Chapter 1 A Black Obsidian Shield

Nie Yan cast a Black Obsidian Shield on himself, a black light enveloping him.

He also cast a Holy Heal, his health regeneration rate immediately increasing significantly. At that moment, Angel Karenna tossed him a healing spell, restoring his health to full and relieving his immediate crisis.

A dense rain of arrows howled towards him, *puff puff puff*, dozens of arrows hitting Nie Yan in succession.

Damage numbers of two to three thousand, three to four thousand floated above Nie Yan's head, his health dropping rapidly. Nie Yan applied a bandage and, seeing his health about to hit rock bottom, quickly drank an expert-level instant health potion, instantly restoring his health to full.

His health continued to drop, stopping at around 65%.

About sixty arrows hit Nie Yan, more than 50% missing due to his evasion, leaving less than half to deal damage.

Due to the effect of the Black Obsidian Shield and Nie Yan's own powerful defense, these arrows, which would be fatal to ordinary players, only managed to reduce Nie Yan's health by about 10%.

With a *bang*, Nie Yan landed on a rooftop.

"Has Mad Rogue Nie Yan been killed?" Angel Owi asked in the team chat, having personally witnessed the rain of arrows sweeping over Nie Yan. With so many arrows, Nie Yan was probably riddled like a hedgehog.

"He should be dead, right?"

These arrows were all fired from siege crossbows. Under normal circumstances, a single arrow hit could kill a level 100 player. Even the top-tier shield warrior might not be able to withstand such a dense barrage.

However, something unbelievable happened. Nie Yan landed on a rooftop and didn't die. He jumped down and disappeared into the winding alleys.

Watching Nie Yan's figure disappear, Angel Owi and the others looked at each other in dismay. He didn't die even after that? Was he even human?

"Boss, what do we do now?" Looking at the undulating architecture of Clement City, they couldn't imagine how much manpower it would take to find Mad Rogue Nie Yan, let alone kill him if they did find him.

"Disable Clement City's Confinement Barrier and let him go," Angel Owi said. It was impossible to find Mad Rogue Nie Yan and kill him now. He just wanted this plague god Nie Yan to leave as soon as possible.

After receiving Angel Owi's order, the Confinement Barrier around Clement City gradually disappeared.

Mad Rogue Nie Yan, I'll remember this debt. We'll settle the score after some time. Angel Owi clenched his fist. He glanced at the system prompt. After killing a level 130 Demon Slaughterer, he received a quest prompt to find the lost City of Paternoster. He didn't know what kind of quest it was. After a moment of silence, he decided to take Shaq, Riftrock, and the others to check it out.

Seeing the Confinement Barrier of Clement City disappear, Nie Yan revealed a slight smile. Angel Owi was quite sensible. Although this Confinement Barrier could trap him, Angel Corps was powerless to kill him. If he stayed in Clement City, he would eventually turn the entire fortress upside down.

However, seeing the Confinement Barrier open, Nie Yan didn't plan to linger here. After all, his time was precious, and he couldn't waste it here.

Nie Yan quietly left Clement City, guessing that Angel Owi would definitely send a large number of people to put Clement City under strict guard in the near future.

Reaching a plain in the wilderness, Nie Yan found a place and used a Return Scroll. A flash of white light, and he returned to the Orc King City.

"You're finally back safe," Guo Huai whispered to Nie Yan. Only then did he truly breathe a sigh of relief. His heart had really been hanging in the air just now. It wasn't until Ji Feng sent him a message saying that Nie Yan was safe that his heart finally settled down.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems," Nie Yan said with a smile.

Guo Huai smiled wryly. Nie Yan could actually say it so easily. Ji Feng had already sent him the video of Nie Yan's battle in Clement City, and he understood how dangerous the situation had been.

"After your ruckus, Angel Corps has really lost all face."

The two of them chatted for a while. Nie Yan casually browsed the forums. The forums were now full of videos and photos of his battle in Clement City, especially his several close calls. In the eyes of the players, it was simply miraculous. How could he do it? It was unbelievable.

Nie Yan once again reached the point of being deified, revered as the God of Thieves by countless players. Although Angel Corps was the overlord of the Satrin Empire, it had suffered repeated setbacks. Despite its massive guild power, its reputation was inferior to that of Asskickers United.

Asskickers United had always been a sacred place for thieves. Countless high-level thieves came from all over, joining Asskickers United just to get guidance from Nie Yan, Sun, and others. Since the Clement City incident, the number of high-level elven thieves applying to join Asskickers United had also increased a lot.

