Chapter 1 Something's Happening

Some movement came from a distance. Nie Yan and Xie Yao quickly put on their equipment. A Flame Giant was walking towards them.

Nie Yan glanced at Xie Yao. At this moment, Xie Yao's eyes were like silk, indescribably charming.

Thinking of the beautiful scene just now, Nie Yan couldn't help but feel a fire in his heart. After what happened just now, the relationship between the two seemed to be closer, and the feeling was completely different.

After a while, Nie Yan continued to lure the Flame Giants, and the two of them leveled up by farming them as before.

Time passed second by second.

While Nie Yan and Xie Yao were farming Flame Giants, in the Leto Canyon, about twenty minutes away, a team of three hundred people was heading to the deepest part of the canyon. They were preparing to clear the Underground Thunder Beasts, a level 90 Lord, entrenched in the canyon.

These three hundred people were none other than the members of the Mad Rogue Tribe led by Cui Can Dao Guang, Shui Se Yan Tou, and others.

They were the only team in the entire Leto Canyon because they were the only ones who could farm Thunder Beasts at this time.

In the canyon, there was a wide and flat plain. A huge Thunder Beast appeared before them. This Thunder Beast was like a giant ape, its entire body covered in brown fur. Between the hairs, streaks of lightning flashed constantly. They were powerful creatures that could manipulate lightning at will.

The Thunder Beast discovered that Cui Can Dao Guang and the others had invaded its territory, and let out a dull roar that shook the entire valley.

The Mad Rogue Tribe players scattered in a well-trained manner. Cui Can Dao Guang waved the level 100 great shield inlaid with the requirement-reducing gem in his hand and charged towards the Thunder Beast.

Shield Bash!

Cui Can Dao Guang swept a Shield Bash across the Thunder Beast's body, making a muffled bang.

The Thunder Beast cried out in pain, raised its thick arm, and slapped down at Cui Can Dao Guang, the attack carrying tearing lightning.

Cui Can Dao Guang raised the great shield in his hand and blocked the Thunder Beast's attack. The enormous force transmitted from the shield surface caused him to stagger back a few steps, but he roared and charged up again.

The equipment on Cui Can Dao Guang's body was all requirement-reduced gear that Nie Yan had built with all his strength. The dark gold equipment above level 100 had shockingly high defense and other attributes. The Thunder Beast's attack could only cause more than a thousand points of damage to Cui Can Dao Guang. He currently had six thousand health points, so he had no problem tanking the Thunder Beast. If it were an ordinary Shield Warrior of the same level, even with six thousand health points, he probably couldn't withstand a single blow from the Thunder Beast.

A priest behind him cast a healing spell on Cui Can Dao Guang, restoring him. The damage Cui Can Dao Guang received was relatively low, so the pressure on the priests behind him was not very great.

Cui Can Dao Guang held off the Thunder Beast, and the other Shield Warriors immediately followed, pinning the Thunder Beast in place and preventing it from moving around.

Paladins and Berserkers were all in position. Seeing that Cui Can Dao Guang had attracted the Thunder Beast's aggro, the magic-type players began to output damage. Nearly one hundred and seventy magic-type players simultaneously cast spells. Each spell drew an arc across the sky and landed on the Thunder Beast, exploding with a bang.

Lightning, ice shards, and sparks scattered everywhere.

Among all the magic-type players, the most conspicuous was Tang Yao. Dressed in a blood-red mage robe, even a casual Arcane Fireball could cause the most powerful magic attack damage on the field. Because his magic damage was too high, he had to pause for a while after casting a spell to control the Thunder Beast's aggro towards him.

The Thunder Beast roared furiously, counterattacking Cui Can Dao Guang frantically, but no matter how it attacked, its attack damage to Cui Can Dao Guang was very limited. Cui Can Dao Guang could always maintain more than half of his health.

"Guild Leader Daoguang's defense is so strong," a priest behind him exclaimed. Cui Can Dao Guang's defense was ridiculously high. Having Team Leader Qi Zai and Shi Li Hua Sha heal him was enough. Besides buffing the team members with enhancement magic, they didn't seem to be of much use.

"Guild Leader Daoguang's equipment was all obtained for him by Boss Nie Yan. It is said that Guild Leader Daoguang's defense has reached more than eight thousand."

"More than eight thousand..."

This number made everyone around gasp. This was a number that all current players could hardly reach. It was said that the MTs of the Mage Alliance and Holy Empire had defenses of only more than five thousand, which was not even close to Cui Can Dao Guang's level.

Just as Cui Can Dao Guang and the others were focused on dealing with the Thunder Beast, a group of about thirty or so Thieves from the Mage Alliance and Holy Empire followed behind Cui Can Dao Guang and the others into the Leto Canyon.

These Thieves were the top-level Thieves from the Mage Alliance and Holy Empire, representing the highest level of Thieves in the entire Mage Alliance and Holy Empire.

They ambushed in various places, staring at the Mad Rogue Tribe players attacking the Thunder Beast in the distance.

The leader of these thirty or so Thieves was a Thief called Sui Gu Zhi Dao (Bonecleaver), the number one Thief in the Mage Alliance. His skill level was definitely top-notch, only slightly inferior to Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and others from the Mad Rogue Tribe.

