Chapter 566: Level 120 Elite

“Boss, we’ve received news from the other side. The Mage Alliance is about to collapse. Should we send troops to assist them?” Lieyan asked. There was a certain level of cooperation between the Angel Empire and the Mage Alliance.

Angelye shook his head and smiled, “We supported the Mage Alliance previously mainly because of our relationship with Century Capital, but now the Mage Alliance is in an irreversible disadvantage. Even if we go to assist them, their defeat is inevitable. A powerful capital force is blocking Century Capital, who is now preoccupied and unable to support the Mage Alliance. So there’s no need for us to get involved. The Niuren Tribe still has a long way to go before they can dominate the entire Griland Empire and pose a threat to us. Moreover, even if the Niuren Tribe defeats both the Mage Alliance and the Sacred Guardians, they won’t easily dominate for a while. As far as I know, a new power in Griland Empire, rivaling Century Capital, is rising and has already gathered dozens of guilds. Let the Niuren Tribe keep fighting for now.”

Angelye was not worried about the war situation in Griland Empire. The Niuren Tribe’s Frost Iron Catapults could not cross mountains to reach Satern Empire. They were accelerating the research of advanced siege equipment, and in a few months, the Frost Iron Catapults would no longer pose a threat.

The Angel Empire’s position in Satern Empire was unshakable, while the Niuren Tribe still had a long way to go.

After Angelye’s words, several high-ranking members of the Angel Empire abandoned the idea of sending aid to the Mage Alliance. Their current priority was to explore the Griffon Woodlands and find more flying mounts to establish a powerful aerial force. Once air superiority was achieved, it would greatly benefit future cross-country operations.

With the Angel Empire’s decision not to intervene, the Mage Alliance and the Sacred Guardians were truly left without allies.

Guo Huai learned that the Angel Empire had no intention of aiding the Mage Alliance and the Sacred Guardians. He felt relieved. As long as the Angel Empire stayed out, things would be much easier for them to gradually eliminate the Mage Alliance.

Knowing that Angelye had decided not to intervene, Kuangfa would probably be quite frustrated.

The Niuren Tribe’s Frost Iron Catapults were devastating the Mage Alliance’s strongholds. Two Ballistic Catapults had already emerged, making the Mage Alliance an easy target. The next step was to consider how to dismantle and conquer them gradually.

According to Guo Huai’s calculations, the Mage Alliance’s Edgerton Fortress would become a pile of ruins in at most three days.

The overwhelming advantage boosted the confidence of the Niuren Tribe’s players, who were now filled with momentum and enthusiasm.

The war situation on the other side was not a concern for Nie Yan, who focused more on improving his skill proficiency. In his previous life, even level-100 Shadow Dancers might not have mastered free skills like Spinebreaker to level eight. Once these free skills were adequately trained, challenging Shadow Dancer wouldn’t be a problem.

Before Nie Yan lay a broad path of progress.

He immersed himself in training, killing monsters and exploring the wilderness.

The map of this Illusion Land was indeed vast; no matter how far he went, he could not see its edge. During the monster-killing process, Nie Yan gained a lot, collecting more than fifty skill books. This place produced nothing else but skill books, many of which were top-tier skills. These skills would definitely excite the Niuren Tribe players if stored in the guild warehouse. A few were for rogues, and there was even a free skill book. However, given the number of skills he already had, learning more would be cumbersome. Therefore, he decided to hold off for now and focus on improving his existing skills.

Climbing up a high slope, Nie Yan looked down into a basin in the middle of the grassland and spotted a tall, powerful Minotaur warrior in his vision. This Minotaur warrior resembled a raging bear, standing two heads taller than an average Minotaur warrior, with a very thick build, wearing golden spiked armor and wielding a massive axe.

It was probably an elite monster, Nie Yan thought, stealthily approaching the Minotaur warrior from behind until he was about thirty yards away, then casting a reconnaissance spell.

Raging Minotaur Warrior: Level 120 Elite, 3,000,000 HP.

Indeed an elite, with such a massive health pool. Nie Yan’s heart skipped a beat. Elite monsters above level 100 were very difficult to deal with, and under current circumstances, Nie Yan was no match for it.

After a moment’s thought, Nie Yan decided to leave. Among all his skills, only the level-eight Spinebreaker might deal damage to the Raging Minotaur Warrior, but with just one skill, defeating it was impossible.

Just as Nie Yan was about to leave, something shining on the grassland near the Raging Minotaur Warrior caught his attention.

It was a soft, seven-colored glow, continuously changing hues, extremely dazzling.

At first, Nie Yan thought it was a refraction of light on the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s armor, but later realized it wasn’t.

