After being bound by the tentacles, Nie Yan felt his life force rapidly draining away as he lost all strength in his limbs . A string of 3,000s floated up above his head .
Phantom Princess Ina emerged right behind Nie Yan . Apparently, she had a stealth ambush skill similar to that of a Thief, which had caught him completely off guard .
Phantom Princess Ina locked Nie Yan down, rendering him immobile . With all his skills grayed out as well, he had absolutely no way to resist .
THWACK! One of Phantom Princess Ina’s tentacles struck Nie Yan, dealing 10,000 damage .
As the last bit of health drained out of his health bar, Paladin Lafus came rushing over and cast Heal on Nie Yan with a wave of his sword .
Nie Yan’s health was immediately restored back to full .
At this moment, Lil’ Gold also came barrelling forward, ramming his enormous frame into Phantom Princess Ina .
BANG! Phantom Princess Ina staggered back, almost losing her grip on Nie Yan and throwing him into the air .
In these brief few seconds, Bladelight, Smoke Stub, and Lei Su came charging over .
PSFHT! PSFHT! PSFHT! Several daggers emerged out of nowhere, a cold light trailing their blades as Phantom Princess Ina’s tentacles were sliced off .
Nie Yan finally broke free from Phantom Princess Ina’s clutches . He quickly fled away .
Sun, King of the World, Mistaken Smile, and the other Thieves materialized out of stealth .
Nie Yan gave them a smile . Their coordination was top notch .
“Phantom Princess Ina is almost dead . We can do it guys!” Nie Yan shouted before commanding Lil’ Gold to blast her with Dragon Breath .
Phantom Princess Ina only had 9% health left . Everyone’s nerves were stretched taut . She would soon be dead .
Execution!
Execution!
Bladelight, Smoke Stub, and Lei Su slashed out with their swords . A string of misses rose up above Phantom Princess Ina’s head .
BANG! BANG! BANG! Thousands of spells flew through the air and bombarded Phantom Princess Ina .
8%, 7%, 6% . . .
Phantom Princess Ina attempted to knock aside everyone around her in an attempt to pursue Nie Yan . However, how could Nie Yan ever give her the opportunity? He quickly retreated back and evaded her attacks . Taking advantage of the others locking her down, he circled behind her, then slashed down with Zennarde’s Sword .
Hell Execution!
−3,343,199!
“GYAAAAH!” Phantom Princess Ina let out a shrill cry . She started melting like a block of ice in the summer sun before finally turning into a puddle of black liquid .
Phantom Princess Ina was dead!
“Yes, finally! Who landed the killing blow? Boss, was it you!?” Undying Scoundrel asked excitedly . The final blow had saved them a lot of time and hardship .
Nie Yan checked his notifications before shaking his head . “It wasn’t me . ”
“Then who was it?”
“It was me,” Smoke Stub said .
Be it Execution or Hell Execution, both skills had a certain chance of success . As long as it worked even once, the boss would be dead .
The remains of Phantom Princess Ina evaporated into a black miasma before disappearing into the air .
A crisp notification jingle rang out . Phantom Princess Ina had dropped at least a dozen different items as gems and equipment scattered all over the ground .
This haul was enormous!
Blood Lotus Asura Blade and Apex Evil walked over .
“According to our agreement, we’ll only take one piece of equipment . The rest is all yours,” Nie Yan said . He swept his eyes over the drops on the ground before focusing onto a sword . This was a two-handed greatsword made out of some unknown metal . It was engraved with all sorts of strange scribbles, somewhat similar to runes . Even he couldn’t decipher them .
Nie Yan picked up the greatsword and examined it with Transcendent Insight . Morondor’s Sword (Legendary)
Dark Devil Descent: Cleave down with the might of a devil, dealing 500% damage to your main target and 200% damage to all nearby enemies within a 5-meter radius .
Restrictions: Warrior
Morondor’s Sword was pretty amazing . Even though it couldn’t compare to Zennarde’s Sword, it was still a mighty fine Legendary weapon .
“Here, decide who should get it among yourselves,” Nie Yan said . He handed over the greatsword to Smoke Stub .
Apex Evil and Blood Lotus Asura Blade split up the remaining loot among themselves evenly .
“Thank you, Nirvana Flame,” Apex Evil said with a complicated expression . Honestly speaking, he’d rather not have these items and retake his spot on the bleachers . Alas, now he was already drawn into the fight between Asskickers United and Angel Corps . He could only make the best out of it .
Blood Lotus Asura Blade shared a similar sentiment .
“I plan to take a tour around Blue Wolf City and Night Demon City sometime soon . I hope I won’t be intruding?” Nie Yan gazed at the two with a faint smile .
Apex Evil and Blood Lotus Asura Blade glanced at each other bitterly .
