Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 56: The Alliance's First Battle
Of course, more importantly, launching a group battle requires at least 200,000 or 300,000 gold coins. Few people would play around with such a huge amount of money. Xiang Tianxiao dared to do this, most likely because there was some powerful force behind him, and he was just a puppet pushed to the front to cover up his tracks. Many "observers" who had this cognition could not help but cast their eyes on the two major mercenary groups, Longteng and Tongxinmeng, which were secretly recruiting soldiers in the mercenary market almost at the same time. They had a lot of grudges with Yeban Wu Ren, and they definitely had reasons to retaliate. It was very likely that Xiang Tianxiao was the mastermind behind the scenes. Taking advantage of the weakening of the strength of the Huadu, Sun Never Sets and Angyang Iron Triangle Alliance, they gathered forces to launch an attack, which did have a considerable chance of success.
As for the "Resistance Alliance" representing the dark camp, they naturally did not escape suspicion. In order to punish traitors and establish their authority, they might also be the mastermind behind the scenes and provoke a group fight with Ang Yang. However, after much discussion, it is only at the speculation stage and lacks strong evidence to support it, which makes it hard to convince people.
This is what the outside world thinks about the Challenge Angyang incident. Everything is going according to our expectations. There are many speculations circulating among the players, and the most likely one is that Longteng and Tongxinmeng took the opportunity to retaliate. Of course, Xue Wuxia and Bajiugaoge, who is temporarily in charge of Longteng's work, both denied any connection with the matter when they were interviewed by the "Tian Media" reporter. They insisted that they recruited people for the purpose of fighting for treasures, but they refused to reveal specific details. Their motives seemed even more "suspicious."
The team battle has already entered the countdown, and the various forces involved have taken corresponding actions, either overtly or covertly. As the victim, Angyang has naturally made every effort to prepare for the battle, and Huadu and Sun Never Sets, as allies, have also sent experts to Angyang's base to participate in the defense. In addition, an unknown number of players have been stationed outside to provide support as needed. It seems that there has been a plan for how to deal with the team battle. With quick actions and in-place defense, it is indeed not easy to break through. At the same time, there are many "spies" monitoring the bases of Longteng, Tongxinmeng, and the mercenary groups with whom they are relatively close, paying close attention to the entry and exit of personnel.
However, what we are most concerned about is the reaction of the Church of Light. If they mobilize a large number of light-related NPCs or players to support Ang Yang, we may not be able to gain the upper hand in a direct conflict, and the plan of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" may not be able to achieve the intended purpose. Once it fails, the economic losses and the blow to the morale of the members of the "Resistance Alliance" will be huge, and Long Xingtianxia's newly-appointed position as the Speaker will probably not be able to keep it. Of course, since the hostility is calculated independently by the two major camps of light and darkness, even the Church of Light cannot be sure whether Ang Yang has exceeded the safety index and entered the attack range of our "Resistance Alliance". They have too many targets that can be attacked, and it is difficult to gather heavy troops to defend one place.
Moreover, Long Xing Tianxia had already made arrangements in this regard. He told me privately that he actually had an insider among the players of the Light Department. Although his status was not too high and he could not fully grasp the movements of the Church of Light, he could still know about the larger actions in time. According to the intelligence, the Church of Light had judged that the "Resistance Alliance" might invade the Western Continent again and create a sensation by attacking the birthplace of the Church of Light. Therefore, the churches in the major cities were strictly ordered to step up their vigilance, and the players of the Light profession were also ordered to be distributed to different main cities to assist in defense, which ruled out the possibility of the Church of Light rushing to support Ang Yang.
Of course, as the saying goes, there are us in the enemy and there are enemies in us. The more than 10,000 members of the "Resistance Alliance" may not be a monolithic entity. There are no "spies" who have infiltrated the Church of Light, so we also played some tricks in the personnel arrangement. Although we have mobilized for war and are on standby at all times, we have never announced the specific time and target of the attack. On the surface, it seems that the target should be a city in the Western Continent. Only a few core members of Longteng and Tongxin League who participated in the cooperation knew the real purpose of the action. Ordinary members and hired temporary mercenaries were ordered to enter the Dark Forest for a large-scale "hunting" operation. However, "coincidentally", the time of the action was the same as the time of launching a group battle against Angyang, and the route chosen also "happened" to pass near Angyang's base. In the eyes of "interested people", they would definitely suspect that there were ulterior motives, which further confused the enemy's sight-if there is no way to confirm that the dark camp is involved, and it is just a conflict between neutral players, the Church of Light cannot send NPCs to support. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation, we can say that we have exhausted all kinds of methods to avoid involving the NPC troops of the Church of Light and limit the struggle to the players.
