Chapter 1 Desires Taint Youth

Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun, Daitou Dage Qi Zai, and the others had just changed to top-tier classes and weren't yet familiar with their skills. After a period of exploration, they quickly mastered these skills and gained a full understanding of their power. However, none of them dared to use forbidden magic here. For one thing, the cooldown time for forbidden magic was too long to be used lightly. For another, the power of forbidden magic was too strong and could easily cause accidental injury.

Without Nie Yan participating, the final result of the PK was that Black Hell had the highest win rate, with seven wins out of ten. The others basically had a fifty-fifty win-loss ratio, with some winning only four times. The skill levels of everyone were not that far apart. Wins and losses were often determined by their respective classes and skills. Warriors had a roughly seventy percent win rate against thieves, mages had an eighty percent win rate against warriors, and thieves had a seventy percent win rate against mages.

As for priests, Black Hell was a dark priest skilled in PK, which was another matter entirely. Daitou Dage Qi Zai had a slightly lower win rate, but as the team's strongest supplier and inexhaustible blood bank, their duty was not PK. They had fewer PK-oriented skills and more buff and healing skills, so a lower win rate was perfectly normal.

"I wonder when our guild will have a guardian knight. What are the guardian knight's skills like?" Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun said. Paladins were versatile classes with balanced skills, but their PK ability was not to be underestimated.

"It should still be a long time," Cui Can Dao Guang said. Ni Ren Tribe's paladins were relatively weak compared to other classes.

Nie Yan couldn't help but feel a little worried. Ni Ren Tribe didn't have enough top-tier paladins. Whether on the battlefield or in dungeons, paladins were an indispensable role. It seemed he had to think of a way to solve this problem.

The news of Nie Yan and the others sparring in the Utrude Mountains quickly spread, and more and more players flocked there, wanting to witness what a top-tier class PK was like. However, by the time they arrived at the Utrude Mountains, Nie Yan and the others were long gone, leaving behind only a scene of devastation at the foot of the mountains. Looking at the flattened grasslands and forests, the players could vaguely imagine what it had been like.

The scene was filmed and uploaded to the forums. Some players also recorded scenes of Yu Wang and the others PK-ing. Since those people were far away, the footage was very blurry, and they could only vaguely see the scenes of Yu Wang and the others PK-ing. However, the specifics of the fight were impossible to see clearly, but the power of the magic used by Yu Wang and the others still shocked the players.

"Top-tier classes are so strong!"

"Work hard to level up. Maybe one day you can also change to an archmage, shadow dancer, or holy swordsman."

There were all sorts of comments on the forum. The players were full of envy and jealousy towards Nie Yan and the others. Changing to a top-tier class was a distant dream for many of them.

Nie Yan and the others rode on flying mounts and flew south.

"Boss Nie Yan, where are we going?" Yu Wang Ran Zhi Qing Chun asked.

"Could it be that you're planning to go to Holy Guardians?" Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo, who was usually quiet, looked at Nie Yan. Flying south, over a few mountain ranges, was Cologne City, the lair of Holy Guardians!

"To take a stroll through Holy Guardians' territory," Nie Yan said with a smile.

Nie Yan's "stroll" was definitely not as simple as sightseeing. Everyone understood that Nie Yan was going to find trouble with Holy Guardians!

During this period, the necromancer Bodman and Kars were playing a game of hide-and-seek, and wouldn't appear for the time being. The undead army was too large and required mobilizing all of Ni Ren Tribe's top-tier players to slowly wear them down. In addition, they needed to consolidate the city defenses and not give Qin Han's undead army an opportunity to take advantage.

Holy Guardians, Zhu Shen Zhi Jian (Sword of the Gods), and Guang An Di Guo (Empire of Light and Darkness) were Qin Han's wings. To severely damage Qin Han's Monet Financial Group, it wasn't enough to just kill some skeletons, so Nie Yan decided to attack those guilds. Ni Ren Tribe had just produced a batch of top-tier classes, while other guilds, such as Holy Guardians, didn't even have one top-tier class. This was a good opportunity to strike.

Hearing that Nie Yan was going to attack Holy Guardians, Yu Wang, Sun, and the others became excited. Although they had some doubts about whether twelve people could defeat Holy Guardians, they were itching for a fight after advancing to top-tier classes.

After flying for more than twenty minutes, Nie Yan and the others looked into the distance, and a magnificent fortress appeared in their view. That was Holy Guardians' main fortress, Krux, located on the mountainside, towering and majestic, with gray-white walls and black turrets on the city walls, giving a strong visual impact.

Cologne City was mountainous, with rolling mountains everywhere. Catapults would have difficulty entering Cologne City, so the fortresses here were usually easy to defend and difficult to attack. Holy Guardians had been operating in Cologne City since the game was launched. After dominating this place, no one had ever attacked their lair. Although the defeats at Krips Fortress and Brightmoon City had caused some losses to Holy Guardians, after Kai Xuan Empire, Zhan Dao Shi Xue (Bloodthirsty Battle Blade), Fa Shi Lian Meng (Mage Alliance), and other guilds disbanded, some of their members joined Holy Guardians, making them even stronger.

