Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 148: Destruction Reappears
Relying on the attributes of the "Scepter of the Dead" that increase the success rate of spellcasting, reduce the casting time limit, and reduce the mental energy consumption required for casting, with my utmost assistance and his own relatively strong will, Silando finally made it through the six-hour challenge limit. Although he had suffered extremely serious injuries near the end, and only managed to hold on to the end with the help of my continuous use of the "Soul of the Undead", he never completely lost his combat ability during the process, and was not directly eliminated as a result of being judged as passive. He eventually successfully passed the Hell Dragon Challenge and obtained the qualification to soak in the middle area of the "Hell Magma Pool" for ten days every month, which allows him to achieve his ultimate goal of evolving into a Hell Dragon in a shorter time.
At this time, "Tianxia" was in a state of uproar due to two pieces of news that broke out one after another. For various reasons, it confused many people's minds. Just a few days ago, Afeng obtained the thirteenth artifact "Bloodthirsty Spear" in "Tianxia" through the "Snow Mountain Treasure Hunt" mission, which not only made the total number of artifacts held by the resistance alliance equal to that of the light players again, with four artifacts in each of the two camps, but also the "public enemy of light" Tongxin League also had two players holding artifacts, one with one and the other with two, which was on par with the representative of the Church of Light and the Glory of the Supreme Honor, and did not let them be the only one in the front. Suddenly, those royal gunners who had been promoting and advocating for the Church of Light through "Tian Media" since lost the factual basis for boasting, and their voices suddenly became much weaker. However, the number of artifacts held by the two camps was only green, and we have not yet caught up, and Afeng is a neutral professional player. If we compare them carefully, the dark profession still lacks one artifact compared to the light profession, which makes the Church of Light still have a slight advantage in the theory of this aspect, and there is reason to praise it.
But things are unpredictable. It is hard to predict. Just a few days later, the fourteenth artifact "Dead Scepter" held by me, the already famous "Number One Undead Wizard in the World", appeared out of nowhere, once again changing the balance of power between the major forces and camps in "Tianxia". The dark profession and the light profession both have four artifacts, but in comparison, the resistance alliance has one more, and the Tongxin Alliance has four artifacts, surpassing the three of Glory Land in one fell swoop, and is worthy of the reputation of "Number One Mercenary Group in the World". As for me, as the direct beneficiary, I was tied with the record of two artifacts by the Supreme Honor just a few months ago. But I took the lead and gathered three artifacts in one person, once again enjoying the honor and the limelight. It can be said that no one can match it. In the survey conducted by "Tianmei", quite a number of players believe that I am no longer just "Number One Undead Wizard in the World" or "Number One Dark Professional Expert", and I should have the strength to become the real "Number One in the World".
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse. In just a few days, it went from an advantage to a draw. Then it fell into a disadvantageous situation, which completely silenced the hired gunmen of the Church of Light, and they no longer had any basis for propaganda. After the west wind passed and the east wind came, our resistance alliance would naturally not miss such a good opportunity. We launched a full-scale counterattack and analyzed from all aspects. The conclusion we came to was that darkness would win and light would lose. We intended to further shake the already weak mass base of the Church of Light in the east, south, and north continents, and completely crush the Church of Light's plot of "bright world".
As a party involved, these turmoil inevitably involve me. After completing the challenge of the Nether Dragon in Silando, there is no urgent matter to deal with for the time being. According to the work assigned by the Dark Council, in order to cooperate with the needs of publicity, I, the "image ambassador" of the dark profession, had to put aside the affairs at hand for the time being, accept interviews with reporters from "Sky Media", and give speeches in various cities... to further boost the morale of the members of the resistance alliance and attract more neutral professional players to join. Of course, doing these things will not make me work in vain. It is a special task that the Dark Council applied to the system. You only need to move your mouth to get a lot of merits, which will be used as compensation for the few days I was delayed. And Xue Wuxia, who was just elected as the Dark Councilor, as the leader of the Tongxin League, can also earn merits by cooperating with me in publicity work with Afeng, who has just obtained the artifact. These achievements have a great help for them to keep their positions as directors.
