Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 172: A Fight
The attack method of "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" was beyond my imagination. It actually covered a range of ten meters, and the chaotic sword shadows that appeared were flying in all directions, leaving no trace. The attack speed was fast, even faster than the "Crazy Thunder Prison" skill attached to "Thor's Hammer". Unless I could make preparations in advance and escape from the attack area in time with more agile actions, I would be trapped in it and could just restrain my "outside incarnation" skills. There was no way to avoid it, and I could only rely on my own defense ability to bear it. Fortunately, the most powerful central sword shadow was blocked by the white bone dragon above my head. Although those scattered small sword shadows stabbed me at least dozens of times, relying on the protection of "sacrifice" and "unparalleled protection" magic, most of the damage was offset, and only about 10% of my health was lost, which was not a big deal. But this is just me. If it were other undead wizards who were not yet able to "sacrifice" this ninth-level undead magic and had no other effective means of protection, this attack would at least take most of their lives.
Sudden attack by the "Heaven-shaking Sword", the "Death Touch" that was being cast was naturally forcibly stopped, and I dared not continue to use it. Each time it consumes 10% of my health. If it is destroyed by the "Sword of Heaven-shaking Sword" just after it is activated, it will not be able to absorb much mental power. In the case of not being conducive to timely dodging, it will also suffer from the damage of the sword shadow. I don't know how much the Yamato spirit consumes to activate the artifact attack, and how many "Sword of Heaven-shaking Sword" skills can be continuously issued. I don't want to use such a simple tactic to consume him. At the moment, I commanded Taotao to fly all over the field in an area far away from the Yamato spirit, keeping it in a high-speed moving state, so that he can't easily lock my exact position, to see if I can interfere with the attack of the "Sword of Heaven-shaking Sword". The white bone dragon responsible for protecting me is inseparable from me, flying over my head and following me. It can use its body to protect me at any time. The bone dragon is the type of bone dragon with the strongest physical defense ability. It is not that fragile. Even if it has endured the attack of the most powerful golden sword shadow and hundreds of small sword shadows, causing considerable damage, it is not something that can be dealt with by just two or three "Divine Sword Shaking the Sky". At the same time, I ordered another bone dragon and Shaman to launch a more active attack. Even if they cannot cause too much damage to Yamato's spirit, they must try their best to contain his actions and distance themselves from me to see if there is a chance to stay outside the attack range of "Divine Sword Shaking the Sky" and buy enough time to activate "Touch of Death".
The Yamato spirit probably saw through my intentions and didn't want to fight. It tried its best to get rid of Shaman and the Bone Dragon in the shortest possible time, so as not to let me escape from his threat. However, there was no need to slow down to activate the "Touch of Death". Taotao's speed was beyond the reach of the Angry Swordsman on foot. In addition to the restraint of the Bone Dragon and Shaman, I had successfully surpassed the Yamato spirit's distance of more than 100 meters and entered a basically safe area - except for the archer profession, the effective range of general magic and long-range attack skills attached to artifacts should be within 100 meters.
Yamato Spirit seemed to be working hard, attacking in time, moving in a reasonable way, trying every means to get close to me and shorten the distance between us, but his seventh-level upper-level magic pet Tongbi Stone Ape could not help much. Facing the joint interception of the White Bone Dragon and Shaman, it could not easily get rid of it by relying solely on its own strength and the basic ability of the artifact. However, this is only a normal situation. Once the appropriate pseudo-artifact is used, it can threaten me more easily. With the strength of Yamato Spirit, there must be several powerful pseudo-artifacts. Unless he deliberately retains his strength and does not want to fight me hard, he must be waiting for a more suitable attack opportunity. Therefore, I am not in a hurry to activate "Touch of Death" again, so as not to waste my life points unnecessarily. Let's see how Yamato Spirit reacts first.
