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

"Understood!" Shadow Shuttle's voice fell, and he moved like a ripple, silently breaking away from the group and disappearing into the waist-high grass at full speed.

Almost at the same moment Shadow Shuttle set off, a blinding red light shone on the dark grassland!

Lin Wei's long-awaited [Fireball] crashed down like a meteor into the center of the enemy warriors' charging path. The massive fireball engulfed the area, and the scorching shockwave sent two enemy warriors who couldn't dodge in time flying. Their armor glowed red-hot under the intense heat. Immediately afterward, another [Crimson Light] followed, striking one of them in the chest.

The heated armor was easily pierced, leaving a charred, bloody hole! The enemy team lost one member instantly.

Li Xingyao's [Death Arrow] densely covered the area around the edge of the Fireball spell, further creating chaos and inflicting damage on the opponent.

The opposing warriors were clearly stunned by this sudden and fierce counterattack. The warrior in front let out an angry roar, his body surging with intense star energy, forcefully breaking through the aftershocks of the explosion and accelerating once more. The warriors behind him also roared, star energy radiating from their various weapons as they activated their charge skills.

The distance between the two was reduced to hand-to-hand combat in the blink of an eye!

"Hold on!" Lei Lie brandished his battle axe, his blood-red aura surging once more, and he and Mu Chenbin flanked the attack from the left and right. Wang Yisong and Lin Jin's massive tower shields slammed into the ground simultaneously, their [Shield Wall] lights merging together to try and block the strongest wave from the enemy.

"Clang! Clang! Thud! Snap!"

The deafening clang of metal clashing, the crisp sound of energy shields shattering, the muffled groans of pain, and the roars and shouts of warriors mingled together instantly. The battle skipped the initial probing and went straight into its bloodiest climax!

Li Xingyao stopped casting the Arrow of Death and focused all his mental energy on its activation. The next moment, twenty Tyrant Zombies and fifteen Skeleton Swordsmen were summoned. They split into two groups; the Tyrants directly withstood the enemy's attacks, helping Li Xingyao and his companions withstand the frontal pressure.

Instead of engaging in direct combat, the skeleton swordsman swiftly cut in from the flanks, using his swordsmanship to attack the opponent's weaknesses, specifically harassing those enemies who were trying to bypass the main battlefield or attack the flanks.

Meanwhile, thirty skeleton longbowmen were positioned at the rear. They took off their bone bows and, guided by Li Xingyao's spirit, rained down arrows imbued with elemental energy onto the distant hills. Although accuracy was not guaranteed, the dense barrage effectively suppressed the enemy's ranged firepower, buying everyone time to attack.

The opposing team was highly experienced. Although the sudden arrival of the undead disrupted their formation, they quickly separated three members to intercept Lei Lie and Mu Chenbin's attacks. The others, trading blows, tried to break through the undead and shield warriors' blockade, their objective clear: to rush straight towards Li Xingyao and his group at the rear!

They knew very well that as long as they dealt with the two mages and the undead summoner, they could secure victory.

"Dream on!" Wang Yisong roared, swinging his shield heavily. The light of [Shield Reflection] shone brightly once more, forcefully deflecting an incoming sword aura slash. The enormous recoil made him stagger. Lin Jin tacitly filled in, forcing back another enemy who attempted to flank.

However, the opponent's determination exceeded expectations. A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of a fire warrior. He pretended to continue charging at Lin Wei, but suddenly changed direction halfway. With an extreme [Charge], he smashed through a Tyrant Zombie that tried to stop him. His greatsword, covered in flames, cleaved through the air with the force of a mountain splitting, directly slashing at Zhang Xin, who was using [Earth Spike] to attack another enemy warrior!

"Zhang Xin...!" Lin Wei's exclamation rang out in the channel, before she could even finish her sentence.

Everything happened too fast! Zhang Xin's attention was entirely on the other side, and he was a beat too slow to react to the attack coming from the side! He only had time to barely turn around, and his hands instinctively went out to block in front of him.

"Crack!" The light armor, already damaged in the previous battle, shattered instantly!

The burning greatsword contained the star energy and full power of the Flame Warrior, and its momentum had not diminished as it slashed down hard into Zhang Xin's chest!

"Pfft—!"

A tearing sound rang out. A horrible, massive wound, almost cleaving Zhang Xin in two, stretched from his left shoulder all the way to his right waist! His armor was ripped apart like paper, and a mixture of blood and shattered internal organs gushed out instantly, even splashing onto Lin Wei, who was a short distance away.

Zhang Xin's body stiffened abruptly, the light in his eyes dimmed rapidly like a flickering candle, the intense pain preventing him from even screaming, only a series of gasping sounds coming from his throat, and he fell backward like a puppet with its strings cut.

"Zhang Xin!!" Lei Lie's eyes were bloodshot as he tried to rush back to help, but he was held back by the enemy in front of him and could only let out a furious but powerless roar.

