The words had sounded beautiful, but this bunch of unscrupulous bandits in black ran faster than the next.
They had not even noticed that a black silhouette of a man and a wolf had risen from the wilderness ahead, blocking their path.
"True Essence Force—Intimidation!"
Overawing Presence spread out, and the horses beneath the bandits in black were the first to collapse, frothing at the mouth.
The bandits in black all tumbled to the ground.
That fall was actually a good thing. The pain jolted them out of the Intimidation.
Clarity was not necessarily a good thing, either, because they quickly realized the truth: they had already lost the ability to escape—
A large group of summoned creatures was watching them like tigers eyeing their prey.
Bang!
A familiar sound rang out. One of the bandits in black suddenly let out a scream and was sent flying, a bloody hole appearing in his chest before he crashed lifelessly to the ground. His crude Astral Qi protection was as useless as paper.
Cecilia's Stringless Bow!
Bai Xiaowen looked over and saw the sound of hooves approaching rapidly. A female rider came racing over from afar, and on the way, she fired another Stringless Bow. The Astral Qi arrow pierced and killed another man.
"Damn it, let's fight them!"
The bandits in black shouted angrily in unison, drew their blades, and charged at Bai Xiaowen.
Rageclaw's claws glowed with a faint white light. One swipe sent a bandit flying, a sideways kick sent another tumbling away, and then it bit the third one in half with a single chomp.
After learning the technique of adding Spirit Force to attacks, Rageclaw completely overwhelmed these bandits, who were merely Evolvers of the Standard Template or Elite Template, around level 12.
The other melee summoned