Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World - Chapter 577

Chapter 577




Asskickers United had finally escaped the same fate which befell the War God Tribe of the previous timeline—crushed by the Century Financial Group’s immeasurable wealth . However, they would still have to take precautions against getting eroded from within in the future .

Adding up all the casualties, Asskickers United’s side had lost over 90,000 players, 6,000 of which were from Asskickers United themselves . Meanwhile, they had killed more than 510,000 enemies with the rest fleeing for their lives .

When the video of the battle for the Edgarton Stronghold was released on the forums, players were at a loss for words . The battle had ended this quickly? Asskickers United was simply too unbelievable! The difference in casualties between both sides was also staggering . With the Edgarton Stronghold in Asskickers United’s hands, Alliance of Mages was finished .

Asskickers United immediately became the center of attention . Players were already comparing them with Angel Corps . Angel Corps was the undisputed ruler of the Satreen Empire . Not a single power there could rival them . Meanwhile, Asskickers United was shaping up to become the same in the Viridian Empire . However, there was a distinct difference . Angel Corps already had more than a hundred guilds both large and small under them, creating an invincible alliance in the Satreen Empire . On the other hand, discounting their branch guilds, Asskickers United only had five guilds under them . They still had a long way to go .

Regardless, Asskickers United’s unity was still something to be greatly admired .

After Asskickers United settled into the Edgarton Stronghold, their five branch guilds began recruiting new players . Once that process was over, their most elite players promoted to the main guild . Apart from this, Holy Empire, Sapphire Shrine, and the other guilds also started a new round of recruitment . Given the size of Moonlight City’s territory, there was no shortage of people looking to join guilds .

Learning Asskickers United was recruiting new members, all of Moonlight City boiled over with excitement . Countless players flooded the several offices Asskickers United had set up across the city, among which there was no lack of players who formerly belonged to Alliance of Mages . Some players even came rushing over from other cities . They all desired to join Asskickers United . Many of them were top experts .

Many top experts had reached a bottleneck and found it difficult to breakthrough . If they continued to stagnate in place, they would slowly be overtaken by others . These people wanted to enter a place filled with other experts . The top Thieves were especially interested . Asskickers United had Nirvana Flame, King of the World, Sun, and many other powerful Thieves . They could more easily pick up new tricks there .

Asskickers United rapidly expanded as more and more people joined . The Century Financial Group could no longer do anything to them . They had long since started shifting their attention to the Satreen Empire . After losing so many of their investments in the Viridian Empire, they simply lacked the strength to impede Asskickers United any further .



Cao Xu naturally understood the kind of threat Asskickers United would pose in the future given his insight . That was why he tried everything in his power to destroy it .

「We’ll rest for a while before taking on Divine Protectors,」Nie Yan said . Asskickers United had still taken heavy losses during this war . 「Furthermore, we need to start exploring the Griffon Woodlands, or else we’ll start lagging too far behind Angel Corps in terms of aerial might . 」

「I’ll have Bladelight make the necessary preparations,」Guo Huai said .

「Any news for me lately?」Nie Yan asked . Even though Asskickers United was fairly powerful, it was still necessary to take precautions and not blindly rush into anything .

「Yeah, I have a bit of good news . The War God Tribe has already defeated the several guilds under the Tuoba Family . They’ve unified Nisode . Battle Crazed Alliance is just about done with things on their side too, only one more guild to deal with . Holy Empire, Sapphire Shrine, and Radiant Sacred Flame are rapidly growing . Since there’s not much room to grow in Calore anymore, I had them expand and establish branches in other cities,」Guo Huai said .

Nie Yan was quite pleased . Apart from their strength rapidly increasing, Asskickers United was also developing in other cities, especially in the Hilton Stronghold . They already owned more than 60% of the prime real estate there . He had Guo Huai and Bird aggregate all the data and discovered they were currently raking in more than 600,000 gold a day, of which 300,000 was divided up among the guild members, 200,000 was used to improve the quality of the guild’s equipment, and the remaining was stored in case of an emergency .

Asskickers United was doing quite well financially .

「There’s a few things we need to take note of . Around 10 or so guilds in Moonlight City are preparing to form an alliance to deal with us . God Executioner Sword and Penumbra Empire haven’t calmed down either and are rapidly expanding . I feel like something big is going to happen soon, but I can’t pinpoint any specifics . No powers in the Viridian Empire can pose a threat to us for now . Soon we can set out to deal with Divine Protectors,」Guo Huai said .

