The Breath of Death

In a burial chamber located in the lower level of the Grand Mausoleum, near the underground space.

A group of elite soldiers clad in armor waited idly in the tomb.

"Why hasn't the lord come out yet? Shouldn't we go and check?" said a palace guard from the North Palace.

The other guards from the North Palace nearby all agreed. They were all elite guards that Glandis had brought from the Northshire when she fled, and their loyalty was beyond question.

"No!"

Two long halberds crossed, blocking the entrance to the tomb chamber.

Richard Richard's Royal Halberd Guard blocked the path of these loyal soldiers.

Long before Richard entered the Bright Pass, he secretly ordered his halberd-wielding guards not to allow any unauthorized personnel to follow him into the Bright Pass!

The reason for issuing this secret order was the selfish motives of the fake prince Richard. His original plan was to use the recapture of Northshire as bait to collude with Glandis, kill Melda and Sanya, seize the hand bone of the Death God Naraku, and at the same time conceal his own identity.

In this way, even after leaving the Monastery, the fake Prince Richard could continue to use his princely status to gain benefits.

In addition, the halberd-wielding guards blocking the path to Bright Pass also serve to prevent troublemakers from arriving later—yes, that is, to guard against Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi.

However, Richard, the Awakened One, never expected that Bai Xiaowen would arrive at the Bright Pass ahead of time and Stealth. His well-prepared plan to kill several birds with one stone was completely useless.

"What exactly do you mean by constantly obstructing us?" a guard from the North Palace roared. "We must confirm Glandis Grandis's safety!"

"Glandis Grandis is safe. They may be back soon..."

Before the Royal Halberd Guard could finish speaking, he was shot in the forehead, blood gushing out, and he was instantly killed and fell to the ground.

"Enemy attack!"

Which direction?

"It seems to be the Bright Pass..."

Chaos erupted in the tomb chamber in an instant. However, these halberd-wielding guards were elite and reacted extremely quickly.

Two guards were left to keep watch on the guards of the North Palace, while the other guards with halberds quickly formed a battle formation. Two of them slipped to the corner of the wall by the door, craning their necks to look towards the direction of the Bright Pass.

However, the underground mausoleum only has luminous moss for illumination, and the light is extremely weak.

Before the two could even see clearly, a sonic wave accompanied by a gunshot struck, and at the same time, a graceful figure rushed over, slashing out with two swords in a cross pattern!

"Fight!" The two Royal Halberd Guard, surrounded by a large number of friendly forces and blessed with the passive Life Value of "Solemn Procession," were not instantly killed again. Instead, they clutched their bleeding wounds and roared at the top of their lungs.

Li Shuyi burst into the crowd like a whirlwind. Supported by her advanced level 7 Swordsmanship Specialty, she fully utilized her high agility advantage, constantly inflicting wounds on the Royal Halberd Guard around her, yet she herself was never touched.

The Royal Halberd Guard used long weapons, and when multiple people surrounded Li Shuyi, they would be hesitant to act for fear of accidentally injuring friendly forces.

"Ready... Thrust!"

Two Royal Halberd Guard simultaneously activated their combat skill – Halberd Thrust! Their agility was only 30+, but under the power of the skill, the speed of this Thrust soared, reaching a speed of over 60 agility points!

Being struck by multiple halberds will result in an additional Imprisonment effect.

However, Li Shuyi smiled slightly, her figure turning into a phantom as she swept across the battlefield, dodging the Halberd Thrust while every enemy around her was struck by her sword!

Combat skill: Shadowless Slash.

With her dual passive abilities stacked to 10 layers, Li Shuyi's combat power exploded. She moved as fast as the wind, weaving through the crowd to deal damage.

A metallic whirlwind surged forth, Skeleton Champion unleashed Whirlwind Slash, Bull Rush the enemy ranks and repelling all in its path. The Royal Halberd Guard ' attributes were too balanced; despite being High Elite Tier, they were still inferior to the Skeleton Champion in strength.

Then, the Wolf King Raging Claw, tearing and gnawing. Bai Xiaowen's bullets flew in one after another, relentlessly firing through the narrow tomb chamber door.

The other entrances to this tomb chamber were already guarded by Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier. Although they couldn't defeat anyone who tried to escape, they could hold them off for a while, giving the White Phoenix Squad enough time to deal with them.

A melodious flute tune began to play, Qiao Rui began to play Soul Melody, causing the attributes of all enemies to drop.

The Elite Tier halberd-wielding guards were completely bewildered and unable to mount an effective counterattack.

Goliya stood beside Bai Xiaowen, not making a move immediately, as if assessing the strength of the White Phoenix Squad.

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "Goliya, what did I tell you? Our team is very strong, you don't even need to lift a finger..."

"Good coordination. However, it's too slow."

Goliya didn't waste any words with Bai Xiaowen and walked step by step toward the tomb battlefield. Her pace seemed slow, but each step was like a long pole touching the ground. She covered several meters in a few steps and arrived at the tomb door.

Bai Xiaowen froze for a moment, then shouted, "Hey, no!"

Goliya raised her right hand, wielding a dark blue Skeleton Greatsword: "Death Breath!"

The skull on the sword hilt seemed to come alive; a phantom skull emerged and laughed wildly at the pitiful Elite Tier! A terrifying chill surged forth, sweeping across the entire tomb chamber.

It's worth mentioning that Goliya considered Li Shuyi an ally, so this Death Breath did not affect Li Shuyi.

One by one, the Elite Tier halberd-wielding guards fell to the ground. Their already Life Value Life Value quickly reduced to zero by the powerful area-of-effect attack of Death Breath.

Bai Xiaowen was heartbroken. He hadn't had time to finish off the remaining Elite Tier, and now their Soul Essence was gone!

"That spendthrift woman... doesn't she know how much of my Soul Essence she used up for her reincarnation? What a shameful waste!" Bai Xiaowen muttered to himself, then quickly switched to rapid -Rapid-Fire Mode and unleashed a barrage of attacks, trying to grab as much contribution as possible.

This "Death Breath" skill was the "special skill" that Bai Xiaowen failed to detect.

Soon, all the enemies in the field were wiped out. Bai Xiaowen also received a notification that the B-level Elite Tier side quest "The First Sacrifice" was completed.

This Elite Tier side quest is practically a bonus, extremely easy to complete. However, the completion rate and rating aren't great... after all, the White Phoenix Squad didn't contribute much; it was mainly Goliya's doing.

[Goliya, you've changed. You used to be such a kind and simple person, how did you learn to steal kills?] Bai Xiaowen silently complained.

Goliya did not hear Bai Xiaowen's thoughts. She stood in the tomb chamber, her icy blue eyes sweeping across the chaotic corpses without any emotion, before raising her dark blue Skeleton Greatsword.

"Warriors of the Ice Wasteland, rise up..."