Witch Redemption

Indeed, this is an excellent skill!

Even though this skill is a support skill, it is incredibly powerful if used properly.

After testing the "Holy Light" once more, Li Lan raised her right hand after softly chanting, and a pure white ball of light suddenly appeared in her palm. The ball of light was about the size of a ping-pong ball, hovering about ten centimeters away from her palm, radiating a soft and holy glow.

"..."

Is this some kind of illumination spell? What's with the holy light nonsense? Speechless for a moment, Li Lan released his right hand, and the small ball of light quietly floated in front of him before silently turning into fluorescent light and dissipating a minute later.

Somewhat puzzled, he muttered, "Then, what about the Blessed Realm?"

Having summoned the "Revelation" hammer of life, Li Lan instinctively chanted the newly acquired professional skill. In an instant, he felt an endless surge of power coursing through his body, and his hands bulged with well-developed muscles, a symbol of that power.

"Oh oh oh!"

Li Lan was overjoyed; he felt as if he had become incredibly powerful at that moment.

Then, empowered by this powerful force, he swung his giant hammer for the first time since transmigrating.

Then...then he suddenly lifted the sledgehammer high and smashed the handle into the ground with a snap.

That's right, Li Lan wasn't mistaken; he really did instinctively pin the sledgehammer to the ground!

And as the straight hammer handle sank into the ground about ten centimeters deep, a large patch of decaying leaves seemed to transform into part of the hammer. A faint white breeze, visible to the naked eye, spread rapidly like ripples, eventually hovering over an area with a radius of 150 meters, swirling around it, forming a circle centered on the "Revelation" hammer.

Standing in the center of this circle, Li Lan began to feel slightly excited, thanks to the boost she received from her "courage".

"..."

This is the halo? Is this how the halo is used?

Li Lan's surprise vanished. He was able to wield his hammer now, but something felt off!

Is a sledgehammer used to drive into the ground?

Unheard of, unbelievable! What use is a hammer to a priest if not to smash people?

With a helpless sigh, Li Lan seemed to have anticipated from the beginning that her professional skills would not be satisfactory. After being speechless for a long time, she could only silently accept it.

"These useless skills don't seem to be of much use, especially the classic buff skills for priests, such as Blessing, Prayer, and Protection, which don't work. Instead of hoping that my own class skills can help me much, I might as well consider my secondary profession."

Li Lan pondered for a while.

Indeed, since transmigrating and unlocking his own magic book, he has increasingly felt that the so-called "priest" has really developed entirely in the support direction. Strictly speaking, none of the skills he has now reached level nine are orthodox offensive skills.

He suspected that even if he advanced to a silver or even a gold spellbook, it would likely still be the same.

This is completely unconventional. In all the online games I played in my past life, priests at least had some offensive skills like "Staff Strike," "Light Spear," and "Light's Vengeance," which could at least add a lot of combat power.

But now it seems that "Priest" is all support skills. As a skill that could be "healing", it is actually a very special "first aid" skill, and the way it saves people is very similar to that of a traditional doctor.

"Well, planting milk in the ground isn't bad either..."

Puzzled, Li Lan flipped the interface of her natal magic book back to "Survey" and noticed two red dots appearing on the edge of the abstract map. Her right hand instinctively reached for the Libra Cross Greatsword behind her.

Sure enough, the witch's strength really does increase with the level of the magic book. Li Lan now feels like she is much braver, and her strength is more than double what it was when she was level 4.

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"The new moon sweeps across!"

The dark red spear-axe swung around with immense, irresistible force, slicing all the black-armored humanoids it struck in half at the waist. Once they lay on the ground, they could never get up again.

Panting heavily, Lana used her last "Crescent Sweep" of the day to repel the charging goblin army, then unleashed a frenzied "Slaughter Cyclone." The exploding tornado vortex trembled as it pushed aside a large number of goblins in front of her, revealing a nearly ten-meter-wide open space.

"Rampage!"

Immediately afterwards, Lana's figure turned into a blur, instantly breaking through a distance of more than ten meters, and stabbed several more black armored humanoids to death.

"Click—"

Without making a sound, Lana tossed the heavy corpses in her hands aside, feeling so exhausted she was about to collapse.

