Chapter 383: Blaketon Black Bear

The group of mages unleashed a series of single-target spells, sending the Phantom Warriors flying. Some thieves began collecting the loot dropped by the Phantom Warriors.

In the Niuren Tribe, level 50 equipment was in short supply. Many players were starting to reach level 50, but the available gear was far from sufficient to meet the growing demand.

This initial clearing was very fruitful. Level 50 elites were rarely seen elsewhere and were quite difficult to deal with. How could they be cleared in groups like this!

With a wave of area spells, level 50 equipment dropped all over the ground.

Currently, level 50 equipment on the market was basically very expensive, with supply far below demand. Every day, large numbers of players at level 40s formed teams to go to high-level areas to kill monsters, hoping to obtain high-level equipment. Of course, the equipment they obtained were generally white or bronze items; silver grade and above were relatively rare.

With another wave of area spells, they truly profited greatly.

They gradually cleared the area, and soon, Yuwang Ranqing, Xihuan Jiangnan, and Xiachong Yubing sent messages. They had forgotten some spells and systematically learned new skills.

Nie Yan walked toward the team’s camp and saw the three of them coming over.

“How are your spells coming along?” Nie Yan asked, asking them to send their skill lists. If they weren’t satisfied, they could re-modify the forgotten spells, although it would cost some money.

“Forgetting spells and learning new ones was so expensive. The 600 gold I saved was spent in an instant,” Yuwang Ranqing said with a bitter face, though he had to admit that the 600 gold was well spent.

Inside this magic tower of Krips Fortress, there were more than a thousand spells, dazzling and many of them were quite good.

Yuwang Ranqing had just entered the ranks of top players, and his savings were not much, unlike Xihuan Jiangnan and Xiachong Yubing, for whom a few hundred gold wouldn’t make a dent.

“You can get your skill learning costs reimbursed from Guo Huai,” Nie Yan said. He was very generous toward these top players, who would be the backbone of Niuren Tribe in the future. Spending more money on them was worth it.

Nie Yan listened to Xihuan Jiangnan and others describe their experiences.

The magic tower had a total of six floors, but we could only enter the first and second floors. Inside were rows of bookshelves filled with thick spellbooks, and many books describing spells and even historical records. The administrator of the magic tower was an elderly scholar who was responsible for teaching magical skills. As long as you paid a certain amount of gold coins, you could learn many spells from him.

Nie Yan looked at Yuwang Ranqing’s skill list and saw that he had only learned more than thirty skills: Ice Crack, Freeze, Bursting Ice Ball, Ice Spikes, Ice Thorns…

He was following the ice-element path. Nie Yan noticed that these ice spells were the simplest and lowest level spells. They had one thing in common: short casting times, fast and sharp attack speeds, and an emphasis on the ice mage’s control.

Nie Yan looked at Yuwang Ranqing and thought that Yuwang Ranqing had his own ideas.

If used well, these spells would be very effective, both in PvP and leveling.

“Yu’s damage output is insufficient. After control, there should be an instant burst of damage, otherwise it’s easy for the opponent to make a comeback,” Nie Yan pointed out his weakness.

Yuwang Ranqing awkwardly scratched his head and said, “I only had enough money to learn these skills. The higher damage skills are too expensive.”

“If you don’t have enough money, go ask Guo Huai,” Nie Yan laughed. That was the reason. Players who had signed agreements could get their skill learning and equipment purchases reimbursed by the guild. In the future, after the guild members changed professions, learning skills would also be a significant expense. Nie Yan deeply felt that no matter how much money they had, it would never be enough. After all, Niuren Tribe had a total of more than 60,000 members! Besides transporting equipment from underground to the surface, he also needed to expand business, such as capturing a few more fortresses and developing them so that the income from the fortresses could basically sustain the guild’s expenses.

He then looked at the skill lists of Xihuan Jiangnan and Xiachong Yubing. They each followed different paths. Xihuan Jiangnan was a Holy Word Mage, learning high magic damage spells. High magic damage skills usually had longer casting times and required higher technical proficiency. Spells with long casting times were easily interrupted, so the user needed to have good eyesight and timing.

As for Xiachong Yubing, he took a non-mainstream approach by systematically learning Shadow Arcane. It was neither strong control nor high output but dealt shadow corrosion damage, similar to a curse, which could corrode the enemy’s defense and health.

The longer the battle lasted, the higher the shadow corrosion damage became.

Regardless of which tactics were used, as long as they were used well, they were very strong.

There was no weakest profession, no weakest skill, only the weakest players.

