Chapter 100 Black Powder

A hundred-plus thieves might seem like a lot, but scattered in this complex mountain forest, it really wasn't much. Trying to search out a few dozen people in this forest was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Nie Yan hadn't attracted enough attention. In his view, who in Calore City could compete with the Niu Ren Tribe? The Triumphant Empire was being watched so closely; even if the people from Warblade, Mages Alliance, and Sacred Guardians wanted to come, they wouldn't be able to reach in time.

The Niu Ren Tribe's influence in Calore City was deeply rooted. At least one in ten players had some connection to the Niu Ren Tribe. As soon as they got any news, the Niu Ren Tribe would immediately know. Generally, teams of hundreds or thousands of people could hardly escape the Niu Ren Tribe's eyes. Therefore, two thousand people escorting the goods was already enough.

The teleportation performed by the six Elemental Shamans was a secret technique of the Priest Temple. Usually, secret techniques were the most difficult to defend against. Moreover, they were very well prepared, having already set up teleportation points in Glory City. Each teleport could bring over fifty or sixty people.

Warblade had been planning to attack the Niu Ren Tribe's fortress for a long time. This time, due to the appearance of black powder, they temporarily changed their strategy to get rid of the black powder first!

Things like black powder were military supplies. The quantity was very large; a backpack couldn't hold much. Putting the black powder into small porcelain bottles meant at least tens of thousands of bottles, which couldn't be done in just a few days. They could only carry it by hand. It would be much more convenient if they could make cargo carts to transport goods in the future.

Black powder was very useful. It could be used to make various items for defending and attacking cities, such as blast magic bombs, flaming crossbow bolts, and catapult incendiary bombs.

As for the Goblin Magic Cannons, everyone had heard of them, but the design drawings were relatively hard to find.

If Nie Yan could move all this black powder and materials back, he could make Goblin Magic Cannons. Even if there were only one or two, it would be very good.

"Boss Nie Yan, it's safe here. We ran into a few players leveling up and chased them away."

"We don't have any problems here either."

The hundred-plus thieves who were sent out sent back messages one after another.

These messages made Nie Yan feel much more at ease. He glanced behind him. All the black powder was being moved together, which was a bit too dangerous. After thinking for a moment, he divided the team transporting the gunpowder into seven groups and had a large number of thieves and warriors patrol the nearby jungle to prevent anyone from getting close.

"Nie Yan, I just got news that a group of top-tier experts from Warblade, Mages Alliance, and Sacred Guardians suddenly disappeared. I don't know where they went. They gathered together in Glory City twenty minutes ago. I had people pay close attention to the teleportation arrays in Calore City, but they didn't find them coming over. Could they have gone to a dungeon?" Guo Huai said. The sudden disappearance of the top players from the three guilds was too strange. As soon as he got the news, he immediately passed it on to Nie Yan.

Those people didn't use the teleportation arrays in Calore City. Even riding the fastest horses, it would take seven or eight hours to cross the border between the two cities and reach Calore City. Therefore, Guo Huai couldn't imagine that this group of people would suddenly go and attack Nie Yan. On the other hand, when Nie Yan heard Guo Huai's words, he immediately felt a sense of crisis. They were transporting black powder here, and the top players from Warblade, Mages Alliance, and Sacred Guardians disappeared at the same time. There was definitely something strange going on.

The various magics and props in Faith were the most unpredictable. If those people got their hands on something like a teleportation scroll, it would be hard to say.

"Have everyone in the guild who has changed classes come here immediately, at the fastest speed! Also, summon five thousand brothers to come and meet us!" Nie Yan said in a low voice.

Guo Huai was stunned for a moment. Hearing Nie Yan's tone, he immediately understood the seriousness of the matter and said, "Understood, I'll go immediately."

More than two thousand people traveled through the jungle in a mighty formation. Nie Yan's gaze swept toward the forest. The dense jungle made it too easy to hide dozens of people!

Nie Yan felt a strong sense of unease. He shouted in the regional guild chat, "Everyone be on guard, prepare for battle!"

At this moment, the magic elements in the air suddenly became restless. Nie Yan looked at the front of the team. A cloud of red gathered, and flames raged. The team in front of the Niu Ren Tribe immediately stirred.

"Enemy attack!"

The players behind prepared to rush up to rescue them, but Nie Yan stopped them.

"Stop, protect the black powder!" Nie Yan shouted in a deep voice. The reason the attacking enemies attacked the front of the team first was to lure the experts escorting the black powder behind them. They must have others lying in ambush elsewhere.

The Niu Ren Tribe's team was very long. There were about three or four hundred players clearing the way in the front. The average level of these people was around Level 45. Although their strength couldn't compare to top players, they were considered quite good among ordinary players. The Niu Ren Tribe didn't have a single trash player!

