Chapter 1 An Elite Group

Like this kind of elite group activity, Ji Feng definitely participated, so he knew their exact movements.

According to the information Ji Feng sent, the elite group from Angel Corps going to the dungeon numbered twenty people in total. Lie Yan led the team, and Ang Yi Tianshi wasn’t among them, but the lineup was still quite strong. Lie Yan and another fire mage named Piao Lai Piao Qu were both top-tier classes, and the rest had only completed their first class advancement.

As time passed, the major guilds attached increasing importance to top-tier classes. More and more players successfully changed to top-tier classes, including Ni Ren Tribe's Mu En and Ben Zhi Emo, as well as Angel Corps' Lie Yan and Piao Lai Piao Qu, who all became top-tier class players.

Currently, there were about twenty-six players in the entire server who had changed to top-tier classes, eighteen of whom were in Ni Ren Tribe.

This elite group had two top-tier classes leading the team, making it worth targeting.

Taking down a few Angel Corps elites was tantamount to declaring to Ang Yi Tianshi that he, Crazy Thief Nie Yan, had arrived in Angel Corps' territory.

Walking down the street, he occasionally brushed past Angel Corps players, but none of them recognized Nie Yan.

Along the way, two or three out of ten shops in the Orc King City flew the flag of Angel Corps, fluttering in the wind, showing the influence Angel Corps had here. Ordinary shops couldn't stay open without Angel Corps' approval, but that didn't include Nie Yan's Starlight Pharmacy.

Nie Yan himself had the title of Great Prophet, a title that held a very high position in both the Green Land Empire and the Saturn Empire. Nie Yan's shop was protected by the empire. If the people of Angel Corps caused trouble at the Starlight Pharmacy, they would be sanctioned by the guards.

Although Ang Yi Tianshi had risen to the rank of Marquis in the Saturn Empire, Nie Yan's Great Prophet title was equivalent to a Duke. An empire would never confer more than ten dukedoms, so one could imagine Nie Yan's status.

Ang Yi Tianshi looking for trouble with the Starlight Pharmacy was simply courting death.

Moreover, if the Starlight Pharmacy closed down, it wouldn't benefit Angel Corps in the slightest. They couldn't do without potions. The Starlight Pharmacy had a monopoly. If the Starlight Pharmacy closed, where would they buy potions?

Although there were many Angel Corps shops here, the most conspicuous was still the Starlight Pharmacy. Although the location was relatively remote, it was bustling with activity, with a constant stream of players coming and going. Players from other places passing by even mistook it for the city center. The level 16 Starlight Pharmacy shop had become a landmark in the area, standing sixteen stories high, magnificent and grand, even comparable to some large auction house buildings.

Nie Yan passed by the Starlight Pharmacy and was quite satisfied to see the bustling scene.

Gradually, he became familiar with the main streets of the Orc King City. After passing through several streets, he entered the teleportation array.

System: Do you wish to teleport to Branston Town?

Yes!

A flash of light, and the scene before Nie Yan suddenly changed. When he saw clearly, he was no longer in the bustling Orc King City, but in a small town located in the wilderness, with only a few scattered, dilapidated houses. Yellow sand flew everywhere. Looking outside, it was a vast expanse of sand with no vegetation.

Nie Yan looked towards the center of the town. Lie Yan, Ji Feng, and a group of others were gathered together, talking about something, probably still doing preliminary preparations.

The center of the town was a square with several NPCs setting up stalls. This was a level 150+ map, and few players came here now. The Angel Corps elite group was considered the pioneer here; they were here to explore the wilderness.

Nie Yan was a little familiar with Lie Yan, the tall figure in the center. He recognized him at a glance. He wondered which one the other top-tier class player, Piao Lai Piao Qu, was. He scanned around and finally landed on a player in a fiery red mage robe next to Lie Yan. That guy looked to be in his mid-twenties, wearing a red robe, with clusters of flames burning around him. He held a nanmu staff, with a fist-sized red gemstone inlaid at the top, emitting a dazzling light. That should be Piao Lai Piao Qu, and judging by the looks of it, he should be proficient in fire magic.

Nie Yan pretended to buy items from a nearby NPC, standing at the edge of the square.

Ji Feng was chatting with a player next to him when he caught sight of Nie Yan. His heart stirred. Nie Yan, the boss, had arrived.

Although there were twenty of them, Ji Feng had a strong feeling that these people were no match for Nie Yan. The thought of witnessing Nie Yan's prowess with his own eyes made him a little excited.

Besides Ji Feng, others also noticed Nie Yan.

"Who's that guy?"

"Don't know, probably a passing player."

They looked nonchalant. In their eyes, this was Angel Corps' territory. Who would dare to touch them? Usually, they weren't afraid even when facing hundreds or thousands of people, let alone just one person. So they ignored Nie Yan and chatted among themselves.

