Chapter 839 - Dragon Emperor (1/2)

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Looking at the damage the Nagas took from the Flame Walls, it appeared this Spectral Thief was using some pretty high rank scrolls.

Someone helping him clear out these Nagas would save him a lot of trouble. Nie Yan gazed toward the plaza in the center of the village, where he saw a larger Naga roaming around.

That was Nie Yan’s target, the Level 180 Variant Lord, Naga King!

Nie Yan would hesitate to face a Demonified Lord. However, he was confident in soloing a Variant Lord.

The Spectral Thief was fully focused on dealing with the Elite Nagas. He was pretty fast, everytime opening a small distance with the chasing Nagas and then activating a Flame Wall scroll, but he still couldn’t hold a candle to Nie Yan. Even so, his speed was still more than enough to deal with these Elite Nagas.

Extreme Vanish!

Nie Yan quickly closed in on the Spectral Thief and inspected him with Transcendent Insight. Seeing the Spectral Thief’s name, his eyes widened in surprise.

This Spectral Thief was called World Dragon Emperor. He was Level 147.

This name rang a bell. In the previous timeline, World Dragon was a fierce character. He was a lone wolf who until the very end never joined any team or guild. Apart from his battle prowess, he was also one of the few Grandmaster Tinkerers in the Evil Faction. However, the reason his fame reached all the way to the surface wasn’t his battle prowess nor his Tinkering skills, but rather his unrivalled flying mount. It was a Sanguine Dragon, which just happened to match his name and also made him an apex existence.

Nie Yan recalled that the Sanguine Dragon had risen all the way up to Rank 9. In the previous timeline, where flying mounts were still scarce, this was a mindblowing achievement. It would already be impressive to have a Rank 5 or 6 flying mount. Back then, Fallen Angel had hired Dragon Emperor to fight against Angel Corps in several battles. His Sanguine Dragon had dealt heavy losses to the forces of Angel Corps. Even while surrounded by several dozen flying mounts, it had slaughtered six and escaped unscathed. After that incident, players engraved the image of Dragon Emperor and his Sanguine Dragon deep into their hearts.

Nie Yan estimated that the Sanguine Dragon and Darkwing Dragon were the same level of existence. At present, his Darkwing Dragon was Rank 7 and only a step away from reaching Rank 8. One could only imagine how powerful the Rank 9 Sanguine Dragon was back then!

Dragon Emperor was running around hunting the Nagas non-stop.

If I used Extreme Vanish to kill him, he probably won’t even know who hit him. But do I really want to make an enemy of someone with a potential Rank 9 Sanguine Dragon? Nie Yan hesitated.

After weighing his options, Nie Yan decided it was best not to pointlessly make more enemies.

However, the Naga King was right in front of him. If Dragon Emperor didn't leave, Nie Yan wouldn’t feel at ease facing the boss.

Nie Yan crept over toward Dragon Emperor and dispelled his stealth when he was only five meters away.

Dragon Emperor pulled out a scroll and was just about to activate it, when he saw a person appear beside him from the corner of his eye. He nearly had a heart attack. Activating Gale Step, he retreated more than 10 meters away.

A Naga came slithering over. Losing sight of Dragon Emperor, it shifted its attention to Nie Yan. It immediately brandished its weapons and pounced toward him.

Nie Yan took several steps back. With a Phantom Assassination, his body blurred into multiple after images. PSFHT! He pierced the Naga in the throat, then sent it flying with an elbow strike.

“Nirvana Flame!” Dragon Emperor cried out in shock. He came to an abrupt halt.

What was Nirvana Flama up to? Dragon Emperor sunk into silence. When Nie Yan had sneaked up on him, he hadn’t the slightest clue. If Nie Yan wanted to kill him, he would already be a corpse on the ground. His life was clearly spared!

Dragon Emperor came out of stealth. The two met eyes.

“Hey, mind if I take the Naga King?” Nie Yan asked. There were already three Naga corpses around his feet.

Dragon Emperor was bewildered. If it was simply laying claim to the Naga King, wouldn’t it be simpler to kill him? After all, the two of them belonged to different factions. He couldn’t for the life of him understand what Nie Yan was thinking. Perhaps the Mad Rogue was just eccentric like this.

“Go ahead. I can’t defeat it anyway,” Dragon Emperor said. He was still taken aback. However, even though Nie Yan spared his life, he wasn’t willing to show weakness.

“Thanks.” Nie Yan dashed off in the direction of the Naga King.