Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 108: Traitor
It is difficult to do it alone. No matter whether it is the Dark Council or the Light Senate, every leader has the full support of at least one mercenary group. If you only rely on your own efforts, I am afraid that most of the time will be spent on earning merits, which will inevitably affect the improvement of your own strength. You may succeed for a while, but it is definitely not a long-term solution. Once you fall behind in level, you will not be able to keep your position. Even if it is a top player of the dark profession like me who has outstanding personal combat power and great reputation, if there is no Tongxin League, I have been doing many things for the "Resistance Alliance" openly and secretly, and finally accumulated enough hostility to become the "Public Enemy of Light", which has directly or indirectly added a lot of merits to me as the chief representative. Judging from my daily performance, I am likely to lose my position as a director for at least four to six months.
Sahara is just a medium-sized mercenary group with a thousand formal members in the southern continent. Its overall strength is not outstanding. In the team competition of the previous "World Heroes Conference", it was eliminated in the group stage. Perhaps it is because the temple is too small and it has not attracted top players to join. The strength of the demon knight Shahai, as the leader, is not outstanding. He is not a person in the "World Celebrity Directory". Judging from his performance in battle, it is impossible for him to enter the Dark Council and be awarded the position of director. It is all thanks to Sahara's strong support, openly confronting the Church of Light, and repeatedly making contributions that Shahai has been raised to such a high position. Although the tide has risen and the reputation has gradually become louder, it has also brought hidden dangers to itself, and finally caused the disaster of the destruction of the group today.
Although they were only dealing with an ordinary medium-sized mercenary group with a scale of 1,000 people, the Church of Light increased the overall strength of the elite NPC corps participating in the "Holy War of Light" under the pretext that some players had already been promoted to the eighth level. The announcement stated that if Sahara refused to compromise according to their demands in three days, they would send 280-level NPCs and 2,070-level NPCs to attack. Both the number of participants and the comparison of strength on both sides exceeded the scale of the last time they dealt with the Tongxin League. The Tongxin League only managed to hold on to the end last time with the system reward of the Council Hall, and the entire station was razed to the ground. With Sahara's current situation, it is probably difficult for it to survive this "Holy War of Light".
Having had this experience, the Dark Council remained calm and quickly convened the other 29 council members except Sha Hai to form a resolution and start the action according to the established contingency measures. Like our Tongxin League, Sha Hai also expressed on behalf of Sahara his firm determination to die rather than live in disgrace. Anyway, all the losses will be paid by the "Resistance Alliance", so he is naturally happy to show a little heroism. Although everyone knows that Sahara will definitely not be able to defend, the determination and attitude of firm resistance must be made. If we lose, we must lose with backbone and cannot retreat in the face of the battle. It will weaken the momentum of our "Resistance Alliance", and naturally it is not good to favor one over the other and not support their resistance. Therefore, a large amount of manpower and material resources were provided to Sahara to build and strengthen various fortifications. However, they are not as good as the Tongxin League. They are small in scale, have limited financial resources, and have not received system rewards. Therefore, the area of the garrison is not large, and most of it has been occupied by other buildings. There is not much space left to enhance the defense capabilities of the garrison.
As for the equipment loan, considering that Sahara does not have any outstanding members, even if there are a few more high-level holy artifacts, it may not be able to improve the combat power too much. Long Xing Tianxia and I do not know them very well, and the Desert Eagle, which is closer to the key points of the Sand Sea, is unwilling to come forward to guarantee it, so naturally we will not be assured to lend them the artifacts. Therefore, everyone at the meeting tacitly did not mention the issue in this regard, and sometimes ignored it. After all, the number of high-level equipment is limited, and generally there is no market for it. Even if you are willing to spend money, there may not be players willing to sell it.
As the second "Holy War of Light" launched by the Church of Light so far, it has attracted the attention of "Sky Media" and many players. The first "Holy War of Light" against the Tongxin League was not completed, and the Tongxin League was not completely destroyed. With the full assistance of the "Resistance Alliance", the base has been basically rebuilt, with a more reasonable layout and a larger scale than before. It was not defeated by the white terror, which offset the shock brought to other forces by the ending that was almost razed to the ground. A few days ago, I broke into Tiancheng alone and destroyed it wantonly, completing the feat of "killing a hundred people". If this "Holy War of Light" cannot even deal with Sahara, which is not well-known, or it is just a miserable victory, it will definitely be a great blow to the momentum of the Church of Light. It's a pity that Sahara itself has a weak foundation and lacks expert players. It is impossible for them to achieve a complete transformation in less than three days. Failure is probably inevitable. I just hope that they can fight for some spirit, hold on for a while longer, kill more light NPCs, and don't lose too embarrassingly.
