Chapter 55: Like a Pig...

  Facing Rode's attack, the Lich mage let out a low growl and immediately erected a wall of bones in front of him, barely blocking Rode's slashing sword. At this moment, Shana and another mercenary had already charged over according to Rode's previous command, forming a triangular formation that surrounded the Lich mage.

  "Hmph, petty calculations."

  Although he had already lost his way, the undead warlock apparently didn't put Shana's small movements in his eyes. He let out a cold hum, and the soul fire in his eyes flashed again and again. Then, grasping his staff, he slashed to the side.

  Although most Liches are powerless, the Death Knight is an exception. Having lost their physical bodies, they have gained power beyond human comprehension. When facing the Death Knight's attack, Shana instinctively raised her hand to block it, but she didn't expect the force transmitted from the staff to be like a barbarian wielding a large club, striking down heavily. This made the red-haired female mercenary tremble involuntarily. If she hadn't sensed something was off and hastily deflected the opponent's force, this single blow would have been enough to send Shana flying into the ceiling for an intimate encounter.

  "Don't resist stubbornly, keep distance, don't stop attacking!"

  Seeing Shana's disheveled appearance, Rude furrowed his brow and made a reminder once again. Upon hearing his words, Shana and another mercenary immediately regained their spirits, carefully and cautiously circling around the lich while occasionally launching surprise attacks on him. However, the lich was no stranger to close combat; he maintained the Wall of Bones to block Rude's advances while wielding his staff with an air of eeriness, the dark eye sockets flashing with a hint of icy menace as the soul flames danced within them.

  But so be it.

  Once again dodging the mercenary's attack, the Lich mage let out a cold laugh. He then raised his left hand, and soon, bright red negative energy began to condense between his fingers, waiting for the moment of release...

  Just then, he felt the wall of bones tremble slightly.

  A raging storm suddenly arose, and the originally solid bone wall instantly disintegrated like crumbling blocks, at the same time a dazzling white light burst forth from the fragments of bones, drawing a bright line that shot straight towards the undead wizard's forehead.

  Damn it, how is this possible!

  This shocked the Lich, and the negative energy that had condensed in his hand instantly dissipated. In its place, a foul-smelling whirlwind burst forth from beneath the Lich's feet, forcibly pushing back Rod's attack. It wasn't until this moment that the Lich finally noticed that behind Rod, not far away, a girl wearing a mage's robe was staring at him with a serious expression, her staff emitting a bright red magical glow.

  "Damn it, spell removal?!"

  Upon witnessing this scene, the undead mage's heart finally sank. He had originally thought that Marlin was just a minor apprentice mage, so he hadn't paid much attention to her. However, it wasn't until his defensive magic was dispelled that he realized the girl's strength had already completely surpassed that of an apprentice and had even entered the ranks of the middle circle! If their levels weren't roughly equal, then the undead mage's protective magic would have been impossible to dispel!

  These thoughts had barely flashed through the lich's mind when he immediately responded, his right pinky finger bone suddenly detaching from his hand and falling to the ground before disappearing.

  Only Rode noticed this scene.

  "Volk, Lidge, watch your surroundings!"

  Luo De withdrew the long sword that had been blocked by the whirlwind and held it in front of him again, while loudly reminding. Just then, as if responding to his reminder, the originally flat ground suddenly bulged up high.

  BOOM!!!

  As the broken stone slab was lifted, fully armed undead creatures emerged from it with a low growl. They grasped shattered and ancient weapons in their hands and let out ominous roars. With slow but determined footsteps, they surrounded the crowd. It had to be said that the necromancer's move was quite good; if Rod hadn't warned them beforehand, they would have been caught off guard by now. However, with prior preparation, they quickly responded to the undead creatures slowly closing in on them from all sides. Two other members of the Red Eagle Mercenary Corps immediately stood in front of Lige and Marlin, while Lige also cast a protective shield on everyone at the first opportunity. Only Marlin remained unmoved, her right hand still holding her staff horizontally, intently pointing at the necromancer in front of her, muttering to herself as she analyzed the remaining protection spells on him.

  This is a battle racing against time.

  "Cut!"

  Seeing that the crowd was not as panicked as he had expected, the Lich spat in his heart and retreated again, barely avoiding the attack of the two mercenaries. He didn't put these two humans in his eyes at all, after all, their strength was too weak, even if they were cut, they wouldn't suffer much damage. What worried the Lich was this black-haired man in front of him. No matter what he did, he seemed to be able to detect it and respond quickly. This was simply too strange, the Lich couldn't understand why this young man was so familiar with his combat methods.

  "Whoosh!"

  Rode didn't care what the skeleton in front of him was thinking, he simply swung his long sword and pressed on again. The white blade and the snow-white staff collided, bursting out bright sparks, and then ripples appeared in the air in front of him, spreading out in all directions.

  "Got it!"

  Seeing this scene in front of him, Rode's heart was greatly settled, while the undead mage had a gloomy face, he retreated again and raised his staff.

