Volume 1 Chapter 48: New Skill: Group Ice Element Enchantment
“Ah!”
The shouting warrior suddenly clutched his eyes, where an arrow he couldn’t pull out was lodged.
[Critical Hit — 999!]
[Ding, defeated Lv.14 Wang Dachong, gold +9, experience +70]
Another retreating warrior stared in shock at the fallen player beside him.
“He killed someone! The captain really killed someone! Everyone, look!”
He cried out in terror but received no response, only cold glances cast during battle.
“You bastards! You don’t even understand the principle of mutual dependence. Fine, then none of you will live!”
He roared, brandishing his long blade as he charged toward the archers behind.
Whoosh!
The girl who had just taken down two plague queens leapt beside him.
“Mutual destruction? Not happening.”
A flash of cold light, and the emaciated warrior’s throat erupted in blood.
Li Chuan withdrew his gaze, speaking coldly:
“Anyone who deserts in battle will meet the same fate! When I say kill, I mean it!”
All who stand in my way to survive must die!
Fear gripped everyone, but their lost strength and fighting spirit returned instantly.
Fight! There’s no choice but to fight! If we don’t, we die by the hands of those two killing gods; if we do, there’s still a chance to survive.
At this moment, at the breach overseen by Dong He Liushui:
A warrior faltered under attack, and a plague queen’s claw slashed his throat. Blood and bubbles spilled out, and it was clear he wouldn’t live.
Nearby warriors trembled in horror, then one was pierced through the abdomen by claws.
Having reached level 15, equipped with new gear, and fighting three plague queens alone, Dong He Liushui’s eyes widened.
“Damn it! Shit! Someone hurry, seal the hole!”
“Seal the hole!”
His voice cracked from shouting.
But the terrified players’ panic was not quelled by this.
Many warriors and assassins near the breach, driven by fear of death, fled the battlefield. The few who remained fighting desperately were torn apart by the swarming plague queens.
“Ah! Run!”
“The monsters are charging in!”
“Help!”
Within mere tens of seconds, the monsters surged into the archer ranks and began slaughtering without hindrance.
Cries for help, screams, and wails echoed through the space once again.
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Li Chuan and Gao Han looked in that direction simultaneously.
In his heart, Li Chuan thought, It’s over!
“Faster! Shoot! Fire to kill! Don’t stop! Assassins, charge into the fray! All of you, charge!”
“Target the waist! The neck! Kill them all!”
Li Chuan’s eyes blazed red as he shouted.
Through his vision, at least thirty to fifty plague queens had broken through the gap. Without the channel’s constraints, these agile and highly mobile monsters became even harder to kill.
The only option was to quickly eliminate all monsters in the breach and turn to face the enemy before they reached here — the sole hope to survive.
Gao Han’s situation was likely the same. To live, they had to fight desperately.
“Damn it! Death comes to all eventually! I’m going to fight these damned monsters to the death!”
An assassin, eyes bloodshot, charged into battle under Li Chuan’s urging.
“I’ve had enough of this fearful life! If I don’t die, give me a blue weapon! Captain Li, you promised us!”
Another assassin charged into the crowd of monsters.
One by one, over half the assassins plunged into the battlefield.
Li Chuan had hoped for such resolve, but its reality still astonished him.
“From now on! You deserve to live!”
“Blade Impact!”
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At the edge of the trial ground, in a cramped space surrounded by a dozen plague queens:
“Old Chen! Go! Get out of here!”
Zhao Gao Zhilu, drenched in blood, turned decisively and shouted.
The four warriors had been at the front line but were now encircled, trapped in a near-certain death situation.
Yet Zhao Gao Zhilu unleashed his inner strength, wildly cutting down seven or eight plague queens alone.
“You four, run! Don’t bother with me! Want to die together?”
Dong He Liushui gritted his teeth and rushed to his side to face the monsters together.
“Stop talking nonsense! Whether you die early or late makes no difference. You want to be a hero? Dream on!”
“Ah!”
At that moment, a warrior behind him was suddenly impaled in the chest by claws; blood splattered all over his face.
“Ah! Damn beast!”
Dong He Liushui leapt high, slashing with his level 15 skill, Wave Light Slash, decapitating the plague queen!
“Die!”
Thud!
An item glowing with a blue aura dropped to the ground.
Dong He Liushui was quick to scoop it up.
A pleased look appeared on his face.
“Great! Old Zhao, we don’t have to die! Get behind me!”
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Clatter, clatter, clatter.
A plague queen staggered clumsily from afar, wielding claws with a terrifying grimace, aiming directly for the archer squad behind Li Chuan’s team.
She was not alone; two more followed her.
An archer noticed the three monsters and screamed in fright, attempting to flee.
“Keep shooting! Don’t let them stop! I’ll handle the ones behind!”
Li Chuan and Lin Yaoyao emerged from the crowd, flanking left and right, charging the three plague queens together.
Fire Element Enchantment! Stunning Arrow! Explosive Shot!
Backstab! Headshot! Triple Strike!
Leap! Weak Point Strike! Blade Impact!
Thud!
The plague queen’s neck couldn’t withstand the assault and fell with a thud.
[Critical Hit — 999!]
[Ding, defeated Lv.20 Plague Queen (Commander) *1, experience +100]
[Ding, player ‘Li Chuan’ experience maxed, level up! Free attribute points +5.]
[Ding, Spirit Illusionist experience maxed, level up! Current secondary profession level: Lv.15.]
[New skill learned: Group Ice Element Enchantment.]
[Group Ice Element Enchantment: Green]
[Proficiency: Beginner 0/10]
[Active skill, support type. When used, grants ice element enchantment to multiple weapons, slowing enemies’ agility.]
[Skill cost: 3 mana]
[Duration: 3 minutes. (Note: currently up to 10 people can be enchanted simultaneously)]
[Cooldown: 5 minutes]
[Evaluation: Elemental spirits roaming between heaven and earth, please heed my call…]
A slowing buff? That’s truly a godsend!
Li Chuan downed a mana potion and immediately activated the ‘Group Ice Element Enchantment.’
In an instant, frost covered Li Chuan and Lin Yaoyao’s weapons, as well as the shields of the frontline warriors.
“Don’t panic! It’s my skill! It slows the enemies! Don’t stop, keep killing!”