Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 119: Kill the Bat to Avoid Disaster
The immersion qualification challenge and the Hades Dragon challenge were carried out at the same time, but the battlefield was not in the same area. I hurriedly cast the "sacrifice" magic on Kekexili and Khufu, hoping that it would take care of itself for the time being, so I had to chase Houston. Facing Guben's challenge, this guy also knew that the situation was not good. He turned into a bat and fled in a hurry. I guess he was either planning to find a bat cave that could only accommodate himself to hide in, or wanted to sneak back to Hades to admit defeat. He would definitely choose to give up the game and would not give me the chance to kill him. The opportunity was fleeting and must not be neglected. Whether it was to establish authority or to vent anger, I had already given up the idea of forcibly subduing it and was determined to kill it as soon as possible.
The flying ability of the fire bat is indeed good, but that is only one of its forms, and its main ability is not here. Compared with the flying fire ghost king who specializes in air combat, it can't take advantage of speed, and was soon caught up by Gu Ben, who stretched out his spear for five or six meters, and covered Houston with a "gun forest and fire rain". Houston seemed to be quite familiar with Gu Ben's moves and had been prepared. When he was approached, he immediately turned around and took a detour. He was not in the center of the "gun forest and fire rain" attack, and was barely avoided by it. At the same time, it spewed out a large piece of fire mist to block Gu Ben's pursuit. It is estimated that either he had dealt with the old flying fire ghost king before, or he had received Hades's guidance. He already had some understanding of Gu Ben's ability and had a way to deal with it. Even if he was defeated, he had increased his chances of saving his life.
Of course, the difference in strength between the middle level 8 and the lower level 9 was too obvious, and it was not easy for Houston to escape smoothly. The continuous use of "Rain of Fire" forced it to dodge repeatedly, especially when Gu Ben used "Same Body Clone". The two Gu Bens attacked from the front and back, making it exhausted. Even if it tried its best, it still couldn't avoid continuous damage.
I also rushed over in time, transformed back into a human body, and coordinated with Gu Ben's attack. I seized the opportunity to launch a "mental attack" at the right time. I did not use the maximum limit of 30%, but only 10% each time. The direct damage was not very serious, but it could delay Houston's actions. Just a little delay was enough to create a good opportunity for Gu Ben to attack, so that Houston could not successfully dodge the attack, let alone break through the interception and escape. I not only have to kill it, but also do it in the shortest possible time, so that I can withdraw in time to support Kekexili . It is now facing the attack of the Hell Dragon, which is at least one level higher than the level. I am really not sure whether it can hold on until I rush over to support it.
I used "mental attack" to create an opportunity, and Guben used "gunfire rain" to cause substantial damage, leaving Houston no chance at all. Seeing that it had already suffered serious injuries and its defeat and death were almost foreseeable, the area where we were standing suddenly changed color, the red light was bright, and there was a rumbling sound underground. Guben immediately sent a warning - this was a sign that the "lava storm" was about to erupt. It came so quickly and just happened to cover the area where we were. There was no need to think too much. It must be Hades's trick in the dark, trying to take the opportunity to help Houston escape.
Whether it is the Nether Dragon Challenge or the Immersion Qualification Challenge, according to the rules, in order to cultivate the martial spirit and unyielding fighting spirit of the volcanic undead, only when one side has suffered heavy damage, has lost the ability to fight back, and has no hope of winning, can it choose to slip back to Hades and voluntarily choose to surrender. Otherwise, it must continue to fight until it reaches a consensus with the opponent, the winner is determined, or the challenge time limit is exceeded before it can be terminated. Houston is probably unable to escape by relying on his own strength at the moment, and Hades, the master behind him, has to step forward and help him secretly. This place is not far from the top of the mountain, and Houston has been severely injured. Once the "lava storm" breaks out, it is very likely that it will take the opportunity to escape to Hades and voluntarily surrender, and it will be impossible to kill it to establish its prestige.
Seeing that the "lava storm" was about to erupt, Houston, who had been trying to escape, was no longer in a hurry. He calmed down and dealt with us, trying his best to reduce the damage he suffered. It seemed that he was planning to delay time and wait until the "lava storm" erupted and we could no longer concentrate on dealing with it before looking for a chance to escape. Of course, I couldn't do what he wanted. At this critical moment, I lacked the ability to kill Houston in one fell swoop. It all depended on whether Gu Ben, the flying fire ghost king, would give me face.
I called Gu Ben and handed the initiative to him. I was to cooperate with his actions and wait for a suitable opportunity. He approached Houston and entered the attack position. I immediately used 30% of my mental power to launch a "mental attack". Houston's figure suddenly lost balance and swayed sharply in the air uncontrollably. This was a good opportunity to attack. Gu Ben had cooperated with him several times before, so he would not miss it. However, the attack power of "Rain of Gunfire" was still a little weak. Even if he hit Houston, it would not cause fatal damage to him. Gu Ben used the skill of "Explosive Thorn" this time. If he stabbed Houston with one shot, it might leave him no chance to resist. If he missed, he might take the opportunity to escape. Lava had begun to fall from the sky, and streams of magma were occasionally ejected from the ground. There was no time to delay any longer, forcing me to take the risk and attack. Success or failure depended on this one move.
