Chapter 18 Zennard's Mausoleum

Zennard's Mausoleum was where the regalia of the Dragon King Zennard were buried, including the Sword of Zennard he had used in his previous life. As a tyrant's blade that had slaughtered millions, the Sword of Zennard was very famous, leaving an indelible mark on history.

Ordinary people simply could not wield this divine sword filled with murderous aura.

As for the Holy Spirit Heart, Nie Yan had only heard of it. The conditions for obtaining it were extremely harsh. It was said that only three people had obtained it in his previous life, and he did not know the specific methods they used. The Holy Spirit Heart was not unique to paladins, but it was easier for paladins to obtain. It was said that it could be obtained by purifying a certain number of evil creatures. In the later stages of the game, paladins had a purification aura. As long as an evil creature below a certain level entered the area, there was a certain chance that it would be purified, so paladins liked to use evil creatures as practice targets.

In any case, no matter how difficult the conditions for wielding it were, Nie Yan wanted to see the legendary Sword of Zennard.

Although it was difficult to obtain the Sword of Zennard, it was still a chance to broaden his horizons and see what it looked like.

Nie Yan and Yao Yao followed the instructions on the stone tablet and walked forward.

It was still an endless stream of Bone Tusks. Nie Yan suddenly found that these Bone Tusks were much easier to deal with than before. He checked his status and realized that it was due to the skill effect attached to the Advanced Demon Hunter title. Advanced Demon Hunters had three additional effects. First, the attributes of all dark creatures within a 20-yard radius were reduced by 30%.

Intimidation (Enhanced): Causes the target creature to enter a state of fear and stiffness for 3 seconds, range 5 yards.

Deterrence (Enhanced): When this skill is used, it can disperse nearby monsters, range 10 yards, duration 15 minutes, ineffective against monsters more than 30 levels higher than the user.

The Advanced Demon Hunter enhanced the three effects of the Intermediate Demon Hunter, without any new additions. It was possible that new skills would be obtained only when he reached a higher level and obtained a higher-ranked title.

The more the attributes of the surrounding dark creatures were reduced, the easier it was for Nie Yan and Yao Yao to grind monsters.

Looking into the distance, a tall mausoleum appeared before them. It was a tomb built of greyish-white rocks, tens of yards high. The stones on it were severely weathered. The tomb had an entrance that led to the dark and deep underground.

Nie Yan was prepared to go in and take a look. Even if he died, it would not be a wasted trip.

"My mana potions are running out," Yao Yao said, looking at her bag with a slight frown. Even with more than sixty stacks, they could not withstand so many days of consumption.

Nie Yan thought for a moment and said, "You should take the Sin Domain Black Lotus back first. I'll tell you how to do the Holy Cathedral quest. First, go to the blacksmith Kardi and forge a Silver-grade Tranquil Chain. Wear it during the quest."

Yao Yao thought for a moment. Without mana, she would become a burden to Nie Yan.

The only choice was to hang herself and return.

"Alright, I'll go do Karl's Blessing first," Yao Yao nodded. Nie Yan seemed very interested in this quest, and he would definitely not be satisfied unless he investigated it to the end.

Nie Yan traded the Sin Domain Black Lotus to her. He only needed to give Yao Yao a little guidance during the next quest. With the Silver-grade Tranquil Chain, the difficulty of the quest could be reduced a lot.

"Nie Yan, I'm leaving," a trace of reluctance flashed in Yao Yao's eyes.

"Okay," Nie Yan nodded. He wanted to continue exploring the mausoleum. Even if he died and went back, he had to gain something.

Yao Yao removed some of her equipment. It would take about twenty seconds to remove all the equipment, and then she found a way to hang herself and return.

With Yao Yao gone, Nie Yan looked at the Golden Earth Dragon next to him. Without Yao Yao's ranged magic support, the efficiency of the Golden Earth Dragon's monster grinding immediately decreased a lot.

It was almost the afternoon, and the five-day deadline for the Niu Ren Tribe and the Long Yao Financial Group was approaching. Nie Yan told Can Lan Dao Guang, Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai, and the others to go and explore the fortress themselves. After a total of five hundred team members were wiped out seven times, they finally cleared a beginner fortress. Although the dark creatures in the fortress had a lot of experience, it still could not make up for the loss of experience. Each of them dropped about two levels, but compared to the value of the fortress, it was still worth it.

Not only the Niu Ren Tribe, but other guilds were also clearing fortresses. Their losses were much greater than those of the Niu Ren Tribe.

Nie Yan continued to move forward while guiding the affairs of the Niu Ren Tribe.

The Golden Earth Dragon kept sweeping the nearby Bone Tusks, and a group attack magic spell knocked down a large area.

The mausoleum was close at hand. Nie Yan could feel a dark aura coming from the front, giving people a cold and humid feeling. A series of steps led to the underground.

Nie Yan and the Golden Earth Dragon walked down the steps together.

They walked down level after level, leading to the distant and endless underground.

There was a series of murals carved on the rock walls on both sides of the steps. The lines were extremely simple, only outlining the general scene, recording the rise of the Dragon Clan from the Kanas Mountains, the rapid occupation of the territories of various races, and finally the establishment of a powerful empire that ruled the entire continent of Atlanta.

