Chapter 1 The Attention of All

Now, every move of the Niuren Tribe is under close scrutiny. News of the departure of the thousand-member elite group naturally wouldn't escape the notice of the major guilds.

Angel Domination and Century Financial Group both believed that the Niuren Tribe was going to enter the World Boundary. They immediately busied themselves, speeding up their respective progress while preparing to obstruct the Niuren Tribe in various ways.

However, to their surprise, the Niuren Tribe didn't enter the World Boundary. Instead, they teleported to Carol City.

The Molten Forest, now only considered a low-level map, usually only saw low-level players grinding and leveling up. The thick volcanic ash left on the ground faintly hinted at the traces of the last battle.

Nie Yan's battle in the Molten Forest was still on the forums, clicked on by countless people, giving the Molten Forest considerable notoriety.

The trees that were destroyed by the lava had now grown back, lush and green.

A team of over a thousand people passed through, breaking the tranquility of the area. The equipment of each person in this group was unbelievably good, leaving the players leveling up nearby dumbfounded.

Why would the top team of the Niuren Tribe appear on this low-level map? They immediately surmised that Nie Yan and the others were here for the Lava Giant!

Not long after this thousand-member elite team arrived, the Molten Forest was completely sealed off by the Niuren Tribe. Players from the Niuren Tribe were everywhere, persuading the players in the Molten Forest to leave. No one dared to challenge the authority of the Niuren Tribe, and they all wisely departed.

The news of the Niuren Tribe's thousand-member elite team challenging the Lava Giant quickly spread on the forums, causing a huge sensation.

The Lava Giant was a level 200 Lord. Although it wasn't a mutated or demonized type, it was still ridiculously strong. The scene of the Lava Giant slaughtering tens of thousands of players from Zongheng Tianxia and Triumph Empire was still vivid in their minds.

The fact that the Niuren Tribe was going to deal with the Lava Giant surprised them greatly.

Nie Yan and the others searched the area and finally found terrain suitable for killing the Lava Giant.

There was a continuous series of protruding rocks, some over a dozen yards high, others only five or six yards, surrounded by flat ground. Standing on the rocks would avoid being engulfed by the scorching lava. These rocks could easily accommodate several thousand people; the space was sufficient.

"I'll lure the Lava Giant up first, you guys wait here," Nie Yan said. He activated Gale Steps and entered the lava cave below the Molten Forest.

The situation inside the lava cave was similar to before, winding and twisting.

Arriving at the center of the lava cave, Nie Yan saw the exquisitely beautiful Countess Alicia still floating quietly above the lava.

Her beauty was timeless, and even her hair was undamaged.

Luring the Lava Giant out was actually very simple. As long as he got close to Countess Alicia, the Lava Giant would naturally notice Nie Yan's arrival.

Nie Yan glanced at the stone pillars hanging down from above. He leaped up, activated the Climbing skill, his body sticking to the stone wall like a gecko. He pulled out a spider silk and slowly slid down along the silk, getting close to Countess Alicia.

Only a yard or so away, Nie Yan could feel the powerful magical elemental fluctuations emanating from Countess Alicia.

A powerful life force rushed towards him.

He didn't have this feeling the last time he was here.

Just as he was lost in thought, Countess Alicia's eyelashes twitched, and her eyes slowly opened. Her pupils were like flawless sapphires, emitting a faint blue light.

Her eyes met Nie Yan's, her gaze revealing a calm, peaceful aura.

Fair skin, picturesque eyebrows and eyes, her beauty was otherworldly, completely unlike a mortal, even more beautiful than Xie Yao, simply a perfect masterpiece of virtual technology. Nie Yan had seen many virtual beauties, so he didn't feel anything special. No matter how beautiful they were, they were just illusions.

Countess Alicia had actually awakened, which greatly surprised Nie Yan.

Countess Alicia's lively eyes seemed to convey some kind of message, but she couldn't speak.

Just then, the entire lava cave shook, and cracks appeared on the surrounding stone walls.

Giant bubbles emerged from the red lava below, and scorching heat waves rushed towards him.

A gigantic monster slowly rose from the lava, while Countess Alicia slowly sank into the lava.

The Lava Giant was about to appear!

Nie Yan quickly retreated, but he wouldn't be as panicked as he was the last time he came. Raising the Headless Horseman Doro's Riding Crossbow, he pulled the trigger, and arrows shot towards the Lava Giant.

The lava surged, and Nie Yan calmly retreated, his movement speed always a bit faster than the lava.

Swish, swish, swish, arrows streaked across the sky.

The Lava Giant roared in fury, chasing after Nie Yan.

One large and one small figure quickly shuttled through the cave.

"I wonder how Leader Nie Yan is doing," Undying Scoundrel couldn't help but say. They had been waiting for a while, but still hadn't received any news from Nie Yan, and they were all a little anxious.

