Chapter 1 Unsealing the Zennarde's Sword

Unsealing the Zennarde's Sword was an extremely difficult task. Up until now, Nie Yan had only managed to unseal the first layer. In order to restore this super-powerful god-tier weapon to its former glory, he had no choice but to continue relentlessly.

Nie Yan checked the items dropped by the Demon Furnace Blacksmiths. They were some silvery-white fragments.

Silver Mine Pickaxe Fragment: Quantity 18.

Eight Silver Mine Pickaxe Fragments were needed to assemble a complete Silver Mine Pickaxe. This Silver Mine Pickaxe was a tool for miners, and he wondered what its attributes were like. Miners were also important production professions.

Items that required fragments to assemble were usually quite good. For example, Nie Yan's Severing Blade had lower attack, but the skills attached to it were quite decent.

After the Golden Earth Dragon's health recovered, Nie Yan attracted another Demon Furnace Blacksmith and continued to cast Undead Sacrifice. Finally, after continuously killing two Demon Furnace Blacksmiths, he successfully commanded one, turning it into his command creature.

The Demon Furnace Blacksmith with fifty thousand health points had its health increased to sixty thousand, and its defense, attack, and other attributes were greatly improved.

Dealing with other Demon Furnace Blacksmiths became much easier after that. Nie Yan continued to lure them over one by one.

In about ten minutes or so, five or six Demon Furnace Blacksmith corpses were lying on the ground nearby.

Nie Yan used a crossbow to lure over two Demon Furnace Blacksmiths, having his summoned creature tank them. Then, he cast Undead Sacrifice. Suddenly, he keenly sensed something – thieves!

This place was full of Level 90 monsters. Ordinary thieves wouldn't come here to grind and level up!

After a little thought, Nie Yan understood. He had fought a battle outside the City of Gold, and then entered the City of Gold in full view of everyone. Those who harbored ill intentions towards him naturally followed him in.

Nie Yan's heart grew cold. Since they dared to enter, he would definitely make sure these guys didn't leave alive!

Those guys were hiding in the corners, unlikely to appear easily. Nie Yan continued to do his own thing, expanding his Demon Furnace Blacksmith troop.

In the dark corner, six pairs of eyes stared at Nie Yan's every move.

"Guild Leader Tianfa, what skill is Mad Rogue Nie Yan using? It's too powerful," a thief said in shock. The skill Nie Yan used could actually command a Level 90 elite, a Demon Furnace Blacksmith, turning it into his own summoned creature. This was unimaginable to them.

"Everyone, don't act rashly. Stay away from Mad Rogue Nie Yan, at least thirty yards away. His perception is too strong. Don't get discovered," Tianfa said solemnly. He didn't know how far Nie Yan's perception reached, so he could only try to stay as far away from Nie Yan as possible. Nie Yan's skill of commanding Demon Furnace Blacksmiths as summoned creatures shocked him greatly.

Fortunately, Nie Yan hadn't noticed them. Otherwise, if Nie Yan discovered them, who knew what would happen. If they were discovered, how many thieves could escape Nie Yan's blade? Tianfa hoped that Chiyan would bring people over quickly.

They were all members of the Sword of Gods. The Sword of Gods was a newly risen guild, far weaker than the Niu Ren Tribe, but in the Emerald City, they were the undisputed number one. Tianfa and Chiyan were both members of the Sword of Gods' hundred-man thief team, with Chiyan being the captain and Tianfa one of the elite members. They received orders from the guild leader to track Nie Yan. On one hand, they wanted to take the opportunity to weaken the Niu Ren Tribe's strength, and on the other hand, they wanted to get the bounty for hunting Nie Yan. At the same time, they could also intensify the conflict between the Niu Ren Tribe and the Mage Union and the Holy Guardians, killing three birds with one stone. Why not do it?

The Sword of Gods and the Guangming Empire were both newly rising forces. As long as they didn't get involved in the war between the Niu Ren Tribe and the Mage Union and the Holy Guardians, they wouldn't be affected and could secretly reap some benefits.

Could they, these people, kill Mad Rogue Nie Yan?

Looking at Nie Yan's relaxed demeanor when facing several Demon Furnace Blacksmiths, Tianfa pondered. There was a reason why Mad Rogue Nie Yan had stood for so long and never been defeated.

"That's the third Demon Furnace Blacksmith already. How many can he subdue!"

"Probably not many. I wonder how long the Demon Furnace Blacksmiths he successfully commands can last."

Tianfa listened to the chatter of his team members and looked at Nie Yan in the distance. Nie Yan, guarded by three Demon Furnace Blacksmiths and a Golden Earth Dragon, wore dark leather armor and held the black-flaming Zennarde's Sword in his hand, looking truly astonishing.

"Did you guys record it?"

"I recorded it."

Several thieves were chatting in the team chat, hiding behind some sculptures. The complex architecture here gave them places to hide.

After a while, Tianfa received a message that Chiyan had arrived with six people. Those people were the top thieves of the Sword of Gods. Including Tianfa, there were a total of eight of them.

