Chapter 1 The Chase

Nie Yan glanced down at his skill bar. Several skills had finished their cooldowns. He activated Gale Step and disappeared from Qin Han's sight.

Discovering that Nie Yan had vanished, Qin Han's heart tightened. After fighting Nie Yan so many times, he had gained some understanding of his personality. That guy would definitely not leave so easily!

With Nie Yan in stealth, his primary target was definitely him!

Suddenly changing from hunter to prey, the immense sense of disparity filled him with intense resentment.

Qin Han locked onto Nie Yan's position through the Bone Dragon. He saw Nie Yan sweep across the plain, rapidly approaching his location. The astonishing speed made his heart clench.

When Mad Rogue Nie Yan wanted to kill someone, almost no one could stop him!

Sensing the approach of death, Qin Han's nerves were stretched to the limit. He quickly retreated, waving his right hand, and a wall of bone slammed down in front of Nie Yan.

At this point, the Necromancer Bordman had recovered somewhat. He waved his staff, and blazing flames fell from the sky, instantly sweeping across a large area centered on Nie Yan, as fierce flames rose into the air.

Several flames struck Nie Yan's body. Nie Yan's figure was revealed. The flames touched the light shield around him and were bounced away.

Walls of bone rose from all directions, attempting to trap Nie Yan inside.

Nie Yan leaped, jumping over the bone walls and darting a great distance away.

With the Necromancer Bordman beside him, it was very difficult for Nie Yan to get close to Qin Han.

The Bone Dragon circled in the sky, ready to swoop down at any moment.

Nie Yan jumped onto a tree branch, dodging the Bone Dragon's line of sight. He raised the Headless Horseman Doro's Riding Crossbow in his hands, pulled the trigger, and *swoosh, swoosh, swoosh*, arrows shot towards Qin Han in the distance.

Nie Yan was attacking from Qin Han's blind spot.

Qin Han felt something. He turned his head and saw five arrows shooting towards him. He quickly waved his staff, wanting to defend.

Before Qin Han could make any move, walls of bone rose up around him, protecting him inside.

*Ding ding ding*, the arrows struck the bone walls and fell to the ground.

From then on, no matter how Nie Yan tried to attack, he was blocked by the Necromancer Bordman. Although the Necromancer Bordman's attacks were ineffective against Nie Yan because of the shield, Nie Yan couldn't do anything to Qin Han either.

The Necromancer Bordman moved too quickly. With the Necromancer Bordman's protection, Qin Han was practically invulnerable.

Qin Han looked in Nie Yan's direction and met his gaze.

Qin Han revealed a cold smile. Because of the shield on Nie Yan, he couldn't kill Nie Yan, but Nie Yan couldn't do anything to him either!

"Bordman, let's go," Qin Han said. Today, the Chapter of Order that was within his grasp was snatched away by Nie Yan. He had been defeated by Nie Yan. He would get even sooner or later!

The Bone Dragon descended towards Qin Han and the Necromancer Bordman.

They were going to run! Nie Yan's eyes narrowed sharply, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Qin Han had a full seven Chapters of Order. If he could get them, he could put together another scroll. Nie Yan knew the power of Shadow of Darkness. Unrivaled Kings had not been able to find the remaining chapter. They had said that if Nie Yan wanted to collect all the Chapters of Order, he could return the five Chapters of Order to him. At the same time, Nie Yan had a scroll and two chapters. For the sake of that Pope dream, Qin Han's Chapters of Order must be obtained!

He hadn't had much hope of collecting the Chapters of Order in the past, but with the Great Prophet's Medal and hearing Emperor Jobiya's words, Nie Yan's dream of becoming Pope was instantly ignited.

If he became the Pope of the Holy See, the Archangel Tyrael would personally crown Nie Yan. The armies of the Holy See would be at Nie Yan's disposal. Nie Yan would truly walk to the pinnacle of power in the Empire of Galan. At that time, Nirvana Guild and other guilds would grow into a truly invincible army under his protection. The Empire of Galan would be completely in Nie Yan's hands.

In his previous life, even Century Financial Group and Angel Corp had never completed such a feat. At their peak, they had only controlled fortresses. Basically, no one had entered the NPC system and become a true controller.

Although he understood that the road ahead was difficult, Nie Yan decided to try.

Qin Han and the Necromancer Bordman climbed onto the Bone Dragon's back. The Bone Dragon flapped its wings and soared into the air.

Seeing Qin Han and the Necromancer Bordman about to escape, Nie Yan rushed towards the Bone Dragon at full speed. Just as the Bone Dragon's feet left the ground, Nie Yan was still seven or eight yards away from the Bone Dragon. Nie Yan shot out a strand of spider silk with his left hand, his body rose into the air, and he quickly flew towards the Bone Dragon.

Nie Yan grabbed the Bone Dragon's skeleton with both hands, his body firmly pressed against the Bone Dragon's body.

The Bone Dragon didn't notice Nie Yan. Qin Han and the Necromancer Bordman didn't notice him at all.

