In general, the skills of the third phase would follow those of the second form. However, the nun sisters were somewhat exceptional. Although they had entered the second form, they would no longer cast the health - restoring skills of that form, for these had been interrupted by Kenley's explosive damage output.

  Nonetheless, they would employ defensive magic and utilize priestly skills to augment their defensive capabilities.

  Particularly notable was their exceptionally high magic resistance. They placed greater emphasis on countering the mage units within the team. Thus, when they were initially exploring the Abbey of Rest instance and facing the gatekeeper boss, the primary functions of the mages were to immobilize and impose various negative status effects, rather than serving as the primary damage dealers.

  To effectively deal damage to the nun sisters, the real damage dealers were physical - class occupations, such as warriors, berserkers, assassins, thieves, archers, and rangers, which constituted the physical damage output stream.

  However, given that this instance was quite lengthy and involved engaging three distinct bosses, each with its own unique characteristics, it was impractical to assemble an entire team of physical damage output occupations. This was because in the subsequent Silent Corridor, there was a special Black Sheep Knight whose physical defense was extraordinarily high. At that time, it would be a true test of the mages' damage output capabilities.

  As Teresa sprinted at high speed, she muttered incantations under her breath. At that moment, a scarlet hexagram once again flashed on her chest, and a black vapor suddenly materialized on the surface of her body.

  This was Teresa's defensive dark magic, which significantly enhanced her magic resistance. Simultaneously, her offensive power was also bolstered.

  "Your Highness, dodge!" Kenley cautioned without turning his head while engaged in combat.

  Merely by hearing the sound, Kenley could discern the intentions of the Sister of Integrity. He sent the chained mace flying with a single sword strike and swiftly withdrew.

  Guinevere's spatial transfer was currently in its cooldown period, yet this did not imply that mages lacked other magical displacement skills.

  "Mana Blink!" Guinevere's reaction was equally prompt. Although not a warrior, she possessed considerable combat experience. Despite being a noble of high standing, she had never neglected the cultivation of her combat awareness.

  Similar to Elemental Flash, Mana Blink harnessed the mana elements in the environment to construct a temporary bridge, enabling rapid spatial displacement to evade enemy attacks.

  When casting Mana Blink, it could be re - cast within a specific time frame. If not cast within this time, the skill would enter a cooldown state.

  Guinevere's figure seemed to vanish suddenly and then reappear in an instant, creating a distance of a full twenty meters between herself and the Sister of Integrity.

  This was a form of skill balance implemented by the game's developers for mages. After all, unlike warrior occupations that could generate invincibility frames through a dodge with a rapid 2 - second cooldown, mages' blink skills allowed them to create a significant distance. Moreover, during the use of the blink, an invincibility frame effect was produced, rendering the mage immune to enemy attacks.

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  The attack of the Sister of Integrity immediately missed its mark.

  Seizing this opportunity, Tia and Fess promptly sealed off the Sister of Integrity's position, flanking her from the left and right.

  "Heavy Blow!" Fess swung his shield, delivering a direct strike to Teresa's back, while Tia also landed an elbow strike on the same area.

  This was a combined attack technique.

  When two team members simultaneously employed control skills, a combined attack effect was triggered. Unless the enemy was in a state of invulnerability, the combined attack technique would be fully effective.

  Caught off guard, Teresa was immediately overcome by a sense of dizziness.

  "Well done!" Kenley silently commended. However, his subordinates were equally quick to react, unleashing a finishing move of Bloom on Grace!

  With a soft slapping sound, blood spurted from Grace's body, resembling a blooming red orchid. Grace spat out blood and eventually collapsed to the ground.

  "Charge! Charge again!"

  Seizing the opportunity, Kenley charged directly towards Teresa.

  "Budding!"

  Since the Purple Flower Language skill had just been cast and was still in its cooldown state, Kenley was compelled to employ the White Flower Period swordsmanship, a skill that had not yet been fully unlocked.

  Furthermore, during the recent actual combat, Kenley had noticed that his swordsmanship seemed to have made remarkable progress.

  It appeared to be influenced by the title of Reincarnated Sword Saint.

  At the outset, the influence of this title on his swordsmanship was merely 10%, and Kenley had not noticed anything particularly special when using it.

  However, as time passed, Kenley was alarmed to find that the enhancement of his swordsmanship conferred by the title was gradually increasing. It had grown from the initial 10% to the current 15%.

  It seemed that the more frequently he used swordsmanship, the higher the bonus rate of swordsmanship in his title became.

  After the bonus rate of his swordsmanship increased, Kenley distinctly felt that his swordsmanship had undergone subtle yet tangible changes.

  For instance, the damage inflicted by his swordsmanship increased, and the duration of both the control effect and the negative status effect was extended.

  However, although negative status effects such as dizziness had been extended, the extension was only approximately 0.1 seconds, making it barely noticeable in practical use.

  Nevertheless, Kenley speculated that with his continued frequent use of swordsmanship, if the growth of swordsmanship in his title reached 30% or even 40%, the bonus would be truly substantial.

  If Kenley reached level 60 or higher and became a member of the Silver People, his swordsmanship would become even more formidable. Consider this: his swordsmanship possessed a bleeding effect, which not only prolonged the bleeding duration but also increased the bleeding damage and could even affect the stacking layers. In that case, the damage output would be truly remarkable.

  Kenley suddenly thought of some swordsmanship techniques that inherently possessed a bleeding effect. It seemed that he should find some time to learn them. The Bleeding Swordsmanship style was indeed a warrior style with significant benefits.

  A strike of Budding landed directly behind Teresa, who was stunned by the combined attack.

  Despite being in a stunned state, Teresa, with her high vitality, still managed to wield her spear to parry the attack, though the wound was not as deep as it might have been.

  hp - 381

  With the enhancement of three buffs, as well as the additional boost from the battle song and aura, the damage of Kenley's single attack was significantly higher than that of Tia's.

  Even though Teresa still had over 5000 hp, taking this hit was extremely unpleasant for her.

  Now that Grace was dead, the six of them were collaborating to confront a single opponent, and with Kenley leading the way, Teresa soon found herself unable to withstand their combined offensive.

  "Flame Fang!"

  With the simultaneous attacks of Tia and Guinevere, even though Teresa had outstanding magic resistance, she ultimately succumbed to the combined assault of the group.

  "Is she really dead?"

  Even now, the group still found it hard to believe.

  These two formidable opponents were the most challenging they had ever encountered.