Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 4)

Chapter 677 - General?

Asskickers United's forces had long since withdrawn. What was left behind was an abandoned stronghold.

Qin Han stomped his feet and let out a torrent of curses. Nie Yan was too treacherous! He had lost close to 500,000 skeletons, and all he had to show for it was a deserted stronghold. The enemy's casualties didn't even exceed double digits. Even though the destruction of 70 catapults was significant, for a rich magnate like Asskickers United, it could easily be recovered from.

Qin Han gradually understood Nie Yan's plan. If he had to sacrifice 500,000 skeletons every time he laid siege to a stronghold, it wouldn't be long before his skeleton army was wiped out completely.

Qin Han might be ruthless, but Nie Yan was even more so!

There were two other strongholds situated close to the Shoro Stronghold. Nie Yan was in the middle of fortifying them. Their locations weren't as good. So, he set up relatively fewer defenses. He would be lucky to shave away even 200,000 skeletons from Qin Han's army.

Nie Yan and the others stood on top of the walls of the Veisor Stronghold, gazing into the distance.

"If I were Qin Han right now, I'd probably be driven mad with anger. He spent so much effort to conquer the Shoro Stronghold, only to find it completely deserted." Lei Su chuckled.

Nie Yan smiled. He could picture Qin Han's face right about now. His eyes flashed with a cold light. Defeating you couldn't be any easier. Don't think you're invincible just because you have that little skeleton army. Even if it was bigger, I'd still take you to the cleaners!

After taking down the Shoro Stronghold, Qin Han's next target would definitely be the Cripps Stronghold. It was the main headquarters of Asskickers United. It couldn't be allowed to fall. It was surrounded by five other strongholds, which would provide a decent buffer. While the skeleton army was making their way through them, Nie Yan would make his preparations for the final decisive battle.

Nie Yan started mobilizing all the forces available to him, which included Asskickers United's players, the elites of other guilds, Calore's NPC soldiers, and so on.

In the meantime, Qin Han's skeleton army had halted their advance.

Qin Han realized he couldn't continue on like this, or he would eventually be forced into the passive. So, he decided to hold back his troops to recuperate and adjust their tactics.

After receiving a report from his scouts, Guo Huai sent Nie Yan a message,「Nie Yan, Qin Han's skeleton army has stopped moving. What do we do?」

「That's good news. We need all the time we can get. Quickly gather the materials and produce more catapults!」Nie Yan said. In the previous battle, he had witnessed the impact of the Armoured Ice Catapults first-hand. They were unrivalled weapons of destruction!

「Understood!」Guo Huai nodded.

「What's our production output like?」Nie Yan asked.

「Hmmm. With our output at max, we can probably manufacture 20 catapults a day. The only issue is the lack of crafting materials. It's simply not sustainable. We'd only last three days at most,」Guo Huai replied.

Wars were fought with production ability, and Asskickers United was unrivalled in this aspect. Other guilds might only produce two or three catapults a day, whereas they could produce 20!

「Have Holy Empire, Sapphire Shrine, Radiant Sacred Flame, and the rest help us gather crafting materials. We're focusing all our efforts into production!」Nie Yan said. At this moment, they had to pump out as many catapults as possible!

「I'll get to it right away!」

Even though Asskickers United had lost 70 catapults at the Shoro Stronghold, they still had another 350 catapults and 159 trebuchets remaining, all of which had been accumulated over the past couple of weeks. On top of that, they could produce 20 catapults a day. There was nothing to worry about. Even if they suffered some losses, they could quickly be replenished.

By the time Nie Yan finished arranging everything, the servers were about to shut down. Nie Yan and Xie Yao logged out of the game.

Nie Yan sent Lei Su a text message. Before long, he received a reply.

「Head to the second conference hall in the Top Military Academy. Come quick. Someone wants to meet you.」

Nie Yan gazed at Xie Yao. He decided not to inform her about Heavenly Kings for the time being. He didn't want her to get anxious. A secretive club like Heavenly Kings would certainly evoke a sense of fear. They were simply too powerful and influential. They could easily decide a person's fate.

Seeing Xie Yao's bright smile, Nie Yan felt it was better the less she knew about some things. He wanted to protect her happiness forever.

I'm finally about to meet with Heavenly Kings. Nie Yan clenched his fist. No matter what, he had to enter this club. It would give him the backing he needed to deal with the Monet Financial Group and Century Financial Group.

The Monet Financial Group and Century Financial Group were like swords hanging over his neck. The moment he slipped up, he would lose everything.

So, Nie Yan frantically sought more power.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao ate breakfast together, then headed off to the Top Military Academy. After the two parted, he made his way toward the second conference hall.

In the mind of both students and teachers, the second conference hall was an extremely special existence. This was a place Heavenly Kings had secured for themselves with their influence. They would occasionally gather there for meetings. There were several such conference halls on the premises of the Top Military Academy that didn't permit ordinary students to enter.

Nie Yan arrived at the entrance of the second conference hall. A student walked up to greet him.

"You're Nie Yan? Nice to meet you. I'm Luo Lin, an external member of Heavenly Kings. Please follow me," Luo Lin said politely.

"Alright." Nie Yan nodded, following behind Luo Lin.

From Luo Lin's steady footsteps, Nie Yan could tell his physique was fairly good. Even an excellent person like this was only an external member in Heavenly Kings.

Nie Yan's heart was filled with doubt. Why would Heavenly Kings pick him of all people?

The Top Military Academy had the smartest and brightest students of the entire country. On top of that, wherever you looked you would find people with deeper backgrounds than Nie Yan. World Bloc couldn't possibly be the reason. They hadn't grown large enough yet to be worthy of Heavenly King's attention. Could it be something about him personally? However, just what did he have that would make them view him so highly?

Lost in thoughts, Nie Yan walked inside. After passing through a long corridor, the two arrived in front of a sealed door.

"Please enter. The general and the others are all waiting for you," Luo Lin said.

General? Nie Yan knitted his brows. Probably someone's code name or something. It naturally didn't occur to him that the person in question was actually a part of the military. As for what the members of Heavenly Kings were like, he had no idea. The things he knew about them was only scratching the tip of the iceberg. Their immense influence was enough to make large financial groups and other major powers tremble in fear.