The icy rain washed over everyone's faces.
It also washed away the last trace of disguise.
Gray Garlic's nauseating stench rapidly dissipated in the rain.
Almost at the exact moment the smell vanished, the atmosphere across the entire Xianchi region changed abruptly.
The undead that had been wandering aimlessly in the distance all stopped in unison. Hundreds of eye sockets burning with ghostly green flames turned together toward the team of a dozen or so people.
"Woooooargh—!!!"
The first howl was like a signal. Then, one after another, even more violent and ravenous roars rang through the night sky!
"Prepare for battle!"
The high-tier Mage from the Magic Association leading the group roared himself hoarse. An ochre star pattern rapidly formed beneath his feet, and a massive rock barrier rose from the ground, barely blocking the first wave of attacks.
But there were simply too many undead. The rock barrier shuddered violently beneath the barrage of rotten claws and skeletal fists, cracks spreading rapidly across its surface.
The team instantly descended into chaos. Magic of every color flared one after another in the rainy night.
Fire Burst, Lightning Seal, wind blades, Ice Vine. Mid- and low-tier spells that could normally easily wipe out several undead now seemed like a drop in the ocean amid this sea of undead.
Undead were constantly shattered, frozen, and burned, but even more climbed over the remains of their own kind and surged forward, tireless and fearless.
"Kun's Forest · Cage!"
He Yu's face was pale, but she gritted her teeth and channeled her magic energy. Dark green vines burst from the ground, Entangling and crushing several rotting corpses charging at the front.
Her intermediate Plant Element cultivation displayed its advantage at this moment, covering a considerable area.
Mo Fan's gaze was sharp. He had