Chapter 1 The Beginning

The wandering soul princess Aina waved her staff, summoning a ball of flames that fell into the crowd of players. With a bang, the flames exploded, sparks flew everywhere, and instantly engulfed some of the players.

More than a thousand players on the field were harvested, but even more reckless players surged up.

They were prepared to exhaust the wandering soul princess Aina to death. No matter how powerful the Boss was, it couldn't withstand the sheer number of people. Time ticked by little by little.

These players had no idea that the wandering soul princess Aina was so powerful that the number of casualties rapidly accumulated.

After about thirty minutes, the wandering soul princess Aina still had 33% of her health left, decreasing very slowly. The wandering soul princess Aina made the players truly realize what a level 100 mutated lord was, completely different from the previous Bosses. In the past, with thousands of them swarming up, those Bosses would be almost finished in five or six minutes.

The casualties of the Glorious Sanctuary were a bit serious, with more than two hundred deaths before and after.

"Shield Armor, pay attention to interrupting, mages control aggro, suppress output!" Xing Zhi Huihuang looked at the team's casualties and issued orders. If the casualties were too great, it wouldn't be worth it even if they snatched good equipment.

In addition to the people from the Glorious Sanctuary, there were about ten thousand scattered players around the wandering soul princess Aina, and three guilds had also sent thousand-man groups over.

The iron golem was led into the town, and about six or seven thousand people gathered around it.

The iron golem swung its fists one after another, and each attack could knock down dozens of players, but there were still people who weren't afraid of death rushing up.

These players all harbored dreams of getting rich overnight. The equipment on their bodies was worth at most dozens or hundreds of gold coins, and thousands of gold coins were considered very good. If creatures like the wandering soul princess Aina and the iron golem were killed, the equipment they dropped would be worth at least tens of thousands of gold coins. How could they not be crazy? As long as they were lucky enough to grab one or two pieces and sell them to the big shots in those big guilds or studios, all the equipment on their bodies could be renewed.

Similar things had happened too many times before, and many people had become rich overnight because of it. The power of example was very great. There were even a group of people who professionally snatched treasures. Once they encountered a Boss-snatching situation, they were more active than anyone else.

Therefore, as soon as they received the news that the wandering soul princess Aina was attacking Krasu Town, they rushed over from all over the place.

Nie Yan then realized what it meant to be eaten to death by ants. Just like the current situation, no matter how strong the wandering soul princess and her summoned creatures were, they couldn't stop the endless tide of players. There were too many of them! Each person causing a little damage could grind them to death.

The wandering soul princess let out a shrill howl, and all the players within a fifty-yard radius around her fell into a controlled state, running around like headless flies.

The scene was chaotic for a long time, and many magic users immediately came up from behind, frequently outputting magic.

Nie Yan didn't dare to look for the wandering soul princess. He stealthily went to an area about twenty yards away from the iron golem, cast a probe at the iron golem, and found that the iron golem had only 9% of its health left, and it was about to die.

The iron golem entered a berserk state, drew a giant axe from its back, and slashed at the crowd. A crescent-shaped sword aura more than ten yards long slashed at the ground with a loud bang, and hundreds of players were knocked to the ground, and a burst of white light lit up.

"Damn, it's berserk!"

"Run, wait until its berserk time passes."

"Damn it, are you risking your life to snatch equipment? Run!"

The iron golem frantically chased after these players, and wherever it went, the players were harvested like wheat.

Nie Yan was hiding in the crowd, and as he watched the iron golem swing its sword down, he dodged out with a Gale Step. Where the sword light fell behind him, a series of screams rang out.

Nie Yan looked back, and at least a hundred people had died behind him.

If you don't have enough strength, you can only be cannon fodder.

Wherever the iron golem went, there were moans and groans everywhere.

Nie Yan went around to the back of the iron golem, about ten yards away, and fixed his eyes on the iron golem's spine.

Seeing that the iron golem's health was only about 3% left, everyone was waiting to reap the benefits, but no one dared to rush up, because the iron golem at this time was the craziest, and basically anyone who dared to approach it was instantly killed.

Dense magic bombarded the iron golem's body, and a series of damage numbers floated above the iron golem's head.

Seeing that the iron golem's health had dropped to only about 1% left.

"The iron golem is about to die! Give it your all!"

"Everyone in the team cover me to grab the equipment!"

Some teams quickly pulled up a line of defense to block the players behind them, and some thieves were lurking in front, preparing to steal treasures. If the people behind them dared to rush up, they would not hesitate to give them a head-on blow. However, the players behind were desperately squeezing forward. The equipment dropped by the iron golem was enough to make everyone present go crazy. Those in front wanted to occupy it, and the people behind would not agree.

Seeing that the iron golem's health was only a sliver left, Nie Yan used a Shadow Strike, suddenly disappearing in place, and his dagger neatly severed the iron golem's spine.

