章節 8: Necromancer's Brand!

"I won't let you down!" Scarface looked back for a glance. Then he started to accelerate. Within a few breaths, he successfully breached the defensive line constructed by the skeleton soldiers! That despicable necromancer was now within arm's reach! "Go to hell..." Scarface, sneering, launched his final charge. However, the next second, his eyes suddenly bulged— He saw the necromancer unexpectedly raise his left hand that had been hidden under his robe all along. The thin material slid off Matthew's arm. In the moonlight, underneath the Mist Robe, appeared a delicately small crossbow! The tip of the crossbow bolt was even emitting a green glow. The vicious smile on Scarface's face instantly solidified. Swoosh! The bolt hit him right in the chest. In mid-sprint, Scarface stumbled unexpectedly. He fell and rolled powerlessly down the slope. ... "The crossbow really is a reliable partner on a spellcaster's path to growth." Matthew deftly strung the bow of the crossbow. These arsonists had outperformed his expectations. Luckily, he had more than one trick up his sleeve. After taking down Scarface, The threat of the small fry was completely eliminated. Under Matthew's direction, the skeleton soldiers tightened their lines and advanced step by step. The remaining three servants barely managed to regroup with Heiss amidst the chaos. But Peggy had already flanked them from behind. A solid encirclement was unmistakably taking shape. Seeing this scene, Matthew still didn't feel it was secure enough. The eyes of these enemies still harbored the intention to resist— It seems they hadn't been pressured enough! "How about trying the necromancer's signature move?" Matthew cleared his throat, Attempting to produce that sinister, husky voice described in online novels he'd read: "Hey hey, it seems you too desire to become my servants... Keke..." The effect of this tactic was unexpectedly good. Perhaps because they imagined becoming the necromancer's playthings after death, The servants' wills collapsed instantly. They began to scatter and flee. However, at this moment, The rotting sacs had already spread across their entire skin surface, even their eyelids were covered with a thin layer of blood film! Since they couldn't see clearly, they could only run about like headless flies, which greatly facilitated the skeleton soldiers in mopping up the situation. In no time, The three servants were successively killed. As of this Only "arsonist Heiss" remained of the enemy's forces! Matthew was not careless. This guy was a genuine Tier 3 professional, likely elite, and under normal circumstances, Peggy might not be able to beat him one on one. He opted for a more conservative finalization strategy. ... At the middle of the slope, The fire gradually extinguished. Heiss, his face covered in blood, glared at Matthew. Behind him stood a Tauren skeleton wielding a bone blade, formidable in combat strength. In front was a well-equipped squad of skeleton soldiers. This setup could potentially take down certain villages with lax defenses! Yet it was used by this necromancer to deal with him and his men— A group of criminals wandering here? Heiss felt extremely stifled. He wanted to ask the necromancer what madness possessed him to antagonize him. But his rationality told him, It was pointless. "The individual quality of skeleton soldiers is lacking; perhaps I can catch them off guard..." This thought spun in Heiss's head But was quickly dismissed. He warily observed the crossbow in the necromancer's hand, His gaze revealing intense unwillingness. Huff. He irritably scratched his unbearably itchy cheek. "I'm not in a state to kill the enemy in one hit... he's lucky!" He quickly stepped sideways twice, Close to the dying fire wall. Then he fiercely pulled out a purple-green potion and guzzled it down! "Gugu gugu!" Heiss drank quickly, Halting when half of it was gone. "Next time we meet, I will crush your bones and scatter your ashes!" After dropping a fierce threat, Heiss turned and ran down the slope! In that instant, his speed was unbelievably fast. He even left a long afterimage under the moonlight! ... Sprint Potion! ... Peggy had originally planned to interrupt his potion-taking action. But Heiss was so fast it was unbelievable. Before she could even get close, he was done. At that time, the afterimage swiftly swept past the Tauren skeleton. The soul fire within Peggy's skull suddenly brightened. Whoosh! The bone blade anticipated a position and thrust forward. Rip! The sound of blade entering flesh echoed. The huge bone blade deeply cleaved into Heiss's shoulder blade! "Good prediction!" Matthew couldn't help but loudly praise. However, Heiss's toughness was much higher than he had imagined! After taking that hit, he only staggered a bit. Then he continued running wildly without uttering a sound! "Eh, my leg!" Peggy's hand slipped, and she failed to grab onto her own bone blade, which Heiss took with him as he ran off! Arsonists have an extremely strong ability to escape, especially with the aid of an Advanced Sprint Potion, making it very difficult to capture them unless one sets up a Heaven and Earth Net in advance! Heiss was very proficient in escape techniques. Relying on this combination, he had repeatedly turned peril into safety. He believed it would be no exception this time! ... "Matthew, Matthew!" Peggy was anxious. "You chase after him!" Matthew said calmly. His gaze was locked firmly in the direction of Heiss's receding afterimage. "I won't let him escape..." Matthew was ready to use a big move. However, at that moment, his body suddenly trembled slightly. Then, an intense desire and hatred surged into his mind. After pondering for two seconds, Matthew resolutely began chanting another incantation. ... Near the farm, Heiss's speed slowed down. His condition was very bad; Peggy's bone blade had almost split him in half from the back! If it weren't for his super toughness clinging on, he would have been a dead man. But even so, he urgently needed a place to heal his wounds. "There's fire here, it won't be convenient for them to approach." Thinking this, Heiss decisively broke into the farm. Surrounding fires blazed fiercely, but to him, it was like coming home. An arsonist's resistance to flames was extremely high, and with a bit of caution, mere mortal fires couldn't harm him at all. "Safe for now." Propped against a stone house burned beyond recognition, Heiss took a brief rest. He glanced at the bone blade sticking out of his back, his brow constantly furrowing. As he contemplated how to deal with his wounds and pursuers, a piercing howl suddenly pierced his eardrums! Heiss shuddered. A sharp pain surged from his chest. He looked back in horror— only to see a blurry ghost clinging to him! The next second, the ghost's claws violently pulled out from Heiss's chest. Thump! Thump! The heart, exposed to the air, was still beating vigorously! "No..." Heiss's desperate scream was stuck in his throat. Because in an instant, his vocal cords were torn to shreds by the ghost! ... "You sensed a powerful grudge and, following the will of the grudge itself, you used 'Undead Summoning'! You have obtained a highly indignant ghost (LV8)! ... You have killed the arsonist Heiss and his subordinates, preventing the fire from spreading to the woods in time! You have received the reward 'Wilderness Transformation'!" ...