Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 48: The Battle Against Heaven
In the sky, a black hole with a diameter of about ten meters opened up. Dark crimson clouds rolled inside, and boiling substances like magma could be vaguely seen. Every once in a while, accompanied by a thunderclap, a purple-red fireball with a diameter of nearly one meter spewed out from the black hole, falling to the ground at high speed, exploding with a rumble, affecting an area of five or six meters near the impact point. Judging from the power displayed, it would definitely kill anyone who touched it, and injure anyone who touched it. As soon as one thunder and fireball disappeared, another one was quickly brewing in the black hole, tracking and chasing, firing in succession, never letting the target have a moment of leisure. This was the special skill that "law enforcer" Santos used when executing "heavenly punishment" - "thunder and fire cave heaven".
After hearing Santos's "kind words of advice", I suddenly couldn't make up my mind and kept thinking about it. Santos didn't urge me or disturb me, but stood there quietly, looking very patient, waiting for me to make a decision.
Fighting to the death and surrendering without a fight have their own advantages and disadvantages. Reason tells me that I should accept the punishment imposed by the "law enforcers", preserve the strength I already have, and develop slowly; but deep in my heart, it seems that there is a fire burning, roaring desperately to strive to meet the unknown challenge. In real life, facing irresistible pressure, I have chosen to escape or surrender countless times, feeling humiliated and unwilling, but I am in an absolutely weak position and have no power to resist. The heavy price is not something I can pay and bear, because I don't have the capital to fight it. For my parents and for the future, I have to choose to bow my head. When I gained powerful power in this virtual game world and could be a proud person, it was even more difficult to tolerate weakness and retreat in the face of strong oppression. If the previous practice can barely be called a wise move to do what one can, then choosing to surrender now can only be cowardly - I am not completely without a chance, not to mention that such a failure does not mean the end of the world, I can still start another life.
"It is better to die in glory than to live in dishonor", in the end, only these two sentences were roaring in my mind, and the dissatisfaction with reality or myself that had been buried in my heart and suppressed finally broke out completely, dispelling the so-called "rationality", and eager to vent. Moreover, only by constantly meeting new challenges can we improve ourselves quickly. In the virtual reality, it should be no different. As the old saying goes, "Fortune and honor are sought in danger"!
Trying my best to suppress the fighting spirit that was about to boil, I stared at Santos and said word by word in a relatively calm tone: "I refuse to accept the punishment. This is absolutely unfair!"
After receiving my reply, Santos's originally leisurely look changed immediately. His four hooves began to take small steps, and the javelin in his hand was raised, ready to attack. Then I received his reply in my mind: "In a world where the strong prey on the weak, strength represents everything, and the weak have no say. Wait until you kill me, then we can talk about so-called 'fairness'."
Just as I answered and decided to resist, Taotao rushed to my side. This was a risk I had to take. Without it, even with the Dark Knight's protection, I couldn't escape the pursuit of Santos, the half-skeletal horse, with my speed alone. Not only it, but also Red Star, the Blood Bat couple, Xiaobai... the entire army was mobilized, and all the forces that could be dispatched would be put into this "battle against the heaven" against the "law enforcers". If I looked ahead and behind and had too many concerns, I would only be defeated faster, so it would be better not to fight!
I flew onto Tao Tao and quickly began a strategic shift. Fighting head-on with a monster that was equivalent to a terrifying ground dragon rider would be absolutely suicidal. I had to implement the mobile warfare that I had always advocated, weakening the opponent's strength through continuous guerrilla warfare, and then looking for opportunities to eliminate it. Although the strategy was simple, it was a powerful weapon to defeat a powerful enemy. Success required not too weak strength, correct tactics, and some good luck.
More than a hundred dark knights followed me in retreat, and some of the black warriors stayed behind, either blocking the enemy on the spot or rushing forward, trying to test Santos's true combat power and delaying his pursuit. However, Santos did not immediately chase me, and ignored the approaching black warriors. His body was flashing with red and black light, and in an instant there was a rumble of thunder. The gray-white sky was covered with dark clouds, and gradually a black hole was torn open. He first used the "Heavenly Punishment" skill - "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven", which represented the punishment from heaven for my rebellious behavior.
