Nie Yan ran for a while but didn’t immediately leave. He circled around and scanned the terrain, noticing a nearby hill. He sprinted to the top and looked back toward where Guang An Yongzui and others were. The battle there was still raging fiercely.
Initially, Nie Yan only wanted to survive by using Guang An Yongzui and others to kill the lizard. Since Guang An Yongzui and his team wanted to kill Nie Yan, Nie Yan had no reason to be polite to them.
The equipment dropped by the lizard was hard to abandon easily.
Candy and others had no idea that Nie Yan was secretly watching them from a corner.
Finally driving away that annoying thief, Guang An Yongzui and others sighed in relief. Earlier, Guang An Yongzui had been very anxious because he was trapped by the lizard and couldn’t escape. If the healer behind him had encountered any slight problem, he might have died. Fortunately, Candy timely noticed Nie Yan, helping them avoid the danger of being wiped out.
“Brother, well done,” Guang An Yongzui said in the team chat.
“Luckily, that guy was tough to deal with. We need to be careful if we meet him again,” Candy said solemnly.
Guang An Yongzui nodded in agreement. If even Candy, with his skills, couldn’t gain any advantage against Nie Yan, Nie Yan’s strength must indeed be formidable.
Driving Nie Yan away made it much easier for them to kill the lizard.
Papapapa, three spells hit the lizard, reducing its HP by more than 160 points. It seemed they were about to defeat the lizard when suddenly it spat out a cloud of poison, rapidly spreading. Within a twenty-yard radius, everything was filled with thick black poison gas, much denser than ordinary poison, making it impossible to see even a hand in front of one’s face.
Seeing the poison spreading, Su Yan, Shi Yan, and others quickly retreated. Guang An Yongzui suddenly noticed a shadow flash ahead while swinging his sword, causing his attack to miss.
Guang An Yongzui’s heart skipped a beat.
“There, it’s trying to escape!”
They had never encountered a sub-elite creature that could run away before, though some elite bosses would use escape skills when their HP dropped to a certain level.
“Where?”
The poison fog made the area pitch-black, leaving the spellcasters completely unable to locate the target.
Su Yan, the holy words mage, saw a shadow flash past the bushes ahead. She raised her staff, preparing to chant a spell, but had only uttered one syllable when…
System: Target is out of attack range.
Su Yan had to interrupt her spell.
As the poison fog gradually dissipated, the lizard was nowhere to be seen.
“It ran away!” Su Yan lowered her staff and said.
“In which direction?” Guang An Yongzui asked. They had finally reduced the lizard’s HP to a critical level. If it escaped now, it would be a huge loss.
“That way!”
“Let’s chase!”
From his vantage point, Nie Yan looked toward Guang An Yongzui and others, his view blocked by the poison fog. His heart raced—surely the lizard was about to act. Indeed, from within the fog, a shadow dashed southeast.
Nie Yan had anticipated the lizard’s escape, which was why he hadn’t left but instead chosen a spot to lie in wait for the ambush.
The severely wounded lizard couldn’t possibly run more than 800 yards. If Nie Yan could kill it before Guang An Yongzui’s team arrived, he would obtain the loot it dropped.
Nie Yan calculated the pursuit route and took the shortest path to intercept the lizard.
There’s a saying: “Making clothes for others.” This probably described Guang An Yongzui and his team perfectly.
Nie Yan used an acceleration scroll and moved like the wind across the swamp.
In the dense swamp, many creatures like giant lizards roamed. Nie Yan swiftly passed by them. After noticing him, the lizards chased him briefly but were soon left behind. Unable to catch up, they resumed their wandering.
Ahead, Nie Yan heard some magical explosions and frowned. Were there other players here?
Nie Yan quickly approached and soon discovered another group of six players engaged in killing monsters.
As Nie Yan passed by, the six players eyed him warily.
“There’s a thief. Everyone be careful!”
The six players became alert.
“He probably isn’t targeting us,” the leader said. If Nie Yan had wanted to ambush them, he would have already activated stealth instead of exposing himself.
“He might be a rogue here to pull aggro.”
The six players were cautious but didn’t actively intercept Nie Yan. If Nie Yan had a team, blocking him might bring trouble.
Nie Yan had his own mission and had no intention of getting entangled with them. They likely posed no threat to him. He quickly ran off and disappeared into the bushes.
The six players watched in astonishment as Nie Yan dashed past them within ten yards.
“What incredible speed!”
Nie Yan was too fast. Even if they wanted to intercept him, they probably couldn’t. The players were shocked.
“Anyway, let’s continue leveling up.”
“Yi Wang, do you have any potions left? I’m out. Share some with me.”
Nie Yan’s passing was just a brief incident for them.
After running a distance, Nie Yan finally spotted the trail left by the lizard crawling on the ground.
That way! Nie Yan sped up. Too many players were around here. If someone else killed the lizard first, it would be a huge loss.
In the distant bushes, the huge body of the lizard came into Nie Yan’s sight.
The lizard hissed, sticking its tongue out and staring at Nie Yan. However, it was already at the end of its strength. Its previous escape had completely exhausted it, leaving it too weak to flee again.
Nie Yan took out his crossbow, aimed at the lizard, and fired three bolts.
-17, -18, -16.
The lizard let out a piercing scream and twisted its body.
Nie Yan put away the crossbow, rushed forward, and performed a critical strike.
-51.
A bright red number floated above the lizard’s head. It struggled briefly before finally collapsing.
“It ran that way!”
“There are its footprints!”
Voices came from behind. It was Guang An Yongzui and others, but it was too late. Nie Yan bent down and picked up what the lizard dropped—it seemed to be a skill book.
In the distance, Guang An Yongzui and others appeared, spotting Nie Yan.
“It’s that thief!”
“Stop him!”
A series of spells flew toward Nie Yan.
Goodbye, Nie Yan looked at Guang An Yongzui, Candy, and others, smiled slightly, leaped over a bush, and vanished from their sight.
When Guang An Yongzui, Candy, and others arrived, Nie Yan was already gone. They looked at each other in confusion.
They had finally reduced the lizard’s HP to a critical level. How did it end up in Nie Yan’s hands again? Could it be that Nie Yan had been hiding nearby all along, waiting for the perfect moment to strike? If so, his patience was truly terrifying!
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