Chapter 879 - New Plan (1/2)

Spirit Howl and Spirit Possession, the two skills of his Spectre Dragon, were extremely useful. Nie Yan wondered what new skills it would learn next. He had no doubt they would be just as good, if not better. Even though its defense and attack power were fairly weak, those two skills made it far more valuable than the Darkwing Dragon at the same rank.

Nie Yan carefully observed the surroundings, constantly keeping one eye on the Violet Eye Dragons. He did this for three days straight, after which he had a fairly good understanding of their daily routines. Though briefly, he had come in direct contact with one. These dragons were ridiculously powerful. They were proficient in lightning, earth, and spirit magic. Their battle prowess was astonishing.

If Nie Yan wanted to sneak into the den, he would have to risk life and limb. He had no idea how that mystery person in his past life did it.

Silvery Night, Su Yue, and the others served supporting roles to Nie Yan. They would level in the vicinity, never straying too far, ready to see to his every need.

Level 200 Variant Lords! Nie Yan knitted his brows. Just one of these existences was far beyond him, to say nothing of seven!

After Su Yue helped Silvery Night and the other take down a Level 160 Elite-class War Wolf, he gazed into the distance. Nie Yan stood below a tree pondering something. Only his back was visible.

“Chief, it’s been three days. Do you think the boss will come up with a plan? He will find a way, right?”

“I’m not sure, but it’s not like we haven’t gotten anything out of these three days,” Silvery Night said. He wondered how Nie Yan was planning to enter the den. After all, those were Level 200 Variant Lords, and there were seven in total! Did Nie Yan have some kind of trick up his sleeve, simply waiting for the right moment to act, or was he coming up empty?

They couldn’t stay here forever!

Silvery Night and his team, every individual member, racked their brains. They were eager to show their worth to Nie Yan by helping him find a way inside the den.

A large Violet Eye Dragon exited the den and flapped its wings, flying off towards the east of the Fate River.

「Su Yue, tail that dragon!」Nie Yan ordered. No matter which Violet Eye Dragon left the den, he would have a Thief follow it and record its whereabouts, time spent away, and so on.

Over these three days, Nie Yan discovered there was a two-hour window when most of the Violet Eye Dragos would be away from the den, with only three remaining to stand guard. Though still an incredibly steep task, this was the best opportunity to act he’d found.

Worst comes to worst, Nie Yan could only try his luck.

Nie Yan was lost in thought, when he received a report back from Su Yue. The Violet Eye Dragon had flown to a spring in the east of the Fate River. After it finished drinking, it would fly back.

“Silvery Night, how many times a day do they go to the spring to drink on average?” Nie Yan asked.

“Reporting to the boss, at least once a day for around 20 minutes. Though, according to my analysis, over these past few days, it’s been the same Violet Eye Dragon every time,” Silvery Night replied.

“The same one?” Nie Yan knitted his brows. He suddenly thought of something. “Do all the Violet Eye Dragons go to the same spring to drink?”

“To our knowledge, yes they do.” Silvery Night nodded. He couldn’t help but wonder if Nie Yan was planning to ambush and kill one of the Violet Eye Dragons at the spring. However, he immediately discarded the thought. These Violet Eye Dragons were Level 200 Variant Lords! Even the guild’s elite team wasn’t a match for one!

“Bring me over there!” Nie Yan said.

“I’ll bring the boss over to the spring, you guys stay here,” Silvery Night instructed his team.

“Understood!”

Two silhouettes flitted through the forest. Nie Yan and Silvery Night headed toward the east of the Fate River.

About 10 minutes later, after passing through a dense patch of forest, Nie Yan and Silvery Night entered a wide open plain. Continuing forward, in the middle of a prairie was a small spring roughly five meters in diameter. Fresh water bubbled up from the underground source as hot steam rose up in the air, and the distinct smell of sulfur permeated the air. The water continuously seeped into the parched earth in the surroundings.

“This is it?” Nie Yan asked, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

“Yeah.” Silvery Night nodded.

“Anywhere else they go to drink?”

“Not that we know of. At least, they haven’t for the past week since we’ve started monitoring their movements,” Silvery Night said. Before Nie Yan had arrived, they’d already been observing these Violet Eye Dragons for quite a few days.

Seeing this small pond, an idea popped up in Nie Yan’s head. He discarded his previous thought of trying to sneak into the den. He had a new plan!