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Three treemen, each standing over six meters tall, suddenly appeared on the arena stage, instantly drawing a wave of gasps from the audience.
"A Warlock has skills like this?"
"What kind of skill is that exactly?"
"Three special elites—Glorious Stars is going to have a hard time winning this fight."
No one in the audience was an ordinary person, and their sharp eyes proved it.
Average players rarely got to watch a high-level Divine Realm duel, but for the people here, witnessing one was easy. They understood full well how powerful Divine Realm experts were and knew the various class skills inside and out.
A Warlock's combat style revolved around control. Once they locked down an enemy, they could toy with them at will. However, in terms of survivability and damage output, they fell a step behind Elementalists and Summoners.
But if a tank could draw the enemy's attention, a Warlock's threat level would skyrocket.
After all, Warlocks were still low in both level and rank. Many of their powerful skills required lengthy cast times, making them unsuitable for the kind of high-level duels seen now.
Expert battles pushed every ounce of a player's physical capability to the limit. When a split second could decide the outcome, where was there time for a one-second-plus cast?
That was why Warlocks were rarely seen among the major teams in the Dark Arena. Elementalists and Summoners dominated instead.
But with three special elites fighting alongside the Warlock, those shortcomings were completely covered.
"I really underestimated the Shura Team. No wonder they dared send a Warlock onto the stage." Bei Chen Tianlang couldn't help casting another glance at the quietly seated Shi Feng. "Go tell Qian Ren—he has to win this one. No need to hold anything back."
Zhan Wuji nodded, stood up immediately, and left his seat. He walked to the side of the arena and began signaling to Qian Ren.
Players on the stage couldn't receive any messages or hear voices from outside, but they could see what was happening beyond the arena walls. Long ago, the major teams had worked out all kinds of hand signals and coded gestures for giving instructions.
On the arena, Qian Ren was already struggling to stay alive.
The three Forest Spirits had sky-high defense, and their movement speed was far from slow. With all three chasing him at once, dodging alone was hard enough—let alone the fact that Shui Se Qiang Wei was standing by, unleashing a constant barrage of control skills. He had to pour every ounce of energy into defense.
But constant defense was bound to fail eventually. A Forest Spirit had grazed his shoulder moments ago, and his HP had plummeted by 2,318 in an instant.
His total HP barely exceeded ten thousand. A single hit had taken nearly a quarter of it. A few more like that and he was done for.
"Hmm, we're going all out?" Qian Ren suddenly caught sight of Zhan Wuji below the stage. After recognizing the hand signals, his lips curled upward. He pulled three golden arrows from his inventory and fired them at the three Forest Spirits.
Arrow of Binding!
This item could directly trap all enemies within a designated area, preventing them from leaving—unless they destroyed the Arrow of Binding itself. Summoned creatures dealt 80% reduced damage to the arrow.
Even for him, crafting these had consumed a mountain of precious materials. He had only managed to produce five in total, and now, desperate to win the match, he gritted his teeth and used them.
Three streaks of golden light struck the Forest Spirits dead-on. In an instant, all three were enclosed within a golden cage, completely unable to break free.
The cage's total HP was a staggering one hundred thousand. Even though the Forest Spirits were special elites, with their damage reduced by 80%, breaking through would take considerable time—more than enough to run out the clock and clinch the match.
With the Forest Spirits locked down, Qian Ren immediately activated his burst skill, Beast King's Soul. His Agility increased by 80%, Strength by 60%, and both movement speed and attack speed rose by 50%, lasting for one full minute on a ten-hour cooldown.
With his Strength and Agility boosted as a Ranger, the arrows he fired flew faster and hit harder.
A series of piercing whistles cut through the air as several arrows closed in on Shui Se Qiang Wei in the blink of an eye.
But Shui Se Qiang Wei seemed to have anticipated it all along. She smiled faintly, waved her jade-like hand, and three figures wreathed in cyan flames materialized before her.
The volley of powerful arrows slammed into the cyan figures, forcing them back a step—but Shui Se Qiang Wei remained completely unharmed.