Chapter 182 Dark Treant

Nie Yan didn't know the specific attributes of the dark treant. He had only opened half of that dark gold treasure chest, so naturally, he was very unwilling. He opened the official website and searched for dark treants, where he found the information.

The dark treant was a type of treant, but unlike most treants, it couldn't move. It could only attack with its tendrils, with an attack range of thirty yards. Since it was immune to magic and had high physical defense, ordinary crossbow bolts did very little damage. It wasn't easy for ordinary players to deal with it; they could only have Warriors tank. However, the dark treant's Entangling Roots also had a binding effect. So, most teams would simply go around it, unless they had sufficiently powerful crossbows to shoot it to death.

He wondered if his Headless Horseman Doro's Mounted Crossbow could kill the dark treant. Nie Yan leaped up, jumping several yards high, grabbed a tree trunk with his right hand, flipped over and stood on a branch. He took out the mounted crossbow, supported it with his left hand, gripped the rear handle with his right hand, and aimed at the dark treant.

He pulled the trigger, and arrows shot out.

The arrows flew in a straight line, whistling through the air. *Dudududu*, they all hit the dark treant's trunk, and damage numbers floated up from the dark treant's body.

-28, -28, -28, -192...

He got a critical hit. Nie Yan knocked off some of the dark treant's health. After being attacked, the dark treant opened its eyes, but it couldn't attack Nie Yan, and could only anxiously roar.

Seeing that his attack damage was so considerable, Nie Yan's mind stirred. There was a chance! He continued to load arrows into the crossbow, but when he finished loading and looked at the dark treant's health, he found that it had already recovered to full.

Damn, this guy's health recovery speed is so fast!

Nie Yan supported the mounted crossbow, wryly smiling. He randomly shot a few arrows. His attack damage wasn't even as fast as the dark treant's health recovery speed!

At this rate, there was no way Nie Yan would ever be able to kill the dark treant.

Just as Nie Yan was about to put the mounted crossbow away, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Could the dark treant have any weaknesses?

Some monsters had weaknesses. If you hit their weak points, you could cause extra damage.

The official website's information didn't mention the dark treant's weak points, but that was normal. The official website wouldn't give you all the information.

Nie Yan regained some hope. He used the crossbow to continue shooting at the dark treant, and arrows shot out.

In his past life, Nie Yan was considered an experienced crossbow user. His shooting accuracy was very high; he could basically hit whatever he aimed at, rarely missing.

Nie Yan's arrows constantly shot out, constantly testing, attacking different parts of the dark treant. Unfortunately, there were no results. His attack damage was still only 28 points.

He didn't give up. His arrows kept firing, testing everywhere from the branches to the roots.

Nie Yan aimed at the dark treant's eyes, shooting out five arrows. The dark treant closed its eyes, and *ding ding ding*, the five arrows hit its eyelids, as if they had hit metal, and all fell down.

It seemed there was no hope. Just then, Nie Yan suddenly had an idea. He softly shouted, "Eye of Truth!"

Two beams of red light shot out from Nie Yan's eyes. He discovered that many parts of the treant were fake, including its branches, leaves, and part of its trunk, all illusions it had created. Only part of its trunk and the tendrils below were real. A bright red heart was beating about two inches below its eyes.

That was its weak point!

It was only about two fingers wide. If he hadn't used the Eye of Truth, he wouldn't have been able to discover the dark treant's weak point at all.

Only then did Nie Yan realize that the Eye of Truth was so useful.

Over the years, the treant had constantly evolved, becoming a creature somewhere between an animal and a plant.

Nie Yan raised the mounted crossbow in his hand, using the sights to aim at its heart. Arrows shot out.

*Dudududu*, five arrows simultaneously hit its heart.

Damage numbers of -323 popped up from the treant's body. Seeing this damage number, Nie Yan was greatly relieved. This time, he should have a chance.

Although the dark treant's health recovery speed was fast, it couldn't keep up with Nie Yan's attack damage.

The dark treant kept roaring and screaming, but it was no use. Nie Yan kept shooting, and the dark treant's health gradually dropped.

Time passed by, minute by minute. After more than an hour, the dark treant finally couldn't hold on any longer. Its health was depleted by Nie Yan, arrow by arrow, and it fell to the ground. With a loud crash, various branches and leaves scattered all over the place.

*Dingdong, dingdong*, two system notification sounds rang out in succession. Nie Yan looked at his level, fifty-eight.

Two levels in two hours, that speed was pretty fast.

Finally done, Nie Yan stood up, wiped away sweat, jumped down from the tree, and walked towards the dark treant.

He wondered what the dark treant had dropped. An eighty-level elite should drop some good stuff!

