Bai Xiaowen vs. Marcus

The speed at which this grab was incredibly fast!

It happened so fast that Bai Xiaowen didn't even have time to manipulate the existing summoned creatures to defend himself. He could only Targeted Airdrop a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier directly overhead.

The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier have no ability to fly; they fall rapidly as soon as they appear and cannot raise their shields for defense in the air.

With a crack, Marcus's claws snapped several of the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's ribs, causing the latter's Life Value to drop by a third. Fortunately, no Vital Strike were triggered, and he wasn't instantly killed.

Bai Xiaowen raised his gun and aimed.

Pointed at by a magic crossbow bolt (the Desert Eagle's appearance as perceived by the Spirit Realm beings in this specific context), Marcus felt a sudden sense of danger. He let out a strange laugh, spun around in the air like a top, and flicked his toes against the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's iron shield.

The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's Life Value dropped a little more, accelerating his fall. Marcus used the momentum to rise up, performing several backflips in succession to dodge Bai Xiaowen's gun, preventing the latter from aiming.

However, at that moment, the Bone Warlock's second Lightning Strike landed, the lightning twisting at a subtle angle in the air and striking Marcus squarely! Level 7 Meditation was no mere decoration.

With a hiss, more smoke rose, and Marcus stumbled and landed, nearly falling over.

The noble Vampire Overlord's hair was slightly disheveled, and his pale, thin face showed anger. The Bone Warlock's Thunderstrike Art caused damage that Bane of Evil (or Bane of Magic), and it had a restraining effect on Marcus's Advanced Cursed Body.

Marcus himself only has 820 Life Value points and 40+ armor and magic resistance, which is not particularly tough for an 8th-level Boss Tier! The reason he is difficult to kill is partly due to his high agility, partly due to his damage reduction and high recovery ability, and partly due to his ability to escape by Bat Transformation and flying at crucial moments.

"You've angered me; this is not a wise choice!"

Marcus said menacingly, "Why don't you run away? I am immortal, I am undead!"

"If we run away, will you stop?" Bai Xiaowen asked seriously.

"Haha, good question. Of course I won't stop!"

Marcus smiled sinisterly. "I let you escape only to enjoy the thrill of the hunt. In my long life, you've been nothing more than two little insects to amuse me."

"Alright. Then we'll just have to take you down." Bai Xiaowen sighed. He didn't want to get entangled with this troublesome, shameless BOSS, especially with an S+ Elite Tier mission on his shoulders and a group of potential Advanced Boss enemies ahead. Time was of the essence.

Marcus laughed arrogantly, "Come on, come and kill me!"

"That's a strange request," Bai Xiaowen muttered.

The Butcher strode forward, charging his Giant Serpent Scepter at Marcus.

Marcus laughed heartily, completely disregarding the Butcher. With his 96 points in Agility, even the Butcher's fastest movements appeared as slow motion to him, let alone an obvious attack like charging up.

However, a strong Overawing Presence spread out, and Marcus's laughter stopped abruptly. At that moment, the Butcher finished charging up and swung his club with a whooshing sound, aiming directly at Marcus's legs!

Plop plop.

At the critical moment, Marcus's figure suddenly dispersed, transforming into a black whirlwind composed of bats, bypassing the Butcher and rushing straight towards Bai Xiaowen!

Marcus's voice echoed in the air:

"You're quite strong, little guy! You even have two kinds of mental attack spells!"

Bai Xiaowen's lips curled into a smile.

"I'm sorry, you know nothing about my trump card."

With his right hand raised, fiery energy condensed, and Bai Xiaowen's entire body was covered in crimson magma, radiating heat.

Kusanagi-Style Ancient Martial Arts - Ultimate Technique - Super Orochi Nagi!

Squeak!

A sharp whistling sound rang out, and the swarm of bats formed by the black whirlwind came to an abrupt halt in mid-air, scattering and fleeing.

Bai Xiaowen snorted. He had anticipated the opponent's action pattern and prepared the monstrous AOE skill, the Super Orochi Nagi, in advance. However, the Vampire Overlord Marcus had turned the impossible into the possible with his super agility.

Boom!

A massive wave of fire swept out, engulfing most of the bats; only a few escaped thanks to their incredible speed.

After transforming into a bat, Marcus also possesses the passive effect of Advanced Cursed Body. His Super Orochi Nagi deals mixed damage, primarily magical with secondary physical impact, all of which falls within the damage reduction range of Advanced Cursed Body.

However, don't forget that bats themselves have very fragile blood reserves.

Additionally, the Super Orochi Nagi is an area-of-effect (AOE) skill.

Every bat within the range of the Super Orochi Nagi Orochi Nagi will suffer damage from it! Two bats mean double the damage, four mean quadruple the damage, ten mean quadruple the damage...

The strength of AOE skills lies in this: if a mage's AOE skill hits all five opponents in a team fight, it means that the mage's damage output has increased fivefold! Unless there is a significant difference in strength, winning the team fight is almost a certainty.

Crackling and popping.

Amidst the piercing screams, the bats Burst one after another.

Here, we must commend Marcus's reaction speed. If the bat swarm had been even 0.1 seconds slower in scattering, they would have been wiped out by the Super Orochi Nagi, with not a single one escaping. Now, at least a quarter of the bats have escaped.

The flames from the Super Orochi Nagi finally dissipated. Bai Xiaowen also let out a long breath. Performing the Kusanagi-Style Ancient Martial Arts in an environment Yin-Energy Envelopment energy was indeed quite taxing on the body, and his physical recovery speed was almost at a standstill.

With a flutter, a small number of bats gathered and reformed Marcus's body.

At this moment, the Vampire Overlord's expression was extremely grim. His body had become even thinner, and his face was frighteningly pale, with only his eyes turning even more blood red.

Bai Xiaowen could see Marcus's health bar. Considering the previous damage, Marcus's Life Value was down to only about 200 points! That means one Super Orochi Nagi had taken away at least 500 points of Marcus's Life Value!

"I made a profit."

This thought flashed through Bai Xiaowen's mind, and the Skeleton Champion had already charged forward, wielding his greatsword. At times like these, one cannot afford to be careless.

Marcus remained calm.

"I haven't felt pain in a long time."

"Mortal, you have pleased me! As a reward, I will transform you into my servant!"

Marcus laughed loudly, as if he were the one with the advantage. Facing the Skeleton Champion's Whirlwind Slash, he suddenly twisted his body and pounced directly at Bai Xiaowen! The Skeleton Champion's collision only hit an Afterimage.

The summoned creatures moved sideways to block, but Marcus twisted and turned strangely to the left and right, managing to pass through the blockade of the summoned creatures and rush into Bai Xiaowen's melee range!