Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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The illusory light of the Illusionary Mushroom Forest floated overhead, hindering the demon bats' advance as much as possible.

There was no sign of Luo Xiu beside him. A few minutes earlier, Luo Xiu had already leaped up from the thorn wall and directly entered the edge of the swarm of demon bats, using the demon bats and thorns to jump around in the air.

But he could fully feel the help Luo Xiu gave him.

The nine figures in the sky were clearly in a weakened state. Their huge fleshy wings trembled constantly as they collided with the thorns, only tearing small wounds in the wall of thorns without causing any devastating damage.

Finally, two figures left to search for Luo Xiu on the edge of the area.

Unable to determine whether this damned weakness-type skill was used by the human on the thorns or someone wandering the edge, they decided to try and catch both.

Shek's face grew increasingly pale.

Even he couldn't fight against ten thousand men single-handedly.

Without Luo Xiu's weakening skills, Xie Ke's towering wall, stretching for dozens of miles, would never have been able to withstand the attack of seven fifth-tier monsters for so long.

The demonic bats in the sky continued to press forward.

Finally, after advancing a certain distance, Shek could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The bright red blood fell onto the thorny wall, turning into colorful specks that faded and disappeared in an instant.

Shek stared at the bloodstains, his eyes hardening. His magic surged wildly, and his blood-covered body swelled up, causing the entire thorn wall to grow taller and larger.

He was burning the magic power within his body. This method could maximize the efficiency of magic power utilization, but the drawbacks were also obvious. Not only would it increase the rate of magic power consumption, but it would also cause great damage to the body.

The blood covering his body was noticeably more vibrant than before, because it was no longer just an effect of [Blood Core Refining]. Beneath the blood layer, all the blood vessels on his skin had burst, and the flowing blood had merged into [Blood Core Refining].

The enhanced Thorn Wall was much stronger than before, with a raging torrent of thorns constantly attacking upwards, actually managing to push the demon bat horde back a distance.

But Shek's condition was extremely miserable at this moment; beneath the crimson liquid, there was no intact part of his body.

In the sky, the seven human-like figures wore mocking expressions.

They certainly knew what this foolish human was doing.

But it was all in vain; it was nothing more than a slow death.

They no longer chose to launch a full-scale attack, but quietly waited for Shek to die, to avoid Shek's final burst of power that would severely damage some of their kin.

Once magic is ignited, it is irreversible.

In this way, time passed by minute by minute.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that they realized something was wrong.

Several minutes had passed, and Shek's all-consuming offensive showed no signs of weakening; in fact, it seemed to be intensifying.

The lead demon bat, with the largest fleshy wings, resembled a human man with dark skin and blood-red eyes whose pupils were obscured. He looked at the blood-covered Shek with a puzzled expression, wondering what had happened.

"Squeak-"

A sharp cry emanated from its throat, spreading forward under the influence of magic, mixed with imperceptible sound waves. This was one of the magical bats' innate skills, enabling them to conduct meticulous investigations.

It closed its eyes, but its vision did not fall into darkness. Instead, a simple line drawing-like scene appeared, and as the sound waves spread, its vision continued to advance.

Soon, the sound wave arrived beside Shek. Through the thick blood mist, it saw that the wounds on Shek's body were constantly healing. The blood vessels that burst instantly healed, as if destruction and rebirth were alternating within one person.

"Squeak!!!"

It opened its eyes angrily. Although it didn't know what kind of trick this was, it realized that they had been deceived by this damned human man.

He deliberately used blood as a cover to conceal the fact that he could achieve a cure, in order to buy time.

"Squeaky!!!"

The angry roar quickly spread throughout the entire swarm of demon bats. It held nothing back and was determined to lead its kin to devour the man alive, leaving no room for retreat.

The terrifying swarm of demonic bats surged once more, pressing forward with frenzied force. The seven figures, burning with rage, unleashed their full power with their towering wings, cutting down all the thorns in their path.

Actually, it wasn't that Shek lied to them; Shek himself was also wondering at that moment.

He had used some healing potions to slow down his injuries, but the injuries caused by burning magic were worsening too quickly, and the potions he carried were soon used up.

Just as he was watching his injuries worsen, a sudden burst of white light instantly healed them completely.

He had never seen such a powerful healing ability.

A few years ago, he had met two fifth-tier priests in another city, but their healing skills were not nearly as effective.

Moreover, the healing glow continues unabated.

With this blessing, he only needs to use potions to replenish his magic power to cope with his own depletion.

Furthermore, for some reason, he felt very energetic at this moment, without the slightest sign of dejection.

After considering all the possibilities, he glanced at the figure leaping among the swarm of demonic bats. As if he understood something, his fingers trembled, and the torrent of elements merged and converged, forming a surging tide that collided with the rapidly escalating swarm of demonic bats, trying to attract their attention as much as possible.

Thorns surged and pierced relentlessly, high walls grew ever taller, and rainbow light surged forth in a relentless, defiant manner.

Shek sat on the throne of thorns, with his city of Kanriel behind him.

He was so dazzling in this world that the seven fifth-tier demonic bats focused all their attention on him, leaving them no time to pay attention to Luo Xiu, who was on the edge of the swarm of demonic bats.

Sending two fifth-tier members of the same race to pursue Luo Xiu was already the greatest respect one could show him.

