Chapter 801: Intercepting the Blood Demon Knight Order

Nie Yan glanced at his task bar; he already had a clue about the remaining Abak set component required for the quest.

He looked down at the task description. The remaining Abak set component was located in the city of Flame.

Quest Progress: Orphine in Flame City is a renowned jeweler who frequently purchases rare jewelry from various locations and then sells them. Recently, he acquired a piece of equipment that, upon appraisal, turned out to be the Abak Set’s component—the Legguards of Focus—which thrilled him greatly. However, recently he seems to have encountered some trouble.

Nie Yan examined the quest progress. It looked like he needed to head to Flame City and check things out.

Just as Nie Yan was preparing to head to Flame City, suddenly news arrived from the Niuren Tribe; they had discovered the trail of the Blood Demon Knight Corps!

Unlike previous occasions, this time the Blood Demon Knight Corps had not attacked the Niuren Tribe first. Instead, one member from the Niuren Tribe’s rogue group spotted them while they were leveling in the wild.

“How’s the situation over there?” Nie Yan privately messaged Guo Huai.

“The Blood Demon Knight Corps is currently operating in the Abernathy Grasslands, specifically farming monsters at the center of the Golden Desert. Initially, a rogue player named Shiyi Yaohuo discovered them. Worried he might lose track of them, he messaged Wudao and Luonan de Qingwa, who have already headed there. The Blood Demon Knight Corps hasn’t noticed them yet! Wudao and Luonan de Qingwa mentioned that the Blood Demon Knight Corps seems to be preparing to farm a boss and probably won’t leave soon. However, we need to get there quickly, or else if they escape, it will be difficult to find them again!” Guo Huai explained.

Nie Yan furrowed his brows in thought. The Blood Demon Knight Corps possessed numerous random teleport scrolls. If they went there recklessly and alerted them, they would immediately escape using those scrolls. He needed to devise a thorough plan. Even if they couldn’t completely eliminate the Blood Demon Knight Corps, they should at least ensure that several of them died.

After all, the Blood Demon Knight Corps belonged to the evil faction. Being active on the surface had many inconveniences. If their teammates died, they had to resurrect within half an hour, or else they would have to return to their graveyards in the underworld. To return to the surface through the underground passages would cost them a lot of time.

Therefore, Nie Yan absolutely could not allow them the chance to resurrect their teammates, which would weaken the Blood Demon Knight Corps and prevent them from causing trouble in the Empire of Grinal for at least a short period.

“How do you plan to arrange this?” Guo Huai asked, patiently waiting for Nie Yan’s reply. As time passed, he couldn’t help but ask again.

“Let Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, Xiao Rong, Yi Chui Ding Qing, and Ying Sha come with me first to confront the Blood Demon Knight Corps. Let the others follow later. Prepare as many Warlock Cuff magical scrolls as possible—distribute some to each member,” Nie Yan said. To avoid alerting the Blood Demon Knight Corps, only these few rogues would move first.

“Got it.” Guo Huai immediately started contacting everyone and conveyed Nie Yan’s arrangements.

Nie Yan opened the friend interface and added Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, Tang Yao, and others into the team.

System: Sun has joined your team.

System: Yaozi has joined your team.

System: Yaoyao has joined your team.

…

As the team was established, the team chat became lively.

“Boss Nie Yan, where are the Blood Demon Knight Corps? This time, I’ll definitely take down a few of them!” Sha Bu Si De Huaidan said excitedly upon hearing that their subordinates had discovered the Blood Demon Knight Corps.

“Follow my command. All rogue members move first. Others maintain a distance of more than 3,000 yards. Absolutely no discovery by them is allowed, especially the rogues. Their rogues might be patrolling outside; if we are spotted, all efforts will be in vain,” Nie Yan warned. They had finally found an opportunity to deal with the Blood Demon Knight Corps, and they absolutely couldn’t waste it.

“Understood,” Sha Bu Si De Huaidan and others replied in unison.

“Also, there might be their spies within our Niuren Tribe. This operation must remain absolutely confidential! No one must be informed. From now on, wear cloaks and hide your profiles. Absolutely no one must know we are heading to Okolen City collectively!” Nie Yan emphasized caution.

They all donned cloaks, hiding their profiles, and quickly rushed toward the teleportation array in their respective cities, then teleported to Okolen City.

Guo Huai arranged numerous Warlock Cuff scrolls and distributed two to each member. Warlock Cuff scrolls were extremely rare and costly. They had only managed to collect over fifty of them, and acquiring these scrolls alone had cost them a total of 300,000 gold coins.

All the mage, paladin, and warrior class members remained in Okolen City, while Nie Yan, Sun, and others moved out first.

From Okolen City, they teleported to Niuren Tribe’s small fortress called Paris in Abernathy. After leaving the fortress, they moved northward and entered a place called the Golden Desert.

