Chapter 1 Seeing Nie Yan's Silence

Seeing Nie Yan's silence, Big Brother Seven thought of something. Nie Yan wouldn't have ventured deep into the Sote Ancient City for no reason. Maybe he had a quest.

"You must have a reason for coming here. Is there anything we can help with?" Big Brother Seven asked.

"Even with so many undead creatures, I'm not sure if it can be done. Are you sure you want to help me?" Nie Yan squinted, watching the expressions of Big Brother Seven, Forgotten, and the others.

Big Brother Seven and the others were taken aback. Nie Yan's words were very blunt. The task that Nie Yan couldn't complete even with the Dark Gladiator, could they help?

"It's fate that we met here, at least we're not enemies. If we can help, we'll try our best. If we can't help, we can still be friends, right?" Big Brother Seven took a step back.

Nie Yan's heart softened a little. In his previous life, he didn't have much contact with Big Brother Seven, Forgotten, and the others. Now it seemed that these people had good temperaments and might really become friends.

Nie Yan was silent for a moment. The Skeleton Executioners acted collectively. If Big Brother Seven and the others could lure those Skeleton Executioners away, maybe he would have a chance to enter the pyramid. There must be other monsters inside the pyramid. Then he could have the Dark Gladiator deal with them, and maybe he could really reach the place where the Shadow of Sote was located.

Seeing Nie Yan seemed to be thinking about something, Forgotten and Big Brother Seven exchanged glances. They didn't understand Nie Yan's thoughts. This person in front of them was a dangerous figure who could wipe them all out. If Nie Yan still refused, they could only try to avoid him.

"If we can't help, let's leave first," Forgotten reminded Big Brother Seven.

Hearing Forgotten's reminder, Big Brother Seven's heart jumped. Nie Yan must have a purpose for coming here, maybe there was some hidden mission, and their arrival might have hindered Nie Yan, which would only strain the relationship.

Nie Yan didn't answer for a long time.

It's better to leave first. With this thought, Big Brother Seven said to Forgotten, "Since we can't help, then forget it, we should go back too." His voice was just loud enough for Nie Yan to hear, to dispel Nie Yan's concerns, and to tell Nie Yan that they would leave.

"It's not like you can't help, how about we make a deal?" Nie Yan suddenly said.

"What deal?" Big Brother Seven responded.

"You help me do something. This thing is very dangerous. If it succeeds, I'll give you a Gold-grade equipment." Nie Yan still had a warrior's shoulder guard in his backpack, a good Gold-grade equipment, but this equipment was insignificant compared to the Shadow of Sote.

If Big Brother Seven and the others could really help him, he wouldn't be stingy.

Gold-grade equipment was quite rare at the moment.

Big Brother Seven and Forgotten exchanged glances privately. They had only obtained two Gold-grade equipment so far, and both of them were obtained at the risk of their lives. Nie Yan, a solo player, could actually get Gold-grade equipment, his strength was evident. He secretly made up his mind to befriend Nie Yan.

"Since you asked, brother, we will do our best. As for compensation, forget it." Big Brother Seven said loudly. Compared to a Gold-grade equipment, he hoped to establish a good relationship with Nie Yan even more. Equipment was secondary. If they helped Nie Yan once but didn't accept Nie Yan's equipment, it would be equivalent to Nie Yan owing them a favor.

"It's not right not to reciprocate. As long as you help me, I will fulfill my promise," Nie Yan said. He was such a person, and he didn't want to owe others.

"Okay then, what do you need us to do?" Big Brother Seven asked, no longer forcing the issue.

"Let's introduce ourselves. My name is Nie Yan."

"My name is Big Brother Seven, just call me Seven."

"My name is Forgotten."

Everyone introduced themselves. Although these people were not as good as Nie Yan in terms of skill, they were all talented players, not too bad.

"We don't have much time, come with me," Nie Yan walked towards the depths of the maze.

Big Brother Seven and the others followed.

At the end of the maze, it had become a ruin under the devastation of many Skeleton Executioners, and most of the walls had collapsed.

Nie Yan and his party appeared behind the collapsed wall and looked towards the square. Skeleton Executioners were everywhere, as many as thirty. These Skeleton Executioners were all level 13 sub-elite creatures.

Nie Yan wouldn't ask them to deal with these Skeleton Executioners, would he? Big Brother Seven and the others couldn't help but think, feeling their scalps tingle, but they didn't say anything. In front of Nie Yan, they were unwilling to lose their momentum. It might not be a problem for their group to deal with one Skeleton Executioner, but they were powerless against such a number of Skeleton Executioners.

"I counted, there are thirty-three Skeleton Executioners over there. They go in and out together. If you attack one of them, you will attract the other Skeleton Executioners as well. I need you to lure them away," Nie Yan said. If Big Brother Seven and the others lured these Skeleton Executioners away, he could bypass the square and enter the pyramid behind.

"Just lure them away?" Big Brother Seven asked, secretly relieved. Fortunately, they were just luring these monsters away. Although it was also dangerous, it was much easier than dealing with these Skeleton Executioners.

"Just lure them away, it won't take long, about half a minute is enough," Nie Yan said. Half a minute was enough for him to cross the square and reach the pyramid behind.

"That's easy."

"You lure them from this location. I'll go to another location first, and I'll notify you when I get there. You disband the team first, and I'll group you," Nie Yan said. With someone's help, it would be much easier to enter the pyramid.

"Okay."

Big Brother Seven disbanded the team, and Nie Yan grouped everyone into the team.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you," Nie Yan said, his tone not so distant when he spoke.

"Don't worry," Big Brother Seven nodded. Nie Yan was much more polite, which was a good start for the two sides to communicate.

Nie Yan took the Dark Gladiator and walked to the other side.

Nie Yan's back was getting farther and farther away.

"I saw just now that the skeleton beside Nie Yan is a genuine sub-elite," Forgotten said with a slight shock. "Awesome people can even get sub-elite skeletons. I wonder how long it can last, whether it's permanent."

"It shouldn't be permanent. I saw the loading bar. In more than twenty minutes, that skeleton will shatter," Big Brother Seven said. But even so, Nie Yan was awesome to the extreme.

"No wonder he's so anxious. What do you think he's doing in that pyramid?"

"Probably some hidden mission."

"He's really courting death to do a mission here at this level."

"Who knows."

"He's arrived, I'll go lure the monsters," Forgotten glanced at the team chat and said.

"Be careful, there are more than thirty sub-elites on the other side," Big Brother Seven urged worriedly.

"Yeah, you can rest assured that I'll do things well." Forgotten inserted the dagger into his waist, lifted a small machine crossbow, and walked towards the square.

Big Brother Seven and the others were in the northeast corner of the square, while Nie Yan was standing in the northwest corner of the square, where he could see the situation. After he sent a message to Big Brother Seven and the others, Forgotten walked out of the rubble, holding the crossbow, and slowly approached the Skeleton Executioners on the edge of the square, using cover.

After finding a suitable location, the nearest Skeleton Executioner had entered Forgotten's range. He lifted the crossbow and aimed. With a swoosh, an arrow shot out.