Chapter 1 In the Darkness of Incantation

Yue Younan was definitely a leader-level figure in Dark Incantation. She had delicate features, but was by no means just a pretty face. Her level was already 116, ranking her in the top five among all players, and her equipment was excellent. Yue Younan’s skills were absolutely top-notch; her only regret was that she didn’t dare to take the quest to become a top-tier class, because she knew nothing about the Holy Knight’s class change quest.

Compared to Nie Yan and the others, this group was still far behind, because none of them were top-tier classes. The only reason they dared to take on the Ape King was because they had accidentally acquired a Sanction Magic Array, which could only be cast by sixteen archmages, that could control the Ape King.

The medium required for the Sanction Magic Array was a special scroll that could only be used once. Naturally, they couldn't waste such a super item, so they set their sights on the Ape King, a level 180 Lord, hoping to get some good equipment from him. For a super Lord like the Ape King, any piece of equipment dropped would be enough for them to live comfortably for a long time.

"I'll go contact Mad Rogue Nie Yan. You guys deal with it here first, and be careful. I'll be back in three minutes," Yue Younan said in the team chat.

"Understood," Kanon and the others responded.

Yue Younan led two people and hurried towards the direction where Nie Yan and the others were.

Nie Yan and the others were getting closer and closer to the Dark Incantation guild, who were currently grinding monsters. King of the World, who was exploring ahead, sent a message.

"They're from a guild called Dark Incantation. Their strength is only average. I don't know where they got a magic array that trapped the Ape King," King of the World said in the team chat.

Dark Incantation? Nie Yan had never heard of it. It was probably an insignificant guild, so small that it didn't even catch his attention.

"No wonder they dare to deal with the Ape King. It really is like Desire said, they have a special method."

"Just relying on an array, they want to kill a level 180 Lord? I'm afraid it won't be easy."

"Are we going over there? If we continue to get closer, we might start a fight."

Everyone looked at Nie Yan. This group of people wasn't afraid of fighting. If necessary, they could kill all one thousand plus people in front of them without leaving a single one alive. However, as members of the Nilestone Guild, they had a lot to consider and couldn't make enemies for no reason.

"Someone's coming over there," Nie Yan said.

Everyone looked into the distance. Three people were rushing over quickly, and the leader was a Holy Knight.

"The leading Holy Knight seems to be a woman, and her equipment is not bad," Undying Scoundrel said in surprise. After thinking about it, he felt relieved. There were many high-level female players in the Nilestone Guild.

Yue Younan and the other two stopped about seventy yards away from Nie Yan and the others.

"We, the Dark Incantation guild, are teaming up to kill monsters. Please leave if you're not involved," Yue Younan said. Even though she knew that the person in front of her was Mad Rogue Nie Yan, she acted neither obsequious nor arrogant, pretending not to recognize Nie Yan.

Nie Yan used a Super Appraisal. This female Holy Knight named Yue Younan was level 116. Tang Yao, the highest level among Nie Yan and the others, was only level 112. They had wasted too much time in the class change quest map. Currently, there were already many players above level 100. This female Holy Knight was able to reach level 116, which was enough to rank her on the level leaderboard. Of course, her strength couldn't be compared with Nie Yan and other top-tier class players.

"I am Nie Yan, the guild leader of the Nilestone Guild," Nie Yan said.

"So it's Guild Leader Nie Yan, I've heard so much about you. We heard a few days ago that Guild Leader Nie Yan was named the Lord of Abenesi Great Plains. The Dark Incantation guild is willing to support Guild Leader Nie Yan and hopes to visit Okoron City in the future. Our guild is currently teaming up to kill a Lord. Can Guild Leader Nie Yan give us some face? I think with Guild Leader Nie Yan's prestige, you wouldn't care about just one Lord, right?" Yue Younan's clear voice slowly came, "If Guild Leader Nie Yan insists on this Lord, then we, Dark Incantation, can only retreat, but it might not sound good if this matter is spread. I am a straightforward person, and if my words offend you, please forgive me, Guild Leader Nie Yan."

Brilliant Knife Light smiled and whispered in Nie Yan's ear, "This woman's words are soft but firm, she's not simple. It seems that our Nilestone Guild's name isn't very useful."

Nie Yan smiled and said, "Since she said so, it's not good for us to snatch it from them, otherwise they'll say we're bullying them with our power."

Nie Yan said loudly, "I guarantee with the Nilestone Guild leader's reputation that we won't steal your monsters."

"Then thank you, Guild Leader Nie Yan. We still have to continue grinding the Lord. After this is over, we will go to Okoron City to thank Guild Leader Nie Yan in person." Yue Younan breathed a sigh of relief. With Nie Yan's promise not to steal the monster, there was no problem. With Nie Yan's status, he would never break his promise. She had already secretly recorded Nie Yan's words just now in a video.

