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

Chapter 408 - Nadago's Staff of Curses

Nie Yan didn’t know the Leshen’s detailed stats. But with the Dark Gold chest only half-way unlocked, he naturally wasn’t willing to just leave. He opened up the official website and searched for information on the Leshen.

The Leshen was a type of immobile tree demon with tendrils capable of extending to upwards of 30 meters. It had magic immunity and high physical defense which greatly reduced or negated the damage of ordinary projectiles, making melee combat the only effective way of fighting it most of the time. Even then, the life-leeching and binding effects of the tendrils were a headache to deal with. This was why players generally preferred to take a detour around it if possible, unless someone brought along a powerful crossbow.

Nie Yan wasn’t sure if his Dullahan Cavalry Crossbow was capable of killing the Leshen, but it was worth a shot. He leaped several meters into the air and grabbed onto a nearby tree branch before flipping himself over and perching on top. He took out his crossbow and lined his sight on the target before squeezing the trigger.

「Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!」Five bolts flew out in a straight line and struck the Leshen’s trunk in quick succession.

−28
−28
−28
−192!
−28

The Leshen opened its eyes to find its assaillant. But since Nie Yan was out of range, it could only let out an angry groan. 

Nie Yan’s eyes lit up after seeing his damage. He started reloading his crossbow. But by the time he finished, he was dismayed to discover that the Leshen had regenerated back to full health.

Dammit! What’s with this health regeneration!?

Nie Yan raised his crossbow with a bitter smile. He absent-mindedly shot at the Leshen a few more times and confirmed that its health recovered faster than he could deal damage.

There was no way to kill the Leshen!

Nie Yan was about to put away the crossbow when a thought crossed his mind. Did the Leshen have a weak point?

Some monsters would take additional damage when hit in their weak point.

The official website didn’t have any information on the Leshen’s weak point. But this was fairly common. How could they provide everything to the players?

Hope reignited in Nie Yan’s eyes. He continued firing his crossbow as one bolt flew out after the other.

Nie Yan was confident with the crossbow, having honed his skills with it for more than 10 years in the previous timeline. He could consistently hit a target from over 30 meters away even when blindfolded!

He kept firing out bolts at a rapid pace, shifting his aim constantly to test out various points on the Leshen’s body. But sadly, there was no change. He was still dealing a consistent 28 damage per hit.

Nie Yan refused to give up. From the branches to the roots, he probed every part of the Leshen’s body.

Nie Yan fired his crossbow at the Leshen’s eyes. But it closed them at the last second, causing the five bolts to bounce off its eyelids like they had struck metal.

After this last failure, Nie Yan was beginning to lose hope when a light bulb lit up in his head.

Eye of Truth!

Nie Yan’s pupils turned crimson and blossomed out with an omniscient light. He looked at the Leshen and discovered that many of its leaves, twigs, and branches were merely an illusion, with only a portion of the branches, the main trunk, and the roots being real. But what caught his eye the most was the bright red heart beating just two inches below its eyes.