If it were to die, the Chapter of Peace would definitely drop. Rather than letting that happen, it would be better to use up the divine blessing on it; maybe that could help escape.
The divine blessing lasts for sixty seconds, during which he doesn’t need to fear magical attacks.
Nie Yan consumed an acceleration potion obtained from the Starry Sky Pharmacy and, enduring magical attacks, sprinted forward. About fifty seconds later, he broke through the encirclement of the skeletal priests and reached a dark corner, vanishing into the shadows.
After chasing for a while, the skeletal priests lost track of Nie Yan. After searching fruitlessly, they turned and left.
Nie Yan evaded the skeletal priests’ pursuit and stealthily advanced through the tomb’s passageways. Ahead, another five or six groups of skeletal priests appeared. So many elite skeletal priests—how could he possibly deal with them?
They had completely blocked his path forward.
How could he get through?
Nie Yan surveyed the area. The terrain here was similar to the previous one. It would be extremely difficult to proceed without being spotted by these skeletal priests. One skeletal priest he could handle—after all, his equipment was top-notch, and he had a wide array of skills. He could easily deal with a level-50 skeletal priest.
But there were at least sixty or seventy skeletal priests ahead, and even more further beyond.
Even with the Ring of the Crawler and the Weaver’s Ring, he still couldn’t pass through.
Just then, one skeletal priest began moving toward Nie Yan’s hiding spot. It occasionally wandered around and stopped to look around, in a state of random patrol.
It was getting closer and closer to Nie Yan. If it approached any further, the skeletal priest would surely discover him!
More than twenty yards away, there were many skeletal priests. If they were all drawn over, Nie Yan would definitely be doomed!
He had to eliminate this skeletal priest as quickly as possible!
Nie Yan gritted his teeth, activated Storm Rush, and dashed forward like the wind, attacking the skeletal priest. Before the skeletal priest could react, Nie Yan’s dagger thrust into its chest. He quickly maneuvered behind it and slashed its throat.
Nie Yan moved extremely fast. After activating Storm Rush, his movement speed increased by 200%. This state effect was highly effective, pushing his speed to its peak.
Storm Rush also grants a 60% attack power bonus, ignores armor and level +7. Combined with Nie Yan’s advanced Demon Hunter state, which weakens evil creatures by 30% in attributes, his attack damage was extremely high. A single dagger strike could reduce the skeletal priest’s health by at least 800 to 900 points.
Before the skeletal priest could react, Nie Yan had already slashed away nearly half of its health.
The skeletal priest began forming a glowing orb in its hand, preparing to blast Nie Yan. But Nie Yan kicked it, interrupting the spellcasting.
Nie Yan followed up with a Backstab and a Disembowel.
As the skeletal priest gathered more spells, preparing to cast, Nie Yan used his Blade Explosion ability. With a loud boom, the skeletal priest was blown away, scattering into a pile of broken bones.
The commotion attracted the attention of more than ten skeletal priests in the distance. They turned to look, but all they saw was the corpse of the skeletal priest—Nie Yan had already vanished.
Failing to locate their target, the unintelligent skeletal priests didn’t bother to investigate further. Nie Yan had narrowly escaped death.
Nie Yan exhaled in relief from his hiding spot. Fortunately, he had acted quickly; otherwise, if surrounded by that group of skeletal priests, he would have certainly been in trouble.
Even after eliminating one skeletal priest, he still couldn’t pass through this area. Trying to wait for them to approach one by one and eliminate them individually was impossible.
Was there another method?
Nie Yan’s eyes scanned his skill bar and stopped on one particular skill.
A skill from the Camouflage Orb—Camouflage!
If he could disguise himself as a skeletal priest, would he be able to fool their detection?
Nie Yan considered it. This was now his only option.
Nie Yan activated the Camouflage skill from the Camouflage Orb. Instantly, he donned a black robe, his face hidden beneath it, and his appearance transformed into a skeletal figure with green flames flickering in its eye sockets.
Exactly like a skeletal priest!
This illusion magic seemed effective. Nie Yan touched his body and found that he had completely transformed into a skeletal priest, his entire body now composed of white bones.
He wondered whether the skeletal priests would see through the disguise or what the safe distance between him and them would be.
He needed to maintain as much distance as possible from the skeletal priests!
If discovered, Nie Yan would face an endless barrage of magical attacks. The next time he woke up, he would likely be in the graveyard.
