Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed The World - Chapter 726

Chapter 726: 726




Holy Mountain, this place was filled with dense forest covered by thick fog .

A silhouette emerged flitting between the trees .

This silhouette was Nie Yan . After Asskickers United settled down, he handed over full control to Guo Huai and snuck off on his own .

Nie Yan had no interest in overseeing guild matters . Besides, there was no threat to Asskickers United for the time being . Even if he wasn’t there, no problems would crop up .

Nie Yan glanced at his bag . He was currently in possession of four pieces of the Tyrant Abak Set: the leather chestplate, gloves, cape, and dagger . He had also confirmed the location of two other pieces . One was in the Holy Mountain . The other was in Hilderlocke . He previously took a trip to Hilderlocke but returned without much success . Today he would retrieve the piece in the Holy Mountain!

Since he was so busy dealing with guild affairs this past month, he hadn’t had any spare time to level . He was still hovering at Level 120 . However, if he wanted to raise his level, it would be pretty quick .

The Tyrant Abak Set had a level requirement of 180 . But thanks to the Great Prophet Medal which reduced the level requirement of all equipment by 30, Nie Yan could equip it at Level 150 . With his levelling methods, he could reach this requirement in no time at all .

If Nie Yan could gather the complete Tyrant Abak Set, the quality of his equipment would undergo a heaven-shaking transformation .

So, the moment circumstances allowed it, he headed to the Holy Mountain to find the piece of the Tyrant Abak Set .

Before long, Nie Yan arrived at the location he previously marked down when he was trailing Qin Han and Necromancer Vorderman .

The Holy Stone glowed with a bright, shimmering light . It’s around here somewhere .

Nie Yan scoured the area in search for any traces of the piece of the Tyrant Abak Set . He meticulously looked under every rock and even scanned the individual blades of grass growing here . But he found nothing out of the ordinary .

After passing through an especially dense patch of forest, Nie Yan arrived in a clearing with towering rocks . The terrain was extremely complicated . Shuttling between the rocks, he arrived at a hidden crevice in the mountain, whereupon the Holy Stone glowed even more intensely .

Looking inside, all Nie Yan saw was a pitch-black darkness . He had no idea where this passage led .

Nie Yan headed inside, passing through the narrow crevice .

After walking in the darkness for 15 minutes, the passage finally started widening up a bit . Rays of light shone in here from up ahead .

As Nie Yan continued walking forward, his vision suddenly became enveloped in white . The intense radiance caused his pupils to shrink . Only after a while did he gradually recover his sight .

A crisp notification sound rang out .
You have discovered the Time-Worn Ancient Battlefield .


Nie Yan surveyed his surroundings . He was greeted by a wide expanse . All around him was endless mountain ranges with a vast plain tucked in between, stretching far out into the horizon .

Could a place like this really exist inside the Holy Mountain?

Nie Yan recalled the blinding flash of light a moment ago . He vaguely sensed space warping around him . A light bulb lit up in his head . He had probably entered an instanced world!

The ground was littered with corpses . They either lay out in the open exposed to the elements or were half buried in the earth . Some had decomposed into nothing but bones, their armour loosely fitting . Others still had some flesh and muscle, broken weapons sticking out of their bodies .

A blood red haze hung low in the sky . The wide open plain lacked a single trace of life, evoking a desolate feeling in Nie Yan .

Under the Holy Stone’s guidance, Nie Yan continued on . He couldn’t see an end to this vast grassland . He had no idea where it would lead him .

After walking through the plains for half-an-hour, Nie Yan spotted a dozen Mages in black robes off in the distance . He wasn’t the slightest bit anxious as he got closer to them . At this point, there were very few monsters capable of threatening him .

Nie Yan entered stealth and approached one of the Mages . A cold, gloomy wind brushed past his cheeks .

The Mage looked over in his direction .

Nie Yan’s heart trembled . Sensing something off, he immediately buffed himself with a skill that increased his Cloaking .



The Mage’s face was hidden behind the black robes . However, the cold eyes beneath the hood were as sharp as blades .

His eyes swept over Nie Yan’s location . After failing to spot anything unusual, he turned away and returned to a passive roaming state .

Nie Yan inspected the Mage with Transcendent Insight .
Dark Adherent (Variant Elite): Level 160

It was a Variant Elite!

Nie Yan knew just how frightening Variant Elites and Variant Lords were . In the previous timeline, when he was levelling with his friends, they generally never encountered any problems . With their skills, even if their technique wasn’t at the apex, they were still half decent . An ordinary Elite served as breakfast for them . However, if they weren’t careful and provoked a Variant Elite, they were usually in for a world of hurt . Even an equal level Variant Elite could easily wipe them out . Not to mention Demonified monsters who were far more dangerous . Often times, they’d be dead within seconds after spotting one .

This place had over a dozen Level 160 Variant Elite-class Dark Adherents roaming around . Nie Yan didn’t dare to act rashly and carefully backed away .

