Chapter 312: Great Melee: A Scorching Situation
"Lightning Strike."
Boom—
The gray-robed mage raised a finger, pointing forward. Blue electric light condensed, transforming into a straight, piercing bolt of lightning that blasted through layer after layer of undead.
"Defense Protection!"
A paladin’s pupils contracted, and they roared loudly as sacred light emerged upon their armor.
With a "crack" sound!
The Lightning Strike hit the armor on the paladin’s chest, shattering the faint protective light.
It easily pierced through the silver-white armor as well, punching through the chest and continuing to shoot toward a paladin behind.
"Pfft!"
Affected by the lightning, the paladin’s body stiffened in place, paralyzed. A charred hole was clearly imprinted on their chest, and mouthfuls of bloody foam spilled from their silver helmet. They collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with unwillingness.
In the blink of an eye!
A third-tier "Lightning Strike" had easily killed two paladins.
It caused the atmosphere on the field to turn solemn in an instant!
The terror and pressure brought by a "Hero Realm" level magic caster surged forward.
Third-tier magic could not be considered high-tier magic, yet it remained a realm that most magic casters without true talent could only reach by exhausting all their strength.
The power of different magic spells varies depending on the caster who releases them.
Therefore.
Even low-tier magic, when cast by powerful magic casters, will display even more terrifying power and effects!
Ultimately, it comes down to the "magic attack" stat; in this other world, it perhaps also includes a bonus from the caster’s research into magic.
"Gerald!"
"Liota!"
The death of their two companions caused other paladins familiar with them to let out angry shouts.
Opposite them.
"Hey, you just killed over ten undead in one go."
The black-armored knight spoke up to remind them.
"What does that matter?"
The gray-robed mage gave a hoarse, indifferent laugh: "They were just a bunch of low-tier undead anyway."
"Oh, your opponent is coming."
Bang—bang—
A silver-white figure, like a beast charging into a flock of sheep, easily slashed and crushed the large number of undead blocking the path between the two sides.
"You damned scum!"
Remedios sprinted, turning into a white streak of light, weaving rapidly through the crowd of undead as she approached the pair.
"Sky Slash!"
"Well done—Hard Strike!" The black-armored knight’s eyes revealed excitement; the ground beneath his feet shattered instantly, and his body vanished into thin air.
In the blink of an eye.
Accompanied by a powerful collision.
Remedios and the black-armored knight turned into one white and one black figure, rapidly engaging in battle.
Swish—swish—
"Triple Shot!"
"Black" Pavel pulled the bowstring, his exquisite longbow shimmering with magical light. Each arrow turned into a straight line, shooting toward the gray-robed mage.
"‘Insect Swarm’!"
The gray-robed mage calmly waved his magic staff.
A dense, cloud-like swarm of thumb-sized insects appeared out of thin air beside him, forming a shield made of the swarm that blocked the three incoming arrows.
Furthermore, these insects did not dissipate but continued to circle around the gray-robed mage, forming a power similar to a defensive spell.
"Fireball!" The gray-robed mage waved his staff again.
Crimson firelight condensed, and an oval-shaped fireball the size of a head, burning with rolling flames, roared toward "Black" Pavel.
"Exploding Arrow!"
"Black" Pavel’s terrifyingly sharp gaze radiated coldness. Although the fireball’s speed was extremely fast, it was far inferior to the speed of lightning.
With his hawk-like vision.
"Black" Pavel easily locked onto the fireball’s trajectory and fired his arrow.
He absolutely could not let the fireball land in the crowd; once it exploded, it would cause massive casualties.
Swish—boom!
The fireball exploded in mid-air, forming a heatwave that instead blew away some of the closer undead, even swallowing some and turning them into ash.
"Not an ordinary archer."
"A troublesome fellow."
The gray-robed mage’s sallow eyes flickered, his somewhat murky gaze noticing something immediately.
Behold!
Among the chaotic flow of people, three figures were approaching his direction at high speed.
"Red" Orland, Go-Jin, and Clementine!
The undead blocking the path in front of the three, just like the situation with that paladin captain earlier, could not form an obstacle at all.
Especially Clementine, who was wearing a black robe and had a slender build; her speed far exceeded the other two, and her entire body exuded a sense of danger that made the gray-robed mage’s hair stand on end.
However—
The moment the gray-robed mage saw Clementine’s somewhat insane smile, he was visibly stunned.
