Chapter 1 Walking on Snowy Ground

Stepping onto the ground, most of Nie Yan's calves sank into the snow. A gust of cold wind blew, buffeting him and causing him to shiver.

Nie Yan retrieved the Darkwing Dragon and walked step by step into the distance against the cold wind. Every step in this snow was extremely difficult.

Fortunately, his cold resistance was sufficient, otherwise, the cold wind here would have completely frozen him stiff.

Walking in the empty snowfield, he continued forward.

Some level 60 monsters refreshed here, including Snowfield Giant Bears. Occasionally, some Snowfield Giant Bears would come over, but after smelling Nie Yan's scent, they immediately avoided him. Their sense of danger was very keen, and they knew they couldn't afford to provoke Nie Yan.

Even killing these Snowfield Giant Bears wouldn't get him much experience, so Nie Yan was too lazy to chase after them. He continued to travel through the snowfield, searching for the coordinates all the way.

Only some elemental mages leveled up in this snowfield, because they had special skills that allowed them to resist the cold. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Nie Yan would stealthily avoid people when he saw them coming.

After about twenty minutes, Nie Yan arrived at a crack in the snowfield at the foot of the mountain. Looking down, the water surface here was calm and waveless, so deep that it was impossible to know where it led.

Nie Yan checked the coordinates, and this was the place.

A wisp of cold air rose from this icy spring.

In his past life, the Soggoth Feather was fished out from here.

Nie Yan drank a bottle of master-level cold resistance potion and jumped into the water. A bone-chilling coldness pierced his body, and he trembled.

If his cold resistance was below two hundred, he would probably be frozen into an ice pillar in an instant.

Nie Yan activated underwater breathing and dived down. Below the ice, it was dark, but because he had dark vision, he could still see some blurry images.

The water was full of water plants, each ten or so yards long, swaying with the waves.

Nie Yan traveled through the water plants and swam into the distance. The underwater world was strange and varied, with schools of fish and shrimp swimming around from time to time. They were just small animals without any offensive capabilities.

After about ten minutes, Nie Yan finally discovered his target, the Soggoth Feather.

The Soggoth Feather was a white feather five or six inches long, emitting a holy white light, floating in the distant sea area. A current of water surged towards it, but the Soggoth Feather seemed unaffected by the current, floating quietly.

Around the Soggoth Feather were three mermaids with female upper bodies and fish tails covered in scales. They held tridents.

They had gorgeous faces, and their upper bodies were naked, which was simply tempting. However, the bright tridents in their hands seemed to be telling the players that they were not to be trifled with.

Nie Yan swam stealthily behind a coral reef and cast a Detect on one of the mermaids.

Siren Virena: Level 120 Enhanced Elite.

This siren had nearly three million health points. An enhanced elite was close to a lord-level creature!

The three sirens patrolled next to the Soggoth Feather, stopping and going, and looking at the Soggoth Feather every once in a while.

Seeing the attributes of the three sirens, Nie Yan frowned. How could there be three level 120 elites here? In his previous life, he heard that there were no monsters guarding the Soggoth Feather, and that Shadow Dancer got it easily.

The information he got was all hearsay from others, and after all, it wasn't his own experience. It was normal for there to be discrepancies. Some information was passed on by word of mouth, and in the end, it generally changed a lot. It was already very good that he could find the Soggoth Feather based on those rumors.

It was too difficult to bypass these three sirens to get the Soggoth Feather. Nie Yan was no match for the three sirens, especially in the water, where the turbulent currents severely restricted his mobility.

Nie Yan looked around and saw that the space within a hundred yards was restricted, and he could not use return scrolls or random teleportation scrolls. This further increased the difficulty of obtaining the Soggoth Feather, because even if he got the Soggoth Feather, if he was killed here, the Soggoth Feather would still drop.

Nie Yan wandered around the periphery for a long time, at a loss. He didn't have much time. Underwater breathing could only last for about thirty minutes, and with the underwater breathing potion he had in his backpack, he estimated that he could last for an hour at most.

He had already used up nearly twenty minutes, so he had to hurry, otherwise, once the underwater breathing time was up, he would have to swim out of a hundred yards to use a return scroll to go back, otherwise he would drown.

Going back with a return scroll would be equivalent to making a wasted trip.

Nie Yan pondered in place for a moment, wondering if he could sneak past and get the Soggoth Feather.

Creatures in the water generally have low perception.

Nie Yan activated his invisibility and slowly sneaked towards the floating Soggoth Feather in the distance.

He got closer and closer to the Soggoth Feather in the distance, only about five or six yards away. The three sirens in the distance seemed to sense something, and looked over at Nie Yan, searching with their eyes, and slowly swam towards Nie Yan.

