Chapter 171 The Undead Scourge

Having acquired so many skeletons at once, Qin Han's ambitions were probably even more inflated. Before long, this guy would attack the major fortresses, because those places were where players were more concentrated!

In the following days, Qin Han's skeleton army slowly moved towards Carol City. Whether it was villages, towns, or fortresses, everything was destroyed. The thirteen fortresses of the Crazy War Alliance were under full-scale attack. Ten fortresses were reduced to ruins. The Crazy War Alliance held on to the remaining three fortresses, standing firm.

The ten fallen fortresses were abandoned on Nie Yan's orders in order to preserve strength and concentrate forces for defense. Of course, those ten fortresses weren't given to Qin Han for nothing. The Crazy War Alliance used the city walls as a base, bombarding and killing large numbers of skeletons. As soon as the skeletons attacked the fortresses, they immediately retreated, inflicting casualties on the enemy while avoiding large-scale losses.

Qin Han's skeleton army couldn't break through the remaining three fortresses of the Crazy War Alliance after a long siege, so he left a large number of skeletons to guard the fortresses, while the remaining skeletons continued to advance towards Carol City.

As for the Necromancer Bodman and his Bone Dragon, they had disappeared without a trace, as if they had vanished into thin air.

Facing the impending full-scale attack of the undead army, Nie Yan stepped up the deployment of the Nirvana Guild's defenses. In order to shrink the defensive line, they would inevitably have to abandon many fortresses, which was unavoidable.

Looking at the time, there were only ten minutes left before he logged off. Another day had passed, and he wondered how Dao Guang and the others were doing with their class advancement quests.

As the undead army rapidly expanded, the system released a system-wide announcement: the Undead Scourge expansion had begun.

"The damned undead, their sinful figures have reappeared! They are like a swarm of locusts, devouring all life! Children of the God of Light, take up your weapons and drive these sinful creatures out of our land!"

The Undead Scourge expansion had begun!

Due to the number of skeletons having grown to a certain scale, the Greenland Empire had to take it seriously, dispatching a certain number of NPCs to clear the skeletons, and calling on players to deal with the skeletons. Qin Han's pressure suddenly increased a lot.

Just as Nie Yan was frantically dispatching guild troops and grinding skeletons, a crisp system prompt sounded.

Nie Yan glanced down at the system prompt.

System: Undead Scourge prediction successful. Please go to the Greenland Empire Council of Elders. Emperor Jobinia will grant you the title of Great Prophet.

Nie Yan was already a Great Prophet, but it needed to be ratified by a high-level monarch like Emperor Jobinia. Becoming a Great Prophet meant that Nie Yan's status in the Greenland Empire was second only to Emperor Jobinia, equivalent to that of an elder.

Seeing this news, Nie Yan was excited. He had coveted the title of Great Prophet for a long time. He originally thought that the prediction of the Undead Scourge would be invalid because his Great Prophecy had failed, but he didn't expect it to take effect anyway. Although the Prophecy failed, Nie Yan still told Emperor Jobinia in advance about the start of the Undead Scourge.

He wondered what kind of special rewards the Great Prophet would have. Nie Yan was looking forward to it, but it was too late to go to the Greenland Empire Council of Elders now, so he could only log off and talk about it later.

With anticipation and trepidation, Nie Yan disconnected and walked out of the game pod.

As usual, Nie Yan went to class with Xie Yao.

The First Military Academy was still the same as usual, with a continuous stream of people on the paths through the trees.

After parting with Xie Yao, Nie Yan strolled into the classroom. As he entered, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little off. There were dozens of unfamiliar faces in the classroom.

Nie Yan's gaze swept over them, and finally landed on his seat. A person was sitting in his seat. The guy was wearing a gray and white t-shirt, looking a bit like a hoodlum, and glanced at Nie Yan sideways.

Xu Yan and the others anxiously gestured to Nie Yan, signaling him to leave quickly.

Seeing Xu Yan and the others' anxious expressions, Nie Yan understood in an instant that these people were probably here to cause trouble.

There were more than thirty strangers in the classroom, all of them burly and strong. From the aura they exuded, one could tell that these people were not simple.

Nie Yan had no fear in his heart and walked straight towards his seat.

Xu Yan and the others slapped their foreheads. Why was Nie Yan so clueless? He should leave quickly when faced with this kind of situation, why was he still going up to them?

"Excuse me, you're sitting in my seat. Please stand up," Nie Yan said stiffly.

The person didn't intend to stand up. He glanced at Nie Yan and said, "My name is Song Chen, a senior in the Mecha Combat Department."

Nie Yan vaguely seemed to have heard this name before. It seemed to be on the list of some fighting competition in the school, and this guy's ranking seemed to be very high. However, he didn't participate in that fighting competition, so he didn't have a deep impression.

