Chapter 18 Zennarde's Sword

The dark flames on Zennarde's Sword danced and burned in Nie Yan's hand, a burning sensation radiating from his palm.

The moment he touched Zennarde's Sword, he felt as if a voice was calling to him, but when he tried to focus on it, the voice disappeared without a trace.

Legendary weapons often represented a person's name, a distant history, and were thus imbued with a certain spirituality.

Nie Yan wasn't surprised by this feeling.

Zennarde's Sword, for example, carried the memories of Zennarde, the Dragon King, and had witnessed that dark history.

Just as Nie Yan was about to examine the attributes of Zennarde's Sword, countless undead howls echoed in his ears. Illusions flashed through his mind, millions of undead rushing towards him. A cold, sinister power assaulted him, trying to devour him. Nie Yan almost lost his composure, but then he realized that these undead were just illusions. As long as his will was strong enough, he wouldn't be affected. These were the lingering spirits attached to Zennarde's Sword. This sword had slaughtered countless lives and was a notorious cursed blade, hence the curse from these undead before their deaths.

Nie Yan calmed his mind, calmly surveying them. The lingering spirits lingered around Nie Yan for a moment, unable to harm him, and finally dispersed.

He finally gripped Zennarde's Sword firmly. It emitted a low tremor, struggled for a moment, and then fell silent.

A strong, rough texture transmitted from the palm of his hand. Nie Yan swung it once. This short sword was still a bit big for a Thief. At this moment, Zennarde's Sword became smaller, more comfortable in his hand. The dark flames on the blade still burned steadily.

A runic mark faintly appeared at the end of the blade. It was the seal on Zennarde's Sword, which greatly weakened its power.

Only someone with the Heart of the Holy Spirit could break the seal, and only someone with the Heart of the Holy Spirit could resist the corruption of the dark energy attached to the unsealed Zennarde's Sword.

Before Zennarde's Sword was unsealed, the barbarian Kroyets's suppression of evil was enough. Nie Yan gripped Zennarde's Sword. This powerful divine weapon had finally fallen into his hands.

Nie Yan looked at the attributes of Zennarde's Sword.

Sealed Zennarde's Sword: Kalando Divine Object.

Item Description: A divine object crafted by Kalando at the behest of Zennarde, the Dragon King, infused with dark magic by Zennarde. If you cannot control its power, you will suffer backlash from Zennarde's Sword. The sword has been sealed with a six-layered holy seal by the God of War, Krow.

Item Attributes: Attack 630-636, Crit +30, 10% chance to trigger 5x crit damage, Level Ignored +12, Armor Ignored. Attached Skill, Purgatory Execution: When the enemy's health is below 20%, using this skill has a certain chance to execute the opponent. Success rate depends on the level and defense of both parties. Skill cooldown 5 seconds, requires 100 energy. Attached Skill, Elementary Cataclysm: Attacking the enemy inflicts five curses: Weakness, Cripple, Plague, Fear, and Corrosion. Duration 3 minutes, skill cooldown 1 hour.

Attached: Undead Nightmare Curse: The wielder of Zennarde's Sword will be subjected to the Undead Nightmare Curse, reducing all attributes by 50% (suppressed, effect halved).

Usage Restriction: None.

The attributes of Zennarde's Sword were undoubtedly powerful. Even with the six-layered holy seal cast by the God of War Krow, its attributes were outrageously strong, surpassing the attack power of some Level 50 Dark Gold weapons. The other attributes were also very strong. It came with two skills, Purgatory Execution and Elementary Cataclysm, both of which were top-tier skills.

As for the Undead Nightmare Curse, it was indeed unbearable for ordinary players. Even suppressed by the barbarian Kroyets's suppression of evil, reducing all attributes by only 25% was still too much. Players wielding Zennarde's Sword were essentially sacrificing a large amount of defense and health in exchange for powerful attack.

Fortunately, Nie Yan had the powerful attribute bonuses from items like the Shadow of Darkness, so 25% wasn't too unbearable for him. Reduced defense and health were still tolerable for Nie Yan. With high attack, he could level up much faster.

In the future, each time a seal on Zennarde's Sword was broken, its attributes would become even more powerful, until it became a true divine object worthy of the name.

What exactly was the difference between these so-called divine objects and legendary items?

