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Chapter 655 Absolute Defense? No, Magic Shield
"I understand." Lie Shi steadied the shield again, pressing the edge of the shield against the ground, and lowered his center of gravity.
The formation of twenty people tightened again.
No one laughed anymore.
The atmosphere became heavy.
Ash gripped the longsword tightly, the blade slightly raised.
He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
"Prepare for battle," he said.
On the other side of the fog, Lin Tian's projection watched all of this without any change in expression.
He raised his right hand, his fingertips pointing towards the ashes.
Ash's eyes widened suddenly—
A beam of silvery-white light burst forth from Lin Tian's fingertips, so fast it seemed to transcend time.
The beam of light shot straight toward Ash's chest, tearing through the air in its path with a sharp screech.
Ash's instinctive reaction saved him.
His body swerved to the side the instant the beam of light was emitted—not because he wanted to, but because a signal from the [Crisis Perception] system exploded in his brain, driving his body to make the evasive maneuver.
The beam of light grazed past his shoulder.
It struck a boulder behind him.
The boulder split in the middle, the cross-section as smooth as if it had been cut by a mirror.
Ash looked down at his shoulder—his clothes were torn, and a small patch of skin on his shoulder was burned, making him wince in pain.
It was just a scratch. If he hadn't dodged, the blow would have hit him squarely in the chest—
Ash dared not think any further.
"Everyone, scatter!" Ash roared. "Don't huddle together! His attacks are linear!"
The formation of twenty people instantly dispersed.
Lie Shi charged towards Lin Tian with his shield raised, the shield covered in a layer of earthy yellow light—his talent [Body of a Giant Stone] had been activated, giving all physical damage a certain chance to be converted into armor value.
"Kid, take this!"
The shield of the cleaving stone slammed into Lin Tian's chest.
The shield of the cleaving stone slammed into it.
He used all his strength in that attack—not a skill, but a pure physical impact.
The shield, carrying his entire weight and the momentum of his charge, slammed into Lin Tian's chest like a small mountain.
Behind him, three other warriors also attacked at the same time.
A spear thrust from the side, a greatsword slashed down from above, and a battle axe swung up from below.
Four directions, four weapons, all attacking the same person simultaneously.
The four soldiers attacked simultaneously, blocking all of the target's escape routes.
Even if the target manages to dodge one or two attacks, it will inevitably be hit by the rest.
The hunter's arrows arrived.
Three arrows flew in a triangular formation from thirty meters away, blocking the clone's retreat route.
The arrows whistled and pierced the air, each one carrying a skill effect—the hunter's talent [Precision Shot] increased the critical hit rate of the arrows by 30%.
The mage's spell followed immediately. A bolt of lightning shot from his fingertips, heading straight for the clone's head.
This is not ordinary lightning, but a [Lightning Strike] with a paralyzing effect. Being hit will cause a 0.5-second stun.
0.5 seconds may seem short, but it can be deadly in a fight.
The three assassins circled the edge, not in a hurry to make a move.
They are waiting—waiting for the clone's attention to be drawn to a frontal attack, and then launching a fatal blow from behind.
Twenty people, twenty different attacks, coordinated perfectly.
But in the next second, all of their attacks stopped in mid-air.
It's not that it "stopped," but rather that it "couldn't get through."
A semi-transparent shield appeared around the clone's body.
The shield of the cleaving stone struck the shield with a dull thud.
"What—"
Lie Shi's eyes widened.
His spearmen followed closely behind, their spears thrusting into the same spot.
The spear tip slid across the shield and veered to the side, failing to pierce it or even leave a scratch.
The greatsword slashed down, the blade striking the shield with a low hum.
The greatsword bounced back, so hard that the warrior's hand went numb and he almost lost his grip on the hilt.
The battle axe swung upwards, the blade striking the shield with barely a sound—like an axe striking the air, all the force hitting nothingness.
Three arrows struck the shield.
The arrowhead stopped the instant it touched the shield, as if gripped by an invisible hand, then lost all kinetic energy and fell to the ground with a clatter.
The arrowheads were flattened—not because the shield was particularly strong, but because the shield didn't deform at all; the arrowheads shattered on their own upon impact.
Lightning struck the shield, and the arc of electricity spread along the surface of the shield, rippling outwards like water.
But the shield itself remained unchanged—no cracks, no deformation, not even a change in color. The lightning circled the shield once and then dissipated, as if it had never existed.
Three assassins attacked from behind simultaneously.
The short knife was aimed at Lin Tian's back of the heart, back of the head, and lower back.
Three angles, three fatal positions, the blade tip precisely aimed at the vital points.
The blade tip stopped outside the shield, less than five centimeters from Lin Tian's body.
Then, the knife tip stopped.
It wasn't that the assassins stopped, but rather that they couldn't get the needle in.
Their daggers were like blades piercing an invisible wall; the tips were blocked by that thin shield, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't advance an inch further.
One assassin, refusing to believe it, stabbed the victim three more times.
Every strike was delivered with full force, and every strike was precisely aimed at the same spot.
The shield remained completely still.
Lie Shi was the first to recover from his shock.
He took two steps back to create distance, then took a deep breath and activated the skill [Armor-Piercing Impact].
This skill is one of his trump cards. It consumes 50% of his mana, and the next shield attack will have an armor-piercing effect, ignoring 30% of the target's defense.
"Open up!" Lie Shi roared, his shield slamming into Lin Tian's shield once more.
This time, the shield was covered with a layer of earthy yellow light, which flowed across its surface as if it were alive.
The armor-piercing effect, combined with the physical damage conversion from his talent [Stone Body], made this attack nearly twice as powerful as before.
The shield collided with the protective shield.
"Thump—"
The sound was louder than before, echoing in the mist and startling several unidentified creatures in the distant grass.
Then, the shield stopped.
The shield remained completely still.
There were no cracks, no deformation, not even a dent.
That thin, semi-transparent barrier was like an insurmountable wall, blocking all of Lie Shi's efforts from the outside.
Crack Stone was stunned.
He looked down at his shield, then looked up at the shield, and then looked down at his hands.
His hands were trembling slightly—not from fear, but from the shock.
The force of that blow rebounded back onto his arm, making his entire arm numb.