Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 134 Death Journey
"Candidates for testing? I wouldn't be the first necromancer to perform the 'Heavenly Journey' professional mission, would I?"
"Didn't I tell you that this is a newly opened professional quest for the light and dark professions? Because the players were not strong enough before, it has not been released to you. Before the specific effects are clear, in order to avoid risks and be as cautious as possible, it needs to be tested by top players of each profession first. Naturally, this important task belongs to you. Is there any undead wizard in Tianxia who is stronger than you?"
"Is this mission dangerous?" I suddenly became nervous. From what the dead old man said, this trip to "heaven" seemed to contain a lot of risks. After all, I was going to invade the realm of light and face the angels of light. Death in the "dead space" would permanently reduce the upper limit of my mental strength by 15%. If I was killed by the angel of light in "heaven", I didn't know if I would be punished?
"As for the danger, of course there is a little bit. 'Heaven' is Michael's lair. Even with the protection of my divine power, if you encounter an enemy who is too strong and are killed by his attack with holy light, although with the strength of an eighth-level necromancer, there is no danger of the soul dissipating and reincarnation, but it will be permanently damaged, 10% to 15% of the upper limit of mental power, which also means a considerable loss. Of course, unlike the 'Dead Space', you enter 'Heaven' in your original form, and you are protected by my divine power. Generally, angels of the level of two wings, four wings, or even six wings are not a big threat to you, and dying in their hands should not reduce the upper limit of mental power. However, facing those eight-winged holy angels is not necessarily the case. The four holy angels headed by Gabriel will definitely cause you to suffer heavy damage, and the other holy angels will depend on your luck, which may not be 100%. Depending on the strength of the holy angel who kills you, there is a certain probability that your upper limit of mental power can be reduced."
"Then how many angels of light do I need to demonize to complete the mission after I invade 'Heaven'?" The situation is relatively better. It is not as dangerous as the "Dead Space". As long as you die, the upper limit of your mental strength will be reduced. There is really no way to escape in "Heaven". You can just look for those two-winged, four-winged and six-winged angels to die.
"Not many, just one successful demonization will be enough."
"So easy?" I couldn't help but be a little surprised. Even though those angels of light were all gods, their strengths were uneven. We dared not provoke the high-level ones. The two-winged archangels were only level seven, and the four-winged light angels were level eight. Not to mention one-on-one, even if it was one-on-several, it would be easy to kill them.
"Easy?" The old man glared at him. "Don't get distracted. This is the most difficult professional mission. I spent all my energy to break through the space and send you to 'heaven'. I won't let you just kill a low-level minion to get away with it. It's not that easy. With your current strength, you must at least demonize a six-winged Seraph to meet the most basic requirements for completing the mission. Of course, the higher the level of the demonized angel, the more qualifications and merits you will earn. If you can take a greater risk and successfully demonize a higher-level eight-winged holy angel, you may get additional rewards. It's still the old saying. The more you pay, the greater the benefits. It depends on your choice how to proceed."
"So what kind of method should be used to demonize the angel?" This is also a key question. If the demonization process is very complicated, the danger will be higher.
"The method is relatively simple. Here is a 'Demon Thorn'. It contains the power of Lucifer, the Lord of the 'Devil Prison'. It is a special tool given to you for the task of demonization. As long as you stab the angel of light with it, a little dark power will be transmitted to it. The higher the level of the target, the more dark power will be consumed to successfully demonize it. Therefore, if you face a six-winged seraph or even an eight-winged holy angel, you may have to stab it a few more times."
Then I learned some more about the situation in "Heaven" from the dead old man. As before, he was very vague about many questions and refused to tell me because of the rules. I only roughly knew that the angels lived in groups in "Heaven", but they were scattered. As long as you are not particularly unlucky and pay attention to finding, it should not be difficult to find a target for demonization. Of course, to demonize an angel, you definitely can't expect me to take the "Demon Thorn" and assassinate it directly - I am just a crappy part-time sixth-level thief, and my boxing skills are definitely not as good as those of the fighting angels. I must summon pets and undead to fight. Usually, I have to defeat the target, or at least have an absolute advantage before I have a chance to attack. In the process, it is inevitable that other angels nearby will sense it, but the gods also have to maintain their own dignity. Unless it is a critical moment of life and death, and the target is no longer able to support active help, otherwise no other angels will intervene at will. The higher the level of the angel, the less likely it is to ask for help easily and do something that would lose face. Therefore, you don't have to worry about being besieged by a group of angels in the early and middle stages of the battle. However, once you have the upper hand, you must fight quickly and demonize the target as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you delay, it may ask for help from the outside world at any time, attracting interference from other angels, and having exposed its whereabouts and even purpose, it is unlikely to have a second chance.
