So long as she wasn’t killed, Phantom Princess Ina would continue pestering Nie Yan .
After resurrecting from Kesa’s body, Phantom Princess Ina immediately started searching for traces of Nie Yan . She quickly saw through his stealth and went into pursuit .
Phantom Princess Ina knocked down any buildings in the way as she chased after Nie Yan through the alleyways .
A large, black tentacle stretched out and slammed toward Nie Yan .
Gale Step!
Nie Yan accelerated forward, transforming into a blur .
BOOOM! The attack partially destroyed the houses in the alleyway and left behind a deep crater in the ground .
Nie Yan evaded Phantom Princess Ina’s pursuit, all the while trying to think of a way to deal with her . He took out the Cavalry Crossbow from his bag and aimed over his shoulder . Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Five bolts flew out into the air .
Put put put! The bolts struck Phantom Princess Ina . A string of 1,000s floated up above her head .
However, looking at Phantom Princess Ina’s 60,000,000 health, it couldn’t even be considered a dent . Slowly chipping away at her health with bolts proved impossible .
Phantom Princess Ina created a huge commotion in Grin Town . Many civilian NPCs fled for their lives in a panic . Those who could fight charged toward her, only to get caught by her flailing tentacles and sent flying tens of meters through the air .
Violent tremors shook the earth every time Phantom Princess Ina slammed down with her tentacles . Cracks opened up in the ground and started rapidly spreading .
Nie Yan saw the ground disappear behind him at a frightening speed . It would swallow him up at any moment now! He immediately activated several speed skills and fled away .
Phantom Princess Ina was hot on his tail . It was almost as if a landslide were coming down as the ground shook and trembled .
The ground started collapsing under him . Nie Yan immediately crushed an Unknown Transfer Scroll and teleported 1,000 meters away .
Nie Yan had no idea where he was teleported to . Looking around, he found himself standing halfway up a mountain . Suddenly, he felt tremors beneath his feet . As he gazed into the distance, he saw a large section of earth collapsing, revealing a grand city below . It was located about 600 meters underground . There were ancient buildings stretching out as far as the eye could see .
Nie Yan’s mouth gaped wide open in shock . Who could’ve thought that beneath this vast desert was an enormous city!?
Phantom Princess Ina was nowhere to be found . Just what caused the earth to suddenly cave in and a giant sinkhole to appear? Even though Ina was a Level 150 Variant Lord, she shouldn’t be able to pull off something of this scale!
Nie Yan suddenly recalled Paternoster’s Warhammer in his bag . It was emitting a dazzling radiance .
It wasn’t Phantom Princess Ina who’d caused the earth to collapse, but rather Paternoster’s Warhammer!
A notification popped up . You have discovered the Lost City of Barthe .
Immediately after, a world-wide server announcement went out .
Nirvana Flame has uncovered the Lost City of Barthe . A new map has been opened!
The entire playerbase went into an uproar .
「Barthe? What kind of city is that?」
「I have no clue . 」
「I just received news . It’s located in the north of the Satreen Empire . It was originally near Grin Town, but the town sunk into the ground many years ago . Apparently it was preserved against the elements there all this time . 」
People hurriedly started looking for information about Barthe . This city, cursed into the underworld by a demon, attracted the attention of all players and major guilds . Especially the name Nirvana Flame on the announcement caught their eye .
Just what kind of quest did Nirvana Flame trigger? What sort of reward did it give? Everyone couldn’t help but ponder these questions . It had to be something extraordinary!
Far and wide, people spoke of Nie Yan’s might . His equipment was something all players envied, especially Zennarde’s Sword . That was a Divine-grade weapon! Who knew what he would get this time .
These conjectures caused the interest in Barthe to soar . Afraid to miss out on the spoils, all the major guilds hurried to mobilize their forces and set out for the city . This strong reaction influenced the rest of the players . Those who had the funds paid out money to form teams made out of high level players and also set out .
Putting aside other places for now, just in the Union of Assassins alone, there were more than 600 requests looking to hire players for an expedition to Barthe .
Like a tidal wave, players from all over flocked toward Barthe .
This development was also out of Nie Yan’s expectations . One could imagine how much of an influence the name Nirvana Flame had on players .
Nie Yan received word that Angel Corps and the several guilds under the Century Financial Group had dispatched three 10,000-man expedition teams . To be able to mobilize so many players in such a short time span was quite impressive .
In less than 10 minutes, Barthe was bustling with players . They had entered here using all sorts of methods and started exploring around .
An idea popped up in Nie Yan’s head . Faintly smiling, he also entered Barthe .
The monsters that spawned in Barthe were Level 150-160 Desert Giants . They had high defense and mediocre attack .
Passing through the alleys of Barthe, the architecture here resembled that of ancient times . Tall towers poked into the sky .
While he was making his way forward, Nie Yan had already encountered five groups of players . From groups 1,000+ players strong to those with only a few hundred, everyone was making their way towards the city center .
Nie Yan roamed around Barthe, when he received a call from Guo Huai .
「Where are you right now?」
「I’m in Barthe . What’s up?」
「Sun, Xie Yao, and them are back from the underworld . 」
「What? So quickly? Did they get anything good down there?」Nie Yan asked . Calculating the time, Sun and them had only spent a week or so in the underworld .
「They completed a quest and obtained two pieces of Legendary equipment . Also, they made contact with Plenty and completed a trade . I estimate we’ll make at least a 1,200,000 gold profit from this batch . Plenty also expressed his interest in teaming up against Angel Corps . He’s already dispatched over a hundred thousand players to the surface . 」
「Good . It looks like it’s time to deal with Angel Corps . 」Nie Yan was excited, even if he was still curious about what the relationship between Plenty and Soaring Angel was . With Fallen Angel willing to team up against Angel Corps, Asskickers United would have another powerful ally .
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