-20, -20, -20...

Damage numbers floated above Nie Yan's head. What potent poison!

Nie Yan wouldn't dare confront the lizard, so he rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding it. He could clearly see the lizard’s grey-black scales.

The lizard’s attack missed, and its tail swept towards Nie Yan.

Like a whip cracking through the air, it came with a low whistle.

Being struck by the lizard's tail would be disastrous. Even if it didn't kill him, it would cost him half his health.

Swift Retreat!

Nie Yan activated Swift Retreat, increasing his speed by 30%. He could barely keep up with the lizard now. He retreated quickly, dodging the lizard's tail, leapt over a dense thicket of swamp shrubs, landed nimbly, and sprinted away.

The lizard twisted its body and quickly pursued.

Two figures dashed through the swamp, one in front of the other.

Seeing that his speed still wasn't enough, Nie Yan quickly used an Acceleration Scroll, increasing his speed a little more.

The lizard pursued relentlessly. They were known as the most troublesome creatures in the swamp. Once they bit you, they wouldn't let go unless you escaped the muddy swamp.

Swift Retreat wouldn't last long. Nie Yan was increasingly anxious. Once it ended, the lizard would quickly catch up.

Nie Yan scanned the passing shrubs. Even though he knew it would be difficult to shake off the lizard, he wouldn't just sit and wait for death.

In the distance, the blinding electric light from a lightning-based magic explosion in the forest made Nie Yan's pupils contract. An idea struck him, and he ran towards the source of the light.

The Natellan Swamp was a forbidden zone for low-level players but a paradise for experts, especially team players. Their main goal was the priest's Intermediate Resurrection spell!

Swamp lizards had a 0.001% chance of dropping Intermediate Resurrection. Resurrection was more valuable to a team than anything else because a priest who knew Intermediate Resurrection could revive dead teammates, greatly reducing the team's losses, and sometimes even save the team from annihilation.

Of course, besides Intermediate Resurrection, there were other good drops here, such as the Moonchaser Staff (+9 lightning spell damage, +5 Intelligence for mages), and the Holy Wind Hammer (+8 Holy Shield spell, +5 Toughness for paladins). Even ordinary monsters dropped Silver and Gold items, but the drop rate was relatively low.

The equipment here was good, and since teams had previously obtained Intermediate Resurrection here, there were quite a few teams that came to farm the skill.

"Why isn't Candy back yet?" A dark-faced man in dark red skull armor frowned. His ID was Guang暗永罪 (Guang An Yong Zui), and he was quite a figure. He'd been in several famous virtual reality games before *Faith*, such as *Bigu* and *Purgatory*. Guang An Yong Zui was the guild leader of the 光暗帝国 (Guang An Empire), a regional overlord. After entering *Faith*, he didn't create another guild, but instead formed a team with a few of his more skilled friends. Still, his team was quite formidable. The +2 Death Ritual set he wore was proof of that. It was a level-five Gold set, with two levels added using luck gems. Its attributes were top-notch.

Guang An Yong Zui had chosen the Berserker class. He was tall, with dark skin and a fierce face. Just standing there, he looked like an iron tower. The bone armor he wore had a large skull embedded in the front, flowing with a dark red, bloodthirsty light. In his hand was a black greatsword, as wide as a palm and two yards long, radiating destructive power.

Guang An Yong Zui and his team of six were leveling here. There was a Berserker, a Thief, three Mages, and a Priest. The one called Candy was the Thief.

"He's probably lured all the monsters from around here already." A female Holy Word Priest in a pure white robe said. A faint white iridescent light cascaded from her robe. At the top of her staff was a pure gemstone, surrounded by a dazzling white halo.

This female Holy Word Priest was quite beautiful, with a faint seductive air. She had a good figure, tall and slender, with alluring curves. The Radiant Steps robe only enhanced her charm.

"True, there aren't many monsters around here anymore. If you don't go further away, it's hard to lure any." Guang An Yong Zui nodded.

As they were talking, a Thief in the distance lured more than a dozen swamp lizards towards them.

The Thief had a surprisingly delicate appearance, with skin so fair that most women would be jealous. There was an indescribable air of wickedness between his brows.

His movements were light and agile, easily dodging the swamp lizards’ attacks as he advanced.

In the 光暗帝国 (Guang An Empire) of the past, Candy was definitely a force to be reckoned with. He was known as the most dangerous figure in the guild. In other virtual reality games, he had always played Assassin or Thief-type characters. Countless experts had died by his hands. He was a character that caused others to pale at the mere mention of his name.

"Su Yan, prepare magic!" When Guang An Yong Zui saw Candy lure the monsters over, he gripped his greatsword and took a defensive position in a favorable location.

The Holy Word Priest named Su Yan and the other two Arcane and Elemental Mages began to prepare their magic. Magical elements swirled rapidly.

Most notably, the Elemental Mage next to her conjured arcs of blinding electricity in the air, gathering them in the magic seal in his palm, transforming it into a huge ball of lightning.

He continued to chant, already reaching at least a set of syllables. The tadpole-shaped characters on the magic seal danced and dissipated into the sky.

Seeing the dozen or so swamp lizards charging over, Guang An Yong Zui waved his greatsword and charged forward, roaring, using Whirlwind Slash to block the three swamp lizards in front.

A dazzling white light descended, followed by an Arcane Fireball.

*Bang, bang,* two spells exploded. At this time, the Thunder Mage was still chanting his magic spell.

Guang An Yong Zui downed a potion to remove the petrification effect, then used Mad Blade to kill a swamp lizard with low health. "Damn, the Elemental Temple's magic is so troublesome. It takes so long to cast."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of lightning screamed down from the sky, landing among the lizards. With a thunderous boom, it exploded, sending lightning scattering like fireworks, instantly tearing apart six swamp lizards.

-360, -360, -360...

A wave of damage numbers floated up.

The ground, ravaged by the ball of lightning, left a deep pit, with pieces of broken lizard corpses scattered everywhere. The lizards on the periphery also suffered severe damage.

"The power is not bad." Guang An Yong Zui glanced around. The skill's power was strong, but it could only be used for farming monsters. In PvP, a spell that took so long to cast was useless.

After casting the spell, the Thunder Mage's mana was completely drained. He sat down to drink spring water.