Chapter 113 Molten Heart

Both the Reaper's Edge and the Paternoster Warhammer had a requirement of 300 points of divine power.

Mephisto's Soul Blessing only added one point of divine power, but this single point gave Nie Yan a glimmer of hope. As long as this attribute existed, he could find opportunities to slowly increase it until he could wield these two weapons.

After checking, Nie Yan's various attributes had undergone subtle changes after gaining that one point of divine power. For example, skills like Spine Break inflicted additional damage. Similarly, when attacking super-elite demons or bosses, players with divine power could easily break through their armor. Besides these, other attributes, such as jumping and focus, had also changed significantly.

The gains were considerable.

Seeing Nie Yan emerge from the hut and pass through the barrier, Brilliant Knife Light, Smokeless Stump, and the others quickly surrounded him.

"How was it?"

"Did you get anything?"

Xie Yao also quietly looked at Nie Yan, waiting for his answer.

"I accepted a quest to kill a demonized lord. It might be dangerous, but since we're here, there's no turning back. If we fail, we'll just have to respawn," Nie Yan said. He had prepared himself, and his heart felt much more relaxed. If they were destined to fail, and the Reaper's Edge and Paternoster Warhammer were ultimately not his, then so be it. Do your best and accept fate.

"Demonized lord? What level?" everyone asked.

"Level 180."

"Good heavens, Level 180? There's no way we can be a match for it! That Level 130 demonized lord was already able to charge straight into the Clement Fortress. A Level 180 demonized lord is simply unimaginable."

They had all seen the videos of the battle at Clement Fortress and understood how terrifying demonized lords were. This one was Level 180, making it even more so.

"This is a quest. There are often special ways to deal with bosses in quests. Did you get any quest clues?" Smokeless Stump asked Nie Yan.

"I did get some quest clues, and they're related to the Paternoster Warhammer, but I'm not sure how to proceed yet," Nie Yan said. He was still pondering what Mephisto had said at the end.

"Let's go find that boss first," Smokeless Stump said.

"That's what I was thinking too. We'll figure out a way once we find it!" Nie Yan nodded.

Nie Yan called sun, Smile, and the others back. The team set off, heading towards the summit. He looked towards the top of the mountain, where thick smoke billowed. It was an active volcano.

According to Mephisto, the traitor Dirakru was trapped inside the crater.

The group of twenty-one climbed along the rugged mountain path towards the summit. After about ten minutes, Nie Yan and the others reached the edge of the crater. A thick, pungent smell assaulted their senses, making them feel dizzy and suffocated.

"Quick, use the Silence Potion!"

Everyone took out the spare potions from their bags, found the Silence Potions, and quickly drank them.

After drinking the Silence Potions, everyone stopped breathing, allowing them to move freely even in the poisonous fumes. These Silence Potions were made by several grandmaster alchemists from the Starry Night Pharmacy. There were only about seventy bottles in total, averaging about three bottles per person. Each bottle lasted about five hours, which was quite long.

They entered the area with denser smoke and looked down. They could vaguely see the scorching magma inside the volcano, bubbling like boiling water, constantly releasing bubbles. A wave of intense heat washed over them.

"I can't find a way down."

"Boss, what do we do?"

"I'll go down and take a look first," Nie Yan said.

"Nirvana Flame, let's go down too. We also got Crawler Rings," sun said. Nie Yan used the Crawler Ring's skill to its fullest potential. Ever since learning how to use the Crawler Ring like that, they either acquired them themselves or bought them at high prices on the market. Crawler Rings had almost become essential equipment for these top-tier players.

"Alright, let's split up and search!" Nie Yan nodded. This would be much more efficient.

"Let's go down," King of the World said. He activated his Crawler Ring and climbed down the crater wall.

The others began to move as well.

Nie Yan jumped down, his body falling rapidly. He glanced up and saw everyone clinging to the crater walls like geckos.

After falling about fifty yards, waves of scorching air rose from below, almost burning Nie Yan.

As he got closer to the fiery lava below, Nie Yan was about to use his left-hand Spider Silk to reach the nearby rock wall when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He glanced at the Molten Heart in his backpack.

Nie Yan activated the Molten Heart skill. Just as he was about to fall quickly into the scorching lava, he immediately used Feather Fall.

