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

Chapter 561 - Magister!

After successfully crafting the Wish Necklace, Nie Yan's mood improved substantially. He continued to grind mobs in the vicinity for a while longer. However, he failed to find any more Life Emeralds.

Nie Yan sorted out his inventory and was about to return home, when a gust of wind blew past him, carrying the smell of the sea.

"Is this near the sea...?"

Nie Yan checked his map. The closest coast was to the south more than 10 minutes away. The fact that he could smell the sea all the way over here was truly strange.

"A sea to the south, could it be the Silent Gulf?"

Nie Yan suddenly recalled he still had a quest to do there. He opened his quest window.

He was supposed to head to the Silent Gulf and search for Dragon Girl Venita.

Nie Yan had barely taken a single step in the Legend of the Ten Holy Paladins quest. The final boss was far too powerful. Whether it was the traitor Brewin or the hellhound Cerberus, both would have to wait until he was well over Level 100 and had become a Shadow Dancer if he wanted to stand a chance. That's why he kept putting this quest off.

"Since I'm already here, I might as well go look for some quest clues," Nie Yan muttered. He summoned his Faulkner Warhorse which had already recovered and set off for the southern coast.

The Dread Ravine was shrouded in an ever present darkness. A large gust of wind blew past, causing the trees to sway and rustle.

The Faulkner Warhorse dashed through the ravine at high speed.

The sound of activity came from the distance, arousing Nie Yan's interest. There's people!

With a loud bang, a ball of elemental energy exploded in the forest up ahead, emitting a dazzling seven-coloured light. A deafening roar rang out. Judging from this sound, it seemed like someone was fighting the boss of this area, the Lord-class Berserk Black Bear.

"Could someone really be fighting the Berserk Black Bear? That's a Level 90 Lord!" Nie Yan muttered. Even he didn't dare to rashly challenge the Berserk Black Bear. It was definitely one of the most frightening Lords at this stage of the game.

Seeing the dazzling radiance in the distance, Nie Yan's heart trembled. It was the Elemental Sphere spell!

Nie Yan couldn't be anymore familiar with this spell. In the previous timeline after reaching Level 100, when he fought with Elementalists, this was their bread-and-butter spell. Its killing power was extremely high. If he recalled correctly, Elemental Sphere was a spell that could only be learned at Level 110.

Could it be that someone had already broken through Level 100, or perhaps they somehow learned the spell at a lower level?

After thinking for a bit, Nie Yan recalled his Faulkner Warhorse. He then entered stealth and made his way toward the source of the tumult.

After travelling through the dark forest for about 10 or so minutes, Nie Yan hid in a corner. Looking through the shrubbery, he saw a giant bear collapsed on the ground up ahead. Patches of its fur were charred black by the explosions of spells.

Looking at the battlefield, Nie Yan could tell the Berserk Black Bear's movements were restricted to a 10-meter area. What powerful crowd control ability!

Two people stood beside the Berserk Black Bear's corpse. One of them bent down to collect the loot off the ground, then said something to the other before they left.

Nie Yan inspected the two with Transcendent Insight.

Krasvi (Lord): Level 120
Titles: Flame Judge, Magister

It was an NPC! Nie Yan's heart trembled. As for the other figure, he was a player, an Elementalist.

This kind of pairing was quite strange.

Nie Yan couldn't see the Elementalist's name and level. It appeared the other party was also in possession of a special item that hid their information.

At the same time Nie Yan activated Transcendent Insight, Magister Krasvi halted his steps. He turned around and scanned the forest, stopping at where Nie Yan was hiding.

Not good, he detected me!

Nie Yan immediately held his breath. Only he understood how terrifying of an existence a Level 120 Magister was, not to mention it was an NPC. If he entered within 60 meters of the Magister and a fight broke out, it would be extremely difficult for him to survive.

The most terrifying aspect of a Magister was that Unknown Transfer Scrolls didn't work against them. Even if you'd already activated an Unknown Transfer Scroll, their magic could track you down and pull you back.

Nie Yan had fought Magisters before in the previous timeline. They could toy with you however they wanted, and there was nothing you could do to fight back.

A Level 180 Great Thief wouldn't necessarily come out on top in a fight with a Level 120 Magister.

This was the difference in class rank.

This was also why so many players madly sought Master-class titles like Shadow Dancer and Magister.

"Sir Krasvi, is something the matter?" the player beside him asked.

Krasvi simply shook his head, then turned back around and continued walking.

The two disappeared into the darkness of the forest.

Magister Krasvi's Awareness was too high. Nie Yan didn't dare to follow them. His heart was filled with doubt and curiosity. How did that player convince a Level 120 NPC to help him hunt monsters?

Nie Yan thought for a moment. Given Conviction's settings, there were a few possibilities.

One, it was a servant. When players were questing, they had certain opportunities to make an NPC into their servant. Take for example Nie Yan's Ten Holy Paladins quest. If he could defeat the hellhound Cerberus and free the imprisoned Paladins, he could make Karsi his servant. Two, that player was currently in the middle of a quest. Sometimes players could have an NPC accompany them while they were doing a quest, like an escort quest or they were helping the NPC kill monsters. Three, he had temporarily hired the NPC to fight on his behalf. For example, Nie Yan's Divine Recruitment allowed him to hire powerful Paladins to aid him in combat.

As for what relationship Magister Krasvi had with that player, Nie Yan could only guess. He had no way of finding out.

Nie Yan felt a sense of urgency. Conviction was filled with too many hidden experts and talents. If he didn't put in more effort, it was likely that he would be dragged off his throne. This would be a huge disaster for Asskickers United.

He definitely had to advance to a Shadow Dancer. An ordinary Shadow Dancer wasn't good enough either. He had to become a Luminous Dancer!