Chapter 172 Zenith Blade

Nie Yan gradually approached Broqi Fortress. As expected, these skeletons didn't actively attack the Sword of Divine Punishment players inside the fortress.

Groups of skeletons wandered back and forth from time to time.

A team of players approached, about five or six hundred of them. They stopped to set up camp in an open area in the desert. They had come to explore, killing many skeletons along the way, hoping to find their source.

However, they soon discovered that coming here was a huge mistake. Not long after they stopped, countless skeletons swarmed in from all directions, an endless tide.

These skeletons were organized, actually capable of encirclement and piecemeal attacks.

After holding out for more than ten minutes, they were completely submerged in the sea of skeletons. The corpses of the players on the ground all turned into skeletons, crawling up from the ground.

The skeleton army grew even larger.

Nie Yan, lurking and wandering on the periphery, was secretly shocked by this scene. In his past life, these skeletons had expanded like this, crazily. The Undead Scourge in his past life had almost swept the world, changing the landscape of the entire Greenland Empire and Saturn Empire, reshuffling all guild forces.

If these skeletons were really created by the people of the Sword of Divine Punishment, then he had to be careful and nip this disaster in the bud.

Nie Yan wasn't afraid of ordinary players. The player who could kill him in the game hadn't been born yet, but meeting that undead mage would be a bit troublesome. He didn't know how strong a legendary-level NPC like that would be.

Nie Yan thought of Kales. If he could rescue those imprisoned holy knights, he could make Kales his servant, and he wouldn't have to fear the undead mage.

But for the time being, this idea was still difficult to realize. To recruit other NPCs, a certain opportunity was needed.

Recalling the process of his past life, these undead needed at least ten days to develop to a certain scale, or maybe a month or two if they were slow. In his past life, after the fallen player resurrected the undead mage, he immediately began to massacre villages and towns, frantically expanding his power. However, because the foundation was unstable, he eventually suffered a large-scale defeat under the joint counterattack of the Knights of the Temple and the players. The Sword of Divine Punishment had more patience than that player in his past life, hiding in Broqi Fortress and developing so carefully.

Nie Yan sent a message to Guo Huai, telling him to send over the hundred-man thief team from the Nirvana Guild. Their task was to keep an eye on every move in Broqi Fortress. Once they made any moves, the Nirvana Guild would immediately take action. If the Undead Scourge began, the Fury Alliance would bear the brunt, and the defenses of all fortresses would have to be strengthened.

After killing those players, the group of skeletons slowly dispersed, returning to their wandering state.

A team of five skeletons walked towards Nie Yan's direction. Nie Yan paused for a moment. These skeletons were obviously stronger than the skeleton he had just dealt with.

If he could clear out a portion of the skeletons, he could, to some extent, slow down the undead's expansion.

Thinking of this, Nie Yan had a plan. He chanted a spell and summoned the Golden Earth Dragon. With the Golden Earth Dragon's current attack and defense, it was more than enough to deal with these skeletons.

After discovering the Golden Earth Dragon, the five skeletons made strange noises and surged towards the Golden Earth Dragon.

The Golden Earth Dragon let out a low dragon roar and spat out a dragon's breath, the scorching dragon's breath bombarding the skeletons, and damage numbers over ten thousand immediately floated above their heads.

These skeletons surrounded and attacked the Golden Earth Dragon.

Counterstorm!

Counterstorm!

Triggering two counterstorms in a row, these skeletons were instantly torn to shreds, scattering into a pile of broken bones on the ground.

Kalenna, the guardian angel on Nie Yan's back, waved her staff, and these bones were purified. Several white souls floated up and dissipated in the air.

Nie Yan could clearly feel the Sacred Light imprint on his left arm warm, as if something had been added.

The Golden Earth Dragon's movements in killing five skeletons attracted the attention of the skeletons in the distance. Those skeletons swarmed over in groups, their numbers increasing, about five or six hundred in total.

Nie Yan quickly used Stealth. These skeletons had great stamina, so it was better to let the Golden Earth Dragon deal with them.

Under Nie Yan's control, the Golden Earth Dragon let out a dragon roar. A scorching meteorite fell from the sky, exploding with a bang among the skeletons. Gravel splashed, and flames burned fiercely.

These skeletons stubbornly withstood the bombardment, but their movement speed slowed down. After walking a distance in the flames, they shattered into pieces.

The Golden Earth Dragon's Meteor Fall instantly blasted away two or three hundred skeletons.

The remaining skeletons gathered around the Golden Earth Dragon, constantly attacking it.

The Golden Earth Dragon let out a low roar, and one counterstorm after another swept the skeletons to the ground.

