The thunderbirds dove downward, striking either the warhorses or the Cavalry Monarchs themselves, yet none of them were blocked by the enemies’ cone-shaped lances.
Players inside the Sanctuary Bastion were dumbfounded.
They hadn’t expected Bai Qiu to pull off something like this—jumping ten meters high was already scary enough, but he even “started flying.”
“Is he hacking!?”
“It’s the system that started it! They spawned a bunch of monsters at this level first!”
“That’s true!”
“May the Lords bless our Zone 2233!”
Thousands—almost ten thousand people—watched Bai Qiu as he continuously leapt through the air, summoning thunderbirds that attacked the Cavalry Monarchs below.
Meanwhile, the Cavalry Monarchs on the ground could only flee in embarrassment, barely defending themselves while wailing in misery!
The spectators couldn’t help but cheer, and some even started using the system screen recorder and livestreamed it in the cross-zone channel.
A special title appeared in the cross-zone channel:
“Soloing 4 Lord-level bosses! One already taken down!”
man!: “Holy crap, who’s so rich they can livestream in the cross-zone channel?”
whatcanIsey!: “Damn, it even requires paid viewing? Five Sanctum Coins per view? Are they crazy for money?”
I’mashark-arm: “Only an idiot would watch!”
Imjustatan: “Holy shit! Guess what I just saw? The guy is literally flying! Casting skills mid-air—so flashy!”
Lookatme: “It’s true. And those three monsters below are terrifying! The skeleton horses plus those humanoid skeletons are almost ten meters tall! Are these really monsters we’re supposed to fight at this stage?”
I’mashark-arm: “@Look at me, you’d die instantly if you went up there, bro. Didn’t you see what level the guy flying up there is?”
Lookatme: “…You… know what level he is?”
“I don’t know.”
“Idiot!”
………..
Bai Qiu still had no idea he was being livestreamed on the chat channel.
His gaze remained locked on the Cavalry Monarchs below as he searched for their weaknesses.
Fighting in midair was never a long-term solution.
Although he could deal damage without being hit, the mana consumption on his side was enormous.
His Thunderbirds could inflict some damage and negative effects like stagger and paralysis, but to actually kill these monsters, he had to fight them up close.
…
Guinelia carried the unconscious Zhang Shiyao to the side and found a spacious spot where she quietly watched Bai Qiu.
Seeing him hold his ground against three Lord-level enemies at once made her feel slightly relieved.
But then the three Lords lined up and charged at Bai Qiu, making her tense up again—only for Bai Qiu to suddenly take off into the air from a standing position…
When she saw him launch his aerial attacks, Guinelia was thrilled; he was safe like this.
He was incredible!
But what Bai Qiu did next immediately made her heart leap again.
The nine Thunderbirds he had prepared flew toward the Cavalry Monarchs, firmly locking their attention.
But right after that, Bai Qiu himself jumped down from the air, even putting away the Thunder Staff and switching to the Darksteel Heavy Spear!
The Thunderbirds did not attack the three Cavalry Monarchs.
Instead, they circled around them, forcing their attention upward and keeping them entirely focused—so they didn’t notice Bai Qiu falling from above.
Thunderbirds were extremely effective against undead creatures.
Their damage wasn’t high, but the pain was intense—like getting burned by a hot iron at random intervals.
One skeletal warhorse exploded into bone fragments after being poked on the butt, nearly throwing off the humanoid skeleton riding it.
The humanoid skeleton wasn’t doing any better; a single poke had it howling endlessly.
Their fixation on the Thunderbirds at this moment was exactly why they failed to notice Bai Qiu’s descent.
Falling rapidly, Bai Qiu gripped the heavy spear with both hands.
Mana from his body and the Flame Orb surged into the weapon.
His gaze locked onto one of the Cavalry Monarchs!
He released mana downward at an angle, creating a mana barrier.
As his body passed the barrier, he used a backward flip, kicking hard off the underside of the barrier to accelerate his fall!
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
A layer of deep crimson mana coated the Darksteel Heavy Spear.
The tip was aimed precisely at the back of the Cavalry Monarch’s skull!
In this duel, the creatures’ minimal intelligence became their fatal flaw!
The spear only slowed for a brief moment before, under the combined force of raw strength and mana, it pierced straight through the Cavalry Monarch’s skull.
