“Where is he?” Nie Yan asked the gravekeeper, Kalise.

“I don’t know where he is. I estimate he’ll be here in about thirty minutes. He comes here at this time every day to give out quests to players,” Kalise replied.

That Archmage Lefis gave out quests to ordinary players, only appearing for a short while each day. He was probably considered a mysterious NPC to them.

Nie Yan wasn’t interested in quests issued by Archmage Lefis. At his current level, he could completely ignore quests of this level.

Nie Yan stood to the side, patiently waiting for Archmage Lefis to appear.

More and more players gathered nearby. They only dared to stare at Nie Yan from afar, not daring to approach. The players were curious, what was Nie Yan doing here?

They continued to busy themselves with their own affairs, occasionally glancing over.

Nie Yan looked around. There were actually five or six hundred players in this small place, and more were still coming. Quite a few people were heading down into the tombs.

About thirty minutes later, an NPC wearing a gray mage robe walked over from afar.

“Archmage Lefis is here.”

“Let’s go up and see if we can trigger a quest. He’ll only be here for ten minutes before he leaves!”

The appearance of Archmage Lefis caused a commotion among the players.

“Are you stupid? Didn’t you see Crazy Thief Nie Yan waiting here? He’s definitely here to find Archmage Lefis.”

Seeing Nie Yan walk towards Archmage Lefis, the players didn’t dare to step forward. They kept glancing over there. Was Crazy Thief Nie Yan also here to trigger a quest? Archmage Lefis often issued quests to find herbs. Although he was eccentric, many players were willing to help him collect them because of the generous rewards he gave.

That can’t be. How could Crazy Thief Nie Yan be here to do such a low-level quest?

“Mr. Lefis, hello,” Nie Yan said, greeting him.

Lefis glanced at Nie Yan, his expression stiff, and responded blandly.

“Respected Mr. Lefis, the thing is, I would like to inquire whether the Abak’s Swift Boots are in your possession. I have been searching for this item. If you are willing, I am willing to pay a high price to buy them,” Nie Yan said. Lefis revealed a hostile look in his eyes upon hearing Nie Yan’s words.

“The Abak’s Swift Boots are indeed with me, but I will not give them to anyone,” Lefis said.

“I am willing to exchange them for a Legendary item of equal value. Since you cannot use the Abak’s Swift Boots, you might as well transfer them to me,” Nie Yan said. Lefis’ cold attitude made him somewhat annoyed, but he suppressed the anger in his heart.

“I said I won’t sell, and I won’t sell. Leave now, or I will banish you,” Archmage Lefis said, not even looking at Nie Yan, and turned to leave.

As expected, just like the gravekeeper Kalise had said, this Archmage Lefis had a very strange temper, not leaving him any room to talk. It seemed that he could only use force as the gravekeeper Kalise had said. He cast an Inspect on Archmage Lefis. A Level 160 Archmage with about 500,000 health.

Archmage Lefis didn’t have much health, but as an Archmage-level NPC, this guy’s combat power would definitely be terrifying.

“The Abak’s Swift Boots are extremely important to me. What if I must obtain them?” Nie Yan said loudly, looking at Archmage Lefis’ back.

Archmage Lefis stopped, not turning his head, and said coldly, “Unless you can defeat me.”

Nie Yan took out the Zennarde’s Sword and pointed it at Archmage Lefis, saying, “Then let’s fight.”

“Foolish fellow, you said that yourself. You will pay the price for your stupidity,” Archmage Lefis said coldly. A cold killing intent spread out.

Ice Specialization!

Nie Yan was shocked. The control ability of Ice magic was very strong. He must not be hit by Ice magic, otherwise there would only be death.

The players watched from afar. Although they wanted to know what Nie Yan and Archmage Lefis were saying, they didn’t dare to disturb their conversation. Suddenly seeing Nie Yan point the Zennarde’s Sword at Archmage Lefis, and Archmage Lefis exuding a cold killing intent, they were all stunned. Did Crazy Thief Nie Yan want to challenge Archmage Lefis? Nie Yan must be crazy. The Archmage of the players and the Archmage of the NPC were very different. The age of the NPC Archmage often exceeded a hundred years. After such a long time, their understanding of magic and their control of their own strength far exceeded ordinary Archmage-level players.

Nie Yan actually wanted to challenge an Archmage-level NPC. This was simply an unbelievable thing.

“Come on, Archmage Lefis. The Abak’s Swift Boots are yours. I want to take them from your hands. As fairness, you can attack first,” Nie Yan said frankly. Even when facing such a powerful Archmage-level NPC, he still didn’t show any panic.

