Chapter 1 A Heap of Mutated Lord-Level Warriors

A large group of mutated Lord-level warriors, mages, and thieves gathered at the entrance to the inner sanctum of the Temple of the Goddess of Life, numbering fifty or sixty strong. They chatted in twos and threes, and before they knew it, a fire mage in red robes blended in.

Nie Yan was very close to these mutated Lords, only a few feet away, and could clearly see their faces.

After meeting the mutated Lords one by one, Nie Yan continued to walk straight ahead.

Surrounded by mutated Lords, Nie Yan was worried about being exposed, and his heart was pounding. He couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm himself down.

They didn't recognize Nie Yan, and he brushed past them.

Nie Yan walked up the long steps and entered a corridor. At least several hundred mutated Lords, all level 180, were active in the surrounding corridors. He couldn't imagine how much manpower it would take to clear all the monsters here.

He hoped he could get the Abak Set without alarming them!

After entering the inner sanctum of the Temple of the Goddess of Life, the Holy Light Stone became even brighter and more dazzling. Nie Yan was certain that the last piece of the Abak Set was in here!

He continued forward, passing through corridor after corridor, until Nie Yan entered a vast hall. This place was about 500 by 500 yards in size, decorated in gold and splendor. The floor, walls, and pillars were all made of gold. A red carpet led to the front of the hall, where a tall giant stood on more than a dozen steps. He wore golden armor and paced back and forth, occasionally sitting on the seat in the back, like a high and mighty king.

Nie Yan was at least three or four hundred yards away from the giant, so he couldn't detect what level of monster he was.

The ordinary monsters outside were all level 180 mutated Lords, so this guy must be even more terrifying. Nie Yan didn't dare to get too close, so he removed his disguise and entered stealth.

Nie Yan climbed up the stone pillars to a high place and looked towards the front of the hall. A full three treasure chests were placed near the throne where the giant was located. He didn't know what level these treasure chests were.

The Abak Focused Legplates might be in those three treasure chests. Nie Yan thought for a moment, wondering if he could open the treasure chests.

Nie Yan glanced at the skill bar and summoned the Shadow Assassin.

Under Nie Yan's control, the Shadow Assassin stealthily moved towards the giant's location, while he used a crawling skill himself, quickly climbing along the wall, approaching the three treasure chests from the other side.

With a distance of only about a hundred yards, the giant's appearance was clearly visible. This guy was a middle-aged giant, strong and majestic, nearly five yards tall, and holding a golden greatsword in his hand.

Benkroft, Head of the Death's Kiss Bandit Legion: Level 180 Demonized Lord.

Nie Yan couldn't see his health at all; it must be at least tens of millions. This giant was actually just a head of Death's Kiss, yet he was already a level 180 Demonized Lord. However, he should be the most powerful Boss here.

When Nie Yan was about ninety yards away from the giant Benkroft, the giant reacted. He suddenly stood up, his copper bell-like eyes scanning around.

Seeing the giant Benkroft looking towards him, Nie Yan's heart tightened. It was time to get to work!

Nie Yan activated the Superior Concealment skill and quickly rushed towards the treasure chests.

The giant Benkroft had originally discovered Nie Yan and was about to come over, but suddenly lost track of Nie Yan. He frowned.

At this time, Nie Yan had already run to the side of the treasure chests and squatted down at the edge of the chests. There were three treasure chests here, red, green, and blue, almost identical in shape, exquisitely crafted, and covered with gems. Almost at the same time, the Shadow Assassin suddenly appeared a hundred yards away.

"Despicable thieves, you damned rats!" The giant Benkroft strode towards the location of the Shadow Assassin.

Nie Yan immediately manipulated the Shadow Assassin to turn around and run away.

The giant Benkroft roared and waved his greatsword, slashing out a sword aura, the sharp sword aura sweeping towards the Shadow Assassin.

The Shadow Assassin used Gale Step, accelerating and running wildly towards the outside.

Seeing the Shadow Assassin leading the giant Benkroft away, Nie Yan thought for a moment and chose the red chest, starting to open the treasure chest.

System: Treasure chest opening, completion 30%......50%.....

After about twenty seconds, a system prompt sounded.

System: Shadow Assassin has died.

Through the last image transmitted by the Shadow Assassin, Nie Yan saw the entire process of the Shadow Assassin being killed. The giant Benkroft used a Stun, causing the Shadow Assassin to fall into a stiff state, then quickly ran up and killed the Shadow Assassin with a single sword.

The giant Benkroft was coming towards the throne.

Nie Yan looked at it. The treasure chest opening was at a critical moment and could not be abandoned halfway.

Hurry, hurry!

Nie Yan couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He had already seen the giant Benkroft coming towards him. In a few more seconds, the giant Benkroft would discover him!

