Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 104: The Glory War
After absorbing enough spiritual power from the red star, he summoned five terrifying dragon knights and sent it back to the "Dead Soul Space" to spend the rest of its life in peace, so as not to experience the torture of death again. The situation around him was unclear, and he didn't know if there was any danger. After all, if he died, he would automatically exit and could no longer enter the "Tianhe Secret Land". Therefore, he didn't dare to act rashly, and waited in place first, allowing the inconspicuous Devouring Ghost to explore the environment clearly.
"There is a group of unicorns fighting, or a civil war." I was absorbing the spiritual power of the Night Shadow in order to cast the "Summoning the Dead" again. The Devouring Ghost sent out to investigate has sent back a message. According to the transmitted images, there should be two groups of unicorns fighting each other, each fighting desperately, and the battle is quite fierce. Although it is not clear why the unicorns are fighting a civil war, because I dare not observe too closely, and I don't know if there is a unicorn king among them, but I finally found their population, which should give me some clues. I immediately called Afeng and Xiaoyue, and each of them rode on their mounts and rushed over there quickly.
It was a fight between nine-level upper-level monsters, and it was a melee involving many people. There were only three of us, so we naturally did not dare to intervene and had no ability to intervene. Therefore, we chose to lurk in the distance, and the terrifying flying dragon knights also fell to the ground, so as not to alarm the opponent, which might bring us unnecessary trouble. We waited and saw how the situation developed before making any plans.
Both sides of the battle were unicorns, with a number of forty or fifty, all flying in the air. Most of them were one-on-one, and there were also some two-on-one, engaging in a fierce air battle. At first glance, all the unicorns looked and shaped almost the same, all of them were of the same size, all snow-white, without a trace of other colors, and there was no obvious difference. However, after careful observation, we still found some abnormalities. For example, the foot-long horns on the heads of these unicorns were slightly different. Although the bodies were all white, some of them emitted a faint white glow, while others emitted a faint green glow. If you don't look carefully, it's hard to tell them apart. Judging from the situation on the field, the unicorns with white horns should have the upper hand. The seven or eight pairs of two-on-one were bullying the ones with green horns, and there were more of them in total. In a situation where the individual strengths were similar, it shouldn't be a problem to continue fighting like this.
Relying on the all-round and multi-angle observation of the Devouring Ghosts and the Ghost King, I soon found two unique individuals in this group of unicorns that were flying back and forth quickly and fighting fiercely. They were one size larger than the other unicorns, looked more robust, and had more majestic demeanor. What was more striking was that the horn on their heads was not the usual white, but golden. However, there was still a faint white and green light on the surface, and they were fighting one-on-one, and it was difficult to tell who was better. They all had some scars on their bodies, and no one could gain any advantage. It seemed that they were evenly matched. The other unicorns seemed to be consciously avoiding them, leaving enough space for them to fight alone. Even the white-horned unicorns, which had the advantage in numbers, did not go to help.
Unicorn Kings, even if I haven't seen them in person, I can infer from the current situation that these two unique unicorns should be Unicorn Kings. I don't know how many Unicorn Kings there are in the "Tianhe Secret Land", how come we found two not long after entering? The White Dragon Horse Trial Mission only said that it was to be in charge of the Unicorn King, but it did not specify what characteristics and requirements there were. Is there a specific Unicorn King, or any Unicorn King will do? What's more troublesome is that these two Unicorn Kings are in a hostile relationship, which makes me even more at a loss. I don't know who to find. Don't join the wrong camp and automatically send yourself to be harmed by them.
I quickly told Afeng and Xiaoyue about my discovery. The situation was too complicated, and we were new here, so we knew very little relevant information. Both factions were led by Unicorn Kings, who commanded twenty to thirty unicorns. It could be said that we could not afford to offend anyone, so it was still not advisable for us to step forward. We should continue to wait and see if we could get more useful information.
The battle became more and more intense. Both sides showed no mercy for each other. They were determined to kill each other. A unicorn with a green horn was fighting two enemies alone. Although it had been trying its best to resist, it was powerless and was forced to retreat step by step. It was already wounded in many places and could not hold on any longer. Suddenly, it turned around and dived down quickly, avoiding the attacks of the two opponents and landing on the ground. Then, the green light of the horn on its head suddenly became brighter, and a tornado suddenly appeared in the air, quickly blowing towards the two unicorns that were chasing after it, forcing them to dodge. Then, tornadoes were released one after another. Before the previous one disappeared, the next one rose again, setting up a wind formation. The strong wind swirled and blocked the way, making it impossible for the two enemies chasing to get close.
