Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World - Chapter 715

Chapter 715: 715




Even players on the level of Tang Yao, Lustboy, and the rest would only attempt to solo high level Elites at the most . Lords were simply too difficult . Most players wouldn’t dare to challenge them .

As the Darkwing Dragon soared through the sky, Nie Yan looked over the data of the other bosses . The strongest monster in the entire Abernathy Great Grasslands was a creature living in the Nethershadow Swamp, the Ancient Fiend Troll . It was a Level 200 Demonified Lord!

It’s him! Nie Yan’s heart trembled . There were 10 unrivalled super bosses in the Viridian Empire . Most of them resided in the depths of swamps and ravines, rarely ever appearing in front of players . However, they were undoubtedly apex existences . Even legendary NPCs didn’t dare to provoke them . They were that powerful . The rare occasion they did come out of their lairs, it spelled the beginning of a calamity that threatened all life .

Any place they passed through would be destroyed .

These 10 Great Overlords were existences that could shape the world around them .

The Abernathy Great Grasslands’ Ancient Fiend Troll, the Ocean of Death’s Nine-Headed Leviathan, the Forbidden Domain of Sukre’s Black Dragon King, the Mobias North Turndra’s Winterfrost Dragon King… ordinary players wouldn’t dare to approach the territories of these creatures .

Any player unlucky enough to encounter these monsters was fated to die . No matter how strong you were, it was nothing in front of them . They were existences that stood at the peak . Nie Yan estimated only people like War God Kelo were capable of contending against them .

Apart from the Ancient Fiend Troll, there were also six Level 160+ Variant Lords in the Abernathy Great Grasslands . Though not on the same level, they were frightening bosses as well .

At present, Calore was much safer than a remote place like the Abernathy Great Grasslands . However, in the distant past, it was also an untamed wildland . Jebiah the Great had led the 300 Magisters of the Viridian Empire’s Royal Mage Corp in wiping out all the Variant Lords in the territory, including a Level 160 Demonified Lord . In that battle, he lost more than two thirds of his forces, all in exchange for the peace and safety of Calore .

The Abernathy Great Grasslands was filled with danger .

Nie Yan drew seven red circles on his map, then shared it with every Asskickers United player in the Abernathy Great Grasslands . These were forbidden grounds . If they accidentally provoked a Variant Lord or god forbid a Demonified Lord, the consequences would be grave beyond compare .

Nie Yan had only heard of the notoriety of the Ancient Fiend Troll and read a few documents related to it online . As for how strong it actually was or what abilities it had, he had no idea . However, he heard that Lords at this level all had skills that rivalled Forbidden Magic . Any creature with that kind of destructive power couldn’t be killed no matter how many bodies were tossed at it .




At the same time, it was rumoured these powerful Demonified Lords wielded extremely powerful godly items . There was an intrinsic difference between these godly items and Legendary-grade items . As for whether any of this was true or just a rumour, Nie Yan had no way of finding out . He had no clue what a godly item would look like, having never seen one in his 10 years of playing the game in his past life .

One memory that still stuck in Nie Yan’s mind was back when some players provoked the Mobias North Tundra’s Winterfrost Dragon King . As it chased them down south, it slaughtered millions and turned Blaze City into an ice sculpture . Only after it killed the culprits of disturbing its rest, did it finally return north .

Blaze City suffered heavy casualties . More than half the NPCs there were killed . Later on, the administrator of the city banished those who caused this calamity, not allowing them to set one foot in the territory .

That incident allowed players to understand the true might of these high level Demonified Lords . From then on, no one dared to challenge them . The areas where they resided were labelled as the 10 Great Death Zones of the Viridian Empire .

No matter how powerful a Luminous Dancer’s escaping ability was, Nie Yan didn’t dare to approach those Demonified Lords . He was nothing more than an ant compared to a Level 200 Demonified Lord .

Would the Ancient Fiend Troll living in the Abernathy Great Grasslands affect Okoron? Nie Yan was somewhat worried . However, after thinking about it, it was still too early to consider these things .

About 15 minutes later, Nie Yan spotted a giant bear moving around in the distant plains below . He had the Darkwing Dragon descent .

The Abernathy Grand Grizzly, a Level 160 Lord with 50,000,000 health . It respawned five days after being killed .

Nie Yan hopped off the Darkwing Dragon’s back, then recalled it back into his pet space . He was about 500 meters away from the Abernathy Grand Grizzly .

Nie Yan had to rely on himself for this battle with the Abernathy Grand Grizzly . He didn’t bring Yallop with him . If he tried having Lil’ Gold or Paladin Lafus duke it out with the Abernathy Grand Grizzly, they would get absolutely destroyed .

Still, Nie Yan summoned Lil’ Gold and Paladin Lafus . He had the two retreat to a safe distance . He then entered stealth and slowly approached the Abernathy Grand Grizzly .



The Abernathy Grand Grizzly was leisurely wandering around . Over 20 meters tall and weighing more than 120 tons, it was like a walking fortress of flesh . Its silver fur glistened brilliantly under the sunlight . Its skin was tougher than steel . It was undoubtedly the ruler of this region . However, it had one weakness, and that was it only had melee attacks . Nie Yan generally wasn’t too willing to tangle with Lords that had ranged attacks . Those kinds of Lords were much more difficult to deal with, and the drops they gave weren’t necessarily better . A Lord like the Abernathy Grand Grizzly that only knew melee attacks was much easier to kill .

Nie Yan steadily drew closer to the Abernathy Grand Grizzly . He was already within 120 meters from it .

