Chapter 111: Chapter 88: Annabella: How Can My Student Be So Sleazy!?

This reminded him fleetingly of certain "special zones" from before he transmigrated.

However, Lynch felt no psychological burden. ’After all, I’m doing this to eliminate evil and save the innocent.’

On the contrary, it was the rebels from the Draenei Brotherhood who, despite flying a righteous and noble banner, were the ones engaged in such utterly depraved acts as kidnapping, enslavement, murder, and sacrificial rituals.

And then...

The fourth wave of "fish" he lured in was smaller, numbering only a dozen or so people. But among them was a special individual—a young man in a black apprentice’s robe with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Based on the scattered descriptions from previous captives, this appeared to be the personal apprentice of the Necromancer, Anthony.

’A big fish has finally arrived.’

Lynch’s spirits lifted, and he immediately prepared to capture him for a priority interrogation.

As Anthony’s disciple, this apprentice was sure to know far more than the grunts on the periphery.

Soon, the Skeleton army swarmed forward and easily subdued the group.

However, just as the Naga had bound the black-robed apprentice and brought him before Lynch, and just as he was about to begin his questioning...

Suddenly...

A low, sinister laugh echoed from all directions without warning. The laughter was filled with mockery, yet it also carried an undisguised trace of fury.

"Heh heh heh... I was wondering why it was so lively tonight... Turns out, it’s just some junior colleague who doesn’t know the rules, busy with his own ’work’ here~~"

The voice was erratic, seeming to come from right beside him, yet also from the distant horizon.

As the voice sounded, a cold aura of death spread like an invisible tide, instantly enveloping the entire ruined area.

Lynch’s heart clenched, and the hair on his body stood on end.

’The man himself... has finally...’

’...arrived!’

And almost at the exact moment the sinister laughter began, the dozens of Squirrel Skeletons Lynch had scattered on the perimeter as lookouts were snuffed out like candle flames, their connections to him vanishing all at once.

The next instant...

"BOOM! BOOM!"

Two massive bangs rang out.

Two already crumbling low walls were violently smashed apart.

Two figures, like metal war chariots, stormed into the ruins, wreathed in a foul wind and dust.

They were two zombies, a full size larger and more robust than the Black Corpse.

Their bodies were a mass of knotted muscle, brimming with explosive power. Their skin had a brass-like sheen that gave off a metallic texture under the starlight.

Their movements were swift and unstoppable.

Wherever they passed, the ordinary Skeleton Soldiers that tried to stop them were swatted away like straw, their bones shattering with an endless chorus of snaps. In a single moment, they had plowed two channels through the Sea of Skulls.

’Copper Armored Corpses.’

These were Mage Anthony’s personal guards, mentioned in Blood Eye’s intel.

’Just as ferocious as the reports said!’

And their target was Lynch himself.

"ROAR!"

The Black Corpse let out a furious roar and pounced on one of the Copper Armored Corpses.

However, the difference in their strength was laid bare in that one collision.

Facing the pouncing Black Corpse, the Copper Armored Corpse simply threw a single, casual punch.

The fist, thick with corpse energy, slammed into the Black Corpse’s chest.

"BANG!"

With a sound like a heavy hammer striking an anvil, the Black Corpse’s sturdy body was sent flying backward. It crashed through an earthen wall behind it and rolled several times on the ground before finally skidding to a halt. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The Black Corpse’s chest was deeply caved in, and its Soul Fire flickered violently. It was clearly heavily injured.

If it hadn’t just been promoted to Tier Two and had its physical body enhanced, that single punch might have blasted it to pieces.

"Fuck! They’re that strong?"

Lynch’s expression changed drastically.

Although he knew the Copper Armored Corpses were strong, seeing his best tank nearly crippled with a single punch was a shock far beyond his expectations.

He immediately ordered Bone Jade and his other core Soul Fire units, along with the elite Skeletons nearby, to quickly fall back and scatter to avoid needless sacrifices.

He couldn’t bear the thought of losing these elite troops he had worked so hard to cultivate.

Having landed a successful blow, the Copper Armored Corpses didn’t slow down at all. They continued to charge at Lynch like two moving hills, exuding a powerful sense of pressure.

Their heavy footsteps thudded on the ground—THUD! THUD! THUD!—as if they were stomping on Lynch’s own heart, making it seize with each step.

Lynch scrambled to retreat.

However, at that very moment...

A sharp whistle cut through the air.

A bone spear shot toward him at extreme speed, its passage through the air creating visible ripples. It moved so fast that Lynch’s eyes couldn’t even track its trajectory.

In terms of speed, power, and the frigid aura of death it contained, this spear far surpassed the Bone Spear Skill Lynch had just mastered by an unknown number of times.

Before the spear tip even arrived, a lethal chill that struck straight at his soul had already frozen Lynch stiff, threatening to lock up his very thoughts.

A tremor of fear shot up Lynch’s spine, spreading through his entire body in an instant.

In the instant before Lynch could even activate his Life-saving Scroll...

"BANG!"

A dull thud suddenly exploded seven or eight meters in front of Lynch.

The lightning-fast bone spear was met in mid-air by a fist that appeared out of nowhere. It was punched into oblivion, exploding into a shower of bone fragments and dissipating death energy.

Even that feeling of terrifying dread was instantly reduced by more than half.

Lynch’s brain finally started working again.

He focused his eyes and saw that the owner of the fist was a zombie.

A zombie over three meters tall, like a small giant, had appeared in front of him at some unknown moment.

Its body looked as if it were cast from pure silver, its muscle lines fluid and perfect. Just by standing there, it diluted much of the oppressive aura coming from the two Copper Armored Corpses.

’This is... a Silver Armored Corpse!?’

’It’s my mentor’s Silver Armored Corpse.’

Lynch’s eyes instantly lit up.

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