Yu Lan glanced at Nie Yan, who didn't seem to care at all. She thought to herself that they owed Nie Yan more and more favors, and they would soon be unable to repay them.

"Yaoyao, please thank Nie Yan for us. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been able to get so much good equipment," Yu Lan said. Compared to that, Nie Yan taking all the Thief equipment was not excessive at all.

"Okay," Yaoyao responded, walked up to Nie Yan, and peered closely at his expression with her bright eyes.

"What are you looking at?" Nie Yan looked at Yaoyao and smiled.

"We took that round shield. Don't you feel like you're at a disadvantage at all?" Yaoyao smiled faintly, and a pair of dimples appeared on her fair face.

"It's just a round shield. Do I look like such a stingy person? Anyway, I took everything that I could use, and I also got the Feather Fall Gem from the Treant King, which is pretty good. I don't need that round shield anyway. You guys also contributed to entering the Treant Forest. I can't clear the dungeon alone," Nie Yan said. Yaoyao's smile was dazzling, making his heart beat a little faster, but then he thought of Xie Yao, and his mood immediately calmed down.

"That round shield is worth a lot of money. Our team leader asked me to thank you."

"Okay," Nie Yan thought, glancing at Yu Lan in the distance. Yu Lan had a slender figure with alluring curves, almost perfect. It would be nice if she smiled more often. In his impression, Yu Lan was quite arrogant. It was rare to see her humble.

Nie Yan's understanding of Yu Lan was limited to the time she went berserk and chased down a player who verbally harassed her, chasing him back to level zero. At that time, Nie Yan thought that such a woman was terrifying enough. When getting along, Yu Lan didn't talk much, but her temper was fairly mild, and she didn't leave him with a bad impression. Apart from occasionally commenting on Yu Lan's figure, Nie Yan didn't have much to say. He didn't talk to Yu Lan much; they were just casual acquaintances.

With equipment as motivation, the team members worked even harder when grinding monsters, especially Bai Kaishui, who charged all the way forward. The group detoured into a small path, killed five treants in a corner, and as Nie Yan said, they got another skill book for Healing Light Wounds. As a result, there were now two Priests in the team who knew Healing Light Wounds.

The treants on the road were cleared out by the group, and they gradually penetrated deep into the Treant Forest. The surrounding vegetation became sparse, and no more treants appeared. Even the birds and animals in the forest became extremely rare.

"We're almost there. Watch out for the vines under your feet." Nie Yan became vigilant. He walked at the front of the team, clearing the way for the team members behind, eliminating the traps one by one. Two vines, like nimble snakes, wrapped around Nie Yan.

Nie Yan sidestepped, held his dagger in reverse, and swept across, breaking the two vines and dropping them to the ground.

The main force behind also came under attack, but they had more people, so even if someone encountered danger, the people next to them could help, so there was no problem.

Through the sparse jungle, Nie Yan and the others finally saw the Treant King. It was a giant tree, more than ten yards tall, several times larger than ordinary treants. Its lush leaves were like a canopy, casting a huge shadow on the ground, and its body was covered with gray-black bark.

Feeling Nie Yan and the others approaching, the Treant King woke up from its slumber, opened its eyes, and shone with a gloomy light.

Treant King: Level 5 Lord, Health 10,000/10,000.

"It's a Lord-class creature!" Huanghun said in surprise. When he went to the Treant Forest on normal difficulty, the Treant King was just an Elite. The two were on different levels, and the Treant King had much more health.

If they didn't have such a powerful item as the Ianpat's Flute, even if the Holy Roman Empire's elite team came, they would probably be wiped out.

"Everyone, get ready, form up. The Shield Warriors go first. Don't rush. Listen to my commands," Nie Yan said as he charged towards the Treant King.

Nie Yan was the first to enter the Treant King's line of sight.

"Damn humans, you have invaded my territory! Die!" The Treant King let out a low roar and swung its thick branch-like arms at Nie Yan. Seeing the giant arm sweeping over, Nie Yan rolled to dodge. With a bang, the giant arm smashed into the ground, creating a deep pit.

Nie Yan ran to the side. The Treant King swung its giant arm and swept towards where Nie Yan was running.

Seeing the Treant King's giant arm swinging, Nie Yan ducked, and the Treant King's giant arm whizzed over Nie Yan's head, creating a fierce wind that stung Nie Yan's cheeks.

He was almost swatted away by the Treant King.

Nie Yan turned and ran. Although the Treant King's attacks were fierce, Nie Yan's evasions kept it from touching him.

If an ordinary team came here, they would usually let the Shield Warrior charge first, because only the Shield Warrior could withstand the Treant King's attacks. If other classes took a hit from the Treant King, they would definitely die. But they overlooked a problem: the Shield Warrior was covered in heavy armor, making them clumsy, and the Treant King's attacks had a knockback effect. If the Shield Warrior had no one to cover them, they wouldn't be able to get close to the Treant King at all.

Nie Yan's dodging seemed clumsy, but every time the team members thought Nie Yan was about to fall under the Treant King's attacks, they found that Nie Yan could always dodge the Treant King's attacks with basic actions such as rolling, side-stepping, and jumping, making it a close call.

Huanghun was secretly shocked. This was possible? What a strong Thief! He secretly compared Nie Yan with some of the Thieves in their team, and he suddenly realized that there was not a single Thief in the Holy Roman Empire who could compare to Nie Yan. Even having half of Nie Yan's skill would be amazing.

In Nie Yan's opinion, the Treant King's attacks were slow enough. Each attack had at least a one-second interval, making it not difficult to dodge.

It was like an adult doing a primary school student's math problem, extremely simple.

Seeing that the Treant King's attention was drawn to him, Nie Yan shouted in the team chat, "Bai Kaishui, lead the charge! Other melee fighters, follow up! All magic-users must not approach within thirty yards of the Treant King."

Bai Kaishui charged towards the Treant King. Since the Treant King's attention was entirely on Nie Yan, he quickly rushed to the Treant King's front, using Shield Bash and Heroic Strike.

"Damn, the Treant King has such high defense!"

-36, -52. Even with the Ianpat's Flute, Bai Kaishui's attack damage was only this much.

The melee players gathered around and tightly surrounded the Treant King.

Under Bai Kaishui's fierce attacks, the Treant King's aggro was quickly drawn to Bai Kaishui, and it began to swing its arms to attack Bai Kaishui.

"Mages, attack!" As soon as Nie Yan finished speaking, countless spells flew into the sky and exploded on the Treant King.

Damage numbers floated from the Treant King's head, some as low as ten points of damage, some were misses, and some as high as thirty points, dealt by Huanghun and Tang Yao.

Huanghun's Dark Winter and Tang Yao's Fire Chaser were both from Hei Yan, so their damage was still decent.

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