The five Great Thieves obviously cooperated often and with great tacit understanding, blocking off Nie Yan's escape route. Bathed in the revealing light that left no shadow to hide in, Nie Yan couldn't use Cloaking to escape and had no choice but to fight.
If one of these players were pulled out individually, they would still be somewhat inferior to Nie Yan, Sun, and King of the World. But the five acting together, with years of seamless teamwork, made it hard for Conviction to find players who could match them.
Lock on!
Scorching Smoke Stub deployed a skill, locking onto Nie Yan. But suddenly, Nie Yan performed a Shadow Dance, dodging Scorching Smoke Stub's lock-on.
Scorching Smoke Stub was shocked. To dodge a lock-on, what kind of reflex speed was that!