Chapter 90: Longyuan Knight
When they regained their senses, everyone found themselves in a space the size of a palace.
On the ground, deep blue patterns crisscrossed the gray floor, forming countless intersecting triangles that looked mysterious and ungraspable.
A massive stone door blocked their retreat behind them.
The stone door was over 3 meters high, carved with incomprehensible designs, but the number ‘1’ above the door was probably understandable.
This was the first floor of the Tower of Forgetting.
Following the patterns on the floor, their sights extended outward, revealing hundreds of statues! They stood in neat, solemn formations, resembling an army.
These statues were roughly the size of adult men, or perhaps slightly taller, with an average height of at least 1.8 meters.
They held a variety of cold weapons, standing motionless like living beings.
In addition, there were several large figures — massive statues towering on either side, a total of four, each estimated to be over 3 meters high, almost as tall as the stone door.
Behind the towering statues was a layer of translucent light blue film.
Through this film, the vast landscape could be clearly seen — an endless sky?
“Ding!”
System Notification: You have entered ‘Tower of Forgetting Floor 1’, the challenge has begun, please prepare yourself at all times!
As soon as the system popped up the notification, it seemed to trigger some kind of switch.
The deep blue patterns beneath their feet lit up, as if electricity flowed through them, instantly illuminating the entire space with a magnificent blue light!
“Crack, crack—”
Furthermore, all the statues emitted a strange sound; could it be that they were being unpetrified!?
What they feared had come to pass; in less than 10 seconds, chunks of stone fell from the statues, revealing fully armed warriors!
Simultaneously, a series of light blue numbers appeared at the center.
59:59
59:58
“Achen, look at that!” Brother Shiu pointed at the flickering numbers.
“Got it! I guess we need to achieve some event within the time limit. Given the situation, we probably need to defeat all these enemies!” Zane quickly replied. “There are too many of them. Let’s form a formation against the wall. Brother Shiu, can you sort out the positions for us? Leave two spaces for me; I’ll go check the enemies’ attributes first!”
Endless Sea nodded, “Understood!” Then he added, “This stone door doesn’t look very secure. There might be some mechanisms, so let’s form an arc against the nearby wall, and all ranged classes should go first!”
At this critical moment, everyone efficiently formed a circular formation towards the corner, minimizing the damage they would take.
Zane transformed into a Gray Wolf, and Starry deftly jumped on, then charged toward the large army before them.
“This is my first time seeing such a spectacular scene since the initial CG…” Zimei exclaimed in surprise.
“Whatever happens next, I won’t be surprised…” Cute Orange said, her mouth agape in astonishment.
“…”
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With the boost from Pride of the Wolf Clan, Zane quickly approached the enemies.
“Crack, crack—”
Suddenly, all the enemies turned their gazes towards him simultaneously.
Being stared at like that was quite scary; fortunately, Zane believed he had thick enough skin to tough it out as he checked their information,
Longyuan Knight (Elite)
Rarity: Silver Grade
Level: 28
Health: 10,000
Attack: 159-178
Physical Defense: 90
Magical Defense: 90
Skills: Charge, Dragon Soul Armor, Sun Slash
Description: The Longyuan Legion, once an invincible myth of ancient times, vanished after a single defeat. The Longyuan Knights are the candidates for dragon riders, with numerous talented individuals trained in this legion every year.
Silver elite!? Taking another look, he wasn’t mistaken!
Moreover, the nearby smaller creatures had the same properties, meaning… the entire imposing army in front of him was composed of elite-level monsters!
An invincible myth from ancient times… Zane felt a chill run down his spine.
Now was not the time to make a move; while they were still inactive, he needed to return to formation, or else being charged by over a hundred silver knights one after another was simply unmanageable!
These legion-type monsters would not adhere to any hate mechanics; as warriors, even after turning into statues, their instinct to obey commands remained intact.
As a 3-meter-tall warrior at the back took a step forward.
“Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang!”
The synchronized footsteps thudded against the ground; they were merely walking, yet they created a thunderous sound, leading Zane to doubt if they might break the floor from the force.
Not a single soldier fell behind or rushed ahead, advancing in an orderly fashion.
That’s frightening, right!? Is this fighting against a regular army?
Zane quickly retreated and relayed the attributes to the team.
For a moment, no one could speak; Brother Shiu and the others had only encountered the eerie Death Knights before; now seeing a troop comparable to weakened Death Knights naturally shocked them greatly.
Fortunately, the formation was already set.
Endless Sea, Chuxue, Zane, Starry, and Star Cat formed an arc on the outside, while Traveler Zimei and Lord Xisi safely dealt damage through the gaps, with the others focusing on ranged attacks from the corner.
Soon, the enemies surrounded them tightly.
Blessing — Wish! Zane gently raised his hand, the abundant energy circulated among the team.
Battle Poem!
Inspiring Poem!
A series of buffs raised everyone’s attributes to a new height, providing them some comfort.
As the terrain constricted, the enemies seemed to abandon their formations, with the nearest Longyuan Knights launching the attack first.
Charge!
Zane stood at the center of the outermost position, making him the most exposed to attacks.
“Bang!”
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Three successive charges struck Zane; the damage was manageable; thankfully, this group of knights didn’t have mounts; otherwise, double damage from the charges would be deadly!
But Zane immediately fell into a state of dizziness; the stun effect from this level difference was indeed significant! Even under the influence of the Toughness Bracelet, he still had 4.5 seconds of control time remaining.
If Zane was in such a state, the others would find it even more difficult.
Endless Sea firmly held his shield forward, preparing to block; he wasn’t yet level 21; otherwise, with the Heart of Protection equipped, his tankiness would definitely surpass what it was now!
Guardian Shield!
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The knights, upon reaching level 20, learned a new passive skill — Steel Body, which could reduce 5% of all damage taken; thus, under the dual damage reduction of the Guardian Shield, he only lost less than 1500 health.
Similarly, as a melee class, Brawlers had a defensive skill — Indomitable Will, which could remove all debuffs and reduce damage from the next attack by 50% upon activation.
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After taking one hit, Chuxue immediately activated Indomitable Will.
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This left her with over 2000 health.
Starry, with over 200 in physical defense, didn’t have much to worry about; even under level suppression, a charge only dealt her just over 100 health, and the second hit even missed, allowing her to recover health easily.
Star Cat’s health was close to 10,000, thicker than Zane’s; her health bar was relatively healthy.
However, the frontlines were all immobilized by the stun.
