Chapter 129 They Are Here

Dead Fish and the others noticed Nie Yan's gaze sweeping towards them, a sharp look that seemed to pierce through the heart.

With just a fleeting glance, Dead Fish felt a chill run down his spine. Having watched many videos related to Mad Thief Nie Yan, they understood how formidable he was.

Their breathing became somewhat constricted, their heartbeats paused for a moment.

"Boss, Mad Thief Nie Yan has spotted us," a player said in the team chat, his voice trembling slightly.

At such a distance, Nie Yan's perception could accurately pinpoint their location, which was truly frightening.

In their eyes, being targeted by Mad Thief Nie Yan meant certain death.

Nie Yan merely glanced at them before turning his head away.

"He didn't notice?"

"No, he definitely noticed us!" Dead Fish shook his head.

"Then why didn't he come up to deal with us?"

"Perhaps he disdains fighting us. Let's go," Dead Fish said. Nie Yan had already warned them. If they didn't know what was good for them, they would soon become corpses on the ground.

With that thought, they slowly retreated. A figure flashed across the sky. A warrior was seen leaping across the rooftops, landing beside Nie Yan.

"Nie Yan, I'm here," Lei Su said with a chuckle.

As soon as Lei Su landed, figures rapidly converged from all directions. The fastest were the Archmages, who used Blink, their bodies flashing continuously, like teleportation in legends. In just a moment, they traversed five or six hundred yards from the end of the street, stopping beside Nie Yan.

Such speed! So this was an Archmage? The continuous use of Blink was terrifying. Dead Fish and the others were dumbfounded.

It was like a grand gathering of top-tier classes, a full twenty-one of them. What were they doing here?

Lei Su glanced in the direction of Dead Fish and the others, then looked at Nie Yan and asked, "Should we get rid of them?"

"Just a few low-level thieves. Give them a minute. If they don't leave, get rid of them," Nie Yan said.

If Dead Fish and the others heard Nie Yan's words, who knew what they would think? Their strength was already considered high among ordinary players, but when they met Nie Yan and the others, they couldn't stand up straight.

"Boss, I'm recording!" a player excitedly said in the team chat. The speed of the top-tier classes approaching their peak was recorded. If this video was posted on the forums, who knew what kind of sensation it would cause?

"Everyone, retreat!"

"Boss, let's wait a little longer."

"They've already noticed us. We're testing their patience. If we don't leave, we'll definitely be killed." Dead Fish remained calm, looking into the distance. Six Shadow Dancer-level Thieves were standing together, talking. A trace of fanaticism appeared in his eyes. Those were Shadow Dancers, the dream of countless Thieves. The Nirvana Guild had six of them! Would he one day be able to stand at the peak and converse with Mad Thief Nie Yan, Sun, and the others? Perhaps he would never reach that level, but at least there was still hope.

The Thieves gradually retreated, disappearing at the end of the street.

"They're gone," Lei Su said.

Nie Yan looked at Shadow Kill beside him. Shadow Kill had been recruited into the Nirvana Guild by Guo Huai. He hadn't been in the guild for long, and since he had been doing advanced class quests, he hadn't met Nie Yan.

"Long time no see," Nie Yan said to Shadow Kill with a smile.

Seeing Nie Yan, Shadow Kill revealed a helpless bitter smile. He found it difficult to describe his feelings upon seeing Nie Yan. Before joining the Nirvana Guild, he had been utterly ruined by Nie Yan. First, he assassinated Angellic Executioner, causing the entire Angel Corps to spare no effort in hunting him down. Then, he assassinated Cao Xu of the Century Financial Group, enraging Cao Xu and leading to a simultaneous bounty on him by more than twenty guilds. Almost every day, as soon as he logged in, no matter where he appeared, he would be watched by hundreds of Thieves, nearly killing him several times, forcing him to hide all day, in a miserable state. It wasn't until Guo Huai recruited him and helped him get rid of the trouble that he finally found peace.

During that time, he was abandoned by everyone. Although it was all his own fault, he couldn't blame Nie Yan, but he still harbored resentment towards Nie Yan.

However, later on, he didn't know when, his state of mind began to change, and he agreed to join the Nirvana Guild.

In front of Nie Yan, he was undoubtedly a loser, but at the same time, he admired Nie Yan a little. It was a complex state of mind.

"Although I've joined the Nirvana Guild, it doesn't mean we're even. I'm not your opponent now, but I'll avenge myself sooner or later," Shadow Kill said solemnly.

"I'm always ready to fight." Nie Yan laughed. He appreciated Shadow Kill's straightforwardness. Being able to speak so frankly proved that Shadow Kill no longer held any grudges against him, only a little unwillingness.