Nie Yan looked into the distance. Some white dots appeared in the sky in the distance. Nie Yan saw them clearly and discovered that they were griffons.

Those griffons were a little different from the griffons of ordinary players. They were larger and pure white. Their feathers reflected a dazzling white light under the sunlight. They were the royal griffons used by the army of Carol City!

The NPC army of Carol City was here!

Nie Yan revealed a smile. The Necromancer Bordman had been severely injured in the previous battle. If he was besieged by the NPCs of Carol City, whether he could escape was a problem.

Nie Yan vaguely had an impression that the Necromancer Bordman seemed to have been severely injured in a battle in his previous life, and then fell into the hands of Karls.

But the timing seemed off. The Undead Vengeance lasted for a full month before the Necromancer Bordman was killed, not now.

Never mind. While Qin Han and the Necromancer Bordman's attention was focused on the griffons in the distance, Nie Yan slowly climbed upwards.

After discovering the royal griffons, the Bone Dragon accelerated south.

Not far away, a huge griffon was getting closer and closer. It was even larger than the average royal griffon, only a little smaller than the Bone Dragon. It was surrounded by a huge shield of light. On its head, a mage in a white robe stood proudly.

Nie Yan glanced over there and suddenly felt that the mage looked a little familiar. It was Karls!

The Necromancer Bordman would eventually not be able to escape his destined opponent. He had encountered Karls after all.

"You despicable necromancer, the God of Light will not forgive your sins. I will use your head to commemorate the immortal heroes who have died!" Karls' voice was as loud as a bell, solemn and powerful. He waved his staff, and a powerful pillar of holy light crashed down from the sky.

The Necromancer Bordman made a sharp cackling sound and said, "Karls, do you think you can kill me with just your strength? After a thousand years, you still haven't made any progress."

Bordman held up a black shield. The pillar of holy light and the black shield made contact, emitting sizzling white smoke.

Nie Yan clearly felt that the Necromancer Bordman's black shield was somewhat shaky under Karls' attack.

The serious injuries that the Necromancer Bordman suffered in the temple had not healed!

The Bone Dragon and the royal griffon engaged in a fierce fight in the sky.

Nie Yan's hands were firmly attached to the Bone Dragon's body. The Bone Dragon almost threw him off several times.

Karls and Bordman's battle was bound to last a while.

Nie Yan carefully dodged the attacks. Seeing the royal griffon's body crashing over, he quickly jumped and dodged, grabbing another part of the Bone Dragon firmly.

Compared to the huge size of the Bone Dragon and the royal griffon, Nie Yan was simply too small to be noticed.

He was only a little distance away from the Bone Dragon's back. His eyes locked onto the Necromancer Bordman and Qin Han in the distance.

Qin Han probably didn't expect that Nie Yan would actually chase after him. He thought that he and the Necromancer Bordman had taken off on the Bone Dragon and were already safe, but he had still underestimated Nie Yan's determination to kill him.

The battle between Karls and the Necromancer Bordman gradually entered a fever pitch. The Bone Dragon clawed at the royal griffon, blood splattered, and feathers fell down. The royal griffon was not to be outdone. It heavily crashed into the Bone Dragon, causing the Bone Dragon to retreat for a distance.

The magical bombardment between Bordman and Karls never stopped.

Nie Yan was hit by several fireballs and holy light, and the durability of the Shield of Protection on his body was being consumed bit by bit, gradually only having more than 50,000 left. If he didn't find an opportunity to kill Qin Han, he probably wouldn't have a chance.

Just as the Bone Dragon and the royal griffon passed each other, Nie Yan and Karls met eyes. He seemed to see a look of surprise in Karls' eyes, but it was only for a moment before the two passed each other.

Nie Yan stuck to the Bone Dragon's back in stealth, getting closer and closer to Qin Han, about ten yards away. The Necromancer Bordman was standing on the Bone Dragon's head, fiercely fighting with Karls, and didn't notice Nie Yan either.

Qin Han felt that the Necromancer Bordman was a little weak. His mood was extremely tense. If the Necromancer Bordman was killed, then he would basically be finished. He would be waiting to delete his account and start over. Activating Undead Vengeance meant that he had to pay a huge price. If Undead Vengeance failed, he would be blacklisted by the Empire of Galan and the Empire of Saturn, and would not be able to gain a foothold, until he was chased down to level zero by the city guards.

The final outcome between the Necromancer Bordman and Karls was related to his future fate. How could he not be nervous!

Seeing that Qin Han hadn't noticed him, a curved arc appeared on the corner of Nie Yan's mouth, like a hidden leopard, waiting for the prey to be distracted before launching a sneak attack.

Time passed by, and Karls' attacks became more and more violent. The Necromancer Bordman was frequently attacked and showed signs of being unable to hold on.

Nie Yan suddenly jumped up, like an arrow, and pounced towards Qin Han. The flames of the Sword of Zennarde suddenly became hotter.