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

Chapter 756 - Demon's Feather

This would present a great opportunity. Nie Yan wondered what sort of items the Demon Slaughterer would drop.

Although there were 80 Thieves in the surroundings closely watching him, there was no way they could stop him!

「We're at the final stretch! Everyone, keep at it!」Soaring Angel shouted in voice chat, unable to contain his excitement.

Everyone went all out, blotting out the sky with a frantic storm of attacks.

The lower the Demon Slaughterer's health fell, the more berserk its attacks became. It let out a furious roar as its entire body ignited in flames, making it resemble a flame giant. With a powerful beat of its wings, it took to the air and started chanting out ominously.

「It's Forbidden Magic! Be careful! Can anyone interrupt it!?」

No one answered. This was a Level 130 Demonified Lord. None of their skills would be effective against it.

After several syllables, everything in a 600-meter radius erupted into flames, transforming the Clemenci Stronghold into a sea of fire. Thankfully, all the buildings here were made out of stone. Even if they burned, they wouldn't collapse.

Like a game of the floor is lava, Angel Corps quickly found their way to the roofs. The higher the flames burnt, the taller the buildings they sought out. Not to mention they all used various protective shields.

Fortunately, it was only a small scale Forbidden Magic. If it were anything else, the Clemenci Stronghold would be in trouble.

Within the flames, cracks started appearing on the barrier surrounding the guild headquarters.

The Demon Slaughterer showed no signs of stopping. It continued chanting out syllables. This second round of Forbidden Magic seemed to be even more powerful than the first one.

At this rate, the guild headquarters would be destroyed.

「Don't let it finish chanting! Kill it! Now!」Soaring Angel shouted. A hail of arrows blotted out the sky.

The Demon Slaughterer only had a sliver of health remaining. It probably only had a few hundred thousand health left.

Soaring Angel notched five arrows onto his bows. Phoenix Flame Punisher! The arrows transformed into enormous flame swords. At this moment, he seemed like the embodiment of a god. Whoosh whoosh whoosh! The five flame swords flew toward the Demon Slaughterer.

Seeing this scene play out, Nie Yan focused his attention. All around him was a sea of fire. The tongues of flames licked the Frozen Fortress, but it showed no signs of melting. He was completely isolated from the outside. Those Thieves that were watching him had either died or run away to safety.

The Demon Slaughterer was on its last breath. How could Nie Yan miss out on this perfect opportunity?

Release!

Nie Yan had voluntarily released the skill! As the Frozen Fortress rapidly melted away, scorching hot flames assailed him. He hadn't realized just how hot it really was, since the ice had kept him cooled. If he didn't act quickly, he was going to be roasted alive!

Gale Step!

Nie Yan took advantage of the invincibility to brave through the flames. With Gale Step at Rank 18, it lasted for a full nine seconds!

Activating the Leap ability from his Web Crawler Ring, Nie Yan jumped more than 30 meters in the air, soaring towards the Demon Slaughterer.

BANG! BANG! BANG! Soaring Angel's flaming sword arrows struck the Demon Slaughterer, creating a dazzling light show in the sky.

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Even Nie Yan was taken aback. He wondered what sort of skill could deal so much damage. After taking five hits ranging from 5,000-7,000 damage each, the Demon Slaughterer's health fell to zero. It let out a hoarse cry, as its body slowly disintegrated and lightning crackled around its body.

The lightning went out of control, shooting out everywhere like electrical serpents. Anything they came into contact with, players and buildings alike, was instantly vaporized.

The Demon Slaughterer was dead!

Soaring Angel breathed a sigh of relief. For the sake of using this skill, he had completely emptied out his mana bar. The instant the Demon Slaughterer fell, his body lit up consecutively with a dazzling radiance. His health and mana instantly filled back up to full.

"Nice!" Soaring Angel was just about to check his character status, when he saw a silhouette soaring towards the Demon Slaughterer's corpse.

「Fuc- Nirvana Flame! Don't let him snatch away the drops!」Stone Splitter shouted. He suddenly kicked off the ground and charged toward Nie Yan.

Soaring Angel no longer cared about looking at his own stats. He quickly shot out five arrows at Nie Yan.

A single feather dropped from the Demon Slaughterer's body. It slowly floated down in the air.

This feather was jet black. The colour was pure like a gem. It emitted a dazzling black radiance in the air.

This was the drop!

Everyone looked in confusion at the feather. The Demon Slaughterer's wings were made out of flesh! Why would it drop a feather of all thing?

Among NPCs circulated a rumour. Demons were fallen angels. After a long period of evolution, they became their current appearances. However, they would keep a single feather. It was said that a Demon's Feather was a treasure all legendary NPCs sought after. Though none of this was recorded down in any history books, suggesting it was simply a myth, NPCs seemed to believe it with full conviction.

Everyone's attention was focused on this black feather.

「Don't let him snatch it away!」Soaring Angel anxiously shouted. He frantically shot out arrow after arrow, trying to kill Nie Yan.

About 10 meters from the feather, Nie Yan's gaze fell on the Demon Slaughterer's corpse. It had yet to completely vanish.

I'm not going to make it! Nie Yan's ascend came to a slow stop before he started plummeting back to the ground. He quickly shot out a web line at the Demon Slaughterer's corpse. With a hard pull, the line went taut and he was soaring through the air again.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! Several arrows flew past Nie Yan, all of them missing him.

Nie Yan was getting closer and closer to the feather. He stretched his hand out.

"Got it!" In the instant he grabbed the feather, Nie Yan felt a dark, corrosive energy burning his palm.

Nie Yan hurriedly tossed the feather in his bag, as he continued swinging through the air.

「Shit! Shoot him down! I want him dead!」Soaring Angel roared. After working so hard to kill the Demon Slaughterer, Nie Yan had swooped in and snatched away their spoils. How could he not be furious!?

HUUUMMM! A droning noise rang out through the air as the several hundred arrow towers in the vicinity all targeted Nie Yan. Countless arrows flew toward him, completely blotting out the sky overhead.