Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

"Change tactics!" Jiang Wentao's deep voice resonated. "Big Brother Sun, you should stay out of this battle. Run to the right, as far as you can!"

In a fight of this caliber, there was no room for Sun Ruixing to step in.

Sun Ruixing was not a fool. He immediately nodded and darted to the right. There were no Demon Fiends there, and none pursued him.

Because all the Demon Fiends had only one target: the Fourth Prince in William's arms!

"Soon, we'll need to charge forward together. Wen Yu, you and William must protect the Fourth Prince and directly kill that skeleton. Chu Ziling and I will clear the path and act as bait for you two... You two, try to conserve your energy!"

"Cyclops, hold off that big dog!"

"As for the opponents behind us..." Jiang Wentao looked gravely at Monkey, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "Monkey, I'm sorry…"

Jiang Wentao somberly announced his strategy.

This was probably the best option they could devise in such a short time. According to Wen Yu's earlier tactic, the Bone Demon, hidden among the puppets, could definitely use a sneak attack to eliminate William or Wen Yu. The phalanx of nearly a hundred puppets formed an uncrossable chasm for Wen Yu and William alone! The roles of Chu Ziling and Jiang Wentao were to rush to the front as bait, luring the Bone Demon's attacks and clearing the way for them. Thus, the three Demon Fiends at their rear would be left for Monkey to face alone.

Although Monkey's class and combat style were suited for handling multiple enemies, although Monkey's combat prowess was high, and although Monkey's actual strength couldn't be measured by his level; for Monkey, lacking ammunition and possessing only the strength of a Level 2 professionist, to single-handedly face three third-level Demon Fiends... the outcome was all too clear.

"Understood, Captain," Monkey said, quietly saluting. He then drew two handguns and charged at the Demon Fiends behind him.

"Action!" Jiang Wentao roared, as if to vent all his frustrations, rushing straight into the horde of puppets.

Wen Yu barely suppressed the trembling in his heart, pulled up the dazed William, and followed closely behind Jiang Wentao and Chu Ziling.

At the very front, Jiang Wentao and Chu Ziling had already engaged the puppet horde.

His hardened Knuckle Duster shot out, shattering the puppet ahead, while a loud explosion erupted from Jiang Wentao's fist.

This was a skill he had acquired at Level 3.

Explosive Punch (C-Class, Active Ability).

The force of the Explosive Punch directly obliterated this puppet, while the aftershock of the blast sent several puppets behind it flying.

"Their physical attributes are around 20 points," Jiang Wentao urgently relayed to the others behind him.

Meanwhile, Chu Ziling, positioned behind Jiang Wentao with flames enveloping his fists, swiftly dispatched several puppets ahead, clearing a path for William and Wen Yu behind him.

At this moment, Cyclops and the summoned Three-headed Demon Dog had already engaged in a fierce fight.

The battle between them was utterly one-sided!

Even though Cyclops's skills were formidable, the disparity in physical attributes—the dog's being more than double his own—still sent Cyclops flying with a direct hit!

Then, the Three-headed Demon Dog, completely ignoring the others trapped within the puppet horde, pounced at Cyclops once more.

CLACK. CLACK.

A grinding of bones was heard, and then a strange voice issued from the Silver-White Skeleton's mouth. "You stupid beast! Get back here and kill the mission target!"

The Silver-White Skeleton let out a roar, its voice sounding somewhat hollow and distant.

Wen Yu's heart tightened. If the Three-headed Demon Dog turned its attention to them, a bloody massacre would await them!

However, the situation underwent a slight change.

The Three-headed Demon Dog, which had been charging at Cyclops, gradually slowed to a halt. It roared directly at the Silver-White Skeleton, and simultaneously, a giant fireball shot straight towards the skeleton!

The massive fireball traveled slowly, so the Silver-White Skeleton easily dodged it. However, one only needed to see the violent flickering of the flames within the Silver-White Skeleton's skull to understand how embarrassing this situation was for it.

After spitting fire at its master, the Three-headed Demon Dog ignored everything else and lunged once again at Cyclops, who had just struggled back to his feet.

Clearly, this Three-headed Demon Dog didn't obey its master's commands.

And its IQ was clearly in arrears.

This was perhaps one of the awkward realities for traditional Summoners—contracted creatures always carried a certain risk of backlash!

The Silver-White Skeleton cursed lowly, "Idiot!" and made its move again.

Hardening Art (C-Class, Active Ability): Reinforces a creature's external defenses.

This Spell was cast on the creatures it had summoned with its Condensing Invocation Art!

A black light flashed. Although the puppets showed no outward change, the embattled professionists could feel that these things had become considerably tougher.

"Die!" Jiang Wentao roared, his Explosive Punch launching once again, sending the puppet in front of him flying far away!

Unfortunately, the gap before him was instantly filled by a relentless stream of puppets.

"Damn it! Is there no end to this?!" Chu Ziling cursed in anger as a massive fireball coalesced and smashed violently towards a spot nearby.

"Of course, it's not over…" came the voice of the Silver-White Skeleton.

Then, the Silver-White Skeleton waved its hand again.

The ground began to tremble.

This was unmistakably…

The Condensing Invocation Art!

Another horde of nearly a hundred puppets rose to their feet amidst the Silver-White Skeleton's strange, grating cackle.

An unending tide!

With a grim expression, Wen Yu crushed a puppet, but their numbers were simply overwhelming.

The four of them seemed mired in quicksand, unable to advance or retreat.

"What should we do?" William asked.

Behind them, William's Moon Slash arced out, swiftly clearing a large swathe of puppets before him.

Then, yet another wave of puppets rose!

These things… they're simply inexhaustible!

At this, even Jiang Wentao was out of ideas.

"William, can you toss me over there?" Watching the Silver-White Skeleton grandstanding in the distance, Wen Yu suddenly had an idea.

William glanced at the Silver-White Skeleton and immediately shook his head. "It won't work, the distance is too great!" he told Wen Yu.

"Then what if I help too?" Chu Ziling interjected. He had also understood Wen Yu's idea. "Two throws. We'll get Wen Yu over there!"

Wen Yu and William exchanged a glance and nodded.