Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World - Chapter 350

Chapter 350

Chapter 350 – Conjuring Skull

The cold winds howled as sharp cries rang out in the darkness . Nie Yan created a huge commotion by ordering his Rum Spiders to start wantonly attacking their own in the valley below .

Nie Yan hurriedly gave the order to retreat . His Rum Spiders started running back to him, with a swarm of hostile Rum Spiders lagging not too far behind .

He took out an Advanced Scroll and started chanting series of cryptic syllables as magical energy swirled around him .

Nie Yan had 122 Intelligence, something hardly seen among Thieves . This was thanks to humans having higher Intelligence than other races, and a host of items on him that boosted his Intelligence, such as the chapters from the Book of Order .

Nie Yan’s high Intelligence allowed him to use the vast majority of scrolls and magical tools without a problem .

The hostile Rum Spiders were getting ever closer . There were hundreds of them within a radius of 30 meters .

At this moment, Nie Yan finished chanting out the last syllable as a blazing cloud emerged in the sky and started raining down fire .

Everything within a 20 meter radius was engulfed in a raging inferno, resembling a scene straight out of hell . The Rum Spiders let out miserable shrieks as damage values rose up into the sky . Half a minute later, most of them lay dead on the ground .

Nie Yan saw his experience bar fill up to 73% . This was impressive given that he had levelled up just recently!

The blaze eventually died down, unveiling a tableau of devastation with charred corpses strewn everywhere . Nie Yan had lost two of his own Rum Spiders in the process . He finished off the remaining Rum Spiders in the vicinity, then started picking up the loot .

Nie Yan collected a total of 3 gold and a mountain of junk . He kept the valuable drops and left behind the rest to avoid bloating his inventory .

A certain piece of loot in particular caught Nie Yan’s eye .

It was a black skull roughly the size of a fist . A sapphire gem was embedded into its forehead, and green flames flickered from its eye sockets .

Nie Yan didn’t know the use of this Conjuring Skull . It seemed to be a special item meant for Necromancers . He wondered how valuable it was . After thinking it over, he tossed it into his bag .

Except for the Conjuring Skull, there was nothing else of interest . Nie Yan began purifying the corpses of the Rum Spiders . They dissolved into motes of light before disappearing into the air .

Nie Yan continued hunting the Rum Spiders . Time slowly passed by .

When it was time to log off, Nie Yan had reached Level 43 . Lil’ Gold reached Level 39, and wasn’t far off from levelling up again . Lil’ Gold also learned a new skill, Flame Shroud, which wrapped him in flames and inflicted burn damage to all enemies within a five meter radius .

Although pets would become more and more common as time passed, most of them would be low-level and possess terrible growth rates . Lil’ Gold was definitely a unique existence among them .

Even Nie Yan couldn’t estimate Lil’ Gold’s full potential .

Nie Yan spent the next two days levelling . When he used up all his scrolls, he had Lil’ Gold blast the Rum Spiders with Dragon Breath . The levelling speed was decent to say the least . He had reached Level 47 and obtained quite a bit of loot .

Checking the level leaderboards, Tang Yao was still in the lead at Level 53 . Bloodlust Mad Blade was also Level 53, but he was still lagging a bit behind . The Underworld was an unfamiliar place to Nie Yan . Back on the surface, his levelling speed would surely be several times faster .

Nie Yan had killed several thousand Rum Spiders without finding another item like the Conjuring Skull . He confirmed it was a precious drop that probably wasn’t meant to be sold in a stall on the street .

Unsummoning Lil’ Gold, Nie Yan looked in the distance . He didn’t know what sort of secrets Spider Gorge contained . He had spent the past two days levelling in the outskirts, never once exploring deeper inside .

Nie Yan activated the Crawler Ring and began scaling the cliff walls . He occasionally encountered a spider den while advancing, whereupon he would hurriedly make a lengthy detour .

After passing through a narrow stretch of valley, Nie Yan could make out a few buildings in the distance . Their lights were faint in the darkness .

