Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 199 God’s Reward
I didn't let the bone dragons attack the hostile undead. They were just victims controlled by the taboo wizard. It didn't make much sense to tangle with them blindly. It would only waste more time. I adopted a simpler tactic - hit the snake at its weakest point and attack the taboo wizard directly. Like our living wizards, the taboo wizards who mainly rely on "summoning the undead" to fight have very weak defense capabilities. They move slowly, have low defense, lack strong defense methods, and are more vulnerable to damage. Although there is a life-sharing ability between the summoned undead subordinates, according to the explanation I got from Kreta through detailed inquiries, it is different from the general method. What is transferred is not the attack power, but the final damage value. In other words, the mental power that the taboo wizard suffers from the attack will be deducted from the undead under his command in equal value, without considering the defense capabilities of the transferred undead. This means that attacking the taboo wizard can achieve better results than attacking the summoned undead, and can solve them faster. Moreover, direct attacks will greatly interfere with the actions of the Forbidden Mages, making it impossible for them to summon another undead to fight immediately after losing their current undead subordinates - this is also a weakness of the Forbidden Mages with undead attributes. Even in the "Dead Space", they need to cast "Undead Summoning" to summon subordinates, giving me the opportunity to deal them a fatal blow.
The ability of the taboo mage is not weak. As an undead, the effect of the magic he casts is even better than that of our undead wizards. However, compared with the siege of more than 100 of my subordinates, the weakest of whom is a green bone dragon, their summoned undead is not strong enough, and they cannot get strong support from the six level 9 and one level 10 taboo mages in the inner layer. There is a big gap in overall strength. The dozen level 7 and level 8 taboo mages in the periphery can't resist the crazy attack of more than 100 green bone dragons and bone dragons, and casualties begin to occur continuously. The first to fall is naturally the weakest level 7 taboo mage. Their summoned undead are not even as good as green bone dragons. Two or three against one, they have no power to fight back, and can only let themselves be slaughtered. The situation of the level 8 taboo mages with white bone dragons and six-armed giant magicians is slightly better. They are fighting hard to defend, and I need to focus on the containment battle in the inner layer. Without much direct intervention and command, they can barely hold on for a while, but facing the continuous and multi-directional attacks from many bone dragons, once their summoned undead are killed in battle, I am afraid they will not live long.
I arranged Wuji and a dozen white bone dragons to protect me closely, hiding behind a protruding valley wall to avoid being directly bombarded by the giant magician. In addition to commanding the white bone dragons to harass the seven forbidden mages who activated the magic circle, in order to save time as much as possible, I also directly participated in the attack on the forbidden mages on the periphery. The general undead attack magic certainly does not have much killing effect on these pure-blooded undead. Fortunately, I, wearing the "Supreme Witch Crown" and being the first witch king, also have another powerful attack method - "mental attack". It has made great contributions to my defeat of many undead in the early days. Recently, because I am facing undead above the ninth level, the strength is too strong, and the effect of "mental attack" is not very obvious. I have rarely used it. However, these forbidden mages themselves do not have strong defensive capabilities. Each time, they can condense up to 30% of their mental power for "mental attack". It is invisible and cannot be prevented. As long as it falls into my field of vision and locks its figure, it will never escape the attack. What was transferred was only the loss of mental power, not complete immunity to attacks. The accompanying confusion of consciousness would still work on the forbidden mages, affecting their connection with the summoned undead for a short period of time. It should be of great help in the battle. The focus of the attack was on the eighth-level forbidden mages. I first flashed to the open space, locked the target and launched three "mental attacks" in succession. The bone dragons under my command also stepped up their offensive and took the opportunity to cause greater damage to the opponent. Then I hid behind the valley wall and activated the "Touch of Death" to quickly replenish mental power. After that, I flashed out and launched three more attacks. This cycle repeated itself. At least it had a good effect on these eighth-level forbidden mages and accelerated their defeat.
I like to use the majority against the minority, which is the most effective method no matter it is against the strong or the weak. Even if I encountered stubborn resistance, especially the seven forbidden mages in the inner layer, I even sent my men to take the initiative to attack in critical moments and tried my best to support these low-level counterparts, which caused me a lot of trouble. But after I intensified my direct attack on the seven of them, I had to return to defend myself more and effectively curbed their counterattack. It took me less than half an hour to clear the dozen obstacles on the periphery one by one, leaving only sixty-nine and seventeen forbidden mages.
