Chapter 782 - Soul Blessing (1/2)

After clearing all the Dark Hyenas in the vicinity, Nie Yan and the others sat down to recover their health and mana.

All around, hundreds of meters in any direction were the corpses of the Dark Hyenas. It was quite a shocking sight.

“Boss, there’s a treasure chest over there.”

Undying Scoundrel’s voice attracted Nie Yan’s attention. Everyone looked over to where he was pointing. At the top of a 30-meter tall cliff was the outline of a chest hidden behind some shrubbery. If one weren’t looking closely, it would be impossible to discover.

“Nice find. You have some pretty good eyes,” Nie Yan said with a smile.

Undying Scoundrel scratched his head with a bashful smile.

“I’ll go open the chest,” Nie Yan said. He walked over to the bottom of the cliff wall and looked up. After examining the terrain, he activated his Web-Crawler Ring and started nimbly climbing up. Before long, he reached the top. Looking at the chest, it was pretty small and made out of a material he didn’t recognize. Its surface was already badly corroded.

The World of Darkness was ancient beyond compare. Nie Yan had no idea how long this chest had sat here for.

After examining the chest, it turned out to be Sub Legendary.

Nie Yan’s eyes lit up in pleasant surprise. He didn’t expect to obtain this kind of harvest.

He bent down and started opening the chest.

Opening chest… Progress: 10%... 30%...

Eventually, the lid popped open with a click.

Nie Yan reached his hand inside and started digging around before making contact with something solid and smooth to the touch. His heart trembled. Taking the item out, it was a white egg about the size of a soccer ball.

He had no idea what kind of egg this was. Whether it was a flying mount or pet, he had to get it appraised first, but he could be sure it wasn’t low rank.

Nie Yan leaped down from the top of the cliff and landed firmly on the ground.

“Boss, what was in it?” The team members walked over and gathered around Nie Yan.

Their eyes almost instantly fell on the egg in Nie Yan’s hand. “Is that a pet egg or flying mount egg?”

“No idea. We’ll have to get it appraised when we get back. If any of you want it, just let me know,” Nie Yan said. His Golden Dragon and Darkwing Dragon were already the strongest pets in the game. There was no need to swap them out.

Even though everyone was curious about what was inside the egg, no one here could appraise it right now. So, they could only drop the subject.

They got up and were about to set off to the next location, when someone spoke in voice chat.

「I found something. There’s a thatch hut here,」King of the World said.

Nie Yan’s heart trembled.「What’s your location?」

「My coordinates are 23790.28503.838.」

Nie Yan looked over to the team members behind him. “Let’s head over and take a look.”

Everyone headed over to the coordinates King of the World provided. On the way there, they encountered two packs of Dark Hyenas. After clearing them away, they finally met up with him.

Nie Yan gazed up ahead. There was a cleared piece of land halfway up the mountain with an old thatch hut in the center. There were a few bramble bushes left to grow unchecked in the surrounding. But the entrance was kept tidy. It appeared someone was living here.

Seeing Nie Yan and the others coming over, King of the World dispelled his stealth. “There’s a barrier surrounding the thatch hut. I can’t get through it.”

When everyone walked within 100 meters of the thatch hut, they encountered a repelling force. As they took several more steps forward, the force grew stronger and stronger until they could advance no more.

“What kind of barrier is this?”

“I don’t know. It seems similar to the Repel spell.”

While everyone was being pushed back by the barrier, Nie Yan didn't feel anything. He continued walking forward without meeting any obstruction.

Nie Yan turned back to face the others. “I think this is related to my quest. I’m gonna head inside to take a look.”

“Alright, keep us updated.”

Everyone sat down outside the barrier, watching Nie Yan walking over to the thatch hut.

Nie Yan arrived at the entrance and pushed the door open, allowing some light to enter through. The inside was quite dark.

A silhouette appeared within Nie Yan’s eyes. His heart trembled. After getting a clear look, he discovered the other party was an old man, teetering on the edge of doddering. He wore an ashen silver robe and sat cross-legged on the ground. He had a long, flowing gray beard, and he was covered in a layer of dust, looking like a mummified monk sculpture. After hearing the door being opened, he opened his eyes, which flashed with a profound light.