It lasted for about seven or eight minutes, but the Yamato Spirit was unable to close the distance and put me in the attack range of "Sword of Heaven Shaking". Instead, it seemed that it had no hope of chasing me, and it put more energy into the White Bone Dragon and Shaman in front of it. It no longer simply got rid of their entanglement. If there was a good attack opportunity, it would even launch a continuous counterattack to cause greater damage to the two of them. The Yamato Spirit was so patient, which really exceeded my expectations. Originally, patience was the secret to our Necromancer's success, but he actually learned it and was ready to compete with me in patience. I was determined to win, and I had enough confidence and strength to defeat him. I didn't want him to delay the game to the time limit so easily, and finally had to let the referees decide the winner. But it seemed that it was not easy to suppress him with only the White Bone Dragon and Shaman, and I was unwilling to use all my strength to deal with him. There were fewer ways for me to choose to deal with him, and I hesitated for a while and couldn't decide on the tactics of counterattack.
As if urging me who had been doing nothing to take countermeasures, Yamato Spirit once again used "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky". There was a distance of one or two hundred meters between me and him, so it naturally could not hit my head, but it was aimed at the White Bone Dragon and Shaman who were fighting with him. The timing of this attack was just right. Just when Shaman and the White Bone Dragon rushed to the front to launch a pincer attack, the defensive light shield attached to the artifact skill blocked their attacks. Before they could react, they were unable to escape the attack range of "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky". The huge sword shadow in the center was borne by the White Bone Dragon, and with the attacks of countless small sword shadows, they all suffered serious injuries. Yamato Spirit's attack became more fierce, and he used the skill of "Sword Going Off the Horizon" continuously to cause damage to the two of them. If he launched "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" twice more, I'm afraid he would not be able to continue to effectively intercept him.
It seems that Yamato Spirit is forcing me to make the first move, bullying me because I don't know how many times the "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" skill can be used. Do I dare to give him the opportunity to continue attacking and deal with the White Bone Dragon and Shaman first? In this case, I will move first to see what kind of means he can use. I first cast "Sacrifice" and "Unparalleled Guardian" on myself, and then activated "Touch of Death" to start absorbing the spiritual power of the White Bone Dragon hovering above my head, and tried to consume 10% of my health to test Yamato Spirit's reaction and see how he would deal with it.
The Yamato spirit was indeed fighting with the idea that if the enemy didn't move, I wouldn't move, and if the enemy moved, I would move too. When he saw me activating the "Touch of Death", he activated it immediately. A flash of white light appeared, and there were six more images exactly like him around him. It was impossible to tell which one was the real Yamato spirit. This should be a pseudo-artifact called "Phantom Heavy". According to the strength of the user, it can transform into several phantom clones that look the same as the main body at one time. The clones have no attack, defense or auxiliary capabilities, and can only make various different actions and run in different positions according to the user's wishes. It can also be released and retracted within the 15-minute usage time limit, and will disappear when attacked by the enemy. The main purpose is to effectively cooperate and cover the main body's actions, making it difficult for the opponent to accurately determine the main body's position and intentions, and unable to take corresponding countermeasures early. It is said that it can reach up to nine. In the previous competition, several master-level eighth-level phantom swordsmen were able to transform into five phantoms at a time. With the strength of the top few Yamato spirits, it is obvious that they can transform into one more.
The seven Yamato spirits were running at full speed in different directions, either in a straight line or in a roundabout way, and their targets were naturally me who was activating the "Touch of Death". Moreover, they all looked exactly the same, so the Bone Dragon and Shaman didn't know which one to attack. I couldn't tell which one was the Yamato spirit, and couldn't tell them which target to attack first. I had to give them orders to rush to the front and give priority to attacking the figure closest to me and the one that interfered with my actions the most. At the same time, I also tried not to let any Yamato spirit get close to me through reasonable positioning.
