Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 157: Attack and Defense of the Council Hall
As a necromancer, he naturally had to go online early before the group battle began. With the assistance of several water magicians, he repeatedly cast the "Summon the Undead" magic to summon as many undead as possible to help fight. He was facing a large mercenary group's base, which was full of numerous buildings and 25,000 opponents, most of whom were master players of the light profession, which meant a lot of seniority and merit. Those who were qualified to participate in the battle were not ordinary people who were content with mediocrity. No one was willing to give up such a good opportunity. They all tried their best to summon the most powerful undead creatures under their command, constantly expanding the size of the undead army.
The "Dead Scepter" has the property of reducing the mental power consumption of casting spells by 25%. Only 60% of the mental power is needed to cast a "Dead Summoning" and activate the "Touch of Death" to absorb. With the help of the water magician to replenish, I shortened the interval between repeated casting of "Dead Summoning" to more than three minutes, further improving the summoning efficiency. About 18 "Dead Summoning" can be cast in an hour. In the eight hours of pre-war preparation time, a powerful undead army including Xiaobai, Guben, Kekexili, eleven level nine intermediate four-armed giant magicians, and more than 200 white bone dragons and green bone dragons were summoned. Compared with other undead wizards present, it feels like a crane standing out from the crowd. Even Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing, who are said to be the closest to me in strength, can summon only a group of green bone dragons, which is only equivalent to the lowest level of undead under my command. They are far away from my white bone dragon cluster and dare not approach at will. The gap in strength can be said to be clear at a glance. No undead wizard can shake my position.
The twelve hours of preparation time have come. The group battle between the two large mercenary groups, the Tongxin League and Huadu, has finally officially broken out. It has launched the most intense contest between the Church of Light and the Alliance of Resistance Forces so far. This is likely to be a key battle that will affect the attitudes and trends of the major forces in "Tianxia" in the future. If Huadu can be successfully destroyed, the great significance generated by this may bring immeasurable and far-reaching impacts to the development of the Alliance of Resistance Forces in many aspects. The first stage of the battle is to break through the protection of 250,000 players stationed outside the Huadu garrison and cover our 25,000 main attack force to enter the Huadu garrison safely. The second stage is for the main attack force to concentrate on the assault, open a safe passage to the Huadu Council Chamber, and completely bring the area where the Council Chamber is located under our control, resolutely block the enemy's counterattack, and facilitate our continuous and fierce attack on the Council Chamber. These two stages belong to the early battle. The initiative is in our hands. With our strength, there should be no problem in achieving our goals. The most important thing is that the action must be kept fast and efficient so that we can start attacking the Council Chamber as soon as possible and buy more time for our final offensive and defensive war of the Council Chamber.
I didn't participate too much in the early battles, and gave the credit of demolishing walls and breaking houses to Qingwu Feiyang and Qiu Shui Changtian, who were also able to summon a large number of level 8 mid-level ground night shadows. I only sent green bone dragons to fight as a fearless death squad to deal with some difficult-to-conquer fortifications in the garrison that blocked our progress. I was the only one who was so extravagant that the green bone dragons could be sacrificed at will. My main task was to decide the outcome of the battle in the council hall. I entered the council hall, which increased and decreased the attack and defense attributes of both sides by 40%, and faced top players such as Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven, Olympia, Lost World, and Real Madrid. It was destined to be a long-lasting tug-of-war, and it was impossible to end it quickly in a short period of time. The "Death Field" only had no negative impact on my men. I must try my best to ensure that there are enough men to drive from beginning to end during such a long battle, so I can't let them lose too much in the early battles. I'll let other companions take credit for destroying buildings and killing ordinary enemies on the periphery. My goal is the Supreme Honor and Hua Mantian, the representatives of the Church of Light. By killing them, I can earn much more qualifications and merits than those of ordinary players. And the one who has the best chance of killing them is naturally me, who possesses the "Death Field" and the "Gate of the Underworld", as well as many powerful undead subordinates.
Not only me, but also Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, A Feng, Xiao Yue and other absolute main forces who participated in the attack and defense of the council hall basically did not invest too much in the battle in the early stage, in order to maintain sufficient energy and physical strength to support a long period of intense fighting, so as not to affect their performance in the critical moments later due to factors such as mental fatigue or physical exhaustion.
Our offensive was fierce, and Huadu's defense was also very tenacious. After the first "Dark Crusade" was razed to the ground, their newly built fortifications were more reasonable, their defense capabilities were greatly enhanced, and the average strength of the players participating in the defense was also improved, which increased the difficulty of our breakthrough. However, Hua Mantian and his men were still affected by our strategy of confusing the enemy, and did not see through our real intention of launching this group battle to completely destroy Huadu. They still thought that we would choose a more stable razing to the ground attack mode, so they dispersed their personnel to various parts of the garrison for defense. Although they also arranged some mobile forces that could be freely mobilized between various areas to facilitate response and support, the number was too small and insufficient to resist our concentrated breakthrough.
