Chapter 468: Dawn

Both sides kept losing players. Since the graveyard was quite close, players kept running back to resurrect, and after coming back to life, they continued to join the battle.

After a while, a group of twenty players from the Kalan Temple arrived nearby and joined the Bull Man Tribe. The Mage Alliance didn’t want to fall behind either, summoning teammates nearby. The chaotic battle area kept expanding, and they fought individually without any formation.

Because the Bull Man Tribe was too small in number, the Mage Alliance gradually gained the upper hand.

Xiu Luo scanned the battlefield. Three players from the Mage Alliance were being pressed by two warriors from the Bull Man Tribe. Xiu Luo charged forward, stunned one of the warriors, and with one swift strike, performed a powerful cleaving attack, sending the warrior flying.

“Brother Xiu Luo, these Bull Man Tribe guys are too brutal,” said a Mage Alliance warrior in frustration. They were three against two, yet still being overwhelmed. From this, one could imagine the gap between the two sides.

With the same level and similar equipment, the Mage Alliance was no match for the Bull Man Tribe. Who in the Bull Man Tribe hadn’t died more than ten or twenty times? At the same level, their combat experience far surpassed that of the Mage Alliance. They had experienced far more chaotic battles. Moreover, the Bull Man Tribe players were extremely ruthless, fighting recklessly without caring about losses, unlike the Mage Alliance players who were hesitant and cautious in battle.

One reason was that the Bull Man Tribe was too wealthy. Whenever Bull Man Tribe players suffered losses, Nie Yan always found ways to compensate them. Each time they eliminated a Mage Alliance player, they received generous rewards, so they had no worries about losses.

The Mage Alliance was different. Their welfare couldn’t compare to that of the Bull Man Tribe. The Bull Man Tribe had fewer members, and Nie Yan had an extremely rich economic source. The Mage Alliance relied on investment from Century Financial Group, and their virtual assets were quite limited. As the Mage Alliance guild leader, one naturally had to be frugal. Plus, the Mage Alliance had a much larger number of players, nearly five times that of the Bull Man Tribe, so the welfare per player was relatively less. Moreover, the cohesion of the Bull Man Tribe was unmatched by the Mage Alliance. Mage Alliance players focused on self-preservation during PKs to avoid losing their gear and levels, while the Bull Man Tribe fought recklessly, naturally having better coordination among members.

Therefore, although the Bull Man Tribe had far fewer players on the battlefield than the Mage Alliance, they had not yet fallen into a state of collapse.

“Kengnan, how many have you killed?” Kuai Le Yin Shi asked in the team chat.

“Six,” Duen Keng Si Mei Nu replied proudly.

“Damn, you’re still better,” Kuai Le Yin Shi said in frustration, having killed only three, two of whom were priests.

Different professions meant different responsibilities. Kuai Le Yin Shi’s work was also quite effective, as priests were far more valuable than other classes in team battles.

“Damn mages, their rogues killed one of our priests,” Duen Keng Si Mei Nu couldn’t help but curse. Fortunately, the main priest, Wu Yue Xian Zi, hadn’t died, and her healing spells had saved at least seven or eight people.

“I’ll go kill those two warriors,” Duen Keng Si Mei Nu shouted and charged into the battle.

The battle remained intense.

Xiu Luo scanned the nearby battlefield. At this moment, Duen Keng Si Mei Nu was being attacked by three players but still showed no fear, stubbornly holding off two warriors and one mage.

Holy Shock!

Duen Keng Si Mei Nu roared, stunning the two Mage Alliance warriors. He cast a divine spell, and over a thousand points of damage floated above the warriors’ heads.

“Arrogant kid,” Xiu Luo fixed his gaze on Duen Keng Si Mei Nu coldly and charged forward.

“Kengnan, watch out!” Kuai Le Yin Shi noticed the danger from afar and quickly warned him.

At this moment, Xiu Luo had already reached Duen Keng Si Mei Nu’s side and used Crippling Strike, leaving Duen Keng Si Mei Nu crippled.

The two Mage Alliance warriors stunned by the shock spell regained consciousness. They immediately coordinated with Xiu Luo, delivering blow after blow to Duen Keng Si Mei Nu, sending him flying.

Seeing Duen Keng Si Mei Nu fall, Kuai Le Yin Shi muttered a curse, glaring at Xiu Luo. However, he understood that now was not the best time to confront Xiu Luo; there were too many people around him. Kuai Le Yin Shi could only stay hidden, lurking around the battlefield, waiting for the right moment.

Xiu Luo kicked Duen Keng Si Mei Nu’s corpse and picked up a piece of equipment.

“Damn, it’s junk,” Xiu Luo said after killing Duen Keng Si Mei Nu and immediately led the players to attack other Bull Man Tribe members.

After about five or six minutes of chaos, Duen Keng Si Mei Nu’s soul ran back nearby and resurrected. He hid in the jungle at the edge of the square, taking potions to restore his health and mana, feeling extremely frustrated.

Kuai Le Yin Shi glanced at the team chat and knew that Duen Keng Si Mei Nu had revived. He laughed, “I told you earlier, but you didn’t run then.”

