Chapter 1 The Kick

That kick was absolutely shocking. To all of Nie Yan's classmates present, their impression of him was still from junior high. Back then, he was too weak and skinny, a gust of wind could knock him over. But now, Nie Yan could kick a person weighing over 130 pounds flying. The contrast was enormous.

Even Hao Cheng, who had been practicing Sanda since childhood, couldn't say he had such leg strength. It was difficult to kick an ordinary person flying, let alone Chu Zhenfei, who was on the basketball team and practiced Muay Thai, with excellent physical fitness. That kick just now was so fast. Hao Cheng estimated that if he faced Nie Yan, he would probably be kicked flying as well, without a doubt.

Nie Yan's dozens of junior high classmates were stunned, disbelief creeping into their hearts. Was this person really Nie Yan?

Chu Zhenfei struggled to get up amidst the shards on the ground, but staggered and fell back. That kick made him feel like his internal organs had shifted, and he couldn't catch his breath.

"Don't struggle, just lie on the ground for half an hour," Nie Yan's voice was exceptionally cold.

If Nie Yan had kicked an ordinary person, their ribs would have broken long ago, and he had held back some of his strength when he kicked. Chu Zhenfei exercised regularly and was in good physical condition. People who practiced Muay Thai might not be good at other things, but their ability to withstand hits was pretty good. Therefore, he only suffered some internal injuries. Lying on the ground for half an hour would be good enough for him to recover.

In the distance, some service staff and security guards hurried over.

Nie Yan patted Guo Huai's shoulder and said, "My way of handling things is a bit different from yours. For these small characters, just resolve it neatly. As for Shen Yue, you don't even have the courage to pursue someone, how will you achieve anything in the future?"

He didn't expect Nie Yan to lay everything out, and almost everyone present heard it.

Shen Yue looked confused. She had a good impression of Guo Huai, but it had never extended to the level of a boyfriend.

Guo Huai glanced at Shen Yue, lost in thought.

Nie Yan smiled slightly, glanced at the service staff and security guards hurrying over from a distance, and laughed, "I'll leave those people to you."

"This is a piece of cake," Guo Huai nodded. He felt enlightened by Nie Yan's words. If he truly wanted to become a hegemon, it wasn't enough to just be patient and ruthless. He also needed an unparalleled, all-destroying aura, knowing what he wanted, knowing what he had to do, to obtain it, to complete it.

The service staff and security guards walked over aggressively, but when they realized it was Guo Huai, their faces immediately filled with smiles.

"Young Master, what brings you here?" A security guard bowed and scraped.

"I'm having a gathering with my classmates here. Clean this up and find us another place. As for him, carry him out and send him to the hospital," Guo Huai said in a deep voice, exuding the air of a superior.

"Yes, okay, we'll take care of it immediately," the security guard nodded.

The eyes of the classmates nearly popped out of their heads. What kind of place was this?碧水云间 (Bishui Yunjian)! It was a top-tier high-end entertainment club in the province, where almost all celebrities and high-ranking officials gathered. The fixed assets of this store alone were at least several billion, and the network of connections behind it was even more immeasurable. They hadn't expected that this place was opened by Guo Huai's family. No wonder they chose this place for the gathering. Guo Huai had always been low-key and taciturn. Everyone thought his family was ordinary, but they hadn't expected Guo Huai's family's wealth to be so terrifying.

"Forget it, the gathering has been ruined, I'm sure everyone's not in the mood anymore. Tang Yao and I should also leave. We'll see you in the game, you can just whisper Tang Yao," Nie Yan wasn't surprised. He already knew. In his previous life, Guo Huai had wanted to use his family's power to protect Nie Yan, but unfortunately, although his family's power was second to none in the province, it was still far behind Cao Xu, Asia's richest man. But Nie Yan still appreciated Guo Huai's kindness.

"Okay," Guo Huai nodded.

Nie Yan and Tang Yao were about to leave. A large group of classmates, seeing that there was no point in staying, also bid farewell and walked out. A few snobbish classmates went up to chat with Guo Huai, and a few bold and sassy girls came up to chat with Tang Yao and Nie Yan, because Nie Yan had given them too much of a shock today.

Nie Yan glanced around. He wasn't interested in these girls, but since they were classmates after all, he went along with it on the surface.

"We're leaving."

Nie Yan and Tang Yao got into the car, the猛虎 (Meng Hu) started, and sped along the highway outside the square.

"It's a 猛虎 (Meng Hu), it's said that one car costs hundreds of millions. So Guo Huai, Tang Yao, and Nie Yan are all so rich."

"Yeah, we never saw it before."

"They five seemed to always be very low-key, except for Hao Cheng who liked to fight and Zhao Li who was more handsome." In fact, they paid more attention to Zhao Li, followed by Hao Cheng. As for Guo Huai, Nie Yan, and Tang Yao, they were the kind who would disappear into the crowd.

