Chapter 376: The Si Tu Family's Mark, Buying One Minute

Attacks came one after another, each carrying immense power, and the Undead Legion was nearly shattered.

If not for the full connection, the Skeletons under attack would have long since died.

Now they could only barely hold on, relying on the Lich General's constant healing.

Jiang Chen had not even seen the enemy's appearance yet.

Jiang Chen kept urging Si Tu Yu to confirm his memories, especially regarding the information about the passage to leave "Fusishi Jie."

Urged by Jiang Chen, Si Tu Yu finally confirmed, "That's right, that Barrier bears our family's mark."

Jiang Chen confirmed again, "The passage you mentioned for leaving 'Fusishi Jie,' is it right there?"

After careful thought, Si Tu Yu confirmed the answer, "That's right, it's right there."

The Undead Legion was on the verge of collapse under continuous attacks, barely holding on only by relying on the Lich General's constant healing.

Jiang Chen had not yet seen the enemy's true face.

Fed up with the enemy's relentless attacks, Jiang Chen said nothing more, grabbed Si Tu Yu, spread his Lightning Wings, and pushed his speed to the limit.

A distance of several hundred meters was closed in less than half a second, and the Undead Legion once again appeared around them, forming a solid defense.

In that half-second instant, Lin Mo saw the identity of the attackers.

One of them was a rotting corpse monster that should belong to the Dragon Race.

Its body was not on the ground but hovered above the Mountain, and each attack came with the power of a dragon tail over a hundred meters long tearing through space.

So when it attacked, only the dragon tail was visible, not the person.

The other monster looked like a Demon, with wings on its back.

However, it only had one wing, and it was rotted down to just a skeleton.

Its palm kept slapping at the Undead Legion, also able to break through space, attacking the Undead Legion from hundreds of meters away.

Jiang Chen couldn't determine the levels of the two, but he could be sure they were at least existences above Level 80.

Just as he reached the Barrier's entrance, Jiang Chen was startled with alarm.

From six mountain peaks, terrifying auras rose up one after another.

Pairs of scarlet eyes lit up from each mountain peak.

The next moment, Black Shadows flew over from the peaks.

Jiang Chen's expression changed drastically; he reached out and pressed his hand against the Barrier.

His body gradually entered the Barrier; the Barrier did not reject him, allowing passage.

But the passage was extremely, extremely slow. At this rate, without five minutes, there was no way in.

By then, he would be stuck halfway, caught in an extremely awkward position of neither advancing nor retreating.

Si Tu Yu said, "I can open the Barrier."

Jiang Chen immediately withdrew his hand, "Open it quickly."

Si Tu Yu was already doing it; she continuously struck the Barrier with seals unique to the Si Tu family.

In Si Tu Yu's eyes, there was even more urgency than in Jiang Chen's, "Give me some time."

"How long?"

Si Tu Yu said, "One minute."

"Alright!"

No more unnecessary words—just buy one minute of time.

Whether they could actually buy it was a matter for later.

The Black Shadows on the six mountain peaks had already pounced toward the Undead Legion.

Every single Black Shadow was an existence of at least Level 80.

They were all powerhouses from the great war back then, killed by forbidden Skills, and eventually turned into rotting corpses.

Though they had become rotting corpses, most of their former power was still preserved.

At the very least, they were not something Jiang Chen could handle now.

Relying on the Undead Legion, Jiang Chen could only stall for time, but exactly how long he could stall, Jiang Chen himself wasn't sure.

These terrifying existences, after becoming rotting corpses, had no life, could not be killed, were immune to Curses, and had lost their souls.

Jiang Chen could never understand what kind of existence this was—too terrifying.

Many of his Skills had become useless.

The sky darkened, and a Black Shadow had already arrived overhead.

It spewed scorching breath from its mouth, and flames burst out on the Skeletons, setting them ablaze.

"Dragon Race, Dragon Breath!" Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed; he recognized at a glance that the Black Shadow came from the Dragon Race.

Dragon Breath was its ability from when it was alive; after becoming a rotting corpse, this ability was still retained.

And it had become even more terrifying.

The Dragon Breath carried a potent rotting corpse poison, and the Skeletons were all poisoned.

The Skeletons began to counterattack, and flashes of Elemental Explosion light flickered continuously on the Black Shadow.

Arrows streaked across the sky, striking its body, producing a clanging sound.

Its defense was too strong; whether Elemental Explosions or the arrows of sharpshooters could only inflict negligible damage on it.

The Black Shadow continued spewing Dragon Breath, and the earth shook violently.

Another terrifying rotting corpse arrived.

It was over a hundred meters tall; in this pitch-black world, its full form could not even be seen.

From its angular outline, Jiang Chen discerned that this was a Demon from the Abyss.