The three-day deadline has come, and the Sahara Mercenary Group refused to compromise. The "Holy War of Light" broke out as scheduled, and the result was not surprising, ending with the victory of the Church of Light. Moreover, because the Sahara's defense ability was really not good, there was a big gap in the strength of the two sides. Under the fierce attack of the 2,700-level NPC and the 280-level NPC, the resistance of the Sahara seemed too weak. After a while, it was defeated quickly. Then it was like a landslide, retreating step by step. Even the meeting hall could not hold out for long in the face of the tide of the 8th-level NPC's offensive, and suffered the tragic end of annihilation and destruction of the mercenary group.
It took less than six hours, and at a very small cost, to win the "Holy War of Light". For the Church of Light, it was definitely a brilliant victory, showing their strong strength. Sahara's performance also surprised the "Resistance Alliance". They didn't have high expectations for them, but they didn't expect them to be defeated so miserably, which weakened our momentum. It was all because Sha Hai was too eager for quick success and ignored the most basic things, or because he was not capable enough. Even if the destroyed Sahara was rebuilt with the support of the "Resistance Alliance", Sha Hai, the leader who was mainly responsible, would not be highly praised. He had no future and could no longer keep his position as a director.
According to the plan, after the "Holy War of Light" is over, the Dark Council will convene a plenary meeting again to summarize the experience and lessons and discuss the aftermath. Although Sahara's performance disappointed us greatly, not only did the newly built fortifications go to waste, but because they were defeated too quickly, many of the war supplies provided, such as arrows, were not put into use in time and became the spoils of the Church of Light. It can be said that they lost both the wife and the army. However, it is also a sacrifice made for the "Resistance Alliance", and compensation must still be made according to the specific losses to appease people's hearts.
At the appointed time, all 29 dark directors had gathered in the "Mind Castle". Only Shahai, the person involved, was late. I wonder if it was because Sahara was defeated so badly and suffered so much that he had not recovered yet. The mood of several people belonging to the Desert Eagle faction also seemed quite low. Although Shahai was not personally protected by the Desert Eagle, his recommendation was a strong supporter of the Desert Eagle, the magic knight Bisat. If Shahai loses this battle, he will definitely lose power, which will also have a negative impact on Bisat. The Desert Eagle faction, which has always been ambitious to take control of the "Resistance Alliance", also feels a little embarrassed. They can't muster the energy to lobby hard to get more war compensation for the Sahara Mercenary Group.
After being delayed for nearly an hour and becoming a little impatient, Sha Hai finally entered the "Castle of Mind". However, he lowered his head and walked away from the gate, but did not go to the conference seat. Perhaps he had suffered a disastrous defeat and felt embarrassed to see us.
"Shahai, don't stand at the door. Come here and prepare for the meeting. We're just waiting for you. It's not your responsibility to lose the 'Holy War of Light'. The enemy is powerful and far superior to your Sahara. This was originally an action set up to deal with our 'Alliance of Resistance Forces' and related forces. Failure is very normal, don't be too depressed. We will discuss it later and work out a specific plan to get you another place in the mercenary group as soon as possible to help you rebuild Sahara. I believe that it won't be long before you can make a comeback like the United Alliance, and you won't be affected too much." As the Speaker, Long Xingtianxia hurriedly came forward to greet and help Shahai get out of the embarrassing situation.
Before I finished speaking, I heard a loud bang. The "Mind Castle" seemed to have been attacked violently, and it shook violently. The castle gate was blown to pieces and no longer existed. Unexpectedly, we were unable to stabilize our bodies and could not help but sway forward and backward. Several weaker magicians almost fell off the sofa. They looked up and around with shocked expressions, not knowing what had happened.
After the explosion
Sha Hai finally raised his head. The expression on his face was neither the frustration and disappointment after the defeat nor the shock. Instead, he was smiling triumphantly. He looked at us one by one with interest, and finally fixed his eyes on Long Xing Tian Xia. "Speaker Long, thank you for your concern for me and the Sahara Mercenary Group. In return, I would like to introduce a few old friends to participate in this meeting. We can discuss better and see how to deal with the aftermath."
A group of people rushed in from the broken door, and the leader was indeed an old friend, Supreme Honor , Holy Heaven, Real Madrid, Olympia, Angels on Earth... all of them were representatives of the bright players, and behind them were all well-known masters, it can be said that the elites came out. It seems that this action was planned in advance and fully prepared.
"Shahai, you shameless traitor..." The situation was already very clear. Shahai must be a traitor who was in collusion with the enemy. He was the one who sold the "Mind Castle" to the bright players like Supreme Honor. As Shahai's recommender, Bisat seemed extremely angry and couldn't help but yell.
"We have different positions and are hostile to each other, so it should be expected that we are undercover for each other. There is no need to make a fuss about it. Shahai chose to abandon darkness and join the more promising light camp. He has made great contributions this time. It is a wise move in line with the times. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the Dark Council for not being able to judge people, and our people have occupied the high positions of the board. Today's disaster is your own fault, and you cannot blame anyone else." It was Real Madrid who interrupted Bissat's scolding. It could be seen that he was pretending to be calm, but he could not hide the smug look on his face.
