Yu Xian had only just raised the treasure sword when a violent explosion roared behind him.
A throng of class users charged out from the nearby woods. In an instant, the melee fighters obliterated nearly half of Xielina's skeleton soldiers. The Chaos Evil Beast and Bolaiye pivoted immediately, shifting toward the perimeter.
"Not monsters? Then they must be class users."
Yu Xian did not bother turning around; he had already made up his mind.
If they had been monsters, the Chaos Evil Beast and Bolaiye would have attacked long ago. Only with class users would they remain indifferent until the other side struck first.
A bearded class user had just shattered a skeleton soldier with a single sword slash when Bolaiye's towering figure descended upon him. His pupils shrank slightly, and he hurried to raise his greatsword in defense.
Bolaiye - Finger Blade Slash!
Bolaiye opened with a lethal strike. A flash of red light flickered past, shearing both the bearded man and his sword in two. At the same time, the beam of bloody radiance punched through his back and sliced through several class users behind him before detonating in a thundering explosion that injured countless more.
"Is that an elite mob?" a bald class user shouted in shock at the sight.
He quickly relayed a message calling for a sergeant major of the Guoba Legion to come reinforce them.
The Guoba Legion was an official legion upgraded from an ordinary troupe. The leader served as marshal, below whom were two generals, followed by sergeants major, millurions, centurions, and decurions.
A single sergeant major commanded five millurions beneath him, meaning he held direct authority over five thousand ordinary members in the troupe. Such figures were undeniable high-ranking leaders and the troupe's top combatants.
The bearded class user whom Bolaiye had just killed in one blow was actually a decurion who led a ten-man squad.
His squad had suffered as well; when he was killed, six members who stood too close were dragged to their deaths alongside him, leaving only four survivors.
By this point, Bolaiye was tearing through the class users like a tiger among sheep, claiming several more lives in the blink of an eye.
Just as it locked onto a healer class user, a spear thrust through the air from a distance, deflecting Bolaiye's claws. Then the spear spun, sharp silver light slicing across Bolaiye's body like a blade and carving a massive gash into its flesh.
"Filthy beast, your opponent is me!"
Bolaiye turned to the other end of the spear. A handsome, cold-faced man spoke those words.
He was one of the Guoba Legion's six sergeants major: Dragon Spear - Luo Fengxue. His class was Silver Dragon Spearman, fighting alongside a silver dragon, and he was extraordinarily powerful.
Locking onto Luo Fengxue, Bolaiye let out a low growl and immediately opened with Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws.
Even as it activated the skill, it moved swiftly, tearing out arcs of Blood Shadow Soul-Reaving Claws from various directions.
Luo Fengxue's expression remained unchanged. He rapidly swung his spear with both hands as a silver dragon of qi coiled around his body, blocking every strike. Moreover, as it parried, the silver dragon's whiskers lashed out in counterattacks, instantly leaving dozens of bloody streaks across Bolaiye's body.
Evidently, the silver dragon carried an innate damage-reflection effect; as long as Luo Fengxue was attacked, it automatically struck back at the assailant.
Yet Bolaiye clearly paid this no mind. Seeing its health drop rapidly, it attacked with even greater speed and ferocity, and its injuries grew increasingly severe as a result.
"Bolaiye's looking a bit precarious."
Yu Xian, having already leaped onto the crocodile's back, frowned slightly at the scene.
He understood Bolaiye's intention. The beast simply wanted to trigger its Lone Wolf state, relying on boosted overall attributes and three minutes of invulnerability to finish off its opponent. The problem was that far too many enemies had come this time.
Setting aside whether it could kill Luo Fengxue before the three minutes ran out, even if it did, more enemies would still be waiting.
"Big Brother, what should we do? There are so many of them," Little Nora said with some concern.
Yu Xian smiled. "Let's watch the show first."
He turned his gaze toward the Chaos Evil Beast on the other side.
Compared to Bolaiye, the Chaos Evil Beast was far more ferocious. Many class users were identified as enemies and succumbed to its radiation, dying off in massive waves.
Precisely because the Chaos Evil Beast was so overwhelmingly powerful, the remaining five sergeants major were all occupied keeping it at bay. Even then, they could only barely hold their ground, unable to pose any real threat to it. Instead, they had to continuously chug potions and rely on ranged support from healers just to ensure they did not mutate.
*Next time I get a summoned beast enhancement stone, I'd better enhance Bolaiye first,* Yu Xian thought to himself.
Although Bolaiye possessed a boss template, bosses also varied in strength. Yu Xian did not know where the Chaos Evil Beast hailed from, but its boss tier was clearly several levels above Bolaiye's.
While Yu Xian observed the battlefield, a sharp dagger suddenly materialized behind him, thrusting toward the back of his head with lightning speed.
Yet Yu Xian's attack was faster.
A ray of light had already coalesced at his fingertip. When the dagger was merely millimeters from the back of his head, the light blasted directly into the stealthed target, sending the figure flying through the air.
Midair, Xiang Yinlong fell out of stealth. By the time his body hit the ground, he had already stopped breathing.
"General Yinlong!" the bald class user screamed when he saw this.
Disbelief washed over countless faces. General Yinlong, one of the two great generals of the Guoba Legion, had been killed in an instant.
"Bastard!"
A terrifying aura surged from the rear, its blazing energy flattening the surrounding trees. The nearby class users scattered out of the way, revealing a petite young girl dressed in a red qipao.
"You're the leader of the Sparkle Troupe, aren't you? Let's fight to the death!" the girl declared in fury.
Yu Xian glanced at her and smiled. "Defeat my summoned beasts first. If you can't even beat them, you'd best not make a fool of yourself in front of me."
"Fine!"
The girl clenched her fists and agreed without hesitation.
The next instant, she practically teleported right before Bolaiye, her small fist slamming directly into its body. Bolaiye exploded on the spot.
[Inversion - Suppression Fist: Mobilizes the power of restriction within the body to instantly seal all passive skills of the target and strike with absolute force. If it fails to suppress the target, the user suffers tenfold reflected damage. If it successfully suppresses and kills the target, the user's overall strength increases by 50% for six hours.]
The moment Bolaiye died, the blazing aura cloaking the girl surged with even greater intensity.
Without another word, she pushed off the ground and appeared before the Great Tree King. Yu Xian frowned slightly, but her speed was astonishing; barely a second had passed between one-shotting Bolaiye and striking the Great Tree King.
Without any suspense, the Great Tree King was blown apart by her fist, and her blazing aura swelled once again.
"Interesting. Xielina, go!"
Veins bulged slightly on Yu Xian's forehead as he immediately commanded Xielina, who was guarding his side.
This was the perfect chance to see whether the Hymn of the Eternal End had become stronger or weaker.
Chapter 480