The following text was edited by Xiao Yue Huanghun on November 13, 2010 at 11:39 AM.
Death approached silently, and a chilling gleam flashed in Nie Yan’s eyes. He quickly stepped back, watching as the ice wolf’s claws drew closer and closer to his throat. At the moment of contact with death, he performed a Shadow Dance Step, moving swiftly like the wind and narrowly dodging past the ice wolf.
Nie Yan’s figure became a phantom and suddenly vanished from sight.
The ice wolf missed its strike, landed on the ground, quickly stopped and turned around, searching for Nie Yan’s trail.
Nie Yan rapidly retreated a distance but did not immediately attack the ice wolf. He raised the mounted crossbow in his hand and fired at the golden earth dragon. Five arrows shot through the air, thudding into the golden earth dragon.
The ice wolf lunged at Nie Yan again.
Nie Yan dashed away to evade the ice wolf.
Because of Nie Yan’s high damage output, the golden earth dragon redirected its attention to him, letting out an angry dragon roar. It opened its mouth and exhaled a powerful jet of dragon breath, which surged toward Nie Yan.
Seeing the golden earth dragon unleash its dragon breath, Nie Yan’s body hesitated slightly.
The ice wolf leaped high into the air, pouncing toward Nie Yan. Suddenly, a deep, thunderous explosion echoed through the sky as the golden earth dragon’s dragon breath struck the airborne ice wolf. The immense force of the dragon breath shattered the ice wolf into pieces, scattering beautiful shards of ice into the air. They drifted down like snowflakes, reflecting brilliant colors under the sunlight.
It was like a dazzling fireworks display.
The ice wolf was reduced to dust by the dragon breath!
Seeing the ice wolf hit by the dragon breath, Nie Yan revealed a faint, satisfied smile. Well done.
If Nie Yan had engaged in close combat with the ice wolf, it would have taken him a long time to defeat it. Moreover, there was still Ye Poshengu (Night Breaker Priest) lurking nearby. If a real battle broke out, the outcome would have been uncertain.
Nie Yan cleverly used the golden earth dragon’s dragon breath to eliminate the ice wolf effortlessly.
This allowed him to focus on dealing with Ye Poshengu.
When Ye Poshengu noticed the ice wolf was destroyed, he was startled. Everything seemed to unfold exactly as Nie Yan had planned. Nie Yan’s precise timing and positioning were exquisitely calculated. He hadn’t even had time to command the ice wolf to escape.
Seeing the ice wolf explode into a beautiful rain of ice shards in the sky, the guild leaders opened their mouths in astonishment. This was incredible! Just moments ago, when they saw Nie Yan being attacked by the ice wolf, they thought he was doomed. They never expected such a sudden reversal.
Besides having excellent skills, a flexible mind and sharp insight are essential traits for becoming a top-tier player. Besides raw strength, one must also learn to use the environment to their advantage, just as Nie Yan did, utilizing every available resource.
Using the golden earth dragon’s dragon breath to defeat the ice wolf was a move of supreme precision.
The guild leaders saw a shadow flash by as Nie Yan lunged toward Ye Poshengu, drawing the attention of everyone present.
They were eager to see how Nie Yan would continue his legend and defeat Ye Poshengu on the spot.
Earlier, they had believed Nie Yan had no chance against Ye Poshengu, but now they were no longer so sure. Nie Yan might actually succeed in sending Ye Poshengu to his grave.
At this moment, the players from the Light Holy Flame guild also felt a strong sense of pressure. Warriors and paladins surrounded Ye Poshengu, forming a tight protective formation.
Nie Yan wouldn’t even be able to get close. They wanted to see how Nie Yan would break through this defense.
Divine Eye!
Divine Eye!
The paladins’ eyes emitted divine light, attempting to lock onto Nie Yan’s position.
The priests’ Light spells also soared into the sky, but Nie Yan was too fast. They couldn’t mark him in time before losing sight of him.
Nie Yan had long figured out the characteristics of Light spells. He used shadows from nearby obstacles to evade their illumination. As long as he remained out of the Light spell’s effect for more than three seconds, the priests wouldn’t be able to mark him.
Only priests who could mark within three seconds were considered highly skilled.
The leader of the group, Daotou Dage Qizi (Big Brother Seven), held a record of about 2.6 seconds for marking with Light spells. Li Li Huasha (Ten Mile Painting Veil) had 2.7 seconds, while others were slightly weaker, with Heise Tiantang (Black Heaven) and Yue’erya (Little Moon) around 3.1 seconds. Each person had their own strengths. Daotou Dage Qizi and Li Li Huasha were particularly skilled in player-versus-player combat.
Ordinary priests generally required four seconds or more, with many needing five to six seconds to execute a mark. The priests from Light Holy Flame were clearly not on the same level as Daotou Dage Qizi and Li Li Huasha, allowing Nie Yan to evade their marking attempts with ease.
Seeing the thick, wall-like defense ahead, Nie Yan couldn’t help but smirk. Did they really think this would be enough?
A beam of Light spell flew overhead, showering down white light. Nie Yan appeared in the light for about two seconds before a spike of ice erupted from the ground, lightning-fast.
Relying on his sharp reflexes, Nie Yan rolled to dodge.
