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

Chapter 696 - Lost Longbow of Sorodin

Soaring Angel was hiding behind a house. Looking over to the center of the square, he spotted Nie Yan standing behind Lafus and Lil' Gold.

「Boss, are we making a move?」a Warrior in dark gold armour asked. He was Angel Corps' number one Warrior, Stone Splitter.[1]

Apart from Stone Splitter, many other famous experts from Angel Corps were present. There were a total of 27 players, all of whom were Level 100+.

Angel Corps was the number one guild in the Satreen Empire. Their strength wasn't to be looked down on. Even though they didn't have as many Masters as Asskickers United, they had many players who had the potential to class advance. If the 27 of them couldn't achieve anything while working together, they wouldn't have the face to meet anyone.

"Where are the others?" Soaring Angel asked. He knew Nie Yan was a tough nut to crack. Even if the 27 of them didn't need to fear him, killing him was another story altogether. Shadow Dancers were too fast. If he wanted to run, there was nothing they could do to stop him.

"Asskickers United's other nine Masters are in the eastern district of the stronghold."

"The nine of them are all grouped together?" Soaring Angel asked.

"Yes."

Soaring Angel knitted his brows. Nine Masters were extremely difficult to deal with. When the 27 of them had ambushed Bladelight, Lei Su, and Smoke Stub earlier, even holding nothing back, they had still lost two people, not to mention Smoke Stub had broken out of their encirclement and escaped. This kind of result was far from satisfactory. If they tried to face nine Masters simultaneously, one could imagine the outcome. All 27 of them might even end up being completely wiped out. Only Nie Yan was off by himself. They could only try their luck and see if they could kill him.

"Stone Splitter, you take three people to deal with that Paladin Lafus. Piao Lin, you take Luo Bai and the other 10 Mages to bring down the Golden Dragon! As for the rest, come with me to kill Nirvana Flame! Everyone be careful. Our opponent is Nirvana Flame. Always stay in groups of four, and don't stray more than five meters from any teammate!" Soaring Angel said in a grave tone. This wasn't the first time they clashed. He was well aware of Nie Yan's strength. They only had this one opportunity to kill Nie Yan. If this ambush failed, it would be gone.

Soaring Angel sent Divine Flame a message, requesting Crazy Magic to aid him with the magic cannons.

After receiving Soaring Angel's request, Divine Flame hesitated. These cannons were their most formidable defense. No one and nothing could survive their power. If they were aimed at the center of the stronghold, all for the sake of killing a single player, the collateral damage would be immense. However, it was already too late to turn back now. He gritted his teeth and agreed.

Soaring Angel had helped Divine Protectors regain a bit of face by killing two Masters from Asskickers United. Perhaps they really could kill Nirvana Flame!

If they could kill Nirvana Flame, even if the Karukes Stronghold had to be rebuilt from scratch, it would be worth it!

Soaring Angel obtained authority over all the cannons in the Karukes Stronghold. He calculated the shooting ranges. A total of five cannons were capable of firing into the square. He immediately ordered Divine Protectors to focus the aim of those five cannons on the square.

He would make sure Nirvana Flame wouldn't leave here alive!

While Nie Yan was directing Lil' Gold to kill the players in the square, he suddenly received a call from Guo Huai. If Guo Huai was messaging him at this time, it was definitely important. He quickly answered.

「Nie Yan, run! Soaring Angel and his forces are in your area. Divine Protectors' cannons are also aimed at you! If you don't leave now, it'll be too late!」Guo Huai anxiously warned. No matter how strong a player was, they couldn't withstand the blast from a cannon!

Nie Yan's heart trembled. As he looked around the square, he spotted a silhouette standing near the entrance of an alley. It was Soaring Angel!

Soaring Angel had already swapped to an entirely new set of equipment since last time they met. Clad in violet gold leather armour, he wielded a large golden longbow. It was about two meters in length and sparkled with a dazzling radiance.

Nie Yan's eyes flashed with surprise. "It's the Lost Longbow of Sorodin!"

This longbow was incredibly famous in his past life. It was a Level 100 Legendary bow with an astonishing shooting range of 200 meters. It also had a special tracking arrow skill that could pursue a target. Even if the target entered stealth, it would still follow them. It could be described as the nemesis of Thieves. Soaring Angel had prepared this longbow especially for him!

Soaring Angel didn't exchange pleasantries. The moment he stepped into the square, he notched his bow with three arrows. He pulled the string to full draw and released his hand. Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Three arrows streaked toward Nie Yan.

Nie Yan looked around. There were more than 20 Angel Corps players closing in towards him.

These players had cut off all escape routes. Even though Nie Yan could escape, he had no time to recall Lil' Gold or Paladin Lafus.

Nie Yan braced his hand against the ground and rolled out of the way, traversing six meters and evading the three arrows. However, Soaring Angel's attack didn't stop there. He kept pulling out arrows from his bag. Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Golden blurs streaked through the air. His firing rate was even faster than Nie Yan's. After all, he was a marksman class. Nie Yan naturally couldn't compete with Soaring Angel in his own speciality.

Nie Yan swiftly dodged. He had no choice but to employ the shadow steps footwork, avoiding more than a dozen arrows. Even though he had no issue dodging, he had no way of doing anything else.

Seeing Soaring Angel repeatedly firing his bow in the distance, his hands moving at an astonishing speed, Nie Yan inwardly thought, This guy really does have some skill with the bow.

Nine Star Alignment!

Soaring Angel shot out three volleys of three arrows at a lightning quick speed. Nine arrows flew out toward Nie Yan.

When the arrows closed in, they suddenly changed directions and flew toward his waist.

Nie Yan's heart trembled. He couldn't avoid the strange movements of these arrows with shadow steps. He hurriedly activated Gale Step. Ding ding ding! The brief invincibility blocked three arrows.

Nie Yan dodged to the side, covering some distance. As he glanced back, the six remaining arrows hadn't fallen to the ground. Instead, they looped around in mid-air, then continued chasing after him.

This was the special ability of the Lost Longbow of Sorodin!

1. Stone Splitter was first mentioned in Chapter 549. ☜