Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 129: The Disguised "Dark Crusade"
Rushing in the front was the relatively easy-to-subdue Bone Dragon, which charged at full speed under the dense "Torch Bombs" and used its own sacrifice to cover its companions behind. Only by rushing to the front of the giant magician as quickly as possible to engage in hand-to-hand combat and restricting them from taking turns to cast "Torch Bombs" and attacking in coordination with each other, it had to take more care of itself, so that it could defeat them at the smallest possible cost.
These seventeen giant magicians probably got along well with each other for a long time and were good at fighting together. Not only was their formation strict, but their attack rhythm was also consistent. Every time, they fired twenty or thirty "torch stones" at the same time, causing considerable damage to the attacking bone dragon. Even if the black bone dragons were of the same number and strength, they would probably have little chance of winning under such a tight counterattack.
However, I did send too many bone dragons to join the attack. Two hundred bone dragons and white bone dragons scattered the giant magician's attack targets, and they rushed to them one after another. The bone dragons were still the main force of the attack, consuming the giant magician's strength, and then the white bone dragons that had been hiding behind the formation went out to fight, forcibly knocking these giant magicians away, dispersing them, and surrounding them one by one to launch a siege, completely disintegrating their resistance.
Seeing that they were already sure of victory and had an absolute advantage, the counterattacks of the dozen giant mages were becoming increasingly weak, but I had to issue orders to slow down the attacks, lest these bloodthirsty bone dragons could not grasp the severity of their attacks and directly kill the giant mages. After paying such a high price, I didn't want to just gain a little experience value and rely on their protection to help me enter the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" and unlock the second seal of the "Dead Scepter"!
First, I commanded my bone dragons to slowly force out the four level nine intermediate four-armed giant magicians. I activated the "Touch of Death" one by one to absorb their mental power to the minimum, so that they would not be able to threaten . Everything was just as I expected, although the new "Soul Bracelet" only increased the "Soul Contract" by 4%. However, before that, I had increased my basic mental power by... upgrading to a level six thief, which might have achieved a qualitative change. I didn't need to waste "Blood Transformation". I used the "Soul Contract" a few more times and successfully subdued them one after another.
To deal with the remaining thirteen level nine upper-level six-armed giant magicians, it is necessary to use "Blood Transformation" to force them to be subdued. We can no longer act one by one. Over a period of two days, "Blood Transformation" can only be performed four times, lasting two hours. Only by gathering these thirteen giant magicians together to sign a "Soul Contract" and minimize unnecessary delays in the middle, can we hope to subdue all the giant magicians within the limited time.
For this reason, I had to prolong the battle time and pay a little more price, but fortunately I had enough men to mobilize and "sacrifice" magic as protection, so even if I couldn't take care of it for a while, one or even several giant magicians who had not been subdued could recover a little mental strength and use "Torch Stone Bomb" to launch a surprise attack on me. It wouldn't kill me, so I didn't need to worry too much about my safety.
After some arrangements, the operation went smoothly. Although these giant mages had relatively strong bodies and super powerful magic attacks, their mental and physical strength recovered relatively slowly and did not cause me too much trouble. Finally, I successfully subdued all the giant mages before the effect of the fourth "blood transformation" disappeared.
With thirteen 9th level upper troll magicians, we can start to enter the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" to absorb Yin Qi. Anyway, no matter how many of them there are, they can't follow me into Dragon Bone Mountain together. As a foreign race, it is impossible for them to gather in the "Dragon Bone Mountain". If the threat is too great, they will inevitably be besieged by the bone dragons. There can only be three at a time. Of course, I will not relax my investigation of "Karamayi". I still arrange a large number of bone dragons to ambush nearby, and pay close attention to the movements around. Once the whereabouts of the troll magician group are discovered again, they will rush over to subdue them immediately. The undead of different races have different uses. In defense and siege battles, the role that a group of troll magicians can play may be more effective than black bone dragons.
There were hundreds of bone dragons scattered around for protection. I entered the "Dragon Bone Mountain" with three giant magicians. We arrived at the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" safely without any trouble. They were all about eight meters tall, which was much taller than me who was less than two meters tall and thin. One of their thighs was several times thicker than my waist. They stood on three sides and protected me tightly. The invisible Yin Qi filled the entire "Bone Dragon Cemetery" and was not blocked by tangible obstacles. Instead, it was like having an extra layer of physical shield as protection. Not to mention direct physical attacks, even the range magic attacks of the black bone dragons could hardly hurt me before knocking down the three giant magicians.
He raised the "Scepter of the Dead" high, stood still and concentrated, started the process of absorbing Yin Qi, and handed the responsibility of protection to the three troll magicians. Unless a group of bone dragons were born in the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" to launch a siege, it would be impossible to knock down the three of them. Even if it could be done, it would probably take some time, which was enough for me to absorb a lot of Yin Qi.