Either you die or I lose, there is no compromise. The main threat is the seven level 10 undead. Even if they are only level 10, they are a special existence that exceeds the ordinary level 9. Each of them has a name given by the system, and has higher strength, wisdom and combat instincts. They are fully capable of resisting the siege of at least 20 white bone dragons that are only level 9 intermediate, not to mention level 10 intermediate. It is estimated that there are no more than 100 white bone dragons that can pose a threat to them. Through the previous entanglement, the strength of the seven undead has been roughly figured out. The six level 9 forbidden mages, the Undead Phoenix, the Eight-armed Giant Mage, the Eight-tentacle Monster and the Flying Evil Ghost King, should have the strength of the lower level 10 when summoning the undead, and the level 10 forbidden mage summoning the undead black dragon king must be level 10 intermediate. Perhaps the basic spiritual power of the taboo mage can successfully sign a "soul contract" with higher-level undead, but they can only control one undead to fight at a time, which limits their combat power. Even if they can rely on the help of other companions in a population, it is difficult to compete with those higher-level tyrannical beings, and it is impossible to subdue too powerful beings. Of course, the long years are enough for them to help their respective summoned undead to grow to the maximum extent, and the cooperation between the master and the servant becomes more tacit, but it is not something that we, the new generation of undead wizards, can achieve. Just like I and Wuji, who has just been subdued for a few months, simply fight together, and there is no way we can be the opponent of the ninth-level taboo mage and his undead ghost phoenix. To kill these seven tenth-level summoned undead, more troops are needed, with my current little troops. The hope of success in a head-on fight is not great. I can only seek a breakthrough from the taboo mage and attack them directly to indirectly cause damage to those undead, so that it is possible to complete the task.
Perhaps they were aware of the crisis they were facing, so the seven forbidden mages adopted a defensive tactic, with seven level 10 undead guarding each side and surrounding them. They gave up the rescue operation and sacrificed their lower-level companions in order to protect themselves. I really couldn't understand why they were willing to pay such a high price and control the "Death's Dinner", bringing disaster to themselves and their group for no reason?
The turtle defense means that my bone dragons are facing not only a single level 10 undead, but also multiple level 10 undead counterattacks at the same time, which will directly kill them with one strike. It will undoubtedly be more difficult to attack and require a greater price. Ten bone dragons were arranged to entangle a level 10 lower-level undead. They did not fight head-on, but just tried their best to block their rescue operations for their master. Thirty bone dragons went to deal with the Black Dragon King. Under the dragon's might, the bone dragons seemed particularly weak. Even with my encouragement, they were still afraid to move forward, and their actions were always half a beat slower. More people had to be sent to contain them. Ten bone dragons were also assigned to each taboo mage to take care of them at a fixed point, and they took turns to attack. Anyway, they could not move or dodge, so they could not even defend themselves, and there was no need to pay attention to any means of attack. As long as they found an opportunity, they would just crash into them. Their relatively large bodies would inevitably cause damage if they touched those taboo mages, so they had to give them a headache. Although the summoned undead's defensive huddling was quite effective and they could not find too many attack opportunities at once, there were only seven of them after all. No matter how strong they were, the defensive space was limited. Dozens of bone dragons swarmed in from all directions at the same time, either close to the ground, or diving, or falling vertically. They were simply all-pervasive, making it difficult for them to defend themselves. They were overwhelmed and often had to let go of their current targets in order to block attacks on their masters from another place. Their respective mental strength was constantly reduced due to the damage transferred to them.
I was still using "mental attacks" to help. Although those forbidden mages knew I was doing something in secret, they could only passively defend against the siege of more than 300 white-bone dragons, and could not spare any manpower to specifically trouble me. The "Torch Stone Bomb" of the eight-armed giant magician was blocked by the valley wall and could not attack me directly; he sent out the flying evil ghost king to carry out a surprise attack, and more than a dozen white-bone dragons surrounded me tightly in the middle, leaving it no room to break in at one stroke. Wuji came out to fight with it, and although he was at a disadvantage, he was still a threat to it, and it was difficult for it to deal with me with all its strength; I had no choice but to dispatch the Black Dragon King to chase me. Unable to defeat him, I turned into a bat and fled. Even if I was not as fast as the Black Dragon King, with the "external incarnation", it would not be able to kill me in a short time. I tried to capture the leader first, but I couldn't suppress them. After chasing them for a while, the effect was not obvious. My master was attacked again and again and had to retreat to defend. I returned to the valley wall and continued to launch "mental attacks". This is my way to win. I concentrated all my efforts to completely suppress these forbidden mages, which would also shame their powerful subordinates and prevent them from fully exerting their strength.
The battle was fierce, but not exciting. I was no match for them in terms of strength. They only bullied the seven forbidden mages because they could not move or dodge. If the seven level 10 undead could be free from constraints and exert even half of their strength, I am afraid that even if the battle lasted for 24 hours, it would not be possible to complete the task. The bone dragons under my command made desperate attacks again and again. Once they rushed to the forbidden mage, they would bump, smash, bite, and scratch, using all means to cause the maximum damage to the target until they died in battle or were forced to retreat. The battle surrounding the forbidden mage also made the summoned undead have concerns. The distance was too close, and many powerful skills were not dared to be used easily, for fear of accidentally injuring the forbidden mage, which further restricted their performance. They were gradually suppressed and forced by me, which indirectly led them to a dead end.
