Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 3)

Chapter 432 - Unification of Calore

A chaotic melee ensued between Radiant Sacred Flame and Victorious Return, two old allies ultimately ending up on opposite sides.

Heaven Breaker had planned to preserve his strength by withdrawing his troops from the main battlefield, while waiting for the Crypt Lord's summon duration to end. At that time, the battle outside the plains of the Cripps Stronghold would be wrapping up. Although the more than 100,000 players from Bloodlust Blades, Alliance of Mages, and Divine Protectors would be wiped out, Asskickers United, Sapphire Shrine, and Holy Empire would also suffer heavy losses, having at most less than a quarter of their original force remaining. Not to mention they would be exhausted and weary.

Heaven Breaker would take this chance and join forces with Radiant Sacred Flame. With their combined force of over 100,000 players, they could annihilate the weakened Asskickers United, Sapphire Shrine, and Holy Empire and capture the Cripps Stronghold. After divvying up the remaining strongholds with Radiant Sacred Flame, Victorious Return could once more rise to glory!

Sadly, plans rarely worked out that smoothly, and reality was indeed far crueler.

Radiant Sacred Flame had turned traitor at this crucial juncture, catching Heaven Breaker with his pants down. It was revealed that Asskickers United had acquired Radiant Sacred Flame long ago. This wasn't something he could've ever imagined, not even in his wildest dreams. Of course he wasn't willing to go down like this, but he had been checkmated.

Victorious Return and Radiant Sacred Flame clashed fiercely. It would be a while for an outcome to be reached. By then, the struggle at the Cripps Stronghold would've long since concluded.

Nie Yan led the massacre while riding on top of the Crypt Lord. The remaining forces of Alliance of Mages and Divine Protectors didn't stand a chance.

Checking the time, only 30 minutes remained on the Crypt Lord's three-hour summon duration. After clearing away the stragglers, there would be no time left to help Radiant Sacred Flame. However, the remaining forces of Asskickers United, Sapphire Shrine, and Holy Empire were more than enough. Then they could dispose of the enemy together. The fate of Victorious Return was sealed!

Victory was inevitable!

Nie Yan looked over the casualties. Due to the three Armoured Catapults, Asskickers United's side had lost close to 80,000 players: 50,000 from Asskickers United and 30,000 from the elites of the five branch guilds. Of the more than 100,000 players stationed in the Cripps Stronghold, only 20,000 remained.

Sapphire Shrine and Holy Empire had also suffered heavy losses. Of the more than 120,000 players that arrived, only 30,000 survived. Thankfully, with the assistance of the Crypt Lord, they had finally defeated the enemy. The several thousand remaining from Alliance of Mages and Divine Protectors fled to the neighbouring maps.

Nie Yan dispatched 3,000 Thieves to collect the spoils of war on the battlefield.

The harvests from such a long war were considerable, enough to cover some of their losses.

With the war over, it was important for Asskickers United to start recuperating. If they were dragged into another war of this scale, even if they didn't lose, they would be worn down into collapse. The average level of their players had fallen too low.

Nie Yan had the Crypt Lord continue chasing the fleeing players from Alliance of Mages and Divine Protectors, so he could keep increasing his gains from the war.

The surviving players from Asskickers United gathered together and prepared to set off to help Radiant Sacred Flame defeat Victorious Return.

The players from Asskickers United were all surprised when they heard that Radiant Sacred Flame had joined their side as many conflicts had broken out between them even just recently. Since when did Radiant Sacred Flame become their ally? Nonetheless, all of them were excited since this meant their victory was settled. It appeared that Nie Yan had planned for this long in advance!