Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 126: Homicide (2)
What is this ? A kind of barrier? I hurriedly checked the status of the Terror Bull Knights in it. There was nothing abnormal. Their attack power, defense power, and even their mobility were not affected. They were still very energetic. Could it be to increase their own abilities? But the magic attacks of the blood witches did not kill the Terror Knights more quickly. Their relatively thin bodies did not take more blows, and their moving speed was still the same as before. It really puzzled me. I couldn't figure out what the function of this layer of blood energy was. I believed that Douglas would never waste his time and do useless work at such a critical moment. I didn't dare to attack at the moment. I only sent out half of the Terror Land Dragon Knights to further exert pressure, while Shaman and other main forces temporarily stayed put to observe the development of the situation.
What happened? After finally breaking in, they ignored the nearby Blood Witch and swung their swords at the air? They were easily killed by the enemy. Did they lose their brains? It happened with one Horror Bull Knight, and two more. Similar situations kept happening. At first, I was furious and scolded these idiot subordinates for their poor eyesight and wasting the opportunity. This happened 10 to 20 times in a row, even the Horror Earth Dragon Knight who rushed in later was no exception. Finally, I felt something was wrong. It was impossible that they were all blind at the same time. I focused my attention on several of the Horror Knights and found that they were indeed attacking the Blood Witch. But from the outside, one of them was slashing at the air. It must be the enemy's trick. Could this be the special ability of the blood-colored field released by Douglas, creating some phantoms to confuse our attacks?
However, such effects usually only appear one by one. As I put all the Terror Knights into it, I outnumbered the few, and more and more Blood Witch Guards were killed. But the most troublesome one was Douglas. Ordinary attacks seemed to pose no threat to it at all. It was clearly rushing straight towards it, but it changed direction inexplicably halfway and turned to the other side where no one was. It ran in vain for about 20 to 30 seconds, or if it was attacked but not killed, it would come to its senses and hurriedly turn around and rush towards the enemy. It seems that this may be another effect of the blood-colored barrier. Fortunately, after a period of observation, this confusing visual effect seems to affect only three targets at most at a time. If there are more people participating in the attack at the same time, they will be rushed in front and cause damage. However, Douglas's magic attack power is extremely high. The enhanced version of the "Blood Shadow Dark Killing Bull" released, the blood-red ball surface is surrounded by thick black gas. As long as it is hit, two hits can kill a Terror Bull Knight. If it is not necessary to have a long interval and cannot be released continuously, I really dare not let them attack.
At the cost of many casualties of the Terror Knights, after repeated attempts, I roughly figured out Douglas's methods. I dared not delay any longer, and finally dispatched all my men to launch a full-scale attack. I saw Douglas's location and used the "Fourth Witch Crown" on my head to launch a "mental attack". With a "buzz", I felt like I hit a wall and bounced back a reaction force. My mind was in chaos and I lost the ability to think for a while. However, my 20% mental power also had a little effect, causing Douglas's figure to pause. Red Star, who had been slowly approaching, seized the opportunity to shoot a "life-seeking flying gun" that instantly pierced Douglas' body. Although my mind was still groggy, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As I guessed, the blood-colored barrier was only effective for the target trapped in it, and could not affect the attack from outside the barrier.
I launched three "mental attacks" and used the "life-killing flying spear" with Red Star to shoot Douglas three times. I don't know if it has a relatively high defense ability or the hazy state reduces the damage it receives, but its injuries don't seem to be too serious. It is still alive and kicking and killing the horror knights in the bloody barrier. Unfortunately, "mental attacks" also consume physical strength, which cannot be quickly recovered, so it is impossible to carry out continuous attacks.
As the other blood witch guards were eliminated, Xiaobai and the Ghost King's attacks were concentrated on Douglas alone, which also caused some obstacles to its actions. Hader had also arrived here, standing outside the blood-colored barrier and chasing Douglas to release magic attacks. Its "Hellfire Bullet" seemed to be able to restrain the physique of the blood clan. Douglas didn't take it seriously at first, but after taking a few hits, he didn't dare to take it lightly anymore and began to dodge as necessary, occasionally using "Blood Shadow Killing Bullet" to counterattack. Wu Ma couldn't show up in public and was not suitable to participate in such a large-scale "Undead War". At present, the most combat-capable subordinates were Saman, and Douglas also attached great importance to it. It was always a target of confusion and it was absolutely not allowed to get close. Fortunately, the phantom confusion function of the blood-colored barrier didn't seem to be so effective for it, which was also a blood clan. It would soon wake up and rely on its agility and the cover of its companions to avoid being fatally injured by Douglas.
