Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 12 Trouble
When I was still incubating Taotao and Black Star in the "Dead Space", the fourth "World Heroes Conference" had already ended. Although our Tongxin League gave up the team competition, we encouraged members to actively sign up for the individual competition. The registration fee was paid by Tongxin League, and those who won a place could get additional rewards. Compared with the previous three sessions, we have made breakthrough progress.
Xue Wuxia owns a level 5 pet, the king of thunder frogs, the little golden frog, and has the strength to participate in the individual competition. With the help of Nan Feiyan, he got to know Black Iron Tower. After some urgent contacts, he finally bought several very good equipment from his dwarf craftsman friend at a relatively favorable price before the competition. He equipped them to Yun Wuying, Afeng, Nan Feiyan and other masters who had registered for the competition and had the hope of winning. Their strength has increased significantly.
The luck in the competition was also good. Although Xue Wuxia, Yun Wuying, and Nan Feiyan failed to qualify as seeded players because they did not have the results of the previous three individual competitions, they were not grouped with top masters such as Long Xingtianxia who were too strong. After a hard fight, the three of them made it to the top 256 (because there were so many contestants, the individual competition was divided into 256 groups for the competition), and finally won a place. And Afeng made it to the top 32 with his excellent performance and some luck as a fourth-level profession, but finally lost to the elite berserker Bajiugaoge, which was the best result in the history of our Tongxin League individual competition (although only a few people participated in the individual competition in total). However, he felt a little regretful that he did not have another competition with Hua Mantian in the competition - although Hua Mantian was also unlucky and was eliminated by Long Xingtianxia, and also stopped at the top 32.
Another surprise came from a new elite magic knight Longkong, whose pet is a mammoth. He is not inferior to Afeng in strength and also participated in the individual competition, but he lacked a little luck and lost to Yamato Spirit, and only entered the top 128. He claimed to be a loyal follower of Yue Linglong. He persuaded Yue Linglong to join our Tongxin League and accompany her. Everyone knows that he wants to win the beauty. To use Afeng's evaluation: He is born with a pretty face, romantic and rich, but not arrogant. He is very measured in dealing with people and knows when to stop. He is the type that girls like. I sighed that I had the opportunity but didn't know how to cherish it. Now there is such an excellent "rival in love". Compared with the two, I guess I don't have much hope! Every time I think of it, he scolds me, forcing me to not dare to eat at the same table with him. Moreover, Xiao La Jiao, Xiao Niao Yi Ren and even Yun Wu Ying from the Tong Xin League all jumped out to join in, complaining to me and "enthusiastically" helping me to come up with strategies on how to compete with Long Kong and win Yue Ling Long's heart, which made me smile bitterly - although I can't say that I haven't been attracted to Yue Ling Long, the profession of the necromancer requires me to spend a long time in the "dead space" to develop, and I have never had many opportunities to get along with her. How can I cultivate feelings? Moreover, many signs show that our family backgrounds and conditions are too different, and there is no possibility of dating in reality. I don't have the hobby of wasting energy on a fruitless "spiritual love".
The final result of the individual competition did not change much. There was no dark horse like in the previous session. The first and second place were still Long Xing Tian Xia and Yamato Spirit, and the third place was won by Ba Jiu Gao Ge. In addition, Bai Yun Jian entered the top 16, and the strength of the Longteng team was evident. It was the most popular team to compete for the team championship . The split between Yamato Spirit and Hua Mantian, who had cooperated in the previous two sessions, weakened the strength of both teams to varying degrees. Although the average strength was not inferior to that of the Longteng team, the eight masters who made up the main lineup were slightly inferior. If they wanted to win the championship, they had to rely on luck and see if the schedule was in their favor.
