Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 136: The Choice of No Horse
The demonized holy angel immediately fell from "heaven" into the dark "devil's prison", but this professional task of mine was only the first step, and it was not perfect yet. I had to die safely and leave "heaven" without any damage, only then would it be considered a real success. Otherwise, if I unfortunately fell into the hands of the holy angel and lost some of my basic mental strength, it would be a loss.
Almost at the same time when the holy angel was demonized, many angels came to support. Now they no longer care about the dignity of gods. They rushed over together. The fastest one had already entered the range of the Devouring Ghost, but they ignored them, as if they had recognized me as the culprit. They rushed straight to me with fierce momentum. And probably because the one who asked for help was a level 10 holy angel, who must be facing a powerful enemy, there were no low-level angels such as two-winged and four-winged angels among the reinforcements. Almost all of them were six-winged seraphim, and there were also a few holy angels. In the distance, I could vaguely see some angels flying towards me. With my current strength, I had no qualifications to fight against them. No wonder the old man said that I only had one chance to demonize, but I actually caused such a big battle.
There were too many Seraphim coming to help, and they all targeted me. It was obvious that it was impossible to demonize another angel. In order to avoid delaying them and venting their anger on the Devouring Ghost, which would cause too many casualties among my subordinates, I dared not resist any more. I turned into a bat and turned around to face a Seraphim. Facing its attack, I did not dodge and was hit hard by it. At the same time, the White Bone Dragon, which was responsible for sharing 50% of the damage with the "Sacrifice" magic I cast, flew far away from me and flew out of the effective range of the magic. I took all the damage by myself. Originally, because I kept activating the "Touch of Death" and was hit several times while using the "Demon Thorn" to demonize the Holy Angel, I didn't have much health left. After being hit so hard, I naturally couldn't support it and died at the hands of the Seraphim. I left "Heaven" safely and entered the "Resurrection Corridor" to wait for rebirth six hours later. The more than 200,000 Devouring Ghosts and other subordinates I summoned also returned to the "Dead Spirit Space" on their own with my death, without suffering too much loss.
After resurrection, I hurried to the "Castle of the Dead" in the Western Continent to meet the dead old man to hand over the task. Receive the deserved reward. As soon as I entered the hall, I saw the dead old man standing in front with a smile on his face. He looked me up and down first, which made me feel a little puzzled. Then he took a few steps forward and patted my shoulder vigorously, "What a fool, you are worthy of being the talent that I chose at the beginning. Almost every action has made me look at you with admiration. As the first undead wizard to enter "Heaven" to perform the professional task of demonizing angels. And he is only an eighth-level undead great mage, but he can successfully demonize a tenth-level intermediate eight-winged holy angel. It really brings honor to me and the undead wizard profession! I'm afraid that Michael, the birdman, is so angry that he is jumping up and down now. It's really a relief."
"Lord Death praised me too much. The reason why I was able to achieve some of the achievements is thanks to the support and care of Lord Death. If he hadn't persuaded me to choose the necromancer profession and given me a top-quality pet that can evolve and ride, I would definitely not be so strong now." The one who was successfully demonized by me was indeed a level 10 intermediate holy angel. Hearing the praise of the dead old man again, I couldn't help but feel a little proud in my heart, but I naturally couldn't be proud of myself on the surface. It was necessary to be humble, and by the way, I also put a high hat on the dead old man to make him happy, hoping that he could give me a little care within his authority. Even if he couldn't reward me with some good things, I thought that if there were more similar favorable jobs, I would be lucky.
"Well, that's not the case. It's mainly because you're lucky that you met me so early and had the opportunity to become the first player in Tianxia to change his job. You also have the potential to grow into an excellent necromancer. That's why I can give you such care. Otherwise, even if I wanted to help you, I couldn't violate the relevant rules and give you any extra benefits in private."
"I successfully demonized a level-10 intermediate holy angel and completed the professional mission of this 'Journey to Heaven'. I wonder what kind of reward I can get?" Just a few words of flattery will be enough. I am not used to saying such corny words all the time. What I care most about is naturally the reward after completing the mission. I will no longer talk nonsense with the old man. I am anxious to know what kind of substantial benefits I can get.
"Because this is the most difficult professional task, in addition to the inherent qualifications and merit rewards, you can also get a prop. However, you are the first necromancer to enter 'Heaven' and successfully complete this professional task. The demonized one is a mid-level 10th-level holy angel, so the difficulty is even higher. According to relevant regulations, you should be able to get a super valuable reward and learn an extra eighth-level magic."
"Then can I freely choose the eighth-level magic I want to learn?" I couldn't help but interrupt and ask. If the system randomly assigns it, what if I am awarded "Hand of Darkness" and it has the same function as "Touch of Death", then for me, it might not be as useful as a powerful item.
"Of course not. This is not part of the rewards. You don't have the right to choose freely." My face darkened, but the old man continued, "However, considering that you have mastered the 'Unparalleled Guardian' and have the artifact 'Touch of Death' that can replace the Hand of Darkness magic, I decided to reward you with the 'Soul of the Dead' magic."
