Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 126: Level 6 Thief
Xiaobai, who has successfully transformed into a demon spirit, is now at the middle level of level nine. In addition to being able to sign a "possession contract", he still retains the "void form" of the ghost royal family. He also has the ability to perform "instant teleportation", two attack skills "Howl of the Demon Spirit" and "Wind Splits the Sky", and the ability of "Gathering of Yin Wind", which can accumulate the power of other connected devouring ghosts into himself to enhance the power of the "Howl of the Demon Spirit" and "Wind Splits the Sky" he displays.
The other "Possession Contract" can be signed with other undead wizards or undead creatures. Once signed, it will be valid for life and cannot be canceled artificially. Only when the object of the contract is completely dead and no longer exists, the "Possession Contract" will be automatically canceled and can be signed again with other targets. Other skills cannot be used during the period of being possessed by the demon spirit, and can still be used twice a day. Fortunately, after returning to the "Yinfeng Valley", you can freely temper in the holy land "Wind Cave" and absorb the required energy. You no longer need to rely on the engulfing of the engulfing ghost to provide "instant movement". In theory, there is no limit to the number of uses, but each use of "instant movement" requires a certain amount of physical strength, which can be consumed up to 10%. The number of times "instant movement" can be used is determined by the attributes, constitution, physical strength of the possessed object and the distance of movement.
Although it is different from my situation, the value of "teleportation" is much greater than that of the undead wizards who do not have the ability of "blood bat transformation", but I do not intend to sell this qualification to sign a "possession contract" with Xiaobai to other undead wizards. In exchange for any equipment - if the other possessed object is not under my control, and he summons the demon spirit to possess him in advance when I need to use "teleportation", it is equivalent to robbing each other of the right to use it. Wouldn't that harm me? This is not something that can be easily shared with others. And there is another special case. That is the undead with wind attribute constitution. If they sign a "possession contract" with the demon spirit, because of the compatibility of constitution, they will not be subject to relevant restrictions. While being possessed by the demon spirit to perform "teleportation", they can still use their own skills and exert their maximum ability.
As the highest level of undead creatures in the "Valley of the Dark Wind", which ranks last among the four forbidden areas, the level and strength of the demon spirits are indeed lower than those of the known "Hell Volcano" and "Abyss", but their preciousness lies in the fact that they can sign a "possession contract" with undead wizards or other undead. This gives them the additional ability of "instant teleportation" and further enhances their abilities. This is something that the powerful Hell Dragon and Abyss Dragon cannot replace. Perhaps, this is the true meaning and value of their existence.
After successfully acquiring the ability of "teleportation", the focus is on solving the promotion task of the sixth-level thief. The "Silk Road" is full of black widows and countless spider webs. Under normal circumstances, you can only use the thief skills and rely on your agility to slowly go deeper. Or you can transform into a bat and fly in carefully, not touching the spider web, so as not to alarm the black widow, so that you can successfully pass the "Silk Road". This not only requires extreme patience, but also depends on luck. If there is a little mistake in the middle, it may alarm the countless black widows in the passage, resulting in failure, and once besieged to death. You can only start over again, and it may take many attempts and a lot of time to successfully pass this level. I don't want to use those stupid methods that are too time-consuming, so I can only find another way. Use the "teleportation" skill to successfully pass the "Silk Road".
After entering the Central Continent, with the increasing number of players who have been promoted to the eighth-level profession, in order to obtain qualifications faster, more and more players have come here in groups to kill the seventh-level, eighth-level, and even ninth-level monsters that are everywhere in the mountains. People come and go, and it has become more and more lively, no longer the desolate place of the past. However, most player teams are still concentrated in the slightly safer areas near the "Gate of Time and Space" and dare not go too deep, otherwise it is easy to attract dozens or hundreds of fierce and bloodthirsty high-level monsters to rush over together. As the battle continues, the number will continue to increase, and the only way waiting for those players is death.
When I came to the entrance of the "Silk Road", there were many monsters around, which was not safe and could be attacked at any time. Otherwise, I could spend 20 to 30 hours to summon hundreds of bone dragons and then break in. There might be a chance to cover my successful passage through the "Silk Road". I didn't have to wait for Xiaobai to transform into a demon spirit and gain the ability of "teleportation" before I could have a better chance. It was the end of the day, so I could use the "Possession Contract" four times without wasting too much time. I first cast "Blood Transformation" to summon two bone dragons, then drank a bottle of "Spiritual Potion", and then activated the "Possession Contract" to summon Xiaobai to attach to my body. Now, except for the ability of "teleportation", I can no longer cast any skills and can only dodge and escape.
