In such a narrow space, Nie Yan couldn’t possibly summon the Golden Earth Dragon. If he did, its massive body might collapse the wooden structure of the house.
Nie Yan scanned through all his skills. If he activated some of them, he could easily defeat an elite within a short period of time. However, he was worried they might call for help. If these two spidermen summoned others, Nie Yan would be surrounded.
He had to eliminate both spidermen quickly!
Nie Yan’s gaze fell upon the Sacred Hire interface. A sudden idea struck him.
He returned to the second floor, opened the Sacred Hire list, and selected a level-five holy knight mercenary, Chrisi. Chrisi had approximately 3,600 hit points and impressive attributes. The hiring cost was 300 gold coins per hour, with any time less than an hour charged as a full hour.
A tall paladin appeared before Nie Yan. The paladin was a head taller than Nie Yan, muscular, clad in full silver-white metal armor, and wielding a silver-white greatsword.
“Respected Demon Slayer, I am honored to serve you. What can I do for you?” Chrisi respectfully asked. It was their mission to serve Demon Slayers, and they held deep reverence for them.
Nie Yan now had another character panel—Chrisi’s. He could control Chrisi to perform any action, and Chrisi’s formidable combat power was unquestionable. Reviewing Chrisi’s skills, Nie Yan found over twenty beneficial spells and over ten basic attack skills, including Holy Strike, Holy Judgment, and Purification.
Nie Yan cast several buffs on himself through Chrisi, gaining a total of five beneficial effects, increasing his overall power by about 20%.
Nie Yan activated his stealth ability, climbed the stairs, and reached the third floor, carefully hiding in a corner.
The two spider guards patrolled around but failed to detect Nie Yan in the shadows.
After a while, Nie Yan controlled Chrisi to climb up the stairs. Chrisi leaped onto the upper floor, exposing himself to the two spidermen.
An enemy attack!
The two spidermen spotted Chrisi and charged toward him immediately.
Chrisi let out a deep shout and swung his greatsword forward, executing Holy Strike. The sword swung down with a mighty aura.
Seeing the two spidermen distracted by Chrisi, Nie Yan moved. He activated several powerful status effects.
Tempest Rush!
Shadow Slaughter!
Cataclysm!
Nie Yan’s status was fully enhanced. Like a gust of wind, he approached the spiderman Ilvitch and struck him from behind.
The flames on Zennarde’s Sword flared higher as it pierced into Ilvitch’s head. A backstab, followed by a bone extraction and a slash, caused blood to spurt.
-928, -939, -923…
Huge damage numbers floated above Ilvitch, accompanied by bleeding and poison effects. His health dropped rapidly. Even the nearby spiderman Israil suffered, taking 30% of the Shadow Slaughter damage.
Nie Yan’s nerves were tightly wound. He must not let them cry for help!
Ilvitch, under Nie Yan’s attack, tried to move, but Nie Yan used Crippling Strike, freezing him in place.
Chrisi continuously attacked Ilvitch, using basic skills like Holy Strike, reducing nearly half of his health.
Nie Yan kept swinging Zennarde’s Sword. An explosion sent Ilvitch staggering backward. Then a chilling flame suddenly appeared at Ilvitch’s throat. A brutal slash caused a damage number over 2,000 to float above his head. Ilvitch fell.
Seeing Ilvitch fall, Israil suddenly let out a sharp cry.
However, just as Israil was about to shout, Chrisi struck him, sending him flying backward. As Israil staggered, Nie Yan pounced. He stunned Israil with a blow to the head using Zennarde’s Sword. The scream stopped abruptly, and Israil entered a stunned state.
Nie Yan’s Shadow Slaughter and Chrisi’s attacks drained Israil’s health. Nie Yan continuously slashed at Israil’s back while Chrisi cast several Purification spells, dealing over a thousand damage each time.
Israil, just recovering from the stun, staggered and fell to the ground.
Nie Yan collected the loot from the two spidermen—two chaotic good items, unfortunately unusable by him, so he decided to sell them later.
Nie Yan looked out the window, observing the distance. The sounds of battle hadn’t attracted other spidermen.
He hoped the dark golden chest would yield something useful. Nie Yan approached the chest, squatted down, and began to open it.
