Volume 3 Containment Operation Chapter 37: The Power of the Divine Artifact
Of course, due to the existence of four "Watcher" magic pillars, any enemy who wants to approach the council hall will have to pay a price, especially professions such as shooters and magicians with relatively low health points. Unless they are masters, or have items with attributes that reduce the damage of lightning magic, it is difficult to pass through this "death barrier". This is why most of the enemies rushing into the hall are melee professions, which gives us an advantage in the configuration of troops, so that we can hold on until now despite the huge disparity in power.
The "chain lightning" attack and the "blinding fog" blocked the enemy reinforcements from joining the battle immediately, and they had to wait for a while before appearing in front of us. After recovering from the shock of the initial news, we were unwilling to give up and immediately discussed countermeasures to deal with the enemy's more fierce attacks.
If the enemy continues to attack like this, once the skeleton archer runs out of arrows, Skynet and I will temporarily be unable to perform "Summon the Undead" again. In this situation, my "Touch of Death" will be of no use. Other teammates are either physically exhausted, seriously injured, or mentally exhausted, especially the main melee forces such as Long Xing Tianxia and A Feng, who have all three. They will need at least 20 to 30 minutes of rest to fully recover their combat effectiveness. With our current remaining strength, we will not be able to resist a head-on conflict for long. We must come up with another strategy to disrupt the enemy's deployment and gain a precious breathing space.
The only thing that could achieve this effect was my "Chaos Ball". At the moment when the enemy launched a massive attack, I suddenly released the last "Blinding Fog" of the day, covering the entire hall in black fog and creating a chaotic situation. Then we divided into three teams and acted according to the pre-arranged cameras.
More than 30 main combat forces including me, Long Xing Tian Xia, A Feng, Yun Wu Ying, Bai Yun Jian, Ba Jiu Gao Ge, Tian Ya Lang Zi, Nan Fei Yan, etc. will quietly retreat to the other corner of the hall opposite to the stairs under the cover of "eye-blocking fog". When the black fog dissipates and we can see things, our status should be almost restored. We will defend with the advantage of the corner terrain and attract most of the enemy's attention. Xue Wu Xia will lead most of the archers and magicians such as Skynet, Xiao Niao Yi Ren, Die Wu, etc. to retreat to the second floor, fight against the enemy in danger, and wait for Skynet to use "Summon the Dead" again to counterattack. The most difficult and tragic task is the "suicide squad" composed of more than a dozen melee professions led by the Guardian of the Heart. They will disperse and mix into the enemy group under the cover of the black fog, attack the enemies around them wantonly, create chaos, and make it impossible for the enemy to arrange calmly and detect our movements in advance.
With so many people trying to grope forward in the dark, the best way is of course to hold hands like the enemy. At the end of our team, Yun Wuying will hold the wall, while Xue Wuxia's team will be stationed on the stairs. Once the "blinding fog" is released, they can quickly retreat to the predetermined position, while the guardians of the heart will be scattered on a line, and then rush forward together, not to hurt too many lives, but to disturb the enemy as much as possible.
The consumables that were sent to die have almost been sacrificed, and the skeleton arrows of the skeleton archers have become sparse, with only a few left. The enemy's reinforcements finally appeared in front of us. It seems that they have found a passage in the fog area, and they walked out of the darkness in a neat line. When they saw the light, they immediately loosened their hands, took out their weapons and dispersed. They did not launch a charge impatiently, but continued to move forward steadily. As rows of teammates behind them walked out of the fog area, they gradually approached us.
I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, my heart was cold, and I could hear my teammates gasping in my ears. The situation was extremely bad. Anyone who was not blind should be able to see that these newcomers were not the mob that was randomly put together by numbers. There were many masters who had already advanced to the fourth level of the profession. When they walked out of the fog area, everyone summoned their own pets, which further confirmed that this was a group of elites.
"We can't get entangled with them, use the 'Chaos Ball' quickly!" Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, Xue Wuxia hurriedly issued orders and prepared to start a strategic shift.
With a light "pop" sound, the black fog filled the air, and the entire hall was shrouded in absolute darkness. I couldn't see or hear anything, and the only thing I could rely on was touch. I rode Taotao at the end of the queue, not because I wanted to be a hero who stayed behind, but because I had to free up my left hand to use the "Touch of Death" to remotely control Black Star's actions. I couldn't send it back to the "Dead Soul Space", and I didn't feel safe letting it run around, so it was safer to keep it by my side and under control.
