Chapter 848 - Erased History (1/2)

After an indeterminate amount of time, Nie Yan gradually regained consciousness. The cold wind blew in his face, causing his cheeks to sting.

Where is this place? Am I not dead…?

Nie Yan looked around. The sight that greeted him shook his heart—a vast open plain stretching out as far as the eye could see. Armoured corpses lay scattered on the ground, rusted weapons in their hands. Broken war chariots and various other siege engines lay in ruins. This place was likely an ancient battlefield.

A notification popped up.

You have discovered the Plains of Death, an ancient battlefield.

Plains of Death? Nie Yan searched for information related to this ancient battlefield online. A flood of information appeared before his eyes. During the reign of Tyrant Abak, Lich King Insar had launched six military campaigns to take over the world, not once successful. For the sake of revenge, he started an era-ending war which lasted for over two months. More than 60 of humanity’s legendary figures fell in this war before his undead army was finally defeated.

Lich King Insar had cast a Forbidden Magic with his dying breath, submerging the ancient battlefield into the underworld.

As for details of that military campaign, there were only brief descriptions. Not much was left of that era. Following the defeat of Tyrant Abak, his achievements were wiped from history before ultimately being forgotten.

Humanity was a race that followed blindly he who screamed loudest. They would latch onto that person and shout with him, drowning out any opposing voices with their ignorance.

Nie Yan spotted enormous, hideous Corpse Eaters roaming around the battlefield. They were six meters tall with crooked bodies and sharp spikes growing along their spines. There were also large vultures flying in the sky overhead.

It looked like this was already another world.

Withdrawing his gaze, Nie Yan discovered he had died and revived here with Death and Rebirth. His heart trembled. Where was the Death God’s Edge?

Nie Yan looked down. The Death God’s Edge, Paternoster’s Warhammer, and the chapters from the Book of Order were all scattered on the ground.

Nie Yan hurriedly picked them back up. Thankfully, he only lost a bit of experience.

After recuperating his health and mana, Nie Yan got back on his feet. He discovered five vultures sitting on a branch of a dead tree about 10 meters from him. They were watching him, their eyes following him wherever he went.

Damn! They see me as prey!

Nie Yan inspected one of the vultures with Transcendent Insight. They were ordinary Level 180 monsters.

Normally, Nie Yan could easily take down these vultures. But after being inflicted with the Nightmare Curse, it would be very difficult with his current stats.

Nie Yan pounced toward the vultures. Just as he was about to reach them, they took to the air and left him in the dust.

They had no intention of fighting Nie Yan.

Nie Yan took out the Cavalry Crossbow and fired at the vultures. After taking several hits, they quickly flew to a height where his bolts couldn’t reach them. However, they still circled in the air above him.

Nie Yan dashed off with Gale Step and ran across the battlefield for over 1,000 meters. Looking back up, the vultures were still following him closely.

These vultures could see through stealth!

If Nie Yan couldn’t shake off these vultures, things would be troublesome!

A short while later, two more vultures appeared in the sky. Now there were seven circling above him!

Nie Yan thought over his options. Lil’ Gold’s loyalty was already too low. He would need to slowly feed him over a period of time to get it back up. The only summon he had available right now was Paladin Lafus. However, Lafus’ stats were based on his. With his current stats, Lafus wouldn’t be of much help. Bringing him out would be useless. The shadow clone was still on cooldown, and his Darkwing Dragon was fast asleep.

This was the first time Nie Yan felt so helpless. He had nothing available to him.

“CAWWW! CAWWW!” The vultures cried out in the air, as if they were sending a message.

Nie Yan’s heart trembled. Looking in the distance, some Corpse Eaters were moving to surround him.

Here was trouble!

Nie Yan quickly dashed off and escaped from the Corpse Eaters. Although they were only ordinary Level 180 mobs, he was no match for them in his current state.

With the vultures tailing him, the Corpse Eaters continued chasing after Nie Yan.

The number of Corpse Eaters pursuing Nie Yan was rapidly increasing. The vultures were their eyes in the sky, guiding them and calling out for more Corpse Eaters to join in.

Seeing the horde of Corpse Eaters growing larger behind him, Nie Yan suddenly had an idea. Right! How could I forget about that skill!

Nie Yan glanced at Undead Rite in his skill bar. It had been a long time since he last used it.

These Corpse Eaters were dark attribute creatures. They could be controlled by Undead Rite!

Nie Yan continued fleeing while slightly adjusting his position. Slowly but surely, the 20 or so Corpse Eaters were herded together.