Supreme Honor also stepped forward and said, "Your 'Resistance Alliance' has been aggressive recently and has made a lot of achievements. If I don't take action to fight back, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit on the Senate President position. As a profession, you naturally need to use all means when fighting. Sorry, I have to use your headquarters 'Mind Castle' to make achievements. Please don't be offended."
Light players are constantly pouring in. There are already more than a hundred people in the "Mind Castle" alone. Needless to say, there must be more Light players outside. We only have 29 directors, and it is absolutely impossible to escape. Not only will the whole army be annihilated, but we will also lose the "Mind Castle" as the headquarters. This loss is huge. I don't know if the other organizers are secretly rejoicing like me - fortunately, including the big traitor Shahai, the members of Sahara are too weak, and a few high-level equipment will not increase their chances of winning. Everyone knows this, and no one has proposed to lend the equipment. Otherwise, if it falls into his hands, even if it can be forcibly recovered through the system due to the provisions of the "loan clause", it will inevitably delay a lot of time, which is really more troublesome.
"What should we do?" A director stepped back to Long Xingtianxia and asked in a low voice.
"People fight for their dignity. Even if we lose, we must lose with dignity. We must not sit back and wait to be slaughtered by them. It would make us look like incompetents. Let's fight hard. Killing one will break even, and killing two will still earn us one. Victory and defeat are common in the military. Let's keep this account for now. There is a long way to go, and we will have the chance to pay it back sooner or later." After saying these words, Long Xing Tianxia began to use the "Pet Summoning" technique, ready to fight to the death with Supreme Honor and the others.
The Supreme Honor players were already fully armed. When they saw us getting ready for battle, they didn't say anything more and rushed over without giving us any more time to buffer. Twenty-nine versus over a hundred, all of them were expert players with similar strengths, and the odds of winning or losing were already very clear. However, as Long Xing Tian Xia said, we can't lose without a fight, and we have to make the Supreme Honor players pay the corresponding price.
If I die in battle, I will be the one who suffers the worst fate. It has not been long since I broke into the Heavenly City alone, and now I am a wanted criminal of the Light. Killing me is a great achievement, which means doubled qualifications and merits. I will not be able to return to the "Dead Soul Space" and can only wait for rebirth in the "Resurrection Corridor". Including the three holders of the Light Artifacts, the Supreme Honor, the Holy Heaven, and Olympia, all looked at me intentionally or unintentionally, obviously they were quite interested in me. It seems that I have become the target of public criticism and will be given special attention.
Including me, several undead wizards with "Chaos Balls" continuously released "Blinding Fog". Although it will be quickly dispelled by the "Purification" magic of the Light Priest and will not have much effect, every second counts, and I try to buy more time for other companions to prepare for the battle. I also took the opportunity to summon Taotao first, and while Long Xingtianxia was blocking in front, I summoned Shaman, then retreated to the innermost part of the castle, cast "Blood Change", and summoned a ninth-level lower-order bone giant - the light players were numerous and powerful, and there were dozens of angels flying in the air. It can be said that there was no way to avoid it, and the only way was to confront head-on. As the defending party, the bone giant, whose offensive and defensive capabilities were better than the bone dragon, was more suitable for fighting in such a situation.
There were many light players, and they quickly broke up our formation. With a few against one, our Dark Council was at an absolute disadvantage from the beginning, and there was no hope of recovery. At the gate of the destroyed castle, a dozen white-robed cardinals joined forces to cast the "Holy Light Barrier" formation. Even if Qingwu Feiyang and I turned into bats, or Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing "teleported", it would be impossible to get out. The most despicable thing was that the Supreme Honor actually let go of the old rival Long Xing Tianxia, and let Real Madrid and Angel deal with it in the human world, and came to hunt me together with the three of them, Holy Heaven and Olympia. The three of them have also been promoted to the eighth level of the profession. They joined forces to bully me, and it was clear that they were unwilling to give me time to fight.
Fortunately, they have only been promoted for a short time, probably just in the next two days, and have not yet prayed for higher-level angels. The one summoned and possessed is still an eighth-level four-winged light angel. The bone giant is the main force, with Shaman and Taotao assisting from the side. Even if they have three artifacts, they can't break through my defense for a while.
I was trapped in a tight encirclement, with no way to escape, and no support from my companions. I didn't even have the chance to activate the "Touch of Death" to replenish my mental strength. Moreover, the three strongest players of the Light who came forward to attack me were actually very few. I could not even get a chance to make up for my losses. I watched my companions in the "Castle of Mind" fall one by one under the siege of the superior enemy. I no longer had any extravagant hope. The stubborn resistance I put up was only a fight for dignity. Even if I knew I was going to die, I couldn't let them kill me too easily.
