Chapter 823: Kill Without Mercy!

Absolutely, he couldn’t allow his efforts to be ruined!

Nie Yan activated Divine Arbiter, dramatically increasing his speed, and charged toward Princess Aina, the Wandering Soul.

Princess Aina’s main body hovered approximately more than ten yards above the ground, her lower body a gigantic, pitch-black octopus with dozens of thick, powerful tentacles, appearing horrifying and monstrous.

Nie Yan leaped into the air, lunging toward Princess Aina’s main body.

Princess Aina swung one of her thick tentacles, lashing down at Nie Yan.

Even while chanting spells, Princess Aina’s tentacles could still attack!

As the thick tentacle came crashing down, Nie Yan suddenly shifted mid-air, dodging the attack. With a swift slash of his dagger in his right hand, a spray of blood erupted as the tentacle was severed in one strike.

Nie Yan quickly descended and landed. He then powerfully kicked the belly of Princess Aina’s octopus body.

The kick packed tremendous force.

Princess Aina staggered but barely maintained her stance. However, she continued chanting her spell without stopping.

After delivering the kick, Nie Yan used the recoil to flip backward. He plunged his dagger into Princess Aina’s body, delivered a fierce elbow strike, and then stepped onto a swinging tentacle, propelling himself into the air. He executed a powerful side kick.

His kicks had a strong knockback effect, causing Princess Aina to stagger again. Her incantation interrupted for several seconds before she regained her footing and resumed chanting.

Kicks were effective. He absolutely couldn’t let her continue chanting. Otherwise, if she completed the forbidden spell, he would regret it too late!

Princess Aina’s dozens of tentacles all lashed toward Nie Yan.

Nie Yan attempted several times to approach Princess Aina’s main body, but each time he was blocked by her tentacles.

Even if he couldn’t attack her main body directly, he had to stop her from chanting!

At this moment, Nie Yan completely entered a state of complete focus, using his agile movements to rapidly dodge the incoming tentacles. Using them as leverage, he continuously launched a series of connected attacks—Shadow Phantom Strike, Spinebreaker, kicks, and more.

The players outside remained at a distance of over three hundred yards. They could only watch from afar as a figure darted continuously near Princess Aina’s octopus body, attacking at an astonishing speed. Was this even humanly possible?

What kind of reflexes and awareness did it require!

Combo: 1, Combo: 2, Combo: 3… After being interrupted, it restarted again: Combo: 1, Combo: 2, Combo: 3…

As time passed, Nie Yan’s attacks became increasingly fluid. Thanks to the infinite combo effect of the Abak Set, which slightly modified his skills, his attacks flowed seamlessly like water.

Three thousand damage, six thousand damage, twelve thousand damage…

With each increase in combo count, the damage output doubled.

Gradually, Nie Yan realized the terrifying potential of the infinite combo skill. It was an incredibly powerful ability. If he landed more than five consecutive hits, the damage became astonishing.

With a loud thud, Princess Aina took a hit, stepped back, and her spellcasting paused for several seconds before resuming. Yet, just as she uttered a few syllables, she was struck by another kick, staggering backward and halting again.

Repeating this cycle, Princess Aina kept retreating. The forbidden spell was nearly completed, but it remained just out of reach.

She uttered another three syllables. Dark clouds gathered above Ochren City, dimming the sky. The winds picked up, and black flames occasionally flickered from the clouds, sending waves of searing heat through the air.

The dark clouds completely covered Ochren City, plunging it into sudden darkness.

Nie Yan could feel the agitated magical energy in the air. It had the power to utterly destroy Ochren City!

Feeling the unusual disturbance, Nie Yan couldn’t help but tense up. He realized this was a prelude to the forbidden spell’s completion. If Princess Aina was given just a few more seconds, the consequences would be unimaginable!

“Dst…” As Princess Aina uttered three syllables, Nie Yan suddenly dashed forward and delivered a fierce kick to the belly of her octopus body.

Princess Aina staggered backward, her massive belly convulsing violently.

This attack from Nie Yan was extremely brutal.

Combo count: 3.

A tentacle swept toward Nie Yan. If he dodged, the combo would break, and Princess Aina might seize the opportunity to cast her forbidden spell. This was his last chance. Nie Yan cast a top-tier Obsidian Shield spell on himself, immediately forming a dark golden light shield around his body. He roared and endured Princess Aina’s attack, delivering a powerful elbow strike.

With a loud impact, Nie Yan took the blow. The Obsidian Shield shattered into fragments with a crackling sound.

His health plummeted by over 30,000 points, but he wasn’t killed outright. The Obsidian Shield’s protective capabilities were still impressive.

With combo count at 4, Nie Yan dealt over 200,000 damage.

