Chapter 194 The Battlefield

Nie Yan glanced at the three pieces of equipment. They were all warrior gear. One was sub-legendary, and the other two were dark gold, all Level 70 equipment. They were inlaid with gems that increased defense, attack, and magic resistance. Each gem was worth at least a thousand gold. Moreover, the equipment had been upgraded to +9, giving them excellent stats. Nie Yan estimated that each piece of equipment had cost several tens of thousands of gold, while the sub-legendary one was worth over one hundred thousand.

Did everyone in the Wild Wolves studio have equipment like this? If so, the Century Financial Group was truly wealthy!

In Nirvana Guild, no more than ten people could afford such expensive gear. Equipping a whole set at this level would cost five or six hundred thousand gold. Nie Yan planned to give the three pieces to Hei Bai and Wu Feng to see if they could use them.

Nie Yan turned around. The ground was littered with corpses, over a dozen in total. Desireless snatched up the equipment dropped by the players, cleaned up the battlefield, and walked towards Nie Yan.

Nie Yan stopped and asked, "How is it? Did you pick everything up?"

"Yeah, more than thirty pieces in total. We made a killing this time. I estimate the equipment can sell for at least two hundred thousand gold," Desireless said. Dropping three pieces of equipment at once was a harsh penalty. Looking at the equipment the others had dropped, he felt a little apprehensive. If he had been killed just now, it would have been disastrous.

"Let's go," Nie Yan said. This battle was a good harvest.

After Nie Yan and Desireless cleared out these people, they continued to travel east. They didn't encounter anyone else for more than ten minutes, indicating the map was quite large.

Nie Yan saw a towering mountain range to the east, with a magnificent castle on its slopes, a rather obvious geographical landmark.

Nie Yan set the assembly point there. More and more Nirvana Guild players discovered the castle on the mountain and began to converge there.

As for the Alliance of Mages, they gathered on the west side of the map.

Nie Yan and Desireless climbed up the mountain, thousands of yards high. Turning back to look, they finally had a panoramic view of the entire map. It was a huge basin with various terrains in the center: hills, streams, rocks, and high slopes. Most of it was desert terrain. Besides the castle they occupied, there were nine other castles scattered throughout the area. These ten castles were the ten points Karul mentioned. Occupying these ten points and maintaining control for more than an hour would secure victory.

When the players' battles stalemated and no clear victor emerged, the fighting would revolve around these castles.

This was a standard guild arena map. Nie Yan had heard of it in his previous life, but since he was just a casual player, he had never participated in large-scale guild arenas. This was his first time experiencing such a map.

Nirvana Guild and the Alliance of Mages would fight to the death here!

Nirvana Guild players gathered at the castle, and the area became lively.

The ancient castle, which had stood for who knew how many years, had cracked walls covered in various plants.

Nie Yan pushed open the heavy door and walked inside.

Brilliant Sacred Flame and the others followed behind.

"What were our losses?" Nie Yan asked. The losses on the way here must have been significant.

"Twenty-three were killed," Brilliant Sacred Flame said. He had just gotten the statistics from Dirge of the Knights.

"The Alliance of Mages suffered far worse than us. We've confirmed thirty-seven kills," Water Color Smoke said. He had just killed two of them himself.

Nirvana Guild players rested around the castle, scattered in groups.

Nie Yan and the others went up to the castle's watchtower. The watchtower was over twenty yards high and very magnificent. Broken weapons were scattered on the flat platform, indicating this was once an ancient battlefield. A somewhat dilapidated telescope stood on the edge of the watchtower, its functionality questionable.

Nie Yan walked over and peered through the old, slightly worn lens. In the distance, the people of the Alliance of Mages moved across the map like ants, gathering in greater numbers. They had occupied three castles. Crazy Magic was probably deploying his forces.

From this telescope, he could overlook the entire battlefield.

So this was how the guild leaders of his previous life commanded the battlefield.

Nie Yan's thoughts traveled through time and space. Those guild leaders had dominated the history of Faith. Now, Nie Yan would write his own history!

With the Alliance of Mages underfoot, how much of a splash could Sacred Empire make? All of Greenland would be Nirvana Guild's territory to roam!

"What's the next plan?" Brilliant Sacred Flame asked Nie Yan, who seemed to be lost in thought.

"Have them set up traps within a thousand yards of this castle and then draw a defense map. We'll hold this place to the death! Guo Huai should be moving by now, right?" Nie Yan said. Before entering the Realm of Death, he had Guo Huai purchase a large number of trap-setting tools and some trigger-activated attack items, such as totems.

