Chapter 270 – Dividing Up the Loot (1/2)

Chapter 270 – Dividing Up the Loot

Everyone in Sinful Gorge cried out in alarm. Hundreds of players from various guilds scrambled toward the Golden Dragon’s corpse in an attempt to snatch away the drops. All hell broke loose as not a single guild was willing to give up on the most important drop, the Golden Dragon Horn!

Which lucky player would get their hands on this coveted item?

Several fleet-footed Thieves were merely feet away, only to be flanked by a group of charging Warriors.

Another group of Warriors rushed past them and made a grab for the drops.

Within the chaos, no one could differentiate between ally or foe. Not that it mattered. Everyone wanted the loot for themselves anyway!

Roaring Flames!

A Mage finished chanting as a large blazing cloud condensed in the sky. A torrent of fireballs rained down over the battlefield, wiping out a huge swath of players in a 20 meter radius around the Golden Dragon’s corpse. Their bodies transformed into motes of light as they were sent back to the graveyard.

Everyone looked toward the center, spotting a golden horn shimmering among the glow of the flames. Enthralled, they almost missed the pieces of equipment nearby.

A Demonified Lord was guaranteed to drop at least Sub Legendary-grade equipment. Even Legendary-grade equipment wouldn’t be a rare sight.

Such equipment was undoubtedly of immense allure. But anyone who wanted to obtain them would have to stake their lives!

No one dared to approach while the flames raged wildly, lest they wished to throw their lives away!

The loot was so close, yet so far away.

It would be a while before the winner and the losers were determined.

Over on the other side of the battlefield, Nightbreak Trickster was momentarily distracted by the death of the Golden Dragon. But in that brief period of absent-mindedness, Nie Yan took action and closed in on him from behind with Dance of Death.

Nightbreak Trickster’s heart shook when he felt the unmistakable tingle of a dagger mere inches from his neck. He cast Repel and clad himself in a suit of Ice Armour.

Nie Yan ducked to the side, evading the repelling force wave.

Ice Wall!

While a thick slab of ice rose up from the ground between him and Nie Yan, Nightbreak Trickster relied on his quick speed to retreat into the distance.

Nie Yan agilely leapt over the wall and dashed toward Nightbreak Trickster.

With Eyes of the Divine activated, the nearby Paladins moved to surround Nie Yan.

At the same time, Nightbreak Trickster waved his staff and prepared to fire an Ice Rupture at the rapidly approaching Nie Yan, only for his figure to flash before vanishing into thin air at the very last moment.

Target lost.

The instant his cast was interrupted, Nightbreak Trickster’s pupils constricted as he felt a cold chill run down his spine.

Nie Yan’s speed was unmatched. Regardless of how godly they were, without any crowd control magic like Repel at hand, any Mage that allowed a Thief like him to get this close would be resigned to death.

Nightbreak Trickster wanted to run, but it was too late. Nie Yan reappeared behind him like a phantom and struck him in the back of the head with Smothering Strike, then followed up with Cut Throat.

Blood sprayed into the air.

A large portion of Nie Yan’s damage was absorbed by the Ice Armour. He would have to break it first if he wanted to kill Nightbreak Trickster.

Spells like Ice Armour weren’t all that powerful under normal circumstances. But because Nightbreak Trickster’s Magic Ignition increased the effectiveness of all Elementalist Magic by 300%, its defensive capabilities rose dramatically, making him as durable as the tankiest of Warriors.

“Quick! Save the boss!”

The nearby Priests and Paladins all cast their heals on Nightbreak Trickster as a curtain of gentle light descended on him.

Backstab! Eviscerate! Nie Yan’s sharp attacks stabbed into Nightbreak Trickster’s back, whereupon the Ice Armour finally shattered.

At this time, the Warriors and Paladins charged up to Nie Yan while a shower of spells whizzed toward him

「Bang! Bang! Bang!」He clenched his jaw through the intense barrage that depleted his health to only 20%, and drank an Intermediate Health Potion.