These skeletons had a strong attack, and the Golden Earth Dragon's health dropped sharply. Kalenna, the guardian angel on Nie Yan's shoulder, constantly waved her staff, and beams of white light fell on the Golden Earth Dragon, healing its health. She waved her staff again, giving the Golden Earth Dragon a Sacred Light Shield. The Golden Earth Dragon was shrouded in a faint light, and the damage these skeletons dealt to the Golden Earth Dragon immediately dropped from the original thousands or even thousands to only a few hundred. Kalenna didn't stop there, giving the Golden Earth Dragon several powerful buff spells, and the Golden Earth Dragon's attack immediately skyrocketed.

Groups of skeletons were killed and then purified by Kalenna, the guardian angel.

Nie Yan continued to take the Golden Earth Dragon to other places to clear out skeletons.

The Sword of Divine Punishment probably hadn't resurrected many skeletons yet. If they knew that so many of their skeletons had been destroyed by Nie Yan, he wondered if they would feel the pain.

Nie Yan discovered that each time he killed a skeleton, he gained more Holy Light power than when he killed other dark creatures. The Sacred Light Heart's experience bar soared rapidly and soon broke through.

A crisp system prompt sounded. The Zenith Blade had broken through another seal.

Sealed Zenith Blade: Calando Artifact.

Item Description: An artifact created by Calando at the command of the Dragon King Zenard, infused with dark magic by Zenard. When you do not master its power, you will suffer the backlash of the Zenith Blade. The sword has been sealed with six layers of divine seal by the God of War, Krow. Seal 36.

Item Attributes: Attack 2560-2827, Critical Strike +350, 30% chance to trigger 7x critical strike damage, Ignore Level +35, Ignore Armor. Comes with skill, Level 6 Purgatory Execution, when the enemy's health is below 21%, using this skill has a certain chance to kill the opponent, success rate is related to the level and defense of both sides. Skill cooldown time 3 seconds, requires 50 energy. Comes with skill, Advanced Cataclysm, attacking an enemy inflicts five curses of Level 10 Weakness, Level 10 Cripple, Level 10 Plague, Level 10 Fear, and Level 10 Corrosion, lasting 10 minutes, skill cooldown time is one hour. Level 5 Obliteration Slash, slashes out a sword energy, dealing 10x attack damage to all creatures in front of a line, range 3*20 yards, skill cooldown time is 3 natural days.

Attached: Undead Nightmare Curse, those who hold the Zenith Blade will be cursed by the Undead Nightmare, all attributes decreased by 16% (suppressed, effect halved).

Usage Restriction: None.

After opening another seal, the Zenith Blade's attributes had greatly improved. The attack reached a shocking two thousand, and there was also an Obliteration Slash skill, which dealt damage to all creatures in a line in front of him. The effect was quite good.

The Zenith Blade's attributes were becoming increasingly outrageously strong. At least it already had the attributes of a level 160 legendary weapon. Nie Yan gradually understood why the Zenith Blade was classified as a divine object.

Divine-level weapons were simply incomparable to legendary-level weapons.

This was only after unsealing three seals. There was a saying that goods could be thrown away when compared with other goods. Ordinary legendary-level items could really be thrown away compared to divine objects.

The Klautz Viper Dagger in his left hand was far too different compared to the Zenith Blade.

Nie Yan thought for a while, he really wanted to test how powerful the Zenith Blade's level 5 Obliteration Slash was.

There weren't many powerful creatures nearby, except for the occasional elite-level skeletons. It wouldn't hurt to try.

Nie Yan told the Golden Earth Dragon to stop attacking and go to the side, while he went up to lure the skeletons himself. Compared to the Golden Earth Dragon, Nie Yan was obviously more popular with these skeletons. Soon, groups of skeletons gathered towards him, their numbers increasing, closely following behind him.

About three or four hundred skeletons were following behind him. Several elite-level skeletons moved faster and ran in front, while the ordinary skeletons were all crowded behind.

Seeing the skeletons getting closer and closer, Nie Yan slowly adjusted his angle, running in circles. Under his guidance, these skeletons slowly formed a long, narrow line.

Nie Yan raised the Zenith Blade and slashed down. A scorching flame burned fiercely, transforming into ten huge sword shadows in the air, twenty yards long. The ten sword shadows converged together, and finally condensed into one. With a loud bang, the ground shook violently, giving a feeling of mountain collapse and ground fissures.

The skeletons in front screamed miserably, burning to ashes in the Zenith Blade's scorching flames. The flames dissipated, and a 3*20 yard deep pit formed on the ground in front of him, which was shocking.

At least a hundred skeletons were killed by Nie Yan's Obliteration Slash in one blow, including several elite-level skeletons.

What a powerful slash, even Nie Yan was speechless at the power of this slash.

A white light lit up on Nie Yan's body.

Leveled up!

Nie Yan looked at his level, and it had reached level 101.