In his memory, he estimated that he had wiped out nearly two thousand goblin soldiers, and the nearly two hundred thousand magic book experience points had just raised his level to level nine.

For witches, the higher the level of the grimoire, the greater their strength and speed. As a dragonborn, Lana's strength and speed bonuses are far greater than those of ordinary witches.

This explains why Lana became increasingly powerful in battle. At level seven, she struggled to deal with these black-armored humanoids, but it suddenly became easier after reaching level eight, and after level nine, she became incredibly powerful, cutting people down like slicing melons.

Even so, the witch's stamina was not limitless. The relentless attacks and the occasional ranged attacks from afar gradually brought Lana to her end.

Not only were his injuries severe, but his physical strength was also nearing its limit.

"Am I really going to hang here?"

Lana, who was originally quite fearless due to her powerful race and class, suffered a rare setback once again.

Fortunately, he was a reckless man who would not easily admit defeat. Even at this moment, he was still looking around, searching for a breakthrough. "Actually, I didn't go too deep into the city after entering it. If I calculate the distance, it's about two hundred meters away before I can withdraw from the city."

In other words, there's still a chance!

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the personal information interface of the magic book. The number of times he could use "New Moon Sweep" (level 2), "Slaughter Cyclone" (level 3), "Gun and Sword Convergence" (level 4), "Storm Strike" (level 5), and "Death Shuttle" (level 6) were all used up for the day. He would have to wait until after midnight tonight to use them again.

The awkward thing is that the three skills I gained when upgrading my magic book from level six to seven, seven to eight, and eight to nine were not offensive skills.

The "Wind Control Technique," unlocked at level seven, increases affinity for the so-called wind element, amplifies the effects of offensive skills like "Slaughter Whirlwind," and also increases one's speed. Lana had never experienced anything like the wind element before; she only knew that after learning this passive skill, her body became lighter, and her speed did indeed increase considerably.

Level 8 unlocks "Dragon Guardian," a new passive skill Lana initially thought would make her more vulnerable. However, the numerous wounds on her body serve as a reminder that even the strongest defensive skills are ultimately no match for a knife. While it's possible that this skill is precisely why she's been able to withstand so many attacks and survive until now.

Of course, what truly saved Lana was the support skill unlocked at level nine, "Dragon Transformation Technique," limited to five uses. This enhancement skill harnesses dragon power, activating the bloodline of the dragon race and greatly increasing strength, healing abilities, and speed for five seconds. When used, the hands transform into dragon claws, making it extremely difficult to grasp weapons.

"I only have one more Dragon Transformation Secret Technique and one more Berserk Assault left. I must seize this opportunity!"

Lana, charging madly toward the outer perimeter, once again unleashed the terrifying power befitting a Dragonborn Witch, forcefully repelling a large number of goblins known as "Holy Land Guardians" without relying on her class-specific attack skills.

A few seconds later, the end of the block was once again in front of Lana.

But at that very moment, his vision caught sight of a humanoid figure wearing silver-white armor a hundred meters to his right. It was waving its hand to command the black-armored humanoid figures around it while drawing a heavy sword as tall as a man from its back.

"This guy! He's really strong!"

Realizing something was wrong, Lana dared not hold back any longer. She unleashed her final berserk attack and Dragon Transformation Technique without hesitation, instantly transforming into a blur...

"Lana!"

After hearing the unusual noise, Lolina rushed over and saw Lana fleeing in a disheveled state. Behind her were a large number of figures wearing black armor, who looked somewhat like humans.

"Soul Stealing!" "Necromantic Encirclement!"

Hastily summoning the "Soul Stealing" black chain, Lolina swung it out without hesitation. In an instant, the black chain extended wildly, violently refracting hundreds and thousands of times with clanging sounds, transforming into a dense shield of chains that directly isolated most of the black-armored humanoid figures.

Just as the other dozen or so survivors continued their charge forward, the floor not far away was suddenly lifted open, and nine more black-armored humanoids crawled out in a disheveled state. To Lorina's astonishment, they pounced on the survivors, ignoring their attacks and quickly and skillfully killing them all.

