Chapter 1 The Swarm of Skeletons

Skeletons swarmed towards Nie Yan and his group from all directions.

Nie Yan quickly scanned the surrounding terrain. Not far from him were several large rocks, over five yards high, scattered about. The steep rocks formed obstacles that the skeletons would find difficult to overcome.

Climbing was a very difficult activity for the clumsy skeletons.

Using these rocks as a support, they could avoid being attacked from all sides.

"Let's go over there," Nie Yan said, quickly darting towards the distant rocks.

Xie Yao and Tang Yao each used a Blink skill, flashing a great distance away. Thirty Holy Knights followed closely behind them.

A very obvious difference between a Magister and an ordinary Archmage was that the cooldown time of their ordinary skills was greatly reduced, and the casting time was also reduced a lot. Skills like Blink had their cooldown time reduced from more than fifty seconds to less than twenty seconds, so they could be used frequently.

With spatial magic like Blink and Arcane Gate all off cooldown, the movement speed of the Magisters was still quite fast, even Shadow Dancers might not be able to keep up. However, the extreme speed movement of the magic users was not sustainable. After using up their skills, they would be depressed. Their short legs definitely couldn't outrun melee classes.

They quickly reached the edge of the giant rocks. Nie Yan had the thirty Holy Knights secure their positions. After chanting a spell, he summoned the Golden Earth Dragon. He didn't need to hire Holy Knight Leves for the time being, because their combat power was currently sufficient.

At this time, a large number of skeletons surged in from all directions. The open space in front of Nie Yan and his group was densely packed with skeletons. If ordinary players encountered this situation, they would probably be scared out of their wits. Even some very strong top-tier player teams would be worn down to death by this endless stream of skeletons.

Several dozen Thieves appeared on the distant high slope, led by a Thief wearing silver-gray leather armor. They were all members of Zhu Shen Zhi Jian (Sword of the Gods).

"Leader Xiaoyao, it's the Golden Earth Dragon. Those Holy Knights are from Mad Rogue Nie Yan!" A Thief saw the situation and exclaimed.

"Mad Rogue Nie Yan!" Xiaoyao was shocked. He looked over there. Thirty Holy Knights stood in front of Nie Yan and the other two, forming a solid wall of people. "Who are those two people next to him?"

"It seems to be Yao Zi and Yao Yao from the Niu Ren Tribe, a Magister and a Saint Magister," a player said.

After confirming, Xiaoyao immediately sent the message to Qin Han. Their group continued to stare here.

"Even if they are strong, if we use tens of thousands of skeletons to besiege them, I don't believe they can escape!" Xiaoyao said. In their opinion, this skeleton army was invincible. They swept around and had never encountered an opponent. Some powerful villages and towns were still crushed into ruins under the siege of the skeleton sea. And Mad Rogue Nie Yan and others were just three people plus thirty elite level 150 NPCs.

They watched from the periphery. Looking into the distance, countless skeletons rushed towards this place like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, gathering more and more. They held a gloating attitude, wanting to see if Mad Rogue Nie Yan would fall under the attack of the skeleton sea like the countless experts they had encountered before.

The group of skeletons got closer and closer to Nie Yan and the others, about seventy yards away.

They had entered Xie Yao and Tang Yao's attack range. After the two of them advanced to Magisters, their basic attack range reached an amazing eighty or ninety yards, and with the bonus of equipment, it was about a hundred yards.

"Nie Yan, should I start?" Tang Yao looked at Nie Yan and asked.

Nie Yan nodded and said, "Xie Yao, wait a moment, let Tang Yao go first."

Nie Yan looked at Tang Yao and Xie Yao's stats. With the bonus of the level 6 Arcane Sprite, Tang Yao's mana had reached an amazing 120,000. An ordinary level 100 Archmage, or even a Magister, with 30,000 to 40,000 mana was already considered quite amazing. Xie Yao's mana was about half of Tang Yao's, only about 60,000, but her spell damage was about 20% higher than Tang Yao's, so they each had their own strengths.

When the skeleton attacks were not fierce, it was better to let Tang Yao output more damage and save Xie Yao's mana as much as possible. This was Nie Yan's idea.

Xie Yao waved her staff and cast a Mana Reserve skill on herself. After activating this skill, when her mana was full, it would accumulate over time according to the mana recovery speed, and she could reserve nearly 30,000 mana, lasting about three hours. This was also a way to increase the total amount of mana.

Seeing the skeletons surging in the distance, Tang Yao showed an excited expression: "Finally, I can test the Magister's skills!"

Fire Wall!

Fire Wall!

Fire Wall!

One after another, blazing fire walls appeared in the open space in the distance. The first fire wall was about thirty yards away, and then it gradually spread into the distance, with a fire wall every five yards. Finally, Tang Yao released a total of seven fire walls.

