"Arcane is just a few tricks. Put on a Fireskin set, practice your skills more, and your strength will increase."

"Speaking of which, there are more than twenty of them. How are you going to deal with them?" Tang Yao asked. No matter how strong Nie Yan was, he was only one person.

"This is the difference between a thief and other professions. A thief doesn't necessarily have to fight head-on!"

Thieves are best at ambushes.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Tang Yao understood slightly. Nie Yan was going to launch a surprise attack and defeat them one by one, but this was also very difficult. If he was caught carelessly, he would basically be dead. Was Nie Yan being too confident?

The hills of the Rein Hills are covered with dense forests and grotesque rocks, and at the foot of the mountains are streams and chaotic rocks. The terrain here is complex. No wonder Tang Yao was able to hide here for so long without being chased.

There were vaguely a few figures on the opposite hill, and Nie Yan ran towards them.

Tang Yao was hiding in a cave on the opposite hilltop.

These guys are really relentless. Tang Yao and others had a conflict with them, and they would rather waste so much time to kill Tang Yao and others. They were too cruel. The reason why they dared to be so cruel was because they were sure that Tang Yao and others were casual players without a guild backing them. Even if they were killed, there was nowhere to complain. Now, by killing Tang Yao once and controlling their level, they could avoid more trouble after Tang Yao and others leveled up in the future.

Nie Yan shuttled through the dense forest, only a hundred yards away from the cave where Tang Yao was hiding.

"I'm not far from you. Don't come out yet," Nie Yan messaged Tang Yao.

"Be careful. They're not weak," Tang Yao knew what Nie Yan wanted to do and couldn't help but worry.

"Don't worry, with their level, I can easily play them to death," Nie Yan said. A backpack of blood vials, a set of bronze equipment, plus a set of skills, and an Intermediate Combat Bandage that could be considered a heaven-defying skill at the current level, it was definitely no problem to kill one or two of them.

Tang Yao felt that Nie Yan had changed a lot, so much that he almost couldn't recognize him. The cowardly Nie Yan of the past would never have dared to say such a thing.

Nie Yan had become more confident than before and gave people a sense of steadfast trust.

As Nie Yan was talking to Tang Yao, there was a rustling sound in the distant forest.

"They're coming," Nie Yan raised an eyebrow and hid behind a tree.

A five-person team passed through the forest.

Nie Yan looked at their class composition: an elemental mage, a holy word mage, a berserker, a shield warrior, and a holy word knight. Two ranged and three melee, which was a relatively conventional setup. Their equipment wasn't great. At the current level, not many players could wear bronze or silver equipment.

The forest was full of horizontal branches, which brought great inconvenience to the five people's movements. They had to lower their heads and shuttle through the gaps in the forest. The berserker slashed down with his sword and cut off a branch blocking the way.

"Diancang is dead," the shield warrior said, looking at the team chat.

"How could that be? With Diancang's strength, few people can beat him," the holy word knight said in surprise. Diancang's strength was recognized among them. A set of Fireskin equipment, that magic damage, ranked at least in the top ten in the entire guild, and Diancang's skills were not weak either.

"Diancang is still a red name, so his equipment..." The elemental mage looked up at the others and found that several teammates had gloomy faces. He didn't dare to continue asking.

"It all dropped," the shield warrior sighed. Today was a real loss.

"Who did it?"

"There should be a lot of them, right?" the elemental mage thought naturally. The other party must have relied on their numbers to kill Diancang. "Which team or guild did it? Let's wipe them out!"

"The opponent is just one thief," the shield warrior said. He also found it incredible after hearing the news.

"Didn't Diancang have three people?"

"Yes, there were three people, but all three of them were killed by one thief."

What was going on!

"What level thief?"

"Level three."

A level three thief killed Diancang and his three teammates. This world was too crazy. Everyone found it unbelievable.

"Are you kidding me?"

"This news has been personally confirmed by Diancang."

Then it was not fake. After all, being wiped out in a three-on-one situation was not a glorious thing for Diancang. If it wasn't true, he wouldn't have advertised it everywhere.

"What's the thief's name?" the elemental mage asked. The level gap between players was not very large at the moment. Being able to take on two opponents was already amazing. Being able to win against three was simply a god-like figure.

"His name is Nie Yan. Holy Light Flame has issued a kill order. Killing Nie Yan once will reward you with five silver coins. Everyone, be extra careful when you encounter this person in the future. Diancang said that he has many skills. Teams of three or less should not provoke him," the shield warrior said. Although the bounty for the kill order was generous, they had to have the life to claim it. Diancang had already been defeated, let alone them.

"Five silver coins, that's a lot of money," the elemental mage and others exclaimed. Five silver coins was enough for them to buy several sets of bronze equipment.

While everyone was talking, Nie Yan had quietly approached them.

"Holy Light Flame Guild kill order? Interesting. I'll see how you guys hunt me down," Nie Yan smiled disdainfully, tailed behind them, and confirmed the positions of the five people.

The closest to him was the holy word mage, about three yards away, followed by the elemental mage, five yards away. At the front were the berserker, shield warrior, and holy knight, who were clearing the way.

Occasionally, one or two level three horned deer would appear nearby, but they were quickly killed by the five. Three powerful melee classes, plus two high-output magic classes, their monster-killing speed was quite fast.

Nie Yan waited for the right opportunity, following behind them unhurriedly.

The holy word priest seemed to sense something and looked back.

Nie Yan quickly shrank behind the tree. He didn't activate Stealth, relying entirely on his personal awareness to avoid the holy word priest's line of sight. The shade of the tree blocked Nie Yan's body. The thief's hidden talent automatically took effect.

Everything was calm. The holy word priest didn't notice anything. Strange, was it just my imagination?

"There are monsters ahead. Hurry up and catch up," the elemental mage turned his head and said to the holy word priest who was lagging behind.

"Okay, I got it," the holy word priest responded and quickened his pace to catch up.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Nie Yan's mind stirred. The opportunity had come. He entered stealth mode and slightly quickened his pace.

"Found a Horned Deer Leader, everyone be careful," the shield warrior shouted, placing the wooden shield in his hand in front of him and advancing slowly while holding the shield.

"Aren't we looking for that Arcane mage?"

"Who knows where that kid ran off to? Since it's like this anyway, let's take down this Horned Deer Leader first!"

The five of them should be more than enough to deal with a Horned Deer Leader.

A huge horned deer appeared in front of them, the size of a water buffalo, covered with white spots all over its body, with a pair of huge antlers on its head, like overgrown coral, hanging down to its knees.

When the Horned Deer Leader moved, the muscles of its forelimbs trembled constantly, full of explosive power.

It saw the shield warrior approaching it, lowered its antlers, made a warning growl, and slowly walked over.

Horned Deer Leader: Leader Monster, HP 200/200.

"Are you ready?" the shield warrior shouted nervously. His wooden shield and the Horned Deer Leader's antlers were only a few inches apart. He could feel the powerful aura released by the Horned Deer Leader's strong body.

"Ready."

"We must kill this Horned Deer Leader before Feizha and Xia Ku arrive!" the shield warrior said. If the five of them killed this Horned Deer Leader, the equipment they obtained would be divided equally among them. If other teammates came over, they wouldn't get much.

The berserker and holy knight flanked from both sides, and the holy word mage and elemental mage also stood in position.
Chapter 1 The First Ray of Light