“Alright, warriors, start pulling the mobs and drawing aggro!” Nie Yan ordered. Several warriors let out low roars and charged towards the energy constructs.

*Bang, bang, bang.* The shields collided with the metal bodies of the energy constructs, producing dull thuds.

Cui Can Dao Guang and Yi Yan moved almost simultaneously, drawing away five energy constructs, while the remaining three were firmly held back by the shield warriors.

“Spread them out!” Nie Yan commanded anxiously. Although he had a long history with the game, this was his first time commanding such a large team. He hadn't participated in such large-scale raids in his previous life, only seen them in videos. Though he hadn't eaten pork himself, he'd at least seen a pig run, so he didn't make any major mistakes.

The eight energy constructs were scattered into three areas, with three or four warriors surrounding each one. Cui Can Dao Guang continuously attacked one of the energy constructs, and with the cover of the other warriors, slowly lured it out and pulled it to a nearby open space.

Shield Bash!

Cui Can Dao Guang delivered a heavy blow with his shield, knocking the energy construct back a few steps. The energy construct immediately charged back in anger.

Cui Can Dao Guang switched to a defensive stance, his shield taking several heavy blows, *bang, bang, bang.*

The energy construct attacked Cui Can Dao Guang ferociously. Cui Can Dao Guang used a demoralizing roar again, causing the energy construct to stagger.

Several warriors also surrounded it, pinning the energy construct in place.

Seeing that the energy construct's aggro was focused on Cui Can Dao Guang, Nie Yan gave the order: “All mages, attack!”

Spells whistled through the air and slammed into the energy construct, exploding with loud *bangs*. Damage numbers immediately floated above the energy construct.

“Yaozi, watch your aggro!” Nie Yan reminded, seeing Tang Yao unleashing a barrage of spells. Tang Yao's magic attacks were too fierce.

*Bang, bang, bang.* Three large critical hits in a row: -202, -229, -203.

Terrifying magic damage!

The other players' magic damage was at most in the dozens. Those with higher damage might reach eighty or ninety, and even occasional critical hits were only around a hundred and ten or a hundred and twenty.

The energy construct's aggro immediately shifted. It wanted to break past Cui Can Dao Guang and pounce on the mages behind.

The mages stirred restlessly. If the energy construct lost aggro and charged into their ranks, the result would be a one-sided massacre!

Tang Yao quickly stopped attacking. If he continued, he would be the culprit behind a wipe.

Seeing that something was wrong, Cui Can Dao Guang slammed his shield into the energy construct, then taunted.

The energy construct's aggro was drawn back to Cui Can Dao Guang, who attacked several more times, finally pulling it back.

Tang Yao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. That was close. If something had gone wrong, he would have been vilified by his teammates. He didn't dare to attack so recklessly again, and controlled his magic damage!

Seeing that Cui Can Dao Guang had re-established aggro, Nie Yan said to the mages, “Continue attacking.”

Energy constructs weren't very difficult opponents. It was just their first time here, so they weren't very skilled. Fortunately, they had high comprehension and didn't make any major mistakes.

Under the mages' fierce output, the energy construct's health dropped bit by bit. With a bang, it shattered into pieces all over the ground.

“Did anything drop?” Nie Yan asked. A level 40 energy construct should drop some good items.

“There's a gold-grade staff, the level 40 Azure Staff, and a pair of Eternal Set leggings for shield warriors, also gold-grade,” Cui Can Dao Guang said, picking up the two items from the ground.

Elite energy constructs here had a 20% drop rate for the gold-grade Eternal Set, and the drop rate was as high as 50% when clearing the dungeon for the first time. Otherwise, Nie Yan wouldn't have chosen to come here.

Looking at the stats of the gold-grade Eternal Set, whether it was defense or other stats, it was 10% higher than the silver-grade Eternal Set. In particular, it also came with an level 8 life shield, making its stats incredibly desirable.

Nie Yan glanced at the stats of the two items and distributed 10 guild contribution points to all the players present.

Cui Can Dao Guang continued to pull out the next energy construct.

Having learned from their first experience, everyone had an easier time clearing the energy constructs. Controlling the rhythm of their spellcasting, they began to coordinate with each other, and the priests in the back constantly healed the warriors in front.

The warriors' health fluctuated wildly, and there were several very dangerous moments. But fortunately, Big Bro Qi Zai, Hei Se Tian Tang, and others were skilled enough to pull the warriors back from the brink.

The energy construct that Cui Can Dao Guang pulled out gradually dropped to around 30% health. Suddenly, the tall energy construct roared and unleashed a shockwave on the surrounding people, stunning them.

The surrounding warriors couldn't move.

