Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 95: Promotion
With Vincent's death and the change of the Blood Emperor, I immediately issued an order to stop the war, but I, the new Blood Emperor of the alien race, still had little authority, and the scene that happened in the Dadabenon territory was repeated - when the Terror Knights and Corpse Witches had stopped attacking, the Blood Witches, who could not forcibly disobey my order to stop resisting, were stunned for a moment, and then chose to disperse without any prior agreement, unwilling to submit to my jurisdiction. Fortunately, we have surrounded the territory tightly, and there is no outside reinforcement that is not under my control to clear the way for them by force. It is impossible to find a gap to break out of the siege. They can only rush around in the territory like headless flies, and are constantly pressed forward by the thick "human wall" built by the Corpse Witches and the Terror Knights. The range of free movement is getting smaller and smaller, and gradually compressed together. What awaits them is only the fate of being divided and conquered by us.
This "Undead War" was far more intense than the one against Dadabenon. Because we chose to attack by force, both sides suffered heavy casualties. After the war, we lost more than 40,000 of the approximately 110,000 blood wizards, and only more than 10,000 of Vincent's more than 20,000 blood wizards were left. The more than 100,000 Terror Knights we recruited to break through using "number of people" to counter "geographic advantage", also lost about half of them. In particular, the Terror Bulls and Terror Earth Dragon Knights I "contributed" were easier to subdue, and I didn't have to be as "reluctant" as other companions. In order to earn a little more seniority points, they fought very hard and killed too many people. Only less than one-third of them survived.
As for the distribution of benefits, I put on the "Blood Emperor Robe", and the "Blood Emperor Robe" I took off was put on Qingwu Feiyang according to his contribution - he held two thrones. The strong get stronger, and there is nothing we can do about it. It's not that we are "partial", the other undead wizards don't have enough strength to "impact" Qingwu Feiyang. As for the blood wizards, the more than 2,000 blood wizards of the lower level of level 7 can only be divided between me and Qingwu Feiyang, and I got 10,000 other blood wizards, mainly to make up for the loss of the terror knights under my command. And because Qingwu Feiyang had already been allocated a "Blood Emperor Robe" and a thousand level 7 blood wizards, and the casualties were not as serious as mine, he still only got 3,000. In addition, the five corpse emperors, Xinbitiangao and Moonlight Treasure Box, also got a group of stronger blood wizards. They have gathered enough manpower, and learned from me the abilities and experience of fighting against the zombies and the "law enforcer" Santos of the low-level skeleton tribe. They are preparing to join forces with the five corpse kings to provoke a "war against the heaven" to obtain the basic spiritual power reward after defeating the "law enforcer". It is said that the five bone kings headed by Night Bonfire under the "Southeast Dead Alliance" led by Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing are also preparing to challenge the "law enforcer". Several actual combat exercises have been organized against Santos as the imaginary enemy, and it is estimated that action will be taken in the near future. They are ambitious and do not want to fall behind their opponents.
When it comes to "law enforcers", I suddenly feel some crisis. Although I have become a high-ranking Blood Emperor, I cannot use most of the functions of the "Blood Emperor Robe" because of my physical incompatibility. Therefore, I cannot use the "Blood Emperor Robe" to sense the existence of other Blood Witch royal families, and I don't know how many emperors there are in the Blood Witch clan. However, so far, one Blood Emperor, two Blood Emperors, and the Undead Wizard players have seized the three thrones of the Blood Witch clan, occupied three Blood Witch territories, divided up hundreds of thousands of Blood Witches, moved them to other places, and completely abandoned the territory. I don't know if such behavior is considered to endanger the survival of the Blood Witch clan, and will it incur the "heavenly punishment" of the Blood Clan "law enforcers"? Although the number is relatively small, the overall strength of the Blood Clan is definitely above the Corpse Witch Clan, and the Blood Clan is divided into multiple branches. The two known branches are the Blood Bat Clan, which is an assassin-type warrior, and the Blood Witch Clan is a powerful magician. In order to suppress them, the Blood Clan's "law enforcers" must be good at both long-range attacks and close combat, and may even have the ability to fly. The strength is probably beyond my imagination, and it should not be something we can deal with at this stage. Once we act too radically and provoke the "law enforcers" of the blood clan, it will definitely be a big trouble. As imagined, the enemy we are facing may be a powerful existence that is even stronger than the bat demon Tika. Don't dream of increasing the basic mental power through the "Heaven-defying War". I am afraid that our blood witch throne and life will be difficult to preserve. Behind the high returns means huge risks, especially for those of us who are already at the top of the peak. We dare not and cannot bear the consequences of failure. All actions must be more cautious, and we must plan carefully before taking action, and try to consider things carefully, so as not to make a mistake and ruin our bright future.
