Sarlayan originally hoped that Atumen could directly capture Moros, use the high mobility of the undead horse Midnight to break out of the encirclement, and efficiently remove the mental control of Moros.
However, Atumen, this iron fool, has obviously not been able to adapt to today's undead body, and still retains the inertial thinking he had when he was a human.
For the living, being choked by the neck basically means that they have lost the ability to resist, because the lack of oxygen to the brain will cause the body to gradually become weak.
However, Moros, like Atumen, has long since become an undead, and the weaknesses of the living are meaningless to him.
Fortunately, Sarlayan was cautious in advance and did not see Atumen riding out of the restaurant on horseback at the scheduled time. He immediately realized that the plan had changed.
After Sarlayan and Khadgar hurriedly entered the banquet hall on the second floor, the ghosts of the nobles who were dancing happily immediately revealed their ferocious side.
Leaving Khadgar behind to fend off these weak fish, Sarlayan broke out of the encirclement as quickly as possible, just in time to see Atumen, who had been stabbed twice in the waist, let out an exaggerated scream.
That's right, strange screams, not screams, because in most cases the undead have no pain system at all.
Only when they are attacked directly on the soul can they truly understand what pain is.
Sarlayan was not surprised that he was unable to subdue the agile Moros with one move. After all, he had already received hints from the barrage that Moros was a thief.
After angrily knocking Attumen away, Sarlayan concentrated on cheering up for the first time since arriving in Karazhan.
At the same time that Moros was attacked, the six high-level elite ghosts who were talking loudly beside him also assumed a fighting stance at the same time.
Moros himself is a thief, and he can use most of the thief skills. Only the secret skills such as Shadow Dance, Slaughter and Crimson Blade have not been learned.
The 6 ghost followers surrounding Moros have complete professions.
Ms. Caitlina is a priest who specializes in healing spells, and Ms. Keyinla is a holy paladin who is also responsible for healing and assistance.
In addition, there are Lady Dorothy, the Dark Priest, who is responsible for the output, Duke Robin, the Weapon Fighter, Baron the Punishment Rider Love, and finally Duke Crispin, who is responsible for protecting teammates.
This seven-member team has a clear division of labor. The first time Sarlayan entered the scene, Duke Crispin consciously raised his shield to block the other teammates.
If it's one-on-one, Sarlayan can crush him with absolute power and easily defeat Duke Crispin, who is only over level 40.
However, just as Sarlayan raised the Staff of Balance and prepared to push back Duke Crispin who was blocking the front, other ghosts who had been activated by Atumen in advance cooperated with each other and launched an attack first.
Sarlayan was well prepared for this. Seeing that he failed to take the lead, he immediately took a step back to avoid the spells and weapons that were attacking him one after another.
The freely retractable staff of balance turned into a bracelet again, and Sarlayan took out the magic-forbidden orb that he had prepared from his waist.
"Buzz!"
With the activation of the Forbidden Demon Orb, the Dark Priest Dorothy, the Divine Priest Caitlina and the Divine Cavalry Ke Yinla, who were holding their staffs and chanting words, all became silent.
Without the aid of the three major supports, it is much easier to deal with it only with a human shield and three kitchen knives.
Duke Crispin, who was at the front, didn't need to use magic in the first place, and was completely unaware of his companion's predicament.
Seeing that Sarlayan's hands suddenly became empty, he thought that the opportunity to counterattack had come, so he held his shield and prepared to hit Sarlayan's face with a shield blow.
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry yet."
While hanging the Orb of Forbidden Magic back on his waist with his left hand, Sarlayan used the strength he learned from Master Shang Xi of Wandering Island to exert force and hit the shield held up by Duke Crispin with his right fist at close range.
Due to the disparity in strength between them, Sarlayan, who arrived first, counterattacked and beat Duke Crispin back several steps, which just exposed Duke Robin and Love, who were holding their weapons high and planning to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. baron.
At this time, Sarlayan was temporarily unable to change his posture due to his old attack movements.
However, he also prepared countermeasures in advance. During the gap between Havoc and the New Life Bracelet to recombine into a staff, fine golden dragon scales appeared on the surface of Sarlayan's body.
"Cang! Cang!"
After two crisp sounds like metal collisions, the weapons that Baron Love and Duke Robin slashed on Sarlayan's neck and forehead respectively were bounced away.
Due to the reaction force, the two members of the Kitchen Knife Team who were caught off guard were affected by the flick of the knife and stumbled back unconsciously.
At the same time, Moros also teleported behind Sarlayan with Shadow Step, aimed at his back and stabbed two poisoned daggers.
Moros, who has a level 52 thief level, is the biggest threat to Sarlayan among the seven people present. His attack can break through the protection of dragon scales and hurt Sarlayan's flesh and blood.
The chill coming from behind did not make Sarlayan stop his action. He just twisted his upper body slightly, letting the two poisonous daggers rub the dragon scales and hit the empty space.
