Desires Touched Youth (DTY), Big Brother Qizai (BBQ), and others had just recently advanced to their ultimate classes but were still unfamiliar with their new skills. After a period of exploration and practice, they quickly mastered these abilities and fully understood their power. However, none of them dared to use forbidden spells here. One reason was that the cooldown time for forbidden spells was too long, making them impractical for casual use. The other reason was that the spells were too powerful and could cause collateral damage.
Without Nie Yan participating, the final results of the duels showed that the Black Hell had a win rate of seven out of ten matches, the highest among all. Others had roughly a fifty-fifty win-loss rate, with some winning only four times. The skill levels of everyone were quite close; the outcomes often depended on their respective classes and skills. Warriors had a seventy percent win rate against Rogues, Mages had an eighty percent win rate against Warriors, and Rogues had a seventy percent win rate against Mages.
As for Priests, Black Hell was an offensive Dark Priest, which was a special case. BBQ had a slightly lower win rate, but as the strongest healer in the team, functioning like an inexhaustible blood bank, their role was not focused on dueling. They had fewer combat skills, mostly beneficial magic and healing abilities, so a lower win rate was perfectly normal.
“I wonder when our guild will have Guardian Knights and what their skills are like?” DTY said. Paladins were versatile and balanced in skills, but their dueling capabilities had always been formidable.
“It should still take a long time,” Cui Can Dao Guang (CCDG) replied. The Paladin class in the Bull Tribe was relatively weaker compared to other classes.
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel some concern. The Bull Tribe lacked a sufficient number of top-tier Paladins. Whether on the battlefield or in dungeons, Paladins were indispensable. It seemed he had to find a solution.
News of Nie Yan and others sparring and dueling in the Utraed Mountains quickly spread. More and more players rushed to the Utraed Mountains to witness the spectacle of ultimate class duels. However, by the time they arrived, Nie Yan and his team had already left, leaving behind only the devastated landscape. Looking at the flattened grasslands and forests, players could vaguely imagine the intense battle that had taken place.
The scenes were recorded and uploaded to forums. Some players also captured footage of DTY and others dueling, but due to the distance, the videos were very blurry. They could only vaguely see DTY and others fighting, but the exact details remained unclear. Nevertheless, the immense power of the spells used by DTY and others still shocked the players.
“Ultimate classes are so strong!”
“Keep leveling up. Maybe one day you can also advance to classes like Archmage, Shadow Dancer, or Holy Knight.”
There were various comments on the forums. Players were filled with envy and jealousy toward Nie Yan and his team. Advancing to ultimate classes was an unattainable dream for many of them.
Nie Yan and his team rode their flying mounts southward.
“Boss Nie Yan, where are we going?” DTY asked.
“Could it be that you’re planning to go to Sacred Guardians?” Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo Kan (XRBW) looked at Nie Yan. Since flying southward would pass several mountain ranges to reach Colondo City, the stronghold of Sacred Guardians.
“Just going to take a stroll around Sacred Guardians’ territory,” Nie Yan smiled.
When Nie Yan said “take a stroll,” it definitely wasn’t just a casual visit. Everyone understood that Nie Yan was going to provoke Sacred Guardians!
During this time, the Necromancer Bodeman and Kars were playing hide-and-seek and wouldn’t appear temporarily. The undead army was too large, requiring the mobilization of all top Bull Tribe players to gradually wear them down. Additionally, city defenses needed to be reinforced to prevent Qin Han’s undead forces from exploiting any weaknesses.
Sacred Guardians, Zhu Shen Zhi Jian, and Guang An Empire were Qin Han’s allies. To severely damage the Mone Corporation led by Qin Han, merely defeating some skeletons wasn’t enough. Therefore, Nie Yan decided to target those guilds. The Bull Tribe had just gained a group of ultimate class players, while other guilds like Sacred Guardians hadn’t even produced one. This was the perfect opportunity.
Upon hearing that Nie Yan was going to attack Sacred Guardians, DTY, Sun, and others became excited. Although they were somewhat doubtful about whether twelve people could take on Sacred Guardians, they had been itching for a fight since advancing to their ultimate classes.
After flying for more than twenty minutes, Nie Yan and his team looked ahead and saw a magnificent fortress appearing in their line of sight. This was the main fortress of Sacred Guardians, Kreux, located halfway up a mountain. Its towering and majestic structure with gray-white walls and black-turreted battlements gave a strong visual impact.
Colondo City was mountainous, with ranges of hills everywhere. It was extremely difficult for catapults to enter Colondo City, so the fortresses there were typically easy to defend but hard to attack. Since the game’s launch, Sacred Guardians had been operating in Colondo City. After establishing dominance, no one had ever attacked their stronghold. Although their defeats at Krips Fortress and Mingyue City had caused some losses to Sacred Guardians, the dissolution of guilds like Kai Xuan Empire, Zhanda Shixue, and Mage Alliance led some players to join Sacred Guardians, making them even stronger.