After discussing with Qingwu Feiyang, she also felt that it would be dangerous to face the "law enforcers" of the blood clan now. The situation of the blood witch clan is very different from that of the corpse witch clan. Even if they become the witch king, the corpse witches we have conquered are only a small part. Once the blood witch's territory is breached, not only will the throne be occupied by us, but basically all the surviving blood witches except those who died in the battle will become our subordinates. In comparison, the consequences will be much more serious, and it may cause the "law enforcers" to intervene. Therefore, it is decided to slow down for the time being and focus on exploration. We can find the location of other blood witch territories, but we should not easily provoke wars. At least Qingwu Feiyang and I must not participate in the attack on the blood witch territory to avoid possible risks.
The matter of the Blood Witch Clan came to a temporary end. Through two "Undead Wars", I gained a "Blood Emperor Robe" that increased the upper limit of spiritual power by 500%, as well as more than 1,700 level 7 lower-level Blood Witches and 15,000 level 6 Blood Witches. The result was quite ideal. I also earned a certain amount of seniority. As long as I work hard for a while, I should be able to advance to the eighth level profession soon.
There were no undead spirits suitable for increasing seniority on the "Hell Volcano" for me to conquer. In order to earn seniority as soon as possible, I had to put aside the affairs here again and move to another place. I was a little worried about Hades' situation because I had lost the qualification to soak in the "Hell Magma Pool" and was no longer protected by the "no random attack" clause. Although there were still Khufu and Silando on the volcano, Houston, Hades's loyal lackey, really worried me - not only was his strength one level higher than Hades, but he also happened to restrain magician professions. As long as the other subordinates were a little careless and failed to protect Hades, Houston, who had been working hard to eliminate dissidents for Hades, would definitely not miss the opportunity to kill Hades. Therefore, for safety reasons, I arranged for Hades to temporarily withdraw from the "Hell Volcano" and act with Wu Ma, and absorb the soul energy of the terrifying earth dragon knights through a large number of kills to enhance his strength, and then make plans after I find a way to deal with Houston.
The lower-level eighth-level Horror Winged Dragon Knights are more suitable, but they are too scattered and not very efficient. As for the lower-level seventh-level Horror Ground Dragon Knights, which are still out of reach for many necromancers at this stage, because my basic mental power is relatively high, conquering them has no help in increasing my seniority. Therefore, the best place to enhance strength and increase seniority is the second forbidden area, the "Abyss". The levels of the three known types of undead, the Ground Night Shadows, the Crawling Night Shadows and the Jellyfish, are not lower than the middle level of the eighth level, and dozens of Ground Night Shadows have been conquered, laying a good foundation for development. If everything goes well, I should be able to earn 100% of my seniority before mid-October.
Leaving the shamans behind to try their best to strengthen their own strength, I entered the "bottomless abyss" alone. However, because I had completed the unblocking task related to the abyss dragon king Robinho, I no longer enjoyed "preferential treatment". There were more undead on the way to the "black water pool", which was simply a den of dragons and tigers. Once they found any abnormal movement, they swarmed in and attacked in groups. With my current strength, it was difficult to move forward, and there was no possibility of approaching the "black water pool". Therefore, I could only move in the peripheral areas far away from the "black water pool", and the undead I encountered were generally level 8 middle-level undead, not individuals with too strong strength.
In addition to conquering the Night Shadows, I also tried to conquer the Night Shadows and Jellyfish. The Jellyfish that constantly releases "mines" is quite useful in defensive battles. Summon one, and as long as there is enough time, a large "minefield" can be set up to make those ignorant intruders suffer a lot - those watermelon-sized mines can not only cause direct damage, but also have the effect of "slowing down", splashing the target with sticky mud, which will affect their actions. The Night Shadows are good at assassination, and they are definitely a nightmare for magicians when they cooperate with the Night Shadows.
But it is not easy to subdue them. It takes a lot of trouble. Every jellyfish is surrounded by a minefield. The closer to its main body, the denser the mines are. It is impossible for me to leave a place to stay and calmly perform the "Soul Contract" on it. Therefore, to subdue it, I must first clear the mines around it. Fortunately, I have subdued dozens of ground-walking night shadows. Now is their chance to make meritorious deeds. I selected a few of them and rushed to a jellyfish together. They kept swimming around underground and used their bodies to detonate the mines to clear a safe passage directly to the jellyfish. They were blown out to the ground and then dived down. They would not leave the front line if they were slightly injured. Only when they were too seriously injured could they be replaced to recuperate and other ground-walking night shadows would be sent to take over. It is still a victory by relying on numbers. After approaching the jellyfish, although it cannot be "swallowed alive" because of its special shape, the whipping of the stinging tail can also cause damage. After severely injuring it, the "bubbles" it continuously spits out will become increasingly sparse, meaning it no longer has the strength to release more mines. I can then safely walk up to it and use the "Soul Contract" to subdue it and make it my subordinate.
Jellyfish move very slowly and have a strong ability to resist long-range attacks. Only close physical attacks can cause significant damage to it. It has the skill of "laying mines". The area of the minefield is within a radius of 50 meters. At most 100 mines can exist at the same time. The farther the distance is, the more mental power is consumed. The better the state, the faster the mine laying speed will be. In addition, it also has the skill "ground spring rush", which is specially used to deal with enemies from the air. It can quickly spray a column of water upwards, up to more than ten meters away, which can cause water magic damage, and once it touches the body, it will quickly condense into ice, affecting the action.