I commanded two bone dragons to rush into the "Silk Road", rushing at full speed close to the ground, forcibly breaking through the spider webs close to the ground, and clearing a passage without obstacles for me. Although the Black Widow heard the news and went out, the strength of the lower-level bone dragons of level nine was much higher than them. I was caught off guard and could not stop the rapid advance of the two bone dragons for a moment. I took the opportunity to continuously use "teleportation" to chase after the bone dragons and follow them quickly. If I use "stealth", it will certainly be safer, but the thief's foot strength cannot keep up with the flying speed of the bone dragon, and he will soon be thrown off and trapped in the spider webs spewed out by the Black Widow again. It takes too long and may also touch the spider webs in the process. "Teleportation" is different. If there is an obstacle blocking the distance between the set teleportation target, the skill will either fail to activate, or the teleportation will be forcibly stopped in front of the obstacle, and it will not hit the spider web and alarm the Black Widow. In addition, it can be used with a thought. The process was silent and difficult to be discovered by the Black Widow. Whether riding Taotao or transforming into a bat, there would be the same concerns. Moreover, the target was obvious and it was easier to be intercepted and attacked in the middle of the journey. These were all confirmed by the previous failures. Using "instant teleportation" and cooperating with the undead minions to force a breakthrough was the most efficient method for me.
When the two bone dragons were entangled by layers of spider webs and were unable to continue advancing, and were besieged by hundreds of black widows, I had no way to move forward. I quickly teleported to a safer corner, released the state of being possessed by the demon spirit, and used the "stealth" skill to avoid the limelight. In order not to alarm the nearby black widows and attract their attacks. At the same time, while ensuring my own safety, I looked for an opportunity to use the "wartime return" skill to send the two bone dragons that could no longer play any role back to the "dead soul space". On the one hand, it was to reduce losses, and on the other hand, it was also to quell the riot as soon as possible, let the black widows return to their respective positions, and calm down, so that I could continue to take action.
Without the source of the trouble, I could not detect any other abnormalities. The black widow stirred for a while, and once again spit out webs of spider silk to block the passage. Then they hid in their hiding places to rest. I remained in the "stealth" state, waiting for the "Silk Road" to return to calm, and my mental and physical strength were restored. I cast "Blood Transformation" again, summoned two bone dragons, continued to force a breakthrough forward, and then let Xiaobai possess me. I cast "Teleportation", carefully avoided many obstacles along the way, and followed closely. Quickly went deeper inside.
On the second day, I had the last chance to "blood change" and "demon possession". In addition to the two bone dragons, I also used "pet summoning" to summon Shaman and Taotao. The four men rushed forward together and tried to clear the obstacles for me. In this way, I successfully passed most of the journey, especially the middle part where the blockade was more strict. Then I didn't dare to take risks, and carefully used the "stealth" skill to explore step by step. Finally, I successfully crossed this "Silk Road" and arrived in front of the "Pansi Cave".
First, I made a record of the "resurrection point" at the entrance. This is a special setting of the system in certain special areas where specific tasks are completed. For example, there is such a "resurrection point" at the entrance of the "underground maze city" in the central continent that I have been to before. Before canceling the record, I can only be resurrected at the "resurrection point" every time I die. Otherwise, if I finally pass the "Silk Road" successfully after a lot of hard work, what if I accidentally die in the "Pansy Cave" and have to start the journey again, it will be too torturous.
The monsters in the "Pansi Cave" are still spider-like monsters, but they are no longer level 7 black widows, but level 8 green ladies. Like the "Silk Road", there are dense spider webs and green ladies everywhere. The specific content of my level 6 thief promotion task is to sneak into the "Pansi Cave", find the "bridal chamber" where the seven flower girls are, and find a way to get a complete spider web spewed out by the flower girls.
The "bridal chamber" is at the deepest part of the "Pansi Cave". Along the way, you need to break through the spider webs of many green ladies. The most dangerous part is on the "Silk Road", and it also takes a lot of effort to reach it smoothly. The seven flower girls are a special type of magic beast, so their strengths vary, and there are some differences. However, the weakest level is also the ninth lower level, and the strongest should be the ninth upper level, which can be said to be quite powerful. To complete the task of stealing the spider webs they spew out, you can generally only sneak to a spider web carefully without alarming the seven flower girls, and then act quickly and accurately, and cut off the connection between the spider web and other objects before the flower girls notice that the spider web has been touched and kill them, and put it in the bag to save it, so that it will not be damaged. Doing this not only requires agility and flexibility, but also is full of too many variables in the process. At least with my ability, I am afraid it is difficult to compete with the seven flower girls in reaction speed. I tried several times, but each time Flower Girl noticed it in time and reacted quickly, pouncing on me, forcing me to flee in panic. I failed to succeed. The last time, I was trapped in a spider web while trying to transform into a bat and escape. I couldn't get out and was killed by Flower Girl. I had to go back to the "resurrection point" at the entrance of the "Pansy Cave" and try again.
