Chapter 58 - Battle

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The Spying Eye suddenly turned a shade of glaring scarlet and blared with a piercing sound. The scarlet light shone on Lin Fei, whose form was slowly becoming visible. This was the warning of an attack given by the Spying Eye!

‘There’s an ambush!’ The Necromancer’s pupils contracted swiftly. The Poison Wizard was almost reached by Lin Fei’s cold dagger.

Suddenly, his Lockheed Soul Staff shot a beam of soft blue light. A skeleton soldier seemed to have been conjured out of thin air. It appeared suddenly and planted itself between Lin Fei and the Poison Wizard.

That was quick! Nobody expected the Necromancer to be able to react under such circumstances.

If Lin Fei wanted to attack the Poison Wizard, she would have to bypass this skeleton soldier. If they had a few more seconds to react, Lin Fei would be under heavy fire.

However, Xiao Ling and the others did not have the time to consider all this right now. They stuck to the original plan. Their target was the Necromancer! He was the core member of this team. Tian Kuang had already warned them not to change their target halfway through the battle no matter what happened. They knew that Lin Fei might run into trouble. However, Xiao Ling and Tian Fei could not help her at all.

Relieving a besieged ally by laying siege to the attackers’ home base was also a way out of this predicament. Xiao Ling and Tian Fei sent their instantaneous spells shooting toward the Necromancer.

Lin Fei did not slow down. She was almost upon the skeleton soldier now. If she tangled with the skeleton soldier, she would have to do some fighting.

The skeleton soldier’s dark eyes were staring at Lin Fei. It raised its scythe and slashed it at Lin Fei.

A white stream of light descended upon the skeleton soldier. Under the shine of this holy white light, the skeleton’s bones sizzled and burned. It melted into wisps of smoke among the white light.

It was a Priest’s Purge! When he saw the skeleton soldier turning to smoke under his Purge, Tian Kuang smiled. As he expected, these skeleton soldiers could never withstand a Priest’s pious power of belief.

Seeing the skeleton soldier being powerlessly purged, a frantic look flashed across the Poison Wizard’s eyes. He retreated backward, but Lin Fei gave him no chances. A Rogue’s nimbleness and agility were not just for show!

She reached the Poison Wizard in an instant. Her dagger was like a venomous snake set to pounce, and she stabbed it into the Poison Wizard’s neck. The Poison Wizard’s eyes lost focus, and he was now stunned.

Curse of Feebleness! The Shadow Wizard’s curse landed on Lin Fei. She felt her limbs grow heavy.

However, this sensation merely lasted for an instant. A sense of warmth flowed into her body and chased the feeling of feebleness away. It was a Priest’s Dispel! Lin Fei knew that with Tian Kuang behind her, she would never die. It was a trust of steel.

When he saw the Poison Wizard being controlled, the Necromancer quickly cast a summoning spell. Currently, he was focused on the Demon Boar King. Many of his skills were cooling down. Because of the Lockheed Soul Staff, he could not launch any attacks. It was too late to save him!

A loud wail came from the Demon Boar King’s side. Without the Poison Wizard’s healing, the Rogue became the first sacrificial victim. With three hits from the Demon Boar King, it sent the fragile Rogue back into the underworld. Even at his death, he did not know what the Poison Wizard, who should have been healing him, had been up to.

The orc Warrior was being pushed back by the Demon Boar King. He parried its blows with his sword. As he saw his health bar almost drying up, he cursed and drank a Journeyman rank health potion.

Lin Fei’s dagger danced in the air. She drank a potion that enhanced her physical attacks. She landed blow after shocking blow. Every strike took 70 to 80 points from her opponent’s health bar, and there was a spurting sound as fresh blood sprayed everywhere.

The Poison Wizard remained stunned until he died. After all, with his short health bar, he had no chance of surviving a Rogue’s powerful attacks.

The Elemental Mage and Shadow Wizard finally noticed what was happening. They rained down their spells mercilessly. Lin Fei’s health points were now critically low.

When the Poison Wizard fell, something seemed to have dropped from his body. Lin Fei picked it up and smiled beautifully. Her peerlessly charming smile could have made the world fall heads over heels for her. With Windwalking, she sprinted away like a fleeting shadow and disappeared from the Spying Eye’s detection range. She did not leave the scene directly. She paused at the edge of the detection range and bandaged her wounds. She was ready for another round of sneak attacks.

Xiao Ling and Tian Fei’s spells streaked toward the Necromancer. He was alert against the presence of other players around himself. When he saw the incoming spells, he quickly hid behind a skeleton soldier, which took the two spells for him and was sent flying. What a cunning fellow!

The Necromancer was clearly a veteran of PvP battles. Compared to the Poison Wizard and Shadow Wizard who were killed with a single blow, his operation skills and awareness were at another level. It would be difficult to sneak up on him.

Xiao Ling and Tian Fei ran as they kept shooting spells at the Necromancer. They impeded the Necromancer’s movements as they dealt with the attacks from the Elemental Mage and the Shadow Wizard. With spellcasters on both sides, their fight was basically running around while bombarding the other side with spells. However, Xiao Ling, Tian Fei, and Tian Xin were supported by Tian Kuang. Although they were lacking in levels, they still had a clear advantage.

The Necromancer swept his gaze across the battlefield and quickly discovered Tian Kuang’s position. He shouted to his companions, “Three o’clock. Kill the Priest first!”

The Elemental Mage and Shadow Wizard looked in the direction in which the Necromancer pointed and quickly noticed where Tian Kuang was. They shifted their focus onto Tian Kuang now and their spells found a new target.

“RAWR!” Slash of Dancing Wind! The orc Warrior roared in the distance. The sword in his hands shone brightly and slashed at the Demon Boar King’s body. The Demon Boar King gave a furious squeal before keeling over.

However, the Demon Boar King had also dealt some heavy damage to them before it died. The skeleton soldiers were wiped out, the golden skeleton was full of mottled wounds, and the orc Warrior’s health points were low. He was panting in the distance.

The orc Warrior glanced at the dropped items. It seemed to be a single piece of equipment. This level 20-ish equipment was not worth much in gold.

The orc Warrior bandaged himself up. He dared not dally, and hurried over to the battlefield.

The Necromancer’s fingers flexed, and the golden skeleton returned to his side. They huddled together outside the range of the spells.

Xiao Ling and the others stopped as well. Although the Necromancers and the others were heavily wounded, they were still strong. They had the golden skeleton on their side as well. The outcome would not be decided too soon.

Tian Kuang seized this opportunity to sit down and drink some spring water to replenish his mana. He had been casting healing spells repeatedly. He had consumed much of his mana.

The Shadow Wizard walked up to the Necromancer, and said in an undertone, “The map has been dropped.”

An unbound special item obtained from special quests would be dropped once the owner was killed. The map was owned by the Poison Wizard. They did not expect the ambushers to be this quick.

They key issue was that the Shadow Wizard’s Spying Eye did not have the desired effect. Lin Fei had been too quick. They did not have the time to react, and now the Poison Wizard was dead.

When he heard the Shadow Wizard’s words, the Necromancer’s expression became even colder.