Amidst a ruined city blanketed by snow, the towering structures had long since crumbled to dust under the erosion of death's power.
Under the command of a Death Knight, hundreds of thousands of undead legions, linked by the power of death, transformed into an army capable of shattering all things.
Facing such a terrifying enemy, at Chen Luo's command, a spatial gate shimmering with a peculiar radiance suddenly appeared before the undead army.
Hundreds of human professionals clad in crimson armor stepped out of the spatial gate in unison, answering Chen Luo's call and arriving at this location.
"Boss! We're here! Just tell us what enemies we're facing!"
"My great axe is already thirsty!!"
"Haha, time to smash some monsters again!!"
The excited warriors, upon stepping out of the spatial gate, were immediately engulfed in fervor.
But in the next moment, a wave of greyish-white, like a flood, surged towards them, completely overwhelming the professionals.
Compared to the hundreds of thousands of undead charging forward, the several hundred professionals were but a drop in the ocean.
While stunned, the professionals felt little fear, having died countless times since being summoned.
However, facing such a large-scale enemy, they saw no chance of victory.
Professionals generally around level six, facing an undead army at least level seven, indeed had no advantage. But Chen Luo, standing above the battlefield, did not think so.
"Swift as the wind!"
A streak of azure light, following Chen Luo's will, rapidly spread towards the hundreds of legion members!
As the azure light enveloped them, the warriors felt their bodies become incredibly light, and the enemies charging at them appeared to have slowed considerably.
"I suddenly feel so light! I can see the movements of these monsters clearly now."
"Stop rambling, get ready for battle! Speed alone isn't enough, there are too many enemies!"
"Everyone protect your vital points, when we collide, we take down one at a time!"
Mere speed was not enough; as soon as contact was made, the warriors would still be instantly crushed.
This increased speed merely gave them a sliver of a chance to fight for survival.
[Your skill proficiency has reached the standard, Legion Skill has been upgraded to S-rank]
[Swift March (E-rank) — Swift as the Wind (S-rank)]
[Effect]: Upon skill activation, all legions under your command will receive the blessing of wind power, greatly enhancing their movement speed and combat agility!
...
The warriors did not notice that at the very moment before the collision, after another soft whisper from Chen Luo, a golden light enveloped everyone once more.
The instant the golden light covered the entire army, the collision occurred!
Each warrior now faced several times their number, with countless bone-white weapons hacking at them from all directions!
Unavoidable! Even with increased speed, they could not dodge!
The only thing they could do was, under the enhanced speed of the wind's blessing, take down as many as possible before being overwhelmed!
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
In an instant, the army of several hundred was completely submerged by the hundreds of thousands of undead.
Every second, attacks from all directions mercilessly struck the legion warriors.
In previous battles, even with stone skin protection, the legion warriors would have been reduced to dust under such relentless attacks.
But this time was different!
A heavy golden light covered every part of the warriors' bodies, as if a shield had been placed upon each of them!
The attacks from the skeleton soldiers were utterly incapable of breaking through this defense!
The warriors, who had prepared to fight to the death, looked in astonishment at the terrifying monsters covering all directions outside the golden light.
They had no doubt that these monsters could tear them to shreds in an instant.
But this thin golden light kept all enemies at bay!
And then, Chen Luo's voice finally echoed in all the soldiers' ears:
"Immovable as a mountain!"
[Your skill proficiency has reached the standard, Legion Skill has been upgraded to S-rank]
[Stone Skin Protection (E-rank) — Immovable as a Mountain (S-rank)]
[Effect]: Upon skill activation, all legions under your command will receive the blessing of earth power, greatly enhancing their physique and defense!
...
The commander at the rear of the death army immediately noticed the anomaly in the battle.
His right hand, covered in greyish-white armor, was raised high, and a greyish-white fluctuation changed with the Death Knight's will:
"Death... Erosion!"
As the command fell, the greyish-white death power, which had been amplifying the combat strength of the skeleton soldiers, slowly seeped out of their bodies.
Their purely physical attacks began to be mixed with this erosive death power.
Under the erosion of death's power, the shield of earth power began to tremble slightly.
The legion soldiers, blessed by both azure and golden energies, would not be killed instantly.
However, facing enemies hundreds of times their number, their strength was insufficient to resist!
Under the immense pressure, they couldn't even release skills, let alone swing their swords; they were powerless.
"Damn it!! These monsters are too many! I can't even lift my hand!!"
"Shit, the yellow light on me is getting fainter!"
"So frustrating!! Our strength is too weak, we can't resist the monsters' suppression at all!!"
If this continued, they could only be consumed and die by the death army!
Chen Luo, standing once more on the Mage's Hand, looked at his warriors and their desperate predicament without any change in his expression.
He calmly observed the one-sided battle and declared loudly:
"Fierce as fire!"
[Your skill proficiency has reached the standard, Legion Skill has been upgraded to S-rank]
[Strength Surge (E-rank) — Fierce as Fire (S-rank)]
[Effect]: Upon skill activation, all legions under your command will receive the blessing of fire power, greatly enhancing their strength and combat will!
Fiery red light surged from the hearts of each warrior, and new power erupted continuously within their bodies.
The warriors' eyes turned crimson, and coupled with their crimson armor, the legion appeared almost inhuman.
"Oooohhhh!!! I feel the power surging into me!!"
A plump figure, who had been pinned down and casually bullied by countless bone weapons,
But now, the bone weapons on him suddenly flew off, and Zhang Wei, with burning red eyes, rose and charged towards the surrounding skeleton soldiers with his iron rod.
Not just him, but the entire legion of professionals felt a explosive, fiery power burning within them.
All they wanted was to swing their fists and smash these skulls!
*Boom!!*
The previously one-sided battle suddenly took a turn!
The hundreds of submerged professionals, under Chen Luo's blessings, seemed to transform into reefs, ferociously resisting the attacks of the undead army.