38: Death of the Ninth-Level Archmage

“Elves? But there’s no elven scent at all, truly strange…”

The Robe Wearer looked at these people in strange attire, full of suspicion, and couldn't help but murmur to himself.

“Target has entered firing range, open fire!”

Before the Robe Wearer could think further, the group unhesitatingly pulled the triggers of their weapons, and a hail of bullets, like a torrential downpour, fiercely assailed the Robe Wearer.

“What?!”

Due to the suddenness of the event, the Robe Wearer couldn't react in time and was instantly pierced by a bullet.

However, at the moment of injury, a glowing barrier suddenly appeared, successfully blocking the subsequent barrage of bullets.

“Damn it, is this that mysterious weapon? The attack speed is incredibly fast…”

The Robe Wearer supported the barrier with one hand, while the other gently touched the injured part of his body; a soft green light flashed, and the profusely bleeding wound instantly stopped bleeding and began to heal, with the punctured wound growing back and recovering at a visible speed.

“Damn it! Shockwave Spell!”

The Robe Wearer’s face was filled with anger, and with a wave of his arm, an extremely powerful force surged from beneath the ground, rapidly striking towards the crew members.

“Oh no!”

The force was incredibly fast, and the crew members had no time to react before the ground beneath their feet exploded, and the powerful impact force instantly blasted them flying in all directions.

“So easily defeated!”

“Bang!”

Before the Robe Wearer could gloat, a deafening roar came, and then an unidentified flying object, like lightning, sped directly towards him.

“Trying to sneak attack again? Naive!”

Having learned his lesson, the Robe Wearer easily sensed something flying towards him and quickly extended an even sturdier barrier with both hands.

When the unidentified flying object violently collided with the barrier… “Boom!”

A huge explosion resounded.

Looking in the direction from which the unidentified flying object had flown, a dark tank barrel was seen pointing directly at the Robe Wearer.

As the smoke slowly dispersed, the Robe Wearer was still seen standing shakily in place, his robe now tattered, with scorched and damaged marks everywhere.

“What the heck, a high-explosive shell couldn’t kill him? Loader, switch to armor-piercing rounds! He has a shield, doesn’t he? Then let’s see if his shield can withstand my armor-piercing rounds!”

Under the tank Commander’s command, the loader deftly switched to armor-piercing rounds, ready to fire at any moment.

Meanwhile, the Robe Wearer’s situation was extremely dire; he had never anticipated that this weapon would produce such a powerful explosion, and he had been treacherously ambushed by the opponent.

Watching the dark cannon barrel ruthlessly point at him again, the Robe Wearer quickly waved his hands forcefully, and mysterious magic circles instantly appeared, with an even thicker and larger barrier tightly encircling him.

“Fire!”

“Bang!”

As the tank Commander gave the order, an armor-piercing round with tail fins, like a bolt of lightning, charged directly towards the Robe Wearer!

“Again? This time I’m fully prepared! What can mere explosive damage do to me! This barrier is an energy-absorbing barrier specifically designed to absorb explosive force!”

“Boom!”

The shell accurately hit the barrier, but unfortunately, this time the shell was no longer the previous high-explosive round; what could defend against explosions could not block penetration.

The moment the armor-piercing round contacted the barrier, the long rod-shaped penetrator, with an irresistible momentum, directly broke through the so-called energy-absorbing barrier and struck the Robe Wearer inside.

The Robe Wearer’s entire body was instantly torn to shreds by this incredibly powerful kinetic energy, flesh and blood splattering everywhere, staining the ground red.

A Ninth-level Archmage thus perished in confusion, and until the last moment of his life, he couldn't understand how a weapon that relied on explosions for its power could penetrate his proud barrier.

On the other side, Mogu and his other subordinates were already stunned speechless, unable to utter a word.

“This is… a Ninth-level Archmage… just like that… gone?”

Mogu’s voice trembled as he murmured in disbelief.

And when he saw the cannon barrel that had just effortlessly killed the Archmage slowly aiming at him and his group, he became even more panicked and shouted loudly.

“I am the Third Highness of the Magical Beast Empire! You cannot kill me!”

“Third Highness? A big fish. Cease fire!”

Hearing this, the tank Commander quickly stopped the gunner who was preparing to fire again, then opened the tank’s top hatch and deftly climbed out.

“You on the other side, immediately put down your weapons, put your hands on your head, and lie down! Otherwise… I will open fire!”

The tank Commander stood on top of the tank, holding a megaphone, and shouted loudly at Mogu and his group with a booming voice.

The gunner in the tank also understood, aiming the barrel directly at Mogu, his finger on the firing button, ready to fire at any moment.

“You…”

Before Mogu could finish speaking, another deafening engine roar sounded, and several more tanks emerged from all directions. At the same time, the roar of propellers echoed in the air again.

“Quickly put down your weapons! Surrender!”

Looking at these strange, never-before-seen contraptions surrounding him from all directions, Mogu was terrified to the extreme. His hands trembling, he quickly threw down his weapon and obediently put his hands on his head, lying on the ground.

Seeing that their master had chosen to surrender, his subordinates naturally followed suit, putting down their weapons and lying on the ground with their hands on their heads.

Seeing Mogu and his group put down their weapons, a fully armed Squad, highly vigilant, cautiously moved slowly towards them.

As they approached Mogu, the Team Members acted swiftly, quickly binding him tightly with various sturdy handcuffs and leg irons; his subordinates received the same treatment.

“Are you that… Third Highness?”

The Squad Leader of this reinforcement team walked in front of Mogu, his expression serious, and asked with sharp eyes.

“Hmph, I am the Third Highness of the Magical Beast Empire. You’d best release me, or you will absolutely not be able to withstand the wrath of the Magical Beast Empire!”

Although he had chosen to surrender, Mogu still didn’t back down verbally, attempting to pressure the other side with his identity.

Looking at Mogu, who was still spouting arrogant words, the Squad Leader couldn’t help but smile, thinking to himself.

So arrogant now, but where was this backbone earlier? In the end, he’s just afraid of death.

“Who are these people to you?”

The Squad Leader pointed at the group behind Mogu and asked.

“They are my Guards…”

“Guards? They’re useless then… deal with all of them!”

“Bang bang bang!”

No sooner had the Squad Leader finished speaking than, before those Guards could react, a volley of bullets, like a swift storm, instantly pierced their brains. These people died on the spot.