"Priests, dispel them!" Liu Yunpeng shouted.
Waves of pure white light fell upon the 30,000 Minotaur Warriors in the front row, but as soon as the thorns were dispelled, the thorns on the ground continued binding the minotaurs.
Blessing of Freedom
Golden radiance rose from the hands of numerous Paladin players in the rear. The thorns covering the front-line minotaurs instantly vanished, but before the minotaurs could take another step forward, a large number of Priests appeared on the opposing side.
Greater Purification
A flash of light swept through the area. The golden glow on the minotaurs disappeared, and the thorns crept over them again, pinning them in place and leaving them unable to move.
It was not just them. The Phantom Image Warriors, Blood Oath Shamans, Divine Grace Paladins, and all the other level-160 classes that had charged forward were all rooted in place.
"Earth Mages, eighty meters forward. Earth Dragon Tremor, cast!" Ruyue Taishan shouted.
More than 5,000 Earth Mages appeared atop the hillside and chanted their spells in unison. In an instant, the thirty-meter-high earthen slope raised by Earth Dragon Tremor separated over half of the level-160 elites from those behind them.
"The time for the counterattack has come! Paladin Legion, attack! Shadow Priests and Warlocks, cast your control spells!" Ruyue Taishan shouted.
"Kill!" Blood Demon, Ye Wuhen, and the others personally led the charge as more than 400,000 Paladins rushed toward Lu Yang.
Lu Yang was among those being controlled, and although he could use the Escape Dagger to jump to the top of the earthen slope created by Earth Dragon Tremor, he could not leave now. He had to hold the front line. If he retreated, the entire formation might collapse.
"Brothers, even if we die today, we will not take a single step back.