Chapter 948: Void Metal

The commotion caused by the return of the infamous rogue was not limited to the Bull Tribe; outside the tribe, rumors of Nie Yan’s return were also spreading like wildfire. Many players initially thought that Nie Yan, a level 156 player who had been absent for three years, had long fallen from the top tier. They speculated that even after returning, he wouldn’t be able to change the current reality. Catching up with the most elite players would be no easy feat!

Many people doubted Nie Yan’s return, but after seeing the system announcement, all of them shut their mouths obediently.

Someone had previously calculated that completing the Black Magic Dimension once could grant about 5 billion experience points. Based on Nie Yan’s speed, completing it five or six times within the 16 hours the game had been open was possible. At this rate, he could level up from 156 to 180 within about two months.

Previously, the fastest record holder for leveling up in the Black Magic Dimension instance was Feng Ming, who averaged seven hours per completion. He set a record of completing it in five hours when he was level 180, leveling up from 163 to 180 in seven months. This record had not even been broken by Tang Yao. But Nie Yan was three times faster than him!

The terrifying rogue Nie Yan, does this mean that Nie Yan is about to rise powerfully again?

In the Albaria Lava of the War God’s Sword, a team of players was advancing toward the central area of the Void Lava. The highest level among them was 202, and the lowest was 196.

“Feng Ming, look at the system announcement,” a warrior said in the team chat.

Feng Ming opened the system announcement and his eyes lit up after seeing the message.

“Nie Yan is back?”

“That guy is impressive, completing the Black Magic Dimension in just two hours. The rewards from the Black Magic Dimension are extremely rich.”

“Feng Ming obtained a piece of the Moenia Robe of the Chaos Armor level. I wonder what Nie Yan got.”

“I guess all the top experts will feel pressured now. I wonder how soon Nie Yan can catch up. Only someone as extraordinary as Nie Yan can close a three-year gap.”

Hearing the discussions among the players, Feng Ming was lost in thought. He had thought Nie Yan was dead three years ago and felt quite regretful at the time. Now, he wondered whether he would have the qualifications to fight Nie Yan when Nie Yan returned to his peak.

In the Angel’s Fall guild chat, people were also discussing someone, undoubtedly Nie Yan.

Back when Nie Yan was powerful, no one from either faction dared to challenge him. Now, although Nie Yan’s level had dropped, no one dared to say that Nie Yan wouldn’t catch up soon. Thus, many people in Angel’s Fall started to think about how to deal with Nie Yan.

“Boss Duo, Nie Yan is farming the Black Magic Dimension. Let’s send someone to block him there,” one player suggested.

“Yeah, Boss Duo, if Nie Yan regains his level, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Everyone in Angel’s Fall was waiting for Duo’s reply.

Duo was also in the War God’s Sword instance at that moment. Seeing these messages in the guild chat, he smiled faintly and said, “Going to intercept Nie Yan is a sign of inner weakness. Instead of thinking like that, you should think about how to level up and prevent him from overtaking us.”

After hearing Duo’s words, the players in Angel’s Fall fell silent and no longer mentioned the matter.

“Boss Duo, I know you are upright and fair, but I’m really worried if we don’t stop Nie Yan… At least we can find some players outside the guild…” a warrior beside him suggested.

Duo shook his head and said, “Forget it, no need. I want to see how Nie Yan will close the three-year gap.”

Seeing that Duo still disagreed, he glanced around and exchanged looks with a few others nearby.

While Duo was thinking deeply, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Completing the Black Magic Dimension in two hours was indeed amazing. He was even tempted to send someone to intercept Nie Yan.

If you can really return to your peak, then let’s have a final showdown!

Nie Yan continued to farm the Black Magic Dimension relentlessly. Each time he exited the Black Magic Dimension, he only stayed for a few seconds before immediately entering stealth mode. He noticed that there were more players outside the Black Magic Dimension than usual, including players from the Bull Tribe, Angel’s Fall, and many casual players. Among them, the Bull Tribe had the most, and they had protected the nearby area.

After a moment of silence, Nie Yan understood that this must have been arranged by Guo Huai. He was worried that someone might ambush him here and block his leveling progress.

Nie Yan didn’t want to let them down, so he didn’t linger any longer and sped up his leveling process.

After farming the Black Magic Dimension more than ten times, his average completion time was around two and a half hours. It was a bit difficult to break the two-hour mark; he needed the Light-Dark Holy Dragon’s level to be higher. In the following days, although he broke the record several times, he didn’t receive any rewards because breaking his own record didn’t grant any rewards. However, if he could break the two-hour mark, it would be a different story.

On the fifth day, Nie Yan finally broke the two-hour mark, achieving one hour and fifty-two minutes.

System: You have obtained Void Black Iron.

