Chapter 13 Ogre Devourer

After waiting for more than ten seconds, a tall figure appeared in Nie Yan's sight. This ogre was clearly two heads taller than ordinary ogres, and much fatter. It was undoubtedly the Ogre Devourer.

Nie Yan hid behind a tree, crouching on the ground, with the crossbow braced on his left hand and his right finger on the trigger, the sights aimed at the Ogre Devourer in front.

A level five Thief using a crossbow to whittle down a level eight Ogre Devourer... Nie Yan had to admit that the guy had guts. But from a technical standpoint, Nie Yan, who later advanced to Grand Thief, could definitely do it. And so could the top Shadow Dance Thieves.

Nie Yan could completely copy the process of that Thief killing the Ogre Devourer, but it was still difficult. Although that guy had successfully killed the Ogre Devourer in his previous life, luck played a part.

The Ogre Devourer in the sights grew larger and larger. Nie Yan moved the sights upward, aiming at the Ogre Devourer's heart. That was the Ogre Devourer's vitals.

Just as Nie Yan was about to pull the trigger, two ordinary ogres appeared in his vision, wandering around the Ogre Devourer.

Nie Yan's hand suddenly paused. Two ordinary ogres had appeared next to the Ogre Devourer. He wondered if this would affect his plan. After pondering for a moment, he figured that the ogres were huge and clumsy. As long as he wasn't attacked by them, it should be fine.

Killing these three big guys without taking any damage was really not an easy task.

Nie Yan reloaded the crossbow, aimed at the Ogre Devourer, and pulled the trigger. With three "whoosh" sounds, three arrows shot out, flying towards the Ogre Devourer.

The three arrows streaked through the air.

*Thud, thud, thud.* The three arrows stuck into the Ogre Devourer's body, like sticking into a piece of old tree bark, making a heavy, muffled sound.

Ogre Devourer: Level 8 Elite, Health 6000/6000.

The Ogre Devourer's attack wasn't strong, but it had high defense and a lot of health. It wasn't an easy opponent.

Since the Ogre Devourer had heavy armor defense, ordinary attacks did extremely limited damage. With Nie Yan's current attack, using ordinary arrows to attack the Ogre Devourer would only cause two or three points of damage. Fortunately, the arrows had extra damage attached, so each arrow could injure the Ogre Devourer for fifteen or sixteen points of damage, which was quite considerable.

The Ogre Devourer spotted Nie Yan, strode forward, and swung its huge mallet at Nie Yan. The Ogre Devourer's seven-hundred-pound body was like a moving iron tower, causing the ground to shake violently as it stepped.

Nie Yan ran towards the denser yew trees ahead. The Ogre Devourer was clumsy, but took large steps, and its running speed was not slow. It was closely following Nie Yan, getting closer and closer. The other two ordinary ogres were also following behind the Ogre Devourer, but were quickly left far behind.

Nie Yan ran almost fifty yards towards the yew trees. The Ogre Devourer, seeing that it couldn't catch up with Nie Yan, lost aggro and turned to leave.

Nie Yan turned back and shot three more arrows, hitting the Ogre Devourer. Then he turned and ran. The Ogre Devourer's aggro was once again drawn to Nie Yan, and it accelerated to chase.

Nie Yan discovered that he had only lured the Ogre Devourer over. The other two ordinary ogres were wandering in the distance and had not chased after him.

"Good luck. There's only one Ogre Devourer, so it'll be much easier," Nie Yan thought.

The distance between Nie Yan and the Ogre Devourer was getting closer and closer, only about twenty yards apart.

The color of the Ogre Devourer's four eyes turned dark red, full of a dangerous aura, emitting a scorching red light, like a bomb about to explode.

Four red beams locked onto Nie Yan.

Petrifying Gaze!

Discovering the Ogre Devourer's abnormality, Nie Yan's heart tightened. Monsters with control skills were the most terrifying. A careless moment could leave you unable to move.

Just as the Ogre Devourer was casting Petrifying Gaze, Nie Yan quickly rolled behind a yew tree.

Miss!

Petrifying Gaze missed its target. The Ogre Devourer let out a low, hoarse roar and charged forward with large strides. The two ordinary ogres behind it were also alarmed, but they only walked a short distance in this direction before resuming their wandering state.

Nie Yan hid behind the tree, catching his breath. The data in the strategy guide was indeed correct. Six seconds after the player's second attack on the Ogre Devourer, the Ogre Devourer would cast Petrifying Gaze. If hit, it would cause petrification for six seconds, rendering the player unable to move. At this time, only rolling behind a tree could dodge the Ogre Devourer's attack, not a second to spare.

If he was petrified and the Ogre Devourer caught up, one swing of the Ogre Devourer's mallet would be enough to kill Nie Yan.

That's why soloing the Ogre Devourer above your level was very difficult, and not everyone could do it. Even though the video of killing the Ogre Devourer had been released online for so long, the Ogre Devourer was still on the list of the most difficult bosses for beginners, ranking among the top few.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.* Three more arrows shot out. Nie Yan nimbly moved through the yew trees, taking the time to shoot.

*Boom, boom, boom.* The mallet in the Ogre Devourer's hand swung down repeatedly, but all missed, hitting the trees instead.

The key to killing the Ogre Devourer was the word "circle." The Ogre Devourer was huge and, although its running speed was not slow, its agility was much worse. A Thief with excellent awareness could completely circle around these trees, causing all of the Ogre Devourer's attacks to miss.

However, not everyone could do this "circling" well. Without good awareness and the ability to judge the Ogre Devourer's movements, or if you were careless and caught by the Ogre Devourer's Petrifying Gaze, you might lose your life.

When running, you must take a curved path, not a straight line. And you can't stop in one place for more than three seconds.

With so many years of combat experience, the instinct to fight had already permeated Nie Yan's bones. The crossbow arrows were fired frequently, and he was very handy.

Finding that the Ogre Devourer was not too difficult to deal with, Nie Yan relaxed a lot. His flexible body weaved in and out of the trees, shooting arrows whenever he had the chance. The Ogre Devourer couldn't do anything about it. Its two heads turned back and forth, but it still didn't know how to chase Nie Yan. It was being played by Nie Yan.

Wearing a set of excellent equipment and having ten years of gaming experience, if Nie Yan was not as good as that level five Thief in his previous life, then he shouldn't bother playing anymore.

*Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud.* The arrows stuck into the Ogre Devourer's body, and the Ogre Devourer's health dropped bit by bit. It roared repeatedly and swung its mallet at Nie Yan.

Nie Yan retreated backward. With a *boom*, the mallet hit the tree and was blocked by the tree, unable to hurt Nie Yan in the slightest.