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

Chapter 470 - Artisan Forging Hammer

Nie Yan counted 16 hammer wielding giants in total. They were Forgesmiths, a fairly famous type of monster. One served as the boss in the Underground Mines at the bottom layer of Golden City. They boasted powerful physical attack, high defense and fire resistance, and their attacks dealt additional darkness damage. They were well known for being difficult monsters to deal with. The one in the Underground Mines was a Level 60 Lord, while these were ordinary Level 90 mobs.

Nie Yan cautiously approached one of them and activated Transcendent Insight.

Forgesmith Guard: Level 90
Health: 10,000/10,000

Fighting these Forgesmith Guards was a death wish. Nie Yan only came here to obtain that piece of the Tyrant Abak Set.

At the end of the hall was a small door. Through the crack, only two people could fit at most. Such a small entrance was guarded by 16 Forgesmith Guards, their large bodies just about blocking the door from view. The only way to get through was by killing them all.

Their defense was too high. The amount of damage Nie Yan could do to them was limited. Thankfully, they were ordinary monsters and not Elites. Else their health would be far higher than 10,000.

Nie Yan couldn't kill them all by himself. He could only rely on external help. He rummaged through his bag for items that might help him deal with these Forgesmith Guards: the three Bloodshadow Totems he obtained from the Bloodshadow Legion Encampment, the Intermediate Magic Bombs crafted by Violet Mist, and the Death Wave Scrolls from the Underworld. There were also various other items such as Advanced Twisting Vines Scrolls and AoE magic scrolls.

With these items, Nie Yan could easily take care of the Forgesmith Guards.

After judging the distance, Nie Yan placed down a Bloodshadow Totem roughly 60 meters away from the Forgesmith Guards. He glanced at the ceiling above him-roughly 35 meters high. He cracked a faint smile. Everything was ready.

Nie Yan slowly moved to a corner, approaching within 50 meters of the Forgesmith Guards. He raised his Cavalry Crossbow and took aim.「Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!」Five crossbow bolts whizzed forward and struck a Forgesmith Guard in the chest.

After being attacked, the Forgesmith Guard roared out in pain. It scanned around the hall and quickly locked onto Nie Yan. It turned to its companions and spoke in what sounded like gibberish, after which the rest of the Forgesmith Guards shifted their attention to Nie Yan.

After discussing who knows what, all 16 Forgesmith Guards moved forward to surround Nie Yan.

"Damn, didn't expect all of them to come at once. Good, that makes life a lot easier for me!" Nie Yan threw an Intermediate Magic Bomb at the oncoming Forgesmith Guards.

「Boom!」An explosion rang out in the hall as scorching hot flames engulfed the Forgesmith Guards.

−500
−500
−500
...

A string of damage values floated up into the air.

Only 500... The damage of the Intermediate Magic Bombs left Nie Yan feeling somewhat disappointed. In normal circumstances, Intermediate Magic Bombs would deal 1,000 damage per tick. It appeared these Forgesmith Guards had very high fire resistance.

The explosion only stopped the Forgesmith Guards for a brief moment. They immediately resumed their pursuit of Nie Yan.

Nie Yan activated a Death Wave Scroll, then turned tail and fled as ripples of death energy swept over the Forgesmith Guards.

−1,000, −1,000, −1,000...

The effects of the Death Wave Scroll were potent. The only downside was the two second cast time, unlike the Magic Bombs which could be thrown at the ready.