Another World: When a Necromancer Possesses the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls

"I'm betting on Wei Hai to win! How many swords can a skeleton withstand?"

"Come on, I'm betting on Li Xingyao! As long as we can summon enough undead, we can wear Wei Hai down!"

Amidst the murmurs of discussion, terms like "necromancer," "level advantage," and "fragile" were clearly identifiable, carrying undisguised assessments. The names of Li Xingyao and Wei Hai were repeatedly mentioned, as if everyone could already be certain of the battle's outcome.

Meanwhile, some negative comments made Chen Hao so angry that his face turned red. He was about to open his mouth to refute when Li Xingyao pressed down on his shoulder.

"There's no need. Let them talk." Li Xingyao's voice was calm, but a flame seemed to rise in his eyes. On one hand, there were his classmates' evaluations of him; on the other hand, he was preparing to test his training in battle. His face remained expressionless. He straightened the collar of his training uniform, and the smart ring on his wrist flashed a faint blue light, indicating that there were still 2 minutes until his turn to go on.

"I've watched a lot of combat videos, pushed my training to the limit, and designed many combat methods. Now, let me see how it performs in actual combat."

[Arena #9: Li Xingyao (Summoning Class 1), please prepare to enter.]

The notification sounded. Li Xingyao glanced at the information on his watch one last time. Then he turned around, facing the crowded and excited crowd in front of him, and walked towards ring number 9 in the northwest corner of the arena. His figure stood out exceptionally tall and silent against the backdrop of the noisy clamor.

As he stepped onto the steps at the edge of ring number 9, he could clearly feel that the gaze of the entire arena seemed to have shifted and was fixed on him. Curiosity, scrutiny, and even more so, a mocking, theatrical gaze.

The force field barrier glowed with a pale blue light, isolating the arena into a ten-meter square, independent space. At the opposite entrance, a towering figure strode in, his heavy footsteps seemingly causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Wei Hai.

He wore the school's standard black training armor, but it bulged precariously on his muscular physique. He carried a heavy, blunt, two-handed training sword. Upon seeing Li Xingyao, an exaggerated smile, a mixture of contempt and excitement, spread across his square face. He pointed a thick finger at Li Xingyao and boomed:

"Hey! Li Xingyao? A-level potential, right? Awakened Star Energy 100, right?" He brandished the heavy sword in his hand, creating a whooshing sound. "Don't worry, I'll hold back. I'll make sure your bone fragments are shattered evenly! I'll show you what real power is!" His words drew a murmur of discussion from the audience.

Li Xingyao had no intention of arguing with him. He walked straight to the starting position in his half of the court, closed his eyes slightly, and adjusted his breathing. The loudspeakers at the top of the stadium clearly broadcast:

「9号擂台，对战双方：魏海（重装战士-战士系2班）VS 李星耀（亡灵法师-召唤系1班）。规则：限时5分钟。胜负判定：一方失去战斗力、认输、或出界。準备——3、2」

Wei Hai grinned maliciously, his body slightly lowered, his thick legs rooted to the ground like two pillars, his hands gripping the hilt of his heavy sword, held horizontally in front of his chest, assuming a standard charging stance. Stellar energy flickered faintly, clearly gathering power.

1. Begin!

hum!

The force field barrier instantly became completely transparent!

"Roar—!" Wei Hai roared like thunder, his muscles bulging violently! He activated the basic skill [Charge]! His massive body transformed into a raging black shadow, charging towards Li Xingyao, who stood silently with his eyes closed ten meters away, with an overwhelming momentum! Each heavy step he took made the arena floor resound with a dull thud!

Extremely fast, like a rhinoceros out of control! This is one of the most classic opening moves of the heavy armored warrior - using terrifying weight acceleration and the explosive speed brought by the [Charge] skill to close the gap instantly and overcome skill with brute force!

The audience erupted in excited shouts: "Charge! Wei Hai!" "Knock him away!" "One hit and he's done!"

Just as Wei Hai began his charge, preparing to close the distance!

A fleeting, eerie light flashed deep within Li Xingyao's dark pupils! There was no chanting, no gestures, not even any obvious movement! Only a cold, deathly aura suddenly spread out!

Swish!Swish!Swish!Swish!

Four streaks of grayish-white light burst forth as if from the gates of hell, appearing out of thin air in front of Li Xingyao at almost the same instant his star energy surged, precisely forming a continuous arrow of death that hurtled straight at his opponent.

"What the hell?!" Wei Hai's pupils suddenly contracted, and his forward momentum faltered slightly due to astonishment. But the arrow was already on the bowstring, and his charging momentum was too great to stop!

"Get out of my way!!" he roared, transforming his shock into even more ferocious power. Using the momentum of his charge, he swung his greatsword in a wide arc, bringing immense force to slash down fiercely at the arrow of death that was directly in front of him and in his path of charge!

The sword wind howled, determined to smash this magical attack into pieces!

