Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 146 I Have the Scepter
The power of Michael's clone is not very strong, it is estimated to be only the lower tenth level at most, otherwise the loss of my bone dragons in the previous fierce battle would definitely be more than 30 or 40, but his endless artifact-level abilities made it even more difficult for me to deal with him - the eleven were forcibly sealed and sent back to the "Dead Soul Space" by him, and the twelve wings combined with a pair of huge light wings that Xiaobai gathered the power of more than 200,000 Devouring Ghosts to launch the "Wind Cracked Sky" could not effectively suppress his speed. Not only could I not effectively use the advantage of the number of summoned undead men to besiege him, but he also repeatedly threatened my own safety, and my health loss has exceeded 40%. Using superb skills to make up for the lack of strength, I have a stronger overall strength than him, but I always can't find an opportunity to defeat the enemy. I am forced to be at a disadvantage and restricted everywhere, which is really depressing.
Every time I see him make a cross on his chest, I feel extremely nervous, not knowing what tricky tricks he will use next. Although I summoned many subordinates, none of them had enough power to suppress the performance of Michael's clones. They were not very useful, and their main role was just to contain and consume them. No wonder the old man comforted me by saying that if a challenge failed, I could try again. Only by exhausting the power of Michael's clones could I win the final victory . With my current strength, I could barely save my life under the combined attack of multiple artifact abilities, and I had to use all my skills. How could I have much strength to fight back?
According to the performance of Michael's clone, I adjusted my tactics in time and no longer relied on the strength of numbers to actively kill the opponent. I was ready for a protracted war of attrition. I commanded the bone dragons to deploy defenses layer by layer, no longer rushing forward to launch an active attack, but mainly intercepting and blocking, and using their bodies as meat shields when necessary. Seeing that Michael's clone's attack power was insufficient, it was difficult to quickly kill the bone dragon between three moves and two styles, so as to limit the space available for him to move and increase the difficulty of his breakthrough. In this way, I won more time, and I could take the opportunity to try to increase the distance between me and Michael's clone. At the same time, I further strengthened the protection of the bone dragon guards against me, and the positioning was more reasonable to prevent attacks from artifact abilities such as "Doomsday Judgment" and light guns. It was no longer to get an effective attack position. It was no longer so easy to cause damage to me.
Trying my best to delay is the most reasonable tactic I can adopt in the current situation where I am forced into a disadvantage. In order to complete the mission given to him to kill the undead wizard who tried to hold the "Dead Scepter", Michael's clone must continue to put pressure on me and threaten my life. Facing Xiaobai's containment and the siege of two or three hundred bone dragons, he had to continue to launch the "God's Domain" and the light wings that increase speed. These are all consuming his divine power at all times, and he also needs to launch a large-scale "Doomsday Judgment" and the light gun with a strange attack method from time to time to actively attack, which seems to be a big burden for him. I dare not use it too frequently. But as long as I don't die, he must continue his mission and do his best to hunt me down, constantly consuming his limited divine power. The longer he persists, the closer I am to victory.
Of course, this tactic consumes the most physical strength. Compared with Michael's clone, I am definitely far behind. In the situation of being hunted, I need to dodge constantly, which consumes more energy. Fortunately, I can still use recovery potions in the "God's Realm", and I can use Taotao to travel when necessary, which can alleviate the crisis I encountered to some extent and allow me to persevere.
After a long attack, he still couldn't kill me. Perhaps it was because he had consumed too much divine power. Michael's clone seemed a little anxious. This time, he made a big cross on his chest with both hands at the same time. Suddenly, a round white halo appeared behind his head, emitting dazzling light. Then many ping-pong ball-sized light spots flew out of the light ball, and instantly turned into a basketball-sized light ball, evenly distributed in all areas within a radius of 50 meters around the body. A rough estimate is that there are about a hundred of them, all flying slowly and irregularly, but still maintaining a relatively uniform distance from each other, so that there are no areas that are too concentrated or too dispersed.
He displayed a new ability. Regardless of the final victory or defeat, this battle with Michael's clone really opened my eyes. It was like a practical coaching class, from which I saw many additional skills of the artifacts of the light profession, which can be regarded as an extra benefit.
After completing the skill, Michael's clone quickly rushed to the group of bone dragons. As long as a bone dragon entered the distribution area of the light ball, the nearest light ball would automatically rush forward and hit the body of the bone dragon and then disappear into thin air. The halo behind Michael's clone's head would immediately fly out a new light ball to fill the vacancy and ensure that the number of light balls remained at a fixed level. The bone dragons hit by the light ball suffered almost no substantial damage, but they would feel a great elastic force, causing the bone dragons to involuntarily deviate from their original route. Even with the strength of the bone dragons, one or two could barely keep their bodies steady, but their speed would be affected to a certain extent. If they forced their way in and passed through more areas, they would definitely not be able to hold on after being hit three or five times in a row. They would be bounced off the route they were preparing to move forward, and they would have to spend time adjusting. It would be difficult for them to quickly approach Michael's clones guarded by the light ball.
