If Princess Aina, the wandering soul, is not eliminated, she will keep following him, and he might be driven crazy by the nuisance.
After Princess Aina revived using Kosa as a host body, she immediately began searching for Nie Yan’s trail and chased toward his location.
All along the way, building after building collapsed into ruins under the impact of Princess Aina’s enormous body.
A long black tentacle stretched far ahead and slammed heavily toward Nie Yan’s position.
Nie Yan lunged forward and swiftly dashed away at high speed using his Haste Steps.
With a deafening boom, the ground shattered, leaving behind a terrifying deep crater.
Nie Yan barely dodged Princess Aina’s attack. While running, he contemplated how to deal with her. He pulled out the Doro’s Crossbow of the Headless Knight from his backpack, loaded it with five bolts, and pulled the trigger. With a series of swooshing sounds, five bolts shot rapidly toward Princess Aina.
Thud after thud, the five bolts struck their target, and damage numbers exceeding one thousand each floated above Princess Aina’s head.
However, checking Princess Aina’s health bar, it was clear she had over six million hit points. With such a massive health pool, it was simply impossible to kill her by shooting one bolt at a time.
Princess Aina caused chaos in Goring Town. Many non-combat NPCs panicked and ran around aimlessly, while combat-capable NPCs rushed forward. But soon, they were all flung away by Princess Aina’s tentacles.
Princess Aina continuously pounded the ground, causing tremors like an earthquake, creating alarming cracks that rapidly spread outward.
These cracks were terrifying, making Nie Yan sense danger. He accelerated and sprinted farther away.
Princess Aina chased closely behind. The ground rumbled with a collapsing sound, like mountains crumbling.
The ground beneath his feet collapsed, so Nie Yan used a random teleportation scroll. A flash of white light later, he reappeared a thousand yards away.
Nie Yan had no idea where he was now. He stood halfway up a mountain slope. The ground vibrated continuously, not yet subsiding. Looking into the distance, after the ground collapsed, an enormous underground city came into view. This city lay beneath the surface, about fifty or sixty yards below. Inside were countless buildings, densely packed and stretching as far as the eye could see.
Nie Yan was awestruck. No one could have imagined that beneath this vast desert lay such a magnificent city.
He couldn’t locate Princess Aina anymore. What had caused the ground to collapse just now? Princess Aina shouldn’t have possessed such immense power!
Suddenly Nie Yan recalled the Paternoster Hammer in his backpack, which was now emitting dazzling brilliance.
It seemed the Paternoster Hammer had triggered the emergence of the underground city.
A system prompt sounded.
System: You have discovered the lost city of Bater.
Then, a system announcement rang out.
System Announcement: Player Nieyan has unlocked the lost city of Bater. The Bater map has been activated.
After this announcement, the entire server was shaken. Players began discussing this system message.
“What city is Bater? Where is it?”
“I don’t know.”
“Just received news: Bater City lies in the north of the Sater Empire, originally within the area of Goring Town. However, Goring Town has sunk, revealing an underground city below.”
Players hurriedly searched for information about Bater City. Words like “lost city” and “demon-submerged underground” immediately captured everyone’s attention. However, what truly intrigued most players and major guilds was that Bater City had been unlocked by Nieyan. Simply being associated with his name was enough to attract attention.
Exactly what task had Rogue Nieyan triggered? And what was the reward? Everyone began speculating wildly. Everyone could imagine that this task would definitely not be simple.
Nieyan’s strength was already well-known to all. His equipment was the object of envy, especially the Zennad Blade, a divine-grade weapon! No one knew what Rogue Nieyan would obtain this time.
These speculations made Bater City suddenly enticing. As a result, major guilds hastily formed teams and rushed toward Bater City, eager not to miss out on any treasures. Almost every guild organized teams heading to Bater City. The intense reactions from these guilds also stirred many individual players’ interest, prompting them to fund and hire high-level player teams to head toward Bater City.
Not to mention other places, but in Nie Yan’s Assassin Alliance alone, more than five or six hundred tasks related to Bater City were issued. Most of them involved hiring players and forming teams to go to Bater City.
Players from all over the world flooded toward Bater City, creating an unprecedented spectacle.
Nie Yan hadn’t expected such a scene, clearly demonstrating the immense influence the name “Rogue Nieyan” had on players.
Nie Yan had just received news that several guilds under Angel Empire and Century Syndicate had dispatched three massive teams of ten thousand players each. To organize such large teams so quickly was indeed impressive.
Within minutes, Bater City became lively. They entered Bater City through various means and began exploring it.
A thought flashed through Nie Yan’s mind, and with a slight smile curling his lips, he also entered Bater City.
Inside Bater City, monsters at levels 150 to 160, the Yellow Sand Giants, had high defense but only moderate attack power.
Wandering through the alleys of Bater City, the architecture was filled with an ancient style, with countless towering spires rising and falling.
During his journey, Nie Yan had already encountered five player teams. Some of these teams numbered in the hundreds or even thousands, while others had only a few hundred members. They advanced gradually toward the center of Bater City.
As Nie Yan was wandering inside Bater City, he suddenly received a message from Guo Huai.
“Where are you now?”
“I’m in Bater City. What’s up?”
“Sun, Xie Yao, and others have returned from underground.”
“So fast. Did they gain anything underground?” Nie Yan asked. Judging from the timing, Sun and others had been underground for several days already.
“They completed a task and obtained two legendary pieces of equipment. Additionally, they made contact with Duo Duo and conducted a trade, which should have earned at least 12 million gold coins. Moreover, he expressed willingness to cooperate with us to attack Angel Empire. He has already dispatched more than one hundred thousand players to the surface.”
“Good. It seems it’s time to deal with Angel Empire.” Nie Yan said excitedly. Although he was somewhat curious about the feud between Duo Duo and Angel Empire, the fact that Winged Angel was willing to team up with him to attack Angel Empire meant that the Ox Tribe had gained a powerful ally.
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