Chapter 156 Slaughter

Nie Yan and Tang Yao read their Town Return scrolls and teleported back to the city, heading towards the headquarters of the Niuren Tribe in Calore.

Inside the Niuren Tribe headquarters, Guo Huai and the others stood up when they saw Nie Yan and Tang Yao return.

There were about a dozen people in the guild headquarters. Brilliant Knife Light, Big Brother Qizai, Undying Scoundrel, and Bi Lusha were all present. Their expressions were grave. They must have been discussing something before Nie Yan and Tang Yao returned.

"You're back," Guo Huai said as he greeted them.

"What happened?" Nie Yan asked. If it wasn't something major and urgent, Guo Huai wouldn't have urgently summoned them back.

"Here's the thing. Zongheng Tianxia somehow found out the location of our guild's elite team. They sent over a thousand people to ambush them, and sixteen members of our elite team were killed. Fortunately, Brilliant Knife Light and Big Brother Qizai were vigilant and managed to escape with the support of the other members," Guo Huai said. Upon learning that the elite team had been ambushed, he immediately sent messages to Nie Yan and Tang Yao and dispatched a large number of members to rescue Brilliant Knife Light and the others, but it was too late. With over a thousand people pursuing twenty, the battle ended quickly. It was purely by chance that Brilliant Knife Light and Big Brother Qizai were able to escape.

Hearing Guo Huai finish speaking, Nie Yan's expression immediately turned grim. Sixteen out of twenty members of the elite team had been killed! What a major blow this was to the Niuren Tribe! Every member of the elite team was a treasure to the Niuren Tribe! Under the leadership of Brilliant Knife Light and Big Brother Qizai, the elite team had achieved brilliant results. However, this incident had effectively wasted at least two or three days of their efforts.

"Did any of the dead members become red-named?" Nie Yan asked. If any members had killed enough players to become red-named and were then killed, they would drop all their equipment, which would be even more depressing. It would be equivalent to directly crippling an elite member.

"Fortunately, Brilliant Knife Light and Big Brother Qizai were relatively restrained and didn't let the members attack first."

No one had infiltrated the elite team, otherwise, if they were ambushed again like outside the Blackflame Forest, they would suffer a huge loss.

But even so, the loss was significant. Nie Yan became furious. He hadn't sought out Zongheng Tianxia, yet Zongheng Tianxia had come to his door. He absolutely couldn't swallow this insult!

"It's our fault for not paying attention beforehand, which is why this happened," Big Brother Qizai said self-reproachfully. He felt a pang of heartache when he thought of the members who had died. They had worked so hard to get the best equipment available for each member, but they didn't expect to fall into Zongheng Tianxia's hands this time. It was all because they weren't vigilant enough beforehand.

"This matter started because of me. I didn't expect Hei Zhuo to attack us," Brilliant Knife Light said. He should have realized earlier that Hei Zhuo probably hated him to the bone for pulling so many people away from Zongheng Tianxia. Because Zongheng Tianxia's strength was far inferior to the Niuren Tribe, he assumed that Hei Zhuo's rationality would prevent him from directly confronting the Niuren Tribe. Therefore, he hadn't taken this matter to heart.

"The matter has already happened. Self-reproach is useless. This matter isn't that simple!" Nie Yan's eyes flashed with a cold light. Whoever touched his people would pay with their lives! As the guild leader, he had to settle this matter.

"I just received news that Zongheng Tianxia has allied with Kaiser and become a branch guild of the Kaiser Empire," Guo Huai said, after seeing the message sent by someone below.

"No wonder they're so arrogant," Undying Scoundrel couldn't contain himself and said, "Boss, let's go kill those bastards!"

He had a good relationship with several members of the guild's elite team, and they had all died this time!

"Quiet down and listen to what the bosses have to say," Bi Lusha said calmly from the side.

Hearing Guo Huai's words, Nie Yan frowned slightly. Zongheng Tianxia had at least twenty thousand people. Although their strength wasn't great, as the guild's elites had all been pulled away by Brilliant Knife Light, twenty or thirty thousand people still couldn't be underestimated. Their complete allegiance to Kaiser would definitely have some impact on the future situation.

Guo Huai and the others looked at Nie Yan, waiting for him to make a decision.

Bi Lusha, Undying Scoundrel, and the others then sensed the atmosphere in the guild. It turned out that Nie Yan was the one who made the decisions in the guild.

"What do we do? Should we declare a full-scale war against Zongheng Tianxia?" Guo Huai asked. The guild's elite team had been wiped out by others. If the Niuren Tribe didn't show any response, they would definitely be looked down upon. But if they declared a full-scale war, it would mean that the Niuren Tribe would have to invest a lot of manpower to deal with the people of Zongheng Tianxia everywhere. The people of Kaiser would definitely participate as well. In this way, the entire development of the Niuren Tribe would be stagnant.

Even the Kaiser Empire wouldn't dare to easily declare war on a guild, let alone the Niuren Tribe. Now was the time for everyone to develop rapidly. Once a war started, it would be equivalent to gambling away the guild's future, and even if they declared a full-scale war, they wouldn't be able to destroy Zongheng Tianxia!

