Chapter 341 – Devil Slayer (2/2)

Rank 4 Paladin Fern: 120% of the player’s stats

Fee: 100 gold/hr

Rank 5 Paladin Khalisi: 150% of the player’s stats

Fee: 300 gold/hr

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It went all the way up to a Rank 16 Paladin with an hourly fee of 500,000 gold. This kind of cost wasn’t something an ordinary player could bear. These Paladins could buff the players with the most basic blessings. They also had basic attack, heal, and shield skills that corresponded to their rank. The only exception was the Rank 16 Paladin who could use high rank Templar Magic. If a hired Paladin died, the player was required to pay 200% of the total fee.

Nie Yan was a little perplexed by why the Devil Slayer title gave such a skill.

Any holder of the Devil Slayer title was undoubtedly a heaven-defying figure. Outside of pursuing balance, Conviction also generously rewarded the truly powerful. This was because when the federation first created the game, besides using the game helmets to enhance humanity’s physique, they were also trying to scout the best elites.

Elite players could obtain extremely powerful skills. Not only Nie Yan, but other players also had the same opportunities. In the previous timeline, there were hundreds of players with the Junior Devil Slayer title. However, they all obtained this title when they were well over Level 100. Perhaps Nie Yan was the first player to receive it at such a low level.

Nie Yan would have to carefully consider if he wanted to use Divine Recruitment. The hourly fee was a bit expensive. It probably wouldn’t be worthwhile to summon a Paladin unless he was backed into a corner.

Intimidate and Deterrence also received an upgrade. Overall, the rewards of the Junior Devil Slayer title were pretty good.

Nie Yan thought for a moment. With the Junior Devil Slayer title, it was rumoured he could access a secret shop in Calore and purchase items that were unavailable to ordinary players. The vast majority of goods sold there were for hunting evil creatures. Many of them were quite useful.

Nie Yan planned to check out the secret shop after returning to Calore. He wondered what sort of benefits he could reap from the place.

Nie Yan brought his three Zombie Foremen and Lil’ Gold to a thicket in the Falling Gully. He saw a flash of magic light up the darkness far in the distance like twinkling stars.

Nie Yan entered stealth and went over there to investigate.

Under his control, the three Zombie Foremen and Lil’ Gold followed closely behind him.

Nie Yan was hidden in the darkness. After running for about a minute, he finally got close enough to see over 60 players fighting a giant five meter tall zombie. It had a disgusting appearance, looking like a rotund mass of rotting flesh. It was unceasingly slashing away with the giant machete in its hand.

Nie Yan activated Transcendent Insight.

Zombie Overseer (Lord): Level 50

Health: 173,852/320,000

What a huge amount of health!

It was a Level 50 Lord. No wonder there were so many players!

Nie Yan gazed at this group of 60 players. The frontliners surrounded the Zombie Overseer while the casters in the back fired magic at it nonstop. They were quite organized, with their levels ranging from Level 40–47. He didn’t know if the players from the Evil Faction were roughly around the same level as the players from the Righteous Faction. However, he felt these before him were probably regarded as elites. He quickly spotted their leader, a Necromancer who was issuing a steady stream of commands.

The Necromancer wore a black robe with three golden medals on his chest, which dazzled brilliantly under the flashes of magic. He looked to be around 25 years old. He had fair skin and blonde hair, making him resemble an aristocrat. He was probably of foreign descent. Under his command, their teamwork was near flawless. It appeared this fellow was a natural leader.

Nie Yan inspected the Necromancer.

Dark (Necromancer): Level 47

Necromancers were notorious for being a difficult class to level early on. Only after reaching Level 60 and learning the Soul Splitting skill, which allowed them to control more undead, would their levelling speed increase. For Dark to have reached Level 47 at this stage of the game was quite the feat.

Nie Yan was hesitating on what he should do next. Kill these players? For him, this was actually possible!

Since they were in the middle of dealing with a Level 50 Lord, he could probably wipe them all out if he took action. When players from the Righteous Faction and Evil Faction encountered each other, it was usually a case of if I don’t kill you, you’ll kill me!