Nie Yan searched under the dark treant's corpse for a while, picking up three items from the ground. Two were level 80 gold equipment, which he definitely couldn't use for the time being. The remaining item was a thin piece of paper with a giant crossbow and a structural analysis drawn on it, but only half of it. This drawing was just a fragment.

It was a crossbow drawing, Dark Gold-grade item.

Fragment of the Flame Giant Crossbow Design Drawing: Quantity 1/5.

Nie Yan looked at the crossbow on the drawing. This crossbow was different from ordinary crossbows. It was more complex and much larger, worthy of being called a giant crossbow. It weighed sixty pounds, requiring two people to move it, and three people working together to operate it.

Looking at the giant crossbow's stats, its range was about 300 yards, and its attack could reach 3000+. It could simultaneously install five arrows, and the five arrows wouldn't shoot in a straight line, but would spread out.

Manufacturing the Flame Giant Crossbow required five Intermediate Mechanics, and it would take two days to complete one, and the materials were also very complex. As the fortress developed, Mechanics began to become popular. More and more players who didn't have success leveling up began to switch to the Mechanic profession. In the future, this profession would definitely be highly sought after.

If he could make such a giant crossbow, it would be invincible when hunting monsters in the wild. If it was used to equip arrow towers, it could increase the arrow tower's power by several times.

He wondered where to get the remaining fragments. Maybe there were other dark treants nearby!

There was still a treasure chest that hadn't been opened. He wondered what was inside. Nie Yan drew the Zennarde's Sword and cut off all the treant's roots, finally digging out the treasure chest from the middle of the roots. This time, no monsters should disturb him from opening the treasure chest.

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

The treasure chest's level was a bit high, but luckily, Nie Yan's Lockpicking Expert skill could open treasure chests above his level, but the treasure chest opened relatively slowly.

After five or six minutes, the treasure chest clicked and opened.

Nie Yan reached into the treasure chest and pulled out a staff. The lower half of the staff was made of Phoebe wood, which was very hard. The top of the Phoebe wood was a white skull, about the size of a fist. In the skull's eye sockets, two balls of red flame were constantly flickering.

Looking at the staff's stats, it was a Legendary item fragment!

Fragment of the Shattered Nadago's Spell Staff (Legendary Item Fragment): Requires Intelligence 1200, Focus 130.

Item Description: Nadago was a legendary Necromancer. In order to pursue the most powerful death power, he challenged the Spider Queen Finaas, wanting to turn the Spider Queen Finaas into his undead, enhancing his curse power. Unfortunately, he ultimately failed. Gathering the Shattered Nadago's Spell Staff, the Shattered Nadago's Skull of Death, and the Shattered Nadago's Dark Diamond is required to assemble this Legendary staff.

Item Stats: Attack 1028-1203, Will +30, Dark Magic Effect +30%, attached skill, Wraith Possession, summons a wraith to attach to oneself, all curse magic effects +200%, magic defense +30%. Skill casting time 3 seconds, skill cooldown time two natural days.

Restriction: Limited to Lawful Evil Dark alignment Spellcasters.

It was for Spellcasters. Nie Yan was a bit depressed. After all, this was Lawful Evil territory, so it was normal for Lawful Evil equipment to appear.

The staff's requirements were really a bit high. 1200 Intelligence wasn't something ordinary players could achieve. Even top-tier Spellcasters would have to be level 70 or 80 before they could equip this Spell Staff.

Thinking about it, this Spell Staff's stats were so good, if he gave it to Angel Corps, he should be able to exchange it for a decent Thief equipment. If Angel Corps didn't offer equivalent equipment, Nie Yan wouldn't give them this equipment for free.

If he threw such valuable equipment into the Lawful Evil auction house, he wondered what kind of storm it would cause. Of course, he wouldn't sell it, only trade!

Putting the Spell Staff into his backpack, Nie Yan continued to reach into the treasure chest. Since Bennett's soul led him here and killed this dark treant, there should be at least one or two quest items!

Nie Yan pulled a bead out of the treasure chest. To be precise, it wasn't a bead at all, but a fragment, only about half of it.

Fragment of the Shattered Bead of Detoxification: Special Item, Quantity 1/3.

Item Stats: Holding this item grants +10 poison resistance, ignores all low-level toxins, attached skill, Intermediate Detoxification, removes all intermediate and below toxin effects on the body.

Restriction: None.

It was a Bead of Detoxification, and its effects were pretty good. Intermediate Detoxification was still useful for his current level. If he leveled up another dozen levels, it would be useless. At levels 70 and 80, players generally had high-level toxins.

He wondered what would happen if he gathered all the Beads of Detoxification. At this moment, Bennett's soul floated up, guiding Nie Yan away. This quest had only just begun, and he didn't know what unpredictable situations lay ahead.

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