The angel-fallen top-tier undead warrior dropped a large shield. I wonder what the stats are like. If a Lawful Good player could use it, that would be great. Tank shields are usually ridiculously expensive. Like the shield Brilliant Dazzling Light is holding right now, it's worth at least three or four thousand gold coins on the market.

Just as Nie Yan put the large shield into his bag, several spells landed on him. He activated Obsidian Shield in time, and the spells exploded on the Obsidian Shield.

Sparks flew everywhere, making it impossible for Nie Yan to open his eyes.

His health plummeted, and Nie Yan quickly drank a Intermediate Instant Health Potion.

Nie Yan didn't have time to check the shield's stats at the moment. With a Vanish, he disappeared from the players' sight.

Just then, the Zombie Foreman swung his cleaver, knocking a Zombie Work Leader flying away. The Zombie Foreman didn't care about allegiances; it would attack anything within its sight.

Nie Yan quickly ordered his creatures to retreat. A Zombie Work Leader was killed by the Zombie Foreman's fierce attacks. The Lawful Evil players also suffered heavy losses. More than a dozen people fell under the Zombie Foreman's butcher's knife. The remaining Lawful Evil players had already retreated in all directions, but Nie Yan killed a few more as they fled.

Looking at the Zombie Foreman's health, it had recovered from 5% to about 15%. It picked up a corpse, ate it, and its health recovery speed increased even more.

The Zombie Foreman had the Corpse Eater skill. After eating a corpse, its health would recover rapidly.

If the Zombie Foreman's health was low, Nie Yan could still try to kill it, but in the current situation, he couldn't deal with the Zombie Foreman at all. He had no choice but to give up and let the remaining two Zombie Work Leaders and the Gold Dragon retreat.

The Zombie Foreman was still chasing those Lawful Evil players. Nie Yan took the opportunity to pick up some of the equipment on the ground. He had used a lot of consumables earlier, leaving a lot of space in his bag. He picked up some good equipment, many of which were Level 45 Gold and Dark Gold items.

After looking at them, he found that he could only bring two pieces of equipment back to the surface. The other equipment was limited to Lawful Evil players.

The two pieces of equipment that could be brought back were a warrior's armor and a warlock's arcane hood, both Level 45 Dark Gold equipment with decent stats. Nie Yan planned to take them back and put them in the guild warehouse to see if anyone could use them. Looking at the shield, Nie Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. It was actually a Sub Legendary item.

Black Serpent King Shield (Sub Legendary): Requires 620 Strength, 520 Agility.

Item Description: A heavy shield made by the undead blacksmith Inigo from the scales of the Black Serpent King, possessing powerful defensive capabilities.

Stats: Defense 1039-1051, Defense Rate 32%, Resilience +35, Magic Resistance +37. Comes with the skill Heavy Shield Resistance. Activating this skill allows you to defend against one attack, ignoring physical and magical attack effects. Skill cooldown is 1 natural day.

Weight: 52 pounds.

User Restriction: Lawful Evil Undead Empire Undead Warrior.

What high defense! It's a Sub Legendary item, but it's a pity that it's limited to Lawful Evil Undead Empire Undead Warriors. If it were brought back to the surface, it wouldn't be worth so much. It could only be broken down into materials, which would probably get him five or six hundred gold coins. But five or six hundred gold coins is only a fraction of the Black Serpent King Shield's value, which is worth several thousand gold coins! The actual value of this shield is at least five thousand gold coins!

Nie Yan thought for a moment. Players in Greenland can't transport Lawful Good equipment out of Greenland and sell it to Lawful Evil players, but players have free disposal rights over the equipment they find underground. If he could sneak into a Lawful Evil city and put the Black Serpent King Shield in a Lawful Evil auction house, he should be able to sell it for a lot of money.

Besides the Black Serpent King Shield, other equipment that can't be brought back to the surface can be handled in the same way!

Unfortunately, his bag wasn't big enough. Nie Yan gave up some equipment and put the more expensive ones in his bag.

After collecting the equipment, Nie Yan chased after the direction where Dark and the others had disappeared.

After escaping the Zombie Foreman's pursuit, Dark and his team regrouped the scattered members. There were still more than thirty of them left. All the undead wizards were dead, without exception. Dark was frightened. That human thief was really fast. In such a short time, he had cleared out nearly half of their sixty people.

"Dark, Bloodscar's Black Serpent King Shield was dropped," a player said dejectedly after receiving a message from Bloodscar in the graveyard.

"Damn thief, we're finished!" Dark couldn't help but curse. The most expensive piece of equipment on everyone in their team was that heavy shield. It was a Sub Legendary heavy shield, worth at least five thousand gold coins! They had actually lost the Black Serpent King Shield. How were they going to explain this to their boss!

Nie Yan's sneak attack was too sudden. It happened at the crucial moment when they were dealing with the Zombie Foreman. That's why they suffered such heavy losses. Otherwise, with their skills, even if they couldn't kill Nie Yan, they wouldn't have let Nie Yan take such a big advantage.

