Chapter 149 The Molten Forest

Nie Yan and Tang Yao read their scrolls to return to the city, teleported back, and headed towards the headquarters of the Niuren Tribe in Kaloy City.

Inside the Niuren Tribe headquarters, Guo Huai and the others saw Nie Yan and Tang Yao return and stood up.

There were about a dozen people in the guild headquarters. Cui Can Daoguang, Daitou Dage Qizai, Shabusi De Huaidan, Bi Lu Sha, and others were all there. Their expressions were solemn. They must have been discussing something before Nie Yan and Tang Yao returned.

"You're back," Guo Huai greeted them.

"What happened?" Nie Yan asked. If it wasn't something major and urgent, Guo Huai wouldn't have urgently summoned them back.

"Here's the thing. Zongheng Tianxia somehow found out the location of our guild's elite team and sent over a thousand people to block them. Sixteen members of our guild's elite team were killed. Fortunately, Cui Can Daoguang and Daitou Dage Qizai were alert and ran back under the cover of their teammates," Guo Huai said. Knowing that the elite team had been blocked, he quickly sent messages to Nie Yan and Tang Yao and sent a large number of members to rescue Cui Can Daoguang and the others, but it was too late. More than a thousand people chasing twenty people, the battle ended quickly. It was pure luck that Cui Can Daoguang and Daitou Dage Qizai were able to run back.

Hearing Guo Huai finish speaking, Nie Yan's face darkened. Sixteen members of the elite team were killed, what a significant blow this would be to the Niuren Tribe! Each member of the elite team was a treasure to the Niuren Tribe! Under the leadership of Cui Can Daoguang and Daitou Dage Qizai, the elite team had achieved brilliant results, but this incident was equivalent to wasting at least two or three days of their efforts.

"Did any of the dead members have red names?" Nie Yan asked. If any members had killed enough to turn red and then got killed, losing all their equipment, that would be even more depressing, equivalent to directly ruining an elite member.

"Fortunately, Cui Can Daoguang and Daitou Dage Qizai were relatively restrained and didn't let the members attack first."

No one had infiltrated the elite team, otherwise, if they were ambushed again like outside the Blackflame Forest, they would suffer a great loss.

But even so, the loss was still significant. Nie Yan was furious. He hadn't gone looking for Zongheng Tianxia, yet Zongheng Tianxia had come to his door. This time, he absolutely couldn't swallow his anger!

"It's our fault for not paying attention in advance, that's why this happened," Daitou Dage Qizai said self-reproachfully. Thinking of those dead members, he felt a pang of heartache. They had worked so hard to get the best current equipment for each member, but they didn't expect to fall into the hands of Zongheng Tianxia this time. It was all their fault for not being vigilant enough beforehand.

"This matter started because of me. I didn't expect Hei Zhuo to attack us," Cui Can Daoguang said. He should have realized earlier that he had pulled so many people away from Zongheng Tianxia, Hei Zhuo must have hated him to the core. Because Zongheng Tianxia's strength was far inferior to the Niuren Tribe, he thought that with Hei Zhuo's rationality, he wouldn't confront the Niuren Tribe head-on. Therefore, he didn't take this matter to heart.

"The matter has already happened, self-reproach is useless. This matter isn't so simple!" Nie Yan's eyes flashed with cold light. Whoever touched his people, he would take their lives! As the guild leader, he had to settle this matter.

"I just received news that Zongheng Tianxia has allied with Kaixuan and become a branch guild of the Kaixuan Empire," Guo Huai said, after seeing the message sent by a subordinate.

"No wonder they're so arrogant," Shabusi De Huaidan couldn't help but say. "Boss, let's go kill those bastards!"

He had a good relationship with several members of the guild's elite team, and they had all been killed this time!

"Be quiet, listen to what the bosses have to say," Bi Lu Sha said calmly from the side.

Hearing Guo Huai's words, Nie Yan frowned. Zongheng Tianxia had at least twenty thousand people. Although their strength wasn't great, with the guild's elites all pulled over by Cui Can Daoguang, two or three thousand people were still not to be underestimated. All of them joining Kaixuan would definitely have some impact on the future situation.

Guo Huai and the others looked at Nie Yan, waiting for Nie Yan to make a decision.

Bi Lu Sha, Shabusi De Huaidan, and the others then felt the atmosphere in the guild. It turned out that Nie Yan was the one who made decisions in the guild.

"What should we do? Should we declare a full-scale war against Zongheng Tianxia?" Guo Huai asked. The guild's elite team had been wiped out, if the Niuren Tribe didn't show any reaction, they would definitely be looked down upon. But if they declared a full-scale war, it would mean that the Niuren Tribe would have to invest a lot of manpower to deal with Zongheng Tianxia's people everywhere, and Kaixuan's people would definitely participate as well. In this way, the entire Niuren Tribe's development would stagnate.

Even the Kaixuan Empire wouldn't dare to easily declare war on a guild, let alone the Niuren Tribe. Now was the time for everyone to develop rapidly. Once a war started, it would be equivalent to staking the guild's future, and even if they declared a full-scale war, they wouldn't be able to destroy Zongheng Tianxia!

