Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 11 Simultaneous Evolution
"Good, good!" As soon as he saw me, old Mason's face was full of smiles. "A-Dai, you really lived up to everyone's expectations. This time the 'interception' mission was completed beautifully. It gave the Church of Light a wake-up call and let them know that they can't act recklessly in "Tianxia". I estimate that this incident will piss off the old Pope half to death!" When mentioning the Pope, his tone was very unnatural, and he sounded quite gnashing of teeth, as if there was some personal grudge involved.
"No, no!" Although I was quite satisfied with the complete victory, I still had to be polite. "In fact, I was just lucky. I succeeded by chance. Victory or defeat is just a fine line apart." This was also true. Not to mention the danger of the battle. If I made a slight mistake, I might die at the hands of the two elite knights who were chasing me. Afterwards, I remembered that when I left, old Mason seemed to have mentioned casually that we should try to win the battle as quickly as possible after the start. If the time was delayed for too long, the enemy might have reinforcements. If I was forced to use the "Chaos Ball" at that time, it would be a small matter to delay for another half an hour. It would be a small matter for the enemy to recover. But if reinforcements arrived, I would have no chance at all.
"Well..." Old Mason nodded in agreement. "I'm glad that you didn't get carried away by the superficial victory and took the initiative to realize this. Don't underestimate the opponent just because of a small victory. The strength of the Church of Light is far beyond your imagination. What you have seen is just the tip of the iceberg. The two bishops and five elite knights you defeated belong to the lowest level of the priests and knights. They are the weakest among the NPCs of the same level in terms of equipment and quality. Therefore, they were sent to serve as guards and other low-level jobs. They are not the main combat force of the Church of Light. As a necromancer, The best of the best, with artifacts in hand and the ability to summon powerful undead creatures, they are constrained by their own duties and cannot exert their full strength, so it is normal to annihilate them all. And this time, because of the surprise attack, the Church of Light’s defense was a little lax and no masters were sent to suppress the enemy. After this lesson, it will probably not be so easy to sneak attack them in the future. Do you know? Not long after you completed the mission and left, the enemy’s reinforcements arrived. If you delay for a while and get hit by them, you will definitely die. In that case, it will affect your evaluation and then affect the rewards you get when you advance. "
Old Mason's words poured cold water on me. Even if I took advantage, that would only be a normal performance. Isn't this too much to ask? Moreover, such a tough opponent is actually the weakest one. I wonder how the strongest bishop and elite knight will perform? Isn't this a blow to my self-confidence?
"Oh, by the way, the opponent's bishop used a skill that could resist my use of the artifact to absorb his mental power. I wonder what skill that is?" This is the issue that concerns me most. If all the priests of light know this skill, then wouldn't the threat of my "Touch of Death" to them be greatly reduced?
"That's 'Light Purification', a level 5 skill of the Light system, and a standard skill for NPCs. That is to say, all NPCs above the level of bishops in the Light Priesthood can use it. It can eliminate all negative abnormal states of themselves or others, such as poisoning, paralysis, dizziness, weakened attacks, slow movements, etc. The function of your 'Touch of Death' is to absorb mental power and consume physical strength, which also belongs to the category of state alienation. Therefore, it will inevitably be affected by 'Light Purification'. However, the purification effect may not be ideal. It depends on the strength comparison of both parties. Moreover, using 'Light Purification' consumes mental power and physical strength. It is not suitable for continuous activation. Under the attack of your artifact, you must continue to fight against it, and you will definitely not be able to hold on for too long."
A skill that every light priest above level 5 has! I couldn't help but frown. This was the bad news I didn't want to hear the most. If they were entangled by the "Touch of Death" and their mental power was consumed like this, I wouldn't be able to take advantage of them. This would be a fatal blow to my ability to replenish my energy during the battle!
"Fortunately, you have wiped out the target this time. The dead NPCs will have their memories wiped out and will not be able to testify against you. Therefore, you will not be wanted by the Church of Light because of this incident. However, celebrities like you must have registered with them and are the focus of attention. In the future, when there are similar operations, you must be careful. If you leave any survivors, your identity will definitely be exposed."
