Nie Yan could already imagine the birth of another high Growth Rate pet even stronger than Lil’ Gold .
An Evolution Crystal could allow a pet to walk on a completely different path .
Nie Yan tossed the Evolution Crystal into his bag . “Come on . Onto the next one . ”
They rushed over to Smoke Stub’s aid and targeted the next Dark Druid .
The Thieves’ silhouettes darted back and forth around the Dark Druid . The chain of crowd control skills completely locked him down . His health rapidly fell lower and lower .
Before long, the second Dark Druid collapsed to the ground .
Meanwhile, Lei Su and Bladelight were under a lot of pressure . They started to get overwhelmed . Facing off against two and three Level 160 Lords respectively proved an enormous challenge .
「Requiem, Smile, you two go help Lei Su and Bladelight!」Nie Yan ordered in voice chat .
「Got it!」
Dark Requiem and Mistaken Smile set off to help Bladelight and Lei Su . Nie Yan and the others shifted their attention to the other Dark Druid on Smoke Stub’s side .
Bladelight was swiftly evading left and right, avoiding more than 80% of the attacks coming his way . However, the damage output from these three Level 160 Lords couldn’t be underestimated . His health was gradually falling, and with no healing from the backline, he was naturally in a tough spot .
Just as he was about to die, Bladelight drank a Specialist Health Potion, instantly restoring his health back to full . A Dark Druid smashed down with his staff . He hurriedly retreated back, only to meet with a pincer by the two Dark Druids behind him . He raised his greatshield to block, but it was too late .
BANG! One of the Dark Druid’s struck Bladelight in the back of the head with his staff .
Normally, Bladelight could easily brush off an attack like this . However, something unexpected happened . It had triggered a stun effect, leaving him immobilized .
The Dark Druid’s stun effect only had a 5% chance of proccing . Bladelight could only blame his bad luck .
The three Dark Druids surrounding Bladelight smashed down with their staffs one after the other . BANG! BANG! BANG! A string of attacks struck him with one managing to proc another stun . About seven seconds later, he was sent flying and crashing into the ground . His health fell to zero .
「Bladelight died!」Mistaken Smile reported .
With Bladelight dying, the three Dark Druids lost their target . They instantly looked over in the direction of Nie Yan and the others and were about to charge over, when Mistaken Smile took out his crossbow and pulled the trigger . Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Three bolts flew out . Mid-firing, he shifted his aim so each bolt would hit a different target .
Put put put! Each of the three Dark Druids was struck by a bolt . They immediately aggroed onto Mistaken Smile and started chasing after him .
Mistaken Smile turned tail and started kiting the Dark Druids .
At this moment, Nie Yan and the others had already killed the third Dark Druid .
「Help Lei Su first!」Mistaken Smile said . Thieves weren’t great at keeping aggro . However, this was where his unique title came into play . As a Shadow Strifer, he had special skills that allowed him to become the focus of these three Dark Druids .
Nie Yan checked the overall situation . Mistaken Smile would likely be fine by himself . Nie Yan led Sun, King of the World, and the rest to Lei Su’s aid .
Young Seven, Undying Scoundrel, and the other casters could only stand to the side and observe, like cheerleaders during the game . But it didn’t matter . Even though a slight mishap occurred, the situation was still under control .
Nie Yan and the others surrounded the fourth Dark Druid . Before long, it collapsed to the ground .
A short while later, the fifth Dark Druid was killed too .
With Smoke Stub and Lei Su’s hands freed, they could also start dealing damage . Their killing speed increased .
One Dark Druid after another fell to the ground .
It didn’t even take six minutes to kill all 10 Dark Druids . Without pause, Nie Yan and the others started dealing with the remaining Two-Headed Hellhounds .
Chained to the obelisks, unable to cast the magic they were known for, and without their masters, these Two-Headed Hellhounds posed zero threat .
Sun and the others casually dealt with the Two-Headed Hellhounds, one person on each one . Nie Yan took a detour around them and discovered the obelisks they were bound to had strange carvings with all sorts of demonic designs on them . They each took a specific position, and their mid-section was engraved with a large ancient character about the size of a palm . Each obelisk had a different rune .
Nie Yan had no idea what these runes represented . He walked past the obelisks and arrived in front of the chest .
