61: Chapter 61 Lilith in Danger

Closing the panel, Nie Ning let out a long sigh, a smile appearing on his face.

Although this trip was dangerous, the harvest was bountiful, saving Nie Ning a lot of trouble.

Especially the potions.

He originally still needed to find a Red Snake Gallbladder, and the pharmacist Borton knew had limited skills, so he would have needed to find other pharmacists to make it.

Even if everything was prepared, it would likely take at least over half a month to obtain the potion, and what was more ridiculous was that the potion could not be guaranteed to be made 100% of the time.

If it failed, the consequences went without saying.

Now that he had successfully broken through, he wouldn't need to worry about this for a short time.

Moreover, he had also incidentally improved his wizard strength, which was the biggest gain of this trip.

...

Nie Ning looked towards the cave entrance; it was already bright outside.

He didn't know how long he had been unconscious, feeling fortunate that no other exotic beasts had come by, while also realizing he had to rush back to Ska City as soon as possible.

Just as he stood up, Nie Ning frowned, feeling that his chest was a bit strange.

Lifting his shirt and seeing the thing on his chest, Nie Ning couldn't help but gasp.

Without him knowing when, a large patch of crystals had grown on his body.

The crystals were colorful and appeared in an irregular ice crystal form.

Nie Ning reached out to touch them; the crystals were exceptionally hard, and he could feel strange elemental fluctuations from within, just like a piece of an elemental crystal core.

"How could this be? Is it influenced by Supernatural Adaptability, or is it related to those crystal cores, or perhaps the silver-colored hundred-flavor fruit?"

Nie Ning's expression was a bit unpleasant.

Because he always felt this wasn't a good thing.

Unfortunately, his knowledge of wizardry was too lacking; he couldn't explain his current state at all.

Fortunately, it didn't have any impact on Nie Ning's movements for now.

Other than feeling that his chest was strange, there were no other abnormalities.

"Let's go back first."

Nie Ning didn't dwell on this matter; instead of overthinking it, it was better to go back and look for clues.

After putting on his armor, Nie Ning resealed the cave entrance.

Perhaps in the future, another silver-colored hundred-flavor fruit would grow here, which could be considered a memento for those who came after.

...

Relying on the foot speed of a High-Tier Knight, Nie Ning spent a day and finally returned to Ska City near dusk.

After asking a passerby, he realized he had been unconscious for two days.

Thinking that he had only taken five days of leave, Nie Ning hurried towards Hervais Manor.

But just as he arrived near the manor, a hint of blood scent caught Nie Ning's attention.

Sensing that something was wrong with the manor, Nie Ning immediately put on his mask, climbed over the wall, and leaped into the courtyard.

Nie Ning quickly approached the castle and saw several servants lying in pools of blood, and sounds of fighting could be heard from the castle from time to time.

Time was pressing; Nie Ning immediately rushed to the second floor, only to find several masked men chasing and killing a maid.

Nie Ning's face was grim; with a wave of his hand, a large number of earth spikes protruded from the walls, piercing all the masked men, who had the strength of an Elementary Knight, to death.

The maid had never seen such a scene; she was scared out of her wits and kept crying and begging them to spare her.

"Where is Lilith?"

Nie Ning asked the maid in a hoarse voice.

"I don't know, I only saw Norma take Miss Lilith and head towards the south."

The maid pointed south, sobbing.

Nie Ning felt anxious and jumped directly down from the corridor, then chased towards the south.

These killers were all of Elementary Stage strength, and even with Norma's strength, she had to flee; it was hard to imagine who could be chasing Lilith.

...

In a residential area under construction.

"Hand over the item, and I can spare your lives!"

A masked man held a long sword, pointing at Lilith, who had fallen to the ground.

And nearby, several men in black were besieging Norma.

At this moment, Norma was anxious.

Although her strength was very strong, the opponents had two peak Mid-level Knights and several peak Elementary Stage Knights; even for her, it was impossible to break out in a short time.

What was even more fatal was that the knight in front of Lilith was very likely a High-Tier Knight!

"What item? I haven't taken anything."

Lilith retreated continuously with a sobbing tone.

"Then don't blame me; if you're dead, I can just search for it myself."

Hearing this, the masked man raised his long sword, preparing to strike.

But just then, the masked man's expression changed, and he looked up at the building nearby.

At this moment, a black shadow crashed through the wall and kicked the man in black away at lightning speed.

Looking at Lilith, who was covered in tears, Nie Ning's anger could not be contained.

Just as the masked man stood up, Nie Ning had already arrived in front of him and grabbed the masked man's throat.

Feeling the force coming from his throat, the masked man raised his sword to counterattack, but Nie Ning backhanded and grabbed his arm joint; as Nie Ning exerted force, the entire arm was torn off by Nie Ning.

"Tell me who your employer is."

Nie Ning asked, looking at the masked man with a cold and stern expression.

"You can't afford to offend the person behind me, and neither can I. As long as you let her give us the item, we will leave here immediately."

The masked man was covered in sweat and said while struggling.

"Since you are unwilling to speak, then go die!"

Fierce flames ignited in Nie Ning's hand, instantly engulfing the masked man.

Seeing this, the remaining masked men hurriedly gave up besieging Norma and turned to flee to the other side.

Looking at the masked man who had been burned to a charred corpse in his hand, Nie Ning threw him directly to the ground and immediately chased after the fleeing men in black.

Even a High-Tier Knight was subdued by Nie Ning in an instant; the other men in black naturally couldn't escape their doom.

In just a moment, most of the men in black were killed by Nie Ning, and only one man in black with the strength of an Intermediate Knight escaped.

...

Returning to Lilith's side, Norma looked nervous and tightened her grip on her long sword subconsciously.

Although the other party had killed those men in black, she also didn't know if the other party was a friend or foe, or if they were also here to compete for that unknown item.

"Do you know who they are?"

Nie Ning asked, looking at Lilith.

Nie Ning understood the principle of cutting weeds and eliminating roots.

He had also asked the remaining men in black, but these people were more stubborn than he had imagined and were unwilling to reveal who their employer was at all.

"I don't know."

Lilith stood behind Norma, speaking in a timid, low voice.

Nie Ning frowned slightly.

Didn't know, or didn't want to say?

Seeing that Lilith wouldn't say, Nie Ning didn't continue to pursue the question, but turned and left directly.

"What is your name?"

Norma suddenly asked.

Nie Ning didn't answer; he waved his hand and walked into the alley nearby just like that.

...

After leaving the residential area, Nie Ning used Shadow Gliding Steps to chase in the direction where the man in black had fled.

Not long after, he arrived in front of a five-story abandoned building.

Nie Ning looked at the abandoned building in front of him, and then a wisp of white smoke drifted out from it.

It was the Frenzied Giant Bear soul body that Nie Ning had released.