The crowd couldn't help but smile. Although they had many prejudices against Shadow Kill before, they had re-evaluated Shadow Kill after he joined the Nirvana Guild, and they got along quite well with him.

"Alright, we're all here," Nie Yan said, looking around at the crowd.

"No, not yet," Big Brother Seven, the leader, corrected Nie Yan. "Ten Miles of Painted Gauze, Hei Bai, Wu Feng, and the others are also at critical moments in their advanced class quests. They should be able to successfully change classes soon."

"Not just Sister Hua Sha, but also many others are doing advanced class quests. Maybe a few dark horses will emerge," Xie Yao stood beside Nie Yan and said.

"Indeed, it's really looking forward to new faces."

Everyone revealed longing expressions. As time passed, the number of top-tier classes in the Nirvana Guild increased, and the gap between them and other guilds widened. When the number of top-tier classes reached a certain level, they would truly dominate the world.

"It would be best if a few more Archmages came, blasting with forbidden spells is really awesome." Undying Scoundrel smiled evilly.

Nie Yan knew quite clearly which people in the Nirvana Guild could advance to top-tier classes. After all, many of them were specifically recruited by Guo Huai at his request. However, with the development of the guild, everyone's encounters were different. Top players exchanged techniques with each other, and many newcomers rose rapidly, so Nie Yan couldn't be sure how many top-tier classes the Nirvana Guild would ultimately produce.

They split into two teams and were about to head towards the inner city when a series of loud noises came from the distance. A commotion seemed to have occurred on the eastern edge of the inner city.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, I'll go take a look." Sun leaped onto a spire and peered around from the top, "It seems like a Boss appeared. There are tens of thousands of people in that plaza."

"What Boss?" Nie Yan asked in the team chat.

"It looks a bit like an octopus, I can't see clearly."

A bit like an octopus? Nie Yan immediately thought of the Wandering Princess Eina. The Wandering Princess Eina had indeed fallen into it.

"Boss, what do we do, continue into the inner city or go take a look?"

Nie Yan roughly explained the Wandering Princess Eina's quest and said, "Let's go clear her out first, otherwise she might follow us."

"In that case, let's go over there."

The crowd rushed towards that direction, their speed astonishing.

There was a huge plaza on the eastern side of the inner city of Patre, where many players had gathered. They were clearly divided into many camps, including the Angel Corps and several well-known large guilds of the Satreen Empire.

The Wandering Princess Eina roared wildly in the center of the plaza. A huge encirclement formed by shield warriors and druids in bear form blocked the Wandering Princess Eina inside.

Dense magic fell on the Wandering Princess Eina, who constantly used her tentacles to swat shield warriors and druids away.

"Which guilds are they from?" Nie Yan asked in the team chat. The scene was too chaotic, with people from various guilds mixed together, making it difficult to see the situation clearly.

"There's Asura Hell and Magic Rider World, that's the boss of Magic Rider World!" Big Brother Seven pointed towards the rooftops on the south side of the plaza.

Nie Yan looked in the direction Big Brother Seven pointed, where a shaman in a gray robe stood proudly on a rooftop. From a distance, he couldn't make out the other person's appearance.

Nie Yan had heard of Asura Hell and Magic Rider World. These were two other forces in the Satreen Empire. They occupied fewer fortresses, but they were also overlords, each occupying a city, with more than twenty fortresses under their command. They didn't usually submit to the Angel Corps. The Angel Corps had fought several battles with Asura Hell and Magic Rider World, but no victor had emerged, so they had to give up due to the threat of the Nirvana Guild. Nie Yan had previously sent people to contact these two guilds, but they were unwilling to cooperate with the Nirvana Guild. In their view, the Satreen Empire was their territory. Why should they let the guilds of the Human Empire come and take a share? They had been taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the conflict between the Angel Corps and the Nirvana Guild.

The three guilds had a clear pattern, each occupying one side of the plaza, and were very wary of each other.

In addition to these three large guilds, many other small teams had also infiltrated, trying to grab a piece of the pie when dealing with the Boss.

"Angellic Executioner didn't come?" Nie Yan asked, his gaze searching the field, but he didn't find Angellic Executioner himself.

"He probably didn't come. According to the news from Guo Huai, Angellic Executioner himself is doing a quest with four top-tier class players."

"Five top-tier classes doing a quest together?" Nie Yan frowned. With the increasing number of top-tier classes in the Nirvana Guild, Angellic Executioner wouldn't sit still and wait for death. Wouldn't this guy cause something?

"Since he's not here, let's teach the people of the Angel Corps a good lesson, and then solve the Wandering Princess Eina. These people are really slow." Lei Su rubbed his fists and said, so many people besieging the Wandering Princess Eina, and they only managed to reduce the Wandering Princess Eina's health by 20%, which was really slow. He was a little impatient.