This was by far the oldest chest Nie Yan had seen to date . Though a thick layer of dust covered it, it couldn’t hide the delicate workmanship of this small chest . It was cast out of pure gold and decorated with many brightly coloured jewels . If this chest were cleaned and polished up, it would definitely look dazzling .
Nie Yan noticed the lock on the chest .
A Level 160 Legendary chest . Nie Yan examined the lock . Luckily, his Lockpicking Specialist skill was high enough rank to open it . Unlocking chest… Progress: 3% . . . 6% . . .
Nie Yan wondered what sort of treasures this chest contained . His heart was brimming with nervousness and anticipation . He felt like every second was excruciatingly long .
While Sun and the others were busy with the Two- Headed Hellhounds, the rest of the team walked over to Nie Yan’s side and watched him opening the chest . They quietly started chatting .
“I wonder what the boss will find in that chest . ” Undying Scoundrel rubbed his hands in excitement .
“We’re exploring a new map . It has to be something special, right?”
“I think so too . ”
“Those Dark Druids gave some pretty good drops already . The boss actually got an Evolution Crystal and two Level Requirement Reduction -10 gems . The equipment is pretty high quality too . ”
As everyone chatted, they heard the lid of the chest pop open with a click . Their hearts nearly stopped beating, as their nerves attacked their sanity .
“It’s finally open!” Nie Yan smiled . He reached his hand inside the chest and fished out a leather scroll . It’d survived since the ancient past, just barely . Written down on it were symbols that looked similar to the carvings on the obelisks . He was unable to decipher them . There were also some words which were written in a language he didn’t recognize .
“Forget it . I’ll look at it later . ” Nie Yan put away the scroll in his bag and continued rummaging through the chest before taking out a large crystal ball .
A Magic Orb!
Nie Yan’s heart trembled as his face lit up with elation . Looking at the properties, he confirmed it was indeed a legendary Magic Orb!
“Sweet!”
It was an Earth Orb .
The Magic Orb was made out of crystal . It was translucent and clear, taking on the shape of a sphere . Contained within the center was yellow earth elemental energy, which was constantly changing shape . When Nie Yan’s hand came in contact with the orb, he felt a heavy sensation as if his entire being were connected to the land . The earth element was widely known for being tough and tenacious . Earth Orb (Legendary)
Description: The holder of this item automatically learns all earth element magic, taking up no additional skill slots . Mana Cost -60% . Drops upon death . Can be traded .
Restrictions: Magister
Note: Collect all seven different elemental orbs to craft the Aether Orb .
According to legend, the Aether Orb was created by the Elemental Goddess and was an extremely powerful Sacred Object . Upon her dead, it split into seven pieces: earth, fire, ice, water, lightning, light, and darkness . Each piece granted the holder all the magic of the respective element . Comparatively, earth element magic had the fewest number of spells, but there were still well over 500, including 12 which were categorized as Forbidden Magic . One could imagine how enticing of an item these elemental orbs were to Magisters . Each one would instantly take them to the peak of an element . If they gathered all seven orbs together, they could even fuse them together into the Aether Orb and gain control over all elements!
This harvest was pretty good . Nie Yan searched the chest again but it was empty .
“Which one of you is interested in the Earth Orb?” Nie Yan asked .
Undying Scoundrel, Summer Bug, Wood Grace, and the other Mages looked at each other .
“Just give it to the boss lady,” Undying Scoundrel said .
The others seemed to agree with Undying Scoundrel .
Nie Yan looked over toward Xie Yao .
Xie Yao hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands . “Give it to Scoundrel or someone else . The Earth Orb will be useless on me . All my equipment gives bonus damage to light element magic . ”
Everyone declined . No one seemed to want this legendary orb .
Nie Yan knew all of them were extremely interested in the Earth Orb . Even without the earth element magic, the Mana Cost -60% property on its own was already extremely alluring . However, they were too embarrassed to take it for themselves .
“How about this? I’ll leave this Earth Orb in the guild treasury . If you need to borrow it, just take it . After you’re done with it, give it to the next person,” Nie Yan said . There was only one orb . So, they could share it . If they found more elemental orbs, things would become simpler .
“Do any of you recognize these characters?” Nie Yan asked, laying out the leather scroll he had just obtained on a flat surface .
The team members looked at the scroll, then at each other and shook their heads .
“I do!” Xie Yao said after looking at the characters . “It’s the language of the Koradi, a tribe of taurens . ”
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