Thieves' Hide and Stealth attributes are opposing to Perception. When a player's Perception is 1.5 times higher than a thief's Hide and Stealth, they can easily detect them. When a player's Perception equals a thief's Hide and Stealth, they can notice them if they concentrate. When a thief's Hide and Stealth are much higher than a player's Perception, a skilled thief can stun you before you even react.

Of course, just because you spot a thief doesn't mean you can easily evade their attacks, considering their Agility and Attack Speed.

The light and shadows around him distorted, and the outline of a figure appeared behind Nie Yan. It was Candy, who had vanished earlier. He moved with lightning speed, aiming for the back of Nie Yan's head.

Once stunned, the three mages' attacks would send Nie Yan back to the graveyard in seconds.

From the moment Candy approached, Nie Yan had sensed his presence. His 19 points of Perception weren't for show. He sidestepped, dodging Candy's attack.

He turned and used Stun, aiming for Candy's face.

What a sharp attack! Candy quickly retreated, avoiding Nie Yan's attack, and they separated.

Nie Yan had detected him in advance. How high was his Perception! And he dodged quickly after being attacked, his counterattack was also fierce, his movements fluid and smooth. Candy was secretly shocked. What a formidable guy.

The players' levels were still low, and they didn't have many means of attack, but from these exchanges, one could see a person's depth.

This guy's a pro, Candy thought. But this makes it more interesting.

The basilisk lunged from the side. As it got closer and closer, and was about to attack him, Nie Yan sidestepped and glanced at the distant bushes, reaching out with his left hand to fire a strand of spider silk.

Nie Yan pulled hard, and the strong force on the spider silk pulled him away.

The basilisk missed again. Enraged, it turned, spotted Nie Yan, and lunged again.

Nie Yan used an acceleration scroll and ran towards the three mages behind Light and Dark Eternal Sin. To survive, he could only lead the basilisk to them, otherwise, he had no chance.

Light and Dark Eternal Sin, wielding a greatsword, blocked Nie Yan's path, preparing to slay him. With Nie Yan's weak leather armor defense, he only needed a few strikes to kill him.

Nie Yan got closer and closer to Light and Dark Eternal Sin, who kept his eyes on Nie Yan and the basilisk. They would inevitably have a fight with the basilisk, but before facing it, they had to kill Nie Yan first, otherwise, it would be troublesome if Nie Yan interfered while they were fighting the basilisk.

Nie Yan had no grudges with Light and Dark Eternal Sin, Candy, and the others, but in this kind of situation, it was normal for it to be a matter of life and death.

This was the wilderness, survival depended on skill, and even if you died, there was nothing to complain about, you could only blame yourself for not being strong enough.

The basilisk was about to catch up with Nie Yan, and Nie Yan was about to come face to face with Light and Dark Eternal Sin.

Light and Dark Eternal Sin swung his greatsword, blocking Nie Yan's path, about to sandwich him between the basilisk.

Nie Yan understood that Light and Dark Eternal Sin definitely wanted him dead. He had enemies in front and pursuers behind. In this narrow encounter, if he made the slightest mistake, the basilisk would definitely pounce, and Light and Dark Eternal Sin wouldn't mind adding another strike.

They were about to make contact, and Light and Dark Eternal Sin's sharp sword light came at him. Nie Yan suddenly swerved, leaped into the air, and jumped over a clump of bushes beside him.

Light and Dark Eternal Sin's sword light grazed Nie Yan, blood splattered, and with two soft sounds, a Divine Judgement and a Lightning Bolt hit Nie Yan.

-65, -89, -72...

Three damage numbers floated above Nie Yan's head, instantly taking away most of his health, leaving him with only 11% remaining.

"What an amazing jump!"

Seeing Nie Yan leap over the bushes, Light and Dark Eternal Sin felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

Jumping was related to a player's Strength, Jump, and Load attributes. The maximum jump height was about five yards. The higher the Strength and Jump attributes, the stronger the jumping ability. Too much load would reduce jumping ability.

Nie Yan's load was light, plus the Chapter of Courage added 15 points to Jump, making his jumping ability astonishing for this stage of the game.

Light and Dark Eternal Sin was originally confident that he could stop Nie Yan. With the basilisk's powerful attacks, he could kill Nie Yan in no more than five seconds. He didn't expect Nie Yan to suddenly jump, like a flying man, over the bushes.

The basilisk chased after him but was blocked by the bushes, unable to continue chasing Nie Yan. And in front of it was Light and Dark Eternal Sin, who had failed to intercept Nie Yan, so it pounced on him.

He'd been tricked! Seeing the basilisk pounce, Light and Dark Eternal Sin had nowhere to retreat. He raised his greatsword and charged at the basilisk.

"Everyone be careful of that thief, Candy, go stop him!" Light and Dark Eternal Sin said solemnly, quickly brandishing his sword to meet the basilisk's attack. He was afraid that Nie Yan would turn around and attack the mages behind them.

With Nie Yan's skills, if those mages were approached, they would be in danger, especially the weaker priest.

"Don't worry, leave it to me." A strange glint flashed in Candy's eyes. This guy seemed very strong.

Nie Yan successfully led the basilisk to Light and Dark Eternal Sin, glanced back, and saw that Light and Dark Eternal Sin was already entangled with the basilisk. He breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting rid of the basilisk.

Should he use the basilisk to kill them, or leave? He'd see.

Nie Yan entered Stealth, blending into the background, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Seeing Nie Yan disappear, the mages couldn't detect his position. They moved closer to each other, the surroundings were empty, but they still felt great pressure.

Candy also entered Stealth, searching for Nie Yan's position, but he didn't dare to stray too far from the four cloth-wearing mages. A stealthed thief was too great a threat to cloth wearers.

Only the sounds of the basilisk and Light and Dark Eternal Sin fighting remained on the field. His defense was very high, and he could temporarily withstand the basilisk's attacks. The three mages also began to attack the basilisk.

Nie Yan glanced at his health, which was only a sliver left. He hid behind a bush and applied a bandage.

+20, +20, +20...

His health quickly recovered by a large amount, and Nie Yan's tense mood finally relaxed a little.

Seeing Light and Dark Eternal Sin firmly holding off the basilisk, and the damage and healing being well-organized, Nie Yan couldn't help but think that this team was quite strong. He didn't recognize these people, but thinking about it, there were countless experts in his previous life who didn't reveal their strength or names, so it was normal not to recognize them.

~~Thief's Journey has 200,000 words, in less than a month. Everyone, please don't give 12,000 reminders to update, it's tantalizing but doesn't quench the thirst. Wait until the snail is on the shelves, then you can give as much as you want, even 24,000 is fine.