The initial situation was the same as that time I tried it. Only wisps of Yin energy gathered and were sucked into the "Undead Scepter", weakening the power of the Light Seal. As time went on, the speed of absorbing Yin energy became faster and faster. It felt as if the entire "Bone Dragon Cemetery" was being drawn in. Waves of Yin energy swirled and surged, from slow to fast, gradually converging towards where I was standing, turning from invisible to visible, like a tornado. The periphery was still slightly calm, and the closer it was to me, the faster it flowed.
Most of my attention was focused on trying to absorb the Yin Qi, and I could only roughly sense the situation around me. As I expected, there were not many bone dragons that were actually bred at this moment in such a large "Bone Dragon Cemetery". With three level nine upper-level six-armed giant magicians protecting them, the threat should not be too great. I don't know if it was because of the light power attached to the seal of the "Dead Spirit Scepter" or because the act of absorbing Yin Qi was too loud. I must have violated some taboo. It was not just the newborn bone dragons that jumped out to mess with me. The main force of the attack and the biggest threat to me were some bone dragons that had just bred vague shapes and had not yet fully formed and born into the world in the form of spirits. They looked like some green, gray, white or black shadows, which should represent various types of bone dragons that have not yet been born. Some have already taken shape and are about the same size as ordinary bone dragons, while more have not yet separated their limbs and are between half and two-thirds of the volume. The abilities of these spirit dragons were naturally inferior to those of the formed bone dragons, and were even much inferior, but they were superior in number. After the Yin Qi of the entire "Bone Dragon Cemetery" was mobilized by me, they flew out from the graves on the ground one after another. They danced and tumbled, making strange humming sounds. It was like a roar of anger, rushing towards me from all directions.
The three giant magicians surrounded me tightly, waving their eighteen arms in turn, releasing "Torch Stone Blasts" one after another, trying their best to prevent the spirit dragons from approaching. Some of the spirit dragons that seemed to have just begun to be conceived could not withstand a few blows and were beaten to death. Before they were formed and born, they returned to nothingness again. However, there were too many of them, and it was impossible to defend against them. In the end, they could not avoid being rushed to me. Fortunately, although the spirit dragons had not yet condensed into entities, they had the same effect as entities and could not pass through other physical existences without hindrance. They still needed to knock down the three giant magicians on the periphery before they could attack me.
I had always wondered, if I was fully prepared. If I went into the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" several times in a day, every newborn bone dragon would have to leave here as soon as possible. How many newborn earth bone dragons could be bred to hunt me down? Would there be any opportunities for me to take advantage of? I didn't expect that so many spirit dragons that had not yet fully formed would come out. They don't take up the quota of actual bone dragons. They can be dispersed and then bred again at a faster speed. The "Bone Dragon Cemetery" is their base camp. It can be said that they can't be killed. This is a battle that I can't win.
Fortunately, although the situation was somewhat beyond my expectations and the difficulties encountered were greater, I was able to escape without any danger. The giant magician was indeed the most suitable bodyguard. The "Torch Stone Bomb" plus his strong body could still protect me for a while. While trying my best to control the "Dead Spirit Scepter" to absorb the gathered Yin Qi, I also used my limited energy to pay attention to the status of the three giant magicians, ready to stop absorbing and evacuate the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" at any time. I didn't want the three of them to die here, not only because it was more troublesome to subdue them, but also because I didn't want them to sacrifice easily before I had more people. At the same time, I was surrounded by countless spirit dragons on all sides. Without them to clear the way for me, it was really not easy to break through the blockade of these spirit dragons and rush out of the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" safely.
Noticing that the three giant mages had already consumed most of their energy, I stopped the Yin Qi absorption process, put away the "Dead Spirit Scepter", cast "Sacrifice" and "Unparalleled Guardian" to strengthen my defense, and began to command the three giant mages to break out. After a charge, I continued to spit blood mist to contain them, and finally broke through the interception of many spirit dragons and withdrew from the "Bone Dragon Cemetery". Those spirit dragons had no right to cross the border, and several formed bone dragons chased out. Facing a group of covetous bone dragons under my command, they could only walk into the tiger's mouth. If they were not killed, they would lose their freedom.
If I change another batch of personnel, it will only waste time. So I just let these three giant magicians stay nearby, defeat a few bone dragons, kill them and absorb soul energy to restore their own status, and then enter the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" to continue the task of absorbing Yin Qi. Although they are at a higher level and need to replenish more soul energy, and because of their physical constitution, the speed of absorption and transformation is much slower than other undead, which will delay more time than changing personnel, but I can use this time to subdue the bone dragons, which is more efficient than rushing to rotate. If I continue like this, as long as there is no major change in the middle, I should be able to successfully unlock the second seal of the "Dead Scepter ".
Things are going smoothly. I am particularly happy to see the dawn of the artifact being unsealed. When I log off, I see that Afeng has almost prepared the food and is planning to have dinner with me. He is very happy and humming a little tune, as if he has encountered something happy. This is really rare. He is not only busy with the affairs of the United Alliance and the Resistance Alliance, but also has to seize every opportunity to level up and try not to fall behind Hua Mantian. At the same time, he is troubled by the "Holy War of Light". I have been worried about how to attack Hua Mantian. I can't think of any good way. I am rarely so excited. Could it be that he finally let it go? Tongxue has no time to clarify the relationship and privately decide to spend the rest of his life together. No longer... bound by the old relationship?
