The Colosseum of Niland, an impressive and magnificent structure, stands halfway up the mountainside. This building, originally constructed in the year 921 of the Coexistence Era, is filled with the architectural style of that time. Its walls, built from grayish-white stone, rise as high as twenty or thirty yards and form an oval shape with dozens of tiers. The walls are covered with intricate carvings. Due to its ancient age, some parts of the structure have collapsed. The interior is complex, connected by numerous rooms and corridors. At its center lies a massive arena flanked by grandstands capable of accommodating tens of thousands of spectators.
This place has always been a site where the wealthy squandered their fortunes, where real-life gladiatorial battles frequently occurred, followed by gambling matches.
As for those evil thieves, it’s part of the game’s storyline. The Colosseum is controlled by these evil thieves. To restore the place to its original state, the thief lord must be defeated. This evil thief lord is a mutated lord of level seventy, and at least a super team composed of level seventy players is required to defeat him. Until then, the Colosseum will remain under the control of the evil thieves.
On the plaza ahead, figures clad in black cloaks continuously passed by. Their eyes emitted eerie red glows as they scanned the surroundings. Finding nothing, they entered stealth and reappeared dozens of yards away.
These thieves are difficult to deal with; creatures that can turn invisible are particularly troublesome.
Nie Yan activated his True Sight and scanned the surroundings, spotting a faint figure in the open field.
For some unknown reason, Nie Yan suddenly felt a strange sensation. A surge of heat flowed from around his eyes into his pupils, making the blood vessels in his irises grow thicker. His eyes emitted two red beams before the glow gradually faded.
At this moment, anyone looking at Nie Yan would see his pupils transformed into a pair of blood-red eyes.
Everything within his vision became exceptionally clear, even distant objects. On this open ground, an additional seventeen or eighteen figures appeared. The twenty-odd thieves lurking nearby were all clearly visible in his sight.
It turned out that the thieves he had previously detected were only a small fraction. If he had rashly advanced, he might have collided with these thieves while they were still in stealth, inevitably leading to a fierce battle. After all, these evil thieves are level seventy monsters!
It seemed that True Sight had been enhanced!
The enhancement of True Sight does not depend on the number of times it is used, but rather on the number of times enemy players in stealth are detected during combat. To prevent players from grinding skill proficiency, the Core has set strict conditions for the use of True Sight.
After such a long time, Nie Yan’s True Sight had finally improved.
True Sight (Enhanced): When this skill is activated, there is a certain probability of detecting illusions and invisibility. The probability is related to the levels of both parties. It is an instant-cast skill with a cooldown of 120 seconds.
When engaging thieves of the same level, Nie Yan has an 80% chance of detecting their invisibility using the enhanced True Sight.
Additionally, some monsters and players can use illusory duplicates, which are highly deceptive. Nie Yan has a 70% chance of seeing through and breaking these illusions.
The effectiveness of True Sight has significantly increased after the enhancement, though the probability of detecting higher-level creatures remains relatively low.
Nie Yan had always been troubled by the low effectiveness of True Sight, so this enhancement was a relief.
He guessed that even with the enhanced True Sight, he could only see a portion of the stealthy evil thieves nearby. Perhaps there were other thieves in stealth that had not been detected.
Thinking for a moment, he realized he couldn’t rely solely on his eyes; he had to depend on his perception and judgment!
Nie Yan entered stealth and crept toward the nearby Colosseum.
These evil thieves are level seventy creatures. They have strong combat abilities, but their perception of stealth is weak. Therefore, Nie Yan could avoid them by staying in stealth.
After observing the movement routes of the evil thieves, Nie Yan set a general path based on his judgment, skillfully avoiding the group of evil thieves.
Nie Yan moved forward a distance and paused. Several evil thieves passed by him. He seemed to sense a whiff of a bloody aura.
After bypassing a few evil thieves, Nie Yan suddenly sensed something. Something was approaching him from the left. He immediately executed a Shadow Step, propelling himself six or seven yards forward.
At the spot where he had just stood, a black figure appeared. It was an evil thief. The thief looked around but found nothing and re-entered stealth.
Nie Yan exhaled in relief and looked ahead. The entrance to the Colosseum was only a hundred yards away. It was a dark iron gate, but there were no monsters guarding it. At the corner of a building near the gate, there was a golden chest.
He moved forward another fifty yards. The number of nearby evil thieves had significantly decreased. He bypassed a few thieves and stealthily approached the golden treasure chest, crouched down, and began to open it.
System: Opening the chest, 2%… 7%…
With a click, the golden chest opened. Nie Yan reached inside and pulled out an item—a blue gemstone.