As the attack continued, the bone dragons under his command kept dying. At first, he felt a little distressed and didn't want to fight too hard, but later he became numb and no longer cared about it. He only knew to encourage them to exert their last bit of strength, and even before dying, he would try to increase the damage to the opponent. The ants bite the elephant to death. Even if it is as powerful as the mid-level tenth-level black dragon king, the direct damage he suffered is not serious, but he continues to suffer damage from his master. There is almost no moment of rest, and his mental strength has been exhausted, and he can't escape the fate of death. It's a pity for these tenth-level undead. What a rare species, such a powerful strength, it's hard to find one on weekdays, and now seven of them have appeared at once, but they have to be killed, and there is no opportunity to subdue them. It's really depressing!
Dead, all killed. Within the twelve-hour time limit set by Creta to get the most generous reward, I finally killed the seven powerful forbidden wizards - I first destroyed their summoned undead, and then the bone dragons under my command seized the opportunity to rush over and buried them in the pile of bones, without giving them a second chance to cast "Summon the Undead". I successfully completed the reward task of clearing out the "God-rebels". Of course, I also paid a great price for this. The nearly five hundred bone dragons I brought were almost killed or injured, leaving less than forty, all of whom were covered with scars and suffered varying degrees of injuries. Even Wuji was killed once by the dying counterattack of the Black Dragon King in order to cover me, and lost one level, which can be said to be a serious injury. Although with my current strength, it is not difficult to subdue the bone dragon, and it only takes more than half a month to recover my strength, it is equivalent to delaying my development and sacrificing a lot. But I don't know what kind of reward the dead old man will bring me. I hope it will be more practical and worthy of my great efforts.
The mission was accomplished, not a single forbidden wizard escaped, and it was completed within twelve hours. Then, just as Creta said, with a thunderclap, a dazzling black light emitting golden light shone, which made me close my eyes. When I felt the light dim and opened my eyes again, the old man appeared in front of me with a familiar smile. "Well, hello, Ah Dai, we meet again. I am very glad that you were able to complete this mission according to the highest standards and lived up to my high hopes. Looking at the new generation of necromancers in "Tianxia", only you have such a strong strength. You are worthy of being the 'world's number one master'."
"Hello, respected Lord Death, I am very happy to meet you and listen to your teachings again. I am sure you have seen that I paid a heavy price to kill these twenty or so forbidden mages. A total of more than four hundred bone dragons were sacrificed. I wonder what kind of reward you will give me to compensate for my loss?"
As soon as I finished speaking, I stared at the old man's hands to see what kind of reward he would give me. Artifact? I guess it's unlikely, considering how much time I spent on the "Dead Scepter" in the first place. It's definitely not going to be so cheap for me. High-level holy artifact? Or an auxiliary prop with special functions? Or a magic scroll to teach me a practical and powerful magic?
No, nothing was taken out. The old man raised his right hand and gestured in the air. As I looked at him expectantly, he casually pointed to the side and said, "Here, that's the reward for you. It's already there."
I looked in the direction the old man pointed. An Undead Ghost Phoenix. Isn't this Wuji? What kind of reward is this? Is it to help it level up or give it special abilities? "This Undead Ghost Phoenix has been subdued by me. Are you going to increase its strength as a reward for me?"
“Go away, stop standing there and getting in the way. You’re blocking your master’s view.” The old man waved his hand and drove Wuji away. “Take another look. That’s the prize for you.”
What's behind Wuji, the magic circle? It doesn't look like it, so it must be this. My eyes widened immediately, staring at the oval cocoon in the center of the magic circle. "Lord Death, the prize you mentioned, is this object that looks like a big egg?"
"Of course. Such a rare little creature is perfect as a reward for you."
"What is this?" I looked at it carefully for a long time. It still looked the same as when I first saw it, but as the seven forbidden wizards who activated the magic circle were all killed in the battle, it probably lost its energy supply and became a little dim. It was really hard to determine what it was.
The old man glared at me and said, "The thing placed in the center of the magic circle set up by is in this form. You have experienced a lot of things. Can't you tell what it is?"
After hesitating for a while, I finally said the most likely answer I could think of, "Is it the egg that hatches the forbidden wizard?"
"Hey, is it worth considering something so obvious? I'll use it as a reward for you to subdue. I believe it will be of great help to you."
"But the Holy Spirit Mage Creta said that it is strictly forbidden for undead wizards to subdue forbidden wizards as their subordinates. This is also approved by you. Now you want me to subdue them..."
Before I could finish, the old man interrupted me, "Of course I know about the ban, and I didn't ask you to violate it. I think Kreta told you that you are not allowed to sign a 'Soul Contract' with the Forbidden Mage. You have to see clearly that the Forbidden Mage is still in an unhatched state. You should have a 'Pet Scroll' that you got when you were promoted to the sixth-level thief profession that you haven't used yet. You can just sign a 'Pet Contract' with it."
