Chapter 43 Scorpio King

With a snap of its jaws, the Scorpio King belched a cloud of thick, foul-smelling black gas, engulfing Kuangtao Manjuan and the others.

"Dispel Blindness! Dispel, quick!" No sooner had Nie Yan spoken than a Dispel Blindness spell landed on Kuangtao Manjuan. The Holy Priests followed with three consecutive dispels to clear away the black poisonous fog.

The Priests only had Lesser Dispel at their disposal, so the effects weren't potent. It took three dispels stacked together to barely clear the fog. Still, it was considered quite good for their level.

Despite the minor mishap, the team's rhythm remained unbroken under Nie Yan's direction.

"Watch out for the Scorpio King's tail hook! Kuangtao, drink an Anti-Paralysis Potion!"

Nie Yan's commands were effective and timely.

Banishing Fox estimated that if the team managed to defeat the Scorpio King, Nie Yan's contribution would account for at least seventy percent of their success.

Kuangtao Manjuan wasn't the only one hit by the poisonous fog. Five or six nearby melee fighters were also blinded. However, the Priests wouldn't waste their Dispel Blindness on them. They hurriedly retreated to the side, quietly waiting for their vision to return.

"Do any Holy Knights have Purify? If you do, use it on the Scorpio King!" Nie Yan scanned the Holy Knights, but none responded.

*Sigh*, only a few possessed rare skills, after all.

The Scorpio King's health gradually reached the 5% mark. Its fur gradually turned a vivid red. The team members felt a chill in their hearts. The Elite Scorpio's Berserk was already terrifying enough; they wondered what the Scorpio King would be like after going berserk.

The Scorpio King's aura rapidly climbed, its eyes bloodshot and filled with murderous intent.

"Shadow Priest, Entangling Spell!" Nie Yan shouted. Having learned from his prior experience, the Shadow Priest was already prepared when the Scorpio King's fur turned red. At Nie Yan's command, he immediately cast Entangling Spell on the Scorpio King.

The Scorpio King's body paused for a moment, as if it had suddenly glitched.

"Increase the output!" Nie Yan yelled. He circled around to the Scorpio King's back, unleashing one skill after another: Assassinate, Eviscerate, and Backstab.

Upon hearing Nie Yan's words, the Mages each used their most mana-consuming and highest-damaging spells: Scorching Inferno Blast, Holy Light Judgment...

The Scorpio King was momentarily immobilized before snapping back to normal. With a *poof*, a Flash Bomb exploded before its eyes, plunging it into darkness and leaving it to blindly attack the surrounding players.

*Psh, psh, psh*, claws slashed through the air, and three players vanished in a flash of white light.

With 300% attack power, no player could withstand a blow.

The Scorpio King spun around aimlessly. The instant its eyes opened again, another Flash Bomb detonated before it, plunging it back into darkness.

At this critical juncture, he wouldn't hesitate to use Flash Bombs.

"Melee fighters, retreat quickly," Nie Yan called out, dodging the Scorpio King's erratic attacks. He used Flash Bombs to disrupt its vision. The Scorpio King roared furiously, but it didn't know where to attack.

Another Flash Bomb exploded.

The Scorpio King howled in rage. Under the intense barrage of magic, its health dwindled to just 2%.

No one dared approach the Scorpio King. The enraged Scorpio King was too terrifying. Occasionally, a few unlucky players would be brushed by it, resulting in an instant kill.

Nie Yan cautiously followed the Scorpio King, making sure to use another Flash Bomb the moment the previous one wore off. He had to stay close enough to the Scorpio King while also preventing himself from getting too close and being swatted to death.

After the third Flash Bomb, Nie Yan quickly retreated and unfurled a Polymorph scroll.

After using three Flash Bombs in a row, the Scorpio King would develop resistance, rendering further use ineffective.

"All Mages, stop attacking! Those who need to drink mana potions, do it now!" As soon as Nie Yan spoke, the Mages all ceased their attacks, decisive and without hesitation, even interrupting their ongoing spell chants.

*Bang*, the massive Scorpio King transformed into a sheep.

Those two seconds allowed the Mages to catch their breath, and their magic skills could also cool down.

After two seconds, the Scorpio King reverted to its original form, and the Mages quickly resumed their attacks.

The Polymorph effect vanished. Polymorph and Webbing would become ineffective if used too much.

Nie Yan had no other means to restrict the Scorpio King. The Scorpio King had only 1% health remaining, and its attacks were terrifying. Even Kuangtao couldn't withstand a single blow. No one dared to approach it.

"All Mages, scatter quickly! Keep the output going. Whether you survive depends on your luck," Nie Yan said. With only 1% health left, the Scorpio King was nearly an instant-kill machine. Whoever it targeted was in danger. Fortunately, it only had 1% health left. Under the Mages' continuous attacks, the Scorpio King would fall in fifteen seconds at most.

In any case, they could hold out for those fifteen seconds. The Scorpio King could kill at most three more people.

The Scorpio King pounced on a Holy Knight. The Holy Knight panicked and turned to run, but how could his speed compare to that of the enraged Scorpio King? The Scorpio King lunged forward, slamming the Holy Knight to death with one paw, then turned to stare at Nie Yan.

Damn, why me?

Nie Yan quickly used an Acceleration Scroll and sprinted toward the thickets.

The Scorpio King quickly gave chase, leaping into the air and pouncing towards Nie Yan. Seeing the Scorpio King soaring through the air, Nie Yan used the Weavebinder Ring in his left hand to shoot out a strand of spider silk, sticking it to a distant bush. Under the pull of the Weavebinder Ring, he flew horizontally.

The Scorpio King missed its target. By the time it twisted its body to pursue Nie Yan, he had already run a long distance.

The Scorpio King swiftly pursued again, its forepaw slamming down towards Nie Yan's back, on the verge of killing him instantly.

Nie Yan sidestepped, and the Scorpio King's forepaw barely grazed his chest.

Nie Yan was at the Scorpio King's side. He unleashed a Stun.

The Scorpio King's body only paused for a moment. During this time, the Mages' magic barely ceased, continuously exploding on the Scorpio King's body.

Nie Yan leaped away, quickly escaping.

*Bang, bang, bang*, countless spells landed on the Scorpio King. Its last shred of health was depleted, and it collapsed to the ground.

Nie Yan gasped for breath. He had almost become a victim of the Scorpio King, fortunately, he had dodged quickly enough.

A beam of white light enveloped Nie Yan. The experience points from the Scorpio King allowed him to level up, reaching Level 7, 36%.

The Scorpio King dropped three items: a scroll, a Level 0 Dark Gold Warrior Armor, and two Lucky Gems. Nie Yan used a Gathering skill on the Scorpio King's body.

System: You have obtained the Scorpio King's Eye. Gathering Skill experience +35.

"Alright, let's go back and turn in the quest. As agreed, this Random Teleport Scroll is mine," Nie Yan said. A large part of the reason he came to the Ogmarr Muddy Marsh was for this Random Teleport Scroll. The Random Teleport Scroll only required two seconds to cast. After casting, it could randomly teleport him to a location between two hundred yards and one thousand yards away. With this Random Teleport Scroll, he could collect the second chapter of the Book of Order.

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