Chapter 143 Teamwork

The five hundred-plus players from the Mage Alliance were moving through the rather cramped forest, appearing quite crowded.

The warriors on the periphery were extremely nervous and cautious, indicating how much pressure the actions of Wang Zhe Tian Xia, Sun, and the others had put on them earlier.

Tang Yao, Xie Yao, Xi Huan Jiang Nan, and the others had already stealthily approached them, at a distance of about thirty yards or so. The lush trees provided excellent cover from the Mage Alliance players’ line of sight. Nie Yan had already sneaked over from another direction.

Several Mage Alliance warriors chopped down some trees. One of the short warriors suddenly became alert, stopped, and wore a nervous expression.

“Thieves!” the warrior exclaimed in alarm.

The moment he finished speaking, beams of Light surged into the sky, and white light poured down, sweeping across the area.

The Holy Knights activated Divine Sight, looking towards the distant dense forest, but the tranquil woods showed no signs of activity.

“Damn it, Er Tong, there are no thieves. You scared us to death.”

Er Tong wore an embarrassed expression. He was too nervous. Just now, a gust of wind had made him think a thief was passing by.

“The thieves from the Ni Ren Tribe have scared the wits out of us. Speaking of which, those guys are really awesome. With so many of us here, they actually managed to kill five people and then calmly escape. I have to admit, their skills are impressive.” Another warrior next to him said admiringly. Although they were from opposing guilds, no one could deny that he was speaking the truth.

About fifty yards away, Nie Yan was standing in a tree, observing their every move.

The people in front of him were all experts from the Mage Alliance. They were somewhat different from the enemies Nie Yan and the others had encountered earlier; they still had some ability to resist.

Seeing them approach, Nie Yan chanted a series of spells. A gigantic Golden Earth Dragon appeared within the Mage Alliance players’ view. The Golden Earth Dragon, standing three yards tall, was like an iron tower. Its massive tail swept across, felling the surrounding trees.

“Damn it, it’s Mad Rogue Nie Yan’s Golden Earth Dragon!”

The Mage Alliance players erupted into a commotion.

“Warriors, hold the line!”

“Priests, pay attention, don’t get ambushed by Mad Rogue Nie Yan!”

Just as they were panicking, the Golden Earth Dragon let out an angry roar, and a Dragon Breath blasted into the middle of the Mage Alliance players, incinerating two of them into ashes. Immediately afterward, a giant meteor fell from the sky with a deafening boom, and flames erupted, engulfing a large surrounding area. Another dozen Mage Alliance players were blasted to death.

These Mage Alliance players were extremely skilled. After being attacked by magic, they relied on their abilities to dodge, and only a few slow-moving ones were instantly killed by the Golden Earth Dragon’s attacks!

A group of more than ten warriors held the line against the Golden Earth Dragon, trying to confine it to the spot.

“Healers, keep up!”

“Priests, move faster!”

“Damn, the Golden Earth Dragon has such high attack!”

“Mad Rogue Nie Yan is nowhere to be seen, watch out for Mad Rogue Nie Yan!”

Just as this group of warriors thought they had the Golden Earth Dragon under control, the Golden Earth Dragon let out a furious roar: Counterattack Storm! Counterattack Storm!

With two consecutive triggered counterattack skills, waves of damage numbers floated up from the heads of these warriors. Five warriors collapsed to the ground, and the remaining warriors had little health left. They quickly retreated, and the priests cast healing spells on them!

The retreating warriors looked at the behemoth in front of them with lingering fear. The Golden Earth Dragon’s attacks were truly terrifying. This wasn't a pet; it was clearly a Boss!

Some players summoned their respective pets. Dozens of pets with high health lunged towards the Golden Earth Dragon, only to see the Golden Earth Dragon remain unmoved. A Dragon Breath incinerated a giant wolf, and another tear ripped a giant bear into pieces.

The Golden Earth Dragon was invincible!

Just as the Mage Alliance players were plunging into chaos, a violent magical fluctuation came from the sky. Patches of red clouds enveloped the sky, creating a stifling atmosphere.

“Who’s casting area-of-effect magic!”

“Over there, it’s people from the Ni Ren Tribe, stop them!”

These players spotted Tang Yao, Xi Huan Jiang Nan, and others from the Ni Ren Tribe in the distant forest. Just as they were about to take action, patches of frost fell from the sky, and the speed of all the Mage Alliance players in this area immediately slowed down. Like slow motion in a movie, even their walking postures became extremely comical.

In a short while, Tang Yao’s Purgatory Flames swept down in patches, instantly turning an area of about thirty yards into a sea of fire. One after another, Mage Alliance players transformed into streaks of white light.

Amidst the chaotic crowd, three players from the Wilderness Wolf Workshop, dressed in black cloaks, exchanged glances and rushed towards Tang Yao and the others, preparing to stop them. A warrior, a mage, and a shadow priest—a powerful competitive combination.

Nie Yan sent messages to Wang Zhe Tian Xia and Sun: “Let’s kill these three together!” The people from the Wilderness Wolf Workshop—killing one lessens the threat. Their deaths are of great significance to the battle!

