12: In front of Qin Yang, even the gods cannot protect you

The process of the Gnoll Fortress is quite simple.

Just follow a single path, and you can reach the fortress where the Boss resides.

Along this path, there are 12 Gnoll camps.

There aren't many monsters inside, ranging from 20 to 30, and clearing them all counts as passing.

Occasionally, scouts will harass them along the way, but they don't pose too much of a threat.

The Lan Sisters are clearly veterans here.

Their adopted tactic is for the front line to pull monsters, and the mages to clear the field.

This is a very common tactic, but the two sisters used it with extraordinary effectiveness.

The Paladin, relying on Holy Light protection, could pull a large group of monsters.

Once the monsters were gathered, the Ice Flame Mage would directly unleash an AOE Spell centered on the Paladin to clear the field.

This tactic demands a lot from the front line; if he can't withstand his teammates' AOE, he could very likely be killed by friendly fire.

But the Paladin can activate 5 seconds of invincibility, standing in the AOE completely unharmed.

Even so, there is still a certain risk.

After the Paladin activates invincibility, the monsters will lose their target.

If the Mage's AOE cannot clear the field immediately, she will be focused down by the monsters, and at this moment, the Paladin is unable to pull monsters.

Normally, this tactic would require at least two Mages and one Healer to be used.

But the Ice Flame Mage's Ice Flame Storm possesses powerful crowd control abilities.

Even if she doesn't clear all the monsters immediately, she can control them, and then the Paladin can single-handedly clear them one by one, and a wave of monsters is dealt with.

Relying on this strategy,

the sisters were like bulldozers, conquering strongholds in the Secret Realm and clearing one camp after another.

Qin Yang, with his hands in his pockets, followed behind, enjoying the experience gain.

[Your experience + 240.]

[Your experience + 240.]

[Your experience + 240.]

[Your experience + 360.]

..."I didn't get on the wrong bus this time."

Qin Yang was very satisfied with the sisters' performance, though he found it a bit boring.

He had hired help for leveling, and Imperial Guard for his own safety.

As the boss, he truly lay back and relaxed.

"Next time, I'll bring a lounge chair, some fruits and snacks, tea and drinks... Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Qin Yang was planning in his heart.

Then he heard Lan Ruotong on the side suddenly shout in alarm: "Sister! Slow down! This potion is problematic again! My Mental Energy isn't recovering!"

"You said it too late..."

In the distance, Lan Ruoxin said helplessly.

Around her, more than a dozen Gnolls with axes had already gathered, and her Holy Light shield was on the verge of breaking; if she didn't activate invincibility soon, she would likely be hacked to death.

"We're overturning already?"

Qin Yang rolled his eyes.

He had just praised their 'bus' as reliable.

Yet, in just a few seconds, it was about to crash?

At this moment, Lan Ruoxin was in a dilemma.

If she didn't activate invincibility, she would surely be chopped into meat paste by the Gnolls.

But if she did, these Gnolls would immediately switch targets.

If Lan Ruotong couldn't follow up with an AOE to clear the field, then she and Qin Yang would be the ones to die.

Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!

In a critical situation, Lan Ruotong desperately chugged Mental Potions, the blue liquid flowing down her neck, soaking a large area of her collar.

"Damn it! This potion is so fake!"

After finishing a bottle of potion, Lan Ruotong still didn't feel her Mental Energy recovering, so angry that she smashed the potion bottle on the ground and swore.

"Calm down first, what exactly happened?"

As a passenger on the 'bus', Qin Yang naturally had to appease the driver's emotions.

Lan Ruotong wiped the remaining potion from her lips and complained to Qin Yang:

"Young Master Qin, I was just about to tell you! The quality of the potions distributed by the guild is getting worse and worse!"

Qin Yang was startled and looked at the potion on the ground.

On the potion bottle, there was indeed his own Bai Cao Tang (Hundred Herbs Hall) trademark.

The Qin Family started as a Professionals guild; these past few years, they have also ventured into various auxiliary industries such as potions, forging, and enchanting, already becoming a large conglomerate.

