He hadn't even waited for the Glorious Temple team to arrive before Nie Yan, with a flash, attacked the Black Magic Puppet.

Nie Yan appeared behind the Black Magic Puppet, leaping and sweeping his leg with a fierce gust.

He moved so fast that he left behind a series of afterimages, the kick as swift as lightning and full of undeniable power.

With a thud, Nie Yan kicked the Black Magic Puppet in the back.

The Black Magic Puppet staggered a few steps, roaring in anger as it turned to find its attacker. Seeing Nie Yan, it swung its massive fist down on him.

Just as the Black Magic Puppet was about to hit Nie Yan, a flash of light appeared, and Nie Yan vanished into thin air. The Black Magic Puppet's fist missed, slamming into the ground. It wore a bewildered expression. How had Nie Yan suddenly disappeared?

In the brief moment it paused, Nie Yan had already circled behind it, delivering a Spine Break to its back.

With a ding, the Zennarde's Sword struck its back.

Damage numbers of five to six thousand floated above the Black Magic Puppet's head in quick succession.

This guy has high defense! Nie Yan was slightly surprised, but his attack didn't stop.

No matter how the Black Magic Puppet retaliated, swinging its fists, it couldn't hit Nie Yan, who was simply too fast.

Nie Yan gradually entered a state of flow. In his eyes, every attack from the Black Magic Puppet was agonizingly slow. No matter how it attacked, he could easily dodge and then deal damage to the Black Magic Puppet.

The Black Magic Puppet's aggro focused on Nie Yan. It furiously attacked with its fists and stomped its feet. Just as it locked onto Nie Yan's position, raising its fist, before the attack could land, Nie Yan disappeared without a trace. In a one-on-one fight, this mutated Lord-class monster was helpless against Nie Yan.

Just then, Starry Brilliance led his team from behind, arriving at the plaza. Seeing the situation in the center, his eyes went blank. This Nirvana Flame actually dared to face the Black Magic Puppet alone, and without losing ground. How did he do it!

The players from Glorious Temple couldn't even see Nie Yan's movements clearly. They only saw afterimages flashing around the Black Magic Puppet, like the flickering lights in a bar, impossible to catch but full of a strange rhythm.

Figures flickered, like a graceful dance.

This is Shadow Dance!

Everyone in Glorious Temple couldn't help but be shocked. Nie Yan was interpreting the word "Shadow Dance" perfectly.

The attacks of Shadow Dance were so dazzling.

At this moment, everyone, including Starry Brilliance, felt a deep sense of awe for Nie Yan.

Crazy Thief Nirvana Flame, he's so strong!

Even alone, Nie Yan could easily kill the Black Magic Puppet. This was the absolute power of a top-tier class!

Starry Brilliance couldn't help but feel a sense of yearning. The top-tier Thief class, Shadow Dancer, was this strong. He wondered what the top-tier Warrior class would be like.

"Don't just stand there. Have the mages output. The warriors should stay back," Nie Yan whispered to Starry Brilliance.

Starry Brilliance, stunned, was brought back to his senses. He was supposed to help Nie Yan deal with the Black Magic Puppet. He quickly had the mages form a formation.

The players from Glorious Temple were quite efficient. The mages quickly spread out, surrounding the Black Magic Puppet, waving their staffs. Streams of magic flew through the air, striking the Black Magic Puppet. Boom, boom, boom, the magic exploded on the Black Magic Puppet.

The magic damage from these mages immediately contrasted sharply with Nie Yan's attack damage. The highest damage they dealt was a little over a thousand, with most only dealing five, six, seven, or eight hundred. Nie Yan's attacks, on the other hand, dealt five to six thousand, occasionally even bursting out with critical hits of over ten thousand. The two attacks were completely on different levels.

Seeing this, Starry Brilliance didn't know what to say. Given the current situation, even without warriors in front to tank, the mages of Glorious Temple could unleash their full output without worrying about the Black Magic Puppet's aggro shifting to them.

Time passed, and quickly about two minutes went by. The Black Magic Puppet's health had dropped to around 60%.

When the Black Magic Puppet's health dropped to around 60%, it would use the Mountain Shattering skill, stunning all units within a ten-yard radius for nine seconds. This skill was extremely powerful. Starry Brilliance and the others had suffered greatly from this skill earlier, causing a major rout.

"Nirvana Flame, be careful of the Black Magic Puppet's skill," Starry Brilliance reminded Nie Yan in a private message. He was worried that Nie Yan might accidentally get hit by the Black Magic Puppet's skill. However, what happened next completely exceeded his understanding.

The Black Magic Puppet raised its right arm, which turned bright red, preparing to smash it down on the ground. At the critical moment, Nie Yan leaped up, smashing a downward kick on the Black Magic Puppet's neck. The powerful force caused the Black Magic Puppet to stagger backward, interrupting the skill.

What kind of skill is that?

Starry Brilliance was stunned. He had never seen such an attack, which could actually interrupt a mutated Lord-class monster's skill. It was too abnormal.