Perhaps noticing that these guys weren't hostile, Lolina quickly summoned ten goblin zombies transformed from the "Dominator" class to protect her and Lana behind her, and then swiftly helped Lana, who was about to collapse to the ground, up.

"Quick, let's go! These aren't ordinary goblins! They're elite!"

Lana explained weakly that the timely reinforcements had truly saved his life.

Upon hearing this, Lolina disregarded everything else and frantically began to stride forward before the large area of ​​chain shield dissipated.

Chapter 103 A Considerable Harvest

The towering black chains refracted wildly in a second, transforming into an impenetrable "wall of chains" across the wide street, completely blocking the elite goblin group that intended to continue their pursuit.

The absolute barrier formed by these pitch-black chains existed for only a second after it took shape before dissipating into black dust, but it successfully prevented the goblin army from continuing their pursuit.

What the goblin army saw at that moment were two rapidly departing figures, and ten seemingly strange low-level goblin guards rushing up, all breathing strangely as they frantically attacked their companions.

"Captain Roland..."

The holy land guards standing beside the silver-white armored humanoid figure emitted a hissing sound.

"Take them down, they're already under control. Also, get the others to give up the pursuit."

The legion commander, clad in silver-white armor, also gave his orders in a shrill voice.

Soon, the fierce battle resumed. These valiant holy site guardians paid a considerable price to finally kill the ten goblin zombies.

Ten minutes later.

The goblin legion leader, named "Roland," quietly approached the ten goblin zombies whose heads had been smashed, and bent down to check on them.

"Their strength and speed have changed, and they have lost their minds. Moreover... I see, their immortality makes them truly evil beings, capable of posing a great threat to the kingdom."

Roland murmured, recalling the evil invader wielding a dark red spear-axe, "It's been confirmed that there are still about fifty of the evil god's minions outside Mo City. If they unite, the kingdom will suffer considerable casualties. We can't let them go unchecked. Perhaps only by annihilating them first can we take action against the empire."

"and......"

Roland had clearly seen nine figures clad in black armor burst out of a temporary entrance to a holy site and join forces with the minions of the two evil gods.

What does this mean?

This indicates that these guys have a way to infiltrate the Holy Land. Therefore, a major overhaul is necessary to ensure the army's rear is secure. This is also why Roland didn't continue the pursuit; he was cautious, responsible for all the kingdom's warriors and for protecting the Holy Land.

“Gene, go back and report to Elder Wesley, explaining the situation in detail. Spike, go and inform Commander Derek, requesting him to come and join us. We'll concentrate our forces and wipe out these evil gods' minions tomorrow…”

After giving the relevant instructions, Roland signaled to his men to collect the numerous corpses of their comrades along the way.

For the kingdom, warriors can be continuously replenished from the natives, and the warriors will spend their lives protecting the kingdom and die. They will never fear death, nor will they ever grieve for the death of their kin.

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In the primeval forest to the north of the outer perimeter of the Mocheng Ruins.

"Lana, how did you get hurt like this?"

When Li Lan saw Lolina helping the battered Lana walk towards them, she hurriedly went to meet her.

He had forgotten how many times Lana had ended up in such a miserable state. The most vivid memory he had was shortly after he transmigrated to this world, when Lana almost died in the northern part of the Mori Defense Forest.

Looking at this pathetic fellow now, it's hard to imagine he's not far from that near-death experience.

Lana's gray-white bodysuit had been turned into a tattered rag, revealing a large number of shocking bloody wounds, several of which even penetrated into the bone, a truly horrifying sight.

"It's alright, I was ambushed, but luckily I'm strong enough."

She responded casually, and the weak Lana gritted her teeth and endured the pain. Although she should be getting used to being injured by now, the pain from this wound was really unbearable.

Li Lan felt heartbroken seeing this and immediately blessed the guy with "Blessing", "Prayer" and "Protection". Although these three statuses were not very useful, they were better than nothing.

He then quickly used first aid to treat Lana's wounds...

In one hour, it will be the second night in this area outside the Mocheng Ruins.

Through the sky above this primeval jungle, you can see a gloomy gray sky, revealing a faint atmosphere of depression.

"It's done."