Nie Yan had yet to test the effects of the Abak Set. Grinding monsters in such a set would definitely be amazing. However, Nie Yan dared not leave the city for now, because the Wandering Soul Princess Ayna could appear at any moment. After such a long time, she must have already respawned and might have become an 180th-level demonic lord. Being targeted by someone like her was definitely not a good thing.
Nie Yan began planning the next steps of work to prepare for the new expansion. It was said that after the God’s Era expansion was released, a new instance called the World Barrier was opened. The ultimate boss inside was a 200th-level demonic lord, a fallen angel. Besides that fallen angel, there were twenty smaller stages within, where over a hundred mutated lords and more than three hundred ordinary lords of various levels roamed. These yielded the best equipment for each class, along with numerous high-tier items. Additionally, it was rumored that some fragments of the Order Chapter were also located there.
The World Barrier was a must-visit place. The progress various guilds made in the World Barrier would directly affect the strength of the guilds.
Given its importance, Nie Yan immediately instructed Guo Huai to gather all available information about the World Barrier. Once fully prepared, they would begin tackling the instance.
After obtaining the Holy Light Sprite, Xie Yao hurried to the wilderness to level it up. With her monster-killing speed, the Holy Light Sprite’s level should rise quickly.
Other team members were also motivated—leveling up, running instances, or changing classes. The entire Bull Tribe became busy.
News of Nie Yan obtaining the Abak Set quickly spread across forums, causing a massive reaction among players. After seeing the Abak Set’s attributes, players were amazed. This was the most powerful equipment they had ever seen, so the Abak Set was soon hailed as the “Strongest Set.” Along with the name of the Rampant Rogue Nie Yan, it spread widely and became a legend among players.
The Abak Set heavily impacted the confidence of major guilds like Angel Empire and Century Syndicate. The Rampant Rogue Nie Yan had already become an unbeatable myth; now, with the Abak Set, he had become even more unstoppable.
Discussions about the Abak Set continued for many days, remaining popular and enduring.
Nie Yan himself probably couldn’t even imagine how influential he had become among players. He only knew that many top players from the Granlan Empire and the Saturn Empire were flocking to the Bull Tribe. Even those who couldn’t join the Bull Tribe directly were rushing to join its various branches.
The Abak Set further pushed Nie Yan to the center of attention. The vast majority of players believed, without a doubt, that Nie Yan was the undisputed number one player in the game. Even the few who disagreed were quickly drowned out by the majority opinion.
As for the title of “Number One Player,” Nie Yan simply smiled it off. Whether he was number one or not meant nothing to him—it was just an empty reputation. He still put on a cloak, completely hiding the glow of his equipment, and headed toward the Starry Pharmacy’s branch in Okolen City.
If the Bull Tribe were to form a team to tackle the World Barrier, potions would be crucial. As the saying went, “The army marches on its stomach”—they must stock up on a large supply of potions first.
During this time, the Starry Pharmacy had developed steadily. More and more high-level alchemists joined its ranks, monopolizing nearly 95% of the potion markets in the Granlan Empire and the Saturn Empire. Daily net profits reached over nine million gold coins, which was terrifying. Nie Yan calculated that the liquid funds he controlled had already exceeded ninety million gold coins. Such a massive amount of money, wherever it was spent, could cause massive waves.
Walking along the streets of Okolen City, Nie Yan saw a wide boulevard, five to six yards across, filled with a constant stream of people. Various tall buildings lined both sides, densely packed. More than half were level ten or higher, and buildings below level seven were barely visible anymore.
After upgrading to an advanced city, Okolen could construct many special buildings, such as mage towers, warrior training camps, and sanctuaries. Players could pay a certain fee to receive training there. There were also equipment crafting workshops, equipment upgrading workshops, gem workshops, and more, where players could enhance their gear. Additionally, there were several mysterious shops selling items that couldn’t be found elsewhere.
Okolen City generated daily profits of over three million gold coins. However, since Okolen was still in its development phase, requiring heavy investment, the Bull Tribe poured in approximately five million gold coins daily, resulting in significant losses. This massive investment made Okolen’s development astonishing.
Even Nie Yan himself was amazed by Okolen’s development speed. According to statistics from Guo Huai, the number of active players in Okolen City daily reached seven or eight million, even surpassing many NPC cities.
This made Nie Yan feel extremely proud. In the past, he could never have imagined achieving such success.