Over the next period of time, whenever the Black Magic Puppet tried to cast Mountain Shattering, Nie Yan could always accurately interrupt it in the few seconds before it was released. The Black Magic Puppet's Mountain Shattering was always stopped halfway through, never fully cast.

Nie Yan's timing was simply perfect.

The people from Glorious Temple watched in amazement. Nie Yan's actions could no longer be measured by their previous understanding.

After eight minutes, with the continuous attacks of the Glorious Temple players, plus Nie Yan's violent attacks, the Black Magic Puppet finally fell to the ground. It wasn't able to use Mountain Shattering until its death.

With a crash, the Black Magic Puppet fell to the ground, scattering into a pile of rubble.

Even after the Black Magic Puppet died, the Glorious Temple players couldn't believe their eyes. The Black Magic Puppet that had just defeated them so badly had been killed so easily?

Comparing the difference between before and after, the first time they came to intercept the Black Magic Puppet, the warriors began to attract the Black Magic Puppet's attention. They were worried about the Black Magic Puppet's aggro shifting, so they didn't dare to fully unleash their magic damage. As a result, they attacked for a long time, but the Black Magic Puppet's health didn't seem to decrease. The warriors suffered heavy losses in the front. Later, they were hit by Mountain Shattering, and a large number of warriors died. Without protection in the front, they were even more afraid to unleash their full output. But when Nie Yan attracted the Black Magic Puppet, they didn't have so many concerns. No matter how they attacked the Black Magic Puppet, the Black Magic Puppet's aggro wouldn't shift because Nie Yan's attack was too high, several times higher than theirs. Moreover, Nie Yan's timing was simply perfect, every attack was well-timed, causing all of the Black Magic Puppet's skills to be stifled. This wasn't something ordinary players could do. It was estimated that only Nie Yan could bring out the full potential of a Thief.

With Nie Yan's strong support, almost without any twists and turns, the Black Magic Puppet was taken down.

Nie Yan picked up the few pieces of equipment on the ground. His eyes fell on one of the rings, a special item, the very thing he was looking for!

The ring was silver-white and covered with web-like scratches.

Spiderweb Art Ring (Bronze): Special item, comes with the Advanced Spiderweb Art skill, releases a large net to bind the opponent for two minutes. Skill cooldown is half an hour.

The spiderweb released by this Spiderweb Art Ring is the same as the spiderweb released by the Spiderweb Art Scroll, which can prevent the opponent from moving, but they can attack and release magic while trapped.

This Spiderweb Art Ring, after being crafted and upgraded, will strengthen the spiderweb, making it tough and not easily cut.

What Nie Yan wanted was the enhanced spiderweb.

Looking at it, in addition to the Spiderweb Art Ring, there were also several Level 100 Dark Gold equipment. For Nie Yan, these Dark Gold equipment were just ordinary things, there were plenty of them in the Niu Ren Tribe, but it was different for the players of Glorious Temple. He thought for a while, he would give these Dark Gold equipment to them, he couldn't let the players of Glorious Temple work for so long for nothing.

"I'll take this Spiderweb Art Ring, and the rest of the equipment is yours," Nie Yan said.

Starry Brilliance wanted to decline, because Nie Yan had helped them kill the Black Magic Puppet and resurrected their dead teammates, and they were already satisfied, so they didn't think about getting equipment. But at Nie Yan's request, Starry Brilliance accepted the equipment.

"I have something to do, I'll take my leave first." Nie Yan bid farewell to Starry Brilliance and swept away into the distance.

Watching Nie Yan's back quickly disappear at the end of the Puppet Castle street, an idea flashed in Starry Brilliance's mind, and he made a decision. After returning from Puppet Castle, he decided to have Glorious Temple join the Niu Ren Tribe. He had a good eye for people. Someone like Nie Yan would definitely not mistreat his own people. The players of Glorious Temple would definitely have better development prospects if they joined the Niu Ren Tribe, which would be much better than staying in this small guild.

At this time, Nie Yan had already swept out five or six hundred yards away, and naturally didn't know what Starry Brilliance was thinking.

Nie Yan activated his return scroll and returned to Calore City, and then went to have the Spiderweb Art Ring crafted, upgrading it to Dark Gold grade. The enhanced Spiderweb Art effect was much better than the Spiderweb Art scroll. With this Spiderweb Art Ring, he could capture flying mounts.

With everything ready, Nie Yan prepared to set off for the Griffin Woodlands. At this time, he suddenly received a message from Guo Huai, saying that Xu Yan's team had been blocked outside Calore City. Nie Yan guessed that it was probably Zhao Shiyu, Fu Guangtao, and Bai Jun.

"Do you want me to send someone to take care of it?" Guo Huai asked. He had learned from Nie Yan that Xu Yan was Nie Yan's classmate, so he contacted Nie Yan after receiving the news.

Nie Yan thought for a while and said, "No need, I'll go myself. It's on the way."