The Dark Adherents appeared to be guarding something . Nie Yan carefully looked . It was a tomb! Behind the tombstone was a deep tunnel that led to who knew where . It was only big enough to fit one person .

These Dark Adherents wandered around aimlessly, but they never strayed more than 10 meters away from the tomb .

This place gave off a strange vibe . Nie Yan glanced at the Holy Stone in his bag . Judging form its intense glow, this had to be the place .

“No doubt, the piece of the Tyrant Abak Set is probably in there…”

After observing the Dark Adherents’ movement paths, Nie Yan activated the Pygmy Ring, causing himself to shrink to only a third of his original size . He activated Shadow Waltz and dashed over to the tomb like a nimble leopard .

Nie Yan maintained a distance of at least one meter between all the Dark Adherents . Even the slightest hiccup, and he would be surrounded by all of them .

Luckily, the Dark Adherents didn’t detect Nie Yan’s presence . They continued roaming around aimlessly .

Whoosh! Nie Yan jumped into the tunnel behind the tomb .



His silhouette flitted across the passage .

The tunnel didn’t leave much space . Ordinary people would be forced to crouch down and crawl .

However, thanks to the Pygmy Ring, Nie Yan could freely run through the tunnel .

Klank! A strange sound rang out . After hearing it, Nie Yan’s heart trembled . His danger sense was tingling .

All of a sudden three guillotine canes dropped down from the ceiling of the tunnel . If he were hit, he would definitely be cleaved into four!

In this life-or-death moment, Nie Yan leaped forward . With a nimble mid-jump roll and the support of Gale Step, he managed to get out of the way .

BANG! BANG! BANG! The three guillotines slashed down behind Nie Yan . The sharp edges of the blades barely brushed past his body, causing his hair to stand on end .

Nie Yan managed to evade the three guillotines partially because of his speed and partially because his body had shrunk in size . If it were anyone else in his shoes, slowly crawling forward through this narrow tunnel, they’d be cut down .

After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Nie Yan grew all the more vigilant . The tunnel was filled with numerous traps . The arrows and flying knives that would sometimes shoot out from the walls were especially difficult to defend against .

Nie Yan suffered two hits and was inflicted with poison and bleed . If he hadn’t brought so many potions with him, he would’ve definitely died .

Thankfully, Nie Yan managed to preserve his life . After travelling for 300 meters, he entered a stone room with an enormous sealed sarcophagus in the center . He examined the face of the sarcophagus . It was engraved with characters in Ancient Common . However, most of them were too worn away to be readable . He could only make out a few words, such as Abak and Tyrant .

Seeing these words, Nie Yan was dumbstruck . He didn’t expect this place to be Abak’s Tomb .

It was rumoured that when this tyrant was overthrown, his body was completely destroyed . So, why was there a tomb here?

Seeing the ice-cold sarcophagus, Nie Yan took a deep breath . He had already had his fair share of experiences with sarcophaguses . Often times frightening existences would pop out from them .

No matter what, Nie Yan wouldn’t turn back . He was determined to open the sarcophagus .

Nie Yan put strength into his arms and slowly pushed open the sarcophagus .

As Nie Yan slightly moved the lid, the entire room trembled . Arrows suddenly came flying out from the walls like a torrential downpour .

Nie Yan hurriedly jumped out of the way and protected himself with the Darkbright Barrier . Put put put! After only a few hits, it shattered into pieces .

Nie Yan hurriedly pulled open the Divine Recruitment window and summoned Paladin Lafus .

Paladin Lafus immediately protected the both of them with Rank 16 Radiant Barriers . At the same time, he also restored Nie Yan’s health back to full .

After three waves of arrows, the stone room finally settled down .

Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief . Seeing all the arrows on the ground, his heart trembled . Even if there were no monsters, these traps alone were enough to wipe out entire teams .

Nie Yan hesitated . He didn’t know if there were any more traps waiting for him . However, after coming this far, he refused to go back empty-handed .

Nie Yan continued pushing open the sarcophagus . After moving the lid a little bit more, a second trap was triggered . Flying knives came flying out from both sides of the room .

Just as he was about to be hit, Nie Yan shot out a webline at the ceiling and swung away . He clung onto the ceiling as the flying knives flew past him .

Paladin Lafus couldn’t get out of the way in time . After being struck by more than 30 flying knives, the Radiant Barrier shattered . He was killed on the spot .

The room finally settled back down . Nie Yan jumped down from the ceiling . Gazing at Paladin Lafus’ corpse on the ground and then at the sarcophagus, his heart was filled with shock .

This sarcophagus was motionlessly lying there, but it seemed to be filled with death . If there were any more traps, Nie Yan wasn’t confident in surviving them .

Opening this sarcophagus truly wasn’t simple!

But going back empty-handed really wasn’t his style . Nie Yan knitted his brows . This sarcophagus had become an unsolvable problem .