Holy Guardians steadily settled in one corner, managing Cologne City like an iron bucket. They were not worried that other guilds would attack, so Holy Guardians' main fortress, Krux, was extremely prosperous. The city's outline was even larger than Ni Ren Tribe's Krips Fortress. Merchants had already recovered their investments in Krux and were constantly expanding their business scale, turning this fortress into a true commercial city.

Due to the prosperity of commerce and the injection of funds from the Monet Financial Group, Holy Guardians was very wealthy. They had upgraded the walls of Krux Fortress to advanced levels. The dozens of yards high walls gave a great sense of pressure. Hundreds of magic cannons were placed on the walls, and a large number of guards patrolled the walls every day, making the defenses very strict.

"I didn't expect Holy Guardians' fortress to be so well-built," Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo said.

Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo's words were agreed upon by everyone. Currently, even the scale of Krips Fortress couldn't compare to Krux.

"I think that doing well in commerce can make money, but it's all superficial. Guilds rely on their own strength. With developed commerce but not enough power to protect it, it's bound to be finished sooner or later," Shui Se Yan Tou said. He personally admired strength more.

Ni Ren Tribe's Krips Fortress had a later start and had experienced a siege, which had somewhat damaged the merchants' confidence. The geographical location and other factors were also not as good as Krux, but due to the strong strength of Ni Ren Tribe, their territory gradually expanded, their influence grew, and the merchants became more and more confident in Ni Ren Tribe, flocking to Krips Fortress. Krips Fortress was developing steadily. However, this time, the undead revenge had also had some impact on Ni Ren Tribe, leading to some merchants leaving Krips Fortress.

Nie Yan couldn't help but be jealous of Holy Guardians for building Krux so well. Holy Guardians must have made a lot of money, but with their arrival, all of this would come to an end!

Nie Yan and the others arrived above Krux Fortress. Lei Su said to Nie Yan, "We'll go down first!"

Nie Yan nodded.

Lei Su, Cui Can Dao Guang, and Shui Se Yan Tou put away their air cavalry and jumped down towards Krux Fortress, plummeting straight down from thousands of yards in the air.

Inside Holy Guardians' guild headquarters in the center of Krux Fortress, Sheng Yan, Kuang Fa, Shi Xue Kuang Dao (Bloodthirsty Mad Blade), and Po Tian were gathered together. Since Kuang Fa, Shi Xue Kuang Dao, and Po Tian's troops had joined Holy Guardians, they had become the three giants besides Sheng Yan. Nearly thirty percent of Holy Guardians' troops were brought over by the three of them.

"Qin Han's skeleton army attacked Ni Ren Tribe's fortress several times without success, and then stopped. Although they swept away a few fortresses on the edge, separating Kuang Zhan Lian Meng (Mad War Alliance) and Zhan Shen Bu Luo (War God Tribe), Ni Ren Tribe's main force didn't suffer any damage. If this continues, the skeleton army will be exhausted sooner or later. Qin Han sent us a message, asking us to send troops to cooperate with them in attacking Ni Ren Tribe. What do you think?" Sheng Yan looked at Kuang Fa and the others and asked. His eyes narrowed slightly. Because Kuang Fa, Shi Xue Kuang Dao, and Po Tian had a lot of power, he had to accommodate them to maintain the unity of the guild.

"If the skeleton army is destroyed and Ni Ren Tribe can catch their breath, the next ones to suffer will probably be us," Shi Xue Kuang Dao said. His thinking was relatively simple, but he understood the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold."

"What do you think?" Sheng Yan looked at Kuang Fa and Po Tian next to him.

Kuang Fa revealed a sly smile and said, "Why should we be in such a hurry? Let's wait for the movements of Zhu Shen Zhi Jian (Sword of the Gods) and Guang An Di Guo (Empire of Light and Darkness) before we react."

"I also mean the same," Po Tian said.

Sheng Yan pondered for a moment and nodded. They really didn't need to be the first to stick their necks out.

"Have you seen this video circulating online?" Sheng Yan sent a video to Po Tian and the others.

Po Tian and the others glanced at it and nodded.

"What do you think about top-tier classes?" Sheng Yan said. Thinking that Ni Ren Tribe had twelve powerful top-tier class players, while their guild didn't have a single one, Sheng Yan couldn't help but feel a heavy pressure.

"A few of our guild members have also broken through level 100. Let them change classes quickly, otherwise we'll be left far behind," Po Tian said with a somewhat gloomy expression. He understood that Ni Ren Tribe was constantly squeezing their living space.

As they were talking, the alarm in Krux Fortress suddenly sounded, the shrill sound piercing the sky.

"Enemy attack!" Sheng Yan's expression changed.