The second volume is called "One Heart" Chapter 42 New Choice
It is October 2nd now . It is not only Afeng's birthday, but also the second "World Heroes Conference" has come to an end. "Tian Media" reported in detail that compared with the first session, the strength of the contestants has greatly improved, and the competition has become more intense. In particular, the knight profession has risen comprehensively because of the mounts, and has achieved good results in both individual and team competitions.
In the individual competition, the third place Berserker Bajiu Gaoge was defeated by the Knight Hua Mantian. Hua Mantian, who had a mammoth as his mount, showed superb fighting skills and stubbornly withstood the crazy attack of Bajiu Gaoge and a third-level magic pet Silver Wolf. In the end, he defeated the Berserker whose attributes were reduced by 50% and won the third place. The second place of the previous session, Bai Yunjian, encountered Yamato Spirit too early. The Thunder Magician faced the Angry Swordsman, and both of them had third-level magic pets of the plant system: the Entangling Vine fought against the Phantom Flower. In the end, the combination of Yamato Spirit and Phantom Flower eliminated Bai Yunjian and made it to the finals. However, the first place in the individual competition was still Long Xing Tianxia. The combination of the Magic Knight and a One-horned White Rhino was obviously stronger than Yamato Spirit and won the battle without any danger.
The competition in the team competition was even more intense. No one wanted to easily miss the opportunity to form the second mercenary group in the Eastern Continent. The combination of the strong teams before the game had reached a fever pitch. The most eye-catching was the super combination of Yamato Spirit, Dongying Hero and Hua Mantian, the main players of the three teams that made it to the top ten last time. Their strength was definitely comparable to that of Long Xing Tian Xia in the previous session, and according to the results of this session of individual competition, they were even more likely to surpass them. The final result of the game also confirmed the predictions of most senior players before the game. Yamato Spirit relied on its overall slightly higher strength to defeat Long Xing Tian Xia in the final and won the first place. Of the sixteen people who participated in the final plus sixteen pets, only the shaky Yamato Spirit remained until the end, which showed how fierce the war was. Long Xing Tian Xia once again continued its fate of being the second place, missed the "Hundred Man Order", and lost the opportunity to form a mercenary group. In the photo taken by Tian Media, the expression on his face revealed a deep sense of loss and regret. The third place was won by the combination of the assassin Goryeo warrior and the orthodox Korean and North Korean knight. The strong join forces and the strong prey on the weak. Even in the virtual world, the development of things does not seem to violate this law.
However, including the Eastern Continent, the four winning teams in this group competition did not produce the third artifact in "Tianxia" as many people expected in their twenty draw chances, which indirectly highlighted the preciousness of the artifact.
After reading the report on this "World Heroes Conference" by Tian Media, I can't help but admire Xue Wuxia's decisive decision to give up participating. It is important for people to know themselves and know how to judge the situation. This competition is full of strong players and all parties have greatly increased their strength. If we still participate in the competition with the old lineup, I am afraid we will lose miserably and ruin our reputation in vain.
After checking the unreachable exit on the map, I no longer had the courage to go back the same way, and rushed straight to the nearest herd of beasts, once again choosing to die heroically. Although there is a "teleportation scroll" designed specifically for this situation in "Tianxia", which can be used to randomly teleport to a nearby village to avoid the pain of endless travel, it is very expensive, and I can't bear to waste it, so I naturally don't have it with me. For the necromancer, the "dead space" is actually the best transit station.
The highest honor of the Western Continent actually established a "Knights of the Holy War of Light", recruiting three Knights of Light, two priests of Light to join, plus himself, a small mercenary group of 100 people, already has six hidden professions of the Church of Light, and is extremely powerful. Even in the group competition of the "World Heroes Conference", there is no attribute weighting effect of team formation, and it still easily defeated other teams and continued to win the championship title of the Western Continent. It is known as "The First Mercenary Group in the World", which is much more powerful than our Tongxin League. The strength of hostile forces means our decline. Although I have no intention of confronting the Church of Light, the identity of the Undead Wizard cannot be erased. In their eyes, it is a symbol of evil. Once the gates between the continents are opened, it is hard to guarantee that no one will take the initiative to find trouble with me. In any case, I still have to improve my own strength as soon as possible, so that I can protect myself in times of crisis.
After several battles, I have maximized the role of zombies in combat. Given their strength, they will not be able to play a greater role if I continue to use them. My current strength is not enough to capture more advanced species to replace them. If I want to improve my combat effectiveness, I can only match them with other species, seek breakthroughs at the tactical level, and change the single combat mode. The skeleton shooter is my next target to conquer.
