"Thief?"

"That, is it an NPC?" a mage asked hesitantly.

"No, it's a player!" another thief said, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"Are those skeletons his summoned creatures? Is he a necromancer?"

"Looks like a thief!"

Nie Yan stood silently with the Dark Gladiator, watching them, yet giving them an invisible sense of oppression. At this moment, Nie Yan controlled their destiny. If Nie Yan commanded the giant skeleton to charge over, coupled with the firepower of the four skeleton mages, they would basically have no chance of survival.

The green flames in the Dark Gladiator's eye sockets flickered dimly, waiting for Nie Yan's command. If Nie Yan ordered the players to be killed, it would immediately attack.

Nie Yan used Super Identification on these players.

Daitou Dage Qi Zai, Yi Wang, Yi Yan—familiar names came into view. Level 6, Level 6, Level 5. These people were influential figures in his previous life. Although they didn't join other guilds, they formed a team called True Dragon Mark. The strength of this team was almost as good as the elite teams of those guilds.

Nie Yan remembered that he had encountered these players when he was tracking the basilisk.

Thinking about it, at this level, players who dared to come to Sote Ancient City must be capable people.

Daitou Dage Qi Zai was a Holy Word Priest, one of the seven great priests later on. For a team, a powerful priest was crucial, and they could even save the team at critical moments.

As for Yi Wang, he was even above Nie Yan in his previous life. He was one of the many Shadow Dance Thieves. His technique might be similar to Nie Yan's, but Yi Wang entered the game earlier and had a fixed top-tier team, so his level and equipment were higher than Nie Yan's. But now the situation was different. Nie Yan had ten years more experience as a thief than Yi Wang, and they entered the game at about the same time. Their status would definitely be rewritten in this life.

Perhaps one day, they would have to look up to Nie Yan.

As for the others, although they were not as famous as Daitou Dage Qi Zai and Yi Wang, they were also well-known. For example, Yi Yan was a good shield warrior. Although he couldn't get into the top ten in the shield warrior rankings, he was at least in the top fifty. This ranking was quite high. After all, ten years later, the entire Righteous Faction had hundreds of thousands of teams.

Although Nie Yan had heard of these people, he had never had any contact with them.

The two sides looked at each other for a long time. Daitou Dage Qi Zai's hand holding the staff oozed cold sweat, but he didn't show the tension in his heart on his face. If Nie Yan attacked, the six of them would probably not have a chance to survive. Naturally, they had to give Nie Yan a few pieces of equipment.

If Nie Yan attacked, it would basically be a one-sided situation.

However, Nie Yan had his own ideas. These people were not weak. Even if their level was still low now, they would definitely be top-level experts in the future. If Nie Yan manipulated the Dark Gladiator to rush up and kill them, he would at most get a few pieces of equipment and get a red name. A few pieces of equipment were not worth much money, and he was not short of money. Why make so many enemies? They didn't know what he was doing in Sote Ancient City, and at this level, he didn't have to worry about the Shadow of Sote being snatched away.

Nie Yan smiled faintly, ignored these players, and walked towards the depths of Sote Ancient City.

The Dark Gladiator turned to look at Nie Yan's back, then looked at the players, and then turned to follow behind Nie Yan.

Several skeletons rushed towards Nie Yan. The Dark Gladiator's tail raised high and slammed down heavily, smashing the skeletons into pieces.

No one dared to pursue. Whoever dared to pursue Nie Yan was simply courting death.

Nie Yan walked very freely. It was just a fleeting glimpse, but Daitou Dage Qi Zai and others could never forget Nie Yan's face.

"Wait!" Yi Wang called out to Nie Yan's back.

Nie Yan didn't turn his head back, leaving straight away, disappearing at the end of the road.

Countless skeletons crowded over, blocking their sight, and in the end, even the tall Dark Gladiator could not be seen.

"Who is that guy? He's too awesome. That skeleton is really his summoned creature!" Yi Yan muttered to himself. If that was the case, it would be too scary.

"Maybe it's not a summoned creature. Didn't we also find a Scroll of Summoning? He might have found something else." Daitou Dage Qi Zai said thoughtfully, "Even so, he dares to come to Sote Ancient City alone, he definitely has some skills."

"By the way, Yi Wang, why did you call him just now?" Yi Yan asked doubtfully.

"Since he turned around and left, it proves that he won't attack us. It's better to get in touch with this kind of person more often," Yi Wang said.

"Others may not be willing to team up with us," Daitou Dage Qi Zai said. Otherwise, Nie Yan wouldn't have turned around and left without saying anything. It was clear that he didn't want to have any contact with them.

"It doesn't matter, we can chat and naturally become familiar with each other later. I just detected that the person's name is Nie Yan." Yi Wang didn't know what it was like in his heart. He was also a thief, but he seemed to be very different from Nie Yan.

"Nie Yan? I seem to have heard this name before. I heard my friend say that Radiant Sacred Flame was killed by a lot of people called Nie Yan. I guess it should be him. I heard that he has some friendship with Ban Xing de Hu Li," Daitou Dage Qi Zai said. He had a wide range of friends and was well-informed. When friends chatted, they often talked about these gossip news, which guild was defeated by who, which guild was fighting with which guild, and so on.

"Is he from the Sacred Roman Empire?"

"I don't know. I didn't see him wearing a guild badge just now. He shouldn't be."

With just a fleeting glimpse, Nie Yan left a very deep impression on them. A lone thief dared to rush into Sote Ancient City alone. This was also the reason why they looked up to him. If they could find an opportunity to befriend Nie Yan, or bring Nie Yan into their team, they would definitely not let go of such an opportunity.

Nie Yan followed the passages in the maze and headed towards the center of Sote Ancient City. He didn't know these people's intentions and plans. If he knew that those people intended to pull him into the team, he would definitely advise them to give up. Nie Yan would not listen to anyone's control. Even if he joined the elite team of the Sacred Roman Empire, he would only go to get some equipment. He did need to form a team, but the command must be in his own hands.

The Dark Gladiator charged bravely, killing groups of monsters. Under this terrifying monster spawning speed, Nie Yan's experience soared rapidly.

Passing through a maze area, he entered an open square, thousands of yards in radius, with a towering pyramid-shaped building in the middle.

In the center of the square, tall Skeleton Executioners walked around. This open area was filled with dozens of them. These Skeleton Executioners were five yards tall, just huge active skeletons. Their right arms were particularly thick, and they carried a heavy giant axe on their shoulders. The giant axe was covered with rust, but it was still very powerful.