“Thieves?”

“That, is that an NPC?” a mage stammered.

“No, it’s a player!” another thief said, a chill running down his spine, a sense of fear welling up within him.

“Those skeletons are his summons? Is he a necromancer?”

“Seems like a thief!”

Nie Yan stood silently with the Dark Gladiator, watching them, yet he gave them an invisible pressure. Because at this time, Nie Yan was manipulating their fate. If Nie Yan commanded the giant skeleton to charge over, coupled with the firepower output of the four skeleton mages, they would basically have no chance of survival.

The green flames in the Dark Gladiator's eye sockets flickered dimly, as it waited for Nie Yan's command. If Nie Yan ordered the kill, it would immediately attack.

Nie Yan cast a Super Identify at these players.

Daitou Dage Qi Zai, Yi Wang, Yi Yan, one familiar name after another came into view. Level six, level six, level five. These people were all influential figures in his previous life. Although they didn’t join other guilds, they formed a team called True Dragon Imprint. The strength of this team was not much different from the elite teams of those guilds.

Nie Yan then remembered that he had met these players once when he was tracking the basilisk.

Thinking about it, at this level, the players who dared to come to Sote Ancient City must not be mediocre.

Daitou Dage Qi Zai was a holy priest, one of the seven great priests of the future. For a team, a powerful priest was crucial. At critical moments, they could even save the team.

As for Yi Wang, he was even above Nie Yan in his previous life. He was one of many Shadow Dance Thieves. In terms of skill, he might be similar to Nie Yan, but Yi Wang entered the game earlier and had a fixed top-tier team. Whether it was level or equipment, he was above Nie Yan. But now the situation was different. Nie Yan had ten more years of thief experience than Yi Wang, and the two entered the game at about the same time, so their status would definitely be rewritten in this life.

Perhaps one day, they should learn to look up to Nie Yan.

As for the others, they were not as famous as Daitou Dage Qi Zai and Yi Wang, but they were also well-known. For example, Yi Yan was a good shield warrior. Although he could not be in the top ten on the shield warrior rankings, he was at least in the top fifty. This ranking was quite high, after all, ten years later, the entire Good Camp had hundreds of thousands of teams.

Although Nie Yan had heard of these people, he had never had any contact with them.

The two sides stared at each other for a long time, and Daitou Dage Qi Zai’s hand holding the staff oozed a trace of cold sweat, but he did not show the tension in his heart on his face. If Nie Yan made a move, the six of them would most likely have no chance of survival, and naturally they would have to offer Nie Yan a few pieces of equipment.

If Nie Yan made a move, it would basically be a one-sided situation.

However, Nie Yan had his own ideas. These people were not weak. Even if their level was still low now, they would definitely be top experts in the future. Nie Yan could control the Dark Gladiator to rush up and kill them now, at most he would get a few pieces of equipment and get a red name. A few pieces of equipment were not worth much money at all, and he was not short of money. Why make so many enemies? They didn't know what he was here to do in Sote Ancient City. At this level, he didn't have to worry about the Shadow of Sote being taken away.

Nie Yan smiled faintly, ignored these players, and walked towards the depths of Sote Ancient City.

The Dark Gladiator turned to look at Nie Yan's back, then looked at the players, and then turned to follow behind Nie Yan.

Several skeletons pounced towards Nie Yan. The Dark Gladiator's tail was raised high and slammed down heavily, smashing the skeletons into pieces.

No one dared to pursue. Anyone who dared to pursue Nie Yan was simply courting death.

Nie Yan walked very freely, it was only a quick glance, but Daitou Dage Qi Zai and others could never forget Nie Yan's face.

"Wait!" Yi Wang shouted at Nie Yan's back.

Nie Yan didn't look back, and left straight away, disappearing at the end of the road.

Countless skeletons crowded over, blocking their sight, and finally even the tall Dark Gladiator could not be seen.

"Who is that guy? He's too awesome, that skeleton is really his summon!" Yi Yan muttered to himself. If that was the case, it would be too terrifying.

"Maybe it's not a summoned creature. Didn't we also find a Scroll of Necromancy? He may have found something else." Daitou Dage Qi Zai said thoughtfully, "Even so, he dares to come to Sote Ancient City alone, he definitely has some skills."

"By the way, Yi Wang, why did you call him just now?" Yi Yan asked suspiciously.

"Since he turned around and left, it proves that he won't attack us. It's better to have more contact with such people," Yi Wang said.

"People may not be willing to team up with us," Daitou Dage Qi Zai said, otherwise Nie Yan wouldn't have turned around and left without saying anything, clearly not wanting to have any contact with them.

"It doesn't matter, let's chat and get familiar with each other naturally in the future. I just investigated that person's name is Nie Yan." Yi Wang didn't know what it was like in his heart. Also being a thief, he and Nie Yan seemed to have a big gap.

"Nie Yan? I seem to have heard this name before. I heard a friend of mine say that the Radiant Sacred Flame was killed by a Nie Yan. I think it should be him. I heard that he has some friendship with Ban Xing De Hu Li," Daitou Dage Qi Zai said. He had wide connections and was well-informed. When his friends chatted, they often talked about these gossip news, which guild suffered a loss at the hands of so-and-so, which guild fought with which guild, and so on.

"Is he from the Holy Roman Empire?"

"I don't know, I didn't see him wearing a guild badge just now, so he shouldn't be."

With just a quick glance, Nie Yan left a deep impression on them. A lone thief daring to charge and kill alone in Sote Ancient City was also the reason why they looked up to him. If they could find a chance to befriend Nie Yan, or pull Nie Yan into their team, they would definitely not let go of such an opportunity.

Nie Yan followed the passages in the maze and headed towards the center of Sote Ancient City. He didn't know the intentions and plans of these people. If he knew that those people intended to pull him into the team, he would definitely advise them to give up. Nie Yan would not listen to anyone's control. Even if he joined the elite team of the Holy Roman Empire, he would just get some equipment. He did want to form a team, but the command must be in his own hands.

The Dark Gladiator charged valiantly, killing groups of monsters. Under this terrifying speed of monster grinding, Nie Yan's experience skyrocketed.

Passing through a large maze area, he entered an open square, thousands of yards in radius, with the towering pyramid-shaped building in the middle.

In the center of the square, tall Skeleton Executioners walked around. This open area was distributed with dozens of them. These Skeleton Executioners were as tall as five yards, just huge moving skeletons. Their right arms were particularly thick, carrying a heavy giant axe on their shoulders. The giant axe was covered with rust, but it was still very powerful.

~~I have to rush back to my hometown for the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow, so I will post a chapter first. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone...