Chapter 147 Victory
Saintr Knight Levis's death bought Nie Yan some time.

Nie Yan scrambled to his feet, watching a huge ice pillar plummet from the sky. He quickly dove out of the way, narrowly avoiding it.

*Boom!* The ice shattered into fragments.

Nie Yan glanced at his skill bar. Gale Step had finished cooling down. He quickly activated it and dodged.

Levis was showing signs of increasing frenzy, casting spells faster and faster.

Nie Yan sprinted to a spot three or four hundred yards away from Levis, entered stealth, and concealed himself.

Due to the distance, Levis couldn't sense Nie Yan's location. He calmed down, half-raised his staff, and walked slowly, his eyes searching everywhere.

A Great Mage-level NPC, so strong! Nie Yan thought, almost all his skills were countered by Levis. This time, even Nie Yan didn't know what to do. Watching Levis walking slowly in the distance, he wasn't sure what the safe distance between him and Levis was. At least two hundred yards!

Facing a Great Mage-level NPC, if he had Divine Judgement, it would be much easier. Unfortunately, Divine Judgement was used when killing Dilukalu, and it hadn't finished cooling down yet.

He glanced at his skill bar. His other powerful skill, Annihilation Strike, was also still cooling down. Ordinary skills were basically ineffective against Great Mage-level NPCs, because he didn't even have a chance to get close to Levis. Even if he did, he would be interfered with by magic, making it difficult to stun Levis.

If this continued, Levis's health would slowly recover, and his chances of defeating Levis would become smaller and smaller.

Levis walked around, his eyes like those of an eagle, as if he could see through everything.

The surrounding ice shards slowly dissipated. The players saw the process of Great Mage Levis killing Shadow Assassin and Saint Knight Levis. They whispered amongst themselves.

"Judging by the situation, Crazy Thief Nie Yan is probably going to lose."

"Great Mage Levis is too strong. A Great Mage-level NPC is indeed extraordinary."

Although they weren't optimistic about Nie Yan, they were completely convinced by him. Being able to fight a Great Mage-level NPC to this extent was truly unique. If it were other players, they would probably be in an even worse state.

Levis walked over step by step. Nie Yan could feel restless ice-type magic elements everywhere nearby.

Nie Yan focused his mind. As Levis approached, the distance between them became closer and closer: two hundred thirty yards, two hundred yards, one hundred seventy yards...

Time seemed to freeze.

Nie Yan knew that he couldn't avoid it, he could only gamble!

"You detestable fellow, I will turn your corpse into an ice sculpture and place it in an ice cave in the Land of Extreme Cold..." Levis cursed viciously. He was like a mad dog that had been provoked.

Levis's words faintly entered Nie Yan's ears. Nie Yan smiled coldly. The outcome hadn't been decided yet!

Calm down, I must calm down!

Nie Yan kept telling himself, Great Mage Levis was definitely one of the most powerful opponents he had ever encountered. He would never back down here. If he lost, his Abak Set would be gone, and many of the items on his body would be lost as well.

Watching Levis gradually approach, Nie Yan gradually had a special feeling. His heart seemed to slowly settle down, his attention was highly concentrated, and he entered a strange state.

Absolute calm, without a trace of emotional fluctuation.

The whole world was left with him and Levis, without any distractions.

One hundred yards, eighty yards, sixty yards, Levis suddenly sensed something. His almost-substantive gaze locked onto the direction where Nie Yan was. Almost at the same time, the staff in his hand moved.

A dense cluster of ice spikes suddenly rose from the ground.

Just as Levis cast Ice Spike, Nie Yan's footsteps suddenly moved. The pace seemed slow, but the speed was actually very fast. He suddenly rushed forward, dodging the attack of Ice Spike.

Frost Hail!

Frost Roar!

Levis's staff moved quickly, and spells poured out madly. Anyway, Great Mages had many spells, and when using these low-level spells, they didn't need any chanting time at all. They were all instant cast.

Nie Yan's figure was as fast as lightning, constantly flashing, dodging Levis's attacks again and again.

His mastery of speed became more and more flexible and free. This kind of extreme speed made him feel an unprecedented thrill. Everything around him quickly flashed past his eyes.

This was the speed of Shadow Dance!

Nie Yan had an urge to shout. He dodged Levis's spells one after another. To ordinary players, what he was doing was very dangerous, but in reality, Nie Yan himself knew that he still had a lot of room to maneuver, so he didn't have to worry about being attacked by Levis's magic.

This seemed to be a kind of footwork, a flash of insight appeared in Nie Yan's mind.

System: You have comprehended Swift Steps.

Sure enough! One of the footworks of Shadow Dance.