In the current situation, all the players of the Niuren Tribe were staring at the higher-ups. The Niuren Tribe had been bullied like this. They might not be willing to swallow their anger. This matter couldn't be suppressed.

If Kaiser had made the move, the Niuren Tribe could still endure it. After all, the Kaiser Empire was currently the largest guild in Calore, with great power. Everyone was holding their breath, thinking that one day they would take down Kaiser. But what was Zongheng Tianxia? Just a small guild. If even a small guild could casually shit and piss on the Niuren Tribe's head, then what was the point of them staying in the guild?

Therefore, the decisions of Nie Yan and the others would affect the future direction of the entire guild.

"We have spies from Zongheng Tianxia planted in our guild. We weren't cautious enough, which is why they found out our location. Should we explain it to the people below?" Big Brother Qizai asked. They understood that a full-scale war was useless. It would only drag them down. Everyone would be busy ambushing the people of Zongheng Tianxia, and their levels would quickly fall behind.

"No need!" Nie Yan shook his head, saying that this was not the best solution. Kaiser was also closely watching this matter. If the Niuren Tribe wanted to suppress the matter, they would spread the word everywhere. The higher-ups of the Niuren Tribe would no longer have any credibility.

"Look at the official forums!" Guo Huai said, after the incident occurred, he had been closely monitoring the movements of the official forums. A video of Zongheng Tianxia ambushing the Niuren Tribe's elite team had appeared on the official forums, and the people of Zongheng Tianxia had also written many provocative words.

Niuren Tribe, do you dare to fight?

"Damn it, Nie Yan, let's fight them!" Tang Yao couldn't help but say after seeing those provocative words.

"What are the current movements of the people of Zongheng Tianxia?" Nie Yan asked Guo Huai.

"The news from below is that the people of Zongheng Tianxia are ostentatiously clearing the area to level up in the Molten Forest. They must be waiting for us to go over there! Our people below are almost unable to restrain themselves, especially some people who transferred over from Zongheng Tianxia, who are clamoring to form groups to kill them. I've asked the leaders of each team to appease their subordinates and keep them steady, waiting for your orders," Guo Huai said, looking at Nie Yan.

"Keep an eye on those who are jumping up and down. After we deal with this matter, clear them out," Nie Yan said. These people were definitely planted by Zongheng Tianxia, wanting to incite the players of the Niuren Tribe to put pressure on the higher-ups. However, now was a sensitive time, and it was not appropriate to clear them out. They would wait until the matter was over.

"This matter should have been planned by Kaiser," Brilliant Knife Light said. He understood Hei Zhuo's character. If Kaiser hadn't promised him any benefits, he would never have gotten himself involved. If he angered the Niuren Tribe, he wouldn't have a good outcome.

"If the Kaiser Empire is the mastermind behind this, it's useless no matter how many people we send from the Niuren Tribe. We might even fall into their trap," Guo Huai said worriedly. But if they didn't go, Zongheng Tianxia was ostentatiously clearing the area to level up in the Molten Forest, and the eyes of the entire server were on the Niuren Tribe! Wouldn't that show that the Niuren Tribe was swallowing its anger? If they created momentum outside again, the people of the Niuren Tribe would never be able to raise their heads again.

This was a blatant insult!

Nie Yan sneered. No wonder it was Po Tian. He had actually come up with such a vicious trick. But the Niuren Tribe would naturally not sit still and wait for death.

Nie Yan analyzed the current situation. The Niuren Tribe was in a dilemma. If they declared war, the people they sent would definitely be eaten up by the Kaiser Empire. If they didn't fight, a group of people from Zongheng Tianxia was ostentatiously clearing the area to level up in the Molten Forest, and the eyes of the entire server were on the Niuren Tribe!

Perhaps the Holy Roman Empire, the Galan Guild, and the Kuangzhan Alliance were also watching how the Niuren Tribe would handle this matter, to let them get involved would be absolutely impossible. Their relationship with the Niuren Tribe wasn't good enough to that extent.

The Niuren Tribe had no reinforcements!

"Molten Forest, let me think." Nie Yan pondered. He was most familiar with the Molten Forest. The terrain there was complex, with rocks and caverns everywhere. The Molten Forest was an ironwood jungle where Level 25 Lava Monsters spawned. Beneath the Molten Forest was a vast underground world known as the Dark Underworld where venomous serpents and flies spawned, also Level 25 monsters. They hid in dark corners and often attacked enemies in groups unexpectedly. If attacked, one would become stiff and petrified. Therefore, few dared to level up there. That underground world had a total of seven entrances, all in extremely hidden places.

A very dangerous idea suddenly flashed through Nie Yan's mind.

Molten Forest!

Nie Yan looked at Guo Huai and said, "Have someone go to the Starry Night Potion Shop and get some Petrify Cure Potions. Hurry!"

"How many do you need?"

"One hundred bottles."

"One hundred bottles is enough?" Guo Huai asked in surprise.

Nie Yan nodded and said, "That's enough." Then he turned to look at all the members here and asked, "Who is willing to go with me and slaughter Zongheng Tianxia!"

"Me!" Tang Yao said loudly.

"Me!" Undying Scoundrel also jumped out.

"And me!"

More than a dozen people were in high spirits.

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