Chapter 171 The Battle of Despair!
Alan shouted, "Super Armor!"
Andrew and the others looked stunned.
Super Armor meant forced control removal.
It was one of the most powerful control removal skills in Ragnarok.
They never thought Alan would actually use it.
Alan had multiple Super Armor skill books.
But as an archer, he couldn't learn the skill before.
Now, with a dual main profession, he could learn the Super Armor skill.
Not just that, he also learned the Rage skill.
But since he mostly fought with arrows and avoided close combat, Alan hadn't used it.
Alan knew to survive longer, he needed to keep some tricks up his sleeve.
Like how he only revealed his basic attack amplification when he killed King Rex.
The same went for Super Armor.
When Andrew, Matthew, and the others saw hope, he used Super Armor to crush it.
Ashley sighed when she saw Alan's Super Armor activate.
She knew she was doomed.
[You have killed Princess Ashley. A server-wide announcement is about to be made. Do you want to hide your nickname?]
"No," Alan replied.
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Ice King for killing Princess Ashley. This is a special announcement. We hope all players will continue to strive.]
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Ice King for killing Princess Ashley. This is a special announcement. We hope all players will continue to strive.]
The server-wide announcement echoed.
Many players were shocked. First King Rex, now Princess Ashley was killed.
And this time, the nickname wasn't hidden. It was openly stated that Ice King did it.
Outside Lone Wind City, the leader in the black robe smirked. He remarked, "After so many years, is our Demon Lair finally going to rule this country?"
Starcity, the palace.
In the Snow Corpse's Footprint dungeon, Leona sensed something and looked towards Lone Wind City.
Leona thought, 'One died so quickly? Ice King, once I find the Snow Goddess and obtain the source of power, I will trap you in Stellaria forever!'
Leona's eyes flashed with killing intent.
She knew Alan, as an adventurer, could be resurrected after death.
But she could imitate the sealing of the Demon King's son, Grelorin, and seal Alan.
Leona declared, "As long as I trap you, when the impending calamity arrives, you will have no way out but death!"
Leona's eyes grew colder. She looked at the approaching Ice Serpent and slapped it without hesitation.
The terrifying power shattered the Ice Serpent's skull.
Guardian's Tower.
After killing Princess Ashley, Alan used the Book of Life and Death to lock onto the golden priest.
The continuous bleeding began.
Losing over ninety thousand health per second was terrifying.
And Alan, holding the God-Slaying Whip, was in a fierce battle with Matthew, Andrew, and the others.
"Rage!"Matthew shouted and used Rage without hesitation.
Matthew repeated, "Rage!"
Alan didn't hold back either, releasing Rage and instantly feeling his strength, speed, and other basic attributes increase.
The reduction in Physical and Magic Defense due to Rage didn't bother Alan. His defenses were negligible anyway.
They clashed dozens of times, fighting fiercely.
Kyle shouted, "Heart Lock Burst!"
Kyle's staff waved, clearly activating a powerful ultimate move.
Alan squinted but didn't care.
While Kyle was casting, Alan used Instant Slash, flying towards the golden priest.
Andrew commanded, "Stop him!"
Andrew used Cloud Piercing Strike to block Alan's path.
Alan's attack wasn't aimed at killing the golden priest but to distance himself from Kyle.
Alan said, "Spatial Blink!"
As Kyle's skill was about to land, Alan used Spatial Blink to create more distance.
Alan grumbled, "Not good!"
Alan thought, 'My two displacements didn't take me out of Kyle's casting range.'
He had just used consecutive displacements to get out of Kyle's casting range, so even if he couldn't interrupt the casting, he could avoid the skill attack.
But after two displacements, his chest was already glowing with an earthy yellow light.
With a loud bang, the earthy yellow light exploded from Alan's chest, sending him flying.
Matthew yelled, "Now's the time."
Matthew turned into a shadow and instantly appeared in front of Alan, following up with a knock-up.
Andrew also rushed up, continuously hitting Alan with knock-up effects.
Andrew dared, "Ice King, let's see what tricks you have this time."
Andrew's face was ferocious, his expression sinister, filled with hostility towards Alan.
Alan faintly smiled.
These people were still hoping to kill him.
Alan put away his equipment and stopped resisting.
Finally, under the relentless attacks of Matthew, Andrew, and the others, Alan fell.
Because of his high Infamy Value, Alan's level dropped back to one.
Alan didn't care; leveling up was routine for him.
Moreover, level drops didn't affect his attributes; the only possible impact was on equipment with level requirements.
But this had minimal impact on Alan, as most of his equipment had no level requirements.
Three seconds later, Alan resurrected on the spot!
Matthew was shocked again. This wasn't the first time he had seen Alan resurrect on the spot, but it still felt unbelievable.
Matthew ordered, "Retreat!"
Matthew sighed. He knew they couldn't stop Alan.
Alan could resurrect on the spot. They couldn't do anything. They would truly die if they persisted.
Of course, he wouldn't, but Andrew and Kyle would.
Andrew said furiously, "Matthew, I can't accept just leaving like this!"
Andrew's eyes were bloodshot. No one knew his feelings for Princess Ashley were special.
But now, Princess Ashley had died at Alan's hands, which he couldn't accept.
Matthew advised, "Wait for the king. Once the king comes out of the Snow Corpse's ruins, he will sweep everything. By then, no one will be able to stop us."
Andrew gritted his teeth. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was a fact. Even with so many experts working together, it was so difficult to kill Alan once.
Moreover, Princess Ashley had fallen, and the golden priest was also about to fall.
Matthew said, "You guys retreat first. I can resurrect; I'll hold off Ice King."