Chapter 1 The Angel's Fall

The news that the Guild Leader of Angel's Fall, Duo Duo, had just obtained the title of Speaker of the Dark Council spread rapidly. As more and more underground passages were discovered and opened up, the players of the two factions came into contact more and more frequently, and the news quickly spread throughout the Light Faction.

In the Niuren Tribe guild chat, a group of people were discussing.

"What level of title is this Speaker of the Dark Council? Why is it causing such a sensation?" a warrior player asked.

"The Speaker of the Dark Council's position in the Dark Faction is equivalent to the Pope in the Light Faction. What level of title do you think it is?" a priest said.

The warrior opened his mouth, somewhat shocked, and said, "Then aren't Bright刀光's Doomsday Judge, 水色's Will of Kava Sea, and 唐尧's Senior Light Arbiter not as good?"

"Doomsday Judge and Will of Kava Sea are about the same as Nie Yan's old title, Grand Prophet, but they're still far behind the Speaker of the Dark Council. If Nie Yan was here, he probably would have gotten the title of Pope of the Holy Cathedral two years ago. They wouldn't have been able to act so arrogantly."

Speaking of Nie Yan, everyone felt a little gloomy, and the guild chat was temporarily silent.

"Can't you do anything without Nie Yan? It's just the Speaker of the Dark Council, what's so surprising? Level up quickly! There are plenty of high-level titles. Will of Nirta, Will of the Light God, Undying King... if you get any one of them, you can ignore him!" Guo Huai scolded in the guild chat.

"Executive Guild Leader, those titles aren't that easy to get!" a player muttered in a low voice. The Speaker of the Dark Council, the Pope of the Holy Cathedral, and so on, require collecting thirty-six Chapters of Order or thirty-six Chapters of Chaos to obtain such titles. As for the Will of Nirta, the Will of the Light God, and the Undying King, those titles are even harder to get.

"Just the Speaker of the Dark Council shouldn't be able to pose a threat to us. After all, there are still so many legendary figures in the Light Faction. It's still difficult for players of the Dark Faction to attack our fortresses and cities. It'll be hard to say once more legendary professional players appear," Cui Can Dao Guang said.

The discussion about the Speaker of the Dark Council continued for a long time in the guild chat. It was probably still very difficult to obtain a high-level title similar to the Speaker of the Dark Council. The top experts of the Niuren Tribe all felt the pressure. Now that the Niuren Tribe and Angel's Fall were evenly matched, Angel's Fall wouldn't be stupid enough to invade the Niuren Tribe. However, if they didn't seize the time to improve their strength and Angel's Fall widened the gap, the consequences would be hard to say. The Speaker of the Dark Council could already mobilize a large number of undead troops. If they really fought, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"We also have to be careful. Not only in the game, but you must also know the situation outside. Tianxia Corporation and Brute Capital Group divide the world. Once friction occurs between the two sides, the war will definitely start from the faith. Angel's Fall may start to attack the Niuren Tribe. Duo Duo of Angel's Fall once told Nie Yan that as long as Nie Yan was still around, he wouldn't attack the Niuren Tribe. But Nie Yan has been gone for three years, and even if Nie Yan goes online now at level 150, he's just a Grand Prophet. Although that equipment is still pretty good, it's still much inferior to the current top experts. The current equipment is all from the Temple of Chaos and the Sword of Ares. The attributes of ordinary equipment are completely incomparable to those equipment," Guo Huai said. Nie Yan hadn't been online for three years, and his equipment could still be among the top experts, which showed how terrifying his achievements were back then. It's just that the glory is gone. Even if Nie Yan goes online now, it probably won't have much impact on the overall situation. In three years, the players' skills have also improved greatly. The skills of Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and others have probably surpassed Nie Yan's. Nie Yan did indeed build an impregnable empire back then. They didn't need to put in too much hard work, as long as they could sit firmly on the throne.

In the guild chat, the players only discussed for a while before the topic shifted.

At this time, in a corner of Carol City, a player wearing a gray cloak was walking on the street. The cloak completely covered his face, making it impossible to see his appearance. Looking at the chat in the guild chat, he showed a little surprised expression. Duo Duo actually became the Speaker of the Dark Council.

The Pope of the Holy Cathedral... A hint of emotion appeared in his eyes. That seemed like a long time ago. If he hadn't been shot in the heart, perhaps he would have become the Pope of the Holy Cathedral two years ago.

Sun and the others had already helped him find many Chapters of Order. If he took the Chapters of Order from Sun and the others, then he would only be four Chapters short of becoming the Pope.

