Chapter 222: In an Instant, the Counter‑Kill: The Hunter Turns into the Prey

As soon as the Dragon Race landed, Jiang Chen intended to wipe them all out, without mercy.

Skeleton Warriors surged from all directions, tightly surrounding the two Dragon Warriors who had just broken through the shield.

Jiang Chen issued precise orders, and the Skeleton Warriors moved swiftly, acting according to their task assignments.

The blade‑wielders did not hesitate, swinging their blades to hack, while the strong‑bodied Skeletons intercepted up close.

Jiang Chen's command was simple: no one was allowed to escape.

The Skeleton Warriors began unleashing various Skills, targeting the Dragon Warriors and causing them to feel immense pain instantly.

The Dragon Warriors' shield was shattered, they suffered massive damage and let out cries of agony.

At the same time, the Skeleton Mages opened a coordinated barrage; the spell attacks of a hundred Skeleton Mages poured down like a torrential rain, piercing the Dragon Knight's shield directly.

In an instant, a vivid red light flashed, and the Damage Curse was switched to a Slow Curse.

Even if the Damage Curse effect is weak, it can at least slow the opponent, buying the Skeleton Warriors more time.

The Skeleton Warriors lack flight, so they must find a way to prevent the Dragon Race from taking to the air.

Jiang Chen knew that for these flying foes, keeping them from gathering together was the best strategy, because the Skeleton Warriors' greatest weakness is their inability to fly.

"Damn!"

The Skeletons appeared, the shield shattered, and the curse fell upon them.

These three events occurred almost simultaneously.

In less than a second total.

By the time the Dragon Knight realized, it was already too late.

The Skeletons surged forward.

They leapt up in succession.

It could be described as blotting out the sky.

They gave them no chance to flee at all.

The Dragon Knight hadn't expected so many Skeletons to appear.

Earlier

When they saw Jiang Chen, clearly

there were only two Skeletons by his side.

If they'd known, they wouldn't have descended.

"Charge out with me!"

It must break through; without breaking through, it will die.

Skill: Powerful Impact!

A flash of fire lit Jiang Chen's palm.

Its roar instantly turned into a scream, and the Skill was abruptly halted!

He almost couldn't even hold his sword, kneeling on the ground and trembling.

Skill: Soul Burn!

The base power of Soul Burn is determined by Jiang Chen's Spiritual Power.

After reaching Level 30, he switched to a full Hell Outpost Set, greatly boosting his Spiritual Power.

Moreover, the Level 30 Soul Burn Skill itself also increased in power.

Finally, accounting for his talent, the amplification rose from 30× to 40×.

As a result, Soul Burn's power reached an astonishing level.

Now unleashed, it perfectly interrupts the Dragon Knight's Skill.

It shattered the last hope of their team.

When dealing with them, Jiang Chen shows no mercy.

He wouldn't leave any room, unlike in the Professional Competition.

He uses the extremely painful Soul Burn skill without hesitation.

He spares no effort in dealing with the enemy.

The Skeleton Warriors completely overwhelm them.

The Dragon Mage raised a Magic Shield while attempting to ascend and flee.

As a result, Skeleton Warriors crawled all over the Magic Shield.

The Skeleton Mage's Skills rained down like a deluge, shattering the Magic Shield.

The Skeleton Warriors cleanly sliced off their wings.

When a Dragon Mage is slain!

The curse conversion turned the Slow Curse instantly into a Damage Curse.

Then a booming roar sounded.

The Dragon squad was completely annihilated.

「Killed a Level 48 Dragon Knight, Experience +1920000, Military Merit +1000」

「Killed 48

Level Dragon Mage, Experience +1920000, Military Merit +1000」

Jiang Chen was slightly surprised.

He hadn't expected that killing Abyss Demons and Dragon Race monsters would both grant Military Merit.

By this logic, the Dragon Race is also one of the Human Race's enemies.

But why do the Dragon monsters in the 'Dragon Clan Frontline Outpost' instance yield no Military Merit?

Jiang Chen was unable to grasp it for a while.

This time he earned 6,000 Military Merit, and another star appeared on his Military Badge.

With a total Military Merit of 44,000, Jiang Chen also became a four-star Second Lieutenant.

A Level 30 four-star Second Lieutenant has never existed in Human Race history.

Many Level 30 Professionals have not even set foot on the Otherworld Battlefield.

Let alone the even more dangerous Ancient Battlefield.

He recalled the Skeleton Warriors, still keeping only two by his side.

That's good; it can create an illusion.

When the enemies see that he is only Level 30, they will definitely charge.

If he released so many Skeleton Warriors at the start, whether Abyss Demon or Dragon Race, they'd probably run at the sight.

Chasing them isn't that easy.

"If only I could fly."

Jiang Chen let out a light sigh; now the problem of Skeleton Warriors fearing being controlled has been solved.

The remaining issue is flight.

The enemies can fly, but he cannot, which is troublesome.

Except for some special professions, ordinary Human Professionals must reach Level 70 and complete the Third Transcendence before they can master flight.

Jiang Chen also doesn't know whether Skeleton Warriors can fly after Level 70.

Thinking of the scene he saw in the Battlefield No. 3 Instance, a Human Race mage cast Forbidden Void.

The enemies instantly lost their flight ability.

This is especially advantageous for lower-level Human Professionals.

Every advantage inevitably has a drawback

But Jiang Chen knows he cannot be greedy, after all his profession is already strong enough.

The Spatial Tunnel in the sky has already vanished; Jiang Chen ordered the Skeleton Warriors to collect all the equipment on the Dragon Race's bodies and dump it into the storage space in one go.

Their equipment is not inferior; it's all Platinum Equipment, though it's uncertain whether it's suitable for Human Race use.

