Chapter 1 Nie Yan's Concerns

Nie Yan pondered for a moment. Although Century Financial Group had withdrawn its capital from Calore, failing to acquire Holy Light Flame, it made him somewhat apprehensive. He couldn't help but speculate about where Cao Xu's capital would flow, which guilds it would ultimately acquire, and whether it would continue to reach out to Nirvana Guild and War God Tribe.

Nie Yan thought about it; no matter what the future held, improving his own strength was always the most important thing. As long as Nirvana Guild grew strong enough, what was there to fear from Century Financial Group!

Having figured it out, Nie Yan stopped worrying about it and focused on the present, dealing with Kaiser Empire and Holy Light Flame first.

"I'll go take a look at the Valley of the Fallen first. Be careful, and don't be rash without my instructions," Nie Yan said, in case Kaiser Empire and Holy Light Flame had people lying in ambush there; they needed to be prepared.

Nie Yan left the town first, summoned Faulkner's Warhorse. The tall steed galloped away, leaving only a trail of dust.

Watching Nie Yan's departing figure, the team members were stunned.

The boss has a mount?

Currently, players hadn't even seen mounts, let alone owned them. The mounts raised at the NPC horse farms cost hundreds of gold, if not tens of gold, and they weren't even that good. They weren't even in the same league as the mount Nie Yan was riding.

Nie Yan's Faulkner's Warhorse was tall and mighty, covered in silver-white chainmail, and its movement speed was frighteningly fast. How much movement speed did it add!

"Damn, the boss even has a mount! Why didn't he ever mention it!"

"That warhorse looks awesome, where did he get it? Did he buy it?"

"The boss definitely wouldn't spend money to buy such a good mount." Undying Scoundrel and the others, who were more familiar with Nie Yan, understood him better.

The mounts currently sold at NPC horse farms, the cheapest ones cost tens of gold and only added about 50% movement speed. Those that added over 100% cost hundreds of gold, and those that added over 200% cost thousands of gold. And Nie Yan's Faulkner's Warhorse added more than 200%! Where could you buy such a warhorse? By selling off Nirvana Guild's entire guild warehouse?

"Probably got it from a quest."

The guild members revealed envious expressions. The boss's equipment was getting more and more awesome, he even had this kind of high-end stuff.

Nie Yan rode Faulkner's Warhorse at full speed, and the scenery on both sides blurred rapidly.

He searched outside the Valley of the Fallen and found some scattered players, some from the Sacred Roman Empire, some from the Kaiser Empire, and some from the Holy Light Flame and Carulan Temple. They were all eyes and ears placed here by the four major guilds.

Nie Yan rode past quickly and looked into the nearby forest. A thief from Kaiser Empire was wandering there.

When that thief saw Nie Yan, his gaze visibly froze.

What the hell, am I seeing things? Why would I see狂贼涅炎 Kuang Ze Nie Yan (Mad Rogue Nie Yan), the boss of Nirvana Guild here?

And he's riding a warhorse!

What a fierce and sturdy guy!

Even from a distance of ten yards, he recognized Nie Yan at a glance. The figure of Kuang Ze Nie Yan had long been familiar to countless players.

Just then, a flash of snow-white light streaked past, an action of the highest caliber.

Just as the Kaiser Empire thief was about to move, a cold light struck the back of his head. The gleaming dagger sliced across his neck, blood spurted out, and then another cold light struck his forehead.

A faint figure appeared in front of the Kaiser Empire player, and with a swift motion, sent the Kaiser Empire person back to his respawn point.

Nie Yan reined in his horse and looked towards the location of the battle. That thief was quite fast; he wondered who it was. He glanced at the person and saw that he was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, wearing not-so-good leather armor, at best Silver-grade, but the dagger in his hand was quite good.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was someone from Nirvana Guild, named Wudao (No Dao), a name that sounded somewhat familiar.

"Greetings, Leader Nie Yan," Wudao excitedly greeted Nie Yan. He never expected that Nie Yan would appear here.

"Hello," Nie Yan nodded and glanced at the corpse on the ground. "Not bad technique."

Wudao's actions in killing the Kaiser Empire player just now were very decisive.

"I've been watching Leader Nie Yan's videos recently and practicing repeatedly, and I've found it to be quite effective." A surge of great happiness welled up in Wudao's heart. He never expected to be praised by Nie Yan; this was Nie Yan's recognition of him! These words would be forever etched in his mind, allowing him to savor them with pride.

"Are you leveling up here?" Nie Yan asked, wondering why Wudao was here.

"I'm from the Thief Hundred-Man Squad. Leader Guo Huai sent us here to scout the way," Wudao explained.

In order to ensure the safety of Nie Yan and the others, Guo Huai had placed many spies outside the Valley of the Fallen. The entire Thief Hundred-Man Squad had been mobilized. In addition to monitoring the movements nearby, they had also eliminated many eyes and ears of Kaiser Empire and Holy Light Flame.