Mana exploded inside, burning its soul-flame to nothing in an instant!
Crack crack crack!
The skeletal frame collapsed into pieces.
Bai Qiu landed heavily on the horse’s back, fracturing its spine with the impact.
Ignoring the discomfort in his feet, he unleashed his mana at full power!
The skeletal warhorse was the first to react to its rider’s death.
When it turned its head, the crimson-flamed spear filled its entire vision until—
Boom—!
The spear pierced through its massive eye socket, stabbing straight into the soul-flame inside its skull.
Crimson flames erupted, and the skeletal warhorse instantly fell apart, dissolving into light along with its rider.
Crack!
Neigh!!
The remaining two Cavalry Monarchs, furious beyond reason, roared with their mounts and turned to charge at Bai Qiu.
But at that exact moment, all nine Thunderbirds struck them simultaneously!
“Awooo!!”
The Cavalry Monarchs and their mounts howled together as the Thunderbirds hit, interrupting their attack and stunning them in their rage.
Bai Qiu did not let this once-in-a-lifetime opening slip away.
Instead of retreating, he advanced!
In a heartbeat, he was already at their side—his spear thrusting forward!
Seven seconds.
From the moment Bai Qiu summoned the nine Thunderbirds to draw their attention…
to the skeletal warhorses finishing their War Trample cooldown…
to him descending and killing one Cavalry Monarch…
It all took only seven seconds.
Because War Trample was a pseudo–super armor skill, it could not be interrupted!
Even being struck by Thunderbirds wouldn’t stop it.
Bai Qiu had deliberately timed his ambush to match the exact moment its cooldown ended!
Second 8.
Bai Qiu appeared in front of the next closest Cavalry Monarch.
Second 9.
Bai Qiu leapt onto the horse, killing the skeletal warhorse in passing, and clashed head-on with the humanoid skeleton’s cone-tipped lance.
Second 10.
During the struggle, Bai Qiu kicked out, causing the humanoid skeleton to lose balance—then activated Berserk Mode!
Second 11.
Bai Qiu swung his spear in a wide arc, knocking away the cone lance that attacked from behind.
He followed with another sweep, slicing off the humanoid skeleton’s bony arm, then stomped forward, leaving a deep footprint on the charging skeletal warhorse’s skull!
Second 12.
His enchanted Darksteel Heavy Spear clashed once again with the dismounted humanoid skeleton’s lance.
Crack crack!
Bai Qiu overpowered it, knocking the humanoid skeleton back several steps, then dashed forward with his spear!
Second 13.
The second Cavalry Monarch fell.
The final Cavalry Monarch had lost one arm as well—but a surge of black energy reattached it for him.
Its skeletal warhorse staggered, shaking its dizzy head before letting out a shrill neigh and charging again!
Second 14.
“Hu—!”
Bai Qiu flicked his spear and took a deep breath.
He activated every last trace of mana within his body and from the Flame Orb, coating both his spear and armor as he charged toward the Cavalry Monarch!
Second 15.
War Trample’s cooldown finished!
Dark energy surged under the skeletal warhorse’s four hooves.
Crack!
Bai Qiu thrust with his left hand, piercing straight through the horse’s skull.
Flames burned its soul-fire, extinguishing the dark aura under its hooves!
Bang!
The humanoid skeleton thrust its lance at Bai Qiu’s face—but he caught the shaft firmly with his hand.
The tip stopped less than a centimeter from his nose… and could go no further!
Second 16.
The soul-flame in the humanoid skeleton’s eye sockets trembled violently.
Such overwhelming strength filled it with fear.
“Huff… haa…”
Bai Qiu exhaled heavily, then inhaled again, and yanked the spear free from the horse’s skull.
Second 17.
“Hah!!”
Bai Qiu roared, unleashing every last shred of mana.
It surged down the spear into its tip.
Before the humanoid skeleton could react, the spear stabbed into its forehead, easily piercing the skull and driving toward its brain.
The final burst of mana detonated inside—the soul-flame went out instantly.
The last Cavalry Monarch also dissolved into white light.
After killing it, Bai Qiu leveled up once more—reaching Level 20!
Alone, he faced four Lord-level bosses—
1 vs 4, and he took all four down!
— The end of the Chapter–
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