Chapter 472: Snipe and Eliminate!

Unsealing the Zenanard Sword is an extremely difficult task. Up to now, Nie Yan has only managed to unlock the first seal. In order for this powerful artifact-level weapon to regain its former glory, he could only continue forward without hesitation.

Nie Yan checked the drops from the Demon Forge Blacksmiths and found some silvery-white fragments.

Silver Pickaxe Fragment: Quantity 1/8.

To find eight Silver Pickaxe fragments to form a complete Silver Pickaxe, which is a mining tool used by miners. Nie Yan didn’t know what its attributes were like, but miners were an important production class.

Items that required collecting fragments to assemble were generally quite good. For example, Nie Yan’s Fragmentation Blade had low attack, but its attached skills were quite useful.

After the Gold Earth Wyrm’s health recovered, Nie Yan attracted another Demon Forge Blacksmith and continued to use the Necrotic Rite. Finally, after killing two Demon Forge Blacksmiths in a row, he successfully commanded one of them, making it his summoned creature.

The Demon Forge Blacksmith, which originally had 50,000 health points, now had its health increased to 60,000, with significant improvements in defense, attack, and other attributes.

Now, dealing with other Demon Forge Blacksmiths became much easier. Nie Yan continued to lure them one by one.

About ten or so minutes later, there were already five or six Demon Forge Blacksmith corpses lying on the ground nearby.

Nie Yan used arrows to lure two Demon Forge Blacksmiths and had his summoned creatures tank them while he cast the Necrotic Rite. Suddenly, he keenly sensed something—there were thieves!

This area was filled with level 90 monsters. Ordinary thieves wouldn’t come here to farm experience.

Thinking for a moment, Nie Yan figured it out. He had fought outside Gold City and then entered it in front of many people. Those with ill intentions naturally followed him inside.

Nie Yan’s heart grew cold. If they dared to come in, he would make sure they never left.

The thieves were hiding in the shadows and wouldn’t easily reveal themselves. Nie Yan decided to continue his task, expanding his Demon Forge Blacksmith army.

In the dark corners, six pairs of eyes watched Nie Yan’s every move.

“Boss Tian Fa, what skill is Kuangzei Nieren using? It’s too powerful,” one of the thieves said in shock. Nie Yan’s skill could command level 90 elites like the Demon Forge Blacksmith as his summoned creatures, something they found unimaginable.

“Everyone, don’t act rashly. Keep at least thirty yards away from Kuangzei Nieren. His perception is too strong. Don’t get discovered,” Tian Fa said seriously. He didn’t know the exact range of Nie Yan’s perception, so he kept as far away as possible. Nie Yan’s ability to command Demon Forge Blacksmiths as summoned creatures shocked him.

Fortunately, Nie Yan hadn’t noticed. If he had, who knew what would happen? If discovered, how many thieves could escape Nie Yan’s blade? Tian Fa hoped Chi Yan would arrive soon with reinforcements.

They were all members of Divine Punishment, a recently rising guild. Though its strength was far inferior to Bullman Tribe, it was the undisputed top guild in Moonlight City. Tian Fa and Chi Yan were members of Divine Punishment’s thief squad, with Chi Yan as the leader and Tian Fa as an elite member. They had received orders from their guild leader to track Nie Yan. On one hand, they wanted to weaken Bullman Tribe’s strength, and on the other, they wanted to claim the bounty for killing Nie Yan. They could also escalate the conflict between Bullman Tribe and Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians, achieving three goals at once. Why not?

Divine Punishment and Shadow Empire were both recently rising factions. As long as they didn’t get involved in the war between Bullman Tribe, Mage Alliance, and Holy Guardians, they wouldn’t be affected and could secretly gain some benefits.

Would they be able to defeat Kuangzei Nieren?

Watching Nie Yan calmly face several Demon Forge Blacksmiths, Tian Fa thought deeply. Kuangzei Nieren had never been defeated and had remained strong for a reason.

“He’s already tamed the third Demon Forge Blacksmith. How many can he control in total?”

“Not many, I suppose. I wonder how long the Demon Forge Blacksmiths he commands can last.”

Listening to his teammates chat, Tian Fa looked at Nie Yan in the distance. Surrounded by three Demon Forge Blacksmiths and a Gold Earth Wyrm, Nie Yan wore dark leather armor and held the blazing Zenanard Sword. He looked truly formidable.

“Are you recording?”

“I am.”

Several thieves chatted in their party channel. They hid behind some statues. The complex architecture provided them with good cover.