“Not at all . You’re welcome to visit at any time!” Apex Evil said with a bright smile .
“The doors of Asura Inferno will always be open to you . We look forward to your visit, Nirvana Flame!” Blood Lotus Asura Blade said with a bright grin, the corners of his lips twitching ever so slightly . He hoped to never see Nie Yan again . Of course, he wouldn’t dare to voice these feelings out loud .
How could Nie Yan not know how these two were feeling? However, he had made sure Devil World Riders and Asura Inferno wouldn’t dare to go against Asskickers United .
As for Morondor’s Sword . In the end, it was decided that it would go to Bladelight . He had an innate ability that allowed him to wield a two-handed sword with one hand . However, he could only use it at Level 150 .
Nie Yan turned to Smoke Stub and the others . “It’s about time we leave . ”
“Yes!”
Smoke Stub, Undying Scoundrel, and the others gathered together .
“We’re leaving . See you later,” Nie Yan said, waving goodbye before leading his group into the inner district of Barthe .
“Have a safe journey . ”
Apex Evil and Blood Lotus Asura Blade watched Nie Yan’s team disappear behind the end of the street with fake smiles plastered on their faces .
“God fuckking dammit! We really played right into his hand . We already deal with enough bullshit from Angel Corps . Now Nirvana Flame has gone and made us into his lackeys!” Blood Lotus Asura Blade finally released all the pent up anger he was holding back .
“Forget it . Asskickers United is too powerful . Even Angel Corps is afraid of them . What can we do?” Apex Evil sighed . Even though they were rulers of their own cities, they didn’t dare to behave rudely in front of Nie Yan .
The players from the two large guilds slowly dispersed, spreading out in various directions to level and explore other parts of the map .
Ne Yan’s team travelled along the central street and entered the inner district . Like before, the number of Elite-class Desert Giants they encountered increased significantly the deeper they traveled into Barthe .
The inner district was filled with mage towers . Some of the largest ones reached as high as 40 meters, while on the other end the smallest ones only reached a dozen meters high . They were clustered close together, like a stone forest . The mystical almost surreal landscape was quite an astonishing sight .
The density of mana here was extremely high here .
“This place is really rich with mana . All magic damage here is increased by 300%,” Summer Bug said . He immediately discovered the peculiarities of this place with his keen senses .
Only then did the other casters notice the change in their stats . All their magic damage was boosted by 300%, and their mana recovery speed had also increased significantly .
The environment could affect a Mage’s power to a certain extent . When they were in a place with scarcely any mana, their damage would significantly decrease . On the other hand, in a place like this that was rich with mana, their damage would increase substantially . A 50% increase in mana was already pretty good but hard to come by . Not to mention a place like this that offered 300% increased magic damage .
Why were there so many mage towers here?
On top of this, Nie Yan still had no idea where Morphest was . He glanced inside his bag . Paternerstor’s Warhammer emitted sparks of electricity, letting out crackling sounds .
Nie Yan’s team swept away any Desert Giants they encountered along the way as they headed deeper into the city . They didn’t leave any stone unturned, even searching through the many floors of all the mage towers in the vicinity .
After almost a whole day, they had only explored a miniscule section of Barthe .
After passing through the forest of towers, Nie Yan’s team arrived in a small square with five obelisks erected in the center . Bound to them were five enormous Two-Headed Hellhounds . They were quite big at four meters high with ferocious appearances . Standing beside them were tall orcs in black robes . Based on their attire, they appeared to be Druids .
「Big Bro, I see five Level 150 Two-Headed Hellhounds and 10 Level 160 Dark Druids . They’re all Lord-class,」Sun reported .
The several of them had completely scouted out the square .
「So many…」Tang Yao and the others sucked in a cold breath of air . This was their first time encountering so many Lords .
「Apart from those Lords, is there anything else? If there isn’t, let’s just take a detour around them,」Nie Yan said . Dealing with so many Lords at the same time was extremely difficult .
「Hold on . I’ll go take another look . 」
「What’s that thing shining over there, in the middle of those obelisks at 3 O’clock? I can’t see it clearly,」Sun said .
「Let me sneak a little closer,」Mistaken Smile said . He carefully made his way over in that direction .
Nie Yan and the others carefully paid attention to the situation . Suddenly, the Dark Druids became restless and gathered together in one spot . One of them even transformed into a bear and roared out .
「What’s going on?」Nie Yan anxiously asked . He hoped nothing had gone wrong .
「The senses of those Dark Druids are way too sharp . I was nearly killed . Thankfully, I managed to get out of there alive . 」Mistaken Smile breathed a sigh of relief . He had just come out .
「Did you discover anything?」
「A chest . It’s a pretty high grade . I’m guessing at least Legendary,」Mistaken Smile said .
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