After a fierce competition, the team competition finally came to an end. The non-mercenary groups that could freely form a team were not well prepared in advance and did not use the rules to reorganize a new and powerful team within a limited time. The outstanding performance was still the established strong teams. As expected, the champion was the Longteng team. They also received the "Thousand Man Order" reward and were qualified to be the first to advance to the "Medium Mercenary Group". The second place was a bit of a surprise. It was the Goryeo Samurai team. They unexpectedly defeated the Yamato Spirit team, which was generally favored by players, in the semi-finals and advanced to the finals. Although the main force was seriously injured and could no longer compete with the Longteng team, this was already their best result in history. The Yamato Spirit's Sun Never Sets team was in trouble. It ran into the Blue Falun team, which was deliberately conserving its strength in another semi-final. The elite team faced the exhausted soldiers. The result is naturally imaginable. They didn't even get the third place. As for Hua Mantian's Huadu Team, its bad luck continued in the individual competition. In the competitions for the top 16 and the top 8, it encountered strong sniping attacks from the powerful Fenghua Team and the Wuming Team. Although it won in the end, it was also seriously injured and was picked up by the Longteng Team, which easily eliminated it from the top four.
Although five members of the Tongxin League entered the top 256 of the individual competition, their rankings were relatively low. Compared with these veteran teams, they lacked top players to hold the team, which was also a fatal flaw that restricted the development of the Tongxin League. At present, the Tongxin League is still too dependent on me. As the conflict with the Church of Light gradually unfolds, I am afraid that I will have less and less time to take care of this side. Finding ways to attract more masters to join and improve the strength of the members as much as possible is an urgent problem that the Tongxin League needs to solve in order to grow and develop.
Soaking in the "Dead Space" every day, repeating the monotonous action of absorbing again and again, after seven days of long waiting, Taotao finally completed the evolution and broke out of the cocoon. He first raised his front hooves to the sky out a long neigh, then jumped to my side with a flash. His speed was obviously much faster than before. He snuggled up to me excitedly and intimately, but he used a little more strength and almost knocked me to the ground several times. From time to time, he tried to "touch" my face with his skeleton horse mouth. His enthusiasm almost made me unbearable.
Looking carefully at the reborn Taotao, his size had not increased much, still the size of an adult horse, but the phantom flames all over his body had disappeared, and the bones that made up his body were not only thicker, but also more numerous. There was no longer a single gap between his body, which was completely occupied by bones. Each bone was shiny black, with a faint dark red glow flowing through it. The two white lights in the two skeleton eyes also changed from two small balls of red light that flashed in the eye sockets, and he looked more energetic overall.
After checking its properties, it said: "Completed secondary evolution; inherent properties: can be ridden; skills: Hellfire ray; additional ability: Flame protection." The three properties of health, mental strength and physical strength have also increased significantly, evolving from light black to medium black. "Hellfire ray" is somewhat like a burst of "Hellfire bombs", but both the speed and power have been greatly enhanced. It opens its mouth and spits out a fire snake that shoots quickly at the opponent. It can not only deal with a single target in a straight line, but also move slightly while spraying to expand the attack range to deal with groups of enemies, which is more practical. "Flame protection" is the phantom flames that originally surrounded the body have become materialized and can be controlled to attack at will. Through evolution, they are usually hidden in the bones to save mental strength. When approaching the enemy, they can suddenly appear to attack, making the enemy defenseless, and the distance is determined by the heart. The maximum attack range of the flame can reach more than one meter, but the wider the attack range, the more mental strength is consumed. The ability itself also requires a higher mental strength. In Taotao's current state, it cannot be used for a long time.
I rode Taotao to experience the speed after evolution, and felt that it should be faster than the glorious warhorse of the Elite Knight of Light after being accelerated by skills. If I could have completed the evolution earlier, I wouldn't have been chased so badly by the two elite knights. As long as I don't fall behind in speed and am not easily approached by them, I wouldn't be so worried when facing them.
But Black Star still didn't move, still devouring my spiritual power, maybe the Dark Knight's level is relatively high, so it needs more time and energy to complete the evolution. I am quite satisfied with Taotao's strength after evolution, I don't know if Black Star can achieve leapfrog evolution by then, which will also bring me a surprise.
Black Star's evolution is not yet complete. I heard from Afeng that Skynet is looking for me again. This guy has disappeared since he found out about Red Lotus. There has been no news for more than ten days. I guess he must have gone to the "Yinfeng Valley" to see his sweetheart. At this moment, he didn't talk to Red Lotus and suddenly thought of me. It must be bad. Could it be that he wants me to help rescue his sweetheart? I absolutely cannot agree to this. "Yinfeng Valley" is one of the four forbidden areas. "It's easy to get in, but difficult to get out." I am not sure that I can get out of it. What if I am trapped in it, how can I develop in the future? Not only for my own consideration, but also for the important task of resisting the Church of Light. The reputation of "the world's number one undead wizard" is well-known. As the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind. As the struggle becomes more and more intense, if I progress a little slower, I will definitely die ugly.
