Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 5: Rebellion is justified, revolution is not a crime
Alas, he is actually a "loyal" necromancer. Doesn't this pose a problem for me? I have to kill him, but I can't bear to do so. Looking at his name, his ambition is as high as the sky, which implies that his life is as fragile as paper, and he is clearly destined to suffer many disasters.
"Oh, by the way, Brother A'dai, what's the matter that has you rushing here in such a hurry? Were you speaking to me through mental waves from a distance just now? It seemed that you were talking about the Fifth Corpse King and challenge or something like that. What exactly does this mean?" Xinbitiangao recovered from the surprise of seeing me, the "number one wizard in the world" for the first time, and recalled what I said before.
I sighed. He had caused the trouble himself, so I should tell him the truth first and see how he reacts. "I am the fifth zombie king among the five zombie kings who rule the zombie world in the 'Dead Space'. The number of zombies under your command has exceeded 15,000. According to the rules of the Dead, you must accept my challenge and fight me in single combat. If you win, you can replace me and become the new fifth zombie king. But if you lose, you will die and lose control of all your zombie subordinates."
Xinbitiangao was surprised at first, then shocked, and when he finally understood what I meant, his face was almost twisted into a bitter gourd, "Brother A'dai, please stop playing tricks on me. If I fight you alone, with that artifact 'Touch of Death', I can't win even if there are two of me. I will definitely lose. Not only will I lose 5% of my mental power limit, but even the more than 10,000 zombies I have accumulated for several months will be confiscated. This is too cruel. Brother A'dai, you are not kidding me, right?"
I glared at him unhappily, "Are you kidding? I didn't know you before, and I'm not idle. Did I waste time and come all the way here just to joke with you? This is the rule of the Undead Law, and you and I must abide by it. I won the position of the Fifth Corpse King by fighting to the death from the previous Fifth Corpse King, a thousand-year-old zombie named Carbon, in a duel. I was given a 'Corpse King's Crown', which can only be used in the 'Undead Space', but can increase the upper limit of your mental power by 50%. It also comes with the ability of 'coercion', which greatly enhances your strength. As long as you defeat me, such a treasure will be yours." If I can muster up his courage and induce him to accept my challenge, then as the saying goes, people die for the sake of profit, and I won't have any scruples about killing him.
"Then I will disband some of my subordinates and reduce the number of zombies to less than 15,000. Does that mean I don't have to accept your challenge? Brother A'dai, I just want to subdue more zombies and find trouble with high-level undead. But I have never thought of usurping your position as the fifth zombie king." It seems that he is quite self-aware. He was unmoved by the offer of such a good equipment as the "Crown of the Corpse King" and was determined not to accept the challenge.
"No, once the challenge process begins, it cannot be terminated. No matter how many zombies you have now, you must accept my challenge." The answer is cruel, but this is the rule of the Law of the Dead, and it is not something I can change personally.
"Is it okay if I admit defeat?" He was still unwilling to give up and tried his best to avoid a decisive battle with me.
"You can voluntarily admit defeat. This way you won't lose 5% of your mental power limit due to death. However, you will still lose all your zombie subordinates, and you will never be allowed to step into zombie territory again for the rest of your life."
The slight joy that Xinbitiangao had just revealed was wiped out by my last two ruthless words. It seemed that this result was also something he couldn't bear. He said with a sad face, "Brother A'Dai, is there no other way?"
I shook my head helplessly. "I used all the methods I could think of when I challenged the previous Fifth Corpse King, but I still couldn't escape the final battle. I can only say that you are unlucky. Why did you collect so many useless low-level zombies?"
"Brother A'Dai, what will happen if you insist on not challenging me?" Xin Bi Tian Gao came up to me and asked cautiously.
This damned boy actually had evil intentions towards me. I glared at him and said, "I will be hunted down by the other four corpse kings for violating the law of the dead. What? You want me to sacrifice for you?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare!" Xin Bi Tian Gao hurriedly denied it, and took a few steps back with a smile, "Brother Ah Dai, you are a top expert, you must have more ideas than me, considering that we are colleagues and compatriots, and facing the common enemy, the Church of Light, please think of a way to help me through this difficult time! I, a dwarf wizard, have always been ridiculed by others, and I have persisted with gritted teeth. If I suffer such a blow and suffer heavy losses again, I am afraid it will be even more difficult for me to recover."
