Chapter 1 The Instant

Just as the leader, Qi Zai, used Light Illumination to expose the thieves, Tang Yao and the others waved their staffs, instantly taking control of all three. No matter how skilled, these thieves couldn't withstand the combined control of Tang Yao, Xia Chong Yu Bing, and Undying Scoundrel. Waves of magic bombarded the thieves, sending them flying.

The process was completed in an instant, leaving Broken Bone Blade and the others hiding in the shadows utterly shocked. These people were simply gods of slaughter, making every move a guaranteed kill.

Just as some members of the Niuren Tribe were about to use their Return Scrolls, ripples of magical energy swept over them, dealing a negligible one point of damage each. But this seemingly insignificant damage interrupted their teleportation.

"There! A thief!" A player pointed to the distant forest. A thief concealed in the bushes came into view.

It was Broken Bone Blade, using a Gust Impact scroll to interrupt the Niuren Tribe players' retreat.

"Kill him! Don't let him get away!"

Tang Yao and Xia Chong Yu Bing waved their staffs, and spells shot towards Broken Bone Blade.

Broken Bone Blade was clearly prepared. As Tang Yao and the others waved their staffs, he leaped and used Gale Step, disappearing from their sight.

In that instant, groups of players from the Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians emerged from the surrounding forest, numbering over a thousand. They had been teleported here by arcane mages, surrounding the Niuren Tribe players from all sides. And their numbers continued to grow.

"We're surrounded!" Shui Se Yan Tou said grimly. The Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians had clearly come prepared.

"They think they can trap us with this trash? We'll fight our way out!" Tang Yao declared, waving his staff and sending spells flying towards the enemy players.

At that moment, the thieves from the Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians pulled out scroll after scroll and unleashed them upon the Niuren Tribe players. The Mage Alliance was renowned for its scrolls. They had invested heavily in cultivating a large number of high-level mages proficient in scroll creation, who spent their spare time making scrolls. As a result, they had accumulated far more scrolls than other guilds. In addition to their own creations, they had also purchased many from various scroll shops, sparing no effort to deal with the Niuren Tribe players.

For this operation, Kuang Fa had invested over three hundred thousand gold coins in scrolls alone.

"Brothers, the Niuren Tribe won't last long! Finish them off!" Kuang Fa shouted arrogantly, standing on a high slope in his dark red mage robe, directing the players below.

Over a hundred and twenty thieves simultaneously threw out advanced Spider Web Technique scrolls, sending large nets raining down from the sky like a celestial snare.

Tang Yao and the others quickly used fire magic to burn away many of the Spider Webs, but some still ensnared Niuren Tribe players, immobilizing them.

Surrounded by members of the Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians, the Niuren Tribe players had nowhere to escape.

Both sides began exchanging magical attacks, and players fell frequently.

Tang Yao, Undying Scoundrel, Essence of Evil, and others waved their staffs, spells sending Mage Alliance and Holy Guardian players flying, but still more came.

"Where's Kuang Ze Nie Yan? Come out if you dare! I don't believe you can turn the tide now!" Kuang Fa laughed wildly from the high slope.

The Niuren Tribe suffered heavy losses due to the Spider Web snares, with over thirty players being taken down by concentrated fire.

However, the Niuren Tribe players showed ample morale. Even in this disadvantageous situation, they fought fiercely, taking down at least seventy members of the Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians. Despite this, the Niuren Tribe still suffered greater losses. Those who fell were top-tier elites, each easily ranking among the top hundred in the Mage Alliance and Holy Guardian guilds, with many capable of breaking into the top fifty or even top ten.

Seeing the Niuren Tribe players fall, Kuang Fa clenched his fist. With today's victory, he could request more investment from the Century Conglomerate and earn a fortune. With the Century Conglomerate's funding, three hundred thousand gold coins was nothing. In addition to the Century Conglomerate's rewards, the devastated Niuren Tribe would certainly not dare to accumulate contribution points as frantically as before, and they could smoothly seize the Hilton Stronghold's land.

The chaotic battle continued, and the Mage Alliance was determined to fight Cui Can Dao Guang and the others to the death, unleashing scrolls as if they were free.

Mental Impact scrolls, Vine Entanglement scrolls, Area-of-Effect magic scrolls… they used everything they had.

"Dao Guang, we can't hold on. We're taking heavy losses," Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai said in the group chat.

Seeing the players falling, Cui Can Dao Guang was also heartbroken. These people were the backbone of the Niuren Tribe!

