Chapter 164 Counterattack

"How are you?" Nie Yan anxiously sent a message to Tang Yao.

"I'm okay, got away, the Nether Lightning Eagle is seriously injured." Tang Yao replied, breathing a sigh of relief when he saw that the guy riding the Wind Serpent wasn't chasing after him.

Nie Yan frowned, not expecting the Mages Guild to have Wind Serpents. This was a bit of a problem.

"I don't think that guy riding the Wind Serpent is with the Mages Guild. If they had planned it out in advance and coordinated with each other, I wouldn't have been able to escape." Tang Yao said, recalling the battle just now.

Even if they weren't with the Mages Guild, Nie Yan was certain that the newcomer was an enemy.

On Xie Yao's side, the battle was already over. Brilliant Cutlass, Shui Se Yan Tou, and more than sixty other elite members had escaped. By rough calculation, Asskickers United had suffered around 1,200 casualties in this conflict. As for the Mages Guild and Holy Empire, their casualties amounted to 5,000, with some people dying two or three times.

Both sides suffered heavy losses. Based on this casualty ratio, the Mages Guild and Holy Empire hadn't gained any advantage at all.

Friction between guilds was a war of attrition. Whoever couldn't hold out first would be defeated.

Although the Asskickers United brothers lost a lot of equipment after dying, these losses were nothing to Nie Yan, who had deep pockets.

Nie Yan was angered by the Mages Guild and Holy Empire. Asskickers United didn't proactively start wars because they wanted to accumulate contribution points as quickly as possible during this period and snatch the Hilton Fortress land deed. Dragging it into war would be detrimental to Asskickers United. The Mages Guild and Holy Empire's speed of accumulating contribution points couldn't compare to Asskickers United, so Mad Rogue couldn't hold back. If he didn't drag Asskickers United into war, they would eventually snatch all the Hilton Fortress land deeds!

Asskickers United's players were careful to defend, but in the end, they couldn't defend against everything. They were ambushed by the Mages Guild and suffered some losses due to being caught off guard.

However, these losses couldn't hurt Asskickers United's foundation at all. Players who lost a level could level back up in no time, and Asskickers United had no shortage of money to replace the lost equipment!

The Asskickers United players returned to the city to rest. Nie Yan thought about it. Since the battle was over, he should return to Hilton first.

Just as he was about to return to the city, Nie Yan received a message from Guo Huai.

"Nie Yan, take a look at the official website forum."

Nie Yan opened the official website forum, where many videos had been posted with the title 'Asskickers United's Defeat'.

The videos were excerpts of some battle footage, all showing Asskickers United being surrounded and fleeing. The segments where the Mages Guild and Holy Empire suffered heavy losses were all cut out. These videos immediately caused a sensation on the official website and were pinned to the top.

"Asskickers United was defeated?"

"Why is there no news from Asskickers United?"

"I heard that Asskickers United really retreated back to Hilton Fortress and is now gathered in that villa in Hilton Fortress."

"This is Asskickers United's first defeat."

Those players who didn't know the situation were talking about it. Some Asskickers United players refuted in the comments section of the videos, but they were quickly drowned out by some people using various methods. Nearly hundreds of videos occupied a large portion of the front page of the forum's Greenland Empire section, making it seem like a serious matter.

Nie Yan sneered. The Mages Guild and Holy Empire's tricks were a bit too clumsy.

"What do we do? We can't let them publicize it like this. It'll have too much of an impact on us." Guo Huai said. If these videos continued to occupy the front page, it would affect the morale of Asskickers United's players.

"I'll reply to them." Nie Yan smiled and posted a sentence on the forum.

"What did you post? I'll find someone to bump your post up." Guo Huai said, immediately contacting the guild players below.

Guo Huai looked at the forum and saw that Nie Yan had posted a sentence: "To the grandsons of the Mages Guild and Holy Empire, do you dare to show off the casualty numbers of both sides?"

It was just a simple question, and Nie Yan's tone was still so gangster-like. However, Guo Huai was already used to Nie Yan's tone. He pondered for a moment and smiled slightly. Sometimes, a simple sentence could solve all problems. He began to find Asskickers United players to reply to Nie Yan's post.

First, it was Tang Yao, Brilliant Cutlass, and Shui Se Yan Tou, and then Unkillable Scoundrel, Fallen Angel, and others. In just a moment, there were more than sixty replies to the post.

Seeing that it was Mad Rogue Nie Yan's post, many players immediately clicked on it. Seeing a row of names above, they were immediately dazzled.

"A close-up view of a miracle!"

"Sofa."

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The players kept replying to the post, some talking about the matter, some just flooding the post, instantly pinning the post to the top, to the most conspicuous and eye-catching place in the forum.

