It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 549 Lament
The general's expression shifted, from shock to anger, and then from anger to terror.

"You want me to stay behind and cover the retreat?!" the general demanded.

The messenger ignored him completely, handing the bishop over to the witch and giving her another instruction: "Protect the bishop well, and tell Momo to get ready. I will hold off the hidden boss. Remember, you absolutely cannot abandon the bishop and log off on your own! Otherwise, all our efforts will be in vain!"

The witch sneered, "I know this better than you do."

She picked up the little boy, turned and ran, with the doctor and Starlight immediately following.

However, before the two could catch up with the witch ahead, their steps froze! A terrifying mental pressure spread across the entire area like a tidal wave, freezing everyone's movements at that moment.

Swish!
The gleaming steel blade shattered the bricks and rubble, precisely severing the heels of both the doctor and Starlight! Blood splattered everywhere!

"Aaaaaah!" Starlight screamed as she fell to the ground.

The doctor endured the pain to treat himself.

The four players holding Paladin cards immediately unleashed their shield abilities.

The messenger also quickly released "Delivery" to suppress the hidden boss!

Crackling sounds filled the air as dust, thick with the smell of gunpowder, rose slowly from the rubble. The hidden boss was no longer human, but had transformed into a second form whose body gradually swelled.

It raised its head with its single horn, scattering gravel as it went. Its golden eyes gleamed dangerously in the dust, and its hook-like front claws scraped across the concrete, the scraping sound sending chills down your spine.

"Hurry up!" the messenger shouted, his already swollen body expanding even further! Two meters, three meters, four meters... his height approached ten meters, almost as tall as the mansion building!

He transformed into a slender angel, spreading his six wings to almost blot out the sky! The angel's wings enabled him to create an even larger air shield, thus isolating himself from Feng Ling's mental pressure.

The doctor ignored the starlight around him and quickly moved away from the battlefield.

Even the general wanted to run!
He had no intention of staying behind to cover their retreat, but just as he was about to turn around, he was thrown over by a strange force! His body was like a sandbag, hurled by the messenger towards the hidden boss!

The general's expression changed drastically, and he was already flying into the air!
He was terrified, his eyes filled with disbelief, "No! The messenger..."

Before he could finish speaking, a silver blade pierced through his chest! The general's body was severed in mid-air.

The hidden boss killed the general without hesitation.

"Banshee! Apply the Lament effect!" the messenger shouted, bowing his head to the starlight within the air shield.

A team invitation appeared on Starlight's virtual screen. He immediately understood the messenger's intention, decisively joined the team, and used the skill "Lament"—

Within a hundred meters, wails of agony filled the air! Countless vengeful spirits, accompanied by cries, roamed the area!

The messenger and the four paladins, including Starlight and the other players, were all covered in a layer of bloody light.

This is the Banshee's special skill. It is activated when at least one teammate dies. It increases the attack power and critical hit rate of the remaining teammates through the form of death wailing.

The messenger's wings were stained crimson in the blood-red light as he roared, "Slay this monster! Avenge your general!!!"

The sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, echoing endlessly!
Whether players or Ilanka soldiers, everyone's attention was forced to focus on the hidden boss—

This is one of the archangel's skills: Angelic Judgment.

Directs aggro to the target of the judgment, while also inflicting a 30% vulnerability on the target for two minutes.

The soldiers who had fled in fear stopped in their tracks, picked up their weapons again, and fired at the raised serpent!

A hail of bullets couldn't kill Feng Ling. In her second form, bullets were like drizzle to her, but she didn't want to take another rocket launcher hit.

The serpent roared! Its long, sharp steel blade swept across the entire area! The paladin's shield shattered almost instantly!
However, just as Windfeather was about to end their lives, the messenger's air shield once again protected these scum, her bladed tentacles colliding with the air shield as if slashing against a thick concrete wall.

Seeing her attack rendered ineffective, she was unusually furious!
She's going to kill this guy!
She wanted to make this player, the Messenger, and all players, know the price of angering her!
Feng Ling re-examined the enormous six-winged angel before her. Its thick, serpentine body slithered and writhed, its scales rubbing together with a soft rustling sound. She searched for the enemy's weakness, her cold gaze revealing the uncontrollable killing intent of a beast enraged.

She judged that the messenger's abilities were defense-oriented, including his most proficient air shield attack, which was actually a variation of a defensive skill, so he was confident that he could withstand all her attacks.

But what about durability?

The advantage of the mother nest has never been its offensive power, but rather its endurance.

Once Feng Ling understood this, he suddenly raised all his steel blades! Then, a flurry of sword flashes and slashes rained down on the messenger!
Bang! Bang bang bang bang!!!

The air shield was impacted, and the shockwaves surged and rippled in waves!
Inside the shield, the paladins and Starlight were filled with trepidation.

They didn't know how long the messenger could hold out, but they were certain of one thing: the hidden boss wouldn't let them leave easily.

"Messenger..." Starlight began with difficulty, "Should we log off?"

The messenger remained silent, the crimson light on its enormous wings gradually fading, the effect of the Lamentation fading.

Soon, the effects of the angel's judgment will also disappear.

It's such a pity. He could have had the upper hand, but due to insufficient attack power, he missed the best opportunity to launch an attack.

...No, he does have offensive capabilities, but because his teammates are too useless, he hasn't had a chance to attack in order to protect them.

If the Drunkard were around, or if Sirius were to cooperate with him, the situation would certainly not be like this if he had even one offensive teammate.

The messenger stared grimly at the berserk serpent outside the air shield, believing he had lost due to bad luck.

boom!
boom!
Bang bang bang!
The serpent seemed to have inexhaustible strength, its blade-like tentacles slashing in turn, while its mental pressure continued to exert its influence!

Bang! Bang!

Two stone balls rolled in from who-knows-where and crashed heavily into the air shield.

A tiger-headed insect, as big as a small truck, emerged from the ground and dug a hole in the soil, closely following the outer edge of the air shield.

Countless human-faced crows flew in from the sky, pecking and biting at the air shield like mosquitoes.

The creatures of the mother nest arrived one after another.

"Messenger!" Starlight shouted anxiously again, "Log off! If you want to deal with the hidden boss, you can log off and regroup to rejoin the game! We are no match for it right now!"

"Log off?" The messenger's expression was cold and stern. "Log off now, what's the difference between that and handing over your hard-earned achievements?"

He protected that boy for too long and sacrificed too much for him. The only person who deserves the boy's "gratitude and reward" is the one who stays by his side until the very end.

A light appeared on the dark highway in the distance; Huang Yi's team was on their way.

Feng Ling noticed it, and so did the messenger.

The messenger grinned maliciously and said in a low voice, "Since you can't help, you might as well die."

The messenger suddenly flapped its wings and quickly flew upwards!
As he ascended into the air, the range of the air shield also increased. Before Starlight and the four paladins could react, they were chopped into bloody pulp by the wildly dancing blades.

(End of this chapter)