Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 198 Six Hundred and Ninety-One
Deducting the time I had to go offline to rest, I only had more than three hours left before the mission started at midnight tomorrow. After asking Kreta some related questions, I hurriedly said goodbye and left, not daring to delay any longer. According to the coordinates of the approximate area where the group of forbidden mages were hiding, it was still quite a long way from my range of activities. In order to obtain the most generous rewards, I must kill all the forbidden mages within twelve hours. I also need to search first to determine their specific locations, and then besiege and kill them. Time is quite tight, and I must start preparing early and dispatch those subordinates who will participate in the battle to the designated area first, so as to avoid the battle being about to begin and the personnel not being in place, delaying the action.
Although the task of killing the forbidden wizards was to be carried out in the "Dead Space", and the undead subordinates could be mobilized at will without being restricted by the "Undead Summoning", the distance was too far and the time was limited. It was impossible for the extremely slow-moving subordinates like the giant wizard to arrive on time. Even Khufu was easily affected by the external geographical environment during the journey because of walking, and he often had to take a detour. I am afraid that his hope of participating in the war was not great. The only main force in the battle could be the bone dragon. The conditions set for this task were indeed a bit harsh. The time given was not ample. Even with the flying speed of the bone dragon, it might be necessary to bypass the territories of other races of undead along the way. It was estimated that it was only enough to recover the physical strength consumed by the long journey before starting the action. Of course, Kreta did not allow me to enter that area in advance, so as not to alert the enemy. Those forbidden wizards could also stop the operation of the magic circle. Once they withdrew from the ceremony and fled in all directions, it would not be so easy to kill them all.
After entering the "Dead Soul Space" through the "Dead Soul Gate", I began to rush around, dispatching troops and gathering teams. In addition to more than 300 white-bone dragons, there are more than 100 green-bone dragons and bone-changing dragons, which are almost all my belongings. Recently, there have been frequent wars, and the four blood-sucking fang princes have added to my troubles. I have no gains but only death, and I can see that my men are no longer enough. After dealing with the affairs of the human world, I must spend some time to subdue a group as soon as possible. Now the highest-level undead ghost Feng Wuji has also been transferred by me, but unfortunately I dare not let Yibo La, who is most suitable for dealing with magicians, accompany me to participate in this operation. It is the "undead public enemy". It is fine to deal with the forbidden magician alone, but it is a must-kill target anyway. If it doesn't die in my hands, it will be killed by Kreta, otherwise they will leak out. But according to Kreta's introduction, among the undead subordinates subdued by these forbidden mages, there must be many powerful existences of level ten, and it will be difficult to kill them all. If the forbidden mages are completely destroyed, the "soul contract" will be automatically released, and these subdued undead subordinates will regain their freedom. Knowing the existence of Ibola, it will inevitably trigger a war to encircle and suppress the "undead public enemy", and it may be a big trouble comparable to the four vampire fang princes. I don't want to provoke too many powerful enemies, which may directly threaten my safety.
After specifying the location, Wuji and about 500 bone dragons were asked to rush over to gather. Several gathering points were arranged outside the area to facilitate the search operation. After some arrangements, all the subordinates had already set off. There was nothing else to do here, so I used the "fixed-point teleportation talisman" that Kreta gave me, which was said to be a gift from the dead old man. In a flash of light, the next moment, I was teleported to the destination where I was going to perform the mission. Otherwise, I would not have so much online time, or the flying speed and abundant physical strength of the bone dragon to arrive here before .
The area where the taboo mage is hiding is hilly, winding, and filled with thick fog. The visibility is very low, which is not conducive to observation and search. It is indeed a good hiding place. If it weren't for Creta's demarcation of the scope and the existence of the taboo mage, I would definitely not waste time and manpower here. Now those taboo mages should continue to promote the operation of the magic circle, so that a taboo mage can undergo a complete transformation and master the ultimate skill of "Death's Dinner". However, with my strength of only level 8, I can't sense the strange fluctuations. I can only wait until after midnight tomorrow, when the ritual of the taboo mage enters the most critical stage that cannot be stopped, and the fluctuations of the magic circle have been significantly enhanced. Only then can I sense their existence within a certain range, further narrow the scope of the search, and command my men to rush over to kill them as soon as possible.
After getting familiar with the environment for a while, I stayed for half an hour and went offline to rest, so that I could go online in advance to make arrangements and adjustments before the mission officially started, so as to take better actions and avoid delays. After eight hours of rest, I entered the "Dead Soul Space" again. According to the prior arrangement, hundreds of white bone dragons had arrived nearby, and Wuji also stayed not far away to rest. I remotely sensed the subordinates who had gathered in other places, and basically they had arrived at the designated location smoothly, and their status had almost recovered. They only needed my order to start the action at any time.
