Chapter 1 Shadow Killer's Shoulder Guard

Nie Yan glanced at the Shadow Killer's shoulder guard, an equipment that increased the rogue's stealth.

Eberly Phantom Shoulder Guard: Requires 620 Agility.

Description: Shoulder guard used by the phantom Eberly, with traces of Eberly's soul, possessing powerful strength.

Attributes: Agility +50, Speed +20, Stealth +20, Hide +10, Reflex +10. Comes with a level 7 Phantom skill. Phantom skill: Stealth and Hide are additionally increased by 60 points, movement speed +50. Cannot be detected by pupil sight or light-based skills within ten seconds. Skill duration is thirty seconds. Cannot attack while in this state.

After seeing the attributes of the Eberly shoulder guard, Nie Yan suddenly understood. So that was how Shadow Killer had repeatedly escaped his pursuit! This skill was quite good and a relatively rare skill.

He equipped the Eberly shoulder guard. Looking at the equipment bar, his equipment was now mainly composed of Legendary and Sub-Legendary items.

At this time, Shadow Killer had already resurrected in the graveyard. His expression was somewhat listless. This was the first crushing defeat in his history, losing to Crazy Thief Nie Yan. Although Nie Yan used some special methods, the win or loss was there, a fact that everyone could not deny.

Nie Yan's art of assassination was much more brilliant than his. When Shadow Killer killed, he often relied on direct confrontation and skills to win. Nie Yan, on the other hand, utilized everything from props to the terrain, making his attacks unpredictable and hard to defend against.

"You haven't forgotten our agreement, have you?" Nie Yan said, connecting to Shadow Killer's voice channel. Now he was the victor.

"I admit I lost. According to the previous bet, I will kill three people for you. Tell me, who are the three people?" Shadow Killer said somewhat despondently. He always kept his word and would not go back on his debts. Shadow Killer had a premonition that Nie Yan would not let him off easily.

Nie Yan was silent for a moment. Obviously, now was not the right time to propose recruiting Shadow Killer. After thinking about it, he had a plan. First, he would make Shadow Killer break with the Century Financial Group and Angel Corp!

Nie Yan originally wanted Shadow Killer to assassinate Crazy Mage and Holy Flame, but now King of the World and Sun were already going to assassinate Crazy Mage and Holy Flame, so there was no need for Shadow Killer to do it.

"The first target is Angelic Feather of Angel Corp. For now, let's just have this one. Finish it first," Nie Yan said. As long as Shadow Killer went to assassinate Angelic Feather, whether he failed or succeeded, the result would lead to a confrontation with Angel Corp and the Century Financial Group.

Shadow Killer clenched his fist. Nie Yan was forcing him into a dead end. Once he assassinated Angelic Feather, he would inevitably be besieged by several large forces such as the Century Financial Group and Angel Corp. If he was alone, it would not matter, but behind him there was also a studio. Doing this would put the studio in a comprehensive predicament. But if he didn't do it, it would undoubtedly be a betrayal of his promise.

From the moment he was successfully assassinated by Nie Yan, he was destined to be manipulated by Nie Yan.

Seeing that Shadow Killer had not answered for a long time, Nie Yan showed a slightly playful and mocking expression, saying: "If you think my request is impossible for you to complete, or you simply don't have the strength to complete it, then forget it. Let's pretend we never had such a bet before. Shadow Killer's name is nothing more than that."

Nie Yan's words were hurtful, crushing Shadow Killer's dignity under his feet.

"I will give you an explanation," Shadow Killer said with some grief and indignation. He could not make a decision for the time being.

Nie Yan smiled indifferently and said, "I'll wait for your reply." Nie Yan understood that Shadow Killer was now in a desperate situation. He would face two choices: one, assassinate Angelic Feather and break with the Century Financial Group and Angel Corp; two, betray his promise. If he betrayed his promise, he would undoubtedly become a laughing stock for everyone.

After finishing speaking with Nie Yan, Shadow Killer hung up the voice channel and walked around blankly. He was still considering and hesitating. Dark Immortal Studio was his painstaking effort, and he did not want Dark Immortal Studio to be destroyed because of him alone. If it was just him alone, he would not be afraid even if he faced the endless pursuit of Angel Corp and the Century Financial Group, but as the leader of Dark Immortal Studio, he was destined to have some constraints and could not be so carefree.

Nie Yan was ruthless enough! But as a superior, there were some things Nie Yan had to learn, and that was to be cold and ruthless to his enemies.

Before being recruited by Nie Yan, Shadow Killer was his enemy.

If Shadow Killer could not be recruited, then he could only be eradicated completely!

Shadow Killer was conflicted about how to make a choice. At this time, several members of Dark Immortal Studio were teaming up to grind monsters and level up, including House and Soha. A team of twenty people crossed the steep mountains and began to deal with an level 80 elite monster.

"Are we betraying the boss like this...?" House said with a hesitant and ugly expression. He still felt a little guilty about the things he had done behind Shadow Killer's back.

