Chapter 1 Continuing Onward

Nie Yan and the others recovered on the spot, waiting for their health and status to return to full. Nie Yan stood up and said, "Let's continue."

Following their previous method, the four of them slowly lured the Goblin Ripper towards the sculpture area. With their first experience, their coordination was much more skilled.

The Goblin Ripper slowly entered the sculpture area.

"Don't rush, wait a little longer." Nie Yan anxiously wiped away a bead of sweat. The Goblin Ripper had entered the designated position. If there was even a tiny mistake, all their previous efforts would be in vain, and they would have to die again.

Brilliant Knife Light was still adjusting his attack position. Finally, the Goblin Ripper's movements were extremely inconvenient amidst the forest of sculptures. It could neither advance nor retreat. It was just about to launch an accelerated ram when Brilliant Knife Light suddenly entered the predetermined coordinates, activated his defensive stance, and held firm.

With a deafening boom, the Goblin Ripper rammed into a nearby sculpture. Several sculptures cast from metal trembled, but they were not knocked down by the Goblin Ripper.

Brilliant Knife Light shifted his position and wedged himself behind the Goblin Ripper's right flank.

"Nirvana Flame, I've found a better position!" Brilliant Knife Light said excitedly. He was stuck behind the Goblin Ripper's right flank, and the Goblin Ripper could neither advance nor retreat. It was blocked in front by several towering sculptures, and behind it was being held firmly by Brilliant Knife Light's heavy shield. It couldn't attack Brilliant Knife Light, but it couldn't break free either, becoming a sitting duck!

Brilliant Knife Light's ability to trap the Goblin Ripper was partly due to luck, but his keen awareness played a decisive role. The top three shield warriors from his previous life were not to be trifled with!

"Tell everyone to come over," Nie Yan said. This way, they wouldn't even need healers; they could just let the magic-based players attack!

The players who had been watching from a distance immediately swarmed over. When they saw the Goblin Ripper trapped in place, unable to move, their eyes widened. Damn, this was possible? A level 40 Lord was going to be killed like this?

"Get a few more shield warriors to hold it down; don't let it break free!" Nie Yan said. Yi Yan and several other shield warriors rushed forward, forming a human wall.

The mages scattered and began preparing their spells. Waves of magic streaked across the sky, bombarding the Goblin Ripper, sending sparks flying.

These mages only dealt a dozen points of damage to the Goblin Ripper. Tang Yao, the highest, only managed sixty-odd points. The Arcane Sprite had a level-ignoring effect, so its attack bonus was much higher.

With over two hundred mages, a few waves of attacks still dealt considerable damage.

"Damn, this guy's health regeneration is terrifying!" Tang Yao said. Despite the high damage, the Goblin Ripper's health was still dropping very slowly, bit by bit, like a snail crawling. It took several seconds for its health to drop even a tiny bit.

"Energy-level mechanical units all have self-repair!" Nie Yan said. He raised the Repeating Crossbow of the Headless Horseman in his hand and fired at the Goblin Ripper. Five arrows flashed with a bright silver light in the sky, all hitting the Goblin Ripper, dealing a total of over a hundred points of damage.

"Damn, that's high attack!" Seeing Nie Yan's terrifying damage numbers, Tang Yao was shocked. Nie Yan's crossbow attack was even higher than his magic damage!

Tang Yao looked at Nie Yan and saw him holding a huge crossbow in his hand. The crossbow was extremely intricate in construction, covered in strange runes, and streamlined in design, just like the huge crossbows placed on the walls of Calore City, giving a strong visual impact. The equipment didn't emit any luster, obviously hidden by Nie Yan.

When Nie Yan had previously attacked the Goblin Ripper, he had wondered why the Repeating Crossbow of the Headless Horseman's attack was so low. But comparing it with the magic damage of ordinary mages, he immediately saw the difference.

The power of the Repeating Crossbow was undeniable!

The mechanical unit's metal armor could greatly reduce the penetration damage caused by arrow attacks and ignored the 100 points of fire damage attached to the Repeating Crossbow. Even so, the Repeating Crossbow's attack was still so fierce!

"Boss, what kind of crossbow is that in your hand? It's too strong." Summer Cicada and the others kept casting spells. They found that their magic attacks couldn't compare to Nie Yan's ranged damage; it was too discouraging!

After all, thieves weren't ranged classes!

They could tell at a glance that the Repeating Crossbow in Nie Yan's hand wasn't simple. It was the first time they had seen such a large crossbow. It was too fierce and too domineering. How could Nie Yan even lift it?

The design on it was even more exquisite and complex, with five densely packed arrows, emitting a terrifying chill.

Five-Shot!

Who had ever seen a five-shot crossbow? Usually, three shots were already very good!

With a hum, five arrows shot out, flashing coldly in the air. The five arrows struck the Goblin Ripper, making muffled clanging sounds. Some of the arrows even penetrated the Goblin Ripper's iron armor.

Four of the five arrows dealt twenty-odd points of damage, while one of them exploded for over sixty points of damage.

