Chapter 189 Devil Dilakru's Shield

At this moment, a desolate cemetery a few thousand yards away from Bartell City was filled with souls, including Tang Yao, Unkillable Scoundrel, and the others who had been killed.

In their soul state, they could see each other. Seeing others appear, they exchanged wry smiles.

"It's over, we've been wiped out this time." Brilliant Knife Light looked around. More and more people were appearing; it seemed everyone would be here soon.

"How did you guys get wiped out?" Smile Not For Me asked. They had died earlier and didn't know what had happened afterward.

"We were so close to killing Dilakru, so close. If we had ten more minutes, we would have done it." Unkillable Scoundrel said, frustrated. He didn't know that Dilakru was a quest monster and could only be killed with the Paternoster Warhammer.

They exchanged wry smiles. Close was close, but they still hadn't killed him.

Twenty soul forms appeared.

"Huh, why hasn't Nie Yan come out?" Xie Yao asked, puzzled.

Only then did everyone realize that Nie Yan hadn't appeared yet. It had been more than ten minutes since Dilakru released the Forbidden Magic-level Meteor Rain. Could it be that Nie Yan hadn't died after all this time?

"Is Guild Leader still in there?"

"If Nie Yan hasn't come out, maybe there's still a chance!" Brilliant Knife Light said, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

The others discussed, hoping that Nie Yan could kill Dilakru in the end, but they knew the chances were slim, practically impossible. Perhaps Nie Yan had just managed to avoid the Meteor Rain.

"Let's resurrect here and rest for a bit," Brilliant Knife Light said to the others.

They released their souls and resurrected on the spot. Each of them had dropped a level and lost some equipment, but the loss wasn't unbearable for them. They had been leveling in the Dark World for so long and had already made a profit.

The twenty members sat down to restore their health while waiting for news from Nie Yan. They didn't dare to call Nie Yan, afraid of disturbing him. Seeing that Nie Yan hadn't died in the team chat, they felt relieved.

After Nie Yan entered the teleportation gate, images flashed through his mind—images of the Orc King and the Paternoster Warhammer, telling the story of the Orc King traveling around to establish the Saturn Empire, eliminating one enemy after another. However, even heroes eventually fall, and he was betrayed by Dilakru in the end. The scenes immersed Nie Yan in the story.

The meaning of the Assassin's Heart was that an assassin, even knowing that the road ahead was dangerous and certain death, would still be willing to risk it to uphold justice and complete the mission with the determination to die.

Nie Yan had successfully completed the quest, assassinating the powerful NPC Dilakru, so he received the reward of the Assassin's Heart.

After an unknown amount of time, Nie Yan finally woke up and checked his location. He was inside Bartell City, surrounded by crisscrossing streets.

"Finally out," Nie Yan took a deep breath, feeling especially relieved.

Nie Yan couldn't wait to look at the rewards from the Assassin's Heart.

Assassin's Heart: All Attributes +30%, Agility +30%, All Control Skill Levels +3, Gain Equipment Sub-Slot. Human Empire Respect Value +50, Saturn Empire Respect Value +200.

Seeing the additional attributes of the Assassin's Heart, Nie Yan couldn't help but be excited. He had really hit the jackpot this time. His attributes were already strong enough, and this boost made him even more insane. The Control Skills +3 was also excellent. These were all increases to his base stats, completely different from the attributes attached to equipment.

The equipment sub-slot meant that Nie Yan could wear two sets of equipment simultaneously. These two sets of equipment could be switched at any time, and the switching time was very fast, only one second. Moreover, he could switch them during combat. Getting an equipment sub-slot was even better than a 30% attribute boost!

Wearing two sets of equipment at the same time, even though the attributes didn't stack, Nie Yan could wear equipment with different attributes, such as a set with high magic resistance and a set with high physical defense. He could use the high magic resistance equipment against mages and the high physical defense equipment against warriors. If he encountered a team of mages and warriors, he could switch back and forth. If he was worried about his good items being dropped, he could wear a set of excellent equipment and a set of trash equipment. If he had to die, he could switch to a set of trash equipment.

Two equipment slots provided great flexibility.

Nie Yan remembered that a player usually had to reach level 180 to obtain an equipment sub-slot. He didn't expect the Assassin's Heart to have it as an additional bonus. He wondered if he could get a third equipment slot after leveling up to 180.

After understanding the bonus attributes of the Assassin's Heart, Nie Yan looked at the two items dropped by Dilakru and was stunned.

One of the two items was a heavy shield. He didn't know what metal the heavy shield was made of, but it was very heavy. A shield warrior with low strength couldn't even lift it. It was blood-red, and the shield's surface was covered with strange runes, with a demon pattern in the center.

