Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 4)

Chapter 657 - Bone Dragon

Everyone was oblivious to this approaching calamity. Even if someone reported these skeletons had attacked a city, no one would believe them. When word got out Hilderlocke had already dispatched an extermination force composed of 2,000 level 160 Elite guards to deal with the skeletons, the general populace nearly couldn't contain their excitement any longer.

With the guards taking action, the players believed the skeletons would be wiped out in a flash. All the large teams in Hilderlocke mobilized into action and followed behind the extermination force, hoping to fish some benefits.

Close to 1,000,000 players in Hilderlocke set off for the east. They had no idea they were heading straight to their deaths.

...

Nie Yan arrived at the base of the Brocchi Stronghold. Like a spider, he crawled up the walls and snuck inside, finding himself in the residential district.

Surveying around, the streets were teeming with skeletons. Many were Elites or even Lords. One could imagine how terrifying it would be if they were to surround you.

Nie Yan employed the techniques of a Shadow Dancer to stealthily move around the residential district.

Nie Yan eventually arrived outside a two-storey building. He kicked off a nearby wall and leaped up onto the roof. Breaking into a sprint, he bounded six meters through the air and clung onto the side of a wall. He then started clambering his way up.

With his high Dexterity and Jumping, the buildings, walls, and other structures inside the stronghold posed no obstacle to him.

Surveying the surroundings from a high vantage point, Nie Yan noticed a stone shrine in the distance. It was quite imposing with its sinister, ashen coloured walls.

Nie Yan didn't know why, but this shrine gave him an uneasy feeling.

After hesitating for a moment, Nie Yan decided to go over there for a look.

Nie Yan snuck past the skeletons and arrived outside the shrine. The entrance was sealed shut. The gates were five meters tall and made out of solid metal. It was impossible to pry them open.

A group of skeletons were approaching from the distance Nie Yan hurriedly ducked behind a corner.

After not discovering anything, the skeletons departed, disappearing behind the end of the street.

Nie Yan investigated the outside of the tower. Looking up, he spotted a hatchway on the roof. "I wonder if I can get in from there..." He leaped onto the roof and made his way over. Letting himself in, he found himself inside an attic filled with junk.

Nie Yan was about to leave, when something in the room caught his eye. Walking over, he rummaged through the boxes and fished out a necklace. It emanated a powerful aura of darkness.

"Quite old..." Nie Yan examined the necklace.

Necromancer Vorderman's Lost Necklace

Properties: Unknown

This mysterious necklace had no properties. Appraisal didn't seem to work on it either. Nie Yan thought for a moment and decided to store it away in his bag for now.

After finding nothing else in the attic, Nie Yan continued down the stairs into a wide and spacious hall. Letting his gaze wander, his footsteps froze. First it looked like a giant mess of bones, then his mind processed the wings spanning half the room and its 26-meter high frame.

A bone dragon!

It stood completely still, like an unmoving statue.

This bone dragon dwarfed the Darkwing Dragon in size. If the two were to stand side by side, the Darkwing Dragon would reach up only to its abdomen.

"So terrifying... I can't imagine what it'll be like if it's revived."

Nie Yan inspected the bone dragon with Transcendent Insight. It was a Level 160 Demonic Lord!

"My god! How is anyone supposed to deal with that!?" Demonic Lords were frightening existences. Thankfully, they were very rare. Nie Yan had only ever encountered one in his past life. It was a Behemoth, but he had been killed before he could even get a good look at its appearance.

Nie Yan vaguely recalled there being such a bone dragon in the previous timeline. If he wasn't mistaken, Karsi personally slew it.

"It seems like players aren't a match for this bone dragon. We can only leave it to an NPC."

Investigating around, Nie Yan spotted multiple Lord-class Skeleton Kings roaming around. At the front of the room stood a figure in a black cloak muttering some kind of incantation.

"Is that Necromancer Vorderman?"

In the ancient record books, Vorderman was described as an incredibly powerful Necromancer. This kind of NPC who could shape the history of the continent was definitely a frightening existence.

Nie Yan didn't dare to approach any closer. If Vorderman discovered him, even he feared he might not get out alive!

All Magisters had a method that could render Unknown Transfer Scrolls useless. Nie Yan was even less willing to take a risk against a Legendary Necromancer like Vorderman.

"Don't tell me I'll have to back away, just like that?"

Nie Yan felt a bit reluctant. He had already come all the way here. Going back without anything to show for it was a bit depressing.

Nie Yan suddenly thought of the Shadow Clone skill. Its stats were even higher than his! But more importantly, even if it died, there would be no loss for him!

Nie Yan pulled up his skill window and summoned his Shadow Clone.

A silhouette appeared before Nie Yan. Its appearance was identical to his own, almost as if they had come from the same mold. It had 30% higher stats than him with all his skills and equipment. He could use it to carry out work that was too risky for him to do himself.

Nie Yan had the Shadow Clone enter stealth and slowly approach Vorderman from behind.

Noticing several Skeleton Kings coming over, Nie Yan had the Shadow Clone activate the Pygmy Ring and shrink down to a third of its original size.

The Skeleton Kings patrolled around, unaware of the Shadow Clone passing between their legs.

Time ticked away. Nie Yan carefully controlled the Shadow Clone from his hiding spot. Although it had a large variety of skills in its arsenal, it could only use a few of them by itself. If it encountered a monster, the most it could do were the basics; buff itself, debuff the enemy, and robotically swing its weapon. At least with him controlling it, its execution of skills would be far less restricted.

The Shadow Clone inched closer and closer to Vorderman. The two were only 20 meters apart.

Vorderman was chanting out an incantation. He was completely focused, unaware of the Shadow Clone's presence.

Nie Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise. Vorderman appeared to be carrying out a ritual to revive the bone dragon.

Nie Yan had the Shadow Clone continue approaching closer. Even at 10 meters, Vorderman didn't appear to have noticed anything.