Just then, he heard a click. To Nie Yan, it was like heavenly music. The treasure chest was opened!

He had enough time to take the contents of the treasure chest and leave!

Nie Yan was about to reach out and take the contents of the red treasure chest when suddenly, a strong smell of gunpowder emanated from the red treasure chest.

Not good!

Nie Yan was shocked and almost instinctively activated Gale Step to run wildly towards the outside.

With a loud bang, a scorching red flame erupted from the treasure chest, and the scorching air wave swept across an area of about three yards.

Seeing the scorching air wave surging from behind, Nie Yan reached out and shot out a spider silk, pulled it, and the spider silk carried him up, sticking to the top of the hall. Seeing the giant Benkroft coming from a distance, he immediately blessed himself with several passive skills to strengthen the concealment effect.

Nie Yan was still terrified by the encounter just now. If he had run a step slower, he might have been swallowed by the flames.

He never expected that there would be a trap set in this treasure chest. Fortunately, he didn't foolishly put his hand into the treasure chest.

The giant Benkroft returned and found that one of the treasure chests had been opened, and immediately roared and cursed loudly. He searched everywhere, but didn't find the hidden Nie Yan, so he could only give up.

Nie Yan looked at the Holy Light Stone in his backpack. The Holy Light Stone emitted a blazing white light, with an unusual energy fluctuation. The red treasure chest had been opened, and there were two treasure chests left. One of those two treasure chests must contain the Abak Focused Legplates!

After calming down for about thirty minutes, Nie Yan summoned the Golden Land Dragon and Saint Paladin Leffers, trying to lure the giant Benkroft away, but to his dismay, the previous tactic became ineffective. The giant Benkroft was on alert and refused to run more than a hundred yards away from the throne no matter what.

Nie Yan aggressively let the Golden Land Dragon approach to about fifty or sixty yards away from the giant Benkroft, and was chased up and killed by the giant Benkroft with three swords. The giant Benkroft's attack frequency was too fast, and Saint Paladin Leffers couldn't even heal in time.

Saint Paladin Leffers turned around and tried to run, but was chased up and killed by the giant Benkroft with two swords.

A level 180 Demonized Lord was too powerful! In front of this super-level creature, the Golden Land Dragon and Saint Paladin Leffers had no chance of fighting at all.

Now, Nie Yan didn't even have a chance to get close to those two treasure chests, let alone open them!

What to do? The Abak Focused Legplates were right here. He had already come this far, could he only give up?

Nie Yan was very unwilling, but helpless.

Time passed by, and Nie Yan hadn't thought of a good solution. Continuing to waste time here was not a good idea. The Abak Focused Legplates were within reach, but he couldn't get them. It had to be said that this was a very depressing thing.

Looking at the giant Benkroft still wandering near the throne, Nie Yan frowned.

Nie Yan quietly lurked, waiting for an opportunity.

A day passed, and the giant Benkroft stayed near the throne, not leaving, which made Nie Yan anxious.

How about gathering some guild elites over?

Nie Yan thought about it. If he let a group of guild members lure away the giant Benkroft and he went to open the treasure chests, he should still be able to succeed! If the giant Benkroft didn't leave the throne, they could slowly grind the giant Benkroft to death!

Although he didn't know if it would succeed, he could only try it, it was much better than wasting time here like this!

Nie Yan opened the guild group chat and issued a call to arms. He was preparing to pull five hundred people over. These five hundred people were not only members of the Niu Ren Tribe, but also the twenty-six shamans from the Song of Heaven.

After receiving Nie Yan's call to arms, the members of the Niu Ren Tribe immediately started moving, heading to the Temple of the Goddess of Life.

After approaching the vicinity of the Temple of the Goddess of Life, Xie Yao, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and the other two first used the teleportation ring to teleport to Nie Yan's side, grouped Nie Yan up, and then ran back and forth, letting a group of members teleport over with group teleportation scrolls. Soon, more than five hundred players safely entered the interior of the Temple of the Goddess of Life without passing through the outer hall.

More than five hundred members gathered in the temple, immediately attracting the attention of the giant Benkroft. He walked around anxiously near the throne, but did not dare to leave the throne too far, lest someone secretly open the treasure chests.

Nie Yan counted the number of people, a total of five hundred and sixteen people, enough to form twenty-six teams.

Looking at the tall giant Benkroft in golden armor, a group of members were a little frightened. The big guy in front of them was a level 180 Demonized Lord!

"Twenty people per team, make sure there is a shaman in each team!"

Wang Zhe Tian Xia and the others immediately followed Nie Yan's instructions and let them start forming teams. Soon, twenty-five teams of twenty people were formed, and Nie Yan and others formed a team themselves.