Chapter 195: Battle

Possession of a corpse?

Luo De knew this world had the 【Resurrection Shu 】 spell, a technique that could bring the dead back to life.

But it was a highly advanced spell, requiring vast casting time and materials—impossible for someone like him to accomplish in an instant.

Kali Site: "Fascinating. I've never seen this spell before."

Even the interdimensional spell expert Wu Yuyan doesn't know about it?

Luo De: "Can he still be called human?"

"He's almost certainly become a necrotic creature like a ghoul or zombie—fire and lightning effects will be more effective."

Fire and lightning. Hmm, I doubt either of them can use them.

As for the Tree Spirit, Vivian absolutely hates fire spells, and lightning that triggers fire is equally forbidden—she won't use either.

Zombie Selina and Ghoul Pan Ni are even less likely—they naturally repel these two elements after their transformation.

"Vivian!"

Luo De called to the Tree Spirit in midair, "Return now."

This plague mage isn't an opponent easily killed—it might be a long battle.

Using 【Tree World Descends】 again, a spell that drains so much spirituality, wouldn't be wise.

Vivian understood the situation clearly and obediently canceled 【Tree World Descends】, soon arriving at Luo De's side.

Seeing she hadn't been blinded by rage, Luo De smiled and pinched her cheek.

"Well done. But we must conserve spirituality—you'll still need your Control Spirituality technique later."

The Tree Spirit nodded and stood quietly.

At that moment, Kali Site above said:

"【Return to Death Array】 has been canceled. He's trying to seize control of the undead legion—send your Ghoul Young Lady to reclaim command."

Pan Ni hadn't gone far and heard the elf's words.

Still, she waited for her master to signal before acting.

Don't ask—asking means a slave must know her place.

Since Pan Ni already possessed the skill 【Undead Legion】, the army originally belonged to her—she reclaimed command effortlessly in moments.

The plague mage Ameier now inhabited the corpse of a tall rat-man.

He frowned.

He looked up at the cold-faced elf, Kali Site, in the sky.

He sneered, straightening his body: "Since my body is destroyed, I'll have to fight without restraint."

Zombie Selina launched an ice blade at him—he didn't even glance, quickly chanting a spell.

A stone wall erupted upward, trying to block the ice blade.

But the wall's strength was limited and shattered quickly; as stones fell, Ameier had already fired a 【Drain Ray】 straight into Selina's body.

The zombie's midair form stiffened slightly, immediately entering a state of exhaustion.

The cost to Ameier for hitting her was being slammed away by a charging giant owl-bear.

His magical shield shattered instantly; he flew through the air like a cut kite.

But after reincarnating into a necrotic creature, his physical strength hadn't increased—though his pain perception had dropped drastically.

Ameier stood up immediately, casting 【Amber Coffin】 and 【Deep Freeze】 in succession.

A massive crystal coffin materialized in midair, trapping the owl-bear; 【Deep Freeze】's frost crept upward from its feet.

This spell's effect was slow, but if fully frozen, it triggered instant death—even Resurrection spells couldn't revive the victim.

Luo De rushed forward in three strides, catching Selina as she drifted down.

"Sorry, removing the effect takes five minutes."

The zombie, expressionless, stated it plainly.

"You've worked hard—rest while you can."

Luo De carried her to the rear.

Then returned to the front.

Drew his sword, dodged lightning arcs and freezing mist in quick succession, and slashed through the 【Amber Coffin】.

The owl-bear, trapped inside and unable to exert force, had been unable to break free before—now freed, it also dispelled 【Deep Freeze】's effect.

Ameier wasn't surprised; he hurled two 【Blind Command】 spells at the two frontline warriors.

Both were resisted.

He clicked his tongue.

【Soul Seizure】, 【Terrify Sigil】, 【Mass Paralysis】, 【Nibo's Stern Rebuke】.

He unleashed every debuff spell targeting melee fighters—but the results made Ameier's face darken.

The owl-bear at least showed some respect, stiffening slightly.

But what's going on with this forest warden?

These spells would affect even a rock—you're acting like you didn't notice anything?

At this moment, Luo De had advanced smoothly and completed a powerful 【Giant Slash】.

With a burst, 【Heart Flame Affix】 activated, instantly transforming it into a massive flaming greatsword.

The 【Sacrificial Sword】's 【Murderous Intent】, 【Power Surge】, and other amplifying skills ran to their limits.

The next instant, it changed again—a pink-purple malice climbed upward, instantly elevating the flame's power to a new tier.

Swallowing ten Spirit Seeds couldn't have been without effect.

Luo De was certain—this single slash would shatter even the combined strength of the seventh-rank feathered being and demon who attacked Shi Ying Town!

Ameier's lip twitched.

【Bronze Wall】, 【Biological Field】, 【Energy Damage Buffer】, 【Sapphire Veil】, 【Superior Resistance】, 【Weapon Dispel】—all shattered by this blow.

This man's strength and constitution far surpassed sixth-rank—even greater than the threat posed by the seventh-rank Druid transformed into the owl-bear.

"Cannot fight him head-on."

The flames dissipated.

Ameier's rat-man body split in two, then burned to ash by the clinging fire.

But Luo De didn't relax.

He quickly turned—and saw a body rising from the ground.

This time, it wasn't a necrotic creature—it was a Stone Spirit.

And its size was enormous, nearly matching the Druid's owl-bear form.

"Not possession or resurrection... this is too hard to kill."

Luo De sighed.

He retreated repeatedly, stepping out of the battle circle, leaving the Druid and Pan Ni to handle it.

Since this foe couldn't be dealt a fatal blow, he ordered the hidden Tally to remain concealed—she wouldn't appear until the critical moment.

After all, they could handle him well enough—only his endless resurrection made him troublesome.

"Kali Site, any way to pull him into the Tree World like you did with the demon Aatu?"

Kali Site shook her head: "Unlike Aatu's totem school, his power source isn't in his body—trapping the body alone is meaningless."

In other words, even if pulled into the Tree World, he could still resurrect in the real world—and might even escape.

Luo De sighed.

Are seventh-rank mages really this overwhelming? Then how could ordinary spirituality warriors even compete?

This is harder than the combined challenge of the seventh-rank feathered being and demon before!

Saying this, Kali Site hurled 【Frailty】 and 【Stone to Mud】 into the battlefield.

Ameier's Stone Spirit body instantly softened, soon unable to even stand.

The owl-bear seized the chance, smashing its stone armor into sludge with a sideways swipe, sending him flying backward.

【Stone to Mud】 couldn't turn him entirely to mud—but it weakened his constitution by several tiers.

He might even be unable to cast spells requiring constitution checks.

Ameier survived the blow; with a flicker of magic, he dispelled 【Frailty】.

But as he tried to dispel 【Stone to Mud】, Kali Site cast 【Spell Permanence】, locking his muddy state permanently.

Ameier glared angrily at the elf in the sky.

(End of Chapter)