Chapter 125 Lairdlord

Nie Yan glanced at the Fina's Natal Bead in his bag, wondering when it would come in handy. He decided to go and meet the Lairdlord first.

"Have you guys collected the other diary fragments?" Nie Yan asked. Those fragments were also a task clue.

"We have three here. Adding the two diary fragments you have, we can put together the complete diary." Brilliant Cutlass said. They had cleared quite a few monsters along the way and opened several chests to obtain the remaining three diary fragments.

Brilliant Cutlass shared the contents of the remaining three diary fragments.

"Even though I know that Empress Fina only needs my body, I am still willing to be her vessel... I am a lowly cave dweller, but I am willing to dedicate my life and this useless body, just to prove my love... Respected Empress Fina, when the long, lonely winter night comes, when my soul and body turn to dust, will you recall that foolish cave dweller, that humble love..."

This was the content of the remaining three diary fragments.

Although these diary fragments were easy to collect, there seemed to be some hidden secrets in the diary that still needed to be deciphered.

"I'll be there immediately." Nie Yan said. Using the same method, he passed through the passages, sprinting all the way, and finally emerged from the cave area.

He saw Brilliant Cutlass and the others, scattered around replenishing their health and mana.

"Where are Sun and One Hammer Sets the Tone?" Nie Yan asked, not seeing them.

"They're scouting ahead." Brilliant Cutlass said. Sun and One Hammer Sets the Tone had actually found the location of the Lairdlord before Nie Yan.

"Let me see those three diary fragments." Nie Yan said, wondering what would happen when the five diary fragments were gathered together.

Brilliant Cutlass traded the three diary fragments to Nie Yan.

After confirming the transaction, the three fragments landed in Nie Yan's bag. As the five diary fragments gathered together, a dazzling light flashed. The diary turned into a complete scroll, already tattered and worn, with some blurry text on it: 'Immortal Spirit: The Love of the Humble.'

There was also a description of its attributes: It possessed infinite mysterious power. The holder of this item would receive guidance from the spirit, searching for the traces of Empress Fina. Holding this item would weaken the Lairdlord's attributes by 30%.

'System: Empress Fina left here a thousand years ago. It is said that she went to the distant underground. She drained the life of the Lairdlord and, when she left, gave the Lairdlord's corpse a wisp of immortal soul. No matter how many times it is killed, the Lairdlord will be resurrected every night.'

This scroll looked very old, with energy halos rotating around it. It was a power that could penetrate space.

Nie Yan's intuition told him that this scroll was not simple and might be a quest clue for another task.

"This task seems to require going underground. You'll have to find a way yourself. I'm afraid we can't help you." Watery Rose smiled helplessly. Among all the classes at the current level, only Thieves could go underground. If other classes went underground, they would definitely be hunted down and killed by players from the Evil and Orderly faction!

Currently, the battle between the two factions was only limited to the borderlines. Few players dared to venture deep into enemy territory. The deeper they went into enemy territory, the more their overall attributes decreased. Someone in his previous life had compiled statistics showing that when wandering near the main city of the opposing faction, all attributes would decrease by about 60%. This was no joke. Near the main city of an Evil and Orderly country, a Level 50 Good player could easily be defeated by a Level 40 Evil and Orderly player.

Among everyone, only Nie Yan was most suitable for this task. Sun had made some progress, but he was still not mature and steady enough. As for One Hammer Sets the Tone, she definitely wouldn't be willing to stay in a dark and gloomy underground city for so long.

"I'll go take a look after I'm done with this." Nie Yan said. He would definitely go to the underground city, at least to check out the situation there.

As they were chatting, Sun and One Hammer Sets the Tone returned.

Brilliant Cutlass stood aside, slightly restrained.

"How was it over there?" Nie Yan asked.

"We found the Lairdlord. There are also dozens of elite-level cave dweller guards and about five or six hundred Crystal Cave Dwellers beside the Lairdlord." One Hammer Sets the Tone said, looking at Brilliant Cutlass next to her.

Nie Yan patted Brilliant Cutlass and laughed, "Don't be like a maiden."

As the saying goes, there's always one thing that subdues another. Brilliant Cutlass was a hero, a figure who stirred up wind and clouds in his previous life and made a name for himself. In the Nirvanic Flames, he also commanded respect. It was quite a strange thing that he, who was usually decisive and never dragged his feet, was so afraid of One Hammer Sets the Tone.

"Let's go take a look together." Nie Yan said, deciding to go and see the situation first.

The group set off into the distance. The area ahead became more and more open. Looking up, they saw lava stalactites hanging down, about fifty or sixty yards from the ground, covering an area of several thousand yards, resembling an underground world.

