Nie Yan never expected that Yaoyao could accept the ‘Blessing of Carlus’ and complete half of the first ring. Carlus was a sergeant of the Holy Crusade, a holy words mage, and the quest he issued was related to the temple. It was a chain quest consisting of five rings. The reward for the first ring was a level one temple spell, and the difficulty of the quests increased with each ring. The final reward was a set of legendary equipment. However, in his past life, even the strongest players seemed to have only completed the third ring, so that legendary set remained a mere dream for everyone.
The conditions for that quest were extremely strict, and few could meet them.
The number of high-level spells in the Bull Player Tribe was still too low. With the recent guild wars, raids, and fortress battles, the members didn’t have time to collect high-level spells. Additionally, gathering high-level spells was quite difficult. Only a few players, like Buzhidaoside Haidan and Heise Tiantang, possessed them.
If Nie Yan could help Yaoyao complete one ring of the quest, the Bull Player Tribe would gain another member with a high-level spell.
As Nie Yan spent more time with Yaoyao, he often recalled everything that had happened between them in the dungeon chamber, and some sensual scenes flashed through his mind. Yaoyao’s figure wasn’t as sexy as Yulan’s, but she was definitely an enchanting beauty. Her body was free of any excess fat, smooth and flawless skin, and her curvaceous figure was irresistibly captivating.
Every time he thought of this, his heart would flutter.
Moreover, Yaoyao had been pure and innocent back then, which made Nie Yan feel even more guilty.
If he stayed with Yaoyao for a long time, Nie Yan feared he wouldn’t be able to control himself…
Nie Yan gave a bitter smile. Even the most resolute person couldn’t escape the domination of desire at times. After all, he was just an ordinary man. Knowing his own dirty thoughts, he began to keep a certain distance from Yaoyao.
In the darkest period of his life in his previous incarnation, Yaoyao had brought him a bit of warmth. How could he bear to refuse her request for help!
Nie Yan felt conflicted. He didn’t want to hurt Yaoyao.
Seeing Nie Yan lost in thought, Xie Yao felt a wave of disappointment. In her eyes, Nie Yan was just humoring her, which made her very sad.
Staring at Nie Yan’s profile, Xie Yao found her thoughts drifting. What kind of person was Nie Yan? At times, he was low-key, composed, and restrained, seemingly indifferent to many things. Yet when guild members were slain, he could erupt in fury, vowing to annihilate the Empire of Triumph and the Holy Flame. But what left the deepest impression was that chilling moment—his icy gaze fixed on Heizhuo as he arrogantly executed him before the crowd, then walked away. That scene struck a profound震撼 in people’s hearts.
From the initial rapport at their first meeting to the later admiration and respect, she was constantly paying attention to everything related to Nie Yan. She wanted to know everything about him. She would secretly rejoice at his care and feel disheartened at his neglect.
“Nieyan, we promised, so don’t break your word, okay?” Yaoyao smiled brightly, like warm sunshine in winter.
Yaoyao wore pure white robes, her hair tied back, her charming appearance making the nearby team members momentarily lose focus. Everything paled in comparison.
“Yeah, I won’t go back on my word,” Nie Yan nodded. Helping Yaoyao was a way to repay her kindness, not violating any of his personal principles.
Yaoyao’s happy expression lightened Nie Yan’s mood a bit.
The team continued forward, defeating four bosses in a row. The last boss was the Goblin Hunter, the strongest boss in Eternal City. In his previous life, when they were around level forty, few could reach this point.
The center of Eternal City was a vast open area covered by a giant light curtain. A towering spire stood at the heart of Eternal City. This was a tall structure, with the tip of the tower being a massive spherical energy crystal emitting a faint white glow.
It was the energy from this crystal that sustained the operation of the entire Eternal City.
Below the spire, a giant mechanical automaton appeared in their field of vision. It was about seven or eight yards tall, forged entirely from golden metal, with a massive cannon mounted on its shoulder—the magitech cannon. Magitech cannons were generally used during siege warfare, with larger ones usually placed on city walls. The magitech cannon carried on the Goblin Hunter’s shoulder was a relatively small type. If a large magitech cannon were brought here, they would definitely be unable to withstand it.
The Goblin Hunter radiated a dazzling golden light, like a tall giant. Each step it took caused the ground to shake violently.
Nie Yan entered stealth mode and slowly approached the Goblin Hunter, using nearby cover to get about thirty yards away from it before casting a reconnaissance spell on the Goblin Hunter.
Goblin Hunter: Level 40 boss, health 200,000/200,000.