I don't have the patience to compete with skills. If I keep fighting like this, I can only fight with brute force. Seven level nine monsters may not be easy to deal with for other players, but I don't take them seriously. If I can't be a thief, I will become a robber and rob the spider web of a flower girl. I found a remote corner to hide. The bone dragon is too big. Once it appears, it will be noticed by the nearby green lady and be besieged. Therefore, all the summoned ones are hidden night shadows. Although they are only level eight intermediate, I summon a large group of them to contain the seven flower girls for a while, which should be possible.
Although some of the Night Shadows accidentally got entangled in the spider web and exposed themselves, and were attacked by the Green Lady, they were either sent back to the "Dead Soul Space" in time by "Return in Wartime" or immediately directed the battle to other places under my command, so that other companions were not harmed. Therefore, everything went smoothly and enough subordinates were summoned. Finally, Shaman and Taotao were also summoned to help, and they entered the "Bridal Chamber" together.
With such a big noise, the seven flower girls in the "bridal chamber" were alarmed and all rushed out to fight. I took the opportunity to use "stealth" to sneak into the room and commanded my men to try their best to move the flower girls nearby away. The farther away, the better. I found a complete spider web, seized the opportunity to suddenly show up, waved the dagger and began to quickly cut off the spider silks connecting other objects one by one. The owner of this spider web noticed my action at the first time, shook off the entanglement of Fu Xing Ye Ying, and pounced on me, intending to attack me, but was desperately intercepted by Saman, but was delayed for a moment, which bought me enough time. When this flower girl spewed spider webs to trap Saman. When she came to my side, I had successfully separated the spider web and put it into the "storage belt" intact. I was too lazy to continue to entangle with them, gave up resistance, and automatically sent myself forward to be killed by the flower girl, and returned to the "dead spirit space" with my men.
Six hours later, he was still resurrected at the "resurrection point" at the entrance of the "Pansy Cave", cancelled the record setting, and then sought death and returned to the "Dead Space". After resurrection, he appeared in the room of the meeting hall of the Tongxin League headquarters, and hurried to the city's Thieves Guild to hand in the completed level six thief promotion task.
After confirming that the promotion task was completed correctly and passing the promotion ceremony, my second profession, the thief, was officially promoted to the sixth-level thief general, and the five basic attribute values were also increased to varying degrees. The basic strength value reached the third level, second order, light yellow, the basic agility value was increased to the fourth level, third order, medium green, and the basic health value and basic physical value became the fourth level, second order, light green. However, probably because my basic mental power was already quite high, the thief profession had limited effect on improving mental power, and my basic... mental power still remained at the original seventh level, second order, light purple, but the color was slightly darker, and it did not achieve a qualitative increase.
The newly learned sixth-level thief skill is "Counterattack", which is a useless skill for me. In the "Counterattack" state, when subjected to close combat by the enemy, regardless of whether the opponent hits or not, I will spontaneously use ordinary attacks to counterattack, and the hit rate is determined by the agility values of both sides.
Choosing a thief as my second profession played an important role in my early development. In the previous battles, if I hadn't had the help of those thief skills, I would have had a hard time winning the final victory. However, as my strength gradually improved, it has gradually declined and is no longer of much use to me. On the contrary, it is not as good as those necromancers who chose magicians as their second profession. When they are promoted, they should be able to improve their basic mental power, which will be of great help to their own development. However, I was promoted to a level 6 thief and got a "pet scroll". It was a good harvest to have another pet. It was very difficult to subdue an undead pet with evolutionary attributes. The level 6 "pet scroll" could not subdue higher-level undead creatures. However, I had already made plans. For now, the most ideal pet should be a blood-sucking fang. Without the good conveniences like last time, it would be difficult to sign a contract with the earl. Then I would first find a blood-sucking fang baron of the lowest level to subdue him - there is a "blood pool" to soak, and the "dragon power" of the bone dragon will help in the challenge of promotion. When I sign a "pet contract" when I am promoted to viscount, I should have a better chance. Even if it is not as good as Shaman, it should be able to be of some use in future battles, so that I don't have to withdraw from the battle sequence like Red Star and become a "spiritual power source".
After the news that one of my ghost royals had successfully transformed into a demon spirit came out, the "Yinfeng Valley" suddenly became lively again. Xiaobai's success confirmed that the information about demon spirits mentioned by Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing was not fabricated, and rekindled the confidence of those undead wizards who already had ghost royals. They began to rack their brains to find other ghost royals as objects of devouring, trying their best to replenish the energy of their ghost royals and promote them to achieve the strength of alienation as soon as possible. The secret of demon spirit alienation mastered by Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing also became a hot commodity. Several other undead wizards who wanted to alienate their ghost royals came to them one after another, wanting to exchange the secrets. It is said that the price is not low, and it is estimated that they can make a small profit.
