Chapter 774: Guardian Knight’s Forbidden Curse

Nie Yan returned home and had dinner with Xie Yao. It was almost time to log in again.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao entered the game together. A series of white lights flashed, and soon Xie Yao, Sun, Cui Can Dao Guang (Cui Can Blade Light), and others appeared around him.

“Has anyone come up with a good idea?” Nie Yan asked in the party chat, looking toward the ten Dark Druids in the distance.

Everyone exchanged bitter smiles. Given the situation, what good plan could there be?

“We’ll have to go in head-on.”

“We don’t know how much mana those Dark Druids have. If their healing is continuous, we won’t be able to outlast them,” Cui Can Dao Guang said. Going in head-on was a last resort, and he frowned slightly. “Is there any way to drain their mana? That would make them easier to deal with.”

“Drain their mana? Like a Priest’s Mana Burn?” Tang Yao hesitated and asked.

“Too risky for casters; they’d be taken down too easily,” Lei Su (Thunder Fast) shook his head beside him.

Druids also had strong crowd control abilities. After transforming into cheetahs, they could stealth attack like rogues, making them especially dangerous to casters. With so many Dark Druids and only three Priests in their group—Black Hell, Big Brother Qi Qi (Big Brother Seven), and Li Li Hua Sha (Ten Li Picture Gauze)—their Mana Burn skills couldn’t possibly drain all the Dark Druids’ mana.

“Then what should we do?”

“What about Mana Burn Arrows? They work pretty well.”

“Mana Burn Arrows are too expensive, and their effect isn’t that noticeable. They’re okay against casters, but expecting them to drain the mana of a level 160 boss is unrealistic.”

“This won’t work, that won’t work either…”

Everyone chattered on, but no conclusion was reached.

“My Spell Immunity Field might come in handy,” Hei An Bei Ge (Dark Melancholy Song) spoke up. He was the only Guardian Knight in the team.

Everyone turned their attention to Dark Melancholy Song. Both he and Mo Jue (Silent Hawk) had joined the Bull Tribe later, and they had almost forgotten there was still a Guardian Knight among them, whose skills were still unknown to them.

“Spell Immunity Field?” Nie Yan suddenly remembered. In his previous life, the Spell Immunity Field was the Guardian Knight’s most famous forbidden skill. It could completely halt all magical elements within a 500-yard radius, preventing all casters from casting spells and rendering all magic ineffective. It lasted for a full hour and had a cooldown of thirty natural days.

“What’s the skill like? Show us,” Sha Bu Si Huai (Murderer Who Can’t Die) and others said.

Dark Melancholy Song shared the Spell Immunity Field’s skill effects. After seeing it, everyone was somewhat shocked. What a powerful skill! No wonder it was listed as a forbidden technique.

“Spell Immunity Field is definitely useful—it can stop the Dark Druids from healing each other. But the problem is, our own casters will also be disabled within the field, unable to cast any offensive spells. Without mages, we’ll have to rely solely on melee attackers for damage output.”

“Right, the Druids’ transformation is also a magical skill. Once Spell Immunity Field is activated, the Druids won’t be able to transform or use any support magic,” Big Brother Qi Qi said excitedly. Without transformation or support magic, a Druid’s strength would drop by at least 50%.

“Let’s go with Spell Immunity Field. I think I can hold off two Dark Druids,” Shui Se Yan Tou (Smoke of Water Color) said. As a top-tier class, soloing elites and bosses was routine for him. Taking on two level 160 bosses at once, however, was a first.

“I’ll also hold off two,” Lei Su thought for a moment.

“I can draw aggro from three,” Cui Can Dao Guang said. As a shield warrior, his defense and health were high.

“I’ll also draw aggro from one,” Dark Melancholy Song said. As a Paladin, he was at least wearing plate armor.

That covered eight of them. The remaining six—Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia (King of the World), Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo (Smile Not for Me), Ying Sha (Shadow Kill), Nie Yan, and Yi Chui Ding Qing (One Hammer Decides Love)—were all Shadow Dancers.

“I’ll have my Golden Earth Dragon and Paladin Lefers distract the remaining two Dark Druids. All rogues, follow my command,” Nie Yan said. Six Shadow Dancers together could use a wolf-pack tactic, taking out the Dark Druids one by one.

“Alright,” Sun, King of the World, and others agreed.

Nie Yan looked up some information on Hell Hounds. Hell Hounds had strong magical abilities and could spit hellfire to burn their enemies. Normally, they would provide strong fire support against the Dark Druids. However, once Dark Melancholy Song activated the Spell Immunity Field, even the strongest magic would be useless. Without ranged attacks and chained to the pillars, the Hell Hounds were effectively neutralized.

Nie Yan now understood why the Spell Immunity Field was considered the Guardian Knight’s strongest forbidden skill. With the Spell Immunity Field active, even if Archmages cast forbidden spells, they’d still be rendered useless.

