Brannigan’s large frame blocked the doorway . No one could get through, including his three Skeleton Warriors . In the small room, there was almost no space to cast a spell, not to mention they were easily interrupted . He had been reduced to bashing the enemy with his scepter .
After advancing to Magisters, Mages could buff their melee ability . However, it was still only one tenth as strong as their magic .
In fact, the ability to fight in close-combat was relatively important for Mages . If the occasion were to occur where your mana ran out and the enemy only had a sliver of health remaining, sometimes the only choice left was to give them a good clonk on the head with your staff .
Brannigan was quite powerful in close-combat, especially with that giant scepter in his hand .
KLAANG! Brannigan’s scepter struck Lafus in the chest and sent him flying out .
Seeing things take a turn for the worse, Nie Yan pounced toward Brannigan .
Brannigan waved his scepter, calling down a meteor onto Nie Yan .
Gale Step!
Nie Yan deftly evaded . An explosion resounded behind him . Without pause, he stabbed at Brannigan’s head .
Nie Yan’s crowd control skills were quite powerful . If he could lock Brannigan down, this fight would be much easier .
Brannigan shot Nie Yan a look of disdain . He waved his scepter as a powerful repelling force swept out .
Nie Yan suddenly collided with a wave of force mid-dash . His body was sent flying back .
“What a powerful Repel!”
Most Repels only pushed a player five meters away . It was clear Brannigan’s was on a whole nother level .
Death Exemption!
Nie Yan became immune to crowd control and gained 10% movement speed for two seconds . With the repelling force no longer acting on his body, he regained his balance and landed steadily on the ground .
Nie Yan employed Shadow Steps as he left a trail of afterimages behind him .
Brannigan was enraged . He repeatedly smashed down with his scepter . BANG! BANG! BANG! Rubble flew everywhere and cracks spread out on the ground . However, none of his attacks landed on Nie Yan .
Under the purifying light of Holy Radiant Shine, Brannigan’s health fell to 3% .
Although Nie Yan failed to get close enough to CC Brannigan, he had still bought some time . Lil’ Gold and Lafus climbed back to their feet . Lafus raised his sword as a white light fell over him and Lil’ Gold . After which they both charged toward Brannigan .
After escaping the room, Brannigan had become powerful beyond compare . He completely overwhelmed Lil’ Gold and Lafus with his unrivalled firepower . If it weren’t for Lafus spamming heals, they would’ve long since died .
Nie Yan knitted his brows . Brannigan was too strong . It looked like Lil’ Gold and Lafus were starting to falter . “I have to do something . . . ”
As Nie Yan passed down his order, Lil’ Gold fiercely charged at Brannigan .
Brannigan waved his staff and sent a stream of fireballs flying towards Lil’ Gold .
BANG! BANG! BANG! Lil’ Gold instantly lost more than half his health . Lafus quickly raised his sword as gentle rays of light fell over Lil’ Gold, restoring his health back to full . Lil’ Gold finally closed in Brannigan . With a swipe of his claws, he interrupted Brannigan mid-cast .
Dragon Breath!
BOOM! Blasted by the scorching hot flames, Brannigan staggered several steps back . “You foul beast!” He furiously attacked Lil’ Gold .
All the while Nie Yan had activated Disappear and snuck around behind Brannigan . He inched closer and closer .
Lil’ Gold had successfully acted as a distraction . Brannigan was oblivious to Nie Yan’s approach .
Brannigan raised his scepter as ice elemental energy started converging at the tip . It was pulsating with waves of frost .
The magical energy in the atmosphere undulated violently as the surrounding temperature plummeted .
Lil’ Gold pounced forward with Rend .
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Brannigan staggered back a step before resuming his chant . His magic wasn’t broken mid-cast .
As the last syllables flowed from Brannigan’s lips, Nie Yan leaped into action .
Gale Ambush! Backbreaker!
Nie Yan’s speed explosively increased as he dashed forth and plunged Zennarde’s Sword into Brannigan’s spine .
Brannigan was in the middle of casting his spell . He was in no position to dodge .
KRAACK! The sounds of bones breaking rang out as Brannigan was crippled . The ice elemental energy gathered around the tip of his scepter dispersed .
“Success!” Nie Yan was elated . He could keep Brannigan locked down for at least eight seconds .
This was more than enough time!
