Chapitre 20: The first time I took a life, I did it with ruthless efficiency
Not only were the three of them stunned, but Ning Yi Yi was stunned as well. Eyes wide open and mouth agape, she dared not believe it. Her appearance actually had a touch of grace.
Today, she had met Lin Moyu's skeleton warrior. It was only a level 10 skeleton warrior, with numerous cracks all over its body and a weapon in its hand that was worn and tattered. He seemed to be extremely vulnerable. How could he be so terrifying? Not even the skills of a level 20 mage could harm him. Neither the archer's consecutive shots nor the knight's attack could harm him. Is this really a level 10 summon? Its strength seems rather exaggerated. And the numbers...
Tufts of fire lit up in the dark night as the silent skeleton warriors appeared one by one and completely surrounded them.
Lin Moyu, who didn't mince words, returned to Ning Yi Yi's side, his eyes glittering with murderous intent. "Kill!" With a thought, the skeletal warriors immediately jumped into action.
The mage's face paled, and with a flick of his staff, an energy shield formed around him. An energy shield, the mage's special ability. The higher the mage's level, the stronger the ability, and the energy shield becomes more resistant. It's said that even divine level mages with these shields can resist forbidden curses. A mage who moves slower cannot move as nimbly as an archer. Besides, now that he was caught in the middle of the skeleton warriors, he had even less room to dodge.
As the skeletal warrior raised his blade, the energy shield spun violently. The mage's expression changed drastically as his energy shield was almost shattered in a single blow. What qualities do these skeletons have to possess such terrifying attack power? Without wasting any time, the second skeleton warrior's blade lowered. The energy shield instantly shattered and dissolved into thousands of points of starlight.
Resistance ring! The mage used a skill again, and a huge ring of fire erupted, hurling several nearby skeletons more than ten meters away. Before he could rejoice for a second, it went black in front of him and two skeletons pounced on his head. He had no chance to use his abilities. As the blades flashed, the mage's head loomed into the sky. In just two seconds, the mage was dead.
The archer, who was now being chased by skeleton warriors, was in a very pitiful state. When he saw the end of the mage, his eyes filled with fear. Although he was more agile than the mage, he was still far inferior to the skeleton warrior with an agility of 3000 points. He constantly tried to free himself from the clutches of the skeleton warrior with evasive maneuvers. Unfortunately, his efforts were always in vain and ultimately came to nothing. With every step the skeleton warriors took closer, the space for his maneuvers became smaller and smaller.
Compared to the deceased mage and the soon to be deceased archer, the knight's situation was much better. He shone like a light bulb and used his attack ability to run into the distance. This layer of light, which was even stronger than the mage's energy shield, protected him firmly. Even if the skeleton warrior's blade fell on him, it couldn't hurt him.
"That's an extreme defense. I never expected this knight to master such a skill," Lin Moyu thought about this realization. It was one of the knight's core abilities. Once activated, the defense becomes exceptionally strong for a short period of time. Exactly how strong was unclear, but it was said that a level 20 knight under extreme defense could withstand the attacks of a level 40 mage. Even though this is only possible once, it shows the strength of the extreme defense skill. Knights who master extreme defense and those who don't are like two different professions. However, Extreme Defense isn't an easy skill to acquire; without the appropriate skill book, it can only be learned through skill rolls, which are very random.
The knight who relied on Extreme Defense fled in desperation. A cry rang out behind him; he knew that the archer had also perished. Since both the mage and the archer were dead, he was deeply shocked. How could these skeleton warriors be so terrifying? If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have come. Losing his life for a scroll with a medium skill wasn't worth it.
"Use your skills! Block him, don't let him escape," Lin Moyu ordered. He couldn't let the knight escape; if he decided to kill him, he'd do it with all his might.
Red light streamed from the skeletal warrior's blade. Frenzied strike! It dealt damage equal to 200% of the target's own strength. With a strength of 3000 points, the Skeleton Warrior's damage doubled after using this skill.
"He's still uses his skills!" The knight's soul trembled; the skeletal Warrior was already terrifying enough, and now he was using skills that truly defied the heavens. The shimmering red blade lunged at the knight. The white light around the knight dimmed considerably. Then came the second blow, followed by a third.
Extreme defense lasts for 1 minute if no attack is made. The more intense the attacks, the shorter the duration of Extreme Defense. Each Skeleton Warrior attacked constantly, which quickly shortened the duration of Extreme Defense. Besides, other skeleton warriors had already surrounded him cutting off his retreat. It was hopeless. After a dozen seconds, the knight was bitterly torn apart by the skeleton warriors. When deciding to act, one shouldn't hold back. This was also what Lin Mochan told Lin Moyu, and Lin Moyu acted accordingly.
"They're all dead?" Ning Yi Yi still hadn't fully grasped the situation. It didn't take more than 20 seconds from the start of the fight to its end. All three of them had been killed. Meanwhile, the instigator hadn't even moved, just stood there.
Lin Moyu nodded; Ning Yi Yi was right — they were indeed all dead.
The skeleton warriors returned, carrying a lot of things. When pros die, the items in their storage would sink. The Skeleton Warriors picked them all up.
[Bronze-level Carmen Staff, +20 Spirit, increases the power of Mage skills by 5%, usable at level 18 and above]
[Bronze-level Carmen Bow, +20 Dexterity, increases the power of archer skills by 5%, usable at level 18 and above]
[Carmen Sword, Bronze level, +10 Strength, +10 Constitution, increases the power of attack skills by 5%, usable from level 18]
[Carmen Shield, Bronze level, +20 Constitution, increases the effectiveness of defense skills by 5%, usable from level 18]
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
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