"Don't worry, with Nie Yan's skills, the Lava Giant can't threaten him at all!" Brilliant Knife Light said confidently from the side.

Just as they were speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently, almost making them lose their footing.

Everyone's expression changed: "It's coming!"

Looking into the distance, they saw a figure flying towards them, it was Nie Yan, followed by a gigantic monster, the Lava Giant. It was running in the lava, and countless lava surged towards it, quickly gathering and transforming into a giant beast several dozen yards tall.

The Lava Giant was a high-defense creature. The thick lava outside its body gave it an extremely astonishing defense. Although its health was only three million, it was more difficult to deal with than some monsters with tens of millions of health. Moreover, it had several very terrifying skills, making it one of the few Bosses that players dared not touch.

Seeing the Lava Giant appear, the team members became excited, each of them eager to fight.

"This guy is finally here."

Under the command of Brilliant Knife Light, Water Color Smoker, and others, the players quickly prepared.

The Lava Giant let out a low roar, swinging its huge, thick arms down.

Nie Yan leaped out dozens of yards, and with a loud boom, a large pit five or six yards in diameter appeared on the ground, the rocks on the ground shattered.

The Lava Giant's power was astonishing. Nie Yan's heart skipped a beat. He absolutely couldn't let the Lava Giant get close to the rocky area where the team members were, otherwise, the consequences would be severe.

The lava on the ground slowly spread out like a red carpet, devouring all the green plants on the ground.

The Lava Giant's Lava Domain skill! This lava was like the Lava Giant's magic domain. Any player who touched it would continuously lose health. Some players with very low fire resistance and low health would even be instantly killed.

Nie Yan glanced at his own fire resistance. With his current fire resistance, it shouldn't be a problem. He entered the lava area, and a heat wave swept over him, -2185, -2039, damage numbers floated above Nie Yan's head.

At low levels, this lava would be fatal. Players with fire resistance below 120 would be directly devoured, and players with fire resistance above 120 would continuously lose health. Now, Nie Yan's defense, fire resistance, and so on, were completely different from before, so he could ignore the damage from the lava. But 2,000 points per second was still a considerable rate of health loss.

A few seconds later, Big Brother Seven, the leader, waved his staff and cast a healing spell on Nie Yan.

Nie Yan pounced towards the Lava Giant, the dagger in his right hand slashing at the Lava Giant's body. With a ding, it touched the Lava Giant's thick rocky skin, and it was difficult to penetrate even half an inch further.

A damage number of over two thousand floated above the Lava Giant's head.

What high defense!

Nie Yan frowned slightly. If even he could only deal two or three thousand damage, then the damage of the other team members to the Lava Giant would definitely be even lower.

Brilliant Knife Light and Cold Arrogant Shadow jumped down from the protruding rocks and charged towards the Lava Giant.

Shield Bash!

Shield Bash!

Bang, bang, two muffled sounds, Brilliant Knife Light and Cold Arrogant Shadow both dealt more than five hundred damage, far less than Nie Yan.

At this time, magic densely flew from behind towards the Lava Giant. Bang, bang, bang, mages like Xie Yao and other top-tier professions could deal more than three thousand damage, and ordinary mages could deal around one thousand damage.

This amount of damage was enough.

It seemed that the Lava Giant's physical defense was relatively high, but its magic defense wasn't very good.

The attack damage from the mages immediately attracted the Lava Giant's attention. Just as the Lava Giant was about to move its feet and attack those mages, Brilliant Knife Light used a Taunt on the Lava Giant, followed by several Berserk Strikes, attracting the Lava Giant's attention.

The Lava Giant's aggro slowly shifted to Brilliant Knife Light. It kept swinging its giant fists to attack Brilliant Knife Light.

Brilliant Knife Light raised his giant shield to block. His Demon Dilakru's Shield had very high defense, actually barely withstanding the Lava Giant's attacks. Each of the Lava Giant's attacks dealt over twenty thousand damage, and occasionally there were misses. This amount of damage wasn't difficult for Brilliant Knife Light to bear.

Healing spells fell on Brilliant Knife Light's head.

The battle entered a stalemate. Relying on the magic attacks of the mages, they slowly whittled away at the Lava Giant's health. The Lava Giant's health regeneration speed was very fast. They had to attack with all their might to make its health slowly decrease.

Looking at the tall Lava Giant in front of him, Nie Yan began to experiment with combo skills. Kicks, elbow strikes, and other skills were used in succession. When the combo reached five, it could deal over thirty thousand damage.

After completing a Spinal Tap attack, he was just about to continue with a kick when he saw the Lava Giant roar angrily, swinging its giant fist down at him, its thick arm instantly turning into a blaze of flames.