Seeing the words Nie Yan posted, they felt some doubts in their hearts. Could there be something fishy about these videos? They couldn't help but ask, what was the casualty situation in the war between Asskickers United and the Mages Guild? Was it as the videos described, Asskickers United being completely defeated? The players' questions and interest in how the casualty numbers were far greater than these videos.

At this time, Mad Rogue, who was in a church in Hilton Fortress, was paying close attention to the forum. These things were all done by the people below. Although it was a bit clumsy, it still had some effect. He saw Nie Yan's post and snorted coldly. Mad Rogue Nie Yan's move was equivalent to launching a beautiful defensive counterattack. The players' attention was immediately diverted and focused on the number of casualties, which was what they least wanted to talk about.

Soon, someone on the internet obtained the casualty numbers of the Mages Guild and Holy Empire in the Battle of Hilton Fortress. Asskickers United lost 1,200, while the Mages Guild and Holy Empire's casualties were as high as 5,000.

Such numbers silenced all the players. With such casualty numbers, the Mages Guild and Holy Empire still had the face to say they had won?

Asskickers United's combat power was too terrifying. On average, one could kill five top-tier players from the Mages Guild and Holy Empire! In the wild, if a player encountered five enemies of the same level or a few levels lower than themselves, even with good equipment, they would usually be suppressed. Only thieves and paladins could run away with some skills. Winning was basically impossible. Being able to win against three was rare among players. A true one-man army didn't exist. One person facing an encirclement of tens of thousands of people would definitely be crushed to dust.

Like the top-tier elites of the Mages Guild and Holy Empire, those people were able to squeeze into the top ranks of large guilds with hundreds of thousands of people. Bearing the title of elite, their skills were excellent. Compared to them, the people of Asskickers United were too perverted, leaving people speechless.

With such a commotion on the official website, although Asskickers United had retreated to Hilton Fortress, no one said anything anymore.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao returned to Hilton Fortress and went together to receive the experience rewards for killing monsters. Nie Yan leveled up to Level 96, and Xie Yao leveled up to Level 85, an astonishing speed. In addition, Xie Yao went to the City Hall and bought another piece of land. This piece of land was located next to Nie Yan's villa, and the area was very large. It could be used to open an auction house or upgrade a Level 16 store. Such a piece of land was priceless. Snatching one more piece meant a steady stream of wealth in the future.

Nie Yan found that more and more land in Hilton Fortress was being sold. Two golden shops he had his eye on had also been bought. He didn't know who did it, but they were fast. It seemed they needed to speed up. The land in Hilton Fortress was limited, and it would be gone once it was snatched up.

The two of them went to the Hilton Fortress villa together. Nie Yan walked inside, where the Asskickers United players were gathered in twos and threes.

Seeing Nie Yan come in, these Asskickers United players greeted him one after another.

"Leader Nie Yan."

"Leader Nie Yan, you're here."

Nie Yan looked at these brothers of Asskickers United. Some of them were missing one or two pieces of equipment, and many had died once or twice, but there was no dejected expression on their faces. Even if they were ambushed, they hadn't suffered a loss.

As Nie Yan passed through the crowd, he heard a few Asskickers United brothers discussing in a low voice.

"I killed seven brats from the Mages Guild, it felt so good. It's worth it even if I dropped a piece of equipment."

"I only killed five. The leader is here."

The players next to them made way.

Nie Yan, Xie Yao, Brilliant Cutlass, and others gathered together. The villa was crowded with people.

"Where are the other brothers?" Nie Yan asked. There were only about two hundred people here.

"The others went to replenish consumables."

Nie Yan looked at the guild warehouse and said to Dirge of the Knight, who was in charge of managing various affairs: "Let Guo Huai find some thieves to transport some equipment over. Replenish all the equipment that was dropped, and also reward fifty gold coins per kill."

Fifty gold coins was a considerable amount of wealth. Some players who killed a lot could receive thousands of gold coins. The Asskickers United players had killed 5,000 people, which meant that Nie Yan would have to spend 250,000 gold coins in this item alone. Other guilds probably wouldn't dare to spend money like Nie Yan, but 250,000 gold coins was nothing to Nie Yan. After having money, those players who contributed to Asskickers United could fully improve their equipment. This was worth it.

Nie Yan arranged things one by one.

"Leader, what should we do? The Mages Guild and Holy Empire have already made their move. Are we going to continue to back down? If we don't show our might, they'll think we're pushovers?" Unkillable Scoundrel said from the side.

"That's right, Leader Nie Yan, we've been bullied to this point."

Hearing what Unkillable Scoundrel said, the crowd below was also indignant.