"Since you're from the Thief Hundred-Man Squad, why is your equipment so bad?" Nie Yan pointed to the equipment on Wudao's body. It didn't make sense. How could a player with such good technique be wearing such rotten equipment! Guo Huai wasn't stingy with the Thief Hundred-Man Squad; they enjoyed the best equipment in the entire guild. How could Wudao be so poor?

Wudao smiled sheepishly and explained, "A few days ago, I had a conflict with a group of seven from Kaiser Empire. I killed three of them, but after turning red, I was accidentally killed and sent back. My entire set of equipment was looted, and I haven't gotten it back yet." He concealed the embarrassing fact that he had shown off too much in front of a beautiful female teammate and been killed.

Wudao was currently level twenty-five or twenty-six, so some time ago he was at least level twenty-seven or twenty-eight. His level was pretty good, but being killed while red-named was indeed a tragic event.

"Go to the guild warehouse and choose a suitable set of equipment. If you don't have enough guild contribution points, just owe it first. Tell Guo Huai that I said so," Nie Yan said to Wudao. It was a pity that a player with such good technique was wearing such rotten equipment.

"Thank you, Leader."

"Be careful, don't get looted again."

"It won't happen this time." Wudao scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"I'll go ahead." Nie Yan spurred Faulkner's Warhorse and rode towards the Valley of the Fallen.

"Goodbye, Leader Nie Yan."

Nie Yan rode Faulkner's Warhorse, galloping into the distance, while muttering a name to himself: "Wudao, Wudao, this name sounds so familiar, but I just can't remember it." After thinking about it, he gave up. After all, Nie Yan couldn't remember everyone he had ever met.

Nie Yan entered the entrance of the Valley of the Fallen. The terrain of the Valley of the Fallen was truly dangerous. In the middle was a flat area, overgrown with weeds, about ten yards wide. Looking to both sides, there were steep rock walls, as smooth as if they had been cut by a knife.

Looking up, he could only see a sliver of sky. The cliffs were a hundred yards high.

Looking at this strange terrain, Nie Yan was a little inclined to believe that the legend was true. Could it be that this valley was really cleaved out? Legends were not unfounded, and it was very likely that players had come into contact with some information and then revealed it.

Just like Nie Yan, after reading the Book of Order, he had obtained some unknown information.

This valley was two or three hundred yards long. It was truly a place where one man could hold the pass against ten thousand.

Nie Yan's gaze searched the rock walls and found seven or eight caves on both sides.

The terrain of the Valley of the Fallen was very complex, and there were many caves.

"Guo Huai, how many Feather Fall Gems has our guild acquired?" Nie Yan asked. He had mentioned Feather Fall Gems to Guo Huai and had Guo Huai collect more of them.

"We've only gotten two. There's no way around it. The Expert-grade Treant Forest only opens once every five days. The levels are too high, so it's impossible to fight in the Treant Forest. We can only form some low-level teams to go there," Guo Huai said. Did Nie Yan need to use Feather Fall Gems?

With only two Feather Fall Gems, Nie Yan's idea was shattered.

After thinking for a moment, he had an idea in his mind. He would have a way to deal with Kaiser Empire and Holy Light Flame later.

Passing through this narrow valley, he advanced towards the center of the Valley of the Fallen, passing across the open plains. He actually found many battlefields in a state of chaos. There were people from Kaiser Empire, the Sacred Roman Empire, Holy Light Flame, and Carulan Temple everywhere, fighting in a chaotic mess.

"Enter the Valley of the Fallen!" Nie Yan sent a message to the Nirvana Guild members behind him.

Seeing this lively scene, Nie Yan couldn't help but feel a bit excited. He put away his horse and started killing a few people from Kaiser Empire or Holy Light Flame.

"What's your current location?" Nie Yan sent a message to Banishing Fox.

"Damn, you guys finally made it! More than seven thousand of my brothers have already been killed!" Banishing Fox said dejectedly. If Nirvana Guild didn't come soon, he would have started cursing Nie Yan for being ungrateful. "We're in the center of the Valley of the Fallen, coordinates 673. We're already dealing with the Golden Earth Dragon. The people from Kaiser Empire and Holy Light Flame are also there."

From Banishing Fox's words, Nie Yan could roughly imagine what a chaotic scene it was!

"I'll be there in a moment." Nie Yan looked at the coordinates. The 673 that Banishing Fox mentioned was the last number of the coordinates, a relatively simplified way of calling it. In a relatively small area, one of the numbers of the coordinates could express the exact location.

Nie Yan dashed quickly in the direction that Banishing Fox had mentioned.

Soon, Nie Yan saw a tall figure in the distance. It was the Golden Earth Dragon, eight or nine yards tall, covered in dark gold, with a bulging abdomen, thick limbs, and sharp claws and teeth, giving people a sense of strength and power. It had a pair of wings on its back, but they were somewhat degenerated and atrophied. These wings clearly couldn't support its massive body.

Generally, Golden Earth Dragons were golden, but looking at the eerie black light on the Golden Earth Dragon's body, with streaks of black lines, like runes, covering its entire body, Nie Yan felt a chill in his heart. This was a sign of demonization!

Level 40 demonized ultra-elite lord, Golden Earth Dragon!

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