Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 143: Encirclement and Killing (1)
The battle is not over yet. There is still a "holy disk" that needs to be protected. It was beyond our expectation that a level nine professional NPC would escape in advance. No one dared to provoke them in the first place. Most of the attacks were directed at the "holy objects ". They turned from defense to offense so quickly. The two of them joined forces and rushed in one direction. It happened suddenly and they couldn't figure out the situation for a while. The allies along the way instinctively made way for them and did not intercept them. Some of those who could not dodge were dazzled by the "Eye of Glorious Light" of Cardinal Satri, and they easily broke through our encirclement and left.
What are these two level nine NPCs doing? Could it be that they see that the situation is hopeless and are worried that something might go wrong in the next melee, and they will follow in the footsteps of our dark professions and don't want to take the risk of losing a divine artifact? Watching the backs of the cardinal and the paladin quickly going away, I was unwilling, reluctant, and afraid... I was full of mixed thoughts and couldn't make up my mind what to do. The "holy relic" "Twelve-winged Golden Angel Statue" that the Church of Light needs to rebuild the cathedral has been destroyed. Their "giving treasure" plan has basically failed. The two most powerful level nine NPCs have abandoned the "treasure" and fled. The little strength left can't maintain the "holy disk" for long. It's only a matter of time before it is destroyed. The offensive of the allies is even more fierce, and they are desperately "snatching" seniority and merits. There is almost no room for intervention. Of course, this is not the main problem. The key is that I covet the artifact "Eye of Radiance" in Sattri's hand. The other artifact "Death Control" in the Undead Wizard's artifact glove must have fallen into the hands of the Church of Light or the professional players of Light. I am really unwilling to give up the idea of matching "Touch of Death" and "Death Control" into a set. If I can kill Sattri and get the "Eye of Radiance", exchanging it by barter may be more likely to be achieved than expecting to buy it with money.
However, the difference in strength is obvious. I can't be the opponent of the cardinal. Although he may have consumed a lot of energy and may not have much mental energy left, and his physical strength cannot support a long journey, he is guarded by the six-winged Seraph and the ninth-level magic pet Flying Light Lion. The existence of the "Eye of Glory" completely blocks the possibility of me using the thief's "stealth" skill or transforming into a blood bat, or launching a close-range raid by the shaman. What's more, the paladin possessed by the Seraph does not seem to rely on the unicorn's flying ability to abandon his companions and escape alone. He also guards on both sides of Satri, clearly wanting to advance and retreat together. Facing such a combination, I am afraid that even if I change to a ninth-level professional Undead Holy Mage, I may not have much chance. I can only die if I chase him.
While I was hesitating, Long Xing Tianxia contacted me through the private communication channel, "Ah Dai, you saw the cardinal and the paladin escaped, they are really cunning, they thought we might attack them next, and they retreated in advance. But Suttri has the artifact of light, the Eye of Glory. If you can get it, whether you hand it over or use it in other ways, you can get rich rewards. Don't you want to chase them and see if there is any chance?"
I laughed bitterly, my voice full of helplessness. "I have this idea, but I don't have the strength! The Cardinal and the Paladin are teaming up. How can a mere level 7 Undead Mage like me be able to fight against them? Wouldn't it be more uncomfortable to just watch and do nothing?"
"If it's just you, it's impossible. But there are more than just a few people who are interested in the 'Eye of Glory'. Desert Eagle, Light Dance, Autumn Water and Long Sky, they all said hello to me one by one, saying that the overall situation of the war here has been decided, and the remaining small fish and shrimps can't make any big waves, so there is no need for too many people. Therefore, they want to take some players to hunt down the cardinal and see if it is possible to recover the impact of the first interception war when two level 9 dark profession NPCs died and a divine weapon was lost. The words are high-sounding, so I can only agree. But ordinary players will just die if they go. With your strength, you may have a little chance. Why not chase them and see. To be honest, if I am not the Speaker, I have to take charge of the overall situation and must command the complete destruction of the 'Holy Disk', I really want to chase them and try my luck."
That's right, destroying two "holy objects" of the Church of Light and successfully completing this interception operation, most of the credit should be attributed to Long Xing Tian Xia. In a short period of time, no one can shake the position of the speaker. If Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Chang Tian want to continue to put pressure on Long Xing Tian Xia, they can only start from other aspects. Killing the NPC of the ninth level of the Light profession is not part of this operation. Once successful, the credit will naturally belong to them. Moreover, the cardinal also has the artifact "Eye of Glory", which is a two-pronged move, gaining both fame and fortune. As long as they feel there is an opportunity, no one will not be tempted.
Since so many expert players have joined in, I, who also have high hopes, naturally have no reason to shrink back. Whether I succeed or not, I have to give it a try. However, after all, I am challenging a much stronger opponent. To be safe, I sent Wu Ma and Gu Ben, who were reluctant to lose their lives, back to the "Dead Soul Space". I only brought Shaman and Fu Gong, as well as four terrifying ground dragon knights. I quickly used the "Touch of Death" and " Bloodsucking" skills to charge up my mental power and health points, then withdrew from the battlefield, transformed into a bat, and chased the cardinal and his men in the direction they fled.
The speed of the cardinal was similar to that of the necromancer, and he had to distract himself from controlling the "Eye of Radiance", which also affected him, so he was soon caught up by me. Along the way, I also saw a few remaining "blinding fogs", which should have been released by other necromancers to delay them, but it seemed that the strength of the level 9 NPC was too strong, and the relatively low-level props such as the "Chaos Ball" could not play a big role. They were easily dispersed by them, and the purpose of trapping the enemy was not achieved.
After all, the "Holy Disk" is the main battlefield, and there are four level eight professional NPCs and a group of expert players such as Supreme Honor and Holy Heaven who are resisting stubbornly. The reinforcements of the Church of Light are also heading here rapidly, and we cannot slack off. Therefore, with the permission of Long Xing Tianxia, the number of players who followed and attacked Satiri is not too large, about forty or fifty people, but they are all powerful experts who have been promoted to level seven professions. Most of them belong to the three forces of Desert Eagle, Autumn Water and Light Dance, such as Tianxing, Night Bonfire, Ghost Husband, Clear Flowing Water, Sheyue, etc. Long Xing Tianxia probably didn't want to compete with them for this credit openly, so except me, only Bai Yunjian followed.