After a few days of hard work, I can finally return to the "Dead Soul Space" and concentrate on strengthening my strength. With the "Dead Soul Gate" skill, I no longer need to enter through death, and I don't have to be restricted by the resurrection time. It feels more convenient to act. I have no intention of immediately using the "Death Field" ability attached to the "Dead Soul Scepter" to try to attack the Cathedral of Light. Its specific function is currently only known to the core members of the Tongxin League, such as Afeng, Xue Wuxia, and Xiaoyue, who were present at the time, and is unknown to other players. I don't want to expose it easily, but intend to use it as a secret weapon to subvert Hua Mantian's Huadu Mercenary Group, and strive to be able to win a battle when the opponent is not prepared, and successfully capture the central meeting hall of Huadu. If the goal can be achieved, destroying the large mercenary group that Hua|Hua|Gong|Zi has worked so hard to create will definitely be a heavy blow to him who is so arrogant. Moreover, without his own power as a backing, it will be quite difficult for him to maintain the position of Vice President of the Light Senate under the increasingly fierce competition. It will also directly affect his development in "Tianxia" and make it easier for him to be trampled under the feet of Afeng. However, Qiu Shui Changtian and Qing Wu Feiyang have already greeted Long Xing Tianxia and me, and both proposed a medium-sized mercenary group of 1,000 people as the goal of launching the "Dark Holy War". It is necessary to pass the resolution of the Council and get rid of these two mercenary groups before considering the next action plan. Therefore, I can only put aside the idea of attacking Huadu again for the time being, and try my best to promote the action of attacking the two mercenary groups as soon as possible, and then come forward to lobby Da Mo Feiying, Qiu Shui Changtian and others to agree to my proposal. It is estimated that the attack and defense of Huadu Council Hall will be the most intense contest between the dark and light camps. All top masters must be mobilized to participate in order to have a greater chance of winning.
After careful consideration and consulting Khufu, the next focus was decided to help it avenge its enemies and seize the position of the Great Pharaoh. Originally, according to the rules of the mummy clan, only Khufu and I, its master, were eligible to participate in the challenge of the pharaoh's promotion to the Great Pharaoh. Although the Great Pharaoh's level should only reach the upper level of level nine, the special equipment "Pyramid" given by the system has a very unique function, and the challenge must be carried out in the "Pyramid". Occupying the geographical advantage, the strength that can be exerted is definitely much stronger. Usually, the pharaoh needs to accumulate strength for a long time, and then choose a great pharaoh who has suffered a severe injury and has not recovered to challenge, in order to succeed. With the strength of Khufu and me before, even if we join forces, we would not have any chance of winning. However, now that we have obtained the "Dead Scepter", the biggest reliance is the power of the "Death Field", which can eliminate the influence of the external environment. The mummy is a melee undead. Even the Great Pharaoh is no exception. Without long-range attack skills, it is difficult to hurt Khufu and me. He can only enter the "Death Realm", and Khufu, as my subordinate who has signed a contract, will not suffer harm from the "Death Ripple". With the help of the "Shock" effect, he should be able to fight.
Of course, you have to challenge the Great Pharaoh. It is not a simple matter. You can go to the door at any time and follow the procedure. First, you need to determine the Great Pharaoh you are going to challenge among the twelve Great Pharaohs. Then you need to obtain the recognition of other pharaohs in the mummy tribe, defeat other challengers, and no pharaoh will compete with you. Only then can you obtain the formal challenge qualification and challenge the Great Pharaoh to replace him. If the pharaoh who initiated the challenge fails, he may still have a chance to survive, but the only way to seize the "pyramid" is the death of the owner. The Great Pharaoh is naturally unwilling to give up his life easily. He often tries to win over a group of trusted pharaohs in the tribe, and use them to prevent the rise of those younger generations who have the potential to challenge them, and wait for an opportunity to suppress or even persecute them to maintain his position from being threatened. Khufu was a victim of such a powerful and dark rule. His good friend was lured by a certain great pharaoh and betrayed him. He fell into a trap and almost died. He was delayed for a thousand years. Fortunately, he met me and was able to turn over and get a chance to vent his anger. Therefore, even if Khufu rushed to the Lost Continent and found his enemy who had been promoted to the great pharaoh and applied for a challenge, he still needed to defeat several of the great pharaoh's trusted pharaohs first. Only after there were no more competitors could he officially start the decisive battle. Fortunately, after being tempered by the "Hell Volcano", he was transformed into a more powerful fire attribute physique. Even if they were both at the lower level of the ninth level, Khufu's strength was not comparable to those normal dark attribute mummy pharaohs. Without my help, he should be able to defeat those lackeys one by one and obtain the final challenge qualification. This can also preserve strength, so as not to expose our means too early, and wait for the final challenge to give it a surprise.
After protecting Khufu, he passed the "Dragon Bone Mountain" and arrived at the Lost Continent. He entered a group of mummies and, according to the challenge rules, publicly issued a message to challenge his enemy, now known as the Great Pharaoh Osasura. The Great Pharaoh Osasura would soon receive the message and rush over to accept his challenge application. At the same time, according to "God's will", he would decide which pharaohs would participate in the challenge, usually three to six. Such a challenge was absolutely fair and would not be passive. Generally, when he was defeated, he would just admit defeat and the battle would be stopped without any life-threatening danger.
These things and the early challenges to the pharaohs would take some time, and Khufu could handle it alone without my company. He could only be defeated in a formal challenge. Even if Osasura knew Khufu's identity, there was no way he could do anything but defeat him during the challenge. So I let it go and dealt with other things, only checking the situation from time to time through spiritual contact, waiting for the final decisive battle to come, and then join hands to fight and usurp Osasura's position as the Great Pharaoh.
