“Let's begin, warriors, pull the monsters and attract their aggro!” Nie Yan commanded. Several warriors let out deep roars and charged towards the energy constructs.

*Bang bang bang*, the shields collided heavily with the metal bodies of the energy constructs.

Brilliant Colors and Yi Yan moved almost simultaneously, drawing away five energy constructs. The remaining three were firmly held back by the shield warriors.

“Spread them out!” Nie Yan commanded anxiously. Despite his extensive gaming experience, this was his first time commanding such a large team. He hadn't participated in such large teams in his past life, only seen them in videos. Though he hadn't eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run, so he didn't make any major mistakes.

The eight energy constructs were spread out into three areas. Three or four warriors surrounded and attacked one, while Brilliant Colors continuously attacked one of the energy constructs. Under the cover of the other warriors, he slowly led the energy construct out, pulling it to a nearby open space.

Shield Bash!

Brilliant Colors slammed his shield into the energy construct, staggering it back a few steps. The energy construct immediately charged forward in anger.

Brilliant Colors switched to a defensive stance, his shield taking several heavy blows.

The energy construct fiercely attacked Brilliant Colors, who then used a demoralizing shout, causing the energy construct to pause momentarily.

Several warriors also surrounded the energy construct, trapping it.

Seeing that Brilliant Colors had attracted the energy construct's aggro, Nie Yan issued the order: “All mages, attack!”

Spells howled as they flew into the sky, bombarding the energy construct. *Bang bang bang*, damage numbers floated up from the energy construct's body.

“Yaozi, watch your aggro!” Nie Yan reminded Tang Yao, who was constantly spewing out spells, his magic attacks were too fierce.

*Bang bang bang*, three consecutive critical hits, -202, -229, -203.

Terrifying magic damage!

The other players' magic damage was at most in the dozens. Those with high damage could reach eighty or ninety, and the occasional critical hit might reach one hundred and ten or twenty.

The energy construct's aggro immediately shifted, and it tried to break past Brilliant Colors to pounce on the mages behind.

The mages stirred. If the energy construct broke free and charged into the mage ranks, the result would be a one-sided slaughter!

Tang Yao quickly stopped attacking. If he continued, he would be the culprit of a team wipe.

Seeing that the situation was bad, Brilliant Colors slammed his shield into the energy construct, then taunted.

The energy construct's aggro was once again attracted by Brilliant Colors, and he attacked several more times, finally pulling the energy construct back.

Tang Yao wiped a cold sweat from his forehead. That was close. If something had gone wrong, he would have been criticized by all the team members. He dared not attack so recklessly again, and controlled his magic damage.

Seeing that Brilliant Colors had re-established aggro, Nie Yan said to the mages, “Continue your attacks.”

Energy constructs were not difficult creatures to deal with. It was just that this was everyone's first time here, so they weren't very skilled. Fortunately, they were quick learners and didn't make any major mistakes.

Under the fierce output of the mages, the energy construct's health dropped bit by bit. With a bang, it scattered into parts all over the ground.

“Did anything drop?” Nie Yan asked. A level 40 energy construct should drop some good items.

“There's a gold-grade staff, the level 40 Azure Staff, and a pair of Eternal Set leggings for shield warriors, also gold-grade,” Brilliant Colors said, picking up two items from the ground.

Elite-grade energy constructs here had a 20% drop rate for gold-grade Eternal Set items, and even higher, 50% during the initial exploration. Otherwise, Nie Yan wouldn't have chosen to come here for the initial exploration.

Looking at the stats of the gold-grade Eternal Set, whether it was defense or other stats, they were 10% higher than the silver-grade Eternal Set. In particular, it also came with an level 8 Life Shield, its strength was enviable.

Nie Yan glanced at the stats of the two pieces of equipment and distributed 10 guild contribution points to everyone present.

Brilliant Colors continued to pull out the next energy construct.

With the lesson from the first time, everyone cleared the energy constructs much more smoothly, controlling the rhythm of their spellcasting. Everyone began to coordinate with each other, and the priests in the back continuously healed the warriors in the front.

The warriors' health fluctuated, and there were several very dangerous moments. But fortunately, Big Bro Seven, Black Heaven, and others were skilled enough to pull the warriors back from the brink of danger.

The energy construct pulled out by Brilliant Colors gradually dropped to about 30% health. Suddenly, the tall energy construct roared and sent a shockwave to the surrounding people, causing them to be stunned.

The surrounding warriors were unable to move.

The energy construct punched Brilliant Colors, staggering him back a few steps. A white light landed on Brilliant Colors, and his health remained stable.

