Chapter 165 Brannigan the Pharaoh

After weighing the options for a long time, Nie Yan finally made up his mind to take the risk. To get high returns, sometimes you have to gamble. He'd even soloed a Lord; what was there to be afraid of?

Nie Yan walked to the door of the right-hand stone chamber and pushed it open with all his might.

The golden door of the stone chamber slowly opened. Looking inside, this stone chamber was much larger than the previous ones, about 6x6 yards in size. In the center of the stone chamber was a huge golden coffin, five yards long. Every part of this golden coffin was exquisitely carved, displaying extravagance. If this golden coffin was the coffin of a deceased, then this deceased must have had a prominent position in life.

He wondered what exactly was inside this golden coffin.

Nie Yan's heart couldn't help but beat faster. He was filled with curiosity about the golden coffin. He walked to the side of the golden coffin, found the mechanism to open it, pressed it, and then quickly retreated.

He retreated to the door of the stone chamber. The doorway was narrow, making it easy to hide. If there was a situation, he could hide behind the wall.

The previous explosion and curse had left him with lingering fear.

*Creak, creak.* The lid of the golden coffin slowly opened, and a golden light emanated from the inside. The image of a giant slowly appeared in Nie Yan's line of sight. His nerves were stretched to the limit.

The golden coffin finally opened completely. Inside lay a huge body, about three yards tall, completely sculpted in gold, with a solemn expression.

Nie Yan still waited patiently. He wanted to confirm whether this guy would come to life.

The corpse lay there with its eyes closed, silently, in this quiet stone chamber, looking extremely strange.

Suddenly, the corpse opened its eyes, and a divine light burst forth from its pupils. It slowly sat up.

It was a monster! Nie Yan cast a detection skill on the corpse.

Pharaoh Brannigan: Level 110 Lord, Undead Magister, HP 3,000,000.

"Damn, it's a Magister!"

If it was just a Level 110 Lord, Nie Yan might still be able to deal with it, but this guy was an Undead Magister, a level higher than ordinary Lords.

In this kind of situation, running away was the stupidest thing to do. Nie Yan glanced at the surrounding terrain and immediately controlled the Golden Earth Dragon to block the door of the stone chamber. Based on Nie Yan's understanding of the Magister class, he absolutely couldn't let this guy out into an open area, because in an open area, Magisters were almost invincible. Even Shadow Dancers, also top-tier classes, wouldn't dare to fight Magisters head-on in an open area without obstacles.

Pharaoh Brannigan stood up. He said angrily in a distant, heavy voice, "You have disturbed my slumber, lowly ant. I will grind you to dust!"

Pharaoh Brannigan climbed out of the golden coffin. A long staff appeared out of nowhere in his hand.

Nie Yan looked up. Pharaoh Brannigan was golden all over, like a golden sculpture, with a golden metallic luster on his body. The staff in his hand was more than two yards long, cast from metal, with a huge crystal inlaid at the top, emitting a deep blue light.

Pharaoh Brannigan had some difficulty moving around in the stone chamber. The small stone chamber was mostly occupied by the golden coffin in the center, leaving little room to move around, making him feel cramped.

Nie Yan accurately grasped this point and had the Golden Earth Dragon block the exit of the stone chamber. No matter what, the Golden Earth Dragon couldn't retreat; if it did, they would be finished.

"We are the oldest race. Anyone who dares to obstruct the footsteps of the gods will be turned into dust. Get lost, lowly vermin!" Pharaoh Brannigan waved the staff in his hand and smashed it down on the Golden Earth Dragon.

Seeing Pharaoh Brannigan's staff come down, Nie Yan quickly controlled the Golden Earth Dragon to dodge to the side.

With a *boom*, Pharaoh Brannigan's staff smashed onto the door of the stone chamber, causing it to tremble. After all, it was made of molten metal, so it wouldn't break so easily.

The space nearby was too narrow, and Pharaoh Brannigan couldn't move freely at all. He tried to walk out of the door of the stone chamber, but the Golden Earth Dragon blocked his way again, spewing a breath of dragon fire that bombarded Pharaoh Brannigan's body.

With a *bang*, Brannigan took a step back, and a damage value of more than 5,000 points floated above his head.

The Golden Earth Dragon's attack was quite powerful. Brannigan was a magic-type unit, so his defense wasn't high.

Brannigan was enraged by the Golden Earth Dragon. He raised the staff in his hand, and a bolt of lightning struck down.

With a *boom*, streams of electricity ran through the Golden Earth Dragon's body, instantly knocking off 60,000 of its HP.

The Golden Earth Dragon's HP dropped by nearly a third at once.

What terrifying damage! Nie Yan found it hard to imagine which warrior could withstand it. He estimated that at least a Paladin-level character would be able to withstand his attacks.

Lafferty in the back quickly cast a heal on the Golden Earth Dragon, and the Golden Earth Dragon's HP immediately returned to full. A Level 15 Minor Heal was quite effective.

Nie Yan had the Golden Earth Dragon firmly block the exit of the stone chamber. In the narrow area, Brannigan couldn't unleash even a third of his original combat power. There were obstacles everywhere, and when he raised his hand, the staff in his hand would even hit the top of the stone chamber.