Of course, as the battle continued, Huadu gradually realized our true intentions and began to adjust their defenses frequently, mobilizing people from other areas to intercept our actions. However, the situation was hasty and it was difficult to organize a large-scale resistance. We broke through step by step and finally opened a safe passage directly to the meeting hall. The main attack target was in sight, but we were not in a hurry to attack. We first stationed troops to guard the door of the meeting hall and suppress the enemies hidden inside, so as not to let them take advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack and rush out to harass us. We concentrated our main forces to quickly eliminate the defense forces of nearby enemies, destroy the three "Watcher" magic pillars standing around the meeting hall, and establish a solid defensive position to prevent enemies from other directions in the garrison from rushing to rescue. Otherwise, under the attack from both sides, without a stable rear, it would be difficult to effectively deploy the living forces in a timely manner and continue to launch the most threatening attack on the meeting hall.
All of this was arranged properly, and several defensive positions were established on the periphery, so that the enemy would not easily threaten us, the players who were attacking the meeting hall. The twelve-hour team battle time limit had already taken more than seven hours in the early battles, because Huadu relied on fortifications to resist tenaciously and efficiently, which took more time than expected. We only had less than five hours left, and there was no room for further delay. We, who had been protected in the middle of the team, rushed to the front line and began to prepare to launch a direct attack on the meeting hall. The most elite masters among the enemies were gathered inside, and we also invested the strongest group of players. They had the advantage of terrain, and we had more people. It depended on which side would develop according to the wishes of the party.
In order to effectively use time, most of the players participated in the battle for the gate. The larger and less responsive undead did not participate in the battle. They were needed to continuously consume the enemy's strength when they controlled the gate and entered the meeting hall to start a melee. However, the eleven four-armed giant magicians under my command have been transferred to the front line, facing the gate of the meeting hall, lined up in a row. Unless they are sniper shooters using special bows and arrows, the attack range of ordinary magic and bows and arrows is not enough to hurt them at all. With the continuous waving of the forty-four arms, one "Torch Stone Bomb" magic was thrown in, together with a group of sniper shooters on our side, covering the first wave of attack troops to rush to the gate of the meeting hall, and launching the first round of the attack and defense battle in the meeting hall.
Generally speaking, the battle for control of the gate is mainly based on long-range attacks. The defenders will not invest too many troops here for a desperate fight. Letting the attackers enter the meeting hall and effectively kill the opponent by taking advantage of the 40% increase or decrease in attack and defense agility attributes is the most common trick used by the defenders. Huadu does not seem to intend to adopt any unconventional tactics. Facing our superiority in numbers and their far more powerful long-range firepower suppression, they did not insist on fighting us to the end, and gradually retreated in depth, giving up the area near . Our melee troops quickly pressed forward, rushed into the gate, established anti-assault positions, covered the long-range attack troops to slowly approach, and gradually expanded the results of the battle, so as to finally gain control of the gate area and facilitate our free attack and retreat.
However, controlling the gate also means that we are in danger. As soon as we step into the meeting hall, our own attack, defense and agility attributes will be reduced by 40%. As a result, the originally evenly matched opponents become unprecedentedly powerful, and one person can deal with two or three of us at the same time. Before our players who poured into the meeting hall could stabilize their positions, a group of enemies led by Angels in the World launched a counterattack. As soon as the battle started, we suffered a little loss. If they didn't seem to deliberately delay time and didn't want to consume too much strength to avoid losing both sides with us, our losses would be even greater.
There was no time and too much tug-of-war, it was time for us, the real main forces, to fight. Melee professions such as Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, A Feng, Xiao Yue, etc. were in the front, and magicians such as Yun Wuying, Bai Yunjian, etc. followed behind. We rushed into the meeting hall and moved forward in depth, trying to kill as many of them as possible to gain more space for activities.
This was a fierce battle that might last for three or four hours. During this period, in order to maintain the "Death Field", I could no longer cast the "Summoning of the Undead" to recruit more subordinates. Therefore, I did not command more than a hundred bone dragons to rush into the meeting hall together as I did in the previous battles. I only brought about thirty of them at a time, occupying most of the space within a hundred meters around me. I intercepted all the attacking enemies and prevented them from threatening me directly. My companions who joined the battle were warned in advance and tried not to get close to the area within a hundred meters of me to avoid being affected by the "Death Field".
I had cast the "Sacrifice" and "Unparalleled Guardian" spells on myself, and rode Taotao to save energy and dodge the enemy's attacks more effectively. As long as it didn't fly off the ground, it wouldn't interrupt my skill. I also arranged a few white bone dragons to guard me closely, and they used their bodies to block the magic or arrows attacking me. I stood still for about 20 seconds holding the "Dead Scepter", and circles of black ripples spread out from the end of the staff, and activated the "Death Field" skill.