When I successfully demonized an angel, I had already exposed my identity as a messenger of the dark gods, and I would no longer enjoy the previous preferential treatment. The many angels of light in "Heaven" would attack me in groups, and there would be no chance for me to demonize again. All I could do was choose a safe way to die, and try to be killed by angels below the level of six wings, so as not to die at the hands of holy angels and have the danger of permanently damaging the upper limit of my mental power. After completing this step, I left "Heaven" without any loss, and went to the "Resurrection Corridor" to wait for resurrection, which was considered to be the successful completion of this "Heaven Trip" professional mission. This could be regarded as a real journey to death. Whether it was success or failure, death was inevitable.
The dead old man has explained everything he can tell me, and it is useless for me to ask about what he cannot tell me. There are no more questions, and the "Heaven Journey" professional mission officially begins. The dead old man summoned the Death Scythe, which was crystal black and radiated colorful divine light, clenched his hands and raised it high, concentrating and standing still for a moment. Suddenly he shouted and chopped it hard into the void in front of him, but the speed of falling was not fast, as if it was under great resistance. Where the blade passed, a black light flashed in the void, and the blade fell, and suddenly took shape, forming a rather narrow space-time gate. According to the dead old man's instructions, in order to avoid being sensed by Michael, the large amount of dark divine power condensed by the dead old man to break through the space. I didn't dare to delay any longer and rushed into the space-time gate. The scene in front of me suddenly turned into complete darkness, which lasted for a moment, and then suddenly became bright again, making it difficult for me to open my eyes. I felt that I had arrived in a space that was several times brighter than the human world.
This should be the "heaven" of the bright world where the angel Michael and other angels of all levels live. I looked back subconsciously, and the time and space gate behind me had disappeared. There was no turning back. If I wanted to leave "heaven", I would only die. I looked around and found that I was standing in a lush bush. It was covered on all sides, so I shouldn't be easily discovered. The place chosen by the dead old man for me was relatively safe.
Compared to the gloomy "dead space", this place can really be called a veritable "paradise", with green hills and green land. Flowers are everywhere, the light is bright, and there is no shadow at all. In the far distance, there are countless palace-style buildings of all sizes shining with golden and silver light, which makes people yearn for it. The only thing that feels a little flawed is that there are no beautiful butterflies flying in the flowers, and cute animals such as little white rabbits and sika deer playing on the grass, making this beautiful scenery seem too static, a little lifeless, and lacking some vitality.
My admiration faded in a moment. I had an important mission, not to visit "Heaven" for sightseeing. After careful observation and confirmation that there was no danger, I used the "Stealth" skill and continued to move towards the wilderness far away from those palaces to search for targets suitable for demonization. In addition to the protection of the dead old man's divine power, I would not be easily sensed by those angels of light. Compared with other undead wizards and magic knights, my thief skills can still play a role in such occasions, and it is less likely to be exposed.
There won't be too many angels passing by in the remote areas of the wilderness. It's certainly not easy to find a suitable target for demonization. It takes a lot of effort and depends on luck. However, only such an environment can make it more convenient for us to act and we won't be sensed by too many high-level angels. Otherwise, even if we successfully complete the demonization task, if we encounter siege by multiple holy angels, I'm afraid we will be in great danger. Once the upper limit of our mental power is reduced, it will be a loss.
According to the task requirements, at least one six-winged Seraphim must be demonized, and to get more rewards, the higher the level of the demonized angel, the better. However, the six-winged Seraphim is only a ninth-level existence. Whether it is a lower ninth-level or a middle ninth-level, it will not be difficult for me - the two pets Taotao and Shaman can summon a middle ninth-level bone dragon by performing "blood transformation", which can easily defeat them. In order to maximize the benefits, the most suitable and safe demonized target should be a ninth-level upper-level Seraphim. Unfortunately, all Seraphim have six wings. Without actual fighting, it is impossible to judge the exact level of the target only by appearance. In case the pets and undead minions are summoned, but the attack is only a ninth-level middle-level or even lower-level Seraphim, then the whereabouts will be exposed and it will be impossible to withdraw. Even if the target is successfully demonized, it will not be much benefit, which is equivalent to wasting this rare opportunity. Who knows when the next "Heaven Journey" professional task will be assigned to me, ten days, half a month, or one or two months ? Will I be delayed by the evolution of my undead subordinates or other things? Compared with other undead wizards, I have more undead subordinates who can evolve. There are quite a few in the "Hell Volcano" alone. I don't know when they will affect me. I don't just want to earn those qualifications and merits, but I also hope to complete this professional task as perfectly as possible and get some special rewards that can help my own development.
