The Thin Dog was the most ruthless among all the famous thieves, notorious for his treacherous ambush tactics and his tenacity like chewing gum. Once he locked on to an opponent, it was usually a fight to the death, relentlessly pursuing his target until their demise. The shadow dancer who died at his hands previously was worn down to death by him.
As for the elemental mage, named Mingyu Zhihuo (Mythical Fire), the name still sounded familiar. In a previous life, he seemed to be a great mage. Since he had some reputation, his strength probably wouldn’t be too shabby.
Mingyu Zhihuo’s fingers gathered balls of flame, playing with these fireballs as if they were toys.
“How should we play with them to death?” He narrowed his eyes, staring at Nie Yan, the distance between them now less than thirty yards. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
“The guy called Nieyan seems to be a skilled player. It’s a pity to kill him off like this. I really want to challenge him to a one-on-one duel,” Thin Dog said regretfully.
The members of Yulan’s team formed a defensive formation but dared not attack recklessly. If they struck first, the opposing side would have justification for self-defense. Under the encirclement and assault of more than 300 people, they would be wiped out instantly.
This was a battle they were destined to lose!
Twenty against 300, even a god couldn’t save them!
“Nieyan, what do we do?” Tang Yao asked anxiously. He hadn’t expected to encounter such a situation. It was almost a death trap. Even with great strength, how could they possibly break through an encirclement of 300 people!
Even the strongest players couldn’t be invincible.
The 300 people ahead weren’t just ordinary players who were everywhere and only knew how to die, but the elite forces of Triumph!
Since Triumph had seized the opportunity to surround Nieyan and Tang Yao, how could they possibly let them leave alive!
Players like those in Yulan’s team might not even be able to defeat their opponents one-on-one. As for players like Nieyan and Tang Yao, they might be able to kill a dozen or even dozens of people based on their level and technical advantages, but to achieve the feat of defeating a hundred, they would need a full set of divine equipment!
No matter how strong individual players were, they weren’t invincible.
“There are too many of them,” Bai Kaisui (White Water) broke out in a cold sweat.
“Po Tian really values us highly. These people are the elite of Triumph. Sending 100 people would have been enough to kill us, but he wasn’t satisfied and sent 300. We’re really getting the royal treatment,” Nieyan was the only one who remained relatively calm.
Miao Miao glanced at Nieyan. His face showed no expression, and she deeply admired him for being able to stay absolutely calm under such a severe disadvantage.
All escape routes had been blocked. Po Tian was determined to eliminate Nieyan and Tang Yao!
Nieyan knew that Triumph had always wanted to hunt him down. However, in the wild, he was completely unafraid of Triumph. Even if hundreds of people hunted him in the wild, he was confident he could easily escape. But he was too confident today; this wasn’t a chase, it was an ambush!
These more than 300 Triumph members had obviously been lying in wait here, completing the encirclement and waiting for Nieyan to fall into their trap. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to catch Nieyan!
Originally, this group had come to the instance together for a small-scale activity. How could the information have been leaked?
The only possibility Nieyan could think of was that he had been betrayed!
Among all the members of Yulan’s team present, anyone could have been the traitor. Tang Yao? Absolutely not! Miao Miao? Based on his understanding of her from a previous life, she probably wouldn’t betray him. Then there was Hui Ming, Yulan, Bai Kaisui, and others, all of whom were possible suspects!
Human hearts are separated by bellies!
He had been too careless, underestimating Triumph’s capabilities. He hadn’t expected that Triumph had bribed someone from Yulan’s team to set up this trap.
Mainly because in his previous life’s impression, the members of Yulan’s team were all quite decent, leading Nieyan to commit the error of empiricism. The situation in this life was completely different. If Triumph had bribed Yulan’s team with benefits sufficient to entice them, it was possible they had agreed to set up the trap to ambush Nieyan!
Nieyan coldly scanned the members of Yulan’s team, pausing slightly on Yulan’s face before moving on.
At present, it was merely suspicion, and Nieyan had no concrete evidence.
Even if it was just suspicion, he couldn’t trust anyone here. Perhaps during the confrontation with Triumph, someone might stab Nieyan and Tang Yao in the back!
If all the members of Yulan’s team had indeed been bribed, then caught between two fronts, Nieyan and Tang Yao would be helpless no matter how hard they struggled.
“Yaozi, looks like we’re going to die this time. Prepare to sacrifice the Arcane Sprite, we’ll charge out. If we can’t break through, we’ll die here!” Nieyan said, preparing to use Divine Arbitration and Desperate Strike. Although he still had a task to complete, it seemed like he wouldn’t have the chance anymore…
Even in death, he wouldn’t let the enemy have peace! He would make them pay dearly. In his previous life, Nieyan had killed Cao Xu with a single bullet, relying on that ruthless determination!