There was an ancient saying: "Extreme prosperity is followed by decline." The Hiberus Empire reached its peak, ruling the continent of Atlanta for more than 2,900 years. Finally, Zennard grew old, and the ruling class had internal strife in order to compete for interests. In addition, various races resisted the tyranny of the Dragon Clan, and uprisings continued. The Hiberus Empire finally declined, never to return to its former glory.

Finally, the Dragon Clan nobles had to place Zennard's Mausoleum in Zennard's territory to prevent it from being destroyed by other races.

The Dragon Clan was almost completely slaughtered, leaving only a few Dragon Clan creatures scattered throughout the continent!

A powerful race was finally wiped out of history.

One background story after another permeated the culture into every task, and finally constituted the magical world of Faith.

Looking at these simple but clear murals, Nie Yan had a feeling of wandering in the long river of history.

Gradually entering the tomb, it was extremely spacious here. The stone walls on the left and right were seven or eight yards apart, and the top was about ten yards above the ground. The corners on both sides of the tomb were filled with various bones, human, elven, and giant. They were slaughtered here. There were night-luminescent pearls on both sides of the tomb, emitting a bright light, illuminating the area. In the light of the lamps, a few figures flashed in the distance.

Nie Yan did not know what kind of monsters were here. He went into stealth, and a few figures appeared before Nie Yan. They were a few Skeleton Mages, wearing black robes, with a pair of faint green fires exposed beneath the robes.

These two clusters of burning green fire were the eyes of the Skeleton Mages.

A pair of green fires suddenly focused and looked towards where Nie Yan was.

Nie Yan held his breath, his body completely hidden in the darkness, merging with the darkness.

The Skeleton Mage's gaze searched around, but found nothing and continued to wander.

Nie Yan threw a Super Appraisal at these Skeleton Mages.

Skeleton Priest: Level 50 Elite, HP 5000/5000.

There were as many as fifteen or sixteen Skeleton Priests nearby. Was he going to stop here?

Nie Yan was unwilling. He had already come here. If he did not enter Zennard's Mausoleum, he would have to die to get out. He might as well give it a try. Nie Yan recalled the Golden Earth Dragon and walked towards the cave.

He used the skill on the Creeper's Ring, stuck to the wall like a gecko, and slowly crawled over. Nie Yan hid in the corner of the wall farthest from the Skeleton Priests, climbing away little by little.

Nie Yan carefully controlled his movement speed, moving extremely slowly.

It was too close, and Nie Yan did not dare to act rashly. Looking into the distance, there were still two teams of Skeleton Priests in front of him. Although this area was spacious, it was still extremely difficult to hide. Suddenly, a Skeleton Priest looked towards where Nie Yan was.

Nie Yan was shocked. He had been discovered!

At such a close distance, it was difficult not to be discovered.

It waved its staff, Immobilize!

If he was immobilized, Nie Yan would fall from above.

But now, he was stuck to the stone wall and could not use any skills.

Miss!

Nie Yan suddenly realized that the Immobilize spell cast by the Skeleton Priest was ineffective against him! This made Nie Yan overjoyed. He suddenly remembered that it was the Chapter of Peace! The Chapter of Peace had a passive effect that could grant immunity to targeted spells.

Immobilize was one of the many targeted spells.

The Chapter of Peace actually had such a life-saving effect. Its value was immediately magnified several times. This thing was indeed a life-saving treasure at times! Because the targeted spells of monsters and players were very difficult to deal with, such as Immobilize and Petrifying Gaze. If you had something like the Chapter of Peace, it might save your life in a dangerous situation.

He might not be so lucky next time! Nie Yan flipped over and jumped down from the stone wall, his body landing lightly on the ground. He used Shadow Dance and ran forward frantically.

More than a dozen spells from the group of Skeleton Mages howled as they fell, covering Nie Yan.

Nie Yan pounced forward, casting an Obsidian Shield on himself in the air, and rolled to the ground. With two loud sounds, two fireballs exploded on Nie Yan's body, and two damage values of more than two hundred floated above Nie Yan's head.

Such high damage!

Fortunately, most of the attacks were dodged by Nie Yan, otherwise these dozen or so spells would definitely have killed him instantly.

He ran forward frantically. Since there was no other way, he would charge through. More than a dozen Level 50 Skeleton Priests came to intercept Nie Yan, and dozens more spells came down, with fireballs shooting in all directions.

Spells were everywhere, dozens of them.

Nie Yan cast Hasty Retreat on himself. Bang, bang, bang, dozens of spells exploded on Nie Yan's body. Unexpectedly, Nie Yan did not die. He fearlessly withstood the attack spells of this group of Skeleton Priests and ran towards the outside, his pace not slowing down at all.

Before being hit by the magic, Nie Yan activated the Divine Blessing on the Chapter of Peace, gaining complete immunity to magic!

~~ I wrote until after two o'clock yesterday and only managed to write two thousand words. I really couldn't stay awake. I got up this morning to make up for this update.
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