The Climbing Night Shadows that can sneak are more troublesome. In addition to using the Ground-Walking Night Shadows as the main attack, you also need to keep an eye on a Climbing Night Shadow, and then send out several jellyfish to densely lay mines around it. Even if you are sneaking and invisible, once you step on a mine, it will explode, thus exposing your position. I am responsible for coordinating in the middle, commanding several Ground-Walking Night Shadows to avoid the mines laid by the jellyfish and sneak into the minefield to directly attack the Climbing Night Shadows. After a tangled battle, the delay is often longer, but after gradually mastering the relevant operating skills, the success rate is much higher.
The Fuxing Yeying is like an assassin, with the ability to "stealth", and can appear and disappear at will. He can appear unexpectedly to attack, which can be called elusive. However, probably because the stealth attack method is too "abnormal", the attack power is mediocre, and there are no attack skills, which makes him look a little weak. Even when facing the magician profession with the lowest defense, he cannot kill with one blow. Moreover, he cannot launch continuous attacks. He can attack once after being invisible and appearing, and then he must be invisible and appearing again before he can continue to attack. Although Fuxing Yeying's ability to appear and disappear can't delay much time, it also gives the opponent a chance to get rid of the attack.
I stayed in the "Abyss" all day, patiently subduing these undead. Although killing them directly can gain more experience points, which can help me advance to the eighth level faster, but haste makes waste. There have been many lessons that prove that such behavior that is too eager for quick success is not conducive to long-term development. After all, having such subordinates with different functions may play an unexpected role in the second "Holy War of Light" or other wars in the human world. There are too many things waiting for me to solve. If I miss this opportunity, I may not have much time to go to the "Abyss" to subdue these undead after I advance to the eighth level.
However, after entering October, my seniority value was almost reaching 100%, and I had already subdued quite a few abyss undead. I couldn't help but go on a killing spree, and used the method of killing them to earn more seniority points, so as to maximize my seniority value before October 10th and complete the promotion task to level eight, so as to free up time to deal with the "Underworld Dragon Challenge" to be held on October 15th.
During this period, after careful preparation, Xinbitiangao, Moonlight Treasure Box and the other five corpse kings finally provoked a "war against the heaven" against the "law enforcer" Santos. With their current strength, the five of them joined forces and were fully prepared. As long as the positions of their subordinates were arranged reasonably and they did not make mistakes during the battle, there should not be too much danger. The final result also proved this point. The five of them killed Santos without any danger and got the reward of "the one who defied the heaven" as they wished. Of course, with the level difference between them and Santos, the five of them shared the benefits equally. The basic mental power they improved was not too much, only about 5% for each person, which should not be as good as the function played by Red Star after absorbing the alienation of Santos' soul energy, and it can't be compared with the benefits of our four witch kings joining forces to challenge the giant magician Aristotle.
Meanwhile, in the human world, with the strong support of the "Resistance Alliance", the reconstruction of the United Alliance is in full swing. The layout is more reasonable than before, and the defense capability of the base has been further strengthened to prepare for the second "Holy War of Light" that may occur in November. I wonder if the next one will still be the NPC of Light, or will it be replaced by players, or a coalition of the two? Moreover, after a failure that was not considered a failure, a level 8 professional player had already appeared at that time. I wonder if there will be any new changes in the rules?
On October 7, after several days of hard work, I finally earned 100% of the qualification points and was able to advance to the eighth-level Undead Grand Mage profession. At this time, "Tianxia" still had not announced which player had successfully advanced to the eighth-level profession, which made me feel a little relieved - there was still a chance to compete for the honor of being the "first to advance".
"What? I have to wait until October 10th to complete the additional promotion task?" We came to the Castle of the Dead in the Western Continent, and the one who presided over the promotion ceremony was the Holy Undead Mage Pondoni. According to the winning reward, we "Top Ten Masters" can choose to complete an additional promotion task, and after successful completion, we can get additional basic attribute values or skills rewards. However, I couldn't help but scream when I heard that the additional promotion task could not be started immediately and I had to wait for another three days. A delay of three days means that potential competitors will have time to catch up with me. There is no guarantee that some players will successfully advance and take away the honor of "the first promotion" that might have belonged to me. After all, according to my understanding, the gap in seniority between me and Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle and others can be said to be negligible, and the promotion should be a matter of these few days.
Pangdoni looked at the task scroll in his hand again, and nodded affirmatively. "That's right, this additional promotion task specially tailored for you, one of the 'Top Ten Masters', can only be carried out on October 10th. After all, once you complete it, you can get extra rewards. Even if you fail, you can still take on other promotion tasks in the normal mode. It won't have a big impact on your development. At most, it will delay your promotion time for a few days. Of course, if you don't want to wait a few days for other reasons, you can choose to give up now and change to a normal promotion task to complete."
