Chapter 1 A Glimpse

Coarse breathing emanated from amidst the jumbled rocks. Nie Yan carefully scouted, and the belly of a giant lizard came into view.

It was an Earth Giant Lizard!

Nie Yan had known he would encounter it here.

The lizard was concealed within the rocks, five yards long, its body covered in spikes, practically a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Looking towards the other side, there was a deep cave between the giant rocks, difficult to spot without careful observation.

Looking at the cave from this side, it seemed bottomless.

"I have to avoid that lizard," Nie Yan thought. Entering the cave without alarming it wouldn't be easy.

Nie Yan cast a Super Identify on the lizard.

Earth Giant Lizard: ?? Level Elite.

Nie Yan vaguely remembered that this Earth Giant Lizard was an elite creature above level thirty. If it so much as touched him, he would be dead.

But this Earth Giant Lizard wouldn't stay here all the time.

Nie Yan waited quietly.

After several minutes, the Earth Giant Lizard's body stirred. It slowly rose, climbed onto a giant rock, and its massive tail swept across a rock not far from Nie Yan, smashing it into pieces with a deafening boom.

*Pa pa pa*, shattered stones flew towards Nie Yan.

-23, -27, -26, damage values floated above Nie Yan's head.

Nie Yan didn't dare move a muscle, lest the Earth Giant Lizard discover him.

The Earth Giant Lizard suddenly stopped, its head peering down into the rocks below.

Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat. He hid deeper behind the rock, motionless, as if time had stopped.

The Earth Giant Lizard turned its head and slowly lumbered away into the distance, seemingly lazy.

Fortunately, the Earth Giant Lizard hadn't discovered him. Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing it gradually move away, he dared to peek out and sneak towards the cave.

A cold wind blew from deep within the cave. Nie Yan entered. The cave was somewhat damp, and the walls were covered in deep scratches, probably left by the Earth Giant Lizard.

This was the Earth Giant Lizard's cave. Every two hours, it would leave to sunbathe on the distant cliffs for about five minutes.

With Nie Yan's current attack power, even if the Earth Giant Lizard stood still and let him shoot, his damage would still be less than its health regeneration.

He would never have dared to come if he hadn't known the Earth Giant Lizard would leave for a while.

He groped deeper into the cave. As Nie Yan progressed, light became scarce, and it was pitch black. He couldn't see his own fingers, and could only feel his way forward.

Fortunately, other than the occasional visit from the Earth Giant Lizard, there were no other monsters here.

Time was of the essence. If the Earth Giant Lizard returned and caught his scent, it would rush in and tear him to pieces without hesitation.

Nie Yan quickened his pace, stretching out his hands to expand his range of detection, immediately avoiding any obstacles his fingers touched.

After about three minutes, he still hadn't reached the end of the cave. Nie Yan faintly detected a faint glimmer of light from the depths.

"Could there be a treasure chest?" Nie Yan wondered, and felt his way towards the light.

In his previous life, the treasure chest had already been opened when he searched this place, but this life, he was the first to arrive, a pleasant surprise.

Nie Yan indeed found a treasure chest emitting a silver glow in the corner of the cave. He checked it. Fortunately, it wasn't locked; otherwise, he would have absolutely no way to open a level thirty locked chest.

Treasure chests were divided into locked and unlocked. Unlocked chests could be opened by players of any level or class, while locked chests required the corresponding level of lockpicking skill or a key.

Nie Yan crouched down and began to open the treasure chest.

System: Treasure chest opening, completion rate 10%...30%...

With a click, the treasure chest opened. Nie Yan felt around the bottom of the chest and pulled out two items. He looked at the attributes of one of them.

Dark Amulet (Silver): Accessory, requires 20 Strength, 30 Agility.

Attribute description: Strength +7, Dark Vision +3.

Restriction: Can be used by any class in any faction.

Seeing that it was an accessory, Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat. It turned out to be something that increased Dark Vision. He could equip it now. His Strength and Agility already met the requirements because of his good equipment.

He put on the Dark Amulet, and his visibility increased significantly. He could vaguely see the surroundings, though it was still limited. This was already quite good for the early stages.

He checked the other item. It was a scroll.

Thunderfire (Intermediate Scroll): Requires 30 Intelligence to activate.

Attribute description: Releases Thunderfire with 200 damage in a 20*20 yard range, lasting 15 seconds.

Casting elements: A set of gestures, a set of actions.

Class restriction: Human Thief, Human Paladin, Human Warrior.

It was actually an intermediate rare scroll. Even when players were in their thirties and forties, this scroll was very valuable. Its drop rate in the wild was quite low, and it was a one-time use item, so ordinary people couldn't afford it. But for Nie Yan now, it was priceless, even more valuable than the Dark Amulet.

The Intelligence requirement of 30 could be met with equipment, and he could remove the Intelligence-boosting equipment after casting it.

