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"Wolf Slayer, come closer!"

Linsel caught a glimpse of Karina suddenly raising her shield and realized she was about to unleash the same light-screen combat technique she had used before.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised the log shield as well.

At that moment, a small yellow light screen immediately appeared in front of the two people. With a sharp sound, the two thrown daggers hit the light screen and bounced away with a "clang".

The cult leader then made a grabbing motion with both hands, and the two daggers flew up from the ground again.

Lindsay keenly caught this information; he glanced at Karina, who was staring intently at the sharp dagger that had just flown into the air.

Trying to use the same trick again? This tactic won't work!

"Turn around!"

The female knight shouted, and together with Lindsay, the two turned around almost simultaneously. The yellow light screen in front of their shields stabilized, and they faced precisely the flying daggers that were about to fly behind their respective bodies.

The dagger struck the shield's light barrier again, successfully blocking it once more.

Linsel stared at the two daggers that had fallen back to the ground for a few seconds, and after confirming that they were no longer being controlled to fly up, he quickly turned around.

At that moment, he saw a silvery-white swirling light suddenly appear behind the cult leader.

"Iron Spear" leaped into the air, his pointed spear swirling with silvery-white energy, charging straight toward the leader of Nadakur.

He recovered quickly, and this was precisely the combat technique [Meteor Spear] that had previously impressed Lindsay!

At this moment, the attack range of the vortex spear had expanded to be as thick as a house pillar. The cult leader was in the middle of this range and could not dodge. Her body was instantly engulfed by the white light of the spear.

"Go help him!"

The female knight, sword and shield in hand, charged forward, with Lindsay close behind.

The tip of the "Iron Spear" pierced the abdomen of the cultist's chosen one, sending him staggering back several steps.

However, the opponent gripped the spear shaft tightly with both arms, and "Iron Spear" hurriedly used both hands to control the spear and twist it forcefully, trying to widen the wound.

The female knight had already rushed to the side of the cult leader. Just as her half-sword was about to strike, a large cloud of colored smoke with very low visibility suddenly erupted around the leader's body, enveloping both the female knight and "Iron Spear".

The smoke spread rapidly in all directions, forming an irregular circle that covered an area of ​​more than ten meters in radius, and was vaguely visible in the moonlight.

Linsset was on the edge of the smoke, and he immediately smelled an extremely putrid stench and heard a violent cough coming from within the smoke.

What kind of weird trick is this smoke?

Linssey wouldn't rashly enter this unusual cloud of smoke. Who knows what kind of effects he might experience inside? If it's poison or something that affects close combat, that would be absolutely disadvantageous.

So he decisively threw down his shield, reached forward with his left hand, and prepared to unleash a fire arrow, attempting to use the explosion of fire to disperse some of the smoke.

"The activating powder has already been used, what's the current situation?"

Suddenly, the dwarf Ink of the Iron Fangs shouted from the other side of the smoke.

It seems the opposing teammates have recovered from [Darkness Blindness].

"The enemy, the knight, and the adventurer 'Iron Lance' are all inside!" Linsel hurriedly shouted.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the smoke, the three members of [Iron Fang] gradually approached the cloud of smoke.

"Rolf has fallen like the guards. We can't use support spells now, so it's difficult to dispel this smoke."

Judith, I remember you have a wind-elemental combat skill, use it quickly.

The female ranger rubbed her eyes; she seemed to still be recovering from the spell.

"This is really troublesome. Well then, let me use [Wind-Breaking Arrow] to disperse this damn smoke."

The female ranger Judith was standing next to the dwarf Ink, who had nocked his shortbow and was preparing to shoot into the cloud of smoke where the cult leader was.

"Wait! You might accidentally hurt the female knights." The dwarf Ink grabbed her arm and stopped her.

Realizing this, Judith had no choice but to put down her bow and arrows; she was somewhat anxious.

"Well, we can't just stand here and watch, can we? I'll go look for an opening near the smoke..."

"Let me smash this monster!" the wounded Lance roared. He was clearly blinded by rage and, disregarding everything else, charged straight into the smoke with his two-handed sword raised.

"Lance, wait."

The dwarf "Tower Shield" tried to stop him, but it was too late.

He sighed heavily and followed behind, carrying the giant shield.

"Meteor Spear!"

At this moment, a silvery-white swirling airflow burst out from within the smoke, quickly sweeping away some of the nearby smoke and revealing the figure of the Silver-ranked adventurer "Iron Spear".

He then stepped back, and the female knight Karina appeared next to him. Together, the two of them completely escaped the cultist's smoke spell.

Linsel's flaming arrow was also launched from the side, flying to the edge of the smoke and exploding, but the effect was not ideal. Compared to the "Iron Spear" combat technique, the small shockwave from the explosion only drove away a very small part of it.

"Iron Spear" gagged, his forehead covered in sweat: "That madman seemed to be enhanced in the smoke, grabbing around wildly!"

"This smoke stinks horribly... Everyone focus, the cult leader is still inside the smoke."

"It's already out? I'll shoot!"

The female ranger Judith immediately drew her bow, and the arrowhead began to gather the surrounding air.

As she rushed into the smoke in Lance, an arrow flew out and disappeared into the smoke on the other side.

The [Wind-Breaking Arrow] shot through the smoke with a gust of air, leaving a long, smooth trail that dispersed the smoke in the thick haze.

The female knight-errant pouted, clearly dissatisfied.

"One arrow isn't enough? Then bring another one..."

"Wait a minute, look up there."

Wood, standing to the side, pointed solemnly to the top of the cloud of smoke, where several dark red, thread-like substances were flowing into the smoke from the outside.

Linsel picked up his shield and ran over to his teammates in the Iron Fang squad.

He also noticed something amiss: the dark red substance was increasing in number, from one or two strands to several strands a few seconds later, densely packed as if vying to enter.

Following their flight path, what's terrifying is that these things seem to have come from the bodies of dead cult members.

"Iron Spear" said in a deep voice, "I know, this is a cult's contract magic, a one-way method of exploitation established between believers and their superiors."

The book was very vague; in short, it said that if the spell was allowed to end, there would definitely be more serious consequences, and it was best to interrupt it.

"But the smoke greatly impairs visibility; you can't see anything except what's right in front of you. Going in also makes you cough incessantly, which greatly affects combat. It's really not advisable to force your way in."

The female knight Karina's expression was solemn. She paused for a moment and then said, "It seems that the only way to break this deadlock is to use that move."