Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 137 Soldiers Surrounding the Blood Pond
It is March now. Three months have passed since the second "Holy War of Light" launched against the Tongxin League in December last year. The protection period has expired and the third "Holy War of Light" can be launched. Our Tongxin League is also ready for the battle. We have had the experience of having our bases razed to the ground in the previous two times, and we have received full support from the resistance alliance. We can provide money and people when needed, and the setting of fortifications is more reasonable. In addition, with my current strength, if there are no accidents and I can successfully participate in the war, not to mention that the Church of Light in the Council Hall cannot be attacked, even if they want to raze all the buildings in the base to the ground again like the previous two times, I am afraid it will not be so easy to do, and they will have to pay a greater price. Moreover, after the disguised "Dark Crusade" we launched, even if we raze the United Alliance to the ground again, as long as we fail to capture the Council Hall, it will be difficult for the Church of Light to publicize such a result and make an example of them to promote their strength. But I don't know if they will continue to mobilize their troops to fight this war of attrition with our United Alliance, which is obviously a lose-lose war?
On March 15, it was the time to challenge the "Hell Volcano". The one who participated in the challenge of the Hell Dragon this time was the 8th-level intermediate flaming flying snake Qitlei, but the result this time was not as ideal as the previous times. After all, Qitlei was two levels lower than Khufu, Guben and Kekexili, and the gap in strength with the Hell Dragon was even greater. Unlike Taotao, who was a pet given by the dead old man himself, Qitlei had better development potential. He signed a "pet contract" and could get greater support from me. Previously, he had been under the control of Hades. Under the long-term accumulation of power, his ability to resist the "dragon power" of the Hell Dragon seemed even weaker. Mingming had also undergone the actual combat training of the white bone dragon, and his performance was still satisfactory. However, when facing the Hell Dragon, he was a little abnormal. Even though I kept supporting and encouraging him, he still made several mistakes that should not have happened at the critical moment, and was taken advantage of by the Hell Dragon and suffered heavy damage. And probably after the last time I used the "Touch of Death" to protect Kekexili, the Hell Dragon learned from the experience and continued to attack me with a large-scale "Meteor Shower" magic, forcing me to distract myself and take care of my own safety. I couldn't use the same trick again to help Qitlei survive these six hours. I could only helplessly endure the heavy damage to my limbs and body, and the damage to my origin.
Although it was not seriously injured to death, it was not life-threatening. But according to the injuries suffered by Qitlei, even if there was no risk of degradation and he could soak in the middle area of the "Hell Magma Pool" to recover, it would probably take at least several months to recover. Fortunately, after the challenge was over, I used the newly learned eighth-level magic "Soul of the Dead" to treat it in time, and it finally recovered some vitality , which should not have a major impact on its future development.
I have been busy developing the "Dragon Bone Mountain" and the Lost Continent. As well as the unsealing of the "Dead Scepter", Qiu Shui Changtian and Tian Xing have not relaxed their pace, but their current goal is not on the "Dragon Bone Mountain" or even the Lost Continent, and they have not even set foot in the "Bottomless Abyss" for the time being, but on the blood bat clan.
The reason why I have the strength I have today and have achieved so many results can be said to be that the "blood bat transformation" ability of the bat demon Tika played an extremely important role in it. Although there is no third undead wizard who knows the details except me and Qingwu Feiyang. But from some clues revealed by my performance, Qiu Shui Changtian and others have long suspected the origin of my "blood bat transformation" ability, and they also know the "first embrace" ability of the blood lich Temur, who is also a blood clan. It is further confirmed that the acquisition of my ability is related to the blood bat clan. The "blood pool" area where the bat demon Tika is located is the most obvious target. It is difficult to escape the exploration of other undead wizards, but it was forcibly occupied by me and Qingwu Feiyang. We worked together to dispatch a group of undead under our command to surround the entire area with a thin layer and occupy it, indicating that it is our target. And we spread the word publicly that other undead wizards must seek our consent for any action. If they are capable, they can even lead a small number of subordinates to enter and tame some blood bats in the periphery, but they must not dispatch a large army of undead to invade and endanger the survival of the entire blood bat population living in the "blood pool" area. Otherwise, it would be against Qingwu Feiyang and me. We will never sit idly by and will definitely take corresponding measures to interfere... Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing also came forward to negotiate with Qingwu Feiyang and me, trying to persuade everyone to cooperate in the development of the "blood pool" area and share the benefits equally. However, the bat demon Tika is related to the existence of our "blood bat transformation" ability, so we naturally cannot let it be in danger, so we had to reject their proposal.
