Chapter 852 - Patience (1/2)

Nie Yan glanced at his character window and was happy to find the several more slots for pets and flying mounts. Apart from this, the Dragon King’s Divine Might skill appeared to be related to some kind of special quest. Even though the description for the skill was only a few short lines, he could glean several clues.

A follow-up quest related to Zennarde’s Sword. Nie Yan’s interest was piqued.

Zennarde’s Sword was already a godly weapon through and through with its power out on full display. Even Nie Yan was shaken by its worldshaking properties.

Nie Yan lightly brandished Zennarde’s Sword. A powerful, flaming sword beam shot out of the blade. BOOM! It carved a six-meter long scar into the ground.

Nie Yan felt as though he could engulf the world in flames with this sword.

The Doom Sentinels advanced dauntlessly. Nie Yan followed from behind. Even after killing so many corpses, there were still ever more.

“Annihilation Slash!” Nie Yan took several steps forward and slashed out with Zennarde’s Sword.

10 flaming azure swords appeared in the air, merging into a single enormous sword before cleaving down on the ground. BOOOOM! Corpses were sent flying everywhere while those caught in the direct line of fire were instantly disintegrated into ash. Everything in a five by 50-meter area in front of Nie Yan was swept clean, leaving an enormous scar on the ground.

What destructive power!

Nie Yan sucked in a cold breath of air. Annihilation Slash’s damage was even more frightening than before!

Nie Yan put Zennarde’s Sword away. Unless he had no other choice, he would no longer use it in front of people. This was now his ultimate trump card!

Looking at the coordinates, at his current speed, it would take him too long to reach the portal. He needed to pick up the pace!

While Nie Yan was making his way through an ocean of corpses, Angel Corps intensified their offensive on Asskickers United. They’d started with probing attacks. When Nie Yan didn’t appear, they were convinced he was stuck in some sort of quest. Fearlessly, they became even more unbridled.

Asskickers United had successfully repelled all of Angel Corps’ attacks so far. Even though they lost a few strongholds, they launched their own counterattacks and razed a few of Angel Corps’ strongholds to the ground as well. So, the two sides were pretty much even.

What gave Asskickers United the greatest headache was still Half-Demon Angud. He had slaughtered over 20,000 guild members and destroyed six strongholds. The financial losses that came with this were immense.

Worst of all, even Asskickers United’s most powerful force wasn’t a match for Angud. They could only patiently endure and try their best to minimize losses.

「Boss, Angud just wiped out one of our expedition teams in Kranmor Marsh. More than 3,000 guild members were killed. What are we going to do? We can’t just keep sitting back,」Undying Scoundrel anxiously asked. He had requested to take action several times already, only to be refused by Nie Yan.

「I know how you’re feeling right now, but please wait for me to get back,」Nie Yan said. Asskickers United’s elite team was no match for a Level 180 Demonified Lord like Angud.

「Boss, if we don’t do anything soon, the people below us will start complaining. So many of our own have been wiped out. It’s not going to look good if the elite team keeps sitting still,」Bladelight said. He was fairly level-headed.

「How many Masters do we have now?」

「Around 60,」Paladin of the Elegy replied. This was a splendid achievement. Guilds like Angel Corps didn’t even have half as many Masters.

Nie Yan rubbed his chin.「If we mobilize all our elites, perhaps we’d stand half a chance. But we’d suffer disastrous losses, to say nothing of Angel Corps eyeing us from the sidelines like prey. The risk of them interfering is simply too great. I’ve clashed with Angud before. I know how strong he is. Trust me when I say we’re not his match.」

「Then what are we supposed to do?」

「I have a feeling that Angud has someone supplying him information. He always knows where to be to deal the most damage.」

「I think so too. It’s way too coincidental.」

Nie Yan immediately thought of Pantheon. Up until now, they never faced off against Asskickers United directly, but many incidents had traces of their handiwork behind them.

「I’ll think of a way. Just wait for my return, and absolutely do not engage Angud!」Nie Yan said. He had an idea. As for whether or not it would work, he wouldn’t know until he tried. But first, he had to get out of this ancient battlefield.

「Alright.」

Nie Yan hung up the call, then sent Plenty a message. He wanted Fallen Angel to keep a close eye on Pantheon and stop them from pulling anything funny.

Nie Yan glanced at Zennarde’s Sword in his bag. When he got out of this place, it was high time he paid back Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group for all their troubles!

Nie Yan plowed through the sea of corpses like an icebreaker. Another day passed. He stepped out of the game capsule.