Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 123 Battle of Wits
Since the "Heroes Conference" in early August, two new artifacts for the independent professions have appeared in "Tianxia", bringing the total number of artifacts to eleven. One is the "Fairy Helmet" for the archer profession, held by the elf archer Bingxin Yuhun from the northern continent, and the other is the "Heart of the Earth Element" for the earth magician profession, held by the earth magician Haikuotiankong from the southern continent. However, the two of them remain neutral for the time being, neither joining the resistance alliance nor leaning towards the Church of Light, and have not broken the balance of the two major camps of light and darkness, each holding three artifacts. But with the Supreme Honor showing off this armor that emits colorful divine light, the previous balance may no longer exist. If it is really the twelfth artifact in "Tianxia" and the fourth artifact of the light profession, the balance of power between light and darkness will inevitably tilt again.
As if it noticed that I was staring at it, it suddenly looked up and smiled at me, holding the supreme honor of the armor in its hand. The seemingly brilliant smile, in my eyes, felt so sinister and treacherous, faintly revealing the strong self-confidence that the conspiracy was successful, further deepening the premonition in my heart that the situation was not good - could it be that the armor was really a magic weapon suitable for the Knight of Light, an artifact that had not undergone the blood recognition procedure and had not been announced by the system ?
Things have not been finally confirmed yet, and I still have a glimmer of hope in my heart. It shouldn't be such a coincidence that I happened to witness the advent of the fourth artifact of light, and I will become the first opponent to experience its power. Maybe it's just a high-level prop similar to an artifact. But the next move of Supreme Honor. My heart sank step by step into the bottomless abyss, and it became cold. There was no luck at all. He bit his finger and smeared the blood on the armor. In an instant, the colorful divine light was so strong that I couldn't look directly at it. I had to look sideways. Then there was a crisp sound of "ding dong", and the system announcement came to my ears: "Congratulations to the player Supreme Honor for winning the twelfth artifact in "Tianxia" 'Speed Wing Light Armor'!"
It was indeed a divine weapon. Real Madrid and several other light players came forward to congratulate Supreme Honor. The Western reporters from "Sky Media" were also very happy. Long Piaopiao looked at me with a heavy and worried look. Obviously, this unexpected variable made her not optimistic about my prospects in this decisive battle. What a good plan! I don't know if Supreme Honor is too lucky or it was a premeditated plan. Choosing to disclose the artifact at this moment not only makes the light profession have one more artifact than our dark profession. At the same time, Supreme Honor also became the holder of two artifacts, so that I can't be the only one. This alone, after the hype and hype of those royal gunmen of the Church of Light, can offset some of the negative effects caused by my " Thousand Miles Alone" and killing 500 light players. And the clever layout, luring me to a decisive battle with him, if I can use the remaining power of the newly obtained artifact. Killing me in one fell swoop will probably wipe out most of my previous efforts, and the effect of the attack on the Church of Light will inevitably be weakened.
Looking up at the Supreme Honor, he probably had already checked the properties of the "Speed Wing Light Armor", but he was not in a hurry to equip it. Instead, he cast his eyes on me. Our eyes intertwined - in anger, I was mixed with a little regret after falling into the calculation, while he was filled with strong confidence and surging fighting spirit. In terms of momentum and psychology alone. Before the battle started, I was already a little weaker and fell into a disadvantage.
As soon as I thought of this, I was startled and suddenly alert. What happened to me? It was just a newly acquired artifact. I didn't know what kind of functions it had. It would definitely not be very easy to use. It might not be 100% effective when fighting me. Moreover, we both had two artifacts. On the surface, we should be evenly matched. How could I be scared before the battle and be frightened by his arrangement? Maybe he was just a coward and didn't have much confidence in his heart, so he had to use psychological warfare on me, intending to affect my performance in the decisive battle and increase his chances of winning.
After waking up from the shock of getting another artifact from Supreme Honor, I quickly re-evaluated the strength comparison between the two sides. A defensive artifact, even if it has the attribute of increasing the success rate of prayer like the "Angel Robe", is just newly recognized as the master equipment, and it is impossible to pray for a higher level angel to possess it. As I estimated before, it is at most a level 9 mid-level six-winged seraph. Other additional functions should also be mainly defense and auxiliary combat. The lack of powerful attack skills only increases the difficulty of my victory, and the threat to me is definitely not as great as the "Thor's Hammer" of the Fearless Warrior. The actual combat power that Supreme Honor can exert should not be so strong that I cannot defeat it.
