Chapter 1 Watch Out for the Mutated Lord

"A mutated lord is coming, be careful," Nie Yan said urgently in the team chat.

"Nie Yan, how strong is the mutated lord?" Tang Yao asked. He had never encountered a monster of the mutated lord level before and knew nothing about their strength.

"Don't get hit by them. Mutated lords have very high damage," Nie Yan said. Tang Yao and Xie Yao were both cloth-armor mages, so although their defense was high, they couldn't withstand a single blow from a mutated lord.

Nie Yan should be able to withstand a few attacks from a mutated lord. His armor type was leather, and his defense and defense level were both very high, but he couldn't tank a mutated lord like a warrior.

Hearing Nie Yan's words, Tang Yao and Xie Yao became cautious.

The two mutated Skeleton Kings were getting closer and closer, emitting a foul stench that made people dizzy.

Nie Yan looked down at his status. He had an extra effect on him.

Plague Disease: Attributes decreased by 30%, movement speed decreased by 20%.

Fear Tremor: Attack speed decreased by 30%.

This was a special effect of the mutated Skeleton Kings.

Just a few seconds after Nie Yan and the others were infected with Plague Disease, the Guardian Angel Kalenna on his shoulder waved her staff, and beams of white light fell on them, sweeping away all negative magic and adding six buff states, including acceleration, blessing, protection, and more, greatly increasing their attributes.

"Damn, where did you get your angel? That's awesome." Tang Yao looked down at his status and exclaimed. The value of the Guardian Angel Kalenna was definitely no less than that of his Arcane Sprite.

The Arcane Sprite and the Guardian Angel Kalenna each had their own strengths. The Arcane Sprite was good at increasing players' attributes and providing mana, while the Guardian Angel Kalenna was good at dispelling various debuffs and buffing players.

"I got it when I advanced to Shadow Dancer," Nie Yan said, looking into the distance. The large group of lords was getting closer and closer.

The two mutated Skeleton Kings waved their giant axes and pounced fiercely.

"I'll deal with one of them," Xie Yao said, looking at her skill bar.

"Are you sure?" Nie Yan looked at Xie Yao. Although Xie Yao had obtained a lot of legendary equipment, she had never shown her strength in front of him.

"Yes," Xie Yao nodded seriously.

Nie Yan had always felt that Xie Yao needed protection, and he rarely let Xie Yao take action when he was around. Now he realized that he really lacked understanding of Xie Yao's strength. Xie Yao's successful advancement to Saint Magister and acquisition of so many pieces of legendary equipment were enough to explain everything.

"Then I'll take care of the other mutated Skeleton King," Nie Yan said. It was very easy for him to deal with one mutated Skeleton King.

"So, you two are dividing them up, what am I supposed to do?" Tang Yao joked.

"There are still more than a hundred lords and elites, they're all yours," Nie Yan said with a smile.

Tang Yao rolled his eyes, "You guys are ruthless, making me deal with so many lords and elites all by myself."

Nie Yan and Xie Yao smiled at each other.

Nie Yan said, "I'll have the Golden Earth Dragon and thirty Holy Knights cooperate with you."

"That's more like it," Tang Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the mutated Skeleton King getting closer and closer, Xie Yao ran to the side. She waved her staff, and a Holy Light Judgment smashed into the mutated Skeleton King.

Xie Yao was the first player to attack the mutated Skeleton King, and the mutated Skeleton King's aggro was immediately drawn to Xie Yao. It waved the giant axe in its hand and pounced at Xie Yao.

Xie Yao ran into the distance, leading the mutated Skeleton King away. When the skeletons in the distance saw Xie Yao coming, they immediately surrounded her.

Just as she was about to be surrounded by ordinary skeletons, Xie Yao cast a Brilliant Holy Light on herself. Her body emitted a dazzling silver-white light, enveloping an area of fifty yards in a white glow. When this white light shone on the skeletons nearby, wisps of white smoke rose from their bones, slowly melting in the white light.

These white lights were not fatal, but the skeletons were very afraid of them and retreated, fearing to be near them.

Wherever Xie Yao went, the skeletons retreated, leaving a large empty space on the ground, so she didn't have to worry about ordinary skeletons and could concentrate on dealing with the mutated Skeleton King.

Xie Yao led the mutated Skeleton King to an open space and frequently waved her staff, casting instant-cast spells that bombarded the mutated Skeleton King.

Damage values floated up from the mutated Skeleton King's body. It roared in anger and quickly approached Xie Yao, swinging the giant axe in its hand and chopping down at Xie Yao.

Flash!

Xie Yao's body suddenly disappeared and reappeared behind the mutated Skeleton King, continuing to cast spells.

With a bang, the mutated Skeleton King attacked the ground, missing its target. Looking at the empty ground, it looked around in confusion. Feeling an attack on its back, it turned its head and realized that Xie Yao was behind it.

The mutated Skeleton King immediately turned around and pounced at Xie Yao again, swinging its giant axe.

Xie Yao waved her staff and cast an acceleration buff on herself, and her feet were like the wind, running quickly, and casting spells with ease.