Nie Yan's strength was beginning to be recognized by the people of the Satrin Empire.

On the other hand, Sanjie Buliu, Su Youyou, and others, with funding from Nie Yan, had gathered nearly a thousand friends and created the Song of Heaven guild. The guild set up branches in the Orc King City and two other cities and began recruiting people on a large scale.

Nie Yan couldn't help but wait and see how far the Song of Heaven could develop.

Nie Yan walked down the street wearing a cloak. He looked at his backpack. In the corner of the backpack lay a black feather. This feather was the one Nie Yan had obtained from the Demon Slaughterer.

Fallen Feather: Wing synthesis material.

Seeing this note, Nie Yan couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. This Fallen Feather was used to synthesize wings. Nie Yan knew nothing about what wings were like. Whether in his previous life or since his rebirth, no player had ever obtained such a thing as wings. A material dropped by a level 130 demonized lord, the wings were something to look forward to.

Nie Yan leveled up in the mountains north of the Orc King City for an afternoon. Towards the evening, two system announcements caused a stir throughout the entire server.

System Announcement: The battlefield - Doom Gorge is now open. The vile demons and undead, they come from the distant abyss and the depths of the earth, passing through dark and narrow underground tunnels, arriving at the surface. They spread plague and fear, turning living beings into corpses. Honorable warriors, they use flesh and blood to form the most solid defense of good and order.

System Announcement: The Greenland Empire, the Satrin Empire, and the Giant Tribe have reached a reconciliation agreement. The Rainbow Bridge is open, and players can freely enter and exit Giant territory.

Seeing these two system prompts, Nie Yan frowned slightly. In his memory, there should have been at least three expansion packs before Doom Gorge opened. It shouldn't have been this fast. However, due to his appearance, history had obviously been altered, and he couldn't say for sure where history would turn.

In his memory, after Doom Gorge opened, the battlefield became extremely prosperous. More and more players teamed up to go to Doom Gorge. While leveling up, they encountered the Demonkin Tribe and the Undead Empire. Many players' PK skills improved by leaps and bounds, and more and more experts appeared. Later on, some Warlords and High Warlords even appeared. Warlord and High Warlord were symbols of the pinnacle of battlefield achievements. Many of them had outstanding PK skills, and there were many amazingly talented experts.

After Doom Gorge opened, not only Doom Gorge, but the entire Atlantean continent had more evil and orderly players. Even leveling up and dungeon runs would be affected, and encounters would often occur.

Nie Yan instructed the players in the guild group chat, telling them to be careful when leveling up in the wild and to avoid encountering players from the Demonkin Tribe and the Undead Empire.

As for the Rainbow Bridge, it was a passage to the Giant Tribe. After it was opened, players could go to the Giant Tribe without any interference. Giants had extremely high innate attributes. They possessed extremely strong combat capabilities and were one of the most powerful races in Faith. However, due to the restrictions of the neutrality treaty, they could not attack others first when leveling up in the wild. They could only counterattack after being attacked. In addition, players from the Satrin Empire and the Greenland Empire would also be severely punished for attacking giants first.

Nie Yan looked at his military rank. Because he hadn't killed evil and orderly players for a long time, his military rank had dropped from Ten Thousand Man Commander back to Thousand Man Commander. If he wanted to raise it back up, he would definitely have to go to Doom Gorge and go on a killing spree.

Military rank was different from level. It was difficult to raise, but it dropped quickly. Especially when it came to Warlord and High Warlord, it required killing a large number of evil and orderly players to keep the military rank from dropping. Raising military rank was difficult, but the rewards were especially generous. Warlords and High Warlords could even obtain sub-legendary and legendary sets from the NPC battlefield commander at extremely low prices. In addition to these, the main brain also opened up a large number of battlefield quests with very generous rewards.

In his previous life, Warlords and High Warlords were like top professional players, an existence out of reach for ordinary players.

Nie Yan didn't want to become a Warlord or High Warlord for the time being, because it was a very time-consuming and energy-consuming thing.

With the sudden addition of the Demonkin Tribe and the Undead Empire, the situation was a little out of control. What made Nie Yan the most depressed was that Doom Gorge was not far from Okoron City. If he rode a war horse, he could arrive in an hour. Okoron City might be harassed in the future. Thinking about it, with Okoron City's powerful city defense, there shouldn't be any problems in terms of safety.

Due to the opening of Doom Gorge, Asskickers United's strategy had to be adjusted somewhat. While dealing with Angel Corps, he had to consider the threat from the evil and orderly side.