《Elite Mages’ Academy》Elite Mages' Academy
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Chapter 680: 680
Chapter 680: Trapped In The Grave (3)
They rested for about half an hour. That time frame had not been enough for everyone to recover to their peak, especially Chen Dao who had expended more energy. However, it was obvious that their foe hiding in the dark did not plan on giving them the chance to rest anymore.
“They’re coming!” Xiao Lin shouted in a low voice. Sword aura started to form on his blade as he sent out a strong flame. With a power Gu Xiaoyue had given him, it had immediately covered all three entrances, and the heat had only dispersed the coldness in the air.
Boom!
They heard a wail amongst the explosion which caused Xiao Lin to break out in cold sweat. He was someone who was experienced in fighting the undead, and could make out the cry of a banshee. That was considered an upper-middle ranked undead. If they had closed in, then An Luo and Cheng Ming, who had lower levels of perception, might have fallen to them.
“Damn! Why are there such high-leveled undead here?!” Chen Dao’s perception had also sensed the danger. He had been prepared to attack, but was stopped by Xiao Lin. Wasting his mental strength at that point was not a smart choice.
More undead started to run in through the entrances. It was different from those unintelligent, zombie-like basic undead that they had faced before. In front of them were undead that were at the level of at least Bronze to Silver rank. Other than banshees, there were also black nights and high-ranked skeletal soldiers and mages.
The appearance of long-ranged magical attacks caused Xiao Lin and the others to have an even harder time defending themselves. Their current abilities could not hold back to many undead.
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“There’s one passage without any undead!” Cheng Ming had a shield in front of him and was basically the tank of the team.
The others were silent for a long time. They had obviously seen it. There were three entrances to the weapon depot. Even though the undead surged in, the strange thing was that they only used two of the passages. The last one was completely empty, but it was quiet enough to cause them to shudder.
It was obviously an escape route intentionally left for them, but the question was if Asabanor would really be so kind. Even the others who did not understand Asabanor’s personality knew that there would not be something so easy.
“That’s definitely a trap!” Chen Dao said.
Gu Xiaoyue rolled her eyes behind Chen Dao. The guy was speaking the obvious; even an idiot could guess that. The final passage was definitely not as safe as it looked.
“But it seems like it’s our only choice!” Xiao Lin said bitterly.
For the moment, the weapon depot was still safe. The monitors were all already at least at Bronze rank, and all of them had shocking talents. On top of their amazing teamwork and Gu Xiaoyue as the core, Chen Dao and An Luo provided cover from long range and Xiao Lin covered for any blind spots. They had no openings.
Their formation, even when faced with so many high-ranked undead, quickly stabilized after the initial chaos. They still showed very high levels of ability, and had slowly controlled the situation. The only ones that could actually get close to them were the black knights that were incredibly strong in terms of defensive capabilities.
Cheng Ming would only have to stall the black knights for a few seconds at most, and Xiao Lin would use Miracle, shifting his attributes to strength to kill off the black knights.
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However, their expressions did not improve. All of them knew that it was not a good idea to hold off such an army with just the five of them. No one knew how many undead there were, and the moment they expended all their strength, the formation would crumble.
They could only retreat.
They had to use that final passage Asabanor had left for them and plunge into the trap voluntarily!
“Asabanor really is cunning!” Gu Xiaoyue said. Being as smart as she was, she immediately saw their opponent’s goal.
“Retreat!” Xiao Lin decisively made the decision as the leader. Since Asabanor had set up a death trap, then he would break through that death trap.
Since Xiao Lin had made the decision, the others chose to follow. Even though An Luo still seemed a little uncertain, they all knew that they had to be united at that moment. Even if it was the wrong decision, they still had to commit to it.
They were fighting against time.
The team went through that empty entrance based on their earlier formation. Xiao Lin still remained at the back, but just like they had expected, after all of them entered the passage, the undead behind them seemed to have received orders, and immediately stopped chasing them. They were retreating in waves.
Of course, Xiao Lin understood that, if they went back at that moment, the undead would definitely return.
They were much more relaxed without the undead chasing after them, and could not help but slow down their speed. After all, the battle earlier might not have been long, but it had still been at quite a high level. Even Xiao Lin had been forced to use Miracle and Ruin, let alone the others.
“Don’t slow down!” Xiao Lin furrowed his eyebrows from behind them.
Behind him, he could see in the dim light that the fog was slowly creeping toward them. Even though the speed was not quick, and it was as if it was deliberately controlled, there was no doubt that they would be enveloped in the fog within half an hour if they slowed down.
“What is that fog?” Cheng Ming asked. The others noticed something was wrong as well, but no one knew what that dense fog was.
Chen Dao even tried to go closer to see, but Xiao Lin immediately stopped him.
“I don’t know, but it’s best if you don’t touch it. It will probably have a very strong decaying effect that we can’t deal with right now.” Xiao Lin shook his head, thinking about the fog that he had encountered with Lilith in Wildfire Town. He even speculated that the resurrection towers losing their effectiveness might very well be related to it. Even though he was not certain, he would not take the risk.
Everyone could guess that Asabanor was using that method to force them to keep going, unable to retreat. No one knew what awaited them at the end of that long passage.
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