Initially, it only covered an area within ten meters. I quickly expanded the "Death Field" to a maximum range of one hundred meters, offsetting the effect of weakening the attack, defense and agility attributes by 40%. I immediately moved forward steadily, covering some of the surrounding enemies, making it easier for the white bone dragons under my command to kill them.
A Light Phantom Knight was enveloped, riding a velociraptor, summoning a six-winged seraph to possess him, and was given auxiliary magic by the Light Priest. With the help of the 40% increased attributes of the Council Hall, he was aggressive and forced one of our warriors to retreat. However, once he was involved in the "Death Field", the situation immediately turned around, and his movements were no longer as flexible as before, and it became a situation of equal strength. Several nearby white bone dragons also rushed over quickly, frightening him to immediately withdraw and flee in embarrassment. Similar scenes were staged in many places, but it was a pity that I could not concentrate my strength to attack one target. I was facing expert players. Once they found that the situation was not right, they were unwilling to fight and withdraw in time to escape the threat of the "Death Field". I was not able to achieve much results. In a short period of time, the basic functions of the black area surrounding me had probably been spread to every enemy. They retreated in time, hiding from me, not wanting to be affected. At the same time, they concentrated on long-range attacks, threatening me with magic and arrows. However, relying on Taotao's agile dodging, the white bone dragon as a guard, and the magic of "sacrifice" and "unparalleled protection", they could not cause me much damage in a short period of time and could not stop my progress.
As I continued to advance, my position became more and more prominent, and the enemy finally couldn't hold back and finally sent people to intercept me head-on, but the Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven, Olympia and Lost World who held the artifacts did not challenge me, but chose to fight other companions. The ones sent to intercept me were all unfamiliar characters, and it seemed that they wanted to deal with me in a guerrilla fight, and did not intend to fight me to the death.
Although I really hope to use the power of "Death Field" to contain Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven and others, and facilitate the actions of other companions, those who can participate in the battle of the Council Hall can be said to be elite players. I can't continue to move forward under their threat to challenge Supreme Honor. Seeing that they are approaching me, I immediately turned the release frequency of "Death Ripple" to the maximum, giving full play to the shock effect, and dealing with them first. Killing one less enemy in the Council Hall is one less. Kill the enemies who dare to challenge me as soon as possible. Sooner or later, it will be the turn of Supreme Honor.
Suddenly, they were hit by a strong shock. More than a dozen enemies immediately lost their balance and staggered. I mobilized the White Bone Dragon to attack them. After a few rounds, several of them were injured, some lightly and some seriously. They could not rush to me at all. Long-range attacks were inefficient, and they could not easily threaten me in close combat. By the time they barely stabilized their position and reorganized their offensive, I had already killed several of them. Even Shaman and Guben took advantage of the situation and killed an enemy each by taking advantage of their speed.
The melee players' attacks were unsuccessful and several of them were killed. The opponent immediately made adjustments and dispatched a number of summoned Four-Winged Light Angels and Six-Wife Seraphs to besiege me. I sacrificed them and coordinated with other players' long-range attacks to delay my attack. They just refused to send out top masters such as the Supreme Honor to fight me head-on.
Without an equal opponent to block us, I had all the advantages. Players didn't dare to fight me head-on, and I couldn't get a good chance to kill them. I killed quite a few angels that came down, and each one needed to pray for a long time to get it, which was enough to make them feel distressed. However, other battlefields were quite unfavorable to us. The Supreme Honor relied on the 40% increase and decrease of the attribute to pursue and attack us relentlessly, and people kept falling down. An angel in the world was enough to force Long Xing Tian Xia to make it difficult for him to make any progress. Yamato Spirit was even more powerful. With the power of the artifact "Blood-sucking Spear", he could barely resist. The Supreme Honor and Holy Heaven attacked other teammates, picking up those who were in a disadvantageous situation and relatively easy to deal with, and trying their best to weaken our strength. Watching them swaggering around in the meeting hall really made me feel depressed. There was no way. The "Death Field" was not convenient for active attack. Once the opponent deliberately escaped and refused to approach me, I had no way to force them to be trapped in it.
Fortunately, this was originally a protracted war, and we did not expect that one or two rounds of charge would be able to completely defeat the Supreme Honor. We used our numerical advantage to attack in batches, repeatedly grinding them several times, and trying to deplete their strength. As long as we could always maintain strong pressure, there would always be a time when we could not hold on. Seeing that my mental power was almost depleted, I said hello, then pulled back, withdrew from the meeting hall, put away the "Death Field", activated the "Touch of Death", and with the water magician's supplies, restored my health and mental power, replaced a group of white bone dragons in good condition, and continued to rush into the meeting hall.
