Chapter 15 Black Blood

Nie Yan had calculated that the Lion King Kardo had no ranged attacks, which was why he had come here specifically to deal with it. Of the Bosses situated beneath cliffs that Nie Yan remembered, there were at least dozens, but the Lion King Kardo was the easiest to deal with. Since it only had physical attacks, Nie Yan naturally chose the weakest target.

The Lion King Kardo used all its skills. When its health fell below 20%, it even entered a berserk state, its strong body relentlessly attacking Nie Yan, but all its struggles were in vain.

In less than thirty minutes, the Lion King Kardo's health reached zero, and it roared to the sky in anger, collapsing unwillingly to the ground.

The Lion King Kardo, an elite creature that countless players would fight over in the future, was ground to death by Nie Yan without losing a drop of blood.

*Ding!* A crisp system notification sounded. The 800% experience bonus for killing a monster several levels higher instantly propelled Nie Yan to level five, exceeding it by 36%.

The Lion King Kardo dropped two pieces of equipment, shining brightly beside its body.

"Equipment!" Nie Yan was excited, but he couldn't go down yet.

Not far from the Lion King Kardo's corpse were more than a dozen lions. Nie Yan shot arrows one after another, killing them all.

Equipment dropped by monsters wouldn't be refreshed by the server. It would never disappear if left on the ground, just like real objects. As for unwanted equipment, it could be disassembled back into raw materials by a disassembler, which was still worth a lot of money.

Seeing that there were no monsters around, Nie Yan jumped off the cliff, landing on the ground. From a height of twenty yards, he only lost sixty points of health; that height wasn't enough to kill him.

Nie Yan walked to the Lion King's side, searched around, and found two pieces of equipment, both unidentified. He used Super Identification on them.

Black Blood Cloak (Gold-grade): Requires Level 5.

Stats: Defense 19-21, Resilience +5, Movement Speed +6.

Weight: 2 lbs.

Usable by: Thieves, all factions.

Lion King Shield (Gold-grade): Requires Level 5.

Stats: Defense 39-51, Defense Rate 12%, Resilience +5, Magic Resistance +7.

Weight: 10 lbs.

Usable by: Warriors, Paladins, all factions.

Nie Yan was already satisfied with the Black Blood Cloak, but he didn't expect to get a Lion King Shield as well. The Lion King Shield was much more valuable than the Black Blood Cloak. He would definitely not sell it for less than twenty silver coins on the market, and preferably trade it for some Thief equipment.

Shield Warrior shields were always highly sought after on the market, consistently topping the transaction price charts. Eight out of the ten most expensive items ever traded on the market were Shield Warrior shields.

This was a good haul, coupled with the Black Blood Cloak. Nie Yan put away the Lion King Shield and the Black Blood Cloak.

"Finally level five!" Nie Yan checked his stats. Due to the effect of the Chapter of Courage, he gained 7 attribute points and 2 talent points upon leveling up. He added 2 points to Strength and 5 points to Agility. The Crossbow Mastery was not yet upgradable, so he put the two talent points into Dagger Mastery and Dual Wield Mastery. His dagger movements became more skilled, with a 10% attack bonus, and he could finally use dual weapons.

Nie Yan equipped all the level five gear he was carrying in his backpack, then checked his equipment slots.

Main Hand: Horn Dagger (Bronze), Off-Hand: Assassin's Training Dagger (Gold), Boots: Quickstep Boots (Gold), Leather Armor: Headhunter Leather Armor (Silver), Cloak: Black Blood Cloak (Gold).

The dark Headhunter Leather Armor exuded a gloomy aura of death, while the dark red cloak was the color of blood, with streaks of golden light flowing through it. The two exquisite and sharp daggers in his hands gleamed with a cold light. The Thief equipment was deep and restrained. Nie Yan concealed the colors of his equipment, but even from the outside, one could see that it was extraordinary.

His speed was now much faster than before, moving like the wind, leaving a trail of afterimages.

"Not bad," Nie Yan said, quite satisfied with his equipment.

In the current state of the game, with equipment scarce, this set of gear was enough to make most players look up to him with envy.

With this equipment, he could go anywhere within monster zones up to level six or seven.

After killing the Lion King, he had to wait until tomorrow for it to respawn. Nie Yan headed out of the Faint Dream Plain. His next target wasn't far from here: an elite Ogre Devourer, a level eight creature. The Ogre Devourer dropped good items too, including equipment for all classes. It was said that a player once obtained a Dark Gold-grade Thief item from the Ogre Devourer, though the drop rate for Dark Gold equipment was very low. The Ogre Devourer also respawned once a day.

Nie Yan carefully avoided the surrounding lions. Suddenly, the grass not far away rustled. A Shield Warrior player in white armor and wielding a silver-gray greatshield jumped out of the grass and ran towards him. Three lions followed closely behind, leaping out of the grass and pouncing on him.

The Shield Warrior's steps were steady as he retreated while fighting. The situation was a bit unfavorable for him; he was left with low health, while the three lions' attacks were becoming more fierce.

"Intimidating Shout!"

The Shield Warrior roared, causing the three lions to pause for a moment. He used Hamstring on the lion in front, then quickly retreated.

The lion hit by Hamstring was temporarily crippled. The other two lions growled and leaped towards the Shield Warrior.

The Shield Warrior used Heroic Strike to knock one of the lions back, then used his shield to block the attack of the other lion. Even for a level six Shield Warrior, it was difficult to withstand the attacks of three level seven lions with low health.

As soon as the Shield Warrior appeared, Nie Yan entered stealth, hiding in the background of the forest, roaming near the Shield Warrior.

In this situation, if Nie Yan attacked, the Shield Warrior would definitely die. But that seemed a bit like taking advantage of someone's misfortune. The other player's movements were steady, showing that he was an expert. Nie Yan was considering whether it was worth making an enemy over a piece of equipment, or if it would be more worthwhile to wait for the three lions to kill the Shield Warrior and then pick up the equipment for free.

As for rescuing the Shield Warrior, Nie Yan had seen too many instances of people being ungrateful after being saved. In this world, everyone had to learn to be cold-blooded in order to protect themselves.

Since the other player dared to come here to farm lions, his strength must not be low. Nie Yan cast Super Identification on the Shield Warrior.

Brilliant Knife Light: Shield Warrior, Level 6.

Seeing the name Brilliant Knife Light, Nie Yan raised an eyebrow. He knew almost everyone with a bit of fame near Calore. Brilliant Knife Light was no exception.

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