Chapter 121 Finaas' Poison Fang

The disguise skill on the Disguise Gem was already ineffective, because one couldn’t attack enemies while disguised. Once he actively attacked or was attacked, the skill would be interrupted, and it would take a natural day to cool down.

Since he couldn't use the disguise skill, he could only use skills like Stealth.

After thinking for a moment, Nie Yan swapped out the Creeper Ring. The Crawl skill on it was still on cooldown. He put on the Gnome Ring instead, which could add some additional hidden attributes.

Nie Yan recalled his mercenary, Kressy, then entered Stealth and headed deeper into the village.

He carefully moved through the shadows along the corners of the walls, occasionally passing by spider-men.

Without the Disguise skill, moving through such a dense area of monsters unnoticed was extremely difficult.

Nie Yan was very cautious, afraid of making even the slightest mistake.

As he passed around a corner, he saw seven tall and sturdy spider-men ahead—elite creatures! They held huge scythes, their faces twisted, their gazes sweeping around.

This block was sealed off by these elite spider-men. Nie Yan looked ahead, seeing faint flickering flames in the distance and figures swaying around them. It seemed a grand ceremony was being held, like a sacrificial ritual.

These spider-men blocked the way forward, leaving only a gap between them wide enough for one person to pass through. Their gleaming scythes seemed ready to strike at any moment.

Nie Yan thought for a moment that the Gnome Ring might come in handy at this time. He activated the Transform Gnome skill on it, and his body rapidly shrank to about a third of its original size.

What a magical skill!

When he looked around again, the surrounding environment had completely changed. Everything was unbelievably huge. The seven elite spider-men in the distance seemed like giants, the houses were ridiculously tall, and the piles of debris around him had suddenly become several times larger.

It was as if he had suddenly arrived in the land of giants.

Nie Yan was a little uncomfortable, but soon he adjusted somewhat. He jumped over a 'giant rock' and walked along the corner of the house towards the distance.

A 'huge' rat emerged from a hole in the corner, holding something to its mouth with its front paws, chewing. Its beady eyes looked around warily before it scurried into a nearby hole.

The rat startled Nie Yan. In his eyes, it was the size of a wolfhound, which was quite frightening.

After his body shrank, his movement speed was much slower than before.

Nie Yan slowly approached the elite spider-men. Looking up at them, their height made him crane his neck. If he wanted to attack them now, he could only stare longingly at the backs of their heads, unable to reach!

He had to jump with all his might just to reach their shoulders. And these spider-men could sweep him away with a single swing of their scythes.

The spider-men became restless, as if they had noticed something. Nie Yan quickly stopped.

They looked around, finding nothing, and chattered in the spider-men's language before returning to normal.

They had no idea that Nie Yan was right at their feet.

Nie Yan carefully squeezed through the gap between them, hid in a corner, and bypassed the spider-men.

Smoother than expected!

Walking through a narrow alley, he saw a wide square in the distance. In the middle was an altar, with a roaring bonfire. The outside was crowded with spider-men. On the altar stood an elderly spider-man priest, his skin as old as withered tree bark, his body hunched over, making it difficult for him to even take a step. He supported himself with a wooden staff in his left hand and held a slender spike in his right, which was blood-red, crystal clear.

Next to him, a spider-man girl was bound, looking listless.

He chanted incantations, waving the spike in his hand, and dark auras flowed around him.

They seemed to be performing an ancient ritual.

Occasionally, voices could be heard, but Nie Yan couldn't understand them.

Nie Yan noticed that the light sphere beside him was throbbing violently, looking very excited, and flew towards the spike in the priest's hand.

Nie Yan's gaze was drawn to the spike. Observing it, he saw it was about five inches long, like the tooth of some creature, carved like a ruby, emitting a faint red glow. There were also blood vessels on it, but they were somewhat dim.

A voice seemed to be calling out to Nie Yan, "Get it, get it!"

The old spider-man priest let out a heavy groan, uttering a series of strange syllables. Suddenly, he straightened his body, took the spike in his hand, and stabbed it into the spider-man girl's arm. Blood splattered, and the spike seemed to come alive suddenly. The blood vessels on it began to swell, constantly absorbing the blood, flowing and emitting a brilliant red light.

More than ten minutes later, the sacrificial ceremony ended, and the spider-man girl was on the verge of death and was carried away. The old spider-man priest stuck the spike into the center of the altar.

Bennett's soul hovered and danced around the spike.

Quest Progress: Obtain Finaas' Poison Fang.

So that spike was Finaas' Poison Fang!