Tang Yao was taken aback. Was he really going to die here? He looked down at the fat, silly blue sprite beside him, which only kept blowing bubbles. If he had to sacrifice it, he would really feel reluctant. He had long gotten used to the blue sprite walking around him, blowing bubbles with a “blu blu” sound. Although it couldn’t speak and wasn’t very intelligent, it had always stayed by Tang Yao’s side, never leaving.
Blu blu, the unintelligent Arcane Sprite didn’t realize its impending fate.
Tang Yao felt a tightness in his chest, his nose tingling as he looked at Nieyan and asked, “Is there no other way?”
“We have no choice. We can find another Arcane Sprite! Yaozi, we’ll get our revenge!” Nieyan gripped his dagger tightly, his eyes bloodshot. He had really fallen today, but he would recover tenfold, even a hundredfold in the future! Po Tian, just wait!
Beside him, Yulan was pierced by Nieyan’s cold gaze and froze. Why was Nieyan’s gaze so icy cold, like a killing god, so different from his usual gentle self? Although she didn’t interact much with Nieyan, Yulan could generally tell from his words and actions that Nieyan always smiled when dealing with his allies, only using such a cold gaze when facing enemies.
She thought for a moment and realized Nieyan suspected that they had betrayed him and Tang Yao! Thinking about it, these Triumph members had obviously been lying in wait for a long time. How did they know Nieyan had come here? If no one had betrayed them, how could Nieyan and Tang Yao have fallen so easily into Triumph’s trap? It seemed Nieyan’s suspicion wasn’t completely unfounded!
Yulan suppressed her sense of injustice. There was a saying: a scholar can be killed but not humiliated! Taking a deep breath, she used a cold tone in the team chat, “All members of Yulan’s team listen up. Nieyan and Yaozi were surrounded by Triumph members because they were helping our team with the instance. Today we wronged Nieyan and Yaozi brothers. Every member of the team must protect Nieyan and Yaozi brothers until the last person remains!”
No one expected Yulan to say such words.
Bai Kaisui looked at Yulan, thought for a moment, and understood. He shouted to the members of the team, “Is there any coward in our team?”
“No!” The members shouted loudly, all of them filled with passion.
“White Leader, Yulan Captain, you tell us. None of us are afraid of death! It’s just losing a level, what’s there to fear!”
“Exactly, whoever is afraid is a coward!”
“Our Yulan team may not be very strong, but we never betray our brothers! Today’s incident dragged Nieyan and Yaozi brothers into it. We’ll take full responsibility. Show some guts! Even if we all die, we must protect Nieyan and Yaozi brothers to the end!” Bai Kaisui shouted solemnly. As the team’s main MT, he had great authority within the team.
“Damn it, let’s fight!” The members shouted loudly.
Hearing Yulan and Bai Kaisui’s words, Nieyan’s hand holding the dagger trembled slightly. Looking at these members who were ready to die bravely with passionate expressions, his heart, which had long been cold and indifferent in both lifetimes, was touched.
Nieyan recalled the War Alliance, which existed only to defend honor and faith. Tens of thousands of people defended the last fortress of the War Alliance against enemies dozens of times their number, facing death bravely. For more than ten days, that majestic fortress did not fall, and the War Alliance did not fall.
There was a kind of feeling called comradeship.
There was a term called brothers!
Such feelings far surpassed levels, equipment, and attributes, transcending all data.
Because of the War Alliance, Love Killer was glorious! He had a group of brothers who would never abandon him even if he were destroyed! He had an immortal War Alliance, a group of brothers who vowed to follow him to the death!
Nieyan also had such a group of people by his side! Even if they died, they would uphold their integrity and send Nieyan and Tang Yao out!
A flicker of guilt passed through Nieyan’s heart. Perhaps he shouldn’t have suspected the members of Yulan’s team. Maybe Triumph had found out that Nieyan would appear here through other channels. Compared to them, Nieyan felt so despicable. Having lived two lifetimes, he had killed the blood and passion in his heart.
“Yue’er, I’m sorry. I dragged you into this. I shouldn’t have asked you to come to the instance with me,” Miao Miao held Yue’er’s hand, apologizing. If she hadn’t impulsively invited Yue’er to join the instance, Yue’er wouldn’t have been put in such a dangerous situation.
“It’s okay. We’re good sisters who share hardships together!” Yue’er smiled gently, like a quietly blooming lily, beautiful and noble.
Nie Yan took a deep breath, steadying his thoughts as he calmly analyzed the situation. His mind worked rapidly. The enemy had many experts, making a breakthrough extremely difficult. If they could minimize their losses, that would be ideal. But if there was no other way and the entire team faced annihilation, they would have no choice but to fight to the end!
The warriors of Triumph slowly approached from the front, seemingly waiting for the right moment.
Thin Dog and Mythical Fire cast cold glances, seemingly whispering to someone.
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