Chapter 1 Aftermath

Having said that, Sanjie Buliu took a gray parchment scroll from his backpack. The edges were somewhat broken, and judging from the material, it was estimated to be many years old.

Sanjie Buliu unfurled the parchment, and a somewhat simplified map appeared before Nie Yan's eyes.

Nie Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. It was a treasure map.

The map described several locations in the Orc Mountains.

"We've been researching this treasure map for over a month and have basically pinpointed the location. We need a highly skilled thief to cooperate." Sanjie Buliu looked at Nie Yan. If they didn't tell Nie Yan about the treasure map, the team wouldn't be able to coordinate, and in the end, they would accomplish nothing, because there were several key steps that needed to be done by a thief.

"Why did you choose me?" Nie Yan asked, after all, he was just a stranger.

"Because of a feeling, you're stronger than any thief I've ever seen." Sanjie Buliu said seriously. To judge whether a thief is powerful, you don't necessarily need to look at their stats and equipment. You can tell from their posture and some habitual movements.

In addition, Sanjie Buliu had a strange feeling when facing Nie Yan, as if Nie Yan didn't exist at all, and he couldn't feel any of his aura.

Sanjie Buliu believed that his perception was strong enough, but Nie Yan was right in front of him, yet he couldn't feel him at all. How strong of a concealment was that!

Sanjie Buliu had secretly asked Su Youyou to try using Perception Enhancement. After Su Youyou cast Perception Enhancement, her perception reached over 600. But when she turned around, she still easily overlooked Nie Yan's existence. This was very shocking. A perception of 600 couldn't sense a person right next to them, so the concealment was quite astonishing.

After Su Youyou told Sanjie Buliu the result, Sanjie Buliu was even more certain that Nie Yan was definitely not a simple person.

True experts, like Su Youyou and Sanjie Buliu, possessed keen eyes, like Zi Ye, no wonder Su Youyou and Sanjie Buliu had always disliked him.

While unfolding the map, Sanjie Buliu had been paying attention to Nie Yan's expression, which indeed confirmed his guess. Ordinary players would be very enthusiastic when they saw a complete treasure map, while Nie Yan only showed a slight interest.

"This treasure map is related to the Paternoster Warhammer, which is a Divine-grade item. In addition, there are three Legendary-grade items, which are the treasures of the Dark Elves." Sanjie Buliu couldn't help but add to the stakes again, seeing that Nie Yan was a little indifferent.

Nie Yan smiled faintly and said, "I'm only interested in the Paternoster Warhammer. If we obtain the treasure, I want the Paternoster Warhammer, and the rest you can divide."

Nie Yan's words were astonishing.

Everyone was stunned. Nie Yan was a little too greedy, asking for the best item in the treasure right from the start.

"Based on what? Who do you think you are!" Zi Ye cursed. He had been a little annoyed with Nie Yan since they met. He was just a human thief, and his skills were not necessarily that good, and now he was making such an excessive demand.

"Based on strength." A murderous intent suddenly flashed in Nie Yan's eyes, then disappeared. The next moment, he appeared behind Zi Ye, with a dagger in his right hand at Zi Ye's throat.

Before Zi Ye could even raise his staff, the chilling sensation at his throat told him that if Nie Yan had any intention of killing him, he would already be dead on the ground.

Nie Yan only revealed a little, but it shocked Sanjie Buliu and Su Youyou. Nie Yan's movements were too fast when he attacked. They didn't even see clearly before Nie Yan was behind Zi Ye. This astonishing speed was terrifying. If Nie Yan attacked any of them, no one would survive the next second.

Zi Ye never expected that Nie Yan would be so strong, so strong that it was unimaginable. A trace of fear appeared in his eyes.

"How could you guys team up with such trash? If you don't mind, I can clean him up." Nie Yan's voice was cold and emotionless.

Zi Ye immediately had the feeling of being a fish on a chopping board. He had no doubt that Nie Yan would really do it. He was a little scared.

"Please spare him." Sanjie Buliu said, he still didn't want to see Zi Ye get killed, after all, they had been teammates for so long.

Hearing Sanjie Buliu's words, Nie Yan put away his dagger.

In Su Youyou's bright eyes, a brighter light was revealed. She was even more curious about Nie Yan's identity. In the entire Glimmering Empire, there were definitely no more than ten people who possessed Nie Yan's skills. She carefully looked at Nie Yan's appearance. Judging from his appearance, he shouldn't be Mad Rogue Nirvana. She couldn't help but think.