"You guys go to the corridor outside, but don't go too far," Tianfa said in the team chat. They wanted to find an opportunity to ambush Mad Rogue Nie Yan. These ordinary thief players would only get in the way if they stayed here. It would be better to let them scout in the corridor.

"Okay, we're leaving. Guild Leader Tianfa, be careful."

Chiyan, whom Tianfa spoke of, sneaked in with the other six people.

Chiyan was a slightly thin middle-aged man, wearing tight black cloth clothes and holding two azure daggers in his hands. At this time, he was in stealth, hiding in the shadows of the corner. Among these eight people, Chiyan and Tianfa were definitely considered top-tier, and the others were also relatively strong experts.

Looking at Nie Yan in the distance, Chiyan said, "Don't move until the right opportunity comes. Listen to my orders. Once you attack, you must strike with the force of lightning and kill Mad Rogue Nie Yan. Otherwise, don't attack at all!" He understood that if the ambush failed, the consequences would be very serious.

Chiyan and the others were at least thirty yards away from Nie Yan, hiding behind some golden statues. There was no way Nie Yan could sense them.

Nie Yan had just successfully commanded the fourth Demon Furnace Blacksmith and frowned slightly. Those thieves seemed to have disappeared into thin air, never to be seen again. Could it be that they had already left?

The previous thieves had poor hiding abilities, which was why Nie Yan could sense them from a distance of more than thirty yards. The thieves who had come now had much higher concealment stats than the previous ones, so Nie Yan couldn't feel them.

Nie Yan only commanded four Demon Furnace Blacksmiths. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't fill up the number of Undead Sacrifice summons. Four was enough. If he encountered an unexpected situation, the Undead Sacrifice skill could still be used.

With four Demon Furnace Blacksmiths, Nie Yan became much bolder, constantly attracting monsters and grinding.

Four tall, dark-golden-skinned Demon Furnace Blacksmiths covered in muscles, wielding huge iron hammers, guarded Nie Yan's side, causing Chiyan to feel a chill in his heart. He thought to himself, "Where did Mad Rogue Nie Yan get these skills? They're too terrifying."

Just as he was thinking this, Tianfa said from the side, "News from outside, a team of thieves is coming, the number is unknown. They seem to be from the Mage Union and the Holy Guardians. What should we do?"

Chiyan was silent for a moment, then said, "Let them in. We'll move further away."

"Let the snipe and clam grapple?" Tianfa's eyes lit up as he looked at Chiyan and asked.

Chiyan nodded. These people snuck off to a more distant place, preparing to watch the show from the sidelines.

A group of thieves from the Mage Union and the Holy Guardians entered the hall, about thirty or forty of them. They were members of the Mage Union and the Holy Guardians' thief teams. Generally, assassination missions like this were always entrusted to the thief teams.

The thief team was commanded by a thief named Dark Wings. That thief was about thirty years old, wearing a full set of Level 60 Dark Gold equipment.

"Where's Shadow Kill?" Dark Wings asked the thieves under his command.

"I don't know. He didn't tell us his location. He disappeared as soon as he entered the City of Gold," the thief replied.

Dark Wings frowned. He was very annoyed by that guy Shadow Kill. Shadow Kill was arrogant and conceited, often acting on his own, and he couldn't command him at all. However, the higher-ups had explained that Shadow Kill was only a temporary member of their team, and Dark Wings had no authority over Shadow Kill.

Dark Wings felt that his authority was being threatened. He didn't understand why the higher-ups would send such a person to join them. He really wanted to beat Shadow Kill up, but no matter how he provoked him, Shadow Kill didn't attack him. He clearly felt the disdain and contempt in Shadow Kill's eyes every time he looked at him. This kind of gaze made him very uncomfortable.

"Never mind him. All team members, listen to me. Today, we're here to assassinate Mad Rogue Nie Yan. We can only win, not lose. We need to show some people that teamwork requires cooperation, and some things can't be done by one person alone," Dark Wings said in the team chat.

The thieves responded loudly in the team chat.

Nie Yan was leading the four Demon Furnace Blacksmiths towards the front of the hall when he suddenly felt something. His heart stirred. Thieves!

He clearly felt that he was being targeted by a group of thieves. There were many of them, and they were about twenty yards away from him.

Twenty yards was a very safe distance for other thieves. It was difficult for ordinary thieves to sense things more than twenty yards away, but these people definitely didn't include Nie Yan!

Nie Yan's various attributes had already surpassed the understanding of these players, and were simply unimaginable to them. No thief could surpass Nie Yan in terms of attributes. Great Scholar, Great Prophet, Demon Hunter, Centurion – these titles were all accumulated by Nie Yan bit by bit. Each title was unattainable for other players.

Unless they had special skills, no thief could avoid his perception and enter within five yards of him, except for some thieves with special stealth skills.

More than thirty thieves were scattered behind the surrounding statues. A heavy atmosphere spread throughout the hall. In the next moment, this place would become a scene of carnage.