Chapter 883 - Spiked Drink (1/2)

The Violet Eye Dragon approached the spring. It appeared particularly irritable today, snorting out hot breaths of air as it looked around.

「Everyone, be careful. It might’ve already discovered us!」Nie Yan warned. The Violet Eye Dragon’s behaviour seemed off.

Everyone calmed their hearts, not daring to breathe too loudly. If they were discovered by the Violet Eye Dragon, it would be an absolute disaster. Failure of the operation would be the least of their worries.

The Violet Eye Dragon sniffed around the spring. It detected an unfamiliar presence. But failing to discover anything of substance, it slowly lowered its head and prepared to drink.

「It’s going to drink!」Undying Scoundrel felt his heart race. As soon as the Violet Eye Dragon started drinking, he could get to work.

The Violet Eye Dragon drank several mouthfuls of water.

「Be patient! Keep waiting!」Nie Yan eyed Undying Scoundrel. The Violet Eye Dragon still had its guard up, if only a little. If they acted rashly, they would alert it!

Sure enough, the Violet Eye Dragon only took a few swigs of water before raising its head and looking around restlessly. It seemed to have found something, as it started walking towards the transfer gate Undying Scoundrel and the other Mages set up.

「Boss, it’s walking over to the transfer gate!」

「What do we do?」

「Retreat another 100 meters. Let’s see what it’s planning to do!」Nie Yan said. Sure enough, a Level 200 Variant Lord wasn’t easy to deal with.

The players hiding near the transfer gate quickly retreated. From 300 meters, which was already an extremely safe distance, they fell back to over 500 meters away from the Violet Eye Dragon. However, Nie Yan still didn’t feel at ease and had them retreat even further back.

「Boss, the Violet Eye Dragon discovered the Transfer Gate!」

Nie Yan went over to investigate and discovered the Violet Eye Dragon standing right next to the transfer gate. His heart sunk.

「Stay put!」Nie Yan said after thinking for a bit. They had already dug out all the runestones and magic crystals from the transfer gate. Right now, it was only a frame radiating no magical energy.

The Violet Eye Dragon sensed the human presence around the transfer gate. It opened its mouth and blasted the ground with dragon breath.

「Boss, the transfer gate is destroyed!」

Nie Yan knitted his brows. Undying Scoundrel and the others had spent several hours working tirelessly on it. Their plan went up in smoke in an instant. Would they have to give up? He felt truly reluctant. If they went back empty-handed, without even making a true attempt, all their preparations would've been for naught. 600,000 gold worth of potions, wasted. Even if you had the money, you couldn’t throw it away like this!

The Violet Eye Dragon seemed irked by the transfer gate. It snorted, turned around, and headed back to the spring.

「Boss, what should we do? Do we continue?」Undying Scoundrel asked. They had spent three hours working on this transfer gate. Rebuilding it was not an option, the Violet Eye Dragon wouldn’t stick around that long.

「What’s the state of the transfer gate? Can it be repaired?」Nie Yan asked. If the transfer gate was beyond repair and they could only rebuilt it from scratch, they could only give up on this attempt. The two potions would also go to waste.

「I don’t know. We’re too far away. I can’t see it clearly.」

Nie Yan thought for a moment.「Wait for a bit. I’ll go over and check it out myself.」

「Boss, you’ll be discovered!」

The transfer gate was only 30 meters away from the spring. However, with the Awareness of a Level 200 Variant Lord, Nie Yan would be discovered before even getting anywhere near it. His stats might be overpowered, standing far above all other players, but this was no player, this was a monster so strong it could perhaps wipe out an entire city!

「Don’t worry. I got this.」Nie Yan chuckled. Slowly approaching the transfer gate, he took out Eye of Kirge and placed it on the ground. This item looked like a giant eyeball with pupils, blood vessels, and all. Its appearance was a bit frightening. He chanted an incantation and put his focus on the eye. Its pupils gradually expanded. When he finished chanting, the eye lit up with a profound light as if it had come alive.

Everything the eye saw Nie Yan saw too. The Eye of Kirge slowly floated over to the transfer gate.

Two minutes later, Nie Yan got a close look at the transfer gate. The Eye Of Kirge was hidden in the grass and stared at the burnt ground.

The Violet Eye Dragon, drinking from the spring, suddenly sensed something and raised its head vigilantly. It looked around but failed to find anything amiss, lowering its head back down again and taking a big swig.

「Boss, it’s drinking. Do I go now?」Undying Scoundrel anxiously asked.

「Don’t worry, it usually spends at least 20 minutes drinking, sometimes up to 40. We still got time,」Nie Yan calmly said. Looking through the Eye of Kirge, he reported back the damage.「There’s a hole in the center taking up about a tenth of the formation. How long do you think it'll take to repair it?」

「If we all work together, two minutes should be enough.」

「Do you have the materials?」

「Yeah, we do.」

「I have an Auto-Repair Scroll. If the damage to the transfer gate is serious, as long as I place the scroll on the formation, it should repair it,」Summer Bug said. He’d almost forgotten about this item stuffed in a corner of his bag. It was a reward from a quest, one that had seemed mostly useless until now. Who would’ve thought it would come in handy today.

「If we have the Auto-Repair Scroll, how long will it take to repair?」Nie Yan asked.