Taotao, the Bloodbat couple, Daxiu and Guben also joined the siege, with their first priority being to save themselves. They mainly adopted the method of roaming and fighting. They were very agile and there were many of them, which caused great trouble for Douglas. He often lost sight of one thing while focusing on another, and it was difficult to focus on one person. Moreover, the remaining Terror Knights would step forward to block the gun holes in critical moments and bear the attacks for Taotao and others. After a long fight, several capable men did not suffer fatal injuries.
The battle is going on. With so many of my men fighting Douglas alone, we must wear him down to death. However, after a long time, he will inevitably be hit by the "Blood Shadow Killing Bomb". Dashu withdrew, and the Bat Lady also withdrew... Almost all the Terror Knights who participated in the siege were killed. Douglas was surprisingly strong. With the special effect of the blood-colored barrier, he killed more than fifty Terror Bulls and Earth Dragon Knights by himself. However, he was not in an easy situation either. His body was already covered with scars, and the blood energy lingering in the blood-colored barrier was getting weaker and weaker. Obviously, Douglas had reached the point where he was exhausted and could no longer continue. As long as we hold on for a while longer, we will definitely be able to defeat him.
Suddenly, Xiaobai in the sky gave an alarm, saying that a group of blood witches were approaching. I was busy directing the battle and looked up. Sure enough, there was a red shadow flashing in the distance. It was coming from the direction of the "blood pool". It should be the blood witches coming to reinforce. Douglas seemed to have discovered the reinforcements. He roared again, and the blood in the blood barrier surged. Suddenly, there was a "boom", the red light flashed, and the blood barrier exploded. Shaman, Taotao and others who were in it were all knocked to the ground. But Douglas was not affected at all. At the same time as the blood barrier exploded, a ghostly figure flashed and instantly appeared outside the barrier on the other side, striding towards the direction of the reinforcements.
When I came to my senses, the bloody barrier was gone. Fortunately, probably because of the lack of blood, the explosion was not too strong, and Shaman and the others were not hurt much, but Douglas took the opportunity to escape. Once it successfully joined the reinforcements in the distance, I was afraid that I would no longer be able to chase it with the few remaining soldiers around me. I might even have to worry about being chased by it. I was really careless for a moment, only focusing on the battle in front of me, forgetting that this place was close to the boundary of the "blood pool", ignoring the vigilance of the surroundings, and failed to detect the arrival of the blood witch reinforcements in advance. They actually got close to me. At the same time, I was too cautious and didn't want Shaman and the others to take risks, so I missed the opportunity and failed to get rid of Douglas early. It was a complete failure.
After several efforts and at a heavy price, I finally forced Douglas to this point. Naturally, I would not give up easily. Under my urgent order, Sama, Taotao and others chased after him, hoping to rely on the advantage of speed to catch up with Douglas first and kill him before meeting up with the reinforcements.
In terms of speed, Douglas was naturally far inferior to Saman and the others, but he was also cunning enough. Once he was caught up during his escape, he would immediately release the blood-colored barrier and then trigger an explosion to block the enemy while escaping. Although the range of the blood-colored barrier became smaller each time, and the blood energy lingering in it became thinner and thinner, and before Douglas cast his spell each time, he would open his mouth and spray a large mouthful of thick bright red blood mist at the blood robe, as if he was using his own life essence to stimulate it. It was believed that it would take a long time to recover afterwards, but he succeeded again and again, getting closer and closer to the reinforcements.
I released the bloody barrier again, this time costing Douglas two mouthfuls of blood. He escaped with the explosion and got rid of Shaman's pursuit again. Judging from the distance, I had entered the range of the blood witch reinforcements. Although the number of the other party was not large, only a dozen, it was not something I could resist now. I hesitated and didn't know what to do. Maybe if I caught up with him, I could easily kill Douglas, who had no more strength left, and then retreat. But if Douglas delayed me for a moment, once they were attacked by the blood witch reinforcements, Shaman and Taotao, who were already seriously injured, might be in danger of their lives. I dared not advance, but I was unwilling to retreat, which made it difficult for me to make a decision.
However, the next change was beyond my expectation, so I didn't need to hesitate any longer - Douglas, who was running, suddenly slowed down and let out a rather "sharp" howl, and the dozen or so blood witch reinforcements who were rushing towards him raised their black and red magic bone staffs and aimed at Douglas. A dozen "blood shadow killing bombs" flew straight over and instantly blasted Douglas into a pile of debris...