"There’s a setup like this too?"
The gray-robed mage muttered to himself: "Fifth-tier Undead Summoning—Heavy Bone Warrior!"
A blue magic circle appeared beneath his feet.
An undead with rougher, harder bones and armor covering its entire body emerged from the magic circle.
Under the gray-robed mage’s command, it immediately engaged Clementine in battle.
"I’m understanding the Alliance Leader’s thoughts less and less."
Seeing Clementine fighting the Heavy Bone Warrior to a standstill, a sharp glint flashed in the gray-robed mage’s eyes.
The tremors of the ground were getting closer.
Go-Jin and "Red" Orland had already arrived not far away.
"Take out this magic caster first!" Go-Jin shouted loudly.
"Right!"
"Red" Orland grinned ferociously, holding a weapon in each hand, and accelerated his sprinting speed while keeping his body low.
Seeing the alliance between the human and the demi-human.
"Tsk tsk, I am truly moved by this spirit of yours, but unfortunately, your opponent is not me."
The gray-robed mage sneered.
Bang—bang—bang!
A tall black knight, about 2.3 meters in height, holding a black curved longsword in one hand and a black tower shield in the other, ran forward from the rear with long, sprinting strides.
Each time his footsteps landed, the ground shook!
A cold, chilling aura surged into the battlefield, causing the sweltering temperature to drop by several degrees, and even the smell of decay permeating the air seemed to be partially dispelled.
Inside the demon-horned helmet, on that rotting face, a pair of scarlet eyes flickered incessantly like a blinking light.
The thick malice and hatred for the living caused a sense of hair-raising fear to rise in the hearts of all the humans on the battlefield.
"Death Knight!!"
A voice filled with astonishment and terror rang out across the battlefield.
Everyone subconsciously looked toward that terrifying figure charging forward, the dense negative-attribute aura and the intimidation brought by its high level.
It made some of the weaker-willed paladins and priests feel cold in their hands and feet, their bodies becoming stiff.
"Aargh—"
The Death Knight let out a roar, activating its own special ability.
"Taunt"!
Go-Jin and his companion, who had been charging toward the gray-robed mage, uncontrollably bypassed the mage and rushed toward the Death Knight in the rear.
"Hehehe, Fly."
The gray-robed mage’s body lifted into the air, clearing out this area.
Go-Jin and "Red" Orland had ugly expressions, completely unable to control their bodies, and were forced to face the Death Knight charging head-on.
Boom!
The black tower shield smashed into them, and Go-Jin was knocked back several steps.
"Roar!"
A hoarse sound issued from the Death Knight’s rotting throat; while knocking Go-Jin back, it swung the tower shield again to smash toward "Red" Orland at the side.
"Fortress!"
"Crimson" Aolande hurriedly activated a martial art to block.
Hum—
The twin swords collided with the tower shield, barely deflecting the force; before "Crimson" Aolande could retreat, a smear of black cold hair appeared before his eyes.
The black curved longsword in the Death Knight's hand flowed with dense black negative energy, descending with the swing of its arm.
At this moment!
Both weapons in "Crimson" Aolande's hands were already being used to resist the impact of the tower shield; there was simply no time to pull his arms back to defend.
He could only watch helplessly as the blade was about to slash into his head!
In "Crimson" Aolande's mind, memories of the first half of his life even surfaced.
Laozi is actually going to die so easily.
However, dying on the battlefield, and even more so at the hands of a legendary undead, didn't seem so bad.
This thought had just surfaced from within his heart.
Swoosh!
A sharp whistling sound of something piercing the air came from behind; an arrow accurately struck the Death Knight's shoulder as it swung its sword, causing an explosion.
The impact spread.
The Death Knight was not knocked back, but the previous strike had missed.
"Crimson" Aolande hurriedly retreated, feeling a sense of horror at having survived a disaster, and turned his head to look in the direction behind him: "Thanks, Pabeier."
"I'm here to assist you!" Pabeier responded loudly.
"Roar roar!"
The Death Knight roared in anger, the vibrating sound waves dispersing the smoke and dust.
Ge Jin, "Crimson" Aolande, and "Black" Pabeier, the three of them, jointly launched an attack on the Death Knight.
Even so!
The three of them were still unable to inflict effective damage on the Death Knight, and were instead pushed back step by step by the Death Knight.
At this moment.
The situation on the entire battlefield also began to become increasingly chaotic.
