Chapter 299: Shadow Slaughter

Nie Yan activated the Divine Blessing skill from the Book of Peace. A myriad of magical effects rained down upon him, exploding in spectacular bursts of sparks, yet not a single one harmed him.

During the Divine Blessing state, spell immunity!

Nie Yan charged forward, enduring the intense magical assault. His fearless display sent a shockwave through everyone’s hearts. Only Nie Yan would dare to directly confront a defensive warrior as a rogue, enduring attacks from spellcasters.

Could it be that Nie Yan intended to single-handedly defeat all thirteen of them?

“Damn it, he’s immune to spells! Use physical attacks!” Cansheng shouted, rushing forward with a heavy shield strike aimed at Nie Yan.

Nie Yan sidestepped with a Shadow Dance maneuver, narrowly evading Cansheng’s heavy shield strike.

After using the Sprint ability, Nie Yan’s speed became almost untraceable.

Cansheng clearly saw Nie Yan right in front of him, but as he swung his shield, Nie Yan suddenly dodged. A chill ran through Cansheng’s heart. As he turned his head, he saw Nie Yan’s Zeinnard Sword delivering a crushing stab.

Cansheng quickly raised his shield to block, and the dagger struck the shield with a loud thud.

Cansheng’s body staggered slightly, then he launched an Heroic Strike.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Maple Flameheart waved her staff, summoning a giant made entirely of radiant light. Standing three meters tall and wielding a massive white sword, it charged straight at Nie Yan’s position.

The nearby paladin, shield warrior, and berserker all rushed forward, swords raised, determined to cut Nie Yan down.

Nie Yan sidestepped Cansheng’s Heroic Strike, activated Shadow Slaughter and Minor Cataclysm, and swung his Zeinnard Sword in a sweeping arc.

The blade struck Cansheng.

-562, -100, -126…

Damage numbers floated above Cansheng’s head, and around six or seven others also showed over 100 points of damage.

Although Nie Yan was several levels lower than these players, Zeinnard Sword’s Ignore Level +12 completely negated the level difference, making the attack damage still devastating.

Everyone around was shocked. Nie Yan had clearly attacked only Cansheng, so why did everyone nearby take damage?

From a distance, a priest cast a healing spell on Cansheng, followed by a Holy Shield.

After taking the hit from Nie Yan, Cansheng was just about to counterattack when suddenly his movements slowed, paralyzed by a crippling curse. Just from that brief delay, Nie Yan’s dagger struck Cansheng’s forehead, stunning him!

In reality, the entire exchange between Nie Yan and Cansheng lasted only moments. Before the other warriors and paladins could get close, Nie Yan had already stunned him.

Several more strikes followed, and a series of damage numbers floated above Cansheng’s head. The Holy Shield shattered instantly, and streams of white light healed Cansheng’s health.

Nie Yan’s damage output spiked into the thousands, continuously using skills like Explosive Strike and Vital Strike on Cansheng.

The other few players had barely charged forward when their health dropped below half, remaining at only about a third. This was all due to the Shadow Slaughter skill!

Such a powerful skill, causing all players within range to take damage!

“Damn, what a crazy skill!” the nearby paladin cursed. It was the first time he had ever seen a rogue with an area-of-effect skill. Casting a Minor Heal on himself, he suddenly leaped forward, swinging his paladin greatsword down at Nie Yan.

It was a powerful cleaving attack from the Holy Light system.

Cansheng, supported by the priest’s healing, had his health constantly fluctuating, yet he hadn’t died. However, the health of the six or seven surrounding players instantly dropped to critical levels. They quickly drank mid-tier instant healing potions, restoring some of their health.

Using Cansheng as cover, Nie Yan dodged behind him and delivered another stun.

The paladin had to pull back his cleaving attack.

“Damn it, everyone speed up! Kill him!” shouted the berserker nearby as he charged forward. Clad in heavy armor, he was like a tank barreling toward Nie Yan.

-187, -163, -172…

Five players quickly dropped to 30%-50% health. Nie Yan’s attacks were just too brutal, dealing Shadow Splash damage that ignored armor, causing their health to plummet rapidly.

Two priests focused on healing Cansheng, whose health kept dropping rapidly. If their healing was even a moment too slow, Cansheng would be finished.

As a shield warrior, a berserker, two rogues, and a paladin blocked Nie Yan’s path, the berserker activated his Berserk state, swinging his greatsword in a mighty cleave straight at Nie Yan.

The two rogues flanked Nie Yan from both sides, aiming a stun strike at his back with their daggers.

Nie Yan’s dagger suddenly appeared behind Cansheng, executing a Garrote.

-1283, -100, -221…

A massive critical strike, triple damage, an instant kill!

Cansheng, who had been continuously healed and maintained at full health, was instantly killed by Nie Yan’s critical strike!