Triple critical hit!

The terrifying crossbow, its powerful attributes amazed everyone!

The eyes of the team members turned to him. The crossbow was truly shocking.

"Boss, what kind of crossbow is this?"

Since everyone asked about the crossbow in his hand, he couldn't hide it anymore and said, "The Repeating Crossbow of the Headless Horseman."

Everyone was stunned. The names of each piece of equipment were limited. Generally, items such as the Staff of Divine Authority, the Sword of the Shatterer, and the Shield of Courage were all Dark Gold-grade equipment or lower. If an NPC's name appeared as a prefix, such as the Repeating Crossbow of the Headless Horseman Doro, the Staff of Divine Authority of Great, they were usually sub-legendary or even legendary items. The stronger the NPC, the stronger the attributes of the equipment they left behind.

The Repeating Crossbow of the Headless Horseman Doro, just from the name, was at least a sub-legendary item.

Currently, it was quite difficult for players to find a Dark Gold-grade piece of equipment. A Dark Gold-grade piece of equipment could often bankrupt an ordinary player. As for sub-legendary items, how many could there be in the entire Glimmering Land? Sub-legendary items had not yet appeared on the official website, so their rarity was evident.

Nie Yan could even get sub-legendary items, but considering the Grima Staff high up in the guild warehouse, they could accept it. Boss Nirvana Flame was too powerful; he had obtained two divine equipment.

"Boss, let us see the attributes of the Repeating Crossbow of the Headless Horseman Doro!" Undying Scoundrel said. Curiosity was tormenting.

"Yeah, let us see," the team members requested. They wanted to know what the attributes of the crossbow were.

There was no harm in making the attributes of the Repeating Crossbow public. Under the strong demands of the team members, Nie Yan posted the attributes of the Repeating Crossbow on the public chat, and the team members exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn, awesome!"

Attack 307-327, 30% piercing damage, 30% chance of triple critical hit damage, with 100 points of fire damage, and Five-Shot. Such attributes were heaven-defying among crossbows and other such items. It was worthy of being a sub-legendary item.

The 30% piercing damage could ignore most armor besides heavy armor and metal armor to a certain extent. The following attributes were also very powerful.

"Boss, is your Strength 800?" Unfettered, who was helping Brilliant Knife Light in the distance, said in surprise after seeing the attributes of the equipment. He was a Berserker, and his Strength was only 370 so far.

Only then did everyone notice that the crossbow required 800 Strength, a requirement that was truly daunting.

"I have a special method to equip this crossbow," Nie Yan said. Although the Repeating Crossbow and Shadow Plunderer were bound, there was no need to take out the equipment and flaunt it everywhere.

The so-called special method must have been to reduce the equipment's requirements. Many pieces of equipment could reduce item requirements, such as the Eternal Set on Brilliant Knife Light, which could be worn 10 levels lower.

The others stopped asking. They couldn't possibly ask Nie Yan to reveal all his equipment. It would be dangerous if the enemy found out. Nie Yan's crossbow had indeed shocked everyone.

Brilliant Knife Light and the others held the Goblin Ripper firmly. No matter how the Goblin Ripper struggled, it couldn't break free and was trapped. Even entering a berserk state was ineffective. The team members continued to bombard it with magic. After two minutes, the Goblin Ripper's health reached zero, and it collapsed to the ground.

White lights lit up from many team members. The Goblin Ripper's experience points were quite generous, allowing nearly half of the team members to level up. Nie Yan glanced at his experience bar, which had increased by over 70%, quite considerable.

Brilliant Knife Light searched in the ruins below and found five pieces of equipment, several gems, and a fragment of an energy key.

The Goblin Ripper had dropped a lot of loot! Lucky!

"What did it drop?" Nie Yan asked.

Some team members helped identify the equipment.

"Staff of Divine Authority, Sword of Radiance, Robe of Divine Authority, Boots of Divine Authority, Eternal Armor!"

They posted the attributes of the Staff of Divine Authority, Sword of Radiance, Robe of Divine Authority, Boots of Divine Authority, and Eternal Armor in the group chat. Because they were dropped by a Lord, they were all Dark Gold-grade.

They had even dropped three pieces of Divine Authority equipment. If they cleared out all five Lords, they might be able to collect a full set of Divine Authority. This set of level 40 Dark Gold-grade equipment ranked among the best of all Light Priest sets of the same level.

"The Sword of Radiance is 20,000 guild contribution points. Is there any paladin who wants it?" Nie Yan asked in the guild group chat.

"Give it to me. I have enough guild contribution points," Tuoba Shi said. The Dark Gold-grade Sword of Radiance had good attributes, and even he was tempted.

Nie Yan traded the Sword of Radiance to Tuoba Shi and then turned to look at Big Brother Seven, Black Heaven, and the others and asked, "Who wants Divine Authority?"

"Ladies first," Big Brother Seven said gentlemanly. Since they knew they could farm the Divine Authority set here, they could find a way later.