Chapter 261 Youhun Princess Aina

Not knowing what Nie Yan was up to, Tang Yao figured it must be a high-difficulty task. He stopped asking questions, activated a Return Scroll, and vanished in a flash of white light.

Those wandering soul berserkers could see through stealth, so they had to be cleared out first. The reason Nie Yan thought of using an Advanced Entangling Scroll was because its magical vines could bind the wandering souls and deal extra damage.

Nie Yan looked ahead. Wandering soul mages were everywhere. These wandering souls were much smaller than the berserkers, about the size of an ordinary person. They held grey staffs, the tips of which burned with a black flame.

Wandering Soul Mage: Health 2000/2000.

They were just ordinary monsters, but they had a special trait: immunity to magical attacks, but double damage from physical attacks.

Nie Yan circled around for a long time. He spotted a wandering soul mage that had strayed away from the group. He raised his crossbow and fired, then quickly retreated.

*Dudududu*, five arrows struck the wandering soul mage.

Nie Yan was too far away. The wandering soul mage's range wasn't enough, so it started chasing him.

Nie Yan kept retreating, luring the wandering soul mage away. He then used Shadow Dance and suddenly disappeared, rushing towards it like a madman.

The wandering soul mage's eyes flashed with an arresting green light, locking onto Nie Yan's position.

But Nie Yan's speed was too fast, like a flash of lightning.

The wandering soul mage cast a spell: Soul Pierce!

A wave of shadow spread out like ripples on water. This kind of soul attack was impossible to dodge!

The wave of Soul Pierce passed through Nie Yan, hitting him. A damage number of over 600 floated above his head.

What powerful attack!

The wandering soul mage was a much higher level than Nie Yan, so it was only natural that its damage was high.

Nie Yan gulped down a mid-tier instant recovery potion and quickly circled around to the wandering soul mage's back. He delivered a Backstab and then an Explode. With a dull thud, the wandering soul mage shuddered, and a damage number of over 500 floated above its head.

The wandering soul mage waved its staff.

Soul Shock!

A powerful wave of soul energy slammed towards Nie Yan.

This kind of close-range magic was impossible to dodge. Nie Yan didn't know what type of magic Soul Shock was, so he quickly activated the Saint Paladin Medal's Spirit Immunity.

With a muffled bang, Nie Yan took the hit and shook. A damage number of over 500 floated above his head. He felt like his body was bound by ropes, unable to move.

The wandering soul mage quickly retreated, creating a large distance between them. It then started gathering a black fireball in its hand, chanting something under its breath.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. Only the heavy syllables coming from the wandering soul mage remained.

Five syllables!

The wandering soul mage's ordinary instant-cast spells could take away half of Nie Yan's health. This one would definitely kill him!

The black fireball arced through the air, flying straight towards Nie Yan.

At this moment, Nie Yan's body twitched.

Soul Shock was partially soul damage, and partially mental damage. A portion of it was resisted by Spirit Immunity.

Even if Soul Shock's control effect was strong, it couldn't hold a person for too long.

Just as the wandering soul mage's spell was about to hit him, Nie Yan used Gale Step. Using Gale Step's initial invincibility effect, he dodged the wandering soul mage's attack. He then rushed towards the wandering soul mage at top speed.

The wandering soul mage gathered another ball of flame in its hand.

Nie Yan lunged at the wandering soul mage. He used Eviscerate, then several other skills in quick succession. Seeing that the wandering soul mage's spell was about to go off, he kicked it, interrupting its spellcasting.

Nie Yan circled around to the wandering soul mage's back and finished it off.

Seeing the wandering soul mage fall to the ground, Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Being attacked by level 60 monsters was indeed terrifying due to the large level difference.

He picked up the items dropped by the wandering soul mage. It was only three silver coins.

Looking ahead, he saw countless wandering soul mages roaming the wilderness. Groups of them passed by from time to time.

Nie Yan used Disguise on one of the wandering soul mage's corpses. His body gradually turned illusory, transforming into a mist that looked exactly like a wandering soul mage.

"Almost there," Nie Yan thought, looking at his hand. It was exactly the same as an ordinary wandering soul mage.

Nie Yan lowered his head and started walking away, wandering around like a wandering soul mage.

The effectiveness of Disguise was also related to his mimicry ability. If he didn't imitate the wandering soul mages well enough, he could easily be exposed.

Nie Yan moved very slowly, wandering around for a while before moving forward again.

He passed by one wandering soul mage after another. After crossing a high slope filled with wandering soul mages, he looked into the distance. A figure that was different from the rest entered his sight.

