The players scattered around gradually approached the giant Benkroft. The group advanced slowly. Wangzhexianguo, Sun and others reached a position about seventy or eighty yards away from the giant Benkroft, raised their crossbows, pulled the triggers, and with a series of whizzing sounds, several bolts flew toward Benkroft.
Benkroft swung his greatsword and knocked several arrows aside.
Thud! Several bolts struck Benkroft, and small damage numbers in the dozens floated above his head.
Quickly, some mages waved their staffs. Beams of magic flew forth, but each spell only dealt a few dozen points of damage. Inflicting over a hundred points was already difficult.
Benkroft was a defensive boss. Nieyan didn’t expect them to kill him, but he hoped they could distract Benkroft so he could have enough time to open the chests.
The team members maintained an orderly formation. Though seemingly chaotic, it was actually highly organized. If Benkroft charged forward, they could scatter and retreat instantly.
Under their relentless attacks, Benkroft roared in anger. But as a warrior, his furthest ranged attack skill only reached about ten yards. If he wanted to deal with these audacious mages, Benkroft had no choice but to charge forward.
Once he charged out, it would be uncertain whether he could protect the three chests behind him.
“Increase firepower!” Nieyan said in the team chat. Glancing at the team members, he sighed inwardly. It was a pity that Tang Yao wasn’t here; without such a strong damage dealer, things felt completely different.
Provoked, Benkroft swung his greatsword and charged toward the team members.
“He’s charging!”
“Everyone, retreat quickly!”
The team members scattered in all directions.
Benkroft missed his charge. He could kill many if he continued pursuing, but he was already far from his throne. Concerned about the chests, he slowly retreated.
Seeing Benkroft retreat, the team members gathered around again.
Looking annoyed, Benkroft’s damage from these more than five hundred team members was very low, even slower than his regeneration speed, but he still felt very frustrated.
“Get lost, annoying insects!” Benkroft roared.
But no one listened to him, continuing to challenge his limits.
Unable to contain his anger, Benkroft charged toward the team members.
Seeing Benkroft leave, Nieyan immediately rushed toward the three chests. He prepared himself, scanning the chests. He was startled. The previous red chest had already been opened, triggering the explosion, but now it had restored to its original state.
The red, green, and blue chests were intact. Nieyan was almost certain that only one of the three chests contained the Focused Legguards, while the other two contained explosives. He had only a one-third chance of successfully opening the chest containing the Focused Legguards.
Nieyan looked into the distance. Provoked, Benkroft began slaughtering the team members. Any player caught by him couldn’t withstand a single strike from his sword, including Cui Can Dao Guang (Brilliant Blade).
In theory, Cui Can Dao Guang’s defense was stronger than that of the Golden Earth Dragon or the Holy Knight Laifusi, and should have been more durable. However, Benkroft’s attacks carried armor-piercing effects. When Cui Can Dao Guang tried to stop Benkroft, his heavy armor was pierced, and he was instantly killed with one strike.
Benkroft unleashed a shockwave, sending more than ten players flying with the powerful explosive force.
The team members had managed to buy Nieyan some time, but Nieyan hesitated. Which chest should he open?
He didn’t have many chances. Benkroft would return soon!
As he was about to open the green chest, Benkroft quickly returned. Nieyan immediately activated Shadow Dance and fled.
A large number of corpses remained on the ground.
“How many people died?” Nieyan asked.
“More than seventy!”
Hearing this number, Nieyan raised his eyebrows. It had been less than twenty seconds, yet Benkroft had killed over seventy players!
“Revive everyone,” Nieyan said. Looking at Benkroft, he appeared deep in thought. Where was the Focused Legguards hidden? Red, green, or blue?
Nieyan was frustrated. He could only rely on luck. With a one-third chance of success, each failure would result in massive losses!
His mind was in chaos. If only there were some clues or hints, but unfortunately, there were none, and the Holy Light Stone provided no clues either.
Benkroft had a certain level of intelligence. Knowing that Wangzhexianguo, Sun, and others wanted to lure him away from the chests, he returned after just a few seconds of leaving.
Benkroft had a certain level of intelligence. Nieyan seemed to have thought of something. A spark of inspiration flashed in his mind. Right, the red chest. He might as well try the red chest. According to normal thinking, an ordinary person would open the red chest first, discovering it was a trap instead of the Focused Legguards. Then they would definitely open the green or blue chest next. Benkroft might have moved the item to the red chest!
