Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 168: The Uncrowned King, the Heart of Winning
Fat bat, bat-winged flying man, little bat, land-based vampire fang, as a prince, Sabrotu can actually transform into four forms, and each has a different function - the fat bat form has a fast flying speed, and can be directly transformed into a bat-winged flying man form with extremely strong air combat capabilities in the air, which is suitable for use in fierce air battles, and the vampire fang form without bat wings can obviously focus on ground combat, and has stronger land combat capabilities. As for the little bat form, it has a delicate body, a small target, is not easy to be detected, and moves the fastest, which is suitable for saving lives and escaping. Hundreds of bone dragons' interception attacks were avoided one by one, and no one could hurt it. Even the high-level Destroyer Knight Ibora in perfect condition, with an absolute speed that can surpass the little bat, is definitely not as agile as the other party. If he wants to stab the little bat with a snake-tipped spear, he will probably have no place to use his strength and it will be difficult to find the target of attack. However, from the last few transformations, it can be inferred that the transformations between these four forms seem to have certain restrictions and cannot be carried out arbitrarily. Fat Bat and Bat-winged Flying Man, as the main combat forms, can be transformed freely in the air, but to transform into the land-based vampire fang form, it can only be done by approaching the ground in the fat bat form, and the little bat form may have to transition through the land-based vampire fang form, otherwise Sablotu would just turn into a little bat and escape, and there would be no need to go through the trouble of several transformations. Given the situation at the time, it should not be in the mood to show off in front of me.
The strength of the Vampire Fang Prince is far beyond my imagination. No wonder he does not need to gather his men to protect him and dares to act alone. Fortunately, I acted carefully and did not offend him directly. I don’t have to worry that he will take the initiative to seek revenge on me in the future. Otherwise, if I have established such a powerful assassin-type enemy, I will probably have trouble sleeping and eating in the "Dead Space" in the future. No matter when and where, I need to be vigilant and form a powerful guard corps to protect my safety.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but place more expectations on Marquis Saman, who was also a vampire fang, but I was deeply worried about his future. It might not be too difficult to be promoted to the Duke of Vampire Fang, but from what I saw, the level of this Prince Sabrotu should be at least the tenth intermediate level. In the absence of my direct intervention, I really don't know how he can kill the prince-level opponent and win the challenge of promotion. As for using the "Soul Contract" to directly subdue the Prince of Vampire Fang to become his subordinate, I'm afraid it's even more unrealistic. At least with my current success rate, even if I use the pseudo-artifact "Soul Finger", it is impossible to subdue the tenth intermediate level royal family, not to mention that I'm afraid I don't have a suitable undead soldier that can trap the little bat and prevent it from escaping.
Prince Sabrotu, who had transformed into a little bat, was extremely fast and agile. He had already escaped without a trace. I could not catch up with him, so I had to call off the troops and hurriedly left the temporarily selected battlefield with hundreds of bone dragons and Ibora to move to a safer area. Ibora, the high-level knight of destruction, had been discovered by Sabrotu. Facing the "undead public enemy", it would definitely not give up the pursuit and might hide in the dark and patiently look for opportunities. What worried me more was that it would spread the news of Ibora's existence and provoke other powerful beings. As long as the opponent's level was equivalent to Ibora, he could sense his breath when he approached a certain distance. Especially when Ibora's lowered level had not yet recovered and was at the upper level of level nine, it could be said to be even more dangerous. We must not take it lightly and relax our vigilance.
Although I had accumulated enough immortality by killing the Undead Ghost Phoenix, I could no longer effectively suppress Ibola's instinctive desire to evolve. Since the "World Heroes Conference" was about to be held, I had to arrange for it to begin evolving and become a high-level Destruction Knight of level 10, which meant that it was impossible to summon it to fight in the subsequent competitions. However, the blow of the "Nine-fold Thunder Tribulation" forced it to use the ability of "Rebirth after Tribulation". The level of the original level 10 intermediate level was reduced by two levels and fell back to the upper level of level 9, which was equivalent to giving me another chance. As long as I maintain this state and do not recover to the level 10 intermediate level, I can summon it to participate in the competition after performing "Blood Transformation". Although the ability of "Rebirth after Tribulation" obtained by the high-level Destruction Knight is only once, before it is restored to a perfect state, if it is killed again, it will be truly destroyed, but I have the "Wartime Return" skill attached to "Death Control", so I am not worried that it will encounter life-threatening danger in the competition. Therefore, this death demotion is exactly what I want. For the honors of "the world's number one master", "the world's number one necromancer", "the world's number one mercenary group", and the victory in the rehearsal match of the ultimate battle of light and darkness, I do not plan to help Ibola devour more soul energy for the time being, at least not to let it return to its original level before the end of the "World Heroes Conference".
