Nie Yan continued searching and found nothing else besides many unfinished potions. He then jumped down from the top of the cabinet, landing silently. He stealthily crept to the edge of the tent, lifted the curtain slightly, and looked outside. The two squads of Blood Phantom warriors had already moved far away. Nie Yan felt relieved and stepped out, continuing to sneak toward the center of the Blood Phantom Legion’s base. In the distance, a circular golden-domed building came into view.
In front of that building was a wide open plaza, where Blood Phantom warriors occasionally practiced. Nie Yan needed to enter that circular golden-domed building to obtain the design blueprint of the Frost Iron Catapult. The guards here were extremely tight, making this mission a great challenge for Nie Yan.
Avoiding several Blood Phantom warriors, Nie Yan gradually approached the plaza. At the entrance of the circular golden-domed building, Nie Yan saw a blood phantom warrior as strong as a bear, wearing dark red armor from head to toe. This was the one!
This warrior was the leader of the Blood Phantom Legion, the Blood Phantom warrior, Philblazer, a level 90 lord!
It was very difficult for Nie Yan to avoid Philblazer’s sight and enter the circular golden-domed building. Moreover, the open area ahead was filled with over a hundred regular Blood Phantom warriors guarding the plaza, making it hard for Nie Yan to avoid them.
However, before coming here, Nie Yan had already devised a plan.
He circled around to the back of the circular golden-domed building.
This building was entirely constructed from stone, painted with golden dye on the outside, making it extremely smooth. Nie Yan touched the wall, finding it very solid and impossible to break through. The only entrance was the front door, which was heavily guarded by Blood Phantom warriors, making it difficult to even approach.
Nie Yan opened the Sacred Summon interface and summoned a level 10 paladin mercenary, Crook. Checking Crook’s attributes, he found that Crook had around 12,000 hit points, which was quite substantial.
The paladin could also cast some holy spells on himself to significantly enhance his abilities.
Nie Yan used the skill from the Ring of the Crawler, sticking to the circular golden-domed building and slowly climbing upward, avoiding the sight of patrolling soldiers. He circled around the top of the building and lay on the eaves of the entrance like a spider, motionless and undetected.
Looking down, Nie Yan saw the leader of the Blood Phantom Legion, Philblazer, standing about seven or eight yards away. Philblazer was on the steps of the building, and Nie Yan could clearly see the back of his head.
Nie Yan controlled the paladin mercenary Crook to approach from the back of the building, slowly getting closer.
Full of momentum!
The paladin Crook cast several acceleration spells on himself and suddenly started charging forward into the plaza. Regardless of what Nie Yan ordered him to do, Crook would follow instructions bravely and fearlessly.
The group of Blood Phantom warriors in the plaza was wandering aimlessly when, unexpectedly, the paladin mercenary Crook charged in and rushed through the plaza.
He didn’t stop to attack anyone, but soon a large group of Blood Phantom warriors was chasing behind him.
Philblazer’s attention was drawn by Crook. He accelerated and charged forward, aiming to strike Crook down in a moment.
Would Philblazer let Crook be so arrogant in front of him!
Seeing that Philblazer’s attention had been diverted, Nie Yan smiled slightly. He swiftly moved from the upper left corner of the door and slipped inside the building.
The interior of the circular golden-domed building wasn’t very spacious. The front was a living room about 8×8 yards in size, while the back contained several densely packed rooms, around a dozen in total. Since Nie Yan was essentially scouting this place, it was hard to say exactly what was inside, though he did know the locations of a few key items.
There were several stone pillars standing in the hall, along with many tables and chairs.
Nie Yan ran skillfully toward a corner of the hall where a metal treasure chest sat quietly, an epic one.
He needed to open this chest first to obtain the key to the cabinet containing the Frost Iron Catapult design blueprint. In his previous life, he had come here with a team merely to earn some gold. Those people had hired two hundred players, and only a few dozen survived after clearing this map. Back then, Nie Yan was a level 110+ rogue, relatively strong, and barely survived. At that time, he had no qualifications to open this epic treasure chest.
This time around, Nie Yan was doing things that many people couldn’t even imagine.
Nie Yan bent down and began to open the treasure chest.
Time passed slowly as he checked the progress of opening the chest.
System: Opening the treasure chest, 5% completed… 8% completed…
While the chest was still opening, Nie Yan suddenly received a system message: the paladin mercenary Crook had been killed. Nie Yan didn’t expect Crook to survive, as Crook was meant to be sacrificed. As long as Crook could lure away the Blood Phantom Legion leader Philblazer, his mission was complete.
