Chapter 100 Ambush

A hundred-plus thieves may seem like a lot, but in such a complex mountain forest, it was nothing. Trying to find dozens of people in the mountains was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Nie Yan hadn't aroused enough vigilance. In his view, who in Calore could compete with the Niu Ren Tribe? The Triumph Empire was being watched so closely, and it would be difficult for Blood-Soaked Blades, the Mage Alliance, and the Holy Guardians to come over.

The Niu Ren Tribe’s influence in Calore was deeply rooted. At least one in ten players had some connection with them. As soon as they got any news, the Niu Ren Tribe would know immediately. Generally, teams of hundreds or thousands of people could hardly escape their eyes, so two thousand people guarding the black powder were already enough.

The teleportation used by the six elemental shamans was a secret technique of the Priest Temple. Usually, secret techniques were the most difficult to defend against. Moreover, they were well prepared and had buried teleportation points in Glorious City, able to teleport fifty or sixty people each time.

Blood-Soaked Blades had been preparing to attack the Niu Ren Tribe's fortress for a long time. This time, because of the appearance of black powder, they temporarily changed their strategy to get rid of the black powder first!

Things like black powder were military supplies, and the quantity was huge. Backpacks couldn’t hold much. Putting the black powder into small porcelain bottles would require at least tens of thousands of bottles, which couldn't be done in a few days. They could only be moved by hand. It would be much easier if they could make carts for transporting goods in the future.

Black powder had many uses, and could be used to make various city defense and attack items, such as blasting magic bombs, burning crossbows, trebuchet incendiary bombs, and so on.

As for the goblin magic cannons, everyone had heard of them, but the design drawings were hard to find.

If Nie Yan could move all this black powder and materials back, he could make goblin magic cannons. Even if there were only one or two, it would be very good.

"Boss Nie Yan, it's safe here. We ran into a few players leveling up and drove them away."

"We have no problems here either."

More than a hundred thieves sent back messages.

These messages reassured Nie Yan a lot. He glanced behind him. All the black powder was being transported together, which was a bit too dangerous. After thinking about it, he divided the black powder transport team into seven groups, and had a large number of thieves and warriors patrol the nearby jungle to prevent anyone from getting close.

"Nie Yan, I just got news that a group of top experts from Blood-Soaked Blades, the Mage Alliance, and the Holy Guardians have suddenly disappeared. I don't know where they went. They gathered together in Glorious City twenty minutes ago. I had people pay close attention to the teleportation array in Calore, and didn't find them coming over. Could they have gone to a dungeon?" Guo Huai said. The sudden disappearance of the top players from the three guilds was too strange. As soon as he got the news, he passed it on to Nie Yan.

Those people didn't use the teleportation array in Calore. Even riding the fastest horses, it would take seven or eight hours to cross the border between the two cities and reach Calore. Therefore, Guo Huai couldn't imagine that this group of people would suddenly go to attack Nie Yan. But Nie Yan, as soon as he heard Guo Huai's words, immediately felt a sense of crisis. They were moving black powder here, and the top players from Blood-Soaked Blades, the Mage Alliance, and the Holy Guardians disappeared at the same time. There was definitely something fishy.

The various magics and props in *Faith* were the most unpredictable. If those people got a teleportation scroll or something, it would be hard to say.

"Have everyone in the guild who has changed classes come here immediately, as fast as possible! Also, summon five thousand brothers to come and meet us!" Nie Yan said in a low voice.

Guo Huai was stunned for a moment, but when he heard Nie Yan's tone, he immediately understood the seriousness of the matter and said, "Understood, I'll go right away."

More than two thousand people marched through the jungle in a mighty manner. Nie Yan looked towards the woods. With the dense jungle, it was too easy to hide dozens of people!

Nie Yan felt a strong sense of unease and shouted in the regional guild chat, "Everyone be on guard, prepare for battle!"

At this moment, the magical elements in the air suddenly became restless. Nie Yan looked at the front of the team. A cloud of red gathered, and flames raged. The team in front of the Niu Ren Tribe immediately rioted.

"Enemy attack!"

The players behind prepared to rush up to rescue, but Nie Yan stopped them.

"Stop, protect the black powder!" Nie Yan shouted in a deep voice. The reason why the attacking enemies attacked the front of the team first was to lure the experts guarding the black powder behind them over. They must have other people ambushing elsewhere.

The Niu Ren Tribe's team was very long, with about three or four hundred players in front clearing the way. These people were around level forty-five on average. Although their strength was not as good as that of top players, they were considered quite good among ordinary players. There were no trash players in the Niu Ren Tribe!

