Chapter 1 The Underground Hall

This hall was a basement with a very peculiar structure, shaped like an oval. On the table were various items, cast from metal in strange shapes, making it impossible to tell what they were for. In the corners of the hall were many jars and pots, obviously placed there for many years. Several jars were broken, and some black debris had spilled out, all kinds of raw materials.

Nie Yan sniffed. There was a gunpowder smell in the air.

He suddenly remembered that in his previous life, a medium-sized guild, called the Moon Wolf Guild, had supposedly discovered some raw materials in this ancient castle. Just as they were preparing to send people to move them, the Triumph Guild suddenly intervened, slaughtering the guild and seizing the materials.

It seemed those events weren't just rumors.

There were also some things on the table next to him, several rolls of papery material. He didn't know what they were. Nie Yan's attention was completely focused on the Tyrant Abak's Bloodthirsty Dagger. It was said that the tyrant had used the Bloodthirsty Dagger to slaughter countless people. The dagger was covered in blood and had a strong curse attached to it, making it impossible for ordinary people to control.

The dagger was stuck in the wall, and a stream of blood slowly flowed down the wall, eerie and bewitching.

The Abak Set was the ultimate set Nie Yan sought. With this set, he would have no further desires. To obtain this set, he had to follow the mission's prompts, searching for clues piece by piece, collecting the scattered components. This process would take at least two or three years.

Now that he had discovered the Abak's Bloodthirsty Dagger, he absolutely had to get it!

At this moment, the evil spirit Patience came down from upstairs, rushing forward at an accelerated pace.

"Damn humans, damn Holy Light." The evil spirit Patience revealed a hideous expression, brandishing her sharp claws.

Hearing the evil spirit Patience's words, Nie Yan's heart sank. This evil spirit possessed low-level intelligence. Among all creatures, those with intelligence were the most difficult to deal with. They wouldn't fight to the death with you. If they couldn't win, they would call their companions. If they saw you were about to die, they would chase you relentlessly, no matter how far you ran. And if their health was running low, they would try to escape by any means possible.

Nie Yan glanced at the evil spirit Patience's health. She still had over 110,000.

It wouldn't be easy to deplete her health.

He probably couldn't deal with the evil spirit Patience alone, so there was only one way: to call for help!

A handful of shimmering dust suddenly appeared in Nie Yan's hand. With a *peng* sound, the shimmering dust exploded, shooting out a burst of intense light.

The evil spirit Patience let out a shrill scream. She was unable to open her eyes because of the intense light.

Nie Yan retreated quickly, activating his Intimidation skill, retreating to the corner of the hall.

He opened the Sacred Mercenary page, searched for a moment, and gritted his teeth. He hired the level 7 mercenary Paladin Kio, whose attributes were 200% of Nie Yan's own, costing him two thousand gold coins per hour.

For Abak's Bloodthirsty Dagger, Nie Yan was going all out.

Kio, wielding a greatsword, stood guard beside Nie Yan.

"Honorable Demon Hunter, I am willing to serve you. May the Holy Light be with you." Kio stared at the distant evil spirit Patience, solemnly saying with righteous indignation, "To spread the Holy Light's faith, to uphold the Holy Light's will, in the name of God, to eliminate all evil creatures, this is the duty of a paladin!"

The mercenaries hired through Sacred Employment were all paladins with very devout faith. They only possessed low-level intelligence.

The evil spirit Patience regained her vision. She hesitated for a moment five or six yards away from Nie Yan, not daring to come in. This was the effect of Nie Yan's Intimidation. The newly appeared paladin also caused her some fear.

The Paladin Kio should be able to hold her off for a moment. Nie Yan immediately began to chant an incantation. A series of spells flowed out. He was about to summon the Golden Earth Dragon when there was a strong spatial fluctuation.

As long as he could summon the Golden Earth Dragon, the three units working together could definitely kill the evil spirit Patience.

Just then, the evil spirit Patience suddenly let out a sharp, piercing shriek. A powerful, explosive sound rolled towards Nie Yan, impacting him.

-32. A damage value floated up above Nie Yan's head, and Nie Yan's summoning magic was directly interrupted.

Nie Yan's body paused, and he felt a moment of dizziness. He hadn't expected the evil spirit Patience to have mental attack skills like a Fear Howl.

A Boss with intelligence was too troublesome.

The Golden Earth Dragon summoning failed!

Together with the Paladin Kio, they should be able to kill the evil spirit Patience. Nie Yan looked at the Paladin Kio's skill bar. Most importantly, the Paladin Kio had healing skills. He checked the cooldown time of the healing skills. It was about 20 seconds, and the healing amount was quite significant, at 2000. That should be enough.

Nie Yan pounced towards the evil spirit Patience.

The evil spirit Patience hissed lowly,迎迎迎接了上. She welcomed him, claws waving.

Nie Yan used Gale Step, blocking the evil spirit Patience's attack, passing by the evil spirit Patience. The Sword of Zennarde in his hand turned back and slashed at the evil spirit Patience's back. His attack was incredibly fast.

