Chapter 1 The Demon Slayer

The demon slayer had just instantly killed Roubao and was preparing to turn back when another thief appeared about fifty yards away. Holding a crossbow, he fired several arrows.

*Poof poof poof.* The arrows hit the demon slayer, and a series of "misses" floated above its head, with only one point of forced damage appearing amidst them.

The demon slayer had extremely high defense!

Before the thief could escape, the demon slayer quickly closed in and struck with its sword.

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Another instant kill.

One thief after another appeared, none of them able to withstand a single blow from the demon slayer's sword. However, they managed to lure the demon slayer away little by little with their numbers.

A path of corpses marked their advance, the bodies of the thieves scattered on the ground, quickly accumulating to over a hundred.

The demon slayer swung its greatsword, and fireballs rained down from the sky.

"It's our turn," Chenlun Xin said from the side, running towards the corpses of the thieves in the distance, casting a Hatred Dilution on himself.

The demon slayer's bell-like eyes glared at Chenlun Xin, preparing to swing its greatsword and finish him off.

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh,* several arrows flew past the demon slayer's eyes.

The demon slayer's gaze was immediately drawn to the arrows, and it looked towards the direction they came from. It spotted a thief in the distance using a bow and arrow, and with a swing of its greatsword, a burst of flames struck down.

With a boom, the thief was instantly killed without any suspense.

As soon as that thief was killed, another thief ran over.

While the demon slayer's attention was diverted, Chenlun Xin began to resurrect his teammates on the ground, using the Die and Rise skill. Rays of white light fell, and the thieves rose from the ground one by one. When they first woke up, their health was only a sliver, so they immediately went into stealth and hid in corners to recover.

Noticing Chenlun Xin resurrecting the thieves, the demon slayer let out a low roar, swung its greatsword, and a crescent-shaped arc of sword energy swept outwards.

With a bang, Chenlun Xin was blasted away.

The thieves kept attracting the demon slayer's attention, while the shamans took the opportunity to resurrect their fallen teammates. They had set their rebirth emblems to ten seconds, so even if they were killed by the demon slayer, they could quickly resurrect, then drink instant recovery potions to restore their health and mana.

The demon slayer was starting to get dizzy. It kept killing the thieves with its greatsword, but their numbers showed no sign of decreasing.

The thieves appeared in succession, so it only used normal attacks instead of area-of-effect spells.

Occasionally, it would swing its sword and kill one or two shamans, but by the time it turned around, those shamans would have revived and run away.

The demon slayer was slowly lured away, about five hundred yards from the altar.

Nie Yan slowly moved towards the altar, warily watching the demon slayer's movements.

The demon slayer moved further and further away. With its limited intelligence, it had no idea it was being tricked. Whenever a thief appeared in its sight, it would swing its sword and charge to kill them, never realizing that many of these thieves were the same ones it had just killed.

The battle seemed intense. Each of the one hundred and ninety thieves had died two or three times, but in reality, they hadn't suffered much loss.

The situation was better than Nie Yan had expected. Their method of kiting the monster was very effective.

Watching the demon slayer's busy figure, Nie Yan smiled slightly. He continued to stealthily approach the altar. About sixty yards away, he felt as if he had touched a thin film of light – it was the protective barrier!

Just as Nie Yan touched the light film, the demon slayer suddenly shuddered. Its gaze sharply turned towards the altar, and flapping its wings, it flew towards it.

"Boss, be careful!"

"Boss, the demon slayer is heading your way."

Seeing the demon slayer quickly fly towards the altar, Nie Yan's heart jumped. He activated Gale Step and ran outwards like crazy.

By the time the demon slayer returned to the altar, Nie Yan had already run over three hundred yards away.

The demon slayer landed on the ground and walked back and forth near the altar. Not finding anything unusual, it resumed its original wandering state, patrolling around the altar.

Seeing this, the team members all showed disappointed expressions. They had finally managed to lure the demon slayer out, but it was all for nothing. The demon slayer had returned, and everything they had done was in vain.

"We failed."

A sense of dejection spread through the crowd.

"Boss, what do we do?"

Everyone looked at Nie Yan. If Nie Yan couldn't think of another way, they would have to return empty-handed.

"Don't worry, we'll figure something out," Nie Yan reassured everyone.

When he had approached the altar earlier, he had discovered that it was shrouded in a barrier. Although this barrier wasn't strong, the demon slayer would immediately sense it if it was touched and rush over from a great distance.

They had to destroy the barrier first!

