At the moment Nadago’s Cursed Staff shattered, the lich Nadago experienced a tremor in his soul, and he fell into a weakened state.
“You treacherous and despicable human! I curse you in the name of death!” Nadago roared furiously. He had finally found an opportunity to escape the sealing formation, but things had suddenly taken a turn. He had poured all his soul’s power into Nadago’s Cursed Staff, relying on Nie Yan’s hands to destroy the Holy Light Stone with the staff’s power. When Nie Yan slashed with his sword and severed Nadago’s Cursed Staff, it was as if he had cut away half of Nadago’s strength.
Feeling Nadago’s weakened state, Nie Yan was ecstatic. His gamble had paid off!
When entering the barrier, Nie Yan had sensed the staff’s agitation. At that moment, he had barely escaped death, as Nadago could have killed him anytime. Any slight movement from Nie Yan would have meant instant death, so he could only wait quietly for an opportunity. When Nadago ordered him to destroy the Holy Light Stone, Nie Yan had no choice but to comply, otherwise he would already be dead.
“To destroy someone, one must first drive them mad.” Following the lich Nadago’s orders, Nie Yan destroyed two Holy Light Stones, which threw Nadago into a state of ecstasy and caused him to let his guard down. Only then did Nie Yan get the chance to sever the cursed staff with one slash.
What a pity this legendary fragment-grade staff was ruined!
At the moment the lich Nadago weakened, Nie Yan suddenly launched himself forward and rushed toward him, swinging Zeinnad’s Sword while simultaneously casting a Divine Blessing skill on himself.
Nadago was a spellcaster, but Divine Blessing could grant immunity to magical damage!
Seeing Nie Yan charging toward him, the lich Nadago uttered several low, arcane syllables. A powerful curse force spread toward Nie Yan.
However, when that force touched Nie Yan, it quickly dissipated. The curse was ineffective.
As Nie Yan closed in, Nadago’s face showed panic, but it was already too late.
Zeinnad’s Sword swung down unimpeded, striking Nadago’s chest. Two ribs snapped with a crack.
Nie Yan was somewhat surprised that Nadago’s physical form was this weak. It seemed the destruction of the cursed staff had dealt him severe damage.
After Nadago’s ribs broke, a beating heart was revealed inside—this was his weakness! Liches were originally humans who continuously pursued the power of death, transforming their bodies into undead. Before becoming liches, they still could not escape their human nature.
Nie Yan thrust his sword forward, piercing the heart with a squelching sound as dark red blood splattered out.
The lich Nadago let out a piercing scream. Powerful waves of death energy radiated outward, slamming into Nie Yan and sending him flying.
The surrounding Holy Light Stones became increasingly radiant. These white beams gradually dissolved the death energy, causing all the Holy Light Stones to explode. The entire stone chamber trembled violently, with cracks rapidly spreading like a spiderweb throughout the room.
The lich Nadago, having exhausted all his strength, slowly collapsed. At last, everything quieted down.
Nie Yan checked his health. He still had about 20% left. Fortunately, the previous death energy was mostly magical in nature and had been blocked by Divine Blessing. Only part of it was physical damage.
System: You have slain the lich Nadago and gained 2,186,578 experience points. Take Nadago’s broken staff to High Commander Brexpear; he will have a surprise for you.
White light enveloped Nie Yan’s body. Checking his level, he had already reached level 66. The generous experience reward from this quest thrilled him.
Opening the quest log, the task to kill the lich Nadago was already completed.
Nie Yan walked toward Nadago’s corpse and searched beneath it, finding the Spirit Communication Talisman and another black blueprint, the contents of which were unknown.
Finally in his possession, Nie Yan felt excited as he examined the Spirit Communication Talisman’s specific usage.
Spirit Communication Talisman (Legendary Item): A special item. Using this item allows the summoning of the Lair Lord’s physical body for three hours, with a cooldown of sixty natural days. Lair Lord: Level 100 boss, HP 2,000,000/2,000,000.
Requirements: 20 Archmages, 3 Spirit Communication items, 1 Soul, and 1 Ritual Circle.
There was a detailed explanation below regarding the requirements. Nie Yan already had two of the three Spirit Communication items. For the Soul, Bennett’s Soul was sufficient. Gathering 20 Archmages would be challenging, but if he could enlist the help of the Jade Hall Temple, the Holy Roman Empire, the War God Tribe, and the Furious War Alliance, he could barely manage. As for the ritual circle, Nie Yan looked at the black blueprint, which depicted a complex six-pointed star pattern, neatly drawn.