The ball of light hovering around Nie Yan seemed to sense something and started trembling in excitement .

It could be related to Empress Finas’ quest . Nie Yan continued crawling and encountered a 10 meter wide river that cut through the valley . A dense layer of algae coated the water’s surface and gave off a noxious stench . It was probably highly toxic! He put on the Leaper Ring and jumped over to the other side, sticking to the cliff wall like a gecko .

Nie Yan crawled back to the ground . He entered stealth and began making his way towards the settlement in the distance .

This village appeared to be closed off from the rest of the world . It was surrounded on all four sides by cliff walls and a highly toxic river . It was impossible to reach the opposite bank without a special item like the Leaper Ring or Levitate Ring .

Nie Yan crossed a patch of trees and encountered an Arachne up ahead . He slowly drew closer and activated Transcendent Insight .

There were no others in the vicinity . Nie Yan approached the Arachne from behind .

The Arachne was hunting insects when Nie Yan launched a sneak attack with Zennarde’s Sword .

The Arachne panicked and tried to run away . However, Nie Yan landed a Smothering Strike squarely on the back of its head . He followed up with Backstab and Eviscerate . Immediately, its corpse collapsed in front of his feet .

Nie Yan couldn’t allow that Arachne to escape . It would have alerted the village to his presence .

Nie Yan activated the Pearl of Disguise, his appearance transforming into that of the Arachne he had just killed . He continued toward the village .

He encountered many Arachne along the way . They were either hunting insects or crafting various tools .

“Du-du-du, Darude…” Nie Yan heard strange sound coming from their mouths, as if they were saying something . However, he didn’t understand any of it .

Conviction’s language system was wonderful, containing a variety of different languages with hundreds of dialects . For example, the Undead Language contained six dialects each with subtle differences . The players from the Undead Empired communicated in the Undead Language . If Nie Yan hadn’t learned the Vanbiya Undead Language, he wouldn’t have been able to understand a single word they said . The system automatically translated any language the player learned . When Nie Yan was talking to the players in Valitin Village, he was naturally speaking in the Undead Language . If a player visited a library to learn the language of another race, particularly one from an opposing faction, it would cost tens of thousands of gold .

This was an additional barrier to players from different factions communicating .

Nie Yan didn’t know the language of the Arachne . It was simply too uncommon . He could only keep silent; otherwise, his cover would be blown .

The ball of light was still floating by Nie Yan’s side . He had already spotted Elite-class Arachne in the vicinity . He was afraid of being discovered and clutched an Unknown Transfer Scroll in his hand, planning to teleport away at the first sign of trouble .

Nie Yan discovered the Arachne couldn’t see the ball of light floating next to him . It was a faint light fluttering by his side just like a fairy . He guessed it was Bennet’s soul . He wondered if it still had any of its memories . Was it possible to retrieve some clues by using the Soul Potion?

Nie Yan entered the village . Some of the the Arachne were chatting together in groups . Their ugly appearances were quite frightening in the darkness .

It was a village of horrors .

Some of the Arachne greeted Nie Yan when they spotted him . However, he didn’t understand what they were saying, so he could only pretend he didn’t hear them .

Nie Yan brushed past many Arachne on the muddy roads . He spotted a fairly grand building up ahead . It was three storeys tall with a flight of stairs connecting to the second floor . It looked a bit old, but it was the most conspicuous thing he had seen so far . He suspected it contained something important .

Nie Yan hesitated for a moment before sneaking into the building . He carefully searched around on the first and second floor but failed to find anything . When he climbed up to the third floor, he discovered two Arachne in plate armour guarding a Dark Gold-grade treasure chest tucked away in a corner . It was made out of some unknown material and was covered in mysterious runes and designs .

The two Arachne seemed to sense something . Their gaze swept over the staircase, but they failed to find anything and returned to their idle state .

Nie Yan inspected the two Arachne with Transcendent Insight .

Nie Yan frowned . It would be difficult for him to deal with two Elites all by himself . Furthermore, he couldn’t create too much noise; otherwise, he would attract other Arachne to the scene .