Chapter 201: Chapter 105: Angel’s Advent
His greatest fear was that the Crimson Harvester would see their imposing formation and immediately retreat... That would be a tremendous loss.
He had spent nearly all his military merits and savings on this, and now he was flat broke.
As long as the man didn’t run, he wouldn’t be leaving at all...
"Amadis," Lynch called out.
"Understood." Amadis didn’t hesitate; with a flicker of her will...
In the next instant, the Undead Army, which had been lying in wait, began to move.
The front-row Black Corpses charged directly at the Crimson Harvester, while the fifty Skeleton Archers, under the command of their champion, raised their bows in unison.
"SWISH SWISH SWISH—!"
Dozens of arrows tore through the air in a concentrated volley.
"Tch! Fools!" the Crimson Harvester sneered contemptuously. "Just three wet-behind-the-ears rookies, no better than that idiotic young master from before. You think *you’re* going to be the ones to take my head?"
As he spoke, he slid back with an uncanny movement, his figure drifting like a phantom for several yards, effortlessly dodging most of the arrows.
Simultaneously, he insta-cast a Magic spell.
A surge of crimson light pulsed, and a blood-red shield materialized before him, easily deflecting the few remaining bone arrows.
At the same time, he waved his Magic Staff and pointed it toward the distant formation of Skeleton Archers.
"Blood Arrow Skill!"
Instantly, dozens of crimson arrows, seemingly formed from blood itself, materialized from thin air and shot toward the Skeleton Archers like a violent squall.
Just as this wave of blood arrows was about to deal a fatal blow to Amadis’s Skeleton Archers...
Suddenly,
Bone Valor led its cannon fodder squad to intercept the whistling storm of blood arrows.
"SQUELCH~ CRACK! CLATTER~!!"
The sound of blood arrows piercing bone rang out in a dense, rapid succession.
Dozens of cannon fodder Skeletons in the front row were cut down like wheat, their bony frames shattering and scattering across the ground.
Bone Valor itself, leading the charge, took six or seven blood arrows head-on and was likewise shattered into a pile of bony shards.
The moment Bone Valor was destroyed, Lynch hurriedly took command of the remaining seventy or eighty cannon fodder Skeletons.
And the heroic sacrifice of Bone Valor’s unit was not in vain.
They had blocked over ninety percent of the blood arrows. The few that made it to the Skeleton Archers’ formation caused only minor damage.
Seeing this, a flicker of surprise crossed the Crimson Harvester’s eyes. "Hmph, your coordination is decent... But, have you forgotten something?"
At this, a cruel grin spread across his lips.
His army of bats was already upon the three youngsters.
The saliva of the Blood Bats contained a paralyzing toxin. Once bitten, the three of them would instantly lose all ability to resist. ’Let’s see how they command their Undead then!’ he thought.
However,
As the swarm of bats was about to descend upon them,
Lynch remained perfectly calm.
He activated the Tide’s Tear he had borrowed from Sea Song.
The next instant,
The pendant flared with a brilliant blue light.
A pale blue Water Curtain Shield erupted with Lynch at its center, swiftly enveloping all three of them.
The shield shimmered with an inner radiance, its deep aquatic hue a clear sign of its abundant energy.
"SKREEE~~ THUD THUD THUD!"
The dozens of Blood Bats at the forefront couldn’t stop in time and slammed headfirst into the Water Curtain Shield. They were sent flying, stunned and disoriented.
The Bone Shields and elite Skeleton Guards seized the opportunity, striking out to cut down the stunned Blood Bats.
Although the small creatures were terrifying and possessed a troublesome paralytic toxin, their physical defense was weak. In the blink of an eye, over a dozen of them were eliminated...
"What?!"
The Crimson Harvester’s pupils contracted sharply.
He could tell the youths had fine Magic Equipment and had guessed they would be carrying some life-saving Defense Scrolls or Magic Items.
But in his experience, when such wet-behind-the-ears noble brats encountered danger, their first instinct was always to panic and haphazardly activate all their defenses.
Under the continuous assault of his Blood Arrow Skill and Blood Bats, they would never last long.
He couldn’t wait to savor the looks of terror and despair on his prey’s faces when their shield inevitably shattered.
Unfortunately,
He had predicted the beginning of the story, but not the end.
The young man had indeed activated a shield, just as he’d expected. ’But this shield... its energy level seems a little off, doesn’t it?’
’The ferocious impacts of the Blood Bats feel more like they’re just tickling it.’
’I think I saw that kid activate a teardrop-shaped pendant... That thing is definitely a top-tier treasure.’
"All rich people deserve to die!" the Crimson Harvester cursed resentfully.
But at the same time, the greedy light in his crimson eyes burned even brighter.
He waved his Magic Staff again.
"Blood Arrow Barrage!"
This time, he aimed directly at the troublesome Water Curtain Shield.
Dozens of blood arrows shot through the air, their angle extremely cunning. Fired in a high arc, even though some were intercepted by the outer Skeleton Soldiers and Bone Shields, twenty to thirty of them still slammed viciously into the water curtain.
"THWUMP THWUMP THWUMP..."
The blood arrows collided violently with the water curtain, sending out rings of ripples.
The light of the water curtain flickered violently but didn’t break. Its color only seemed to have dimmed a few shades.
’At this rate of attrition,’ he thought, ’it would probably take several more volleys of the Blood Arrow Skill to force my way through this shield.’
Seeing this, the greedy light in the Crimson Harvester’s eyes receded slightly. "This shield... something’s wrong with it. Something’s very wrong..."
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