Chapter 544 - 292: Classes Level: 8_2
"Aishir!"
"Damn it!"
"Clang! Clang!!"
Jora really deserved his title as a mid-tier Wanderer, as in a flash of lightning, he blocked Raine’s advancing and the second follow-up strike.
If the second hammer hit, Jora was certain that Aishir would definitely perish!
Although the attack was launched from the side, after engaging with Raine, Jora’s face changed drastically because he realized the strength of Raine was comparable to that of a Barbarian Transcendent.
After just two brief exchanges, he was forced to give way.
As he stepped aside, Raine easily reached Aishir, who was frantically chanting spells, face filled with panic.
Witnessing this scene, Jora’s face changed color instantly, his eyes widened, showing a hint of fierceness!
He immediately deployed Shadow Step, moving from twenty meters away to Raine’s back in an instant, the Nightmare Blade in his hand glowing with a ghostly green light, ready to thrust straight into Raine’s back!
This scene was eerily similar to the moment earlier when he attempted to assassinate Meredith, and Raine had thrown the Warhammer.
In Jora’s view, either Raine would turn to block, allowing Aishir a chance to escape, or Raine continued his attack and took the full impact of this backstab!
But the problem is, things are different now.
As a high-tier Transcendent Caster, Leonore could not possibly sit idly by while Jora attacked Raine without intervening.
It’s almost at the same time.
Leonore snorted coldly, immediately raised her blue sapphire staff, and cast a spell instantly.
Suddenly, in the air close behind Raine, a water wall nearly half a meter thick formed, made up of rapidly flowing transparent water.
"Splash!"
A ghostly green arc flickered!
A large splash of white water burst forth.
The Nightmare Blade in Jora’s hand initially cut through the water wall effortlessly, but after penetrating half an inch, he found the resistance of the water grew stronger and stronger.
And by the end, when the Nightmare Blade was fully embedded, the originally incredibly powerful combo of Shadow Step and backstab lost most of its strength.
At this point, he heard from ahead a crisp sound which made his heart tremble.
"Crack!"
The water wall dissipated.
What Jora saw was this scene: ’Aishir, his familiar teammate, headless body swayed for a moment, then fell heavily to the ground, the life force of the Transcendent still making his limbs twitch despite losing his head.’
Watching his familiar teammate become a headless corpse, Jora’s eyes were filled with bloodshot rage, his anger imaginable!
Yet he immediately suppressed his fury, without hesitation tiptoeing away swiftly.
Because Jora knew clearly, if he didn’t retreat, he would be the next to fall.
Jora’s whole body turned into fading shadows, leaving in a zigzag path, deliberately moving through areas where castle guards gathered to evade Leonore’s spell lock.
This indeed made Leonore have to take more effort.
It’s not that there’s no way to quickly deal with the opponent, it’s just the worry of accidentally injuring allied troops.
Meanwhile, Raine maintained his posture of a hunched hammer swing, unmoving on the spot.
Suddenly, a solid aura spread around from Raine, expanding outward.
’Huh?’
’I ascended?!’
Raine had just filled his mind with insights about the Class Skill ’Frost Brutality’ advancing to Level 2, and after digesting them, he naturally ascended to Professional Level 8.
He turned and saw Leonore handling Jora with ease, glancing at the panel:
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[Power: 18 (+16)]
[Agility: 12 (+12)]
[Constitution: 17 (+16)]
[Intelligence: 26 (+6)]
[Perception: 11 (+1)]
[Charm: 10]
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As before, Power and Constitution each increased by one point, and Intelligence increased by two points.
But this time the ascension allowed his Spiritual Power, which had been thoroughly depleted by healing Leonore, to now start fully recovering.
Lowering his gaze.
Frost Brutality Level 2, Effect: You, within a battle, kill any opponent who poses a threat to you, you will gain an increase in Power and Agility by 1%, lasting for 1 minute.
This effect can stack, refreshing the duration, with a maximum cap of 30 stacks.
(Note: During Brutality, immune to charm, mind control spell-like abilities, and maintain calmness.)
’Level 2 can stack up to 30 now?’
Seeing the Frost Brutality Level 2 effect, Raine couldn’t help but feel delighted!
The stronger the group battle Class Skill effect, the less he fears mob attacks, even able to leverage enemy mob attacks, stacking buffs, thereby greatly enhancing melee combat power.
Castle second floor.
"Fantastic! The enemy lost a Transcendent! Next is that Nightmare Blade Jora." Laisa looked at the fallen Black Hand Priest Aishir, cheering to Keller Crit beside her, seemingly giving comfort.
"Yes, Kael won’t have died in vain!" As the leader of the Crit squad, Keller saw the Black Hand Priest Aishir killed, feeling greatly pleased, while continually casting Slow Spell towards Jora below, nodding as he spoke.
"Huh? Whoa! Raine ascended!" At this moment, Henry, just about to say something, suddenly noticed Raine standing still on the spot, then his aura surged, immediately exclaiming.
"He truly ascended! That’s so fast!"
"I understand Raine’s power less and less!" Henry shook his head slightly, sighing.
"Right! We must try to hinder this Nightmare Blade Jora, can’t let him get away!"
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On the plaza.
Suddenly, Leonore, who was ready to cast a spell, seemed to sense something, subtly lifted her face, looking toward the top of the castle.
Only to see, at some point, two figures standing atop the third floor of the castle.
Raine himself seemed to sense something, gave up checking the panel, and followed Leonore’s line of sight to the top side of the castle.
A familiar figure in a red robe, accompanying a slightly unfamiliar figure in a gray robe, stood at the top of the third floor on the left side of the castle.
Meanwhile, Jora, who had been fleeing all along, noticed a change in the pursuing enemies behind him, quickly glanced behind, face showing joy immediately.
But quickly, his face turned ferocious again.
"Raine! Revenge will come faster than you think!!" Seeing Aishir’s headless corpse on the ground, Jora’s heart burned with fury again.
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Castle top.
At this moment, as Lilith arrived with White Mann, she looked around somewhat confusedly, for she had not found the early-arriving Black Hand Priest Aishir.
But as her gaze swept again over the ground of the castle plaza, she saw a familiar black robe, also saw Aishir, who had been lively minutes ago, now a headless corpse!
This made Lilith’s pupils instantly contract, her beautiful and rosy face slightly pale!
’Aishir is dead??’
Her eyes shifted quickly, gaze locking onto Raine, wielding twin hammers, having just slain two Black Fist Army captains.
Compared to Lilith’s rich inner emotions, White Mann didn’t care at all about the casualties of the Black Fist Army Elite down below.
Even towards the Transcendent level Drow Elf Meredith and the deceased Black Hand Priest Aishir’s body, his gaze just swept past, after making eye contact, fixating on the Eldest Princess Leonore.
"Leonore, we meet again." White Mann’s magnetic voice echoed.
"We all admire you greatly."
"If you choose to join us, the entire Soladin Kingdom will benefit. And, if you persuade your brother His Excellency Garan, I believe Soladin Kingdom will usher in eternal prosperity!"
"White Mann, there’s no need for such words. By the way, you’re not the only one who came, right?" Leonore said blandly.
"Leonore, and me." At this time, another deep male voice sounded from the other side of the castle top floor.
Raine turned toward the voice, only to see a blond man with cropped hair, wearing intricately-engraved Plate Armor and carrying a Two-Handed Greatsword on his back, appeared there.
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