After a while, Tian Fa received a message: Chi Yan was coming with six others. These were the top thieves from Divine Punishment, making a total of eight including Tian Fa.

“You guys go to the corridor outside. Don’t go too far,” Tian Fa said in the party chat. They needed to find an opportunity to ambush Kuangzei Nieren. The regular thief players staying here would only get in the way, so it was better to send them to the corridor as lookouts.

“Okay, we’re leaving. Be careful, Boss Tian Fa.”

Chi Yan, mentioned by Tian Fa, stealthily approached with six others.

Chi Yan was a slightly gaunt middle-aged man wearing tight black clothing and holding two azure daggers. Currently in stealth mode, he was hiding in the shadows of a wall. Among the eight of them, Chi Yan and Tian Fa were definitely top-tier, while the others were also quite skilled.

Looking at Nie Yan in the distance, Chi Yan said, “Don’t act unless the timing is right. Wait for my command. Once we strike, it must be a thunderous blow to kill Kuangzei Nieren. Otherwise, we shouldn’t act at all!” He understood that if the ambush failed, the consequences would be severe.

Chi Yan and the others were at least thirty yards away from Nie Yan, hiding behind golden statues. Nie Yan couldn’t possibly sense their presence.

Nie Yan had just successfully commanded his fourth Demon Forge Blacksmith when he frowned. The thieves seemed to have disappeared without a trace, not showing up again. Had they already left?

The previous thieves had poor hiding skills, so Nie Yan sensed them even from over thirty yards away. The current thieves had much higher hiding attributes, so Nie Yan couldn’t sense them.

Nie Yan only commanded four Demon Forge Blacksmiths. Normally, he wouldn’t fill the Necrotic Rite to its maximum. Four were enough, and if unexpected situations arose, he could still use the Necrotic Rite skill.

With four Demon Forge Blacksmiths, Nie Yan became more confident, continuously luring and killing monsters.

Four tall, dark golden-skinned, muscular Demon Forge Blacksmiths wielding massive hammers guarded Nie Yan, making Chi Yan feel a chill. He thought to himself, “Where did Kuangzei Nieren get these skills? They’re too terrifying.”

As he was thinking, Tian Fa beside him said, “We received news from outside. A group of thieves is coming, but the number is unknown. They seem to be from Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians. What should we do?”

Chi Yan was silent for a moment before replying, “Let them come in. We’ll move further away.”

“Turtle in the pond?” Tian Fa’s eyes lit up as he looked at Chi Yan, asking.

Chi Yan nodded. They stealthily moved further away, preparing to watch the show.

A group of thieves from Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians entered the grand hall. There were about thirty or forty of them, members of the thief groups from Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians. Such assassination tasks were usually assigned to thief groups.

The thief group was led by a thief named Dark Wings, around thirty years old, wearing a level 60 epic set.

“Where is Shadow Kill?” Dark Wings asked his subordinates.

“We don’t know. He didn’t tell us his position. He disappeared as soon as he entered Gold City,” one of the thieves replied.

Dark Wings frowned. He disliked Shadow Kill, who was arrogant and often acted on his own. He couldn’t command him. However, the higher-ups had assigned Shadow Kill as a temporary team member, and Dark Wings had no authority over him.

Dark Wings felt his authority was being challenged. He didn’t understand why the higher-ups sent such a person to join them. He really wanted to beat up that kid Shadow Kill, but no matter how he provoked him, Shadow Kill never retaliated. He clearly felt that every time Shadow Kill looked at him, there was disdain and contempt in his eyes. This gaze made him very uncomfortable.

“Never mind him. All team members, listen up. Today we’re here to assassinate Kuangzei Nieren. We must succeed and cannot fail. We need to show certain people that teamwork requires coordination. Some things can’t be done alone by one person,” Dark Wings said in the party chat.

The thieves in the party chat responded enthusiastically.

Nie Yan was leading his four Demon Forge Blacksmiths toward the front of the grand hall when he suddenly sensed something and his heart stirred—it was thieves!

He clearly felt that he was being watched by a group of thieves. There were many of them, about twenty yards away.

Twenty yards was a very safe distance for other thieves. Normally, thieves couldn’t sense anything more than twenty yards away. But these people definitely didn’t include Nie Yan!

Nie Yan’s attributes had surpassed the understanding of these players. They couldn’t even imagine them. No thief could surpass Nie Yan in attributes.

No thief, unless they had special skills, could escape his perception and enter within five yards of him, except for those with special stealth skills.

More than thirty thieves were distributed around the statues in the grand hall. A heavy atmosphere spread through the hall. In the next moment, this place would become a battlefield of carnage.