Chapter 1 Withstand the Monsters

With the powerful support of the guardian angel Karenna, the first eight waves of monsters were easily overcome. The ninth wave turned out to be three behemoths, each with three million health points, plunging Nie Yan and the others into a bitter battle.

These massive creatures, five yards tall, charged around wildly, making it difficult to attract their aggro. The mages could only rely on Flash and other skills to dodge their attacks.

Nie Yan summoned the Golden Land Dragon and Paladin Leves, hoping to add some combat power to the team.

"This won't work, their physical defense is too high, we can't hold their aggro!" Brilliant Knife Light shouted anxiously in the team chat. His physical attacks only did a little over a thousand damage, while the mages' critical hits could reach seven or eight thousand, or even tens of thousands. There was no way to hold aggro like that.

With a dull thud, a behemoth slammed into Brilliant Knife Light and charged towards Tang Yao.

Seeing the behemoth charging, Tang Yao used Flash several times in succession, dodging the behemoth's charge. He chanted a spell, and several fireballs shot out.

The warriors couldn't hold the monsters, so the archmages had to fend for themselves, dodging the behemoths' attacks. The scene was chaotic.

Nie Yan entered stealth and quickly darted towards a behemoth.

A behemoth rushed in front of Xia Chongyu Bing, raising its giant palm to slap down at her.

Xia Chongyu Bing was about to flash away when she caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past. An idea struck her, and she cast Wind Walk on herself, flying sideways for dozens of yards.

The behemoth turned to pounce on Xia Chongyu Bing, but Nie Yan suddenly appeared behind it and used Spine Break. With a thud, the behemoth was crippled.

In an instant, a swarm of magic spells rained down on the behemoth.

While Nie Yan and the others were focused on dealing with the behemoths, undercurrents were stirring within the major guilds. Anyone could sense the tense atmosphere before a battle. Fallen Angel's troops were already in the underground passage. It was said that they had been intercepted by Angel Corps, and although they had suffered some losses, they were generally proceeding smoothly.

Angel Corps' flying troops were gathered in the north of the City of Sin, waiting quietly. Although they had sent a large number of thieves to search for Nie Yan and the others' location, they had found nothing. Nie Yan and the others seemed to have disappeared into thin air.

An emergency meeting was being held at Angel Corps' Clementi Fortress. The giants of Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group were in attendance, a total of more than thirty people, all sitting around a table.

Angelic Feather looked at Cao Xu, who was dressed simply beside him, and said, "You should arrange what to do next."

Cao Xu nodded and said, "Now I announce the latest decision made by me and Angel. In two hours, Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group will launch a full-scale war against Nirvana, betting everything to defeat Nirvana! I hope everyone will work with us."

Cao Xu's words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone. Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group and Nirvana had never stopped fighting, but they were all local wars, with losses on both sides. To a certain extent, both sides were relatively restrained, avoiding excessive casualties and maintaining a state of relative balance. Cao Xu's words meant that the two sides were about to start a full-scale war. Once a full-scale war broke out, it would be a fight to the death.

"CEO Cao, what are our chances of winning?"

"About fifty percent, maybe a little more."

"If we only have fifty percent, why should we fight? As long as we maintain peace, our fortress can continue to operate. Once the fight starts, it will be difficult to ensure that, and there is also Fallen Angel watching us covetously. We can't devote all our strength to deal with Nirvana!"

"A man who does not think far ahead must have immediate worries. This war will be fought sooner or later, and now is a good opportunity. A large number of Fallen Angel's troops have come to the surface, and Fallen Angel's interior is empty. Pantheon has decided to declare war on Fallen Angel. The war will start in two hours. Fallen Angel and Nirvana have been colluding for a long time. If we wait for them to clean up Pantheon and then turn around to clean us up, we might as well strike first," Cao Xu explained.

The giants looked at each other. So Pantheon was going to declare war on Fallen Angel. Just like Nirvana and Angel Corps, only one guild could survive in the entire Light Faction.

"In that case, we have no objection. Once the war starts, the war expenses will be very large."

"Don't worry about that. I and your CEO will solve this problem. We can raise ten million gold coins within three days, and another thirty million gold coins will be credited to the account," Cao Xu said. As the head of the Century Financial Group, his funds were still quite abundant. Angelic Feather was not inferior either. The two of them swept the trading platform, emptying all the gold coins sold on the trading platform, and they didn't let go of any of the high-end equipment auctioned on it.

Of course, they were not without pressure. The large amount of credit points invested caused the market to fluctuate violently. The price of gold coins was pushed up three times, and the increase in various high-end equipment was also very amazing. No one could estimate how much money Cao Xu and Angelic Feather spent on the trading platform.