To summon the Lair Lord, a master of ritual circles needed to scale up the pattern one hundred times and lay it out. Then, three Archmages with the strongest mana among the twenty would hold the Spirit Communication items and chant the incantation for an hour to summon the Lair Lord, without any interruptions during the process.
After summoning the Lair Lord, the twenty Archmages must continuously channel mana to maintain its presence in this world. If the casting was interrupted, the Lair Lord would return to another dimension and could only be summoned again after sixty natural days.
The Spirit Communication Talisman’s cooldown was already complete. The only missing requirement was the final Spirit Communication item: Finas’s Poison Sack.
Nie Yan carefully stored all these items in a corner of his backpack. These items required careful handling. If the Lair Lord could truly be summoned, it would be an absolute weapon of mass destruction.
He wondered whether others had similar items. Although the possibility was small, he still needed to be cautious.
Suddenly, Nie Yan noticed that besides the “Justice” status, he had gained another status called “Courage”—a reward for defeating the legendary mage Nadago.
Nie Yan had yet to discover the effects of these two statuses and would need to explore them gradually.
After searching the stone chamber and finding nothing else, Nie Yan returned along his original path, leaving the cave.
Bennett’s Soul did not reappear, likely affected by the explosion of the Holy Light Stones. Without Bennett’s Soul to guide him, he could not search for the remaining Spirit Communication item.
Checking the time, Nie Yan decided it was about time to leave and meet Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang.
Nie Yan could not use a Return Scroll, so he had to walk back, taking nearly an hour and a half to exit the island before riding a giant bat back to the flight point.
After leaving the flight point, Nie Yan summoned his Forcarna Warhorse and galloped toward Guya Town.
Twenty minutes later, Guya Town came into view. Similar to Graveyard Town, Guya Town was surrounded by vast plains filled with gravestones. It was a massive cemetery, with carrion birds occasionally flying across the dark sky.
Nie Yan entered Guya Town and used the skill on his Deceiver’s Necklace to switch factions.
Passing two skeletal guards, Nie Yan entered Guya Town.
This town was clearly not as prosperous as Graveyard Town. Only a few players occasionally walked along the narrow streets. Nie Yan found a spot, laid out a cloth, and started selling items while waiting for Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang.
On his way here, Nie Yan had defeated hundreds of players, collecting many items filling several backpacks. He decided to sell some of them. Since he had time to kill, he might as well make some extra money.
Though the town wasn’t crowded, with only about a hundred people, the players here were all at least level forty and relatively wealthy. Combined with Nie Yan’s decent gear at reasonable prices, many items sold quickly. He roughly estimated earning two to three thousand gold coins.
After several hours, most of his backpack was emptied when Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang finally arrived on time.
He quickly recognized Nie Yan, gave him a knowing look, and the two walked toward the town’s tavern.
They sat in a corner of the tavern, and Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang spoke softly, “We need to be careful. Recently, our guild Angel’s Fall has been at war with several other guilds, and some people are watching me. Our leader couldn’t come; he’s too conspicuous.”
Nie Yan nodded. As long as they were careful with their transaction, there shouldn’t be any problems.
Just then, two rogues wearing black leather armor walked in and sat at a table on the other side.
Nie Yan noticed these two rogues were both high-ranking rogues.
Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang glanced at them and said, “Those two are high-ranking rogues from a guild hostile to ours. Let’s use private chat. Be careful when leaving the town; don’t get followed.”
Nie Yan smiled confidently, “Don’t worry. It’s not that easy to tail me.”
Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang teased, “I was overthinking. With your skills, it’s indeed unlikely anyone could track you.”
Nie Yan asked, “Did it cause any problems when I instantly killed that rogue named Lies from your guild at the edge of the Lava Sea?”
“No worries. That rogue has already been taken care of,” Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang replied. Naturally, they wouldn’t leave such a threat unaddressed.
Nie Yan asked, “Did you bring all the equipment I need?”
Kuang Ao Zhan Qiang nodded and transferred the equipment Nie Yan needed, along with some Death Ripple Scrolls.
Nie Yan smiled and asked, “How did the sale of that batch of equipment go? I’m sure your guild made a good profit.”
“It’s all sold out. The money really helped us out in a tight spot.”
As both sides profited, this cooperation could continue. It seemed Angel’s Fall was quite satisfied with the collaboration.
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