"Aren't Lawful Good people supposed to have a 30% decrease in all stats when they come to the underground? How is he still so strong! I saw him one-shot a full-health Undying," a player said puzzledly. No matter how bad an undead wizard's defense and health were, they should be able to withstand a few attacks. That thief was actually able to kill him in one hit. What kind of attack was that!

"Didn't you see the dagger in his hand? If Lawful Evil players could use that dagger, someone would offer 20,000 gold coins for it!" An undead mage next to him said. Many people wanted to know what the stats of the dagger in Nie Yan's hand were. Some wealthy players had even offered a reward of 20,000 gold coins.

But even if Nie Yan was killed, the sword in Nie Yan's hand might not be dropped.

"Dark, what do we do now? Do we want to rest here for a while and then chase after that guy named Nie Yan together? If we kill him, we can get back all the Lawful Evil equipment on him! If we go back like this, we'll definitely be punished by the boss," an undead warrior said. Either way, they were going to die. He had a desperate idea.

"Get lost. If you want to die, don't drag me down with you. Do you think we can find that Nie Yan? Even if we find him, what can we do? Isn't it easy for him to run away!" Dark cursed. If Nie Yan wanted to escape, they wouldn't be able to catch up at all. Plus, with Nie Yan's unpredictable attacks, they might even lose a few more people. Dark understood the boss's personality. The boss could tolerate mistakes, but he couldn't tolerate stupidity!

Everyone looked around. The surroundings were vast and dark. Even if they were asked to find Nie Yan now, they wouldn't be able to find him. At most, they could only find those Zombie Work Leaders and the Gold Dragon. But even finding those pets wouldn't be of any use.

Everyone was a little dejected. They could only go back and face the boss's anger.

"I've posted the news about Nie Yan's appearance in the Fallen Canyon on the Undead Graveyard forum, and I said on the forum that he has Lawful Evil equipment worth six or seven thousand gold coins. Even if we don't take action, I believe many people will. Shi Zi, you take all the thieves and keep an eye on this area. Soon, a large number of teams will come to search for Nie Yan. You can be active here and try to find and keep an eye on his Zombie Work Leaders and Gold Dragon to see if you can get the Black Serpent King Shield back. But remember, don't take action. You're no match for him," Dark said. This was the best way to deal with it at the moment.

The thief named Shi Zi thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay, I agree with your plan."

A total of six thieves entered stealth mode and disappeared into the darkness.

"The rest of you, follow me back to the city," Dark said. The group began to read their return scrolls.

Black rays of light flashed, and one player after another disappeared from the spot.

When Nie Yan finished collecting the equipment and rushed over, the group of players had already left. He thought that they were quite fast. Since he had gained so much this time, there was no need to kill them all. He looked at his rank and was only one step away from being a sergeant major.

This rank was really difficult to raise. No wonder so many people spent years in the battlefield in his previous life, but only a few reached the rank of marshal. Moreover, ranks could be lost. It wasn't uncommon for a marshal to be demoted back to centurion or chiliarch after being killed a few times.

Those who made it to marshal usually had to spend at least two or three years on the battlefield. Nie Yan didn't expect to be able to raise his rank now.

Nie Yan entered stealth mode and, while ordering the Zombie Work Leaders and Gold Dragon to kill monsters and level up, searched for nearby villages. Along the way, he successfully commanded three more Zombie Work Leaders. In this way, he had more and more creatures under his command.

With the Zombie Work Leaders and Gold Dragon clearing the way, Nie Yan cleared countless Zombie Miners and leveled up to Level 39. He was not far from Level 40. He looked at the number of purifications, 3201. He wondered how many corpses of evil creatures he had to purify to unlock the first seal on the Zannard Sword. He could only do it little by little.

Nie Yan gradually discovered that the number of Lawful Evil players in this area had obviously increased. He often encountered one or two player teams with good levels and equipment. These people were likely coming for him. He became vigilant.

If he encountered trouble, he could recall the Gold Dragon and immediately use a random teleport scroll to escape!

At this moment, Nie Yan discovered a group of players through the Gold Dragon's vision. There were about a hundred players in the group, and they were all at least Level 40. They were vaguely surrounding the Zombie Work Leaders and the Gold Dragon.

There was trouble. Nie Yan stopped exploring forward and turned back toward the direction where the Zombie Work Leaders and the Gold Dragon were.

He moved swiftly through the darkness. In the wilderness ahead, he could vaguely see the group of Lawful Evil players. Nie Yan slowly approached them, only ten yards away, and watched their movements in the darkness.

~~ Sadly, I'm only left with one day of rest after being sick. After finishing this month, Snail will definitely not dare to write 12,000 words a day again, otherwise everyone will have to see Snail at the funeral home.

Snail is not a speed-type writer. It's easy for a normal writer to write 6,000 words a day, but they'll feel a little tired if they write 9,000 words a day. 12,000 once or twice is fine, but if it's for two consecutive months...