Chapter 449: Offensive‑Defensive Alliance?

Chen Guan's flowing, seamless combo strikes cleanly and decisively, slashing to kill!

But Chen Guan is a wind‑chasing thief, whose killing power can never match that of an assassin.

Moreover, those beside Ye Tianzi are all Imperial Dynasty elites; the Priest's Purification and healing fell almost immediately.

"Damn! Kong Lang!!" Ye Tianzi grabbed the reins and turned, but while the Mounted State moved straight and fast, the turning was relatively clumsy.

Shadow Step!

After Ye Tianzi turned, Chen Guan still slipped like a shadow to his back.

Just as Ye Tianzi prepared to respond, a point of light suddenly expanded before his eyes.

Blind!

Puff~

Shen Yang!

Shen Yang, whose hiding spot is unknown, closed in directly with a Leap Attack!

Although Leap Attack is a Hidden Skill, given Yan Huang's current strength, it almost wipes out the Ten Court Yanluo and several elite Assassin Guild members in one go.

Swish~

Because of Ye Tianzi's earlier charge, he is now somewhat out of formation.

Although his subordinates began to charge in to rescue, Shen Yang and Chen Guan teamed up, and despite the Priest's healing, they outright took down Ye Tianzi.

Then Shen Yang and Chen Guan both vanished with strong invisibility... Shen Yang has two strong invisibilities, one as a Hidden Class Shadow Walker and one using the regular assassin template.

By the time the Detection Arrow arrived, the two were already gone; this place is not a cavern but an open field...

A group of Imperial Dynasty players rushed in to support, eyeing each other, then silently picked up the equipment Ye Tianzi dropped on the ground.

There was nothing they could do; a Ten Court Yanluo in front made a move, but they coordinated to push it back.

This time it's an ultra‑luxury lineup, with three core figures appearing, including a former Old Assassin Alliance leader, now the Group Leader of the Yan Huang Assassin Team... Kong Lang!

They can't stop them.

Facing three core members of the Yan Huang Assassin Team, it seems the Chairman's death wasn't entirely undeserved, huh...

"Hey... Chairman, you also got knocked out again?"

The freshly revived Ye Tianzi looked pale; hearing someone greet nearby, he looked up and saw the weary Xia Shang Xi Zhou on the side.

Ye Tianzi's face darkened further: "You got knocked out again?"

"Um.. third time!" Xia Shang Xi Zhou answered plaintively.

There's nothing we can do; those Yan Huang Assassins seem insane, even with Imperial Dynasty's ranged firepower they keep coming to kill each other; already two assassins have been instantly killed and a third and fourth are coming to mess with themselves.

I'm just a Deputy President of the Imperial Dynasty, not the Chairman... oh... now the Chairman is also knocked out.

Xia Shang Xi Zhou himself is also a master; if at the same level and gear, he wouldn't truly fear ordinary Yan Huang Assassins. Only the Ten Court Yanluo would give him some pressure. As for Kong Lang... didn't he fail to instantly kill me yesterday, instead using an item to sacrifice himself together with me?

But there's nothing he can do now; he's only in his twenties, and with the equipment stat gap he has no way. The attribute points he allocated earlier have turned gray; they only become effective after he levels back up.

"How about I stay in the Main City today, or I go back to the small town to level up; anyway I'm only level twenty now," Xia Shang Xi Zhou said pitifully.

"Even you, Chairman, got knocked out by them; I reckon if I go out I'll get killed too!"

Ye Tianzi, with a dark face, said: "What do you mean I got knocked out? Can't I just use a Return City Scroll to come back?"

The Return City Scroll and the resurrection point are in the same plaza...

Xia Shang Xi Zhou said nothing, pointing at Ye Tianzi's body.

Not to mention his level dropped by one... Ye Tianzi looked down and saw he was naked, wearing only a novice cloth robe.

Damn! The armor got shattered!

"Tsk tsk... Chairman Ye Tianzi, rare guest, what do you want with me?" Qiancheng Gongzi replied with a teasing tone.

He naturally knows the Imperial Dynasty's current conflict with Yan Huang; to be precise, the entire Domestic Server basically knows it now.

Imperial Dynasty players keep respawning in Zhuque City; everyone's eyes aren't blind.

"Ahem, Chairman Qiancheng, I'd like to ask, how did you originally counter the Assassin Alliance?" Ye Tianzi asked thick‑skinned.

"Counter the Assassin Alliance?" Qiancheng Gongzi laughed.

"Who gave you the confidence to counter the Assassin Alliance?" Qiancheng Gongzi retorted.

"Then you..." Ye Tianzi was a bit bewildered.

"If you can counter the Assassin Alliance, my Qiancheng Muxue is still above your Imperial Dynasty!" Qiancheng Gongzi said bluntly.

"...." Ye Tianzi remained silent.

Back then, Qiancheng Muxue was fourth among the top ten guilds, indeed outpacing your Imperial Dynasty.

"And my Qiancheng Muxue falling to this state also has the Imperial Dynasty to thank," Qiancheng Gongzi said with a hint of sarcasm.

Indeed, when Qiancheng Muxue faced the Assassin Alliance's furious retaliation, the large guilds behind naturally wouldn't miss the chance to exploit the situation, leading Qiancheng Muxue to tumble down to eighth place.

"Ahem, that's the affairs of the various warlords; now Zhu Lu has entered a new era, Chairman Qiancheng, stop being so nitpicky."

"Moreover, our Imperial Dynasty now has a mortal feud with Yan Huang, so our two sides could consider forming an offensive‑defensive alliance to tackle Yan Huang together," Ye Tianzi continued.

"Offensive‑defensive alliance? We have little interaction with Yan Huang now, what does it have to do with us?" Qiancheng Gongzi said, half‑smiling.

Although Yan Huang and Qiancheng Muxue are mortal enemies, the Imperial Dynasty isn't exactly a good thing either.

Qiancheng Gongzi is eager for Yan Huang and the Imperial Dynasty to clash, dragging each other's development, waiting for Qiancheng Muxue to grow strong again, then stepping on both Yan Huang and the Imperial Dynasty.

After saying that, Qiancheng Gongzi abruptly hung up the Private Chat...

"Damn!" Ye Tianzi, with a dark face, looked at the disconnected communication.

As for regretting having offended Yan Huang?

Not at all...

It was originally for the Hidden Class; the strength of the Hidden Class is evident to all, such matters cannot be compromised! Must fight!

Still, Ye Tianzi gave Xia Shang Xi Zhou beside him a resentful look: "Everything is for your hidden class! Think of a way for me!"

Xia Shang Xi Zhou felt wronged too: his hidden class was surely hopeless now, and although the earth magic hadn't dissipated yet, finding the power of the ley lines was easier said than done.

Moreover, he had dropped so many levels...

"How about we gather a large force and just go fight the Yan and Huang?" Xia Shang Xi Zhou said weakly.

Ye Tianzi pondered; it wasn't impossible!

Being assassinated by them like this has always been a pointless loss; we might as well just let loose and fight.

"Yo yo~"

"Isn't that Ye Tianzi, the Chairman? What are you... doing, some kind of performance art?"

At that moment, a sarcastic laugh came from nearby.

Jiang Hai Tange appeared at the edge of the square with a group of people, laughing.

At this time, Ye Tianzi was still wearing plain clothes, but his shoes, wrist guards, and shin guards were all armor; his appearance was indeed odd.

Ye Tianzi's face darkened...