He looked at the shield's attributes.

Devil Dilakru's Shield: Legendary, Divine Item, Required Level: 180.

Item Description: A heavy shield crafted by the demon Dilakru using Red Moon Fine Iron, possessing extremely powerful defensive capabilities, with six slots for embedding six gems.

Item Attributes: Defense 7830-8812, Defense Rate 70%, 30% chance to ignore attacks, Magic Resistance +100, Strength +50%, Health +60%. Defense Type: Dark Armor.

Attached Skill: Devil Taunt, forces all units within a thirty-yard radius to only attack the user, lasting 5 minutes, skill cooldown 20 minutes. Devil Devour, passive skill, consumes the target's mana at a rate of (2 * Strength) during attacks and converts it into the user's health.

Attached: Devil's Suck, when health is below 30%, enters a state of fear, attributes decreased by 30%.

Usage Restriction: None.

Seeing the Devil Dilakru's Shield, Nie Yan's gaze was somewhat dazed. Good heavens, a shield with 7000+ defense! He had never seen one before. The strongest shield he had seen in his previous life only had a defense of 5000+, and the other attributes couldn't compare to the Devil Dilakru's Shield at all.

He could embed six gems into it. If he embedded a few gems that reduced requirements, Brilliant Knife Light could probably use it.

If Brilliant Knife Light took the Dilakru's Shield, the first thing Nie Yan would do was organize a guild team to kill high-level creatures. One of them was the Lava Beast that had slaughtered tens of thousands of players in the Molten Fire Forest before, and there were many more.

He estimated that it wouldn't be long before the equipment level of the top members of the Nirvana Guild would rise several levels.

In addition to the Devil Dilakru's Shield, the other item was a rhombus-shaped crystal—another Fragmented Divinity!

Nie Yan checked and saw that he already had three Fragmented Divinities in his backpack. He didn't know what they were for and could only keep them.

"Where are you guys now?" Nie Yan asked in the team chat.

As soon as Nie Yan spoke, the team chat erupted.

"Guild Leader Nie Yan, how's it going on your end? Did you get wiped out?"

"No, it's impossible for his level to rise so quickly if he got wiped out. Level 149! Guild Leader Nie Yan, you didn't kill Dilakru, did you?"

"Nie Yan, did you really kill Dilakru?"

The voices in the team chat were chaotic, and the team members were too eager.

"Speak one at a time, I can't hear anything. Dilakru has been killed," Nie Yan said with a smile.

"How did you kill him? I remember Dilakru had nearly 50,000 health left before he killed us," Unkillable Scoundrel asked, puzzled. Nie Yan had taken down more than 50,000 of Dilakru's health by himself, which was unbelievable.

"It's a quest. Dilakru is a quest Boss. He becomes invincible later on. I couldn't even deal damage to him with Shatter Strike. I killed him with the Paternoster Warhammer!" Nie Yan explained.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Unkillable Scoundrel and the others understood. It was a quest, and the Paternoster Warhammer was the key to completing the quest. Without the Paternoster Warhammer, Dilakru was invincible and couldn't be killed. They had to deplete Dilakru's health to a certain point and then use the Paternoster Warhammer to deliver the fatal blow to complete the quest.

"Did Dilakru drop anything good?" Everyone asked curiously.

"Did you complete the Assassin's Heart quest?" Brilliant Knife Light asked.

"The Assassin's Heart quest has been completed. I got the Assassin's Heart. Besides the Assassin's Heart, I also got a shield," Nie Yan said, a little excited as he shared the shield's attributes in the team chat.

The attributes of the Devil Dilakru's Shield were fully displayed before Brilliant Knife Light and the others.

There was dead silence. They were all shocked by the attributes of the Devil Dilakru's Shield.

"Such amazing attributes. A shield with 7000 defense and a 70% defense rate. I reckon if Knife Light equips this shield, I might not even be able to break his defense," Water Color Smoker said with emotion.

With this shield, Brilliant Knife Light's defense would be truly invincible. Such a shield warrior would be an unbreakable super tank no matter where he was.

"Embed a few gems that reduce requirements, and Knife Light should be able to wear it," Big Brother Seven said.

Gems that reduced requirements weren't too difficult to find for Nie Yan and the others.

"With this quest settled, let's go meet the Bloodfiend Knight Order. After Knife Light gets this shield, we'll farm Bosses together. Our first target is the Lava Beast," Nie Yan said spiritedly.

"Level 200 Lord?" The others were taken aback for a moment, then thought, with such a high-defense shield warrior, even facing a level 200 Lord wouldn't be a problem! They couldn't help but look forward to it. In the future, the equipment of their group would have a qualitative leap.