“It’s over!”
Matel’s heart sank.
At that moment, the entire Lorentz Manor had become an Asura’s battlefield.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Violent explosions tore through the manor.
A sea of fire had already incinerated the meticulously manicured garden maze at the front of the manor, leaving nothing but scorched earth. The fountain in front of the entrance had run dry, its basin cracked.
With the help of a top-tier Wind Element expert, the raging inferno transformed into dozens of fiery tornadoes, continuing their rampage.
In the eastern cluster of buildings, the ground suddenly collapsed.
Their side’s Desert Beast Master descended like a Barbarian God incarnate. Three Beast Spirit totems merged with his body, causing his flesh to erupt with heaven-shaking Divine Power.
His nickname, Wild Beast, was no mistake. The man wore only a single gauntlet, believing his fists were the best weapons. A Four-Star Demon Warlock was mercilessly beaten to death with three punches after a brief attempt to parry.
Soon, the heavens suddenly changed.
Little Zeus had made his move. Above the manor, clouds black as ink churned, and more than ten pillars of violet-gold lightning pierced through them. They precisely struck the enemy ranks, slamming down into the buildings one after another.
BANG! BANG!
The terrifying cracks of sniper fire echoed from various high points across the manor. Having already secured a clock tower, Xiaodouding and another ghost agent were picking off targets from their perch.
Meanwhile, a Heart Abyss Chief Priest on their team, an expert in Illusion Technique, had trapped a group of reinforcements at the rear. A disorienting mist muddled their senses, but he also manipulated their Perception of hostility, causing them to turn on each other.
One could say that even though the invading force was only thirteen strong, allowing this group of top-tier experts to unleash their power unchecked was like witnessing the arrival of man-made natural disasters.
“Where’s Su Chen?”
Captain Zhang had just teamed up with another to slay two Demon Warlocks. Before him, inside the main building, the unexpected inner core Barrier was still holding strong.
According to Xiaohu, Su Chen, who had charged in first, had already broken through the Barrier and entered the main building.
“Captain, we have to go. We pull out in fifteen seconds, max. The outer scouts have spotted us, and a lot of experts are on their way from the city center to provide support.”
The message from the sniper in the rear came through Captain Zhang’s earpiece radio.
“Twenty-five seconds.”
Captain Zhang gritted his teeth, buying another ten seconds of leeway for everyone to hold on just a little longer.
He didn’t consider himself sentimental, but he wouldn’t just abandon a teammate. He had to wait for Dongfu City’s number one to show himself before they could leave.
Just then.
BOOM!!
The ground suddenly exploded.
A muffled soul-piercing cry, like an ancient death knell, emanated from beneath the center of the manor. Immediately after, two giant palms covered in Obsidian Bone Armor burst from the earth. The next instant, the colossal creature pushed itself off the ground and began to rise.
“Fuck, what the hell is that thing?!”
The scene was unbelievable. No one had expected a Skeleton Giant to emerge from the ground.
Judging by its size alone, the infamous Death Knight that had once struck terror into their hearts seemed as small as a child before it.
Enduring the soul-shaking tremors, everyone realized they couldn’t stay here any longer, especially since some of their members were already injured.
“Let’s go!”
A familiar male voice came over the channel.
At that same moment, the core Barrier inside the main building’s study suddenly vanished. Su Chen casually picked up the Magic Guide Hub Crystal Pillar that had been deployed inside, along with a sealed Mithril chest.
After forcing his Telekinesis Perception through it, he could sense a vast and vibrant life force radiating from within.
Inside lay a huge Ginseng Fruit, its surface wreathed in a brilliant, rosy glow.
Clearly, this was one of the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures the old bastard used to extend his life and enhance his Physique. Who knows where he dug it up, but it was far larger and more precious than the Jade Lingzhi he had acquired before.
As for the noble ‘old man’ in the room, he had drawn his last breath just a moment ago.
From the kill, he had obtained thirteen Lv. 7 Runes, including a Lv. 8 Fire Snake Skill, a Lv. 8 Frenzy Skill, and a Fire Element Soul Core that precipitated after he destroyed the old man’s little Spiritual Energy tree.
Unfortunately, the Rune Equipment the old man had been wearing was almost completely obliterated by the merciless storm of sword strikes from his earlier attack. Only a single Jade Ring survived on the corpse’s finger.
Among the shattered treasures was an ominous, evil crystal skull Soul Artifact. After being absorbed, the Spirit Body contained within it not only significantly boosted one’s physical strength but also, more importantly, provided a damage conversion effect.
