Hao Ren was actually quite relieved that he had resolved the ambush without suffering any danger, but that did not mean he was truly at ease.
His shield was not indestructible. In fact, its capacity had been steadily declining throughout the battle just now.
Although those suicide soldiers had wielded ordinary cold weapons, their combat power had still been astonishing. The Kolo World had its own unique power system. Here, even mortals could gain superhuman strength through special training methods and energy infusion. The power of the swords and blades brimming with various energy auras was no less than that of ordinary werewolves or demon hunters on Earth, and some of these people's special skills could also inflict considerable damage. Hao Ren was largely immune to the magic of the Dream Plane, but he could not resist damage unrelated to magic. Thus, the attacks of these black-armored warriors dealt full damage to him.
If twice as many warriors had surrounded him, and he had been unable to prepare various large-scale weapons in time, he would have had no choice but to run.
However, the arrangement of these suicide soldiers had ultimately missed one crucial point. Their trump card was not a warrior, but a Spellcaster—a battle mage whose attacks were completely ineffective against Hao Ren.
There was nothing wrong with the arrangement itself. In the Kolo World, the combat professions capable of unleashing the greatest destructive power had always been magic-based, with mages being the strongest of all. Although mages were physically frail and could not be trained as assassins, with thorough preparation and properly laid traps, only mages could leave an ambushed target with virtually no chance of escape. This was because the warriors of the Kolo World had limited means of attack and lacked battlefield-control abilities, while mages