However, such beautiful wishes can only be yearned for in one's heart. I know Afeng's thoughts well. With his personality and feelings towards his ex-girlfriend, especially those that seem to be mixed with some guilt, it is impossible for him to easily forget those past events. At least before Hua Mantian is completely defeated, his knot in his heart may not be so easily untied.
"Ah Feng, why are you so free today that you remembered to cook for me?"
"It's hard to explain in a few words. Let's talk while we eat." A Feng served me the food and we started eating together. "I want to attack Hua Mantian's Huadu Mercenary Group."
"What? You want to attack Huadu?" Surprised, the food he was stuffing into his mouth suddenly stopped, and he reached out to wipe it off his nose. "Well, Afeng, I know you are eager to strike down Hua|Hua|Gong|Zi. I can understand your feelings to defeat him, but Huadu is a large mercenary group of 10,000 people, and its strength should not be underestimated. Not only is it allied with the Yamato Spirit of the Sun Never Sets, but Hua Mantian himself is also the vice president of the Senate of Light, and has the support of the Church of Light behind him. With the strength of our United Alliance , even if we can win the support of Longteng and even the alliance of resistance forces, we may not be sure to defeat them within the time limit of twelve hours. Once the challenge fails, it will inevitably lose a lot of money, and now the United Alliance is facing the threat of the 'Holy War of Light'. It is busy with reconstruction matters. Even if I support you, it will be difficult to convince other core members, and it is impossible to pass the resolution to attack Huadu."
"I have considered all of what you said. There are naturally ways to solve it. If I am not certain, I will not risk the Tongxin League for my personal grudge." A Feng seemed unmoved by my words, and looked confident. "Although it is the Tongxin League that launched the group battle, we only need to contribute our strength, and we don't need to invest a single gold coin. We can let the resistance alliance pay for our actions."
"Oh, do you have any specific plans?" Being able to use the power of the resistance alliance to fight against Hua Mantian and the Huadu Mercenary Group who have changed their profession to the Knights of Light is naturally the most ideal result. This is also an important reason why I was willing to work for the dark camp and at the same time rely on Long Xingtianxia and try my best to protect his position as Speaker. It's a pity that I haven't been able to think of a way to use it until now, and no results have been seen.
"We need to use your influence to do this. We need to discuss with Boss Long first, propose a motion, and convince the Dark Council to pass a resolution. We can launch a disguised 'Dark Crusade' in Tianxia against mercenary groups that are led by light players or lean towards the Church of Light, to counter the 'Light Crusade' of the Church of Light. The resistance alliance will be responsible for paying the group battle deposit and selecting a mercenary group with considerable strength to provoke a group battle to punish those hostile forces, further strengthen the deterrence against light players, and at the same time weaken the influence of the 'Light Crusade' of the Church of Light. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone."
"This is also good for the Desert Eagle and Qingshui Changtian. They can use public funds to seek personal gain. While attacking the light forces, they can take the opportunity to attack opponents who threaten their own forces. It was you who proposed it, so I think they should not object. After all, with your current status and strength, I am afraid that no one will have to give you some face and will not easily offend you. However, the next step is the most critical link. Whether we can successfully achieve our goal depends on your performance. At that time, everyone will have their own plans. They will definitely want to deal with their enemies first. We must insist on snatching the first right to launch the "Dark Holy War" from our Tongxin League. The target should be the Flower City of Hua Mantian. Although I am also a dark director, I can only represent my own vote. You are famous and can be called the uncrowned king of the dark profession. If you come forward to fight for it, there are only three or five people who are qualified to compete with you. In addition, if Boss Long and even Qingwu Feiyang are on our side, we should be able to strive to pass the resolution of our Tongxin League to attack the Flower City."
"The plan is feasible, but Hua Mantian is not easy to deal with. The group battle is not like the 'Holy War of Light' that does not allow external forces to get involved. We can call on third-party forces to participate. With our strength, we may not be very sure to destroy Huadu in one fell swoop. Once we fail, the group battle deposit will be enough to compensate for their losses. We will easily lose both our profits and our face, and become a laughing stock." I still have some concerns. In "Tianxia", there are only more than 300,000 large mercenary groups so far, and almost all of them have relatively deep backgrounds. They will definitely not be destroyed so easily.
"Don't worry about that. I have no intention of destroying Huadu in one fell swoop. We can follow the example of the 'Holy War of Light' and try our best to destroy all the buildings in Huadu's base within the limited team battle time limit, but we don't attack the central meeting hall with strong defensive capabilities. This is relatively easier, and with our United Alliance as a precedent, even the Church of Light will not be able to criticize us for failure in the face of such a result. Huadu's base needs to be rebuilt, but on the surface it is just an ordinary team battle. I am afraid it may not get the full support of the Church of Light like our United Alliance. It is bound to affect the development of Huadu, and the blow to Hua Mantian will not be too small." It seems that Afeng's consideration is indeed thorough, and it sounds really feasible. No wonder he looks so happy.
