Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 117: The Lost Artifact (1)
Although the skills he has mastered are mainly attack and dodge, and there are no skills to enhance defense, this does not mean that Shaman is just an agile assassin who relies on surprise attacks. His defense ability is also not weak. Without dodging or parrying, the full-strength attack of the terrifying Earth Dragon Knight only caused minor flesh wounds. He has a strong ability to resist attacks, but his only shortcoming is that his defense against magic is slightly weaker, which is also a common problem of many melee professions - mutual promotion and mutual restraint. There is no invincible profession or soldier in Tianxia.
Overall, Shaman is a hybrid of assassin and warrior, with strong close combat ability, and the special attack method of "Blood Claw Breaking the Air" skill, which seems to have a bit of shooter nature. According to my preliminary estimation, Shaman has at least surpassed the strength of level 7 Warcraft, and its specific combat power has to be tested in actual combat.
If it weren't for the special care of the Bat Demon Dika, who occupied the most abundant blood in the "blood pool" that was already declining, and specially dispatched a group of silver-line blood bats to , and did not hesitate to consume a lot of vitality to perform the "first embrace" for Shaman who was in the incubation period, the qualifications of the blood bat couple, although higher than the ordinary level, could not be called very good. It was entirely due to the careful care of the Bat Demon Dika that they had the current strength of the silver-line blood bat that surpassed the general. It was impossible to breed too powerful descendants, and there would be no birth of the blood-sucking Count Shaman. I can get such a tyrannical pet, and the Bat Demon Dika is really a great contribution. It can be said that he spared no effort to help me strengthen my strength. Of course, there is no free lunch in the world. The leader of the vampire bat clan is not a "helpful" philanthropist. If it is not necessary, the Bat Demon Dika will definitely not be so "enthusiastic". It is also forced to do so. Everything is for the benefit. The main purpose is to make me more confident in dealing with the blood lich Douglas.
The alliance between the fourth wizard king of the Corpse Witches, Graveson, and the blood witch Douglas of the Blood Witches, is what Bat Demon Dika is most concerned about, the blood witch Douglas. The Corpse Witches have the advantage of numbers, relying on absolute obedience to the superiors and the human wave tactics. Their own strength is not outstanding. Even the Corpse Witch King is not an opponent of an ordinary blood bat. The only ones who are worth noting are the four wizard kings. However, even with the help of the special equipment obtained by being a royal family, the strength of Graveson, who ranks last, is only equivalent to the terrifying ground dragon knight. At most, he will master some special abilities similar to the "mental attack" of the "Supreme Corpse Crown". If I rely on accurate intelligence to launch a surprise attack, with my current strength, it will not be too difficult to defeat or even subdue Graveson.
But facing the blood witches and the blood lich Douglas, it would never be so easy. Even an ordinary blood witch was transformed by the corpse witch king through entering the "blood pool" and absorbing the essence of blood. His ability has been greatly improved, and he is still above the general blood bats. It is estimated that his strength is not less than that of the terrifying tiger knight. The guards carefully selected by the blood lich Douglas have received double the energy supply from the "blood pool". After special training, each member has the strength close to or reaching the level of the terrifying earth dragon knight. In addition, the blood witch has the characteristics of strong attack and weak defense. The single magic "blood shadow dark killing bomb" and the group magic "death ripple" that they master have extremely strong attack effects. Once the war begins, if their formation cannot be quickly dispersed and they are gathered together, the lethality that can be exerted can be said to be extremely amazing.
With such powerful subordinates, Douglas, a blood lich of the royal family, is naturally not a weakling. With the help of the special equipment given by the system to the royal family, coupled with the wanton absorption of energy from the "blood pool", he has accelerated his growth and has a tendency to become the first person of the blood witch clan. According to the judgment of the bat demon Dika, even if it is a conservative estimate, Douglas's strength will not be below the green bone dragon at least, that is to say, it may be close to or even reach the level of the ninth-level magic beast. And once the war begins, Douglas must not be allowed to escape. Once it approaches the "blood pool", with the help of the power of the holy land, it can launch the "blood evil killing formation", so that the area near the "blood pool" is completely covered by the "blood evil mist", limiting or even imprisoning the power of non-blood clan undead creatures, enhancing the ability of the blood witch clan, launching a counterattack or choosing to defend according to the situation. With the rise and fall of one, it is even more impossible to defeat it.
Under the circumstance that the Bat Demon Tika cannot directly intervene in the war, the hope of the Vampire Bats' resurgence is pinned on me, their "ally" . We will prosper together and suffer together, so naturally they will help me as much as possible. Now that the conditions promised to me have been fully met, once the right time comes, it is time for me to fulfill my promise, otherwise I will probably face the crazy revenge of the Bat Demon Tika and the Vampire Bats. After listening to the Bat Demon Tika's introduction to the Blood Witches and Douglas's evaluation, as an existence of the same level as them, even if they have really declined, the strength of the Vampire Bats should not be much worse, and the Bat Demon Tika is obviously not just the strength shown when we first met, at least it is far from what I can afford to provoke now.
I returned with great satisfaction, and I did not regret giving up the task of intercepting the "treasure delivery" team of the Church of Light. However, after I was resurrected, I received explosive news - the interception operation failed. The destination of the Church of Light, the Prairie City in the Southern Continent, had a fierce battle with the Southern Continent ambush team led by the Desert Eagle on the way, and ended up falling into the trap of the Church of Light. Not only did they fail to destroy the "holy object", but almost all the members of the "Resistance Alliance" who participated in the battle, including the Desert Eagle, were wiped out. Even the two NPCs of the ninth-level dark profession, the Undead Holy Mage and the Magic Paladin, who assisted in the operation, were martyred. It can be called a "complete defeat".
According to the analysis made by several leaders who planned the operation, such as Long Xing Tian Xia and Damao Feiying, after summarizing various aspects of the situation, it was shown that this "treasure delivery operation" was actually a conspiracy , a conspiracy to strike a blow to the arrogance of the "Resistance Alliance" and restore its somewhat declining momentum.