"We didn't have much hope of finding the treasure this time, because the guards of the treasure are too strong. We've been wiped out several times. If you can help us open the treasure, we're willing to give up the Paternoster Warhammer!" Sanjie Buliu said. He was obviously more rational. Although the Paternoster Warhammer was a Divine-grade item, it wasn't something they could possess. Even if they got it, it was questionable whether they could use it. He estimated that the Paternoster Warhammer should be a quest item. If they could get the remaining three Legendary items, they would be satisfied. They didn't even have a single Legendary-grade item on them at this time, and three Legendary-grade items were already a huge temptation.

Although Zi Ye was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to say it. Nie Yan had already scared him.

"Sorry, I came here this time for the Paternoster Warhammer. It's related to a quest of mine." Nie Yan said, explaining to Sanjie Buliu and Su Youyou that he wasn't the kind of greedy person.

Sanjie Buliu nodded, he understood.

Su Youyou also understood. It turned out that there was a reason why Nie Yan specifically wanted the Paternoster Warhammer. A hint of curiosity arose in their hearts. Since it was related to the Paternoster Warhammer, the quest should be not simple.

Nie Yan also had his own ideas. Since Sanjie Buliu and the others had been preparing for this treasure for almost a month, the information, etc., should have been collected very thoroughly. Cooperating with them should be much faster than doing it alone. After all, he wasn't familiar with this place. Even if he ran through the map of this place, it would probably take at least more than a week.

"Let's set off." Sanjie Buliu said.

Nie Yan nodded.

The group set off towards the depths of the jungle.

Along the way, everyone chatted for a while. Nie Yan concealed his identity. The topic turned to grinding monsters, leveling up, dungeons, and other content. Some of Nie Yan's words benefited them a lot.

Su Youyou kept talking to Nie Yan, and Nie Yan occasionally replied. Zi Ye was left out in the cold.

Zi Ye looked at Nie Yan's back with some resentment. Since Nie Yan came, his limelight had been stolen. Su Youyou, who was very indifferent to everyone, was very enthusiastic towards Nie Yan.

After traveling through the jungle for twenty minutes, they arrived at a clearing in the forest. In the distance, a tall Two-Headed Giant was patrolling back and forth in the forest. It was extremely tall, about three yards tall, and held a thick, nail-studded mace. Its entire body was covered with bulging fat.

"Level 180 Elite, Two-Headed Giant, servant of the Black Elves, 1.2 million health. After killing it, we can get a key fragment. If the key fragment is not used within five hours, it will become invalid, and the Two-Headed Giant will respawn. So, after killing the Two-Headed Giant, we have to hurry." Sanjie Buliu said.

"Have you guys killed it before?" Nie Yan asked, looking at Sanjie Buliu and the others.

"This is already the sixteenth time. Our best time was fifteen minutes to kill it. There are still many steps after that, so time is tight. This quest is very difficult. Although we've made progress over the past month, we're still far from our goal." Su Youyou said, she was still very confident in her team. Even if they went to some large guilds, they could probably firmly stand among the top players.

For a team composed of level 110 to 120 players, it was already a very remarkable thing for them to kill the Two-Headed Giant in fifteen minutes.

However, the Nie Yan they encountered couldn't be measured by ordinary players. He was simply a monster.

A long, long time ago, Nie Yan had already stopped paying attention to these level 180 Elites.

"Tian Yuan, I'll tell you the method. You lure the Two-Headed Giant over. There's a kiting spot here." Sanjie Buliu said, gesturing to Nie Yan and explaining the whole process of fighting the monster.

Nie Yan casually glanced at the terrain here. This was indeed a kiting spot, and it wasn't easy to find such a spot. But to deal with a level 180 Elite, they still had to go to so much trouble to lure it over and kite it. How boring was that!

"I used to do this work. You're new here, so we have to test your skills. If you can't do it, I can do it." Zi Ye glanced at Nie Yan and said coldly. This was one of the things he was most proud of. Using long-range attacks in combination with Blink, no one in the seven-man team could do it better than him.

"I'm really not good at luring monsters and kiting them, but it seems like there's no need to go to so much trouble to deal with that Two-Headed Giant!" Nie Yan said lightly and walked straight towards the Two-Headed Giant.

"What is he going to do?" A teammate asked in confusion.

"I don't know, maybe he's going to his death." Zi Ye said with a sneer.

Sanjie Buliu and Su Youyou looked at Nie Yan's back and exchanged glances. Nie Yan shouldn't be that stupid, right? They really wanted to know what Nie Yan was going to do.

Nie Yan walked calmly, getting closer and closer to the Two-Headed Giant.

The Two-Headed Giant scanned its surroundings. Its two giant heads had a very wide field of vision. One of the heads quickly discovered Nie Yan, and the other head also turned around. Two pairs of copper bell-like eyes focused on Nie Yan. It strode forward, letting out a heavy roar, and swung its mace, smashing a tree next to it away.

When the Two-Headed Giant stepped forward, the ground shook violently, its power was astonishing.