158: Chapter 158 Ants Stealing a Life

An endless dark aura surged from the Hexagram Array and quickly spread outward.

After touching the surrounding soldiers of the Orc Allied Forces, the dark aura clung to them and burrowed into their mouths and noses.

Ah~!

The orc soldiers invaded by the dark aura let out painful wails before turning into piles of sand.

The Hexagram Array under Chebman's feet seemed to be nourished, turning a few shades redder.

The dark aura tried to do the same to the Highly Poisonous Skeleton, but it quickly bounced back upon contact, as if it had encountered something terrifying.

As more and more orc soldiers died, the Hexagram Array under Chebman's feet turned completely red.

In the next second, countless crimson runes emerged from the Hexagram Array.

The runes, like living things, spread up Chebman's limbs and began to cover his entire body.

Then, Chebman's body grew visibly larger, and his aura became significantly more powerful.

Seeing this, Marshall and the rest of the orc soldiers instantly realized that their general intended to sacrifice them in exchange for greater power.

But even ants cling to life, let alone these orc soldiers.

Staying behind would only lead to a dead end.

Marshall let out an angry roar, his muscles bulging, and a pair of bone wings suddenly sprouted from his back.

The Highly Poisonous Skeleton swung its blade again.

Marshall unleashed his full power, and after sacrificing an arm, he successfully used the force of the Highly Poisonous Skeleton to soar into the air, preparing to escape directly from the sky.

The other generals of the Orc Allied Forces also prepared to release their own escape skills.

However, in the next second, they discovered in horror that they couldn't cast their skills!

Even their bodies reverted to the size of normal humans.

All the soldiers of the Orc Allied Forces felt that the Great General must be responsible, and they turned their gazes toward Chebman.

Then they saw that Chebman, like them, had also returned to normal human size.

Chebman's face was ashen; his only means of defeating the Armored Giant before him had failed.

Furthermore, after reverting to his original size, Chebman's strength had decreased, making him even less of a match for the Highly Poisonous Skeleton.

While Chebman was still immersed in the bitterness of defeat, a massive cleaver swung down toward him.

The blade was already near Chebman's forehead; it was too late to dodge.

Chebman had no choice but to use his tusks to block.

With another "clang," two white cylindrical objects fell to the ground.

Looking at Chebman again, only half of the two tusks at the corners of his mouth remained.

This strike had actually severed his tusks directly.

Chebman was shocked; for him, losing his tusks meant losing his most powerful offensive tool. He had to take out his weapon, a large oval shield.

Chebman was a Shield Warrior, which was why he always used his tusks instead of a weapon in battle.

As a support-type class with high health and defense, the Shield Warrior's offensive skills were limited, and its offensive performance wasn't outstanding.

Thus, Chebman usually used his tusks as his combat weapons.

With his tusks broken, he could only use the large shield to hold out for a bit.

Clang!

Just as Chebman took out the large shield, a massive spiked club smashed into it.

Chebman was instantly sent flying.

Although the shield wasn't used often, the one in Chebman's hand was a genuine supreme-grade equipment, with 80% damage reduction and very good defense.

The Highly Poisonous Skeleton only inherited Tang Mo's poison damage and could not ignore the target's damage reduction.

So when it hit Chebman's shield, aside from making his hands feel a bit numb from the shock, he wasn't injured.

However, the Highly Poisonous Skeleton's attacks didn't stop.

In the instructions Tang Mo gave to the Highly Poisonous Skeletons, eliminating Chebman was the top priority.

Therefore, as long as Chebman was near the Highly Poisonous Skeletons, they would inevitably prioritize attacking him.

Before Chebman could even steady himself, the next strike arrived, and the massive force sent him flying again.

For a time, Chebman was batted around by the Highly Poisonous Skeletons like a polo ball.

Now, no matter how high Chebman's defense was, he couldn't withstand this kind of treatment.

Chebman felt the world spinning, his chest felt tight, and his head felt like it was splitting open.

In the end, Chebman couldn't hold on; his vision went dark, and he fainted.

The fate awaiting him was naturally self-evident.

A Highly Poisonous Skeleton wielding a massive Horse-chopping Saber directly cut him in half at the waist.

Chebman's death caused another massive shockwave within the Orc Allied Forces.

Great General Chebman was dead, Vice-General Marshall had fled, and the remaining generals were nearly all dead or wounded, leaving only some insignificant orc soldiers.

Unable even to release skills, they were even less of a match for the Highly Poisonous Skeletons and were soon wiped out.

The entire battle lasted no more than three to five minutes. On the city walls, Wei Shenchou and the others watched without blinking; it was truly spectacular and satisfying.

As the Commander-in-Chief of this war, Ye Shao was naturally incredibly excited.

He thought the Great Xia Dragon Country would be ruined in his hands, but he didn't expect a divine army to descend from the sky and resolve the crisis for him.

Since Chebman's death, Wei Shenchou and Zhan Wuji's eyes hadn't left his corpse.

There were a full three pieces of saint artifact-grade equipment there!

But considering the opinions of those around them, the two forcibly restrained themselves from rushing down the city wall.

Ye Shao also didn't order the battlefield to be cleared; these spoils of war should belong to the mysterious person who helped the Great Xia Dragon Country.

Almost everyone present was waiting for the mysterious person to appear.

Suddenly, a figure jumped down from the Armored Giant.

After landing steadily, Tang Mo ran straight to where Chebman had fallen.

For ordinary Professionals, three pieces of saint artifact-grade equipment were enough to turn the tide of a battle at a critical moment.

Selling them would bring in another 3 billion gold coins; recycling them all could yield 300,000 skill points—another significant gain.

After a lot of effort, Tang Mo finally found Chebman's body and, as he hoped, found the three pieces of saint artifact-grade equipment next to it.

A breastplate, a knee pad, and a pair of boots.

Tang Mo held them in his hands and examined them closely.

[Saint Artifact: Thousand Feather Breastplate. All Attributes +2000%, All Damage +2000%, Damage Reduction +90%, All Skill Levels +2, All Skill Tiers +1 (Highest tier is Epic-grade), Equip Requirement: Level 390.]

[Saint Artifact: Savage Horn Knee Pad. All Attributes +1500%, All Damage +1500%, All Skill Levels +2, All Skill Tiers +1 (Highest tier is Epic-grade), Physical damage ignores 80% of the opponent's resistance, defense, and damage reflection, Equip Requirement: Level 380.]

[Saint Artifact: Giant Foot Boots. All Attributes +1500%, All Damage +1500%, All Skill Levels +2, All Skill Tiers +1 (Highest tier is Epic-grade), Immune to all control effects, Equip Requirement: Level 390.]