Chapter 1 A Black Obsidian Shield

Nie Yan cast a Black Obsidian Shield on himself, and a black light screen appeared around him, enveloping him.

He also cast a Holy Heal skill, which greatly increased his health recovery rate. 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, and *poof, poof, poof*, dozens of arrows hit Nie Yan in succession.

Damage numbers of two to three thousand, even three to four thousand, floated above Nie Yan's head, and his health dropped sharply. Nie Yan applied a bandage and, seeing his health about to reach its limit, quickly drank an Expert Instant Recovery Potion, instantly restoring his health to full.

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

Roughly sixty or so arrows hit Nie Yan, but more than 50% of them missed, dodged by him. Only less than half of them caused damage to Nie Yan.

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 take off about 10% of Nie Yan's health.

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

"Is Mad Rogue Nirvana taken care of?" Ascending Angel asked in the team chat. He had personally seen the arrow rain sweep over Nie Yan. With so many arrows, he estimated that Nie Yan would be riddled with holes.

"He should be taken care of, right?"

These arrows were all fired from siege ballistae. Under normal circumstances, a single arrow hit could kill a level 100 player. Being hit by such a dense rain of arrows, even the top-tier shield warrior might not be able to withstand it.

However, something unbelievable happened. Nie Yan landed on a rooftop, not dead. He leaped from the rooftop and disappeared into the winding alleys.

Watching Nie Yan's figure disappear, Ascending Angel and the others looked at each other in dismay. To not die even after that, was that guy even human?

"Boss, what do we do now?" Looking at the undulating buildings of Clemente Fortress, they couldn't imagine how much manpower it would take to find Mad Rogue Nirvana. Even if they found him, how difficult would it be to kill him?

"Close Clemente Fortress's Confinement Barrier and let him go," Ascending Angel said. It was impossible to find Mad Rogue Nirvana and kill him now. He couldn't wait for this plague god Nirvana to leave quickly.

After receiving Ascending Angel's order, the Confinement Barrier around Clemente Fortress gradually disappeared.

Mad Rogue Nirvana, I'll remember this debt for now. We'll settle the score after some time. Ascending Angel clenched his fist. He glanced at the system prompt. After killing a level 130 Demon Slayer, he received a quest prompt: Find the Lost City of Patrenoster. He didn't know what kind of quest it was. After a moment of silence, he decided to take Shaq, Lieyan, and the others to take a look.

Seeing the Confinement Barrier of Clemente Fortress disappear, Nie Yan revealed a slight smile. Ascending Angel was quite wise. Although this Confinement Barrier could trap him, Angel Corp was powerless to kill him. If he stayed in Clemente Fortress, he would sooner or later 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 also precious and he couldn't waste it here.

Nie Yan quietly left Clemente Fortress. He estimated that Ascending Angel would definitely send a large number of people to strictly guard Clemente Fortress in the near future.

Arriving at 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 messaged Nie Yan privately. 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 Clemente Fortress. He understood how dangerous the situation was just now.

"After you made such a fuss, Angel Corp has really lost all face."

The two of them chatted for a while. Nie Yan casually browsed the forums. Now the forums were full of videos and photos of his battle in Clemente Fortress, especially his several close calls. In the eyes of the players, they were simply miraculous. To be able to do that, it was too unbelievable.

Nie Yan once again reached a level of being deified, and was revered as the God of Thieves by countless players. Although Angel Corp was the overlord of the Satreen Empire, it had repeatedly suffered setbacks. Despite its large guild power, its reputation was inferior to that of the Niu Ren Tribe.

The Niu Ren Tribe had always been a holy land for thieves. Countless master-level thieves came here, joining the Niu Ren Tribe, just to be able to get guidance from Nie Yan, Sun, and others. Since the Clemente Fortress incident, the number of master-level elven thieves applying to join the Niu Ren Tribe had also increased a lot compared to the past.

Nie Yan's strength began to be recognized by the people of the Satreen Empire.

On the other hand, San Jie Bu Liu, Su Youyou, and others, with the financial support of Nie Yan, had the funds to gather nearly a thousand friends and create the Paradise Song Guild. The guild set up branches in the Orc King City and two other cities, and began to recruit people on a large scale.

Nie Yan couldn't help but wait and see what level Paradise Song could develop to.

Nie Yan, wearing a cloak, walked on the street. He looked at his backpack, and in the corner of the backpack, a black feather lay quietly. This feather was exactly the one that Nie Yan had obtained from the Demon Slayer.

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 didn't know anything about what wings were like. Whether in his previous life or since his rebirth, no player had ever gotten this kind of thing. The material dropped from a level 130 Demonized Lord, the wings were still worth looking forward to.

Nie Yan practiced leveling in the mountains north of the Orc King City for an afternoon. Near evening, two system announcements caused a sensation throughout the entire server.

System Announcement: Battlefield - Doomsday Canyon is open. The vile demons and undead, they come from the distant abyss and the underworld, pass through the dark and narrow underground tunnels, and arrive on the ground. They spread plague and fear, turning living beings into corpses. The respectable warriors, they use their flesh and blood to form the strongest defense line of kindness and order.

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

Seeing these two system prompts, Nie Yan frowned slightly. In his memory, there were at least three expansion packs before Doomsday Canyon opened. It shouldn't be this fast. However, due to his appearance, history had obviously shifted, and he couldn't be sure where history would turn.

In his memory, after Doomsday Canyon opened, the battlefield became extremely prosperous. More and more players teamed up to go to Doomsday Canyon. While leveling up, they encountered the Demonkin Tribe and the Undead Empire. Many players' PK skills had made great progress, and more and more experts appeared. In the later stage, some Marshals and High Marshals even appeared. Marshals and High Marshals were symbols of the pinnacle of battlefield achievements. Many of them had excellent PK skills and many amazing geniuses.

After Doomsday Canyon opened, not only Doomsday Canyon, but also more evil and orderly players appeared throughout the Atlantean continent. Even leveling up and going to dungeons would be affected, and encounters would often occur.

Nie Yan instructed the players in the guild group chat to be careful when leveling up in the wild and 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 talent attributes. They had extremely strong combat abilities and were one of the most powerful races in Belief. However, due to the constraints of the neutrality treaty, they could not attack others first when spawning monsters and leveling up in the wild. They could only counterattack after being attacked. In addition, players from the Satreen Empire and the Greenland Empire who attacked giants first would also be severely punished.

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 Commander to Centurion. If he wanted to raise it back, he would definitely have to go to Doomsday Canyon and go on a killing spree.

The military rank was different from the level. It was difficult to raise it, but it dropped quickly, especially when it came to Marshal and High Marshal. It was necessary to kill a large number of evil and orderly players to support the military rank from dropping. It was difficult to improve the military rank, but the rewards were particularly generous. Marshals and High Marshals could even obtain sub-legendary and legendary-level sets at extremely low prices from the NPC battlefield commander. In addition to these, the main brain also opened a large number of battlefield quests with very generous rewards.

In his previous life, Marshals and High Marshals were like top professional players, an existence that ordinary players could not reach.

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

Suddenly, with the addition of the Demonkin Tribe and the Undead Empire, the situation was a bit out of control. What made Nie Yan the most depressed was that Doomsday Canyon 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. After thinking about it, with Okoron City's so powerful city defense, there should be no problem with security.

Due to the opening of Doomsday Canyon, the Niu Ren Tribe's strategy had to be adjusted. While dealing with Angel Corp, he had to consider the threats from the evil and orderly side.