Chapter 1 Nie Yan Hangs Up

Nie Yan hung up the voice call, completely concealed within the vast green ocean, observing the passing players.

Several players walked past Nie Yan, none of them noticing his presence.

"Can't find him. Where did that guy go?"

"Forget it, he probably ran off already." The Berserker named Lei Zi said, a hint of retreat rising in his heart. From the beginning until now, they had been in a passive state, losing five men without even touching Nie Yan. Nie Yan was an extremely dangerous figure. Continuing the chase without taking him down, and instead getting themselves killed, wasn't worth it.

"What about that Harrier?"

"He was chased into the Rock Spider Cave. I led a few Rock Spiders to block the entrance; he probably can't get out."

"That Thief's stealth time is almost up; he's definitely still nearby!" The Shield Warrior said unwillingly. Just let Nie Yan run?

Nie Yan's gaze locked onto the Berserker, who had 45% health remaining. Due to being constantly in combat, the Berserker hadn't had time to sit down and recover, and auto-recovery during combat was very slow. Surrounded by so many people, he felt much more relaxed, but his left hand quietly gripped a bottle of instant health potion.

Furthermore, the Shield Warrior wasn't letting them recover health, making it easier to lure Nie Yan out with their low health.

Although Nie Yan hadn't appeared, he still exerted great pressure on them.

The Berserker and a full-health Silencing Paladin were searching in this direction together.

The distance grew shorter and shorter. Neither the Berserker nor the Silencing Paladin noticed Nie Yan. They were about to bump into him.

If he was bumped into, the stealth effect would disappear.

Nie Yan's eyes aimed at the Berserker's throat. He suddenly burst forth, his dagger slashing towards the Berserker's throat, a vital attack. With a *puff*, blood sprayed out.

-51.

"Found him!" The Berserker exclaimed, retreating quickly, gulping down an instant health potion.

How could Nie Yan let the Berserker escape? His dagger pierced the Berserker's heart, then he delivered a Cleave, tearing it open. The Berserker's newly recovered health dropped again.

The Berserker's health was low, and he was suffering from the Bleeding effect.

"Courting death." Nie Yan's movements were too fast. Only then did the Silencing Paladin react. The greatsword in his hand shone brightly as he charged forward, bringing it down in a slash.

Nie Yan was about to continue pursuing the Berserker when the Silencing Paladin's blade came straight for him.

Nie Yan didn't have much health to begin with, so he didn't dare to be careless, dodging to the side.

The Silencing Paladin stood between Nie Yan and the Berserker, saving the Berserker.

"He's over there!"

"Over there!"

More than a dozen players from Holy Light Flames surrounded him, spells flying towards him.

Looks like that's it. Nie Yan dashed outwards, performing a roll, then got up and ran.

*Pa pa pa*, spells bombarded the trees behind Nie Yan, exploding.

A spell hit Nie Yan, -23.

Like an agile rabbit, he weaved and sprinted through the trees, putting more than twenty yards between himself and the mages, soon to be out of their spell range.

At this moment, the Berserker, who was in a safe zone, wasn't safe at all.

"Damn, it's Bleeding!" The Berserker cursed, annoyed. His beginner instant health potion was still on cooldown, so he quickly drank a slow recovery potion, but his health continued to drop.

-5, +3, -5, +3, -5...

The Berserker's struggles were futile. After five seconds, his health reached zero, and he died.

Nie Yan took down another one!

The Berserker died somewhat unjustly, bled to death.

A chill ran through the Shield Warrior's heart. This Thief, Nie Yan, was too terrifying, impossible to control! He picked up the equipment the Berserker dropped. The Berserker dropped a Bronze item, luckily it didn't fall into Nie Yan's hands.

Ahead, a Combat Thief and a Holy Paladin blocked Nie Yan's path, lunging towards him.

Several spells shot towards him from behind.

Nie Yan quickly applied a bandage to himself, +20, +20, +20...

*Pa pa pa*, magic exploded on Nie Yan's body, -23, -22, -20, interrupting his bandage.

Nie Yan glanced down at his health, only seventeen points remaining. He lowered his head, contracted his abdomen, shifted his steps, and brushed past them. The Holy Paladin's greatsword grazed Nie Yan's cheek, the Thief's dagger only a hair's breadth away from his abdomen.

This kind of head-on collision and dodging was a test of who was quicker and more nimble.

Because the time they crossed paths was only a few seconds.

Clearly, Nie Yan was more skilled.

Nie Yan bypassed the Holy Paladin and Combat Thief, sprinting away, leaving those behind far behind, disappearing into the dense forest.

"Can't catch up, this guy runs so fast!"

"Damn, he got away again!"

It seemed like they never gained an advantage in their encounters with Nie Yan. Six people had died at Nie Yan's hands so far!

