Mobent's Bane Obtained

The fighting in the north could no longer be described as fierce.

Two Rare Elites of the Undead, leading a large number of Skeleton Soldiers, charged forward, causing heavy casualties to the Night Watchmen.

"Hold the line! Everyone stay calm, dawn is almost here! If we can just endure this wave, we'll be saved!"

Altaia Eberlock roared with all her might, her heart bleeding. Nearly half of the Night Watchmen had fallen, while the number of Undead Skeleton Soldiers on the opposite side continued to grow. All the surrounding graveyards had become their barracks, with skeletons crawling out of tombs to join the attackers.

Mixed among them were non-human skeletons, such as Wild Wolf skeletons, Vulture skeletons, and even Ogre skeletons. They crawled out from the wastelands, ruins, and ditches of Duskwood, transforming into Undead Soldiers in the blink of an eye.

Even so, these Night Watchman Soldiers still hadn't given up their resistance. They persevered, they wouldn't surrender, because they were waiting for someone—the one who gave them confidence and courage, the one who gave them hope to survive.

Sun Busong jolted awake from his deep sleep, his axe instantly raised before his chest in a defensive stance. Although he had never practiced any defensive skills before, these skills were etched into his mind, and he instinctively used them.

When he saw Xiu Ma, who was right beside him, and the others in the defensive fortifications, he finally came to his senses. After frowning, he looked at the highest-ranking Elite Priest among them and asked, "How long have I been asleep? What's the situation? Has Usop returned?"

"Reporting, my lord." The level 38 Elite Priest initially wanted to apologize to this lord, as the situation in the north did not allow him to sleep any longer. He had been the one to wake him with a skill, but he reconsidered. This was not the time for apologies. If this lord didn't go over there soon, the northern defense line would fall.

"You've been asleep for fifteen minutes. There are still 80 minutes until dawn. Your Paladins haven't returned yet. The situation in the north is not good. The Night Watchman Commander has already sent two groups to fetch you, but you wouldn't wake up."

"What!"

Sun Busong leaped out of bed, anger flashing across his face as he berated the Priest, "Why didn't you wake me up? What are you all good for? If anything happens over there, I'll hold you responsible."

After speaking, he quickly left the defensive fortifications and rushed towards the north.

A Soldier in his twenties quietly asked the Priest, "Officer, why didn't you explain? It's not good for you to be misunderstood by that lord."

The Priest shook his head and smiled slightly, his eyes fixed on the direction Sun Busong had left. "What's there to explain? Once the town is saved, everything else is trivial. Besides, do you think that lord would make things difficult for me over such a small matter?"

"Xiu Ma, when you see those two Undead Elites, you go for them. Either one is fine. Keep one busy, and once I take down the other, I'll come help you!"

Sun Busong instructed Xiu Ma as he ran, not caring if it understood or not.

"Roar!"

"Look! An Imperial Guard lord is here! The lord with the big lion head is here! Wooo~!"

Someone with sharp eyes had spotted Sun Busong, and the atmosphere in the defensive fortifications instantly changed!

"Hahaha, I knew the lord would come back! We're saved!"

"Why does the lord always wait until we're on the verge of collapse to return!"

"You trash on the other side, our reinforcements have arrived! You're all going to be chopped into pieces!"

"Quick, help me up! I want to fight alongside the lord! I can still fight!"

"Your eyes are f***ing blind, what are you fighting for!"

Sun Busong knew he had wasted a lot of time, and that time had been paid for with the lives of the Night Watchmen. He knew his reprimand of the Priest was unreasonable; they had also wanted him to rest more, out of good intentions.

He felt he was still too weak and needed to become stronger!

To reach the battlefield as quickly as possible, Sun Busong also drank a potion that increased his Movement Speed.

The northern defense point was just ahead. The distant flames of war had scorched the pitch-black night. The Night Watchmen were desperately resisting the enemy, fighting against the ghastly white bone Skeleton troops that were particularly visible in the darkness.

"Make way for the lord!"

"Go, lord! Take down those bone racks!"

