Description: Supplementary item . Sacred object of the Orc King .
Properties: 39,000 Attack, Attack +500%, Strength +350%, 60% chance to stun with lightning, 30% chance to freeze, Warrior Skill Ranks +10, Lightning Skill Ranks +10, Ice Skill Ranks +10 .
Thunder God’s Hammer: Hurl a lightning hammer at an enemy to stun them for up to 60 seconds . Can break Divine armour . Cooldown: 10 minutes .
Bonus Holder Properties: All Stats +30% .
Frozen Fortress: Seal yourself in ice for up to 30 minutes of invulnerability . Can be dispelled at will . Cannot attack others while in frozen state . Cooldown: 2 days .
Note: Cannot be deposited into storage; drops upon death .
Nie Yan’s eyes trembled as he stared at the properties of Paternoster’s Warhammer . He immediately took out the Death God’s Edge . These two items were on the same level, but he couldn’t use either for the time being . A sigh escaped his lips as he looked at their amazing stats in admiration .
There was a slight difference between Paternoster’s Warhammer and the Death God’s Edge . While Nie Yan couldn’t take advantage of any of the properties of the Death God’s Edge, that wasn’t the case for Paternoster’s Warhammer . By just having it in his bag, he would receive the effects of All Stats +30% and obtain the Frozen Fortress skill .
Frozen Fortress was a defensive skill . Its effects were quite powerful . It could defend Nie Yan against all damage for up to 30 minutes . This would give him plenty of time to regain his bearings and for his escape skills to come back off cooldown .
“All Stats +30%,” Nie Yan muttered . He checked his defense . It had already reached an astonishing 28,700 . His health had reached over 37,000 . When all the bonuses were added to his base attack power of 12,000, it even reach as high as 32,000!
Stats like these would leave many Warriors completely speechless . Even a Champion like Bladelight only had 20,000 defense .
28,700 defense with leather armour was roughly equivalent to 15,000 defense with heavy plate armour against physical attacks . As for magical attacks, it was equivalent to 26,000 defense with heavy plate armour .
In other words, Nie Yan far surpassed Bladelight in terms of pure defense against magical attacks . As for physical attacks, he was only slightly worse than Bladelight . Of course, Bladelight was much more durable with a health pool of 130,000 .
When Nie Yan took out Paternoster’s Warhammer, a notification popped up . Song of the Bramble Bird: ☐ Take Paternoster’s Warhammer to the Lost City of Barthe and find Morphest . He will inform you on how to obtain the Assassin’s Heart .
Lost City of Barthe? Nie Yan knitted his brows . He recalled Barthe was once a flourishing city . Until one day the legendary Demon Georgiona cursed it to sink into the underworld, like the sinking city of Atlantis . Records said the city used to be located somewhere in the north of the Satreen Empire .
Looking at the map, that meant Barthe had to be somewhere on the borders of the Demon Tribe in the underworld .
“Looks like I’ll have to make a trip to the underworld again,” Nie Yan muttered . After obtaining Paternoster’s Warhammer, the Song of the Bramble Bird quest was finally in full swing .
Paternoster’s Warhammer emanated a frosty aura, causing the surrounding temperature to drop and mist to form in the air . On the other hand, the Death God’s Edge emanated and aura of darkness which grew stronger and stronger over time . The two unique Sacred Objects seemed to have spirits of their own and started competing .
The clash of magical energies in the air grew more and more intense, spreading further out into the surroundings . If this were allowed to continue on for any longer, Nie Yan would have to start worrying about his own safety .
Nie Yan hurriedly stuffed the two items back into his bag . Only then did they calm down .
Just what sort of secrets did these two Sacred Objects contain? And how many more such items were there in Conviction? Nie Yan couldn’t help but wonder .
People in the previous timeline had likely come across Sacred Objects as well . They were different from ordinary items . They couldn’t be deposited into storage and would drop upon death . He estimated any player that obtained one wouldn’t dare to show it off ostentatiously .
After staying in Orc King City for a while, Nie Yan received word from Swift Maple that a Level 130 Demonified Lord had appeared on the borders of the city’s territory . It had slaughtered six villages, and seemed to be searching for something . However, it didn’t dare to approach the city .
Nie Yan raised an eyebrow in surprise . He didn’t think the Demon Slaughterer would be too afraid to enter Orc King City, taking its anger out on the inhabitants of the surrounding villages instead .
Given the strength of the Demon Slaughterer, as long as a legendary NPC didn’t take action, there was no one that could stop it .
Nie Yan wondered when the Demon Slaughterer would give up .
Nie Yan suddenly had an idea . His lips curved into a devious smile . He sent Swift Maple a message . 「Swift Maple, do you have a way to sneak me into one of Angel Corps’ strongholds?」
「Sneak you into one of their strongholds? How long do you plan to stay there?」
「About a day or two . 」
「That’ll be tough . Even though Angel Corps’ strongholds are open to the public, they restrict the entry of any unaffiliated human players from entering . 」
Nie Yan knitted his brows . Angel Corps strictly controlled those who could enter their strongholds . It would be difficult for him to walk in through the front entrance . It appeared he would have to rely on his old and tested method of sneaking in!
