Volume 3 Containment Operation Chapter 34 A Critical Moment
Fortunately, the Dark Knight still has a way to repair his equipment. Those are items that were born together with them, and they can be repaired using the power of the soul. First, kill the opponent, and at the same time, concentrate and stand still, absorbing the soul energy that dissipates after the opponent's death. He can convert it to repair equipment, or of course, he can directly absorb it to improve his own strength, which is similar to Taotao's method of increasing his strength.
Of course, due to the proud nature of high-level undead creatures, they will not choose zombies, skeleton archers and other low-level undead creatures whose soul energy is too different. The targets of the dark knights are generally the black warriors of the lower level. Some of them with hot tempers will occasionally find their own kind. Although the effect of absorption and transformation is obvious, it is also quite dangerous. The duel between the same kind is needless to say. The black warriors with inferior strength will not sit and wait for death in the face of the provocation of the dark knight. They will often summon nearby companions to help. Even the most powerful dark knight will have to flee in panic when facing the siege of three or five black warriors. It is difficult to successfully transform or absorb the soul energy of other undead creatures. This should be a restriction on them in the game setting, otherwise other low-level undead creatures will be slaughtered and absorbed by them, and there will be no room for survival.
However, for Wu Ma and Hei Xing, these constraints of their nature have lost their effect on them. After signing the "Soul Contract" with me, they must follow my will and obey my leadership absolutely. Since it is too difficult to absorb the soul energy of the Black Warrior or their kind, they might as well start with zombies and skeleton shooters. Although the soul energy contained in each individual is really weak and pitiful, the advantage is that the number is extremely large, and the lack of quality can be made up by a large number of killings. Anyway, they are powerless to resist the "intimidation", and they can absorb and convert as much as they want.
Considering my identity as the fifth Corpse King, if I let Wu Ma and Hei Xing break into the zombie area and kill them wantonly, because they all have my spiritual imprint on them, the other four Corpse Kings will probably come to me to negotiate. With my current strength, I am not enough to suppress these four old guys. There is no need to turn against them. I have to take Wu Ma and Hei Xing a few more steps to the Skeleton Archer's territory to get some supplements.
The two dark knights released their "Intimidation" together, and all the skeleton archers within a radius of hundreds of meters fell to the ground, and no one could stand up. They could kill them at will. However, because they had to absorb the soul energy that dissipated from the body in time, they could only kill and absorb them one by one, and could not do it in batches. It took a few seconds to kill one, but it often took one or two minutes to absorb and transform it. Therefore, the speed was very slow, and the effect was too insignificant. After observing for a long time, they did not find any changes in their equipment. It seemed that the soul energy of these low-level skeleton archers was indeed too weak.
I am bored when I am idle, and when I calm down, I always worry about how the war of the Tongxin Alliance is going. I might as well find something to do and select some guys with strong physique and the largest number of arrows to supplement my Undead Legion. At this stage, this long-range attack force can still play a certain role and cannot be eliminated for the time being.
Finally, the time for resurrection came. As soon as I appeared in the room, I heard the deafening sound of killing outside, the sound of the "Watcher" magic column firing "chain lightning", scolding, the sound of weapons colliding... all intertwined and clearly audible. It seems that the enemy is powerful and has already reached the meeting hall in the center of the garrison. The situation should be more dangerous, but at the same time I also breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to have movement, which meant that everyone was still resisting and the garrison had not fallen. I could finally make it in time to join the battle.
Although I had a pessimistic guess about the battle situation, when I walked down the stairs to the first floor hall, I was still shocked by the scene I saw. It was miserable, really miserable. The 500-square-meter meeting hall was occupied by the enemy for most of the territory. Our people were divided and surrounded by enemies that were several times larger than us. We could only fight on our own and resist desperately in several places. Fortunately, the hall was limited in area. Although there were many enemies, they could not rush in completely. Moreover, the enemy's ability to enter the war state was weakened by 30%, while we could get a 20% improvement in ability, which was able to barely block the siege from all directions.
