Yellow smoke swirled around the first Yellow Turban Strongman as he drifted toward Bai Xiaowen like a ghost, then brought down a fist the size of a barrel.
Bai Xiaowen was not alarmed. The Yellow Turban Strongman looked fierce, but he was a defensive puppet with little offensive power.
What troubled Bai Xiaowen was the risk of making too much noise. A fierce fight might alert the Guo Residence's guards and servants, tipping off Guo Cai. With Guo Cai away, Bai Xiaowen had no intention of taking that chance.
Bai Xiaowen stepped back and summoned two creatures.
Rageclaw and Butcher!
The study was too cramped for a swarm of summons, unless he wanted to tear down the Guo Residence.
He had Butcher hold the strongmen off while Rageclaw dealt damage, hoping to destroy both without alerting anyone else.
As the second Yellow Turban Strongman took shape and lunged, Bai Xiaowen unleashed Intimidation.
Bai Xiaowen could choose whom Intimidation affected.
He counted only the two Yellow Turban Strongmen as enemies. Intimidation was an area-control skill broad enough to cover the entire Guo Residence, but using it on everyone would certainly raise the alarm.
Since he did not treat the others in the Guo Residence as enemies, Intimidation would not affect them.
Intimidation's level 4 effect, Overwhelming Crush, triggered! Both Yellow Turban Strongmen froze, stunned.
Bai Xiaowen poured in a steady stream of mental power, sustaining Intimidation's level 7 effect, Mental Force Field. The two strongmen had no chance to recover.
Before Butcher activated Rotting Toxin, Bai Xiaowen drew the Desert Eagle and shot each strongman once. Absolon's phantom lunged at them with a roar, triggering Killing Thirst twice in succession!
Each Yellow Turban Strongman lost over 200 Durability, including 120 points of true damage. Unfortunately, they reduced the physical damage from