Chapter 862 - Encounter in the Skies (1/2)

When news of Angud’s death reached the ears of the alliance, several million players broke out in cheers. Nothing could block Asskickers United’s path to the top! The Atlanta continent would be theirs!

Like a stone dropped into still water, the entire Righteous Faction was stirring.

All members of the alliances dispatched their troops as previously agreed upon. Holy Empire, Sapphire Shrine, the War God Tribe, Battle Crazed Alliance, and Radiant Sacred Flame divided 700,000 of their players into three different armies, all of them marching towards the Satreen Empire like a raging tide. The five branch guilds sent a force 1,000,000 strong. Asskickers United also dispatched 100,000 players, keeping the remaining 400,000 behind to defend Okoron and the other strongholds and keep the 600,000 Angel Corps players in the Abernathy Great Grasslands in check.

Nie Yan summoned his Darkwing Dragon and hopped on its back. It flapped its wings and took off in the air.

So far, everything was going according to plan. The different armies would soon reach the Satreen Empire.

Nie Yan had various videos coming in, all of which were captured from an aerial view. In valleys and plains, player forces marched forward like a flowing river while catapults slowly advanced among their ranks, stretching out off into the horizon as far as the eye could see. Up in the sky were numerous black dots. They were all flying mounts.

The alliance had over 12,000 flying mounts combined, 90% of which was made out of low rank ones while the rest were Rank 5 or higher. This was already an extremely powerful aerial force, enough to completely cover the skies.

Bladelight and the other Masters also summoned their own flying mounts and took to the sky.

“We’re finally going to war.”

“I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.”

“With a single command, you made millions of people move. That must feel pretty amazing, huh?” Bladelight asked Nie Yan with a smile.

A myriad of emotions stirred in Nie Yan’s heart. He never once thought he’d be in such a position one day. In his past life, he was a target of scorn, forced into a path of no retreat by the Century Financial Group. But in this life, he had obtained the power to stand on equal footing with the likes of Soaring Angel and Cao Xu.

After reaching this point, the knowledge from his past life was already no longer relevant, only coming in handy on special occasions. Now, Nie Yan could only rely on his own ability to solve things step by step, such as the Tyrant Abak Set and Zennarde’s Sword.

Nie Yan was without a doubt already at the top, looking down on everyone from high above like the sun in the sky. The various emotions welling up in his heart wasn’t something people could understand. This was his secret, one he would take to the grave.

Looking in the distance, Nie Yan took in the grand landscape.

Breathing in deeply, a sense of heroism bubbled forth from his heart. “If we liken the entire Atlanta continent to a Chinese chess board, we’ve only crossed the river. The game is only beginning!”

The group of Masters couldn’t help but think back to the start of the game. Nie Yan had recruited them one by one, a nobody contacting them to join a guild without backing. That was how it all started. They never imagined themselves being in this kind of place today.

“Sometimes, I feel like you’re some kind of time traveller. Ever since I first met you, it was like you knew everything in advance.” Bladelight glanced at Nie Yan with a smile.

Nie Yan lightly jolted, his heart skipping a beat as he felt like his secret had been exposed.

Bladelight chuckled. “Of course, time travel doesn’t exist. Nor can we predict the future. I don’t know why, but I feel like I—no, all of us have absolute faith that you’ll lead us in the right direction. Perhaps that’s the main source of our strength.”

Nie Yan chuckled. “Well, I can tell you I’m not 100% confident we’ll win against Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group in this war.”

“Even if we lose, so what!? We’ve already left our mark in the game!” Undying Scoundrel was rather positive.

For all of them, their experiences in Conviction were filled with glory, enough to be remembered for a lifetime. Even in 20 years from now, people in the game would still talk about them enthusiastically.

“Let’s not get so emotional. We haven’t even started fighting yet. This war won’t be won with a single battle. We’ll be fighting them for months, maybe even years. But I’m confident the boss will lead us to victory and unify the entire Righteous Faction!”

Nie Yan glanced at Xie Yao riding atop her white phoenix’ back about 20 meters away. Her beautiful appearance under the glow of the white flames evoked countless memories in his mind.

Time seemed to come to a halt.

No matter what, this war had to be won. The outcome was related to their fate.

Even though Asskickers United wasn’t any weaker than Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group combined, defeating these two great powers would prove quite difficult. And that was without considering the aces hidden up their sleeve!

“I heard both Angel Corps and the Century Financial Group are frantically recruiting more manpower.”

“It doesn’t matter how many more people they pull in. They’ll just be increasing the burden on their payroll. The crucial part is the strength of their core members.”

Listening to his teammates’ conversation, Nie Yan checked on the overall situation. Guo Huai had 200 administrative players forming a brain for the guild. They would be responsible for receiving all the reports coming in from the various fronts as well as passing on information, giving out commands, and so on.

Before long, Nie Yan received word that Holy Empire’s forces had suffered an attack from three of the guilds under the Century Financial Group. They fiercely fought back, with both sides losing over 10,000 players.

This was merely the beginning!

Battles broke out all across the Satreen Empire, but the main battlefield was in the Abernathy Great Grasslands.