Time passed second by second. It took about half a minute before the chest clicked open.
Nie Yan reached inside and retrieved two items.
Gnome Ring (Dark Gold): Special Item.
Attributes: Concealment +20, with an additional skill—Gnome Transformation. Activating this skill reduces the user’s size to one-third of the original, enhancing concealment and making the user imperceptible. Duration: 1 hour. Cooldown: 1 natural day.
User Restriction: None.
Nie Yan raised his eyebrows upon seeing the special item. Special items usually had unique purposes. The ability of the Gnome Ring to reduce size was intriguing.
In specific situations, this item would prove extremely useful. One-third of his original size—approximately mid-thigh height—would allow him to hide in unimaginable places.
Moreover, after transforming into a gnome, concealment abilities increased, making detection impossible.
A lifesaver! Nie Yan categorized the ring. He would study its other functions later. He placed the ring in his backpack as a backup item.
Besides the Gnome Ring, Nie Yan also obtained another item. Upon inspection, he was startled—it was a hand bone.
Cursed Spiderman Hand Bone: Fate Item.
Attributes: Using this item grants a 16-point attribute dice roll. Rolling 1-8 incurs a curse, while 9-16 grants a blessing.
If unused, the item will disappear after 20 seconds.
Another Fate Item!
Fate Items were relatively common in Chaotic Good, as necromancers had a skill to influence dice rolls. Many necromancers liked to take risks with Fate Items, offering substantial rewards but also significant risks.
Nie Yan was particularly troubled by Fate Items.
Gambling on luck often led to self-destruction.
If the attribute dice rolled mid-range numbers, the rewards and penalties weren’t too severe. However, rolling low numbers like 1 or 2 posed considerable danger.
If he had a necromancer’s skill to increase favorable dice outcomes, Nie Yan might give it a try. But with a 50% win/loss probability, it was better to avoid such risks. Even necromancers who frequently used Fate Items often ended up deleting their accounts and starting over.
The cursed bone hand twitched, emitting a strange melody, as if summoning something.
Nie Yan was about to give up when the nearby glowing orb floated up, touched the cursed bone hand, and danced around it.
Suddenly, Nie Yan recalled something—an unknown person once mentioned that only souls could decide unpredictable dice rolls. Necromancers, being closest to souls, could alter dice outcomes. Looking at the glowing orb, Nie Yan wondered if Bennett’s spirit could change something?
Just as the cursed bone hand was about to disappear, Nie Yan chose to use it. Suddenly, time froze around him, everything stilling. A massive white dice appeared directly in front of him—sixteen-sided, engraved with numbers seemingly stained in blood, eerie and mesmerizing.
Bennett’s spirit floated unaffected by the time freeze.
Nie Yan’s heart stirred. So the rumor about carrying a soul increasing favorable dice outcomes wasn’t baseless.
The white dice spun rapidly, creating a dizzying blur. Numbers changed quickly, too fast to discern.
Time passed second by second. Nie Yan stared at the dice, taking a deep breath. Saying he wasn’t nervous at this moment would be impossible.
Suddenly, Nie Yan thought of something and shouted, “True Sight!”
A divine glow flashed in his eyes, locking onto the changing dice. Although the numbers remained chaotic, Nie Yan could perceive faint images, noticing the dice movement slowed slightly.
Apparently, the dice weren’t entirely uncontrollable. Players could increase their winning chances through various methods.
Trusting his intuition, Nie Yan extended his hand and touched the dice.
“Stop!” Nie Yan commanded.
The dice halted instantly.
Nie Yan’s gaze sharply focused, seeing the number displayed.
15—an astonishing number!
15! Nie Yan’s heart pounded with excitement. The dice vanished into thin air.
System: You have received a fate reward—Health +20%.
A terrifying boost!
Nie Yan checked his health, already exceeding 3,000. He had become a thief with blood bull-level health! Unfortunately, being a light armor class, if he were a heavy armor class, such high health at his current level would make him nearly invincible.
Time resumed. Everything returned to normal. Nie Yan’s emotions remained turbulent for a long time. He had gained significantly—500 health points! How many levels would he need to accumulate that normally!
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