We groped forward and slowly reached the corner. Long Xing Tian Xia and other melee professions stayed on the outer layer. Our archers and magicians groped to the corner and sat down, waiting quietly for the state to recover. Xue Wuxia had also sent a message, successfully exited the fog area, and retreated to the second floor to rest. The death squad members of Xin Zhihuo and his team had also mixed into the enemy group and began to attack everywhere to create chaos, trying to contain the enemy's actions and fight to the death. Although the skeleton archers who had exhausted their arrows no longer had any combat power and could no longer command within the range of the "blinding fog", in order to further cause trouble to the enemy, the last order they received was to charge straight forward, bumping into things and trying to make the enemy confused about the situation in the fog area.
Time is passing quietly, and our condition is gradually recovering. We are in a safe corner and have not been harassed by the enemy. It seems that the Heart Guardian and the Skeleton Archer's plan to harass the enemy is very effective and has successfully restrained the enemy's actions. When the fog dissipates, our condition should be almost recovered. With a group of masters and my "Summoning of the Undead", we should be able to delay for a while.
The black fog slowly dissipated, becoming thinner and thinner, and no enemy was seen around. According to Long Xingtianxia's guess, in order to reduce unnecessary losses, the safest way to deal with this chaotic situation was to temporarily shrink the formation and withdraw the team first. Anyway, they could not fight in the completely dark hall, so they might as well rest temporarily and launch a thundering attack after the fog dissipated. It seemed that Midnight No One should have realized this and made a wise choice.
While I could vaguely see things, my control over the undead was gradually recovering. I cut off the "Sperm Absorption" and immediately used the "Undead Summoning" to summon Wu Ma and two hundred zombies. They were defending in the corner. There was no space for the skeleton archers to enter the inner circle to attack. They could only stay in the outer layer and were easily besieged by the enemy. In comparison, the zombies were more useful and they were not completely defenseless in close combat.
Wu Ma and Hei Xing stayed together to assist Long Xing Tian Xia and the others in the defense. Two hundred zombies were guarding in front of the team to resist the first wave of the enemy's attack. The longer they could hold out, the better. Our goal was not to hope to defeat Ye Ban Wu Ren, but to stay in the hall for a full twelve hours and never retreat, even if we die.
As the fog cleared, the enemy rushed over with an extremely fierce attack. Xue Wuxia and her team, who were stationed on the second floor, were in a high position and it was not conducive for the enemy to deploy a large force. In addition, they had already withdrawn from the "strategic location", so they had a relatively easy time. Our group of "diehards" trapped in the dead corner of the hall became the most conspicuous target and became the target of the enemy's crazy attack.
The enemy mobilized more than fifty knights to launch an attack. At a very small cost, they quickly broke the 200 neatly arranged zombies into pieces and routed them. Then a group of axe warriors and swordsmen rushed forward and easily killed the remaining elements. I shook my head and lamented the weakness of the zombies.
After destroying the zombies on the periphery, as the enemy advanced towards the inner corners, the terrain became narrower, and there were not many opponents who could engage in close combat with Long Xing Tian Xia and his men, let alone launch a siege. It seemed that the hall was full of their figures, but the number of people who could participate in the battle locally was not dominant.
The enemy's attack was extremely fierce, regardless of sacrifice, and continued to exert strong pressure on us, trying to wear us down. We divided the more than 20 melee professions into two groups according to the plan. Long Xing Tian Xia and Ziyou Zizai, as well as A Feng and Ba Jiu Gao Ge, each led a group and took turns to go forward to meet the enemy in order to slow down the consumption and try to hold out longer. With the support of Hei Xing and Wu Ma in the middle, and the timely support of long-range attack professions such as Bai Yunjian and Yun Wuying, the personnel rotation was relatively smooth, leaving no opportunity for the enemy to take advantage.