"Lord! You must avenge my brother! They killed my brother! Wuwuwu!~~"

Seeing Sun Busong rushing from afar, the people at the defense point quickly cleared a path for him.

Skeleton Commander Fistom, Level 32, Rare Elite.

Ghoul Duke Marasom, Level 31, Rare Elite.

Sun Busong immediately spotted these two Undead monsters. They were noticeably taller than the other skeletons. Commander Altaia and three other Elite Warriors with defensive talents were currently holding them back, preventing them from advancing.

Both of these Undead Scourges were Physical monsters. Fortunately, they were Physical; otherwise, the Night Watchmen's casualties might have been even more severe during the dozen minutes Sun Busong slept soundly.

"Altaia, you and the others deal with the Skeleton Soldiers. I'll handle these two. Have all the heavily wounded retreat; don't let them sacrifice themselves in vain!" Sun Busong immediately used Taunt on the level 32 Skeleton Commander Fistom, the most effective skill for Warrior Classes to attract aggro.

Taunt Range: 30 yards Instant Cast, 60-second cooldown Requires Defensive Stance

Taunts the target, forcing it to attack you. However, it is ineffective against targets already attacking you.

The Skeleton Commander's target immediately shifted to Sun Busong. Because Sun Busong's trial for advancing to Professional was Nightmare difficulty, he had mastered all three Warrior branches. He no longer needed to specifically switch between combat or defensive stances, and could directly use defensive skills with his axes.

However, some defensive skills required holding a shield, and he couldn't use those skills now.

Seeing that the man before her had perfectly taken over the aggro of the Undead Elites, Altaia's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

She disengaged from combat and asked Sun Busong with some concern, "What about the other one? Can you handle it alone?"

"That one goes to Xiu Ma!"

He tilted his head, looking at Xiu Ma, then at the Ghoul Elite Duke Marasom. He gave Xiu Ma a look.

"Xiu Ma! Go get it!"

"Roar!"

Xiu Ma let out a lion's roar and pounced, grabbing at the level 31 mini-boss.

Once Xiu Ma took over the boss, the other warriors were free to attack the surrounding regular Skeleton Soldiers.

"Give me 15 minutes!" Sun Busong was very confident. After advancing, Xiu Ma's defense, HP, and attack power were all stronger than these two bosses. Moreover, the Night Watch had Priests and other healing professionals; killing Xiu Ma was almost impossible.

"Your current mission is to help others kill these Skeletons, then send someone to scout the west. I think that damned Necromancer, Mobent Fehr, should be making a move soon."

Sun Busong dodged a sword strike from Skeleton Commander Fistom and continued, "I'll kill them as quickly as possible, but if Mobent Fehr attacks the west, I'll have to go support them. Then this place will be yours!"

"Don't worry, I know what to do!" Sun Busong was like her anchor; as long as he was there, no obstacle was insurmountable.

Armor Break Attack

Melee Range

Instant Cast, 60-second cooldown

Requires Melee Weapon

Breaks the target's armor. Each Armor Break Attack reduces their armor by 4% and generates a large amount of threat. Higher attack power generates higher threat. Can stack up to 5 times and lasts until manually canceled.

Skeleton Commander Fistom wore a set of armor with considerable defense, which greatly reduced Sun Busong's attack power. To deal with such a defensive boss, the Armor Break Attack skill needed to be stacked.

Five minutes later, the opponent had five stacks of Armor Break, their defense reduced by 20%. In those five minutes, Sun Busong had also dealt over 8,000 damage to the opponent, and the boss's HP was now down to two-thirds.

"Xiu Ma, come here, let's take this one down first!"

"Roar!"

The green-quality Xiu Ma truly understood his words. A black lightning bolt pounced behind Skeleton Commander Fistom and began to tear frantically. Sun Busong also increased his output from the front.

Meanwhile, the target of the level 31 Ghoul, Duke Silver Elite Marasom, was Xiu Ma. Seeing its target turn to attack others, it became enraged. Xiu Ma was in trouble. It was originally fighting the Ghoul head-on, but to cooperate with its master in killing another enemy, its rear was now being attacked by the Ghoul.