Nie Yan opened the official website and searched, checking the information on it. There was an introduction to divine objects. Divine objects were even rarer than legendary items. To be precise, divine objects belonged to the category of legendary items. Legendary items were divided into ordinary legendary items, such as the Sogoth Shadow Nie Yan was looking for, which all belonged to this category. Legendary sets, such as the Grimaw Set, had slightly stronger attributes. Above that were divine objects, which were often crafted by legendary blacksmiths and marked with their respective labels. In the entire history of Athos, there were only a few people capable of producing divine objects: Kalando, Bloom, Hilda, Clamp, Talmage, and a few other blacksmiths. These blacksmiths were Elves, Humans, Dwarves, and even Dragons. Some of the divine objects they forged were used by countless powerful historical figures and passed down through the ages. Zennarde's Sword was one of them.

Zennarde's Sword was famous because it had been used by Zennarde, the Dragon King.

If the seal on Zennarde's Sword was broken and the sword's attributes were fully released, it was hard to imagine how powerful it would be.

Even now, a short sword with such powerful attributes was extremely rare.

Nie Yan equipped Zennarde's Sword in his main hand and then switched the Blade of Division to his offhand. The blade of Zennarde's Sword had shrunk a lot, not much longer than a dagger, so it didn't look strange.

From his past life to this life, this was the first time Nie Yan had used a short sword-type weapon.

Combat Thieves generally preferred short swords because short swords had high attack and a slightly larger attack range, while ordinary Stealth Thieves preferred daggers more. Nie Yan also belonged to this category. However, it would be a pity not to use a short sword with such strong attributes.

Nie Yan took off Zennarde's Sword, jumped down from above, and then used the Feather Fall skill on the Feather Fall Gem, quickly slowing down and landing lightly.

He walked towards the barbarian Kroyets. Looking at the strong barbarian Kroyets in the distance, Nie Yan's heart suddenly stirred. What was the relationship between the barbarian Kroyets and the God of War Krow who had been circulating outside? There must be some connection between these two names.

"You got Zennarde's Sword. I hope you can use it well. A powerful weapon itself has no good or evil. The key lies in its user." The barbarian Kroyets glanced at Zennarde's Sword in Nie Yan's hand. "May you be able to purify this sword of slaughter."

Nie Yan nodded, looked at the barbarian Kroyets, and asked, "Respected Mr. Kroyets, I have a question in my heart. Can you help me answer it?"

"Speak," the barbarian Kroyets said with a slight smile. Even with his limbs bound, he still showed a calm demeanor. If an ordinary person were imprisoned for thousands of years, they would have gone mad long ago.

"Regarding the God of War Krow, is that you?" Nie Yan asked. Kroyets, perhaps the outside world called him the God of War Krow. To be imprisoned for thousands of years without dying, even if this person wasn't a god, he was very close to being one.

"God of War Krow is just a boring title. When you become a true powerhouse, all the mortals in the world will worship you as a god," the barbarian Kroyets said calmly.

Hearing the barbarian Kroyets's words, Nie Yan understood. The barbarian Kroyets's words meant that he had already admitted that he was the God of War Krow!

"Although Zennarde captured me, he couldn't kill me, who possesses godhood. Helpless, he could only imprison me here. Calculating the time, it has been thousands of years," the barbarian Kroyets said.

"Godhood?" Nie Yan asked in confusion. It was the first time he had heard this term. Belief in legends about gods was rare in the first place.

"It was bestowed by the Father. With the will of the gods, possessing godhood, even if you die many times, you can be resurrected," the barbarian Kroyets said.

Hearing this, Nie Yan smiled. Didn't that mean that all players had godhood? Of course, the rules for NPCs and the rules for players were different.

The barbarian Kroyets was the God of War Krow. In that case, everything could be explained. The reason he was trapped here was because of his battle with Zennarde, the Dragon King. After being defeated, he was nailed to this cross.

The only thing that surprised Nie Yan was that the God of War Krow hadn't died, but Zennarde, the Dragon King, who was even more powerful than the God of War Krow, couldn't withstand the erosion of time and eventually died.

All of this was impossible to investigate, and Nie Yan didn't bother to ask. After all, these things had nothing to do with his personal interests.

The barbarian Kroyets waved his right hand, opening a teleportation array. Dazzling white lines formed an array, occupying an area of about three yards. Once activated, it would teleport him back.

"This is a teleportation array leading to a human city. When you obtain the Heart of the Holy Spirit, you can teleport back in the opposite direction. Leave here quickly. Every seven natural days, the volcano here will erupt once. There are only a few hours left until the next eruption. Warrior, good luck," the barbarian Kroyets said.

It seemed that he couldn't extract any more information from the barbarian Kroyets. Obtaining Zennarde's Sword could be considered a complete success. Nie Yan bid farewell to him and stepped into the teleportation array.