Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 4)

Chapter 664 - Decree of Dusk!

Seeing the Variant Skeleton King getting closer and closer, Xie Yao dashed over to the side. With a wave of her staff, a Holy Judgement descended from the sky.

Xie Yao was the first player to attack the Variant Skeleton King. So, it immediately aggroed onto her. It brandished its war-axe and charged toward her.

Xie Yao ran off some distance, leading the Variant Skeleton King away. Seeing Xie Yao coming over, the skeletons nearby moved into surrounding her.

Just as Xie Yao was about to be surrounded, she activated Glorious Light of the Divine. Her body shone with a dazzling, silver-white radiance, which enveloped everything within a 50-meter radius. The skeletons in the vicinity started emitting white smoke as their bones slowly melted.

This holy light was far from dangerous to ordinary monsters. But to these skeletons, it was their nemesis. They retreated one after another, lest they be purified into ash.

Wherever Xie Yao passed, the skeletons would retreat in a fluster. Like this, she wouldn't have to worry about the small fry and could focus on dealing with the Variant Skeleton King.

Xie Yao led the Variant Skeleton King into an open space. Waving her staff, she unleashed a flurry of spells on it.

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A string of damage values floated up above the Variant Skeleton King's head. It let out an enraged roar and quickly closed in on Xie Yao. Brandishing its war-axe, it chopped down on her.

Flash!

Xie Yao's body disappeared as she reemerged some distance away behind the Variant Skeleton King. She continued bombarding it with magic.

CRRAASH! The Variant Skeleton King struck the spot where Xie Yao previously stood, leaving a large gash in the earth. Seeing that it had missed, it looked around in a daze until it felt its back being attacked. Only then did it discover that Xie Yao had gotten behind it.

The Variant Skeleton King immediately turned around and rushed toward Xie Yao with its war-axe raised.

Xie Yao waved her staff, buffing herself with a speed boosting spell. She immediately became as quick as the wind. As she kited back, she fired out spell after spell.

Xie Yao gracefully dodged and kited back, causing the Variant Skeleton King to run around in circles. It had no way of getting close to her.

Meanwhile, Nie Yan used the Dullahan Cavalry Crossbow to lure the other Variant Skeleton King to the side. Looking over in Xie Yao's direction, it appeared he didn't need to worry about her at all. Her movements reminded him of the several encounters he had with Magisters in the previous timeline. Their kiting technique was truly marvelous.

As long as there was no interference from the outside, Nie Yan was confident Xie Yao could easily dispatch that Variant Skeleton King.

Nie Yan lured the Variant Skeleton King into some nearby thickets. After activating Extreme Deterrence, all the ordinary skeletons in the surroundings scattered away, giving him an open stage to deal with the Variant Skeleton King. He unsheathed Zennarde's Sword and pounced forward.

Seeing Nie Yan dashing over, the Variant Skeleton King let out a thundering roar and chopped down with its war-axe.

Nie Yan's figure blurred as he dodged the Variant Skeleton King's attack. Circling to the side, he leaped forward and slashed down on its chest.

The Variant Skeleton King staggered several steps back, then charged back forward.

Nie Yan employed the techniques of a Shadow Dancer. His silhouette blurred and flickered in every direction. No matter how the Variant Skeleton King swung at him with its war-axe, it couldn't touch a single hair on his head. All of its attacks were futile.

Facing the Variant Skeleton King in a one-on-one situation was nothing difficult. Killing it was simply a matter of time. As a Variant Lord, it had a huge amount of health.

Due to the effects of Glorious Light of the Divine and Extreme Deterrence, the ordinary skeletons couldn't approach Nie Yan and Xie Yao. So, they all swarmed toward Tang Yao.

Lil' Gold let out a loud roar. It barreled forward into the crowd of skeletons and collided with a Lord-class Skeleton King. He was immediately surrounded by five other Skeleton Kings and entered a hectic one versus six melee. The Paladins formed a human wall in front of Tang Yao, protecting him from any oncoming enemies. At the same time, they continuously restored Lill' Gold's health.

After erecting a perimeter of flame walls around him, Tang Yao raised his staff and began chanting. The darkness elemental energy in the air surged toward him, creating a powerful tempest with him standing at the center.

One set of syllables, two sets of syllables, three sets of syllables...

Nie Yan looked over in Tang Yao's direction. From the intense fluctuation of magic in the air, he could tell Tang Yao was casting Forbidden Magic! As for what kind of Forbidden Magic, he couldn't tell.

Time ticked away. The Paladins were met with a fierce assault. Fortunately, they could heal each other as they endured the endless waves of attacks. At this moment, all 30 of them raised their swords into the air and erected an enormous Radiant Barrier which protected them all. The Skeleton Lords relentlessly attacked the barrier, but it showed no signs of faltering.

After chanting 10 sets of syllables, Tang Yao finally cast his Forbidden Magic.

Decree of Dusk!

A ripple of dark energy slowly spread out toward the surroundings. Each and every Skeleton Lord it touched suddenly froze in place as if they had been paralyzed. The Decree of Dusk spread out for 500 meters before finally stopping.

All the skeletons caught in the spell turned completely motionless.

What powerful Forbidden Magic!

Nie Yan glanced at the frozen Variant Skeleton King in front of him. He himself was also immobilized by Decree of Dusk. However, a moment a later, Tang Yao dispelled the spell's effects on him.

Tang Yao could freely decide who the Decree of Dusk did or didn't affect.

All of the skeletons were completely immobilized. This was an excellent opportunity!

Tang Yao waved his staff. Wave after wave of flames started pouring down on the skeletons from the sky.

The surroundings were immediately transformed into a sea of flames. A blanket of damage values rose up into the air.

Tang Yao's damage was extremely frightening when he went all out.

"Tang Yao, how long does this Forbidden Magic last for?" Nie Yan asked. He circled behind the Variant Skeleton King and unloaded one skill after another.

"I don't know either. This is my first time using this spell. I think it keeps the ordinary skeletons CC'd for around 70 seconds. As for the Lords and Variant Lords, I'm not sure. Be careful," Tang Yao said as he focused on DPSing, blasting 30 Elite- and 6 Lord-class skeletons to smithereens while the remaining were at half health or lower.

A 70-second crowd control... Nie Yan gulped. This Decree of Dusk was truly frightening. If Tang Yao managed to cast this Forbidden Magic on the battlefield in a war, the enemy would definitely be doomed. The only flaw, one which it shared with all Forbidden Magic, was its long cast time. It required the caster to chant 10 sets of syllables, which equated to 100 seconds. In a chaotic battle, only the most skilled players with excellent awareness could cast such magic without being interrupted.