Before One Wave Had Settled, Another Rose

"What is this?"

Not far from the six individuals, the elderly overseer revealed a look of surprise.

Mastering a fourth-order skill was not unusual. What was difficult was applying three different enhancement skills to the rest of the team in an instant.

"He really knows how to hide his strength. The Knight Holy Temple has another promising seedling this year!"

Still, their Mage Holy Temple was not lacking either.

With that, the old man turned his gaze back to the battle in the distance.

After the enhancement skills had been applied, the ground began to tremble violently.

A faint white glow flickered over Ye Tian's long sword as he ruthlessly plunged it into the ground.

Li Xin, Long Haochen, Chen Chen, and Chen Si made the same move.

As their weapons pierced the earth, streams of foul-smelling liquid erupted one after another.

Just then, a thick thorn burst from underground, flickering with black-purple energy as it stabbed toward Lin Jialu.

Standing beside the girl, Ye Tian swung the Shield of Radiance and easily knocked the thorn aside.

"Everyone, close in!"

Lin Jialu gave a sharp cry, and the others instinctively gathered around her.

The girl swiftly raised her staff and muttered an incantation. Dense Ice Elemental Fluctuation spread outward from her body.

"Ice Cone Technique!"

Countless ice cones condensed out of thin air before raining down upon the ground.

As the ice cones crashed down, the earth was immediately riddled with dense craters.

Only the area where Ye Tian and the others stood remained completely untouched.

Green, viscous blood sprayed everywhere.

No one knew how many demons had died from that single strike.

"Screech!"

Countless black shadows leaped out from underground, surrounding Ye Tian and the others.

"They're Rook Race!"

After seeing the demons clearly, they immediately recognized their origins.

The Rook Race had savage appearances and roughly humanoid forms. They were around five feet tall, with bare upper bodies and lower bodies covered in dense black scales.

Not only did they have three eyes atop their heads, but they also possessed four arms.

Each arm was shaped like a tapering spike, its forearm completely keratinized like a triangular blade. The tips emitted a chilling gleam.

The Rook Race was also one of the demon race's twenty-odd main clans.

"You really called it, little brother!"

Li Xin stood at the very front of the group, looking at the nearly ten Rook Race warriors encircling them. She was both nervous and excited.

There should originally have been more of them, but many had already died beneath Lin Jialu's Ice Cone Technique.

"There should be enough. Let's end this quickly!"

This was demon territory, after all. It would be bad if they attracted powerful demons.

"Hiss!"

The Rook Race warriors let out shrill roars and charged forward, swinging their four arms.

The thorns glinted with an eerie cold light, looking especially terrifying.

"Chen Si, hold them off. Don't let the demons build momentum. Little Brother Long, support him from the side. Li Xin, Chen Chen, unleash everything!"

Lin Jialu issued her orders at a rapid pace.

The instant her words fell, everyone moved at once.

Haoyue's two heads each unleashed an elemental attack, effortlessly dividing the battlefield.

Chen Si raised his shield and met them head-on, quickly drawing the attention of three Rook Race warriors.

With Ye Tian's group support skills, everyone was able to fully display their strength.

"Ice Spear Technique!"

Lin Jialu did not remain idle either.

With Ye Tian standing beside her to protect her, she could cast magic without a care.

Several streaks of blue light shot into the sky before plunging down like meteors.

The long ice spears easily pierced through the Rook Race warriors entangled with Chen Si, pinning them to the ground at the same time.

Meanwhile, the others also finished their battles one after another.

The Rook Race warriors were weak in direct combat to begin with, only barely comparable to human Second Order Rank One professionals.

Having been discovered beforehand and unable to launch a surprise attack, they were still no match for Fourth Order and Fifth Order Professionals even with their numerical advantage.

Looking at the corpses strewn across the ground, everyone could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

Yet the blood boiling within their bodies had not cooled.

So this was what it felt like to fight demons?

Lin Jialu lowered her staff and spoke gently again. "Count the exact number. If it's enough, we'll leave."

"Watch out!"

However, just as she finished speaking, Long Haochen shouted again.

Before anyone could figure out what had happened, three chilling flashes swept separately toward Lin Jialu and Chen Chen.

"I've been on guard against you!"

Ye Tian snorted coldly and flashed in front of Lin Jialu.

He fiercely raised the shield in his hand, blocking the two incoming attacks.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew, faintly illuminating the attackers' forms.

"Die!" Ye Tian swung his right hand in an instant, his sword slashing down with dazzling sacred golden light.

The golden light flashed.

Two Dike Race Infiltrators, blades and bodies alike, were cut in half at the waist.

"It's these disgusting things again!"

Seeing the corpses appear, Lin Jialu could not help but frown.

During the previous demon invasion, she had nearly been successfully ambushed by a Dike Race Infiltrator. Now they had come again.

Were mages really that easy to bully?

Meanwhile, Chen Chen's situation was far from optimistic.

Long Haochen reacted swiftly. He immediately released the Spirit Light Shield to protect Chen Chen, while a gentle white light shot out from his chest and landed on one of the invisible figures.

Drawn by the Sacred Pull Spiritual Furnace, that Dike Race Infiltrator instantly changed direction and crazily began attacking Long Haochen.

Chen Chen touched his neck and could clearly feel moisture there.

His neck had truly almost been cut through!

"Ice Spear Technique!"

Lin Jialu chanted another spell, and several blue streaks shot out.

However, the Dike Race Infiltrator fiercely swung its Sharp Blade, shattering every incoming ice spear. Still, its body visibly stiffened.

"Die!"

Seizing the opportunity, Li Xin descended from above with her twin swords shining with brilliant sacred light.

"Aah—"

Screams rang out as dark green blood splattered in every direction.

The last Dike Race Infiltrator was dead as well.

Everything had happened in the blink of an eye. Even after all the attackers had been eliminated, Chen Chen had yet to recover his senses.

"Little brother, are you all right?"

Chen Si looked worried as he hurriedly asked.

"I..." Chen Chen trembled slightly, gasping for breath. His eyes were filled with fear of death.

"S-sorry. I held everyone back."

Chen Chen looked ashamed.

He had been so frightened that he froze in place. If Long Haochen had not reacted quickly enough, he would probably already have been separated from head to body.

"Brother Long, thank you for saving my life."

Long Haochen lightly waved his hand. "Brother Chen, you're too kind. Companions should help each other."

At that moment, the Chen brothers were completely convinced by Long Haochen.

Just as Chen Si was about to say something as well, Lin Jialu suddenly interrupted him.

"Whatever you want to say can wait until we return. More demons are approaching us."

"What demons? How many?"

Li Xin hurriedly asked.

Lin Jialu replied gravely, "Zelin Twin Blade Demons. There are eight in total, but one of them is an emerald-green Twin-Blade Demon."

"What?!"

Upon hearing Lin Jialu's words, everyone except Ye Tian instantly changed expression and could not help drawing in a cold breath.