As countless ghosts were about to engulf the three priests, the priests waved their staffs and uttered solemn chants. Suddenly, their bodies ignited with roaring white flames.
Upon contact with these white flames, the ghosts immediately shrieked and were incinerated instantly.
The old priest, with white beard and hair, had his robe fluttering and was enveloped in holy white light, appearing majestic like a deity.
“Darkness shall eventually be obliterated, by the will of the God of Light…” The old priest chanted a spell, and a column of white light struck down upon the necromancer Bodman.
Indeed, these three priests wouldn’t be easily defeated.
The old priest was holding something in his hand. Looking at it, Nie Yan’s heart trembled—it was the Chapter of Order!
The Chapter of Order emitted dazzling white light, a powerful and holy force.
For an NPC, the Chapter of Order is an excellent auxiliary equipment.
The Great Prophet Medal on Nie Yan’s left chest emitted a jade-like glow. The Great Prophet Medal indicated that there were no less than nine Chapters of Order here, which astonished Nie Yan greatly.
The old priest had two Chapters of Order in his hands, while the remaining seven… Nie Yan turned his gaze toward a figure in black robes at the corner of the temple. The seven remaining Chapters of Order were in Qin Han’s possession!
Could it be that Qin Han and the necromancer Bodman are currently searching for the Chapters of Order?
What do they intend to do by collecting the Chapters of Order?
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel puzzled. Previously, when he defeated Qin Han, Qin Han didn’t drop any Chapters of Order, which proved that he had just begun collecting them not long ago. Yet in such a short time, this guy had already collected seven. With the help of the necromancer Bodman, his speed of gathering the Chapters of Order was simply astonishing!
“Quickly, Bodman! Don’t waste time fighting these guys anymore!” Qin Han, at the corner, impatiently said. The necromancer Bodman had been battling the three priests for a very long time.
As Qin Han finished speaking, the necromancer Bodman waved his staff and summoned a huge black ghost. It emitted a sharp scream and lunged at the three priests.
“Die, you stubborn fools!” The necromancer Bodman cackled in a chilling manner.
With two loud thuds, two younger priests behind the old priest were blasted away by the ghost.
The old priest struggled to wave his staff, summoning powerful holy light to resist the massive ghost. However, the necromancer Bodman was too powerful for him to withstand.
Another loud bang, the ghost struck the old priest, who let out a muffled groan and was flung backward, crashing heavily about ten yards away. He groaned in pain as two Chapters of Order floated silently in the air about two yards from him.
Although both were legendary figures, the necromancer Bodman was already on par with a deity. The three priests were simply no match for him.
The necromancer Bodman wore a triumphant smile. Finally, he had defeated these three fools. He strode toward the two Chapters of Order. Nie Yan grew tense. If Qin Han managed to get those two Chapters of Order, he would then possess all nine. He would surely continue collecting them. A sudden thought crossed Nie Yan’s mind—should he try to seize those two Chapters of Order?
Nie Yan estimated the distance. He was a full hundred yards away from the two Chapters of Order, while the necromancer Bodman was already about twenty yards away. If he wanted to seize the Chapters of Order, he had no chance against the necromancer Bodman and might even risk his life.
Thinking this, Nie Yan could only give up. To his surprise, the necromancer Bodman hadn’t noticed him. It seemed that the stealth effect of Shadow Dance was still very effective. Since that was the case, he decided not to leave yet and wait to see how things would develop.
The necromancer Bodman approached the Chapters of Order and laughed triumphantly, “The Chapter of Vitality and the Chapter of Endurance are finally in my hands. You pitiful fools actually dared to claim you could protect the Chapters of Order. How ridiculous!” As he spoke, he bent down to pick up the two Chapters of Order. However, the moment his fingers touched them, his entire body suddenly froze, and he roared in fury, “Damn it! What have you done to me?”
A powerful holy light tightly bound the necromancer Bodman in the center. At this moment, the old priest, who had been lying on the ground, slowly sat up.