Nie Yan selected a thousand players from the Bull Tribe and spent a large amount of gold coins to purchase scarce materials and gems from the market, crafting the best equipment for these thousand players. Additionally, he planned to kill some bosses to collect top-tier gear in preparation for entering the World Barrier. According to Nie Yan’s knowledge, Angel Empire and Century Syndicate, each with five major guilds, were forming teams, and some vanguard units had already begun entering the World Barrier.
Just as Nie Yan was busily preparing for various things, an alarm sounded in Okolen City. On several of the tallest watchtowers, red orbs of light shot into the sky, bursting and scattering brilliant fireworks. Red light poured down, illuminating the entire Okolen City.
“What’s going on?”
“What happened?”
Players in Okolen City immediately became chaotic.
“It’s the signal that Okolen is under attack.”
“Which guild dares to attack Okolen? That’s practically suicide! Angel Empire? Impossible. They’re no match for the Bull Tribe now. The Bull Tribe is at its peak. If they dared to attack Okolen, they’d get their teeth knocked out!”
“It might be possible for Angel Empire to attack a few of the Bull Tribe’s strongholds, but directly attacking Okolen? Those guys must have water in their brains or are just tired of living!”
Ordinary players were discussing wildly. On the streets, many Bull Tribe players were rushing toward the city gates, raising a bit of curiosity. Angel Empire probably wouldn’t be foolish enough to provoke the Bull Tribe at this time. Soon, some players ahead spread the news: the attacker of Okolen City was not a guild, but a super boss!
Upon receiving the alert that Okolen was under attack, Nie Yan immediately sprinted toward the city walls.
“What’s going on?” Nie Yan asked in the guild chat.
“Boss Nie Yan, it’s the Wandering Soul Princess Ayna. She’s already an 180th-level demonic lord, and she’s on the city wall!” Sha Busi De Huaizi shouted urgently in the team chat.
So she had finally come. Nie Yan activated his Haste Step and dashed forward. From about five or six hundred yards away, he saw a giant octopus-like creature standing on the city wall, swinging dozens of tentacles. Her body was much larger than before, over ten yards tall, pitch-black, like a primordial beast.
All over the city walls were players, numbering as many as fifty or sixty thousand. A dense barrage of magic flew into the sky, bombarding the Wandering Soul Princess Ayna. Floating above her head were damage numbers, but the magic damage was far too low.
The Wandering Soul Princess Ayna rampaged on the city wall, swinging her massive tentacles, smacking down with loud cracks. Wherever her tentacles struck, stones flew everywhere, and players turned into streaks of white light.
She marched forward, leaving a trail of corpses.
Bull Tribe players resisted fiercely, wave after wave, like an endless tide. The arrow towers and cannon towers around the city walls launched covering attacks, dealing damage ranging from dozens to hundreds. Inside the city were over a hundred catapults continuously firing dense iron cannonballs.
“Damn, her HP is too thick—we can’t even tell how much she has left!”
“Sh*t, a single Fireball Spell only deals three damage!”
The players cursed continuously. Their levels were too low; under the Wandering Soul Princess Ayna’s formidable magic defense, their spells could only deal a few points of forced damage. Even top-tier players like Sha Busi De Huaizi, due to the massive level gap, could only deal one or two hundred damage, occasionally scoring critical hits for five or six hundred.
One of the Wandering Soul Princess Ayna’s tentacles wrapped around an arrow tower, pulling it backward. The tower slowly tilted, pieces of stone falling off. Players below scattered in panic. With a loud boom, the tower collapsed.
Previously, in the Temple of the Goddess of Life, the 180th-level demonic lord was a defensive type, with high defense but lacking in offensive power. Since its HP hadn’t dropped much, it hadn’t unleashed any powerful attack skills, so the team didn’t feel much impact. However, this Wandering Soul Princess Ayna was extremely aggressive, causing destruction everywhere. Only now did they realize how terrifying an 180th-level demonic lord could be when enraged!
The players, relying on their numbers, surged in from all directions. Many of them weren’t even members of the Bull Tribe—they were just here for the spectacle.
The streets, rooftops, and city walls were all packed with players, densely packed. Whether using magic or arrows, they continuously attacked the Wandering Soul Princess Ayna.
Over 50% of the players in Okolen City had mobilized, and a massive-scale battle had begun.
So many people voluntarily helping defend Okolen City for the Bull Tribe was something Nie Yan hadn’t anticipated.
Dense arrows and magic flew from all directions, streaking across the sky, blocking out the sun—a spectacular sight!
The Wandering Soul Princess Ayna’s HP finally started to drop, albeit very slowly. She roared in fury.
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