A Little Unexpected

On another stone hill, the battle between the Old Demon and the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier has begun.

However, to Bai Xiaowen's surprise, the Old Demon's crossbow was incredibly powerful. With just two arrows, it brought the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier he had encountered to near-death!

If Bai Xiaowen hadn't reacted in time and directed the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier Block the crossbow bolts, the Old Demon's third arrow would probably have killed one of the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier.

How can a support character have such formidable attack power? The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier has 12 points of Constitution, which grants him 120 Life Value and 12 points of innate armor, yet he's as fragile as paper.

The Old Demon's Shooting Specialty was exceptionally high. The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier he encountered only Block one arrow before being struck by a cunning fourth arrow, which took away its remaining Life Value, turning it into a pile of bone fragments.

However, the time bought by these four arrows allowed the other three Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier to arrive and surround the Old Demon in a triangular formation. Not far away, the Skeleton Mage began to cast lightning, and the first Lightning Throw was launched.

The Old Demon dodged the Lightning Throw with an S-shaped movement. This alone shows that his Combat Specialty have reached level 5 or higher.

However, this Lightning Throw was mainly intended to block movement. After the Old Demon dodged it, he was already engaged in close combat with the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier.

The Old Demon raised his hand, and a beam of light condensed in his palm.

The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier immediately unleashed a Shield Bash in an attempt to interrupt the skill.

However, the Old Demon deliberately interrupted the casting of the [Flash] skill, sidestepping to avoid Shield Bash. He baited the interruption!

"Something's not right... Given the Old Demon's skill, it's unlikely that his stealth was so easily broken by the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier!"

Bai Xiaowen quickly realized that the Old Demon had deliberately revealed himself to lure away the summoned creatures around him. With this in mind, Bai Xiaowen forcibly suppressed the idea of having Rageclaw and Shadow Assassin join the attack.

At this moment, three Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, along with two Straw Demon Soldier, had firmly surrounded the stone hill where the Old Demon was located, and the first wave of slashes had already landed.

However, just as the weapon struck, the Old Demon's figure suddenly vanished from the encirclement!

Notification message: "' Old Demon's' equipment-attached skill 'Blink' activated."

The next second, the Old Demon appeared thirty meters away. He raised his right hand, and light condensed again at his fingertips. [Flash! ]

A beam of light struck a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, then spread, enveloping all the other summoned creatures nearby.

Each beam of light, while causing damage, also created Imprisonment effect, like a cage, temporarily binding the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier and Straw Demon Soldier.

Then, the Old Demon rushed towards Bai Xiaowen and raised his crossbow.

Bell, bell!

Bai Xiaowen anticipated the trajectory of the first arrow and easily dodged it using his Level 5 combat skill (Ultimate Academic Ace +1). However, the Old Demon's second arrow struck Bai Xiaowen precisely.

Bai Xiaowen staggered, losing about thirty points of Life Value in the process. Keep in mind that his constitution attribute was already 19 points, and his armor was a whopping 21 points! And that doesn't even include the 12% damage reduction from the [Warlock's Robe] after being enhanced to +4!

"Hmm, I finally understand why the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier was killed by just three arrows..."

Bai Xiaowen with some emotion. Although Old Demon was positioned as a support, his offensive power was truly formidable. However, Old Demon's performance had come to an end.

Bai Xiaowen's Intimidation froze the Old Demon in place. Then, the Wolf King Raging Claw took a running start Pounce.

A flash of light appeared on the Old Demon's body; he had already used the control-breaking skill attached to his equipment to remove the fear effect.

It's important to know that the Old Demon only used his crowd control removal skill at the very moment the Rageclaw lunged out! His goal was to bait out the Rageclaw's ultimate Suppression attack!

Once the Old Demon's body was freed, he rolled on the spot, nimbly dodging the attack of the Rageclaw.

However, Bai Xiaowen was not fooled. The Rageclaw pounced forward only as a feint, without actually using [Suppression]! And just after the Old Demon rolled over, the Rageclaw turned and pounced.

This time, it's true [Suppression]!

The ultimate Suppression of the Rageclaw has a priority of 7, which is so strong that neither the control-removing skills added by the Old Demon's equipment nor any items can counter it.

With Rageclaw howl, the Claw slashed at the Old Demon's body five times, splattering blood everywhere!

Bai Xiaowen's Desert Eagle pointed at Old Demon, and the Skeleton Mage not far away had his withered finger bones crackling with electricity. The figure of the Shadow Assassin also appeared next to Old Demon, choosing to reveal himself.

However, Bai Xiaowen did not attack, but paused for a few seconds.

Soon, he received a system notification: "' Old Demon ' has surrendered. Battle over, you have won."

The Old Demon's figure quickly faded and disappeared. Bai Xiaowen also chose to exit the map.

System: "Congratulations to the esteemed Awakener ' Big Knife, Many Kills ' for winning the promotion match! You have been promoted to Silver Tier Five! Keep up the good work!"

The screen was filled with countless "666" comments.

"The streamer is amazing! He only level 3 and he beat a level 7 streamer!"

"Actually, the opponent played very well, but unfortunately my husband has so many summoned creatures that he simply can't keep up." -- From a female fan.

"The streamer probably gave it his all this time. Brilliant, fantastic!"

A string of bold, colored text scrolled by, standing out prominently among the dense barrage of comments:

"Xiao Wen on your promotion to Silver Tier!" -- Sugarling Duck

"Congratulations Xiao Wen on your promotion to Silver Tier! Keep it up!" -- Proud Princess.

A row of rockets roared past, and the live streaming platform announced:

"Yi-Yi gifted streamer Bai Xiaowen a Super Rocket!"

"Sugarling Duck is gifting streamer Bai Xiaowen 20 rockets!"

"The Proud Princess is gifting streamer Bai Xiaowen 10 Super Rockets!"

Amidst a shower of gifts including airplanes and shark fins, Bai Xiaowen repeatedly expressed her gratitude, said goodbye, and then ended the live stream.

Just as Bai Xiaowen was about to exit the battle platform, he suddenly saw a platform call request popping up.

Clicking on the bouncing icon, Bai Xiaowen discovered that the other party's ID was: Old Demon.

Bai Xiaowen answered the call request.

"Wow, your progress is amazing! You're completely different from how you were a few months ago," Old Demon praised first.

Bai Xiaowen typed a smiley face, then replied seriously, "Old Demon Laoyao is a support, right? But he seems even more troublesome than a level 4 Boss Tier. Are all supports in the league this good?"

Old Demon replied, "Of course! Don't forget that our Super God Guild's main team is at the bottom of the B-League, and I'm the weakest one-on-one player on the main team. Little Bai, even if you beat me, don't be arrogant... Remember, I'm just a Standard Class."