After escaping Moros' fatal surprise attack, Sarlayan waved the assembled Staff of Balance to sweep away Duke Crispin, who had not yet adjusted his posture, temporarily breaking through the annoying human shield's protection against his teammates.
The unforgiving Sarlayan stabbed the head of his staff at Baron Love, who had just regained his footing.
Although Baron Love reacted quickly and put his generous two-handed weapons across his chest in an attempt to block, the strength gap between them existed objectively after all.
Although Baron Love avoided being pierced through the heart by the balance staff with the power of death, the huge force attached to the head of the staff still knocked him back several steps.
Seeing the emergency situation of his teammates, Paladin Ke Yinla, who had not yet gotten rid of the magic ban effect, hurriedly rushed forward with his shield in an attempt to save the situation.
As if there were eyes on the back of his head, Sarlayan once again turned his head with a small movement to dodge Moros' pursuit of Wei and Zhao. At the same time, he raised his right leg and used the monk's whip kick skills to kick the weak Ke Yin away. .
Compared to Ke Yinla, who could still lift his shield and one-handed hammer to play a role in entanglement, the two priests with different specializations could only stand back and watch dumbly once they lost their ability to cast spells.
They witnessed Duke Robin being punched in the face with such force that his soul was deformed, and the two priests hiding at the back were completely exposed.
Sarlayan did not rush to deal with the two weak chickens who had lost their fighting ability. He just assumed a sheep attack posture. In fact, his attention had turned to the butler Moros who was still doing crazy output behind him.
Seeing that Sarlayan planned to pursue the victory and send away the two spellcasters, Moros attacked with all his strength without thinking, trying to force Sarlayan to turn around and return to defense.
His goal was achieved, but not completely.
"Let's go!"
Sarlayan, who had already planned it, retracted the staff of balance and threw a carbine. Moros, who did not expect this move at all, was caught off guard and was pierced by the sharp tail of the staff. He was lifted into the air by Sarlayan and could not escape. .
"Roar!"
With the roar of the dragon, he temporarily frightened several ghosts who were injured but planned to continue chasing. Sarlayan provoked Moros to take a heroic leap outside the restaurant, and then immediately selected the card that was still releasing a large-scale blizzard to clean up the ghosts of the nobles. Degas mobilized for reinforcements.
As he jumped out of the restaurant, Sarlayan withdrew the power of the Forbidden Demon Orb without any impact on Khadgar, who was controlling the field.
"It's done, let's retreat to one level first!"
Khadgar faithfully implemented Sarlayan's plan, accurately controlling the intensity of the blizzard, only controlling it without killing.
After all, some of these ghosts will later become Khadgar's bargaining chip in his fight against the demons that dominate Karazhan's upper levels.
Leaving behind the ghost who was slowed down by the blizzard and unable to move in place, Atumen, who had been guerrilla on the edge to guard Khadgar's flanks, quickly turned his horse around, followed closely behind Sarlayan and Khadgar, and returned along the stairs. to the first floor.
"Khadgar!"
"give it to me!"
After returning to the reception hall on the first floor, Khadgar immediately turned around and mobilized his magic power. His eyes glowed with a faint blue light under the influence of the rising arcane energy.
"Freeze it!"
"Kaka!"
A solid ice wall will rise between the stairs connecting the first and second floors. Sarlayan also attaches the power of death to the ice wall to prevent the ghosts from passing through the wall. This can temporarily block the incoming waves. Lots of ghosts.
"Very well, then it's my job."
"boom!"
A fist carrying a bit of death power hit the head of Moros, who was still struggling vigorously. The old housekeeper, whose soul was greatly shaken, finally calmed down.
Not bothering to take him off the staff, Sarlayan directly reached out and pressed Moros's forehead. Just like Atumen did at that time, he repeated the same trick to remove the mental suggestion left by Medivh.
"Well!"
Unsurprisingly, Moros, like Atumen, remains under the spell of mental suggestion largely of his own free will.
What Sharlayan needs to do is to break Moros's dream of expecting everything to be the same as before, so that he can wake up and face the reality of Medivh's "death".
As the spell was broken, the aggression in Moros's eyes quickly faded. He had just woken up and looked around blankly.
"What am I...Atumen? And Master Khadgar?"
After outputting a large amount of magic power at once to condense the ice wall, Khadgar, who felt slightly exhausted, wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved to Moros with a smile.
"Long time no see, Moros, I'm glad you still recognize me."
"Ha~"
Moros shook his head and laughed, puffing up his chest quite proudly.
"Although your appearance has changed a lot, your words and deeds are still the same. As the steward of Karazhan, how could I not recognize the successor of this guardian tower."
"Hey~"
After chatting and laughing with Khadgar, Moros, who regained his senses, probably guessed something.
"Master... he must be dead, right? Atumen and I... and even everyone who stayed in Karazhan are the same."