Even using it as raw material for a blacksmith would be fine.

In the Dragon Clan World, a roar blows away the smoke.

"Who is it!"

"Who killed my team!"

"Don't make me know; I will devour you alive and skin you."

Within the massive Dragon Race castle, the roar shakes the heavens and earth.

The huge castle trembles, shaking incessantly.

The castle's master had just sent a team to the Ancient Battlefield, and in less than two minutes it was annihilated.

Opening the Ancient Battlefield's portal cost it a great amount.

Now it's all wasted.

Unfortunately, no one answered its question.

It can only roar angrily.

Jiang Chen is recalling the words of that Dragon Knight just now.

He has the aura of the Dragon Race on him.

From the meaning of the words, it seems he has killed a Dragon Race, or something akin to a Dragon Race monster.

The only possibility is the Outpost Dungeon Instance.

He indeed has killed many Dragon Race-type monsters.

Perhaps he picked up the aura there.

However, that Instance only had monsters, no Military Merit.

"Strange!"

Jiang Chen did not think further.

If his aura is that obvious, perhaps more Dragon Race will come after him.

Those 40‑ or 50‑person squads can wipe out as many as they encounter.

With experience and Military Merit, they can also strip equipment.

Their cost‑performance surpasses that of Abyss Demon.

He stepped into a stretch of rolling hills.

The hills aren't tall, each

is only twenty to thirty meters, spreading outward, with no end in sight.

Between the hills a relatively narrow passage forms, less than ten meters wide.

In the Ancient Battlefield, there are countless hills, innumerable along the way.

When Jiang Chen first saw this area, he didn't think anything was wrong.

But when he set foot there, he sensed something amiss.

It's too quiet here.

Quiet in a terrifying way.

The Ancient Battlefield always carries a faint whisper like a soul's call.

It has been present ever since he entered the Ancient Battlefield, never fading.

Now, that sound has vanished.

When a sound that has always been present suddenly disappears.

It makes one feel strange, extremely uncomfortable.

The sudden silence, Jiang Chen looks ahead, his palm igniting with Soul Burn.

There is no crackle of souls being burned; no soul fragments exist here.

Ancient Battlefield, no soul fragments, which is highly unusual.

Suddenly, the ground trembles.

In his line of sight, a dozen Black Shadows appear, running toward him.

"Abyss Demon!"

Jiang Chen feels a slight alarm; at a glance he discerns that the ones running toward him are Abyss Demons.

"Why aren't they flying?"

Abyss Demons have wings, yet they do not fly.

Instead they powerfully sprint on the ground, which is odd.

Then he also sees that it's not only Abyss Demons.

A squad of Dragon Race Professionals is also sprinting together with the Abyss Demons.

Abyss Demons and Dragon Race Professionals are mortal enemies, the kind that never stop fighting once they meet.

How could they run side by side?

So friendly, then?

And the Dragon Race Professionals also do not fly.

When things go against the norm, there must be a Monster!

His pupils narrow, and looking closely, he finally sees that above and behind them, a huge black mass is pursuing

them.

Whether Abyss Demons or Dragon Race Professionals, their eyes carry panic.

Clearly, the object chasing them is terrifying.

That object is pitch black, seeming to absorb the light of the Ancient Battlefield; apart from blackness, nothing can be seen.

"Delicious Human Race!"

"Human Race that killed our kind!"

Abyss Demons and Dragon Race Professionals simultaneously notice Jiang Chen.

Abyss Demons reveal excited, bloodthirsty gazes; it's their instinct.

To them, human flesh is supreme delicacy.

Dragon Race Professionals emit a hateful glow; Jiang Chen carries a Dragon Race aura, and it's fresh.

This indicates Jiang Chen recently killed a Dragon Race Professional.

They both intend to kill Jiang Chen.

But now, they are fleeing for their lives.

Boom—

The hills on both sides explode, spewing out swaths of black objects that join the chase.

A team of nine powerful demons and six Dragon Race Professionals is being chased so miserably by the black objects.

What on earth is this thing!

Jiang Chen releases a Detection Technique.

"Soul-eating Insect"

"Level: 40"

"Power: 5000"

"Agility: 20000"

"Spirit: 5000"

"Constitution: 5000"

"Skill: Devour Soul"

"Trait: Ignore defense, ignore physical immunity, bite everything"

Jiang Chen is startled by the suddenness.

Seeing the stats are not strong—Power, Spirit, Constitution are only 5000.

Only Agility is a bit higher, giving them a decent speed.

The skill is Devour Soul; no wonder this area lacks soul fragments—they've all been eaten.

That alone is insufficient to make Abyss Demons and Dragon Race Professionals look so disheveled.

The key lies in the Soul-eating Insect's trait.

Ignore defense, ignore physical immunity, bite everything.

That is rather frightening.

If the numbers were only dozens or hundreds, it wouldn't be a problem.

But look now—densely packed together, at least several thousand to ten thousand.

No wonder Abyss Demons and Dragon Race Professionals are making a massive escape.

Boom—

Another hill erupts.

A massive swarm of Soul‑eating Insects surged out, blocking the Abyss Demon and the Dragon Race Professionals' way.

The Abyss Demon exuded a powerful aura, spewing terrifying Flame forward.

In an instant, a passage was burned open.

The Dragon Race Knight activated the charge Skill.

The Dragon Mage behind them also unleashed a torrent of spells, driving back the surrounding Soul‑eating Insects and carving a bloody path.

They saw the far end of the hill behind Jiang Chen.

If they escape this area, they can be saved.

But...

Killing intent glints in Jiang Chen's eyes.

Those not of our kind have hearts that differ!

He never intended to let them leave.

Soul Burn is already raging!

Since you all just tried to make me die.

Then...

Now, you all should just go die!