The gemstone was about the size of a fist, easily held in one hand. It resembled a large sapphire, emitting a soft blue fluorescence. It was cool to the touch, perfectly round, and had an extremely smooth surface. Only at the top of the sphere was there a small hole, just large enough for a pinky finger to pass through. Its purpose was unknown.
Nie Yan used Super Insight to identify the gemstone.
Mana Storage Orb (Quality 2): Players can store mana within the orb and use it as a medium when casting spells, utilizing the stored mana inside.
Maximum storage capacity is 5000. It can be filled once per natural day.
It was actually a Mana Storage Orb, and it was of Quality 2. Nie Yan couldn’t help but think his luck was pretty good.
A Mana Storage Orb is equivalent to a permanent mana potion. Its storage capacity is a full 5000 mana points—equivalent to a high-tier instant mana potion. Using a Mana Storage Orb does not conflict with using recovery potions. In critical moments, a Mana Storage Orb could save a mage’s life.
Generally speaking, by the later stages of the game, Mana Storage Orbs are essential items for mages. Any mage with a bit of wealth would have one. Storage Orbs of Quality 1 are relatively common, while those of Quality 2 are rare. Mana Storage Orbs became more widespread when the game reached levels seventy to eighty. Currently, there are no such items available on the market. It could probably be sold for eight or nine thousand gold coins, and the price would only go up.
Nie Yan thought for a moment. This Mana Storage Orb should be given to a priest—DaTouDaiGe QiQi, ShiLi HuaSha, or HeiSe TianTang. Any of them would do, as they had all signed agreements. He could give the Mana Storage Orb to them and let them sort it out among themselves. These three had become the top priests in the Bull Tribe, unmatched by anyone. They were indeed worthy of their former title as divine priests.
Equipping a Mana Storage Orb would provide more security when grouping up to farm monsters.
Every time a new map was explored, there were always pleasant surprises. Nie Yan placed the Mana Storage Orb into his backpack and walked away.
Arriving at the entrance of the Colosseum, he placed his hands on the iron door and pushed inward.
The iron door slowly turned and opened inward. Nie Yan stepped inside. The environment inside was somewhat dim, and a cold breeze blew from somewhere, making him feel chilly. Inside was a shadowy corridor, with rooms lining both sides.
Nie Yan entered stealth and walked deeper into the corridor. He continued to use True Sight but detected no monster activity nearby.
This place was too dangerous to summon the Golden Earth Dragon.
He walked toward the distance, proceeding through the corridor. The corridor’s decor was luxurious. A golden carpet stretched far into the distance, and the walls were adorned with oil lamps, each crafted entirely from crystal. The flames flickered in the wind.
The doors to the rooms beside the corridor were tightly closed. Nie Yan approached one of them, hesitated for a moment, and pushed the door open.
Suddenly, a flash of cold light appeared before Nie Yan’s eyes, and a dagger shot straight toward his face.
Just as it seemed impossible to dodge, Nie Yan used a Gale Step to block the dagger’s attack and quickly retreated several steps. A black figure appeared before him, wearing a black cloak—a thief!
In its hand was a dagger gleaming with cold light, faintly glowing with green.
Nie Yan’s heart sank; the dagger was poisoned!
He cast Detect on it.
Shadow Thief: Level 70 Elite, HP 13000/13000.
Humanoid creatures often have thin health pools but are among the most difficult creatures to deal with. Elite humanoid creatures usually possess some degree of low intelligence, making them less susceptible to tactics like kiting or positional trapping compared to other types of elite monsters.
The Shadow Thief lunged at Nie Yan, its dagger aiming for a stun strike at Nie Yan’s forehead.
Nie Yan sidestepped, his right-hand dagger executing a critical strike across the Shadow Thief’s neck, narrowly avoiding the attack as he dashed away.
If he continued fighting the Shadow Thief, even if he used up all his skills, he might not be able to wear it down to death! Without any skills left, he might end up being taken down by the Shadow Thief.
After being hit by the critical strike, the Shadow Thief’s health dropped by over 3000 points. Immediately afterward, several damage numbers floated above its head—each one a hundred or two, all from bleed and poison effects.
Nie Yan ran in circles around the hall, continuously wearing down the Shadow Thief’s health with bleed and poison damage. His bleed and poison damage were astonishingly high.
After a while, the Shadow Thief had nearly 2000 HP worn down.
Nie Yan paused for a moment. The Shadow Thief immediately swung its dagger and charged forward. Nie Yan executed a Shadow Step, dodging past the thief and delivering a Slash and a Bone Extraction to its back. Blood spurted. After the attack, he immediately ran away without hesitation.
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