Hey, how come another bone dragon responsible for scouting around reported that it had found the "public enemy of the undead" Destruction Knight? This was the third time in a few days. Letting them search for other targets on their own was like looking for a needle in a haystack, with little effect. Almost every time I asked them, they would chat about everything, but it was just general talk, making it difficult for me to extract any valuable information from it. Based on their nature, they were very sensitive to the Destruction Knight. They reported it to me immediately. Normal undead creatures would rush forward to fight desperately when they saw the Destruction Knight, regardless of whether they were opponents or not. Even when they were defeated, they would fight while asking for help. They would never retreat, but now these subordinates have been brainwashed by me and forced to not cause trouble and die in vain. This overwhelmed their instincts and made saving their lives the first principle. They just needed to report to me in time if anything happened. Therefore, after these "scouts" found the Destruction Knight, they not only did not rush forward to attack, but fled as soon as possible. All the reports claimed that the Knight of Destruction seemed to be fighting with an opponent, and the fight was hard to resolve. Although he had discovered them, he did not have the energy to trouble them again, so they escaped successfully.
The two bone dragons submitted reports to me before. They were only half a day apart. They found a Destruction Knight in a fierce air battle with another undead creature they had never seen before. They claimed that the Destruction Knight was very powerful, much stronger than them, and probably even stronger than the ninth-level upper-level black bone dragon. I didn't take it too seriously at the time. In the huge Lost Continent, who knows how many Destruction Knights are hidden besides Ebola. Is there anyone stronger than Ebola? They have survived to this day and evolved to the intermediate form or above. They must have their own ability to save their lives. They can't just rely on numbers and strength to deal with them. They must be carefully planned and coordinated with the right time and place. What's more troublesome is that the Destruction Knights are used to wandering around, their whereabouts are erratic, and they don't have a fixed range of activities. It is definitely not easy to track them under normal circumstances. Otherwise, they would have been killed by the natives of the Lost Continent long ago. How could they survive until now? I don't want to waste time on such things that will never have any results.
However, this time the White Bone Dragon's report came more than two days apart. Or was it that the Destruction Knight was fighting a rather strange undead creature in the air? According to their description, although they were far apart and strictly followed my orders, they did not dare to stay for too long to observe the enemy closely when encountering them, but the general appearance of both sides seemed to be similar to what the Bone Dragon had seen, and even the location was also in a relatively remote area. No undead populations were found nearby, which was a bit strange - every time it reported that the Destruction Knight was engaged in a fierce air battle, and was even too nervous to split itself. If it was being chased by a strong enemy, it should have tried to escape far away. However, at least three days have passed, and it is still lingering in one area, which does not seem like their style. Could it be that they have found some valuable prey, just like the Black Bone Dragon I provided to Ibola last time, which is worth the risk?
Thinking of this, I finally became interested. According to the report of the Bone Dragon, the battle situation seems to be still in a stalemate, and neither side has a clear upper hand. If this is the case, I may have a chance to take advantage of the conflict between the two sides. The strength of the Knight of Destruction is naturally needless to say, and the undead who can contend with the Knight of Destruction for three days must not be a weakling. Both of them should be at least level nine. Once they fight and both are injured, wouldn't I be able to take advantage of them?
Having discovered the sacred place of the giant magician "Karamai", I was not willing to let go of those remote places on the Lost Continent. I arranged for the bone dragons responsible for exploration to fly over and take a look, trying their luck to see if they could find any valuable special areas. That's how I found the trace of the Knight of Destruction. Since I decided to go there myself, I naturally had to make full preparations. I mobilized 200 white bone dragons and 100 bone dragons to accompany me. Even if I faced two level 10 undeads, with them protecting me, my safety should not be a problem, and at the very least I could escape.
The distance is quite far, and at my speed, even if I walk in a straight line it will take at least more than a day. I didn't take it seriously before, but now I plan to take advantage of it, but I feel a little nervous, fearing that if I delay too long, the place will be deserted by the time I arrive, including the Knight of Destruction and its opponents, and my trip will be in vain.
Finally, I arrived near the scene of the incident. It was remote and there were no undead groups in the vast area nearby. It looked like there was nothing special to attract attention. It felt a bit similar to the environment of "Karamayi". I was planning to be the winner, so it was not convenient for me to rush in with 300 bone dragons in a big way, so as not to disturb the two sides who might be fighting fiercely and increase the variables. I left 200 white bone dragons to guard the periphery and assigned 100 bone dragons to disperse and go into this area with me to investigate.
I was searching as carefully as a fishing net. Just when I was worried about gains and losses, I suddenly received a report from several Bone Dragons that they had discovered a Destruction Knight and an Undead engaging in a fierce air battle. I hurriedly turned around and rushed over, while ordering them to retreat quickly so as not to affect the fighting parties.
It was Ibora. I transformed into a bat and approached the battle circle. I recognized the Knight of Destruction at once - riding a swift bee, wielding a spear, and many detailed features matched. Unless it had a twin, I could not be wrong. It should be the intermediate-level Knight of Destruction, Ibora, who I had sealed.
