Chapter 836 - Forbidden Zone (1/2)

Nie Yan struggled to turn his head. Half-Demon Angud was only 100 meters away from him.

A premonition of death welled up from the bottom of Nie Yan’s heart. He glanced at his skill bar. He had no other choice. He had to face the enemy. His eyes fell on the only skill that could be of some use, Frozen Fortress. At the very least, it would buy him some precious time which he could use to find an opportunity to escape. The Tyrant Abak Set had the Instant Transmission Skill. However, bosses like Angud all had skills that could interrupt teleportation. He needed at least 10 seconds of time to escape with Instant Transmission or an Unknown Transfer Scroll.

Angud approached closer and closer. Nie Yan clenched Paternoster’s Warhammer in his hand, preparing to activate Frozen Fortress at a moment’s notice.

At this moment, Battle Angel Kalenna awoke from her slumber and waved her staff. A white radiance descended from the sky and fell over Nie Yan.

The fear status effect was dispelled. Nie Yan could move again!

Gale Step!

Nie Yan bolted for his life.

“Curses! A Battle Angel! Wretched being of light!” Angud chased after Nie Yan.

Nie Yan felt a corrosive miasma forming into a powerful whirlwind beside him, threatening to swallow him up.

Battle Angel Kalenna waved her staff, shielding Nie Yan with a formidable shield of holy light.

Angud spat out several deep syllables. A shower of black meteors started raining down from the sky, destroying everything in a 600-meter wide area.

Nie Yan believed he was dead. With so many meteors, there was no way he could dodge. Glancing down at his hotbar, he discovered Instant Transmission and the Unknown Transfer Scrolls were grayed out.

Just as Nie Yan was about to be annihilated by the black meteors, an enormous pillar of light shot up into the sky. It dissipated the meteors into ash and then disappeared.

Nie Yan’s jaw dropped as he stared at the scene with widened eyes. He didn’t expect Battle Angel Kalenna to take action, let alone go toe to toe with a Level 180 Demonified Lord!

Nie Yan realized what was going on. Angels and demons were sworn enemies, like fire and water. That was why Kalenna was helping him.

Angud unleashed various spells and curses. However, they were all neutralized by Battle Angel Kalenna. If it were just Nie Yan, just one or two of these spells or curses would’ve been enough to kill him.

Nie Yan turned tail and ran as fast as his two legs would carry him. He tried anything to shake off Angud. But no matter what he did, even after 20 minutes, he couldn’t get away. Battle Angel Kalenna’s mana was starting to run low.

“This lousy incarnation! Running out of mana so quickly! If I were in my real body, this would already long be over! I need time to recover my mana,” Kalenna grumbled in an annoyed tone. Her white gown was as thin as a wisp of smoke, wrapping around her curvaceous figure. Her cute and immature face made it difficult to stay angry at her. Nie Yan couldn’t give her commands. Sometimes she would buff him with one or two blessings or give him a shield. Other times she would ignore his existence, occasionally even disappearing without a trace or hole away in his breast pocket and sleep. She gave him endless headaches. How was he supposed to deal with her!? But at this crucial moment, against all his expectations, she stood up to save the day.

Angud soared several dozen meters into the air, then came diving down.

Seeing Angud getting closer and closer, Nie Yan shot a web line at a nearby tree and swung to safety. He opened up a distance of more than a dozen meters.

BOOOM! Angud’s struck the ground like a meteor, sending rocks and rubble flying everywhere.

Vorpal Sprint!

Nie Yan activated the skill from Abak’s Vorpal Striders. His body immediately transformed into a seven-coloured streak as he left Angud in the dust.

With his base stats, Nie Yan was already starting to push the limits of speed. After activating Vorpal Sprint, he reached an astonishing height.

Angud ran at his fastest speed, but Nie Yan was getting further and further away.

Nie Yan glanced over his shoulder and saw that he had already pulled open a distance of 100 meters between him and Angud. He continued running for his life, not daring to linger for the shortest moment. He was terrified of Angud striking him down with some random spell.

Battle Angel Kalenna kept waving her staff, neutralizing Angud’s attack.

About six minutes later, Nie Yan had widened the distance to over 300 meters.

Vorpal Sprint only lasted for 10 minutes. In other words, he could only pull open the distance between him and Angud to 600 meters at most. This was still far from enough. Angud would eventually catch up to him.

Glancing at his hotbar, Nie Yan had no idea what sort of skill Angud had used on him. The Unknown Transfer Scroll was still grayed out.

After running for a bit more, Nie Yan spotted a rocky barren up ahead. This rough terrain would make escaping even more difficult.