Chapter 854: Return

Since so many Order Chapters from the Light Faction had surfaced, Guo Huai couldn’t help but wonder how many Chaos Chapters from the Dark Faction had appeared and who had obtained them.

Suddenly struck by this thought, Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai: “Help me investigate who currently holds the Chaos Chapters from the Dark Faction!”

“Why are you investigating this? Chaos Chapters belong to the Dark Faction. Even if we obtained one, we couldn’t use it. It’s said that if a Light Faction player possesses a Chaos Chapter, there are only two options: either fall into the Dark Faction or self-destruct,” Guo Huai replied, reminding Nie Yan of the strict in-game rules regarding the Order and Chaos Chapters.

“Just get me a general idea. I’m only interested in who possesses these Chaos Chapters,” Nie Yan explained. Whoever held a Chaos Chapter would become one of his major rivals. If someone ever collected all the Chaos Chapters, would their status within the Dark Faction be as supreme as that of a pope in the Light Faction?

“I understand,” Guo Huai nodded and immediately issued orders to his subordinates to gather intelligence.

“How’s the guild doing lately?”

“It’s a complete mess. That half-demon Angud is just too arrogant,” Guo Huai replied with frustration.

“If we’re determined to dominate, we must always be ready to deal with the troubles our opponents throw at us,” Nie Yan said. Faith had set clear rules regarding NPCs. Since they could recruit NPCs to defend Orlen City, other players could also bring in NPCs to oppose them, which was only fair.

“I know, but we’re completely helpless against that half-demon Angud. All our strongholds are on high alert, yet he’s elusive and has already destroyed nine of our strongholds. We’ve suffered huge losses,” Guo Huai lamented, unsure of how to solve the problem.

“Stall him and minimize the losses as much as possible. Once I get out, I’ll have a solution!” Nie Yan replied. Being stuck here was frustrating, but he could only speed up his progress and strive to get out as soon as possible.

“For now, we can only do that,” Guo Huai said with a bitter smile, hoping Nie Yan could handle the half-demon Angud upon his return.

After a while, Guo Huai gathered some information about the Chaos Chapters.

“How many Chaos Chapters have appeared so far?” Nie Yan asked.

“Currently, we know of about a dozen Chaos Chapters. Around seven or eight of them are in the hands of Angel Descent, with a few others held by the Tribe of Gods. There’s also a rumor that a group of mysterious individuals is collecting Chaos Chapters. Both Angel Descent and the Tribe of Gods have suffered ambushes. The exact whereabouts of those Chaos Chapters remain unknown,” Guo Huai explained. Generally, players who possessed Chaos Chapters wouldn’t reveal their possession unless they had lost them to others.

At least a dozen Chaos Chapters had surfaced in the Dark Faction, but whether anyone had collected a complete set remained unknown.

After chatting for a while, Nie Yan ended the voice call and continued moving forward.

Is there any way to speed things up?

Nie Yan couldn’t help feeling impatient as he looked ahead at the endless sea of corpses. At this moment, he wished he had a pair of wings.

Glancing at his skill bar, he suddenly thought of an idea—using the Ultimate Intimidation ability!

Ultimate Intimidation could cause all units within a certain radius that were no more than thirty levels higher than him to flee. However, it wasn’t always effective. If the monsters’ hatred toward him reached a certain threshold, they could break through the area affected by Ultimate Intimidation.

There were so many corpses here, all filled with hatred toward him. Making them move aside to create a path for himself was an extremely difficult task!

Unless he could somehow remove their hatred toward him!

Nie Yan suddenly thought of another skill—Disguise. He could disguise himself as a corpse to eliminate their hatred.

Without hesitation, Nie Yan activated the Disguise skill. His body gradually transformed to resemble the corpses around him—tattered clothes, hideous appearance. Even Nie Yan himself was reluctant to look in a mirror.

The Disguise skill could only be used to impersonate humanoid creatures, but it was quite convincing and hard to detect.

After using Disguise, Nie Yan noticed that the surrounding corpses no longer directed their hatred toward him. When they looked at him, their expressions were confused.

Ultimate Intimidation!

Nie Yan used the Ultimate Intimidation skill and started walking forward. The surrounding corpses immediately scattered to both sides, creating a path for him.

Success!

Nie Yan felt ecstatic as he proceeded along the path. Although the sheer number of corpses made it difficult to clear a way, his progress was significantly faster than before.

As he walked, a brilliant idea struck him.

Here goes!