The attack was blocked by the tornado. The two unicorns circled in the air, trying to find an opportunity, but still could not get close to the target. They flew back to both sides, each occupying one side, and landed on the ground, moving forward on foot. While dodging the tornado attacks, the unicorns on their heads also flashed a striking white light, and released a thick white beam of light directly at the opponent, which looked quite like the light magic "Great Saint Spear" performed by the priest of light. The two sides fought back and forth, and the previous close combat turned into a long-range magic attack. The power of the tornado that was released quickly and could be fired continuously should be greater than that of the white beam of light, which slightly reversed the already extremely unfavorable situation. However, with one against two, it was still at a disadvantage and had no ability to make up for the disadvantage. If it continued, it would probably be difficult to escape defeat.
The green horn released a tornado, and the white horn shot out a white beam of light. It turned out that although they were the same in form, they were different in nature and belonged to different camps. It was just that unicorns were a relatively unique type of ninth-level magical beasts, which only existed in the northern continent. They usually lived in groups and had the ability to fly. At this stage, players would hardly provoke them. Therefore, the situation we knew was very limited, and they were not as familiar to us as the magic dragons in the Dragon Valley. However, one thing should be certain, the one that released the tornado must be a unicorn of wind attribute, and the one that shot out the white beam should be a unicorn of light attribute. After all, the mount of the ninth-level Paladin of Light is a unicorn. Although we have not seen them release magic attacks in the limited number of approaches, it is reasonable to infer that the light NPCs will not ride pets of other attributes, and they should be used as prototypes.
After we have clearly distinguished the camps, it is also convenient for us to choose our position. The White Dragon Horse is a wind-type monster, and it should not be possible for it to evolve into a light unicorn. We certainly cannot join the light unicorn. However, the current situation is quite unfavorable to the wind unicorns. Several of them are in extremely dangerous situations and are on the verge of defeat. If the situation continues to develop like this and is defeated one by one, even if the wind unicorn king can escape with his life, most of his subordinates will probably be killed. Originally, this is nothing, but after this heavy blow, I don’t know if he is in the mood to arrange the evolution of the little white dragon. After all, I have experienced a lot of things in playing the game so far, and I have some experience with many task arrangements set by the system. As the saying goes, there must be a reason for everything, and we should not witness such a civil war between different types of unicorns for no reason.
"Looking at the situation, it is very likely that the Wind Unicorn will fight the Light Unicorn. Could this be part of the trial mission?" Xiaoyue came to the same conclusion and asked Afeng, who had the most gaming experience among the three of us.
A Feng nodded, "It's very likely. Have you noticed that as several of his men are on the verge of defeat, the Wind Unicorns' front line is being forced to gradually move back and can no longer withstand the attacks of the Light Unicorns. Even the Wind Unicorn King has been affected. He is probably distracted by his men and has gradually lost a little advantage to the Light Unicorn King . The situation is not optimistic. If we lose the battle, it may affect the evolution of the Little White Dragon. If we unfortunately lose, it will be even more troublesome. We will lose the object of the mission, and at least this trip will be in vain. There is no way to apply for the trial mission from it again."
"Should we go help the wind unicorn?"
Seeing Xiaoyue turn her head and set her eyes on me, I was immediately scared and shook my head hurriedly, "Don't expect too much from me. The two groups of unicorns are both upper-level level nine monsters, and the Unicorn King is a powerful existence that surpasses level nine and is between the holy beasts. Unless I am arranged with a team of water magicians and given 20 to 30 hours to prepare, I don't have the ability to participate in a melee between dozens of unicorns with the few men around me now." I only have two lower-level level nine undead, and the rest of my men are at most mid-level level eight. It may be possible to contain one or two unicorns in a short period of time, but there are seven or eight more light unicorns , and I don't have the ability to help the wind unicorns turn the disadvantage around.
A Feng did not come to a conclusion immediately. He looked around for a while and asked me about some situations. Then he thought for a moment and said, "It's not that there is no solution. If we participate in a full-scale war, our strength is insignificant and unable to help the wind unicorn turn the tide. But if we only target one target, it may be able to play a role."
After hearing my matter-of-fact answer, Xiaoyue showed a trace of disappointment on her face. She tilted her head and gently stroked the body of the little white dragon beside her, mumbling something under her breath. However, Afeng's words immediately cheered her up, "Oh, Brother Feng, do you have any good ideas?"
"I feel that the key to this war should be the battle between the two unicorn kings. It probably won't be a big problem if a few ordinary unicorns are killed or injured. But once the unicorn king is defeated, there will be no chance at all. The other unicorns probably dare not intervene in the battle because of the difference in rank, so the two unicorn kings can only decide the winner based on their own abilities. However, we don't have to be bound by any rules. We should have the right to participate in this battle and can go forward to help the wind unicorn king fight against the light unicorn king. If the situation is as I guessed, then as long as we have the upper hand in this battle, we may be able to thwart the attack of the light unicorn."
At this time, under the relentless pressure of the Light Unicorn King, the Wind Unicorn King had been forced to land on the ground. With the help of wind magic to fight, it had some advantages over light magic in terms of magic attack power, which saved a little unfavorable situation and barely formed a stalemate. Because it was not clear whether this involved the trial task, the three of us could not fight in person, lest we be too nosy and put our efforts in vain, which would endanger our lives. The three groups of undead subordinates I summoned went into battle - eleven terrifying dragon knights, two ground-walking night shadows, and then I summoned Shaman and Taotao, and rushed towards the battle circle of the two unicorn kings together.
