Chapter 975 - Inheritance of Life Gem (1/2)
The Depths of Judgement Valley.
The Chaos Keeper had spawned three days ago. However, no one had managed to kill it yet.
At this stage of the game, a Level 190 Demonified Lord wasn’t too difficult to deal with. However, few Masters bothered to come here to fight this boss. There were many reasons for this. First and foremost was the fact that Judgement Valley was a PvP hotspot, especially for skirmishes between the two great factions. It didn’t matter who came to deal with the Chaos Keeper, there was always someone ready to interfere. It also didn’t help that the Chaos Keeper didn’t drop anything particularly amazing. In fact, what it did drop was pretty sub par given the difficulty of the boss. So, it really wasn’t worth the effort for higher level players.
Nevertheless, the Chaos Keeper was still a hotly contested battleground.
After flitting through a patch of forest, Nie Yan finally entered the hunting grounds of the Chaos Keeper. Seeing this Level 190 Demonified Lord again, his feelings toward it were completely different from before.
No longer was it an unreachable existence. Now, Nie Yan could easily wipe the floor with it!
Around the Chaos Keeper was a large crowd. The players from the two factions were clashing fiercely. When some players occasionally died, either to the boss or those from the enemy faction, they would drop their equipment, triggering a mass scramble.
Kill the Chaos Keeper, retrieve the Inheritance Gem, and leave. Nie Yan had zero intention of tangling with these players.
Glancing at his skill bar, Nie Yan had an idea. Why not use this opportunity to test out his new Legendary skills?
Nie Yan strode forward and blurred into motion.
Wind howling past his ears and the scenery flitting before him, Nie Yan felt faster than ever. This was the speed cap!
About 60 players from Asskickers United were on the battlefield. One of them was called Thunderfire Blaze. He was a first-rate member in the guild.
“Old Six, Old Eight! Help me kill that Spectral Thief. He’s already injured three of our members! He doesn’t have any skills left!” Thunderfire Blaze roared, commanding two Warriors to pincer the Spectral Thief.
Charge!
Charge!
The two Warriors accelerated toward the Spectral Thief. As they raised their weapons to attack, a silhouette flashed before the Spectral Thief. They saw the flash of a blade, and then a damage value of 70,000 floating up above the Spectral Thief’s head. An instant kill!
Thunderfire Blaze froze in place, his mouth gaping open in shock. He searched for the silhouette, only to find it had already traversed 60 meters! What astonishing speed!
Thunderfire Blaze was no stranger to peak experts, having interacted with the likes of Sun and Mistaken Smile before. However, even those two nor any other player he’d met was fast as that silhouette. He looked with incredulous eyes.
As Thunderfire Blaze thought back to what happened a moment ago, he recalled catching a glimpse of a black flame when the Spectral Thief was killed. Zennarde’s Sword! His heart trembled as a certain figure surfaced in his mind. His eyes started tearing up with emotion. The boss was back!
Nie Yan was already this strong? He’d only returned to the game a few months ago!
Thunderfire Blaze looked over in the distance and saw Nie Yan making a beeline for the Chaos Keeper. He immediately shouted in voice chat,「All guild members, gather at 356.271.278!」
The Asskickers United players in Judgement Valley were all stunned by this order. However, Thunderfire Blaze’s status in the guild was pretty high. He wouldn’t sound this excited over nothing! So, they rushed over from all directions.
「Thunderfire, what’s going on?」
「Yeah, don’t keep us in the dark!」
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Many players voiced their confusion in voice chat.
Thunderfire Blaze ignored their questions.「From the coordinates I gave you, clear the area within a 500-meter radius! Kill all those from the Evil Faction and tell those from the Righteous Faction to leave!」
Nie Yan’s objective was clearly the Chaos Keeper. So, Thunderfire Blaze wanted to clear the path for him. Still, while Nie Yan was facing the Chaos Keeper, there was a high chance the people from the Evil Faction would try to interfere. So, he led more than 20 Asskickers United players over to help.
Nie Yan was oblivious to Thunderfire Blaze’s actions. He’d already arrived in striking distance of the Chaos Keeper. Glancing up, its sinister appearance entered his vision. From time to time, spells from the Mages of both sides rained down on it and exploded.
Nie Yan glanced at the Chaos Keeper’s health—73%. He leaped up into the air and slashed out with Zennarde’s Sword. BANG!
−133,281
The players around the Chaos Keeper froze, their faces filled with indescribable shock. They nearly forgot to attack.
“L-lord, what kind of damage is that? Over 130,000!”
“That’s a Level 190 Demonified Lord! How…? Is that 10x critical damage or something?”
Nie Yan loosed another slash on the Chaos Keeper’s neck, landing a critical hit for real this time.
−369,121!