Chapter 635: Shadow Dance Medal

Nie Yan walked toward the Thieves’ Guild, his face hidden beneath his cloak. Everything he saw—the pedestrians on the street, the shops on both sides—gave him a strong sense of familiarity.

This city, Carol, was truly his territory!

Although he was hidden beneath his cloak, the Guardian Angel Karenna on his left shoulder still attracted a lot of attention. He felt somewhat helpless about it; once Karenna perched on his shoulder, it became impossible for him to stay low-key.

He decided not to worry about it anymore. After all, he was now the only top-tier class player in the entire server. Soon, the Bull Man Tribe would have a large number of top-tier players. From now on, the Bull Man Tribe would stand at the peak.

He clenched his fists, filled with ambition. Once Sun, Kingly World, Xie Yao, and others completed their class changes, he would begin his full-scale conquest of the Empire of Grinland, aiming to dominate it. After consolidating Grinland, the next target would be Angel Empire!

Players on the street kept glancing at Nie Yan, whispering about the Guardian Angel Karenna on his shoulder.

Ignoring their stares, Nie Yan entered the Thieves’ Guild directly. The NPC who greeted him was a young woman in her twenties named Nia. She looked somewhat youthful, wearing leather armor typical of a thief, and had an attractive figure.

When Nia looked up and saw Nie Yan, she was momentarily stunned, then quickly regained her composure and respectfully said, “Respected Master Shadow Dancer Nieyan, hello. Welcome to the Thieves’ Guild. Elder Fellen is looking for you. Please follow me.”

“Okay,” Nie Yan replied. He hadn’t expected Nia to invite him directly, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Nie Yan followed Nia to a meeting hall, where there was a square table surrounded by many chairs.

“Respected Master Nieyan, we will record your name in the register. You are the 67th Shadow Dancer of the Thieves’ Guild and the only player to have advanced to this class. Elder Fellen will soon arrive and present you with the Thieves’ Guild insignia,” Nia explained, taking out a register and recording Nie Yan’s name.

Nie Yan glanced at the register, which listed all the Shadow Dancers of the Thieves’ Guild—NPCs. As a player, Nieyan was the only one, his name written after a list of NPCs.

“As a Shadow Dancer of the Thieves’ Guild, these are the rights you can enjoy. Additionally, your name will be announced to all members of the Thieves’ Guild,” Nia continued, handing Nie Yan a silver-white booklet filled with various rules written in Common.

Nie Yan casually browsed through the book. As a Shadow Dancer of the Thieves’ Guild, there were very few restrictions on him, only some basic clauses, such as providing assistance when the Thieves’ Guild faced annihilation. However, as a Shadow Dancer, the privileges were quite significant. He would receive a daily subsidy of 3,000 gold coins from the Thieves’ Guild, enjoy high status in any guild branch of the Thieves’ Guild, and could hire certain mercenaries from the Thieves’ Guild, including even Shadow Dancer-level ones. Most of these mercenaries were Grand Thieves, with Shadow Dancers being rare and difficult to hire, requiring luck.

Nie Yan glanced at the announcement section and saw that all thieves had received a system message.

System: Player Nieyan has become the first player to advance to the class of Shadow Dancer.

This brief message stirred a wave of excitement, and the news of Nie Yan successfully advancing to Shadow Dancer quickly spread, causing a huge sensation.

Players from the Bull Man Tribe also received the news, and the guild chat exploded with excitement.

“Did Leader Nieyan advance to Shadow Dancer?”

“Leader Nieyan is awesome!”

“Leader Nieyan is incredible, the first top-tier class player in the entire server!”

Everyone was discussing excitedly. They were eager to know what the skills of the Shadow Dancer were like and looked forward to Nie Yan demonstrating the powerful combat abilities of the Shadow Dancer. However, Nieyan was always elusive, so they could only continue to wait.

Nie Yan glanced at the guild chat and smiled knowingly. His successful advancement to Saint Shadow Dancer was also a great encouragement for the players of the Bull Man Tribe. Nie Yan had proven to the players that, no matter when, the Bull Man Tribe would always stay ahead of others.

Nie Yan waited in the meeting hall for a while. After a while, an elderly NPC entered. It was Elder Fellen of the Thieves’ Guild. He had a long beard and white hair, and although old, he was very energetic.

“Master Nieyan, hello. I am Elder Fellen of the Thieves’ Guild. Congratulations on successfully advancing to Shadow Dancer. This is the insignia of the Thieves’ Guild. Please keep it safe,” Elder Fellen handed Nie Yan a blue crystal medal. The medal was crystal clear, with a border of purple gold and intricate carvings.

Nie Yan received the medal from Elder Fellen and looked at its attributes.

Nieyan’s Shadow Dancer Honor Medal: Exclusive item, Legendary level.

Attribute Description: Agility +50%, Movement Speed +200%, comes with Mirage effect, 70% chance to evade attacks while running, using illusions to interfere with the opponent’s vision. Sprint skill level +5, enhanced invisibility effect.

