Chapter 493: The Troublesome and Disgusting Undead Ghost
The moment Ling Zhan's low voice rang out.
This extremely cautious and fearful Earth Ghost General immediately activated a talent it had stolen from another.
"Spatial Excavation!"
This was a B-level spatial talent.
When used, it could open a space tunnel leading to another location.
As long as it stepped into the tunnel, it could instantly escape.
The reason it was so hesitant to fight Ling Zhan…
The first reason was the strange, dangerous feeling it sensed from him.
The second reason was that the combined armies of the various species were clearly well-prepared this time; in the skies, it was likely that Sky Ghost Generals were already battling the fourth-tier powerhouses from the allied forces.
From all these factors…
It was clear that the allied forces were determined to take Liuli City this time.
No matter the cost.
Therefore…
It saw no need to stay and be cannon fodder; it decided to flee immediately.
Otherwise, if the human fourth-tier powerhouses finished their battle, or if the Sky Ghost Generals retreated, it would be left to die.
The Blinding Ghost had no intention of being sacrificed.
Among the Earth Ghost Generals, it was one of the weaker ones, yet it had survived for so long, avoiding annihilation by human powerhouses due to its myriad stolen talents and its extreme caution and fear of death.
Moreover...
Even if Liuli City was taken, it didn't matter.
After all, the war in the forbidden lands had been ongoing for who knows how long.
The ruler of Liuli City had changed countless times.
Even if the city was lost now, one day the Hundred Ghost Army from Takamagahara would come back to retake it.
The war in the forbidden lands was a tug-of-war.
The loss of a single city wouldn't change the outcome.
That's what the Blinding Ghost believed.
However…
In the next second.
Something happened that shocked it to its core!!
The space tunnel, which should have opened instantly, collapsed just as it began to form!!
"What…?"
The Blinding Ghost stared in disbelief at the collapsed tunnel—its spatial talent had failed!?
And after using this talent once, the eye associated with it closed completely.
It couldn't be used again.
This was why the Blinding Ghost continually hunted and stole the eyes of others.
The hundred-plus eyes covering its body represented over a hundred different talents, each usable only once.
Now…
Its talent had been neutralized!!
Wait…
Something was wrong!!
At that moment…
Divine Perception activated again!
It saw a starry-patterned arrow shooting through the void, heading straight toward it!!
"Hmm!!"
The Blinding Ghost let out a low growl, using its excellent dynamic vision to try and dodge the sudden arrow.
However…
From the aura of this arrow, it sensed an ominous danger!!
"Damn it! This arrow is imbued with multiple skills!"
But by the time it realized this…
It was too late!!
The arrow, equipped with a "Tracking Lock," made a sharp turn and struck the Blinding Ghost!!
However, the arrow didn't hit its body directly; it struck its arm!!
Thud!!
The arrow pierced through its arm, simultaneously destroying one of its eyes!!
The arrow's numerous imbued skills triggered, and the deadly poisons it carried began ravaging the Blinding Ghost's life force.
The Blinding Ghost was horrified to find its vitality rapidly deteriorating!!
"This…"
It never expected the poisons to be so potent!
It couldn't resist them!
In less than a second…
"Ugh!"
The Blinding Ghost let out a grunt as all its eyes closed, only to reopen again, having just lost one of its lives!
The eye pierced by the arrow also closed forever.
"Damn it!!"
The Blinding Ghost couldn't believe it had lost a life so easily!
It had been caught completely off guard!
From that single arrow, it sensed no fewer than ten different skills imbued on it!
And all of them were A+ rank or higher!
As previously mentioned.
Whether a skill worked or not depended on three factors.
First, the skill's rank.
Second, the strength and attributes of the person casting it.
Finally, the caster's level.
Some skills were influenced only by the caster's level, while others were influenced by attributes.
What shocked the Blinding Ghost was…
These A+ rank skills were seemingly unaffected by the caster's level.
The Blinding Ghost was level 87, a full 22 levels higher than this young human!
Yet the skills still worked, which could only mean one thing.
These skills were based on the caster's attributes, not their level!
This meant one thing.
The human before it, despite being only level 65, had attributes and power that were at least equal to its own!
Otherwise, these skills wouldn't have affected it, and it wouldn't have lost a life!
This realization confirmed the warnings from "Divine Perception."
Indeed!
This human was not someone to be provoked!
Fortunately, it had only lost one life.
Its innate ability, "Eye Collector," allowed it to use every stolen eye not only as a one-time talent but also as an extra life.
When one life was lost, all negative effects within five meters of it were forcibly removed.
That was why the "Explosive Arrow" effect attached to the arrow hadn't triggered after it died.
According to the intelligence provided by the Ghost-Slaying Army to the allied forces.
The most terrifying aspect of the Blinding Ghost wasn't its combat prowess, but its cunning, cruelty, and the fact that it had over a hundred lives.
The key issue was...
Even if you managed to kill dozens of its lives.
If it escaped, it could hunt more members of other races, steal their eyes, and regain its lives.
This was why the Ghost-Slaying Army called it the troublesome and disgusting "Undead Ghost."
Now.
It was still trying to escape.
The hundred-plus eyes on its body were spinning rapidly, and its quick-thinking mind was searching for a way out.
Meanwhile, Ling Zhan calmly drew his bow once again.
Buzz!!
Another dozen A+ rank skills were imbued onto the next arrow.