Skeleton archers are at the same level as skeleton warriors in terms of both size and attributes. The only difference is their weapons. Bone knives and bone shields are replaced by bows and arrows, and warriors are transformed into archers. In addition to having a slight advantage in speed, the attack and defense of skeletons are lower than zombies, but what I like is their long-range attack method, which happens to cooperate with zombies to exert greater combat power. They are also the only species that I am currently able to subdue and can perform long-range attacks.
Although the attributes are similar, Skeleton Archers are actually much more dangerous than silly Skeleton Warriors. According to the "Encyclopedia of Undead Creatures", Skeleton Archers are even a higher-level species than Zombies, because they are more aggressive and will spontaneously attack any alien that dares to approach. If you want to use the "Soul Contract" to subdue them, you must first rush over in a rain of arrows.
I led the old zombie and the vast army of zombies out of the zombies' range and approached the territory of the skeleton shooters, but I didn't dare to go deep into it rashly. I stopped far away in the outer area. If so many zombies rushed in, I'm afraid they would have to go into full-scale war with the skeleton shooters, wouldn't it provoke another undead war? This is not my goal.
The density of skeleton archers is much greater than that of skeleton warriors and zombies. There are at least 20 to 30 of them close together and they don't move much. It is no longer possible to defeat them one by one as before. If you want to subdue them, you need to develop new strategies. When facing a new species, the first thing to do is to test the waters, go up and test the reaction of the skeleton archers, and estimate the degree of danger. Today is different from the past. You must learn to plan before you act, and you can no longer act rashly.
Anyway, he had so many subordinates to use, so he casually ordered a zombie to walk over. As soon as he approached about 50 meters away, the skeleton archers became alert and bent their bows and arrows to prepare for the attack. As soon as he entered the range of 30 meters, more than 20 skeleton arrows were shot over, hitting more than 10, shooting the pathfinder zombie into a hornet's nest. He barely supported himself and walked two more steps, and then faced the second round of arrow rain, and could only fall down helplessly. There was no warning before the attack. It was indeed a very aggressive creature.
I sent out several spies in succession, and they all encountered problems within a radius of about 50 meters. I sent out a few targets again to further test their reactions, but unexpectedly it attracted more attention. The nearby skeleton archers moved towards this side one after another and joined the attack, showing surprising unity. It was impossible for them to form a local superior force.
Arranging the old zombie to take action caused even greater trouble. At a distance of seventy or eighty meters, the skeleton archers had already begun to get restless and gathered here one after another. When the shooting range was close to thirty meters, there were already more than a hundred skeleton archers gathered together with bows and arrows aimed at the old zombie. It seemed that even the skeleton archers could feel the breath of the Millennium Corpse King, and they would even provide support spontaneously. Facing the threat of hundreds of arrows, the old zombie seemed a little hesitant, and hesitated to move forward. I was panicked and quickly called it back. After all, it was a general, and I didn't want it to get hurt.
Finally, I had no choice but to choose a small group of only a dozen skeleton archers and personally tried it out. Under such circumstances, I dared not use "One Ride Away" to rush forward blindly. If I did, I would not be able to dodge, and I would be bumping into the arrows. I could only rely on the newly learned third-level skill "Undead Shield" to block the skeleton arrows and rush forward at risk. However, there were too many arrows shot at me at one time, and the spontaneous protection reaction speed of the "Undead Shield" alone could not keep up, so I had to distract myself to command. I broke several "Undead Shields" and was shot by several arrows, reducing my health by nearly half. I finally rushed to within ten meters, but these dozen skeleton archers actually took the initiative to retreat, shooting and moving closer to another group of skeleton archers. I dared not take any more risks and could only retreat helplessly.
After trying every possible method, I am still at a loss. Killing them might be easier. To subdue these actively attacking creatures, the conventional methods seem to be useless. I can only think of other tricks.
I looked at the time. Afeng should be offline now. Today is his birthday. According to the usual practice, I should present him with a birthday cake and a small gift to celebrate. However, my financial situation has deteriorated drastically this year. I don't even have the basic living expenses for the time being. I can no longer afford to buy these things. Fortunately, I got the pet egg of the unicorn white rhino in the game. Finally, I can give him a decent birthday gift, which is not too shabby. I have received a lot of help from him in the past two years, but I have no ability to give anything in return. I have always felt bad. Now I have such an opportunity to give him a big gift in return, and I finally feel a little more balanced.
Afeng ordered takeout, ate early and went to bed, leaving a portion for me on the table. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, I hesitated for a moment and did not disturb him. I wrote a note and stuck it on his helmet. I wished him a happy birthday in the game and gave him a birthday present. It was just a surprise for him to experience the alternative feeling of celebrating his birthday in the virtual world.
