Chapter 134 Surrounded

Shou Gou was the most sinister among the well-known thieves. He was known for his treacherous sneak attacks and his tenacity, like a piece of chewing gum. Once he targeted an opponent, he would pursue them relentlessly until they were dead. The Shadow Dancer who died at his hands back then was worn down to death by him.

As for the elemental mage, his name was Mingyu Zhihuo. The name sounded somewhat familiar; in his previous life, he seemed to be a grand mage. Since he had some reputation, his strength shouldn't be too bad.

Mingyu Zhihuo conjured balls of flame between his fingers, playing with them like toys.

"How should we play them to death?" He narrowed his eyes, staring at Nie Yan. The distance was already less than thirty yards, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"That guy called Nie Yan seems to be a master. It's a pity to just kill him like this. I really want to fight him one-on-one," Shou Gou said with regret.

The members of the Yu Lan team formed a defensive formation, but they didn't dare to attack rashly. If they did, it would mean that the other side could act in self-defense. Surrounded by more than three hundred people, they would be killed instantly, not even leaving any渣 (zhā - dregs).

This was a certain defeat!

Twenty people against three hundred—even a god couldn't save them!

"Nie Yan, what do we do?" Tang Yao asked anxiously. He hadn't expected to encounter such a situation. This was almost a certain death. No matter how strong they were, how could they break out of the encirclement of three hundred people!

Even the most awesome player couldn't do it!

These three hundred people in front weren't the ordinary players who were all over the streets and only knew how to throw their lives away, but the elite forces of Triumph!

Now that Triumph had seized the opportunity to surround Nie Yan and Tang Yao, how could they let them leave alive!

Players like those in the Yu Lan team might not even be able to win against these guys in a 1v1 fight. As for people like Nie Yan and Tang Yao, they could rely on their level advantage and skill advantage to kill a dozen or dozens of people at most. To take on a hundred people, they would need a full set of divine equipment!

Even the strongest individual player wasn't invincible.

"There are too many of them," Bai Kaishui said, a trace of cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

"Po Tian really thinks highly of us. These people are all elites from Triumph. Sending a hundred people over would have been enough to kill us, but he's still not reassured, so he sent three hundred over. We really have a lot of face," Nie Yan was the only one who was relatively calm.

Yao Yao glanced at Nie Yan. There was no expression on Nie Yan's calm face. She admired Nie Yan's ability to maintain absolute calm in such an absolutely disadvantaged situation.

All routes of escape were blocked. Po Tian was determined to put Nie Yan and Tang Yao to death!

Nie Yan knew that Triumph had always wanted to hunt him down. But in the wild, he wasn't afraid of Triumph at all. Even if hundreds of people were chasing him in the wild, he was confident that he could easily escape. But he was too confident. Today, it wasn't a chase, but an encirclement!

These three hundred-plus people from Triumph had obviously been lying in ambush here for a long time, completing the encirclement and waiting for Nie Yan to take the bait. Otherwise, they would never have been able to catch Nie Yan!

Originally, this group of people going to the dungeon together was a small-scale activity. How could the news have been leaked?

The only possibility Nie Yan could think of was that he had been betrayed!

Any of the people in the Yu Lan team present could have betrayed him. Tang Yao? Absolutely not! Yao Yao? Based on his understanding of Yao Yao in his previous life, she shouldn't. The following Huanghun, Yu Lan, Bai Kaishui, etc., were all possible!

Hearts were separated by bellies! (idiom: you can't know what's in someone's heart)

He was still too careless, underestimating Triumph's energy. He hadn't expected that Triumph would actually bribe the people in the Yu Lan team to set up this trap here.

Mainly because in his previous life, the people in the Yu Lan team were all pretty good, which led Nie Yan to make an error based on experience. The situation in this life was completely different. If Triumph had bought off the Yu Lan team and promised them benefits that were enough to excite them, they might have agreed to set up a trap to kill Nie Yan!

Nie Yan coldly swept his gaze over the members of the Yu Lan team, pausing for a moment on Yu Lan's face before moving on.

He only had suspicions at the moment, and Nie Yan didn't have any concrete evidence.

Even if it was just suspicion, he couldn't trust anyone here. Maybe someone would stab Nie Yan and Tang Yao in the back when facing the people from Triumph later!

If the people in the Yu Lan team had really been bought off, then being attacked from both sides, Nie Yan and Tang Yao's struggles would be in vain.

"Yaozi, it looks like we're going to hang here this time. Prepare to give up the Arcane Sprite. We'll charge out. If we can't, we'll die here!" Nie Yan said. He was also prepared to use the Judgement of the Gods and Life-Sacrificing Strike. Although there was still a mission he hadn't completed, it seemed like he wouldn't have a chance...

Even if he died, he wouldn't let the other side get away easily! He would splatter the enemy with blood even in death. In his previous life, Nie Yan killed Cao Xu with a single bullet, relying on that ruthlessness!

