"Good!" The man holding the spear took up a stance and continuously gathered power, his eyes fixed on Mel atop the city wall. The other soldiers on the wall all made room for the two to fight.
This stance looked like the level 20 lancer skill [Spear Thrust], along with [Attribute Granting], an essential skill for a Level 40 Demon Lancer. A faint cold gleam flickered at the tip of his spear.
If their levels had been close, or if there had not been such complete level suppression, Mel might truly have needed to deploy several more layers of shields. But with an absolute level advantage, he also wanted to see this man's limits.
The next moment, the lancer charged fiercely at Mel. Only then did Mel clearly see the attribute on the spearhead. Its flashing cold light seemed to glow in the darkness.
In the end, the spear struck the Magic Shield, leaving a sharp scratch across it.
"A special attribute? It should be Sharpness."
Besides granting elemental magic attacks, the Attribute Granting skill could naturally bestow special attributes as well, such as sharpness, sturdiness, Armor Penetration, and the like.
Seeing the gap between himself and the mage before him, the man holding the spear could only withdraw it. He admitted defeat. He surrendered as well.
"I'm convinced. I can't possibly be your opponent. And you spared the people in the city."
"I never slaughter innocent people. As for whether the nobles in the city have committed wrongs, let the commoners judge them!" Mel put away his staff as well. He was only five levels away from reaching Level 90, yet those final five levels felt like an insurmountable gulf.
At this slow pace, he would probably be over thirty by the time he got there.
Unless he could