Nie Yan took a deep breath and walked toward the distant skeletal priests. He mimicked their movements, trying to appear exactly like them, so as not to raise suspicion.
He hoped the skeletal priests didn’t have abilities like True Seeing, or he would be in serious trouble.
Nie Yan slowly approached the skeletal priests. He was only five yards away from them now. He could clearly see their faces—gruesome visages made of white bones.
Though he couldn’t see his own face, he could feel that it was nearly identical to theirs.
This was the effect of the Camouflage Orb!
As he looked down, he saw his own skeletal hands, still clinging to some decaying flesh.
This was his hand!
He held a staff, standing just inches away from the skeletal priests.
As he got closer, Nie Yan’s heart pounded violently in his chest. If discovered, it would be a serious problem. He forced himself to stay calm and continued walking forward with a composed mindset.
Several skeletal priests glanced in Nie Yan’s direction, staring at his face for a while. Eventually, they lowered their heads and resumed their wandering.
The skeletal priests hadn’t recognized him.
Nie Yan felt a slight sense of relief. He carefully continued forward, passing through the group of skeletal priests and stepping onto an open space. He finally exhaled. This was truly a test of one’s psychological endurance.
Using the camouflage, Nie Yan advanced deeper into the mausoleum. The corridors were filled with elite skeletal priests. For ordinary players, without reaching level 60 or 70 or possessing special methods, it would be impossible to pass through here alone unless in a team.
Nie Yan used the Camouflage Orb to pass through the skeletal priests’ territory. After about twenty minutes of careful movement, he finally exited the narrow tomb passage and entered a wide open space. The temperature here was noticeably higher. The ground was covered with streams of lava, and thick steam rose from them. Above were stone bridges leading into the distance.
In the distance, a colossal statue stood amidst the lava. It was sixty to seventy yards tall, resembling an ancient titan clad in golden armor with wings on its back. This gigantic statue was magnificent—this was the appearance of the Dragon King Zaynard!
In his prime, his muscular body was full of power, his expression fierce and his eyes filled with killing intent.
He slaughtered countless beings and was known as a tyrant!
People referred to his reign, the Empire of Xibernes, as the Age of Darkness—a disaster for all races.
The statue’s right hand was placed over its chest, palm facing upward. Its giant hand was large enough to hold five or six people standing on it. Hovering about a yard above the palm was a black short sword, surrounded by blazing black flames, flickering with eerie light.
This Zaynard’s Blade was the same size as a regular one-handed sword, entirely black and burning with a sinister, fiery glow.
It floated high in the air. Nie Yan couldn’t see its exact appearance clearly, but it immediately captured his attention. In this vast space, Zaynard’s Blade was undoubtedly the focal point.
This was a famous and deadly sword, yet also a legendary weapon that countless people desired.
The treasure was right in front of him. Even knowing the danger, it was still enough to drive people mad.
Nie Yan crossed one stone bridge after another. Thick smoke rose around him as he moved through it, waves of heat hitting his face. The smoke even carried flames, which engulfed him for a long time before gradually dying down.
Despite being scorched by fire, he remained unharmed.
Nie Yan possessed the Molten Heart, giving him extremely high fire resistance—something even level-70 or 80 players might not match. Thus, he was completely unafraid of the flames here. They only dealt a few dozen points of damage to him.
Ahead was a lava stream about ten yards wide. Nie Yan searched for a stone bridge but couldn’t find one.
Below, the lava boiled, occasionally bubbling and releasing waves of scorching heat.
Nie Yan thought for a moment, then equipped the Flyer’s Ring and leaped into the air, soaring over the lava and landing safely on the opposite shore.
His feet touched solid ground. Nie Yan checked his surroundings and found he was closer to the central statue.
Only fifty to sixty yards remained!
Looking ahead, there was still a river of molten lava. Obtaining Zaynard’s Blade was no simple task.
Nie Yan wondered how people in his previous life had managed to retrieve the blade and how many had been consumed by the lava.
He was eager to see the attributes of Zaynard’s Blade. Such a legendary sword would surely rival the attributes of the Grima Staff.
His eyes scanned the distant expanse when suddenly he noticed a giant cross rising high from a lava pool in the distance, about seven or eight yards tall. A muscular figure was nailed to the cross.
Due to the distance, Nie Yan couldn’t see clearly. The presence of an NPC here, crucified, must be related to Zaynard’s Blade and the lore of this place.
Nie Yan wondered if the figure was still alive.
After a moment of thought, he headed directly toward it.
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