“Despicable necromancer, die!” The old priest waved his staff, and a blazing white light gathered in his chest. This white light rapidly expanded, completely engulfing his body.
The necromancer Bodman’s expression changed dramatically. He never expected such a turn of events. The three priests had set up a powerful formation on the Chapters of Order, and the necromancer Bodman had inadvertently fallen into it, becoming firmly trapped. At the same time, the old priest had made a firm decision to sacrifice himself, unleashing his most powerful self-destructive spell.
At this critical moment, the red fire in the necromancer Bodman’s eye sockets suddenly flickered.
With a thunderous boom, Nie Yan felt the entire world suddenly turn dazzlingly white. All sounds vanished, and he couldn’t even open his mouth to speak. His thoughts came to a halt as the entire world seemed to be purified.
What effect did the old priest’s self-destructive spell have?
Nie Yan wasn’t sure how much time had passed before the white light gradually faded, and the surroundings slowly reappeared before his eyes. Faint sounds gradually became clearer. Nie Yan finally saw that it was still the same temple. The hall remained undamaged, while the necromancer Bodman and Qin Han lay at the entrance. The bodies of the three priests were gone, leaving the hall empty. The two Chapters of Order still floated there.
The self-destructive spell the old priest had unleashed was a special holy light magic, effective only against dark creatures. Therefore, Nie Yan was unaffected, while the necromancer Bodman and Qin Han had suffered heavy damage.
Nie Yan’s gaze fell on the two Chapters of Order. His heart stirred, and he leaped down from the ceiling of the hall, rushing swiftly toward the two Chapters of Order. Just as they were within reach, the necromancer Bodman at the entrance slowly stood up.
Nie Yan caught this scene from the corner of his eye, a chill running through his heart. This guy was still alive!
However, there was no turning back now. Nie Yan extended his left hand and shot out a strand of spider silk, sticking to the two Chapters of Order.
Despite being mid-air, Nie Yan’s accuracy was still excellent. The strand of spider silk hit both Chapters of Order simultaneously.
With a flick of his left hand, the spider silk was quickly pulled back, and both Chapters of Order landed in his hands.
Got them!
Nie Yan’s heart leaped with excitement, but he couldn’t celebrate yet.
As he was about to land, Nie Yan rolled to reduce the impact, landing on his feet. Looking into the distance, he saw Qin Han slowly rising from the ground not far from the necromancer Bodman. Both of them were severely injured, especially Qin Han, whose clothes were torn in several places, revealing burnt and charred skin underneath, making him look terrifying. He had been resurrected by the necromancer Bodman. Otherwise, with his abilities, he would have died instantly from the old priest’s powerful self-destructive spell.
“It’s that damned Nie Yan!” Qin Han said in an almost twisted voice. He was very frustrated. Why did Nie Yan seem like a bone stuck in his throat, impossible to shake off! Seeing the two Chapters of Order snatched away by Nie Yan, he roared in anger, “Bodman, catch him! I want him dead!”
Nie Yan didn’t wait for the necromancer Bodman to make any move. He crushed the random teleportation scroll in his hand.
There was no time to lose!
A beam of light flashed, and Nie Yan vanished from the spot.
In his opinion, using the random teleportation scroll was foolproof.
Just as Nie Yan disappeared, the necromancer Bodman steadied himself with trembling steps and waved his bone staff, casting a spatial imprisonment spell. The space twisted, and the entire hall was enveloped in a dark force. Nie Yan, who had just begun to teleport, was pulled back by this force and reappeared at the original spot.
Nie Yan’s heart sank. He never expected that the random teleportation wouldn’t work!
Although he knew that mages above the rank of Archmage could use special abilities to counteract random teleportation scrolls, this was the first time he had been caught in such a situation.
Looking into the distance, Nie Yan saw that after casting the spell, the necromancer Bodman seemed to be at the end of his strength. He staggered but managed to stand. However, he was temporarily unable to cast any offensive spells. Still, he remained a significant threat and might recover at any moment.