Facing a six-winged Seraphim, there is only a one-third chance that it will be a ninth-level upper rank. I don't want to play it safe, which means there will be no extra benefits. Fortune is sought in danger. To get a richer reward, you must choose to challenge a higher goal. After a fierce ideological struggle, I finally suppressed the desire to attack and gave up the six-winged Seraphim in the distance. I continued to search forward carefully and decided to challenge an eight-winged holy angel. Even if it is a tenth-level upper rank existence, other angels will not interfere with our battle anyway. According to my planned tactics, one-on-one delay for a few hours, so that I can summon a group of bone dragons, may not be without a chance of winning.
God seemed to be fulfilling my wish. I wandered in "heaven" for more than five hours and let go of several six-winged seraphim. When I became a little impatient, I finally found an eight-winged holy angel. It looked similar to the other angels I had seen before, but it was taller, about three meters tall. It was wearing a white robe and had a faint white light. It flapped four pairs of white wings behind it and flew slowly and leisurely in the air. It looked left and right along the way, as if it was appreciating the beautiful scenery around it.
When I really faced this unknown level 10 existence, when I decided to attack, I couldn't help but feel a little timid. I didn't know what level it was. The higher the level of the creature, the greater the difference in strength between each level. It was not a simple arithmetic relationship. If it was a lower level 10, it would be the best. Facing a mid-level or high-level 10, the difficulty of defeating and demonizing it would be different, and it might be several times more difficult. The risk of failure would also increase!
After hesitating for a while, I finally decided to take action. My greatest confidence came from my life-saving and escape skills, and I had the capital to take a risk - even if the demonized holy angel's action failed, I would not be killed by it easily. I should be able to escape to a low-level angel and choose to die at its hands.
Instead of approaching the leisurely Holy Angel, he hid behind a bush and showed up. He didn't summon Taotao or Saman first, but used "Blood Transformation" and began to cast "Summoning the Undead" to summon a white-bone dragon that was king of the mountain. As the white-bone dragon showed up, the Holy Angel in the distance immediately looked at it, and the faint "holy light of protection" that originally enveloped its body suddenly lit up, and its intensity and range were greatly expanded. It turned around and pounced over here.
Even if this eight-winged holy angel is only at the lower level of level 10, under normal circumstances, it is not something that a white bone dragon of only level 9 can deal with. Moreover, judging from the flying speed of the holy angel, it is obviously higher than that of the bone dragon. In a one-on-one battle, there is absolutely no strength to fight... or even to contain it. However, I had a plan in advance. The reason why I summoned this white bone dragon first is that it is not ordinary. It has signed a "possession contract" with Xiaobai, and has the ability to summon Xiaobai to possess it and perform "instant teleportation". With Xiaobai's possession, the speed of the white bone dragon has been increased a little. With the help of "instant teleportation", it should be possible to contain it even if it cannot defeat the holy angel. Although the holy angel is ranked among the light gods and is a powerful existence that has reached level 10, it may not have a brilliant strategic vision like the player. It will abandon the white bone dragon and choose to chase me first, not giving me the opportunity to activate the "touch of death" and continuously perform the "summoning of the dead". As long as it is successfully attracted by the bone dragon that can use "teleportation", the demonization plan can be said to be half successful.
Following my instructions, as soon as it regained its mobility, the Bone Dragon immediately summoned Xiaobai to possess it. While its flying speed increased, it could no longer use any attack skills. However, the Bone Dragon was good at physical attacks, and it was facing a powerful Holy Angel. The inability to use skills and the loss of some attack power did not have much impact on it. Escaping was its first priority, and its mission was to effectively use "teleportation" to attract and dodge the Holy Angel's pursuit.
As it flew closer, the Holy Angel looked towards the bush where I was hiding. Apparently, because I had summoned the Skeleton Dragon, it was also tainted with the breath of the dead, and could no longer be covered by the power of the dead old man. It noticed it, and at the same time, it paused slightly and slowed down its flying speed, as if it was a little hesitant, and I didn't know if it wanted to turn around and attack me. I would not come forward to actively provoke it, and of course I would not give it the opportunity to cause trouble for me. I hurriedly ordered the Skeleton Dragon to quickly meet it, tease and harass it, to attract the Holy Angel to chase it, so as not to pay too much attention to it and disturb me, so that I could take action.
Facing the obvious provocation of the white-bone dragon, the Holy Angel seemed quite angry. He stopped hesitating and sped up to meet the white-bone dragon. Seeing that the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, the Holy Angel even raised his fist and condensed a dazzling white light, ready to hit the white-bone dragon. Naturally, I would not let the white-bone dragon confront it head-on. Before it was about to touch, I let it use "teleportation" to evade it urgently. However, in order to attract the Holy Angel, it did not evade too far, appearing at a distance of about 100 meters. With the speed of the Holy Angel, it was not difficult to catch up. Moreover, under my command, the white-bone dragon did not move further away after teleporting away, but turned around and rushed back to continue to lure the Holy Angel, so that it would not have the opportunity to attack me.
