Chapter 563: A Teammate That Can’t Be Disliked (1/2)

As they advanced, skeleton warriors filled their sight in all directions. It seemed like the dark world was entirely made up of them.

“Ouch! My stomach hurts! I may have eaten something bad, I can’t fight anymore!”

Suddenly, Ayrin who was rushing at the front shouted and squatted down while holding his tummy.

“What!?”

Stingham almost fainted.

“Ayrin, you are just like Grandmaster Screwface, huh!? You’re the one who said to stay back and block the skeleton army, yet now you say you got a stomach ache and can’t fight!” He shouted, “Blame yourself for eating anything you see. You even ate a fat worm. It’d be strange if you didn’t get sick.”

“I’m feeling dizzy. My injuries may not have healed yet, I also can’t fight.” Rinloran spoke. Then, a wave of pale green arcane energy spread out from his feet. The muddy ground beneath him suddenly became a patch of soft grass. He sat down.

“What!? Why would you feel dizzy all of a sudden!?” Stingham almost went mad.

“We also can’t......” Shanna and the Chinyu arcane masters seemed a little hesitant.

“Don’t tell me you also got some problems and can’t fight anymore?” Stingham looked at Shanna and the others with unbelievable eyes.

“It seems our arcane skills backfired and we received a backlash. We can’t move now.” Shanna bit her lips and quickly explained. Then, she and the Chinyu arcane masters also sat down.

“How can this be? Are these skeleton warriors carrying the Evil Dragon’s curse?” Stingham screamed in fear.

Charlotte was the next to try and find a reason to sit out. “I...... I feel something wrong with me. I may really be cursed.” She too sat down.

“I don’t feel anything wrong! How can this be?” Stingham cried out to Ferguillo, “Ferguillo, do you feel anything?”

“No.” Ferguillo shook his head.

Stingham let out a relieved sigh.

“But I also can’t fight.” Ferguillo added as he sat down.

Stingham was petrified, “WHY!?”

“My injury’s acting up...... it seems I was hurt by that Locust Emperor. Its arcane power is very strange. I didn’t feel anything before, but it’s acting up now.” Ferguillo plainly spoke.

“......”

Ayrin and Rinloran almost toppled down.

Ferguillo, how bad are you at lying? Can’t you find a better excuse?

You can even claim your injury from the Locust Emperor is only acting up now?

“I also can’t seem to fight.”

At that moment, Jean Camus, who was finishing off the approaching skeleton warriors, also suddenly spoke, “I need to stop now.”

“Even you? Why?” Stingham became teary-faced.

“Can’t fight means can’t fight, what’s with the why?” Jean Camus’s expression was a little stiff.

“There must be a reason you can’t fight, right?” Stingham shouted.

“Then...... I was also hurt by the Locust Emperor, it’s only acting up now.” Jean Camus quickly spoke and then sat down.

“......” Everyone was speechless.

Is it harder for geniuses like Jean Camus and Ferguillo to find a good excuse than defeating a powerful foe?

Stingham’s tears had already dried up. He turned his pleading gaze towards Merlin and Mody.

Merlin’s body let out a unique metal humming sound and emitted smoke. Then, it stopped moving.

“Merlin’s acting is the best!” Ayrin and Rinloran instantly gave Merlin the highest score in their minds.

“Don’t look at me. I’m your target of protection. After using this domain, I have no arcane particles left. You need to protect me.” Mody smiled at Stingham and sat down.

Stingham’s face twisted.

“Stingham, stop them! We will get killed otherwise! Help us!” Ayrin exaggeratedly shouted.

“Don’t do this to me! How can I alone save all of you!?” Stingham desperately yelled. He was on his wit’s end. He desperately swung his Green Dragon Spear and fought against the skeleton warriors who were swarming them from all around.

“Success!”

Ayrin was elated and secretly made a victory hand sign towards Rinloran.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Several impact sounds rang out.

Not a single skeleton warrior was completely destroyed.

Instead, Stingham suffered a few hits. Some skeletons were slammed away by his spear, and others by his own body.

Ayrin, Rinloran and the others were speechless.