Chapter 259: Sura格尔 Black Obsidian Armor

Nie Yan was like a treasure chest, carrying everything imaginable. The Ring of the Crawler alone would be worth a fortune if sold on the market. More accurately, this kind of item was unattainable even with money; no one could tell where it had come from.

Whether this item was useful or not was hard to say. Those who used it well could maximize its potential, while for those who couldn’t, it was nothing more than junk in their hands!

Each team member climbed onto the buildings, looking around. The six buildings were densely packed with players, forming a peculiar spectacle.

This made the open space in the center the focal point.

Only Nie Yan, Cui Can Dao Guang (Cui Candao Guang), and other melee units remained, while the other warriors had retreated far away, leaving only Cui Can Dao Guang and Yi Yan.

Nie Yan retrieved the Ring of the Crawler and said to Cui Can Dao Guang and Yi Yan, “I’ll draw the monster’s attention. I need to slowly lure the Goblin Hunter over.”

“Alright, be careful!” Cui Can Dao Guang replied. After all, it was a level 40 boss; drawing the Goblin Hunter from such a distance was indeed a challenge.

Nie Yan stealthily approached the Goblin Hunter. When he was about thirty yards away, he targeted the Goblin Hunter and raised his crossbow, aiming carefully.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Five arrows shot out and hit the Goblin Hunter.

Damage numbers of around 20 floated above the Goblin Hunter’s head as it began to chase Nie Yan.

Nie Yan quickly activated his Magister Cannon. A glowing red cannonball was fired and rolled rapidly toward Nie Yan’s direction.

Nie Yan immediately executed a Shadow Step, dodging to the left.

The cannonball rolled a short distance on the ground before exploding with a loud boom, sending flames and shrapnel flying in all directions.

The Goblin Hunter scanned the area and locked onto Nie Yan, who was still in stealth, then resumed its pursuit. As it ran, the ground trembled beneath its feet.

Another glowing red cannonball was fired, rolling toward Nie Yan’s position.

As Nie Yan dodged sideways, he saw the cannonball turn and follow him.

It was a tracking shell!

As the tracking shell was about to explode, Nie Yan shot a thread from the Weaver’s Ring on his left hand. The thread flew and stuck to a steel bar protruding from a nearby building. With a quick pull, his body shot upward.

Behind him, the cannonball exploded with a loud bang. Nie Yan felt a powerful shockwave slam into his back, and a piece of shrapnel sliced across his arm.

-562!

A massive damage number floated above his head. Fortunately, he wasn’t at the explosion’s center; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

After flying a distance, Nie Yan landed and sprinted toward the designated area, with the Goblin Hunter chasing close behind.

“That was close!”

“Boss almost died just now!”

“What kind of skill was that? How could he shoot a thread like that?”

“The boss’s secret technique! So powerful, he even managed to dodge that.”

From their high vantage points, each team member could see Nie Yan being chased by the Goblin Hunter. Their hearts were in their throats. On several occasions, Nie Yan had nearly been killed, but the Goblin Hunter had never managed to finish him off.

It was a thrilling chase, but Nie Yan managed to avoid every danger.

From the rooftop where she watched the battle, Xie Yao’s heart was pounding out of her chest. She couldn’t help but worry for Nie Yan. However, Nie Yan nimbly dodged the Goblin Hunter’s attacks, his agile figure like a cheetah running across the wild.

Seeing Nie Yan escape unscathed, Xie Yao finally felt relieved. Her emotions had involuntarily followed Nie Yan’s every move.

Nie Yan finally lured the Goblin Hunter to the center of the open space. Cui Can Dao Guang let out a deep shout, raised his shield, and charged forward with a shield bash, hitting the Goblin Hunter hard.

With a loud thud, the Goblin Hunter was struck.

But its aggro had not yet shifted to Cui Can Dao Guang.

Cui Can Dao Guang blocked the Goblin Hunter’s path and then used Taunt.

Finally, the Goblin Hunter turned its attention to Cui Can Dao Guang in front of it.

The Goblin Hunter swung a punch, which smashed into Cui Can Dao Guang’s heavy shield.

Cui Can Dao Guang stepped back a few paces, steadied himself, and charged again.

“Everyone, start attacking now! Give it everything you’ve got!” Nie Yan said in the party chat. Even if the other players had high aggro, it didn’t matter—the Goblin Hunter couldn’t reach them!

The spellcasters unleashed their fire magic, which bombarded the Goblin Hunter with loud thuds.

A string of damage numbers floated above the Goblin Hunter’s head.

The spellcasters finally had the chance to attack freely, so they held nothing back, using all their high-damage single-target spells.

Tang Yao was especially delighted. Usually, during boss fights, he dared not attack too aggressively for fear of drawing aggro and causing a wipe. This time, however, he could finally let loose without restraint.