"Let's forget about today, let's go back." The Shield Warrior said, he didn't want to fight this freak Nie Yan anymore.

The others looked at each other.

"Okay."

Their tone was mixed with some helplessness. Nie Yan had already run away, what else could they do?

These Holy Light Flames players left together, keeping a distance of no more than two yards between them as they moved, lest Nie Yan suddenly appear in some corner.

"Took down another Berserker, those guys left." Nie Yan sent a message to Tang Yao.

Under the encirclement of more than a dozen people, killing one person and then calmly leaving, what a feat! Tang Yao felt his blood boiling just thinking about it, but unfortunately, he was an Arcane Mage, not a Thief.

"Brother, you have to look after me more in the game from now on." Tang Yao said with a grin. It's good to have a strong backer.

"No problem." Nie Yan readily agreed. As the saying goes, a long road tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's heart. In his previous life, when he was at his most difficult, abandoned by everyone, he understood what brotherhood meant. Between brothers, righteousness comes first, and he was naturally obligated.

After those Holy Light Flames players left, Nie Yan found the Rock Spider Cave on the cliff face.

The dark entrance was pitch black, not knowing where it led. The stone walls were covered in hanging spider silk, like vines, obscuring the entrance to the cave.

This was a level 5 map, so there weren't many players who came here to level up.

"Rock Spider Cave, this is a good place." Nie Yan muttered, recalling all the information related to the Rock Spider Cave from his previous life.

Pushing aside the spider silk, Nie Yan squeezed in. The ground was a bit muddy. Going further in, the cave twisted and turned, and the space was very narrow.

The Rock Spiders here were all level 5 monsters. If it was one-on-one, Nie Yan might be able to deal with them, but if he encountered two or more Rock Spiders, Nie Yan could only run for his life.

*Screech screech*, a sharp spider screech came from the depths of the cave, echoing for a long time.

A chilling air, with cold winds blowing from the depths of the cave from time to time.

"Tell me your coordinates." Nie Yan said in voice chat.

"352.238.235, there are more than ten Rock Spiders on the way, can you get through?"

"I'll try." Nie Yan looked at his current coordinates. He wasn't far from Tang Yao. He carefully made his way through the tunnels.

*Screech screech*, a sharp screech rang in his ears, and a Rock Spider pounced from the narrow path next to him.

Nie Yan quickly retreated, and as he saw the Rock Spider pounce closer, he used a stun.

The Rock Spider entered a stunned state.

Rock Spider: Level 5

Nie Yan unleashed several attacks, followed by Assassinate, Cleave, and a Vital Strike.

The Rock Spider kept lunging at Nie Yan. The Rock Spider was two levels higher than Nie Yan, and its attacks were very strong, each lunge dealing more than thirty points of damage.

Nie Yan retreated and jumped while continuously waving his dagger, stabbing the Rock Spider's body, and maintaining a running-and-attacking style. After more than twenty seconds, the Rock Spider screamed and fell to the ground.

Nie Yan looked at his own health, only 22% remaining. Killing a Rock Spider was quite dangerous. However, killing a Rock Spider gave a lot of experience, about two hundred and eighty experience points, which was very generous.

This Rock Spider didn't drop anything.

Nie Yan sat down to rest, ate some bread, and his health quickly recovered to full. All his skills were also cooled down.

Nie Yan stood up and continued to go deeper. There were three Rock Spiders active ahead. After observing the positions of the three Rock Spiders, he took out his crossbow, walked to the side of the rock wall, and aimed the arrow at the nearest Rock Spider.

With a *whoosh*, the crossbow bolt shot out in a straight line, towards the front.

-5, -3, -5, three damage values floated from the Rock Spider's head.

That Rock Spider ran towards where Nie Yan was hiding, screeching and pouncing at Nie Yan.

Nie Yan had successfully lured this Rock Spider over, without alerting the other two. Seeing the Rock Spider pouncing, he grabbed his dagger and charged forward, launching a series of attacks. Damage values floated from the Rock Spider's head.

Twenty seconds later, Nie Yan killed this Rock Spider, picked up the item the Rock Spider dropped, it was a copper coin.

After recovering, Nie Yan continued to use the crossbow to attract the next Rock Spider.

Nie Yan walked a distance further, killed several Rock Spiders, and finally reached the vicinity of the coordinates Tang Yao mentioned. Ahead was a fork in the road. This was an open flat area, with more than ten Rock Spiders active there.

Nie Yan observed. It was very difficult to pass through here safely. If he shot one of the Rock Spiders with the crossbow, he was worried that he would attract more than one.

"If it's two, I might be able to deal with them." Nie Yan thought, but that would be a waste of bandages. He didn't have many bandages. A medium combat bandage cost twenty copper coins, which ordinary people couldn't afford.

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