Chapter 47: Siege

Tally seized the opportunity and 【Flashed】 to his side.

She swung the 【Scythe-Claw Reverse Blade】 in a wide arc, stabbing straight into the Shadow Mage's back.

Clang!

The final layer of the spell shield was smoothly shattered, and a gory wound was carved into the opponent's back.

The Shadow Mage let out a shrill scream.

He had been fighting Tally for a long time; even in the most dangerous situations, he had not seen her reveal any other trump cards, so he assumed their mission was merely to delay.

He did not expect this fellow to possess a weapon with 【Magic Special Attack】!

And since it could shatter his spell shield in one hit, its grade must not be low!

He instantly panicked.

He hurriedly tried to dive into the shadow.

Mages were just like this: their bodies were frail, and once the last line of defense was broken, they would face the most dangerous attacks directly.

And Tally had been waiting for him all along.

She condensed a ball of pitch-black spiritual energy in her hand and smashed it violently onto the ground.

Hiss!

In the next instant, countless spiritual spikes formed from shadows erupted from the ground right where the Shadow Mage was diving.

They directly impaled the panicked mage and dragged him out.

"【Shadow Edge Breaks Concealment】?! Why does a Sixth-Rank Early Stage whose aura isn't even stable know this?!!"

The mage's tone was full of disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Who do you think you are? Do you think I owe you an explanation? Ghoul! Go bite him!"

After Tally cast this spell, her physical spiritual energy experienced a brief stagnation, leaving her unable to pursue immediately.

Pan Ni quickly commanded the ghoul servants to swarm forward.

The Shadow Mage frantically flung dozens of 【Magic Missiles】.

But these newly transformed ghoul servants were soldiers who had died on the battlefield; their skills were still intact, and three of the servants broke through the barrage first, biting down on the mage.

"Ahhh!!! Damn it! Get off!!"

He activated his mana to cast the wide-area 【Repulsion Technique】, blasting all the ghouls away.

But at the same time, a chunk of flesh from his arm and shoulder remained in the mouth of one of them, and the wounds showed signs of 【Rotting Corpse Poison】.

Just as the mage tried to recondense his spell shield, Tally 【Flashed】 over again and flung the glass bottle in her hand at his face.

As the glass shattered, a large glob of green liquid splattered with a thud; at that moment, he realized with shock that his mana immediately receded and rapidly dissolved away.

"W-what is this!"

Several 【Spiritual Arrows】 rained down from the sky, striking his thighs and abdomen respectively.

The excruciating pain made his mind reel, nearly rendering him unable to think.

"You bastard!!!"

He stumbled behind a locust tree and hurriedly gulped down several bottles of antidote magic potions.

The Shadow Mage glanced at the disposable magic ring in his hand.

This was the 【Full Restoration】 given by Bishop Yuguozhu.

It could instantly return the user's state to their peak, but the side effect would leave him bedridden and unable to move for the following week.

He had experienced this misery before, so he had always avoided encountering such a situation again.

But now, there was no other choice!

"Truly unexpected that there is such an organization in Shi Ying Town."

He did not recognize Rod's appearance and did not connect him to the Forest Warden of the Wind Wall Forest; he only assumed this was a secret organization protecting Shi Ying Town from the shadows.

Just as he was about to activate the ring, the Shadow Mage suddenly felt his face itch.

It was an itch that surpassed pain.

A green, graceful figure appeared before him.

"Tree Spirit?"

The opponent's large eyes, shimmering with white light, were reflected before his eyes, momentarily stealing his mind.

The mana that could have activated the magic ring stagnated.

In his daze, he felt himself falling into an ocean paved with vines, soft and reassuring, then slowly sinking into sleep, as if returning to his mother's womb.

The Tree Spirit's innate spiritual technique—【Soul-Seizing Spirit Snatching】!

When Tally and Pan Ni arrived, only a corpse with its neck twisted by vines remained beside the locust tree.

"Hi, Vivian, we owe this to you."

She was already exhausted and collapsed onto the ground beside them.

Even after gulping down two bottles of magic potions, she had not recovered; there was no help for it, hunger could not be cured by anything else.

Pan Ni took the potion given by the succubus and looked curiously at Vivian.

"Who is this?"

"Her? Hmm, you could say she is your senior, of course, but she is still my junior."

"Ah! Hello, Senior Vivian! I am Pan Ni!" The ghoul noticed the curse mark on the Tree Spirit's collarbone.

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The Tree Spirit did not respond, but asked: "Where is Rod?"

Pan Ni frowned.

"Here I must criticize you, Senior; even if the Master is not present, you cannot address him by his name behind his back!" Having said that, she secretly glanced at Tally.

Showing loyalty before the Master isn't enough; one must also show it before the Master's right-hand man!

Unexpectedly, Tally didn't care, pointing lightly toward the central battlefield.

The Tree Spirit cast 【Tree Walker】 and vanished on the spot.

Pan Ni immediately panicked.

"Young Lady Tally, let us hurry there as well."

"What are you afraid of? The Master is incredibly tough; he won't lose so easily to that orc. In fact, in that aspect, he's even stronger than an orc."

"But Miss Vivian will steal all the credit. If the Master favors her even more because of this..."

Tally glanced at this ghoul.

Is this fellow so eager because he wants to compete for favor?

Then she waved her hand, unable to help but mock Ji De Xiang Fa.

With my fresh and versatile body here, how could the Master possibly be interested in a ghoul?

Over there.

The high-intensity clash between Rod and the orc Amy had eased off.

The 【Sacrificial Body Sword】 in his hand was chipped with countless notches, and his upper clothing had been shredded into fragments by sword winds.

A large footprint remained on his face.

The feral female orc played no fair; she only attacked and never defended. Rod paid the price of taking a flying kick head-on to deliver a complete 【Six Flashes】 to her.

Amy now knelt half on the ground, panting heavily, her body covered in wounds of varying depths.

She had withdrawn from the 【Frenzy】 state; her skin had turned green again, though the blood left behind still stained her body.

In this clash, Rod ultimately gained the advantage due to his superhuman durability.

"You have lost, orc."

"Amy... didn't... didn't lose. Amy is just... tired."

Among orcs, she was of a very slender type; her upward-pointing fangs weren't too large, and her nose was even more delicate than some human women's.

Her dark brown hair was tied into a slightly smaller braid that draped over her shoulder, while the tube top below was made of special orcish hide material and had suffered almost no damage.

At this moment, Vivian burst out from a nearby tree trunk.

Raising her hand, she immediately unleashed a 【Steel Vine Charge Kill】 on the orc.

Amy cried out in pain, but the steel vines could not pierce her body directly; instead, they hoisted her into mid-air.

"Two against one! Amy won't fight! You're cheating! This doesn't count!"

An orc never loses.

Amy took the easy way out, smoothly forced into defeat in the two-against-one fight.

"Vivian? Why have you come?"

"Not seeking help, Vivian. Why?"

The Tree Spirit's tone was more urgent than before; even Rod could see she was somewhat angry.

Before an answer could be given, the clouds in the sky suddenly gathered together, forming a massive black cloud.

A powerful spiritual pressure suddenly plummeted downward.

Both Rod and Vivian were forced to their knees by the pressure.

"All trash."

On the hillside, Yuguozhu Sect looked down coldly.

The moment he sensed the death of the You Ying Fa mage, he immediately knew something was wrong and rushed to the battlefield without stopping.

Moreover, upon seeing the scene now, his eyes widened instantly, and rage surged uncontrollably upward!

It was that damn Forest Warden again!

(End of this chapter)