This group of Thieves lurked in the jungle about several hundred yards away from Cui Can Dao Guang and the others, closely monitoring their every move.

"Damn, that Shield Warrior's defense is a bit too high. He can actually tank a level 90 Lord, and he makes it look so easy," a Thief whispered to Sui Gu Zhi Dao.

"Actually, the most terrifying thing isn't these people, but Mad Rogue Nie Yan. I'm wondering how Mad Rogue Nie Yan managed to gather this group of people together," Sui Gu Zhi Dao said with emotion. Talents like Cui Can Dao Guang, Shui Se Yan Tou, and Team Leader Qi Zai were amazing. It was unlikely to find even one person like them out of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. Yet, Mad Rogue Nie Yan had managed to gather such a group of people together. How much insight did that take!

The Thief next to him couldn't help but fall silent after hearing Sui Gu Zhi Dao's words.

The Leto Canyon seemed very peaceful. A faint mist filled the air, and the occasional chirping of birds from the distant jungle made people feel relaxed. Apart from the battle here, the Leto Canyon was still relatively quiet.

Cui Can Dao Guang was still tanking the Thunder Beast. Seeing that the Thunder Beast had only about 20% of its health left, it would definitely die in about three or four minutes.

Just as Cui Can Dao Guang was preparing to have the magic-type players increase their output, his voice communication rang.

Cui Can Dao Guang frowned. Why would someone call him at this time? He had set up the voice communication settings so that only a few people like Guo Huai and Nie Yan could call him during this time.

Cui Can Dao Guang looked down and saw that it was Guo Huai calling.

They had reported to Guo Huai before forming a team to farm Thunder Beasts. Guo Huai calling him at this time must mean that something important was happening. He immediately connected the voice communication.

"Daoguang, take everyone and retreat immediately!" Guo Huai shouted anxiously in the voice communication.

"But the Thunder Beast only has 20% of its health left! We can finish it in three or four minutes!" Hearing Guo Huai's words, Cui Can Dao Guang immediately realized the danger, but he was unwilling to give up on the Thunder Beast with only 20% of its health left.

"Retreat immediately! Don't worry about the Thunder Beast! Or it will be too late!" Guo Huai said anxiously.

Hearing Guo Huai's words, Cui Can Dao Guang's expression turned stern. He immediately said in a deep voice in the team chat, "All members listen to my command, retreat immediately!"

"Guild Leader Daoguang, why?"

"Yeah, the Thunder Beast only has 20% of its health left. We can finish it in three or four minutes!"

"Could it be that the Mage Alliance is up to something? Didn't we confirm that the Mage Alliance people were farming level 80 Lords before we came? Even if they come, we don't have to be so afraid, right!"

"Stop talking nonsense, stop attacking, and retreat!" Cui Can Dao Guang didn't understand the situation either, but he was sure that Guo Huai had definitely found out something.

"Listen to Daoguang, everyone retreat!" Shui Se Yan Tou shouted in the team chat.

Both of the big shots had spoken, so everyone dared not to neglect. The Mad Rogue Tribe players could only stop attacking and start retreating in an orderly manner. Cui Can Dao Guang ran to the side, leading the Thunder Beast in another direction to create conditions for the players to retreat.

Sui Gu Zhi Dao and the others were staring at this group of Mad Rogue Tribe players when they suddenly discovered that the Mad Rogue Tribe's actions were very strange.

"Guild Leader Suigu, they're retreating!"

Sui Gu Zhi Dao quickly called Kuang Fa, who was organizing players at Hilton Fortress. Kuang Fa's eyes turned cold. The Mad Rogue Tribe was retreating so quickly, it must mean that their side had leaked the news. If they waited any longer, the Mad Rogue Tribe's people would run away!

Kuang Fa issued an order in the regional group chat: everyone move out and start attacking!

The Mage Alliance players immediately started to move upon hearing Kuang Fa's order. In addition to the Mage Alliance people, the Holy Empire also dispatched a large number of players to assist them. Groups of Mage Alliance and Holy Empire players disappeared out of thin air. They were all being teleported away by arcane mages.

Cui Can Dao Guang glanced at the guild information and his expression changed. The three thousand-plus people who had come were divided into small teams to kill monsters in various places, and they were almost simultaneously ambushed by the Mage Alliance, the Holy Empire, and Bloodfiends. There were more than eight hundred casualties. These players were the elites of guilds such as the Mad Rogue Tribe and the Holy Roman Empire! Losing a level was a huge loss for any of them.

The Mage Alliance and the Holy Empire had made meticulous plans in advance. Guo Huai's information was a step behind. The cruelest thing they did was to have a large group of Thieves spam Entangling Vines, Mud Swamp, and other scrolls, catching the Mad Rogue Tribe players off guard and causing them to suffer a great loss.

"Use Town Return scrolls in batches!" Cui Can Dao Guang realized that things were not simple. The Mage Alliance and the Holy Empire people were definitely targeting them as well. After all, this group of people was the real essence of the Mad Rogue Tribe. If they didn't retreat quickly, they would definitely run into trouble.

"They're Mage Alliance Thieves!" Team Leader Qi Zai said in a deep voice. He used a Light Spell and exposed three Thieves who were hiding nearby.

They're so fast! Cui Can Dao Guang's heart sank.