“Shut up, if I waited for your warning, would it still be in time? Who knew that kid would charge from behind. I was almost done with those two warriors,” Duen Keng Si Mei Nu cursed, his health restored, stood up, and said, “Let’s go together and take him down!”

Kuai Le Yin Shi said in the team chat, “Alright, I’ll assist you.” His gaze locked onto Xiu Luo in the distance and stealthily approached him.

Duen Keng Si Mei Nu also seized the opportunity, charging forward with vigor!

Duen Keng Si Mei Nu cast an acceleration spell on himself and charged madly toward Xiu Luo.

Xiu Luo saw Duen Keng Si Mei Nu charging from afar and cursed, “Daring to come back to die!” He charged head-on toward Duen Keng Si Mei Nu. As he was about to approach him, he suddenly felt a chill from behind. Not good. Before he could react, it was already too late.

Kuai Le Yin Shi struck Xiu Luo’s back of the head with a sneak attack, stunning him.

At this moment, Duen Keng Si Mei Nu charged forward and slashed his sword onto Xiu Luo.

Kuai Le Yin Shi smirked smugly and said, “Kid, after dozens of times, you still haven’t improved much.” He was very familiar with Xiu Luo’s weaknesses and habits. Every time Xiu Luo charged, he always forgot to defend his back, and Kuai Le Yin Shi exploited this flaw.

Unexpectedly, the fierce Xiu Luo was so easily stunned by Kuai Le Yin Shi. Duen Keng Si Mei Nu admitted, “You’re really something!”

“Hurry up!”

Kuai Le Yin Shi and Duen Keng Si Mei Nu worked together, sending Xiu Luo to the graveyard within seven seconds. The Mage Alliance players nearby couldn’t rescue him in time.

Since the Bull Man Tribe and the Mage Alliance had already set each other as hostile guilds, there was no red name issue for killing each other. Xiu Luo only dropped a piece of equipment, a common golden one.

At this moment, from the east of the Golden City Square, another twenty or thirty people were sprinting toward the battlefield.

Kuai Le Yin Shi looked at the group and his expression changed. He said in the team chat, “Damn, it’s the Sacred Guardians!”

With the Sacred Guardians joining the battle, the situation became even more unfavorable for the Bull Man Tribe.

The number of players fighting on the battlefield had already exceeded two hundred, with players constantly being sent to the graveyard, only to return shortly after. Everyone had died at least two or three times, and more reinforcements kept arriving.

“Kengnan, we should retreat. If we don’t, we’ll be camped at the graveyard,” Kuai Le Yin Shi said. The enemy had too many people, and their reinforcements were still on the way. By the time they arrived, it might already be too late.

Duen Keng Si Mei Nu thought for a moment. Given the current situation, they had no choice. He reluctantly said in the team chat, “We retreat!”

Nie Yan was walking across the square when he noticed the commotion at the entrance of Golden City, his heart filled with surprise. What had happened over there? Soon, he overheard a few players chatting nearby.

“I can’t get into Golden City.”

“Why? What happened?”

“I heard the Bull Man Tribe and the Mage Alliance are fighting there. It’s really exciting.”

“Let’s go watch the show. Maybe we can even pick up one or two pieces of gear.”

Upon hearing that it was the Bull Man Tribe, Nie Yan’s heart tightened. He quickly rushed toward the entrance of Golden City.

Nie Yan scanned the battlefield. In the large open area ahead, hundreds of players were engaged in chaotic combat. The Bull Man Tribe players were gradually retreating, with more and more of them dying. Nie Yan’s heart clenched painfully.

Three Bull Man Tribe players were being chased by members of the Mage Alliance. A Mage Alliance warrior shouted arrogantly, “Cowards of the Bull Man Tribe, don’t run away!”

The Mage Alliance warrior was about to charge toward a distant rogue when his voice suddenly stopped. A player in a black robe appeared behind him, delivering a sneak attack that stunned him. With a backstab and a bone-saw, the warrior was swiftly cut down in a concise and efficient manner.

The players following this warrior in the charge suddenly noticed their companion falling and froze for a moment.

“Who is it?”

“Little brat, you’re asking for death!”

The group of players cursed furiously, turning their attention to the black-robed player, their eyes locking onto the sword in his hand—the Zennarde Blade.

“It’s the Zennarde Blade!” a mage shouted in fear.

“It’s Rogue Nie Yan!”

This black-robed player was surrounded by six or seven Mage Alliance players, but he didn’t reveal his face. However, the Zennarde Blade, burning with black flames, clearly indicated his identity—Rogue Nie Yan!

From afar, Duen Keng Si Mei Nu, Kuai Le Yin Shi, and others saw the short sword ablaze with black fire. Their hearts were shaken, and joy spread across their faces. They shouted excitedly in the team chat, “The leader is here!”

All the Bull Man Tribe players on the battlefield were electrified.

“How did the leader get here?” Kuai Le Yin Shi asked excitedly. They had been retreating step by step when this unexpected turning point suddenly appeared. Nie Yan’s arrival was like a ray of hope.