The Abernathy Grand Grizzly appeared to sense something and immediately became vigilant .

“Damn, what sharp senses . He actually noticed me from this far away,” Nie Yan muttered .

Nie Yan took out his Cavalry Crossbow . He loaded it up with five ordinary bolts, then pulled the trigger . Whoosh whoosh whoosh! The bolts went flying out .

Put put put! The bolts struck the Abernathy Grand Grizzly .

−2,998
−3,311
−3,173
. . .

Nie Yan’s damage was fairly impressive . However, compared to the Abernathy Grand Grizzly’s enormous health pool and frightening health regeneration, it was basically nothing .

“GRWOAAAR” The Abernathy Grand Grizzly was enraged and charged toward Nie Yan . It was deceptively fast in spite of its lumbering size, with each step violently shaking the ground .

Nie Yan immediately turned tail and fled . As he ran away, he reloaded his Cavalry Crossbow with bolts . He was like a marksman or caster, kiting the Abernathy Grand Grizzly .

The Abernathy Grand Grizzly’s health fell at a snail’s pace . Nie Yan’s damage was only slightly higher than its health regeneration . After shooting at it for more than six minutes, he had only shaved away 6,000 health .

However, after being kited by Nie Yan for so long without landing a single hit, the Abernathy Grand Grizzly became thoroughly enraged and entered a berserk state . Its attack power and movement speed increased by 50% while its defense lowered by 30% . It pursued Nie Yan with even greater ferocity .

The Abernathy Grand Grizzly jumped right in front of Nie Yan and swatted down with its paws . BOOOOM! Its attack missed, carving out a large gash in the ground . Nie Yan was simply too slippery . “GRAAAAOR!” It let out a deep roar, rearing up on its hind legs and slamming down with its massive paws .

Nie Yan rapidly pulled back, his gaze locked onto the Abernathy Grand Grizzly’s mouth . Its bright red tongue and sharp teeth let out a foul stench .

“Eat this!” Nie Yan rapidly loaded up his crossbow with five Inferno Bomb Bolts, took aim at the Abernathy Grand Grizzly’s mouth, and pulled the trigger .

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Five bolts streaked through the air . The first one entered the Abernathy Grand Grizzly’s mouth . BOOOOM! A powerful explosion rattled its skull, causing it to stagger unsteadily . Another four explosions followed shortly after .

When something as powerful as an Inferno Bomb went off in a place as weak as the inside of the mouth, the amount of damage it dealt was several times higher than normal . After the five explosions, Nie Yan gazed at the Abernathy Grand Grizzly . Its maw was a mangled mess, with scorched flesh and fur dangling everywhere .

−227,516
−239,971
−211,222
. . .

The Abernathy Grand Grizzly suffered serious injuries and crashed into the ground . This kind of damage wasn’t something that could be shaken off . It was gasping out in pain .

Inferno Bombs had a secondary special effect . When it hit a vital spot, it dealt additional damage .

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nie Yan had Lil’ Gold and Paladin Lafus come over and let loose on the Abernathy Grand Grizzly . He circled around it and rained down with a tempest of attacks .

Backbreaker!

Lacerate!

Eviscerate!

. . .

Nie Yan, Lil’ Gold, and Paladin Lafus dealt an astonishing amount of damage . After hacking and slashing at it for 10 minutes, they had shaved away the Abernathy Grand Grizzly’s health to only 50% .

The Abernathy Grand Grizzly struggled back up from the ground, only to eat another five Inferno Bomb Bolts from Nie Yan and collapsed again, completely bereft of all fighting strength . 10 minutes later, it puffed its last breath .

A crisp notification jingle rang out . Nie Yan had levelled up to Level 110 .

Nie Yan calculated the time . He had taken about 20 minutes to kill the Abernathy Grand Grizzly . His killing efficiency was quite high . Pity there were no speedrun leaderboards for taking down high level Lords, or else he would definitely take top spot . By using those 10 Inferno Bomb Bolts, he had basically exchanged 10,000 gold for 80% experience . This was definitely worth it .

The Abernathy Grand Grizzly dropped three items, all of which were Warrior equipment . Nie Yan wasn’t too surprised . These types of physical attack, melee monsters generally dropped this kind of loot .

Nie Yan examined the equipment—Grand Grizzly Tenacious Chestplate, Grand Grizzly Tenacious Shoulderguards, and Greaves of Fervent Haste . The chestplate and shoulderguards were Dark Gold-grade while the greaves were surprisingly Sub Legendary-grade . All of them had excellent properties, especially their defense .

Nie Yan thought for a moment . He would come back here when the the Abernathy Grand Grizzly respawned . Perhaps he could get the rest of the Grand Grizzly set . Generally, these complete Dark Gold-grade sets weren’t the slightest bit inferior to individual Sub Legendary-grade equipment .

With so many NPCs of different classes joining Okoron’s army, there was a dire need for equipment ranging from Level 130–180 . Nie Yan had to come up with a plan to acquire more .

1 . Mad Snail actually put the Abernathy Grand Grizzly as being only 2 meters tall, weighing 1,200 lbs, and having 5,000,000 health . I don't know if it's a typo considering it's a Level 160 Lord, but I decided to add an extra zero there since it made more sense . After all, the Miasma Scorpion King was a Level 110 Lord, and it also had 5,000,000 health . Plus, it was mentioned its health was on the low side in terms of equal level Lords, but that was compensated by its potent poison and insane regeneration .