As for whether it was a top-tier Demon or a Demon King, he couldn't tell.

Its hands thudded onto the ground, the earth trembled, and countless Skeletons were blasted into the air.

Then countless red filaments shot up from the ground, coiling around those Skeletons.

The Skeletons exploded mid‑air, shattering into pieces.

Jiang Chen felt a sudden numbness; these Skeletons were actually dead.

Under the opponent's attack, the talent unexpectedly lost its effect.

Jiang Chen suddenly realized that talent is not omnipotent.

Both I and others have uncertainties; certain talents can produce this effect.

The opponent kept pounding the ground, killing batch after batch that were shaken into the air.

Only five seconds have passed since the battle began, and at least a thousand Skeletons have died from the opponent's attacks.

The remaining ones are all severely wounded; if the Lich General hadn't healed them quickly, the Undead Legion would have been wiped out within these five seconds.

However, as the number of Skeletons dwindles, the time they can hold out will inevitably drop sharply.

One minute—cannot even hold that long.

Jiang Chen hardened his resolve; the back of his hand instantly heated up, emitting a brilliant flash.

The long‑unused "Strong Soldier" skill was activated again.

This is Jiang Chen's most powerful skill, a trump card.

Strong Soldier: For 30 seconds, self and Summoned Entity have all base attributes increased by 200 %, and all attack damage further increased by 500 %. Cooldown: 1 hour.

The greatest strength of the Strong Soldier skill is that it boosts base attributes—whether those are the base attributes before or after talent bonuses.

The Lich General's enhancement skill provides a second boost to base attributes.

Under the dual effect, the Skeletons' attributes reached the extreme.

Originally, after talent bonuses, a Level‑42 Skeleton Berserker had each base attribute as high as 130,000; under Strong Soldier it suddenly rose to 390,000.

Adding the Lich General's Legion Enhancement skill, a single attribute reached an astonishing 546,000, and total attributes exceeded 2,000,000.

With such attributes, further increasing all damage by 500 % plus the Skeleton Berserker's own skill results in damage at 500 % of its strength.

Jiang Chen cannot even calculate how strong the Skeleton Berserker's attack power is at this moment.

Regardless, at least the defense has been greatly increased.

Not only the Skeleton Berserker, but also the Skeleton Great Mage, Skeleton Sniper, and even himself are the same.

During these 30 seconds, Jiang Chen is confident he can greatly reduce damage.

As for after the 30 seconds, he'll hold out as long as he can.

Si Tu Yu is now giving her all.

The Barrier is too complex; even if she knows the method, it still takes time.

After all, she is not yet Level 40, which is understandable.

The only thing Jiang Chen can do now is buy time.

The Skeletons emitted brilliant light; the Skeleton Berserker withstood the Dragon Breath and was no longer blown away.

The red filaments also failed to deliver a fatal blow to them.

The counterattack officially began.

The Skeleton Berserkers rushed toward the enemy, speed as fast as Lightning, instantly reaching the foe and then leaping high.

The axe in their hands, surrounded by Red Light, turned into streaks that thundered down.

The Skeleton Great Mage's Elemental Explosion also unleashed unprecedented lethality.

Amid the Explosion, the Black Shadow was blasted, scattering large pieces of rotting flesh.

The Skeleton Sniper's sharp arrow turned into Lightning, pierced deep into its body, then burst.

Chunks of rotting flesh and Dragon Scale fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground.

The attack finally exceeded its defensive limit.

It seemed enraged, continuously spewing Dragon Breath in retaliation.

With Strong Soldier active, the Skeletons' strength surged, and the damage from Dragon Breath was greatly reduced.

On the other side, the Skeleton Berserkers had already charged onto their opponents.

Under the skill burst, the opponent's rotting flesh flew sideways.

Jiang Chen didn't just stand by; he drew both hands like a bow, and a dense spray of Bone Fangs burst forth.

2100 Bone Fangs per volley, five times per second.

The sky filled with countless white lights; the Bone Fangs whistled sharply, pierced the opponent's body, riddling it with holes.

By the light, Jiang Chen finally saw the opponent's full form.

It was indeed a Dragon Race, at least five hundred meters tall, colossal.

The dragon's head was completely rotted, most of it exposing black bone.

The wings were only frames left.

Only the Dragon Scales on its body remained.

Jiang Chen could imagine its former might; even if not Divine Level, it was at least near Divine Level.

It is now dead; though still strong, it is not as powerful as when alive.

Its combat style became rigid, repeatedly only using Dragon Breath.

It lost its intelligence, and combat power was greatly reduced.

Yet Jiang Chen also realized it had become more terrifying than when alive.

The horror lies in the corpse toxin, an eternal, irredeemable poison.