In the current situation, all the Niuren Tribe's players were staring at the higher-ups. The Niuren Tribe had been bullied like this, they might not be willing to swallow their anger, and this matter couldn't be suppressed.

If it was Kaixuan who had made the move, the Niuren Tribe could still tolerate it a bit. After all, the Kaixuan Empire was currently the largest guild in Kaloy City, with a large force. Everyone was holding their breath, thinking that one day they would kill Kaixuan. But what was Zongheng Tianxia, just a small guild? If even a small guild could casually shit and piss on the Niuren Tribe's head, then why would they stay in the guild?

Therefore, Nie Yan and the others' decision would affect the entire guild's future direction.

"We have spies from Zongheng Tianxia buried in our guild. We weren't cautious enough in our defense, that's why they found our location. Should we explain it to the people below?" Daitou Dage Qizai asked. They understood that a full-scale war was useless, it would only drag them down. Everyone would go to block Zongheng Tianxia's people, and their levels would soon fall behind.

"No need!" Nie Yan shook his head. This wasn't the best solution. Kaixuan was also closely watching this matter. If the Niuren Tribe wanted to suppress the matter, they would spread the word everywhere, and the Niuren Tribe's higher-ups would no longer have any credibility.

"Look at the official forums!" Guo Huai said. After the incident happened, he had been closely monitoring the trends on the official forums. A video of Zongheng Tianxia ambushing the Niuren Tribe's elite team appeared on the official forums, and Zongheng Tianxia's people also wrote many provocative words.

Niuren Tribe, do you dare to fight?

"Damn, Nie Yan, let's fight them!" Tang Yao couldn't help but say after seeing those provocative words.

"What's the current situation with Zongheng Tianxia's people?" Nie Yan asked Guo Huai.

"The message from below is that Zongheng Tianxia's people are ostentatiously clearing the field to level up in the Molten Forest, they should be waiting for us to go over! Our people below are almost unable to hold back, especially some people who transferred over from Zongheng Tianxia, they're clamoring to form a group to kill them. I've asked the team leaders of each team to appease their subordinates and let them stabilize, waiting for your orders," Guo Huai said, looking at Nie Yan.

"Keep an eye on those loudmouths, and after we've dealt with this matter, remove them," Nie Yan said. These people must be spies from Zongheng Tianxia, wanting to incite the Niuren Tribe's players to put pressure on the higher-ups. However, now wasn't the time to remove them, wait until the matter was over.

"This matter should have been planned by Kaixuan," Cui Can Daoguang said. He understood Hei Zhuo's character. If Kaixuan hadn't promised him some benefits, he would never have gotten involved. If he angered the Niuren Tribe, he wouldn't have a good ending.

"If the Kaixuan Empire is the mastermind, it's useless no matter how many people our Niuren Tribe sends, we might even fall into their trap," Guo Huai said worriedly. But if they didn't go, Zongheng Tianxia was so ostentatiously clearing the field and killing monsters in the Molten Forest, the eyes of the whole server were on the Niuren Tribe! Wouldn't that show that the Niuren Tribe was swallowing their anger? If they created momentum outside, from then on, the Niuren Tribe's people would never be able to lift their heads again.

This was a blatant insult!

Nie Yan sneered. Not愧is破天, wanting to come up with such a vicious trick, but the Niuren Tribe would naturally not sit idly by.

Nie Yan analyzed the current situation. The Niuren Tribe was in a dilemma. If they declared war, the people they sent would definitely be eaten by the Kaixuan Empire. If they didn't fight, Zongheng Tianxia and a group of people would be ostentatiously clearing the field and leveling up in the Molten Forest, and the eyes of the whole server were on the Niuren Tribe!

Perhaps the Holy Roman Empire, the Galan Guild, and the Kuangzhan Alliance were all watching how the Niuren Tribe would handle this matter, to let them get involved, that was absolutely impossible. Their relationship with the Niuren Tribe hadn't reached that level.

The Niuren Tribe had no reinforcements!

"The Molten Forest, let me think." Nie Yan pondered. He was most familiar with the Molten Forest, its terrain was complex, with layers of rocks and caves everywhere. The Molten Forest was an ironwood jungle, respawning level 25 lava monsters. Below the Molten Forest was a vast underground world, known as the Dark Death Domain, respawning some venomous snakes and flies, level 25 monsters. They hid in dark corners and often appeared in groups to attack enemies unexpectedly. If attacked, their bodies would stiffen and petrify. Therefore, few people dared to level up there. That underground world had a total of seven entrances, all in extremely hidden places.

A very dangerous thought suddenly flashed through Nie Yan's mind.

The Molten Forest!

Nie Yan looked at Guo Huai and said, "Have someone go to the Starry Night Potion Shop to get some anti-petrification potions, and hurry."

"How many do you need?"

"A hundred bottles."

"A hundred bottles is enough?" Guo Huai asked in surprise.

Nie Yan nodded and said, "That's enough." Then he turned to look at all the members here and asked, "Who is willing to go with me and slaughter Zongheng Tianxia!"

"Me!" Tang Yao said loudly.

"Me!" Shabusi De Huaidan also jumped out.

"And me!"

More than a dozen people were filled with righteous indignation.