This was why Su Chen had to expend so much effort to kill him. The man had withstood nearly forty strikes at the peak of Su Chen’s Sword Momentum, and the constantly exploding four-layered shockwaves alone had drained several of his Damage Runes.
He even had to use the Time Hourglass once to restore himself to his peak condition.
“Got him. Let’s go!”
As Su Chen stepped out of the main building, the sky was a dim, deathly gray. This wasn’t because of the storm clouds, but the aura of death emanating from the Skeleton Giant.
The moment it had burst from the ground, even the surrounding elemental fluctuations had grown considerably fainter.
The ability was unsettling.
Su Chen was in no mood to ponder the source of this Technique, nor did he have any intention of fighting it. With the battle won, he simply followed Captain Zhang and the others, quickly breaking past the courtyard walls.
“Move out!”
The calls kept coming over the channel.
“Teleport the wounded back if you have to,” Captain Zhang reminded them.
Another one, Xiaohu, who had been on the front lines, had also been injured. But as a Five-Star Inferno Adjudicator, his class came with a Nirvana-like trait, allowing him to reset his condition.
At this critical moment, several people didn’t hesitate to drink their extremely rare Empowerment Potions, instantly refilling their Rune Energy Bars.
It was worth noting that Su Chen also possessed only one of these hidden Divine Medicines.
One heavily injured team member, their Rune Energy depleted, simply gave a shout before tearing up a precious Town Recall Scroll and leaving the field early.
Of course, the item wasn’t instant.
It required a 0.8-second channeling time, a sort of pre-cast windup. If interrupted, there was no magical backlash, but the scroll would be destroyed.
So, Su Chen stayed behind, casting a circular Water Mirror Screen around the man and giving him a healing shield. The double protection was enough to ensure he could successfully channel the recall.
In the brief moment he lingered,
VMMMM!
the mountain-like Skeleton Giant finally stood up completely. The eerie blue Soul Fire in its hollow eye sockets suddenly contracted, then burst forth as a blinding death ray.
SWOOSH!
A ghastly white beam shot out instantly, its range extending over two kilometers as it swept precisely toward the surviving personnel’s escape route.
In the nick of time, Su Chen sidestepped and effortlessly dodged it without any risk.
With a loud BOOM, a distant hill was sheared clean off at its base by the beam, the cross-section as smooth as a mirror. The sight sent a shiver down one’s spine.
The sweeping death ray didn’t stop. The giant, relying on its terrifying and unmatched beyond-visual-range attacks, continued its bombardment, forcing the retreating group to stay on high alert.
Half a minute later, they were shaken but safe.
The Skeleton Giant was clearly not very mobile; once they were out of its range, the beams stopped coming. The threats from behind were now limited to sporadic sniper fire and a large group of Olan People flying in from the sky.
After flying for a short while, another team member whose Rune Energy was nearly depleted also tore a Town Recall Scroll and made a successful escape.
Another was sent back to Dongfu City by Ji Xiaoyue’s special Rune, the Teleportation Skill.
As for Wild Beast himself, he simply used the unparalleled escape abilities of a Desert Beast Master to teleport to his Summoned Pet Armored Rhino, which was waiting far to the rear.
In quick succession, their group of thirteen had been reduced to nine.
Fortunately, everyone who left was uninjured and out of danger. Losing even one top-tier expert would have been a painful blow.
All who remained possessed rapid movement abilities. However, the border town of Oran City they were passing through seemed to have no defenses.
But according to the observers in the rear, a large number of enemies had suddenly appeared in a forest six kilometers ahead of them.
“The people behind us are sticking close. They must have quickly set up a Teleportation Gate up ahead,” Captain Zhang immediately assessed.
The top experts at the Oran City Rune Core weren’t fools. After learning of the incident at Lorentz Manor, they would surely split their forces to flank and cut off their escape route.
They might even sniff out the Teleportation Gate hidden in the woods.
Considering the enemy had that unfathomable Secret Art Bishop on their side, searching a specific area would be no trouble for him at all.
“Don’t force it, everyone. If you can teleport out, get back to the city now. Once we make contact, you won’t get another chance,” Captain Zhang warned.
In fact, the moment they had begun their decapitation strike, the team manning the rear Teleportation Gate had already started their own withdrawal procedures.
Even the civilian house they were using as a base camp could be packed up into a card at a moment’s notice, making it extremely portable and convenient.
“In that case, I won’t hold you back. I’m out.”
At that, another person’s resolve wavered. A ghost agent chose to tear up a Town Recall Scroll he had obtained from a hidden shop.

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