Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 38: Dragon Slaying
Of course, not all the monsters in the "Dragon Forest" are so friendly. There are also many violent and bloodthirsty monsters. Most of these monsters like to run around like headless flies, and are good at destruction. If they see something they don't like, they will attack without warning. It may be other relatively weak monsters, or it may be a short shrub that blocks the way... Once you provoke them, they will definitely chase you and kill you to death. Even if you notice their traces in advance and take precautions, it is difficult to determine their route and effectively avoid them. You may be bumped into a hiding area. For those experienced "Dragon Slayers", most of the dangers come from these unruly guys. If you encounter this situation, the only choice is for the melee professional players responsible for defense to step forward and lead the bloodthirsty monsters away from the main force in time to avoid losses to the main force of the dragon slayers.
We were no exception, and we seemed to lack a little luck. Several famous bloodthirsty monsters appeared and greeted us. For example, the level 7 bull had a body of iron and steel, was extremely powerful, and ran very fast. It looked like an honest and simple common domestic cow. It walked steadily and peacefully in normal state, but it was a typical hysterical patient. It could go crazy at any time and ram into everything it didn't like. There was no rule to follow. Once, a "dragon slayer team" saw a bull walking towards them peacefully. They hoped for luck and didn't lead it away in advance. As a result, when it came near the team, it suddenly went crazy and rammed into the team. The "dragon slayer team" suffered heavy losses and declared the operation a failure early. Having learned from previous experience, we certainly would not repeat the same mistake. As soon as we spotted the bull, we immediately ordered a dark knight to charge past it using "Flash Assault". Provoked by this, the bull suddenly went crazy and started chasing after it. After a chase, the dark knight could not escape its clutches, and we finally managed to escape safely.
The most unfortunate thing was that we were "fortunate" to witness the true appearance of the rare "King of Destruction" level nine monster Hydra. Its fat body and four thick short legs made it look like a dinosaur, but it had nine snake heads above its neck, facing different directions and with different functions, some for biting, some for poisoning, some for breathing fire, and some for thundering... Although it did not crawl fast, it could carry out long-range attacks. It would also vent its anger on stones and trees when it had nothing to do. With our current strength, it would be almost certain that we would die if it targeted us. I sacrificed four dark knights before I successfully diverted its direction of advance and covered the safe escape of the large force. It is said that not only one of the ten "Dragon Slayer Teams" may be so "lucky". If you want to divert the attention of the Nine-headed Monster, it is generally difficult to do it without a dozen expert players. If the Dark Knight did not have the skill of "Flash Assault" that can quickly rush out dozens of meters, and Xue Wuxia and the others did not correctly formulate a specific action plan to lure the enemy according to the habits of the Nine-headed Monster, it would be impossible to pay such a small price.
Finally we passed the "Dragon Forest". Under my three-dimensional land and air defense and monitoring system, not a single player of the "Dragon Slayer Team" was killed. It can be said that we created a miracle in the "History of Dragon Slaying". Of course, it was not without price. Not only did we sacrifice eleven Dark Knights and dozens of ordinary Devouring Ghosts (who were "accidentally injured" by some flying monsters), but what was even more painful was that I had to concentrate for a long time to monitor the movements around me. I didn't dare to relax for a moment. I was really exhausted and couldn't hold on. Fortunately, because it took more time than expected and the whole process was too thrilling and exciting, I was scared several times. Others seemed to be in poor condition, so we went offline to rest together, and then entered the valley to slay the dragon after recuperating.
The entrance to the Dragon Valley is very wide, at least not less than ten miles, which shows how vast it is inside. From the "Dragon Covering Forest" to the valley entrance, there is a small open area, which can be regarded as the only safe area on the Dragon Valley journey. The monsters in the "Dragon Covering Forest" dare not walk out of the forest to approach the Dragon Valley, and the dragons in the Dragon Valley cannot cross the border and run outside. The "Dragon Slayer Team" usually rests here for a while, re-discusses the plan to slay the dragon, and then enters the Dragon Valley, embarking on a road of no return - even if the dragon is slayed successfully, the survivors will still choose to "dissolve the soldiers" in the end, and no player is willing or able to return from the original route.
