Through a zone where demon hellhounds were constantly respawning, some higher-level demonic hyena monsters began to appear. They were slightly larger than the demon hellhounds, their bodies covered in sharp bone spurs. They were elite monsters around level 180, and their combat power was much stronger than ordinary demon hellhounds, but the experience they yielded was several times richer.

When dealing with the demonic hyena monsters, Nie Yan and the others were a little more cautious, continuing their fierce leveling. Their experience points steadily increased, and the speed was still quite considerable.

It took Nie Yan four days to level up to 141, six days to level up to 142, and twelve days to level up to 143. Twenty days passed quickly, and their exploration of the dark world had only just begun.

Nie Yan still hadn't found any trace of Mephisto. He glanced at his backpack. The energy released by Paternoster's War Hammer was becoming more and more powerful. The electric current crackled, and the rampaging power was terrifying.

He didn't dare take out Paternoster's War Hammer, for fear of causing trouble.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, the light was even dimmer than before, and the air was unusually heavy.

Nie Yan could feel that they were getting closer and closer to that Mephisto NPC.

Looking south, in the center of the wasteland, a towering mountain soared into the clouds, the top emitting thick black smoke, faintly flashing with some hot flames. It was a volcano!

For some reason, a feeling rose in Nie Yan's heart, estimating that they would have to reach that volcano to find Mephisto.

Although the volcano looked close at hand, it was estimated that it would take a month or two to advance to that side. It was a good opportunity to level up during this time.

While Nie Yan and the others were grinding monsters in the dark world, Guo Huai and the others were gradually expanding the influence of the Niu Ren Tribe in the Greenland Empire. The territory they actually controlled was also getting larger and larger. As for the Abernathy Grassland, the fortresses near Okoron City had already been built, and the city was more prosperous than before, with a large number of NPCs coming and going. Knowing that Okoron City was the Niu Ren Tribe's main fortress, many merchants realized that this was a huge business opportunity and came from all over. Moreover, since the Abernathy Grassland had many places suitable for players above level 100 to level up, it attracted many players to come.

Okoron City was a prosperous scene. With so many NPCs guarding it, there would be no problems with the security of Okoron City.

Unlike other NPC cities, Nie Yan had Guo Huai implement many more humane regulations in Okoron City. There were many tax reduction and exemption policies, as well as a system of nobility. Players who contributed more to Okoron City were granted titles recognized by the entire Greenland Empire, up to the level of Earl. This was a fatal attraction for players.

During the time that Nie Yan and the others were away, the entire Abernathy Grassland had been peaceful, but because it was too close to Doom Canyon, more and more chaotic evil players arrived at the Abernathy Grassland, causing some conflicts with the players of the Greenland Empire. However, after the news spread, it not only did not reduce the popularity of Okoron City, but attracted more high-level players to come. Players going to Doom Canyon regarded Okoron City as a transfer station and supply station. Due to the tax-free policy, they could buy potions here for about 5% cheaper. They could save a lot by buying a backpack of potions, which greatly promoted the commerce of Okoron City.

Everything was developing in an orderly manner.

On the eastern edge of the Abernathy Grassland, three teams of people, a total of sixty, slowly entered the Abernathy Grassland. They had different appearances, including dark elves with very dark skin, fallen humans, and small goblins. They were of various races, but they all had one obvious common feature: they all had a pair of silver wings on their backs, constantly flapping, causing their feet to leave the ground by about two inches, hovering like this, moving quickly.

Sixty silver wings. In the Demonkin tribe, this was definitely a terrifying team enough to destroy a large guild.

The sixty of them did not wear guild badges. They had a red epaulet on their left shoulder, with a ball of red flames painted on it, with the words 'Blood Demon Knights' written in the Demonkin script. Each of them was in a super red-name state, the eerie red being extremely frightening.

Each of them had killed at least hundreds of players of the same faction to have names that were so terrifyingly red.

"Blood Demon Leader, this is already the Niu Ren Tribe's Abernathy Grassland territory," a small goblin mage said. He was ugly, his skin was a greyish-green color, and he was only about one-third the height of an average player.

"I wonder if Crazy Thief Nie Yan is here. Hopefully we won't run into that guy," Blood Demon said. He was handsome, a fallen human warrior with slightly dark skin.

Everyone felt a little strange. Usually, Blood Demon Leader was fearless and arrogant. The Demonkin tribe's number one guild, Gods of Twilight, the Undead Empire's number one guild, Fallen Angels, etc., had all suffered losses at their hands. Blood Demon Leader didn't put the leaders of those two major guilds in his eyes at all, but he seemed to admire Crazy Thief Nie Yan very much.