Qin Han waved his staff and released three dark arrows of attack, shooting rapidly toward Nie Yan.
Nie Yan dodged Qin Han’s attack with a quick step. While the necromancer Bodman hadn’t recovered yet, he still had a chance to escape! Looking down at his backpack, he found that both the random teleportation scroll and the recall scroll were temporarily unusable after the necromancer Bodman’s spell. Looking around, the entrance had already been blocked by Qin Han and the necromancer Bodman. The only escape route was a small door not far away, though he had no idea where it led.
Nie Yan sprinted out quickly.
Qin Han waved his staff, and a black sphere flew into the sky, pouring down its light. He immediately locked onto Nie Yan. Seeing him run into the small door, he took a few steps to chase but then hesitated, unwilling to continue. Without the necromancer Bodman’s help, he was no match for Nie Yan. In their previous battle, Nie Yan had beaten him so badly that he was now filled with fear and hesitation. Moreover, he had seven Chapters of Order in his possession. If he were killed, he would lose all of them. With so many burdens on his mind, he could no longer act recklessly as before.
Nie Yan glanced back and saw Qin Han take a few steps in pursuit before hesitating and retreating. A faint sneer curled at the corners of his lips—the coward didn’t even dare to chase him outside.
Without the necromancer Bodman, Qin Han was nothing. Once he left the necromancer Bodman’s protection, Nie Yan could easily defeat him.
Nie Yan passed through corridors one after another. The interior of the temple was like a labyrinth, winding and twisting. No matter how hard Nie Yan tried, he couldn’t find the exit. Huge stones collapsed from above, and he quickly dodged. The temple cracked down the middle and collapsed on both sides.
Through the massive crack, Nie Yan saw the bone dragon at the top of the temple. The temple was finally reduced to ruins under the bone dragon’s ravage.
Nie Yan hid in the ruins and activated his stealth effect.
He checked the random teleportation scroll, which was still unusable. The necromancer Bodman’s spatial imprisonment had too wide a range.
The bone dragon trampled the temple buildings into pieces, and Nie Yan carefully avoided the bone dragon to prevent being discovered.
Looking into the distance, two figures appeared on an open ground a thousand yards away. They were none other than Qin Han and the necromancer Bodman.
Nie Yan carefully bypassed the bone dragon and slowly retreated in the opposite direction of Qin Han and the others.
Standing on the open ground, Qin Han looked around. He could no longer find Nie Yan’s trace. The necromancer Bodman beside him was also severely injured and would need at least a month to recover. This period was the most dangerous time for them. They absolutely couldn’t encounter any powerful NPCs. If the necromancer Bodman was defeated, he wouldn’t even have a place to cry.
Thinking back to just now, he didn’t even have the courage to track Nie Yan. He felt extremely frustrated in his heart. Without the necromancer Bodman’s help, he had no chance of defeating Nie Yan. This gap in strength made him very depressed.
Qin Han had the bone dragon circle around for a while, but it couldn’t find any trace of Nie Yan. Nie Yan was like he had vanished into thin air.
He had to leave quickly. After the destruction of the temple here, it would easily attract other NPCs from the Grendale Empire, which would be troublesome.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly received a system prompt.
System: Player Nie Yan has obtained the second chapter of the second volume of the Chapter of Order and the first chapter of the fourth volume of the Chapter of Vitality. Coordinates: (Sacred Mountains 385, 382, 582). Coordinates will be broadcasted every hour.
Qin Han’s heart stirred. He looked toward the ruins in the distance and revealed a sinister smile. This time, see where you run!
At this moment, Nie Yan also received the system prompt. The remaining five chapters of the second volume and the other two chapters of the fourth volume were already in Qin Han’s hands. The Chapter of Order had accurately exposed his position to Qin Han! Seeing Qin Han looking in his direction from afar, Nie Yan couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile. This time, he was in trouble!
The nearby bone dragon flew up and swooped down toward Nie Yan.
Nie Yan was determined not to easily give up the two Chapters of Order he had just obtained. He had already prepared to flee.
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