After more than ten hours of continuous fighting, my state will definitely be affected. However, when I am rampant in the Western Continent and approaching the Glory Station, the Supreme Honor, as the President of the Light Senate and the head of the Glory Mercenary Group, cannot rest at ease. No matter whether he is secretly planning or participating in the hunt, he has to accompany me online and worry, and he can't get much advantage. In addition, in order to deal with emergencies, I also left a backup plan - the strongest Guben, the riding pet Taotao and Shaman were all sent back to the "Dead Soul Space" for a period of time. Compared with other undead, they have "Hell Magma Pool" and "Blood Pool" to soak, and they are only general mental and physical losses. They have not suffered severe injuries such as broken limbs and body parts and great loss of vitality. Now most of their states have been restored, and they can still be used in the decisive battle. In addition, there is a "magic storage ring". In case of critical situation and forced to use, the "Soul Sealing Card" that seals Ibola can also be used. It’s the same old saying, as long as you have the ability to delay the fight and avoid being overwhelmed by the opponent, it won’t be easy to defeat me completely.
Supreme Honor has equipped the "Speed Wing Light Armor", but with the decisive battle imminent, he has no time to practice. Seeing him sitting quietly with his head down in contemplation, he is probably imagining how to use it in his mind. The reason why he pretended to be generous and gave me half an hour to recover should be to buy himself some time to recognize the main equipment artifact and familiarize himself with its function. After experiencing some ideological turmoil. I have regained my fighting spirit and I have not been idle waiting . I have repeatedly imagined what kind of tactics to use to deal with different situations. The duel between masters is not only about their own strength, but also about reasonable tactics and on-the-spot reaction. Victory or defeat may be determined in a moment. Taotao and Shaman were sent back to the "Dead Soul Space" by me. Pets can only be summoned after the decisive battle officially begins. Supreme Honor does not want me to take advantage of this little bit.
The agreed time for the final battle has come, and irrelevant people have stepped aside. Only the Supreme Honor and I are nearby, facing each other from a distance. There is no way out for both him and me. We can't afford to lose this battle. With Long Piaopiao's order, the final battle between the two of us, the only dual artifact holders in "Tianxia" so far, and the most prestigious top players in the light and dark professions, officially began.
The first person I summoned was Taotao , and I turned over and rode on him. In this kind of decisive battle with no time limit and no end, compared to Supreme Honor, my most vulnerable part should be my physical strength. There is no way to replenish it, so I can only save it by myself. Then I summoned Shaman, and while Supreme Honor was busy casting "Angel Possession", I urged Taotao to fly back a distance, further widening the distance between us for safety, and then landed on the ground and began to cast "Summon the Undead", summoning a bone dragon and a terrifying flying dragon knight - the enemy situation is unclear. I was planning a protracted war, so I naturally couldn't easily summon the strongest Guben to waste his energy.
The Supreme Honor summoned a level nine six-winged Seraphim. It urged the velociraptor to chase me quickly, but with the speed of the Fire Dragon Beast, even if it could only run on the ground, it was not inferior to the velociraptor with the speed bonus brought by the Seraphim, and it could not rush close to interrupt my casting.
If it was in the past, Supreme Honor would have activated the "Holy Cross" to attack and contain it, but this time he activated the newly acquired artifact "Speed Wing Light Armor" first. A burst of white light flashed, and in addition to the Seraph that had already possessed him, he had a pair of simulated huge light wings behind him, waving slowly and rhythmically. In an instant, the speed of the speed dragon increased sharply, already faster than Tao Tao, and in a few strides, he had closed the distance between us. Fortunately, he was probably adapting to the increased speed and did not activate the "Holy Cross" to harass me at the same time. The time he caught up with me was enough for me to complete the "Summoning of the Undead" and summon the Bone Dragon and the Terror Dragon Knight.
I naturally would not allow the Supreme Honor to get close to me, and hurriedly commanded Taotao to run as far as he could, while the Bone Dragon rushed to intercept him from behind, blocking his pursuit, and also testing the strength of the possessed six-winged Seraphim. After a few rounds of confrontation, it turned out to be just as I expected. The possessed Seraphim was only at the ninth level at most, and the pair of light wings that appeared probably only had the function of increasing speed, but there was no way to make him fly and have air combat capabilities. Therefore, although the Bone Dragon was not his opponent, as long as he didn't fight too hard and mainly used roaming harassment, he shouldn't be so easy to kill.