"Is everything ready?" Lie Yan asked, looking around at his teammates.

"Everything else is ready. We're just waiting for Guangmang to bring back the potions."

"The Starlight Pharmacy is really a rip-off. A bottle of Strong Fire Resistance Potion is so expensive, selling for two thousand gold coins a bottle. Nearly a third of our income from this dungeon will be plundered by the Starlight Pharmacy," Piao Lai Piao Qu said, somewhat depressed.

"There's no other way. Only the Starlight Pharmacy has Strong Fire Resistance Potions. They're bound to sell rare items like this at a high price. It's said that only master-level apothecaries can produce them, and all the master-level apothecaries in the Green Land Empire and Saturn Empire have long since run off to the Starlight Pharmacy," Lie Yan said helplessly.

"That's only natural. People seek higher positions, and water flows downwards. A high-level apothecary outside only earns twenty or thirty gold coins a day. Getting fifty or sixty gold coins a day as an exclusive apothecary in a large guild is already very good. But at the Starlight Pharmacy, an ordinary high-level apothecary earns at least one hundred gold coins a day. If it were me, I'd go to the Starlight Pharmacy too," a fire mage said casually, but seeing the looks from some people nearby, he immediately realized he had said something wrong and quickly added, "I was just saying."

"Alright, Se Niu was just joking. Everyone, don't mind it. Our income in Angel Corps is indeed not as good as those in Ni Ren Tribe, but since we're in this guild, let's just安心fuze (work in peace) Angel Boss. When the guild expands, we can rise with the tide," Lie Yan said. He understood the current situation of Angel Corps. Ni Ren Tribe had been actively trying to poach people from their guild, so the morale of Angel Corps was wavering.

Those words were considered to have smoothed things over. After a while, a warrior appeared in the teleportation array of Branston Town and quickly ran towards Lie Yan and the others.

"The potions have all been bought," the warrior said.

"Alright, everyone's here. Let's go," Lie Yan said, glancing at the crowd.

The team slowly set off, leaving Branston Town.

As he left, Ji Feng glanced at Nie Yan in the distance and sent Nie Yan a private message.

"Nie Yan Boss, where are you planning to make a move?" Ji Feng asked.

"Just outside Branston Town," Nie Yan said. He didn't want to follow them all the way to their destination; it would be a waste of time.

"If a battle breaks out later, don't hold back on me. Take me down first, so I won't be suspected," Ji Feng said. He was ready to be killed.

"I can't take down twenty people. I'll definitely let a few escape in the end. You can mix in with them and escape," Nie Yan suggested a plan.

"The news of Angel Corps' twenty-man team going to the dungeon together is very secretive. Only these twenty teammates know about it. If they're ambushed, they'll definitely suspect an internal mole. Those who are killed are less likely to be suspected. Also, during the PK later, Nie Yan Boss must spare that guy named Hao Se Hei Niu," Ji Feng said.

Hearing what Ji Feng said, Nie Yan immediately understood. Ji Feng's thinking was quite meticulous. First, use the bitter trick of getting killed to gain trust. Second, frame someone else. Let Nie Yan spare Hao Se Hei Niu in the PK, so Hao Se Hei Niu survived, and he would probably quickly become a suspect, causing infighting among them.

Having someone like Ji Feng as an internal mole was truly a wonderful thing.

Ji Feng's plan was perfect. Nie Yan couldn't find any reason to refute it. He could only give Ji Feng some compensation after killing him. People like this must be cultivated vigorously.

Ji Feng was like a time bomb buried next to Ang Yi Tianshi. Nie Yan was wondering if he should arrange for Ji Feng to gain Ang Yi Tianshi's trust further so Ji Feng could climb higher and have access to more of Angel Corps' core secrets.

Thinking of this, Nie Yan smiled slightly and looked towards the exit of the town. That twenty-person team had already left the area of Branston Town, their figures receding further and further away.

Watching their distant figures, Nie Yan activated Stealth, and his body slowly disappeared.

"Take out the compass and confirm the direction," Lie Yan said. The wind and sand here were too heavy, obscuring the sky and the sun. Without a compass, they could easily get lost.

Piao Lai Piao Qu next to him took out a small wooden box and used the instructions on it to determine the direction, pointing into the distance, "Go this way."

The twenty people lined up in a row and advanced into the sandstorm. They had no idea that danger was slowly approaching in the midst of this sandstorm.

Nie Yan was in Stealth, quietly trailing behind them about twenty yards away, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

The sandstorm greatly reduced visibility, creating excellent conditions for Nie Yan to ambush them.

They were only a hundred yards away from Branston Town. He needed to get them further away, lest they run back into the town.