Chapter 134 Team Up

If not for the Prayer skill greatly increasing his perception, he might not have noticed him approaching. Tuoba Shi felt a chill down his spine.

"Friend, come out!" Tuoba Shi stared in the direction of Nie Yan. He could only see a blurry figure. He was surprised. This guy was so well hidden. An ordinary thief, if he activated Eye of God, he would definitely be able to see the other person clearly. But when he looked at Nie Yan, he couldn't see him clearly at all, as if he was about to lose sight of his target at any moment.

Nie Yan saw the divine light blooming in Tuoba Shi's eyes and knew that he had been exposed.

He deactivated Stealth and revealed himself.

"It's you?" Seeing Nie Yan's face clearly, Tuoba Shi's eyes narrowed. He remembered meeting Nie Yan outside the Starry Night Potion Shop. He didn't expect to run into him again here.

At that time, the Starry Night Potion Shop had just opened, and now, the Starry Night Potion Shop had become a behemoth in the potion industry. Counting the time, it had been more than ten days.

If he had met him in Calore, Tuoba Shi wouldn't have been surprised, but to meet him at the Monastery of Light, he had to pay attention to Nie Yan. Daring to break into the Monastery of Light alone, Nie Yan was bold enough, especially since he was only Level 17.

Nie Yan shrugged and said, "I was just passing by."

He didn't want to have a conflict with Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang. Paladins and Berserkers, these two plate armor classes, were both counters to Thieves. Plus, Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang had such good equipment, and their levels were much higher than his. Nie Yan estimated that he could guarantee his own safety, but it would be basically impossible to kill Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang.

"Hey, brother, didn't expect to run into you here." Shi Fen Hao Shuang was simple-minded. He greeted him with a smile, "You seem to be Red Named. Damn, so red. How many people have you killed?"

Nie Yan was carefully on guard. He was now Red Named, and the kind that was dazzlingly red. If it were those greedy players who coveted his equipment, they might try to attack him.

Tuoba Shi stopped Shi Fen Hao Shuang, who wanted to go up and say hello, and smiled slightly at Nie Yan: "My friend has no hostility. Don't take it amiss."

Nie Yan was so heavily Red Named. If Shi Fen Hao Shuang rashly went up, it would definitely cause a misunderstanding between the two sides.

Shi Fen Hao Shuang realized that he was being too abrupt. He touched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"Interested in teaming up?" Tuoba Shi had a strong interest in Nie Yan. He wanted to check what Nie Yan's background was. If he grouped Nie Yan into the team, Nie Yan should be able to dispel the hostility between them, because the main brain had regulations that players in the same team, group, or guild could not maliciously PK each other. Otherwise, if a team was running a dungeon, and suddenly one or two spies popped up, maliciously PKed the teammates in the team, causing the team to be wiped out, this kind of behavior would be too bad and would cause teammates to lose trust in each other, and the game would not be able to operate.

Nie Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Are you planning to grind monsters outside, or go inside?"

It was difficult for Nie Yan to enter the Monastery of Light alone. He could only use the Weaver's Ring and the Crawler's Ring to pass through the ceiling. But if he teamed up with Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang, he should be able to rush directly to the inner hall of the Monastery of Light. As for the central hall, Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang couldn't enter. Only he could enter.

"Of course we're going inside," Tuoba Shi said. He was guessing, what was Nie Yan doing in the Monastery of Light?

"We can go to the inner hall of the Monastery of Light together," Nie Yan said. He was also guessing the backgrounds of Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang. With their equipment and levels, they shouldn't be as simple as ordinary free players. Having more friends would help the development of the Asskickers United in the future.

"I'll invite you to the team," Tuoba Shi said, submitting a team invitation to Nie Yan.

Nie Yan clicked confirm.

System: You have joined Tuoba Shi's team.

After teaming up, the mutual wariness between Nie Yan and the others dissipated a lot.

"Let's grind monsters first, and chat while we grind," Tuoba Shi said. With a thief, they wouldn't have to lure monsters.

"What's the maximum number of monsters you can deal with at once?" Nie Yan asked. Knowing the strength of Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang clearly, he would know how to lure monsters.

"Twelve or thirteen, probably," Tuoba Shi said.

Nie Yan was slightly surprised. At their current levels, being able to deal with twelve or thirteen Red-Clothed Heretics could be considered very good. They could easily enter the ranks of top-tier players.

"Okay," Nie Yan nodded, walked to a pillar, and looked ahead. There were more than thirty Red-Clothed Heretics gathered there. Usually, when Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang killed monsters, they usually lured more than ten at a time, and killed them in three batches. That was about right. But now that there was Nie Yan, he could lure more at once.

Nie Yan raised the Bloodthirsty Crossbow. *Swoosh swoosh swoosh*, three arrows shot out towards the Red-Clothed Heretics. More than thirty Red-Clothed Heretics discovered Nie Yan and chased after him in a mighty wave.