I took a deep breath. How could I have forgotten that there was such trouble? If I provoked the NPC or players of the Light Department and wiped them out, it would be fine. The victim could not make accusations. However, if there were some who slipped through the net and reported them, and their true identities were verified, the perpetrators would be wanted by the Church of Light. The wanted period varied depending on the severity of the case. The shortest for a single crime was three days, and the longest was one month. If they continued to commit crimes during the wanted period, the wanted period would be accumulated. In theory, there was a possibility of being wanted for life. The wanted person would emit a hazy red light. The longer the wanted period, the brighter the red light. They would be automatically hunted down by all the NPCs of the Light Department. If the players of the Light Department killed the wanted criminals, they would receive corresponding super-valued qualifications rewards according to the length of their wanted period, and their titles would be recorded in the merit book, which would be beneficial for future promotions. Promotion to Cardinal or Divine Knight depended not only on personal strength, but also on the contribution made to the Church of Light. Only players with good performance in both aspects had a chance.
Of course, this is just a unilateral action taken by the Church of Light by virtue of its strong position. It is also a privilege of theirs and has nothing to do with other professions and mercenary guilds . Therefore, unless the city or town is controlled by the forces representing the Church of Light, the wanted criminal will not receive "special treatment" from other professional NPCs such as those responsible for guarding the city gates and patrolling the security. As for the "heroic" behavior of other professional players, it is purely meddling in other people's business and will not receive any additional rewards from the system. However, it is not ruled out that they are bribed to beat the wanted criminals half to death first, and then the light players give the final blow to earn rewards. The most hateful thing is that if we are killed by the light NPC or players during the wanted period, our undead wizards will not be able to enter the "dead space" and can only wait for resurrection in the "resurrection corridor". Moreover, the period of death is not counted in the wanted period, and death is equivalent to death in vain. Generally speaking, we can only hide during the wanted period and cannot easily show up in public.
I finally advanced to the fifth-level profession and became a great undead wizard. All attribute values have increased to varying degrees. My mental power has increased by two levels from medium green to dark green. I should be able to summon two dark knights at a time. My strength value has not changed significantly, but the dark red seems a little darker. My health and stamina have also increased a lot, both reaching dark orange. My agility value has also increased slightly, approaching dark orange.
The new skill I learned is "Curse of the Dead", which can reduce the opponent's attack power, defense power and action speed by 30%, and at the same time slow down the recovery speed of health, mental strength and physical strength. It is the opposite of the "Purification of Light" of the Priest of Light. Although the use of "Curse of the Dead" also consumes a little mental and physical strength, I use a very short time to release one. If the opponent is not strong enough, it often takes several consecutive "Purification of Light" to eliminate the influence of the curse. Calculation shows that I have taken a big advantage. As for the Knight of Light, it is even more practical. Weakening the enemy is equivalent to strengthening yourself. It's a pity that because releasing it also consumes physical strength, it can't be used at will, which limits its performance in group battles. This was originally a skill that only the sixth-level profession could use. Because of my outstanding performance, I successfully completed the promotion task, and the strongest "Summoning of the Dead" among the fifth-level skills has been mastered by me, so I have the opportunity to learn it in advance.
After the promotion, it is now the end of January. After a three-month break, the fourth "World Heroes Conference" will be held on February 1. The conference has made some adjustments to the competition rules and winning rewards. The top three in the individual competition will be awarded 5%, 3% and 2% of the qualification points respectively. The monetary rewards are still 10,000, 5,000 and 3,000 gold coins, which are not much changed. However, the changes in the team competition are more obvious. First of all, in terms of the competition rules, the Eastern Continent has successively formed more than 20 mercenary groups. Each mercenary group has several well-known top masters, but players who have joined the mercenary group can only team up with their teammates to participate in the competition. Once you quit a mercenary group, you will never be able to join again. In this way, the possibility of a strong alliance between several major mercenary groups to form a monopoly as in the past is avoided, giving more opportunities to other forces that are developing. In terms of rewards, the controversial lottery among players, which was believed to be the stronger the stronger, was cancelled. Instead, it was replaced with seniority and money rewards. The top three can get a total of 30,000, 20,000 and 10,000 gold coins respectively, and the other eight main members can each increase their seniority rewards by 3%, 2% and 1%. The champion team of this team competition can also get a "Thousand Man Order", which is the third item in the "Hero Order" series. It can upgrade the first-level "Small Mercenary Group" to a "Medium Mercenary Group". Not only can the scale and defense of the station be upgraded, but the number of members is also expanded to 1,000, greatly enhancing the strength of the mercenary group. The second and third place rewards are both a "Hundred Man Order". Although it often appears in the task rewards at this stage and is no longer as scarce as before, there are still many forces that want to get them.