The evil spirit Patience struck again, clawing at Nie Yan, and damage floated up above his head.

-1357.

A beam of white light landed on Nie Yan's head, and Nie Yan's health immediately returned to a large amount. The Paladin Kio had cast a heal on Nie Yan!

At this moment, the Paladin Kio also charged up, giving the evil spirit Patience a Holy Strike. Light burst out, and the strong Holy Light bombarded Patience.

Patience let out a shrill scream, and a damage value of -15928 floated above her head.

Holy Light countered undead!

This was also the reason why countless paladins particularly liked to take care of the undead.

The Paladin Kio's attack damage also surprised Nie Yan. He was overjoyed. There was hope! With Kio's high damage, dealing with the evil spirit Patience would be much easier than he imagined!

The Paladin Kio shouted in a deep voice and cast Purify again. A radiance shone on the evil spirit Patience.

Under the Holy Light's illumination, the evil spirit Patience's face became distorted, revealing a strange, bloody aura.

Nie Yan's heart trembled. He didn't care about anything else. He accelerated his output frequency. The Paladin Kio also attacked fiercely.

-6738, -12957...

In just a moment, the evil spirit Patience's health had dropped to below 10%. She was about to die.

Just one more attack!

The evil spirit Patience suddenly burst out with a shrill cry, Fear Howl!

In the instant his mind was impacted, Nie Yan didn't even have time to think. His brain was in complete chaos, and his body involuntarily ran outside.

The Paladin Kio was the same.

The evil spirit Patience pounced on the Paladin Kio. Her hatred was completely focused on Kio. Kio's attack damage was higher than Nie Yan's, and the undead had a natural hatred for Holy Light creatures.

She attacked non-stop, waving her claws. Blood splattered everywhere. Kio's five thousand health points were depleted by her attacks.

Kio fell to the ground.

Patience turned around and pounced on Nie Yan.

Fortunately, mental magic generally didn't last long. Patience's Fear Howl was in a state of strong control for the first six seconds, meaning that Nie Yan couldn't use any skills during this time, and his body would be out of control. After six seconds, there would be about ten seconds of weak control, during which Nie Yan could use skills, but he still couldn't control his movements.

Mental Immunity!

As soon as the six seconds of strong control passed, Nie Yan immediately used Mental Immunity. Seeing Patience pounce on him, her claws reaching his face, he immediately used Shadow Dance, blocking her attack and circling around to her back.

He looked at Patience's health. She had 6783 left. Nie Yan's muscles immediately tensed up. The Sword of Zennarde in his hand reached her throat.

At this moment, Patience also used a skill!

Triple Strike!

Her claws continuously slashed across Nie Yan's chest. -1356, -1287.

At this moment, Nie Yan used Throat Cut, -6783. Patience screamed.

Fearing that Patience would do something even after she died, Nie Yan quickly used a medium-grade instant recovery potion. His health was restored to a large amount. He prepared bandages, ready to bandage himself at any time.

Patience fell down. At this moment, a white soul floated up from her body, looking around blankly, and floated towards the window.

A pool of shadows was left on the ground,消融消融被净化. Being purified and dissolved.

This guy finally died. Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Patience dropped two pieces of equipment, one for a shadow priest and one for an arcane mage, both Dark Gold grade. He had no interest in these things. He walked towards the wall in front of him. The Holy Light Stone trembled violently, blooming with brilliant light. He pulled hard, pulling out Abak's Bloodthirsty Dagger.

This dagger was full of strong corrosive aura. Nie Yan could feel that if it weren't for the divine energy contained in the Holy Light Stone, dispelling this corrosive force, he would have died the moment he held the Bloodthirsty Dagger.

Only the quest-taker for Dark Shadow Plunder could take out this dagger!

Nie Yan's gaze fell on the table next to him. There were several old parchment scrolls on the table. He didn't know how long they had been there. They had turned gray and were full of cracked marks.

It seemed like some kind of recipe!

Just as Nie Yan was about to walk over and pick them up to take a look, he suddenly felt a strange sense of danger, very faint, almost imperceptible, but he still reacted immediately.

It was a thief!

With his perception, he couldn't feel the other party's position at all!

The surroundings were empty.

He couldn't find him!

This was a level 50 map. If he encountered a thief, the opponent would have to be at least level 50. The opponent's concealment was very high, otherwise he wouldn't be able to avoid his perception in this not-so-large hall!

He should have just arrived in this hall, otherwise he would have already made a move while Nie Yan was dealing with Patience.

Nie Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, a killing intent flashing across them. He walked towards the table next to him, reaching out to take those parchment scrolls.

I don't believe you still won't come out!

Just as Nie Yan reached out, a cold light stabbed straight at the back of Nie Yan's head.

He finally moved!

~~Feeling that the fatigue of the whole body has been released at once, the body is really tired. Except for being tired and having a bit of a bad appetite, Snail's body is still good, and there is nothing wrong, thank you for your concern.