Chapter 1 The Beginning

Nie Yan continued his search. Aside from a lot of semi-finished potions, he couldn’t find anything else. He jumped down from the top of the cabinet, landing softly, and slowly crept to the tent entrance. Lifting the curtain, he peeked outside. The two squads of Bloodshadow Warriors were already far away. Only then did he come out with peace of mind and continue to sneak towards the center of the Bloodshadow Legion's encampment. In the distance, the circular gold-domed building appeared in Nie Yan's sight.

In front of the building was an open plaza. From time to time, some Bloodshadow Warriors would be training there. He needed to enter this circular gold-domed building to get the design schematics for the Frost Ironclad Trebuchet. The guards around here were very strict. This task was an enormous challenge for Nie Yan.

After bypassing several Bloodshadow Warriors, he gradually approached the plaza. At the entrance of the circular gold-domed building, a Bloodshadow Warrior, as strong as a bear and clad in dark red armor, caught Nie Yan's eye. That was the guy!

This guy was the leader of the Bloodshadow Legion, Bloodshadow Warrior Filburazer, a Level 90 Lord!

It was very difficult for Nie Yan to avoid his line of sight and enter the circular gold-domed building. Moreover, the open space in front was also full of hundreds of ordinary Bloodshadow Warriors. They guarded this plaza, making it hard for Nie Yan to avoid them.

However, before coming here, Nie Yan had already thought of a solution.

He went around to the back of the circular gold-domed building.

This building was entirely constructed of stone, and the outside was painted with golden dye, making it appear extremely smooth. He touched it. The wall was very solid, and it was impossible to break through. Only the door in front was the only entrance, and it was full of Bloodshadow Warriors, making it difficult to even get close.

Nie Yan opened the page for Holy Summoning and summoned a Level 10 Paladin Mercenary, Kruck. Looking at Mercenary Kruck's attributes, Kruck had around 12,000 health, which was quite substantial.

Paladins could also bless themselves with divine magic to greatly increase their strength.

Nie Yan used the skill on the Creeper Ring, sticking his body to the circular gold-domed building, and slowly began to climb upward, avoiding the line of sight of the patrolling soldiers. He went around the top of the circular gold-domed building and lay prone on the eaves of the entrance, like a spider, lying there motionless. No one noticed Nie Yan's arrival.

Nie Yan looked down. The leader of the Bloodshadow Legion, Filburazer, was about seven or eight yards away from him. Filburazer stood on the steps of the building, and Nie Yan could clearly see the back of his head.

He controlled Paladin Kruck to circle around from the rear of the building, slowly approaching them.

An imposing aura!

Paladin Kruck blessed himself with several speed-boosting spells, suddenly starting and charging towards the plaza ahead. No matter what Nie Yan commanded him to do, he would obey Nie Yan's orders, bravely and fearlessly.

The Bloodshadow Warriors in the plaza were wandering aimlessly. Caught off guard, Mercenary Paladin Kruck charged in and rushed across the plaza.

He didn't stop to attack anyone, and soon a large group of Bloodshadow Warriors followed behind him.

Filburazer's attention was drawn to Paladin Kruck. He accelerated and charged towards Kruck. In just a moment, he would be able to kill Kruck.

Filburazer would not allow Kruck to be so arrogant in front of him!

Seeing Filburazer's attention diverted, Nie Yan smiled slightly. He flashed and slipped past the upper left corner of the door, disappearing into the building.

The space inside this circular gold-domed building was not spacious. The front was a living room, about 8 by 8 yards, and behind it were some densely packed rooms, about a dozen of them. Since Nie Yan had come here to explore, it was hard to say exactly what was inside, but he knew the location of those few items.

Several stone pillars stood in the hall, and a large number of tables and chairs were placed there.

Nie Yan went straight to the corner of the hall, where a metal treasure chest was quietly placed. It was Dark Gold-grade. He had to open this treasure chest first to get the key to the cabinet where the Frost Ironclad Trebuchet design schematics were stored. In his previous life, he came here with a group, just to get some gold coins. Those people spent money to hire two hundred players, and only a few dozen of them survived after clearing this map. In his previous life, when he went to this map, he was a Level 110+ Great Thief with decent strength, barely surviving. At that time, he wasn't qualified to open this Dark Gold treasure chest.

In this life, Nie Yan did many things that people wouldn't even dare to imagine.

Nie Yan bent down and began to open the treasure chest.

Time passed little by little. He looked at the opening progress of the treasure chest.

System: Treasure chest is being opened, completion 5%... 8%...

While the treasure chest was still being opened, Nie Yan suddenly received a system message that Paladin Kruck had been killed. Nie Yan didn't expect Paladin Kruck to survive. Kruck was originally meant to be sacrificed. Being able to lure away Bloodshadow Legion Leader Filburazer was a meritorious service for Kruck.