「I’m planning to infiltrate the Clemenci Stronghold . Help me get a map with a layout of its defenses . 」
「W-what? No, absolutely not! That’s way too dangerous . Guo Huai made me responsible for your safety . I can’t let you take such a huge risk,」Swift Maple said . Dying was a common occurrence for ordinary players . They could simply revive, and everything would be fine . However, Nie Yan was a living legend among players, having never suffered defeat even once . If he died, it would be an immense blow to Asskickers United .
「Don’t worry . I’m not going to siege the stronghold, only sneak in . There won’t be the slightest danger . Just give me the data I asked for, and I’ll handle Guo Huai . 」
「I-I see… Fine . 」Swift Mapled nodded after hesitating for a long time .
Angel Corps had already shifted their main guild headquarters over to the Clemenci Stronghold north of Orc King City .
This was only a Basic Stronghold . However, it had such a strong geographical location that that didn’t matter . Its first layer of defense were the several Angel Corps controlled strongholds in the neighbouring maps; no enemy could get close without going through those first . Second came its placement . Located in the middle of a ravine, sandwiched between two precipitous cliff walls, the only way in was up a steep incline from an extremely narrow plain . This made it practically impossible to siege .
Originally, Angel Corps’ guild headquarters was located in an Intermediate Stronghold . However, after Nie Yan became the lord of the Abernathy Great Grasslands and established Okoron which was rapidly expanding every day, Soaring Angel became uneasy . So, he transferred the guild headquarters over to a more secure place, the Clemenci Stronghold . After which he heavily fortified its defenses, erecting numerous arrow towers and cannons on top of the surrounding precipices . He had invested at least three times as much gold into the defenses of the Clemenci Stronghold as Nie Yan had into the Cripps Stronghold . Of course, it still couldn’t compare to Okoron .
Before long, Swift Maple got back to Nie Yan with a map of the defensive layout of the Clemenci Stronghold in addition to another map of the surrounding topography .
These two maps were extremely detailed, leaving nothing to be desired .
「I heard you’re planning to infiltrate the Clemenci Stronghold,」Guo Huai said .
「Yeah . 」Nie Yan nodded .
「Be careful . The Clemenci Stronghold is different from other strongholds . I’ve seen the layout of its defenses . It’s like a porcupine . Taking it down won’t be easy . Soaring Angel invested an enormous sum of gold into this stronghold . Its defenses are on par with that of an Intermediate Stronghold, and its population density is also high . 」
「Don’t worry . Since when have I ever gotten myself killed? Even if I’m discovered, I can easily escape . They won’t dare to aim their cannons toward the stronghold . 」
「Sigh… I knew I couldn’t stop you . Fine, keep in touch and be safe . 」Guo Huai bitterly smiled .
After looking over the map of the defensive layout of the Clemenci Stronghold, Nie Yan was also taken aback . It appeared Soaring Angel had really gone all out here . There wasn’t a single real world shopping district inside . There were also very few residential houses . Apart from important buildings like the guild headquarters, the rest of the free space was used to construct arrow towers and cannons . In terms of cannons alone, there were over 1,000 . As for arrow towers, there were so many it was difficult to count .
Angel Corps’ engineering division wasn’t that far behind Asskickers United’s . In fact, in terms of manpower, they even surpassed Asskickers United . It was just that they lacked behind when it came to high rank blueprints . This was thanks to Delfina, the NPC slave Nie Yan recruited, who could duplicate blueprints .
In terms of number of catapults, no other guild could compare with Asskickers United . Their production ability was astonishing to say the least . As for Angel Corps, they focused all their energy into magic cannons . They had over 3,000 cannons in total, spread out across their various strongholds .
Seeing the Clemenci Stronghold’s defenses, Nie Yan couldn’t help but feel somewhat dejected . When he launched a war against Angel Corps in the future, it would pose quite the challenge to take this stronghold down .
Nie Yan double checked the path he was going to use to infiltrate the stronghold . He had also prepared some necessary consumables .
「Guo Huai, send a few Thieves to keep track of the Demon Slaughterer's location,」Nie Yan said . He didn’t want to be killed by it while en route to the Clemenci Stronghold .
Nie Yan estimated it would take him about 10 minutes to reach the Clemenci Stronghold on the Darkwing Dragon . After all, it wasn’t too far away . He just needed to be a bit careful on the way .
Finishing his preparations, Nie Yan made his way to the outskirts of Orc King City . After finding a secluded spot, he summoned the Darkwing Dragon .
After giving it a special medicine, most of the injuries it had sustained during the battle with Necromancer Vorderman had recovered . Even though it still needed some time for a full recovery, flying wouldn’t be a problem .
Nie Yan hopped onto the Darkwing Dragon’s back . With a flap of its wings, it took off into the air and disappeared behind the clouds .
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