The time finally passed midnight. At a command, all my men spread out and entered the hill where the forbidden wizard was hiding from different directions and began a carpet search. Under Wuji's close protection, I turned into a bat and flew quickly into the depths, hoping to sense the fluctuations of the magic circle and find the hiding place of the forbidden wizard as soon as possible.
Perhaps it was the faster flying speed after turning into a bat that allowed me to sense a wider area, or perhaps it was my good luck today. In just over an hour, I sensed a faint strange fluctuation. The group of forbidden mages who were activating the magic circle should be nearby. There were no other subordinates besides Wuji and a dozen white bone dragons. The protection force was insufficient. Facing an opponent with unpredictable strength, I dared not go deep rashly for fear of being ambushed. I hurriedly issued an order for all the bone dragons to gather here and search ahead to determine the specific location of the forbidden mages.
Finally, they found it. In a valley sunken into the ground between two hills, the valley mouth was covered by thick fog. If the bone dragons had not been searching close to the ground, they might have missed it if they were careless. In the valley, there was a circular magic circle with a radius of about six meters, emitting a faint black light. In the center of the formation was an oval black cocoon-like object more than three meters high, with countless black lights flickering and flowing on the surface, changing from bright to dark. At the edge of the magic circle, there were seven taboo mages sitting cross-legged, facing the magic circle, motionless, as if meditating. They should be responsible for presiding over the ceremony, one more than the minimum number of drivers. Judging from their clothes, they were wearing a pitch-black robe mixed with silver threads. According to Creta's introduction, it should be the attire of a ninth-level taboo mage. Among them, there was another person wearing a pitch-black robe mixed threads, occupying the main seat, which looked the most eye-catching. He was obviously a tenth-level taboo mage. In addition to a level 10 and six level 9 forbidden wizards, there are more than a dozen forbidden wizards in black or gray-black robes scattered around the magic circle. I don't know whether they are acting as spectators or guards. The former is level 8 and the latter is level 7. As a type of undead transformed from the dead wizard, the forbidden wizard also retains the characteristics of promotion. As long as the ability is reached, a special magic circle can be set up by several high-level forbidden wizards. As long as you can withstand the test of the magic circle, you can be promoted to a higher level and have stronger strength. The evolvable attributes and special abilities are really a rare type of undead race with great practical value. It's a pity that according to the requirements of the task, no matter how high or low the level is, as long as the forbidden wizards on the scene are on the list of being killed, no one can be allowed to escape, and there can be no other attempts. That group of old stubborn people occupying the toilet used the power they held to issue a "kill order" to kill everyone. It's really a bit of a waste of resources!
The army of bone dragons came from all directions, and the taboo mages also discovered the intruders, and immediately summoned their subordinates to their side, ready for battle. According to the information obtained from Kreta, the taboo mages are already undead creatures, and their "soul contracts" and "undead summoning" are somewhat different from those of necromancers. It is not only reflected in the number of undead subordinates that can be conquered and summoned, but also has some favorable changes. One of them is that they can share life with their own undead subordinates who are being summoned. All attacks and damage to the taboo mages will be transferred to the undead subordinates. The undead summoned by the taboo mage must be killed first before they can directly harm the taboo mage himself, which greatly enhances the taboo mage's battlefield survivability. To kill the Forbidden Mage, one must either consume all of their undead minions one by one to make them lose their protection, or look for an opportunity to launch a fatal attack before the next undead minions they summon arrive and kill them as soon as possible. This is not as easy as dealing with other magicians by just getting close to them.
Although I can only summon one undead subordinate to fight, unlike me who has only been a wizard for more than three years, these forbidden wizards have probably existed for hundreds or thousands of years. The number of undead they have conquered is limited, but they have plenty of time to carefully select them. What they have is definitely the limit of their current ability to conquer, and they take the route of winning by quality. The dozen or so level 7 and 8 forbidden wizards on the periphery are not much of a threat to me. The strongest undead creatures they summoned are three level 9 upper-level six-armed giant wizards. The other level 8 forbidden wizards summoned bone dragons. Their success rate in signing "soul contracts" should be similar to mine, which is calculated based on the equipment amplification effect. It is easy to deal with a few against one. The most troublesome ones are the six level nine and one level ten forbidden wizards who set up the magic items. Even the black bone dragon is not up to the standard and is not worthy of being summoned. The worst are the eight-armed giant magician and the undead ghost phoenix. According to Wuji's perception, the strength of the two undead ghost phoenixes is not inferior to it, and the levels of the two eight-armed giant magicians will naturally not be lower than the lower level of level ten.