It was also a wandering soul, with a beautiful face and wearing a white mage robe. She floated in the air, holding a long scepter in her hand.

It was Youhun Princess Aina, a level 60 Lord!

She was a rare non-aggressive Lord. Once attacked, she would cast a summoning spell, summoning dozens of evil mages at once.

Evil mages were level 60 elites. Youhun Princess Aina being able to summon so many elite creatures at once made her a difficult opponent.

She was Nie Yan's target!

In his past life, Youhun Princess Aina was famous for being rich. Thieves who used Steal on her could often get unexpected items that were very valuable. However, not many players were able to successfully use Steal on her. Thieves would often be killed by a barrage of spells from the evil mages she summoned. Thieves both loved and hated Youhun Princess Aina.

Using Disguise, Nie Yan approached Youhun Princess Aina.

One wandering soul mage after another passed by him. Nie Yan could clearly see their faces. They had different appearances and expressions, still retaining the appearance they had in life.

Gradually, Nie Yan got closer and closer to Youhun Princess Aina.

Youhun Princess Aina glanced at Nie Yan and didn't pay him any attention. She was still in a wandering state.

Nie Yan got closer and closer to Youhun Princess Aina. His heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. If Youhun Princess Aina recognized him, he didn't know what she would do.

He walked to Youhun Princess Aina's side, only two yards away from her. There were also several wandering soul mages wandering nearby.

He used Steal on Youhun Princess Aina.

System: Steal failed.

It failed...

Youhun Princess Aina paced back and forth a little anxiously.

After a while, Youhun Princess Aina calmed down and returned to her wandering state. He cast Steal again.

System: Steal failed.

Still a failure!

Youhun Princess Aina paced around restlessly again. After a while, Nie Yan cast Steal again.

System: You obtained Aina's Prayer Gauntlets (Sub Legendary).

Seeing this system notification, Nie Yan was stunned. He had managed to steal a Sub Legendary gauntlet so easily? Was his luck too high?

After thinking about it, it might not just be luck. It might also be related to his level. He was a level 30-something player, coming alone to a level 60 map to find treasures. The system would give players an increased luck value.

At this moment, Youhun Princess Aina glared at Nie Yan, staring intently at him.

"Despicable human, damn thief!" Youhun Princess Aina cursed at Nie Yan. She had seen through him and immediately gathered the nearby wandering soul mages, preparing to surround him.

He'd been discovered! Nie Yan was shocked. He noticed that all the surrounding wandering soul mages had locked onto him. Just as a group of wandering soul mages were casting spells, and dozens of spells were flying towards Nie Yan, he activated Divine Blessing from the Book of Order.

Divine Judgement wasn't off cooldown yet, so he could only use Divine Blessing.

Spell Immunity!

*Peng peng peng*, spells exploded on Nie Yan, but they didn't deal any damage to him.

Nie Yan used Divine Blessing to withstand the barrage of spells, while continuing to cast Steal on Youhun Princess Aina.

System: Steal failed.

System: Steal failed.

System: You obtained a Soul Gem.

System: You obtained a Soul Gem.

System: Steal failed.

System: You obtained Delra's Book of Magical Devices (Legendary).

…

A Legendary item, this was it! In his past life, a player had stolen Delra's Book of Magical Devices from Youhun Princess Aina. It seemed to be for players to learn from, but he didn't know what it was used for. It was a pity that it wasn't a Legendary piece of equipment, but a book.

The book quietly lay in a corner of Nie Yan's bag, completely crimson red, with many geometric patterns drawn on it. The cover had a very unique design.

But Nie Yan didn't have time to check its attributes.

Youhun Princess Aina became enraged after losing several items in a row. With a wave of her hand, more than twenty evil mages appeared around her. These evil mages wore black robes, their faces completely covered.

Level 60 elites!

But they were all magic attack units, so Nie Yan was already prepared. He held a random teleport scroll in his hand, ready to crush it at any time.

Time passed by. Countless spells exploded on Nie Yan's body.

Nie Yan could be described as ferocious, using Divine Blessing to withstand such a dense attack. Divine Blessing's spell immunity only lasted for sixty seconds. Once the time for Divine Blessing ended, the damage from any one of these evil mages' attacks could instantly kill him.

While tightly gripping the teleport scroll in his hand, Nie Yan stubbornly endured the magic attacks and continued to cast Steal on Youhun Princess Aina.

System: Steal failed.

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~~My typing speed is really too slow. I spent four hours writing this chapter... It's almost two o'clock. I'm really too sleepy, my brain has basically stopped working... The fourth update and the one I owed from yesterday will have to wait until later. I weakly ask for a monthly ticket...