"Even if Crazy Thief Nie Yan comes, he probably won't be our opponent," a dark elf thief said dismissively. He had seen Nie Yan's videos and didn't think Crazy Thief Nie Yan was that strong. He was just a little faster, and his movements didn't have any highly technical elements.

In fact, the videos circulating online had slowed down the playback speed a lot. If the video playback speed was restored to normal, they would know where Nie Yan was strong. Of course, he also had to have enough insight.

"Crazy Thief Nie Yan can sweep through the two major empires, definitely not by accident. Would you dare to sneak into the main fortress of Gods of Twilight alone and kill them until they were in chaos?" Blood Demon glanced at the dark elf thief indifferently.

The dark elf thief was speechless for a moment. He wanted to defend himself, but he didn't know how to argue. He just stuck his neck out and said, "His golden land dragon and paladin are just stronger."

Blood Demon smiled dismissively. He didn't refute, saying in the team chat, "Remember, we're here just to wash away our red names. Honor points and equipment are just bonuses. We'll do a few jobs in one place and leave, definitely not staying in one place for more than half an hour."

"Understood," the people around Blood Demon responded.

The dark elf thief also responded. Although he didn't think much of Crazy Thief Nie Yan, he still listened to Blood Demon very much. In his opinion, Blood Demon was the strongest. How could that Crazy Thief Nie Yan compare to their Blood Demon Leader?

"First target, a village one thousand yards ahead. Estimated number of NPCs is thirty, the highest level being a level 160 elite. The number of players is about seven hundred. Get it done within twenty minutes. Let's go!" Blood Demon said. When he spoke, there was no emotional fluctuation, as if he was stating something obvious.

Everyone quickened their pace. A group of thieves entered stealth mode and disappeared from everyone's sight. The remaining people separated, preparing to surround the village from all directions.

Clance Village was a quiet village with only a few dozen houses and no defensive walls. There were only thirty or so NPCs, and the number of players active here was at most a few hundred. Today was already considered a relatively lively day, because several player teams had arrived here, preparing to team up to grind monsters.

Dozens of Greenland Empire players were chatting.

"I just dropped a gem today, estimated to sell for about 300 gold coins. I'll have money for potions for the next few days."

"Damn, so lucky. Today, I only dropped two pieces of trash bronze equipment."

......

The team leader was adding people. They had nothing to do and were chatting happily. One of the mages turned his head and saw five or six players flying towards them in the distant wilderness.

"What are those guys? They actually have wings on their backs."

"They're from the Demonkin tribe."

Hearing someone say they were from the Demonkin tribe, the players became excited.

"Kill them and loot their equipment!"

A group of people rushed towards Blood Demon and the others. There were only a few of them, while they had at least a hundred, having a great advantage in numbers. More people meant more courage.

A human warrior was about to rush towards Blood Demon when a thief next to him fanned the human warrior's head and scolded, "Are you looking for death?"

"What's wrong?" The human warrior was a little confused.

"Didn't you see the wings on their backs?"

"What about the wings?"

"Silver wings, idiot. A top-tier class of the Demonkin tribe. Are you rushing up to give them experience? Look at that group of people, which one isn't a super red name. Even if they haven't killed tens of thousands, they've killed thousands like you newbies."

"What should we do?"

"Quickly find a place to use a return scroll!"

The two went to a corner and began to read the return scroll. Looking into the distance, the silver wings and the players of the Greenland Empire had come into contact. It was a completely one-sided slaughter. The human warrior couldn't help but rejoice. Listening to the boss was indeed correct. After two flashes of white light, they disappeared from the spot.

Blood Demon walked all the way, and three warriors rushed towards him. A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Ambush!

The great sword in his right hand suddenly bloomed with a bright red light. A giant sword aura charged forward. With a *puff*, blood splattered, and the warrior was blown away, instantly killed.

The other two warriors were stunned for a moment and immediately realized that the other party was a group of difficult guys. They frantically ran away.

Ambush!

Blood Demon accelerated again, his speed more than twice as fast as the warrior he was chasing, quickly approaching his back and piercing him with a sword.

Another one killed instantly!

He looked around, and the other silver wings had begun a one-sided slaughter of these Greenland Empire players.

"A bunch of ignorant fools," Blood Demon smiled coldly. "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"