Guben finally did not disappoint me. He let Houston struggle hard, trying to stabilize his body and avoid the stabbing shot in time, but under the influence of the "mental attack", his reaction was a little slow. Guben's timing and angle of attack were also very accurate. He hit it with one shot, causing physical damage, and also forcibly infused it with a stream of fire attribute energy. When it broke free from the spear that pierced its body, it immediately exploded. Houston was still in the form of a bat at this time. He was small in size and more flexible in movement, but lacked some stability. The direct damage caused by detonating the fire attribute energy to its fire attribute constitution might not be too great, but the aftermath of the "mental attack" had not yet dissipated, and it was hit by such a strong impact, and could no longer stabilize its body, and rolled to the ground. After a missed move, he was controlled by us. Under the siege of Guben and I, "mental attack" combined with "gunfire rain" and "explosive thorn", Houston had no power to fight back, and he couldn't even fly off the ground. In the end, he didn't even have the chance to beg for mercy and surrender, and died directly under Guben's random gunfire, becoming his food. I just want to let other volcano undead know that those who don't know the current situation and insist on opposing me will end up like locusts, and there is absolutely no chance of survival. I don't need those wavering people who are still undecided.
After successfully killing Houston and arranging Gu Ben to go back to Hades to report his achievements, I hurried to the Kekexili area. Under the pressure of the Hell Dragon, without me to hold it back and help weaken the influence of "Dragon Power", its performance was even worse. After the "Sacrifice" magic expired, it had been injured in many places, and its situation was extremely bad. However, due to the influence of the "Lava Storm", I had to dodge it, and at the same time I needed to activate the "Touch of Death" to replenish the lost mental power, otherwise I would not be able to help even if I arrived at the battle circle, so I could not transform into a bat and fly over quickly, and could only walk, which delayed me a little bit. When I rushed out of the influence range of the "Lava Storm" and arrived near Kekexili, it had been severely injured and was about to fall to the ground. If it weren't for the limit of the Hell Dragon Challenge that no one could be killed, the opponent needed to grasp the measure and dare not hit too hard, I'm afraid it would have been defeated and died long ago.
I focused my attention on Kekexili, weakened the influence of the Nether Dragon's "Dragon Might", and hurriedly cast the "Sacrifice" magic to share the damage it suffered. "Mental attack" will not have any effect on the Nether Dragon, which is much stronger than me. It is just a waste of my mental power. I mainly rely on "Blood Mist". Although the effect is not very obvious, it consumes less and can be cast continuously. Even if it can easily see through one layer, it will always cause a little hindrance to the Nether Dragon after three or five layers. I try to buy more transfer time for Kekexili. In its current state, it is impossible to survive the six-hour challenge. The best result I can get is to withdraw to the top of the mountain in time and apply to Hades for the challenge failure to avoid severe damage to the limbs and consume vitality. In that case, it will take at least a few months of recuperation to recover, which will definitely affect its development plan, including mine.
While I was on guard against the Hell Dragon suddenly changing its target and attacking me, I used the "Blood Mist Technique" and even used the "External Incarnation". Dozens of clones flew around it, trying every means to distract its attention. And Kekexili was also quite smart. He could be injured by the Hell Dragon's magic, dragon flames, body collisions, tail swings, etc. This only reduced some mental strength, but tried his best to avoid being scratched by dragon claws or bitten by dragon teeth. The dragon horn was stabbed, resulting in limb disability, which would consume the life force that was difficult to recover. It also added a lot of trouble to the Hell Dragon. Although it still had a clear advantage when it could not kill, there was no more effective way to achieve the purpose of damaging Kekexili's limbs.
It's just that in the early stage, Kekexili was really injured too badly, and there was not much left to fight with the Hell Dragon. It can be said that the defeat was inevitable and there was no way to turn the tide. Under the full blockade of the Hell Dragon, he would be knocked down the mountain from time to time, and he could not reach the top of the mountain smoothly. As the body continued to suffer trauma, the physical strength was too much. Once the physical strength was exhausted, there was no way to dodge, and he might be at the mercy of the Hell Dragon. A good cook cannot cook without rice. Kekexili's resistance became weaker and weaker. Seeing that the situation was irreversible, I had to take a risk and use the last trick that was almost rogue - urging the "Touch of Death" to entangle Kekexili, but it was not to lay a layer of protective shield to protect it. The Hell Dragon was too strong, and that would not have much effect. Instead, I had to absorb Kekexili's mental power with all my strength. Since there is no hope of reaching the top and admitting defeat, I will first suck the life out of Kekexili. If the Hell Dragon dares to attack again, let alone damaging its limbs, even a few hits will probably kill it. This is not allowed by the challenge rules. There is a chief referee monitoring it. I think Hades doesn't have the courage to openly violate the contract.
