Chapter 828: The Necklace of Grama

Not knowing how the Sky Group was doing, Nie Yan connected a voice call with his father. The Sky Group’s business was developing very smoothly, rapidly expanding in strength. They had invested the money they earned in the capital market and already controlled more than ten companies, becoming a genuine financial conglomerate. Additionally, their holdings in companies under the Century Conglomerate were also increasing rapidly.

The Sky Group maintained a healthy growth momentum. If this continued, it was only a matter of time before it became as influential as the Longyue Group and Zhengrong Group, and it might even become a strong contender to the Century Conglomerate.

“Has the Century Conglomerate made any new moves or investment plans recently?” Nie Yan asked.

“Not really. The Century Conglomerate’s financial situation is not as comfortable as before. They are consolidating their capital. They should have already noticed that we’re buying shares of their subsidiary companies. I estimate they will soon take action,” Nie Yan’s father replied. Speaking about the Century Conglomerate, a giant in the financial world, he showed no fear at all, instead appearing eager for a challenge.

The Century Conglomerate had already detected the Sky Group’s intentions and the Sky Group might encounter some troubles. The Century Conglomerate had stayed at the top of Asian conglomerates for so long for a reason; its underlying strength could not be underestimated. The reason for its current capital shortage was likely due to several recent major investments, especially the investment in Faith, which had not achieved the expected results. However, even a dying camel is bigger than a horse; the Century Conglomerate was far from being severely weakened. Once it recognized the threat from the Sky Group, it would definitely take countermeasures.

Nie Yan’s father was full of confidence, so Nie Yan didn’t want to dampen his spirits. Currently, the Sky Group had developed close cooperative relationships with the Longyue Group, Zhengrong Group, and others, and its strength had greatly increased. With the assistance of the Heavenly Kings organization, it might not be afraid of the Century Conglomerate at all.

The Sky Group was growing stronger every day. How far could it go in the future? Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel excited.

Nie Yan met with Cidao, who had just completed a mission, inquired about the details, and confirmed that nothing had been overlooked before he felt at ease. He had just received news that after Liu Tianshi’s death, Liu Guocheng was furious and had taken revenge against the Mone Group in both political and commercial fields. The Mone Group had responded immediately, and both sides were now locked in a contest of strength.

After receiving the news, Nie Yan was amazed. It had only been a day, yet the conflict had already escalated. These people were indeed quick to act!

In confrontations at this level, the one who strikes first usually gains the advantage, while the one who reacts later often ends up in a passive position.

This matter no longer concerned Nie Yan. His current adversaries were only the Century Conglomerate and the Winged Angel. Nie Yan didn’t know much about the Winged Angel’s background, as it had always been very mysterious. Nie Yan assigned Cidao a task to investigate.

In the evening, Nie Yan and Xie Yao re-entered the game together. The team members were sitting in small groups on the ground. After their recovery, they all stood up.

“Boss Nieyan, are we going to start attacking the Lava Golem now?”

“Ten-minute preparation time. We’ll start killing the Lava Golem immediately after we’re ready,” Nie Yan said in the team chat.

“Understood!” The players responded in unison.

Ten minutes later, the players were ready and had formed their battle formation. Nie Yan and Sun sprinted toward the Lava Golem’s location. The Lava Golem was wandering through the jungle, turning trees into flames wherever it went.

When Nie Yan was about 100 yards away from the Lava Golem, he raised the Doro’s Crossbow of the Headless Rider, pulled the trigger, and five arrows shot out, striking the Lava Golem.

After being attacked, the Lava Golem let out a low, furious roar, turned its head, locked its gaze on Nie Yan, and a powerful aura pressed down on him, making him unable to move.

At this moment, Sun, about 300 yards away, used a skill that instantly swapped his position with Nie Yan’s. Nie Yan now stood 300 yards away.

The Lava Golem looked at Sun in confusion, then at Nie Yan in the distance, before turning and chasing after Nie Yan.

Nie Yan quickly fled, with the Lava Golem closely pursuing.

Nie Yan led the Lava Golem back to the area where they had previously farmed monsters. Cui Can Daoguang and Leng Ao Ying immediately rushed forward, drawing the Lava Golem’s attention.

Nie Yan then retreated to the side while the mages in the back began casting spells.

As before, the Lava Golem’s health gradually decreased. After about half an hour, the Lava Golem’s eyes suddenly emitted a blazing red light.

Lava Roar!

Just before the Lava Golem unleashed Lava Roar, the mages used skills like Blink to escape to 500 yards away. Cui Can Daoguang, Leng Ao Ying, and the other warriors used skills like Mental Resistance to withstand the Lava Roar.

Next, the Lava Golem released another wave of Lava Surge, sweeping the surrounding area within 500 yards with a torrent of lava.

Cui Can Daoguang and others used skills like War God’s Protection to survive.

