Chapter 32 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Nonetheless, the Thieves’ Cloak and Nie Fan’s Cheetahmorph were not flawless. Their movements could be heard faintly despite being invisible, and it was only the top players who could use the invisibility to that greatest effect.

The three Thieves were clearly being careless in that respect: their attempt to outflank Nie Fan was too obvious that even he could sense it.

Most players would not feel concerned over a little wind or rustling grass, but Nie Fan was different because he had gone through the strictest training as a child, and had a sharp sense of danger that surpassed most.

“That Druid must have gone far.”

“My invisibility is almost over!” One of the Thieves said in the group chat. There was a time limit to Cloaking and the active period for it was low since his skill was low, and his body hence slowly gained form.

Meanwhile, Nie Fan did not actually run off after casting Cheetahmorph. Instead, he had hidden in a corner and waited patiently, and soon saw the Thief appearing.

He was being followed by that Thief just as he had expected!

No, there should be another!

His brow slightly wrinkled, Nie Fan saw the other Thief gaining form in another few seconds.

If he hadn’t noticed them earlier and allowed them to surround him, he wouldn’t have been able to escape.

Still, he wasn’t sure if they had come targeting him or had simply run into him by coincidence, and was attempting to rob him.

Players are red-listed if they engaged in deliberate player killing, and reluctant to get involved in any trouble, Nie Fan was about to leave when he suddenly found that those two players were actually yellow-listed.

He felt a sudden pang of inspiration just then.

A player killing would get the culprit red-listed, but the culprit would also drop a few items at random if they were killed in turn—including some items from their bags, as well as decreasing beyond two player levels. They couldn’t return to town either as the Elite Guards would cut them down on sight, although they would be yellow-listed in the next ten hours following the one hour of red-listing. When yellow-listed, they were basically no different from normal players and were allowed to return to town, but should they be caught in a duel, their murderers would not be red-listed for killing them.

And it seemed that those two had killed someone before!

That being said, Nie Fan was not actually aware of their background, although he wouldn’t be curious if he knew that they made a living through assassination.

Nonetheless, when he remembered that he was a newbie and had a low chance of winning if he fought them, he decided to leave.

However, that was also when one of the Thief exclaimed, “There’s no telling how far Dark Night has gone. Hurry up!”

Nie Fan’s brows lifted at those words.

They were actually gunning for him? Really, he didn’t know how or when he had crossed them!

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Nie Fan groaned. He took a look at his skill bar where his one Level 6 and two Level 5 abilities were displayed—he had acceptable combat ability, and even if he did lose, his Ring of Fate was Soulbound and would never drop off. It would not be a waste to lose his other items either, and he could quickly regain his player level even after dropping by one.

He didn’t have experience in PK, but it wouldn’t hurt to try with the rare chance he had now.

Seizing the moment before his own Invisibility was over, Nie Fan slowly sneaked towards the rear of those two Thieves. His footsteps were light, and they would never hear him with ten yards between them.

Bloodthirsty Vines!

Nature Force stirred powerfully as he chanted the spell.

The two Thieves paused for a moment when they felt the abrupt sense of peculiarity, before turning to find Nie Fan casting his skill.

“It’s that Druid! It’s Dark Night!”