The Undead Archmage

For the Undead Saint-Magus, known for their frail bodies, reliance on overwhelming numbers, and insidious curses, the Tiger-Striped Warrior could easily slay them by locking onto their position with "Town Evil Golden Light" and their supreme speed.

As for the soul attacks the Undead Saint-Magus prided themselves on—they couldn't even lock onto Barn's figure, let alone attack his soul?

However, just as Barn was preparing to launch a killing blow, the entire underground cavern began to tremble slightly.

Both sides felt a jolt simultaneously—a stronger enemy had arrived!

"Roar—!"

A muffled, thunderous roar exploded, shattering earth and stone, and a massive shadow descended into the cavern.

Declan and Barn's expressions changed simultaneously—it was the Earth Violent Bear that had once heavily injured Barn!

Barn clearly remembered from the original owner's fragmented memories that this Earth Violent Bear had comprehended the high-level earth profundity, "Earth Pulse." However, its Earth Pulse was completely different from the one Lin Lei displayed in the original work.

While both transmitted attacks through vibration, Lin Lei's Earth Pulse bypassed defenses and directly struck the enemy's internal organs; the Earth Violent Bear's Earth Pulse, on the other hand, was surrounded by a layer of pale yellow energy armor. Any enemy that touched this armor would suffer a dual shock attack of both physical and soul damage.

Combined with the Earth Violent Bear's robust physique, comparable to that of a Saint-Dragon, even Barn back then could only fight with his life on the line to barely inflict heavy damage.

Barn and Declan exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, turned and burrowed underground.

Facing an opponent with high offense and defense, and excellent endurance, getting entangled with it was simply a waste of time. In that past life-or-death battle, if Barn hadn't been delirious from hunger, he wouldn't have chosen to fight it to the death.

The Earth Violent Bear watched the fleeing man and dragon, a hint of ferocity flashing in its eyes. It recognized these two opponents as rare individuals who had managed to wound it, and they were also skilled at escaping. It knew it couldn't catch up.

Then, its gaze shifted to the ten undead surrounding it, and the Undead Saint-Magus hiding in the shadows.

"Hmm!"

A low growl, as if weighing the difference in strength between the two sides.

The Undead Saint-Magus already had a significant advantage in Gobada's environment, but earth-attribute magical beasts were also formidable.

In the original work, Delinkwort had boasted when Lin Lei first learned earth magic that Saint-Magi who stood on the earth were the strongest. While this statement was somewhat biased—wind Saint-Magi could hover in the sky, light Saint-Magi could bathe in sunlight, water Saint-Magi could hide in clouds, and dark Saint-Magi could disappear into shadows—in Gobada, it held some truth.

Gobada had no sunlight, no clouds, scarce water sources, and the magic in the air was thin. The dark elements in the shadows were also extremely chaotic. Only the earth was a tangible foundation beneath the feet of earth Saint-Domains.

Of course, Gobada's rules also made the magic in the earth dull and difficult to absorb. But at least during combat, earth Saint-Domains could resonate with their spiritual power and forcibly absorb some earth elements for their use.

The Earth Violent Bear before them had reached the pinnacle of earth profundities, and its spiritual power was equally formidable, allowing it to consume magic power without restraint and engage in prolonged battles with enemies.

But the Undead Saint-Magus did not show any fear. The nature of undead magic inherently allowed him to calmly deal with any Saint-Domain enemy.

As his magical beast, the Abyssal Rift Shark, swam to his side to protect him, ten Saint-Domain undead charged forward. The Undead Saint-Magus waved his staff, and a massive gate filled with the aura of death slowly appeared in mid-air. Countless level eight and nine undead surged out like a tide.

Undead Forbidden Spell—Undead Calamity!

The ten Saint-Domain undead concealed themselves among the high-level undead, waiting for an opportunity, and moved to encircle the Earth Violent Bear.

The Earth Violent Bear showed no fear, its pulsating armor surrounding its body. The terrifying combat aftermath instantly alerted all Saint-Domains within a ten-mile radius!

Declan, feeling the terrifying energy fluctuations from behind, couldn't help but curse, "What bad luck! First the Undead Saint-Magus, then that Earth Violent Bear, and I've gained injuries for nothing!"

"Find a safe place to recover properly," Barn said, not discouraged.

"I'm fine, I still have plenty of provisions. But your side, you only have enough food for about a year, right?" Declan glanced at him. "Or do you want to eat with me—"

"Stop right there!" Barn immediately interrupted. "One year is enough time. Once I've recovered, we can go hunting again." His bottom line hadn't sunk to the point of devouring his own kind.

A sly glint flashed in Declan's dark golden dragon eyes. "Or, we could wait for the Undead Saint-Magus and the Earth Violent Bear to mutually destroy each other, and then we can swoop in and reap the benefits?"

"With such a massive commotion, all Saint-Domains within a ten-mile radius have been alerted. If we go there now, even if we gain something, we'll be attacked by other Saint-Domains," Barn shook his head.

Declan sighed. "Speaking of which, I just vaguely touched upon a new dark profundity. I was planning to save up enough provisions and go into seclusion for a while."

"Oh?" Barn frowned upon hearing this. "How about I go hungry for a while, and you go into seclusion first?"

"No, no," Declan quickly waved his hand. "I just have some insights, and I'm not sure if I can truly comprehend them. If I go into seclusion and achieve nothing, wouldn't you have starved for nothing?"

--

An hour later, the Undead Saint-Magus, riding on the back of the Abyssal Rift Shark, fled in a sorry state.

"Bastard! Lost seven Saint-Domain undead and hundreds of high-level undead, and gained nothing!" the gaunt, fiend-like Undead Saint-Magus exclaimed in exasperation.

The Abyssal Rift Shark's massive mouth, filled with fangs, also panted heavily beside him. "That black magic dragon and tiger-man from the beginning were already difficult to deal with, and that Earth Violent Bear that came later completely countered us. We were just hunting in the Ice Prison King's territory this time. Let's recover from our injuries first, then find other targets."

Clearly, the Abyssal Rift Shark, from the deep sea, did not recognize the Tiger-Striped Warrior and the Spiked Ironclad Dragon.

But the Undead Saint-Magus, who had come to Gobada from the Jade continent within the last two thousand years, recognized him. "That tiger-man is a Tiger-Striped Warrior, a member of a powerful Saint-Domain warrior family that has risen in recent years on the Jade continent. I originally thought I could kill him with a soul curse sneak attack, but I didn't expect him to also be a Saint-Magus!"

The level of ice magic Barn displayed earlier was enough to infer his magical realm.

Just as the man and the shark were fleeing in a panic, a terrifying fluctuation suddenly struck. The two and the shark were instantly swept into a bizarre swamp, unable to move.

"God's Domain!"

The moment the Undead Saint-Magus thought this, he saw a petite, white-haired female figure appear before him, and then his consciousness completely dissipated.

--

The woman placed the frozen man and shark into her spatial ring and murmured, "The harassment squad sent by the Evil Royal City actually penetrated this far. What are the surrounding patrols doing!"

Then, she slightly wrinkled her delicate nose, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes. "However, that big bear just now was quite strong, and the tiger-man's speed was also top-notch among Saint-Domains. Perhaps I can recruit them and form an Ice Blade Squad."