Looking at Xin Bi Tian Gao's pitiful look, I really can't bear to kill him. Forget it, I'd better lend a hand to help him. As a fellow necromancer, it's not easy for all of us. "How many zombies can you summon at a time?" Judging from the badge, he has been promoted to the fourth-level advanced necromancer. I hope his mental strength is not too low.
"Our dwarfs generally have low mental power. I can only summon more than 400 at a time. I'm definitely not comparable to you, Brother A-Dai." Xin Bi Tian Gao looked embarrassed.
I frowned. That was my level at level 3. It was too low. Dwarves as magicians really didn't have much of a future. I wasted the talent skill of "Summoning the Undead". But I could use it to subdue the black warriors with the method of torturing the bones and destroying the will that I had summarized. "How about this, you take the initiative to admit defeat, lose all the zombies and are not allowed to enter the zombie territory for life. As compensation, I will take some time to help you subdue a few black warriors, and then you can move around in the high-level undead creature area. Although it may be a little difficult to develop at the beginning, with those black warriors as capital, as long as you work hard, you will develop slowly. You can also ask me for help if you have any difficulties in the future." In this way, he didn't suffer any loss. He could relatively easily obtain the capital to hang out in the high-level undead creature area. I also promised to take care of him. I think he should be happy to accept it.
Xin Bi Tian Gao was delighted at first, but then his expression dimmed again. He opened his mouth several times to say something, but swallowed his words back in the end, as if he was in some difficulty. I was very puzzled and asked, "Why, what do you think?" Anyone who is not a fool should know that my proposal is the best choice.
Xin Bi Tian Gao hurriedly shook his head, but immediately nodded, his expression seemed hesitant, and finally he suddenly raised his head to look at me, as if he had made up his mind, "I'm really sorry, Brother A'dai, we have organized a 'Northern Continent Undead Wizard Mutual Aid Society', and I am also a member of it. I promised to help each other and advance and retreat together. Although my strength is not strong, it is still good among my companions. Now we are all active in the zombies' territory. If I can't enter here in the future, I can't help them. And their strength is definitely not enough to seek development in the advanced undead biological area. I don't want to improve my strength alone, but watch my friends suffer here. Brother A'dai, can you think of other ways?"
Good boy, you don't have much ability, but you have a lot to ask for. Not only yourself, but you even dragged in a few friends. Do you want me to be a good person to the end and give each of them a few black warriors? "How many people are there in total?"
"There are seven dwarves and four elves. However, they are all relatively weak now and it is difficult for them to survive in the high-level undead creature area. The innate skills of the eleven of us are all 'Summoning the Undead'. I heard that some dwarf brothers who changed their jobs to become undead wizards felt that they had no future because their innate skills were not 'Summoning the Undead', so they chose to self-destruct."
There are eleven of them, and each of them has the innate skill of "summoning the dead". Could this "Northern Continent Undead Wizard Mutual Aid Society" bring together all the "genius" undead wizards in the northern continent? If I help each of them to subdue a few black warriors and place them in the high-level undead creature area, how much time will it take? Moreover, if their mental strength is weaker than their hearts , and the strength gap is too big, it may not be easy to successfully sign a "soul contract" with the black warrior even with my help. Besides, I am busy. As the backbone of the resistance to the Church of Light, I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. It's okay to help occasionally, but I don't have so much free time to spend on them and be a "philanthropist" who helps others.
However, facing his eager and expectant eyes, I really couldn't say such cruel words as "There is no other way, just sacrifice yourself once" or "Take care of yourself first and don't worry about your friends anymore". After all, he is an necromancer who is caring and loyal to his profession, and he has a group of friends weaker than him who need to be taken care of. I can't bear not to help him.
