Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 123: Succession of the Throne (1)
Shrouded by the blood mist, the corpse wizards, corpse wizard kings, including the fourth wizard king Graveson, were all blinded by their strength and could not detect the existence of Shaman who was so close. Shaman was not affected by the blood mist at all. Since he had received my order in advance to kill only the culprit and not to kill indiscriminately, he did not kill the corpse wizard kings who were guarding him, but just used his body to force them away. It seemed that he did not exert any force on purpose, and those corpse wizard kings seemed to be hit by a strong force. One by one, they lost their balance and fell to the ground. They were unable to hinder Shaman's actions at all. He flew straight and squeezed next to Graveson in the blink of an eye.
He first gave Gravison an "Evil Gaze". Maybe it was because his opponent was too weak and was covered by blood mist, so Saman didn't even bother to use "Phantom Form". He rushed directly to Gravison and attacked with "Thirteen Strikes of Ghost Claws". His claws were raised, surrounded by a faint black gas, and his foot-long nails were all stretched out, emitting a cold light. He attacked in turns, as fast as the wind. Gravison had no time to react and staggered back. Although it could be seen that he was trying his best to dodge, he was obviously unable to get rid of the serial attacks with a certain chasing effect.
After about eight or nine attacks, Shaman's left claw left five more wounds on Graveson's body. Just as it began to retract, the right claw was on the way out, and the next moment it would continue to grab the opponent's body. In a flash, Graveson, who had been passively beaten and almost fell, suddenly raised his head, as if he had noticed the exact position of Shaman next to him, and looked directly at where he stood. Suddenly, Shaman's body was shocked, and his attack stopped. His body shook violently, and he staggered back a few steps. The "mental attack" must have been a conspiracy by Graveson's "mental attack". It could be used even under such a fierce attack, which was obviously more practical than the "mental attack" I could launch. As a result, I dared not let Shaman hold back, gave up the last hope of subduing Graveson, and reiterated the order to kill him as soon as possible.
Fortunately, compared with the vampire fang Count Shaman, the fourth wizard king was still too weak to seize this great opportunity to counterattack. Under the influence of the inertia or reaction force of the attack, he fell to the ground in a mess. Before he could struggle to get up and shook his head, Shaman, who had recovered from the "mental attack", had already rushed forward like a gust of wind, bent his body, and re-performed the "Thirteen Strike of Ghost Claws". He had learned a lesson and received my advice. He did not dare to be careless this time. After each attack, he immediately changed his position to avoid being noticed by Graveson's attack position.
The following battle went surprisingly smoothly. Graveson didn't get any chance. He was unable to fight back under Shaman's fierce attack until the white light symbolizing death began to rise from his body. I couldn't believe it. He completed the task of killing the Fourth Witch King so easily. This would have been unimaginable in the past. It should probably be attributed to Shaman being too powerful.
As Graveson died, a faint golden light flew out of its body, first circling around Sarman, pausing for a moment, and then flying towards me. It looked like an exquisite crown. It flew over me, also circling, and stopped right above my head. Then the golden light became stronger, and a golden beam of light shot vertically onto my head. The "Supreme Corpse Crown" I was wearing suddenly became restless, bouncing violently above my head, as if it was under a huge suction force and wanted to fly away, but it seemed reluctant to leave and tried its best to stay. After several struggles, with a "hum", the "Supreme Corpse Crown" flew up on its own and landed in my hand, while the larger light golden crown was even brighter, spinning and falling, and then the light suddenly shone, and it was worn on my head.
With the "Supreme Corpse Crown" being "forcibly removed", I also lost the title of "First Corpse King" who can lead the zombie clan, unless I put it on again, but replaced it with Graveson's "Fourth Wizard Crown" on my head. My current identity is the Fourth Wizard King of the Corpse Wizard Clan, which is far more powerful than the zombie clan. My status and strength should have been further improved.
Time was running out, so I had no time to take a closer look. I roughly checked the properties and functions of the "Fourth Wizard Crown". It can only be used in the "Dead Soul Space". It can increase the upper limit of mental power by 200%, which is twice as much as the "Supreme Corpse Crown" of the First Corpse King. This has significantly improved my strength in the "Dead Soul Space". Like the "Supreme Corpse Crown", it has the ability to launch a "mental attack". A dark silver "essence bead" is inlaid on the crown to release mental shock waves. It also consumes the same percentage of mental power and physical strength, but it does not need to join forces with other wizard kings. It can be used alone. It can also control the intensity of the "mental attack" by itself. It can use up to 20% of its mental power to attack at one time. The attack method is more flexible, and it only needs a short interval to continue to be used. The only limitation is that it must use the line of sight to directly lock the exact position of the target, and there must be no objects in between or blind empty shots. No wonder a "mental attack" can consume two-thirds of my mental power. Graveson's 20% mental power is naturally much higher than that of a player like me. If it weren't for the 150% mental power increased by the "Supreme Corpse Crown" and "Dark Demon Robe", Xinbitiangao and Yueguangguang would have been killed in one blow. The Undead Royals all have special equipment granted by the system and have unique self-defense skills. The higher the Undead Royals are, the less they can be despised. It seems that the previous evaluation of Graveson was a little low. With the special ability of "mental attack", even if facing an opponent with strength above it, it is possible to fight to the death. It feels a bit similar to the nature of Red Star's "Life-seeking Flying Spear". Fortunately, I only have to deal with the Fourth Witch King. If I face the more powerful First Witch King, I might really suffer a big loss if I am caught off guard.
After gaining a preliminary understanding of these, I immediately began to exercise the power of the Fourth Witch King and ordered all the corpse wizards to stop attacking our troops. The battle soon subsided. However, when I ordered them to follow me in the battle and turn to attack the blood lich Douglas, no corpse wizards responded. Instead, they dispersed in large numbers, even the corpse wizard king's guards directly under Graveson.