  But at the same time, Marlene also raised her staff and aimed it at the Lich's body once again.

  A bright, dazzling, and white-glowing flame beam condensed in the center of the ruby, then shot straight forward, hitting the undead wizard's body, burning and expanding.

  BOOM!!!

  A scorching heat wave rolled out in all directions, causing even Rode and the others to involuntarily retreat several steps. At this moment, from within the flames, came the enraged roar of the undead mage.

  "Damn bastards!! You will pay for this!!"

  The undead mage, now free from the protective spell, no longer cared about the danger he faced. In a fit of rage, he swung his staff and flung it forward. Soon, five or six icy bone spikes whizzed past, flying towards Marlin. However, just as the bone spikes were about to reach Marlin, the shield warrior who had been guarding her shouted loudly, raising the massive steel shield that was as tall as a person. With several dull thuds, the bone spikes shattered upon impact with the steel shield. Under the immense force of the collision, the sturdy shield warrior also grunted and fell to the ground.

  Damn it.

  Wielding the twin-handed sword, Barni, who was entangled in a fierce battle with the undead creatures, secretly shouted in his heart. He had never thought that Rhode was that formidable, and now the scene seemed to prove his idea. The lich mage had apparently been enraged and began to launch a crazy counterattack. Under his attack, neither the annoying noble nor the big sister could barely dodge, and there was no way to win like this!

  Barni cut down an undead creature that was charging towards him with a long sword, and turned his head to see Shana barely dodging the Lich's attack. Meanwhile, the cunning young noble hid silently beside the Lich, showing no intention of helping out.

  I knew it, that guy just wanted us to be his meat shield and then he'd come and enjoy the victory! Damn it, I won't let him get away with it!

  Thinking of this, Barni immediately made up his mind. He suddenly turned around, raised the giant sword in his hand and charged towards the Lich Mage.

  "Die, you wicked monster!!"

  Barni shouted as he swung his giant sword with force. However, he didn't expect that at this moment, Shana, who should have been attacking from the side, suddenly changed direction and appeared in front of him.

  The whistling sword wind is coming.

  Sensing the threat behind her, Shana was startled and under Rode's lead, she and another companion barely grasped the technique of defending against the Necromancer by changing positions to counterattack. And after the previous frantic outburst, the Necromancer was now at his last gasp, just one more push would surely bring victory. But what Shana didn't expect was that someone would attack her from behind?!

  At this moment, the red-haired female mercenary had already lost her way out. She could only grit her teeth and roll on the spot, trying to dodge the attack from behind. However, at this time, the lich also took advantage of Shana's brief pause to finally lock his target onto her. He sneered as he opened his mouth, curled his fingers, and then spat out a filthy curse.

  "Bang!!"

  "Wow!!"

  This time, Shana was finally unable to dodge the Death Mage's attack. Her left shoulder was thoroughly pierced by a sharp bone spike, and the massive impact force pulled the female mercenary's body backward, flying back before heavily crashing to the ground.

  The undead lich finally obtained a gap and no longer wanted to fight, its body flashed and it tried to escape.

  "This is infuriating!!"

  Witnessing this scene before his eyes, Rod muttered a curse in his heart, and then he flipped out with his right hand, and the red card finally appeared.

  "Marlene, attack it with all your might!!"

  On one side, he loudly issued the command, and on the other, Rod threw out the red card in his hand. In an instant, the Flame Reaper burst forth from it, howling as it pounced towards the enemy who was just about to escape. A crimson figure flashed by in the darkness, and soon after, a fierce explosion rang out, mixed with the angry roars of the Lich, spreading out in all directions.

  What bad luck, as expected, the protective spell hasn't been completely lifted yet.

  The summoned spirit, who had triggered the protective spell and was sent back home to get married, was followed closely by Rode as he passed through the thick black smoke.

  The necromancer in front of him was now disheveled, his protective spells having been dispelled by Marlin earlier. As a result, the necromancer had not been able to perfectly withstand Lethal Flame's self-destructive attack this time. His robes were already torn and tattered, and the white bone staff in his hand had been completely snapped in two, rendering it useless.

  "Damn humanity!!"

  As Luo De rushed over, the undead mage gritted his teeth and cursed, raising both hands as a crimson negative energy took shape and shot towards Luo De.

  Facing the negative energy beam that could annihilate all life, Rod didn't choose to dodge this time. Instead, he continued to charge forward with his long sword in hand.

  He's done for!

  Like a raging bull, Luo De charged forward, and the undead warlock finally revealed a triumphant smile on his face. In his view, this young man would soon be robbed of life by the energy of death, and then turn into dust like a rotten log.

  But soon, the smile on his face turned into horror.

  Semi-transparent, overlapping wings emerged from in front of Luo De's body, with feathers flying out and floating in the air, like a dream.

  Crimson, the energy of death transformed into a gentle breeze, vanished without a trace.

  "You are..."

  The undead mage opened his mouth, but at this moment, Roderick's long sword had already pierced through his body.