Not far in front of me was a mixed team of more than a dozen top masters, including Long Xing Tian Xia, Xue Wu Xia, Bai Yun Jian, Ba Jiu Gao Ge, A Feng, Zi You Zi Zai, Tian Ya Lang Zi, Yun Wu Ying, etc. Melee professions were in front to resist the enemy's attacks, while archers and magicians hid in the back to be responsible for long-range attacks. They cooperated very well, but unfortunately, facing the enemy's strong attack at all costs with superior forces, they could not compete with the enemy and could only be forced to retreat gradually. They were almost driven up the stairs. What made me happy was that I actually saw the figure of Skynet next to Bai Yun Jian, which meant that I didn't see the wrong person. He really came to help us, but at this time he did not participate in the attack, but just watched the battle around him with an anxious and helpless look. There was no figure of an undead in the hall. It was estimated that the summoned undead had been slaughtered and were waiting for the recovery of their mental strength.
In fact, they are already the group with the best situation. Although the other four teams under siege have slightly more people, they lack top masters to help them. In comparison, their strength is weaker. Under the enemy's crazy siege, the situation is already precarious, and their destruction is only a matter of time.
Although the distance was relatively close, they were all engaged in a fierce battle in Baiyunjian, and Skynet was also paying close attention to the battle situation. They did not notice me appearing behind them for a while. However, the situation was critical now, and I did not have the leisure to greet them first. I stretched out my hand and used the "Summoning of the Undead", but I was extremely uneasy in my heart. The object of the summon was Black Star, and its state had recovered. Once it appeared, it would definitely be a great helper and much more practical than thousands of skeleton archers, but I was not sure whether it would succeed.
Skill failed! My forehead was sweating. Why does it always play this trick on me at the critical moment? I tried it again and it failed again. I almost shivered when such a small chance happened. Can you give me a definite answer? Don't keep me on edge like this. Isn't this torture?
He tried his best to calm his mind and tried again. A black light flashed before his eyes and it worked. However, he became more nervous and his breathing stopped temporarily. The situation was critical. Whether he could summon the powerful black star or not might be the key to turning the tide of the battle.
Black Star, holding a knife and a shield, wearing black armor and riding a tall black skeleton horse, stood proudly in front of the crowd. Accompanying him were more than 20 skeleton archers scattered near the stairs. It was dangerous. If his mental strength was a little less, he would probably have to settle for the second best and use Wu Ma, a temporary defective product, to make up the number.
The sudden appearance of the Dark Knight not far from Afeng stunned both sides of the battle. The first ones to react were Afeng and Skynet. They both turned around to look in the direction of the stairs and shouted at the same time, "Ah-Dai!"
I smiled and waved to everyone. I had originally planned to make a heroic entrance speech: "Thank you for your hard work. I, Ah Dai, am finally back!" Unfortunately, the war was tense now and I didn't have time to say anything more . I summoned Tao Tao, but I didn't ride it to fight as usual. I just let it guard me and use "Hellfire Bomb" to attack from a distance. In such a situation where the enemy was outnumbered and I was not a real knight, riding Tao Tao would be an obvious target and easily become the focus of the enemy's attention. On the contrary, I was not as flexible as when I acted alone - I could use "One Ride Away" and "Shadow Shifting", which made it easy for me to attack and defend.
I focused all my attention on commanding Black Star to charge and I had no time to care about anything else. I had no choice but to do this. Its instinct was to fight its opponents one by one, defeat one and then look for the next target. It didn't understand those tactics of avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, and using reinforcements to rescue. Moreover, although both of us were shining with different colored halos, the enemy was red and I was blue, but it might be color blind and didn't have the ability to distinguish between the enemy and me. Just after it killed an enemy axe warrior according to my command, it actually rode towards Bajiu Gaoge who was not far away. I was so panicked that I hurriedly gave orders to stop it. The saber in my hand almost fell on Bajiu Gaoge's big head, which scared both of us. It seemed that if I wanted to maximize the role of Black Star in the melee, I had to command it myself.
