Chapter 839: Dragon Emperor

The damage from these firewalls reached as high as twenty or thirty thousand. It seemed this guy had some great gear.

With someone else helping to clear these nagas, Nie Yan could avoid the hassle. He looked toward the center of the village, where a large open space lay. Within his vision appeared a tall, imposing naga.

That was Nie Yan’s target—the mutated naga lord king, level 180!

If it had been a demonic lord, Nie Yan might have hesitated a bit; demonic lords were just too powerful. But against a mutated-level boss, Nie Yan felt confident enough to give it a try.

The undead rogue was still focused on fighting the regular nagas, continuously darting around the firewalls. His movement speed was pretty decent, though still a full tier below Nie Yan’s. However, this speed was sufficient for dealing with these elite nagas.

Nie Yan activated Perfect Invisibility and quickly approached the undead rogue. He used a Super Insight ability and saw the rogue’s name, momentarily stunned.

This undead rogue was named Longhuang Tianxia, level 147.

Seeing this name, some memories surfaced. In the previous life, Longhuang Tianxia had indeed been a formidable player. He hadn’t joined any guild or team, always training solo. Besides being a combat class, he was one of the few master alchemists in the Dark Faction, achieving great renown in the field of alchemy. His most famous feature wasn’t even his combat prowess or alchemy, but rather his flying mount—a blood dragon—which coincidentally matched his name, making him an elite figure.

Nie Yan remembered that the blood dragon had reached level nine. In the previous life, when flying mounts were extremely rare, this was an incredible achievement. Ordinary flying mounts reaching levels six or seven were already considered exceptional. In several chaotic battles, Longhuang Tianxia had been hired by Angel Descent, fighting against Angel Domination. The blood dragon had inflicted heavy losses on Angel Domination. Even when surrounded and attacked by dozens of flying mounts, it had slaughtered six fifth-tier flying mounts and then calmly withdrawn. That battle had etched the names Longhuang Tianxia and the blood dragon into the memories of players forever.

Nie Yan estimated that the blood dragon was on par with the Darkwing Dragon. Regarding tier levels, the Darkwing Dragon was only seventh-tier, still slightly short of breaking through to eighth-tier. Thus, one could imagine how powerful a ninth-tier blood dragon had been.

Observing Longhuang Tianxia continuously drawing and killing monsters, pacing back and forth less than fifty yards away.

If Nie Yan approached stealthily using Perfect Invisibility, he could kill Longhuang Tianxia without the latter even realizing it. However, Nie Yan hesitated. He wasn’t sure whether Longhuang Tianxia had obtained the blood dragon in this life. If Longhuang Tianxia indeed had a ninth-tier blood dragon, that would be a bit problematic.

After weighing his options, Nie Yan decided it was better not to provoke a strong enemy needlessly.

Yet the naga king was right there. If Longhuang Tianxia didn’t leave, Nie Yan wouldn’t be able to focus on dealing with the naga king.

Looking at the busy Longhuang Tianxia, Nie Yan stealthily approached to within about five yards before suddenly revealing himself.

Longhuang Tianxia had just discarded a Flame Scroll and was preparing to retreat when he suddenly noticed someone appearing within five yards of him. Startled, he immediately used Dash Step to retreat over ten yards away.

A naga approached, losing track of Longhuang Tianxia, and shifted its focus to Nie Yan. It immediately swung its weapon and charged at Nie Yan with claws and fangs bared.

Nie Yan stepped back a few paces, using Shadow Phantom Strike. His body transformed into multiple illusions. With a “puff” sound, his Bloodied Dagger struck the naga. Then with an elbow strike, “bang!” the naga was sent flying.

“Kuangzei Nieren!” Longhuang Tianxia exclaimed in shock, halting his retreat after moving over ten yards away.

What did Kuangzei Nieren want! Longhuang Tianxia pondered briefly. He had been startled by Nie Yan. The fact that Nie Yan had silently approached within five yards without him noticing meant that if Nie Yan had wanted to kill him, he would already be dead. Clearly, Kuangzei Nieren had spared him!

Longhuang Tianxia slowly revealed himself, looking at Kuangzei Nieren. Their eyes met.

“Brother, I need that naga king. Mind giving me some space?” Nie Yan spoke up. Three naga corpses already lay at his feet.

Longhuang Tianxia felt confused. If Kuangzei Nieren merely wanted the naga king, since they belonged to different factions, Nie Yan could have simply killed him. Why go through all this trouble? No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t understand Kuangzei Nieren’s intentions. Perhaps someone like Kuangzei Nieren was simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

“Whatever, I can’t beat the naga king anyway. Take it if you want,” Longhuang Tianxia replied, still somewhat bewildered. Although Nie Yan had spared him, he wasn’t willing to say anything that might sound weak.

“Thanks.” Nie Yan strode directly toward the naga king.

