Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World - Chapter 517

Chapter 517
Chapter 517 - Another Sub Legendary-grade Chest!



As for how to kill the Flame Giant, Nie Yan already had a method in mind . He would go with his original plan .

“Follow me,” Nie Yan said, leading Xie Yao deeper into the cave . After a while, they arrived at a deep, narrow tunnel .

This tunnel could only fit two people side-by-side at most . Even turning around was cumbersome .

It was impossible for large monsters like the Flame Giant to fit inside .

After describing his plan to Xie Yao, Nie Yan said, “Wait here, I’ll go draw aggro . ”

“Don’t Flame Giants have ranged magic? Can’t they attack us from inside the tunnel?” Xie Yao asked . Nie Yan’s plan didn’t seem feasible .

“You’re right . Flame Giants do have ranged magic . However, haven’t you noticed that this tunnel isn’t straight but winding? Their magic attacks won’t be able to hit us directly, so the damage will be greatly reduced . Even though we’ll be hit by the splash, as long you have more than 100 Fire Resistance, the damage will be negligible . That’s why I gave you so many Advanced Fire Resistance Potions,” Nie Yan explained . He was already clear on every aspect of his plan . Thanks to the curve in the tunnel, they could still hit the Flame Giants with magic going in a straight line at a distance of 30 meters . If they retreated back to a distance of 40 meters, the Flame Giant couldn’t attack them .

As long as Nie Yan and Xie Yao could tank the attacks, they could slowly whittle the Flame Giant to death . There were over 10 Flame Giant spawn points in the vicinity, more than enough for them to level up continuously .

Nie Yan already had everything planned out . Xie Yao had to admit that his words made a lot of sense as she suddenly came to an understanding .

“Then, I’ll wait for you to come back . Be careful,” Xie Yao said . She retreated into the tunnel .

Nie Yan smiled . He entered stealth and made his way over to the Flame Giant . As he drew closer, its silhouette gradually came into view . It was about 30 meters away . He raised his cavalry crossbow, took aim, and pulled the trigger . 「Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!」Five bolts flew forward .

「Put! Put! Put!」All five bolts struck the Flame Giant .



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The Flame Giant roared out in pain . It locked onto Nie Yan and charged toward him .

“Success!” Nie Yan quickly put away his cavalry crossbow, then turned tail and fled .

After a while, under Nie Yan’s lead, the Flame Giant was brought to the narrow tunnel .

With a whoosh sound, a ray of holy light flew out of the tunnel entrance and struck the Flame Giant, exploding on impact .

Xie Yao started attacking while Nie Yan ducked into the tunnel . She brandished her staff non-stop, firing off one spell after another . Her gear was much better than Tang Yao’s . After all, she already had three pieces of Legendary-grade equipment . The only thing she lacked was a fairy . She was superior to Tang Yao in terms of raw power but lost out in cast speed and mana regeneration . Like this, the two were roughly neck and neck in damage .

Xie Yao’s spells were each dealing more than 1,600 damage to the Flame Giant . This was quite considerable .

Nie Yan checked the Flame Giant’s health, roughly 1,200,000 . Its health regeneration speed was also quite high . With Xie Yao’s damage output, killing it would take at least three hours .

“Keep attacking . Be vigilant . If the Flame Giant starts casting magic, quickly pull back and drink an Advanced Fire Resistance Potion,” Nie Yan said . He was closely watching every move of the Flame Giant .

The unending barrage of magic caused the Flame Giant to roar out in pain and thrash about ceaselessly . Its aggro shifted onto Xie Yao . However, due to the tunnel being too narrow, it had no way of squeezing inside . It stuck its thick arm into the tunnel and tried to grab Nie Yan and Xie Yao . However, they were out of its reach .

Nie Yan also took out his cavalry crossbow and started shooting at the Flame Giant . Although he didn’t hit nearly as hard as Xie Yao, every little bit of damage helped .



The Flame Giant attempted to widen the tunnel entrance . However, the best it could accomplish was breaking off a few rocks from the wall .

With a thunderous roar, the Flame Giant shook the entire tunnel .

None of the Flame Giant’s actions influenced Xie Yao . She was still firing out an endless barrage of spells .

As the spells struck the Flame Giant one after another, it finally became enraged . It opened its mouth and fired off a beam of flames into the tunnel .

“Pull back! Drink an Advanced Fire Resistance Potion!” Nie Yan anxiously called out as he swiftly retreated back .

