Everyone had already heard about the terrifying power of Nie Yan. They had watched many videos related to him, especially the strike that defeated Hei Zhuo, which earned Nie Yan his reputation as the “Crazy Rogue.” That myth has continued until today.
Nie Yan’s stealth disappearance sent a signal to everyone: he was about to strike again!
” Priest, cast Light!” a warrior screamed desperately.
Not far away, a priest was about to swing his staff to cast a Light spell to reveal Nie Yan’s position, when suddenly a black flame flashed across his throat. His final syllable was cut short as he collapsed to the ground, instantly killed.
“What the hell, how fast is that!” Seeing the priest fall, the warrior cursed in disbelief. Nie Yan’s movements were nearly imperceptible, reaching peak speed.
After eliminating one target, Nie Yan entered stealth again and scanned the area. The players here were too low-leveled to be any match for him. His gaze locked onto two figures in black cloaks in the distance. Those two were likely the members of the Wild Wolf Studio mentioned by Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun.
Nie Yan began chanting a series of spells and summoned the Golden Earth Dragon. The massive Golden Earth Dragon appeared in the sight of the Mage Alliance players, resembling an ancient beast. The Mage Alliance players cried out in panic.
“It’s the Golden Earth Dragon! Crazy Rogue Nie Yan has summoned the Golden Earth Dragon! Everyone, run!” A warrior halted his steps and turned to flee. He understood how terrifying that Golden Earth Dragon was.
Next to him, Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun fired an Ice Bolt that struck the warrior and sent him flying.
“Want to run? Not so fast!” Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun sneered coldly. With Nie Yan’s support, he no longer needed to hold back and could fight freely.
The Mage Alliance players rushed to retreat from the Golden Earth Dragon, scattering in all directions.
The Golden Earth Dragon let out an earth-shaking roar and unleashed a torrent of dragon breath. The scorching flames reduced an Elemental Mage to ashes.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Over a dozen magical attacks struck the Golden Earth Dragon, exploding with sparks flying everywhere. Although the assault appeared fierce, it was like a mere tickle to the Golden Earth Dragon due to its high level, formidable defense, and over 80,000 hit points. The Golden Earth Dragon was now level 86, far surpassing these level 70 mages. The situation for the Mage Alliance turned dire the moment the Golden Earth Dragon appeared. They had no chance of victory and transformed from hunters into fleeing dogs.
Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun and the Golden Earth Dragon mercilessly slaughtered the players.
One Mage Alliance mage summoned a Giant Ice Wolf, which lunged at the Golden Earth Dragon. The Golden Earth Dragon countered with a blast of dragon breath, reducing the Ice Wolf to fragments.
Under the cover of the Ice Wolf, three Mage Alliance players managed to escape, fleeing into the dense forest without daring to look back.
From a distance, Sikong and Doutu witnessed the scene and felt a chill in their hearts. Indeed, Nie Yan, the Crazy Rogue, was as powerful as the legends claimed—overwhelming and invincible.
“Doutu, what should we do?” Sikong turned to his companion and asked.
They ranked within the top thirty of Wild Wolf Studio, considering themselves among the elite. Normally, they remained relatively low-key within the studio, but outside, they always felt a sense of superiority because few opponents challenged them. Today, however, their luck was bad—they had encountered two formidable foes: Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun earlier, and now the Crazy Rogue Nie Yan. Both were far superior in strength.
Comparing themselves to Nie Yan and Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun, the gap was obvious.
If the top thirty players of Cowherd Tribe were all like this, they might as well give up without a fight.
“We can’t beat them. Maybe only Wu Ya or Keluo could handle Nie Yan. Let’s go,” Doutu said. It was a conclusion reached after careful consideration.
Just as they were preparing to retreat, Nie Yan swiftly approached them in stealth.
In Nie Yan’s eyes, ordinary players were nothing. Eliminating one or two top-tier players from Wild Wolf Studio would make things easier for the Cowherd Tribe players. He wondered whether they carried random teleport scrolls. If they did, it would be difficult to pull off a successful ambush.
Nie Yan drew closer and closer to Doutu and Sikong. He finally stopped, standing only about five yards away from the two, practically within arm’s reach.
If Nie Yan continued to approach, he would be easily detected. Therefore, he decided to wait like a sitting duck, blocking their likely path.
Sikong felt something was off, but couldn’t quite place it, so he looked around cautiously.
“What’s wrong?” Doutu asked in surprise.
“Nothing. Let’s go,” Sikong shook his head.
After speaking, Doutu and Sikong quickly began to retreat.
Nie Yan gripped his dagger tightly. If Doutu and Sikong carried random teleport scrolls, he would only have one chance. If the ambush failed, those two would definitely escape using the scrolls.