The mages who had studied at the magic tower would be very formidable. Even Nie Yan would have to be extremely cautious if he encountered a grandmaster mage who had completed their studies.

Each of these individuals had their own tactics. In their previous lives, they were all top players, and they each had unique insights into their skills. Nie Yan could only offer some advice based on his own experience, which couldn’t really be called teaching.

Once they grew stronger and became familiar with their skills, Nie Yan might try to duel them. In his previous life, Nie Yan was absolutely no match for people like Xiachong Yubing, but in this life, Nie Yan had already transformed completely.

Nie Yan had nearly a decade more gaming experience than this group, so he naturally had a significant advantage. However, as time went on, they would surely continue to improve.

Nie Yan mentioned that once the area spells cast by the mages on the buildings cooled down, he would go lure the Phantom Warriors again.

After about three hours, the Phantom Warriors surrounding the Black Bear were gradually eliminated.

Only the huge Blackt Bear remained. Nie Yan, Sun, and Yi Chui Ding Qing had several times accidentally drawn the attention of this creature while luring monsters, but fortunately, they ran fast enough.

Nie Yan organized the team. This plaza could hold up to seven or eight hundred people at most. If someone in the front fell, players behind could step in.

At this time, wave after wave of players finished clearing the streets of Krips Fortress and gathered here.

“I need 500 people: 100 warriors, 300 mages, 50 priests, 30 paladins, and 20 rogues!” Nie Yan said. He asked Shui Se Yantou and Cui Can Daoguang to help organize part of the team, though there were some discrepancies in numbers.

Five hundred people in front, and if there was enough space behind, adding some more mages wouldn’t be a problem.

Under the coordination of Shui Se Yantou, Cui Can Daoguang, and others, the team began to enter the plaza.

Cui Can Daoguang led more than 20 of the top shield warriors from Niuren Tribe, beginning to surround the Blackt Bear.

The Blackt Bear soon noticed Cui Can Daoguang and others approaching. It let out a heavy roar, like a mountainous wave, shaking the earth.

Cui Can Daoguang stepped forward slowly, gradually approaching the Blackt Bear. The surrounding warriors also gathered closer.

The mages were already in position, scattered in various places, waiting for Cui Can Daoguang’s signal.

Cui Can Daoguang and others were about 15 yards away from the Blackt Bear, already nearing the bear’s tolerance limit. At this moment, the Blackt Bear let out an angry roar, took a few steps forward, and charged toward Cui Can Daoguang.

Heavy Shield Strike!

A shield warrior quickly rushed forward, slamming his heavy shield into the Blackt Bear.

With a bang, the shield warrior was unceremoniously knocked back.

Instant kill!

But he did manage to slow down the Blackt Bear’s charge, making its speed decrease slightly.

Taking advantage of this moment, Cui Can Daoguang let out a deep shout, activated his charge, and rushed toward the Blackt Bear, delivering a shield strike. He activated his Bull Strength state skill, which managed to block the Blackt Bear’s charge.

Seeing the Blackt Bear’s health bar, Cui Can Daoguang sucked in a sharp breath. It had a full one million hit points!

What a powerful mutated lord!

The Blackt Bear paused for a moment, then swung its paw toward Cui Can Daoguang.

Cui Can Daoguang quickly switched to a defensive stance. With a dull thud, he was pushed back a few steps, and a damage number of -1573 floated above his head.

At that moment, a series of white lights fell on Cui Can Daoguang, immediately restoring his health to full.

Cui Can Daoguang steadied himself and charged forward again.

While Cui Can Daoguang was fighting the Blackt Bear, the surrounding warriors all gathered around. More than 20 shield warriors used their shields to block the Blackt Bear’s legs, making it very difficult for the bear to move.

The Blackt Bear swung its paws, sending warriors flying one after another.

Some were instantly killed, while others were knocked away, landing on the ground. They got up and waited for the priests to heal them before charging forward again.

“All mages, attack! Those with high magic damage should pay attention to controlling aggro!” Nie Yan said in the area chat.

The mages were scattered in various places, surrounding the Blackt Bear. A series of spells flew through the air and hit the Blackt Bear, causing damage numbers to float above its head.

More than 60% of the attacks missed, while the others did decent damage, around 300 to 400 points. However, the Blackt Bear’s health regeneration speed was also quite impressive, recovering over 10,000 points per second.

It took a while before the Blackt Bear’s health bar dropped slightly, barely noticeable to the naked eye.

In the previous life, it was no wonder that the Triumph Empire and the Holy Flame had been wiped out so many times here.