Chapter 288 – Zennarde’s Cenotaph (1/2)

Chapter 288 – Zennarde’s Cenotaph

It was difficult to determine the true value of a title. Even the lowest ranking ones provided the player some benefit in the form of preferential treatment from NPCs, to say nothing of high-ranking titles such as Demon Hunter and Grand Scholar. Demon Hunter greatly raised Nie Yan’s Influence, albeit only in human cities, while Grand Scholar granted him an even wider host of privileges.

Nie Yan wondered what sort of benefits he would receive by upgrading his Demon Hunter title from Intermediate to Advanced.

Thinking to this point, Nie Yan diverted all his experience to Lil’ Gold whose mobbing speed far exceeded his own. It would only become faster with every level Lil’ Gold gained.

Nie Yan’s intuition told him that he and Yao Yao would most likely be stuck in Zennarde’s Domain for at least the next several days.

These Undead Bone Hunters were seemingly endless. Nie Yan didn’t know how long it would take to get through them. They dropped about 1 silver upon death but pretty much nothing else. Even so, the profit from grinding them wasn’t too bad since it was impossible to encounter such drop rates in ordinary maps.

Nie Yan continued drawing aggro, while Yao Yao rested on the sidelines, drinking Spring Water to restore her mana. He fired out an endless stream of bolts and built up a large group of Undead Bone Hunters behind him.

After Nie Yan rounded them up, Yao Yao and Lil’ Gold would unleash their magic. Lil’ Gold with his Dragon Breath and Yao Yao with her Holy Ardent Blaze. Swaths of Undead Bone Hunters collapsed to the ground.

Nie Yan’s progress bar steadily rose. He discovered a kill only counted if he got the last hit. So he asked Yao Yao if she could leave the kills to him and Lil’ Gold. Like this, his quest would progress at a much faster rate.

Lil’ Gold charged into the fray and swept through the Undead Bone Hunters.

Before long, Lil’ Gold rose to Level 28 and learned two new skills:

Meteor Drop (Junior): Summon a giant meteor, dealing 200% damage to all targets in a 20 meter radius and persisting burn damage for 20 seconds. Cast Time: 10 seconds. Cooldown: 30 minutes. Ranks up at Level 60.

Explosive Counter (Junior): When attacked, has a chance to retaliate against the enemy, dealing 200% damage. Ranks up at Level 50.

These two skills were quite formidable.

Even though it became harder and harder to raise Lil Gold’s level, he became increasingly strong with every level.

Seeing Lil’ Gold learn two new skills, Nie Yan raised an eyebrow in surprise. Somehow, Lil’ Gold’s growth kept exceeding his expectations.

Nie Yan made a decision. Even at the cost of himself, he would definitely make Lil’ Gold skyrocket in level.

Nie Yan used his Cavalry Crossbow to aggro about 60 Undead Bone Hunters, the screeching mob surging forward like a tide. A scorching hot meteor descended from the sky and smashed into them with a loud bang, causing flames to fly everywhere. Under the raging flames, the Undead Bone Hunters collapsed in droves.

Nie Yan checked his progress.

Task 6 – Kill 50,000 Level 30 or higher undead. (Progress: 1,223/50,000)

The number of kills rapidly accumulated.

“How much Spring Water do you have left?” Nie Yan asked. A Mage’s sustainability was far too lacking. At regular intervals, they would be forced to take large numbers of Mana Potions, Spring Waters, and so on to replenish their mana.

“I prepared plenty before we set out. I still have over 60 stacks left,” Yao Yao replied after checking her bag.

Because Yao Yao bought the Premium Spring Water, she could restore her mana to full with a single pouch, whereas others would be forced to chug down five or six ordinary Spring Waters. She wouldn’t be running out of them anytime soon!

Since each stack contained 20 pouches, that meant she had over 1,200 pouches of Premium Spring Water which could last her at least six days.

Nie Yan was speechless. Each pouch of Premium Spring Water cost 1 silver. This meant she had spent over 1,200 silver or 12 gold! Even he would think twice about spending so much gold on something like this. In all of Conviction, Yao Yao might be the sole person who could behave so lavishly.

Since it appeared Yao Yao had prepared well in advance, there would be no problem in them levelling here for a few days.