"Stop!"
Hearing the deep yet resolute voice of the Blood Corpse before him, [ Easily Soluble in Water ], who had just pulled his body from the rubble, rubbed his nose:
Have we messed up with the traffic police?
"Stop talking nonsense."
A person next to him handed him a knife:
"He doesn't look like someone to be trifled with."
The [ Backstabbing Expert ], who had been pushed to the back of the crowd, looked at the numerous players in front of him and felt quite safe. He immediately shouted:
"Who goes there? State your name!"
The humanoid Blood Corpse, its right hand outstretched in a "stop" gesture, turned its head and looked over, a calm yet slightly crazed smile on its face:
"Dying people, I am Marquis Muller, and I have the honor of your end."
As he spoke, he stretched his arms out to his sides, and sharp bones grew rapidly until they pierced through his flesh, forming two whitish bone blades in his hands.
"Marquis, Middle Tier, from the Antos Lineage!"
Upon seeing this flesh-and-blood-style weaponry, the players in the front row immediately shared the news with the others in the chat.
Many players last saw similar weapons when Bennett fought on the city walls, with his two massive, fleshy Giant Arms behind him.
Although the two bone blades in Muller's hands at this moment seemed far less long and offensive than Bennett's strange hands, the murderous aura emanating from them was impossible to ignore.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the players gradually dispersed into a fan shape, surrounding the three-layered structure of Muller, which was backed by the ruins of the rock wall.
Silvis stood at the very front, in the center position, his longsword held horizontally in front of his chest, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the players had completed their encirclement. He strode forward, now mostly clad in heavy armor, and launched the first attack on the unfamiliar Blood Corpse without any attempt to conceal his actions.
Silvis is currently 90% armed, and his entire body is shimmering with a pale blue Psionic Energy light.
Suddenly, the light and dark patterns on his body lit up, the pale blue color of his Psionic Energy light disappeared, and it was replaced by a twilight-like dim yellow, as if he were about to activate his second form.
This was the first time the players had seen the old knight take the enemy so seriously, and they held their breath, eager to see who would win the first bloody battle between their own NPC allies and the enemy boss.
Sensing the serious atmosphere, one player couldn't hold back and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Old man, we've all come from the Blood Corpse hordes, we can't let ourselves be disgraced!"
"Yes, perk up!"
"Well done!"
Even before the match began, cheers from the players were already rising and falling.
Although Silvis didn't quite understand, it didn't stop him from Drain a fierce energy from it, feeling that the authentic swear words of the Eternal Domain were already stuck in his throat and he had to get them out.
However, battle is no joke. Silvis calmed down and carefully observed Muller's posture, trying to find some opening.
The next instant--
A longsword as tall as a man sliced through the darkness, Silvis immediately delivered a powerful slash.
The full-force attack of the fully armored knight was incredibly powerful; just hearing the sound of the blade cutting through the air, players could almost feel the stone dome above them teetering on the brink of collapse.
Many players who had participated in the Battle of Fir City showed expressions of shock. Such pure physical destructive power was something even the crazed Antiya Lisi would find difficult to achieve.
Is this the power of a pure physical attack class?
Faced with such an attack, the only strategy they could think of was to hide!
However, the vampire marquis thought differently. He neither dodged nor avoided, but instead held the bone blade upside down with both hands and met the sword's edge head-on.
"Bite!"
The deafening clang of metal clashing echoed through the empty underground space, its sound amplified by the surrounding rock walls, assaulting the players' eardrums.
Several players with lower physical constitutions have already shown a Temporary Deafness debuff in their status bar.
Under the immense impact, the skin and flesh on the exposed arms of the vampire marquis Muller suddenly burst open.
Rotten skin and bits of flesh were scattered everywhere, leaving only pale bones and a few ligaments struggling to hold on.
However, this was only the first strike. Before the force of the longsword had been completely dissipated, the second attack followed immediately.
Silvis, as expected of a seasoned veteran, possessed highly sophisticated tactics when facing humanoid monsters like the Blood Corpse.
The initial head-on slash is merely a ploy to force the opponent to make a decision; whether they dodge to the side or take the damage head-on, there will be a follow-up attack.
Muller was pinned down by the longsword and could hardly move, while Silvis revealed his fangs.
The old knight turned his left foot and instantly raised his right leg, launching a vicious side kick at Muller, who was already pinned in place.
The power of a Middle Tier knight, combined with the sturdy armor engraved with Psionic Energy Circuit, transformed Silvis's right foot into a sharp-pointed impact drill imbued with immense force, its target the soft abdomen shared by all humanoid beings.
At this moment, he was no longer a nobleman who upheld chivalry, but an old hunter who fought wild beasts in the mountains and forests, using any means necessary.
When it comes to Blood Corpse, the Eternal Domain never speaks of martial virtue.
"Puff!"
Muller skillfully turned his body, but still couldn't completely avoid the fierce attack.
He took a blow to the left abdomen from Silvis's side kick, and half of his abdomen exploded in an instant, splattering blood and flesh in a radial pattern onto the stone wall behind him.
Silvis pulled his right leg back, and the pale lumbar vertebrae were clearly visible at the site of the wound on Muller's left abdomen.
A heavy sigh came from beneath the old knight's visor, as if regretting that he hadn't kicked the Blood Corpse in two.
However, this is not a problem. In a battle between Middle Tier- Middle Tier, Silvis has plenty of strength and methods.
The longsword continued to press down, Muller withdrew the bone blade from one side, using the momentum to throw his body five steps to the side, creating distance between himself and the old knight.
His movements were slightly uncoordinated due to the loss of half of his abdomen, but the flesh and blood that had been evenly smeared on the rock wall were now beginning to converge toward his body.
This is the power of the Antos Lineage: given a chance to breathe, they can fully recover; as long as they have flesh and blood, they will not die completely.
If they can't kill him in the chaos, then Muller will soon be back in action.
"Let's all attack together!"
Before Silvis could press forward again, [ The Retreat Drum Player ] shouted and took the lead, intending to go up and finish off the old knight.
The players behind him echoed his sentiments. This group of top-tier players had clearly been eyeing this opportunity for a long time and were eager to start a righteous battle of numbers against the few.
"Whoosh!"
A longsword was placed across the players' faces; it was the very weapon that Silvis would rather abandon than give up, even if it meant losing his armor and weapons.