Sacred Guardians comfortably settled in a corner, developing Colondo City into a fortress-like stronghold. They were not worried about other guilds attacking, so their main fortress, Kreux, became extremely prosperous commercially. The city’s scale was even larger than that of the Bull Tribe’s Krips Fortress. Merchants had long recouped their investments in Kreux and continuously expanded their operations, turning the fortress into a true commercial city.
Thanks to the thriving commerce and financial backing from the Mone Corporation, Sacred Guardians were very wealthy. They had upgraded the walls of Kreux Fortress to an advanced level. The dozens-of-yards-high walls imposed a great sense of pressure. The walls were equipped with over a hundred magic cannons, and a large number of guards patrolled daily, making the defenses extremely tight.
“Never expected the sacred fortress to be so well-built,” said Xiao Rong, not smiling at me.
A smile is not meant for me, as everyone agrees. Currently, even the scale of the Crips Fortress cannot compare to that of the Crooks.
“I think doing well in business can make money, but it’s all superficial. A guild ultimately relies on its own strength. Without sufficient power to protect it, a prosperous business will inevitably collapse sooner or later,” said Shui Se Yantou, who personally values strength more.
The stronghold of Kripps in the Niu Ren Tribe started relatively late and once endured a siege, which dealt a significant blow to merchants’ confidence. Factors like geographical location also couldn’t compare to those of Krooks. However, thanks to the formidable strength of the Niu Ren Tribe, their territory gradually expanded, and their influence grew steadily. Merchants increasingly placed their trust in the Niu Ren Tribe, flocking to settle in Kripps Stronghold, which consequently developed at a steady pace.
Yet, this recent Undead Revenge incident has also impacted the Niu Ren Tribe to some extent, leading to the withdrawal of some merchants from Kripps Stronghold.
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel envious of Sacred Guardian—they had managed to build Krooks so well that they must have made a fortune. But with their arrival, all of that was about to come to an end!
Nie Yan and the others arrived above the Crooks Fortress. Lei Su turned to Nie Yan and said, “We’ll head down first!”
Nie Yan nodded.
Lei Su, Dazzling Blade Light, and Watercolor Cigarette Butt stowed away their aerial mounts and leaped down toward Crooks Fortress, plummeting from thousands of yards in the air.
At the guild headquarters in the center of Crooks Fortress, Holy Flame, Mad Mage, Bloodthirsty Blade, and Skybreaker were gathered together. Since Mad Mage, Bloodthirsty Blade, and Skybreaker had brought part of their forces into Sacred Guardian, they had become the three major powerhouses alongside Holy Flame. Nearly thirty percent of Sacred Guardian’s forces had been brought in by these three individuals.
Qin Han’s skeleton army launched several attacks on the Niu Ren Tribe’s fortress but failed to achieve any significant results, eventually halting their offensive. Although they managed to sweep away a few outlying fortresses and separate the War God Alliance and the Battle God Tribe, the main force of the Niu Ren Tribe remained largely unscathed. If this continued, the skeleton army would eventually be exhausted. Qin Han sent us a message demanding that we dispatch troops to assist them in attacking the Niu Ren Tribe. What do you think?” Saint Flame asked, glancing at Kuang Fa and the others. His eyes narrowed slightly. Given the considerable influence of Kuang Fa, Bloodthirsty Blade, and Sky Breaker, he had no choice but to accommodate them to maintain unity within the guild.
“If the skeleton army is wiped out and the Cowman Tribe catches its breath, we’ll probably be next to suffer,” said Bloodthirsty Blade. His thinking was relatively straightforward, but he still understood the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth will be exposed to the cold.
“What do you think?” Holy Flame turned to look at Mad Mage and Sky Breaker beside him.
Kuang Fa flashed a sly smile and said, “Why should we be in such a hurry? Let’s wait and see what moves the Godslayer Sword and the Empire of Light and Darkness make before we react. There’s no rush.”
“That’s exactly what I meant,” said Potian.
The Sacred Flame pondered for a moment and nodded—there was indeed no need for them to be the ones to stick their necks out.
“This is a video circulating online, have you guys seen it?” Shengyan sent a video to Potian and others, saying.
Po Tian and the others glanced around and nodded in agreement.
“What do you think about top-tier professions?” Sheng Yan said. The thought that the Bull Tribe had twelve formidable top-tier professional players while their guild had none filled him with immense pressure.
“Our guild also has several members who’ve broken through level 100. Get them to change classes quickly, or we’ll fall way behind.” Potian’s expression darkened as he realized Bull Tribe was continuously squeezing their living space.
As they were talking, the alarm at Fort Crooks suddenly blared, its piercing sound cutting through the sky.
Enemy attack! Sheng Yan’s expression changed abruptly.
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