Ibola was arranged to move to the territory of the bone giant where Wu Ma lived, which was far away from the place where he fought with Sablotu. As long as the enemy was not sure that there was a knight of destruction hidden in it, they would not easily invade. Hundreds of bone dragons were also arranged to protect the territory and take on the task of patrolling and guarding to prevent those particularly strong undead from approaching. Before Ibola's condition recovered, he was not allowed to go out to find food and nourish himself, so as to avoid being out and difficult to protect, and encountering other powerful enemies and causing danger. Every day, some bone dragons were arranged to be sent to him to kill him to treat his injuries, so that he could maintain the best condition of the upper level of the ninth level. Of course, he should pay attention to limiting his food intake, so as to avoid the accumulation of enough energy and premature recovery of the level. At the same time, he was allowed to live with Wu Ma, a younger generation who was also a knight of destruction, to cultivate feelings, and use his rich experience to give some necessary guidance so that Wu Ma could grow better.
After getting rid of Sabrotu's pursuit, I finally had time to carefully check Yibo's current attribute data. I successfully survived the test of "Nine-fold Thunder Tribulation". Yibo's rank has become a high-level destruction knight of the swift bee, with an inherent level of ten intermediate levels and a current level of nine upper levels. I have newly acquired the inherent ability of "rebirth after the catastrophe", which has the same function as the undead ghost phoenix. When encountering death, it will be resurrected by reducing one or two levels depending on the damage to the body. It can only be used once. The unique ability of "power conversion" is naturally retained. In the future growth, I can continue to store undead power and wind attribute energy. When I evolve into the ultimate destruction knight, I can further improve their effectiveness and move more quickly, and "rebirth after the catastrophe" can probably be used twice in a row. At the same time, I can continue to kill and absorb the soul energy of a certain type of undead creature to choose another dark attribute or wind attribute ability for conversion and storage, so as to further enhance the strength of the ultimate knight of destruction.
The "elusive" attack skill has also been retained, and its basic function is similar to the previous one, similar to the short-distance teleportation attack method, which makes it difficult for the opponent to find the specific attack direction and difficult to effectively defend against. The difference is that the attack speed is faster and the attack power is stronger. In addition, there is an additional "god and ghost dance" skill, during which the movement speed will become very slow, and the main energy is placed on the attack. The snake-tipped spear is swung wildly at a very high frequency, and the violent attack can be aimed at one target or attack in all directions. The duration of the skill is not fixed, and it is completely controlled by Ibola. As long as there are enemies in the attack range, it can continue.
Although it has become a powerful existence of the tenth level, probably due to the limitation of the knight profession, Ibola does not have the half-magic and half-martial attributes like the black bone dragon, the hell dragon, and the undead ghost phoenix. Even if it falls to the ground, it still cannot cast any magic and can only engage in close combat. However, the ability of the swift bee that serves as a mount has also been greatly improved. In addition to faster flying speed and more flexible movements, the stinger on the tail can not only violently extend several meters to hurt the enemy, but also release a "wind needle" for long-range attacks, the farthest can reach about 100 meters, which can be regarded as having a certain magic attack ability, slightly making up for the lack of Ibola's own ability.
It is already the end of July, and the "World Heroes Conference" will be held on August 1st. Things in the "Dead Space" can only be put on hold for the time being. First, I have to hurry up to deal with the various competitions that are coming one after another. Individual competitions and professional competitions are fine, and it depends on my own on-the-spot performance. Team competitions cannot be just a show of courage, and require cooperation with teammates. I must practice various tactics with Xue Wuxia, Afeng and other team battle main forces, and do my best to successfully defend the honor of "the world's number one mercenary group." As for the rehearsal match for the ultimate battle between light and darkness, it is the highlight for the Church of Light and the alliance of resistance forces. No one will be willing to fail, and they need to conduct some discussions and drills on actual combat coordination in advance. Although the final list of participants still needs to be determined by the official with reference to the results of each member in the individual and professional competitions, those who are too poor will be disqualified and replaced by better players. It cannot be entirely decided by our Dark Council. However, top masters such as our Four Witch Kings, Dragon Walking the World, Desert Eagle, Afeng, Ganges God of War, and undead wizards, magic knights, and neutral professions should basically not be in danger of being eliminated. It is mainly based on the characteristics of our absolute main force to formulate various reasonable tactics to increase the chances of winning the rehearsal match.
The first event was the individual competition. The competition for the title of "World's No. 1 Expert" in this conference was considered to be unprecedentedly fierce. According to a public opinion survey conducted by Tian Media, the three most likely to win the championship were Supreme Honor, Fearless Warrior, and me. Supreme Honor of the Light Phantom Knight holds the two artifacts "Holy Cross" and "Speed Wing Light Armor". Previously, he had always occupied the title of "World's No. 1 Expert". Unfortunately, with the rapid rise of me and the neutral professional players in the past year, his record was not good. He experienced several failures and his reputation has fallen. He is no longer able to dominate the championship. Phantom Warrior Fearless Warrior holds the powerful main artifact "Thor's Hammer" and has an extremely outstanding fighting ability. As the "World's No. 1 Expert" in the individual competition of the previous conference, his strength has been fully demonstrated. Recently, he has been honored as the chairman of the joint meeting of the Neutral Alliance, the third largest organization in Tianxia, which can compete with the Church of Light and the Alliance of Resistance Forces. His reputation is booming, and his hope of defending his title again in this individual competition is naturally not small. As the Grand Undead Mage, I am the only player in Tianxia who possesses the three artifacts, namely, the "Touch of Death", "Control of Death" and "Scepter of the Dead". The series of killing actions I have carried out in the past year, such as "Slaying Hundreds of People in Tiancheng" and "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles", as well as the bloody title of "Devil King Da", have repeatedly proved my strong strength. In terms of the combat effectiveness and results I have shown, no one in Tianxia can match me. Most players believe that my strength has surpassed Long Xing Tianxia and I have become the "No. 1 Dark Occupation". With a strength and reputation that is even better than the previous year, I, the "uncrowned king" who has never won the individual competition of the "Tianxia Hero Conference" but has always achieved extraordinary achievements both inside and outside the arena, should also turn over. It is time to clear my name.