Hearing Guo Huai’s words, Nie Yan knitted his brows . Asskickers United was currently flourishing . There was probably no need to get paranoid .



Nie Yan went to school during the day and entered the game in the evening, directing Asskickers United’s movements while training his skills .

Passing 10 days like this, Nie Yan’s skills saw clear improvement .

Nie Yan slowly snuck up behind a Barbarian Warrior, then struck it with Backbreaker .

Rank 11 Backbreaker!

−22,721　　

His damage was three times higher than before!

Eight second stun!

All Warriors would tremble at this potent crowd control effect . Even a Warrior in godly equipment would fall to Nie Yan’s ambush . Perhaps only Master-class Warriors with armour could resist such a powerful stun .

If he exploded forth with all his damage, he could down a Barbarian Warrior in only 20 seconds! This was a Level 100 monster! Before reaching Level 100, even a party of five or more players wouldn’t necessarily stand a chance against it .

Right now, Nie Yan could even take on Master-class players despite not being one himself . He was already no weaker than an ordinary Shadow Dancer .

Nie Yan started spamming Steal on the Barbarian Warrior .
Steal successful! You have obtained 2 gold, 23 silver .
Steal successful! You have obtained 3 gold, 12 silver .
. . .

One notification popped up after another . Soon, a crisp jingle rang out .

Nie Yan quickly checked his skill bar .
Steal has advanced to Rank 10 .

“I’ve finally trained Steal to Rank 10! Whew, it wasn’t easy . ” Nie Yan was ecstatic . He had spent five whole days training Steal from Rank 9 to 10! After reaching Rank 8, its success rate had increased to 50% . At Rank 9 it was 70% Now at Rank 10 it had increased to an astonishing 90%, not to mention the probability of stealing equipment had increased greatly .

Nie Yan gradually understood why Rank 10 Steal was labelled as godly . This kind of skill was absolutely capable of making someone weep tears in sadness . This was a skill that could steal an enemy’s equipment!

Checking Steal’s skill proficiency, it would take him at least 30 days to train it to Rank 11 . He hardly had that much time to spare .

Nie Yan would have to put off training Steal for some other time . He was more than satisfied with it at Rank 10 .

Nie Yan’s skill list looked quite spectacular: Rank 11 Backbreaker, Rank 10 Reverse Grip Backstab, Rank 10 Counter, Rank 10 Phantom Assassination, Rank 10 Flicker Strike, Rank 7 Backstab, Rank 8 Smothering Strike, Rank 9 Concussive Blow, Rank 15 Kick . . .

Any one of these skills could make someone faint in shock . For an ordinary player, having a skill at Rank 5 or higher was already extremely impressive . With so many high rank skills, just how much burst damage could Nie Yan deal?

The rank of Nie Yan’s skills were all freakishly high, especially Kick . With a fairly short cooldown, it was one of the easiest skills to train . After reaching Rank 15, its effects were extremely powerful . The description said that if he struck a vital area, he could cripple a target . He didn’t know what counted as a vital area . Under normal circumstances, kicking the knee would cause a target to feel numb and slow their movements . Kicking the leg would result in a somewhat weaker effect .

Though these skills had all risen in rank, Nie Yan still hadn’t completely familiarized himself with all of them . He would have to slowly hone himself .

With these skills as a foundation, Nie Yan would have no issue advancing to a Shadow Dancer . After which he would see a huge boost in strength, allowing him to surpass a recently promoted Shadow Dancer . After all, his starting point was already far higher than theirs .

Nie Yan recalled the Barbarian Berserker he encountered previously . Glancing at his skill bar, it was about time he killed it and opened that Sub Legendary-grade chest!

After killing another Barbarian Warrior, Nie Yan picked up the skill book that dropped on the ground and headed for the Barbarian Berserker .

“I wonder what sort of loot I’ll get…” With his Steal reaching Rank 10, Nie Yan was itching to try his hands at a stronger target, and the Barbarian Berserker was the perfect choice!

Six minutes later, Nie Yan finally spotted the Barbarian Berserker . He entered stealth and slowly made his way forward .