They all entered stealth mode and pounced on the three Wilderness Wolf Workshop players.

The three thieves standing at the pinnacle began their first collaboration.

“I’ll make the first move!” Nie Yan’s speed suddenly surged, like a meteor, and he pounced on the shadow priest. A Light spell cast by an ordinary Mage Alliance priest happened to detect Nie Yan.

“There’s a thief over there!” the shadow priest said in a low voice, waving his staff to cast a Light spell. A white ball of light flew into the sky, and under its illumination, a figure could be seen flashing by at high speed.

So fast!

The three were shocked. This speed—it’s Mad Rogue Nie Yan!

“Be careful, I’ll deal with him!” The warrior roared in a low voice and charged towards Nie Yan with a Charge, followed by a Heroic Strike.

Suddenly, Nie Yan’s body transformed into countless phantoms and brushed past the warrior. It was the Phantom Dance technique!

The warrior’s sword struck, only to see Nie Yan’s shadow shatter into pieces. He was shocked—it was a phantom!

Just then, the warrior suddenly felt a piercing pain in the back of his head, as if a sharp weapon had penetrated it. Not good! But before he could react, he had already fallen into a state of dizziness. Almost at the same instant that Nie Yan used Phantom Dance to dodge the warrior and the warrior was momentarily distracted, Sun suddenly burst out from behind the warrior and stunned him.

Mad Rogue Nie Yan wasn’t alone. The remaining two people were shocked to see this scene. Seeing their companion being controlled, they both wanted to save him.

Seeing Nie Yan approaching, the shadow priest’s throat tightened, and he suddenly let out a sharp, piercing howl: Fear Howl! At the same time, he waved his staff to inflict two curses on Nie Yan.

Nie Yan activated the Spirit Immunity skill on the Ten Saint Knight Medal, negating the Fear Howl and the curses, and he even withstood the Arcane Mage’s Fireball. This one Fireball blasted away nearly a third of his health. A single spell hitting Nie Yan for so much damage—if it were an ordinary thief, they would have been instantly killed.

Greater Shock!

Nie Yan used Greater Shock, causing the shadow priest’s body to stiffen. Just as he was about to use Dispel to push Nie Yan away, another sharp dagger suddenly appeared from behind him, stabbing into the back of his head. His staff froze in the air.

Wang Zhe Tian Xia’s backstab was successful!

Seeing two of his companions being controlled, the Arcane Mage turned to flee. Just as he turned around, his body jolted—he was locked on! It was Wang Zhe Tian Xia’s Lockdown!

Before he could use a Random Teleport Scroll, Nie Yan used Haste, and the Zennarde’s Sword killed him with a single blow.

Bang, bang, bang! The three corpses fell to the ground almost simultaneously!

Perfect cooperation!

When Nie Yan, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and Sun worked together, even experts from the Wilderness Wolf Workshop had no power to resist!

The three Wilderness Wolf Workshop experts were taken down almost simultaneously in a matter of seconds. The surrounding Mage Alliance players were all somewhat dazed. They all understood how powerful the people from the Wilderness Wolf Workshop were, so why were they so easily killed after encountering these three thieves!

Because everything happened too quickly, they didn’t even know how the whole process went. By the time they looked closely, there were only three corpses left on the ground.

“Pleasure working with you,” Nie Yan signaled to Sun and Wang Zhe Tian Xia. It was the first time he had such smooth and enjoyable cooperation with others.

“Brother Nie Yan, it was a pleasure.”

Wang Zhe Tian Xia shrugged indifferently, still with that nonchalant expression, but in his calm heart, there was a trace of fluctuation. Cooperating with Nie Yan reminded him of his comrades-in-arms. This sense of tacit understanding was too familiar.

After the three looted the equipment, they disappeared again.

While Nie Yan and the three were dealing with the Wilderness Wolf Workshop experts, six Bloodfiends thieves ambushed Tang Yao, Xie Yao, and the others. Their ambush didn’t cause any casualties on the Ni Ren Tribe’s side. After leaving behind a corpse, they withdrew and fled, but Tang Yao and the others were delayed, and they couldn’t continuously cast area-of-effect magic.

The Mage Alliance’s line had already been torn apart and was in complete chaos, with wails everywhere. More than two hundred of the five hundred-plus people had been killed. The remaining three hundred-plus people were scattered, some escaping, some organizing to launch a counterattack against Tang Yao and the others, but they were quickly blasted back by magic, leaving behind a field of corpses.

Nie Yan, Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and others began to pursue and kill, taking down one after another. Everywhere the Golden Earth Dragon went, corpses piled up.

“Boss, people are coming from the east and west sides! It’s the people from the Wilderness Wolf Workshop and Bloodfiends!”

“We withdraw!” With a command from Nie Yan, this group of people used Random Teleport Scrolls and disappeared from the spot.

This ambush was a big win. After resting and recuperating, they would continue playing with the Mage Alliance. There was no need to get entangled with them. If they were ambushed by chance, it would be a loss.