With a fixed resting place, after going back online, I can absorb the spiritual power of those magicians at will and continuously perform the "Summoning of the Undead". In just two or three hours, I summoned Taotao, Hongxing, Bat Man and Bat Woman, Xiaobai and thirty dark knights. I first sent Xiaobai and a group of devouring ghosts to drift in for reconnaissance, and we followed them and entered the Dragon Valley.
Although the dragons are powerful, they are rarely manic. If you find them, just stand still and don't attract their attention. Generally, there will be no trouble. Moreover, dragons usually act alone. Occasionally, there will be some families of two or two generations living together. It is easier to choose a target, but the specific implementation is quite complicated and full of variables. Even if the dragon stands still and allows you to attack, dozens of magicians will hit the target every time, and it will take a long time to kill it. If you can't lure , the dragon will withdraw and attack the magician team, which may not only cause chaos and casualties, but also delay a lot of time. If the loss is too great, there will be a risk of failure. Moreover, if it is delayed for a long time, it is inevitable that other dragons will pass by nearby. They are generally not interested in their own kind being attacked, but seeing many "little bugs" that can run and "set off fireworks" may arouse their curiosity. Once they get involved in this "interesting game", they will be attacked from both sides. For any "dragon slayer team", it basically means a catastrophe. Therefore, in order to successfully slay the dragon, in addition to the magician who serves as the main attack force having strong attack power, the "sacrifice" who serves as the task of luring the enemy must also be an experienced and powerful master, and the two must work closely together.
The choice of dragon-slaying location is also a very tricky problem. A player once lurked in the Dragon Valley and observed for several days and nights, and finally concluded that, except for a limited number of ninth-level dragons and those with families, such as Tyrannosaurus Rex and Silver-winged Golden-horned Flying Dragon, the actions of single dragons are mostly irregular, wandering around in the huge Dragon Valley all day long, without any division of spheres of influence and activity areas. To find a relatively ideal dragon-slaying location, you can only rely on on-the-spot judgment, and the previous successful experiences cannot be used as a reference at all. To put it bluntly, luck accounts for a considerable proportion of it.
So far, although we haven't had any casualties, our luck is definitely not good. If the guards were melee players, the "meeting" with several bloodthirsty monsters would have probably killed many players. We hope that this period of offline rest will allow us to change our luck and bless the smooth progress of the dragon-slaying operation. According to unofficial rumors, doing missions, especially those that are more difficult, also requires a bit of luck. Once you have bad luck, the possibility of completing the mission will be much smaller.
We moved carefully in the Dragon Valley. Once we found a magic dragon nearby, we immediately hid far away and stood still, disguised as bushes. The Dragon Valley was not desolate, but full of jungles, lush and green. The "Leaf Suit" could still come in handy. Velociraptors, stegosaurus, magic dragons of various types, plus various flying dragons flying in the sky, none of them were easy for us to provoke. We moved with fear and trepidation, and even the Dark Knight felt the enemy's strength and carried out my orders meticulously, not daring to overstep the mark.
After some investigation, they finally selected the target of attack - a velociraptor that was resting on the grass in the forest. According to the observation of the devouring ghosts scattered around, there were no other dragon . Generally speaking, the "Dragon Slayer Team" would choose such a situation to take action, as they felt it would not be easily disturbed. Of course, it was just a feeling.
Against such a strong and big guy, Xiaobai's Yinfeng was of little use. He led his subordinates to set up eyes around the velociraptor and monitor the surrounding movements. Fifty magicians and fifteen archers were arranged into two square formations to concentrate firepower on the target. This was a proven tactic with a relatively high success rate but also a relatively high risk. In order to kill the dragon as quickly and effectively as possible, the continuity and stability of the attack must be guaranteed. This placed extremely high demands on the "cannon fodder" who was responsible for luring the enemy. They had to entangle the velociraptor in front of them and not let it withdraw to harass the magician's main formation. Once the enemy was not lured, the dragon-slaying operation might fail.
I left ten dark knights to protect the magician brigade and the archer squad. At the same time, as a reserve team, I personally led Red Star, Bat Man and Bat Lady, and twenty dark knights to stand in front, and adjusted the strategy of luring the enemy at any time according to the situation on the field. The dragons were arrogant and would rather die than surrender, so there was no need to worry that they would escape if they couldn't defeat them, so there was no need to surround them on all sides, which made the dragon-slaying operation feasible. Otherwise, if the dragons wanted to escape, those weak magicians would not have the strength to chase them. Xue Wuxia and Yun Wuying each had their own responsibilities, and only Afeng and Yue Linglong stayed with me, acting as bodyguards and advisors.
