If he were to make a stand and fight them head-on, he wouldn’t necessarily lose. This was because, after all the recent slaughter, his World Rune Resonance, Harvest Festival, was already fully charged; he just hadn’t had a chance to use it yet. Harvest Festival could directly break through the grand tier bottleneck of his four-dimensional attributes, elevating him to a Bronze-Lower Undead Mage. At that point, the power of his various spells would increase considerably, and he would naturally be able to handle these Hunters with much greater ease. However, with the enemy’s trump cards and information unknown, Fang Zhou didn’t want to get into a prolonged stalemate with them in this desolate wilderness. Things are getting hairy. Time to bail!

After confirming that these attackers were a bandit group, Fang Zhou stopped holding back and went all out.

After all, under the official wanted notice from Beast Fighting City, every member of these bandit groups was a marked man, each carrying a hefty reward. Killing just one of them would be a huge payday.

Fang Zhou retrieved several more scrolls from his Space Storage Capsule. There were both offensive and defensive ones, and he tore them all open, activating them with his mana.

Skeleton Armor!

Skeleton Shock Wave!

Poison Cloud Skill!

He quickly cast the defensive magic on himself. Then, guided by his mana, several Attack Magic spells shot toward the Forest Wanderers in the distance. Targeted by the scroll’s magic, the Forest Wanderers scrambled to dodge the attacks, and the once-dense arrow rain came to a stop.

Immediately after, Fang Zhou commanded some of his Corpse Warriors to disengage from their battle with the Earth Demon Bears and intercept the few aggressive bandit Combat Professionals charging toward him.

Having achieved a brief equilibrium on the battlefield, Fang Zhou downed a Mana Recovery Potion and activated Transcendent. He then began channeling High-level Qi to prepare an Immortal Skill. Once his mana was fully restored, he immediately cast the Soul Connection Skill, diverting a large portion of all incoming damage to the Corpse Warriors around him.

Just then, the situation on the battlefield changed once again.

Wind Dragon Tornado Skill!

Wind Dragon Tornado Skill!

At the bald mage’s command, several fierce Wind Dragon Tornado spells shot toward the Corpse Warriors still fighting the Earth Demon Bears. These whirlwinds targeted both the Earth Demon Bears and the Corpse Warriors in an apparent attempt to wipe them all out in one go.

Both the Earth Demon Bears and the Corpse Warriors suffered immense damage under the Magic Storm. The mixture of the storm and the Poison Cloud Skill filled the air with a nauseatingly foul stench.

Fang Zhou directly unsummoned the Corpse Warriors hit by the spells, sending them back to the Summoning Tomb. After taking hits from the Earth Demon Bears and the enemy’s magic, most of them were no longer combat-effective.

Undead Sky Screen!

Black Iron Tier magic flowed from Fang Zhou’s hands as if it were free. The resulting smoke, formed from undead energy, obscured the enemy’s vision.

Now that the Corpse Warriors were no longer tying them down, the Earth Demon Bears were like cornered beasts freed from a cage. The bears were drenched in blood. Some roared madly while others, terrified, were already trying to flee.

The Demon Bear King was still wailing. The bandit members continued to attack Fang Zhou, but they didn’t spare the beast king either. This Fierce Beast King was worth at least a thousand Magic Stones—a treasure not to be abandoned.

Hearing their king’s wails, some of the Earth Demon Bears’ eyes turned blood-red. They charged toward the commotion, intent on repelling the enemies and saving their king. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

A perfect chance! Fang Zhou’s appearance of passively taking hits was entirely deliberate. His enemy was strong while he was weak; they were many while he was few; they lurked in the shadows while he was out in the open. In this situation, the best of the Thirty-Six Stratagems was to retreat.

He had already abandoned the idea of wiping out all these enemies on the spot. These people were far too professional; they were clearly a veteran bandit group that had been running rampant for a long time. They weren’t here to hunt Fierce Beasts. They were here to hunt people. Their attacks were masterfully coordinated; they had already shattered his Skeleton Armor several times.

The group’s leader, a Bronze-Lower Knight, was tough, wore Enchanted Armor, and possessed immense Magic Resistance. He was even more formidable than the Earth Demon Bear Monarch when it used its Rock Helmet Skill. The few hurried spells Fang Zhou cast were little more than an annoyance to him.

As for the Assassin, he had vanished again, hiding in some dark corner.

Whip of Suffering!

Rotting Aura!

Horror Aura!

Fang Zhou pushed his limits, rapidly casting three consecutive negative spells on the relentless Knight Commander pursuing him. Even the Black Gem Young Dragon Tiamat raised its head, spewing an eerie and cold Deadly Dragon Breath.

"ARGH!"

The soul-searing pain made the Knight Commander let out a miserable howl. At the same time, the Rotting Aura weakened the Magic Resistance of both him and his mount. The final spell, Horror Aura, struck the Heavy Armored Battle Rhino he was riding. Tiamat’s Deadly Dragon Breath also slammed into the Knight and his mount, marking them with a thick imprint of the Dragon Sect.

Although the breath didn’t break the Knight’s defense, his Heavy Armored Battle Rhino reacted as if it had met its natural predator. Its legs went weak with fear, and it turned to flee, defecating and urinating uncontrollably as it ran.

Dispelling Skill!

Dispelling Skill!

The enemy’s bald mage quickly followed up, casting several Dispelling Skills to negate the effects of Fang Zhou’s Negative Control Magic.

However, the Knight Commander still needed a moment to recover.

Corpse Warriors