Nie Yan and Lil’ Gold trailed after Paladin Lafus . As Lil’ Gold spewed out scorching hot Dragon Breath, the Dark Maidens were collapsing in droves .
With a ding dong, a level up notification rang out .
Lil’ Gold had reached Level 89!
Thanks to Lil’ Gold’s powerful innate skill, the higher his level, the exponentially stronger he became . His stats gains would be several times greater per level up compared to ordinary pets . This was the benefit of a high growth rate .
The ground was littered with corpses . Even Nie Yan was speechless when he saw Lafus shrug off the attacks of several dozen Dark Maidens like they were nothing . Lafus tanked at the front while Lil’ Gold provided ranged support from the back . They worked together seamlessly . There was no need for Nie Yan to do anything . The Dark Maidens were being harvested like fields of wheat .
As Nie Yan walked forward, the corpses around him were enveloped by a white light and transformed into ash before disappearing .
Nie Yan’s Purifying Aura could purify the corpses of the Dark Maidens . After purifying enough evil creatures, he would obtain a Holy Spirit Heart . Only then could he safely remove the seals on Zennarde’s Sword .
This was the most important quest in Nie Yan’s quest window . He naturally wouldn’t forget it . Checking his progress, he had already purified more than 110,000 evil creatures . This was accumulated from grinding mobs regularly .
Lafus charged onwards with vigor . Due to the large disturbance he was creating, more and more Dark Maidens were converging on him . When several hundred had gathered, Lil’ Gold chanted out an incantation and called a blazing meteor down on the large crowd .
With a powerful explosion, everything within a 30-meter radius was enveloped by raging flames .
The Dark Maidens let out miserable shrieks and collapsed to the ground .
Suddenly, a white light enveloped Nie Yan . Feeling a peculiar sensation on his arm, he looked down and discovered a Holy Spirit Imprint . It looked like an ancient totem drawn out of various symbols and patterns . It was quite mysterious . You have obtained a Holy Spirit Imprint .
Nie Yan didn’t know what it did, but he guessed the Holy Spirit Imprint was somehow related to the Holy Spirit Heart quest .
Nie Yan checked his character status . He discovered his Devil Slayer title had advanced from Junior to Intermediate .
With this, Nie Yan obtained a new skill called Devil Radar . It allowed him to detect demonic creatures in his vicinity and doubled the damage he dealt to them .
Many of Nie Yan’s skills and equipment were specialized against demonic creatures . So, the damage he dealt to them was several times that of ordinary monsters .
“I should probably only hunt demonic creatures from now on . That way, I’ll gain experience faster . ”
With his Devil Slayer title having risen a rank, Nie Yan started to wonder what it would be like when it progressed even further .
Nie Yan continued sweeping his way through . Dark Maidens stretched out as far as the eye could see . This would definitely be a frightening sight for ordinary players . However, all he saw was endless amounts of experience . It was the perfect grinding spot!
After killing roughly 900 Dark Maidens, Lafus was starting to run low on mana . Nie Yan had him switch out with Lil’ Gold and take a small break .
Lil’ Gold was also surprisingly resilient . Being surrounded and attacked by a horde of Dark Maidens, he lashed out with several Explosive Counters .
Whenever Lil’ Gold’s health fell low, Lafus would restore it back to full .
Paladins were amazing . They could tank, heal, and buff . Even though they didn’t excel in any one aspect, their flexibility definitely ranked highest among all classes .
Levelling here was fairly fast . Nie Yan gained about 10% experience after an hour of grinding and reached Level 99, 72% .
The Dark Maidens had dropped quite a bit of good loot too . He had obtained more than a dozen rare gems and 20,000 gold in equipment .
As Nie Yan delved deeper into the underground tomb, the number of Dark Maidens he encountered gradually decreased . Passing through a long corridor, he eventually came across two doors . He didn’t know which to pick .
Leaving Lil’ Gold and Lafus to continue grinding mobs, Nie Yan approached one of the stone doors . As soon as he pushed it open, he heard the sound of arrows whistling . Sensing the danger, he activated Gale Step and ducked out of the way .
「Put! Put! Put!」Several dozen arrows struck the ground where Nie Yan previously stood . These arrows were crafted out of metal, and the tips were smeared with a translucent green liquid .
Thieves frequently dealt with traps . So, no matter the time or place, their reactions had to be quick enough, or else they would end up dying without even knowing what killed them . They had a fairly high Reflex stat, so their survival rate after triggering a trap was much higher than other classes . Even so, countless Thieves died to traps every day, and often in the most gruesome of ways .