At this moment, Luo Xiu was galloping among the swarm of demonic bats on the edge.

[Host has killed a four-winged demon bat, points +100]

14, 15...

Luo Xiu counted them softly, trying to minimize the noise. Fifteen four-winged demon bats were the limit for this edge area. If he wanted to kill more demon bats, he would have to move closer to the center.

This swarm of demonic bats stretched for dozens of miles. If he hadn't been wandering around in the farthest part of the battlefield, he would have been captured long ago.

He distributed the 1500 points he had just acquired evenly across his various attributes, raising all of them to 1900 points. Then, he looked towards the increasingly dense area of ​​demon bats in the center and moved closer to the middle.

A foolish third-tier demonic bat approached him, but he snapped its neck in an instant, and its massive body, spraying blood, fell into the mushroom forest below.

Luo Xiu sensed two fifth-tier demonic bats rapidly approaching him.

But he had no intention of fighting back; instead, he moved to one side and began to slaughter his way through.

Before they fully arrive, he naturally wants to collect as many points as possible.

[Host's main subordinates slay a Tier 2 Mushroom Monster (modified), points +3]

[Host's main subordinates slay a Tier 3 Mushroom Monster (modified), points +10]

……

A slightly different notification sound rang in Luo Xiu's ears. He was stunned for a moment, then realized that the mushroom monsters hidden on the top floor of the Gold Rush Casino had been sent out from the inner city, and Leila had gone to stop them.

"Still not strong enough..."

Luo Xiu sighed slightly, his speed increasing dramatically once again. He flashed directly to the next fourth-tier bat, his right hand reaching out like a phantom and appearing on the neck of the fourth-tier demon bat, where he squeezed hard.

"Oh!"

The blood mist exploded.

The fourth-tier demonic bat didn't even have time to react before its life was taken away.

Luo Xiu threw the corpse down and looked back at the two fifth-tier demonic bats, who seemed to have been separated by some distance. An idea popped into his mind.

"Perhaps this is possible."

After a moment's thought, Luo Xiu changed his method of allocating skill points.

Time keeps moving forward.

Another eight or nine minutes passed.

Shake's condition is already very poor.

The combined attack of the seven fifth-tier demonic bats, even with Luo Xiu's weakening spell, was still terrifying, not to mention the thousands upon thousands of low-tier demonic bats.

The thorn wall now appeared dilapidated compared to when it first appeared. Large and small gaps appeared on the top of the wall, broken stems were exposed in the air, and the sharp thorns were dulled from repeated attacks. The low-level demon bats were fearless and used their corpses to cover the branches of the thorns, rendering them useless for attacking.

A thick, almost tangible stench of blood filled the air. Shek wearily raised his eyes and looked at the low-ranking demon bats flying through the gap toward Kanriel.

He wanted to stop them, but he didn't have even a little extra strength to fill the gaps or regenerate the thorns. He could only let the low-level demon bats fly over the gaps and head towards that once crazy but peaceful city.

He had used up all his magic-replenishing potions, and even used the last bottle of Moon in Water to help Luo Xiu. There was nothing left in his magic pocket that could help him.

At this moment, he felt as if his body was filled with lead, and even moving a finger required immense strength. His eyelids seemed to be programmed with some kind of command, constantly drooping downwards, trying to close. The incessant cacophony of the demonic bats' cries seemed to be fading away, and perhaps in the next second, he would fall into a deep sleep.

His consciousness began to blur, and in his daze, he seemed to hear different sounds coming from the swarm of demonic bats, like human shouts.

"Stand behind Lord Shek! Hold the line! Priests, cast Blessings! Paladins, defend the flanks! Ranged DPS, Hunters, attack the Tier 3 and Tier 4 Magic Bats! Mages, attack the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Magic Bats!"

"Assassin squad, melee squad, surround and provide cover!!"

It didn't seem like a hallucination. Shek tried his best to open his eyes, turned around, and saw Baal and his group appear behind him.

"The kingdom will prevail!"

Baal roared as he sat atop his skeletal horse, its hooves treading on scorching ghostly flames.

He brandished the scepter of death, and behind him was the wide-open gate of the underworld, from which countless undead soldiers poured into the battlefield.

Following Luo Xiu's instructions, he waited until enough demon bats had died to maximize the effect of the Dark Gate and prevent the knights' soldiers from dying in the initial chaotic battle.

"The kingdom will prevail!!!"

The knights' voices were deafening, sounding particularly inspiring amidst the cacophony of the demon bats.

Enveloped by swarms of demonic bats, their appearance was like a powerful stimulant injected into Sheke's heart.

They huddled together, hiding behind the wall of thorns, trying their best not to reveal any openings, and frantically harvested the lives of the demonic bats that slipped through the gaps.

"Lord Shek, please hand over the low-level demon bats to us!"

Baal spoke, and beside him, Milair and the other two vice-captains of the Knights also spoke in unison.

Looking at the united knights behind him, Xie Ke didn't have time to figure out how the knights ended up here. He bit his tongue, and the pain brought him back to his senses.

Feeling the dwindling magical power within him, he immediately changed his strategy, no longer focusing on the low-level demonic bats, but instead concentrating on the seven terrifying figures in the air.

"Knights, heed my command!"

He spoke from his throne, with the warriors of his city behind him.

From this moment on, he was no longer the king sitting alone on his throne, waiting for death.

"exist!!!"