The first batch of skeletons first came into contact with one of the fire walls. They passed through the blazing fire wall, and a series of damage numbers over ten thousand floated above their heads. After two consecutive damages, they finally managed to pass through the first fire wall, but there was a second one in front of them, and after passing through the second one, there was a third one. Ordinary skeletons fell to the ground after passing through five fire walls. Some elite-level skeletons still survived after passing through these fire walls, but elites were, after all, a minority. As soon as they came out, they faced the Holy Light strikes of thirty Holy Knights, and they were bombarded to death before they could take a few steps.

A fire wall lasted for about three minutes.

Tang Yao quickly waved his staff, constantly replenishing the fire walls, turning the surrounding area into a sea of ​​fire.

More and more skeletons fell apart in the fire walls, turning into a pile of broken bones. These broken bones were quickly purified by the Guardian Angel Karenna.

Time passed by, and no matter how many skeletons came, they would not return.

The group of Thieves on the distant high slope looked at each other in dismay. This Fire Wall skill was too fierce. It could actually be used to grind monsters like this! Watching the skeletons fall to the ground in pieces before they even rushed to Tang Yao and the others, they doubted for the first time whether these skeletons could really kill Mad Rogue Nie Yan and the others.

"Wait until their mana is exhausted, and then see what they do!" Xiaoyao said. Fire Wall was one of the most mana-consuming skills. Such high-damage area skills required a lot of mana. No matter how much mana they had, they couldn't withstand such a frantic consumption. Now they had to maintain a certain amount of mana in order to avoid some emergencies.

Soon, fifteen or sixteen minutes passed, and Tang Yao's Fire Wall skill still did not stop.

As more and more skeletons fell to the ground, the experience points of Nie Yan and the others also soared wildly, section by section. After a moment, beams of white light lit up on Nie Yan, Tang Yao, and Xie Yao, and they all leveled up.

The experience points of these skeletons were really too rich.

Streams of holy power gathered on the Saint Spirit Crest. Nie Yan looked at the seal of the Sword of Zennarde. There were signs that the fourth seal was about to break.

If they grinded monsters at this rate, it wouldn't take long, at most two or three months, for the seal of the Sword of Zennarde to be lifted.

Nie Yan was full of anticipation for this.

"I have to recover some mana. One-third of my mana has been consumed," Tang Yao said, looking at his mana level. The mana consumption of the Fire Wall skill was indeed amazing. Such a high-damage area skill required a lot of mana. No matter how much mana he had, he couldn't withstand such a frantic consumption. Now he had to maintain a certain amount of mana in order to avoid some emergencies.

After Tang Yao stopped casting skills, the Fire Wall skills gradually extinguished. More and more skeletons rushed over. They had just approached Nie Yan and the others by fifty or sixty yards when thick beams of light fell from the sky, and a series of damages immediately floated above their heads. In just a moment, these skeletons were melted into ashes by the Holy Light.

Group after group of skeletons fell to the ground. Xie Yao couldn't seal off every corner with her group attack magic like Tang Yao. Nie Yan had the Golden Earth Dragon fill these gaps, and mouthfuls of dragon breath spewed out, blasting away the skeletons that rushed up.

Nie Yan was silent for a moment. In order to improve the speed of monster grinding, he had the Golden Earth Dragon rush towards the skeletons in the distance, plunging into the encirclement of the skeletons.

The Golden Earth Dragon used its powerful defense to withstand the siege of these skeletons. More than thirty Holy Knights behind it continuously cast healing spells on the Golden Earth Dragon. The Golden Earth Dragon's health was very stable and remained at full health.

Counter Storm!

Counter Storm!

Triggered by the attacks of a group of skeletons, one Counter Storm after another from the Golden Earth Dragon swept all the nearby skeletons to the ground.

Nie Yan looked at the Golden Earth Dragon's level, 62% at level 99, only a line away from level 100. He couldn't help but look forward to what extent the attributes would increase if the Golden Earth Dragon broke through to level 100.

The Thieves on the distant high slope were dumbfounded. The current situation did not look like the skeletons were besieging Nie Yan and the others, but rather that the skeletons were constantly being sent up for Nie Yan and the others to grind and level up.

At this time, Qin Han, who was in the headquarters of the Zhu Shen Zhi Jian guild, received the video sent by Xiaoyao and others. Looking at the situation in the video, Qin Han had a grim expression.

"Leader, at this rate, no matter how many skeletons there are, they won't be able to withstand them grinding like this," Xiaoyao said. He was speechless about this situation.

Qin Han crushed a cup. Mad Rogue Nie Yan, don't think that I can't do anything to you just because these ordinary skeletons can't do anything to you. The game has just begun!

"You continue to keep an eye on them," Qin Han said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Nie Yan and the others grinded monsters extremely fast. In just over half an hour, they had already killed thousands of skeletons.

As more and more skeletons were killed, the Golden Earth Dragon gained a lot of experience. The experience steadily increased, gradually rising to 93%. Advancement was just around the corner.

At most, grind for another five or six minutes, and the Golden Earth Dragon will be able to reach level 100!

Looking at the endless skeletons in the distance, Xie Yao waved her staff and chanted a series of spells, a full two sets of syllables.