Volume 3 Containment Operation Chapter 36: Danger of Destruction
They groped their way forward in the darkness, but with Black Star leading the way ahead, they basically encountered no obstacles. Not long after, the view in front of them suddenly became clear. They had already walked out of the foggy area, and their figure reappeared in front of everyone.
Although I succeeded in getting out of the trap as planned, I was not happy at all. Instead, I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. I almost wanted to turn around and dive into the "blinding fog" to hide my body. The enemies around me were all staring at me with fierce eyes, moving their feet, waving their weapons, and they were ready to chop me into pieces. In addition, some guys who seemed to be leaders were shouting loudly beside me, "Kill him first", "As long as we kill this undead wizard, victory will belong to us", and other words like that, which added to the pressure in my heart. Fortunately, because of the sudden emergence of black fog, they hid a distance away, which gave me a little more room for buffering, so I was not attacked immediately.
The enemy reacted very quickly, and seemed to be quite aware of my trick. They guessed that I might escape quickly, and specially assigned 30 or 40 people to wait for me nearby. Suddenly, I became the target of everyone's criticism, and the degree of attention I received was even higher than that of Long Xingtianxia and others who were still resisting stubbornly inside. I was really flattered.
I finally suppressed the urge to turn around and escape into the fog to avoid the enemy. Although the enemy's reinforcements were temporarily cut off, the enemy still had the advantage in terms of strength in the hall. If I couldn't share some of the pressure for them and only thought about avoiding the enemy and protecting myself, perhaps Long Xing Tian Xia could still hold on, but the other three besieged teams were obviously unable to hold on under the increasingly fierce enemy attacks. The defense line they had built was precarious. If they delayed any longer and couldn't get rescued, they would be exhausted and wounded and would surely be wiped out. After all, there were sixty or seventy brothers, and they could recover some of their combat effectiveness as long as they got some rest. Now the war was not over yet, and the "blinding fog" could only last for thirty minutes at most. There would still be fierce battles to come, and the enemy was too numerous to achieve the expected enemy-blocking effect. Rescuing one more person would give them a better chance.
Long Xing Tianxia and his men were reinforced by the skeleton archers summoned by Skynet. Logically, they should have been the group with the best situation, but because they were compressed and had no extra space to accommodate, the skeleton archers could only stay near the stairs to attack and could not rush out to exert their full strength. The knowledgeable people among the enemy seemed to realize this and held off the counterattack of Long Xing Tianxia and Afeng and refused to retreat even at the cost of their lives. The skeleton archers did not dare to attack the enemies who were fighting with them for fear of causing accidental injuries. Therefore, although the situation was slightly eased, the tired soldiers and wounded generals were unable to seize the opportunity to expand their victory and rescue the other three teams that were in danger of destruction.
Black Star stood in front of me, riding his horse with his hooves raised, brandishing his sword, intimidating the enemies who were slowly approaching, but they all seemed to be desperate criminals. They had clearly witnessed the power of the Dark Knight, but they were still fearless and refused to retreat. Someone even shouted from the side, "Don't be afraid of that Undead Knight, just entangle it and kill Ah Dai first, and it will disappear." This only fueled their arrogance. It seemed that they were about to pounce on me at any time. We were outnumbered, and if they chopped me down with their swords, there would be no chance of my survival.
After a short delay, the enemy team members who had escaped from the fog area behind me cut off my retreat and joined the ranks to siege me. Time could not be delayed any longer. I gritted my teeth, adjusted the direction of the Black Star, and once again activated the ultimate life-saving method "Blind Fog". Although each time I used it, I would have less time, and the next three hours would be difficult to endure. However, if I did not disrupt the enemy's siege first, I would be dead now.
The sudden "blinding fog" once again enveloped me in absolute darkness, but because I did not remove the "Sperm Suckers " that was entangled with the Black Star, I could still sense its situation and it was still charging. Its "Flash Assault" was the guarantee for me to escape, but it was a pity that once it started I could only act but not move, and it would be launched immediately when it was fully charged. If it were not for this drawback, I could stay in the fog area and wait for it to charge out again.