When this Dark Gold treasure chest was nearly 89% open, a strong figure appeared in Nie Yan's vision at the doorway. It was Filburazer!

Nie Yan's heart couldn't help but rise. If Filburazer discovered him, he would immediately charge over and interrupt Nie Yan's opening of the treasure chest.

Nie Yan's nerves were tense because he noticed Filburazer was slowly walking towards this side, his footsteps getting closer and closer.

The pillars in the hall blocked Nie Yan's figure. Nie Yan hunched over and carefully picked the lock. Just as Filburazer was about to look over, he heard a click, and the treasure chest was opened.

Nie Yan reached into the treasure chest, pulled out a key, and there was nothing else.

At the moment he got the key, Nie Yan used a Shadow Waltz and quickly disappeared into the end of the corridor.

The Dark Gold treasure chest slowly disappeared. Filburazer looked towards the location of the Dark Gold treasure chest, and when he discovered that the Dark Gold treasure chest had disappeared, he roared.

"Which despicable thief stole my key! I will tear him to pieces!"

Filburazer cursed angrily, running towards the distant room.

Nie Yan rushed to Filburazer's room as quickly as possible, kicking open the half-closed wooden door. His gaze quickly locked onto a metal cabinet in the room. He didn't have much time. Filburazer would be here soon!

He ran over without hesitation and began to use the key he had just obtained to open the cabinet.

With the matching key, unlocking was very simple. After only a few seconds, he heard a click, the cabinet door was opened, and a stack of drawings was quietly placed inside. These Frost Ironclad Trebuchet design schematics were divided into twenty copies and placed together, each one indispensable.

Nie Yan threw these drawings into his backpack. He checked the cabinet and saw a square red box placed in the corner of the cabinet.

Nie Yan took it out, opened the lid, and saw a fist-sized black bead placed inside. It was pure black, like a black pearl, shimmering with a dark luster, and a strong evil aura rushed towards him.

Nie Yan glanced at the attributes of the Evil Orb.

Evil Orb: Special Item, Quest Item.

Item Description: This Evil Orb contains extremely strong evil power, and only the power of light can purify it.

Cannot use teleport scrolls while holding this item. This item will definitely be dropped after the player dies.

This Evil Orb is unique, and only those who clear the wasteland can obtain it.

To successfully take it away, he had to avoid Filburazer. Since he couldn't use teleport items, this task would be very difficult.

Nie Yan threw the Evil Orb into his backpack.

He saw a figure flash past the doorway. Filburazer had already rushed in.

Seeing Nie Yan, he roared ferociously, "Despicable thief, this is the territory of the Bloodshadow Legion! Intruders die! Hand over what you took!"

Filburazer charged towards Nie Yan, slashing down with the greatsword in his hand.

Thunder Strike!

Filburazer, whose whole body was full of powerful muscles, was like a raging bear. The greatsword in his hand carried a fierce momentum and slashed towards Nie Yan.

Since he couldn't use teleport items, Nie Yan could only gamble. If the situation was really desperate, he would have to discard the Evil Orb, but he was unwilling to hand over something he had already obtained.

Just as his greatsword was about to hit Nie Yan, Nie Yan used Gale Step, dodging Filburazer's attack and flashing past Filburazer's armpit.

Compared to Filburazer's size, Nie Yan, who had transformed into a gnome, looked extremely small. Nie Yan moved very nimbly. The difference in size between the two sides was too great, and Filburazer found it difficult to catch Nie Yan.

Filburazer missed his attack and turned to search for Nie Yan's踪迹, his eyes blooming with a red and strange divine light, quickly locking onto Nie Yan who was escaping with Gale Step, and accelerated to rush over.

His speed was obviously much faster than Nie Yan's, and in just a moment, he caught up behind Nie Yan, slashing the greatsword in his hand towards Nie Yan's neck.

Feeling the fierce sword momentum coming from behind, Nie Yan was shocked. This guy was so fast!

Nie Yan's body had shrunk to only one-third of its original size, and his movement speed had also decreased proportionally. In this way, it was naturally very easy for Filburazer to catch up with Nie Yan.

Nie Yan understood his disadvantage. The only thing he could rely on now was that his body was much smaller than Filburazer's, so he was more flexible. Just as Filburazer's greatsword was about to slash down, he rolled on the spot, and with a loud crash, the spot where Nie Yan had been standing was struck by Filburazer's greatsword, and the stone slab on the ground instantly burst into fragments, leaving a sword mark more than two yards long.

Nie Yan took a cold breath. What powerful strength!

~~ Asking for monthly tickets ah ah ah...... The monthly ticket list is really tangled. Fighting for monthly tickets is exhausting, but if I don't fight, the monthly ticket position will drop, and it will be too embarrassing.