Mark Lin had already discovered the newcomers through the skeleton warrior.
Besides the archer and the mage they had encountered earlier today, now there was also a knight carrying a sword and shield.
The three of them surrounded Mark Lin and Ivy Ning from different directions.
Ivy Ning frowned, her delicate face twisted with frustration.
"Endless trouble. It's just a mid-level skill scroll. They've been chasing me for days and still haven't given up."
She stomped her foot hard and said to Mark Lin, "I'm leaving now. Maybe we'll meet again some other time."
Whoosh!
A sharp arrow shot out from the darkness. Ivy Ning reacted quickly, instantly dodging sideways.
The arrow exploded with a bang, splitting into two beams of light that struck both Mark Lin and Ivy Ning.
Suddenly, a huge mark appeared above their heads, glowing brightly in the night like a glaring spotlight.
"Damn it, a marking arrow!"
Ivy Ning's face turned pale. She knew things were going badly.
Mark Lin recalled the description of the marking arrow.
It was a skill used by archers to mark a target, making them highly visible and unable to enter stealth.
Marking arrows were especially effective against Assassin Class, restricting their stealth abilities.
When clearing dungeons, archers also used them to deal with invisible monsters.
Once marked by an archer, stealth skills would be limited, making escape extremely difficult.
"You won't get away this time."
A cold sneer sounded as the mage they'd seen earlier stepped out of the woods.
On another side, the archer stood in a tree.
The knight also arrived from the third direction.
The mage gripped his staff, cold eyes scanning Mark Lin and Ivy Ning.
"I knew you two were working together."
"A filthy rat assassin paired with an evil, dark undead summoner — quite the perfect match."
Ivy Ning's hand flashed with faint light as a dagger glowing with a blue hue appeared.
"He has nothing to do with this. I'll give you the skill scroll, and then we part ways."
The archer in the tree chuckled, "That might have worked yesterday, but not today. We think it's safer to just kill you."
The mage added, "Dead is safest. Then no one will know we have the mid-level skill scroll, saving us a lot of trouble."
Ivy Ning whispered, "I'll hold them off, you run."
Mark Lin looked at her, "And you?"
"I'm a shadow assassin — night is my domain. I have ways to escape."
Mark Lin knew she was just saying that. If Ivy Ning could really fight them off, she wouldn't have been running today.
Clearly, the enemies were stronger.
As a shadow assassin, she might have escaped before, but now, marked by the archer's arrow, her stealth skill was nullified — escape would be nearly impossible.
The archer said sternly, "Don't waste time with dreams. Let's finish this."
The mage raised his staff, "Today, not only will you die, this little guy will die too."
A brilliant light shot from the staff — a huge fireball about a meter in diameter rose, blazing fiercely toward the two.
Fireball!
The mage's fireball was only controllable at level 20, and its power was immense.
Anyone hit would be badly injured, even if undead.
"Dodge!" Ivy Ning's pretty face changed immediately as she pulled Mark Lin back.
As the fireball launched, the mage instantly released a spiritual binding.
Ivy Ning, pulling Mark Lin back, suddenly felt heavy and slowed down.
An invisible thread of Spiritual Power stretched from the staff, wrapping around their feet.
While Ivy Ning was entangled, the archer took action.
The bowstring vibrated sharply and an arrow shot forth.
Mid-flight, it split into three.
Triple Shot!
One of the archer's skills, one arrow splitting into three to deal triple damage.
At the same time, the knight launched a charge, rushing at them with terrifying speed.
"It's over!"
Ivy Ning's face turned deathly pale.
Suddenly, she shoved Mark Lin away, pushing him out of the attack range.
At that moment, two skeleton warriors appeared on Ivy Ning's left and right sides.
The three skeleton warriors acted like three shields, firmly protecting Ivy Ning.
The mage's fireball slammed into a skeleton warrior with a thunderous explosion, scattering firelight everywhere.
The archer's triple shot struck the skeleton warrior with metallic clangs.
The knight charged and collided with the skeleton warrior, but the skeleton didn't budge, instead knocking the knight flying.
Amid the firelight, the skeleton warrior slowly stepped forward, radiating a pale blue-white glow, showing no sign of damage.
"How is this possible?!"
The mage couldn't believe his eyes.
He had already used control magic to check — Mark Lin was only a level 10 necromancer.
The summoned creatures could not be stronger than their summoner, so they were only level 10.
With his own level 21 power, he should have killed them instantly.
The archer and knight were stunned as well — what kind of summoned creature was this to be so strong?
Crack! Crack!
Accompanied by the sound of grinding skeletons, more and more skeleton warriors appeared around.
A total of 44 skeleton warriors completely surrounded the three enemies.
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