Chapter 104 Encirclement

Shou Gou was one of the most ruthless of the famous thieves in Zhongcheng, known for his insidious sneak attacks and his tenacity, like a piece of bubblegum. Once he encountered an opponent, he would never let up, chasing them until they were dead. The Shadow Dancer who died at his hands was ground down by him.

As for that elemental mage, called Mingyu Zhihu (Netherworld Fire), the name sounded familiar. He seemed to be a grand mage in his previous life. Since he was somewhat famous, his strength shouldn't be too bad.

Mingyu Zhihu conjured balls of flame in his fingers, playing with them like toys.

"How shall we play them to death?" He narrowed his eyes, staring at Nie Yan. The distance was less than thirty yards, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"That guy called Nie Yan seems to be a master. It's a shame to just kill him like this. I'd really like to have a one-on-one fight," Shou Gou said regretfully.

The members of the Yu Lan team formed a defensive formation but didn't dare to attack rashly. If they did, it would mean that the other side could claim self-defense, and they would be instantly wiped out by the three hundred people surrounding them.

This was a certain defeat!

Twenty people against three hundred. Even a god couldn't save them!

"Nie Yan, what do we do?" Tang Yao asked worriedly. He hadn't expected such a situation. It was almost a certain death. No matter how strong they were, how could they break out of the encirclement of three hundred people!

No matter how awesome a player was, they couldn't do it!

These three hundred people in front of them weren't the kind of ordinary players who were all over the streets, just waiting to be killed. They were the elite forces of Triumph!

Now that Triumph had seized the opportunity to surround Nie Yan and Tang Yao, how could they let them leave alive!

Players like the members of the Yu Lan team might not even be able to win in a one-on-one fight against these guys, and people like Nie Yan and Tang Yao could, at best, rely on their level and skill advantages to kill a dozen or several dozen people. To take on a hundred, they would need a full set of divine equipment!

Personal strength was not invincible.

"There are too many of them," Bai Kaishui said, a cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Po Tian really thinks highly of us. These people are all elites from Triumph. They could have killed us by sending a hundred people, but he was still worried and sent three hundred. We really have a lot of face," Nie Yan was the only one who remained relatively calm.

Yao Yao glanced at Nie Yan. She couldn't see any expression on Nie Yan's calm face. She admired Nie Yan's ability to remain so calm in such an absolutely disadvantageous situation.

All escape routes were blocked. Po Tian intended to put Nie Yan and Tang Yao to death!

Nie Yan knew that Triumph had been trying to hunt him down. But in the wild, he wasn't afraid of Triumph at all. Even if hundreds of people were chasing him in the wild, he was confident that he could easily escape. But he was too confident. Today wasn't a chase, but an encirclement!

These three hundred-plus people from Triumph had obviously been lying in wait here for a long time, completing the encirclement and waiting for Nie Yan to take the bait. Otherwise, they would never have been able to catch Nie Yan!

How could the news of this small-scale activity of this group of people going to a dungeon together have been leaked?

The only possibility Nie Yan could think of was that he had been betrayed!

Any of the members of the Yu Lan team present could have betrayed him. Tang Yao? Absolutely not! Yao Yao? Based on his understanding of Yao Yao from his previous life, she shouldn't. The next ones, Huanghun, Yu Lan, Bai Kaishui, and so on, were all possible!

You can't judge a book by its cover!

He was still too careless, underestimating Triumph's power. He hadn't expected that Triumph would actually bribe people from the Yu Lan team to set up this trap here.

Mainly because in his previous life, his impression of the members of the Yu Lan team had been pretty good, which led Nie Yan to make the mistake of relying on experience. The situation in this life was completely different. If Triumph bribed the Yu Lan team, offering them benefits that were enough to tempt them, they might have agreed to set up this trap to kill Nie Yan!

Nie Yan coldly swept his gaze across the members of the Yu Lan team, pausing for a moment on Yu Lan's face before moving on.

He only had suspicions at the moment. Nie Yan didn't have any solid evidence.

Even if it was just suspicion, he couldn't trust anyone here. Maybe someone would stab Nie Yan and Tang Yao in the back when facing the people from Triumph later!

If the members of the Yu Lan team had really been bought off, then there would be enemies on all sides, and no matter how hard Nie Yan and Tang Yao struggled, it would be useless.

"Yaozi, it looks like we're going to die this time. Prepare to sacrifice the Arcane Sprite. We'll charge out. If we can't, we'll die here!" Nie Yan said. He was also prepared to use Divine Judgement and Sacrificial Strike. Although there was still a mission he hadn't completed, it seemed like there was no chance...

Even if he died, he wouldn't let the other side have it easy! He would splatter the enemy with blood even in death. In his previous life, Nie Yan had killed Cao Xu with a single bullet, relying on that ruthlessness!

Tang Yao was stunned for a moment. Were they really going to die here? He looked down at the chubby, silly blue sprite next to him, which could only blow bubbles non-stop. He was a little reluctant to sacrifice it. He had long been accustomed to this blue sprite walking around him, blowing bubbles. Although it couldn't speak and didn't have much intelligence, it had always stayed by Tang Yao's side and never left.