She immediately rushed back with the other two. Just then, the Ape King in the distance let out an earth-shattering roar. Yue Younan's expression changed. Trouble was coming!

Hearing this roar, Water Color Smoker smiled slightly and said, "The Ape King has entered a berserk state. Dark Incantation is going to have trouble next."

Before Water Color Smoker finished speaking, the ground trembled violently. One could imagine how terrifying the Ape King's power was after going berserk.

"Let's go take a look. If they can't deal with it, then the Ape King will be ours," Nie Yan said. At that time, the people from Dark Incantation probably wouldn't have anything to say, after all, it was because their strength was insufficient.

The group walked towards the battlefield between Dark Incantation and the Ape King.

The Ape King, surrounded by Dark Incantation, roared wildly. Its pair of copper bell-like eyes had turned a bright blood red, and the fur on its body was also glowing with strange blood. It punched the shield warrior in front of it, causing the shield warrior to retreat again and again.

"Younan, I can't hold on anymore," the warrior beside the Ape King shouted anxiously.

"You must hold on for me. Priests, use all your healing on Silverwing!" Yue Younan said nervously in the team chat.

The twenty or so priests behind them were constantly using healing spells on the shield warrior named Silverwing. The healing on him never stopped, and his health was constantly fluctuating, being saved back from the brink of death each time.

"No, the health is dropping too fast!"

"Use blessing skills!" Yue Younan waved her hand and cast a few blessing statuses on Silverwing, and Silverwing's attributes immediately increased by a large margin.

However, at this time, the tall and sturdy Ape King, like a giant Tyrannosaurus rex, was frantically charging and attacking. The Sanction Magic Array was showing signs of damage under its impact.

Silverwing's health was still dropping very quickly. If it weren't for the continuous healing of twenty or so priests, Silverwing would have died long ago.

A level 180 elite was really too terrifying after entering a berserk state.

The Sanction Magic Array was about to lose control, and the magic of the sixteen mages outside was also close to exhaustion. If the Silverwing in front was killed, then waiting for them would be a catastrophe.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yue Younan's face changed, and she decisively shouted in the team chat, "Everyone retreat!"

"Boss, if we retreat, we will definitely be chased and killed. At least half of us will die."

"It's better than all of us dying here, retreat!" Yue Younan said loudly. This group of people still underestimated the Ape King's strength. They had made full preparations before, checked the Ape King's detailed information, and thought they had everything under control, but there was still a problem. Each Lord had its own talent skills, which were generally not written on the official website. The Ape King's talent skill was Berserk!

As soon as Yue Younan finished speaking, the Ape King slammed down with its fist, and the iron pot-like fist sent the shield warrior named Silverwing flying out, and Silverwing fell to the ground and died. With a loud bang, the Sanction Magic Array shattered into pieces, and the sixteen mages flew out and fell heavily to the ground.

Everyone's expression changed. Now, the Ape King was completely free.

It was over!

They fled in all directions. The Ape King roared and charged forward, punching a warrior. A white light lit up, and the warrior was instantly killed.

After killing a warrior, the Ape King didn't stop there and continued to chase the remaining people. One player after another was killed on the ground.

The Ape King was simply invincible. Wherever it went, the players scattered like birds and beasts, and the casualties of the Dark Incantation players increased rapidly.

Yue Younan's heart was filled with despair. She didn't expect that the plan she had worked so hard on for so long would ultimately be ruined. They still had to face the Ape King's pursuit, and the subsequent losses were also unbearable.

When Nie Yan and the others came over, Dark Incantation had already fallen into a complete rout. Many players were fleeing from them, and no one paid attention to them anymore.

"When your strength is insufficient, challenging a high-level Lord, if you succeed, the rewards are amazing, but if you fail, this is the result," Brilliant Knife Light said. He seemed very calm. When they used to team up to grind monsters together, they had experienced team wipes quite a few times.

Yue Younan glanced at the casualties. In just a dozen seconds, more than thirty guild members had died at the hands of the Ape King.

At this time, Yue Younan's biggest hope was that the casualties would be as few as possible. Her eyes swept across and found Nie Yan and the others standing leisurely not far away.

Nie Yan and the others were only a hundred yards away from the Ape King and were not afraid of the Ape King, who was massacring them.

Yue Younan thought for a moment and quickly approached Nie Yan and the others.

"Guild Leader Nie Yan, can you help us deal with the Ape King? Yue Younan will be very grateful." Yue Younan said pleadingly. If Nie Yan and the others were willing to take action, Dark Incantation would undoubtedly avoid greater losses.

"This shouldn't be considered stealing monsters, right?" Nie Yan said with a faint smile. He had no intention of arguing with the people from Dark Incantation about what happened just now.

"No, it's not," Yue Younan said, stunned for a moment.

"Alright, brothers, let's get to work," Nie Yan said in the team chat.

"Alright," Lei Su and the others said excitedly. Finally, they had something to do.