In the distance, a huge cave dweller appeared in their field of vision. It was five or six yards tall, completely crimson, like a beast from ancient times. Countless cave dwellers guarded its surroundings, a rather spectacular sight.

With such a large group of monsters gathered together, luring them out one by one would also be a troublesome matter.

"How should we deal with them?"

The team members were thinking about ways to deal with the Lairdlord. Nie Yan looked towards the top of the cave, where stalactites hung down, seemingly providing a place to stand. However, Nie Yan thought it would be a bit difficult to kill these cave dwellers below with arrows. He didn't know how long it would take, and he would never be able to kill the Lairdlord with arrows alone. The Lairdlord's health regeneration speed was very fast, and it also had a defense penetration effect.

Nie Yan suddenly had an idea. He couldn't get up there himself, but he could send Tang Yao up there! Although Tang Yao couldn't clear the Lairdlord, he could clear all the small monsters around the Lairdlord.

Nie Yan told Tang Yao his idea. Tang Yao's eyes lit up, and he said, "I don't know if it'll work, but I'll try."

Nie Yan traded the Creeper Ring and the Silkwinder Ring to Tang Yao. Tang Yao was quite familiar with the Creeper Ring. As for the Silkwinder Ring, it was just for insurance.

Tang Yao confirmed the trade and equipped the Creeper Ring and the Silkwinder Ring. He activated the skill on the Creeper Ring and skillfully climbed towards the top of the cave.

Everyone looked up, watching Tang Yao climb across the ceiling like a spider.

"This works..."

Everyone was speechless.

Tang Yao stepped on two hanging stalactites, his body steady.

As for Tang Yao's Arcane Sprite, it stood with Nie Yan and the others under his instructions.

"How is it?" Nie Yan asked in the team chat.

"I can stand firmly here and cast spells!" Tang Yao said, beginning to chant a spell. Soon, he gathered balls of fire elements.

Red clouds enveloped the cave dwellers, and then fireballs rained down, creating massive amounts of damage. The cave dwellers were in a frenzy, but they couldn't find the enemies attacking them.

Awesome! Tang Yao thought excitedly, casting one spell after another, all area-of-effect spells, raining down in sheets. Soon, a large area of cave dwellers was cleared, and the ground was littered with corpses.

Tang Yao's magic damage was quite terrifying. Few monsters could withstand his area-of-effect spells. His area-of-effect spell damage was almost as strong as other people's advanced spells!

The area-of-effect spells never stopped. Five or six area-of-effect spells cast together far exceeded the range of advanced spells. The invincible magic storm left people speechless.

Wave after wave of Crystal Cave Dwellers were harvested. The dozens of cave dweller guards couldn't hold out either. Under the bombardment of Tang Yao's area-of-effect spells, the Lairdlord's health also dropped slightly, but its regeneration speed was too fast, and it quickly regained full health.

Watching the Crystal Cave Dwellers being cleared at an astonishing rate, everyone was stunned. They had originally thought that it would take at least four or five hours to slowly whittle down these Crystal Cave Dwellers, a huge and lengthy process. They never expected that by using Nie Yan's method, these Crystal Cave Dwellers would be cleared in a matter of minutes.

Soon, one cave dweller guard after another fell to the ground.

Equipment littered the ground, glittering and dazzling, making people's eyes blur.

When Tang Yao stopped using area-of-effect spells, only the Lairdlord and a few remaining cave dweller guards with low health were left standing in the distance.

Tang Yao began to use single-target spells to kill off these remaining cave dweller guards one by one.

With only the Lairdlord left on the field, it would be much easier to deal with.

The team members realized the value of special items, and they all had some thoughts. They would have to get more special items in the future.

Special items were relatively rare, but because their effects and value were unclear, one or two special items would occasionally appear on the market, even selling for as little as one or two gold coins. If they were lucky enough to encounter one, they must buy it. Some team members regretted it, having encountered special items on the market before, at very low prices, but they had missed them at the time.

Only Nie Yan's team could utilize a special item to this extent.

"I'll pull the aggro. Get ready." Nie Yan said, running towards the Lairdlord.

Brilliant Cutlass and the others scattered, formed a formation, and prepared to meet the Lairdlord.

Nie Yan raised the Headless Horseman Doro's Rider Bow, and with a whoosh, five arrows shot straight towards the Lairdlord.

Thud, thud, thud... With five consecutive muffled sounds, five arrows hit the Lairdlord. The Lairdlord roared, letting out a deafening roar like a mountain collapse, and the entire cave vibrated violently, as if it was about to collapse. It strode towards Nie Yan.