of his health. Such a magical attack doing so much damage to Nie Yan would have killed a regular rogue instantly.
Sunder!
Nie Yan used Sunder, causing the shadow priest’s body to stiffen. As the priest prepared to use Dispel to push Nie Yan away, another sharp dagger suddenly appeared from behind him, plunging into his skull. His staff froze midair!
Wang Zhetian had successfully backstabbed from behind!
Seeing two companions controlled, the arcane mage turned to flee. As he did, his body suddenly froze—he was locked!
It was Wang Zhetian’s Lock ability!
Before he could use a random teleport scroll, Nie Yan used Instant Strike, and Zeinhardt’s Sword killed him in one blow.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Three bodies fell almost simultaneously!
A masterful collaboration!
Even the elite players from Wolf Studio were helpless against Nie Yan, Wang Zhetian, and Sun’s teamwork!
These three Wolf Studio experts were almost simultaneously taken down within seconds. The surrounding Mage Alliance players were stunned. They all understood how powerful Wolf Studio members were, yet why were they so easily defeated when encountering these three rogues?
Since everything happened too quickly, they didn’t even know how it unfolded. When they looked carefully, there were only three corpses left on the ground.
“Nice teamwork,” Nie Yan signaled to Sun and Wang Zhetian. It was the first time he had experienced such a satisfying collaboration with others.
“Brother Nie Yan, great teamwork!”
Wang Zhetian shrugged nonchalantly, maintaining his usual indifferent expression. However, his calm heart had a slight ripple. Collaborating with Nie Yan reminded him of his comrades. That sense of tacit understanding felt too familiar.
After collecting the equipment, the three disappeared again.
As Nie Yan and his team dealt with the Wolf Studio experts, six Blood Saber rogues ambushed Tang Yao, Xie Yao, and others. Their ambush failed to cause any casualties on the Bullman Tribe side, leaving one corpse behind as they retreated. However, Tang Yao and others were delayed and couldn’t continuously cast their area-of-effect spells.
The Mage Alliance’s front line had been torn apart, descending into chaos with cries of despair everywhere.
More than 200 of the 500 players had been eliminated, leaving around 300 who scattered or fled. Some regrouped to counterattack Tang Yao and others, but were quickly driven back by magical bombardments, leaving corpses behind.
Nie Yan, Sun, Wang Zhetian, and others began pursuing and killing one after another. The golden earth serpent left a trail of corpses wherever it went.
“Boss, reinforcements are coming from the east and west! They’re from Wolf Studio and Blood Saber!”
“We retreat!” Nie Yan gave the order. Their group used random teleport scrolls and vanished from the scene.
This ambush had been highly profitable. They would regroup and continue battling the Mage Alliance later. There was no need to engage in prolonged combat here; if they were ambushed, the cost would outweigh the benefits.
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