The altar was half-destroyed, and the ritual had been interrupted. The High Priest, the Necromancer Kasa, and the Shadow Assassin had gone completely berserk. Throwing caution to the wind, they charged at Lin Qin and Aileen. Dark magic, the aura of death, and a bone-chilling killing intent surged toward them like a raging tide!
Lin Qin shielded Aileen, who was nearly too exhausted to stand, behind him. The Thick Earth Seal hovered above his head, its descending radiance dimmer than before, but still holding firm. He drew a deep breath, his gaze sharp as a blade. Facing the desperate counterattack of three opponents at his level put him under unprecedented pressure.
"Aileen, can you still move?" Lin Qin asked steadily without turning around.
"Yes!" Aileen forced herself upright. Though her magic power was exhausted, her gaze remained resolute. She took the spare short sword Lin Qin had given her from her Space Ring. "I can still fight!"
"Good. Stay close. We're fighting our way out!" Lin Qin barked. He stopped defending passively and charged forward instead!
He chose as his target the Shadow Assassin, whose speed had been greatly reduced by the Gravity Cage he had just cast. You went after the weaker opponent first. Take one of them out, and break their encirclement!
"Great Earth Shockwave!" Lin Qin slammed his fist into the ground. A powerful tremor spread forward in a fan shape from the point of impact! The earth rolled like waves, disrupting the High Priest and Kasa's casting rhythm. It also made the already-slowed Shadow Assassin stumble, leaving him barely able to stay on his feet!
"Die!" Seizing the fleeting opportunity, Lin Qin darted toward the Shadow Assassin like a phantom. He brought his fingers together like a sword, concentrating an earthen-yellow force at their tips before