Team Battle

The Priest wore an extremely pained expression, his eyes practically spitting fire.

Jialan curved his lips into a cold smile, raised his hand, and tossed a handful of seeds at the feet of the three Warriors. He muttered a few words, and the seeds grew against the wind, rapidly transforming into thorny vines as thick as a baby's arm, complete with sharp barbs. They tightly bound the three men.

The three Warriors became like trapped beasts; the more they struggled, the tighter the vines wrapped around them.

Although "Thorn Bind" was only a Tier 1 Spell, it made it difficult for the three Warriors to break free for the moment.

Seeing this, Katerina and her companions were greatly encouraged. The tall Knight's eyes flashed, and a dazzling white light erupted around him. Sacred runes flowed across his silver armor; he was actually a Light Knight who had been hiding his strength! His long spear shot out like a silver dragon emerging from the sea, carrying purifying power, and aimed straight for the trapped Warriors.

The attack came too quickly for the three Warriors to evade. They could only raise their shields to block it head-on. With a "splish," the shields shattered, and the spear pierced their defenses, embedding itself deeply into one Warrior's left chest. Sacred Battle Qi instantly erupted, and the Warrior let out a scream as he fell to the ground, his entire arm a bloody mess.

After landing this blow, the tall Knight leaned on his spear, gasping for breath, clearly having expended a great deal of energy. Katerina exchanged a nod with the injured Female Warrior, flickered, and disappeared into the shadows.

The Archer immediately shifted his target, firing three consecutive arrows directly at Jialan's face. "Ding ding ding!" John's sword light was like a curtain, precisely deflecting the arrows. He stood before Jialan with his shield, his gaze sharply scanning the battlefield.

Jialan calmed himself to recover from casting the spell and was about to press his advantage when an alarm blared in his mind. A blurry figure was behind him, only discovered when it was less than three meters away.

With no time to cast any spells, Jialan suddenly produced a pale blue Scroll. He crushed it fiercely, and it transformed into a thick ice shield behind him. At the same instant, the blurry figure lunged forward, its dagger flashing with dark light as it slammed into the ice shield. The ice shield only held for three or four seconds before shattering into ice shards with a "boom."

John also reacted, charging at the blurry figure with his shield. The figure didn't engage further, using the momentum to flip backward. In mid-air, it twisted a few times and was over ten meters away. Upon landing, it rolled forward and entered stealth again. It turned out there were six opponents in total, and this Assassin had been lurking until now.

"Tsk, ran pretty fast," Jialan muttered, staring in the direction the Assassin had vanished. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. If not for the "Frost Shield" Scroll, he would be a corpse by now.

Concurrently, another wave of Holy Light appeared above Jialan. Jialan sighed inwardly, realizing that a low-level Mage had too few emergency response options, and he was precisely the enemy's primary target.

He lightly raised his Staff, and a full-body-sized round mirror appeared above Jialan's head. This was the "Mirror Light Technique" spell that came with the Staff, which Jialan had spent most of his savings to purchase.

The Holy Light struck the mirror silently and was then refracted back towards the White Robe Priest. The Priest was greatly alarmed and fumbled for another Scroll, transforming it into a light shield that covered his entire body. The Holy Light and the light shield dissolved each other upon contact. Priests were indeed the wealthiest profession, going through Scroll after Scroll.

The White Robe Priest let out a long breath, slightly raising his Scepter. Just as he was about to cast a spell to aid the two Warriors, his eyes widened. At some point, Katerina had appeared beside him. "Priest, you seem quite wealthy?" a chilling female voice suddenly sounded in his ear. The Priest turned in shock, only to see Katerina's dagger already at his throat.

Blood gushed out like a spring, staining the pure white holy robe.

The Archer, who had been targeting Jialan not far behind, had kept John from leaving Jialan's side. Seeing the White Robe Priest murdered, he was so startled that he almost dropped his bow. He turned and fled, his movements incredibly swift. With a few flashes, he was over ten zhang away.

Just as he thought he had escaped, a dagger sliced across his throat. Facing this Assassin with such powerful single-kill capabilities, he had no power to resist.

The remaining two Warriors, having just broken free from the thorns, fell into despair. Facing the Light Knight's holy spear, the Warriors' long swords, the Mage's crowd control, and the elusive Assassin, they eventually fell with resentment. The Warrior who had fallen first was also finished off. The Assassin who had ambushed Jialan never reappeared throughout the entire ordeal. It was likely that, seeing no opportunity, he had fled far away.

"Argyle Capet thanks you both for your assistance!" The tall Knight walked towards Jialan and the other, removed his helmet, and performed a standard knight's salute.

Jialan and his companion quickly returned the salute. As a Spellcaster, studying history was a required course. Jialan asked with some surprise, "Capet? Could you be from the Marquis Mansion?"

"The current Marquis is my father," the Knight added with a wry smile, "but I am merely a Traveling Knight now."

The Capet Family, one of the eight great Marquisates of the Empire, was not like those newly emerging nobles. They were truly deeply rooted old nobles with a pivotal position in the Empire.

"This is the renowned Baron Capet, the youngest son of the current Marquis Capet, and His Majesty the Emperor's late aunt," Katerina appeared from who-knows-where, saying sarcastically. Ariel wore a wry smile and didn't argue.

After taunting Argyle a few times, Katerina walked over and helped the injured Female Warrior up, introducing her, "This is Kaisalin, my best friend, and a graduate of the Imperial Magic Academy. We were in the same year."

Kaisalin had beautiful blonde hair and appeared to be in her mid-twenties. She exuded an air of intellectual beauty, making her look more like a female scholar than a Female Warrior.

"Kaisalin Xiwen thanks you both for your help. Without you, today could have been disastrous!" Kaisalin bowed to them, performing the etiquette of a noblewoman. Jialan and his companion quickly returned the salute again.

Seeing her dispirited expression, Jialan knew she was seriously injured and offered to examine her wound. A faint blush appeared on Kaisalin's pale face. The injury was on her back, and it was somewhat inappropriate for a strange man to examine it.

Katerina knew Jialan was an Ice Element Junior Mage who could also cast Tier 1 Water Element spells. Although Water Element spells' healing effects were inferior to Light Element spells, they were still second to none among other elemental spells. She immediately whispered a few words into Kaisalin's ear. Kaisalin then nodded, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Katerina forcefully told the three men to turn around and not peek. She then carefully helped Kaisalin remove her armor and undergarments. Once everything was ready, she allowed Jialan to turn around alone.

Upon seeing the wound, Jialan was also startled. It was a foot-long gash on her back. The blood had already dried, and the surrounding area was swollen, clearly showing signs of inflammation.

Without daring to delay, he raised his Staff and began chanting obscure, low incantations rapidly. After more than ten seconds of chanting, a mist exuding dense Water Element energy formed rapidly in Jialan's left hand, from slow to fast. Jialan slowly guided it to Kaisalin's injured back. The wound visibly healed, and the redness and swelling gradually subsided.

After the spell was cast, Jialan was not entirely satisfied with the effect. He cast it again before nodding with satisfaction and signaling to Katerina to turn around.