"Nie Yan's kick just now was so powerful, Chu Zhenfei flew straight out. I've seen a few Taekwondo black belts who weren't that good."

The girls chattered, because what happened today was too shocking for them.

The views of these people were irrelevant to Nie Yan. In his previous life, when he was down and out, these people avoided him like the plague. Why should he bother with them in this life? But for Nie Yan, this class reunion was quite rewarding. He reunited with these old buddies and finalized the development plan for the guild.

Tang Yao dropped Nie Yan off at home and then went to work. Nie Yan continued to exercise and study at home until the evening, and then re-entered the game.

Nie Yan teleported to Teso Town. His Mist Dust was almost used up and he needed to replenish some.

Passing through the main street in the center of the town and following the wooden ladder into the wooden house on the big tree, Nie Yan looked around. Compared to his previous life, nothing had changed. The wooden planks of the wooden house were covered with cracks due to the erosion of wind and rain. The door was written with: Alchemist Sanders' Home.

Alchemist Sanders was a strange old man, often wearing a black robe and hiding in the corner to study alchemy. The alchemy items he created were unmatched among mid-level NPCs. The Mist Dust that Nie Yan used that day was one of them.

Players would not come here until they were at least level twenty or thirty, and the items here were priced outrageously, costing several gold coins, or even dozens of gold coins. Only a few people could afford these high-end items.

Nie Yan pushed the door open and saw the old man studying alchemy in the corner. He couldn't see his face clearly, only his hands, which were as withered as old tree bark.

"Please, what do you need?" A low, hoarse voice sounded. Sanders didn't turn his head, still busy.

Opening the item bar of the items for sale, Nie Yan glanced at it. He could only afford the first few items. Mist Dust and Intermediate Flash Dust were relatively useful. Mist Dust was five gold coins a set, and Intermediate Flash Dust was three gold coins a set. The effect of Intermediate Flash Dust was similar to that of Primary Flash Dust, and it was effective against monsters below level 30. Nie Yan bought one set of each to keep for emergencies. He wouldn't need other things for the time being.

Glancing at the last slot in the item bar, an item caught his eye. This thing was shaped like a black iron ball and looked ordinary, but Nie Yan knew that this thing was good for leveling up.

Primary Area-of-Effect Magic Bomb: Deals 200 damage to a 5*5 yard area, requires 10 intelligence, effective against monsters below level 50, 300% damage bonus to mechanical units, ineffective against elite creatures. Throwing distance is related to strength. Comes with an alchemical curse: Players are not allowed to use this item to attack other players, otherwise they will suffer the Curse of Painful Death.

Curse of Painful Death: Instant death, all attributes permanently reduced by 10%.

The attack effect of the Primary Area-of-Effect Magic Bomb was still very obvious, but the price was also outrageously high, requiring ten gold coins a set, which was one gold coin for two. Not many players could afford such a thing for the time being. Nie Yan had to be cautious about purchasing such an expensive item. However, when he had money in the future, these things could be used to farm monsters. It was a bit too wasteful to use area-of-effect magic bombs against ordinary monsters, but it was quite good for dealing with mechanical units, especially when farming monsters in the Eternal City.

Regarding the Curse of Painful Death, attacking players with this kind of area-of-effect magic bomb was often not worth the gain, which was also a restriction. Otherwise, if this thing could be used for PK, it would be too terrifying.

Nie Yan bought the Mist Dust and Intermediate Flash Dust, exited the wooden house, and then took the teleportation array back to Calore City.

Nie Yan's voice communication rang, it was Tang Yao.

"They contacted me. Hao Cheng's account is called Purple Mad Blade, Zhao Li's account is called Little Bug, and Guo Huai's account is called Snail Watching the Wind. I asked them to set up a guild. The guild is under your name, and I am the guild leader. Let them set up the guild first and start recruiting people. I have already pulled Yu Lan and the others into the guild."

"Guo Huai is very measured in his actions. Let's let them do it."

"Look at the official website, it was done by Guo Huai and the others."

Hearing Tang Yao say this, Nie Yan opened the official website and clicked into the Greenland Empire section. He saw that the most popular pinned post had the title: A Master Appears, Arcane Harrier Soars to the Sky.

Below were a lot of comments and discussions about how the Arcane Harrier leveled up, whether he could defeat Po Tian. There were a large number of people supporting Tang Yao to knock Po Tian off the top of the level rankings, as many as hundreds of thousands. Triumph, who had done many evil deeds, although steadily occupying the first place, was experiencing undercurrents. Once someone gathered this force together, it would be enough to shake Triumph's foundation.

"What do we do next?" Tang Yao asked, "Do we want to go back and help Guo Huai and the others? After all, the guild has just been established and there are many affairs to handle."

"These are not important. Let's level up first. When you kill your way to the top of the level rankings and defeat Po Tian, that will be the biggest support for them," Nie Yan said calmly.