The Qin Family's Bai Cao Tang (Hundred Herbs Hall) is the largest potion supplier in Hongwu City, and the potions distributed by the Dragon Pavilion Guild to its members all come from Bai Cao Tang (Hundred Herbs Hall).

"Has Second Uncle started slacking off too?"

Qin Yang muttered to himself.

The business outside the guild has always been managed by Qin Yang's Second Uncle, Qin Feng.

Recently, Bai Cao Tang (Hundred Herbs Hall) has had quite a few negative reports, and Qin Yang had previously thought it was smear tactics from competitors.

But now it seems... Second Uncle Qin Feng's management has a very serious loophole.

While Qin Yang was thinking, Lan Ruoxin's cry for help came from afar.

"I can't hold on anymore."

Qin Yang looked up and almost laughed.

That fellow was actually lying on the ground, covering her body with a huge shield, like a turtle retracting into its shell.

She looked very pathetic, but it was effective.

The Gnolls surrounded her in a circle, clanging on the shield, and for a moment, they really couldn't do anything to her.

However... the current problem was that the potion was watered down, Lan Ruotong couldn't replenish her Mental Energy, so it didn't matter how long Lan Ruoxin held on.

Moreover, shields have durability.

Bang!

Lan Ruoxin's shield was shattered by a heavy blow.

Facing the Gnoll axe-wielders, she had no means of blocking left; if she didn't activate invincibility, she would only be hacked to death.

A Holy Light descended, and invincibility activated.

A light cover appeared around Lan Ruoxin, making her unattackable and untargetable.

The Gnoll axe-wielders lost their target and immediately turned to rush towards Lan Ruotong and Qin Yang. Lan Ruoxin could only chase and attack from behind, trying her best to knock down a few Gnolls to relieve pressure on the two.

Qin Yang sighed, released his Mental Energy, and covered the Gnolls with it.

Then, he activated his skill, See Me As Heaven!

"Kneel!"

Boom!

A tangible aura of majesty suddenly pressed down.

The next second... the surging Gnoll axe-wielders uniformly knelt, and even Lan Ruoxin, who was following behind the Gnolls, was not spared... She, who was invincible, plopped to her knees, looking bewilderedly in their direction.

Pfft!

Lan Ruotong was still drinking Mental Potions, and upon seeing this, she directly spat it out.

"What's wrong with them?"

Lan Ruotong asked.

"I controlled them."

Qin Yang said, then handed Lan Ruotong a bottle of special-grade Mental Potion, saying: "Drink this; it can instantly restore Mental Energy. We can talk about anything else later."

Qin Yang could also clear monsters with Divine Weapon of the World, but this would consume Imperial Power.

As for the responsibility for the 'overturn', he had no intention of letting the other party bear all of it; of course, this also depended on their attitude.

However, Lan Ruotong at this moment hadn't thought so much; she just found it strange... Lan Ruoxin was still invincible!

And you could still control her?

But now was not the time to dwell on this.

She chugged the potion in two or three gulps, immediately feeling clear-headed and her Mental Energy instantly refilled.

With her Mental Energy replenished, Lan Ruotong immediately waved her staff, and one Ice Flame Storm after another swept towards the Gnolls, truly overwhelming them.

Click, click, click, click!

The kneeling Gnolls were all frozen into kneeling ice sculptures.

Seeing this, Qin Yang withdrew his Mental Energy.

After Lan Ruoxin broke free from the control of Imperial Power, she immediately got up and began smashing indiscriminately with her spiked hammer.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In a few seconds, she smashed the kneeling ice sculptures into a pile of ice shards.

"Whew... That was close!"

The danger was averted.

Lan Ruotong let out a long sigh of relief.

At the same time, her mind was racing!

Her worldview was once again challenged.

Once a Paladin's invincibility is activated, she becomes immune to all attacks and skills.

This is considered divine protection, and there is no means to break it.

Yet Qin Yang's skill could ignore invincibility and force Lan Ruoxin to kneel.

What does this mean... In front of Qin Yang,

even the gods cannot protect the Paladin!