Lil’ Gold and Lafus let loose, using all their highest damaging skills . Nie Yan didn’t hold back either and delivered a fearsome onslaught of attacks . Since Apocalyptic Extinction didn’t work on Brannigan, he opted to use his killing move .
Hell Execution!
Zennarde’s Sword emitted a crimson glow . Nie Yan slashed down on Brannigan’s back, his sharp blade easily cutting through flesh, bone, and all . Brannigan’s health had finally bottomed out . With a thud, he collapsed on the ground .
「Ding-dong!」A melodious jingle rang out as a white light enveloped Nie Yan . Level 100! He was finally Level 100! Brannigan had given him much more experience than he expected .
“After I get that piece of the Tyrant Abak Set hidden here, I’ll go do the Luminous Dancer class advancement quest . ”
Lil’ Gold also levelled up and reached Level 90 . He learned a new AoE spell called Inferno Storm .
Reading the description of Inferno Storm, Nie Yan was shocked . “This skill is pretty powerful . I can’t wait to see it in action . ”
After rummaging through Brannigan’s corpse, Nie Yan failed to find anything . He went back into the room and searched around too, but it was empty . “Shameless… completely shameless! How can such a high level Lord be so stingy and drop nothing?!”
As Nie Yan walked out of the room, Brannigan’s corpse transformed into a pile of ash . A speck of white light rose up from the pile and flew into the Holy Spirit Imprint on his hand .
The Holy Spirit Imprint appeared to collect the souls of purified monsters . Nie Yan didn’t pay it any mind for now .
Brannigan’s corpse had been purified . Nie Yan glanced at his Intermediate Devil Slayer title . It was 35% of the way to ranking up .
Nie Yan was still disappointed that Brannigan only gave experience .
Nie Yan sat down and ate some bread to recuperate . Lil’ Gold and Lafus also rested until their health and mana recovered back to full .
“Hmm… should I open the other gold door?” Nie Yan gave it some thought . “Eh, why not? Even if another pharaoh shows up, I’ll just deal with it like with Brannigan . ”
Nie Yan walked up and pushed open the other gold door . The room was identical to the last one with a large golden sarcophagus at the center . He pushed the nearby button .
Nie Yan readied his battle stance . He expected a powerful boss like Brannigan to pop out . To his surprise, however, the sarcophagus was practically empty . There wasn’t even a corpse inside . Instead, embedded in the center was a small golden chest .
“It’s a Sub Legendary-grade!” Nie Yan rejoiced . If he had decided it was too risky earlier, he would’ve missed out on this chest .
Two gold doors, one was a punishment while the other a reward . Nie Yan was fairly unlucky, opening the door with Brannigan first . Were it not for the help of Lil’ Gold and Lafus, he would’ve certainly met a tragic fate . If an ordinary expedition team encountered the same situation, without a Champion, they would wipe for sure .
Even if that expedition team did manage to defeat Brannigan . All they would get for their hard work would be experience and nothing else . After such a harrowing experience, they probably wouldn’t dare to open the other gold door .
Nie Yan was definitely an anomaly . Even after encountering a powerful Lord like Brannigan, he still dared to face a second one .
He bent down and started opening the chest . Opening treasure chest… Progress: 12% . . . 35% . . .
Click! The chest lid popped open . Nie Yan fished around inside and pulled out a skill book .
This skill book was unlike any he’d seen before . It was about as thick as a finger and crafted out of some peculiar material . The edges were stitched with golden silk . The craftsmanship was delicate . Every ornamentation was flawless with nothing left to be desired .
Based on appearance alone, this skill book looked far more precious than any other Nie Yan had ever seen before .
“It’s a Master Skill Book!” Nie Yan cried out in a shock . “I hope it’s for a Thief…”
Nie Yan impatiently flipped open the skill book . The words were written in Ancient Common . What caught his eye were the several words on the first page—Shadow Dancer Skill - Mode: Release .
It was a Shadow Dancer skill book!
Nie Yan’s heart started madly racing . It was a skill that could only be learned after advancing to a Shadow Dancer . He had only ever heard of Shadow Dancer skill books in rumours, having never actually seen one himself . In the previous timeline, a nobody like him simply wasn’t qualified to acquire such a high tier item .
Shadow Dancer skills were exceedingly rare . Even most Shadow Dancers didn’t have one . However, those who did and mastered it to perfection would become incredibly powerful!
“Let’s see what this skill does…” Nie Yan calmed his heart, then started flipping through the pages .
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