"If you were loyal to the boss from the beginning, then don't betray him. Since things have already been done, we can only go all the way! And we have no choice, are we going to fight against the Century Financial Group? Shadow Killer is acting willfully and is leading us to a dead end. We can only fend for ourselves," Soha said from the side. Compared to House, he was more calm and ruthless.

They did not care about their teammates around them when they were talking. The teammates who heard this did not look surprised at all.

"The boss has contacted us," Soha's voice rang out. Seeing that it was Cao Xu, he quickly connected to the voice channel.

"Has Shadow Killer made any moves recently?" A low voice sounded from the voice channel.

Soha immediately became respectful and said: "Shadow Killer recently asked us to find out information and lock down the position of Crazy Thief Nie Yan."

"In that case, let him continue playing like this," Cao Xu said. Shadow Killer was like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard.

Soha suddenly caught a glimpse of Shadow Killer's level dropping by one in the friend list and exclaimed: "Shadow Killer has been killed."

"What's going on?" Cao Xu frowned slightly.

"I don't know," Soha shook his head, he had just found out.

"Go ask," Cao Xu ordered in the voice channel.

"Yes," Soha quickly responded.

After cutting off the voice channel, Soha wiped the sweat from his forehead. Chatting with a big crocodile like Cao Xu was still very stressful. As early as when Shadow Killer failed to assassinate Nie Yan, Cao Xu had secretly bought off Soha, House and others, including everyone in Dark Immortal Studio. They were already members of the Century Financial Group. Shadow Killer had long been reduced to a figurehead. Shadow Killer had always been unwilling to transfer Dark Immortal Studio to Cao Xu, but in reality, Dark Immortal Studio had long existed in name only and had become an appendage of the Century Financial Group. Soha, House and others had been reporting Shadow Killer's whereabouts to Cao Xu. Cao Xu knew everything about Shadow Killer's actions, even his perfunctory attitude towards the Century Financial Group. This was Cao Xu's terror. The capital of the Century Financial Group was pervasive.

Cao Xu should be able to guess that Shadow Killer was killed by Nie Yan. Basically no one except Nie Yan could kill Shadow Killer. People like King of the World and Sun could only fight Shadow Killer to a draw at most.

After a while, Cao Xu learned from House and Soha about the agreement between Shadow Killer and Nie Yan, and that just now, Shadow Killer had been defeated by Nie Yan.

"What kind of choice do you think Shadow Killer will make?" Cao Xu asked.

"From my many years of experience, according to Shadow Killer's character, he will definitely not break his promise," Soha said cautiously. He wanted to guess Cao Xu's possible reaction through the voice channel.

"You mean, Shadow Killer will assassinate three people according to his bet with Nie Yan?" A cold killing intent flashed in Cao Xu's eyes. Shadow Killer had always been unruly, and with this bet between Shadow Killer and Nie Yan, Shadow Killer could no longer be used. People who can't be used can only be allowed to disappear completely!

"Yes," Soha nodded.

Cao Xu was silent for a moment and sent some messages to his subordinates. Under his arrangement, a conspiracy surrounding Shadow Killer unfolded.

After Nie Yan killed Shadow Killer, he knew that King of the World and Sun and others had infiltrated the guild headquarters of the Mage Alliance and were staring at Crazy Mage and Holy Flame. There were at least twenty people in the conference hall, and they could not find a suitable time to strike, so they could only lie in wait patiently.

Nie Yan rushed over there, preparing to cooperate with the actions of King of the World and Sun and others. Shadow Killer was dead. If they could successfully assassinate Crazy Mage and Holy Flame again and post the video on the website, what a sensation it would cause?

The president of a guild being assassinated by hostile players in the most heavily guarded fortress of his own guild would undoubtedly be an indelible shame, and a heavy blow to the morale of the entire Mage Alliance.

Nie Yan was sneaking towards the hall. Just as he was sneaking near the entrance of the hall, he suddenly received a voice message from Guo Huai.

Guo Huai sent him a message at this critical juncture, so it must be something important, so he connected to the voice channel.

"What's the matter?" Nie Yan asked.

"Dao Guang just sent me a message, saying that someone from the Century Financial Group contacted him and sent him a five-year employment agreement for 20 million a year, saying that if he was willing to sign it and join the Century Financial Group, they would be willing to provide Dao Guang with the best benefits. Dao Guang refused them and sent me the contents of the agreement. This is the agreement, take a look at it. In addition, those people from the Century Financial Group have also contacted some of our members of the Nirvana Guild," Guo Huai said, sending Nie Yan all the contents of the agreement that Dao Guang had sent him.

Nie Yan received the agreement and read it. The various conditions on it were obviously extremely favorable. It was likely that only the Century Financial Group could have such a large sum. Nie Yan's heart sank. The thing he was most worried about had finally come! A large financial group like the Century Financial Group would obviously not be willing to be squeezed out of the Grin Land Empire by the Nirvana Guild little by little. They would definitely take some action, and the Century Financial Group's strongest point was their capital. The once extremely powerful Ares Guild in his previous life collapsed under the slow erosion of the Century Financial Group's capital. Would the Nirvana Guild repeat the same mistake?

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