Nie Yan quickly connected with Luonan de Qingwa via voice call: “Where are you now? What’s your coordinate?”

“Coordinate: Golden Desert 38587.99085.8879.” Luonan de Qingwa reported a complex three-dimensional coordinate.

Nie Yan determined their position based on the coordinate and the six of them activated their Dash Steps, rushing toward that direction.

After running through the sandy desert for about five minutes, a team appeared in his vision. The players were farming monsters. They were numerous, arranged in formation, with rogues attracting groups of desert lizards toward designated areas, where magical lights pierced the sky, all of them unleashing AoE spells!

Seeing the wings on the players’ backs, Nie Yan finally confirmed it was indeed the Blood Demon Knight Corps.

“Where are you two now?” Nie Yan messaged Wudao and Luonan de Qingwa.

Wudao and Luonan de Qingwa each reported their coordinates. Nie Yan looked southward, seeing nothing ahead. Observing a position about 200 yards away, he roughly determined where Wudao and Luonan de Qingwa were. Their stealth was quite good.

About a minute after Nie Yan arrived, Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and others gradually arrived as well.

“Nie Yan, we’re here,” Wang Zhe Tian Xia said in the team chat.

The eight rogues scattered around, all in stealth, observing every move of the Blood Demon Knight Corps.

Under the intensive magical bombardment, the desert lizards fell in droves.

“Collect the loot,” Blood Demon said in the team chat.

Dark Shadow glanced around and said, “I have a bad feeling. Something might happen today.”

“We’ve been on the surface for so long without encountering any issues. Plus, Century Trading Company and Angel Tyranny have planted so many spies within the Niuren Tribe. If they had any actions, we would definitely know. You’re overthinking,” Blood Demon confidently replied. The Niuren Tribe had been tricked by them so many times, yet they still couldn’t do anything about it.

“Maybe it’s just me being paranoid,” Dark Shadow chuckled self-mockingly. He just had an uneasy feeling, but couldn’t pinpoint the exact problem. He hadn’t detected Nie Yan and others, and at such a distance, he couldn’t possibly discover them. He only said it because of a strange sixth sense, so even he didn’t take it seriously. Perhaps he also believed that the Niuren Tribe simply couldn’t intercept them.

“Boss Blood Demon, we’ve finished collecting everything. Shall we go farm the Lizard Lord?” Shen Qiu De Leng Feng asked in the team chat.

“Farm a few more waves of desert lizards first,” Blood Demon replied.

Upon hearing Blood Demon’s words, the rogues went to pull more monsters.

“Just received a video from a friend in the Light Faction. Take a look. Century Trading Company didn’t mention this at all, which is ridiculous,” Dark Shadow said, sending a video to Blood Demon.

Blood Demon watched it. It was a video of Nie Yan soloing a Magister-level NPC.

“If you faced that Magister-level NPC, what would happen?” Dark Shadow asked Blood Demon. Although they had been together all the time, he knew very little about Blood Demon’s actual strength. Blood Demon always liked to hold back, and ordinary battles rarely allowed him to display his full capabilities, so Dark Shadow couldn’t gauge Blood Demon’s true power.

Blood Demon watched the video with a frown, then shook his head: “I can’t defeat that Magister.”

Blood Demon wouldn’t lie about such matters. Dark Shadow couldn’t help but exclaim, it seemed that Blood Demon still had a slight gap compared to Kuang Ze Nie Yan.

Blood Demon watched every detail of Nie Yan’s and Refis’s battle, growing increasingly alarmed. Kuang Ze Nie Yan’s current reputation was absolutely no accident—it was built on formidable strength.

Watching the video, Blood Demon tightly gripped his sword hilt. He realized that sooner or later, he would have to confront Kuang Ze Nie Yan. Kuang Ze Nie Yan was undoubtedly the strongest opponent he had ever encountered. Estimating his chances of winning, he probably wouldn’t exceed a ten percent chance. Kuang Ze Nie Yan was like an insurmountable mountain.

Blood Demon gave a bitter smile, feeling somewhat disheartened. He couldn’t think of any method to defeat Kuang Ze Nie Yan unless he could further comprehend and advance his Silver Wings to Golden Wings, which might offer a slight hope.

He closed the video. For now, he still hoped not to confront Kuang Ze Nie Yan.

After defeating some desert lizards, the entire team sat down to rest.

“Restore yourselves. Prepare to kill the Desert Lizard King,” Blood Demon said in the group chat.

The players who had consumed more resources drank potions, while some warriors patrolled around, responsible for guarding.

“Boss Nie Yan, they’re resting on the spot. What do we do?” Wudao asked.

“Yaozi, where are you now?” Nie Yan asked in the team chat.

“About 3,000 yards away from you,” Tang Yao replied.

“Good. Prepare to attack!” Nie Yan ordered. Upon his command, the eight rogues entered stealth and surrounded the Blood Demon Knight Corps from various directions.