“Is he out of his mind? He’s actually letting Archmage Lefis attack first.”

The players were a little dizzy, but they couldn’t understand people of Nie Yan’s level.

The reason why Nie Yan let Archmage Lefis attack first was to maintain the honor of the Great Prophet. If he attacked first, if it spread out, he would become a robber who wanted to forcibly seize the Abak’s Swift Boots. If Archmage Lefis attacked first, then it would be a normal duel between the two sides.

If these details were not carefully considered, it would be difficult to notice them.

“Conceited fool!” Archmage Lefis waved his staff, and an Ice Arrow shot towards Nie Yan.

Just an Ice Arrow? Nie Yan thought to himself, and was about to use the Zennarde’s Sword to block it when suddenly, this Ice Arrow split into three, and three split into nine, sweeping over.

The NPC Archmage’s understanding of magic had reached perfection, and they could manipulate it at will.

Nie Yan somersaulted to the side. These Ice Arrows brushed past him, and the cold aura made him shiver.

As soon as he landed, he saw a loud bang, and an Ice Ring bloomed on the ground, sweeping towards him.

Not good! Seeing that he was about to be hit, Nie Yan used Gale Step, and with a crisp sound, the Ice Ring was blocked by Nie Yan’s Gale Step.

Discovering that Nie Yan used Gale Step, Archmage Lefis snorted coldly, waved his staff, and a rain of ice fell from the sky, hitting the ground with a crash, and the ground instantly froze.

Nie Yan displayed all his skills. Archmage Lefis was much more powerful than any Archmage-level player he had seen before. Tang Yao, Xie Yao, Undying Scoundrel, and the others were not on the same level as Archmage Lefis at all! This was the true meaning of an Archmage, manipulating various instant-cast magic at will, displaying the skills of attack to the fullest, and every point in time was extremely precise.

The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped a lot. The players shivered and retreated hundreds of yards away, looking into the distance. Nie Yan and Archmage Lefis had disappeared into the vast white mist. Only the chaotic fighting sounds could let them know that Nie Yan and Archmage Lefis were still in a battle. The area thousands of yards in front of them was their battlefield.

The players couldn’t help but click their tongues. The battle was so intense. The most surprising thing for them was Nie Yan. Nie Yan could actually fight an Archmage-level NPC to a draw!

Looking into the distance, small pieces of ice crystals refracted colorful rays of light under the sunlight.

This had become a fantastic and dreamy world. The sunlight didn’t make the players feel the slightest warmth.

The onlookers couldn’t see the details of their battle, but Nie Yan himself knew the suffering. Archmage Lefis’ combat power was too strong. Instant-cast magic was endless, forcing him to constantly defend and not having the slightest chance to counterattack.

Seeing Nie Yan constantly dodging, Archmage Lefis kept using Flash and then waved his staff frequently. The speed of casting spells was as smooth as flowing water.

Frigid Roar!

A huge ice ball shot out, rotating rapidly in the air, and ice cones swept out.

Seeing the dense ice cones sweeping towards him, Nie Yan used Shadow Dance, and a series of phantoms flashed behind him. With a series of crackling explosions, these ice cones fell on Nie Yan, but were all blocked by the invincibility effect of Shadow Dance.

Summon Shadow Assassin!

Nie Yan’s body suddenly split into two, and a person exactly like him appeared. After quickly separating, they pounced towards Archmage Lefis from two directions.

Archmage Lefis was stunned for a moment. He couldn’t tell which was real and which was fake. He was about to cast a skill to kill one of them in a second.

Lock!

One of the clones cast a Lock skill on Archmage Lefis, and Archmage Lefis’ body paused, and the magic was dispelled. The other clone swooped down from the sky, striking Archmage Lefis’ forehead. The previous clone suddenly appeared behind Archmage Lefis, and the Zennarde’s Sword in his hand thrust forward.

A perfect combination attack. Archmage Lefis had no way to dodge either in front or behind!

The Zennarde’s Sword’s strange flames were already close at hand. Archmage Lefis was about to be hit when he suddenly waved his staff. Icebound Barrier!

A rectangular block of ice quickly formed with his body as the center, completely protecting him inside.

With two crisp sounds, the attacks of the two clones did not cause any damage to Archmage Lefis. They were blocked by the ice.

In just an instant, the ice quickly melted. At the moment the ice block failed, Archmage Lefis waved his staff, Ice Ring!

A circular ice ring quickly spread out with him as the center.

Archmage’s Icebound Barrier actually melted so quickly. Nie Yan’s two clones didn’t even have time to retreat, and were caught off guard. The Ice Ring came head-on, and the sudden drop in temperature made Nie Yan’s body a little stiff.

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