Princess Aina grunted in pain and stepped back again. Her forbidden spell remained interrupted as she extended more tentacles toward Nie Yan.

Ordinary creatures under such an intense assault would have had their spells completely disrupted. However, even if Princess Aina’s spell was interrupted, she could resume chanting, making her the most troublesome opponent.

Seeing the tentacles rushing toward him, Nie Yan suddenly switched his dagger for Zennarde’s Sword, raised it high, roared, and unleashed Oblivion Slash! Giant sword shadows appeared in the sky, descending one after another, converging into a single massive strike.

With the ability to equip two sets of gear using the secondary equipment slot, Nie Yan could now freely switch between outfits during battle—this was the best part.

Piercing sounds echoed as blood splattered.

All of Princess Aina’s tentacles were severed, and an 800,000 damage number floated above her head.

Nie Yan checked the damage and found it satisfactory. Although the combo was broken, it didn’t matter—he had enough time.

After taking the Oblivion Slash, Princess Aina let out a piercing scream. Her tentacles couldn’t regenerate quickly, and blood poured from her wounds.

Oblivion Slash was effective!

Nie Yan checked Princess Aina’s health. She had only over 3 million left. She was nearly defeated!

After this Oblivion Slash, Nie Yan switched back to his Abak Set. His body rapidly descended, using the momentum to spin and drive his Spinebreaker skill deep into Princess Aina’s body.

Princess Aina’s tentacles continued to grow, giving Nie Yan ample time to land two consecutive kicks.

After taking the two hits, with a loud crash, Princess Aina fell heavily to the ground, struggling to rise.

As Princess Aina collapsed, her forbidden spell was finally interrupted, and the dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated.

The crisis was over!

Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel ecstatic. However, suddenly something unexpected happened. At the moment the forbidden spell was interrupted, Princess Aina’s body erupted in scorching flames. She screamed in agony, writhing in the inferno.

Witnessing this scene, Nie Yan quickly retreated a safe distance. He watched as Princess Aina’s body, like burning paper, turned into black ashes, scattering into the wind. Her massive form rapidly disintegrated.

Nie Yan suddenly recalled a terrifying aspect of magic: magical backlash. If a spellcaster’s forbidden spell was interrupted mid-cast, they would suffer magical backlash, which could either kill them outright or drain their magical powers.

Princess Aina’s health was already low. After suffering the magical backlash from the forbidden spell, a damage number exceeding 3 million floated above her head. Screaming in agony, she disintegrated into ashes.

The surrounding flames gradually subsided, leaving behind a charred wasteland.

A series of crisp sounds rang out as Princess Aina’s body dropped a pile of gems, gold coins, and several pieces of equipment.

Princess Aina had exploded! There was so much loot!

Nie Yan estimated that there were at least twenty or thirty gems over there!

At this moment, the players were watching from afar, stunned as Nie Yan successfully interrupted Princess Aina’s forbidden spell, causing her to suffer magical backlash and perish. This was a level 180 demonic overlord. Just moments ago, Princess Aina’s rampage across Ochren City was still fresh in everyone’s memory.

Tens of thousands of players at the edge of the battlefield had witnessed Nie Yan’s entire battle against Princess Aina. They couldn’t find any words to describe him anymore. Nie Yan was a god-like figure, the pinnacle of belief!

Suddenly, someone shouted, “Princess Aina dropped loot! Grab the gear!”

This single sentence stirred the crowd like a stone dropped into still water. The players at the outskirts suddenly surged forward, rushing toward the central clearing.

Among the more than 100,000 players at the outskirts, at least six to seven out of ten were not members of Bull Tribe. Although they feared Bull Tribe, the allure of Princess Aina’s loot was irresistible. Snatching even a single piece could fetch a fortune, worth even deleting their characters and starting over. Emboldened by their numbers, they rushed toward the loot, eager to claim their share. The entire scene erupted into chaos.

Many of them harbored a sense of complacency, thinking that with so many people around, even if they snatched a gem or two, the Bull Tribe likely wouldn’t notice.

At the center of the clearing, Nie Yan stood watching the chaos unfold, his expression darkening. Bull Tribe had suffered immeasurable losses and taken enormous risks to defeat Princess Aina. How could the loot from her fall into others’ hands!

Nie Yan shouted into the Bull Tribe guild chat, “All Bull Tribe members, control the situation! Anyone who dares to loot will be executed without mercy!”

“Nie Yan Leader, there are so many people…”

“Carry out the order!” Nie Yan commanded sternly. As the largest guild in the Granlan Empire, Bull Tribe indeed needed to maintain a policy of leniency. But at times like these, they needed to assert authority. Bull Tribe’s supremacy could not be challenged!

“Understood!” The Bull Tribe members responded in unison. They all knew once Nie Yan gave an order, it would never be retracted!