The Dark Knight made his debut on the mortal world for the first time, and his performance could be called perfect. As soon as they started fighting, he fully demonstrated his strength. No player could withstand his "charge" and "slash", even a mid-level knight riding a unicorn. The strong and powerful rhino was knocked back a few steps and hit by a hoof by the skeleton horse. The mid-level knight was stabbed by the saber that Black Star rushed forward when he collided with him, and was stabbed hard, and was thrown out, hitting a bunch of enemies nearby. Even if he didn't die, he would probably only have half his life left.
Under my command, Black Star charged left and right, and no one dared to stop it. The enemy's spears, axes, arrows, and magic attacks seemed to just tickle it, and did not cause any damage at all. Although it fought desperately, it was just going forward to die. Long Xing Tianxia and his men took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, gradually forcing the enemies around them away, and joined the Guardians of the Heart who were closest to here to move closer.
There were more than twenty people in the Guardian of the Heart's group. Xiaoniaoyiren, Wenrou, Yue Linglong and the others were all in this group. They all looked exhausted, and except for Yue Linglong's little white dragon who was still holding on, no one else's pets appeared. Even the Guardian of the Heart and several other knights were fighting on foot. They were probably either killed or too seriously injured to fight again and were sent back to the "pet room" to recuperate. If most of the enemy masters with pets had not been attracted to Long Xing Tian Xia's side, they would have been unable to resist long ago.
Commanding Black Star, they unexpectedly dispersed the approaching enemies and finally mixed with the Guardians of the Heart. However, this final onslaught had exhausted their physical strength, and their bodies were covered with wounds. Most of them could only hide in the battle circle to rest, having lost the ability to fight again, and the situation did not improve.
At this time, the enemy, who had come to their senses, also made timely adjustments and intensified their efforts to siege us. Their reckless and frantic attacks made it impossible for us to expand our victory and join the other three teams. And I don't know who gave the order, after a round of deployment, I became the enemy's main target. The pets that could fly and jump rushed towards me in the hail of bullets. Bows and magic could not hit me for the time being. They mobilized a dozen knights in the hall to attack me together. It seemed that they were determined to kill me.
Long Xing Tianxia and his team were forced to shrink their newly expanded front again. Not only did they have to resist the enemy's close-range siege, but Xue Wuxia, Bai Yunjian, and Yun Wuying also used most of their energy to protect me, and tried their best to attack the pets flying in the air and jumping on the ground, such as fire crows, wind sparrows, long-tailed monkeys, and big-eared squirrels. It seemed that all the agile guys jumped out at once, and their targets were all directed at me. They were all fearless and wanted to die with me. The tide of attacks overwhelmed me, and I could not resist them even after dodging frequently. In desperation, my teammates around me used their bodies to protect my safety. In order to stop a long-tailed monkey from attacking me, the seriously injured frog rushed forward to die with it, contributing his own strength to cope with this round of crazy attacks.
What was even more outrageous was that there was actually an enemy pet, a burrowing white rat. While my "Undead Shield" was being shattered, it suddenly popped out from under my feet and threw small stones at me. The damage was not too serious, but I was shocked. Just as I was about to turn around to deal with it, it dived into the ground and escaped. After a while, it suddenly popped up again to attack and harass me. This happened several times, which made me very upset. I was attacked several times in a row, and another "Undead Shield" was shattered. I had to expend my mental energy to release another one. Fortunately, the entangled vines in the white clouds and the small golden frog of Xue Wuxia seized an opportunity to cooperate beautifully. First, the entangled vines delayed the action of the burrowing rat, and then the small golden frog was struck by lightning, making it "squeak" and scream, the rat hair stood up, the whole body was charred, and the limbs twitched. Taotao, who had long disliked it, rewarded it with a "ghost fire bomb" at the right time to send it to the west, and finally solved this little scourge.
Seeing that we were unable to break through the enemy's encirclement and unable to join up with the other three teams fighting on their own, I had already called back Black Star to deal with the dozen or so enemy knights charging over. Because Xue Wuxia and the others were busy dealing with the enemy pets around them for me, they were unable to provide effective support for the time being. Even if Long Xingtianxia and Afeng could barely withstand this wave of attacks, it would be difficult for them and they would probably suffer some damage themselves. There were still four hours before the challenge deadline, so they had to conserve their strength as much as possible to support a longer battle.
