Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Since coming into contact with the power of the Abyss, he became incredibly silent, focusing primarily on how to slow the Abyss's erosion.

Even when the Beastman horde was unleashed, he did not actively launch any attacks, remaining silent during military councils.

It was only when he arrived that he resolved the Glory Mage's magical attacks alongside Edward.

Afterwards, the human Glory Mage no longer attacked, allowing him some quiet time recently.

Returning to his tent, this camp was constructed with lavishness, the interior spacious and adorned with numerous witchcraft phylacteries outside.

These phylacteries effectively protected the camp and held warning functions, ensuring his safety.

Under normal circumstances, he would start his meditation, continuing to wander between his self and the Abyss.

But today was different.

As Beast Fighting City prepared to launch a counterattack, Ping Haining, as the Glory Champion Level Erosion Blade, had already received his mission.

The Erosion Blade's role wasn't in the front battlefield, but rather as elite troops aiming to decapitate enemy Magic Professionals, which is the correct purpose.

Ping Haining, clad in black light armor, infiltrated from the Shadow Plane to Barrett's large tent exterior.

Feeling the unaware Beastman Wizard inside, he smirked coldly.

A dull knife was in his hand, its blade thin yet incredibly sharp, bearing several enchantments.

Glory Firm, Glory Sharp, Glory Erosion!

These were specifically enchanted by Ping Haining, particularly effective against Magic Professionals and formidable against Combat Professionals.

He wanted to pass through Barrett's tent from the Shadow Plane, but several sorcery detections required careful responses.

Meanwhile, Barrett, while meditating, furrowed his brow, sensing something was amiss.

With a wave of his hand, he was about to grasp his magic staff.

Ping Haining, witnessing this scene, though unsure where an error occurred, understood he could not delay; the wizard had discovered him.

He charged into the camp, the knife in his hand silently slashing towards Barrett, imbued with Erosion Battle Qi.

"Damn it!" Barrett, through mana, perceived the incoming enemy, screaming in terror.

Silently approached by an assassin is a terrifying ordeal for most Magic Professionals.

But Barrett was a Beastman Wizard.

A Beastman Wizard, besides having casting ability, also possessed commendable physical combat skills.

He rolled successfully to avoid Ping Haining's attack, then grasped his magic staff.

Heart Stealing Gaze!

A sorcery was initially released, a ball of malevolent light descended, enveloping an area of dozens of meters.

This sorcery imposed negative effects on surrounding enemies.

If enemies' resistance and willpower were insufficient, each attack would weaken and plunge into a transcendent darkness, unable to perceive until the sorcery effect ended.

But the sorcery light cast on Ping Haining was ignored by his strong magic resistance.

"You damn human!" Barrett, furious, changed his expression abruptly afterward.

Ping Haining's magic resistance was too strong, causing even micro-light from sorcery markings to vanish quickly.

He vanished once more into the shadows, Barrett's mana surged, holding the magic staff with all his might.

Immune to Blades!

A witchcraft shield was released, providing a slight sense of safety.

But Ping Haining emerged from the shadows, his dagger imbued with Erosion Battle Qi, slicing gently to cleave this high-tier witchcraft shield.

Like a hot knife through butter, this sorcery was dismantled by Ping Haining without causing a ripple.

"Erosion Blade!"

Barrett screamed like a duck caught in the throat, completely unable to dodge the attack, his bare body taking the blow solidly.

Terrified Howl!

Barrett rolled awkwardly, disregarding his image, then cast spells.

A loud, mana-filled sound echoed nearby, causing Ping Haining to freeze in agonizing pain, lingering in place.

Sorcery: Summoning High Tier Demon!

As a Glory Wizard, a high-tier sorcery was rapidly released, followed by the swift unfold of the Divine Pattern Array.

A towering Abyssal Demon projection emerged from within.

It wore solid armor and wielded a three-headed flail, possessing Golden Tier combat power.

The Abyssal Demon rushed out from the summoning array, spotting Ping Haining halted in place by the terrifying aura, and roared as it charged forward.

Yet Ping Haining's resistance was too strong, the sorcery capable of holding others for several seconds only caused him a momentary sensation before recovering.

Seeing the Abyssal Demon projection approach, he furrowed his brow then made a furious dash, vanishing into thin air.

The Abyssal Demon, about to unleash a deadly strike, felt a sudden piercing pain like needles in his neck.

Before it could react, the sharp knife had already sliced across its neck.

Packed with Ping Haining's abundant Battle Qi, plus the knife's inherent enchantment of Glory Sharp, easily beheaded the Abyssal Demon projection, dissolving it into a fading mass of mana.

Meanwhile, Barrett was not idle; his abdomen had been cut by Ping Haining, and without timely mana supply, his internal organs would have fallen out.

Bloodthirsty Proliferation!

Although primitive and barbaric, Beastman Wizards also possessed healing skill.

With mana surging, Barrett's wound began to shrink continuously.

Yet the Erosion Battle Qi clinging to the wound was stubborn, constantly corroding it.

Even with mana healing, it couldn't restore the wound thoroughly in a short time.

Heart-Breaking Secret Words!

Barrett muttered, releasing the Abyss's sorcery, Heart-Breaking Secret Words, precisely targeting Ping Haining.

It was a high-tier magic ability possessed by demons; lacking sufficient resistance would induce multiple negative effects—dizziness, weakness, paralysis, etc.

Failure to resist leads to death.

Ping Haining circulated his Erosion Battle Qi throughout his body, enhancing his resistance, rushing relentlessly towards Barrett.

The knife in his hand relentlessly attacked, slashing repeatedly at Barrett.

Barrett's melee experience was decent; he continually blocked with his magic staff yet was covered in blood from the cuts.

Fortunately, Abyss-embracing Wizards have good physical attributes; otherwise, these several strikes would have directly killed him.

The Abyssal Desecration Wizard is a hybrid of a caster and a Combat Professional.

They possess peculiar casting abilities for sorcery while maintaining comparable close-combat strength to average Combat Professionals under sorcery support.

On the other hand, Ping Haining was not well-off.

Heart-Breaking Secret Words, unleashed by the Glory Wizard, despite his fine resistance, couldn't withstand the sustained assault.

Feeling all sorts of negative effects on his body, dizziness began to overtake him, slowing his weapon's swing.

"Uh!"

Tormented by the myriad sorceries, Ping Haining could not endure further, his face flushed red, spewing a mouthful of black blood.

His expression changed, realizing he couldn't hold on any longer.

"Barrett hold on, I'm here!"

At that moment, Glory Warrior Arthur finally arrived for reinforcements, flying in heavy armor through the air and already shouting loudly.

Ping Haining waved out a swath of Battle Qi, heavily injuring Barrett and destroying the blood he spat.

Afterwards, he cast a vicious glance toward Barrett, then his Battle Qi surged, fleeing into the Shadow Plane.

The opportunity lost, retreat was the only option.

Casters are still too hard to kill!

Barrett, seeing Ping Haining flee, still dared not relax. Several defensive and healing sorceries fell upon him, becoming at ease only when Arthur landed beside him to guard.

At this time, Barrett was drenched in blood, having been sliced with dense wounds by Ping Haining, fur dyed red with blood.

These wounds were bone-deep; cuts on the abdomen even revealed the writhing internal organs of Barrett.