Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World - Chapter 591

Chapter 591: 591




Nie Yan activated the Search skill of the Holy Stone . Before long, a small marker appeared on his map . A piece of the Tyrant Abak Set was nearby, no doubt!

Glancing in his bag, he had already collected Abak’s Gloves of Sealing, Abak’s Bloody Dagger, and Abak’s Cape of Ruin . He was three-eighths of the way to completing the Tyrant Abak Set .

Nie Yan could already imagine himself donning on the Tyrant Abak Set once he reached Level 180 . At that time, his stats would ascend to godly realms . With the power to sweep through every obstacle in his path, he could look down loftily from high atop the clouds .

“Still 81 levels to go . Hmm… I wonder which piece of the Tyrant Abak Set is hidden here . ”

The Darkwing Dragon descended into the base of a ravine, kicking up vortexes of grit with every beat of its wings . Nie Yan hopped off and surveyed his surroundings .

All around were towering mountains, with no roads or paths to speak of .

“It should be somewhere south of here,” Nie Yan muttered . All he saw in that direction was endless rocks and oddly shaped boulders, veiled by a dense curtain of fog .

Nie Yan recalled the Darkwing Dragon into his pet space .

He headed toward the marker, bounding over boulders and other obstacles as if he were on flat ground, unimpeded by the rugged terrain .

Wind howled through the peaks as Nie Yan advanced toward his destination . After reaching halfway up a mountain, he arrived at a stone forest . It was quite enigmatic . Several stones bore traces of human handiwork, sculpted into alluring beauties in various coquettish poses . The everpresent fog drifted aimlessly, while a cold chill occasionally blew past . Rather than a sense of beauty, an eerie feeling pervaded the atmosphere here .

Nie Yan shuttled back and forth through the stone forest . After searching everywhere, he still came up empty-handed . “That’s strange . The marker clearly points here, why can’t I find anything?”

“Forget it . I’m already here . I might as well keep looking . It’s probably hidden off in some corner . ”

Nie Yan resumed his search . As he made his way out of a crevice sandwiched between two cliff walls, he spotted a cave entrance up ahead . It was surrounded by demonic statues of women bearing sharp teeth and malevolent expressions .

“I guess this is the place . ” Nie Yan headed inside . The cave was damp and dimly lit .

Nie Yan could faintly make out the path ahead thanks to his high Night Vision . He proceeded forward . A clear dripping sound entered his ears . It appeared to be coming from deeper inside .



At about 300 meters in length, this cave was devoid of any monsters . Its narrow and winding tunnels led to some far away location .

Nie Yan leaned his hand against the wall as he walked forward . His palm suddenly came in contact with something rough and coarse . The darkish gray rocks here were made out of some kind of metal . He had encountered an ore deposit .


Slashing the wall with Zennarde’s Sword, a nugget sized piece was carved off and fell into Nie Yan’s palm .

After closely examining the colour, luster, and composition, Nie Yan confirmed it was Habo Platinum .

Habo Platinum was a top quality crafting material . It could be forged into Level 100 Dark Gold-grade equipment . The higher the purity, the better the stats of the equipment produced . Due to the rarity of this metal, a nugget of Habo Platinum (5) could sell for up to 600 gold—a sky high price for just a single ore .

Nie Yan sent word to Guo Huai . He would have Tang Yao and the other flying mount riders escort the guild’s Advanced Miners here and start excavating right away .

Since there were no monsters here, the Miners wouldn’t have to worry about getting attacked .

After arranging everything, Nie Yan continued exploring . The further in he went, the more spacious the cave became . Finally, he reached a giant stone door with the lights flickering inside . It was an enormous underground tomb .

While Nie Yan was shocked by this discovery, a notification popped up .
You have discovered Pharaoh Farnas’ Tomb .

Nie Yan recalled such a figure in Conviction’s history . Farnas was a powerful warlock who led a tribe that worshipped an evil god . Due to their propensity for violence and slaughter, the tribe was labeled as heretics by the Holy Church . A punitive campaign was launched against them, and Farnas was captured and summarily executed . The twist in the story came later, when his corpse mysteriously disappeared . This became an unsolvable mystery .

Nie Yan spent a lot of time studying Conviction’s history in his past life . After familiarizing himself with these texts, the knowledge would often come in handy . At the very least, he wouldn’t be stumped every time he encountered something with a bit of history .

After stepping into the tomb, all around were the shadows of monsters roaming the area . Nie Yan entered stealth . He inched closer and inspected one of the monsters with Transcendent Insight .
Dark Maiden: Level 110
Health: 120,000/120,000

Dark Maidens were ordinary monsters . They were covered in black cloaks . One could vaguely tell they were female judging from the way the cloth flowed along their figures .