Xie Yao elegantly dodged, leading the mutated Skeleton King around in circles, but the mutated Skeleton King could never touch her.

Nie Yan used the Headless Horseman Doro's Riding Crossbow to lure the mutated Skeleton King to the side, and glanced at Xie Yao. He definitely didn't need to worry about Xie Yao's side. Looking at Xie Yao's skillful movements, Nie Yan recalled the times he had encountered Magisters in his previous life. The kiting skills of Magisters were very powerful.

If she wasn't disturbed by outside forces, Xie Yao could probably easily kill that mutated Skeleton King.

Nie Yan used the Headless Horseman Doro's Riding Crossbow to lure the mutated Skeleton King to the nearby jungle. After activating the Deterrence effect, the surrounding skeletons also scattered, creating an open space for Nie Yan and the mutated Skeleton King. He drew out the Zennarde's Sword and pounced on the mutated Skeleton King.

Seeing Nie Yan rush up, the mutated Skeleton King let out a sharp roar and swung its giant axe down.

Nie Yan's figure flashed, dodging the mutated Skeleton King's attack, and moved to the side. Suddenly, he leaped up, and the Zennarde's Sword in his hand slashed down from the mutated Skeleton King's chest.

The mutated Skeleton King staggered a few steps and pounced again.

Nie Yan used the Shadow Dance skill, and his figure flashed around constantly. No matter how the mutated Skeleton King swung its giant axe, it could never hit Nie Yan. All of its attacks were in vain.

Killing a mutated Skeleton King one-on-one didn't seem to be difficult, it was just a matter of time. The mutated Skeleton King had too much health.

The ordinary Skeleton Lords didn't dare to approach Xie Yao and Nie Yan because of the Brilliant Holy Light and Deterrence, so they gathered towards Tang Yao's direction.

The Golden Earth Dragon let out a low dragon roar and charged up. With a bang, it collided with one of the Skeleton Lords. Immediately, five or six Skeleton Lords surrounded it, trapping the Golden Earth Dragon in a stalemate. A group of Holy Knights formed a wall, blocking in front of Tang Yao, providing protection for Tang Yao, and constantly using healing magic to heal the Golden Earth Dragon's fluctuating health.

After leaving rows of fire walls on the ground, Tang Yao waved his staff and began to chant a spell. Streams of dark magical elements formed a strong vortex around Tang Yao, like a tornado, surrounding him in the center.

One syllable, two syllables, three syllables...

Nie Yan looked towards Tang Yao. From the raging magical elements, he could feel that Tang Yao had begun to cast a forbidden spell! However, he couldn't determine exactly what forbidden spell Tang Yao was casting.

Time passed, the Holy Knights suffered fierce attacks. Fortunately, they could heal each other, and they managed to withstand the fierce offensive like a tide. They waved the greatswords in their hands. Thirty Holy Knights together, lifted up a huge Holy Light Shield, protecting them inside. The Skeleton Lords kept attacking the Holy Light Shield, but the Holy Light Shield remained unmoving.

A full ten syllables, Tang Yao's magic was finally cast.

Grayish Decree!

A wave somewhat similar to the Wave of Death slowly spread out. All the Skeleton Lords that came into contact with this dark force seemed to have been suddenly subjected to a Body Immobilization Spell, and they were all frozen in place. The Grayish Decree continued to spread out more than five hundred yards before stopping.

All the skeletons within this range were frozen in place.

What a powerful forbidden spell!

Nie Yan glanced at the mutated Skeleton King in front of him, which was also frozen in place. He had also been controlled by the Grayish Decree just now, but after a moment, the control effect on him was lifted by Tang Yao.

Tang Yao could freely remove the Grayish Decree effect from players.

All the skeletons were forbidden from moving. This was an excellent opportunity!

Tang Yao waved his staff, and patches of flames fell from the sky towards the skeleton group below.

The area below immediately turned into a sea of fire, and damage values floated up from the skeletons.

Tang Yao's magic damage was terrifying when fully unleashed.

"Yaozi, how long does the effect of your forbidden spell last?" Nie Yan asked. He rushed to the side of the mutated Skeleton King, and used all his skills to attack the mutated Skeleton King's back.

"I don't know, this is the first time I've used this skill. The control time on ordinary skeletons is estimated to be about seventy seconds, as for the lords and mutated lords, I can't guarantee it, be careful." Tang Yao said while fiercely outputting damage. His magic smashed more than thirty skeleton elites and five or six skeleton lords, and a large number of skeleton lords were only left with half their health.

A full seventy seconds of control time on ordinary skeletons, Nie Yan was secretly shocked. This Grayish Decree skill was indeed a bit terrifying. If Tang Yao released such a forbidden spell in the middle of a melee, it would definitely be a catastrophe for the enemy. The only drawback, like all other forbidden spells, was that the Grayish Decree required a long chanting time, requiring ten sets of syllables, a full one hundred seconds. In battle, a player with very good awareness was generally needed to avoid the enemy's attention and free up one hundred seconds to release such a forbidden spell.