Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 42: Tit for Tat
Actually, I can't blame Xue Wuxia for being too "greedy". If you don't manage the household, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Afeng participated in the specific operation of Tongxin League and often told me how they were worried about the development and growth of Tongxin League. A good cook cannot cook without rice. Even in the virtual game world, it is the same. Without money, nothing can be done. If you can't fight for better treatment for the members, how many people will be willing to obey your command? In a small range, you can rely on friendship to maintain it. In the future, when the scale expands, it will still depend more on interests!
That velociraptor was really capable of tossing and turning, circling around for a long time before finally settling down. Yue Linglong, who was tracking it, was almost exhausted and almost gave up. It was because its two legs were injured and it limped and walked very fast. Otherwise, the white dragon horse carrying a person on a long distance would not be able to catch up with the velociraptor. According to the coordinates she provided, we rushed over quickly. The previous killing of the seriously injured velociraptor only killed a few dark knights, and no manpower was lost. With our current strength, 21 magicians, 11 archers, 4 knights, plus me, the necromancer, as long as no other magic dragons jumped out to interfere, it might be a little troublesome, but we should be able to deal with the injured velociraptor.
Nothing unexpected happened on the way, and they met up with Yue Linglong smoothly. The little girl looked excited, and it seemed that she was quite proud of having accomplished this task on her own. Under her seemingly quiet appearance, she had a heart that loved adventure. When she came to the Tongxin League, many of the original "flower protectors" were missing, and with the support and indulgence of Xue Wuxia and the others, this habit was even more evident.
According to the previous tactics, we began to attack. Without the intervention of the big boss Tyrannosaurus Rex, the dragon would not flee in the face of a challenge from the weak. Although in order to avoid any more trouble, we did not wait any longer and only summoned twenty Dark Knights. However, as long as the command is proper, with the assistance of Red Star and Blood Bat, it should be no problem to entangle a wounded velociraptor.
After two experiences, the two parts of luring the enemy and attacking are more coordinated, and I am more comfortable commanding the Dark Knight to execute harassment tactics. Even though a few were killed by the velociraptors, this is all expected. Although it is still showing its power, it is probably just trying to keep its spirits up. The injuries on its body are not light, and defeat is only a matter of time. Xiaobai led a group of brothers to patrol nearby. It seems that God is also helping us. There are no other dragons approaching nearby. Occasionally, we see a few dragons just passing by, coming and going in a hurry, with no intention of coming to our side. Even in the sky, there are very few flying dragons passing by, so we can concentrate on dealing with the velociraptors.
Only half of the Dark Knights were left, but the resistance of the Speed Dragon also turned from strong to weak, and its movements gradually became slow, and its reactions became slower and slower. The threat gradually decreased. Most of the time, the Dark Knights could deal with it by instinct, and I could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and no longer need to be so nervous to give detailed instructions on every move. I habitually scanned the surrounding situation through the Devouring Ghosts distributed in the sky, but still did not find the figure of the Dragon. As long as we hold on for a while, victory will belong to us.
The position of ordinary Devouring Ghosts is fixed, but Xiaobai cruises everywhere. Basically, every nearby area is within my monitoring range. Just as I was about to turn away from Xiaobai's vision, hey, it seems that something is moving on the ground. I hurriedly stopped at Xiaobai to observe carefully, but I found nothing. Could it be that my eyes are blurry? Thinking about it, it is possible. The moving object in my impression is not big, it is definitely not a magic dragon, maybe it is other small creatures living in the Dragon Valley.
Although I thought so, I still felt a little uneasy. After careful recollection, it seemed that the object moving was a green plant-like object, and it seemed to disappear in a flash. It was really strange. This was also because Xiaobai was invisible and was not afraid of being discovered by the passing dragons, so he was closer to the ground and observed more clearly. If it were the ordinary Devouring Ghosts floating more than ten meters above, they would definitely not see this subtle abnormality.
Because the war against the velociraptor has entered its final stage, my burden has been lightened a lot. I am in a relaxed mood and have the time to care about these little things. I let Xiaobai float closer to the ground to take a closer look to see what attracted my attention. Alas, sometimes people are like this. Maybe there is nothing at all, but they can't help their curiosity and have to go to see what's going on. The more they don't want to think about it, the more they can't move their minds away.