The Goblin Hunter was the strongest boss in Eternal City, dropping the best equipment. It was said that in his previous life, someone had dropped an extremely powerful Sorath War Armor from the Goblin Hunter, which was a sub-legendary item. Of course, that was pure luck. Although these bosses had a chance to drop sub-legendary or even legendary items, the probability was extremely low. Often, getting a fragment of a legendary item was considered good fortune.
This guy used the magitech cannon for attacks, long-range. The small magitech cannon couldn’t lob shells, instead firing cannonballs that rolled along the ground and exploded upon impact, dealing extremely powerful area damage. The mages in the team couldn’t withstand even a single hit. The Goblin Hunter’s ultimate skill was launching three cannonballs in succession, causing massive area damage, which was very terrifying. In his previous life, countless teams had fallen to this ultimate skill.
Nie Yan was just about to retreat when he saw the Goblin Hunter’s eerie red eyes flicker, emitting a beeping sound. The cannon in its hand aimed at Nie Yan’s position. With a boom, it fired a scorching hot cannonball. The cannonball landed on the ground and rolled like a ball toward Nie Yan’s location.
The cannonball was glowing red, like a piece of red-hot iron.
“Shit!” Nie Yan’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly activated Shadow Dance, entered stealth mode, and rapidly retreated.
The cannonball rolled over and exploded with a loud bang, sending flames and shrapnel flying.
Fortunately, although the cannonballs were powerful, they required a longer time to explode, and Nie Yan ran fast enough. After the explosion, the cannonballs didn’t hit Nie Yan. The Goblin Hunter walked over to look around but couldn’t find Nie Yan and returned to its wandering state.
Nie Yan ran back.
“F*ck, this boss is too fierce. Boss, can we handle it?” Buzhidaoside Haidan asked, his heart quaking at the sight of the magic cannonball’s explosive power.
“Our guild can only rely on Daoguang and Yiyan to tank it. Others are uncertain,” Nie Yan replied. Since the magitech bombs dealt area damage, everyone nearby would take damage, and the mages at the back definitely couldn’t withstand it. However, there was a special way to deal with the Goblin Hunter. The Goblin Hunter could attack only once every ten seconds, and there was a certain time interval before the magic cannonballs it fired rolled and exploded on the ground.
Therefore, Nie Yan needed to predict the attack direction of the Goblin Hunter in advance, warn the team beforehand, and let the mages on that side dodge in time, which wouldn’t cause any problems.
Even so, the team would still have to wipe multiple times before defeating the Goblin Hunter. It was undeniably frustrating. If calculated based on three wipes, the time spent running back to the instance after each wipe would take nearly an hour. Overall, it would take at least three hours to defeat the Goblin Hunter.
“Boss, is there any special way to defeat the Goblin Hunter, like how we first dealt with the Goblin Cutter?” Xia Chong Yubing asked beside him. It was much more enjoyable the first time they fought the Goblin Cutter, with minimal casualties.
Nie Yan’s eyes lit up. He had been too fixated on the experiences of players from his previous life in dealing with the Goblin Hunter. Why not come up with a completely new method to handle the Goblin Hunter himself?
Nie Yan looked around. There were at least six buildings nearby. These buildings were at least ten yards high, made entirely of steel, very sturdy, with steel bars everywhere on the tops, and many protruding spots that could accommodate many players. Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea. Since there were so many buildings around, why not make use of them?
He had the Ring of the Crawler and the Ring of the Weaver, which could transport all the magic users onto these buildings, so the magic users wouldn’t have to fear the attacks of the Goblin Hunter.
As for the shield warriors, they could just tank the Goblin Hunter below.
This way, they could easily defeat the Goblin Hunter!
As for wiping, it was simply impossible because the Goblin Hunter couldn’t attack non-ground targets. Its cannonballs could only explode and attack on the ground.
“Boss, what are you doing?” The nearby team members asked in confusion, very puzzled, as they saw Nie Yan constantly looking up at the high places.
“Yaozi, come over here!” Nie Yan called to Tang Yao, who had similar experiences and should know what to do.
“What’s up?” Nie Yan traded the Ring of the Crawler to Tang Yao and said, “Climb up, then throw the Ring of the Crawler back down!”
Tang Yao’s heart suddenly stirred. He understood Nie Yan’s idea and happily said, “F*ck, you’re amazing. This way, we won’t wipe the team anymore!”
The team members were confused, not knowing what Nie Yan and the others were talking about.
Tang Yao put on the Ring of the Crawler, used the skill on the ring, and then climbed up like a spider. At about five yards high, he found a place with a good view where he could stand and positioned himself there.
The team members opened their eyes wide, their expressions full of shock. This actually worked?
Tang Yao threw the Ring of the Crawler back down. Nie Yan picked it up and said to the other team members, “Next!”
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