The barrier was guarded by the demon slayer, so how could they destroy it?

Should they lure the demon slayer away again like before?

Nie Yan knew very well that if they lured the demon slayer away first and then destroyed the barrier while it was gone, it would be difficult to lure it away next time. This was because the demon slayer had simple intelligence and wouldn't fall for the same trick two or three times.

This was one of the settings in *Faith*. It wasn't just the demon slayer; other Boss-level creatures were the same.

Destroying the barrier while the demon slayer guarded it was a very difficult task.

Nie Yan suddenly remembered that area-of-effect magic bombs had a destructive effect on barriers.

An idea flashed through his mind. Nie Yan immediately sent a message to Guo Huai, saying, "Send me fifteen priests and two hundred and eighty-five warriors. Also, I need a thousand high-grade area-of-effect magic bombs."

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away," Guo Huai replied, making the arrangements.

In addition to these, Nie Yan also had some of his subordinates bring over some Master-level potions and rebirth emblems to replenish the supplies of the shamans.

Soon, another three hundred members of the Ni Ren Tribe rushed over.

"Hello, Guild Leader Nie Yan."

"Hello, Guild Leader Nie Yan."

The voices of the warriors and priests rose and fell.

How difficult it was to obtain the Patenoster Warhammer!

Nie Yan had already prepared for a large-scale sacrifice. If it were just Sanjie Buliu and the others, they probably wouldn't even be able to play.

"Form teams of nineteen warriors and one priest, and listen to my commands!" Nie Yan said in the team chat.

The warriors and priests responded in unison.

Looking into the distance, the demon slayer remained by the altar, not moving away.

Under Nie Yan's command, fifty or sixty warriors approached the demon slayer's location from various directions.

Charge!

Charge!

They all activated Charge, quickly approaching the demon slayer.

Seeing the warriors approaching, the demon slayer raised the butcher's knife in its hand. To it, these low-level warriors were basically killable in whatever numbers they came.

Just then, the warriors threw the area-of-effect magic bombs in their hands. The dense area-of-effect magic bombs flew towards the altar in the center.

*Boom boom boom,* the area-of-effect magic bombs exploded one after another, flames dancing.

The rising flames engulfed the demon slayer but didn't cause much damage.

The demon slayer flapped its wings, quickly closed in on the warriors, and with a single sword strike, five or six warriors were instantly killed.

Soon, a large pile of corpses lay on the ground.

The altar's barrier shook under the bombardment of the area-of-effect magic bombs.

"Second team, charge!"

Another group of warriors activated Charge, launching a suicidal attack.

Area-of-effect magic bombs flew everywhere, followed by another wave of violent explosions.

"Third team, charge!"

"Fourth team, charge!"

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Sanjie Buliu, Su Youyou, and the others watched from the outside, dumbfounded, amazed by the frantic explosions in the distance. If it were them, they wouldn't even dare to think of using such a method to destroy a barrier.

This was the benefit of being a guild leader. With a single command, hundreds or even thousands of people would risk their lives for you. Of course, the guild leader had to have enough prestige. Like Nie Yan, a single order from him could mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to sweep away everything.

"The barrier can't hold on much longer," Sanjie Buliu said.

Everyone looked towards the distance. Sure enough, under the dense bombardment of thousands of area-of-effect magic bombs, the originally unbreakable barrier was cracking, with lines like spiderwebs spreading rapidly before finally shattering with a *bang*.

With such a bombardment, no matter how strong the barrier was, it couldn't withstand it!

However, Nie Yan's losses weren't small either. Besides the area-of-effect magic bombs, which were worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins, most of the two hundred and eighty-five warriors had also died.

It could be said that Nie Yan had paid a huge price to destroy this barrier.

For ordinary players, it would be an unbearable cost.

Especially the shamans and Sanjie Buliu and the others, who found it difficult to describe their feelings at the moment. This was the power of a guild!

Checking the current situation, Nie Yan remained calm and said in the team chat, "The barrier has been destroyed. All thieves, continue to lure the demon slayer away like before!"

"Got it."

The thieves immediately went into action, luring the demon slayer out little by little using the same method as before.

It was like before, but attracting the demon slayer was much easier this time. The explosion of thousands of area-of-effect magic bombs had already angered the demon slayer, and as soon as a thief appeared, its hatred immediately focused on them. So, it quickly chased after them, lured away by the thieves.

Seeing the demon slayer leave, a smile appeared on the corner of Nie Yan's mouth. This time, they could finally do it.