Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 81: Holy War of Light (3)
Before the deadline of the "ultimatum" of the Church of Light, 20,000 NPC corps of light have been arranged in neat formations and stationed outside our Tongxin League's base. According to Xiaobai's high-altitude reconnaissance, it is roughly estimated that there are 12,000 Light Knights in the periphery, and 6,000 White Cardinals, 1,200 Light Illusion Knights and 800 Silver Robe Cardinals in the interior. They have summoned their pets and angels and entered combat mode. The sky is full of flying angels, making it impossible for Xiaobai to approach for reconnaissance and fail to find out whether there are or are several ninth-level professional Light Paladins and Cardinals hidden in the team. It seems that the command system of the Church of Light is not rigid and lagging, and will adjust its strategy accordingly according to changes in the situation. It has detected the actions of our Tongxin League - it has received full support from the "Resistance Strength Alliance" and is preparing for war, determined to fight the Church of Light to the end. Therefore, it has also made preparations to launch the "Holy War of Light" in advance, trying to take the initiative and not give us more preparation time.
Although the warning was issued two days in advance, giving us the choice of retreat or more preparation time, launching the "Holy War of Light" does not require the responsibility of "compensation for defeat", and the troops they sent to participate in the holy war are now in an "unable to attack" state. It is estimated that even if the battle begins, unrelated third-party forces cannot attack them. It is estimated that they should be protected according to the rules of the "Holy War of Light" to avoid unnecessary disputes. Unlike our "Resistance Alliance", we follow the usual group battle terms to treat the "dark public enemies" with a high degree of hostility. We only need to issue a "war ultimatum" twelve hours in advance, leaving the opponent with much less preparation time, and there are not many restrictions on the number of participants, but we need to pay a high "group battle deposit" according to the corresponding proportion. In terms of the means of dealing with the "public enemies" of all parties, the dark and light camps are also different. It can be said that each has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, from the actual effect, the restriction on the number of participants in the "Holy War of Light" makes it easier for them as the main attackers to control the situation. Obviously, the light camp, which relies on the design of Western developed countries, has a certain advantage.
After discussing with Xue Wuxia and Long Xingtianxia, we rejected the plan to lurk outside the garrison to summon a group of undead creatures so that we could launch a surprise attack from the flank or back of the NPC Corps of Light after the "Holy War of Light" started. On the one hand, time is running out and it is impossible to summon enough undead. On the other hand, the garrison is surrounded by a flat plain with no place to hide. The NPC of Light is not an idiot and will definitely send people to scout and guard everywhere. At that time, it can only evolve into a head-on confrontation. Without the various fortifications of the garrison to rely on, it will not take any advantage. Therefore, I just use the limited time to arrange the battle formation of the corpse wizards as much as possible, so as to facilitate control and command, and attack in a unified manner. After all, a group of messy rabble cannot exert too strong combat power. And I also need to distribute the summoned corpse wizard kings to many magic towers one by one, assist the magician players inside to defend, strive for each magic tower to be in a full state, and maximize the role of these fortifications. Fortunately, the "Control of Death" has strengthened my ability to control my undead subordinates . Otherwise, the human world is not like the "Dead Space", and the spiritual connection with the summoned undead is more restricted. In addition, without the "Crown of the Supreme Wizard", I don't have much advantage over other undead wizards. It is impossible to command and control the actions of so many corpse wizards at the same time in such a wide area.
Time passed quickly, and it seemed like just a blink of an eye. A new day had begun, and the time limit given by the Church of Light had also arrived. Because we did not make any response to their "ultimatum", the Church of Light showed extremely high work efficiency. A moment later, a stern announcement was issued through the system, officially declaring our United Alliance as the "public enemy of light" and that any light player could be killed on sight. The first "Holy War of Light" in "Tianxia" would be launched immediately.
With the release of the Light Church's war announcement, all the third-party players who were busy in the garrison were forcibly "expelled" and received a system warning that they must leave the vicinity as soon as possible to avoid being "innocently" involved in the war and suffering unnecessary damage. Long Xingtianxia and his team had no choice but to evacuate quickly. The "Light Holy War" was about to begin, and we quickly took our positions and prepared to deal with the fierce battle that would last for twelve hours.
After the announcement, the NPCs of Light quickly took action. Probably because they did not have to worry about raids and support from third-party forces, they did not disperse and surround our United Alliance. Judging from the attack formation they arranged, they should be planning to concentrate their attacks at one point. First, about two or three thousand white-robed cardinals stood outside the attack range of the corpse wizards, cast the "Great Saint Spear" magic to launch several rounds of volleys, and broke the "defense barrier" guarding the garrison. However, they obviously had no intention of wasting time using the "Great Saint Spear" to kill the densely packed army of corpse wizards at a long distance to avoid casualties on their own side. Then they retreated to the two wings in an orderly manner, and thousands of light sky knights possessed by archangels pressed forward. However, it was not them who actually served as the first wave of attack troops, but the thousands of descended archangels flying in the air and the pet light tigers of the white-robed cardinals - each elite light NPC has five angels available for summoning, and it only takes six hours to summon again after the pet dies. Obviously, the tactics they adopted were also very cautious. They wanted to use these "substitutes" to break through our outer defense line to reduce personnel losses, make the best use of people, and maximize their combat effectiveness.
At the back of the team, about 3,000 cardinals in white simultaneously cast the "holy light barrier" magic, forming a super-large "holy light barrier" to add a layer of protection for the archangels, light tigers, and light knights who were charging at the forefront. The wide coverage was definitely beyond my imagination. This should be a major feature of the priests of light. Just like time is extremely important to us necromancers, more companions working together to cast light magic can often play a greater role.
The fearless corpse witches were very tenacious. Under our orders, they would never stop firing "death cloud bombs" as long as they were still alive. However, their attack power was still a little weaker than that of the archangels who had reached at least the seventh-level intermediate strength and had an additional "holy light barrier" to protect them. Although they relied on their huge advantage in numbers and continued to block the enemy's advance, causing them considerable casualties, most of the losses were the descended angels and pets. They did not kill too many light NPCs, so they could be quickly replenished, without damaging their combat effectiveness. Moreover, these light NPCs also had high actual combat capabilities. They did not just rush and fight. As long as the battle situation allowed, the injured companions, angels, and pets could be treated in time, and they would even be temporarily withdrawn to the rear to rest. They were orderly and very calm, without the kind of fanaticism of crushing our Tongxin League as soon as possible at any cost.