It was not just the Death Knight; appearing along with the Death Knight were eight burly and strong demi-human species.
Among them were two—they were actually the Water Elemental Ogre Long and the Earth Elemental Ogre Dui!
Besides these two demi-humans, there were also Blade Armor Insects, Stone-Eating Apes, Beast-Bodied Quadruped Beasts, Winged Demi-humans, and various other strong individuals.
These demi-humans were rotting all over, their eyes gray and defeated; they were clearly undead, yet they all displayed powerful strength and abilities far exceeding low-level undead.
"Everyone, be careful!"
"These are follower zombies created by the Death Knight; you must not be killed by them!"
Kuelate used magic amplification to spread her voice across the entire battlefield in a tone of unprecedented seriousness.
The follower zombies created through the power of the Death Knight reached a difficulty level of "51~54".
In terms of level, they were around level 17 to 18, possessing half the level of the Death Knight; unlike ordinary infected zombies, the number of these follower zombies was limited, and the Death Knight could not create too many.
This force caused the Paladin side to suffer immense pressure.
"Peach" Isadeluo and Gustabo, the two vice-commanders, stood at the very front, alleviating the pressure on the entire Paladin Order.
At the center of the circular defensive formation composed of Paladin Order members, a group of priests continuously released attack magic or protective magic.
"Cuiye, go assist those two vice-commanders," Tang Zheng said to the Cuiye Witch who was standing guard beside him.
"Yes."
The Cuiye Witch quickly stepped forward and left.
"Team Leader Tang!"
Captain Nigen's voice rang out, "Please summon the Surveillance Virtue Angel again; I can also summon one."
"Then deploy an attack-type Peace Virtue Angel to assist!"
Tang Zheng responded with a serious expression: "No problem."
"4th Tier Angel Summoning: Surveillance Virtue Angel"!
"4th Tier Angel Summoning: Surveillance Virtue Angel"!
"4th Tier Angel Summoning: Peace Virtue Angel"!
Dazzling holy light condensed.
Three 4th-tier angels appeared on the field; the two Surveillance Virtue Angels were positioned above everyone's heads, casting defense-enhancing magic on everyone.
Just as the name "Surveillance" implied.
The Surveillance Virtue Angel had a special ability to increase the defensive capabilities of all friendly forces within its field of vision; there were many humans present, so at least two were needed to apply the enhancement to everyone.
Tang Zheng then manipulated the other Peace Virtue Angel, taking the lead in flying into mid-air.
"All of you, assist Team Leader Tang!" Captain Nigen shouted.
"3rd Tier Angel Summoning: Flame Archangel"!
"3rd Tier Angel Summoning: Flame Archangel"!
"……"!
The [Sunlight Scripture] troops no longer held back, and everyone summoned Flame Archangels holding flame swords in unison.
With the Peace Virtue Angel summoned by Tang Zheng as the lead, they took a group of Flame Archangels into the air and charged toward the direction of the gray-robed mages.
The priest group led by Kuelate all showed expressions of astonishment, clearly feeling it was incredible that every member of the [Sunlight Scripture] could summon 3rd-tier Flame Archangels.
"A troop of 80 3rd-tier faith-based magic casters."
Kuelate's pupils constricted, but she quickly suppressed the rising shock, knowing that now was not the time to dwell on this.
The chaotic situation.
Gradually began to be controlled by Tang Zheng and his side.
Only the Death Knight, relying on its defense power of up to level 40 and a series of special powers such as the undead's lack of fatigue, completely suppressed Ge Jin and the others.
"Are you still not going to use your trump card?"
Seeing that the Death Knight had clearly already appeared, neither Captain Nigen nor Kuelate had any intention of using their trump cards.
Tang Zheng couldn't help but frown; what were these two waiting for?
Are they guarding against the leader of [Zuranon]?
Nowadays, as long as the Death Knight is resolved, the crowd of undead spawned by the Death Knight will all perish along with it, or turn into low-level, mindless ordinary zombies or moving corpses.
"No matter what situation they face, humans always have various thoughts."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath, observing the entire battlefield while manipulating the Peace Virtue Angel to attack.
Kleimenting definitely has a problem!
The entire battlefield gradually fell into a stalemate.
As time passed, the Paladin Order members who had scattered to face the large number of undead began to suffer casualties.
Even with the continuous healing and magic buffs from the priest group, while injuries could be recovered, physical strength could not; thus, "casualties" began to appear!
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