He felt his body weight rapidly decrease, and his descent slowed down, only slightly faster than a feather. He slowly landed on the surface of the lava. Due to his light weight, even the slight support from the lava's surface allowed Nie Yan to stand firmly. Ordinary players would suffer extremely high fire damage just by touching this scorching lava, but due to the Molten Heart, Nie Yan was not afraid of the lava's intense heat and could easily walk on it.

Nie Yan felt like his skin had been coated with a layer of mint, a cool sensation completely contrary to walking in the heart of the flames.

Looking around, the lava spanned roughly 500 yards in diameter. On the surrounding rock walls, about five or six yards from the lava, were a dozen dark caves, leading to unknown destinations. It must be there. These caves had to be searched one by one. Nie Yan walked straight towards one of the caves.

After arriving here, Nie Yan seemed to feel a voice calling out to him, a seductive demonic voice that made his head feel a little dizzy. He shook his head to keep himself awake.

Seeing Nie Yan standing on the scorching lava and walking around with ease, sun, King of the World, and the others were dumbfounded. What skill was that?

Just as they were about to ask Nie Yan, they saw him enter one of the caves. After thinking about it, they decided to ask later.

Each of them entered a deep cave and began searching separately.

The caves were filled with rolling waves of scorching air. The terrain inside was extremely complex, with winding and twisting tunnels tangled together like a maze. Strange echoes reverberated throughout the caves.

Following his instincts, Nie Yan cautiously explored forward.

Flickering flames came from the depths of the cave, indicating that there was something like lava below. When the volcano erupted, these caves would be filled with scorching magma. Once the eruption ended, the magma would naturally recede.

Just as Nie Yan was about to sneak deeper, he suddenly felt something was wrong, as if something was slowly approaching him.

Nie Yan's eyes suddenly turned cold. He stood still and slowly expanded his senses. Soon, he locked onto the other party's position.

The thing was about a dozen yards away from him. He didn't know what it was.

Without confirming what the other party was, Nie Yan didn't dare to make any moves for the time being, nor did he activate True Sight. Activating True Sight had the advantage of seeing through invisibility and accurately observing the surrounding environment, but it also had the disadvantage of easily exposing his location.

Now that he had located his opponent, there was no need to use True Sight.

Feeling the other party slowly approaching, Nie Yan suddenly burst into action. His right hand, wielding the Zannard Sword, unleashed a thrust straight at the opponent's front.

A cold light flashed, and with a clang, the other party blocked Nie Yan's attack.

Good reaction! Nie Yan suddenly closed the distance and slammed an elbow strike forward with his right elbow.

The opponent quickly blocked with his hand, resulting in a muffled thud.

Although the opponent blocked the attack, the powerful force from Nie Yan's arm still sent him flying backward.

Both of them revealed their figures.

Was the other party a Thief? Could it be a humanoid monster?

In the darkness, Nie Yan could only vaguely see the outline of the other party's face, unable to make out his features.

After the elbow strike, Nie Yan was about to use a control skill to immobilize the opponent. To prevent the opponent from escaping, Nie Yan's movements were decisive and relentless.

At this moment, a voice rang out: "It's me."

Hearing this voice, Nie Yan was stunned. It was Shadow Killer.

These caves were crisscrossed and intertwined. The two of them had entered from different entrances and accidentally bumped into each other.

"I thought it was a humanoid Thief monster. Fortunately, you spoke up in advance, or I might have attacked again," Nie Yan said. He almost accidentally killed Shadow Killer.

Shadow Killer stopped. His hands were numb at this moment, and he couldn't even grip his dagger. His health was also down by more than half. In just a single exchange, he was almost killed by Nie Yan. Looking at Nie Yan, Shadow Killer couldn't help but mutter to himself, This guy is getting more and more monstrous. Although Nie Yan had discovered him first, he had also sensed Nie Yan's movements the moment he attacked and had defended in advance. But even under these circumstances, he was still powerless to resist. If he hadn't spoken up in advance, he probably would have been lying on the ground by now. Fortunately, he had recognized Nie Yan from his fierce attacks.

Five or six months ago, he could still exchange a few moves with Nie Yan, but now it was completely impossible. The gap between the two was widening. Shadow Killer was no longer a match for Nie Yan at all.

He had originally planned to fight Nie Yan a few more times to at least win back one round, but after this exchange, he completely gave up the idea of fighting Nie Yan. The gap between them was too big. Fighting Nie Yan would simply be asking for trouble. Better to forget about it. For a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.