When Cao Xu and Angelic Feather were spending money on the trading platform, Nie Yan was making a lot of money because he had put a lot of gold coins and equipment on the trading platform. These gold coins and equipment were exchanged for credit points and credited to the account of the Nirvana Corporation. It was impossible for Nie Yan to stop Cao Xu and Angelic Feather from buying gold in large quantities. The price they offered could tempt many people, so it was better to earn their money.

"I'm afraid this little money is still not enough to compete with Nirvana. As far as I know, Nirvana has hundreds of millions of gold coins, and they have an inexhaustible supply of potions. Once a full-scale war breaks out, potions will be in short supply, and we will have to secretly purchase a large number of potions from the Starry Night Potion Shop. If the war lasts for half a month, the cost of potions alone will be at least fifty or sixty million gold coins, and half a month may not be enough to end the battle."

"CEO Angel, CEO Cao, if you can hold on, we will not hesitate to fight Nirvana!"

"Everyone, go back and prepare. In two hours, a full-scale war will begin!" Cao Xu said decisively.

As early as two years ago, Cao Xu and Angelic Feather had already stepped into the trap carefully designed by Nie Yan. The Starry Night Potion Shop, a huge monopoly group, controlled the price of potions in the entire Light Faction. Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group, these two behemoths, had to bow their heads in the face of high potion prices. Their monthly income could only barely maintain their expenses. Once they were caught in a war, these two guilds would completely become money-burning machines, to the extent that Cao Xu and Angelic Feather had to purchase gold in large quantities on the trading platform to maintain the cost of the war.

Nie Yan sold gold, Cao Xu and Angelic Feather bought gold, and then bought potions and equipment. Most of the gold eventually flowed back into Nie Yan's pocket. It was equivalent to them constantly buying high-priced potions from Nie Yan with credit points, and the credit points were constantly flowing into Nie Yan's pocket.

Cao Xu and Angelic Feather may have long noticed this trap, but they were helpless. They couldn't abandon their business in the Sathern Empire for so long. At this time, they couldn't estimate how much money they would burn once the war started.

Nie Yan and the others were still dealing with the behemoths. The health of two of the behemoths was almost depleted.

Guo Huai dialed Nie Yan's voice, and said anxiously, "Nie Yan, have you guys finished your work?"

"Not yet, what's wrong?"

"I just received news that three legions of Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group, a total of 1.8 million, have entered the Abernathy Great Plains and the Greenland Empire from three directions respectively. This time, they are probably serious," Guo Huai said, "Also, the gold coins we put on the trading platform have been bought up. What should we do?"

He didn't expect them to come so quickly. Nie Yan raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "Immediately assemble all the troops and eat up those who dare to come to Abernathy. As for the Greenland Empire, use the fortress to fight a positional war with them and consume their troops. Also, put another 50 million gold coins on the trading platform."

Guo Huai was slightly stunned. He could understand letting him assemble the troops and fight a positional war, but putting 50 million gold coins on the trading platform, wasn't that helping the enemy? "Is it a good idea to put 50 million gold coins on the trading platform?"

"Listen to me, let the Starry Night Potion Shop increase the price of all potions by three times. The wool comes from the sheep," Nie Yan smiled. This was a plan he had thought of long ago.

Guo Huai thought for a moment and understood: "Damn, that's ruthless. Once a full-scale war starts, the cost of potions will definitely be a huge burden for Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group, costing at least fifty or sixty million gold coins. If the price of potions is increased by three times, the expenses of Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group will increase sharply. However, will raising the price of potions so high affect the business of the Starry Night Potion Shop?" Guo Huai had to worry about this aspect. After all, the Starry Night Potion Shop was the economic pillar of Nirvana, and most of Nirvana's war expenses were provided by the Starry Night Potion Shop.

"Don't worry, I sent people to study it. Once the war starts, the consumption of potions will be more than twice the usual amount, and the supply of raw materials such as herbs will decrease by 30%, creating a situation where demand exceeds supply. If the raw materials increase in price, we will naturally have to increase the price of the finished potions we sell. Our profits will not decrease. The only result will be a significant increase in the war costs of Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group."

It seemed that Nie Yan had already planned everything out, so Guo Huai was relieved.

"Have we started construction on the war machine factory in Okoron?"

"Yes, fifty war machine factories can produce 120 Frost Ironclad Catapults and Ballistic Catapults every day. The raw materials are sufficient to maintain fifteen days of production, but it will cost 120 million gold coins," Guo Huai said. He had already started preparing for this six months ago, and now he can finally see the results.

"It doesn't matter, money is not a problem," Nie Yan said generously.