I killed four Yamato spirits in succession, but they were all phantoms. Without waiting for Shaman and the Bone Dragon to attack other targets, the Yamato Spirit first retracted and then released it, creating six phantoms and continuing to rush towards me. I needed to avoid seven targets, and it was much more difficult to dodge. Taotao's running speed was also slowed down by the "Touch of Death". In less than a minute, the Yamato Spirit brought him within a hundred meters, and launched the "Divine Sword Shaking the Sky" at me.
Even with my defense, given the attack speed of "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" and the fact that I was activating "Touch of Death", I still wasn't able to dodge in time, and the Bone Dragon was still stabbed by the huge sword shadow in the center. I also lost about 8% of my health under the attack of the scattered sword shadows, and my action of absorbing mental power was forcibly interrupted again. I still didn't accumulate 60% of mental power to summon two more Bone Dragons.
Yamato's spirit used "Phantom Heavy" to constantly try to approach me. Relying on Shaman and the Bone Dragon alone, it was impossible to effectively stop his actions. I had to keep moving to distance myself from him and not let him get close, so he could only use the "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" skill to attack from a distance. Although I could not avoid it every time, Taotao, who was running at full speed, was able to quickly take me out of the attack range of the sword shadows, so that I would not be completely attacked by those scattered sword shadows, further reducing the damage I suffered. Moreover, the consumption of Yamato's spirit by using the "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" skill seemed to be quite large. He did not use it too frequently, and always tried to get close to me, looking for the moment when I slowed down due to turning and changing directions, so as to maximize the damage caused to me by each attack.
I was unable to fight back and lost a lot of health points. Yamato's spirit relied on the help of "Heaven-shaking Sword" and "Phantom Heavy", but he was unable to achieve the desired results. Even after exceeding the 15-minute usage limit, he still could not gain an absolute advantage and was able to defeat me. If I hadn't been reluctant to use my only "Magic Storage Ring" and had to continue to fight him like this, waiting for the slow recovery of mental power, I could have cast "Summoning the Dead" again and put him at a disadvantage.
"Phantom Heavy" failed to work. The Yamato spirit no longer gave me a chance to buffer. It seemed that it took out an item from the "storage belt" and attached it to the "Heaven-shaking Sword". I saw a flash of white light, and the sword body was covered with a layer of dazzling golden light. It was different from the scene when the "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" skill was activated. It seemed to be the effect of another pseudo-artifact.
Having used two pseudo-artifacts in succession, he has put himself in an extremely passive position. If he wants to win the game, he can only defeat me completely. It seems that Yamato really has no reservations and is determined to fight me head-on. Yes, with just the "Heaven-shaking Sword", he should be able to win the title of the top master of the wrathful swordsman profession. He is not qualified to participate in the rehearsal match of the ultimate battle of light and darkness, so he doesn't need to rely too much on pseudo-artifacts. Putting aside the new and old grudges between us, just to compete for the "Top Ten" in the individual competition, it is worth it for him to fight and he will not be willing to give up.
The "Heaven-shaking Sword" with golden light suddenly doubled its power, and its attack speed also increased a lot, causing greater damage to the White Bone Dragon and Shaman who were fighting with him, and he was no longer able to restrain his actions. Moreover, he paid no attention to saving his mental energy, and used his "angry" ability continuously, rushing towards me at an accelerated speed. In such a restricted environment as the stadium, it was impossible for me to keep a distance of more than 100 meters from him. I could only be doubly careful and always guard against the long-range attacks of the "Divine Sword Shaking the Sky" to avoid suffering more serious injuries.