The sudden intrusion of Taotao and his group caused a commotion in both unicorns, especially the light unicorns that had the upper hand, which sent several to meet them and tried to stop Taotao and his group. However, according to my instructions, the unicorns that were intercepted by the blood mist, Taotao and several terrifying flying dragon knights from the air, and two ground-walking night shadows from underground were approaching the area where the unicorn king was fighting. The other unicorns could only stop far away and dared not chase forward. It seems that it is just as Afeng guessed, those ordinary unicorns cannot get involved in the battle of the unicorn king, but we are qualified to intervene.
Facing the sudden outsiders, the two unicorn kings were quite cautious, and they slowed down their attacks and were on guard. Although according to the information revealed by the White Dragon Horse's trial mission, the unicorn king should be a system-specific intelligent monster that can communicate with players, but the situation of the wind unicorns is getting worse and worse. This is not the occasion to introduce ourselves and tell the whole story. We must help them turn the situation around as soon as possible, so we adopted the most direct approach - attacking the light unicorn king directly, and using practical actions to show our attitude.
The Wind Unicorn King was indeed a highly intelligent creature at the king level. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly reacted and launched a fierce counterattack against the Light Unicorn King. He rushed to the front and still took the role of the main attack. He did not take the opportunity to be clever and hide behind to let Taotao and the others act as sacrifices.
The gap in strength between the middle and lower level undead of level eight and the Unicorn King who surpassed level nine is quite large. It is estimated that at least hundreds of them are needed to match the opponent. However, the purpose of Taotao and the dozen of them is just to contain and harass the Unicorn King of Light and assist the Unicorn King of Wind in the battle, so they can still play a role. There are ten terrifying flying dragon knights and Taotao in the sky, and there are Shaman and two ground-walking night shadows on the ground. They fight around the Unicorn King of Wind who is constantly releasing magic. They can get effective support at any time, and they don’t have to deal with the attack of the Unicorn King of Light alone. They gradually help the Unicorn King of Wind to make up for the disadvantage and will no longer be hurt by the Unicorn King of Light.
The battle of kings fell into a stalemate. The other wind unicorns were not so lucky. As the battle continued, with two against one, several wind unicorns gradually couldn't resist and died one after another. And every death seemed to affect the state of the wind unicorn king. I don't know if it was because of sadness, but his strength would decrease a little. If it weren't for several terrifying dragon knights who tried their best to block it, and even risked their lives to block the attack of the light unicorn king for the wind unicorn king, even if it could still hold on, it would probably have suffered heavy damage.
When eight or nine wind unicorns and six or seven terrifying dragon knights died, Taotao, Shaman and other survivors were also injured to varying degrees, and the light unicorn king gradually gained the upper hand in the battle of kings, he suddenly noticed a group of about 10 to 20 unicorns in the distance. He was shocked and hurriedly mobilized the nearby devouring ghosts to observe carefully. The horns were glowing green, which should be wind unicorns flying quickly towards this side. They should be reinforcements, which gave us a false alarm. Before this batch of reinforcements flew into the battle circle, the light unicorn king seemed to have noticed their arrival. He raised his head and roared a few times, and kicked a low-flying terrifying dragon knight, who fell to the ground in a mess, and then turned around and led his men to withdraw from the battle and fly in another direction.
Seeing the arrival of the Wind Unicorn reinforcements and the Light Unicorn disappearing into the distance, we hurried out from our hiding place. Taotao, Sama and the others flew back to us and circled around us as ordered, indicating that they, the heroes who rescued the Wind Unicorn King, are our subordinates. While showing no hostility and avoiding misunderstandings, it also makes it easier to talk to the Wind Unicorn King, which may help the evolution of the little white dragon.
Facing our appearance and approach, the Wind Unicorn King screamed a few times, and the thirty or so Wind Unicorns on the scene immediately separated into two sides, leaving a path in the middle. They hummed rhythmically and kept bumping their feet, as if to welcome our arrival. It seemed that their attitude was quite friendly, so it was not in vain that we helped them.
"Welcome, three brave young men. I am Storm VII, the Wind Unicorn King from the 'Tianhe Secret Land'. Thank you for your rescue just now." The Wind Unicorn King first gave a welcome speech.
"I am the Undead Grand Mage Ah Dai," "I am the Sky Knight Wind Whisperer," and "I am the Sky Knight Yue Linglong." The three of us also gave our names one by one, and then Ah Feng came forward to explain our purpose. "Respected Storm VII, what we did just now was just a small favor, you don't have to take it to heart. And we are here to ask for something, to help this white dragon horse pass the trial mission and evolve into the noble unicorn clan."
