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Chapter 697: Chapter 697: Assassination

Summoned by Zhang Ziqiang, this Ancient War Tree Shadow stood over ten meters tall, and upon seeing its attributes, a shocked expression appeared on Zhang Ziqiang’s face.

“My God, I can actually control such a colossal tree man!”

“First-stage combat power, haha! This Ancient War Tree also possesses first-stage combat power. My God, I can’t believe I can actually summon a tree man with first-stage combat power!” Zhang Ziqiang exclaimed excitedly.

“Don’t just gawk, quickly make your tree man fight these people. Also, everyone, give Zhang Ziqiang all your Mental Strength recovery potions!” Wang Qi urged nobly.

“First-stage combat power, haha! This Ancient War Tree also possesses first-stage combat power. My God, I can’t believe I can actually summon a tree man with first-stage combat power!” Zhang Ziqiang exclaimed excitedly.

“Understood, Vice Alliance Leader. As long as we can defend this place, I’m certain we can hold on until the Alliance Leader saves us!” With renewed confidence, Zhang Ziqiang controlled the Ancient War Tree and charged towards the five-member team.

Boom, Boom, Boom…

The Ancient War Shadow moved towards the group, and after drinking a bottle of Mental Strength recovery potion, Zhang Ziqiang placed his hand on another robust Ancient Shadow Tree.

“An Ancient War Tree? Dammit, they have a Tree Shepherd among them!” Tulu changed color and swore softly.

“It’s not an ordinary Tree Shepherd, the Ancient War Trees he has summoned all have first-stage combat power!” Salin, the archer, exclaimed surprisedly.

“What, he can summon beyond his level? No, this should not be his unique ability, it should be the Shadow Forest being unusual! We need to be careful!”

“No worries, look at them, they only have one Godfavored with the profession of a Tree Shepherd. How many Ancient War Trees can he summon? You all hold these tree men back, I’m going to eliminate other Godfavored!” Then an individual holding a dagger appears with a cruel smile, and his figure gradually faded out of sight.

Suddenly, three Ancient War Trees came roaring out of the Shadow Forest.

“I’ve reached the Summoning Limit! Normally, I could summon five tree men…” Zhang Ziqiang’s face turned pale as he went.

“It’ll do, three Ancient War Trees with first-stage combat power should be able to hold up for a while. Ziqiang, you take a break first,” Wang Qi said. Even with Mental Strength healing potions, using up all his Mental Strength three times in a row would put tremendous strain on Zhang Ziqiang’s body.

“Hey, they are one fewer now! One person is missing!” One of the players seemed to have found something and raised his voice to alert others.

A chill ran through Wang Qi’s heart, and he immediately shouted, “Everyone, huddle up. They have an Assassin who can turn invisible, hunters, releases flares, Shadow Warlocks summon the Eye of the Demon, Priests release Light of Purification…”

“Mutula, you resist one tree man, Miss, your pet also resists one, Salin, you lead one away, walk far, let’s first kill a tree man together!” Kulu instructed.

“Perhaps before we kill one, Lachi can finish them all!” Salin aimed her arrow at an Ancient War Tree.

“It seems they have discovered something, looks like they know of Lachi’s profession, and they are deploying invisibility-breaking skills!” Miss was ever so curious, shivering as she stroked the black giant wolf by her side, donned in her furry beast hide.

“There are more than twenty of them, can Lachi kill all of them alone?” Mutula, a sturdy figure dressed in plate armor, said worriedly.

“No need to kill all, just have to kill that Tree Shepherd.” Kulu’s mouth curled into a cruel smile.

If they expected Lachi to kill all these twenty or so Godfavored, some of them might have doubted Lachi’s ability. However, if the task is only to assassinate a Tree Shepherd, they have a hundred percent faith in him.

However, this point seemed to be clear to Wang Qi and his crew too. They circled Zhang Ziqiang, who was the center of attention. Only if Zhang Ziqiang was alive, they would have the chance to wait for Song Jian’s support. If Zhang Ziqiang were to die, the odds of winning against this five-member team were less than grim.

Among the twenty or so, nearly half were close-combat professions, including six Sword and Shield Guardians. Since they followed Song Jian into the Valley of the Undead, the professions chosen by Wang Qi were mostly tough and highly resistant, making them capable of enduring longer periods in the Valley.

The six Sword and Shield Guardians formed a ring around Zhang Ziqiang, and the other close-combat players around them. Further inside were some hunter, mage, and other attack professions, though they were few. Even further inside were the priests with healing professions, and Zhang Ziqiang was at the very center. Attempting to bypass everyone else to kill him was virtually impossible.

Just at this moment, a gory trail gushed out at the neck of a Swordman on the outermost ring. His Vitality Points plummeted, and he shouted, “Someone attacked me!”

Lachi, a first-stage combat power Assassin, had very potent attacks. This strike almost halved the Vitality Points of this 28-level Swordman.

“Maintain the formation, mages attack, hunters mark, priests quickly heal!” Wang Qi shouted.

This was a standard method of hunting bosses, but the person in front of them was far more challenging than any boss with a first-stage combat power.

Firstly, the priest shielded the Swordman, and then started using “Rapid Healing”.

Just then, smoke billowed out from the semi-visible Lachi, and when the clouds cleared, Lachi was nowhere to be seen.

“Hunter?” Wang Qi bellowed.

“He vanished too quickly, we couldn’t mark him!” Two hunters wore a grin of bitterness; the opponent had seized the initiative too perfectly. Just in the moment they were about to raise their hand and release their skills, Lachi had cast a skill that resembled smoke cover, obstructing their sight.

If they couldn’t visually lock onto Lachi, it would be impossible to cast the mark.

Just then, a grappling hook shot out from an Ancient Shadow tree and went around Zhang Ziqiang’s neck.

Instantly, Zhang Ziqiang’s face turned red, he gripped the rope with both hands and struggled to break free.

Soon after, a strong force yanked Zhang Ziqiang’s body off the ground and sent him flying towards Lachi, who was standing on the Ancient Shadow Tree.

This happened too fast, all within a moment. Everyone else had no time to react; by the time they noticed, Zhang Ziqiang was already in mid-air.

“Ziqiang!” Wang Qi’s eyes were filled with compelling fury. With Zhang Ziqiang’s Vitality Points, he would not survive an attack by a first-stage combat power Assassin. It was almost certain that if Zhang Ziqiang fell into Lachi’s hands, a single combo would kill him instantly.

Without needing Wang Qi’s commands, the two mages and some distant professions fired their skills as they targeted Lachi who was on top of the Ancient Shadow Tree. Moreover, a bright red arrow marking appeared above Lachi’s head.

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