Although the matter could not be agreed to, we were all friends and we had to meet each other. When we arrived at the appointed place, Tianwang not only invited me, but also invited Afeng, Xue Wuxia, Yun Wuying, Nan Feiyan, Yue Linglong and several other friends who were close to me to accompany us. Even Xiao Lajiao, who seldom showed up, was invited to the scene. Such a scene made me alert. Could it be that he wanted to take the mass line and win them over to "force" me to submit?
As expected, Tianwang ordered a table of delicious dishes, opened a bottle of famous wine, and served a pot of good tea. He was quite willing to spend money. He chatted while eating, and then took the opportunity of Yue Linglong asking him where he had been these days to get to the point. He sincerely told the touching love story between him and Honglianhua, how they got to know each other in just a few days, and how they suddenly separated. He had no news and could only persist in searching day after day. Finally, he learned the whereabouts of Honglianhua from me, and immediately risked his life to break into the "Yinfeng Valley", one of the four forbidden areas, to meet Honglianhua, and swore to accompany her and advance and retreat together. I really didn't realize that Tianwang, who seemed honest and reliable, also had a talent for public speaking. His stories were very provocative, and a group of women with rich emotions showed signs of being moved by him.
Seeing that he was still chattering about how he felt after meeting again, I interrupted him and said, "Then you must be enjoying the feeling of being alone in the 'Wind Valley'. Why don't you take this opportunity to express your love to each other? We are all friends, so there is no need to rush to thank each other. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Tianwang laughed bitterly, and his words were full of helplessness. "If it is really a world for two of us, then it would be great. Survival in the 'Yellow Wind Valley' is not as easy as you described. Lotus deliberately lied to her friends in order not to worry them. When I entered the valley, I realized the pain. Not only would my physical strength be sucked away by the Devouring Ghost from time to time, but there would also be cold winds blowing in the valley. If I happened to lose my physical strength and couldn't find a place to dodge, I would easily be swept away by the cold winds, and fall to other places in the valley after a dizzy spell. It was really hard for her to persist in it and not give up. I finally found Lotus, but we were separated by the Devouring Ghost and the Cold Wind before we were together for long. We couldn't communicate to determine each other's location. The two of us were together less and more, and although we were so close to each other, we might not see each other even in a day. This feeling was even more painful than when I didn't know about her at the beginning."
Looking at Yue Linglong and the others, they all seemed to be moved by the affection revealed in Tianwang's words. I sighed helplessly and drank the wine in my hand. "Brother Tian, do you want me to rescue you? The 'Yinfeng Valley' is one of the four forbidden areas, where countless devouring ghosts live. And we have to pass through the 'free territory'. I can't lead too many subordinates there, and I'm afraid I don't have the ability to break through the blockade of the valley entrance."
Tianwang quickly poured me another glass of wine, "Ah Dai, I know this is really difficult for you. It requires taking a big risk. I originally thought that Lianhua and I would work together and rely on our own strength to break out of the 'Yellow Wind Valley,' but in the past few days, the progress has been extremely limited. The Devouring Ghosts we have subdued are all relatively weak individuals and are not of much help to us. Moreover, they are often blown away by the cold wind. We are in the same place but cannot see each other. I really can't stand it. Lianhua knows quite a few undead wizards, but their strength is not very good. Even if they are stronger than her, they are very limited and have no ability to rescue her from the predicament. I have not been able to level up myself, so I can only ask you among the people I know. Brother, you have never been in love, so you can't understand the taste of it!"
When I heard him say that I had never been in a relationship and didn't know what it felt like, I couldn't help but blush and glared at Afeng in reproach. He was the one who leaked all these personal privacy and claimed that he did it for my own good, intending to highlight my image of being "honest and reliable", different from those romantic and unrestrained guys, in order to attract girls' attention in an alternative way and strive to find my "other half" as soon as possible.