It's really great. When I was promoted to the eighth level, I valued this "Soul of the Dead" magic, but because it was paired with "Hand of Darkness", I had to give it up. Mastering it, you can use it in the human world and the "Dead Soul Space", which is very helpful for protecting the most powerful undead under your command. It may also be used in tasks such as the challenge of the Dark Dragon in "Hell Volcano" and Khufu's challenge to the Great Pharaoh. With the "Sacrifice" magic and "Touch of Death", it should be able to play a greater role in some key occasions.
The professional tasks are issued in turns. It is impossible to take over continuously. After learning the "Soul of the Dead", I said goodbye to the dead old man and returned to the "Dead Space". In addition to continuing to enter the "Bone Dragon Cemetery" under the protection of the three giant magicians, absorbing the Yin Qi to unlock the second seal of the "Dead Scepter", I also began to solve the problem of Wu Ma. It is now hiding in the territory of the bone giant and eating fish and meat all day long. It devours the soul energy of the ninth-level lower-level bone dragon, which is two levels higher than its level. The growth rate can be said to be very amazing. It is estimated that it will not take long to start evolving again. However, the most important problem of "superpower conversion" has not been solved yet. If it does not absorb enough heterogeneous energy, it is impossible for it to evolve into an intermediate knight of destruction. There are four known heterogeneous undead creatures in the "Dead Space" with earth, water, fire, and wind. Wu Ma must choose a heterogeneous energy to absorb and transform as soon as possible. So as not to affect its growth rate.
The three major forbidden areas that have been explored are the gathering places of the four energy spirits of wind, fire, earth, and water. However, the intermediate level 8 Wu Ma needs to perform "supernatural transformation" to absorb and transform the spirits of different attributes above level 7 to be effective. The wind-attributed body-devouring ghosts in the "Yinfeng Valley" are too low in level. There are not many fire-attributed alien spirits above level 7 in the "Hell Volcano". The earth and water-attributed spirits in the "Bottomless Abyss" meet the requirements, but due to the limitations of the terrain and their own nature, they cannot leave the abyss and reach the outside world. As the "public enemy of the undead", Wu Ma must not break in, lest he be hunted down by the Abyss Demon Dragon Clan and the Abyss Demon Dragon King, and he is not a suitable target.
Originally, Xiaobai had transformed into a demon spirit, and could sign another "possession contract". If he signed a contract with an undead subordinate with wind attribute, he would be able to exert greater effects. If Wu Ma could choose wind attribute energy to absorb, it would be more helpful for his development. Unfortunately, Wu Ma's "power conversion" ability is determined by its nature and constitution to decide which attribute energy to absorb and convert. Even I, the master, do not have the power to interfere and force it to make a choice. In addition, although the giant magicians that have been subdued are of earth attribute, their number is too small. I am reluctant to use them as food for Wu Ma, so I can only pin my hopes on the mysterious area where various attributes of undead are likely to be abundant, hoping that Wu Ma can absorb and convert energy suitable for its own development there.
According to the giant magician's description, I had sent my men to conduct reconnaissance and find out the approximate location. I first took a group of bone dragons there. After my personal investigation, I confirmed that this area is indeed the first forbidden area in the "Dead Soul Space", called "Lost Kingdom". As the giant magician said, the environment inside is unpredictable, but it is not completely replaced, but fluid in nature. Darkness and the five energies of earth, water, fire, and wind are constantly alternating and transforming, suddenly switching from one area to another. The various undead spirits living in it must migrate with the changes in the environment and stay in an environment that matches their own attributes. If they react a little slowly and stay in an environment with different energy attributes for a long time, they will be seriously injured or even in danger of death.
Standing outside the "Lost Kingdom", I witnessed the extremely chaotic scenes of strong winds, heavy rain, flying rocks, and magma eruption. Even a lower-level ninth-level bone dragon could not stay in such an environment for too long. It was constantly suffering damage and could not exert much combat power. Moreover, the undead in the "Lost Kingdom" were extremely aggressive. Although they were not densely distributed and there were not too many of them, there were no rules restricting them from fighting alone. As long as they found a bone dragon, they would rush over to attack. Once the battle started, they would often quickly attract more undead to join the battle, and it would develop into a siege. It was even more impossible to hold out for long, and even a safe evacuation was impossible. For this reason, several bone dragons were lost in a row.
Of course, my purpose is only to find suitable energy of different attributes for Wu Ma's "transformation of supernatural power", not to investigate and explore the secrets of the "Lost Kingdom". There is no need to venture deep into it. Anyway, there are also various undeads of different attributes staying in the outer area, and their levels are probably above level 8, which is suitable for Wu Ma's swallowing targets. However, in addition to various combat actions, the undead cannot make ordinary actions such as moving and carrying as players do. It is impossible to move the location after defeating the target. The only way is to force them out. Arrive at a safe place where you will not be discovered so that Wu Ma can kill and absorb their energy. For efficiency and safety reasons, it is obviously not appropriate for Wu Ma to continue to stay in the territory of the bone giant - it is too far away from the "Lost Kingdom", and it is not convenient for Wu Ma to store energy of different attributes. In order to enable Wu Ma to develop better, it is necessary to find . It is convenient for it to live and hide.