But, three years. Three years is neither long nor short. For a high-end player, three years is fatal. The level has dropped, the skills have become rusty, and there is a gap of nearly three years with those top experts. How difficult it is to catch up! Especially after being shot in the heart, he had a transplant operation. Although after rehabilitation training, his physical fitness has returned to its peak, his feeling for the game has completely faded. How difficult it is to recover, coupled with the increasing number of equipment and skills, many combat methods are things that Nie Yan has never seen before. If he encounters a top expert, in his current state, he probably doesn't even have a 10% chance of winning.

If he appeared in front of the guild members in his current state, he wondered if they would be greatly disappointed. He thought about it and decided to wait a while before talking about it. He would go online in stealth mode first. After the Temple of Chaos dungeon was opened, Faith launched a new function, which was to go online in stealth mode. After going online, all friends would not know that you were online, and your level, pet information, etc. in the game would not be updated. During combat, others would not record all videos related to you until the stealth function was turned off, and everything would return to normal.

This function was still pretty good. Even if he couldn't return to his peak, it would be nice to be a casual player in the game and enjoy the fun of the game. Cao Xu was dead, the Niuren Tribe's empire was stable, and Tianxia Corporation was thriving. He no longer had so much pressure, and just wanted to pass the time in the game.

He walked into the Starry Sky Pharmacy and walked straight towards the inside of the Starry Sky Pharmacy to a counter inside.

Although Nie Yan was wearing a cloak and his appearance was not clear, the badge on his chest showed that he was indeed a player of the Niuren Tribe.

"Brother, what do you need?" the player in charge of selling potions asked. He looked about thirty years old. He glanced at Nie Yan curiously. What was he doing wearing a cloak so mysteriously inside the Starry Sky Pharmacy? But thinking about it, there were so many people in the Niuren Tribe, it was normal for one or two weirdos to appear. He was still very polite.

"Give me fifty bottles of Easy Rong potions, one hundred and twenty bottles of Instant Blood Recovery potions, ten bottles of Poison Resistance potions, ten bottles of Ice Resistance potions... all of the highest level," Nie Yan said in a deliberately hoarse voice.

"So many?" the player was dumbfounded. "The highest-level potions here are all top-level potions produced by grandmaster-level apothecaries, but there are certain purchase permissions. If you are not a core member of the Niuren Tribe, you cannot purchase these potions. Please show me your emblem." the player said.

Nie Yan took out a badge from his backpack. It was crescent-shaped.

"Magic Crystal Stone badge?" The player's expression froze, and he immediately said respectfully, "Sir, we will prepare it for you soon, and it will be delivered in two minutes at most."

The Niuren Tribe's badges were divided into several types: bronze, silver, gold, and magic crystal stone. The higher the level, the higher the status in the Niuren Tribe. The entire Niuren Tribe had only thirty magic crystal stone level badges. Potions worth less than two million gold coins could be spent at will, and only a record was required.

He wondered which big shot this was. The player glanced at Nie Yan and felt that this figure looked a little familiar.

Soon, the potions that Nie Yan needed were delivered and placed on the counter.

"Sir, the potions you need are all here. Please keep them safe. These potions are worth 670,000 gold coins. Please sign here." the player said.

"No need, I'll pay directly with gold coins." Nie Yan shook his head and transferred 670,000 gold coins to the player.

After paying, Nie Yan put away all the potions and then turned to leave.

The player looked at Nie Yan's back and felt more and more familiar. It clearly looked like someone. When he was about to take a closer look, the player had disappeared at the entrance of the Starry Sky Pharmacy. He patted his head, wondering if he had seen it wrong.

Nie Yan walked out of the Starry Sky Pharmacy, drank a bottle of expert-level Easy Rong potion, and changed his appearance. It didn't matter if he was a little uglier, he was just here to play anyway.

The potion-making skills of Bird and the others had improved. The effects of these expert-level Easy Rong potions could actually last for two days, so he could avoid using Easy Rong potions frequently.

As Nie Yan walked, he opened the official website. There were many videos on the official website. He searched for videos related to thieves, swiped through a bunch of them, then eliminated some garbage videos, leaving only those videos with many comments and high ratings. He found that there were many videos of Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo, Ying Sha, and others, and they were all classified as classics.

It seemed that Sun and the others had been in the limelight during the time he was away.

Nie Yan smiled, opened these videos, and browsed through them. Watching Sun and others fight would help him recover his strength faster.