Through a zone that constantly respawned Demon Hounds, some higher-level Demon Hyenas began to appear. They were slightly larger than the Demon Hounds, their bodies covered in sharp bone spurs. These were elite monsters around level 180, much stronger than ordinary Demon Hounds, but the experience they gave was several times greater.

When dealing with the Demon Hyenas, Nie Yan and the others were a bit more cautious, continuing their fierce leveling. Their experience points steadily increased, and their speed was still quite considerable.

It took Nie Yan four days to level up to 141, six days to reach 142, and twelve days to reach 143. Twenty days had passed quickly, and their exploration of the dark world had only just begun.

Nie Yan still hadn't found any trace of Mephisto. He glanced at his backpack. The energy released by the Paternoster Warhammer was becoming increasingly powerful, with crackling electricity and a terrifying, rampant force.

He didn't dare take out the Paternoster Warhammer, for fear of causing trouble.

The sky was overcast, the light even dimmer than before, and the air was unusually heavy.

Nie Yan could feel that they were getting closer and closer to the Mephisto NPC.

Looking south, in the center of the wasteland, a towering mountain rose straight into the clouds, its summit emitting thick black smoke and faint, fiery glimmers. It was a volcano!

For some reason, a feeling arose in Nie Yan's heart that he would have to reach that volcano to find Mephisto.

Although the volcano seemed close at hand, it would probably take a month or two to advance to that area. It was a good opportunity to level up during this time.

While Nie Yan and the others were grinding monsters in the dark world, Guo Huai and the others were gradually expanding the influence of the Niu Ren Tribe in the Grinland Empire, and their actual controlled territory was growing larger and larger. As for the Abernathy Great Prairie, the fortresses near Okoron City had already been built, and the city was more prosperous than before, with a large number of NPCs coming and going. Knowing that Okoron City was the Niu Ren Tribe's main fortress, many merchants realized this was a huge business opportunity and flocked from all over. Moreover, since the Abernathy Great Prairie had many places suitable for players above level 100 to level up, it attracted many players.

Okoron City was a scene of prosperity. With so many NPCs guarding it, the safety of Okoron City would not be a problem.

Unlike other NPC cities, Nie Yan had Guo Huai implement many more humane regulations in Okoron City, including many tax reduction and exemption policies, as well as a title system. Players who contributed more to Okoron City were granted titles recognized by the entire Grinland Empire, up to the level of earl. This was a fatal attraction for the players.

During the time that Nie Yan and the others were away, the entire Abernathy Great Prairie had been peaceful, but due to its proximity to Doom Canyon, more and more evil and lawful players were arriving in the Abernathy Great Prairie, leading to some conflicts with the players of the Grinland Empire. However, after the news spread, it not only did not reduce Okoron's popularity, but instead attracted more high-level players. Players heading to Doom Canyon used Okoron City as a transit point and supply station. Due to the tax-free policies, they could buy potions here for about 5% cheaper. They could save a lot by buying a backpack full of potions, which greatly promoted the commerce of Okoron City.

Everything was developing in an orderly manner.

On the eastern edge of the Abernathy Great Prairie, three teams of sixty people slowly entered the Abernathy Great Prairie. They had different appearances, including dark elves with dark skin, fallen humans, and short goblins. They were of different races, but they all had one obvious feature in common: they all had a pair of silver wings on their backs, which constantly flapped, causing their feet to leave the ground by about two inches. They hovered like this, moving quickly.

Sixty silver wings – in the Demon Tribe, this was definitely a terrifying team that could destroy a large guild.

These sixty people were not wearing guild badges. They had a red shoulder patch on their left shoulder, with a red flame painted on it, and the words 'Blood Demon Knights' written in the Demon Tribe language. Each of them was in a super red-name state, the eerie red being extremely frightening.

Each of them had killed at least hundreds of players from the same faction to make their names so terribly red.

"Blood Demon Leader, this is already the territory of the Niu Ren Tribe's Abernathy Great Prairie," a small goblin mage said. He was ugly, with gray-green skin and only about a third the height of an average player.

"I wonder if Crazy Thief Nie Yan is here. I hope we don't run into that guy," Blood Demon said. He was handsome, a fallen human warrior with slightly dark skin.

Everyone felt a little strange. Usually, Blood Demon Leader was fearless and arrogant. The God Tribe, the number one guild in the Demon Tribe, Angel Fall, the number one guild in the Undead Empire, and so on, had suffered quite a few losses at their hands. Blood Demon Leader didn't take the leaders of those two major guilds seriously at all, but he seemed to admire Crazy Thief Nie Yan very much.