However, the number of archers and magicians among the enemies who broke into the hall increased significantly. They gathered together to launch attacks, which posed a certain threat to us. In addition, those pets that could fly and jump took advantage of the gaps and sneaked in to attack , making it difficult for the dozen or so archers and magicians in the corners of our house. Not only did we have to try our best to participate in the attack and share the pressure on the front line, but we also had to pay attention to our own defense. Faced with increasingly rampant harassment, we had to specially assign Nan Feiyan and several others to kill all kinds of enemy pets that were close. Fortunately, the number of such pets was not too many, and most of them were of relatively ordinary species, without many of them with particularly high abilities. We also had pets participating in the battle, and the quality was also superior. We were busy but not chaotic, and did not suffer too serious losses for the time being.
I hid in the middle of the team, anxious but not daring to move rashly. I had to save my precious mental energy to cast "Summoning the Undead". This was our only hope to gain a respite and hold on to the end. I couldn't waste it on those small skills. Except for the "Undead Shield" for self-protection, I didn't dare to use any skills. I just tried my best to dodge the enemy's attacks.
Looking at the enemy magician hiding in the crowd and shooting arrows secretly, he was helpless and felt depressed. He had skills but couldn't use them. The number of times "Chaos Ball" could be used reached. He raised his left hand, afraid that only the artifact "Touch of Death" could come in handy. Using it would only consume 10% of his health. As long as he was careful, there should be no danger.
"Touch of Death" has always been used to subdue demons and monsters in the "Dead Space". Except for the one time when it was accidentally used to kill the Silver Wolf in the human world, it is mainly used to absorb mental power from companions to supplement its own needs. It is rarely used in such fierce battles. I don't know what effect it will have on hostile players.
I spotted a high-level fire magician who was throwing "big fireballs" wildly, raised my left hand, and "Absorb|Eat Essence" quickly wrapped around his body. As I concentrated my mind and absorbed it with all my strength, waves of mental power rushed over, which surprised me inexplicably. When I absorbed the mental power of Xue Wuxia and others to hatch Taotao, I had to take their feelings into consideration, so the rhythm was controlled relatively steadily. In the "Dead Soul Space", the creatures that are worth using artifacts to deal with are all powerful undead creatures. Mental power is the source of their life. When I absorb it, I will encounter strong resistance. I have to fight and beat them for a long time to deal with them. The process is also difficult. It's not like this feeling now. The opponent's mental power is pouring out and quickly pouring into my body. The mental value rises straight up. How can it be described with just one word? This is the real experience of the power of the artifact. To deal with these opponents of the same level, it is simply overwhelming and invincible.
Compared to my joy, the fire magician who was the target of the absorption was in more pain. He could no longer care about attacking and was jumping and screaming anxiously. Unfortunately, he had no way to get rid of the entanglement of the "Touch of Death". After a futile struggle, I sucked away the last bit of his mental strength. He collapsed to the ground with convulsions all over his body. It seemed that he had lost not only his mental strength, but also his physical strength.
I casually replenished the "Undead Shield" that had just been broken, and launched an attack on the next target with great interest. I still succeeded easily without encountering any resistance. In the end, I made the target collapse powerlessly on the ground. It seems that the "Touch of Death" really has the function of consuming the player's physical strength. It's just that I didn't notice any additional increase in my own physical strength. This should be an additional effect of the artifact and cannot be used by me.
Continuously absorbing the energy of two high-level magicians without consuming too much mental power was enough to make my mental power exceed 80%. As the black light flickered in the hall, more than 800 zombies were summoned. There was not enough space for them to stand, so they could only disperse and find space. They randomly appeared in every available place in the hall, and then attacked the enemies around them, which immediately caused a commotion. The hall, which was already crowded with people, was even more overcrowded. It was quite difficult to move, and even we Ziyi were no exception. However, it also delayed the enemy's surging offensive, and bought some time for Long Xingtianxia and others who had suffered heavy losses in the front to rest.
After the enemy stepped up their attacks and cleared the space for activities, I, having tasted the sweetness, continued to use "Touch of Death" to find the opponent's high-level magicians. Their mental power is high, so it is more cost-effective to absorb it, so as not to lose too much health. Although the artifact "Touch of Death" has been available for more than two months, it is the first time that it is actually used to attack players. Those enemy magicians have no relevant response experience. Unfortunately, the strength of this group of enemies is relatively high. There are really several high-level magicians mixed in the team looking for opportunities to cast magic attacks. They are blocked by the crowd and are not easy to see with the naked eye. I used the zombies walking around the hall to determine the position, and controlled a black fog belt to soar into the air and circle around one of them, becoming the third victim of the artifact's first show of power.