My heart was pounding and I broke out in a cold sweat. At first glance, there seemed to be nothing on the ground, but in fact, there were more than ten players hiding there. They could see us, but we couldn't find them even if we paid close attention. At least I pretended to unconsciously scan the area several times, but couldn't see anything unusual. They all wore "leaf costumes" for camouflage, with the cover of flowers, plants and trees. If they didn't move, it would be difficult to find them unless they got close.
What was going on? Who were they? When did they sneak here? All of a sudden, doubts filled my mind, but one thing was certain: they were acting so furtively and had been observing us the whole time, so they were definitely not good people and had no malicious intentions towards us. After all, we had just committed a "monster-robbing" "banditry". I believe many people understand the principle of "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind".
Fortunately, after going through so many things, I am no longer the rookie I was before. On the surface, I remained calm and continued to command the Dark Knights to fight. At the same time, I quickly contacted Xue Wuxia through the communication channel and quietly reported the situation to her.
"Don't say anything for now. Keep everything as usual. I'll contact Wuying and Afeng and the others. You should find out the number and position of the enemy as soon as possible, but don't alarm them. Then we can discuss countermeasures." Xue Wuxia responded quickly.
I didn't dare to mobilize the Devouring Ghosts to check, after all, they have identifiable traces and are likely to arouse the other party's suspicion. I had to command Xiaobai to go around. There were people lurking on all sides. A total of six groups were found, each with more than ten people, adding up to 70 or 80 people. They were wrapped in "leaf suits" and their clothes and weapons could not be seen, and their specific occupations could not be distinguished. With this scale, it is really a bit too little to call it a "dragon slayer team". Could there be hidden enemies that I haven't discovered, or a group of "professional robbers" who specialize in taking advantage of the fire and following other "dragon slayer teams" to pick up bargains?
According to Xue Wuxia, Yun Wuying and Afeng, the people who came must have bad intentions and wanted to get their hands on the speed dragon we were attacking. While I was observing, they quickly adjusted their tactics. The archers gradually switched to ordinary arrows to attack, and occasionally used skills to pretend that their magic arrows and mental power were exhausted. The magicians slowed down their attack speed and pretended that their mental and physical strength were exhausted to delay time and preserve their strength. According to common sense, if they want to be will not only consume the strength of both us and the speed dragon, but also make them succeed easily, and avoid being too late to kill the speed dragon and snatch the spoils dropped by us. In that case, there is no point in killing us. In other words, as long as the magic dragon still has the strength to resist and we don't notice their existence, they should not attack us for the time being.
The situation I detected also confirmed their judgment. We are now in a dilemma. Continuing to kill the dragon is not a solution. Even if the enemy only has 70 or 80 people, we have been fighting with the dragon for so long, and we have consumed a lot of energy in all aspects. We can't be their opponent if we fight for it. In the end, we will get nothing, but we will help others and reduce trouble. But giving up is even worse. The dragon is already at the end of its strength and will be killed soon. We will never be willing to let the fruits of victory that are about to be in our hands be taken away by others.
They were worried, and I had no countermeasures. I could only delay for a while and command the Dark Knights to fight blindly, trying to avoid unnecessary losses. But suddenly I had a question: the enemy seemed to be deliberately avoiding the observation of those Devouring Ghosts in the sky. I deployed so many spies, although they were far away from the ground and could not notice some subtle changes, but none of them issued a warning, which showed that the enemy was very careful in their actions. At least they did not reveal any flaws when they entered the observation range of the Devouring Ghosts. It was too unconventional for them to be so cautious when they were so far away from us, unless they were familiar with my background and knew that those nearly transparent Devouring Ghosts floating in the sky were my eyes and ears. Could it be that the enemy was...
The more I thought about it, the more possible it seemed. I quickly told Xue Wuxia and the others my guess. A Feng replied, "I thought you were careless and didn't pay attention, so the enemy sneaked in. I was too embarrassed to ask you for fear that you would be embarrassed. From this point of view, the number of people and the time match, and there are such means. It is very likely that Hua Mantian and the others have caught up with us and are preparing to do the same to avenge our previous attack."