It should be a quest item, Nie Yan thought. With so many spider-men watching, getting Finaas' Poison Fang wouldn't be easy. He checked and saw that he could use a random teleport scroll here, which put his mind at ease.

In his shrunken form, Nie Yan crept towards the altar in the distance, avoiding the nearby spider-men.

A spider-man walked towards him. Nie Yan rolled to dodge. He would dive into any bushes or behind any rocks to hide. Gradually, he was only a dozen yards away from the old spider-man priest and Finaas' Poison Fang.

The spider-men outside started to revel. Nie Yan didn't know what they were celebrating, as he couldn't understand their language. He was just an outsider, only focused on Finaas' Poison Fang in the distance.

The old spider-man priest sat about three or four yards away from where Finaas' Poison Fang was placed. His gaunt body seemed too old and feeble to move, but Nie Yan knew that this old spider-man priest was definitely the most troublesome character among all the spider-men. He exuded a dangerous aura.

"He must be a Lord," Nie Yan thought, not daring to be careless. He used Shadow Dance to deepen his stealth effect.

Nie Yan's stealth ability was not inferior to that of a Thief who had changed classes at level sixty or seventy, but he was still extra careful.

Better safe than sorry!

The old spider-man priest sat for a while, seemingly bored and tired. He stood up and slowly walked away, moving further and further away from Finaas' Poison Fang.

A good opportunity!

Nie Yan took the opportunity to approach Finaas' Poison Fang, getting closer and closer. He was about to touch it.

Suddenly, the old spider-man priest stopped and looked back at Finaas' Poison Fang. Seeing that it was still there, his expression relaxed slightly, and he glanced around.

Nie Yan stopped, breaking out in a cold sweat, not daring to move. The old spider-man priest's sharp eyes, like sharp knives, made Nie Yan's hair stand on end.

He didn't find anything and turned to walk away.

Seeing the old spider-man priest move more than ten yards away, Nie Yan suddenly sped forward, grabbed Finaas' Poison Fang. With a sizzle, a strong burning pain came from his hand, and a puff of white smoke rose from his palm. His palm seemed to have been corroded by something.

This unexpected event caught Nie Yan off guard. He let go, and Finaas' Poison Fang fell to the ground.

A damage number of over 1,000 appeared above Nie Yan's head, and he slowly revealed himself.

Not good, he'd been discovered!

At this time, the spider-men next to him stirred, pointing at Nie Yan and shouting angrily. Some spider-men pounced on him.

The old spider-man priest turned his head, locked his gaze on Nie Yan, and let out an angry roar. He took out a black staff, and black magic elements flowed around it. He uttered a few syllables, and the surrounding shadows gathered around Nie Yan, a heavy pressure descending, as if to crush him.

Nie Yan used Gale Step, dodging the old spider-man priest's attack. Taking advantage of the three seconds of invincibility, he grabbed Finaas' Poison Fang and threw it into his bag. If not for the invincible state, he wouldn't have dared to hold Finaas' Poison Fang!

The poison of Finaas' Poison Fang was too strong. It would only take a few seconds to knock Nie Yan to the ground.

Seeing that Nie Yan had dodged his attack, the old spider-man priest uttered a series of syllables, and a black lava poured down on the spot where Nie Yan was standing.

With a bang, half of the altar was destroyed, but Nie Yan had already disappeared from the spot.

After getting Finaas' Poison Fang, Nie Yan immediately used a random teleport scroll. With a blur, he was in another place, still in a dark environment, like a desert. He looked at the coordinates on the map and ran wildly towards the Graveyard Town.

He glanced at his status, and there was an additional line below it.

Wrath of Spider-man Priest Kass: The Spider-man Priest Kass is furious and is searching for your whereabouts.

Seeing this status, Nie Yan didn't dare to be careless and used an acceleration scroll to get back to Graveyard Town first!

He flew across the wilderness, which was very far from Graveyard Town, taking at least twenty minutes to reach. As he crossed a desert, a figure appeared in front of him a dozen yards away. It was the old spider-man priest he had encountered in the spider-man tribe. He waved his staff, and the sky was suddenly covered by a cloud of darkness. Magical elements flew wildly, the black clouds pressing down like a collapsing city, and a roaring flame poured down.

He didn't know what method the old spider-man priest had used, but he had tracked him down in such a short time.

Seeing that he was about to be swallowed by the flames, Nie Yan quickly used a random teleport scroll and disappeared again.

When he reappeared, he didn't know where he was. It was a jungle. After confirming his direction, he accelerated and ran wildly, using all kinds of acceleration skills, like a startled swan, skimming across the grassland.

~~Yesterday I wrote until 2 AM, and slept soundly this morning, feeling sleepy and tired.