Skull Executioner: Level 13 Elite, HP 1200/1200.
These Skull Executioners had much more HP than the Dark Gladiators, and there were many of them.
These Skull Executioners wouldn't respawn after being killed. Although Nie Yan had been here in his past life, these Skull Executioners had long since been completely wiped out. In his past life, he only knew that someone had taken a fragment of the legendary item Shadow of Soqoote here, but he didn't know how much they had paid to get it.
Seeing so many Skull Executioners here, Nie Yan could imagine what a tragic battle had taken place here in his past life.
"I didn't expect there to be so many elite creatures." Nie Yan frowned. Thinking about it, it made sense. Legendary item fragments would naturally be protected by many powerful monsters.
Nie Yan's eyes swept over the nearby terrain, wondering if he could bypass these Skull Executioners. However, it was too open here. Once he went out, he would be too obvious and easily discovered. The only obstacles he could use were the standing pillars, which were far from enough.
Nie Yan could have the Dark Gladiator lure the Skull Executioners away and go around them himself, but there might be some unknown dangers inside the pyramid, so sacrificing the Dark Gladiator would be too uneconomical.
While grinding monsters nearby, he pondered how to deal with the current situation.
Could he turn the Skull Executioners into summons?
Letting the Dark Gladiator retreat into the maze, Nie Yan leaped onto the top of the city wall, took out the Bloodthirsty Crossbow, and aimed at the surrounding Skull Executioners through the sights.
"Fifty-two yards, too far. Fifty yards, still too far." Nie Yan was about to find another suitable position when a Skull Executioner walked towards Nie Yan, getting closer and closer.
That's it! Nie Yan pulled the trigger, shooting three arrows. Swish, swish, swish, the three arrows hit the Skull Executioner at the same time.
The green fire in the Skull Executioner's eye sockets flickered, locking onto Nie Yan standing on the wall, and immediately waved its giant axe, charging towards Nie Yan.
The Skull Executioner made a strange, harsh sound like mechanical friction, and walked over, waving its giant axe as it chopped down.
At this moment, more than thirty Skull Executioners around him rushed towards this side at the same time.
Seeing the Skull Executioner's giant axe smash down, Nie Yan jumped backwards from the wall.
With a bang, the giant axe fell from the wall. The wall, which had already been severely eroded, cracked a large piece under the impact of the giant axe, like a crumbling ruin. With a bang, the wall collapsed, and the Skull Executioner broke through the wall and walked in.
Nie Yan retreated backwards, dodging the flying stones, and seeing the opportunity was right, he cast a Necromantic Sacrifice, immediately losing 30% of his health.
A mental wave hit the Skull Executioner.
The Skull Executioner's movements paused for a moment, but soon, the Skull Executioner struggled violently, raising its giant axe and chopping down at Nie Yan.
"Not good, it failed." Nie Yan quickly rolled over, dodging the Skull Executioner's blow, jumped up, got on another wall, then fell down, and quickly burrowed into the maze.
The Skull Executioners wantonly destroyed the walls of the maze, did not find Nie Yan's whereabouts, and finally returned unwillingly.
There were too many Skull Executioners here. It was not convenient to find an opportunity to cast a Necromantic Sacrifice on one of the Skull Executioners, and the probability of success was too low. Even if he succeeded in commanding one of the Skull Executioners, it would definitely be torn apart by the other Skull Executioners soon. How difficult it would be to pass through this open area using this method. It would be too uneconomical to spend two or three days clearing these Skull Executioners.
It seemed that it was really a bit difficult to get the Shadow of Soqoote.
Nie Yan could only helplessly wander around the maze with the Dark Gladiator, letting the Dark Gladiator continue to grind ordinary skeletons. Fortunately, leveling up here wasn't slow, which was a little consolation.
There were still three hours before the server shutdown. Nie Yan cast the Necromantic Sacrifice three more times, but there was no progress. He didn't summon a single Skull Executioner. The Dark Gladiator could only remain for nearly half an hour.
Was he just going to give up today? If he gave up like this, he might not be able to recruit a super helper like the Dark Gladiator next time he came here, and maybe the Shadow of Soqoote would have been taken away by someone else by then.
Just as Nie Yan was at a loss, some voices came from not far away.
"It's these guys again." Nie Yan frowned. After so long, these people had also explored this place. With outsiders here, his plan couldn't be implemented smoothly. He didn't want anyone to know about the existence of the Shadow of Soqoote until he had successfully obtained it. But then, after thinking about it, even if these people arrived here, with so many Skull Executioners, they definitely wouldn't dare to take a step beyond the boundary, let alone get the Shadow of Soqoote.
Unless they all reached level ten or so, and then brought a large group of people over, they would be able to clear all the Skull Executioners here. Nie Yan still had plenty of time to get the Shadow of Soqoote.
At this moment, six figures appeared in Nie Yan's field of vision one after another.
The Dark Gladiator stood beside Nie Yan like a guard, his faint gaze fixed on those players. The three Skeleton Mages also occupied suitable attack positions, ready to attack at any time. It was always good to be cautious.
Players in the city were often able to maintain a peaceful state of mind and often made friends. Once they left the city and went into the wild, everyone was in danger and full of vigilance towards other players, fearing that they would be plotted against by other players. A little misunderstanding could lead to a never-ending situation.
Even if he had the Dark Gladiator by his side, if the other six people attacked him at the same time, it was still possible to kill him in a short period of time. He had to be careful.
Big Bro Seven, Forgotten, and the others also discovered Nie Yan and stopped.
"Hello, we don't have any malice," Forgotten said. The six of them also seemed extremely cautious. Their life and death were in Nie Yan's hands.
"Whether you have malice or not has nothing to do with me," Nie Yan said lightly. He was the one in control now, not Forgotten and the others.
Big Bro Seven and the others glanced at the Dark Gladiator beside Nie Yan. What Nie Yan said was indeed true.
"We just want to make friends with you. I don't think there should be any grudges between us." Big Bro Seven walked up and looked at Nie Yan calmly.
Even in an absolutely disadvantageous position, Big Bro Seven's attitude was still neither humble nor arrogant.
As expected of someone who dominated the previous life, he had some courage. He didn't seem to care about life and death, wanting to use this as a price to make further contact with Nie Yan.
Nie Yan's mind raced. He was at a loss as to how to enter the central pyramid. Big Bro Seven and the others might be able to help.
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