We moved very carefully, stopping and starting, moving little by little, for fear of disturbing the velociraptor that was soundly sleeping. Seeing that everyone was in place and had sent a message that they were ready to attack, I waved my magic wand and cast the "Summoning of the Undead" according to the agreed plan, announcing the start of the dragon-slaying operation.
Nearly two thousand ordinary zombies suddenly appeared around the velociraptor. Perhaps because they were too weak, the sleeping velociraptor did not notice. After the reaction time was over, the zombies began to swarm towards the velociraptor. They were responsible for distracting the velociraptor's attention. Too many small insects were quite annoying. Even a one-sided massacre would take some time. Scratching and scratching obviously could not cause any harm to the velociraptor, but the abnormality of the body still woke it up. It looked up and opened its eyes. When it saw everything in front of it, it seemed to be slightly stunned for a moment, and then it let out a roar that sounded quite angry, and shook off the zombies gathered around it. As soon as it stood up, its relatively large body was revealed, making it the best target. Xue Wuxia and Yun Wuying in the back had already commanded the magicians and archers to start the attack. The fire magician's "Exploding Fireball", the wind magician's "Chaos Blade", the lightning magician's "Thunderbolt", the ice magician's "Ice Cone Stabs", and the archer's "Concentrated Strike" using magic arrows were all the strongest attack skills possessed by the fifth-level profession. The sixty-five players were all masters, and they were concentrating on attacking at the fastest speed they could achieve, trying to severely damage the velociraptor in front of them in the shortest time possible.
The fierce attack seemed to make the Speed Dragon feel uncomfortable, and it turned its body towards the magician. However, the fearless zombies around it obviously hindered its steps, and they were desperately squeezing towards it. The Speed Dragon lowered its head and glanced around, opened its bloody mouth and roared again, and started to rush around. Of course, its main direction of attack was still towards Xue Wuxia and the others. All the zombies were swept away wherever it passed, and it soon approached the edge of the zombie group.
I have already made preparations. All the dark knights have accumulated their strength and are ready to use "Flash Assault" at any time. It may not necessarily hurt the velociraptor, but at least it will slow down its pace. Three or five of them are not very safe, so I will send out ten at a time. The velociraptor is only a lowest-level seventh-level magic dragon. I don't believe that I can't stop it.
"Boom... Boom..." Ten consecutive "Flash Assaults" hit the body of the velociraptor hard. Except for two Dark Knights who were bitten and stomped to the side by the angry velociraptor and suffered serious injuries, the other eight attacks were fully absorbed. They were knocked back unsteadily and were forced back, and were surrounded by zombies.
After the attack, the eight uninjured dark knights quickly retreated and continued to gather strength for the next wave of attacks. I pulled two more from the reserve team to make up the ten-man force. The velociraptor, who was almost knocked down, finally managed to stabilize his body, roaring continuously, turning his big head to look for the traces of the dark knights. Not far away, two dark knights who were severely injured and could no longer perform "flash assault" were slowly retreating in another direction among the zombies. The unique shape was soon discovered by the velociraptor, who swayed his body left and right, violently knocked away the zombies blocking the way, and chased after the dark knights.
The Dark Knight died, but the magic and bow attacks continued. The velociraptor started to rush towards them again. What greeted it was naturally another wave of "flash assault". If I exchanged thirty or forty Dark Knights for a "Thousand Man Order", it would definitely be worth it for me. The velociraptor was repelled again. With its tough skin and thick flesh, it might not cause any serious damage, but the violent impact of ten Dark Knights combined was not something it could withstand, so it was inevitably knocked back. It seemed very unwise to confront the velociraptor head-on at the beginning, but if it was not taught a lesson first and let it know how powerful the Dark Knight was, how could it be tempted to abandon Xue Wuxia and the others and be lured? Compared with a group of flies that only annoy people, blood-sucking mosquitoes should be the first to be eliminated. The key is to make the velociraptor unable to distinguish which are big mosquitoes and which are just small mosquitoes.