Nie Yan didn't dare to disturb them, so he could only retreat silently and hide behind a coral reef about ten yards away from the Soggoth Feather.

The three sirens patrolled nearby for a while and found nothing, continuing their wandering state.

Looking at the Soggoth Feather so close, yet unable to get it, Nie Yan couldn't help but feel depressed. The current here was too fast. If he used the Spider Weaver Ring as usual, the spider silk would be washed away by the current. This plan was obviously not feasible.

Spider silk, currents, one word after another flashed through Nie Yan's mind. He really wanted to grasp something, but his mind was still a mess.

There should be a way, Nie Yan comforted himself. He needed to think calmly. His thoughts were too chaotic here. Let's wait and see. He didn't know if there was anything else in this sea area besides the Soggoth Feather. He swam outside.

Nie Yan searched nearby for about ten minutes, and the underwater breathing skill on the Fishman Water Aversion Pearl was over. He used an underwater breathing potion to extend his underwater breathing time.

Could he only go back first?

Nie Yan was unwilling. He prepared to try again. It would be best if he could get the Soggoth Feather. If it really didn't work, he would have to go back first and come back next time when he thought of a way.

The current in this area was very strong, and it was very difficult for Nie Yan to swim. Fortunately, his strength and endurance attributes were high enough, so he could resist the current and not be washed away.

While swimming, Nie Yan suddenly found some glittering light in the distant sea area. His heart skipped a beat. Could it be a treasure chest?

He used the impact of the current to swim towards the direction of the distant light source.

Nie Yan swam for about thirty yards and found a silver-white treasure chest stuck in the middle of dense coral reefs. This silver-white treasure chest looked a bit like something from the Dark Ages, but it was already deformed and had lost its original appearance.

It was indeed a treasure chest, not locked, because the lock was broken.

The treasure chest was stuck in the crevice of a rock, making it difficult to take out. Nie Yan thought for a moment, took out his dagger, and prepared to pry open the treasure chest.

He inserted the dagger into the edge of the box cover and used force. With a snap, the lid of the treasure chest opened. Nie Yan looked inside. Inside the treasure chest was an ancient book. Although this book was old, it was still intact. The cover was dark gray. He weighed it. This book was very thick and heavy. On the cover, several dark gold characters were written in the dragon language: The Book of Oblivion.

Nie Yan was wondering what this Book of Oblivion was when he suddenly heard a crisp system prompt.

"System: You have discovered the Book of Oblivion left between the reefs. Its ancient cover seals a long history. Do you decide to pursue its past and search for that lost history?"

Yes!

Nie Yan thought for a moment. This should be the introduction to a quest. Anyway, it was just accepting an extra quest. It was no big deal. He would do it when the time came. He confirmed without hesitation.

At this moment, the Book of Oblivion suddenly shone brightly, and the light enveloped Nie Yan. A dark power entered his body. Nie Yan felt that the Darkwing Dragon in his pet space was a little restless. He quickly calmed the Darkwing Dragon.

The Darkwing Dragon finally calmed down.

Nie Yan was a little surprised in his heart. What a strong dark power!

The Book of Oblivion opened to the first page, which told a story of a lonely ranger who searched for an evil blade in the dark wilderness, wanting to destroy this evil weapon. However, after he found the evil blade, he was controlled by the evil blade instead, and a pair of black wings grew out of his back, turning him into a demon.

Quest Progress: Chapter One, The Order of Evil, kill the demon Jesup, destroy the evil blade with the Book of Oblivion, and collect the demon feathers.

This should be a series of quests. He didn't have time to do it for the time being. He estimated that it was no different from ordinary quests. He didn't care much about this quest. There was no detailed information on it. He threw the Book of Oblivion into his backpack and would talk about it later. He would get the Soggoth Feather first.

Nie Yan swam towards the Soggoth Feather, his eyes falling on the water plants at the bottom of the sea. These water plants were constantly swaying with the direction of the current.

The undercurrent in this seabed was too fierce, making swimming very difficult.

Looking at the constantly swaying water plants, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind. There was a way!

He thought of a way to get the Soggoth Feather without alarming the sirens.

Nie Yan became excited. He eagerly wanted to test whether his idea was feasible. He quickly accelerated towards the distant coral reef. The Soggoth Feather and the three sirens in the distance had already appeared in his sight.

He used the cover of the coral reef to sneak past slowly.

Seven yards away from the Soggoth Feather and about six yards away from the nearest siren, Nie Yan began to act when he saw the sirens' line of sight leaving the Soggoth Feather.