However, the defensive capability of this "Speed Wing Light Armor" is quite strong. It may be that it has the function of strengthening the "protective holy light" emitted by the possessed Seraph. It seems that the layer of holy light outside the body is brighter, which represents a stronger defensive capability. Combined with the defensive properties of the knight armor itself, even the attack of the lower-level ninth-level Bone Dragon is difficult to cause relatively large damage to the Supreme Honor. The interception effect did not meet my expectations. It still pressed me step by step, and I could not get rid of his threat for a while.
With Supreme Honor chasing me, even if I still insisted on riding Tao Tao on the ground, I couldn't use the "Touch of Death" to absorb my spiritual power smoothly under the threat of the long-range attack of the "Holy Cross". I was afraid that it would be difficult to be interrupted by him, and it would just consume my health. Faced with the Supreme Honor, which had increased in speed and surpassed Tao Tao, I spent most of my energy on dodging, and with the interception of the Bone Dragon, I was barely able to ensure that he would not rush in front of me. The tactics I had been used to before could no longer be applied here. However, this was a decisive battle, not a competition. Both of us could use drugs to replenish our losses, but we could not use the "Touch of Death" to absorb and replenish. I drank a bottle of "Spirit Potion" to speed up the recovery of my spiritual power. It only took about 20 minutes to recover 10% of my spiritual power. I cast "Summon the Dead" again.
With a pair of light wings, not only did Supreme Honor's movement speed increase, but his movements also became more agile. His strength was also above that of Shaman. In order to better delay him and avoid close combat with him, Shaman first used the "Evil Gaze" and then launched a medium-range attack with the "Blood Claws Breaking the Air" skill, coordinating with the Bone Dragon's pounce to buy me more time to dodge.
Riding Taotao, I started a chase with Supreme Honor on the ground. As expected of a top expert, he quickly adapted to the increased speed. The riding skills of a professional knight are naturally beyond the reach of a necromancer like me. The closer he got, the greater the threat to me. Seeing that I could no longer hold on, I didn't want to turn into a bat and waste my energy so early, so I urged Taotao to fly into the air and avoid his pursuit. But even if I flew into the air, I still had no way to get rid of Supreme Honor's pursuit. Unless there were mountains and rivers blocking me, he could still keep up with my flying speed on the plains and follow me closely on the ground, making it impossible for me to rely on speed to get rid of him and land on the ground far away to buy time to activate the "Touch of Death" to absorb my mental power.
Being in the air, I could no longer use any skills, but Taotao, who was protected by the fire dragon, could provide me with a layer of protection, enough to deal with Supreme Honor, who had no aerial combat ability. If I was even more shameless and flew high into the sky, beyond the attack radius of the "Holy Cross", I would be invincible. No matter how powerful Supreme Honor was, he would never be able to hurt me. Although I would not be judged as a failure in such a decisive battle, it would be easy for others to conclude that I was no match for Supreme Honor and had to escape in the air. If this was reported, even if I managed to save my life, it would be equivalent to a defeat, and I would also lose face. This was a battle of honor, so I naturally couldn't do this, giving others an excuse to attack me.
I couldn't attack directly, but Taotao under my crotch was not affected and maintained a certain height. I could attack the Supreme Honor, but I would also be attacked by him. With the cooperation of Shaman, Bone Dragon and Terror Dragon Knight, we took turns to attack and defend, and presented a situation of mutual offense and defense, with an evenly matched situation - although our attacks were far less threatening than the Supreme Honor to the Bone Dragon, we did not seem to be at a disadvantage on the scene, and we were not reported to be chased and fled everywhere without being able to fight back, which was embarrassing.
After more than 20 minutes, the basic functions of "Speed Wing Light Armor" were almost clear. I assigned the Terror Dragon Knight to desperately entangle the Supreme Honor. Seizing the opportunity, I quickly flew to the side and landed on the ground. I first cast the "Sacrifice" magic to let the Bone Dragon share 50% of the damage I suffered from the ground, and then cast "Unparalleled Guardian" on myself to further reduce the damage. With this one or two minute delay, the Supreme Honor had already killed the Terror Dragon Knight and caught up to him. He then cast "Summoning the Undead" while directing Taotao to run and dodge.
This time, I didn't hold back on the highest honor. I used all my means, attacking with my spear and using the "Holy Cross". I chased after him and threatened him frequently, intending to interrupt my spellcasting. However, relying on the double protection provided by the "Sacrifice" and "Unparalleled Guardian" magics, and not having to save my health points to activate the "Touch of Death", I withstood the pressure and insisted on completing the "Summoning the Undead", summoning the almost recovered Guben and a terrifying dragon knight.