Nie Yan strode forward, his body slightly tilted. It could be described as lightning speed. He familiarized himself with the new speed, and his eyes locked onto Levis in the center!

So what if you are a Great Mage-level NPC, let me show you what Shadow Dance is!

The speed of Shadow Dance is the bane of Great Mages. As long as the speed reaches a certain level, one can defeat any powerful Great Mage!

Levis's magic always failed to hit Nie Yan. He felt great pressure, and even a little flustered. He couldn't understand why Nie Yan's strength seemed to have suddenly increased a lot. He kept waving his staff and releasing spells. He felt that his hands were about to cramp, but he still couldn't capture Nie Yan.

Nie Yan suddenly turned and pounced towards where Levis was. The Zennarde's Sword in his hand turned into a flash of lightning.

Flash!

Levis used Flash to dodge five or six yards away. He had just stood firm, and before he had time to use an attack spell to counterattack Nie Yan, he found that Nie Yan had already pounced in front of him. The dagger of Zennarde's Sword stabbed towards his forehead, and the power of dark corrosion rushed towards him.

Levis used Flash again, to five yards away.

He had just stood still when Nie Yan arrived behind him again.

Such speed! Even Levis was alarmed by this absolute speed. He could only keep using Flash, trying to get rid of Nie Yan, but he found that the effect of continuous Flash was very limited. Nie Yan moved too fast, and every time he could accurately predict the position he was going to escape to based on the direction of his gaze.

Levis fell into a disadvantage again, running around for his life.

Nie Yan would never give him a chance again!

Just as Levis used Flash, the moment his feet landed, Nie Yan suddenly jumped up, and the Zennarde's Sword in his right hand stabbed fiercely towards the back of his head.

Flash!

Levis had just waved his staff, and his magic hadn't worked yet. He saw Nie Yan use a Lock-On, and a powerful aura locked onto Levis, interrupting Levis's Flash skill.

The Flash skill was interrupted, Levis's heart contracted suddenly. He anxiously wanted to wave his staff, but a stabbing pain of being cut by a sharp weapon came from the back of his head. His body paused and fell into a stunned state.

Nie Yan's speed was too fast, he didn't have time to cast any magic at all!

Seeing Levis stunned, Nie Yan sneered. Since you're stunned, don't wake up.

Nie Yan used Backstab on Levis's back, and then slashed him fiercely.

With a few swords, damage values of five or six thousand floated above Levis's head, and his health quickly dropped by more than half.

With a *bang*, a ring of frost bloomed from Levis's body.

Seeing that he was about to be hit by the ring of frost, Nie Yan activated the Death Immunity skill. With a *bang*, the ring of frost swept across Nie Yan's body, adding a layer of white frost to Nie Yan's body.

This guy actually has a triggered passive skill. Fortunately, Death Immunity could ignore control effects, which allowed him to avoid being frozen, but after being hit, his health dropped by more than 10,000, and his speed was greatly reduced.

Levis's finger moved slightly, about to get rid of Nie Yan's control. Nie Yan's body spun to the side, and he stabbed Levis's spine fiercely with a Spinal Break. With a *bang*, Levis fell into a stunned state again.

Another backstab, Levis's health was only a sliver left, probably only about a thousand points.

Nie Yan placed Zennarde's Sword at Levis's throat, about half an inch away from Levis. The rising flames were about to devour Levis at any time.

Although Great Mage Levis had a very strange temper, he was not an unforgivable NPC. On the contrary, he had a high status in the Greenland Empire. If he killed such an NPC, Nie Yan's record would undoubtedly be stained with a bad mark. After weighing the pros and cons, Nie Yan did not kill him.

After a while, Levis slowly woke up. He opened his eyes and met Nie Yan's gaze.

"I lost," Levis said dejectedly. This was the first time he had lost to a player. Although he was very frustrated, he was still quite magnanimous.

"According to the previous agreement, give me the Abak Boots of Swiftness," Nie Yan said, staring into Levis's eyes.

Levis moved his right hand, and an object appeared in his hand. He threw it to Nie Yan and said, "This is what you want!"

Nie Yan caught it in his hand, took a look, and it was indeed the Abak Boots of Swiftness. Another Abak Set component. This eight-piece set finally only had one piece left. He was very excited.

"You can go," Nie Yan put down Zennarde's Sword and left straight away. Finally, it was done, he could go back. In addition to collecting the Abak Set, comprehending Swift Steps was also a great gain.

The players didn't expect that there would be such an ending. A Great Mage-level NPC was ultimately no match for Crazy Thief Nie Yan. They looked at each other, and they all saw the shock in each other's eyes. Watching Nie Yan's gradually receding figure, they all showed admiration. A player could reach Nie Yan's level, and there was no regret.