With the speed of Michael's clone and the elastic protection function of the light ball, my planned bone dragon interception operation was disrupted again. Every bone dragon that tried to get close to him or block his way would be blocked by the light ball and could no longer effectively block his movement. Moreover, the light ball was endless and could be replenished quickly. Even if I assigned dozens of bone dragons to press forward from all directions at the same time, Michael's clone's agility and clever movement would always allow him to occupy a reasonable position, which would not affect his progress and ensure the replenishment speed of the light ball, so that there would be no risk of shortage, giving those rushing bone dragons a chance to approach him.
Of course, facing the interception of many bone dragons. The consumption of elastic light balls is also very alarming, and Michael's clone needs to replenish it constantly. Perhaps this is why he was unwilling to use it before, but it is a very effective means to deal with the current situation. I was able to quickly get rid of the entanglement of the bone dragon and approach me, directly threatening my life. This time, he seemed to be willing to spend all his money, and threw more than a dozen light guns in succession, hitting me and making me cry out in pain. I could only try my best to escape and dodge. In desperation, I even had to transfer Gu Ben to my side and use its "physical clone" ability. As well as its relatively sensitive reaction and speed, before the light gun reached the body, the clone it transformed forcedly inserted in the middle. To take the damage of the light gun on my behalf. After being attacked by so many light guns, I have accumulated some experience. Although I can't replace it successfully every time, as long as I block it once, it is equivalent to avoiding the loss of about 5% of my own life value. I can hold on for a while longer and consume more of Michael's clone's divine power. Anyway, the wounded Guben was just a clone, and killing it would not endanger the life of the original body. I think Michael's clone should not be so bored as to use the power of the artifact to attack it specifically.
When I used the elastic light ball to break through the obstruction of the bone dragon and approached a certain distance, Michael's clone stopped this skill and launched the "Doomsday Judgment" that could attack on a large scale to effectively restrain my dodge using the "external incarnation", increase the damage to me, and force me to pay special attention to his actions and adjust my actions in time according to the changes in the skills he displayed, so as not to be taken advantage of by him. Fortunately, perhaps the same type of artifact abilities of the same profession cannot be used at the same time, or perhaps there are other restrictions. Several types of powerful offensive artifact abilities seem to be able to be activated only individually, and cannot be combined with multiple skills. It is not too abnormal. With a calm attitude, I can finally find a glimmer of hope from the endless offensive and infinite murderous intent. At the same time, relying on the reasonable deployment of a group of subordinates, with their life-saving rescue, I persevered and did not die in the fierce offensive of Michael's clone. Moreover, being in the "Realm of God" does not affect the use of recovery potions. Although they can only be taken once an hour, they can relieve some pressure. They have helped me get through the most difficult stages several times and allow me to continue to persevere.
The battle had lasted for more than five hours. Michael's clone had probably decided not to spare his divine power. He had been chasing me frantically, pressing me step by step. No matter how hard I tried, I could not get rid of his pursuit. He refused to give me more breathing time. Under his continuous attacks, the loss of his bone dragons was not too great, probably less than a hundred at most. However, as the main target of attack, my life was more difficult. At the most dangerous time, my remaining health was even less than 40%. If I had not brought the best healing medicine in Tianxia so far, and it was time to take it, or if my subordinates had successfully resisted several fatal attacks for me at critical moments, I would have almost died.
I don't know how long the divine power of Michael's clone can last, and when this endless attack will end. It may take a few hours, or maybe just a moment. There is no light of hope. I just hold on to the belief that persistence is victory. I am unwilling to give up. I am eager to pass the test in one go, so I flee for my life to avoid being hunted by Michael's clone, and look forward to the moment of victory.
Without any warning, Michael's clone stopped using the elastic light ball before he completely got rid of the bone dragon's restraint. He also stopped using other artifact abilities such as "Judgment Day" and the light gun, and returned to relying on speed and fists to fight against the siege of the bone dragon. This immediately reduced the threat to me. After persisting for a while, the pair of light wings that appeared behind Michael's clone suddenly disappeared. Under the harassment of Xiaobai's "Wind Cracked Sky", it lost its speed advantage and its situation became more unfavorable. Although it was still resisting, it no longer had the ability to break through the siege of the bone dragon. At this point, I finally confirmed my judgment that Michael's clone should have exhausted his divine power and had no ability to launch an attack with artifact skills.
Without the help of divine power, and with Xiaobai effectively suppressing his speed, Michael's clone was at most equivalent to an ordinary lower-level holy angel of level 10. Facing the siege of 200 bone dragons, he naturally could not hold out for long. Under the fierce attack, he could not even maintain the "God's Domain" and reappeared in the meeting hall. With a 50% increase or decrease in his attack, defense and agility attributes, his performance was even worse. He was repeatedly injured and soon turned into countless light spots. Dissipated into the void.