Blulu blulu, the not-very-intelligent Arcane Sprite didn't realize its impending doom.

Tang Yao felt a tightness in his chest, his nose was sore, and he looked at Nie Yan and asked, "Is there no other way?"

"We have no choice. We can always find another Arcane Sprite! Yaozi, we'll get our revenge!" Nie Yan clenched his dagger, his eyes filled with bloodshot. They had really fallen into a trap today, but he would get it back tenfold, a hundredfold in the future! Po Tian, just you wait!

Yu Lan, who was standing aside, was stunned by Nie Yan's cold gaze. Why was Nie Yan's gaze so cold, like a killing god? It was a huge contrast to the gentle Nie Yan she knew. Although she hadn't interacted with Nie Yan much, Yu Lan could roughly tell from Nie Yan's words and actions that Nie Yan was always smiling when he treated his own people, and he only used such a cold gaze when he treated enemies. After thinking about it for a moment, she understood that Nie Yan thought they had betrayed him and Tang Yao! Thinking about it, it made sense. These people from Triumph had obviously been lying in ambush here for a long time. How did they know Nie Yan was here? If no one had framed them, how could Nie Yan and Tang Yao have fallen into Triumph's trap so easily? It could be seen that Nie Yan's suspicion of them wasn't entirely unreasonable!

Yu Lan suppressed the feeling of grievance in her heart. There was a saying: "A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!" She took a deep breath and said in a cold tone in the team chat: "All members of the Yu Lan team listen up. Nie Yan and Yaozi were surrounded by Triumph's people because they were helping our team with the dungeon. Today, we're sorry to Nie Yan and Yaozi. As long as there's one member left, we must cover Nie Yan and Yaozi's retreat!"

She hadn't expected Yu Lan to say such a thing.

Bai Kaishui glanced at Yu Lan and, after thinking for a moment, understood and shouted to the members of the team: "Are there any cowards in our team?"

"No!" The members shouted loudly, each of them excited.

"Boss Bai, Captain Yu Lan, just tell us what to do. None of us are afraid of death! It's just losing one level, what's there to be afraid of!"

"That's right, whoever's afraid is a coward!"

"Although our Yu Lan team isn't very strong, we've never let our brothers down! Today, we dragged Nie Yan and Yaozi into this, and we'll bear all the consequences. Show me some backbone! Even if we all die, even if we're all wiped out, we have to cover Nie Yan and Yaozi's retreat!" Bai Kaishui said sternly. He was the team's main tank and had a lot of prestige in the team.

"Damn it, let's fight!"

The members shouted loudly.

Hearing Yu Lan and Bai Kaishui's words, Nie Yan's hand holding the dagger trembled slightly. Looking at these team members who were emotionally charged and prepared to die generously, the heart that had long been cold and hard in both his previous and current lives was touched.

Nie Yan remembered the Mad Rogue Alliance, only to defend a glory, a belief. Tens of thousands of people guarded the last fortress of the Mad Rogue Alliance, facing enemies dozens of times stronger, and generously went to their deaths. For more than ten days, that majestic fortress did not fall, and the Mad Rogue Alliance did not fall.

There was a kind of feeling called camaraderie.

There was a title called brothers!

This kind of feeling far surpassed levels, equipment, attributes, and transcended all data.

Because of the Mad Rogue Alliance, Undying Scourge was glorious! He had a group of brothers who would not abandon him even if he perished! He had an immortal Mad Rogue Alliance, a group of brothers who swore to follow him to the death!

Nie Yan was also surrounded by such a group of people! Even if they died, they would uphold their faith and send Nie Yan and Tang Yao out!

A trace of apology flashed through Nie Yan's mind. Perhaps he shouldn't have suspected the people of the Yu Lan team. Maybe Triumph had learned about Nie Yan's arrival here through other channels. Compared to them, Nie Yan felt so despicable. After living two lives, he had erased the ruthlessness in his heart.

"Yue'er, I'm sorry, I dragged you into this. I shouldn't have asked you to come to the dungeon with me," Yao Yao said apologetically, holding Yue'er's hand. If she hadn't had the spur-of-the-moment idea to ask Yue'er to come to the dungeon with her, Yue'er wouldn't have been in such a dangerous situation.

"It's okay, we're good sisters who share weal and woe!" Yue'er said with a gentle smile, like a lily quietly blooming, beautiful and noble.

Nie Yan took a deep breath, calmed his thoughts, and calmly analyzed the situation. His mind was racing. There were many experts on the other side, and it would be difficult to break out. If he could reduce the losses, that would be the best. If there was no way, and the whole team was wiped out, then there was only one battle!

The warriors of Triumph in front slowly approached, seemingly waiting for an opportunity.

Shou Gou and Mingyu Zhihu scanned the area with cold eyes, seemingly whispering to someone.