Nie Yan checked the forums. There was nothing about him returning to the game. It looked like Devil Sky’s party didn’t reveal anything about their encounter to others. It made sense. Five Level 180+ players couldn’t even kill a single Level 156 player. They were probably too embarrassed to tell anyone. 

For the time being, Nie Yan didn’t wish to return to Asskickers United. Unless left with no other choice, he wouldn’t let the players of the guild know he was back. The day he revealed himself would be the day when the Mad Rogue climbed back to the peak.

Nie Yan spent several more days in the Dark Demonic Space, bringing the Divine Eclipse Dragon up to Level 156.

Nie Yan gradually realized something. Even though the system had nerfed the use of pets in PvP, they also greatly reduced the amount of experience required to level them up. For example, Lil’ Gold was already Level 172. Generally, unless there was some sort of special circumstance, it was best not to raise a pet more than five levels over that of the player, or else there was a risk of...