472 The Eerily Murderous Intent of the Buried City (1/2)
Galbis' Glare!
Originally, Qin Ruo intended to just test try out this skill by wearing the Eye of Galbis and attempted to absorb the MP from the Underworld creatures in nearby buildings.
After three seconds, Eye of Galbis' glare suddenly turned intense and, slowly, a minute amount of MP started to flow into the necklace…
However, Qin Ruo did not seem to notice the effects. He was instead spooked by Majestic Hero and Black God who were staring at him.
After seeing them staring straight at the Eye of Galbis in front of his chest, then he realized the eerie changes of the necklace.
”What's wrong?”
”Huh?”
Before they were able to ask him why did he switch his necklace and what's going with this weird necklace… They heard loud concentrated galloping noises from afar heading toward them.
Both of them frowned and focused on the noise, ignoring Qin Ruo's necklace immediately and completely. They then quickly turned to Qin Ruo. ”Damn, they're fast! To arms! It's the Skeleton Knights!”
”Remember. Take out the leader of the patrol team.”
”Roger.”
Confirming his order, Qin Ruo set his eyes on the area a distance away from the streets but did not condense his magic yet. There were houses right and left, with the Underworld creatures' roars and growls started to recede…
Having his attention diverted, Galbis' Gaze was halted automatically. The red lights within the Mirror Cloak also disappeared. The Eye of Galbis finally returned to its ”resting eye” mode.
Even though they knew there was a patrol team heading toward their way, they still did not stop moving. They instead maintained onward toward the coordinates that they were following. While they were pressing forward, the noise of the footsteps of the patrol team and the gallops of the horses were getting clearer by the minute.
Then, the Skeleton Knight patrols appeared from the next turn of the street. Riding dark gray skeleton horses, they rode out like actual knights and locked onto the three eye-catching human players in the streets. They roared loudly and then thunderously galloped toward them.
The ground shook as though there was an earthquake—the morale of the knights was sky high!
Even though these were merely a group of Level 58 Underworld creatures, the Skeleton Knights rode fast on their horses, displaying truculent vigor—as though it could crush anything by their sheer presence. The horse and knights, as though they were fused into one entity, rushed toward their enemies with imposing spirits that rivaled that of Tier 6 monsters. Even Qin Ruo, who had just gone through the battle of Galbis' Lair, felt that these knights were almost as threatening as a team of Cyclops Archers.
If Qin Ruo were not someone who often operated solo, or had seen waves of monsters that were much more frightening, or had faced off depressingly powerful Mega Bosses and Tier 6 Bosses and even slew a Tier 5 Ultimate Boss… He might have got entirely stunned by the indomitable wills of the Underworld knights.
In an instant, Qin Ruo pulled himself together, raised his Water Dragon's Staff, and pointed at the Skeleton Knight patrols that were speeding toward them. Three water elemental balls started to condense. Two seconds later they turned into three ferocious wolf skulls!
By then, Majestic Hero and Black God already had experience fighting the Skeleton Knights. Thus, they were not affected by their imposing vigor. Three of them stood together, covering each other's back, and started to channel their mana…
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”Rooaaar!”
The Skeleton Knights did not slow down even after detecting a strong influx of mana ahead. They still headed straight into the three humans, like an arrow released from a bow.
”Lightning Converge!”
After Majestic Hero bellowed loudly, suddenly a clap of thunder roared through the sky of Buried City. Three huge thick violet lightning bolts plunged down and converged into one, shaped like a trident! The timing and accuracy of the lightning bolts were also rather superb—shooting directly at the leading Skeleton Knight, who was almost thirty meters away from Majestic Hero. It had a symbol that looked like an eerie looking eye on its chest.
Electricity rushed through the body of the Skeleton Knights. Even the skeleton horse beneath it neighed in agony and stood up lifting hooves, throwing the knight off its back…
The rest of Skeleton Knights did not appear to be affected by the fact their leader had now fallen off its horse. With expert riding techniques, they split up and rode towards Majestic Hero, Black God, and Qin Ruo.
Even though now they were now threatening close to him, Qin Ruo did not allow this to affect him one bit. Following Majestic Hero's attack, he shot another three strikes of Lycan Barrage at the Skeleton Knight leader, who was paralyzed and kicked off his horse.
As for the rest of the Skeleton Knights, it was the concern of another person—Black God.
Although this seemed to be a heavy task, he squatted down and leered at the speeding Skeleton Knights. He let out a laugh and said, ”Get down from your horses!”
Booom!
As he finished his words, several dozen black tentacles emerged near the skeleton horses' hooves. As Black God unleashed a spell, they quickly entangled the horses' legs.
Qin Ruo was also observing Black God's techniques against the Skeleton patrols, using his Elemental Perception, while commanding the wolf skulls. W he saw how the tentacles got their prey, he could not help but feel pity for them, even though they were Skeleton Knights.
As the horses neighed in agony, the knights' tragedy had only just begun.
When these knights were now away from their horses, they had become merely normal Level 58 Underworld creatures to Qin Ruo, Majestic Hero, and Black God…
Defeating these Level 58 Monsters was too easy.
Boom!
Dark Vajra had shown up after heeding Black God's summoning.
It immediately stood in front of the trio and blocked the attacks that were shot out panickly by the Skeleton Knights. Then, a golden ray rushed out from Dark Vajra's enormous back.
Bop! Bop!
The instant Poochie butted two Skeleton Knights into the air, several light balls infused with Holy magic rushed into their bodies. As Pets could not utilize Potions, it was vital for them to preserve their MP.
While all of these were happening, Majestic Hero and Black God also resumed their attacks. Qin Ruo joined in the battle after finishing off the Skeleton Knight leader.
”Multiple Frostbursts!”
”Thunderburst!”
With the help of three Pets, the three of them were able to quickly end their first battle in the Buried City.
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