Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 3)

Chapter 475 - Treasury Quest

Many Thieves studied this video religiously. The more insight they gained, the more they marveled at the skill of Nie Yan and Shadow Killer.

When people watched the video, the first thing that came to mind was, "Fuck, even this can't kill Nirvana Flame!?" In such a short amount of time, against such a ruthless and decisive attack, he still somehow survived! This was simply inconceivable!

Besides the exchange, players were also talking about the four Demonsmiths under Nie Yan's control.

With four Demonsmiths and a Golden Dragon under his command, Nie Yan was truly awe-inspiring. His image was deeply engraved into the hearts of the players. Furthermore, he was already Level 72! The person at the top of the level leaderboards was Young Sparrow Hawk at Level 69. This meant Nie Yan had long since surpassed him!
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With four Demonsmiths and a Golden Dragon at his beck and call, it was no wonder Nie Yan levelled up so quickly.

Nie Yan had once again reaffirmed his legend with this display of might.

Every Thief recalled a certain message that came from the Mad Rogue himself. Only Shadow Dancers were qualified to challenge him!

Just what was a Shadow Dancer? Many players couldn't help but start wondering. Would it really allow one to reach Nie Yan's level of skill?

「Sky Felled, was it you who shared that video on the forums?」Blazing asked. This video undoubtedly raised the prestige of Nie Yan. Their guild leader would kill them for posting it for everyone to see.

「No, why would I do that? If it was me, it would be from my perspective here.」Sky Felled gazed at a nook in the distance. They weren't alone.

Many people were eyeing Nie Yan. His entrance into Golden City was simply too conspicuous.

Suddenly, Sky Felled felt a chill at the back of his neck-a Thief!

He hurriedly retreated several steps, taking cover behind a statue.

This statue depicted a Fallen Demon. With an overly obese body and skin coloured a peculiar shade of red, it was clad in silver gray armour. Even its brows, eyes, expression, and other features were sculpted vividly and life-like.

As Sky Felled retreated, his right hand accidentally touched a round recess at the back of the statue.

At this moment, the ground started trembling. The hall was shaking as if the whole place was going down.

What was happening!?

Sky Felled and Blazing's faces paled as a feeling of danger washed over them. They hurriedly disappeared into stealth, trying to conceal themselves to the best of their ability.

After the shaking settled down, the statue of the Fallen Demon suddenly came to life. It brandished its giant hammer and swung at a nearby shadow.

"Ahhhh!" a Thief hiding in a corner cried out pitifully as he transformed into a ray of light and disappeared. His Cloaking was too low, leaving him exposed to the Fallen Demon.

Fallen Demon (Elite): Level 90
Health: 90,000/90,000

「It's a Level 90 Elite! Run!」Blazing anxiously shouted out. He and Sky Felled quickly bolted toward the exit with Gale Step.

The Fallen Demon was in hot pursuit, repeatedly smashing down with its hammer. The ground shook incessantly as it left crater after crater in its wake. Blazing and Sky Felled didn't dare to dally. If they were struck, they would be done for!

Sky Felled and Blazing bolted out of the hall. After losing sight of its targets, the Fallen Demon looked around before shifting its attention to Nie Yan.

Noticing the commotion, Nie Yan was flabbergasted when the statue of the Fallen Demon came to life. It turned out the statues in this hall were real monsters!

Nie Yan guessed one of the Thieves tailing him had accidently triggered the activation mechanism of the statue.

Nie Yan was unperturbed. A single Fallen Demon was relatively easy to deal with.

Nie Yan had his four Demonsmiths surround the Fallen Demon.

It was four versus one. Nevertheless, the Fallen Demon was much stronger than the Demonsmiths individually. It had over 90,000 health, not to mention its other stats.

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The four Demonsmiths repeatedly struck the Fallen Demon with their hammers.

After being attacked, the Fallen Demon roared out in anger and brandished its hammer in retaliation. Every attack dealt more than 5,000 damage to the Demonsmiths!

Nie Yan's heart trembled in apprehension. The Fallen Demon was strong enough to be a Variant Elite!

Nie Yan targeted the Fallen Demon with Undead Rite.

Undead Rite has failed! Invalid target!

This Fallen Demon was basically a gargoyle.

Gargoyles were monsters unique to dungeons. They weren't alive, and they possessed the strongest armour type-siege armour! They were tough to deal with. Ordinary attacks wouldn't faze them. Only players who had reached a certain level of strength could even leave a scratch on them.

Thankfully, Nie Yan had Four Demonsmiths and Lil' Gold to help out. Handling this Fallen Demon wouldn't be an issue. Since it couldn't be controlled with Undead Rite, the only option was to take it down!

Nie Yan had Lil' Gold blast the Fallen Demon with Dragon Breath, dealing more than 2,000 damage. It was fairly effective against siege armour.

At the same time, Nie Yan also controlled the Demonsmiths, having them take turns tanking the Fallen Demon. As soon as one of them got low, they would be switched out. After three Demonsmiths fell to critical health, the Fallen Demon finally collapsed into rubble.

The Fallen Demon dropped a cloak.

As Nie Yan walked over to pick up the loot, a cold and gloomy atmosphere pervaded the hall. He glanced at the menacing expressions of the statues which would send shivers down people's spines. They could be resurrected by triggering a mechanism. It appeared this area wasn't as simple as he originally thought.

Nie Yan carefully recollected on the memories of his past life. He had visited Golden City several times, but it was only to run the Underground Mines. He was completely clueless about the upper layer.

Nie Yan recalled hearing about a guild wiping almost 30 times clearing Golden City. For their efforts, they only obtained the Sub Legendary-grade dagger, Slaughter Gold. What should've been their true reward, the riches stored within the treasury, remained sealed away. They searched all over the place, but they couldn't find the key. Even up until his death, no one had triggered the quest for unlocking Golden City's treasury. It was an unsolvable mystery.