"Oh my god, you're luring so many at once. I say, brother, do you even know how to lure monsters?" Shi Fen Hao Shuang's face turned green when he saw more than thirty Red-Clothed Heretics coming over. Usually, dealing with twelve or thirteen was already their limit. Even with Nie Yan, dealing with eighteen or nineteen at a time would probably be about right. Who knew Nie Yan would lure so many at once?

Anyone would suspect that Nie Yan was planning to use a borrowed knife to kill people.

"You'll know when you try," Nie Yan said, running towards them.

"Listen to him." Tuoba Shi pondered for a moment. He felt that Nie Yan might have his own reasons. Even if they couldn't deal with it in the end, he and Hao Shuang had skills to accelerate and escape. Running away shouldn't be a problem.

Shi Fen Hao Shuang trusted Tuoba more. He thought that even if he was surrounded, he could charge out and run away later. He rushed up, used Taunt, and attracted the nearby Red-Clothed Heretics. When he saw so many Red-Clothed Heretics charging up, he got nervous.

When these Red-Clothed Heretics slashed at him, he only lost less than 10 health, more than half less than before. He used Whirlwind Slash with the greatsword in his hand.

-310, -305, -312...

Damage numbers floated up from the Red-Clothed Heretics.

Shi Fen Hao Shuang was stunned. Damn, why was the difference so big? Before, the attack damage of these Red-Clothed Heretics on him was at least more than ten points, and more than twenty at most. Now, the highest was less than ten points. Before, his attack damage was at most 200 points, but now it had suddenly increased to 300.

Looking at the health of the Red-Clothed Heretics, it was only less than a thousand. Three Whirlwind Slashes would probably be enough.

Tuoba Shi was also taken aback. He didn't expect the difference in strength of the Red-Clothed Heretics to be so great before and after. He glanced at Nie Yan, who was dealing with the Red-Clothed Heretics beside him. The changes in the Red-Clothed Heretics must be related to Nie Yan. What skill was so powerful? This was a bit intriguing.

Tuoba Shi activated Holy Strike, and slashed down with his sword, scoring a critical hit, -960, instant kill! This was unimaginable before.

Nie Yan dealt with a Red-Clothed Heretic in two or three strikes. Looking at Shi Fen Hao Shuang's side, the corpses of Red-Clothed Heretics had already fallen to the ground around him. It was so great that warriors had melee AoE skills like Whirlwind Slash.

"Too awesome, these Red-Clothed Heretics are so much weaker than before. Even if a few dozen more came, we could still take them down." Shi Fen Hao Shuang said excitedly, constantly slashing at the surrounding Red-Clothed Heretics.

Shi Fen Hao Shuang killed the most, close to twenty. Tuoba Shi also took down five or six.

After a while, the corpses of Red-Clothed Heretics were strewn all over the ground around the three of them.

Nie Yan cleaned up the items dropped on the ground, put them in a corner first, and then distributed them after the team was disbanded. The harvest was quite rich.

"What skill is that you have? It's so powerful, and the duration is so long. It should be an aura-type skill, right?" Tuoba Shi asked. The effect of Nie Yan's skill was too strong. Even he felt a hint of envy in his heart. With such a skill, leveling up should be much faster. Aura-type skills were the most difficult to obtain among all skills.

"It's an aura-type," Nie Yan nodded, "Reduces the health and defense of evil creatures."

As for what skill it was exactly, that concerned the other person's privacy, and Tuoba Shi didn't want to continue to ask.

The three of them continued to clear the Red-Clothed Heretics, gradually going deeper. More than an hour later, Nie Yan leveled up, reaching Level 18. As they became more familiar with each other, the chatting gradually became more in-depth.

"Which guild are you guys from?" Nie Yan finally asked. If they weren't from a guild, he couldn't imagine how lone players could get such good equipment, unless they were also reborn.

"We're not from any guild," Tuoba Shi said with a smile, "You must be wondering why Shi Fen Hao Shuang and I have such good equipment."

"Yes," Nie Yan nodded.

Shi Fen Hao Shuang laughed heartily and said, "I was just thinking, when would you ask this question? You finally couldn't help it. We're not from any guild. The Tuoba family opened a studio, so it's easy for us to team up."

"What studio?" Nie Yan was stunned. Which studio could grind out the Dark War equipment set in such a short time?

"Fallen Leaf Studio."

Nie Yan was shocked when he heard this name. Fallen Leaf Studio was a top five studio, on par with Mad War Studio. Fallen Leaf Studio was a studio created by a family consortium. The family consortium's surname was Tuoba, and it was said that their industries involved more than twenty sectors such as hotels, clothing, and virtual industries. It was one of the few domestic consortia whose financial resources could be compared with Cao Xu's Century Consortium.

Tuoba paid attention to Nie Yan's expression. Seeing that Nie Yan didn't show much surprise, he smiled slightly. If Nie Yan was surprised by his family's financial resources and was as ingratiating as those people in his group, he would probably look down on Nie Yan.

"Interested in joining our guild?" Nie Yan looked at Tuoba Shi and Shi Fen Hao Shuang and smiled faintly.

"Asskickers United?" Tuoba Shi looked at the guild emblem on Nie Yan's chest. It was a totem emblem of a Tauren tribe, simple and elegant.