The iron golem's health was exhausted, its body fell apart, and it collapsed to the ground.

"Cool, the honor points are in hand." Nie Yan glanced at the system prompt and obtained more than two thousand honor points. This last blow was really awesome.

As Nie Yan was about to reach out to grab the equipment dropped by the iron golem, the warriors and thieves on the periphery surged in.

"The iron golem is dead, grab the equipment!"

"Stop that thief!"

Suddenly, clusters of red flames gathered in the sky, and then fireballs fell from the sky.

"Damn it, who's casting area-of-effect magic!"

A group of players cursed, and some thieves and warriors couldn't dodge in time and were directly hit by the fireballs, and patches of damage floated up.

"Damn, this is too ruthless, actually casting area-of-effect magic at the crowd!" When Nie Yan saw that the situation was not right, he used a Gale Step to fly out, dodging the attack of the flame storm. After running out twenty or thirty yards, when he looked back, the rear was already a raging sea of ​​flames, and a pile of corpses lay in the flames.

The area-of-effect magic showed a tendency to intensify. The mages behind them had worked so hard to output damage and kill the iron golem. The warriors and thieves of other teams blocked them in front, preventing them from snatching the equipment. How could they be willing to watch the equipment dropped by the iron golem being snatched away? In a fit of anger, they used area-of-effect magic. Even if I can't get it, you can't even think about it!

"Damn it, kill whoever casts area-of-effect magic!" A regimental commander of a large regiment cursed.

Seeing this situation, it was too chaotic, and they were killing each other. The area within a radius of thirty yards around the iron golem was full of flames, and it was estimated that it was impossible to snatch the equipment. Nie Yan thought about it, and decided to forget it. He didn't lack any equipment, and the things dropped by the iron golem were not particularly attractive to him. It wasn't worth risking his life to get them. It was enough to grab the honor points.

Nie Yan looked at the wandering soul princess Aina in the distance, and decided to go over there and take a look.

Nie Yan flew forward.

The battle around the wandering soul princess Aina was much more complicated than the iron golem's side. Several large guild teams were staring at the wandering soul princess Aina. There were several important forces around the wandering soul princess Aina, one of which was Xing Zhi Huihuang of the Glorious Sanctuary, with about two thousand people. There were also several guilds such as Death Descends, Tian Luo Zhi Men, and Dark Winter, each with at least a thousand people. They were carefully on guard, while consuming the wandering soul princess Aina's health, while preparing to grab the equipment.

Death Descends, Glorious Sanctuary, Tian Luo Zhi Men, and Dark Winter are the four guilds in Carole City that are second only to first-line guilds such as the Crazy Tank Brotherhood and the Holy Roman Empire. They are either old guilds that have existed since the beginning of the game, or newly emerging guilds. They do not occupy fortresses, and their income may not be very high, but their strength should not be underestimated. Generally, a guild has about fifty to sixty thousand people, and the proportion of elites is relatively small.

Although the Crazy Tank Brotherhood is powerful, it has always been wary of these guilds. Once these guilds become strong, the first target of attack will be the fortresses occupied by guilds such as the Crazy Tank Brotherhood and the Holy Roman Empire. For guilds such as the Crazy Tank Brotherhood, these guilds are more dangerous. Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. Anyway, they don't have a fortress in their hands. What if the attack on the Crazy Tank Brotherhood fails? At most, the Crazy Tank Brotherhood will issue a wanted order for them, surround and intercept them, causing them some losses. If they really can't hold on, they will directly disband the guild and re-establish it with the same team in another place.

The Crazy Tank Brotherhood has a big family and a big business and cannot afford to lose, but they can.

Therefore, if the Crazy Tank Brotherhood wants the foundation below to be stable enough, it cannot allow these second-tier guilds to grow stronger. Once there is a wrong trend, they must be strangled in the cradle.

The presidents of these four guilds were all commanding their teams on the front line. When Nie Yan looked forward, he spotted the figures of the Bloodfiend Five. They were wandering around about twenty to thirty yards away from the wandering soul princess Aina. It is said that the Bloodfiend is an organization of the First Military Academy. Two of them are students on campus, and three are graduates who have already graduated. Their codenames are Ming, Lie, Ying, Su, and Feng. All those they have recruited are thieves.

They will have to live in the First Military Academy for four years in the future, and they will meet sooner or later.

I was almost killed by your sneak attack last time, now it's my turn to sneak attack you, Nie Yan thought to himself.

Now Nie Yan's strength has greatly improved compared to last time. I wonder if they can run away. Those guys' skills are indeed good. There is a reason why they were able to advance to Shadow Dancer in their previous life, but the current Nie Yan can already be described as perverted.

Nie Yan fiddled with the dagger in his hand, entered a stealth state, and touched towards the battlefield over there.