After some exploration, I still chose a bone giant territory as Wu Ma Xin's foothold. It is indeed close to the "Lost Kingdom", and with my current strength, it doesn't take too much time to subdue all the more than 200 bone giants in the territory. In comparison, the average strength of the other candidates is not enough, and their ability to deter higher-level undead creatures is not enough, and they are not as safe as this bone giant territory.
There was no need to be as cautious as when I first entered the Lost Continent and conquer the bone giants one by one. In order to save time, I recruited a coalition of more than 400 bone dragons of various types. Together, we rushed into the bone giants' territory and brazenly provoked a "War of the Undead". Of course, the purpose was not to kill the bone giants, but to focus on attacking the targets I was preparing to conquer. As for the other bone giants, I would focus on containing them, severely injuring them first, reducing the threat to the bone dragons under my command, and making it easier for me to conquer them as soon as possible.
Although the leader of the bone giant was also a level nine mid-level leader, it was probably because he had more subordinates under his management, so it was a little more difficult to subdue him, but it was not stronger than the bone dragon that occupied the mountain. For me now, it was not that difficult. Of course, the intensity of the "Undead War" was still higher than that of the general melee. Both sides were bloodthirsty. The bone giants resisted very tenaciously, and not every bone dragon could follow my instructions. I had to grasp the degree of attack, and from time to time, there would be cases of accidental killing, resulting in some losses. After a big battle, there were only more than a hundred bone giants that survived and were subdued by me, and about one-third of them were lost. However, what I needed most was the territory itself. In addition, I arranged a hundred bone dragons and ten level nine upper-level six-armed giant magicians to stay nearby to assist in defense. With such strength, unless the other party was sure that Wu Ma, the Destruction Knight, was indeed hiding in the territory, they should not force their way in.
After finding Wu Ma's place to stay, the next step is to lure or forcefully drive out the undead of different attributes from the "Lost Kingdom" to see what kind of alien energy Wu Ma will choose to absorb. Wu Ma naturally cannot show up in public, and the most suitable person to undertake this task is the bone dragon. Of course, they dare not invest too much, lest it will be too loud and arouse public anger, which will be counterproductive. Therefore, only a few bone dragons were sent out at a time to invade the marginal areas where the attribute environment is relatively weak, looking for lone targets to attack, not using heavy hands, mainly to chase and intercept, forcing them out of the "Lost Kingdom", and driving them step by step to the territory of the bone giant where Wu Ma is hiding, so that Wu Ma can kill and devour them.
The first choice was the undead with wind attribute. If Wu Ma was willing to absorb it, when he evolved into an intermediate Destruction Knight in the future and had the physique of wind attribute, he could sign a "possession contract" with Xiao Bai and gain the ability of "instant teleportation", which would be the most ideal outcome. However, things did not go as planned. After killing the target and devouring its soul energy, Wu Ma did not perform "superpower transformation" to reserve wind attribute energy. It seemed that his physique was incompatible with the wind attribute, and he could not force it, so he had to give up this option.
Wind attribute is not good, the second choice is naturally fire attribute. Although I already have a lot of fire attribute undead subordinates, if I have one more powerful Wu Ma, I can freely enter and exit the "Hell Volcano", which may be helpful for taming the Hell Dragon in the future. It's a pity that Wu Ma still didn't do it according to my wishes and still gave up the reserve of fire attribute energy.
Earth attribute. After killing an earth attributed undead, Wu Ma finally used his "power conversion" ability to absorb and convert the earth attributed energy. It seems that Wu Ma finally chose to take the power-based evolution route. However, although the mount Scorpio under its crotch is not as good as the wind attributed mount of Ebola, the Swift Bee, it is still relatively agile and its own movements are not slow. Moreover, unlike the known earth attributed undeads, the Night Shadow and the Giant Mage, it is not simply a type with high strength or high defense. He chose to give himself the earth attributed energy, but he didn't know what kind of ability it would evolve into after the future evolution.
This is Wu Ma's own choice. I have no right to interfere, let alone change it. I can only accept this result and help it store enough earth attribute energy as soon as possible. Hiding in the territory of the bone giants, in addition to more than a hundred bone giants, there are also a hundred bone dragons and ten six-armed giant magicians guarding it. Even the powerful existence of the lower tenth level can be dealt with. There should be no big problem in terms of safety. Every day, it eats bone dragons and constantly drives earth attribute undead from the "Lost Kingdom" to nourish it. This is already the fastest growth rate that the Destruction Knight can achieve. I hope that this time Wu Ma can accumulate enough energy, completely rely on his own strength to survive the "heavenly tribulation", and evolve into a more powerful intermediate Destruction Knight as soon as possible.