I estimate that half of the hall is shrouded in the "blinding fog", but under my intentional control, it should not affect our own people. Only the enemies are affected. It will not only help me escape, but also help my teammates' resistance and relieve some pressure.
It is right next to Black Star. It is my amulet. Although its attack and defense capabilities are halved and it cannot move, those ordinary small fish are still no match for it. Even if someone approaches in the dark, they can't hurt me.
The power was finally full, and I moved behind Black Star, performed the "One Rider Away from the Dust" and then launched the "Flash Assault" and rushed out, passing through the darkness and welcoming the light. The enemies who dared to block the way fell under the iron hoof of Black Star one after another. I heard screams and saw a flash of red light. I had no time to look closely and just followed Black Star desperately to avoid being left behind by it.
The red light passed, and a blue light suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, followed by screams. I suddenly felt something was wrong, but there was nothing I could do. I couldn't stop and could only rush in following Black Star.
Black Star finally stopped, but this time he didn't fall into the wolf's den. He was surrounded by his own people, but everyone looked unhappy. They all stared at Black Star with fear. They all fell down wherever he passed. It was unknown whether they were dodging or accidentally injured by Black Star. The saber in Black Star's hand stretched straight forward, pointing directly at Bai Yunjian's forehead. If it hadn't just run out of power, one more step forward would have split his head in half. Poor Xiao Bai was tightly hugged by Wen Rou, who was in shock but overreacted. He couldn't move and had no way to hide. He could only stare at the saber in front of him, and beads of sweat fell from his head like rain. "You little bastard, get out of the way! How long do you want to step on me?" The sudden scolding made me look down, and I saw a person lying on his back under the skeleton horse. He looked like a wanderer, staring at me with big eyes, but one hand kept wiping the cold sweat on his face. "Hush, you didn't die at the hands of the enemy, but you almost died at the hands of your own people. It would be a shame if you died like this."
I swear to God, this was definitely not the result I had planned, because once Black Star charged, it couldn't stop or change direction midway, and I didn't want to be surrounded by the enemy again, so I chose a direction slightly closer to my own team to get support. But I didn't expect that while waiting for Black Star to charge, Long Xing Tianxia and his team's position actually changed, and their range of activities expanded a little. Unfortunately, they entered the attack route of Black Star's "Flash Assault", which was almost a fratricide.
Fortunately, all those who fell got up one after another. Although a few of them were seriously injured, they were not in danger of life. Bai Yunjian was dragged down by Wen Rou who was too frightened, and Tianya Langzi was dragged down by Diewu who was unable to dodge, so he got the false alarm, but they were lucky enough not to be injured.
After the false alarm, the war was still tense and we didn't have time to say much as we were plunged into intense battle again. Half of the enemies were shrouded in "blinding fog", which immediately disrupted their deployment. Although some people rushed out of the fog area and re-joined the battle, the offensive was no longer as organized as before and seemed to be running out of steam, which gave us a chance to counterattack.
Once the gap was opened, the skeleton archers summoned by Skynet had more room to play. They walked down the stairs one after another, and more and more of them were able to participate in the attack, which further fueled our offensive and began to force the enemy to retreat step by step. My Black Star, together with the demonized Long Xing Tianxia, the frenzied Ba Jiu Gao Ge, A Feng and Zi You Zi Zai, formed the strongest commando team. We tried our best to pick up the other three teams of brothers and temporarily stabilized our position.
Although there were eighty or ninety people, most of them had little combat power left. As Long Xingtianxia and Bajiugaoge had exhausted their mental strength, the two main forces could only temporarily withdraw from the battle and calm down to recover as soon as possible. Afeng and Bajiugaoge were also exhausted and seriously injured and unable to fight again. The remaining people could not launch a counterattack to defend the enemy outside the hall door, and it was very difficult to completely eliminate the enemies in front of them. Fortunately, there were three or four hundred skeleton archers who gradually rushed down the stairs and formed a formation. A burst of rapid shooting turned dozens of particularly arrogant and desperate guys into hedgehogs. The remaining enemies no longer had an advantage in numbers, and lacked the command of the leader. Facing the open bows and arrows of the groups of skeleton archers, they were forced to retreat step by step and were driven into the fog area.