However, from his perspective, he could only see the first arrow of death. After he slashed at it, three more attacks struck his chest directly. Instantly, his body was thrown backward like an object repeatedly hit by a car, and at the same time, he let out a painful groan.

"Arrow of Death" is a magical attack that is not as explosive as fire magic, but it has multiple harmful effects on living beings. The invisible and intangible power of death directly eroded Wei Hai's body and mind.

Although the protective gear mitigated the impact, he was still significantly affected at the moment of being hit.

As his body was knocked back, his thoughts also paused briefly.

"What's going on? He cast four attack spells in total? What kind of casting speed is that?" After a brief moment of distraction, Wei Hai quickly adjusted his body and prepared to use Charge again to directly approach and attack his opponent.

"Click"

A sickening screech of bones grinding together rang out, and a figure appeared in the arena. This was the first time a skeleton warrior had appeared on the battlefield.

Then, a series of clicking sounds rang out, and a total of four skeleton warriors were summoned by Li Xingyao while Wei Hai was readjusting his state.

After Li Xingyao cast Death Arrow, he immediately began summoning. In order not to reveal his summoning ability, he did not summon in groups, but chose to summon one at a time.

As he ended the summoning, Wei Hai charged forward again, swinging his greatsword with a somewhat agitated rage. A deafening explosion rang out! The training greatsword slammed solidly into the rusty sword and arm bone of the skeleton warrior as it parried!

The immense force poured down without restraint! The skeleton warrior's arm bone shattered instantly, the rusted sword twisted and deformed, and its entire upper body was thrown backward, its sternum caved in, and even a rib broke off at the joint! It was as if it had been hit head-on by a battering ram, instantly losing its balance, and bone fragments flew everywhere!

"A charge combined with a slash, this double combination of power is not something that can be easily parried," Wei Hai said with a sinister smile, as if he could already see the defensive line being torn apart by him! The audience erupted in exclamations and praises of "So fast!" and "Their rhythm is so fast!"

However, just as he smashed the first skeleton warrior, the old force had been released and the new force had not yet been generated, and his body stiffened for an extremely brief moment due to the exertion of force!

The chilling voice in Li Xingyao's mind, like the pronouncement of death, clearly pierced through the noise of shattering bones:

"Strangulation."

The instructions were extremely concise! There wasn't a single trace of emotional fluctuation!

The three skeleton warriors on either side and in front of Wei Hai moved! Their movements were not clumsy and slow as Wei Hai had imagined, but rather they possessed a speed that surpassed that of ordinary undead, and they also exhibited tactical coordination!

The skeleton warrior on the left lunged forward the instant Wei Hai's heavy sword slashed down and his center of gravity shifted slightly forward! The rusted short sword didn't aim for a vital spot, but instead swept across Wei Hai's left ankle with lightning speed! That was one of the relatively weak points in the training protective gear!

The skeleton warrior on the right simultaneously lowered its body, its bone claws outstretched, not to attack, but to fiercely grab Wei Hai's right calf! It used its own skeleton as a shackle to block him!

The skeleton warrior in front suddenly leaped up! His rusty sword slashed straight at the middle of Wei Hai's head! That was a crucial area of ​​the human body, a relatively weak point where the skull's three closures were located!

Three skeletons! Three directions! Clear objective: lock the leg! Chop off the leg! Finishing blow! The attack was precisely timed to strike at the moment when Wei Hai's body was most vulnerable after his attack animation!

"Huh?!" Wei Hai's smile froze instantly! He felt a sharp pain in his left ankle, which was the training protective gear simulating nerve pain. At the same time, his right calf was grabbed by a huge dragging force, and his balance was instantly broken!

Even more deadly was the sound of air being torn apart from above, which sent a chill down his spine and caused all the star energy in his body to erupt in an attempt to escape his predicament!

"Get out of my way!" He was both shocked and furious, trying to unleash his star energy to forcefully break free! But his unbalanced body couldn't gather any power! He instinctively wanted to swing his greatsword to force back these annoying bones!

late!

The skeleton warrior locking his right leg suddenly pulled back with force! The skeleton warrior on the left, stabbing at his ankle, rammed upwards in coordination! The skeleton warrior above thrust closer and closer!

The three attacks, like three cold, venomous snakes, instantly coiled around their prey and delivered a fatal blow!

"Thump—!!!"

A dull thud! Wei Hai's massive body, like a felled tree, lost all balance and slammed face down onto the cold alloy floor of the arena! The immense impact made his vision go black, and the sensors on his training gear flickered, simulating incredibly realistic shock and pain!

The greatsword flew from his hand, crashing with a clang against the force field barrier at the edge of the arena before bouncing to the ground. He struggled to get up, but the skeletal warriors binding his legs were like firmly rooted iron stakes, utterly unmoving!

The cold, rusty tip of another skeleton warrior's sword was already pressed against the exposed skin on the back of his neck, where there was a gap in his training gear! The chill of death instantly shot up his spine and spread throughout his body!