I can only use medicine to recover once an hour. For the remaining thirty or forty minutes, I can only use the strategy of false attack and real defense to delay as much as possible. Anyway, no one knows how much damage each attack can actually cause except the two of us. For the time being, I don’t have the strength to fight against the Supreme Honor, so I simply follow their approach and play some false tricks to confuse the audience. My tactics are not to deliberately escape, but to make the most of my advantages. Who told him that he can’t fly? And I also gave him many opportunities to attack, and he did hurt me directly several times, but I am still alive and kicking and attacking and defending with him, which only shows that his strength is not enough to defeat me.
Perhaps, the point that made Supreme Honor miscalculate was that he did not estimate my "sacrifice" magic. At this stage, I should be the only necromancer who can cast this ninth-level magic, and he could not know the function of "sacrifice" magic. Facing his close-range pressure, choosing to fly high and flee far away is undoubtedly the safest, but it is a sign of weakness, which is equivalent to indirectly admitting that I am unable to deal with his attack. Reporting it will also help his reputation and put me in an embarrassing situation. And if I rely too much on "blood bat transformation" to dodge, the consumption of physical strength will definitely be very large. If it drags on, it will naturally be more beneficial for him, a knight with abundant physical strength. Once the physical strength is exhausted, he will eventually die. Originally, I only had these two choices when I was not in a speed advantage and it was not conducive to dodging, but with the "sacrifice" magic, I have the ability to entangle with him. On the surface, I have both offense and defense, and the fight is very lively, and I am not at a disadvantage. Riding Taotao does not consume much physical strength, and I have the capital to fight a protracted war with him.
My subordinates are all air combat soldiers. The most convenient tactic to deal with the Supreme Honor of Land Warfare is to feint a shot, dive down when there is a chance, and quickly fly away when in danger. No matter how flexible and agile he is, he can do nothing if he can't attack. The average strength of Gu Ben and his friends is relatively low, but they have their own characteristics. It is a situation of more people fighting fewer people. The initiative of attack can be said to be in my hands. Facing me flying in the sky, Supreme Honor has no other more threatening means except "Holy Cross". It can only wait until I enter the attack range of his spear and try to seize the opportunity to hurt me a few more times. However, with the magic of "Sacrifice", "Unparalleled Guardian" and "Three Shields Body Protection" as protection, the effect is not obvious. Once the magic time exceeds five minutes, the two Gu Bens with continuous blood mist and agility and a pair of light wings on the Supreme Honor will attack from the front and back, trying to contain me, and also buy time for me to land and cast magic again.
If I can't defeat him, I can only fight with my wits. Although it's a fight to the death, I can't kill him, and he can't kill me. It's a stalemate, and there's nothing I can do about it. Besides, he just got a new artifact, and he's in high spirits, but I can't use "Blood Transformation". It's an unfair fight from the beginning. As long as I can maintain a win-or-lose situation, it's the best outcome for me who has fallen into their trap.
Of course, I know that in terms of combat power, Supreme Honor undoubtedly has the advantage, and we must not leave him any loopholes for counterattack. The most threatening thing is naturally the "pseudo-artifacts" with different functions. Not only me, but even Shaman, Taotao and the others have received my orders and stared at him closely... Supreme Honor's every move, can not relax for a moment, find that he has any unusual movements, such as taking out something, report to me immediately, so that I can react in time and dodge to avoid being taken advantage of. At the same time, constantly change positions, never stay in the same place for too long. That time, he set up the "Doomsday Judgment" formation in the "Battle of the Hanging Island", which almost killed me. If he makes a similar formation again, restricting my movement or even flying, then I will be dead. After all, since he has set up a layout to challenge me actively, he must have made full preparations. Who knows what powerful means he has hidden.
Relying on the accelerated recovery effect of the "Spirit Potion", I can only cast "Summon the Dead" three times in two hours, and a bone dragon needs to share 30% of the damage I suffer. I have no strength to defeat the Supreme Honor. I rode Taotao most of the time, which effectively preserved my physical strength and did not suffer too serious damage. He could not drag me down. After fighting for several hours, it was still a game of attack and defense, with no winner. However, we didn't have much time online - we could only be online for a maximum of sixteen hours a day. The time limit has expired. As long as the offensive slowed down and we left the most intense first-level combat state, we would be forced offline by the system and could not continue to fight.