The rules and procedures of the individual competition are basically the same as the previous one. Each game is limited to one hour . If the time limit is exceeded and the winner is not determined, the referee will make a judgment based on the game situation. However, in order to facilitate the players who come to watch the game in person to watch the game better and not miss some exciting battles because all the games in each round are carried out at the same time, some flexible adjustments have been made to the schedule. Generally, the games will be carried out at the same time, but if there are several games in a round of competition where both sides are heavyweight and well-known players, they will be held at different times to avoid affecting the audience's enjoyment.
As the top seeded players, it is unlikely that I will meet the top masters such as the artifact holders in the group qualifiers and the first few rounds of the main competition. For me, even if I don't use "Blood Transformation", I can summon two level 9 intermediate undead minions at a time under normal conditions. I also have the advantage of "Dead Scepter" to save 20% of my mental power when using "Undead Summoning". Unless the opponent is willing to use powerful pseudo-artifacts to consume me, I may be able to hold on for a little longer. Otherwise, no matter what profession they are, I can easily defeat them, pass the level smoothly, and advance triumphantly all the way to the top 128.
As the "No. 1 Mercenary Group in the World" in the previous session, Tongxin League had a total of four people who entered this round. As the holders of the artifacts, Afeng and I naturally became the top 100 without any surprise. Xue Wuxia's luck was obviously better than Yun Wuying, Nan Feiyan and others who were similar in strength to her. She had never encountered top masters of professions such as archers, thieves, and assassins who could restrain magicians. Relying on her holy equipment, especially the high magic attack power and casting speed brought by the high-level holy weapon "Lightning Rod", which helped her to overcome all obstacles and successfully enter the top 128. The other one was Xiaoyue. Although she was slightly inferior to other top masters in terms of fighting ability, her unsatisfactory holy equipment was not bad. The most important thing was that she had Xiaobailong, a wind-type unicorn of the ninth level, as her mount, and the combat power she could exert should not be underestimated. In the last round, her opponent, an ice mage, was originally stronger than her. After using pseudo-artifacts to fight each other, she was already at a disadvantage. However, Xiao Bailong seized the opportunity to force him to approach and used "Blood Explosion", which killed him who was also seriously injured. She was particularly depressed and upset about this. When she was interviewed by the reporter of "Tian Media", she kept emphasizing that Xiao Yue had a powerful pet with excellent attributes. It was a pity that "Blood Explosion" was a special ability and was not within the resurrection range stipulated by the conference. Xiao Bailong could not catch up in the competition to advance to the top 64. Without the powerful mount, Xiao Yue was afraid that it would be impossible to go further with the little strength she had left.
Theoretically, the top 64 matches could have seen clashes between artifact holders. Although the draw results disappointed many viewers, it was lucky for the thirteen artifact holders. No pair had a decisive battle in this round, which gave us a greater chance of advancing to the next round and getting a higher ranking. Of course, the players who were able to enter the top 128, apart from some individual luck, were mostly top masters and famous players. Because of their status or fame, there were also several focus battles, and Xue Wuxia was also involved - her opponent in this round was Hua Mantian, the mortal enemy of the Tongxin League and the object of Afeng's revenge.
The hatred between the two major mercenary groups, Tongxin League and Huadu, has become well-known to the public after the Free Tongxin League came forward and destroyed Huadu through a group battle. In order to satisfy the curiosity of the public, many "old stories" that happened in the past, no matter how big or small, have been turned out one by one as materials for reports. In the individual competition of the last conference, Afeng, the deputy leader of Tongxin League, encountered Hua Mantian, the leader of Huadu, and defeated him dramatically. I don’t know whether it is fate or a narrow road for enemies. This time, the opponent has been replaced by Xue Wuxia, the leader of Tongxin League. At this time when Huadu has just been destroyed and rebuilt, it can be said that the old hatred has not been eliminated and new hatred has been added. The direct competition between the two leaders can obviously attract the attention of many players. Moreover, the two have another identity - one is the deputy chairman of the Light Senate, and the other is a director of the Dark Council, which makes this game have another layer of meaning. It was selected by the organizing committee as the most exciting event of this round and will be promoted.