Black Star paraded back and forth in front of the team in a domineering manner, intimidating the enemies who occasionally poked their heads out from the "blind fog". From time to time, he rushed forward a few steps and swung his sword a few times, killing a few unlucky guys who were unfortunately caught by the blade, buying us more time to recuperate. Although he had performed two "Flash Assaults" in a row, consuming a lot of physical and mental strength, fortunately, in the series of fierce battles, he did not encounter many enemy masters who were qualified to pose a threat to him, and it was more than enough to deal with these mediocre people who just relied on the advantage in numbers to bully others.
Just after a while of calm, a large number of enemies suddenly emerged from the fog area. They walked out of it hand in hand and lined up. It is easier to get things done with more people. They used clumsiness to overcome cleverness and actually came up with such a stupid method to break my "blinding fog". Those trapped in the fog area are their own people. There is no need to worry about being attacked. They groped their way through and connected with each other. Alas, if I had known this would happen, I should have sent Black Star in to cause some trouble for them, so that they would not organize an offensive so quickly.
The enemies who came out did not stop, but immediately dispersed and charged towards us. Although they were hit head-on by the skeleton archers and fell down in batches, they did not hesitate at all. They were excited and behaved with a sense of righteousness and fearlessness, as if they were deliberately letting us shoot them. A Feng was puzzled, "What is he doing in the middle of the night? Is he so impatient that he lets his own people rush up to die without any strategy. We have suffered heavy losses so far, and he should not be much better. It is estimated that more than half of the more than 10,000 people have been consumed. Judging from his previous command, he has advanced and retreated in an orderly manner and has a proper strategy. He is not an incompetent person. There are still more than three hours left. He will not risk his life like this, right?"
Xue Wuxia, who had just finished communicating with someone, raised her head and took over the conversation. "The enemy deliberately let these people consume the skeleton archers' arrows and did not give us a chance to rest. Perhaps they can bear this loss of personnel. The intelligence report said that a large number of unidentified players were found approaching our base rapidly. The estimated number is no less than a thousand. I infer that they may be the enemy's reinforcements."
"What?" We all looked at each other. It was too much for them to remain calm in the middle of the night when no one was around. The battle had been so fierce before, but they were still able to retain a fresh force of thousands of people as backup.
"But according to the intelligence and analysis of the enemy's military deployment, the troops that crossed the Dark Forest and arrived at the Howling Plains before the war should have all participated in the war. It is impossible for them to hide so many people as backup without our knowledge." Yun Wuying, who was in charge of intelligence, raised the question.
"Yeah, I haven't received any news about such a large team crossing the Dark Forest. Could it be that these people are all masters and dare to disperse and cross the Dark Forest, and then regroup to catch us off guard? But based on the opponent's strength, there should be no need to play these tricks, right?" The speaker was Bai Yunjian, who was also in charge of intelligence work.
"According to the intelligence, this group of people suddenly appeared in the Howling Plains. We can't figure out where they came from, but judging from the direction they are heading towards us, although they don't have the aura of participating in the battle, they should not be here to hunt." Xue Wuxia gave further explanation.
"Perhaps..." A Feng glanced at me, "They decided to join the battle at the last minute and gathered here directly through the teleportation array."
“Forget it, let’s not think too much about it. As the saying goes, when the enemy comes, we will fight them. No matter how many enemies come, we have to do our best to hold on and never give in easily.” After finishing his breathing exercises, Long Xingtianxia stood up and stroked his beloved pet unicorn white rhinoceros that was resting beside him.
After the brief discussion, we focused our attention back on the battle situation at hand. Yes, no matter how strong the enemy is, even if there are a thousand or ten thousand of them, we can only grit our teeth and hold on to the end and not retreat.
More and more enemies fell under the skeleton archers' arrows, but there were still people rushing out from the "blinding fog" to die. With the rapid consumption of skeleton arrows, skeleton archers began to lose their combat effectiveness one after another and were mobilized in front of us to act as physical shields. It seems that Skynet has paid a heavy price for this battle for us.
Soon after, we received another tip-off that the players were already glowing with halos of battle. The red ones were our enemies. The towers in the base that were still fighting also sent us news that a large number of enemy reinforcements were attacking, heading straight for the council hall.