Immediately after, another spike followed, and another, in an endless barrage at a high frequency. Ye Poshengu was trying to kill Nie Yan this way.
At this moment, Nie Yan felt the threat of death. He kept jumping and rolling, and wherever he passed, the ground erupted with dense, freezing ice spikes. Suddenly, an ice spike shot up right in front of him. He was about to collide with it. If struck, even a one-second delay would result in him being pierced alive by countless ice spikes.
This was the terrifying nature of Ye Poshengu’s skill.
Nie Yan’s footwork suddenly accelerated. He turned sharply, narrowly dodging the freezing ice spike. He could even feel it brushing against his back, sending a bone-chilling cold through him.
While continuously evading Ye Poshengu’s ice spike attacks, Nie Yan suddenly had an insight. Simply relying on speed was useless—it would fall into Ye Poshengu’s prediction. Ye Poshengu could anticipate his escape direction in advance and attack with freezing ice spikes. Nie Yan’s footwork began to become unpredictable, constantly changing his running direction as he rapidly closed in on Ye Poshengu.
About twenty yards separated the two. Around Ye Poshengu, within a ten-yard radius, were all the players from Light Holy Flame.
Ye Poshengu, who was launching ice spike attacks on Nie Yan, made several mistakes in succession. A slight alarm rose in his heart. He was finding it increasingly difficult to predict Nie Yan’s position and had no idea where to attack next.
Nie Yan calculated the golden earth dragon’s attack interval. It was precisely the moment for the golden earth dragon to exhale its dragon breath.
Nie Yan quickly advanced toward the wall of warriors and paladins in front of Ye Poshengu.
“He’s there!”
“There he is!” The paladins reported Nie Yan’s position, but he was just a fleeting shadow, too fast.
One Light spell after another soared up, revealing Nie Yan’s position. They were about to raise their staffs to mark him when a shocking event occurred. The golden earth dragon opened its mouth and exhaled a scorching jet of dragon breath directly at them.
“Run!”
“Damn, it’s dragon breath!”
The players from Light Holy Flame cried out in alarm, panicking as they scattered to both sides.
Ye Poshengu slightly raised his eyebrows and quickly retreated far away. Thanks to the speed boost from his Wind Walk ability, he escaped quickly.
With a thunderous roar, the dragon breath struck the crowd of Light Holy Flame players, scattering debris and flames, sweeping through a large area, and killing over twenty players. The player formation of Light Holy Flame was immediately torn open, creating a gap.
The scene erupted into chaos!
The golden earth dragon charged toward them, and the players of Light Holy Flame were immediately faced with a catastrophic disaster. The forces they had painstakingly gathered were once again scattered by the golden earth dragon, making it impossible to organize any effective resistance.
To avoid the golden earth dragon, Ye Poshengu had to retreat to an open, deserted area.
The Divine Magic and Magic Burn states were about to end, and a strong sense of frustration surged in his heart.
Looking into the distance, he saw Nie Yan standing on an empty field, giving him a cold smile before entering stealth mode.
Without the protective wall of allies, Ye Poshengu was now facing Nie Yan one-on-one.
As Nie Yan disappeared from sight, Ye Poshengu’s heart trembled. He finally felt the immense pressure coming from Nie Yan’s threat!
He recalled Nie Yan’s cruel smile from atop the tree branch, the chilling intent to kill that made one’s heart race.
The Grim Reaper approached silently.
Within moments, he suddenly felt an intense sense of danger from behind. This guy was incredibly fast!
Ye Poshengu swung his staff and cast an instant Dispel.
He turned his gaze behind him—where was Nie Yan?
He had been tricked into wasting a Dispel!
From the shadows, Nie Yan gave a slight smile. His psychological warfare against Ye Poshengu was already taking effect. He wanted to overwhelm his opponent with an unstoppable momentum, instilling fear deep in his heart. Fear often led to wrong judgments and mistakes.
Even the strongest have their weaknesses.
Ye Poshengu’s weakness was that he cared too much about victory and defeat. If he failed, it would be a heavy blow to Light Holy Flame. Therefore, when faced with danger, he could no longer remain as calm as usual.
As for Nie Yan, having been reborn twice, he had long become indifferent to such matters. What did temporary success or failure matter? The most important thing for a person was an unshakable, indomitable spirit! With such a spirit, even when trampled underfoot, one could rise again and deliver a powerful punch. In his previous life, Nie Yan had endured years of restraint, lulling Cao Xu into a false sense of security before delivering the fatal blow. If he couldn’t even withstand failure, his two lifetimes would have been wasted.
Even in the most dangerous situations, Nie Yan could maintain absolute calmness. This was one of the key reasons for his technical breakthroughs in this life.
Nie Yan continuously provoked Ye Poshengu, occasionally feinting attacks. Ye Poshengu’s nerves were now stretched to the limit. At the slightest movement, he would unleash a skill.
As the two were locked in battle, the golden earth dragon nearby let out a low growl. Under the concentrated attacks of the mages, the golden earth dragon’s health finally dropped to zero. It let out a piercing scream and its massive body crashed heavily to the ground with a thunderous boom, sending dust flying into the air.
“The golden earth dragon is dead!”
“Quick, loot the equipment!”
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