Chapter 172 A Close Call

Lei Su was instantly killed. Even so, he had helped Black Hell block an attack, buying Black Hell some time.

Diracru wanted to rush towards Black Hell, but after taking two steps, he was pulled back by the iron chains.

Diracru roared and spat out a burst of flames.

The flames blasted towards Black Hell. At that moment, Paladin Leves raised the greatsword in his hand and chanted a spell. A huge wall of light stood in front of him.

With a loud bang, the flames spewed out by Diracru struck the wall of light and quickly dissipated.

Paladin Leves blocked the attack. Diracru wanted to silence Black Hell's forbidden spell, but Black Hell was protected by Dark Elegy's guardian barrier, so his silence was ineffective.

Black Hell completed five sets of syllables. Generally, single-target forbidden spells took much less time to cast than area-of-effect forbidden spells. He cast a Shining Blade.

A giant blade of light formed in front of Diracru and slashed down. With a loud bang, Diracru took the hit head-on. His health instantly dropped by more than 4%. The attack effect of this single-target forbidden spell was weaker than Xie Yao's Angelic Judgment, but the attack damage was still over 800,000.

Diracru only had a sliver of health left. Just a few more hits and they would succeed!

"Only 50,000 health left! Everyone, step it up and kill him quickly!" Nie Yan shouted anxiously.

Five spells shot towards Diracru. If all five spells hit at the same time, Diracru would definitely die.

Just as everyone was quietly breathing a sigh of relief, thinking that victory was within their grasp, Diracru suddenly cast a shield on himself. Bang, bang, bang, the spells hit simultaneously, only causing over two thousand damage.

"It's not over yet, don't relax, keep using magic!"

Just as everyone was preparing to continue chanting, Diracru raised his head to the sky and let out a deafening roar. His body underwent a dramatic change. His skin rapidly turned black, the skin on his back cracked, and a pair of black wings slowly grew out.

Nie Yan tried to rush up and land another hit on Diracru, but his body suddenly stiffened in place, unable to move. He turned his head with difficulty, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Tang Yao, Xie Yao, and the others were also frozen in place like wooden figures, unable to even muster a single spell.

"Boss, we can't move!"

"Nirvana Flame, what do we do?"

Were they going to fall short here? Nie Yan was unwilling!

A pair of curved, pointed horns grew out of Diracru's forehead, and his face became even more hideous.

"This guy is transforming into a demon!"

Rolling red clouds gathered in the sky and slowly descended. There was a suffocating silence in the air. Then, meteors fell from the sky, covering the entire space. This magic was no less than any forbidden-level attack skill!

Waves of meteor showers fell, smashing into the lava river below, splashing up bursts of magma. A meteor hit the position where Tang Yao and the others were standing, and five white lights flashed instantly.

System: Player Yao Zi has died.

System: Player Yao Yao has died.

...

System prompts rang out one after another. More and more people died. Paladin Leves was hit by a scorching meteor and instantly killed.

Was he going to die?

Nie Yan looked up with difficulty. A giant meteor was coming straight at him, and the scorching heat wave seemed to be baking him.

Just as he was about to be swallowed up by the giant meteor, Nie Yan used the ice seal skill on the Paternoster Warhammer. The temperature around his body suddenly dropped sharply, and pieces of frost condensed around him, instantly forming a huge ice block that completely encased him.

With a bang, the meteor hit the ice block and shattered into pieces. Fragments of the meteor were scattered all over the ground.

Outside, meteors howled like a storm, and flames rolled. It was a scene of complete purgatory.

Inside the ice block, Nie Yan could see the outside world. His teammates were all dead, leaving only him. He was like an ice sculpture, unable to move, just staring blankly at the outside world, but everything outside fell into his eyes without missing a single detail.

Diracru roared in the flames, struggling madly. His right hand lunged forward. With a clang, the iron chain binding his right arm was snapped. He laughed madly, "Mephisto, you can't trap me after all. You are dead, but I can gain eternal life like the universe..."

With another crisp clang, Diracru's right foot also broke free from the iron chain.

Diracru's health slowly recovered, reaching over 100,000.

If Diracru completely broke free from the iron chains, Nie Yan could imagine what the consequences would be.

If he melted the ice seal, he would surely die. Even if Diracru didn't kill him, the dense meteor shower would swallow him up.

Nie Yan glanced at the skill bar. He had nowhere to retreat. He could only take a gamble, and he only had one chance!

The ice seal was lifted!

The ice around Nie Yan's body rapidly melted, and his limbs slowly regained sensation.