"Even if Crazy Thief Nie Yan came, he probably wouldn't be our match," a dark elf rogue said dismissively. He had watched Nie Yan's videos and didn't think Crazy Thief Nie Yan was that strong. He was just a little faster, and his movements didn't seem to have any high-level skills.

In fact, the videos circulating online slowed down the playback speed a lot. If the video playback speed was restored to normal, people would know exactly where Nie Yan was strong, but of course, that required them to have enough insight.

"Crazy Thief Nie Yan can sweep the two major empires. It's definitely not a coincidence. Would you dare to sneak into the God Tribe's main fortress alone and kill them until they're in chaos?" Blood Demon glanced at the dark elf rogue indifferently.

The dark elf rogue was speechless for a moment. He wanted to argue, but he didn't know how to refute. He just stuck his neck out and said, "He just has that golden dragon and paladin that are stronger."

Blood Demon smiled dismissively. He didn't refute and said in the team chat, "Remember, we're here just to wash away our red names. Respect points and equipment are just extra. Do a few jobs in one place and leave. Never stay in one place for more than half an hour."

"Understood," the people around Blood Demon replied one after another.

The dark elf rogue also responded. Although he didn't think much of Crazy Thief Nie Yan, he still listened to Blood Demon very much. In his opinion, Blood Demon was the strongest. How could that Crazy Thief Nie Yan compare to their Blood Demon Leader?

"First target, a village one thousand yards ahead. Estimated number of NPCs is thirty, the highest being level 160 elites. Number of players is about seven hundred. Get it done within twenty minutes. Let's go!" Blood Demon said. When he spoke, there was no emotional fluctuation at all, as if he was stating something that was a matter of course.

Everyone quickened their pace. The rogues all entered stealth mode and disappeared from everyone's sight. The remaining people separated and prepared to attack the village from all directions.

Krans Village was a peaceful village with only a few dozen scattered houses, not even a defensive wall. There were only thirty or so NPCs, and at most a few hundred players active here. Today was already considered a relatively lively day, because several player teams had arrived here, preparing to team up to grind monsters.

Dozens of players from the Grinland Empire were chatting.

"I just dropped a gem today. I estimate I can sell it for about three hundred gold coins. I'll have money for potions for the next few days."

"Damn, you're so lucky. Today, I only dropped two pieces of trash bronze equipment."

...

The team leader was adding people. They had nothing to do, so they chatted happily. One of the mages turned his head and noticed five or six players flying towards them in the distant wilderness.

"What are those guys? They actually have wings on their backs."

"They're from the Demon Tribe."

Hearing someone say they were from the Demon Tribe, the players became excited.

"Kill them and loot their equipment!"

A group of people rushed towards Blood Demon and the others. There were only a few of them, while they had at least a hundred, giving them a great advantage in numbers. With more people, they were bolder.

A human warrior was about to charge towards Blood Demon when a rogue next to him slapped the human warrior on the head and cursed, "Are you looking for death?"

"What's wrong?" The human warrior was a little confused.

"Didn't you see the wings on their backs?"

"What's wrong with the wings?"

"Silver Wings, you idiot! The top-tier profession of the Demon Tribe. Are you going to charge up there to give them free kills? Look at that group of people. Which one of them isn't a super red-name? Even if they haven't killed tens of thousands, they've killed thousands of noobs like you."

"Then what should we do?"

"Quickly find a place to use a return scroll!"

The two went to a corner and began to read the return scroll. Looking into the distance, the Silver Wings and the players of the Grinland Empire had clashed. It was a completely one-sided massacre. The human warrior couldn't help but feel grateful. Listening to the boss was indeed right. After two flashes of white light, they disappeared from the spot.

Blood Demon walked forward, and three warriors charged towards him. A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Ambush!

The greatsword in his right hand suddenly bloomed with a bright red light. A giant sword aura rushed forward, and with a poof, blood splattered. The warrior was blasted away and instantly killed.

The other two warriors were stunned for a moment and immediately realized that the opponents were a group of difficult guys. They ran away desperately.

Ambush!

Blood Demon accelerated again, his speed more than twice as fast as the warrior he was chasing. He quickly approached his back and pierced him with a sword.

Another one killed instantly!

He looked around. The other Silver Wings were beginning a one-sided massacre of these Grinland Empire players.

"A bunch of ignorant fools," Blood Demon smiled coldly. "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"