Nie Yan smiled faintly. This was exactly what he had been waiting for.

He had a certain chance of landing a critical strike, and as long as he kept attacking, it was only a matter of time.

At the same time, nearly four hundred points of damage appeared on the two nearby rogues, and they both collapsed to the ground.

The splash damage from the critical strike was terrifying!

Three enemies down in one go!

Three out of the six melee units eliminated.

The two priests in the distance were momentarily stunned. How could Cansheng, who had been at full health, be instantly killed?

Nie Yan’s splash damage also reduced the remaining three warriors and the Holy Light giant to just a sliver of health.

The paladin quickly cast a Minor Heal on himself. The two priests cast healing spells on the remaining berserker and shield warrior.

Nie Yan slashed at the Holy Light giant with his Zeinnard Sword, landing another double damage critical strike, instantly killing it. The giant shattered into fragments in midair and vanished completely.

Seeing the paladin charging forward with a mighty sword strike, Nie Yan fearlessly rushed forward, slashing his Zeinnard Sword at the paladin and enduring the paladin’s attack.

The paladin’s health dropped to zero—he was instantly killed.

Earlier, the paladin had healed himself to about 600 health, but that was nowhere near enough to survive a single strike from Nie Yan!

Just as Nie Yan’s dagger struck down the paladin, he was suddenly knocked flying by a charging warrior from the side.

One man could not possibly withstand attacks from so many. Nie Yan landed on his feet, and as the berserker charged again, he sidestepped with a Shadow Dance maneuver, passing the berserker.

“Damn!” the berserker cursed, looking at the paladin’s corpse beside him. He cast several protective shields on himself, his muscles bulging rapidly like a raging bear.

Bear Strength!

He was going all out! The berserker charged forward furiously.

Clearly, their number of high-level skills couldn’t compare to Nie Yan’s. Seeing the berserker using Bear Strength, Nie Yan slightly stepped back with his right foot, smirking coldly. Let him come—he was ready to fight.

Meanwhile, the surrounding mages were the most frustrated. They were like mere spectators. Except for Maple Flameheart summoning a Holy Light giant, they had been eliminated without even having a chance to act. Nie Yan’s spell immunity skill directly nullified their attacks. They didn’t know where Nie Yan had obtained such equipment that granted such a terrifying spell immunity ability.

They could only watch helplessly as four of their teammates fell one after another, defeated by Nie Yan’s overwhelming power.

The entire process lasted only tens of seconds. Nie Yan continuously attacked Cansheng, using critical strikes and splash damage to kill three enemies, then cut down the charging paladin in one swift motion. The entire battle was too brief, happening so fast that there was no time to think.

During this time, none of their magical attacks had any effect on Nie Yan.

Nie Yan was hit a couple of times by the remaining berserker and shield warrior, his health dropping by half, but he immediately drank a healing potion to restore it.

Nie Yan turned his head and charged toward the spellcasters.

The reason Nie Yan targeted the melee fighters first was because they were clustered together, allowing his Shadow Slaughter to deal splash damage. As for the spellcasters, he could simply ignore them using the spell immunity from Divine Blessing.

Eliminating four melee fighters, the remaining two wouldn’t pose much of a threat.

Nie Yan still had Sprint active, granting 200% movement speed, and he rapidly charged toward the two priests, scattering the spellcasters like frightened birds.

Beside him, the mage named Youran waved his staff, conjuring an Arcane Shadow barrier to block Nie Yan’s advance. At that moment, a figure lunged from behind, dagger aimed straight.

Youran’s heart tightened, and he quickly cast a protective shield spell, surrounding himself with a black glowing orb.

The rogue appearing behind Youran was none other than Wu Dao!

Wu Dao had just launched a stun strike when Youran used a Blink, instantly reappearing three to four meters away, dodging the attack.

Youran glanced back, recognizing a somewhat familiar face, and sneered coldly, “I thought it was someone else. So it’s you, trash. You dare come here again!”

Youran gathered an Arcane Fireball in his hands, which flew through the air in an arcing trajectory straight toward Wu Dao.

Wu Dao rolled to evade the fireball, quickly regaining his footing before charging at Youran again.

Wu Dao was like a fierce, untamed wolf, glaring fiercely at Youran, determined to kill him no matter what.

On the grasslands, once a wolf locks onto its prey, it will keep its eyes on it until it finds an opportunity, then strike with deadly precision!

Seeing Wu Dao’s gaze, Youran felt a chill run through him. He grew serious, waved his staff, and cast an Expulsion spell to block Wu Dao’s attack.

Wu Dao had drawn the attention of three enemies, while on the other side, Nie Yan had already reached one of the priests in an instant. With a single slash of his Zeinnard Sword, another kill!

The priest’s cloth armor was easily cut through by the Zeinnard Sword.