With a muffled "Pfft!" and a mouthful of blood, Severn Neal, the Soul Ancestor with the Dragon Lizard Martial Soul, was flung like a leaf in a gale and crashed into the control team behind him.
He cut a wretched figure, pain and defiance mingling on his face in a heartrending sight.
As a student in the fourth-year intermediate Key Class, Severn Neal had always been a rising talent upon whom the academy faction placed great hopes.
He had successfully advanced to Soul Ancestor in his fourth intermediate year, an achievement that amply proved his talent and strength.
Thus, he had become one of the key defenders at this upper-right defensive node.
Yet the pressure on Severn Neal was easy to imagine as the Wolf Bandits surged forward like a tide.
He kept unleashing Soul Skills to halt their advance, but their overwhelming numbers and ferocious attacks left him struggling to cope.
The continuity of his Soul Skills was disrupted, gaps began to appear in his defenses, and that savage blow finally sent him flying.
"Saiwen!" His nearby companions cried out one after another.
Yet they could barely protect themselves and could only watch helplessly as Severn Neal fell.
Just then, a figure charged out from behind. It was Severn Neal's homeroom teacher-Chu Bo Han.
Chu Bo Han's Guardian Thorn Martial Soul belonged to both the control and defense systems, with an even stronger leaning toward defense.
But with no powerful expert leading the control team, he had been left to take charge for the time being.
At this moment, his battlefield judgment and combat reflexes shone through.
"Fourth Soul Skill-Thorn Wall!"
Under his control, guardian thorns grew rapidly into a green barrier over twenty meters long, stretching across Saiwen's former position and cutting off the Wolf Bandits pouring through.