Chapter 33: The Battle (2)
"That's right!"
Henry was initiated. Priest is one of the strongest support classes, adding a variety of beneficial stats and massive healing to your teammates. However, all of the Priest's healing spells are ineffective against the undead. Not only does it not restore the health of the undead, but it can even cause damage. In other words, it is indeed possible for them to forcibly kill the Butcher with the assistance of the High Priests. At least this is a far greater possibility than taking out the high-ranking priest in the face of the Slaughterer's crazy damage output.
Henry no longer hesitated, he decided not to think about anything until one died between the Butcher and himself.
Garcia uses his shield to slash against the whirlwind of the Butcher. Not only did he not retreat, but he struggled to move forward inch by inch. When the shield was twisted to pieces, it forced the enemy's whirlwind slash to stop. The armies of the Warrior Kingdom are almost exclusively warrior professions. However, the vast majority are ordinary warriors or soldier factions, as these two factions are most effective when large legions work together in war. There are very few berserkers in the kingdom, and there are almost no high-ranking berserkers who have become mercifuls. But this does not affect the warriors of the kingdom who know the Butcher very well. It is also because of their in-depth knowledge of all the pure warrior factions and their high-level classes that they all choose the more cooperative common warrior and soldier factions. And Garcia, who has been exposed to this environment for a long time, chose the most correct and effective way to stop the enemy's whirlwind slash.
Despite the serious injury to his left hand, Garcia did not stop, but cooperated with Henry, who arrived, to launch a fierce attack on the Butcher. They forced the enemy to retreat one after another.
However, none of them noticed that Monica had fallen to the ground. The whirlwind slash provoked the blades too often, quickly depleting Monica's [Shield: Rock Skin] limit for blocking physical damage. At the last moment when Whirlwind Slash was forced to stop, a powerful blade struck Monica in the abdomen. The mage doesn't have the toughness of a warrior, and Monica falls to the ground with her injuries. Before he fell to the ground, the Earth Elemental Lord had just been summoned. But with such a powerful creature, it's not enough to just summon it. You must also communicate with the magician's mind and reach a consensus on cooperation in order to become teammates. At this point, Monica's state is no longer able to do that.
The Earth Elemental Lord, who had just been summoned, was confused and didn't know why he was here. There was a roar that resounded through the room. [Coercion Roar], this is a skill possessed by many powerful warrior-like non-human creatures, and it is also the skill that is most commonly used in instinct. This skill can deter and even fear the small creatures around you, while making the powerful creatures feel threatened. Of course, there are no weak creatures in this room. So Henry, Garcia, and Primo around it, along with the two skeleton defenders, instinctively attacked the Earth Elemental Lord.
Canna, Edward, and Skeletron are far away from Earth Elemental Lords and are not significantly affected. Ashley had already been enchanted with flames, and was held by Kanna, slashing Skeletron's exposed limbs at various tricky angles, and repeatedly slicing into the gaps in the plate armor to hit the "vital point". However, Kanna could not tell how much damage she had done to her enemies by her touch. When fighting with a life unit, the blade feels completely different when it cuts through the skin, fat, muscle, and internal organs. Experienced fighters are able to judge the extent of enemy injuries based on these touches. But Skeletron has only bones all over his body, and the hardness is unbelievable. With Ashley's sharpness, you can sever the bones of the skeleton soldier with a random swing. But with the blessing of [Enchantment: Fire Elemental Weapon], he slashed Skeletron so many times, and only left a shallow scratch on his bones. As for whether these scratches need to accumulate to a sufficient number to have a noticeable effect, or are they just meaningless scratches? Kanna had no idea at all. But these doubts did not affect Kanna's swinging speed in the slightest. If you don't know, you can play until it's clear. This is Canna's fighting spirit. Never hesitate, confused, retreat, and override the battle spirit of all things.
The scuffle in the room continues. In the corner, a figure forgotten by everyone quietly ran to Lucy's side and raised her right hand. Julia cast the Fourth-Order Divine Technique [Intermediate Body Healing] on Lucy twice, pulling her back from the Ghost Gate. Then he slipped to Monica, who was not far away, and cast [Intermediate Body Healing]. Julia's tactic was not the first of its kind. In the past, when faced with an extremely powerful enemy, some elite mercenary teams had two or more priests in the team, and in order to prevent accidents, let one of the priests take advantage of the environment to hide. When the battle is unfavorable, the Hidden Priest will run out and heal teammates who have fallen to the ground and are unable to fight, or resurrect teammates who have not actually died. This process is like sweeping up leaves lying on the ground without moving, so this tactic is called the "sweeping priest tactic".
By the time Monica got back on her feet, the Earth Elemental Lord had been battered, and there was no point in communicating with him again. So after Monica replenished her [Shield Technique: Rock Skin] once, she cast the elemental ninth-order magic [Ball Lightning] on the Butcher. The spell automatically pursues the target, but flies slower, making it suitable for use in small enclosed spaces.
After Lucy used several healing magic techniques on herself to restore her health, she cast the fifth-order magic [Rest] on the Merciful Slaughterer. This spell deals high damage to undead in a small area. The disadvantage is that the attack range is fixed from the start of the channel, and it will be invalid if the enemy runs out of range. In addition, this spell will also reduce the morale of life units in the area, so be careful to determine the area of effect when using it.
It is worth mentioning that during the period when everyone was affected by [Coercive Roar], because the damage output of the Slayer far exceeded that of others, causing the greatest threat to the life of the Earth Elemental Lord, the Earth Elemental Lord almost ignored the others and only attacked the Slayer of Mercier, causing considerable damage to him.
At this time, the crowd has been freed from the influence of [Coercive Roar]. The High Priests cast a variety of auxiliary divine spells on the Merciers. Primo strikes the High Priest, interfering with its spellcasting efficiency. Henry and Garcia cooperated with the Earth Elemental Lord's attack and beat up the Mercy Slaughterer.
When the Earth Elemental Lord was on the verge of death and disappeared back to the Otherworld, Monica's [Ball Lightning] slowly floated to the side of the Slayer, and the lightning energy instantly exploded around him. The Slayer was trembling with the power of the Qi Electro Magic, and was unable to control his body to make effective movements. Henry and Garcia immediately stopped attacking the Butcher, as it would be unwise to use a metal weapon to attack a unit that had been electrocuted. Taking advantage of the enemy's continuous paralysis, Lucy's two [Rest in Peace] magic skills all avoided teammates and hit enemy targets. The Butcher finally died of his wounds, reduced to a pile of bones and scattered on the ground. At the moment of her death, Lucy's body flashed with golden light and upgraded.
By the end of her battle with Skull Sea the other day, Lucy had already reached level 68. Today's battle with the Marksman and the remnants of the skeleton brought her up to level 69. And the fatal blow to the Butcher brought her to level 70. Today's long battle has already made the number of spell casts in the team tight. The extra cast times from upgrades are instantaneous, which is a great help for the current situation. What's more, reaching the level 70 mark means that you can use the eighth-order divine art. Moreover, magic is different from magic, and newly mastered spells can be used directly without the need to copy and prepare in advance. This is good news that can turn the tide of the war.
The morale of the teammates is also high because of this, and they are full of confidence. There is no invincible evil, no!
Just as everyone was in high spirits and ready to work hard to achieve the final victory in this battle, a huge black shadow flashed. Skeletron threw off Kanna and Edward, who were fighting him, and appeared in front of Lucy at a speed that was disproportionate to his massive size. The massive mace swept sideways, and Lucy's shattered head stuck to the wall behind her like mud.