Sun Busong also observed this, but he did not draw the Ghoul's aggro. The reason was simple: he didn't want to get hurt or feel pain himself.

He could recover quickly after getting hurt, but even with his strong recovery abilities, it wasn't as monstrous as Xiu Ma's. These two battles had revealed a bug: no matter how severely Xiu Ma was injured, as long as it wasn't dead, it could fully recover its HP, injuries, and status within five minutes after the battle ended. It was practically a combat perpetual motion machine!

So, all he needed to do now was to keep Xiu Ma alive. He also needed to conserve his strength to face Necromancer Mobent Fehr.

"You guys keep Xiu Ma's HP up, absolutely don't let it die. You don't need to worry about my HP!"

Sun Busong shouted to the two healing professionals beside him, telling them to take good care of Xiu Ma. Next, he would speed up the killing pace.

Skills like Mighty Blow, Heroic Strike, and Rend were all used on the Skeleton Commander. To conserve strength, Sun Busong used skills that consumed the least stamina. Xiu Ma was now the main attacker.

Another two minutes passed, and the Skeleton Commander's HP dropped below 20%.

Execute! Followed by Death Wish!

Death Wish

Instant Cast, 6-minute cooldown

Activates an enrage state, increasing your physical damage dealt by 20%, but increasing the damage taken from any attack by 5%. Lasts for 30 seconds.

It took ten seconds to finish off the Skeleton Commander. Then, he used Intercept and charged towards the Ghoul attacking Xiu Ma from behind. By the time the skill's duration ended, the Ghoul's HP had dropped to 40%.

Just as Sun Busong was preparing to expend a large amount of stamina to finish off the Ghoul, Usop's voice cut through the air.

"Officer! We found the book! Hahaha, this damned guy is finished!"

Usop, riding his warhorse, laughed as he charged over from a distance. Wherever his warhorse passed, the Skeleton Soldiers on the ground were smashed into bone fragments. Paladins and Priests had a natural advantage against Undead monsters.

After dismounting, Usop unleashed two ultimate skills on the Ghoul boss: Exorcism! Divine Fury! These were the ultimate skills Paladins used against Undead and Demons.

Usop's equipment was all specially crafted by Sun Busong. Usop was a Paladin and didn't have Sun Busong's ability to clear Nightmare-level trials, so he only had one Paladin talent. However, his skills were very effective against Undead monsters. After two moves, the boss's HP dropped to 20%! It was ready for Execute!

After defeating two Silver Elite Undead monsters, Sun Busong, while inquiring Usop about Mobent's Bane, rode his horse towards the western defense point.

Mobent's Bane was actually a book containing a special incantation. Only Holy Light professionals could use this book, and its effect was to break Mobent Fehr's defensive barrier for 30 seconds after use.

During these 30 seconds, anyone could deal damage to Mobent Fehr. However, after 30 seconds, Mobent Fehr's defensive barrier would reappear, and the next use of the incantation would require five minutes!

"Do you know Mobent Fehr's HP?" Sun Busong could already see the fires at the western defense point.

"I'm not sure, but it shouldn't be less than 200,000!" Usop only gave an approximate figure, but even that number was chilling.

Necromancers were Caster Classes, and their magic attacks were direct, hard damage to Sun Busong. Sun Busong was a Plate Armor class; his defense was strong, but that was against Physical attacks.

However, he was now facing a Necromancer, and he didn't have a single piece of magic defense equipment!

"I wonder if this bastard hits hard!"

Usop subtly asked, "Captain, there are several Elite Level defense warriors over 40 in the Night Watch. They should be able to hold on for a while, right? Then we can focus on attacking."

"Hmm?"

Sun Busong glanced back at Usop. He knew exactly what Usop was implying.

"No! Their HP is less than 2,000. If Mobent Fehr's magic attack is strong, they won't even be able to withstand two hits. If the healing isn't timely, they'll surely die! Don't ask such things in the future."

Hearing his officer speak with a frown, Usop's lips moved, but he didn't say anything further. He knew his officer's temper. If he couldn't rely on others, then he could only rely on himself!

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