In fact, I have thought about conquering the bat demon Dicka and turning it into my direct subordinate. Not only will I feel more at ease, but I can also exchange equipment by selling "First Embrace" - the value of "Blood Bat Transformation" should be higher than "Blood Transformation". Once I can control the blood bat royal family and use it for trading, I can get more benefits. However, this is just a thought, and it is difficult to realize it. On the one hand, according to my observations, the blood bat clan is the largest branch of the blood clan, and the "blood pool" area is their holy place. It can be said to be the top priority. There must be a lot of blood bats living in it, and it is definitely not the strength that Dicka showed me at the beginning. Although blood bats can transform into bats, except for a few individuals like the blood bat couple who have separated from the population and live alone, most of the blood bats in the population live in groups, concentrated in caves, and do not take up much space. I cannot go deep into the caves for detailed exploration, so it is difficult to estimate the number of blood bats in a population. However, the periphery of the entire "blood pool" area is under my surveillance. According to the reports of my men and the results of the analysis of the activities of blood bats, the number of ordinary blood bats is at least hundreds of thousands, not including those silver-lined blood bats and gold-lined blood bats of level 7 or even level 8. The blood bat family has the ability to fly and move quickly. It is not easy to be besieged and restrained. In the melee, it is much more difficult to defeat or subdue than the same number of blood witches. Once the war starts, it may not be possible to achieve the ideal results to make up for the losses caused by the war. After all, such a large operation cannot be commanded by me alone, and I have to invite other undead wizards to participate and assist. If I cannot subdue a large number of blood bats through this "Undead War", the bat demons will be seriously injured every time they perform a "First Embrace", and they will need to rest for two or three months. I cannot use the "First Embrace" as a reward, and the follow-up work will probably be much more troublesome.
More importantly, I still have many concerns about Dicka. It once hinted to me that the royal family of the blood clan will not be easily conquered. Unlike ordinary royal families like the ghost banshee and ghost wind demon of the devouring ghost clan, which only have the title of royal family, the undead royal family with special royal equipment granted by the system is almost impossible to conquer. It can be killed but not humiliated. It is easy to usurp the throne and get equipment, but it is difficult to conquer and make slaves. The higher the level, the more difficult it is to conquer. It cannot be inferred by the usual rules. The performance of several blood witch royal families has also confirmed this one after another-preferring to be killed. Never choose to surrender. The reason why I was able to successfully sign the "soul contract" with the three corpse emperors was not only because their level was too low and the sense of honor of the royal family was not that strong, but more importantly, the relationship between the various thick emperors was subordinate. I relied on the "Supreme Corpse Crown" on my head and the identity of the first thick emperor to suppress them. Now facing the blood clan, there is no such convenient condition to take shortcuts. If I rashly turn against Dicka and start a war, even if I defeat it, I will find that I cannot successfully subdue it. At that time, I can neither kill it nor let it go. I will be in a dilemma. If it escapes, I will have another worry. I have to be on guard against its assassination all the time. I am afraid I will never have peace. The risk of turning against Dicka is too high, and there are too many unpredictable variables. There is not much chance of winning. It is better to maintain the status quo. People cannot be without ambition, but they cannot be too greedy. Everything needs to be planned before action. Don't do things without retreat unless you have no choice.
After being declined by Qingwu Feiyang and I, Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing saw that we were quite determined, so they did not plan to attack the "blood pool" area again. They were said to have focused their attention on other places, trying to find another blood bat territory. They probably guessed that Qingwu Feiyang and I's ability to "transform into blood bats" should be from the blood bat royal family, and they wanted to try their luck. While I was focusing on my own development, according to the information obtained by Qingwu Feiyang, Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing had discovered a blood bat territory in a remote place, whether through transactions or their own investigations, or through some other channels, and began to stockpile troops and planned to take action. When I was about to help Qi Te Lei deal with the challenge of the Nether Dragon, Qiu Shui Chang Tian and Tian Xing had already launched the "Undead War" against the Blood Bats. It is said that there should be more than 50,000 blood bats in the blood bat territory. They dare not be careless against these flying undead. In addition to the huge army of terror knights and a large number of long-range attack arms such as blood witches and corpse witches, they also dispatched millions of devouring ghosts to surround the blood bats' territory, gathering the Yinfeng formation to suppress the flying ability of the blood bats as much as possible. The preparations are quite sufficient. If it weren't for the Nether Dragon Challenge, I really wanted to go to the scene to watch the battle and see if I could take advantage of the blood bats and whether I could really subdue the blood bat royal family.
"What? Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing led the army to the 'Blood Pond' area?" After finishing the Nether Dragon Challenge and logging off to rest for a while, I received a message from Qingwu Feiyang shortly after logging on. I was shocked. "Aren't they going to attack another blood bat territory? Why did they suddenly go to the 'Blood Pond'? What do they want to do? Are they going to turn against us?"