Cui Can Dao Guang shouted, "Everyone, follow me and fight our way out!" Cui Can Dao Guang cast Mighty Bull Strength on himself and drank an advanced magic resistance potion, taking the lead and charging out.

Cui Can Dao Guang's charge sent three Mage Alliance players flying.

Those at the front of the Mage Alliance immediately noticed Cui Can Dao Guang, and fifty or sixty mages focused their fire on him. However, the mages were frustrated to find that they could only deal double-digit damage to Cui Can Dao Guang, with critical hits only reaching a little over one hundred.

There were simply too many players from the Mage Alliance, and their firepower was too dense. In just a moment, Cui Can Dao Guang's health was almost depleted.

Behind him, Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai, Shi Li Hua Sha, and others cast healing spells on Cui Can Dao Guang, quickly restoring his health to full. Cui Can Dao Guang's health fluctuated wildly, but thanks to the timely healing of Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai and Shi Li Hua Sha, he managed to avoid danger.

Supported by holy light, Cui Can Dao Guang charged into the Mage Alliance's mage ranks, taking them down one by one with clean strikes. How could these mages' fragile cloth armor withstand Cui Can Dao Guang's top-tier equipment!

Shui Se Yan Tou, Hei Bai, Wu Feng, and others closely followed Cui Can Dao Guang, charging northwards, leaving a trail of corpses from the Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians in their wake!

The warriors of the Mage Alliance and Holy Guardians launched their own charges, scattering the Niuren Tribe players and turning the battle into a chaotic free-for-all. With both sides intermingled, neither dared to use area-of-effect magic, as it would hit their own allies.

The two sides were essentially fighting a war of attrition. Niuren Tribe players could often take on three enemies at once, and the stronger ones could even fight five. Cui Can Dao Guang, Shui Se Yan Tou, and the others were nearly invincible, their equipment and skills far surpassing those of ordinary players!

But the deadliest killer was not Cui Can Dao Guang and the others, but Tang Yao. Tang Yao was like a turret, unleashing spells one after another. Basically no player, not even a warrior, could withstand a single blow from Tang Yao. Tang Yao's arcane sprite was already level four. In this era of countless level 100+ top-tier classes, arcane elites were still rare treasures, providing an extremely high magic bonus, making Tang Yao a godlike existence. Several warriors charged in, trying to cut Tang Yao down, only to be felled by his magic.

From the high slope, Kuang Fa surveyed the battlefield. He was generally satisfied with the situation. The Niuren Tribe was hailed as invincible. From the Battle of Cripps, he had deeply felt the combat strength of Niuren Tribe players, but in the blink of an eye, they had already killed over a hundred of them, even though it had come at the cost of five hundred, this was already a brilliant result.

He looked down and frowned at Cui Can Dao Guang, Tang Yao, and the others who were cutting a bloody path through the ranks. These guys were too ferocious. These few alone had killed more than sixty people, accounting for over 10% of their losses.

"Damn, Boiling Water, block them off! Don't let them escape! We'll make a profit if we get a piece of equipment!" Kuang Fa commanded in the team chat.

"Understood, boss. That Tang Yao has a flying mount. Should we take him down first?"

Flying mounts were too powerful. If Tang Yao found an opportunity to summon his flying mount, they would be in trouble.

"No, let him summon it! Even if he doesn't have time, create the opportunity for him!" Kuang Fa said with a sinister smile. If they could take down Tang Yao's flying mount, then this operation would be a huge success.

Although puzzled by Kuang Fa's orders, the players below did as they were told.

Just as Kuang Fa was feeling smug, a cold light flashed behind him. Kuang Fa was startled. A thief! He had been distracted. By the time he reacted, it was too late. As a mage, he didn't have many ways to avoid thieves. In this situation, there was no time to cast a spell. Disregarding his dignity, he rolled awkwardly to the side.

With a clang, the sound of two daggers clashing rang out.

When Kuang Fa looked back, a graceful figure came into view. It was Yi Chui Ding Qing (One Hammer Settles the Matter)! This sexy and alluring beauty was like a rose with thorns, full of danger. Beside her was Broken Bone Blade, who had escaped earlier. It was Broken Bone Blade's timely appearance that had saved Kuang Fa's life.

Broken Bone Blade had barely managed to block Yi Chui Ding Qing's attack for Kuang Fa, allowing him to escape. However, Yi Chui Ding Qing suddenly changed her move, stabbing him in the forehead with a dagger, putting him into a stunned state.