Receiving this system prompt, Nie Yan felt a stir in his heart. He wondered what the Void Black Iron was and opened his item inventory to check.

This piece of Void Black Iron was about the size of a fist, pitch-black in color like a lump of coal, and shimmered with a faint black luster, making it impossible to discern its true nature.

Void Black Iron: Void Metal. Deliver it to the Divine Blacksmith Brannick, and he will give you a surprise.

As Nie Yan continued to break records repeatedly, the players outside had already become numb to it. One hour and fifty-two minutes, was this guy even human! Could he get even more ruthless?

Nie Yan was indeed crazy. Every time he stayed outside the Black Magic Dimension, it was less than half a minute. He repeatedly refreshed the instance. With the increasing level of the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, each completion time gradually shortened to around an hour and a half.

The players outside were already speculating whether Nie Yan would break the record to under an hour before reaching level 180. Based on the current trend, it was highly likely. This would truly be an unbreakable record.

Besides being shocked, they also felt a deep sense of admiration. How long had Nie Yan been staying in the Black Magic Dimension?

At least more than ten consecutive days. If it were an ordinary player, repeatedly farming the same instance in such a monotonous environment, they would probably vomit from exhaustion. Yet Nie Yan persisted. It was easy to imagine that the success of the infamous rogue back then was not without reason.

A full month had passed, and Nie Yan’s level had risen to 175. In Nie Yan’s opinion, this was still relatively slow. In contrast, the levels of the Light-Dark Holy Dragon, the Golden Earth Dragon, and the Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon had increased very quickly. The Golden Earth Dragon had already reached level 185, the Purple-Eyed Earth Dragon had reached level 175, and the Light-Dark Holy Dragon had reached level 183.

Since the Light-Dark Holy Dragon had a higher damage output, it received more experience points and leveled up slightly faster.

The Light-Dark Holy Dragon at level 183 was incredibly powerful, with a total of 367 spells, including 35 area-of-effect spells, three single-target forbidden spells, and two area-of-effect forbidden spells.

With such a powerful pet farming monsters, the speed was naturally super fast, something ordinary players could hardly imagine.

Using pets solely for farming monsters had a certain impact on Nie Yan’s strength, but not a significant one. Although players’ PvP skills had improved a lot since then, he could still learn. During the time he spent farming the Black Magic Dimension, he mostly let his pets handle the farming while he followed behind, continuously watching PvP videos, gaining new insights, and his skills might not be inferior to others. The current key points were still level and equipment.

Farming experience in the Black Magic Dimension had become relatively slow. Nie Yan was preparing for one final push to shorten the time to under an hour before leaving this place to find a more suitable farming location.

As soon as he entered the Black Magic Dimension, Nie Yan had Guardian Angel Karla apply all the buffs to his pets and then began his fierce charge. The pets charged forward recklessly, their massive bodies like a moving iron wall, sweeping everything off the bridge. The Black Magic people on the bridge were all pushed down.

This was absolutely the most thrilling and fastest leveling mode. Seeing his pets’ health dropping rapidly, Nie Yan quickly had Guardian Angel Karla and the paladin Lavers continuously use healing spells. In this way, they charged all the way to the Black Magic Lighthouse. Nie Yan touched the crystal and glanced at the time, smiling slightly. Fifty-nine minutes had passed. Although it was just over an hour, it was enough.

System: You have reached the Black Magic Lighthouse, with a record time of fifty-nine minutes, currently the best record.

System: You have broken your previous record and are the first player to complete it within 1 hour. You have received the task reward, Void Black Gold.

Void Black Gold: Void Metal.

Previously, he had obtained a piece of Black Iron, and now he had another piece of Black Gold. From the official website, he learned that Void Metal was used to enhance equipment. It required at least a Legendary level or higher to use Void Metal for enhancement, which would upgrade the equipment to Chaos Armor, significantly improving its attributes.

It seemed he should go and see the Divine Blacksmith. He wondered how much he could enhance his Zennarde Sword. Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel excited. It might not be inferior to the Death God’s Blade.

Nie Yan put his pets away, teleported out of the Black Magic Dimension, and walked towards the distance. There were too many people around here; summoning the Shadow Wolf here would be too conspicuous.

Not far away, five or six players from the Dark Faction were looking around, glancing in this direction. Upon seeing Nie Yan wearing a hood, they whispered something and then scattered.

Seeing the expressions of these players, Nie Yan immediately realized something was wrong. Soon, he noticed more than ten players from the Dark Faction approaching him from different directions. It seemed someone was targeting him. It should be the Angel’s Fall. Only Angel’s Fall would consider him the biggest threat.

The reason he had nearly been defeated by those five Dark Faction players back then was because his level was too low, nearly thirty levels lower than theirs. Now he had reached level 177. If these players wanted to stop him, it wouldn’t be that simple anymore.