Chapter 199 – Names Red as Blood (1/2)
Chapter 199 – Names Red as Blood
The last of the three groups in the vicinity, which had 60 Unhindered players, rushed over while Nie Yan’s team was still picking off the survivors. They were here to provide support, confident that the other group would be able to hold out for a while against the attack. However, they didn’t expect that by the time they arrived, the situation would be completely different from what they expected. Over fifty members of Unhindered had been utterly annihilated by ten people.
The names of Nie Yan and the others were branded a deep, blood red. It was like walking into a murder scene.
Nie Yan suddenly disappeared. With his fastest speed, he dashed toward the group of reinforcements like a lightning bolt before emerging among their ranks. Under the gaze of over sixty pairs of eyes, he streaked the blade of his dagger across a Priest’s throat with a Vital Strike. The victim’s health bar plummeted to zero as they collapsed to the ground.
The crowd of players were badly frightened. Nie Yan was previously several dozen meters away. In the blink of an eye, he closed that distance and killed one of their Priests. It all happened way too quickly!
What shocked many of them was the deep crimson of his name. Just how many people did he kill!?
The immediate reaction of the nearby players was to retreat. The Mages cast a shower of spells, whizzing towards Nie Yan.「Bang! Bang! Bang!」They battered him ruthlessly, exploding on impact.
However, Nie Yan held an overwhelming advantage in both level and defense. The spells from the Mages couldn’t put a dent on him, dealing only ten or so damage each.
Nie Yan didn’t retreat in the slightest, enduring the concentrated bombardment of spells. He dashed forward and mowed down two Mages with the slash of his dagger. At this point, only a sliver of his health remained. Just as he was about to pull back to recuperate before reentering the fray, a Heal from Leader Young Seven enveloped his body, restoring his health to full.
Nie Yan was too accustomed to playing alone. He forgot that a powerful Priest was supporting him from the rear. With the aid of this limitless health pack, what was there to be afraid of? Giving his cooldowns a quick glance, he stunned a Warrior with Concussive Blow, then finished them off with a Backstab followed by Eviscerate.
Nie Yan’s damage was simply too ferocious. Was he really a Thief?
Edgeless, Monochrome, and the others finally caught up with him. Like a wedge, they drove themselves into the group of enemies, and commenced a slaughter.
When the Warriors of Unhindered ran into Edgeless, Monochrome, or Bladelight, they could only scatter!
Blowhard Summer Bug, Undying Scoundrel, and Miracle Dancer bombarded the enemy with spells, blasting numerous Unhindered players into the air.
“How many have you guys killed?” Blowhard Summer Bug asked as he fired an Arcane Flame Burst at a Warrior.「Boom!」The Warrior didn’t know what hit him as he was sent flying.
“22!” Monochrome replied, cutting down a Mage.
“I’m on 27!” Edgeless said after taking a glimpse at his kill count.
“I’ve killed 89! Haha! I’m the king of killing!” Undying Scoundrel proudly exclaimed. Freeze! He froze a nearby Warrior in place, then moved to finish him off with another spell. However, a Holy Smite blasted the himaway.
“Fuck! Boss, they’re kill stealing me!” Undying Scoundrel whined.
Miracle Dancer shrugged his shoulders. With a smug look, he said, “You’ve already killed the most out of all of us. One or two less isn’t going to make a difference.”
Blue Yarn Thread cast Heal on Monochrome. He didn’t particularly care about who had the higher kill count. As a Paladin, he was fine with taking down the enemy while providing the occasional support with blessings and heals.
The tankiest member of the group, Bladelight, didn’t take down as many players. However, he more than made up for this by being a near immovable object, grabbing the attention of many Unhindered players. The more attacks he absorbed, the less pressure there was on his companions.
Nie Yan and Sun killed fewer players in comparison, but both of them still had kill counts of almost twenty.
After the slaughter was over, the battlefield was littered with the corpses of Unhindered players, and those who were lucky enough to survive had all already fled. It was now eerily empty.
“Boss, what are we going to do next?” Edgeless asked. The players they’d encountered so far were not part of the main force. They were stomping on weaklings. It was as simple as slicing vegetables.
“Pick up the loot and then we’ll leave!” Nie Yan said. Unhindered’s main force would definitely be arriving soon. They needed to withdraw quickly.
They moved across the battlefield, collecting the spoils of battle. Although the drops were all Level 15–20 equipment with mediocre properties, the lower-levelled guild members badly needed them. Asskickers United had plenty of high-level items, but it sorely lacked low-level ones, leaving the guild unable to satisfy the needs of the ordinary members.
The loot was quickly picked up, and Nie Yan’s group reentered the lava caverns.
Not much later, the post on the forums was updated.
「10:25, Players Killed: 257」
The ten-man strike force of Asskickers United was still killing. Moreover, the number of people they killed was steadily climbing higher and higher. Every time the kill count was updated, the players on the forums would be filled with shock and fear. It was truly too eye-catching.
Although Asskickers United was expanding at a rapid pace, they were still widely regarded as a newly established guild without a stable foundation. No one believed they could hold up against a behemoth like Victorious Return. However, today’s developments caused them to be seen in a new light. Asskickers United really did have quite some formidable players. They probably weren’t even all that far off from large guilds like Victorious Return.
Aside from Leader Young Seven who was a Priest, everyone else in the group was branded with appallingly red names. They were practically a bunch of killing gods!
The guild leader of Unhindered, Hei Zhuo, was burning with unimaginable fury. After Nie Yan’s group had forcefully taken back the initiative, he found himself in a very precarious situation.
Now the one stuck in a difficult dilemma was Unhindered!
They had no means of an out. If they abandoned their chase on Nie Yan’s group and returned to Calore, then Asskickers United could arrogantly proclaim that Unhindered had been scared into retreat by a mere ten players. Unhindered would lose all face!