Doutu drew closer to Nie Yan’s position, completely unaware that Nie Yan was already lying in wait on their escape route.
They had never accurately assessed Nie Yan’s speed. To ordinary players, a movement speed of 300–400 was already impressive. However, due to various titles and equipment bonuses, Nie Yan’s movement speed had reached over 800–900, far beyond their imagination. Combined with skills like Haste Step, Nie Yan’s movement speed was more than twice that of top-tier players.
At the moment Doutu turned, Nie Yan suddenly accelerated, lunging toward him. At such close range, no one could evade his sudden attack.
Human reaction time has a limit—approximately 0.1 seconds. Even with the fastest reflexes, one cannot surpass this limit.
Nie Yan had tested this with elite members of the Cowherd Tribe. Under such circumstances, even players like Cui Can Dao Guang and Shui Se Yan Tou couldn’t dodge! Of course, the prerequisite for a successful ambush was that Nie Yan’s stealth level was high enough to evade their perception.
As Nie Yan lunged, Doutu sensed something and his pupils dilated. He was about to resist when Nie Yan’s Zennarde’s Sword slashed down at an astonishing speed, striking his forehead. Doutu was stunned.
It wasn’t that Doutu’s skill was lacking—it was that Nie Yan’s attack was too deadly. In such a situation, even the strongest players couldn’t react in time if their perception wasn’t sharp enough to detect Nie Yan’s approach. That left only one outcome: death, with no room for doubt.
Beside Doutu, Sikong was chatting with him, completely unaware that Nie Yan could appear so quickly. Just moments ago, they had seen Nie Yan summoning the Golden Earth Dragon from afar. How could he be here so fast? It was like ghostly speed! As Doutu was stunned, Sikong swung his greatsword, launching a Holy Strike at Nie Yan.
Level seven Holy Strike. Sikong’s greatsword emitted dazzling white light, carrying an overwhelming momentum as it slashed downward.
After stunning Doutu, Nie Yan hadn’t had time to launch his second attack before Sikong’s greatsword came down. He quickly used Haste Step to dodge the Holy Strike.
Not bad for a top-tier player—the rescue was perfectly timed. Nie Yan couldn’t help but acknowledge their strength.
Activating Haste Step, Nie Yan passed by Doutu and circled behind him, casting Cataclysm.
Five curses simultaneously afflicted Doutu, reducing his attributes by over 60%, bringing all his stats to a minimum.
“Die!” Nie Yan’s cold voice echoed in Doutu and Sikong’s ears.
Sikong hurriedly swung his greatsword, preparing to heal Doutu.
Zennarde’s Sword slashed down onto Doutu’s back. A warrior with nearly 6,000 HP was instantly killed in one strike! Nie Yan’s attack was too overwhelming. Sikong didn’t even have time to cast a heal on Doutu.
6,000 HP killed in one hit?
Sikong was stunned for a moment. Seeing Doutu lying dead on the ground, a chill ran down his spine. If he wasn’t fast enough, he would meet the same fate! He quickly cast Mighty Presence on himself and sprinted away at full speed.
Nie Yan used Instant Strike, vanishing from his spot and lunging straight at Sikong’s back.
Just as Zennarde’s Sword was about to strike Sikong’s back, Sikong crushed a random teleport scroll. His body turned into light and vanished from Nie Yan’s sight.
Nie Yan paused. That guy was fast—he escaped. But eliminating one warrior was still worth it.
Wondering what had dropped, Nie Yan bent down to pick up the three pieces of equipment that Doutu had dropped. In Death’s Realm, dying meant losing five levels and dropping three pieces of equipment. This punishment would definitely leave Doutu in pain for a while.
“Boss, watch out!” Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun shouted in alarm.
Suddenly, a dagger appeared behind Nie Yan, aiming for the back of his head.
A rogue! A counter-attack from behind!
Nie Yan suddenly reversed his grip on his sword, twisted his body, dodged the attack, and stabbed toward the rogue’s back.
The rogue used Haste Step and vanished from Nie Yan’s vision.
True Sight! Nie Yan activated True Sight and saw a figure darting away toward the dense forest, disappearing into its depths.
It was a rogue from Blood Demon. He seemed skilled, managing to stealth close without Nie Yan noticing. He must have used a special skill to suppress his presence.
The rogue clearly didn’t dare to engage Nie Yan directly. After a failed ambush, he didn’t stay and quickly fled.
“Blood Demon,” Nie Yan’s eyes turned cold. He still hadn’t settled the score from Blood Demon’s previous ambush. This time, the guy had already fled and was probably untraceable. Nie Yan could only give up and collected the three pieces of equipment dropped by Doutu.
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