In addition, there was another fellow who looked similar to Gu Ben. He was black all over and looked even stronger. He seemed to be wearing a crown on his head, emitting a dark golden light. He was probably the top existence among the extremely small number of flying evil ghosts that I had admired for a long time - the flying evil ghost emperor. He had no soldiers or generals, and the crown on his head was not a special equipment given by the system. He belonged to the "pseudo-royal family". It just had the word "emperor" on it, representing a higher level of strength. His level was estimated to be no lower than the tenth level. The last ninth-level forbidden mage summoned an undead that I had never heard of. It looked like a giant octopus. It should be a bone structure. Its body was flat and stuck to the ground. Its shell looked relatively hard. It was surrounded by eight long cartilage whip-like bone tentacles. It seemed to have sharp hooks and was about ten meters long. It swayed and danced in all directions. When it was swung to the fast place, I could vaguely hear the "hissing" sound of breaking through the air. It obviously contained a lot of power. Its strength should not be underestimated.
The performance of the Level 10 Forbidden Mage surprised me even more. He looked very similar to a black bone dragon, but his body was twice as big as an ordinary black bone dragon, his skeleton was thicker, and he was covered with a faint glow, which made him look even more majestic. He summoned a mysterious undead spirit, the Black Dragon King. It is said that if a black bone dragon occupies a mountain and has not been defeated after hundreds of challenges of the same kind, proving its outstanding strength and bravery, it will have the opportunity to be praised by the dead old man, who will grant it divine grace and help it evolve into a higher level black dragon king. The black dragon king still occupies the original mountain, and usually stays in seclusion and is unknown. Although other black bone dragons cannot sense the existence of the black dragon king, they will instinctively avoid him and will not choose him to challenge them. As for the lower-level white bone dragons, they dare not approach him. Therefore, even though I have already known about the existence of the Black Dragon King, unless I have the patience to personally command my bone dragon men to explore those mountains one by one, I will have no way of knowing which of the countless mountains in the central area of "Dragon Bone Mountain" hides the Black Dragon King.
Looking at the seven undead spirits above level 10 summoned by the seven taboo mages, I couldn't help but feel envious. My eyes almost popped out. I stopped fighting for a moment and observed them in detail from multiple angles through the eyes of my subordinates. As I have lived longer, my experience is really extraordinary. It is not comparable to us, the new generation. In my opinion, any undead subordinate is a rare species that I can't wait to find. I don't know if I have the luck and when I can find one. This is the strength of the taboo mage. It is too tempting. Why don't you allow us to subdue the taboo mage as a subordinate? Damn Kreta, the evil old system!
The taboo mages summoned their pets, but did not take the initiative to attack. They scattered to guard the magic circle, mainly to guard the seven taboo mages who activated the magic circle. Although they could command their pets to fight, they still needed to maintain the operation of the magic circle and had to stick to their respective positions. They had already entered this stage and were unable to withdraw and leave on their own before completing the ritual. This was their weakness and my chance to complete the task. Otherwise, facing seven undead spirits that were at least level 10, and had some special abilities, such as the speed advantage of the flying evil ghost king, if they concentrated their forces to chase me, let alone completing the task, I'm afraid even whether I could save my life would be a problem.
Look at those seven powerful level 10 undeads. It is extremely unwise to fight against the forbidden wizards head-on. There is no chance of winning. If you want to kill them, you must pay attention to tactics and strategies. Having dozens of times more subordinates is my biggest advantage. First, a small number of white bone dragons will wait for an opportunity to harass the seven forbidden wizards who are activating the magic circle, so that the seven summoned undead creatures dare not attack easily and contain their actions. At the same time, send green bone dragons and bone dragons to attack the level 7 and 8 forbidden wizards on the periphery, eliminate them first, and clear the obstacles for the next large-scale attack.
Strong, absolutely strong. Having seen the performance of the seven level 10 undead, this is the only feeling. The skills of the eight-armed giant magician and the undead ghost phoenix need not be explained. The flying evil ghost king is as swift as the wind. The spear in his hand can be stretched freely. It can be more than one meter long or stretched to 20 or 30 meters. It can make a hole. The attack of the white bone dragon can't hurt it at all. Although the movement of the octopus-like undead is not very flexible, the eight tentacles are very agile. When they wave, they are whirring, pulling, sweeping, wrapping, and throwing. Dealing with the white bone dragon is like playing with a toy. As for the black dragon king, his performance is even more eye-catching. He rushed around in the air and was invincible. Every white bone dragon has a deep fear of it. If I hadn't cheered those white bone dragons on purpose, they probably wouldn't dare to approach the black dragon king to attack it.
Unfortunately, the seven immobile taboo mages restricted the performance of the seven level 10 undead. Under my command, they did not confront the level 10 undead directly. Once they found an opening, the bone dragons would rush straight to the seven taboo mages, forcing them to quickly return to defense and protect the safety of their masters. They missed many opportunities to pursue the victory and could not quickly kill the bone dragons that entangled them. More than a hundred bone dragons and green bone dragons attacked the dozen level 7 and level 8 taboo mages on the periphery with all their strength, attacking both the summoned undead and the taboo mages themselves, trying to kill them all in the shortest time so that they could free up their hands to fully besiege the seven strongest taboo mages.