So many Dark Maidens!

Nie Yan gazed into the distance . Every section of the hall was occupied by at least several hundred Dark Maidens . Sneaking through here would be nigh impossible . He could only slowly clear a path forward .

After thinking for a bit, Nie Yan retreated into a corner . He summoned Lil’ Gold and prepared to bulldoze his way forward . The Golden Dragon’s powerful attacks would sweep through these Dark Maidens . As long as no Elites or Lords popped up, there was nothing to worry about .

“Right, these Dark Maidens are dark attribute . I can summon a Paladin!” Nie Yan opened up Divine Recruitment . He looked down the list of hireable Paladins before stopping on the final one—Paladin Lafus .

Lafus was a powerful Paladin Captain who possessed the Advanced Holy Magic, Holy Radiant Shine . His fee was 20,000 gold/hr .

This was an astronomical sum for ordinary players . Few dared to spend so much gold .

Even Nie Yan was hesitant to spend this kind of money . 20,000 gold was enough to outfit five Asskickers United players with full sets of Level 70 Dark Gold-grade equipment .

Yet this sum could only hire Paladin Lafus for an hour .

Ever since learning Divine Recruitment, Nie Yan had never summoned the highest ranking Paladin . He wondered how strong Paladin Lafus was .

Even though Nie Yan wasn’t too willing to part with 20,000 gold, it was still within acceptable limits .

“Let’s see how powerful you are . ” Nie Yan decided to summon Paladin Lafus .
Are you sure you wish to summon Paladin Lafus?

Yes!

With a flash of light, a tall Paladin in shining silver-white armour appeared in front of Nie Yan . He looked like a man in his 40s with sideburns and a solemn expression . A powerful holy aura emanated from him, enveloping his body in a brilliant radiance .

Nie Yan could immediately tell Lafus was much stronger than the Paladins he previously summoned .

“Sir Nirvana Flame, I am willing to serve,” Lafus said respectfully .

Nie Yan checked Lafus’ stats . Divine Recruitment’s description read that Lafus would have 300% of his own stats .

Nie Yan’s stats were already frighteningly high . If it were multiplied by three, one could only imagine the effects .

Nie Yan broke out in a cold sweat after seeing Lafus’ stats, 200,000 health, 20,000 attack power, and 10,000 defense . He also had all the bread-and-butter skills of a Paladin, along with the Advanced Holy Magic—Holy Radiant Shine .

What shocked Nie Yan the most wasn’t Lafus’ base stats but his skills!

Lafus’ skill ranks were based on the player who summoned him . Nie Yan’s skills were all Rank 8+ with a few at Rank 10 or 11 .

Lafus was even stronger: Rank 11 Indomitable Will, Rank 15 Radiant Heal, Rank 15 Dispel, Rank 15 Holy Smite, Rank 11 Holy Strike . . .

What a spectacular skill line-up!

At this stage of the game, such a Paladin would be unrivalled .

Though the defensive capabilities of Paladins were weaker than Warriors’, the most frightening aspect about them was their potent healing ability . Their sustainability was definitely the highest among melee units . Minor Radiant Heal normally only restored 20%–30% health . However, due to Lafus’ skill ranks being abnormally high, he could easily restore his health back to full with a Minor Radiant Heal . Add this to the fact that he had close to 200,000 health, as long as he had enough mana, he would never run out of health . This was the best tank you could ask for!

Seeing Lafus’ stats, Nie Yan’s confidence soared . With such a powerful ally on his side, he had nothing to fear!

Nie Yan gave out his commands .

Radiant Barrier!

Indomitable Will!

Holy Blessing!

…

After shielding and buffing himself, Lafus charged toward the Dark Maidens .

The holy light pouring out from Lafus immediately attracted the aggro of the Dark Maidens . As creatures of darkness, they had an innate loathing of anything holy .

As long as Lafus took point as the vanguard, the Dark Maidens wouldn’t atack Nie Yan .

The Dark Maidens conjured balls of black flames in their palms . Countless fireballs bombarded Lafus .

「Bang! Bang! Bang!」Damage values ranging between 2,000–3,000 floated up above Lafus’ head . However, this was barely 1% of his health pool . It was nothing!

Lafus cast a Minor Radiant Heal on himself, restoring his health back to full . He then charged up to a Dark Maiden .

Divine Strike!

Radiant Purify!

−43 . 799
−35,000
−35,000
. . .

With a poof, the Dark Maiden collapsed to the ground . 　

Lafus started slaughtering Dark Maidens with every step he took .

Seeing Lafus’ valiant display of might, Nie Yan couldn’t help but sigh in admiration .