Xie Yao drank an Advanced Fire Resistance Potion while retreating back .

As the two retreated 10 meters, the surging flames swept over them before disappearing .

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Nie Yan and Xie Yao instantly lost a large chunk of their health .

The Flame Giant’s flame jet greatly diminished in power after travelling through the cave, only dealing 30% damage when it hit Nie Yan and Xie Yao . This was even further reduced by their high Fire Resistance . As such, they survived the attack .

Nie Yan patched Xie Yao up with a Combat Bandage while drinking a Health Recovery Potion himself . Their health gradually restored back to full .

Xie Yao walked back up and continued firing spells at the Flame Giant .

Time gradually passed . After about two hours, Xie Yao and Nie Yan finally brought the Flame Giant’s health down to zero . It let out a mournful cry and collapsed on the ground, transforming into a charred pile of rubble .

Nie Yan checked his experience bar . It had risen by about 30% . As a demon beast from the Underworld, the Flame Giant gave a fairly generous amount of experience . Furthermore, the demon beast subjugation quest would give an equivalent amount of experience as a reward . Like this, players hunting around the Hilton Stronghold were effectively earning double experience .

Since Xie Yao’s level was relatively low, she instantly levelled up after killing the Flame Giant .

Nie Yan picked up the loot dropped by the Flame Giant . He obtained a Level 80 Dark Gold-grade fire staff with decent properties .

“Let’s go open that chest now,” Nie Yan said . He and Xie Yao headed to the location where they found the chest .

After a while, the two arrived at the place with the Firestone deposits . The chest was right there .

The Firestones were burning brightly with red flames jumping about .

After approaching the Firestones, Nie Yan felt a scorching wave of heat assault him . His face, hands, and any other body parts with exposed skin turned bright red .

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Nie Yan was taking fire damage! He didn’t expect the fire elements in these Firestone deposits to be so concentrated . His gaze focused on the chest . It was red hot, resembling an ingot that had just been taken out of the furnace . A phoenix was carved into the side of chest . It was vivid and lifelike, like a spirit dancing in the flames . This engraving dated back to the Era of Shared Governance . The phoenix represented rebirth through fire, a totemic beast that Fire Mages worshipped . Among all creatures, phoenixes were apex existences on the same level as dragons .

Nie Yan suddenly heard the faint cry of a phoenix . It seemed illusory, but the sound had clearly entered his ears .

Nie Yan’s mind trembled . . His judgement earlier was wrong . This wasn’t a Dark Gold-grade chest . It was clearly a Sub Legendary-grade chest!

“Nie Yan, is this a Sub Legendary-grade chest?” Xie Yao asked . Before she also believed it was only Dark Gold-grade . However, the illusion of the phoenix cry just now changed her mind . She didn’t expect to encounter such a rare chest here of all places . Pinching her arm, she checked whether she was dreaming .

“I think so, I’ll try opening it,” Nie Yan replied . He approached the chest . The closer he got, the more intense the heat became . The damage he was taking every second increased to 500 . Just as it looked like he was about to die, he quickly pulled back to safety and drank an Intermediate Health Potion .

The temperature around the chest was too high . Nie Yan had no way of opening the chest . Just approaching the chest had almost killed him . Even 100 Fire Resistance couldn’t protect him . He might instantly go up in flames and die by simply touching the chest, let alone trying to unlock it .

“Xie Yao, can you pass me the Kiln Fire Heart?” In this kind of situation, the Kiln Fire Heart was perfect .

“Alright . ” Xie Yao unequipped the Kiln Fire Heart and handed it over to Nie Yan .

Nie Yan equipped the Kiln Fire Heart . Looking at his skill bar, he activated the Kiln Fire skill, making him immune to all fire damage . He then quickly went over to open the chest .

After activating Kiln Fire, Nie Yan no longer felt the pain of the searing heat . It was as if his entire body were covered in a protective film .

Without an item like the Kiln Fire Heart, opening this chest would truly be an ordeal .

Nie Yan couldn’t help but wonder who had opened this chest in the previous timeline and what sort of loot they found inside .

Nie Yan furrowed his brows after inspecting the chest . This was bizarre . The lock was extremely high level . He had no way of opening it with his current Lockpicking skill .

This was only a Level 80 map . Why would such a high level chest appear here?

Nie Yan suddenly had a thought . Did this chest belong to some sort of special quest, and only those with a special key could open it?