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

Chapter 743 - Demon

This dark elf settlement was flourishing despite its location in enemy territory. Dark elf guard squads patrolled the streets. They comprised up to 100 troops of different classes, and were fully armed, wielding various weapons.

Nie Yan scanned his eyes over the faces of these dark elves. Their appearances were similar to that of ordinary white elves, except for their dark skin and silver hair. They all had black moons engraved on their armour.

In Conviction's lore, dark elves were traitors who abandoned their faith in the moon goddess and became devout followers of the demons. In the battle for the world tree, they were defeated and banished from the surface world. Some fled to the underworld. Others hid in remote corners of the Atlanta continent, continuously hunted down by the white elves.

Nie Yan evaded the sights of the guard squads and headed deeper into the settlement.

Before long, he could make out a square in the distance. A large silhouette wandered around in the center. It was likely the boss.

Nie Yan was too far away to get a good look. The creature was about six meters tall. He could also faintly make out a pair of wings on its back. Each step it took shook the ground.

A demon! Nie Yan's heart trembled.

Thanks to the combined efforts of the Viridian Empire and Satreen Empire, very few demons appeared in the Atlanta continent.

There were many types of demons. High demons were existences that could rival archangels. They were extremely intelligent. If a high demon appeared, the entire Atlanta continent would be in danger. Even legendary NPCs wouldn't dare to face them. The demon in the square was most likely a lesser servant.

Let's get a closer look first. Nie Yan dashed forward and arrived on the edge of the square. At about 100 meters from the demon, he could finally get a good look at its appearance.

Flames wrapped around the demon's blood red body. It wore a sinister and frightening expression. The bat-like wings, which spread out several meters, slowly flapped up and down. In its hand, it held a large greatsword shrouded in green flames which it could only lift due to it massive, gorilla-like arms! It wandered around, sometimes taking to the air and floating a few meters above the ground.

Sensing something, the demon looked around.

Nie Yan held his breath. Employing some of the buildings in the square as cover, he slowly made his way forward and inspected the demon with Transcendent Insight.

Demon Slaughterer Aatrox (Demonified Lord): Level 130

It was a Demonified Lord!

Nie Yan felt his heart sink to the pit of his stomach. At this stage of the game, players might not exactly know the strength of Demonified Lords, but they knew that anywhere one roamed was a forbidden death zone.

For reference, even if he called Tang Yao, Xie Yao, and all the other Masters over as well as a thousand-man expedition team, their odds of beating a Level 130 Demonified Lord were still next to none. With Bladelight's defense, he would have no problem tanking a Level 130 Variant Lord, but he would be torn to shreds by an equal level Demonified Lord.

Even though he was still relatively far away, Nie Yan could feel the scorching hot flames coming off of the Demon Slaughterer. He was assailed by its frightening aura. Demons were propagators of fear and death.

Nie Yan noticed the Demon Slaughterer was patrolling around a platform. Looking at the shape, it was likely an altar.

The treasure trove!