The man-eating monsters made strange noises with their mouths as they moved. They suddenly began to run towards the band as the largest and strongest man-eating monster pointed his club at them.
Strings of magical incantations rang out before the monsters had even begun to approach. Bundles of bone arrows flew out of the air towards the man-eating monsters, and those above the level of apprentice magician fired an even more powerful incantation, bone spears.
Bone Spears was a necromancy spell similar to Bone Arrows, but it required at least the level of a novice mage to master. The power of the spell was also slightly stronger than bone arrows. The bone arrows and spears flew through the air at the same time, heading straight for the eight man-eating monsters.
The eight monsters knew how to dodge the attacks as they ran, but they weren't a race known for their speed. Some of them were still hit by the bone arrows and spears.
However, their bodies were extremely resilient. The bone arrows only made them scream in pain and temporarily affected their speed, but couldn't pierce their bodies. Only the bone spears left bloody holes in their bodies, with green blood oozing out.
The eight monsters continued to be injured as they approached, but none of them lost their fighting ability completely. They crashed into the outer defences and began to attack the inner ring.
Han Shuo remained inside the defensive ring in an orderly, unflappable manner. His face full of calm, he looked coldly at the rapidly approaching man-eating monsters, slowly assessing their combat strength.
"Let the dark creatures attack!" Fanny let out a loud cry as her beautiful features turned grave as she saw the man-eating monsters approaching.
Everyone began to direct the outer ring of dark creatures to attack as Fanny's words rang out. The summoned ghouls, skeleton warriors, zombie warriors, and hate warriors all held their positions, only striking when the man-eating monsters closed the distance.
But the man-eating monsters were big and buff, and their muscles gave them a formidable defence. Apart from the Hate Warriors, who could actually do some damage with their metal clubs, the attacks of the other dark creatures were rather limited.
The ghouls and skeleton warriors were particularly ineffective. They were instantly pulverised under the spiked clubs, the skeletal warriors falling to pieces and the ghouls dying in a mass of flesh and blood. The zombie warriors were more resilient and could take multiple hits from the spiked clubs, but even they staggered weakly after a few blows.
"Those damned man-eating monsters are a bit hard to handle!" Gene began to worry as he saw the outer perimeter of the dark creatures begin to collapse, and yet the man-eating monsters remained standing, even as they bled profusely from various magical attacks.
Hold the line! Don't let them break through, otherwise we'll surely die if we face them in hand-to-hand combat! Fanny shouted loudly, a trace of fear also appearing on her beautiful face.
Rounds of bone spears continued to appear as she chanted her spells. They focused on a particular man-eating monster, with the last spear piercing the monster's eye and penetrating its head in one fell swoop. This caused the man-eating monster to stagger and then fall lifeless to the ground.
The remaining seven man-eating monsters seemed to lose their minds after their comrade was killed. It was as if the two with spears had been activated, as they screamed with strange whooshing sounds and suddenly threw out their spears. The spears curved in the air and whistled sharply as they pinned down the two hate warriors.
The two hate warriors were the strongest flesh shields in the outer perimeter. Although they hadn't lost their ability to move immediately, their movements were slower now that their bodies had been impaled. They were pretty much ineffective after two man-eating monsters started marking their every move.
At this point, there were only two Hate Warriors and six Zombie Warriors left on the outer perimeter. The zombie warriors were inferior to the hate warriors in every way, and the pressure on the former had increased as the hate warriors were speared. Two zombie warriors had fallen in an instant.
"What to do, what to do? Are those damned man-eating monsters going to eat us?"
"Oh my god, why are their bodies so resilient? The bone arrows have no effect when they hit!"
"Screwed, we're all screwed. We should have gone back yesterday, wah... wah..."
A chorus of dejected complaints and anguished sobs erupted from the students' mouths, even affecting their spells for a moment.
"Master Gene, let's use the corpse explosion spell, quickly!" Fanny suddenly shouted, her beautiful face hardening as she saw everyone become so desperate.
"Oh perished soul, my will be the command, surrender your body to me, explode violently, Corpse Explosion!" Fanny and Gene both chanted at the same time, and Fanny pointed at the man-eating monster she'd speared earlier. Gene pointed to another fallen zombie warrior.
Two violent explosions suddenly erupted from the bodies of the man-eating monster and the zombie warrior. The four injured man-eating monsters beside them, including the two zombie warriors fighting them, were all affected as they flew violently through the air.
The four man-eating monsters, along with the two zombie warriors, were blown apart with loud noises. They all lay still and motionless, obviously completely finished.
Han Shuo's eyes shone brightly as he fixed them on Fanny. He was quite stunned by the corpse explosion magic. He had just clearly seen the body of the exploded man-eating monster suddenly light up after Fanny finished her incantation, followed by a terrifying force. Of the four man-eating monsters that had been blown apart, three of them had died under Fanny's magic.
Han Shuo had only heard a little about corpse explosion magic before. He understood that only skilled mages could cast it, and that the explosions would vary according to the strength of the mage. Fanny's corpse explosion magic had been much stronger than Gene's. This might have had something to do with Fanny's magic and the use of man-eating monsters as fodder.
However, it seemed that the corpse explosion spell had drained her mental power considerably. Fanny and Gene's faces were both pale after the spell and they were panting heavily.
So far, out of the original eight man-eating monsters, Fanny had killed one with a bone spear and four more with the corpse explosion spells. Although the two hate warriors had been impaled by the spears of the man-eating monsters, they still stood their ground and determinedly tied up two more man-eating monsters.
Only the strongest and largest of the man-eating monsters hadn't been unduly affected. It wielded a spiked club and sprinted over, making strange noises and even shouting simple phrases like "I... will... kill... you".
"We've just used the corpse explosion spell and our mental power is pretty much gone. We won't be able to use any more high-level magic for a while. Everyone run!" Gene's face grew panicked and he shouted quickly.
Fanny looked around and urged, "Everyone, hurry and leave! Don't let those monsters catch you."
Everyone panicked even more after hearing Fanny and Gene's words. The resources on the side were forgotten as everyone frantically tried to get away from the spiky, club-wielding, fast-running man-eating monster.
Except that the speed of the man-eating monster, while not too fast, was still faster than that of the students, who sometimes tripped over the skeletal remains of the warriors in their panic. This made their speed completely incomparable to that of the man-eating monsters.
Fanny's thoughts were with the students as she urged them to leave, herself holding back. The large man-eating monster, remembering that it was Fanny who had cast the Corpse Explosion spell and blown up three monsters, chased after her without a second thought when it saw that she had fallen behind. His staff was raised high and came crashing down on Fanny.
"Master Fanny, be careful!"
"Look out! Fanny, behind you!"
Lisa, Gene and several others cried out in shock and fright as they saw the club coming at Fanny from behind.
Fanny turned as she heard the screams and discovered that the club was coming straight at her. The sharp points of the spikes sparkled with cold light and the accompanying whoosh sound testified to the power behind the blow.
Her enchanting face, stark white without a trace of colour, and her beautiful legs were suddenly without strength. A sense of sad helplessness rose in her eyes as the spiked club grew larger in her vision.
Clang. Sparks flew everywhere.
Fanny's beautiful eyes widened as she looked out before her, a little lost. Two spiked clubs had appeared in front of her at some unknown time and the two had collided. The sharp studs had already been flattened at the point of contact, which still emitted a few metallic sparks.
She followed her gaze down the other's spiked club and suddenly discovered that Han Shuo had appeared to her left. Both of his hands were gripping the spiked club, which was completely out of proportion to his body. Veins had popped out on his forehead and arms, and his face was twisted into a grimace as he stared at the man-eating monster.
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