Kekexili, who was already seriously injured and unable to hold on, suffered another attack from the Hell Dragon. He gave up resistance and collapsed to the ground, showing a posture of letting himself be slaughtered. Under the strenuous absorption of the "Touch of Death", he remained in a dying state, and could not stand the damage. This could not be faked, and the Hell Dragon was immediately shocked. He stepped forward and gently pulled a few times, but he dared not attack again. In desperation, the Hell Dragon could only come to me for trouble, but I had the "Sacrifice" and "Unparalleled Guardian" magic as double protection, but it was not something it could easily deal with in three or two moves, and it did not dare to stay away from Kekexili, fearing that it would take the opportunity to recover a little strength and escape to the top of the mountain. Kekexili's state could not be restored immediately. After a while, I could always find an opportunity to activate the "Touch of Death" to continue to absorb Kekexili's mental power, just to prevent it from getting out of the brink of death and make the Hell Dragon dare not attack its limbs.
If we adopt this passive way of avoiding the challenge, even if we survive for six hours, we will not be recognized by Hades and pass the Hell Dragon Challenge. However, if we give up, we can give it a try. I bet that Hades or the Hell Dragon in charge of the specific execution will not have the courage to violate the rules and rely on the "Touch of Death" to accurately control the mental state of Kekexili. Simply put it in front of the Hell Dragon without any resistance, this is also a helpless method - since we are at the mercy of others, we might as well be the fish meat this time. It is impossible to leave a residual body. If they have the courage, they can kill it.
For the rest of the time, Kekexili was lying on the ground dying. The Hell Dragon tried various methods, constantly launching attacks or chasing around, trying to prevent me from absorbing Kekexili's spiritual power and letting it recover a little automatically, so that it would be convenient to attack, but the effect was not significant. At most, I could only seize the opportunity to tear off a small piece of bone, but I didn't dare to use the ruthless trick of twisting arms and legs. Therefore, the loss of Kekexili's coordination vitality was not serious. As long as he soaked in the middle area of the "Hell Magma Pool" for ten days and a half months, he would be able to recover, and it should not affect his own development.
Finally, after the six-hour challenge time limit, the Hell Dragon gnashed his teeth and looked very angry, but he still didn't dare to kill Kekexili. He could only accept the request for a truce and ended the Hell Dragon Challenge. Kekexili recovered a little strength and returned to the top of the mountain. As expected, Hades judged him as a passive player and declared his challenge invalid. He failed the Hell Dragon Challenge. However, I was quite satisfied with the result of killing Houston and saving Kekexili from serious damage. I didn't want to be greedy and extravagant. I let Kekexili take good care of himself for a while, deal with the white-bone dragon more, and try to reduce the impact of "Dragon Power". With this valuable experience, he should be able to pass it smoothly next time.
The biggest advantage of the volcanic undead is that they can absorb the energy of magma and evolve continuously, especially by soaking in the "Hell Magma Pool" to accelerate the process of evolution. If you subdue them in a low-level state, you don't need to invest too much energy. You only need to strive for a soaking qualification to evolve into a special type of high-level undead. Once you obtain the soaking qualification, you will have a name granted by the system , or your ability, or your IQ will be improved to varying degrees. For undead wizards, it is still quite attractive. It's a pity that I took the initiative and got ahead of others early, forming a situation of one person dominating. Now the soaking qualifications of the twelve primary areas have all fallen into my hands, which is equivalent to obtaining the actual control of the volcanic alien undead. The high-end belongs to Hades. For the time being, I am unable to shake its and the ruling status of the Nether Dragon Clan, but the middle level is completely controlled by me. The county magistrate is better off managing it now. For those undead wizards who invaded the volcano, I am the overlord above the "Hell Volcano". No matter how they develop, if they want to seek greater benefits, they must first pass me. However, Hades clearly wanted to adopt the strategy of "using barbarians to control barbarians" and wanted to divide us necromancers from within, creating pre-elections and disputes, in an attempt to curb my development. People's hearts are unpredictable. I have neither the ability nor the time to distinguish between truth and goodness. I can only take tough measures to deter those necromancers. Before the situation in the volcano stabilizes, I will not consider giving up the interests of the volcano for the time being, so as not to invite wolves into the house and cause trouble for myself for no reason.
I helped Gu Ben complete his evolution and successfully completed the challenge mission. I was nervous for more than half a month. Now it’s finally over and I can breathe a sigh of relief. I subscribed to these issues of "Tian Media" and wanted to read them to relax. I didn’t expect that I would be furious when I saw them. What are they reporting on it? "The United Alliance suffered another devastating blow, and tens of thousands of members were displaced, homeless, and demoralized", "A batch of materials transported to the United Alliance for rebuilding the base was robbed on the way, causing heavy losses"... Many articles are more or less related to the Church of Light, and most of them are praises. That’s fine, but many of them are directed at the United Alliance, and most of the news released are unfavorable to us, and even say that "many members have lost confidence in the United Alliance and have strongly requested to withdraw from the group." The two "Holy Wars of Light" have already allowed them to take a lot of advantage, and they are still so relentless and continue to add insult to injury. This is too bullying!