When the epic treasure chest was nearly 89% open, a strong figure appeared in Nie Yan’s field of vision at the entrance—Philblazer had entered!
Nie Yan’s heart involuntarily tightened. If Philblazer spotted him, he would immediately charge over and interrupt Nie Yan from opening the chest.
Nie Yan’s nerves were taut as he noticed Philblazer slowly approaching, his footsteps drawing closer.
The several pillars in the hall concealed Nie Yan’s figure. Crouching low, Nie Yan carefully continued picking the lock. Just as Philblazer was about to look over, there was a click, and the chest opened.
Nie Yan reached into the chest and grabbed a key, with nothing else inside.
At the moment he obtained the key, Nie Yan used Shadowstep, swiftly disappearing down the corridor.
The epic treasure chest slowly vanished. Philblazer looked toward its former location but, upon discovering its disappearance, roared in rage.
“Which despicable thief stole my key! I will tear him to pieces!”
Philblazer cursed furiously while rushing toward the distant rooms.
Nie Yan sprinted toward Philblazer’s room at maximum speed, kicking open the half-closed wooden door. His eyes quickly locked onto a metal cabinet inside the room. He didn’t have much time; Philblazer would arrive soon!
Without hesitation, he rushed over and began unlocking the cabinet with the key he had just obtained.
With the matching key, picking the lock was simple. After only a few seconds, there was a click, and the cabinet door opened. Inside sat a stack of blueprints, the design plans for the Frost Iron Catapult, divided into twenty parts, each one indispensable.
Nie Yan threw the blueprints into his backpack and checked the cabinet. In a corner of the cabinet, he found a small red box.
Nie Yan took it out and opened the lid. Inside was a black pearl the size of a fist, pure black like a black pearl, gleaming with a dark luster, emitting a strong aura of evil.
Nie Yan looked at the attributes of the Evil Orb.
Evil Orb: Special item, quest item.
Item Description: This Evil Orb contains immense evil power. Only the power of light can purify it.
Using teleport scrolls while holding this item is impossible, and the item will definitely drop upon player death.
This Evil Orb was unique and could only be obtained by someone pioneering the area.
To take it successfully, Nie Yan had to evade Philblazer. Without the use of teleportation items, this mission became very difficult.
Nie Yan tossed the Evil Orb into his backpack.
As he did, a figure flashed at the doorway—Philblazer had rushed in.
Seeing Nie Yan, he roared menacingly, “Despicable thief, this is the territory of the Blood Phantom Legion. Intruders die! Hand over what you have taken!”
Philblazer charged toward Nie Yan with a fierce assault, his greatsword swinging down.
Thunder Strike!
Philblazer, covered in powerful muscles, was like a raging bear, his greatsword slicing down with fierce momentum toward Nie Yan.
Unable to use teleport items, Nie Yan had no choice but to fight. If the situation became too dire, he would have to abandon the Evil Orb, though he was unwilling to give up something he had already obtained.
Just as Philblazer’s sword was about to strike Nie Yan, Nie Yan used Dash Step to dodge, slipping past under Philblazer’s arm.
Compared to Philblazer’s massive frame, Nie Yan, now transformed into a gnome, appeared extremely small. Nie Yan’s movements were very agile, and the significant size difference made it difficult for Philblazer to track him.
Philblazer missed his strike and turned to search for Nie Yan’s trail, his eyes flashing a red, eerie glow. He quickly locked onto Nie Yan, who was fleeing using Dash Step, and charged forward.
Philblazer was clearly faster, catching up to Nie Yan in moments. With his greatsword, he swung at Nie Yan’s neck.
Feeling the fierce sword momentum from behind, Nie Yan’s heart leapt in surprise. This guy was so fast!
Nie Yan’s body had shrunk to one-third of its original size, and his movement speed had decreased proportionally. Thus, it was easy for Philblazer to catch up.
Nie Yan understood his disadvantage. His only advantage now was his significantly smaller size compared to Philblazer, making him more agile. As Philblazer’s sword came down, Nie Yan rolled to the side. With a loud crash, the spot where Nie Yan had stood was struck by Philblazer’s greatsword, shattering the stone floor into pieces and leaving a sword mark over two yards long.
Nie Yan inhaled sharply. What immense strength!
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