“Alright, listen to my command. Get ready to move,” Nie Yan arranged the tactics. Dark Melancholy Song ran toward a nearby house, leapt into the air, landed on the rooftop, and began chanting the spell.

A series of incantations came from Dark Melancholy Song’s mouth. After about seven sets of syllables, brilliant lights began to shine from his body, dazzling and radiant.

The Spell Immunity Field only required seven sets of syllables. In normal circumstances, they could easily activate it before any Archmage could finish casting a forbidden spell.

After the Spell Immunity Field was activated, Nie Yan and the others could clearly feel the air around them become stagnant. Even the wind had stopped.

“Is it done?”

“Why can’t we see anything?”

Tang Yao extended his right hand, palm up, trying to conjure a magical flame, but nothing happened. No magical ripple appeared.

“The Spell Immunity Field is active,” Tang Yao said to Nie Yan.

“Move in!” Nie Yan said in the party chat. As soon as he spoke, Cui Can Dao Guang, Smoke of Water Color, Lei Su, and Dark Melancholy Song rushed from various directions toward the five pillars in the square’s center.

Roar! The Hell Hounds noticed Cui Can Dao Guang and the others first. They roared furiously, opening their mouths to spit hellfire, but nothing came out.

The Hell Hounds’ frustrated reaction quickly drew the attention of the Dark Druids. Their crimson eyes fixed on the approaching Cui Can Dao Guang, Smoke of Water Color, and others. They tried to use transformation or support skills, but their spells failed. They charged forward toward Cui Can Dao Guang, Smoke of Water Color, and the others.

Dark Melancholy Song noticed that not a single Dark Druid had noticed him. He quickly took out a small crossbow from his backpack, pulled the trigger, and five arrows shot out.

Puh! Puh! The five arrows pierced one of the Dark Druids’ leather armor. The Dark Druid roared and immediately charged at Dark Melancholy Song, who turned and ran.

“I’ve pulled one,” Dark Melancholy Song said in the party chat.

“Dao Guang, you take the three on the left.”

“Smoke of Water Color, watch out!”

Five Dark Druids leapt forward. Smoke of Water Color ducked low, barely slipping between two Dark Druids, and swung his right hand in a whirlwind slash, hitting both. Then he immediately ran outward.

Two Dark Druids chased after Smoke of Water Color.

The remaining three also tried to pursue, but Cui Can Dao Guang charged in from the side, crashing into them and drawing their attention. The three Dark Druids’ aggro immediately focused on Cui Can Dao Guang.

Meanwhile, Lei Su also attracted two Dark Druids.

The other two Dark Druids had just rushed out of the pillar area when they were intercepted by the Golden Earth Dragon and Paladin Lefers.

“First, help Bei Ge take down that Druid,” Nie Yan said in the party chat. As soon as he spoke, the six rogues on the field vanished.

The Dark Druid swung his thick wooden staff, continuously striking at Dark Melancholy Song. Dark Melancholy Song nimbly dodged around. Having advanced to a Guardian Knight, his skills were quite solid. No matter how the Dark Druid attacked, he couldn’t land a single hit, while Dark Melancholy Song could always strike unexpectedly, dealing some damage.

Damage numbers over ten thousand floated above the Dark Druid’s head.

“This guy’s defense is much lower than that of the Wandering Spirit Princess Aina, and his HP is only around three million,” Dark Melancholy Song said. Indeed, without transformation, support spells, or healing, the Druid was extremely crippled. Compared to other level 160 bosses, he was extremely fragile.

Figures appeared around the Dark Druid, skillfully dodging his attacks.

Nie Yan circled behind the Dark Druid and struck his back with a Dislocated Spine.

Boom! The Dark Druid was crippled, disabled for 5 seconds. The level 18 Dislocated Spine worked well.

“Don’t let him recover!” Nie Yan checked his skill list. He still had plenty of crowd-control skills. Combined with Sun, King of the World, and others, he should be able to keep the Druid stunned until he died.

The Shadow Dancer rogues’ control skills could already affect boss-level creatures.

As the Dark Druid recovered from the cripple, he had no chance to act before Sun struck him with a powerful elbow to the spine, crippling him again.

Damage numbers floated above the Dark Druid’s head. Sun, King of the World, Dark Melancholy Song, and others could each deal around ten thousand damage, with critical hits reaching thirty to forty thousand. Nie Yan’s normal attacks dealt around twenty to thirty thousand damage, with critical hits exceeding two hundred thousand.

With only over three million HP, the Dark Druid was extremely fragile. His health dropped rapidly. After about thirty seconds, he staggered and fell to the ground.

Nie Yan picked up the item dropped by the Dark Druid—a red crystal.

Seeing the crystal, Nie Yan’s heart raced. It was a Mutated Energy Crystal!

After such a long time, he had finally obtained a second Mutated Energy Crystal—and this one was red, of better quality than the one he had previously obtained.