"I just found out about it, and I don't know exactly what happened. I contacted Qiu Shui through the 'Witch Crown', and he just said that there was a reason for it. He couldn't explain it in a few words, so he asked us to go over and have a talk. It seems that they are just going to besiege the place for now, and they haven't clashed with our men who stayed there to forcibly invade the 'Blood Pool' area. I am gathering some men to prevent any accidents, and I will go there soon. You should also prepare a little and rush over to see what Qiu Shui and his men are up to."
After the communication ended, I didn't dare to neglect it and immediately began to mobilize my men without delaying for too long. Riding Taotao, I led more than a hundred bone dragons that I could gather in such a short time and flew directly to the "blood pool" area. Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing were "possessed by demon spirits" and could perform "instant teleportation" to escape, so they were not easy to be killed. However, other undead wizards did not have this ability. Even if there were a large group of blood wizards guarding them, they could not withstand the desperate attack of a group of bone dragons. I wanted to see who had the courage to attack the "blood pool" area so fearlessly and openly oppose me.
Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing didn't say hello to me in advance, and I was too lazy to contact them. I flew straight over and hadn't arrived yet. On the way, I saw a large number of undead armies moving towards the "blood pool" in an endless stream, and a large number of devouring ghosts were floating in the air. It was obvious that the main force attacking another blood bat territory was fully mobilized here, and there should be an intention to attack the "blood pool" territory.
I rushed to the "blood pool" and arranged a group of bone dragons to fly around Dicka's territory. This is my living signboard. I am the only one in "Tianxia" who has such strength. I use it to deter those undead wizards from acting rashly and figure out who they are hostile to. It's not just a group of blood bats, but also me, the "world's number one undead wizard."
After a while, Qingwu Feiyang also arrived, Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing also contacted us, agreed on a meeting place, and hurried over. As soon as we met, I was angry and spoke less politely, "Qiushui. Tianxing, what are you two doing? Why are you surrounding this place?"
"A-Dai, Feiyang. Don't be angry, both of you. Let us explain slowly. Since you have already taken control of this place and declared that you will not allow other players to interfere, and you have also rejected our proposal for joint development, we should not have come to disturb you again. In fact, we really have no intention of getting involved in this place again. I believe you should also know that we have also discovered a blood bat tribe territory in another area, and have gathered a large army to launch a 'undead war' against them. We have no plans to attack here and infringe on your interests." Qiu Shui Changtian looked calm and did not show a tough attitude of turning against me.
"Oh, then what do you mean by mobilizing so many troops and sending them here? Are you going to help us defend the periphery?"
After hearing my slightly sarcastic question, Qiu Shui Chang Tian showed a helpless expression, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. In fact, we had no choice but to dispatch our men to surround this place just to take back the interests that should belong to us, not to cause trouble for you."
"Take back the benefits you deserve? What benefits do you have in this?" I was confused. Are they looking for excuses for their behavior? But it was too ridiculous.
"It's like this. When we were attacking another blood bat territory, we had the absolute upper hand. But we didn't expect that the blood bat royal family saw that the situation was not good, and actually led their men to abandon the territory and break out with all their strength. They were forced out by them. We chased them all the way, but saw them escape into here and never come out again. They should have joined the blood bats inside. If you don't believe it, you can ask the men stationed around to see if a large group of foreign blood bats flew in and never came out again. For this operation, we invested a lot of time and energy, and suffered a lot of casualties. The main purpose must be understood by you, which is to subdue the blood bat royal family and gain the ability to escaped and hid here. If we give up, our losses will be too great. Wouldn't it be in vain? Ask yourself, if it were you, would you be willing to give up like this?"
"So what do you want?" How could this be the result? That damned blood bat royal family would actually choose to take his men to join Di Ka, causing Qiu Shui Chang Tian and the others to chase after them. Isn't this asking for trouble out of nowhere? However, it is not impossible. The Blood Emperor of the Blood Witch Clan also wanted to join the Blood Emperor. As blood clan members, they should have similar habits.
"We have no intention of encroaching on your vested interests, but we are not willing to give up our own interests. If you can persuade the blood bat royal family stationed inside to hand over the one who escaped to us or expel them, we will definitely not launch an attack. This is naturally the most ideal result. Otherwise, we have already suffered such a great loss for this, and we must get corresponding benefits as compensation."
Although I was extremely reluctant, Qiu Shui Chang Tian's words did make sense. The blood bat royal family had fled here while being hunted, and they were their target of attack. Since I regarded the "blood pool" as my sphere of influence, I should be responsible for mediating the conflicts that occurred there. This was the general rule of conduct. If I still did not allow them to enter, and did not let Di Ka hand over the blood bat royal family, it would be equivalent to intervening and seizing their interests, and I would be in the wrong.
