Seeing Nie Yan’s silence, Qizai, the leader, thought of something. Nie Yan wouldn’t delve deep into the Sothgot Ancient City for no reason. He probably had a mission.
"You must have a reason for coming here. Is there anything we can help you with?" Qizai, the leader, asked.
"Even with so many undead creatures, I'm not sure if I can do it. Are you sure you want to help me?" Nie Yan narrowed his eyes, watching the expressions of Qizai, the leader, and Yiwang.
Qizai, the leader, and the others were stunned. Nie Yan's words were very straightforward. Even with the Dark Gladiator, Nie Yan couldn't complete the task. Could they help?
"It's fate that we met here, at least we're not enemies. If we can help, we'll try our best. If we can't, we can still be friends, right?" Qizai, the leader, conceded.
Nie Yan felt a little moved. In his previous life, he had little contact with Qizai, the leader, and Yiwang. Now it seemed that these people had good temperaments and might really become friends.
Nie Yan was silent for a moment. The Skeleton Executioners always acted collectively. If Qizai, the leader, and the others could lure away those Skeleton Executioners, maybe he would have a chance to enter the pyramid. There were definitely other monsters inside the pyramid. If he could get the Dark Gladiator to deal with them, maybe he could really reach the place where the Sothgot Shadow was.
Seeing Nie Yan seemed to be thinking about something, Yiwang and Qizai, the leader, exchanged glances. They didn't understand Nie Yan's thoughts. This person in front of them was a dangerous figure who could wipe them all out. If Nie Yan still refused, they could only try to avoid him.
"If we can't help, let's leave first," Yiwang reminded Qizai, the leader.
Hearing Yiwang's reminder, Qizai, the leader, was alarmed. Nie Yan must have a purpose for coming here, maybe some hidden mission, and their arrival might be hindering Nie Yan, which would only worsen their relationship.
Nie Yan didn't respond for a long time.
It was better to leave first. With this thought in mind, Qizai, the leader, said to Yiwang, "Since we can't help, let's forget it. We should go back too." His voice was just loud enough for Nie Yan to hear, dispelling Nie Yan's worries and telling him that they would leave.
"It's not that you can't help. How about we make a deal?" Nie Yan suddenly said.
"What deal?" Qizai, the leader, responded.
"You help me with something. This matter is very dangerous. If you succeed, I'll give you a gold-grade piece of equipment." Nie Yan still had a warrior's shoulder guard in his backpack, a gold-grade piece of equipment with good stats, but this equipment was insignificant compared to the Sothgot Shadow.
If Qizai, the leader, and the others could really help him, he wouldn't be stingy.
Gold-grade equipment was quite rare at the moment.
Qizai, the leader, and Yiwang exchanged glances privately. They had only managed to get two gold equipment so far, and they had risked their lives to get them. Nie Yan, a solo player, could actually get gold equipment, his strength was evident. They secretly decided that they must befriend Nie Yan.
"Since you've asked, brother, we'll do our best. As for compensation, let's forget about it," Qizai, the leader, said loudly. Compared to a gold equipment, he hoped to establish a good relationship with Nie Yan. The equipment was secondary. If they helped Nie Yan once but didn't accept Nie Yan's equipment, it meant Nie Yan owed them a favor.
"It's not right to take without giving. As long as you help me, I'll fulfill my promise," Nie Yan said. That was his character, he didn't like owing others.
"Okay then, what do you need us to do?" Qizai, the leader, asked, no longer insisting.
"Let's introduce ourselves. My name is Nie Yan."
"My name is Qizai, the leader. Just call me Qizai."
"My name is Yiwang."
Everyone introduced themselves. Although these people were not as skilled as Nie Yan now, they were all talented players and not too bad.
"We don't have much time, follow me." Nie Yan walked towards the depths of the maze.
Qizai, the leader, and the others followed.
At the end of the maze, this place had become a ruin under the rampage of the many Skeleton Executioners, and most of the walls had collapsed.
Nie Yan and his group appeared behind the collapsed wall and looked towards the square. Skeleton Executioners were everywhere, as many as thirty or so. These Skeleton Executioners were all level thirteen sub-elites.
Nie Yan wouldn't ask his group to deal with these Skeleton Executioners, would he! Qizai, the leader, and the others couldn't help but think, feeling their scalps tingle, but they didn't say anything. In front of Nie Yan, they didn't want to lose face. Their group might be able to handle one Skeleton Executioner, but they were powerless against such a large number of Skeleton Executioners.
"I counted, there are thirty-three Skeleton Executioners over there. They always move together. If you attack one of them, you'll attract all the other Skeleton Executioners as well. I need you to lure them away," Nie Yan said. If Qizai, the leader, and the others could lure away these Skeleton Executioners, he could bypass the square and enter the pyramid behind it.
"Just lure them away?" Qizai, the leader, asked, secretly relieved. It was good that they were just luring away these monsters. Although it was also dangerous, it was much easier than dealing with these Skeleton Executioners.
"Just lure them away, and not for long, half a minute should be enough," Nie Yan said. Half a minute was enough for him to cross the square and reach the pyramid behind it.
"That's easy."
"You lure them from this position. I'll go to another position first. I'll notify you when I get there. You disband the team first, I'll invite you." Nie Yan said. With someone helping, it would be much easier to enter the pyramid.
"Okay."
The leader disbanded the team, and Nie Yan invited everyone into the team.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you," Nie Yan said, his tone not so distant when he spoke.
"Don't worry," Qizai, the leader, nodded. Nie Yan was much more polite, which was a good start for both of them.
Nie Yan walked towards the other side with the Dark Gladiator.
Nie Yan's back became more and more distant.
"I just saw, the skeleton next to Nie Yan is a genuine sub-elite," Yiwang said with some shock. "Amazing person, even a sub-elite skeleton can be obtained, I wonder how long it can last, whether it's permanent."
"It shouldn't be permanent, I saw the loading bar, and in just over twenty minutes, that skeleton will shatter," Qizai, the leader, said, but even so, Nie Yan was still incredibly awesome.
"No wonder he's so anxious, what do you think he's doing in that pyramid?"
"Probably some hidden mission."
"To come here to do a mission at this level, he's really courting death."
"Who knows."
"He's arrived, I'm going to aggro the monsters." Yiwang glanced at the team chat and said.
"Be careful, there are more than thirty sub-elites on the other side," Qizai, the leader, worriedly reminded him.
"Yeah, aren't you confident in my abilities?" Yiwang inserted the dagger into his waist, raised a small machine crossbow, and walked towards the square.
Qizai, the leader, and the others were in the northeast corner of the square, while Nie Yan stood in the northwest corner of the square, where he could see the situation over there. After he sent a message to Qizai, the leader, and the others, Yiwang walked out of the rubble, carrying the crossbow, and slowly approached the Skeleton Executioner on the edge of the square with the help of cover.
Finding a suitable position, the nearest Skeleton Executioner had already entered Yiwang's range. He raised the crossbow and aimed, and with a whoosh, an arrow shot out.