"You are really judging others by your own standards..." I didn't continue. Even if the enemy knew how to avoid the observation of the Devouring Ghost, I was only paying attention to guarding against the dragon and didn't consider the possibility of player invasion. It was indeed a bit derelict in my duty. That Tyrannosaurus Rex was really useless. Why didn't it trample more of them to death? There were only 70 or 80 left.
"If it is really Hua Mantian's group, things will be even more troublesome. Although we have ruled out the possibility of reinforcements from behind, they are familiar with our background. If Yamato Spirit, Hua Mantian and other masters are all here, we will have an absolute advantage in numbers. In the end, we will definitely not gain the upper hand. We are not afraid of being killed, but we must not let the Speed Dragon fall into their hands." Yun Wuying's tone became heavier.
"If it really doesn't work, let's cover Sulong's escape. We must not let Hua Mantian and the others take advantage even if we die." I think this is a good idea. Anyway, we have already obtained the "Thousand Man Order" and have basically achieved our goal. We have now exceeded the mission goal, so losing it won't have much impact.
A Feng directly refuted my words, "You think you raised the Speed Dragon, so you can let it run away. We have given up the attack, but it may not appreciate it. The most likely possibility is that it will launch a Jedi counterattack, take advantage of the situation to kill us, and cooperate with Hua Mantian to kill us all. In the end, it will be killed obediently. Wouldn't it make them happy?"
Time passed by minute by minute. Even though we deliberately slowed down our attack, we continued to hurt the velociraptors in order to avoid suspicion. We could not hold out for much longer. According to Yun Wuying's speculation, the enemy was likely planning to suddenly attack us when we were about to slay the dragon, quickly take away the spoils, and make us suffer the bitter taste of failure to the greatest extent. Their intentions were vicious. Otherwise, they could have rushed out long ago, attacked the magician and archer formations first, and then attacked the velociraptors from both sides, waiting for them to tire themselves out and taking them by surprise. We were simply unable to resist.
The enemy may attack at any time, but we still can't think of any good way to deal with it. The key is not to let the velociraptor take advantage of the enemy. If we hadn't "let it go" when attacking, we could have killed it long ago. However, this big fool has been struggling with the Dark Knight, and it seems that he is determined to fight to the death. Even if we want to let it go, it is difficult to "convince" it to give up the fight and turn around and run away. The invaders are also weak humans, not the big boss Tyrannosaurus Rex of the War Dragon Clan. There is no domineering power to scare it away.
Moreover, the enemy's positions are scattered, and my "Chaos Ball" can only be used once, trapping only one group, so it doesn't have much effect. This arrangement is obviously aimed at humans, launching surprise attacks from multiple directions, trying to defeat us as soon as possible, while making it easier to sneak in and hide, and preventing my "blinding fog" from causing too much damage. It really kills two birds with one stone.
Things have developed to this point, and the initiative is in the hands of the other party. I can only adapt to the situation. I stepped up surveillance and secretly kept a close eye on the locations of the six groups of people. Before launching an attack, I must summon my pets and take out my weapons. If I pay attention, I can also detect their unusual movements through the Devouring Ghost.
We were unable to kill the severely damaged velociraptor, and the opponent might have become suspicious and finally started to act. I sounded the alarm immediately, and all magicians and shooters were notified and attacked the dying velociraptor with all their might, trying to kill it before the opponent. This was the only viable solution - as long as it was alive, it would be a disaster.
Xiao Bai, who had been waiting for a long time, launched the "Evil Soul Snatcher" in time, and the Yinfeng array mixed with a small tornado trapped more than a dozen players inside. In the center of the wind array, these players' professions included knights, archers and magicians. It seemed that the opponent was a mixed formation. The knights might be better, but it would take some time for the archers and magicians to rush out, and they would lose a lot of physical strength. At the same time, I used the "Chaos Ball" to cover a group of enemies in the "Blind Fog", so there were still four groups of more than 50 enemies left. If I handled them properly, I might be able to buy time to kill the velociraptor first.
Seeing our actions, the enemy no longer concealed themselves and rushed over with great fanfare. Fortunately, there didn't seem to be too many magicians and shooters, and the knights accounted for more than half. It seemed that the Tyrannosaurus Rex did not show courtesy to them. If they mainly used long-range attacks and launched a fierce attack on our magicians and shooters from the beginning, I'm afraid they would not have much chance of killing the Athlonus.
