Chapter 133: The Desperate Pirates

After blocking Arthas’s full- power shot, the Undead Mages hurriedly replenished the shield. Fortunately, Arthas couldn’t fire such powerful shots continuously, giving them a breather.

After reinforcing the Magic Shield and seeing Bone Spears fail, the Undead Mages changed tactics again. They started casting a lower-level spell, Level 1 Bone Tooth.

Although called Bone Tooth, it actually shot thumb-thick, foot-long sharp bone spurs. Compared to Bone Spear, Bone Tooth was less powerful, but because it was low level, it was very fast to cast. Each Undead Mage could shoot a string of Bone Teeth with a thought.

If Bone Spear was an anti-aircraft gun, Bone Teeth were machine guns. Over a dozen Mages firing wildly almost covered half the sky. Facing hundreds of dense bone spurs, even Arthas couldn’t completely dodge them.

But he wasn’t worried. Arthas tapped the necklace on his chest, and a green Magic Shield protected him. The Bone Teeth hit the shield and bounced off, causing no damage.

Of course, with so many Undead Mages, the shield would break eventually. But then Arthas activated the Invisibility Spell on another piece of equipment and disappeared in the air.

The Undead Mages were dumbfounded. No matter how strong they were, they couldn’t hit a target they couldn’t see. A few Mages tried casting True Sight on themselves to find Arthas, but they stared their eyes out and still couldn’t find him. This clearly meant his Invisibility Spell level was higher than theirs, at least Level 7, so these Level 6 Undead Mages couldn’t find him.

Just as the Undead Mages were at a loss, Arthas suddenly reappeared, clearly after completing his preparation. He quickly fired a Sun God Arrow and disappeared again before they could counterattack.

The Undead Mages had to take another hit and fell into the dilemma of not finding the target again. Clearly, they were completely in Arthas’s rhythm. He just had to wait for the Sun God Bow to absorb enough solar power, shoot an arrow, and hide. The Undead Mages could only take hits without fighting back. Shooting the Sun God Arrow relied on solar power, consuming very little of Arthas’s magic. As long as the sun was there, he could keep shooting. The Undead Mages had to rely on their own magic to resist. Clearly, they would run out of magic eventually. And a Mage without magic was worse than an ordinary infantryman!

The Undead Mages obviously noticed this helpless situation. To save their lives, they finally chose to retreat in humiliation. Over a dozen Level 5 and 6 Senior Mages being forced to flee by a Level 5 Archer—it was embarrassing to even say.

But just then, Tianfeng Fourteen Lang finally spoke. He viciously cursed at the Undead Mages, “Hold the line! Keep disrupting him! I’ll kill this kid myself!”

It turned out Tianfeng Fourteen Lang couldn’t resist the temptation of the treasures. With only the Sun God Bow, he might not want to provoke two Legendary Experts, as he wasn’t an Archer. But adding the item Constantine had, he hesitated. Finally, seeing Arthas’s Anti-Magic Cloak and equipment that could cast powerful shields and Invisibility, he couldn’t hold back.

With Tianfeng Fourteen Lang’s insight, he naturally deduced the level of Arthas’s equipment from the spells he displayed. The result shocked him: they were all Sub-divine Artifacts! Also, Tianfeng Fourteen Lang noticed Arthas had shot so many arrows but didn’t have a quiver necessary for Archers. That meant he definitely had a space item.

Space items, even the worst, were Sub-divine Artifacts! Even the Black Dragon Society, a huge pirate organization with over a hundred thousand people and seven or eight Saint Domain Experts, had only one lowest-level space item that could hold a few boxes of Gold Coins.

In other words, Arthas had at least one Divine Artifact and four Sub-divine Artifacts! What did this mean? The two major Human Race nations, the Griffin Kingdom and the Empire of Light, didn’t have as much wealth combined as Arthas alone! All the pirates in the Demon Archipelago barely matched him. And that was assuming he only had these few items.

But that was unlikely. A person’s equipment could total over a dozen pieces. Even if a man had fewer, rings, cloaks, shoes, inner armor, outer armor, necklaces, bracers, belts, etc., added up to quite a lot. With Arthas’s status, he couldn’t have junk. The lowest was probably Legendary Items, and there were surely more Sub-divine Artifacts he hadn’t used.

After all, the Elves had a history of a hundred thousand years, during which they ruled the Continent. Their wealth was unimaginable to outsiders.

In this situation, how could Tianfeng Fourteen Lang, a pirate, hold back? Swallowing such a fat sheep would yield more than robbing the Imperial Palaces of the two Human Kingdoms. It would last him a lifetime!

As for provoking the two Legend Rank Experts, Tianfeng Fourteen Lang gritted his teeth and thought, “Worst case, I’ll hide in another Plane. I don’t believe they’ll know which Plane I went to. With so many good things, I can thrive anywhere!” Figuring this out, he finally decided to act.

Arthas, unaware that a Saint Domain Expert was plotting against him, kept repeating the process of turning invisible and shooting arrows.

At this time, the pirates’ vanguard, over a thousand Horned Demons and Demonkin, had lost more than half under the attacks of several strong experts. Especially Old Xie, the Saint Level Elf Guard Captain, and the two Mages, each killed over a hundred pirates. The others killed fewer, but the total was still significant. The pressure on Old Xie’s side was greatly reduced. The Saint Domain Expert was almost idle. Clearly, with him guarding below, Arthas’s safety was greatly increased.

However, just then, the remaining pirates suddenly swarmed forward. Among them were over 500 Hell Hounds and over 500 Demonkin above Level 3. This unit was Tianfeng Fourteen Lang’s core force. Normally, he wouldn’t use them easily. Now, to get Arthas’s equipment, he had to sacrifice them. He couldn’t take so many people with him when fleeing anyway. He considered it making use of waste.

The pirates, unaware they were abandoned, fought bravely for Tianfeng Fourteen Lang. The Hell Hounds, as big as water buffaloes, charged madly at the front. These guys were much stronger than Horned Demons. Their sharp claws and teeth had immense destructive power. Even the Earth Magic Bear with two layers of protection couldn’t withstand their fierce attacks. Soon, they were covered in scratches and bites, bleeding profusely. The wounds glowed purple, clearly poisoned.

Although Chris Chen and the others killed many Hell Hounds, they ultimately couldn’t stop the desperate charge and were forced to retreat. Hell Hounds were close to Level 4 creatures, numerous, and fresh. Chris Chen, having fought a long battle, had consumed much energy and his spells’ effects were halved. Naturally, he wasn’t their match. Normally, at full strength, Chris Chen could barely handle 200 Hell Hounds, but no more.

With the two tanks retreating, the entire line wavered. To stabilize, Old Xie and the strongest Sword Saint had to step up.

Old Xie extended his wooden staff to four or five meters and whipped it around. Black shadows danced in the air with a whooshing sound. Anyone near him, whether Hell Hound or Demonkin, was sent flying. With Old Xie’s monstrous strength, those hit were either dead or had broken bones. They definitely couldn’t fight again anytime soon!

As for the Sword Saint, he was even more ridiculous. Old Xie witnessed the power of a Saint Domain Expert for the first time. He just stood there casually, swinging a gleaming longsword. Light green Battle Qi blades flashed in the space ten meters in front of him. Pirates entering that area were cut in two without exception.

His control over Battle Qi was extremely precise. Each swing killed several people for maximum damage. Most admirable was that despite killing, his movements were smooth and elegant, completely masterful. Compared to Old Xie’s violence, he was not only stronger but also looked infinitely better!