Nie Yan put away the Thunderfire scroll and continued deeper into the cave.

After walking for a few more minutes, Nie Yan actually found another treasure chest, and it was a gold-grade one, but unfortunately, it was locked.

A level thirty gold treasure chest required at least an intermediate lockpicking skill to open. It was temporarily impossible to open it.

Nie Yan could learn the lockpicking skill at level five, but the skill was in high demand in the early stages. He had searched the auction house several times, but no one was selling it. The skill book for lockpicking could only be obtained by grinding monsters, with a drop rate of less than one in ten thousand. It wasn't worth spending so much time grinding for the skill book, so he had to give up for now.

Disappointed, he could only leave. Nie Yan heard some movement towards the cave entrance, and his heart tightened. Uh oh, the Earth Giant Lizard was coming back!

Heavy footsteps echoed through the cave, rapidly approaching.

Using his faint vision, Nie Yan sprinted towards the depths of the cave.

A glimmer of light shone ahead, and wind rushed in. That was the exit!

Nie Yan quickened his pace. Soon, he reached the end of the cave and stopped abruptly. In front of him was a deep cliff, its towering walls hundreds of yards high, and the cold wind howled.

It was as if a mountain had been split in half from the middle, with steep rock walls on both sides, and a deep rift valley below. He could vaguely see the dense jungle below.

Nie Yan estimated that the distance from this side to the opposite rock wall was over a hundred yards at its widest, and about fifty yards at its narrowest.

He was standing at the point closest to the opposite rock wall, about fifty yards away.

The reason he had come here was to reach the opposite rock wall! Crossing from here was the only way for Nie Yan to reach that side!

Nie Yan's gaze searched the opposite rock wall, but he found nothing.

The footsteps of the Earth Giant Lizard behind him were getting closer and closer, and time was running out.

"There's no time, it should be alright," Nie Yan thought. He retreated more than ten yards, familiarizing himself with the terrain to avoid hitting any obstacles while running.

At this moment, a huge figure rapidly approached from the shadows behind him.

Nie Yan quickly used an acceleration scroll and began to run, accelerating towards the cave entrance. His movement speed increased.

The Earth Giant Lizard pounced from behind. Even in the somewhat narrow cave, its movement speed was quite fast, and its roars echoed like thunder.

Nie Yan's running speed had reached its maximum. He was getting closer and closer to the cave entrance. Ten yards, five yards, three yards, two yards, one yard. He reached the cave entrance, leaped, and flew like a cannonball towards the opposite rock wall.

The wind whistled in his ears, and the cold wind blasted his face. Nie Yan seemed to feel something behind him rushing out of the cave and falling towards the cliff. It must be the Earth Giant Lizard.

Nie Yan flew diagonally towards the opposite rock wall, his altitude rapidly decreasing, and his speed increasing.

If this movement were converted into a mathematical model, it would be a projectile motion with resistance. Nie Yan would constantly approach the opposite rock wall until he hit it or fell to the ground.

Nie Yan fell about a hundred yards and got closer to the opposite rock wall. He quickly activated the Feather Fall skill on the Featherfall Gem, and his falling speed rapidly slowed down, gradually slowing to a speed slightly faster than a feather.

Nie Yan's gaze quickly scanned the approaching rock wall. A cave with vines winding around it came into view, about ten yards away from his current position. That was it!

Nie Yan shot out a strand of spider silk, which stuck to a cluster of plants on the rock wall, pulling him towards it.

Nie Yan hung on the rock wall, slowly pulling the spider silk, and climbed upwards. His right hand grabbed the plants on the cliff, and he dangled in the air.

System: You have discovered Reindotter.

Reindotter was where Nie Yan was, a towering mountain with steep rock walls on all sides. Looking up, the peak towered into the clouds. It was said that there was a Reindotter Temple on top, but Nie Yan had never been there.

The skill on the Weaver's Ring was still on cooldown.

Nie Yan looked at the distance to the cave entrance, about five yards. He could enter with another use of the Weaver's Ring.

In his previous life, Nie Yan had heard that someone had used the Weaver's Ring and a Feather Fall device to reach this place, and he found it incredible. After experiencing it himself, he realized that miracles weren't out of reach!

Twenty seconds later, the skill on the Weaver's Ring finally cooled down.

Nie Yan used the Weaver's Ring to shoot out a strand of spider silk, which stuck to the vines at the cave entrance. He pulled the spider silk. It was quite secure. He quickly climbed upwards, flipped over, and entered the cave.

After entering the cave, Nie Yan discovered that it was a huge lava cave. Although the entrance was small, the inside was a different world. Stalactites hung from the ceiling, forming a unique landscape.

Waves of scorching heat surged from the depths of the cave. It was said that an elite level sixty fire elemental slept in the depths. Entering would disturb it. Nie Yan's purpose here wasn't to disturb it. He didn't want to die.

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