Unable to seek external assistance, the strength of our Tongxin Alliance is really weak. The lack of top masters and powerful equipment makes us unsure of participating in the team competition. However, with me, an undead wizard who can summon two dark knights at a time and replenish the mental power by absorbing the players, if I am lucky and don’t encounter too many strong opponents in a row, I may have a chance. It’s a pity that just when I was preparing to register for the competition, I, the "star of hope", met with an accident, which made me in abnormal condition and unable to participate in the competition.
I look forward to their evolution every day and keep "toning" them, but the evolution always starts suddenly at an inappropriate time. This time there was no warning, and Taotao and Black Star started evolving at the same time. Both guys wanted to draw nutrition from me, greedily sucking away all my mental strength. An undead wizard without mental strength is equivalent to a useless person. What can I use to fight others?
Originally, they wanted to strive for the "Thousand Man Order", but my withdrawal completely shattered the Tongxin League's hopes of gaining a ranking. Facing Long Teng of Long Xing Tian Xia, the Never-Setting Sun of Yamato Spirit, and even Hua Du of Hua Mantian, Xue Wuxia and Afeng lacked sufficient strength to compete with each other. Unless a miracle happened, they would not have much chance of winning even if they reluctantly participated. Especially Afeng, who was still thinking about having a chance to compete head-on with Hua Mantian again, but had to take the initiative to propose to give up the competition.
As for the individual competition, although top masters such as Long Xing Tianxia, Yamato Jingxing, Hua Mantian and others have already advanced to the fifth level of profession, Afeng still needs a few more days and has no chance of winning against them, but he still insists on participating. Only by constantly improving himself through competition with masters can he have the possibility of surpassing Hua Mantian.
I could only return to the "Dead Space" helplessly and look at the two egg-shaped objects lined up in front of me. They were quite smart, knowing that it was dangerous to hatch in the high-level undead creature area, so they ran to the zombie territory together, without burrowing underground to hide, but just placed them on the ground in a grand manner. My twelve Dark Knight Guards were also responsible for vigilance and protection around them. It was a really grand show. I guess this must be Taotao's idea. He has been with me for a long time and has evolved once, so he knows how to arrange it. The honest and simple Black Star must not have so many ideas.
Speaking of which, I, as a pet owner, have a hard life. I usually have to pay attention to their food and drink, and always remember to give them "tonic" food. When it's time to start evolving, they don't give me any advance notice, and suddenly turn into eggs, using my mental power as their own, without any organization or discipline. Even so, I still have to find ways to supply their needs as much as possible. In some unofficial opinions published by "Tian Media", some senior players believe that in the hatching process of evolving pets, "embryonic development" is also very important. Maintaining a sufficient supply of mental power can not only shorten the hatching time, but also have a certain probability of promoting the extraordinary growth of pets. Although the above views have not been confirmed, it is unrealistic for most players to maintain a sufficient supply of mental power. Moreover, I didn't see any obvious effect when I used this method to catalyze Taotao last time because of the situation. But anyway, I can't do anything at the moment, so it's better to just use it as a catalyst to kill this boring time.
Fortunately, I now have a strong army and sufficient manpower to absorb spiritual power from. Ordinary zombies and skeleton shooters are no longer useful. I have joined forces with the three zombie kings to summon hundreds of thousand-year-old zombie kings to serve as free laborers, plus the thirty or forty dark knights and a dozen black warriors I have conquered. They gathered in front of me and I took turns absorbing their spiritual power. This does not hurt their vitality and provides enough spiritual power for them. As long as I am in the "Death Space", the speed at which the "Touch of Death" absorbs spiritual power can barely maintain the consumption of Black Star and Taotao.