With this thought, Nieyan decided that next time he found an opportunity, he must try opening the red chest.
Whether this guess was correct was unknown, but he had to try.
Benkroft glanced at the three chests, noticing they were intact. He immediately charged again, rushing toward the team members.
Seeing Benkroft charging, the team members’ faces changed. They didn’t even have time to revive their teammates!
“All casters, focus on him. You must stall him. I need thirty seconds!” Nieyan said in the team chat.
“Understood, boss. Don’t worry, leave it to us!”
The top-tier team members launched attacks on Benkroft. Bugu Si De Huai Dan (Undying Rogue) instantly teleported in front of Benkroft, releasing a series of spells. Boom! Boom! Boom! Explosions erupted on Benkroft’s body.
Benkroft’s attention was drawn to Bugu Si De Huai Dan, and he swung his sword.
Bugu Si De Huai Dan teleported repeatedly, quickly evading Benkroft’s attacks while continuing to cast spells.
Benkroft growled deeply, his deafening roar sweeping across. Bugu Si De Huai Dan’s body stiffened—it was a control skill!
Before Bugu Si De Huai Dan could evade, Benkroft swung his sword, killing him instantly!
As Bugu Si De Huai Dan fell, Xia Chong Yu Bing (Summer Cicada) and others immediately stepped in, casting spells rapidly. Soon, Xia Chong Yu Bing, Ben Zhi Mo Gui (Inherent Demon), Xie Yao, and others also fell one by one. However, each death bought Nieyan precious time.
At this moment, Nieyan had already crouched in front of the red chest, beginning to open it.
System: Opening chest… 62%…
Hurry, hurry! Nieyan couldn’t help but pray. He received message after message of fallen team members.
First came Bugu Si De Huai Dan, Xia Chong Yu Bing, and other magicians. Then followed warriors, paladins, rogues, and several priests. Even top-tier classes stood no chance against a level 180 demonic lord.
As the top-tier players were nearly wiped out, Benkroft was about to retreat. The elite players, disregarding their lives, launched suicidal attacks on Benkroft, rushing toward him.
Benkroft swung his sword repeatedly, killing one or two players with each strike. But with so many people below, it would still take considerable effort for him to eliminate them all.
Corpse after corpse lay on the ground, scattered around Benkroft.
So many sacrifices had been made. He must obtain the Focused Legguards! Nieyan kept praying. With a click, the red chest was opened.
Success!
Nieyan was ready to escape using Gust Step, but fortunately, he didn’t smell gunpowder!
Overjoyed, Nieyan reached into the chest and pulled out a pair of legguards first. Seeing the familiar patterns on the legguards, his heart nearly leaped from his chest. It was indeed the Abak Focused Legguards. Finally, he had completed the set!
Nieyan was thrilled, quickly placing the legguards into his backpack. Then he reached into the chest again, pulling out a transparent egg. The egg was about the size of a palm, easily held in one hand. It was completely transparent, and inside floated a tadpole-like small creature.
It was an Elemental Spirit!
Nieyan was ecstatic. Another great item, he wondered which type of Elemental Spirit it was. Throughout the entire Bull Man Tribe, only Tang Yao possessed an Arcane Elemental Spirit, which earned him the title of Top Mage. It was easy to imagine how rare Elemental Spirits were at this time.
Randomly hatching any kind of Elemental Spirit and giving it to a mage would significantly enhance their power.
Nieyan checked the chest again but found nothing else. Seeing Benkroft approaching, he immediately activated Perfect Invisibility and quickly disappeared.
Benkroft slaughtered more than five hundred players, leaving corpses strewn across the ground. When he returned, he found the chests already empty, their contents stolen. He roared in fury, nearly tearing apart the entire temple, continuously slamming the ground, trying to find the thief. But by then, Nieyan had already fled with the loot.
After a while of raging, Benkroft finally tired and sat back on his throne.
Twenty-six shamans rose one after another. They immediately began reviving their fallen teammates, one by one bringing the dead players back to life.
“Everyone, retreat immediately!” Nieyan said in the group chat. With the items secured, there was no need to stay there any longer.
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