The energy construct punched again, sending a Berserker flying, killing him instantly. Then it shifted its target, slaughtering three more warriors.

“Keep up the magic attacks, don't panic!” Nie Yan calmly commanded his mages.

The magic continued to pour out.

The energy construct broke through the warriors' encirclement and was about to charge towards the mages in the rear when Brilliant Colors woke up and firmly blocked the energy construct's path.

The heavy shield and the energy construct collided, creating a series of muffled explosions.

Dense magic bombarded the energy construct, finally blasting it away. Its health reached zero, and it fell to the ground.

Brilliant Colors breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the items that had dropped on the ground: a gold-grade leather armor and an alchemy recipe. Although three warriors had died, the process was still considered smooth.

Nie Yan gave each of the three fallen warriors 100 guild contribution points, and everyone else 10 guild contribution points.

Brilliant Colors rested for a moment, then continued to pull the next energy construct.

One by one, the energy constructs fell to the ground. The eight energy constructs dropped five gold-grade Eternal Set items.

The experience points given by the eight energy constructs were very generous. Nie Yan checked his experience points and saw that it had increased by about 17%. He estimated that the other team members were about the same. Although this leveling speed was not fast, it was not bad either.

The entire team rested in place. Shi Li Hua Sha and Yue Er Ya resurrected their fallen teammates.

“I've noticed that we have quite a few beauties in our team,” Nie Yan said with a smile. Yao Yao, Yu Lan, Shi Li Hua Sha, Yue Er Ya, Yi Chui Ding Qing, each of them was a rare beauty. There were also twenty or thirty secondary beauties, and the rest were more ordinary.

Out of six hundred people, there were seventy or eighty female players. This ratio was considered very high.

Nie Yan led the team towards the inner city. Passing through a heavy iron gate, they were greeted by a completely different scene. All the buildings in the inner city of the Eternal City were constructed from metal. Steel bars were everywhere, and the buildings were covered in screws, making them as solid as an invincible fortress.

There were mechanical constructs moving around the streets, and occasionally a few elite-grade energy constructs.

There were five powerful lords in the Eternal City. If they could clear these lords, they could obtain five shattered energy keys, and after synthesizing them, they would have a chance to obtain the energy core of the Eternal City. In addition, the official website had announced that during the initial exploration of the Eternal City, there were some items that countless people coveted, such as the Shatterer Sword, a dark gold-grade weapon. There were three in total, scattered throughout the Eternal City. It could be used at level 30, and its attack power almost surpassed ordinary level 50 gold-grade weapons, making it very good. There was also the Scepter of Divinity, a level 40 item and the ultimate item for healing priests, with a base healing power of +130. There were two in total.

If they had the Shatterer Sword, Black and White or Wu Feng would definitely equip it. As for the priests' Scepter of Divinity, it could greatly increase their healing ability, which would be very beneficial to the team.

Everything here was so familiar. Carefully recalling some scenes from the inner city of the Eternal City in his past life, Nie Yan remembered that there were one or two chests near the entrance, but he didn't know where they were.

“You guys continue deeper inside. Big Bro Seven, you take over my command for now,” Nie Yan said. He was a little worried about leaving it to Tang Yao, because Tang Yao wasn't steady enough. As for Brilliant Colors, he was basically in charge of tanking the monsters, so he had no time.

He handed over the command of the team to Big Bro Seven. He was going to go find those chests, and he estimated that he would be back in ten minutes or so. Nothing should happen.

“Okay,” Big Bro Seven nodded. He took over the command of the team.

The team continued to advance, clearing the mechanical constructs and energy constructs on the streets. Their movements were slow but steady.

Nie Yan entered an old, dilapidated building on the side of the street. He remembered that it should be nearby. He began to search for the location of the chests. There were faint traces of intelligent creatures living here, but they had all disappeared, leaving only these remnants. There were many broken tables and chairs in these rooms, and occasionally some books written in goblin script scattered on the ground.

Goblins were not benevolent or orderly creatures. Nie Yan didn't understand their language at all. Without some special items with magical power to trigger it, he couldn't understand these words. He had no choice but to give up.

There were also some mechanical constructs being made in the room, displayed on the wall. After searching the room, Nie Yan finally found a locked dark gold chest covered with exquisite runes in the corner of the room. This chest emitted a dim and obscure light.

Nie Yan remembered that this should have been a silver chest in his past life. He didn't expect that he would find a dark gold one this time. It was probably due to the initial exploration, which made him very excited.