The fire warrior, having landed a successful blow, didn't hesitate. His crimson gaze instantly locked onto Lin Wei, who was momentarily dazed by the tragic death of her companion, and he activated his skill once more! He even risked taking the Tyrant's claws head-on with his back, using the momentum to charge forward!

"Lin Wei!" Li Xingyao's heart trembled violently, and his spiritual power surged wildly! All the undead in front of Lin Wei's path received the same command—to stop him at all costs!

Three Tyrant Zombies simultaneously unleashed muffled roars, their massive claws whipping through the air with a fierce gust of wind as they slammed towards the Flame Warrior, while their bodies blocked his path. Meanwhile, seven or eight Skeleton Swordsmen thrust their bone swords from various angles, ready to slice their opponent to pieces.

Faced with this suicidal, frenzied encirclement, the fire warrior was finally forced to stop. He swung his greatsword wildly, and flames erupted, instantly knocking two skeleton swordsmen away and severing the arm of a tyrant. However, the immense force also caused him to pause, and his forward momentum was abruptly interrupted.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Lin Jin finally regained his composure, roared, and charged forward again with his shield, unleashing a powerful [Shield Slam] that firmly blocked the attack.

Just then, a mournful and unwilling scream came from the direction of the distant mound, clearly indicating that Wu Feng and Su Muyao had made some gains!

Upon hearing their comrades' screams, the soldiers on this side visibly halted their attack, their eyes filled with panic and despair. One heavily armored soldier, who had been trying to communicate, turned deathly pale. He screamed hoarsely, his voice even trembling with tears: "Stop! Stop! This is a misunderstanding! We're willing to compensate!"

A cold glint flashed in Li Xingyao's eyes as he manipulated the undead to intensify their attack, shouting sharply, "Misunderstanding? The people who led the wolves to harm us this morning, and then ambushed and killed us tonight, is this a misunderstanding?!"

His words were both a question and an attempt to distract the opponent. At the same time, he secretly directed all the skeleton spearmen to launch indiscriminate barrages towards the center of the battlefield! He also shouted to his teammates to be careful of friendly fire.

Dozens of pale bone spears rained down from the sky with a mournful whistling sound. Although most were deflected, they further exacerbated the chaos and successfully pierced the thigh of an enemy soldier, causing him to scream and lose his balance.

Hearing Li Xingyao's question and seeing that long-range support seemed to have been completely cut off, while their own side was being attacked from both sides by the undead and the enemy, their forces were losing men and finally broke through.

"Fight them! They won't let us go!" The heavily armored warrior roared in despair. The remaining warriors' eyes flashed with madness as they unleashed their star energy, launching a counterattack like trapped beasts, their target still Li Xingyao and Lin Wei!

Three warriors, including the blood-soaked yet increasingly ferocious flame warrior, recklessly smashed through the undead and Lei Lie blocking their path, charging madly towards Li Xingyao. Li Xingyao's scalp tingled; he could feel their resolute determination to perish together with him.

At the critical moment, his mental power surged forth with unprecedented intensity, and all the skeletons received the simplest command—fire in unison! Cover the open space between me and the enemy!

At the same time, more than twenty [Arrows of Death] were concentrated and shot at the fire warrior at the forefront.

"Puff puff puff puff—!"

Bone spears rained down, most embedding themselves in the ground and forming a thicket of deadly thorns, but some successfully halted the enemy's advance, slowing their charge.

The fire warrior wielded his greatsword, deflecting most of the death arrows, but a few still struck his arms and legs. The chilling death energy corroded his star power, making him move slightly slower, and the flames on his body dimmed a bit.

Just as Li Xingyao was about to be stopped, his teammates caught up.

"Your opponent is me!" Lei Lie, like a raging, wounded lion, finally broke free from the entanglement at the cost of another wound. Covered in blood, he chased after the fire warrior, his battle axe slashing fiercely at the back of the fire warrior with a hysterical roar and all its power. Mu Chenbin also arrived at the same time, his greatsword striking the opening left by the fire warrior's parry.

The fire warrior had no choice but to turn around and block, finding himself caught in the crossfire between the two.

The other two warriors who charged towards Li Xingyao were desperately held back by the skeleton swordsmen. They attacked without defending, forcing the two warriors to change their targets.

Seizing this precious respite, Li Xingyao reorganized the returning undead and surrounded the enemy, trading their lives for injuries.

This scene became the final straw that broke the camel's back. The already collapsing enemy soldiers were plunged into utter despair and fear. Morale plummeted to zero.

What followed turned into a brutal and predictable encirclement and annihilation.

Just as Li Xingyao's battlefield was engulfed in fierce fighting, the elimination of the enemy's ranged forces was also underway.

After Wu Feng and his group approached their opponents, they finally saw the archers who had been ambushing them. The ten archers were scattered behind a mound, only revealing themselves when attacking.

Four offensive archers, two windwalkers, and two jungle rangers were constantly supporting the battle at the front, while two hunters kept watch around the perimeter.

The two hunters spotted them first and, without hesitation, launched an attack.