Thankfully, Nie Yan reacted in time . He shuddered at the thought of being struck by those arrows . Even if he didn’t die immediately, he would still be barely clinging onto life .
After making sure the trap wouldn’t reset, Nie Yan walked back to the door . He looked inside and saw a three by three meters stone room with a sarcophagus in the center . Apart from this, there was nothing else .
This sarcophagus was rectangular shaped and constructed rather crudely . There were a few decorative engravings on it, but they weren’t very detailed .
Beside the sarcophagus was a button . It was probably a mechanism to open the sarcophagus .
The things that came out of sarcophagi like these were random . Sometimes it was a precious treasure . Other times it was a powerful monster or even a frightening curse .
Nie Yan hesitated for a moment but then walked up and pressed the button . The stone room trembled before the sarcophagus’ lid slowly opened .
Nie Yan took several steps backs in caution . He tightly gripped Zennarde’s Sword, ready to deal with any monster that might jump out .
After the sarcophagus fully opened, nothing happened . The room remained still .
Nie Yan walked up to the sarcophagus . Looking inside, he saw the mummified corpse of a woman . She had already decayed to skin and bones . Beside her were three blue gems .
Reaching his hand inside, Nie Yan collected the three gems and examined them . Aqua Ripple Sapphire: Socketable
Properties: Reduces the level requirement of a piece of equipment by 10 .
A gem that reduced level requirement by 10 was extremely rare . Nie Yan didn’t expect to obtain three of them all at once .
“What a lucky find!” Nie Yan stored away the three Aqua Ripple Sapphires in his bag . After confirming there was nothing else in the room, he left .
Nie Yan walked over to the other door and carefully opened it . This time there were no traps . The room looked identical to the one from before . Even the placement of the sarcophagus was the same .
Just like before, Nie Yan pushed the open . As the sarcophagus gradually opened, a strong smell of gunpowder permeated the air .
“Shit!” Nie Yan cried out in alarm . He sensed great danger . Activating Shadow Waltz, he bolted out of the room .
With a loud bang, a large explosion rocked the room . The powerful shock wave swept out and sent Nie Yan flying .
The entire underground tomb trembled .
Nie Yan flew six meters through the air before crashing into the ground . He coughed up a mouthful of blood as a damage value of 6,000 floated up above his head . Thankfully, his health and defense were high enough . An ordinary Thief would’ve been instantly killed .
Crawling back up to his feet, Nie Yan turned back to the room with an ashen face . It had been completely wrecked by the explosion . The door and sarcophagus were turned into rubble .
Thankfully, Nie Yan reacted when he did . If he had been a second slower, he would’ve been ripped to shreds by the explosion .
The dust and smoke from the explosion gradually settled .
Everything was calm again .
Nie Yan sat in a corner to recover his health . Up ahead were even more doors, at least a couple dozen of them . He couldn’t help but hesitate after that close call . He wondered if he should continue exploring .
Thinking about it, Nie Yan wondered how many treasures there were in the stone rooms . It would be a waste to pass up on them .
“No risk, no reward…” Nie Yan gritted his teeth .
Nie Yan continued opening the doors . When he was lucky, he would obtain gems, scrolls, or other rare items . On the flip side, he was nearly done in by a curse . Thankfully, Lafus was there to dispel it . Apart from this, he also encountered an Elite-class Dark Maiden . However, with the aid of Lafus and Lil’ Gold, it was easily taken care of .
All in all, despite the many dangers, he had reaped a bountiful harvest .
Continuing forward, Nie Yan encountered two golden doors, one to his left and one to his right . These doors were more luxurious than the ones before . Their craftsmanship was excellent, covered in all sorts of detailed carvings .
There were likely sarcophagi past these doors as well . Nie Yan hesitated . “Should I go in? Will there be danger?”
Nie Yan guessed the treasures behind these two doors would be better than anything else he’d found so far . However, that also meant the traps he faced would be the most dangerous so far . The fear of the explosion and curse still lingered in his mind . That was twice he had toyed with death!
At the end of the day, Nie Yan’s current level was simply too low . One misstep could mean instant death in this high level map .
“I’ll think on it a little longer . Let’s collect all the loot and purify the corpses on the ground first,” Nie Yan muttered . He went to regroup with Lil’ Gold and Lafus .
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