Nie Yan accelerated and leaped forward, using the Jump skill to cover a distance of several dozen yards. As he was about to land, he extended his left hand and shot out a strand of spider silk, attaching it to a protruding rock in the distance. With a quick pull, he soared another dozen yards forward. Leaping from the rock, he used the Feather Fall skill, allowing his body to slowly descend.

As Nie Yan floated downward, the corpses below scattered to both sides, creating a clear space.

Nie Yan landed and glanced back. The three Doomsday Guardians were now far behind. Let them keep summoning monsters, he thought and continued forward.

Nie Yan employed every technique he could think of to increase his speed, significantly improving his progress.

A crisp system notification chimed in. Unknowingly, he had leveled up and reached level 156.

The corpse-summoning speed of the controlled monsters behind him was impressive!

What had originally been a journey of nearly twenty days was completed by Nie Yan in about ten days. He had finally reached the designated location. Looking ahead, there was a large white light gate on an open field. That was the exit!

It was tough, but he finally made it!

Nie Yan stepped forward and entered the light gate. A dazzling white light flashed, temporarily blinding him. After a while, the brightness gradually faded, and Nie Yan found himself standing in a forested area. He had no idea where he was, but it was likely still within the territory of the Demonblood Tribe.

I’m out!

Nie Yan activated a fixed-point teleportation skill and returned to Orlen City, reappearing at the entrance of the guild headquarters.

Two players guarding the city gates spotted Nie Yan, hesitated for a moment, then burst into joyous excitement: “Boss, you’re back?”

Nie Yan nodded and walked into the guild headquarters.

Soon, the news of Nie Yan’s return spread throughout the Bull Tribe guild, causing an uproar.

“Boss Nie Yan, you’re finally back.”

“Brothers have been waiting anxiously. Boss Nie Yan, just say the word, and we’ll march to Angel Empire’s headquarters!”

The guild chat channel remained in a state of excitement for a long time. Although the Bull Tribe had expanded significantly and rarely needed Nie Yan’s direct involvement in handling matters, Nie Yan remained the backbone of the guild. All members firmly believed that as long as Nie Yan was around, every problem would be resolved. This unwavering belief fostered a powerful sense of unity and combat effectiveness!

Upon hearing of Nie Yan’s return, the elite members of the guild knew that Nie Yan would likely take action soon and rushed to the headquarters from various locations.

At the central teleportation platform of Orlen City, one after another, glowing figures emerged from the platform and hurried toward the guild headquarters.

The news of Nie Yan’s return quickly reached the ears of Winged Angel, Cao Xu, Divine King, and others, each of whom reacted accordingly, each with their own hidden motives.

At the Tribe of Gods guild headquarters, Divine King paced back and forth restlessly. He felt something was about to happen but couldn’t pinpoint what. Logically, he should be invincible. With the formidable half-demon Angud, who could possibly challenge him?

Yet he remained uneasy. The appearance of the rogue assassin Nie Yan meant that Angud now had a target. Successfully eliminating Nie Yan would grant him the Deathbringer Blade. This should be good news!

Suddenly, Divine King sat upright and commanded Flowing Maple: “Send a rogue to deliver a message to the half-demon Angud, telling him to return as soon as possible!”

“Why?” Flowing Maple asked in confusion. With Angud wreaking havoc on the surface and Nie Yan reappearing with the Deathbringer Blade, they should be celebrating, not sending messages to recall Angud.

“Just go!” Divine King ordered firmly without answering Flowing Maple’s question.

Without hesitation, Flowing Maple quickly sent a message to the subordinates, instructing them to relay the message to Divine King.

More than twenty minutes later, news arrived, and Flowing Maple looked somewhat hesitant as he faced Divine King.

“What’s the situation?” Divine King asked.

“The half-demon Angud killed all the rogues we sent to deliver the message,” Flowing Maple reported. Angud completely ignored Divine King’s command!

“Damn it! Let him die then!” Divine King cursed in frustration. He had a feeling that the rogue assassin Nie Yan must have found a way to deal with Angud, which was why he wanted to recall him underground. However, Angud was beyond his control.

Angud was determined to obtain the Deathbringer Blade, and anyone who stood in his way would be mercilessly eliminated!

Divine King regretted his decision to bring Angud to the surface.

Within just a few dozen minutes, nearly 3,000 top elites from the Bull Tribe had gathered at the guild headquarters in Orlen City. Brilliant Blade and others who were still in the World’s Barrier were also on their way back. The Bull Tribe members were quietly awaiting Nie Yan’s orders, and the tension in the air was palpable, signaling the approach of a major confrontation.