Nie Yan instructed Guo Huai to dispatch some thieves to closely track the location of the half-demon Angude, and to report immediately if Angude made any moves.
If the half-demon Angude reached the surface, he could absolutely threaten many strongholds of the Bull Man Tribe!
Nie Yan had fought against Angude before. Even at his peak, he was no match for Angude. As for others in the Bull Man Tribe, they were even less capable.
Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel anxious, a strong sense of crisis rising in his heart.
No matter what, he needed to get out as soon as possible!
Suddenly Nie Yan thought of the Heart of the Sage—he must farm it as soon as possible!
After making up his mind, Nie Yan took action. He sent his vulture to search around, and once a target was found, he immediately controlled his nine flesh-eating monsters to converge on the location.
This plain was extremely vast, filled with quite a number of monsters, although they weren’t densely packed, which troubled Nie Yan greatly. He had to walk a long way after killing each flesh-eating monster.
Nie Yan proceeded along the path, continuously clearing monsters with his nine flesh-eating monsters. With these nine monsters, the speed of farming monsters increased significantly.
Time passed, and the experience bar for the Heart of the Sage indeed began to rise slowly. Even though it was just a little, it excited Nie Yan greatly.
After approximately seven days of farming on this plain, Nie Yan was getting closer and closer to acquiring the Heart of the Sage.
Every day, Nie Yan received updates from Guo Huai. He grew increasingly anxious, like a hot ant on a hot wok. After reaching the surface, the situation of the Bull Man Tribe deteriorated rapidly. More than 6,000 players had died due to encounters with the half-demon Angude. Angude summoned a large group of ogres and attacked two small strongholds of the Bull Man Tribe, turning them into ruins. The number of casualties continued to rise. Players of the Bull Man Tribe tried to intercept and kill Angude, but suffered heavy losses without any success.
Nie Yan ordered Guo Huai that everyone in the Bull Man Tribe should avoid engaging with Angude. However, the tree desires stillness, but the wind won’t cease. Even if they didn’t seek out Angude, Angude would still come after them.
While the half-demon Angude harassed the Bull Man Tribe, the Angel Empire was also restless, launching several large-scale battles involving hundreds of thousands of troops. Soon, the entire surface world was filled with smoke and gunpowder.
The Angel Empire’s 600,000 troops clashed with the 300,000 troops of the Angel Fall in the Fire Canyon. The Angel Fall suffered more than 200,000 casualties and were forced to retreat underground. The Angel Empire, benefiting from the home advantage, suffered less than 200,000 casualties. On another front, the Bull Man Tribe engaged in battle with the main forces of more than twenty guilds gathered by the Century Financial Group. The Bull Man Tribe lost more than 300,000 troops, while the Century Financial Group lost more than 500,000.
These several major battles left both sides severely weakened. Coupled with the continuous harassment by the half-demon Angude, Guo Huai and others were extremely troubled.
Seeing the Bull Man Tribe struggling desperately, the Angel Empire became even more aggressive, even sending 600,000 troops into the Abernathy Prairie. If not for the heavily fortified O’Connell City with its large garrison of NPC troops, the Angel Empire might have already launched an all-out attack.
Under such changing circumstances, Nie Yan found himself trapped here, even suffering from the Nightmare Curse, which left him deeply frustrated. Fortunately, the Bull Man Tribe was not so easily defeated. If the entire Green Empire mobilized all its forces, their numbers could reach as high as two million—more than sufficient to confront any battle! What troubled Nie Yan the most was still the half-demon Angude. If Angude intervened during the decisive battle between the Bull Man Tribe and the Angel Empire, the outcome would become unpredictable.
The Bull Man Tribe could not afford to lose, and indeed could not afford a defeat! If the Bull Man Tribe lost, all Nie Yan’s efforts over such a long period would collapse completely.
Nie Yan absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen!
Adding to the woes, the elite team of the Bull Man Tribe was ambushed by the Angel Empire while operating in the City of Sin. Although they managed to eliminate more than thirty enemies, five elite members of the Bull Man Tribe were killed—an intolerable loss!
As he read through the reports, Nie Yan’s expression grew grim. He was now certain that the half-demon Angude had indeed been brought to the surface by the God King. Furthermore, this God King had business dealings with Cao Xu’s Century Financial Group in the real world. He was a financial magnate based in Australia, monopolizing the mining industry there, with financial power no less formidable than that of the Century Financial Group. Nie Yan suspected that Cao Xu might also be involved in this affair.
There wasn’t much enmity between the Divine Tribe and the Bull Man Tribe, but the Divine Tribe and Angel Fall were competitors and sworn enemies. The Bull Man Tribe’s alliance with Angel Fall had destined them to be adversaries of the Divine Tribe.
Faster, faster! Watching the experience bar of the Heart of the Sage inch forward slowly without showing any sign of breaking through, Nie Yan felt increasingly frustrated.
His time was limited!
Through the vulture’s vision, Nie Yan saw the distant scenery and was once again awestruck. In the mountain ahead sat a colossal statue of a giant, about fifty to sixty yards tall, towering into the clouds. Judging from its appearance, it wore a black cloak, had exposed joints, and a symbolic Scepter of Judgment—it must be the statue of the Lich King Insol!
That should be his destination.
Checking the Heart of the Sage’s experience bar, it was already at 99%. Just that 1% gap made Nie Yan feel the agony of something so close yet so far.
How much he longed for the Heart of the Sage! With it, he could complete another legendary quest, and the Zennad Blade would be fully unleashed, becoming a truly divine-level equipment!
Yet, when you desire something the most, it seems like a teasing girl who constantly provokes you, never allowing you to take that final step, making you anxious and restless.
Thinking for a moment, he decided to go check out that statue; perhaps there would be other discoveries.
After walking for dozens of minutes, Nie Yan finally arrived beneath the statue. Looking up, the face of the Lich King Insol was hidden beneath the hood, like a wise man bowing his head in thought. Other parts were covered by the cloak, except for the right hand, which was stripped of flesh, revealing only dry bones, making one shudder with fear.
He was the one who had made the entire human world tremble!
A statue fifty to sixty yards tall was truly magnificent and awe-inspiring. The Scepter of Judgment held in the right hand of the Lich King Insol statue stretched to the ground. The top, made of some unknown material, gleamed like a black gem in the night, illuminating the surroundings and adding a mysterious aura to the statue.
Looking at the scepter, there were stone-carved steps spiraling up the staff toward the top.
System: Welcome to the Land of Death. Brave souls who reach here will receive the favor of the Lich King Insol’s soul. Will you accept the legacy of the Lich King Insol? If you obtain this legacy, your soul will become as noble as that of the Lich King, overlooking all beings and becoming the most powerful dark leader!
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