Seven players in different outfits appeared in front of the team. There were people from Angel Corps, Blood-Soaked Blades, the Mage Alliance, and the Holy Guardians: an arcane mage, a holy word mage, a priest, a berserker, a paladin, and an elemental shaman.

On top of a protruding boulder in the distance, the arcane mage stood proudly, waving his staff, uttering a series of obscure spells in a low and powerful voice. A powerful magical force surged in the air.

Advanced magic, Arcane Blast of Flames!

Generally, the coverage of an advanced magic could often reach more than a hundred yards in radius. It was not as easy to avoid as ordinary group attack magic, and the magic damage was extremely high. Basically, no one could withstand several waves of advanced magic bombardment.

The Niu Ren Tribe's players stirred. The five paladins in the front activated Aura of Courage and rushed towards the arcane mage. No matter what, they had to silence him, otherwise at least half of the three or four hundred people would be injured by an advanced magic.

Six warriors followed the five paladins.

These melee units rushed straight towards the arcane mage. An advanced magic required at least two sets of syllables to chant, which was twenty seconds. If the paladin got within five yards of him, a silence would interrupt his advanced magic.

Seeing the Niu Ren Tribe's players rushing up, the people next to the arcane mage naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

The elemental shaman waved his staff and inserted a Windfury Totem into the ground, uttering several orcish syllables in a low voice. Lightning flashed in his hand, and three bolts of lightning shot out, drawing straight lines in the air, and struck a paladin. *Bang bang bang*, three critical damage numbers of over eight hundred floated above the paladin's head in succession, and he was blown away, falling to the ground.

A clean and decisive kill!

The Windfury Totem could turn all attacks within the team into critical damage.

This elemental shaman was so fast! Several players from Blood-Soaked Blades, the Mage Alliance, and the Holy Guardians couldn't help but look sideways. The people from Angel Corps were indeed fierce.

"Madman, the brothers from Angel Corps have shown us a hand, we can't lose face!" the berserker next to him shouted, and charged towards the paladins.

"Understood!" The holy word mage waved his staff, blessed himself with several holy light magics that increased attack power, and cast a Holy Light Judgment on a Niu Ren Tribe paladin.

*Bang*, -2321, a paladin was blown away, instantly killed!

The holy word mage was stunned. The damage was so high that even he himself had not expected it. His eyes fell on the Windfury Totem next to him. This totem was clearly just a slightly modified piece of wood, but it had such a strong effect!

"Awesome! Brother Darkwing's Windfury Totem is effective!" the holy word mage exclaimed. A Windfury Totem of at least level five or higher would have such an effect. He moved his staff, and another Holy Light Judgment was cast, and another paladin was blown away.

Holy Word Mage Madman had successfully changed his class to Archmage. Attacking these players who had not changed classes, the damage was already very high. With the Windfury Totem's bonus, his magic could directly kill people.

Charge!

Charge!

Warriors from the Niu Ren Tribe accelerated and charged up.

The berserker gave a deep shout and met them, withstanding two or three, a Whirlwind Strike!

"Block the paladins, don't let the paladins silence Starshatter!" the berserker said in the team chat, and with a roar, a Concussion knocked the three warriors next to him back.

"Don't worry, we're here!" the elemental shaman Darkwing said, waving his staff, Hex!

A warrior had just rushed to the side of the elemental shaman Darkwing when he was hit with Hex. His body quickly shrank and turned into a frog.

After casting Hex on this warrior, the elemental shaman Darkwing ignored him and went to deal with others.

A paladin rushed to the side of the arcane mage Starshatter and was about to cast a silence skill, when the holy word mage Madman cast Dispel, and a powerful thrust hit the paladin, knocking him away, failing to silence!

Although this group of people was cooperating for the first time, as top-level players, their awareness was outstanding. As long as they adapted slightly, they could understand their teammates' fighting styles.

The Niu Ren Tribe's mages sprayed magic towards this side, and the priests and paladins quickly healed Starshatter and the others.

"These guys are more ferocious than we imagined, be careful, pay attention to your health!" the paladin threw a heal at the berserker and said.

The berserker's health was dropping quickly, and the paladin's healing couldn't keep up. The berserker drank a bottle of intermediate instant recovery potion, and Hamstringed the charging warrior, crippling him and quickly retreating.

These seven people remained organized and methodical under high-intensity combat.

Twenty seconds was actually very short. By the time the Niu Ren Tribe's players discovered the arcane mage Starshatter and charged over, they had already used up seven or eight seconds. Time flew by, and before the Niu Ren Tribe's players had time to retreat, they heard the arcane mage utter the last heavy syllable, Arcane Blast of Flames!