Chapter 19: Either don't do it, or do it to the utmost

Not only were the mage, knight, and archer stunned, Lin Caier was also stunned.

Staring with wide eyes, mouth slightly open, unable to believe it.

The scene before her eyes shocked her greatly; her appearance with a small mouth open was indeed somewhat cute.

Before, she had seen Jiang Chen's skeleton warriors, and at that time she merely thought Jiang Chen was just an ordinary summoner.

A mere level 10 skeleton warrior, its body covered in cracks, and the weapon in its hand was also tattered.

It looked as fragile as a breeze could knock it over, on the verge of collapsing.

Lin Caier could never have imagined that such a summoned entity could be this strong.

The enemy mage's level‑20 skill couldn't even harm it, not even knocking off a single hair...

The archer's Triple Arrow and the knight's charged strike could not inflict any damage on it—truly beyond belief.

Is this really a level‑10 summoned entity? Its strength is somewhat excessive; everyone began to doubt their own eyes.

Even a summoner couldn't possibly conjure over forty summoned entities at once...

Clusters of firelight flared in the darkness, and skeleton warriors appeared one by one, silently surrounding them.

Jiang Chen, surrounded by a heap of skeleton warriors, had an icy gaze, as if the god of death had descended to the mortal realm.

Jiang Chen said nothing more, walking back to Lin Caier's side, his eyes betraying an uncontainable killing intent.

In an instant he issued a command to the skeleton warriors.

With a thought, the skeleton warriors immediately began to move.

The mage's face changed dramatically; he shook his staff, and a shield instantly appeared on him, intending to protect himself.

The energy shield is the mage's signature skill.

The higher the mage's level, the stronger the skill,

the energy shield becomes ever more sturdy.

It is said that those divine‑level mages, shielding themselves, can remain unharmed even under a forbidden‑curse strike.

It is the mage's greatest reliance for survival, given that mages have low agility and slow movement speed.

Unlike the agile archer and assassin professions, speed is their shortcoming.

Moreover, now trapped in the skeleton warriors' encirclement, there is even less room for him to dodge.

After summoning the shield, the mage felt somewhat relieved, but the next scene nearly scared his soul out of his body.

Only saw the skeleton warrior raise its blade and slam its weapon down hard; the energy shield instantly twisted violently.

The mage's face changed drastically, utterly unable to believe his eyes— the skeleton warrior had merely swung a single blade, yet possessed such terrifying lethality.

What attribute do these skeletons have, that their attack power is so terrifying?

There was no time for him to think further; the second skeleton warrior's blade also fell, and the mage felt his heart about to stop beating.

A crack— a dull thud!

The mage's energy shield shattered at the sound, turning into countless specks of light that dissipated.

He gritted his teeth and continued to raise his staff.

Resist Fire Ring!

The mage again released a skill; a huge fire ring burst forth, instantly pushing several nearby skeleton warriors more than ten meters away.

Before the mage could even feel pleased, he sensed a black shadow drift past, and two skeleton warriors had already leapt onto his head.

He was given no further chance to use a skill.

A fierce blade light flashed, and the mage's head shot up into the air.

In less than two seconds total, the mage died.

Not only the mage, but the archer at this moment was also being chased by the skeleton warriors, looking extremely disheveled.

In just a few seconds, the brutality of the skeleton warriors—watching the mage being

killed, his eyes filled with fear.

He was far more agile than the mage, but compared to the skeleton warriors' agility of up to 3000 points, his own agility was utterly insufficient.

He continually used evasion skills, trying to break free from the skeleton warriors' encirclement.

Alas, each effort came to nothing in the end.

The skeleton warriors pressed step by step, and the archer's room to maneuver kept shrinking.

Compared to the dead mage and the archer about to die, the knight's situation was still somewhat better.

He repeatedly activated his charge skill, and an energy shield glowed on his body.

This layer of light appeared sturdier than the mage's energy shield, firmly protecting him.

When the skeleton warrior's blade struck him, it only scattered a few sparks, causing no actual harm.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, recognizing this as a skill called Limit Defense, one of the knight's core abilities.

Once activated, for a short time its defense becomes extremely strong.

Exactly how strong it is, I don't know, but someone has tested it: a level‑20 knight using Limit Defense can withstand the attack of a level‑40 mage.

Although it can only endure a single hit, this already shows how powerful the Limit Defense skill is.

At this moment the knight's defense has already greatly increased.

A knight who has mastered Limit Defense and one who has not are like two different professions.

However, Limit Defense is not so easy to learn; without the corresponding skill book, one can only study it via a skill scroll, and this knight's luck seems not bad.

At this point the knight could no longer bother with combat, beginning to flee in a frenzy.

A tragic cry came from behind, and he knew the archer had also died.

The mage and archer died in succession, and he was utterly terrified.

How could these skeleton warriors be so terrifying? It truly scared the guts out of him.

If I had known he wouldn't come, I wouldn't have come; for an intermediate skill scroll I lost my life—this deal is simply a total loss.

Jiang Chen's thought stirred; he couldn't let the knight escape, so he ordered the skeleton warrior to use a skill.

He couldn't let the knight get away; since he'd already killed him, he might as well finish the job.

Red light burst forth on the skeleton warrior's blade.

Violent Strike!

You should know that the skeleton warrior's four-dimensional attributes are actually a full 3000 points.

The skeleton warrior with a strength of 3000 points sees its damage double when using a skill.

The knight was terrified out of his wits; the skeleton warrior was already fearsome enough, yet it could even use a skill—this is heaven-defying!

The great blade flashing with red light struck the knight.

The Blade flashing with Red Light fell on the Knight.

The white light on the knight's body instantly dimmed considerably.

Then came the second strike, then the third.

The limit defense lasts for one minute, and that is when no attack is received.

The more intense the attack, the shorter the limit defense's duration becomes.

Moreover, the knight now has no fighting spirit, which also makes the limit defense's effect not very good.

Dozens of skeleton warriors rushed forward desperately to use their skills, and the limit defense's duration is rapidly shrinking.

Moreover, even more skeleton warriors have surrounded him, cutting off the knight's retreat.

Finally, the knight, filled with resentment, was dismembered into several pieces by the skeleton warriors.

Either do nothing, or go all out.

"What is this?"

Lin Caier still hasn't reacted to this.

From the start to the end of the battle, before and after

However, only a few tens of seconds.

Jiang Chen, however, didn't move at all, just standing here.

After the three died, quite a few items also dropped onto the ground.

After a professional dies, the items in their storage space will drop out.

The skeleton warriors picked them all up.

"Equipment Name: Bronze Zul'Fa Staff, Spirit +20, increases mage-type skill power by 5%, usable after level 18."

"Equipment Name: Bronze Zul'Fa Bow, Agility +20, increases archery-type skill power by 5%, usable after level 18."

"Equipment Name: Bronze Zul'Fa Sword, Strength +10, Constitution +10, increases attack-type skill power by 5%, usable after level 18."

"Equipment Name: Bronze Zul'Fa Shield, Constitution +20, increases defense-type skill effect by 5%, usable after level 18."

Equipment Name: Bronze-tier Zul's Shield, Physique +20, increases defensive Skill effect by 5%, usable after level 18.