Finally I won this final test. I dared not relax for a moment. It was so tiring. It was just a lower-level 10th-level God's clone, but it was so difficult to deal with. What would it be like if I faced a more powerful clone or even Michael himself in the future? Just when I was distracted, I suddenly heard a crisp "ding dong" sound, which scared me. Before I could come back to my senses, the system announcement rang in my ears, "Congratulations to player Ah Dai for obtaining the 14th artifact in "Tianxia", the 'Dead Scepter'!"
Oh, I was too absorbed in the battle. I almost forgot the real thing. This is not a challenge in the ordinary sense, but a battle to determine the right to use the artifact "Death Scepter". After successfully killing Michael's clone, I have become the real holder of the "Death Scepter".
It has been one year and eight months since I got the "Dead Scepter". However, I have only heard of it, and I don't know its specific functions and attributes. As a main artifact of the Undead Wizard profession, I have put so much effort into it, and I hope it can have good functions and not let me down.
I took out the "Death Scepter" from the "Storage Belt". The shadow of the twelve-winged golden angel on the end of the scepter had completely disappeared. The whole scepter was crystal clear, emitting colorful divine light. The attributes and functions that had been hidden all along were finally revealed. I didn't need to bother guessing anymore.
Level: Main Artifact; Name: Scepter of the Dead; Applicable Occupations: Necromancer; Owner: A-Dai. Naturally, these basic information were just glanced over, and what he was most concerned about were the several properties and functions that were displayed next.
Property 1: Reduce the mental power consumption by 5% when casting undead magic. The most obvious effect is naturally when casting the "Summon the Undead" magic. Originally, it consumed 30% of the mental power each time, but now it has been reduced by 15%, which means that only 30% of the mental power is needed to cast "Summon the Undead", which not only speeds up the continuous summoning, but also saves some mental power for other skills. However, it is limited to the consumption of magic for the Undead wizard profession. The mental power consumed by the skills attached to equipment items such as artifacts, and the "Pet Summon" skill common to all professions and other uses is not included in the reduction.
Attribute 2: Reduce the time limit for casting undead magic (except for summoning undead magic such as "Undead Summoning" and "Death's Dinner") by 5%. This is different from "Attack Speed Up", which only temporarily increases your agility value and speeds up the completion of your own actions, but the skill itself still requires a fixed reaction time to be successfully cast, and can only be activated when the time limit is reached, which is not determined by your agility. For example, the eighth-level "Unparalleled Guardian" magic, even if I apply "Attack Speed Up" and concentrate my attention, it will take at least one minute to successfully cast it, and it is impossible to speed it up. Reducing the time limit by 15% is equivalent to shortening the casting time limit of one minute to 45 seconds, which is quite practical in fierce battles where every second counts.
Attribute 3: The success rate of casting undead magic increases by 5%. With this attribute, ordinary low-level magic has no chance of failure. Even if it is level 9 magic, as long as the proficiency reaches five stars, it should rarely fail.
Hidden attribute: Enjoy the first priority summoning right of the "Death's Dinner" magic, and can extend the summoning existence time by 5%. Because I haven't learned "Death's Dinner" yet, I don't know its specific content, so I don't understand these two terms, especially the second one. I just know that if other necromancers cast "Death's Dinner" at the same time as me, the dead old man will respond to my summons first. Even if they also have props and equipment with priority summoning function, the "Death Scepter" I hold is ranked first. Unless they act in advance, no necromancer can compete with me. Anyway, I don't need to use this function for the time being, so I don't need to worry too much.
Additional function 1: "Death Gate". Through it, you can freely enter and exit the "Death Space" and the human world. You don't have to enter through death, and you are no longer subject to the six-hour resurrection limit. As long as you don't log off, you can stay in the "Death Space" all the time, and you can also return to the human world through the "Death Gate" at any time. Of course, if you enter the "Death Space" because of death, or in a special state such as the "Undead War", you still have to abide by the relevant regulations and cannot pass through at will. However, there is a limit on the number of uses. You can only enter and exit freely twice a day, that is, you can use the "Death Gate" four times.
Additional function 2: "Death Domain". Release countless "death ripples", covering all areas within a radius of 100 meters, regardless of friend or foe, and continuously causing damage to all targets that enter it. Only undead creatures that have signed a "soul contract" or "pet contract" with the holder are not affected. Moreover, the sending and receiving are controlled by the heart, and the coverage of the "death domain" can be freely controlled, as far as 100 meters, and can be reduced to 10 meters around the body. The release and attack frequency of the "death ripples" can also be determined. However, activating the "death domain" will consume a fixed 15% of mental power, and mental power needs to be continuously consumed during the period. The wider the coverage area and the faster the attack frequency, the more mental power is consumed. Mental power cannot be replenished in any form, including using magic or equipment to absorb, taking potions, or accepting supplies from other players. It can only be maintained by the inherent mental power at the beginning of activating the "death domain".
