Chapter 977 - Icy Aura (1/2)

Thankfully, Jotunheim’s Descent only affected players Nie Yan deemed enemies. Otherwise, he would literally become a person no one could approach.

Nie Yan equipped the reforged Tyrant Abak Set. The sleek outfit had a unique appearance. Keeping in line with the style of a Thief, it wasn’t too conspicuous. The surface of the armour was polished to a glossy shine, flickering with a metallic radiance. An intricate rune was engraved on every piece, each completely different from the other, but forming a peculiar harmony with each other.

Azure streaks of light circulated around the surface of the armour. The powerful frost aura caused the air around Nie Yan to condense into ice crystals. Simply being near it, people in the surroundings would feel a bone-chilling cold.

Nie Yan’s gear had already reached the peak of endgame. As for accessories and so on, their impact was minimal. He could simply head to the guild treasury and pick out what he liked.

Things like accessories were merely minor details. With the new Tyrant Abak Set, Nie Yan’s stats already reached a level countless players could only dream of.

The Winterwalker Phantom Leather Armour provided 12,830 defense, the Leg Guards of Glacial Focus 6,832 defense, the Glacial Gloves of Sealing 5,290 defense, the Cape of Frozen Ruin 3,290 defense, the Vorpal Frost Striders 3,293 defense, and the Dark Frostwinter Shoulderguards 3,272 defense. Combined with Nie Yan’s base defense and other defense bonuses, he breached 80,000 defense.

For a player under Level 200, this was unimaginable.

Nie Yan estimated he could even tank the damage of the Level 210 Umbra Demon Kings head-on now.

“Thank you for helping me reforge the Tyrant Abak Set, Bronnick,” Nie Yan said.

Bronnick hurriedly shook his head. “No need to thank me, sir. I was only doing my job.”

Nie Yan recalled his Legendary Thief and Great Hell Judge titles. Considering how high of a rank they were, it was only natural that NPCs would treat him with such reverence.

“Sir Nirvana Flame, I must warn you. A great calamity will descend on this world. To be able to forge this equipment for you is not only my honour but also my contribution to the living beings of this world,” Bronnick said.

Nie Yan was stunned. A great calamity? He tried to suss out some more information out of Bronnick, but to no avail. Bronnick was extremely tight-lipped regarding this matter.

Nie Yan ultimately decided to drop the matter. He could always use Great Prophecy to find out what was going on. Then he could start preparing, likely for the release of a new expansion.

After reforging the Tyrant Abak Set, Nie Yan had one less worry on his mind. He teleported to Okoron and picked out some new accessories to replace his obsolete ones. This was also where the Void Silver Ore came in handy. He didn’t require a full ingot to craft an accessory. Just a few was enough. So, together with what was left of his ancient ores he crafted a necklace.

Nie Yan found a secluded place to use Great Prophecy, but it failed to show anything. It appeared whatever calamity was coming couldn't be predicted. He would have to slowly figure it out.

With his new equipment, Nie Yan was ready to take on those Level 210 Umbra Demon Kings. He left his private villa and walked out onto the streets of Okoron.

Nie Yan was inconspicuous in his black cloak. Cloaked players could be spotted walking the streets all the time, and those with the same build as him could be found everywhere. Even if Tang Yao, Bladelight, and them bumped into him, they still wouldn’t recognize him.

As Nie Yan walked through the streets, the players around him parted to the sides and stared at him in shock.

They felt a deep chill permeate into their bones. Looking at the source of the bone-chilling aura, they found a mysterious player hidden behind a cloak. They couldn’t even see what kind of equipment he was wearing, As they tried peaking at the face under the hood, they felt an icy cold gaze pierce through them, causing their hearts to shiver uncontrollably.

The passerby couldn’t help but wonder who this mysterious person was. A powerful ice Mage perhaps?

Sure, many ice Mages gave off cold auras, but it was never this intense! Even when they were casting ice magic, it wouldn’t have such a strong effect on the surroundings!

Nie Yan hadn’t even activated Jotunheim’s Descent, or else who knew how many people would be frozen to death in his wake!

Jotunheim’s Descent didn’t have a cooldown. It could be toggled on and off at will. If he activated it, it would be a calamity for the players around him.

Nie Yan was caught off guard by the stares of alarm directed at him. He didn’t expect his equipment’s ordinary aura to have such a powerful effect.