The energy construct punched Cui Can Dao Guang, knocking him back a few steps. A white light landed on Cui Can Dao Guang, and his health remained unmoved.

The energy construct punched again, sending a Berserker flying, killing him instantly. Then it changed targets, slaughtering three warriors in a row.

“Keep attacking with magic, don't panic!” Nie Yan calmly commanded the mages.

The magic continued to pour out.

The energy construct broke out of the encirclement of warriors and was about to charge towards the mages in the back when Cui Can Dao Guang woke up and firmly blocked the energy construct's path.

The heavy shield and the energy construct collided, creating a series of dull explosions.

Dense magic bombarded the energy construct, and it was finally blasted away, its health depleted, and it fell to the ground.

Cui Can Dao Guang breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the items that had dropped on the ground. There was a gold-grade leather armor and an alchemy recipe. Although three warriors had died, the process was still considered smooth.

Nie Yan gave each of the three fallen warriors 100 guild contribution points, and everyone else 10 guild contribution points.

Cui Can Dao Guang recovered slightly, then continued to pull the next energy construct.

One by one, the energy constructs fell to the ground. From eight energy constructs, they received five gold-grade Eternal Set pieces.

The experience points given by the eight energy constructs were very generous. Nie Yan checked his experience points and saw that it had increased by about 17%. He estimated that the other team members were about the same. This leveling speed wasn't fast, but it wasn't bad either.

The entire team rested in place, and Shi Li Hua Sha and Yue Er Ya resurrected their fallen teammates.

“I've noticed that there are quite a few beauties on our team,” Nie Yan said with a smile. Yao Yao, Yu Lan, Shi Li Hua Sha, Yue Er Ya, Yi Chui Ding Qing, were all rare beauties. There were also twenty or thirty secondary beauties, and the rest were more ordinary.

Out of six hundred people, there were seventy or eighty female players, which was a very high proportion.

Nie Yan led the team towards the inner city, passing through a thick iron gate. Inside was a completely different scene. All the buildings in the inner city of the Eternal City were constructed of metal, with steel bars and screws everywhere, as sturdy as an invincible fortress.

There were mechanical constructs moving around on the streets, and occasionally one or two elite energy constructs.

There were a total of five powerful lords in this Eternal City. If they could clear these lords, they could obtain five shattered energy keys. After combining them into one, they would have the opportunity to obtain the energy core of the Eternal City. In addition, the official website had announced that during the clearing of the Eternal City, there were also some things that countless people coveted, such as the Shatterer's Sword, a dark gold weapon, three in total, scattered throughout the Eternal City. It could be used at level 30, and its attack power almost exceeded ordinary level 50 gold-grade weapons, making it very good. There was also the Scepter of Divine Authority, a level 40 item, an excellent item for healing priests, with +130 to base healing, two in total.

If they had the Shatterer's Sword, Hei Bai or Wu Feng would definitely equip it. As for the priests' Scepter of Divine Authority, it could greatly increase their healing ability, which would be very beneficial to the team.

Everything here was so familiar. Carefully recalling some of the scenes from the inner city of the Eternal City in his previous life, Nie Yan remembered that there were one or two chests near the entrance, but he didn't know where they were.

“Continue deeper, Qi Zai, take over the command for me,” Nie Yan said. He wasn't comfortable handing it over to Tang Yao because Tang Yao wasn't stable enough, and as for Cui Can Dao Guang, he was mainly responsible for tanking, so he didn't have time.

Handing over the command of the team to Big Bro Qi Zai, he was going to look for those chests. He estimated that he would be back in ten minutes or so, and nothing should happen.

“Okay,” Big Bro Qi Zai nodded, taking over command of the team.

The team continued to advance, clearing the mechanical constructs and energy constructs on the streets, moving slowly but steadily.

Nie Yan walked into an old, dilapidated building on the side of the street. He remembered that it should be somewhere nearby and began searching for the location of the chests. There were faint traces of intelligent life living here, but they had all disappeared, leaving only these remnants. There were many broken tables and chairs in these rooms, and occasionally books with goblin writings scattered on the ground.

Goblins weren't benevolent or orderly creatures. Nie Yan didn't understand their language at all. Without some special item with magical power to trigger it, he wouldn't be able to understand these writings. He could only give up.

There were also some half-finished mechanical constructs displayed on the walls. After searching the room, Nie Yan finally found a locked dark gold chest covered in exquisite runes in the corner of the room. The chest emitted a dim, obscure light.

Nie Yan remembered that there should have been a silver chest here in his previous life. He didn't expect to find a dark gold chest this time. It was probably due to the dungeon being cleared for the first time, which made him very excited.