Tang Yao was stunned for a moment. Were they really going to hang here? He lowered his head and looked at the chubby, silly, blue sprite next to him that only knew how to blow bubbles. If he had to give it up, he would really be a little reluctant. He had long been accustomed to this blue sprite walking around him and blowing bubbles (布鲁布鲁 - Bù lǔ bù lǔ). Although it couldn't speak and didn't have much intelligence, it had always stayed by Tang Yao's side and never left.

Bù lǔ bù lǔ, the not-so-intelligent Arcane Sprite didn't realize its imminent fate.

Tang Yao felt a little suffocated and his nose tingled. He looked at Nie Yan and asked, "Is there no other way?"

"We have no choice. We can find another Arcane Sprite! Yaozi, we'll get our revenge!" Nie Yan clenched his dagger. His eyes were filled with bloodshot veins. He had really fallen this time, but he would get it back tenfold, a hundredfold in the future! Po Tian, just you wait!

Yu Lan, who was on the side, was stared at coldly by Nie Yan and was stunned. Why was Nie Yan's gaze so cold, like a killing god? It was a huge contrast to the gentle Nie Yan she usually saw. Although she hadn't had much contact with Nie Yan, Yu Lan could roughly tell from Nie Yan's words and actions that Nie Yan was always smiling when dealing with his own people, and only used such a cold gaze when dealing with enemies. After thinking about it for a moment, she understood that Nie Yan thought they had betrayed him and Tang Yao! Thinking about it, it made sense. These people from Triumph had obviously been lying in ambush here for a long time. How did they know Nie Yan had come here? If no one had framed or betrayed him, how could Nie Yan and Tang Yao have fallen into Triumph's trap so easily? It could be seen that Nie Yan's suspicion of them wasn't entirely unreasonable!

Yu Lan suppressed the feeling of grievance in her heart. There was a saying that a scholar could be killed but not humiliated! She took a deep breath and said in a cold tone in the team chat: "All members of the Yu Lan team, listen up. Nie Yan and Yaozi were surrounded by the people from Triumph because they were helping our team with a dungeon. Today, we're sorry to brothers Nie Yan and Yaozi. As long as there is still one member left, we must cover brothers Nie Yan and Yaozi and help them get out!"

She hadn't expected Yu Lan to say such a thing.

Bai Kaishui glanced at Yu Lan, thought for a moment, and understood. He shouted to the members of the team: "Are there any cowards in our team?"

"No!" The members of the team shouted loudly, each of them filled with righteous indignation.

"Leader Bai, Captain Yu Lan, just tell us what to do. None of us are afraid of death! It's just losing a level, what's there to be afraid of!"

"That's right, whoever's afraid is a coward!"

"Although our Yu Lan team isn't that strong, we've never let down our brothers! Today, we dragged brothers Nie Yan and Yaozi into this. We'll bear all the consequences. Show me some backbone! Even if we all die, die clean, we must cover brothers Nie Yan and Yaozi and help them get out!" Bai Kaishui shouted in a deep voice. He was the team's main MT (main tank), and he still had a lot of prestige in the team.

"Damn it, let's fight!"

The team members shouted loudly.

Hearing Yu Lan and Bai Kaishui's words, Nie Yan's hand holding the dagger trembled slightly. Looking at these team members with excited expressions who were prepared to die generously, his heart, which had long been cold and hard in both his past and present lives, was touched.

Nie Yan remembered the Mad Rogue Alliance, who only wanted to defend a glory, a belief. Tens of thousands of people guarded the Mad Rogue Alliance's last fortress, facing enemies dozens of times stronger than them, and generously went to their deaths. For more than ten days, that majestic fortress didn't fall, and the Mad Rogue Alliance didn't fall.

There was a kind of feeling called comradeship.

There was a title called brothers!

This kind of feeling far exceeded levels, equipment, attributes, and transcended all data.

Because of the Mad Rogue Alliance, Assassin of Love was glorious! He had a group of brothers who wouldn't abandon him even if he perished! He had an immortal Mad Rogue Alliance, a group of brothers who swore to follow him to the death!

There was such a group of people standing beside Nie Yan! Even if they died, they would defend their faith and send Nie Yan and Tang Yao out!

A trace of guilt flashed in Nie Yan's heart. Perhaps he shouldn't have suspected the people in the Yu Lan team. Maybe Triumph knew from other channels that Nie Yan would appear here. Compared to them, Nie Yan felt so base, having lived two lives and erasing the ruthlessness in his heart.

"Yue'er, I'm sorry, I dragged you into this. I shouldn't have asked you to come to the dungeon with me," Yao Yao said to Yue'er, feeling guilty. If she hadn't had the idea to ask Yue'er to come to the dungeon with her, Yue'er wouldn't have been in such a dangerous situation.

"It's okay, we're good sisters who share weal and woe!" Yue'er smiled gently, like a lily quietly blooming, beautiful and noble.

Nie Yan took a deep breath, calmed his thoughts, and calmly analyzed the situation. His thoughts were racing. The other side had many masters, and it would be difficult to break out. It would be best if they could reduce losses. If there was no way, the entire team would be wiped out, and there would only be one battle!

The warriors from Triumph in front slowly approached, seemingly waiting for an opportunity.

Shou Gou and Mingyu Zhihuo swept their cold gazes over, seemingly whispering to someone.