Chapter 18: The Most Badass Shield, Skeleton Warrior Appears

Lin Caier, who had heard the sound, also grew solemn in expression.

Jiang Chen had already sensed the incoming enemy; the skeleton warrior had already given him a warning.

Besides the archer and mage seen today, there is now also a knight wielding a sword and shield.

These three people respectively surrounded Jiang Chen and Lin Caier from different directions.

Lin Caier furrowed her delicate little face, brows tightly locked.

"These people are really persistent; just because of an intermediate skill scroll, they've been chasing me for several days, and they still don't intend to give up."

Lin Caier angrily stomped her foot, then said to Jiang Chen: "I'm leaving; if we ever get the chance again, I'll come find you to play."

Whoosh!

A sharp arrow suddenly shot from the darkness, but Lin Caier reacted extremely quickly, instantly sidestepping to dodge the arrow.

However, unexpectedly, the arrow exploded, splitting into two beams of light that shone respectively on Jiang Chen and Lin Caier.

Immediately, a huge mark appeared above the heads of Jiang Chen and Lin Caier, flashing bright light in the night like a lit bulb.

"Oh no, this is a marking arrow!"

Lin Caier's face turned deathly pale; she realized the situation had become complicated.

Jiang Chen also recalled the description of the marking arrow.

This is a skill of the archer that can mark a target, making it very conspicuous and preventing it from entering an invisible state.

The marking arrow is especially effective against professions like assassins, as it can limit their invisibility skill.

Moreover, in instances, the marking arrow can also be used to deal with monsters skilled at invisibility.

If marked by an archer, the invisibility skill fails, making escape very difficult.

"This time you won't be able to escape."

A cold

A laugh rang out, and the mage we had seen before walked out from the thicket.

On the other side, the archer stood in a tree.

Moreover, a knight had also approached.

The mage gripped his staff tightly, his cold gaze sweeping over Jiang Chen and Lin Caier.

"I had long guessed you two were working together."

"A filthy assassin plus an evil undead summoner—what a perfect combination."

A faint light flashed in Lin Caier's hand, and a dagger glowing with a cyan light already appeared in her hand.

"He has nothing to do with this; I'll give you the skill scroll, and we can go our separate ways, owing nothing to each other."

The archer standing in the tree sneered: "Maybe it was possible a day ago, but now we think killing you would be safer."

The mage followed up: "Dead people are the safest; that way no one will know we have an intermediate skill scroll, saving us a lot of trouble."

Lin Caier whispered to Jiang Chen: "Once the fight starts, I'll hold them off; you hurry and escape."

Jiang Chen looked at her and asked softly: "What about you?"

"I am a shadow assassin; night is my domain, so I naturally have a way to escape."

Jiang Chen knew Lin Caier was just saying that; if she could really defeat the opponent, she wouldn't be forced to flee today.

Obviously, the opposing side's strength is even greater.

As a shadow assassin, perhaps she could have escaped before, but now that she's been hit by the marking arrow, her invisibility skill has failed, making her chances of escape extremely slim.

The archer coldly said: "No need to waste words with them; don't waste time, kill them."

The mage raised his staff, releasing a bright light that illuminated the surroundings, at the same time also dispelling the darkness, increasing the mage's

spell hit rate.

This is the mage's profession, illumination spell.

More importantly, this illumination spell can counter the assassin's invisibility skill, making Lin Caier feel very uncomfortable.

Every possible escape route will now be blocked one by one.

"Let's fight them!"

The dagger in Lin Caier's hand glowed faintly; her body tensed as she began to look for an opportunity.

The archer stood in the tree, the bowstring fully drawn, ready to shoot at any moment.

The knight assumed a charging posture, rushing at them with astonishing speed.

At this moment, the mage's staff also lit up, as he chanted some spell.

This clearly was intended to be a one-hit kill on the two of them, leaving no chance to escape.

"We're doomed!" Lin Caier's face turned deathly pale as she suddenly shoved Jiang Chen hard, pushing him out of the attack range.

But Jiang Chen stood unmoving; she couldn't push him at all.

Jiang Chen lightly lifted his finger, and a skeleton warrior immediately appeared beside him.

The skeleton warrior steadfastly guarded Lin Caier's side.

"A summoned entity? What a waste of effort!"

The mage's eyes showed deep contempt, completely disregarding the skeleton warrior.

"Great fireball spell!"

The mage's huge fireball appeared, illuminating the surroundings like daylight, flames scattering everywhere.

Only a 20th-level mage can unleash this skill; its power is extraordinary—being hit by such a fireball means either death or injury.

Lin Caier's face drastically changed; she hurriedly pulled Jiang Chen, trying to dodge to the side.

The mage obviously had strong combat experience, and immediately afterward released a spiritual power entanglement.

As Lin Caier was pulling Jiang Chen to dodge, she suddenly felt Jiang Chen's body become heavier, in bewilderment.

Already

Felt spiritual power condense into thin threads that entwined around both of their feet, slowing their steps.

The archer also wasn't idle; the bowstring began to buzz and vibrate, and the arrow shot out.

A single arrow in midair suddenly split into three—it was actually a Triple Arrow.

This is the archer's skill, which can directly cause triple damage.

The knight's charge also brought him closer to the two of them now.

"Ah, this is bad!"

Lin Caier's face grew ever paler; she exerted force again, trying to push Jiang Chen out of the area under attack.

Suddenly, two skeleton warriors appeared on either side of Lin Caier.

In total, three skeleton warriors tightly guarded Lin Caier's side, like three shields, providing firm defense.

Boom—

The mage's Great Fireball Spell smashed onto the skeleton warrior's body, sending another burst of fire scattering.

At the same time, the archer's Three Arrow Beams also struck the skeleton warrior's body, producing a constant clanging sound.

The knight, shield in hand, violently collided with the skeleton warrior; the skeleton warrior showed no tremor, but the knight was knocked to the ground.

"Ah, how could this happen!"

The mage could hardly believe his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

When they had besieged Jiang Chen and the other, he had already probed Jiang Chen and found him to be merely a Level 10 professional.

Even if he could summon necromancy-summoned entities, it couldn't possibly surpass the summoner himself.

Put bluntly, the skeleton warrior is only Level 10 in strength, while he is a Level 21 mage—he could absolutely instant-kill the skeleton warrior...

On one side, the recoiling knight and archer were just like they'd seen a ghost.

What is this situation?

All around suddenly

Then rose the sound of bones rubbing together—1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30...

Exactly 44 skeleton warriors appeared before them.