"This terrain is well-exploited," Nie Yan smiled slightly, took out the Headless Horseman Doro's Crossbow, aimed at Brannigan, and *swoosh, swoosh, swoosh*, arrows shot towards Brannigan.

*Tuk, tuk, tuk*, these arrows hit Brannigan's body, but only managed to cause a few hundred points of damage.

The stone chamber was too narrow, and Nie Yan didn't dare to go inside. If he went inside, he might be instantly killed by Brannigan. He could only shoot from outside with the crossbow.

Brannigan roared inside, but he couldn't get out. The Golden Earth Dragon was like a rock, unmoving.

Streams of magic bombarded the Golden Earth Dragon's body. If they couldn't kill the Golden Earth Dragon instantly, all attacks would be ineffective. Lafferty's healing was too powerful. As long as the Golden Earth Dragon had a trace of blood left, he could save it. With so much HP, it would be extremely difficult for Brannigan to kill it instantly!

If a Magister couldn't unleash their terrifying magical abilities, they were no different from ordinary mages.

Seeing that there was hope, Nie Yan simply let Lafferty sit down and rest, occasionally casting a heal on the Golden Earth Dragon. As long as Lafferty's mana didn't run out, there wouldn't be any problems. Nie Yan couldn't help but feel a little annoyed that he hadn't brought some Master-level Mana Recovery Potions when he went out, so Lafferty could use them.

With Lafferty's mana pool and mana recovery speed, there shouldn't be any problems for the time being.

Counter Storm!

Counter Storm!

The Golden Earth Dragon used several Counter Storms in a row, wiping out more than 200,000 of Brannigan's HP. The triggering of Counter Storm was probabilistic. If he was lucky, it would trigger several times in a row; if he was unlucky, it wouldn't appear at all.

Brannigan rampaged wildly. He had cast several spells, but they were all interrupted by the Golden Earth Dragon. This kind of close-quarters combat was most unfavorable for long-range units like Magisters.

The Golden Earth Dragon summoned a ball of flames, and the entire stone chamber was filled with raging flames.

Time passed little by little. After about fifteen minutes, Brannigan's HP had been depleted to about only 20% or so.

How easy!

He originally thought he was going to be abused to death by Pharaoh Brannigan. In the final analysis, the terrain was good. Sometimes, as long as you exploit the terrain well, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

With only 20% of his HP left, Brannigan began to become restless. He waved his staff, and with a *bang*, a wave of frost swept out, and the Golden Earth Dragon was immediately covered with a thick layer of frost, making its body extremely stiff.

Brannigan charged frantically, and the Golden Earth Dragon retreated step by step. It looked like Brannigan was about to break out of this cage that was almost trapping him to death.

Seeing the urgency of the situation, Nie Yan immediately controlled the Paladin Lafferty to stand up. After adding skills such as Rising Morale and Holy Light Shield, he charged towards Brannigan.

One person and one dragon blocked in front of Brannigan, and Brannigan's advance was immediately blocked. Brannigan's staff swung down towards the Paladin Lafferty. With a *bang*, Lafferty staggered a few steps, losing a third of his HP. The Holy Light Shield on his body trembled, but there were no signs of it breaking. After all, it was an Level 11 Holy Light Shield, and its protective ability and durability were quite high.

Lafferty cast a Sunny Day on the Golden Earth Dragon, and the frost covering the Golden Earth Dragon slowly melted and eventually dissipated. The Golden Earth Dragon regained its fighting power and pushed back step by step.

Brannigan staggered backward and returned to that small space again. He waved his staff, and three skeleton warriors stood up behind him. These skeleton warriors were three yards tall, covered in metal armor, and wielding giant axes. At a glance, it could be seen that these skeleton warriors were very powerful. But the tragic thing was, they couldn't get out at all! Instead, they huddled and turned around in this narrow space.

In the end, they were low-intelligence monsters. Brannigan had no ability to think. Using summoning skills at this time was useless. The three skeleton warriors behind him couldn't hit the Golden Earth Dragon and Lafferty at all.

With less than 5% of his HP left, Brannigan became even more manic, emitting a blood-red light all over his body, with black skulls circling around his body.

Nie Yan's heart sank. This guy was going to use a big move!

Lafferty retreated to the back and chanted a spell, Holy Light Radiance!

A powerful pillar of holy light bombarded down from the sky, hitting Brannigan squarely. Where Brannigan's body came into contact with the holy light, there was a hissing sound, and wisps of white smoke rose up. He screamed miserably, and these places were slowly melted by the holy light.

Holy Light Radiance had a certain probability of directly purifying all creatures within a 30x30 yard range. If it couldn't purify them, it could also cause fatal damage to them.

In the holy light, Brannigan suddenly went berserk and strode towards the Golden Earth Dragon, Dark Judgment!

A black shock wave hit the Golden Earth Dragon's abdomen. The Golden Earth Dragon was blasted away by this Dark Judgment, and with a *bang*, it slammed heavily into the opposite wall and then fell to the ground.

Brannigan lowered his head, stepped out of the stone chamber with one foot, and let out a sharp, ear-piercing roar, "Damn Paladin, I will use your body to sacrifice to our great ancestors!" He swung the staff towards Lafferty's head.