Limitation: For Nieyan’s use only, the item is bound, non-tradable, non-droppable.

Nie Yan felt puzzled about how strong this medal’s attributes were. In his previous life, some Shadow Dancers had displayed their exclusive medals. Their medals had movement speed +100%, agility +30%, and Mirage effect with only a 50% chance to evade attacks, and their quality was Sub-Legendary.

Back then, when he saw the Sub-Legendary Shadow Dancer medals, he thought they were already extremely powerful. Even Legendary-level equipment rarely had such good attributes. At that time, his goal was to become a Shadow Dancer and obtain this medal, but in his previous life, he never met the requirements to reach the level of Shadow Dancer, which left him with great regret.

He never expected that in this life, the Shadow Dancer medal he obtained would be even stronger than those displayed online in his previous life, and it was even of Legendary quality, which surprised him greatly.

This was probably a reward for being the first to advance to Shadow Dancer.

Nie Yan equipped the Shadow Dancer medal and checked his attributes. His agility and speed had increased significantly. His Sprint skill, previously at level 8, was now directly upgraded to level 13, with a significantly enhanced effect, second only to the level 16 Shadow Step.

Elder Fellen talked to Nie Yan about the history of the Thieves’ Guild, introducing its strength. The Thieves’ Guild had more than 300 branches in the Empire of Grinland and the Empire of Satern, with countless members. Additionally, the Thieves’ Guild had many legends, including the Song of the Nightingale.

After listening to Elder Fellen’s explanation, Nie Yan captured this video segment and saved it first, thinking it might be useful in the future.

After finishing his business at the Thieves’ Guild, Nie Yan exited and went to the street outside to test it out. Activating Sprint, he dashed forward and instantly flew far ahead, reaching 500 yards away in a moment.

Players on the street felt a gust of wind pass by. They looked around puzzled but saw nothing and continued walking.

While running, Nie Yan felt the surroundings rapidly receding behind him. This feeling of extreme speed was simply exhilarating.

Nie Yan stretched his limbs. This was the Shadow Dancer, the perfect embodiment of speed!

In his previous life, why were Mages so afraid of Shadow Dancers? Because the speed of Shadow Dancers was terrifying. Often, before they could even react, they were instantly eliminated.

Among all the top-tier classes, Mages represented unmatched destructive power and battlefield control ability. Divine Warriors and Holy Swordsmen represented the ultimate in defense and strength. Shadow Dancers represented peak speed. Guardian Knights had balanced abilities and the strongest overall strength. Divine Priests were inexhaustible sources of health.

There was a class counter system, and due to speed, Shadow Dancers were the nemesis of all magic classes.

This feeling of extreme speed was simply exhilarating.

Just after two or three minutes, Nie Yan had already reached the Bull Man Tribe’s office in Carol City.

Nie Yan used a teleportation scroll to reach the Krips Fortress. Compared to before, the Krips Fortress was even more bustling and prosperous. Due to the Bull Man Tribe’s dominance, more and more merchants gathered in the Krips Fortress, causing rapid commercial development and busy streets filled with people.

Nie Yan removed his cloak and walked toward the guild headquarters.

Many Bull Man Tribe players saw Nie Yan and were momentarily stunned. After confirming that it was indeed Nie Yan, they rushed forward to greet him: “Hello, Leader Nieyan.”

Nie Yan smiled and nodded, walking forward.

Players on the street parted to make way for him. They followed behind Nie Yan or gathered on both sides, like a river converging. The street was soon filled with a sea of people.

The news of Nie Yan’s return to the Krips Fortress spread, causing a sensation throughout the fortress.

“The leader is back!”

“The leader is back!”

The news quickly spread, and players at the Bull Man Tribe’s guild headquarters in the Krips Fortress immediately rushed out upon receiving the news.

Nie Yan looked at the surrounding players. The consequence of the Bull Man Tribe’s rapid expansion was a surge in membership by two to three times, so many faces were unfamiliar to Nie Yan.

Many players had never seen Nie Yan before, but knowing that Nie Yan had returned, they were all excited.

Nie Yan had always been a legend in the Empire of Grinland, whether it was his previous glorious record or being the first to advance to Shadow Dancer. Everything he did was earth-shattering.

Everyone looked at Nie Yan’s equipment, feeling dizzy. Nie Yan wore four Legendary items, with the worst being Sub-Legendary. His Zennarde Sword was beyond mention, and now there was an additional Guardian Angel on his left shoulder. Additionally, no one knew the current status of his Golden Earth Dragon and Shadow Wing Dragon.

For ordinary players, such equipment was unattainable. They couldn’t even dare to imagine that any single piece of equipment from Nie Yan would probably be worth more than all their possessions combined.

Seeing the players gathering more and more, Nie Yan smiled bitterly. He hadn’t expected that just showing up would cause such a huge sensation.