Could it be a treasure chest? Chests emitting such seven-colored light were at least sub-legendary, possibly even legendary.

Nie Yan stealthily approached, getting about twenty yards from the Raging Minotaur Warrior.

The Raging Minotaur Warrior took a few steps, its heavy footsteps shaking the ground.

Seeing the Raging Minotaur Warrior moving, Nie Yan quickly held his breath and activated several skills to enhance his stealth.

The Raging Minotaur Warrior didn’t notice Nie Yan and continued wandering.

It seemed the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s perception was not very good. Nie Yan continued moving forward, stopping at about seven yards from the Raging Minotaur Warrior, who finally reacted, looking around.

Nie Yan froze and looked toward some nearby grass. Hidden within the knee-high grass was a small chest, its presence obscured. It was made of unknown metal, looking very sturdy, with a fist-sized iron lock hanging on the lid.

Nie Yan cast a reconnaissance spell on the chest; it was a sub-legendary chest.

Nie Yan looked at the Raging Minotaur Warrior, who, although wandering, always stayed within five yards of the chest. Nie Yan had no opportunity to act.

Unless he could lure the Raging Minotaur Warrior away!

Using the Golden Earth Dragon to lure it away might result in its death, which would be a loss. Thinking for a moment, it would be more cost-effective to use the Sacred Hire skill to hire a paladin, since if the hired paladin died, Nie Yan would only have to pay some gold coins for resurrection.

Nie Yan retreated to a distance of more than thirty yards from the Raging Minotaur Warrior, then opened the Sacred Hire interface and hired a level-10 mercenary, Paladin Keilwalt. Compared to lower-level paladins, a level-10 paladin had significantly improved abilities, most notably in running speed.

“Honored Master Nieyan, I am willing to serve you,” Keilwalt said respectfully.

Under Nie Yan’s command, Keilwalt cautiously approached the Raging Minotaur Warrior.

When Keilwalt was about twenty yards away, the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s eyes, like copper bells, stared at him, but it still did not attack first.

Keilwalt continued to approach, nineteen yards, eighteen yards… He was testing the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s limits. Nie Yan’s heart was in his throat, giving Keilwalt several speed-boosting skills and preparing to flee at any moment.

When Keilwalt was about thirteen yards from the Raging Minotaur Warrior, he finally reached its limit. The Raging Minotaur Warrior roared and charged at Keilwalt.

“It’s coming,” Nie Yan’s heart tightened.

Keilwalt swung his greatsword and cast Purify on the Raging Minotaur Warrior.

The Raging Minotaur Warrior rapidly approached Keilwalt, who immediately turned and ran.

Earth Splitting Slash!

The giant axe in the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s hand glowed intensely, unleashing an immensely powerful strike downward.

Keilwalt suddenly accelerated, running about five to six yards forward.

With a loud crash, the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s axe struck the ground, creating deep cracks that rapidly spread outward like a landslide, with stones flying everywhere.

Thankfully, Nie Yan reacted quickly, giving Keilwalt instructions to escape.

However, the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s attack didn’t stop there. It roared again, and a powerful sound wave spread outward.

War Roar!

Before Keilwalt could run far, a strong sound wave hit his back, sending him flying and crashing heavily to the ground.

Keilwalt staggered to his feet and ran outward, casting several healing and buff skills on himself.

But his speed was far inferior to the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s. With a charge, the Raging Minotaur Warrior quickly closed the distance and swung his axe downward.

Seeing the Raging Minotaur Warrior’s move, Nie Yan’s pupils constricted. How fast was that attack!

Ordinary Minotaur Warriors had slow attacks, but the Raging Minotaur Warrior was completely different, with an attack speed that was abnormally fast.

With a dull thud, Keilwalt was knocked flying by the Raging Minotaur Warrior, entering a stunned state. Then, the Raging Minotaur Warrior swung his axe, instantly reducing Keilwalt’s health to zero.

Keilwalt was defeated.

The Raging Minotaur Warrior snorted hot air from its nose, lingering near Keilwalt’s body for a moment before returning to the chest’s side.

The Raging Minotaur Warrior’s power was astonishing. Nie Yan wanted to obtain the items from the sub-legendary chest, but it seemed unlikely.

Originally, Nie Yan planned to have Keilwalt lure the Raging Minotaur Warrior away so he could open the chest, but now that plan had to be abandoned.

Looking down at his skill bar, Nie Yan thought that if he could raise several free skills to level seven or eight, there might be a chance. For now, he could only leave and diligently train his skills before returning to confront the Raging Minotaur Warrior.