So the scene at the beginning appeared. The black hole kept chasing me and drifting above my head. Huge lightning and fire balls kept falling rapidly from the black hole and bombarding me. Every thunderclap made my heart tremble, and I fled from my original position in a panic. This kind of lightning and fire ball is not a joke. It is simply a killing weapon with great power, which is absolutely beyond my imagination. A dark knight was hit because he couldn't dodge in time. As a result, he was killed in one blow and turned into powder in the lightning and fire. Even if he was affected by the scattered lightning and fire that exploded, the damage caused was not trivial. There were a few times when I was a little slow to dodge, and a few flying sparks not only broke my "three shields to protect my body", but also damaged a lot of mental strength, forcing me to run around and dare not stop for a moment.
This "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven" is really a vicious skill. It is clear that if I don't get blown up, I will be exhausted to death. If I didn't have Tao Tao to travel with me, I would have been shattered to pieces. The reason why I can persist in the continuous bombing until now is really thanks to Tao Tao. The special physique of the Hell Skeleton Horse may be compatible with the properties of the Thunder Fire Ball. It is not afraid of the attack of thunder and fire. The first time it was affected by the burst of thunder and fire, I was scared. I was afraid that it would have an accident. In the end, nothing happened to it, which made me overjoyed. In this way, I can concentrate on taking care of myself, which is relatively much easier. Thank the dead old man, he finally has a conscience and didn't completely fool me. At least he gave me a pretty good pet.
If the black hole above is a powerful bomber that keeps dropping bombs, then Santos, who is chasing me closely, is an invincible tank that shreds any creature that dares to block it. The bone javelin in its hand is simply a magical weapon. Even the thick armor of the Black Warrior and the Dark Knight cannot resist it. It pierces a hole with one shot, as if it is made of paper. In addition, it is fast, so they can't compete head-on. Fortunately, Santos regards all attacks on "law enforcers" as extreme contempt and blasphemy against the "Law of the Dead" and wants to get rid of it as soon as possible. The sacrifice of my subordinates bought me time, so I didn't get attacked from both sides at the beginning. I had time to get familiar with and adapt to the attack of "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven". Otherwise, if I faced two powerful and unfamiliar attack methods at the same time, I would definitely die ugly.
I moved all the dark knights to one side to avoid them being accidentally injured by the thunder and fireballs. At the same time, I set up defenses and interceptions along the way to delay Santos. The black warriors were slow and it was impossible for them to catch up with him. After leaving the battle, they detoured to the designated location to set up an ambush, waiting for me to lure Santos by and then suddenly attack. This was a mobile and protracted war, and I had to plan and deploy it from an overall perspective to try to drag it to death.
I led Santos to the Black Knight's territory. Only there could I use the "Touch of Death" to get effective supplies from the Black Knight and quickly recover the mental power lost due to injuries. The Dark Knight's mental resistance was still slightly stronger, and the effect was not ideal. The Black Knight of a lower level just provided me with a quick and large amount of absorption. In order to heal my wounds and save my life, I had to attack my subordinates and weaken them to replenish myself. It was okay for a short time to be used for emergency, but if it continued like this, how much strength would I have to fight against Santos?
With a whoosh, there was a sharp whistle that broke through the air. Although I tried my best to dodge, Santos had a good timing. He took advantage of the gap when I just escaped the bombing of a thunder and fireball and threw the javelin in his hand. He didn't allow me to make a big move. It pierced a ghost shield and brushed my body. Just such a small impact hurt my mental strength by more than 10%. After flying past, it automatically turned around and stabbed back . Although the power was weakened, I had to be careful. It was like this every time. Although I was entangled by my men from time to time, as long as I got close to a certain distance, Santos would definitely attack me first. Anyway, those black warriors and dark knights couldn't cause much damage to it. They were just sacrifices. Fortunately, it didn't know the principle of shooting the horse before shooting the man. The flying spear throwing always targeted me. If it had been targeting Taotao, I would probably be in a lot of trouble.
