Huo Ling had been on guard against the kobold lurker all along. He had cast Mage Shield before the battle began.
But the kobold lurker had remained invisible, and Huo Ling had been unable to detect him.
After the kobold's first attack, Huo Ling discovered his trail. Though his back was to the kobold, a savage grin still spread across his face.
The kobold lurker's first strike was his strongest. One slash directly consumed over forty points of Huo Ling's armor strength, and each of his subsequent stabs took away more than twenty points of armor.
But the kobold had already lost his chance. The moment the lurker revealed himself would be the moment of his death.
As long as Mage Shield was not shattered in a single blow, Huo Ling could replenish its armor strength with mana.
Then he released the spell he had long since outlined in his mana space: Bone Cage.
Guided by his spiritual power, a cage that emerged from the void directly trapped the kobold lurker inside.
Panic appeared in the kobold lurker's eyes. He swung the dagger in his hand, trying to shatter the bone cage.
But Huo Ling would not give him that chance. Just as the previous spell was released, he was already casting the second.
Negative Energy Ray
This first-tier offensive spell was successfully released by Huo Ling. A thumb-thick ray shot from his staff.
It passed through the gaps in the Bone Cage and struck the kobold lurker still struggling inside.
The terror on the kobold lurker's face froze completely. The Negative Energy Ray shot into his forehead and pierced straight through his skull.
Then a small point of light flew from his body and entered Huo Ling's.
After checking, Huo Ling found that the Black Iron-ranked kobold had provided