Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 1)

Chapter 194 - Decision!

Nie Yan and Tang Yao took out Return Scrolls and returned to Calore. Stepping out of the transfer point, they hurried to the Asskickers United guild headquarters.

Guo Huai and many other important members of the guild were gathered in the meeting hall. They all stood up when the two arrived.

Nie Yan and Tang Yao were greeted by a dozen or so members, including Resplendent Bladelight, Leader Young Seven, Undying Scoundrel, and Blue Yarn Thread. All of them wore grave expressions. It was clear they had been discussing something grim beforehand.

"You guys are back!" Guo Huai stepped forward to greet them.

"What happened?" Nie Yan asked. Guo Huai would've never called them back so anxiously were it not something urgent.

"It's Unhindered. I don't know how, but they discovered the whereabouts of our main team and sent a force of over a thousand players to surround them. We suffered eighteen casualties. Luckily, Bladelight and Young Seven were on guard. They managed to escape, thanks to the rest of the members shielding them," Guo Huai explained. As soon as he found out that the main team had been ambushed, he hurriedly notified Nie Yan and Tang Yao. On top of that, he sent out a large number of guild members to rescue Bladelight's group, but it was already too late. A team of twenty players surrounded by over a thousand enemies never stood a chance. The battle ended quickly and without any fanfare. Bladelight and Young Seven surviving was purely a fluke of luck.

Nie Yan's expression turned gloomy. Losing ninety percent of the main team was a devastating blow. Every single member was a precious treasure to the guild! They had splendid achievements under the leadership of Bladelight and Young Seven. However, this incident would set them behind by at least half a week.

"Were any of the members killed branded with red names?" Nie Yan asked. If one of them died while under the PKer status, consequently dropping all their gear, then that would be even more depressing. It would basically be the same as losing a member of the main team!

"No. Luckily, Bladelight and Young Seven showed restraint. They didn't let the other team members attack first."

It was good that no moles had snuck their way into the main team. Otherwise, if a situation like what happened outside of Blackflame recurred, they would've taken an even heavier hit. But even so, the losses were still considerable.

Nie Yan was fuming with anger. He hadn't gone to Unhindered looking for trouble, but they had come banging on his door. He would not let them off lightly!

"It's our fault. This wouldn't have happened had we noticed the signs earlier," Young Seven said, referring to himself and Bladelight, the two leaders of the team. As he recalled the teammates who had died for his sake, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of pain in his chest. They had put in great effort to suit each member up with the best gear available. Who could've known that it would end up falling into the hands of Unhindered? He couldn't help but blame himself.

"This matter arose because of me. I didn't expect Hei Zhuo (Black Amazing) to act against us," Bladelight said. He should've anticipated such an outcome sooner. He had taken away so many people from Unhindered. How did he think the other side was going to react? It would be strange if Hei Zhuo didn't already hate him to the bone. However, because Asskickers United was far stronger than Unhindered, he mistakenly believed that Hei Zuo's common sense would prevent him from doing something extreme like ambushing them. So he had never considered him a serious threat.

"What's happened has happened. Nothing will come out of blaming yourself. However, this matter isn't as simple as it seems!" Nie Yan's eyes flashed with a cold light. Whoever acted against his people shouldn't expect to keep their heads! As the boss of the guild, it was imperative that he settle this grievance.