Magical spells rained down like a storm on the Goblin Hunter. Enraged, the Goblin Hunter continuously fired its Magister Cannon, launching cannonballs that exploded with loud booms, forcing Cui Can Dao Guang to retreat repeatedly.

Cui Can Dao Guang’s health dropped rapidly. Each cannonball took nearly 70% of his health. Fortunately, the Goblin Hunter had a slow attack speed and long attack intervals, giving the healers ample time to keep Cui Can Dao Guang alive.

White healing lights rained down, constantly fluctuating Cui Can Dao Guang’s health.

Cui Can Dao Guang kept using shield attacks on the Goblin Hunter.

Unable to reach players like Tang Yao and Sha Bu Si De Huaizi, the Goblin Hunter could only vent its anger on Cui Can Dao Guang.

“All warriors, block the Goblin Hunter’s escape route!” Nie Yan commanded. To prevent the Goblin Hunter from fleeing, they had to block its retreat path.

Under the concentrated magical assault from the mages, the Goblin Hunter’s health steadily dropped until it was down to about 20%.

The Goblin Hunter tried to flee, but Cui Can Dao Guang held it firmly in place.

“Trying to run? Not so fast!” Under the Goblin Hunter’s attacks, Cui Can Dao Guang switched to a defensive stance.

The mages continued their relentless assault.

The Goblin Hunter roared furiously. Its cannon suddenly gathered powerful magical energy, radiating brilliant light.

“All priests, keep the healing steady!” Nie Yan shouted anxiously.

The Magister Cannon on the Goblin Hunter’s arm emitted three magical bursts. The cannon fired three glowing red magical cannonballs toward Cui Can Dao Guang. Cui Can Dao Guang immediately sensed danger. Maintaining his defensive stance, he quickly drank a mid-tier instant recovery potion.

Cui Can Dao Guang’s sense of danger was sharp, but his reaction was still too slow.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The three magical cannonballs exploded in succession. A powerful shockwave swept through the area, sending Cui Can Dao Guang flying and killing him instantly.

The Goblin Hunter turned to flee.

Seeing Cui Can Dao Guang fall, Yi Yan immediately charged forward, replacing Cui Can Dao Guang and blocking the Goblin Hunter’s path.

The Goblin Hunter tried to push through but couldn’t. Its health dropped below 10%, and it raised its Magister Cannon again.

The three magical cannonballs exploded again, sending Yi Yan flying as well.

“Block it! Take turns!” Nie Yan commanded. At this point, to hold the Goblin Hunter, they had no choice but to sacrifice some party members.

Charge!

Wu Feng was the first to charge. None of the remaining players could withstand even a single attack from the Goblin Hunter, so their charges were essentially suicidal, meant only to delay the Goblin Hunter for a short time.

Wu Feng was slightly delayed by the Goblin Hunter, which furiously fired another cannonball. With a loud bang, Wu Feng was blown away.

Then came Hei Bai.

It was a tragic sight as one team member after another charged at the Goblin Hunter, their only purpose being to block its escape.

Their charges could only cause the Goblin Hunter to pause momentarily.

But they kept coming, one after another. When one fell, another took his place.

Seeing warrior after warrior fall, the mages couldn’t help but feel sorrow, yet they accelerated their spellcasting. They knew that every second they killed the Goblin Hunter earlier meant one fewer team member would die.

Although priests could resurrect fallen allies, it still cost about 30% experience. That was extremely precious, as it would take several hours of grinding to recover.

Under the mages’ relentless assault, the Goblin Hunter’s health finally couldn’t hold out. Its health dropped to 3%, then 2%, then 1%… Finally, its health reached zero, and it exploded with a loud boom, scattering into pieces across the ground.

Looking at the ground, there were twenty-six fallen teammates, lying in a long line. Every step the Goblin Hunter had taken forward had been paid for by a fallen team member’s life.

“It was these teammates’ sacrifices that slowed the Goblin Hunter’s advance,” Nie Yan said.

“Priests, jump down and start reviving everyone,” Nie Yan said. The six buildings around them were only about ten yards high, so jumping down wouldn’t hurt them.

The mages and priests on the six buildings jumped down one by one.

The priests began reviving the fallen warriors.

One warrior picked up the items dropped by the Goblin Hunter—three items in total. One was for a warrior, one for a mage, and one for a rogue.

“Boss, we got a rogue leather armor! Holy crap, it’s awesome—it’s a Legendary Item Fragment!” One member shouted excitedly. Even as a fragment of a legendary item, it was extremely rare!

“A Legendary Item Fragment?” Nie Yan was momentarily stunned. In his previous life, he had never heard of such a legendary fragment of rogue leather armor dropping here. Suddenly, he recalled something—could it be the “Sorlag Black Obsidian Armor”? He quickly messaged in the guild chat, “Bring it over, let me see.”