With the help of the "three shields" and the protective effect of the artifact, plus the constant absorption of spiritual power from the black warrior, I was able to barely hold on under the attack of Santos and "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven". Of course, the heroic sacrifice of the black warriors and dark knights under my command was indispensable, and they used their lives to exchange for time for me to escape. As for Red Star, the blood bat couple and Xiaobai, they were hiding for the time being and did not appear. It was not the time to fight hard yet, so there was no need to let them go up and die in vain.
I was dodging passively, seemingly powerless to fight back, and could only flee in a panic. In fact, I was waiting, waiting for Santos's mental power to run out. According to it, the two skills of flying spear and "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven" both consume mental power, especially "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven", which has been attacking me, and the consumption must be very large. Even the powerful "law enforcer" cannot support it for a long time. Speaking of it, it was inspired by the old martial arts novels. The strongest often hides the weakest. Santos's skills are powerful, and the mental power consumed must be no less. As the saying goes, the strong cannot last long. When "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven" disappears, it will be the beginning of my massive counterattack.
Of course, to achieve my vision, I first have to ensure that I can survive until that moment under Santos' pursuit. Not only does I need mental strength, but I also need sufficient physical strength, which refers to both me and Taotao. If it runs out of strength and can't carry me away, I'm afraid I will be caught up by Santos soon relying on my legs alone.
So when Taotao's physical strength was almost exhausted, I had to let him hide aside to rest, and at the same time cast "Blind Fog" to trap Santos. Although it would not take long for it to rush out with its strength, it could at least delay it for a while, so that I could dispatch troops to entangle it for a while. Especially those Devouring Ghosts, they played an unexpected effect, floating in the sky and blowing the gloomy wind, tempting Santos to use flying guns to kill them. Even if he could kill two with one shot, because the distance was not too far and the throwing speed was relatively fast, hundreds of Devouring Ghosts could delay him for a long time. If it weren't for the relatively slow drift speed of ordinary Devouring Ghosts, they could only ambush at a fixed place like the Black Warrior, and the number of them they captured was not too many, so they didn't dare to waste too much, and I wouldn't be chased by Santos so hard.
I took this opportunity to use the "One Ride Away" to dodge the lightning and fireballs, and at the same time, I ran at full speed to distance myself from Santos. Taotao followed slowly beside me, taking the opportunity to recover my strength. When I ran out of strength and couldn't run any more, I rode Taotao to rest for a while, then jumped off and continued running, taking turns to rest. I waited until Santos broke out of the "blind fog" and killed all my provocative men and caught up with me, then I rode Taotao and ran at full speed, starting another cycle.
This is a gamble. The stakes are our lives. The chips are our mental and physical strength. It depends on who can hold out longer. Santos relies on the special skill "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven" of the "Law Enforcer" and his own super strength. I rely on the nearly perfect coordination of many subordinates. I have to have detailed and correct plans for where to ambush and intercept, which arms to deploy, and avoid being caught up by Santos. If there is a disconnection in some link and I can't coordinate, I may die. If I hadn't been tested for a long time, planned many large-scale operations during escape or pursuit, and was extremely familiar with the abilities of each branch of my subordinates, I could dispatch them easily and made almost no mistakes. I would definitely not be alive now.
More than ten hours have passed, and the attack of "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven" is still fierce. Santos is still so vigorous, and there is no sign of fatigue. He is still chasing me very closely. It is so terrifying that I even doubt whether it was lying to me before. Does it not need to consume mental power to use "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven"? To be able to withstand such continuous consumption, its mental power must be too high. I guess it will take a long time for it to stand still and let me kill it.
My situation is not good. The "Chaos Ball" has been used three times, and I can no longer cast "Blinding Fog" to trap it. After continuous consumption, most of the Devouring Ghosts have been lost. Now there are only about 300 left. Divided into three groups, they can barely delay for a while. I really regret that I conquered too few in the Valley of the Wind. If I could get tens of thousands of them out and line them up to be killed by Santos, I would be more relaxed and not be chased so embarrassed. Most of the black warriors were killed, and there are only a few left. Fortunately, there are still 70 or 80 dark knights. When the counterattack comes, they will take turns to perform "Flash Assault", which may be of some use. Of course, I have to live to that time.