If they defended this castle, the Alliance of Mages would need twice their forces to even think about attacking.

"Over twenty thousand Nirvana Guild members are escorting sixteen Frost Armored Siege Rams to Moonrise City," Brilliant Sacred Flame said. From this moment on, Nirvana Guild would launch a full-scale war against the Alliance of Mages!

"That's good. We'll delay for a few days. Crazy Magic should be more anxious than us!" Nie Yan laughed. With sixteen Frost Armored Siege Rams on the move, he didn't believe Crazy Magic could sit still.

"I heard that Angel Corps is fighting fiercely. If they don't come to the rescue, our Frost Armored Siege Rams will definitely reach the walls of the Alliance of Mages' city!" Brilliant Sacred Flame said, his mood also becoming agitated. Back then, Nirvana Guild could only defend passively, with enemies reaching their doorstep several times. Now it was finally their turn to fight back!

"Gather all the Thieves. I have tasks for them," Nie Yan said.

Brilliant Sacred Flame and Water Color Smoke sent messages to all the Thief players below. The Thieves entered the castle and gathered in the main hall, numbering about five or six hundred.

Nie Yan had them form teams of five, dividing them into one hundred teams. The five strongest teams were composed of the most elite Thieves, including Sun, Sovereign Descends, Wu Dao, and others. Nie Yan gave them the task of moving freely across the map, assassinating members of the Alliance of Mages. They were to kill any lone individuals they could, but avoid any tough encounters and not engage in prolonged battles. The remaining Thieves were responsible for using various trap-setting tools to set traps around the castle.

Nie Yan had a few players bring out the various items they had purchased outside, including flame traps, poison totems, and crossbow bolts. These things would be used to set up traps in the forests, rocks, and streams. If a player triggered them, they could very well meet their demise. Therefore, the location of these traps had to be carefully studied to avoid friendly fire. Nie Yan only told each team of Thieves where they should set traps, but not how many places had been trapped, to prevent information from leaking. Nie Yan knew that there were definitely spies from the Alliance of Mages in Nirvana Guild, and he had also planted a few spies in the Alliance of Mages. This was a battle of wits and courage.

On the west side of the Realm of Death, in a castle on a gentle slope, the leaders of the Alliance of Mages were all gathered.

"Guild Leader Crazy Magic, the people from Nirvana Guild have occupied a castle in the east and haven't made any moves. They don't seem to be planning to fight. They're setting up defenses around the castle," Soaring Sky said. The spy lurking in Nirvana Guild had already sent back information about Nirvana Guild's activities, and their actions surprised him. Logically speaking, the battle in the Realm of Death should be over in a day at most. Given Nirvana Guild's stance, weren't they planning to drag it out for several days?

Crazy Magic was also puzzled. What exactly was Nirvana Guild trying to do? Suddenly, he heard a subordinate say anxiously, "Guild Leader Crazy Magic, news from headquarters! Over twenty thousand members of Nirvana Guild are taking a dozen Siege Rams to Moonrise City!"

Hearing this news, Crazy Magic's expression changed. What a clever move, drawing the tiger away from the mountain, cutting off the fuel supply! Nirvana Guild's target was Moonrise City!

It would take Nirvana Guild two or three days to reach Moonrise City. At that time, the entire city would be plunged into chaos. A dozen Siege Rams were no joke. If the Alliance of Mages' main city was breached, then even if they won in the Realm of Death, they would still lose out.

"Guild Leader, what do we do now?" Soaring Sky looked at Crazy Magic. "People from headquarters say that Nirvana Guild's Siege Rams are a little different from our guild's. They seem to be of a higher grade."

Crazy Magic frowned. He wasn't at the guild headquarters, so he couldn't direct the battle. He wasn't like Nie Yan, who was a hands-off leader and rarely interfered with the guild's affairs. Nirvana Guild had a group of people dedicated to managing the guild, so it was fine even if Nie Yan wasn't there. But the Alliance of Mages was different. Crazy Magic didn't trust the people around him. Coups within the guild weren't uncommon, so he had to keep a firm grip on the guild's command. He had always been the final authority in the guild. If something so big happened at headquarters in his absence, things might fall apart.

Crazy Magic was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Gather everyone. We're going to meet Mad Rogue Nie Yan!"

In this situation, he could only take the initiative and engage Nirvana Guild in a decisive battle! Since they had to fight sooner or later, let the storm rage on!