"Don't recognize you," Nie Yan said dismissively.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, the slightly smug expression on the face of the guy named Song Chen froze. He snorted coldly and said in a sinister tone, "I heard that Lei Su is going to challenge you. I wanted to come and see how strong you are, and if you have the qualifications."

Nie Yan could tell that this guy was here to provoke him. He had no interest in this kind of boring contest at all.

"Just you guys?" Nie Yan said scornfully.

"Damn, this kid is too arrogant."

"He's just a freshman, daring to be so arrogant. If we don't teach him a lesson, he won't know his place."

More than thirty seniors beside him were eager to try, wanting to take action. People like Zhao Shiyu and Fu Guangtao were too scared to say anything in front of this group of seniors.

Seeing that these people were about to make a move, Xu Yan, Xia Tianyu, Fei Zhe, and Chu Chenghao stood up one after another. They looked at Nie Yan with a hint of determination in their eyes. Seeing Xu Yan and the others stand up, many other students in the class also stood up one after another, accounting for about half of the Command Department. Fu Guangtao struggled in his seat for a long time, and finally stood up as well.

Seeing Fu Guangtao stand up, Zhao Shiyu and Bai Jun were a little surprised. They hesitated for a while, but didn't stand up, watching coldly from the sidelines.

Seeing that so many students in the Command Department were all siding with Nie Yan, Song Chen sneered, "I didn't expect so many of you in the Command Department to have backbone."

"This matter has nothing to do with them. Let's go to the gym, it's more spacious there," Nie Yan said without any emotional fluctuation.

"This is what you asked for, we didn't force you," Song Chen said, playing with the coin in his hand, looking at Nie Yan.

Xu Yan and the others were about to say something, but were interrupted by Nie Yan, "You guys stay here, this is none of your business."

Nie Yan followed behind Song Chen and walked towards the gym. More than thirty people behind him followed with a whoop, and five strong seniors blocked the door, so Xu Yan and the others couldn't get out. They were no match for these seniors at all. The gap in strength between freshmen and seniors was quite obvious.

"Xu Yan, Nie Yan was taken away by them, what should we do?" Fei Zhe said anxiously.

"Take it easy, let me think." Xu Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "There's no other way, we can only call Sister Hua Sha and Boss Bad Egg over."

Xu Yan took out his phone and dialed Shi Li Hua Sha's number.

Nearly thirty people surrounded Nie Yan in the center, preventing him from suddenly escaping.

Song Chen looked at Nie Yan and sneered. He had wanted to teach Nie Yan a lesson for a long time. On the one hand, it was because Lei Su's challenge to Nie Yan had put Nie Yan in the limelight, and on the other hand, it was because Nie Yan was Xie Yao's boyfriend. He had been coveting Xie Yao, but Nie Yan had taken the lead, so he was naturally very unhappy.

Lei Su didn't seem like the kind of person who would create a gimmick. He publicly challenged Nie Yan on the forum, which must be because this guy Nie Yan did have some strength. To be on the safe side, he brought more than thirty people over. Even if Lei Su came, he would still be beaten up with so many people.

Song Chen had done this kind of thing, teaching people a lesson in the First Military Academy, many times. Every time, those who were taught a lesson could only swallow their anger and eventually admit that it was a normal duel.

A group of people walked into the gym, and the people behind closed the door. People outside had no idea what was happening inside.

Nie Yan's eyes swept over the group of people around him. Their body types, muscle distribution, the way they walked, etc., all fell into his eyes. Since advancing to Shadow Dancer, Nie Yan's fighting skills were much stronger than before, and he had a very keen sense of perception. From a person's posture, movements, etc., he could judge the other person's strength, and where their weaknesses were. This keenness allowed Nie Yan to unleash amazing destructive power in a fight.

Some students who saw Nie Yan being taken into the gym secretly mourned for Nie Yan. The same thing had happened many times, and Nie Yan would probably be severely beaten up.

More than thirty people surrounded Nie Yan in the middle, scattering into a circle, looking at Nie Yan in the center.

"Are you going to fight one-on-one or all-out?" Song Chen looked at Nie Yan playfully. Nie Yan basically had no right to choose. He would let one person go up and fight Nie Yan. If Nie Yan lost, he would be beaten very badly. If Nie Yan won, then it would be an all-out brawl.

"You can all come at me together, to save trouble," Nie Yan said calmly. He stretched his body. He hadn't fought outside the game for a long time. He wondered how strong he was now, but he could clearly feel that he was stronger than before. He was itching to try.

There were a lot of opponents, and he might encounter some trouble. It seemed that he could only resort to ruthless tactics.

"This is what you said." Song Chen looked at Nie Yan, who was still as steady as Mount Tai, and felt a little depressed. Nie Yan gave him a feeling of unfathomable depth. He thought that with more than thirty people on his side, they should be able to take Nie Yan down.

"Life and death are up to fate, don't talk so much nonsense." Nie Yan slowly clenched his fists, and a raging force surged through his arms, like a flood wanting to vent outwards.