Seeing that I seemed to be in a dilemma, he was silent and hesitant for a while, then he gritted his teeth, took a few steps back, and closed his eyes. "Brother Ah Dai, if there is really no other way, just kill me, and then help me subdue a few black warriors. Although I will lose 5% of my mental power limit, I can bring the black warriors back here to continue helping my friends."
Although he spoke passionately, looking at the reluctant expression on his face, you can tell that making this decision really hurts him. After all, for a necromancer, the maximum value of mental power is extremely important, and because the innate attribute of dwarves' mental power is not too high, it is even more difficult to increase their mental power. To lose 5% of the upper limit of mental power at once, no one would feel good.
According to his request, I can't have my cake and eat it too. I'm afraid this is the only way to deal with it. Seeing Xin Bi Tian Gao standing in front of me with his eyes closed waiting to die, I couldn't help but sigh, "Why, are you just waiting to be killed by me? You're not going to resist?"
Xin Bi Tian Gao smiled bitterly, "How can I be a match for Big Brother? Just look at the row of dark knights standing tall behind Big Brother, and you will know that Big Brother's strength is unfathomable. It is better to save some energy and die early and revive early. It is fortunate that it is Big Brother who came, and I can earn a few black warriors to compensate. If I had met the NPC Corpse King, wouldn't it be a waste of death? I would have lost everything and gained nothing."
He called me "big brother" from the moment we met. He was quite sweet-mouthed. He was much more tactful than me, but he had principles to stick to. He was unwilling to give up his friends just for a little benefit. He was somewhat similar to Afeng in character. Alas, was there really no other way but to kill him?
His eyes swept over the 43 dark knights led by Black Star standing behind him. Some of them might have a way to "cut off the firewood from under the cauldron" once and for all - rebel in the zombie world, launch a revolution to overthrow the rule of the four old guys, and directly destroy them. The so-called dead spirit laws that zombies must abide by are enforced by the deterrence of the five zombie kings. If they violate them, they will only be interfered with and punished by the five zombie kings. Since I became the fifth zombie king, the last one in the ranking, although I have gained some benefits, I have also gained many constraints out of thin air. The four old guys often unite to express their opinions on my behavior, saying that this is not allowed, that is not allowed, and they hold me back. I have long disliked them, but because they have moved to the advanced undead creature area to develop, I don't care about them. Now there is the Corpse King Challenge event, and it is because of their existence that things have become so troublesome. If the four Corpse Kings no longer exist, or become my people, I, the fifth Corpse King, should no longer be restricted by the relevant zombie laws, and can act as I please. By the way, I can also get a seat as the first Corpse King. I think the "Corpse King Crown" on its head should be more advanced than that of me, the fifth Corpse King. If things develop more smoothly, Bang Xinbi Tiangao and his friends can also sit on the Corpse King's seat, which should be of great help to their future development, and it can also be regarded as a contribution to their colleagues who are jointly fighting against the Church of Light.
Rebellion is justified, revolution is not a crime. If the environment restricts my development, I should overthrow it. Of course, there is a prerequisite, that is, there must be a strong enough force to back me up, otherwise it will only be like an egg hitting a stone and destroying myself. It is difficult for me to predict what kind of power the four corpse kings can exert together, but just looking at the first corpse king, Heitian, who can command 200,000 zombie troops, his strength is definitely not inferior to the dark knight. Fortunately, ordinary zombies can't play a big role under the "intimidation" of the dark knight. Using 43 dark knights to fight against nearly 400,000 zombie troops headed by the four corpse kings, as long as the strategy is appropriate, the command is proper, and combined with my artifacts, I have the confidence to achieve the success of the revolution and win the final victory.
Looking at the man in front of him who was still waiting to die with his eyes closed, his face was determined but his body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He couldn't help but feel amused, "Okay, I have figured out a way to solve the problem. There is no need to kill you."
Xin Bi Tian Gao suddenly opened his eyes, revealing an expression of overjoyed but somewhat unbelievable. He rushed to my side and looked at me eagerly, "Brother A-Dai, are you telling the truth? Do I really not have to sacrifice myself?"
