Chapter 63: Tough Battle
What a disgusting feeling—! Zane was once again sent flying by an overwhelming power, thinking this in mid-air.
“Brother Fengchen was actually sent flying again!” Endless Sea exclaimed.
“Don’t just stand there, catch her!” Brother Shiu shouted.
“Oh oh!” Endless Sea hurriedly replied, then started to feel conflicted. Now Brother Fengchen was a little girl; if he caught her, would that be taking advantage?
Then…
“Uh—!”
Zane flew past him and perfectly avoided him—crashing into Youyoufen.
“Ugh” so painful… eh, it doesn’t seem very painful, more like a soft and comfortable feeling.
Is the floor this soft?
Could it be Wish—mud?
No, it doesn’t feel moist at all! It’s soft and resilient, like two meatballs.
Wait…! Zane suddenly thought of a possibility.
She carefully pressed down on the two soft things behind her with force,
“Ah—!”
Then used the momentum to stand up.
As for what the truth was, that wasn’t important right now; she had to quickly return to help Starry; from Starry’s perspective, things were about to fall apart!
Brother Shiu was dumbfounded; how could this kid look so unfazed!
“Who’s calling?” Endless Sea wondered.
“…Just go help fight the boss,” Brother Shiu replied, speechless.
“Right! Hang in there, heroine! I’m coming to help!”
…
At the moment the ice was shattered, the energy ball of the skeletal horse was fully charged, its head raised high, aimed at Starry.
“Poof!”
The pitch-black energy ball was filled with a terrifying elemental fluctuation; this strike was not much weaker than the Dark Slash!
Can’t take it head-on!
The skeletal horse was very tall, at least one point five meters high, so Starry ducked down to avoid this attack. Of course, she wasn’t dodging while it was being fired; with Starry’s current movement speed, that was impossible.
Predicting, though not personally, Zane had experienced the essence of combat through those real battles, so she understood a bit.
The Death Knight was surprised; this human… was a bit special.
“Little An!” Feiya shouted angrily, then lowered her voice. “You can’t attack them; these brave adventurers have taken down three teams of ghouls… we can’t let their efforts go to waste!”
“Ha!” It was as if the Death Knight heard something funny, swinging his sword down carelessly.
Starry dodged awkwardly; why was he attacking her when they could just have a conversation!
“When Holyflower Village was in distress, why did no one help us?” the Death Knight swung his sword again in anger.
Miss!
Starry barely avoided it.
“What does it matter if these so-called adventurers kill ghouls? Will Holyflower Village be revived because of it?” It seemed he was tired of Starry’s evasiveness.
Andrada exuded a strong sense of death energy,
Charge!
Oh no, there was no way to dodge in this blind spot!
“Wish—Fire Curtain!”
Flames rose, forming a wall of fire in front of Starry.
But the threat of death did not end there; this fire was not a solid entity!
Vines and frost had no effect on him, and the swamp seemed unable to intercept his movement.
What to do? Am I going to lose a level?
“Heroine, don’t panic! Watch me!” Endless Sea flipped and leaped over the broken wall to land in front of Starry!
Guardian Shield!
At the same time, the Death Knight crossed through the fire wall, charging at high speed; thus, the flames only inflicted one damage check on him.
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Close to a thousand damage! Unfortunately, he only got one hit in.
Endless Sea had full confidence in his 3000+ health; at this stage, an ordinary knight, even with all points invested, only had about 2000 health. Plus, with the Guardian Shield, blocking one charge should be easy, right?
Unfortunately, he overlooked one point: the charge damage while mounted was doubled!
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In an instant, his health dropped to 12%!
“Good thing I didn’t…” Before he could finish, the Death Knight, frowning, struck again.
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This time, Endless Sea was completely dead and returned to the city.
Starry seized the opportunity to jump away from her original position.
“Little An…” Feiya chanted softly.
“Don’t call me that!” the Death Knight shouted furiously. “I am now a noble Death Knight, and you are merely a petty wraith. As long as I wish, your broken soul can be annihilated at any time.”
Feiya lowered her head, sobbing with each breath.
“Damn it…” Brother Shiu was taken out just like that; without Starry present, there was no chance of winning!
“Clang!”
The sound of the giant stick clashing with the sword.
“Wishcaster? What are you dawdling about!” Lord Xisi’s booming voice snapped Zane back to reality.
She was actually dazed during the battle!
Right, now is not the time to think about that; whether Starry is here or not, she must do her best!
“Wish—Mud!”
The barren land received moisture, quickly transforming into a muddy pit; this time, the skeletal horse was deeply stuck, and the immobilized status effect took hold!
“Damn!” the Death Knight cursed softly, jumping off the skeletal horse to escape the mud.
Lord Xisi stood firm with his giant stick.
“How dare a mere goblin resist the undead!?” Andrada laughed in rage, “Since that’s the case, you will pay the price for your ignorance!”
Dark energy surged over the blade; unlike the previous Dark Slash, this strike covered the entire sword body, with swirling destructive power pressing down on everyone; this must be that skill, Death Entanglement! Moreover, it also had a pressure effect!
Not good! This move must be interrupted!
But now there were no skills left to use; advancing would be tantamount to seeking death.
Explosive Flame!
The searing fire element raised the temperature a few degrees, yet the Death Knight paid it no mind.
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The reason was simple; Death Entanglement had already formed!
Lord Xisi was in danger!
But he remained calm, nonchalantly throwing out an explosive device.
“Hmph, how dare such a trivial item be used against the undead.” The Death Knight scoffed and raised his sword to attack!
“Boom!!!!”
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Though weakened significantly, the explosive device still retained its power from years past!
Furthermore, with the blast’s momentum, the Death Knight actually took a few steps back, the death energy at the edge of his sword dissipated!
“Great job! Go, Lord Xisi!” Youyoufen’s face still bore a hint of blush as she cheered for Lord Xisi.
“…” The Death Knight fell silent.
One could feel his anger at max level.
However, since the Death Entanglement had been interrupted, what would be the next move? A charge? Another Dark Slash? Or just a simple strike?
Lord Xisi appreciated this very much, as he understood his master’s temperament.
Seizing the victory, a five-fold throw!
To allow Lord Xisi to utilize his abilities better, before leaving the city, Youyoufen had specifically packed many stones and explosive devices in her bag; in other words, she had a backpack full of junk materials.
The explosive devices were the work of a level 1 engineer, conveniently sold at the general store.
Rocks flew in parallel with each other, forming a perfect triangle, comprising fifteen stones that struck the Death Knight with incredible force.