Seven players dressed differently appeared in front of the team. There were people from Angel Corps, Warblade, Mages Alliance, and Sacred Guardians—an arcane mage, a holy word mage, a priest, a berserker, a paladin, and an elemental shaman.

On a protruding boulder in the distance, the arcane mage stood proudly, waving his staff and spitting out a series of obscure incantations in a deep, explosive voice. A powerful magical force surged in the air.

Advanced magic, Arcane Detonation!

Generally, the coverage of an advanced magic could often reach over a hundred yards in radius. It wasn't as easy to dodge as ordinary area-of-effect magic, and the magic damage was extremely high. Basically, no one could withstand several waves of advanced magic bombardment.

The players of the Niu Ren Tribe stirred. The five paladins in the front of the Niu Ren Tribe activated Rampaging Aura and rushed toward the arcane mage. No matter what, they had to silence him, otherwise, this advanced magic would damage at least half of these three or four hundred people.

Six warriors followed behind the five paladins.

This group of melee units rushed straight at the arcane mage. An advanced magic required at least two sets of syllables to chant, which was twenty seconds. If the paladins approached him within five yards, a silence would interrupt his advanced magic.

Seeing the players from the Niu Ren Tribe rushing up, the others beside the arcane mage naturally wouldn't be idle.

The elemental shaman waved his staff and inserted a Windfury Totem into the ground. He spoke several orcish syllables in a low voice. Electric light burst from his hand, and three lightning bolts struck out, drawing straight lines in the air and striking a paladin. *Peng peng peng*, three critical hit damages of over 800 floated above the paladin's head, and he was blasted away, crashing to the ground.

A clean and decisive kill!

The Windfury Totem could turn all attacks within the team into critical hit damage.

This elemental shaman was so fast. Several players from Warblade, Mages Alliance, and Sacred Guardians couldn't help but look sideways. The people from Angel Corps were indeed ferocious.

"Madman, the brother from Angel Corps showed us a trick, we can't lose face!" the berserker next to him shouted, and charged towards those paladins.

"Understood!" The holy word mage waved his staff, blessed himself with several holy light magics that increased attack, and cast Holy Light Judgment on a paladin from the Niu Ren Tribe.

*Peng*, -2321, a paladin was blasted away, instant kill!

The holy word mage was stunned. Such high damage! Even he himself hadn't expected this damage value. His gaze fell on the Windfury Totem next to him. This totem was clearly just a slightly processed piece of wood, yet it had such a powerful effect!

"Nice! Brother Darkwing's Windfury Totem has a good effect!" the holy word mage praised. At least a Level 5 or higher Windfury Totem would have such an effect. He moved his staff, and another Holy Light Judgment was cast, blasting away another paladin.

The holy word mage Madman had successfully changed his class to Archmage, and his attack on these players who hadn't changed classes was already very high. With the Windfury Totem buffing him, his magic could directly kill people.

Charge!

Charge!

Warriors from the Niu Ren Tribe accelerated and charged up one after another.

The berserker shouted in a deep voice and met them head-on, withstanding two or three of them. Whirlwind Slash!

"Block the paladins, don't let the paladins silence Starshatter!" the berserker said in the team chat, roaring, and Shocked the three warriors next to him, knocking them back.

"Don't worry, we're here!" the elemental shaman Darkwing said, waving his staff, Hex!

A warrior had just rushed to the side of the elemental shaman Darkwing when he was hit by a Hex, and his body quickly shrank, turning into a frog.

After casting Hex on this warrior, the elemental shaman Darkwing ignored him and went to deal with the others.

A paladin rushed next to the arcane mage Starshatter and was about to cast a silence skill when the holy word mage Madman cast a Banish, and a powerful thrust hit the paladin, blasting the paladin away. He didn't silence him!

Although this group of people was cooperating for the first time, as top-tier players, they had extraordinary awareness. As long as they worked together a little, they could understand their teammates' combat styles.

The mages of the Niu Ren Tribe fired their magic at this side, and the priests and paladins quickly healed Starshatter and the others.

"These guys are more ferocious than we imagined, be careful, pay attention to your health!" the paladin said, throwing a heal on the berserker.

The berserker's health was dropping fast, and the paladin's heal couldn't keep up. The berserker drank a bottle of Intermediate Instant Recovery Potion, and Hamstrung, putting the rushing warriors into a crippled state, and quickly retreated.

These seven people remained organized and methodical under high-intensity combat.

Twenty seconds was actually a very short time. The players of the Niu Ren Tribe had already used seven or eight seconds from discovering the arcane mage Starshatter to rushing over. Time flew by. Before the players of the Niu Ren Tribe could even retreat, they heard the arcane mage spit out the last heavy syllable, Arcane Detonation!