Just as he could move, Diracru pointed his right hand, and three meteors smashed down towards Nie Yan's location.

Gale Step!

Nie Yan suddenly disappeared, skimming across the stone bridge as fast as a startled bird. Relying on the invincibility effect when Gale Step was activated, he quickly approached Diracru, only one step away. He raised the Zennarde's Sword in his hand, jumped high, and slashed down from above.

Annihilation Slash!

Ten huge sword shadows converged into one, slashing down with unparalleled momentum.

Clang, clang! Diracru broke free from the last iron chain that bound him. His limbs were free, but when he looked up, Nie Yan's Annihilation Slash had already fallen. He raised his hand to block.

With a crisp clang, a big "miss" floated above Diracru's head.

Nie Yan was dumbfounded. Vajra Indestructible Body?

At this time, ordinary attacks were ineffective against Diracru, including Annihilation Slash!

Diracru laughed wildly, "Humble human, I have gained eternal life. Unless you can destroy the elements like a god, it is impossible to defeat me. If you are willing to submit to me now, I can make you my servant and, like me, possess great power and an immortal soul!"

He finally had a little bit of hope, but it was shattered again. Nie Yan was almost in despair.

"I use my devout faith to pray for light, may the holy light be eternal!" Nie Yan recalled the dogma of the Sacred Temple, speaking with righteousness. At this time, he was like a devout believer in the light.

Guardian Angel Karenna waved her staff, casting various enhancement skills and a high-intensity shield on Nie Yan. "Damn demon, he is too powerful. He has become a true god."

Even if Guardian Angel Karenna went berserk, she was no match for Diracru.

Just as Nie Yan was feeling somewhat desperate, the Paternoster Warhammer in his hand suddenly bloomed with brilliant light. Thick bolts of lightning, about the size of an arm, kept circling around the Paternoster Warhammer, like dragons and snakes dancing.

The meteors that fell were struck by the thick lightning and directly blasted into pieces.

"Damn Orc King, I hate the Paternoster Warhammer..." Diracru panicked.

A flash of inspiration struck Nie Yan's mind. The Paternoster Warhammer was a quest item for the Heart of the Assassin and happened to be the key to unlocking the quest. How could he have forgotten that!

Only the Paternoster Warhammer could truly kill Diracru!

Just as Diracru retreated in a panic, Nie Yan jumped high, raised the Paternoster Warhammer in his right hand, and smashed it down heavily.

At this time, Nie Yan's body was completely enveloped in lightning. In the light of the lightning, he looked like a righteous thunder god.

Nie Yan seemed to feel the all-consuming anger within the Paternoster Warhammer.

With a bang, a giant pillar of thunder that pierced through the heavens descended from the sky and struck Diracru.

After taking the hit, Diracru's health hit rock bottom. He let out a shrill scream, and his body completely lost control. Giant white lightning bolts pierced through his body, causing him to slowly float into the air. His body slowly disintegrated in the sky.

Diracru was dead!

Nie Yan looked at the Paternoster Warhammer in his hand. The lightning on the Paternoster Warhammer gradually subsided.

Two items fell from the sky. They were dropped by Diracru! Nie Yan leaped up and grabbed the two items in his hands.

He got the items!

Nie Yan was very excited. He suddenly received a system message.

System: Honorable warrior, you have proven your bravery and obtained the Heart of the Assassin.

Seeing this system message, Nie Yan's heart stirred. He had finally completed the Paternoster Warhammer quest and obtained the Heart of the Assassin.

Ding-dong, ding-dong, clear sounds rang out. Several white lights flashed on Nie Yan's body in succession. He looked at his level and saw that it had suddenly jumped to level 149, 32%.

An level 180 demonized lord. If the experience was divided among a team, it could make each player level up once or twice. But now, all of Diracru's experience was taken by Nie Yan alone, and the effect was imaginable.

The explosive increase in level made Nie Yan very excited. After so long, he had returned to the throne of the number one level.

The battle was over, but the meteor shower in the sky had not stopped. Wave after wave, Nie Yan quickly dodged. The scorching lava splashed everywhere below, causing Nie Yan to be caught off guard and splashed with a lot of it. Sizzle, sizzle, a burning sensation came from his skin.

Just as Nie Yan felt that there was no hope of escaping, red lights flashed on the stone pillars that had bound Diracru, and a red portal appeared in front of him. He didn't know where this portal led to.

This portal should be the way out. Nie Yan leaped forward, stepped into the portal, and his eyes went black. He didn't know what happened and lost consciousness.