As soon as the Lava Golem finished its skills, the mages immediately blinked back and continued to deplete its health.

Time passed quickly. When the Lava Golem’s health dropped below 30%, it entered a berserk state, its eyes glowing red. It furiously attacked with its fists, sending Cui Can Daoguang and Leng Ao Ying flying.

At this moment, Nie Yan and the other rogues rushed forward, using their skills to draw the Lava Golem’s attention.

The Lava Golem furiously attacked, defeating one rogue after another.

Nie Yan continuously used combo skills to maintain the Lava Golem’s aggro, running around the battlefield.

The group provided enough time for Cui Can Daoguang and Leng Ao Ying to recover.

Many players died during the battle, but they still managed to hold the Lava Golem at bay despite the heavy losses.

About ten minutes later, with continuous spellcasting from the mages, the Lava Golem’s health dropped below 10%. It started attacking the mages. Xie Yao and others used Blink skills to engage in guerrilla warfare against it.

Although the battlefield was extremely chaotic with many corpses lying on the ground, the mages still firmly controlled the battle rhythm.

Xie Yao and others’ spell damage was two or three times that of ordinary mages, easily attracting the Lava Golem’s attention. The Lava Golem chased after Xie Yao and others, but their Blink skills were no joke, and their movement speed was almost as fast as top-tier rogues.

Although several of them were killed by the Lava Golem, it didn’t affect the overall situation.

At this moment, from the northeast corner of the battlefield, a figure quickly approached. Seeing this figure, Nie Yan was momentarily stunned before suddenly showing a delighted expression—it was Tang Yao!

The Lava Golem was chasing Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan. It was about to catch up when suddenly, a series of spells tore through the sky, striking the Lava Golem. The Lava Golem’s body immediately displayed several damage numbers of five or six thousand. Tang Yao’s attack frequency was astonishing.

Just as the Lava Golem raised its fist to attack Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan, it hesitated, leaving the fist suspended mid-air, turned its head to look at Tang Yao, abandoned Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan, and charged toward Tang Yao.

Tang Yao kept blinking while continuously casting spells.

Five minutes later, with the efforts of the mages, the Lava Golem finally let out a reluctant wail and heavily collapsed to the ground, its body turning into a pool of lava.

Nie Yan and others paid the price of nearly five hundred casualties before finally exhausting the Lava Golem.

“This guy was really tough,” everyone sighed in relief after seeing the Lava Golem fall. The Lava Golem dropped a generous amount of experience, allowing over a hundred teammates to level up. Most of them filled their experience bars by more than 60%, enough to compensate for their previous losses.

Nie Yan looked around at the battlefield, filled with corpses, and said, “Revive the fallen comrades. Those who cannot be revived should immediately run back to the graveyard for resurrection.”

This Lava Golem was indeed difficult to deal with. Their group represented the highest level in Faith, yet it still took them such a great effort. Fortunately, it was only a Lord-level monster. No one could imagine how terrifying a 200-level Demonized Lord would be. According to standard calculations, a 200-level Lord was equivalent to a 120-level Demonized Lord.

Nie Yan looked at the Lava Golem’s corpse and saw that it had dropped three items, which he went forward to collect.

“Boss Nieyan, what did it drop?” Several teammates asked excitedly. A 200-level Lord should not drop anything too bad.

Nie Yan examined the three items. They were all mage-related items: one was a 200-level sub-legendary Elemental Mage Robe, and one was a 200-level legendary Elemental Mage Staff. Even if these items were embedded with gems that reduced requirements, they wouldn’t be usable for a long time.

Nie Yan looked at the remaining item. It was a silver-white necklace, one of the components of the Grima Divine Set!

Sealed Grima Necklace (Legendary Item): Requires 1500 Intelligence, 200 Strength, 200 Agility.

Item Description: The sealed Grima Necklace still possesses powerful magic. The Grima Set includes the Grima Staff, Grima Necklace, Grima Ring, and Grima Elemental Robe. You need to find the other components to lift the seal.

Item Attributes: Defense 1102-1203, Will +50, Focus +60, Spell Damage +120%, Casting Level +3, Spell Cast Time -30%. Bonus Skill: Elemental Domain. After using this skill, within a 500-yard radius, you can freely control the elements. You can grant all magic units a 200% spell damage boost or disrupt the elements, preventing all units within the domain from casting spells. Skill Duration: 10 minutes. Cooldown Time: One natural day.

Note: This item requires recognition from Countess Alicia to fully activate. Otherwise, its attributes will be reduced by 80%.

The Grima Divine Set was an extremely powerful set of equipment, not inferior to Nie Yan’s Abak Set. If completed, it would mean that the Bull Tribe would gain another super mage!

Nie Yan thought of Countess Alicia. He wondered whether she had been revived after being trapped in the lava.