The expected "Heaven-shaking Sword" did not appear, but another new attack method appeared. I saw Yamato's spirit forced Shaman and the Bone Dragon to retreat, and suddenly pointed the "Heaven-shaking Sword" in both hands to the sky. After a pause, the sword suddenly glowed with golden light, and a huge lightsaber of a hundred meters appeared in the void. As Yamato's spirit swung the "Heaven-shaking Sword" towards me from a distance, the huge lightsaber also fell rapidly and chopped me on the head. Such a big lightsaber must be very powerful, and being hit by it would definitely not feel good. However, the speed of the strike was too fast, and it saw through the direction I was moving in and chose the right time to attack. It was too late for Taotao to turn around, so he was equivalent to being hit by the lightsaber. Fortunately, Taotao did not leave the ground, and I was able to quickly transform into a bat and use "external incarnation" to dodge. I finally avoided the lightsaber itself and was only affected by the attached sword energy. The damage was not serious, but poor Taotao, who could not avoid it and was knocked to the ground by the sword.
Could this be the rumored pseudo-artifact "Seven Swords"? In addition to increasing the attack power and attack speed of weapons, it can also transform into a huge lightsaber that is 100 meters long to attack. Anyone touched by the lightsaber will be hurt. It can strike seven swords within the 15-minute usage limit. "Seven Swords" plus "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky", how can I defend myself? I don't have much health left, and I can't stand too much loss. I just hope that Yamato's spirit is already at the end of its strength, and it needs to continuously use "Fury" to increase its speed, so that it won't be left behind by me, and there will be no more mental power or other attribute values to launch "Divine Sword Shakes the Sky" to cooperate with the attack.
Unfortunately, the sky did not fulfill people's wishes. Yamato's spirit was obviously prepared for the battle. A white light flashed, and a necklace floated in front of his chest. It was not unfamiliar to me. It was the "Heaven-Returning Necklace" with the "Heaven-Returning Technique", which could restore 50% of my health, mental strength and physical strength in one fell swoop. This immediately put me in an extremely unfavorable situation. I had to face the dual threats of "Seven Swords" and "God Sword Shaking the Sky". I didn't have any props to restore my health. In my current state, I couldn't withstand this series of powerful attacks.
The holder of the artifact is not so easy to deal with. I only remember to preserve my strength as much as possible and don't want to consume too much on Yamato's spirit. I was a little slack for a while, but he took the initiative. I didn't dare to be careless anymore. I immediately summoned Xiaobai to possess me. As long as I can survive the fifteen-minute time limit with "teleportation", I can not only effectively avoid the attack of "Seven Swords", but also accumulate enough mental strength to perform "Summoning the Dead" again. Anyway, I can't use any other skills when Xiaobai is possessed. I can only passively dodge. Under normal circumstances, I don't use it in the game. Moreover, riding on Taotao's back all the time doesn't consume much physical strength. Even if I keep performing "teleportation", it is enough to last for fifteen minutes.
I let Taotao, Shaman and the two white bone dragons launch a counterattack, taking turns to attack, trying to contain the actions of the Yamato spirit, while I continuously performed "teleportation", appearing and disappearing, running around the field, and paying attention to keeping a distance of more than 100 meters from the Yamato spirit, not giving him a chance to attack. The Yamato spirit has been chasing me around relentlessly, but it can't keep up with the speed of my teleportation, and there is no way to enter the effective attack range. Seeing that the time limit of the "Seven Swords" is about to expire, I have no choice but to swing the lightsaber and turn around to deal with my men. As soon as I saw that the signs were not right, I timely moved the white bone dragon, Shaman and Taotao away, so that he couldn't find a target to attack, so he had to blindly slash the lightsaber, but in the end, nothing was hurt, which was equivalent to wasting this pseudo-artifact in vain, and it didn't play its due role.
Once again, it was in vain. The Yamato Spirit did not use any new pseudo-artifacts. I could not continue to dodge passively like this, otherwise I would be penalized for just escaping and not attacking. I let a few of my men continue to attack. I teleported to the farthest place from him, removed Xiaobai's possession, and summoned two white bone dragons. Together, we rushed towards the Yamato Spirit. Even if he used the "Divine Sword Shaking the Sky" to resist with all his strength, he would not have a chance of winning. Even if I could not kill him in the remaining time and used two more pseudo-artifacts, I would still be the winner in the end.