Is he really going to fight the naga king? Longhuang Tianxia thought in surprise. He had been training here for five full days and understood exactly how formidable the naga king was. Perhaps Kuangzei Nieren indeed had the ability to defeat the naga king, but wouldn’t he be worried about me sneaking up and attacking him while he fights the naga king? Or was he arrogant enough to completely ignore my presence?

Standing in place, watching Nie Yan’s back, Longhuang Tianxia silently sighed. Fine, you were right. Since Nie Yan had spared him, he naturally couldn’t bring himself to attack Nie Yan while he was fighting the naga king.

I’ll just see how you deal with the naga king, Longhuang Tianxia thought, continuing to kill elite nagas nearby while occasionally glancing toward Nie Yan.

Nie Yan wasn’t entirely unguarded against Longhuang Tianxia. Yet, from the first glance, he sensed that Longhuang Tianxia was a proud person, which explained why he never joined any guild or team, preferring to play alone. Proud people often despised underhanded, dishonorable actions. Therefore, Nie Yan was certain that Longhuang Tianxia wouldn’t interfere with his fight against the naga king.

The naga king’s body towered five meters high, its gray, stone-like skin resembling a massive statue. Its six hands wielded a blade, sword, halberd, fork, mace, and a thick wooden club, exuding an imposing presence.

It twisted its tail, moving slowly.

Nie Yan’s Shadow Assassin skill was still on cooldown and couldn’t be used temporarily. He summoned his Golden Earth Dragon and Paladin Lefers, approaching to within about a hundred yards of the naga king.

The naga king noticed Nie Yan, glaring at him with eyes like copper bells.

The two sides entered a standoff.

Longhuang Tianxia continued killing elites while glancing toward Nie Yan. Seeing Nie Yan boldly approaching within about a hundred yards of the naga king, he muttered to himself in astonishment. Was Kuangzei Nieren planning to fight the naga king head-on? That would be practically suicidal. But Kuangzei Nieren wouldn’t do anything without confidence. His curiosity grew—could Kuangzei Nieren actually defeat the naga king?

With a roar, the naga king charged at Nie Yan, its movement creating a sensation akin to mountains collapsing and the earth cracking.

Longhuang Tianxia looked toward Nie Yan and was stunned. Nie Yan had become nothing but blurred afterimages, his speed astonishingly fast. He continuously leaped and attacked the naga king. The naga king was pushed back repeatedly, its body constantly thrown backward, falling to the ground. It struggled to rise, swung its weapon to attack, but its strikes never landed on Nie Yan.

A word flashed through Longhuang Tianxia’s mind—lightning fast! He had thought reaching such speed was merely a legend, yet someone had actually achieved it. Just how powerful were Kuangzei Nieren’s stats! He immediately thought of the Abak Set and the Zainnard Sword, giving a bitter smile. With such powerful equipment, it was only natural his stats were so strong.

Nie Yan calmly evaded the naga king’s attacks. Even as the naga king’s strikes rained down like a storm, Nie Yan could still find tiny gaps in the dense assault, launching counterattacks with his combo skills.

Watching Nie Yan repeatedly knock the naga king down, Longhuang Tianxia muttered, “Is this guy even human!”

To ordinary players, the seemingly invincible naga king was being toyed with by Nie Yan, completely overturning Longhuang Tianxia’s previous understanding. Kuangzei Nieren truly lived up to his reputation!

Besides Nie Yan himself, the Golden Earth Dragon and Paladin Lefers continuously attacked the naga king with ranged skills. Whenever Nie Yan was hit, Paladin Lefers’ healing magic would promptly restore his health.

Approximately half an hour later, the naga king’s health was reduced to around 10%.

The naga king entered a frenzied state, its skin turning an eerie red. Its attack speed significantly increased.

Under the naga king’s intense assault, Nie Yan quickly found himself in a tight spot.

Two heavy hits landed on Nie Yan, causing over ten thousand damage each. Without the level-sixteen Divine Shield granted by Paladin Lefers, he might have been killed already.

A healing spell landed on Nie Yan, restoring his health to full.

Nie Yan quickly retreated, adjusting his positioning while switching from his dagger to the Zainnard Sword.

Hissing, the naga king pursued relentlessly, its tongue flickering.

Nie Yan took two steps back, luring the naga king between two buildings. He shouted, “Annihilation Strike!”

Ten massive sword beams slashed down simultaneously onto the naga king. With a loud “bang,” the heavy strike sent the naga king staggering backward, unable to maintain its balance.

Nie Yan leaped into the air, swiftly switching back to the Bloodied Dagger and activating Infinite Combos. A relentless barrage of kicks, elbow strikes, and backstabs rained down, repeatedly slamming the Naga King to the ground. From mid-air, he plunged his dagger viciously into the Naga King’s vital spot, sending blood splattering in all directions.

Finally, the naga king’s health was depleted, its body curling into a lifeless heap.