The time for the group battle is approaching, and all parties have made preparations. The Angyang Mercenary Group is of course on high alert. There are reports that the three giants, Yeban Wu Ren, Hua Man Tian and Yamato Spirit, are commanding the defense in the base, and Xiang Tian Xiao has also assembled tens of thousands of players and stationed them nearby. Among them, there are many forces or groups represented by Qiu Shui Chang Tian and others who privately support them to save costs. This behavior is the same as our five players from Longteng and Tongxin League, and can also be counted in their merits. At the same time, Longteng and Tongxin League have joined forces and are heading towards the vicinity of Angyang's base according to the predetermined route.
The "Resistance Alliance" was also ready. Members from the three continents gathered near the "Gate of Time and Space" and were ready to go at any time. Our elite troops, composed of one thousand masters, had already gathered in secret and were lurking in a place a little far from the Angyang base to avoid encountering other forces in advance. Since all the armies were already in place, few spies dared to move around near the Angyang base, as they could be killed by the enemies hiding in the dark at any time. Even a small team of dozens of people would be killed instantly by the enemies waiting in anticipation. They could only set up fixed sentries, and it was generally difficult to grasp the specific situation. However, this did not bother us undead wizards. The "Soul Contract" was different from the "Pet Contract". We could observe the external environment through the undead who signed the contract, and the invisible Xiaobai was the best reconnaissance tool. As long as we hide our bodies and do not attack, even players of the light profession with opposing attributes may not be able to confirm its existence and detect the participation of players of the dark profession.
The reconnaissance situation was reported to Long Xing Tian Xia and Desert Eagle one by one, so that they could formulate action plans according to the situation. We focused on finding the reinforcements of the light professional players. No one would definitely ask for support from the Church of Light in the middle of the night. Due to the rules, the NPC troops could not be mobilized. In order to maintain the high spirits that had already surrendered to them, at least some players would be sent to rush over for reinforcement. It was a pity that due to the modification of the system settings, the vicinity of the "Time and Space Gate" could no longer be monitored as it was when it was first opened. Otherwise, as long as we stared at it, we could roughly calculate the number of enemies.
Long Xingtianxia and I took Afeng, Bai Yunjian and several others with us, and directed Xiaobai to patrol around the Angyang base. In addition to Xiang Tianxiao's two army assembly points, we found three groups of enemy reinforcements, about 5,000 people in size. The base can only accommodate more than 2,000 people at most, so the enemy mobilized about 8,000 players. Compared with our last defense of less than 1,000 people, the number of people has almost doubled tenfold, which shows that there is no one in the middle of the night. They also attach great importance to this group battle. However, Angyang's base is not like our Tongxin League, which has received system upgrade rewards. It is only a meeting hall on the first floor, and there is only one magic pillar. The inherent defense capability is far inferior, and it is relatively easier to attack. As long as we can effectively contain the reinforcements of the peripheral enemies, relying on Xiang Tianxiao and the Desert Eagle's 20,000 to 30,000 attack camps, we are absolutely sure to take down Angyang.
As expected, the players of the Light Class also joined in, with more than a thousand people coming, which was similar to what Long Xing Tianxia had estimated. All players who received orders to go out would have their merits calculated. The Light Church could not invest too much in Ang Yang and cause waste. Once the battle started and they found that the situation was not right, it would be too late to send troops to rescue. Moreover, they were hiding in a low-lying area. Although it was not easy to be discovered, as long as they killed the secret sentries arranged on the periphery, they could approach quietly without alerting the enemy.
The team battle began. The first to join the battle were Xiang Tianxiao's mercenaries, while Angyang only relied on his base to defend. The three groups of reinforcements ambushed outside did not move. If the enemy does not move, we cannot take any action. As long as they do not approach a certain range of Angyang's base, they will not have the aura indicating participation in the war, and they will still be the neutral party. If they attack wantonly and are reported by the other side, they will easily be judged by the system as malicious PK and be punished accordingly.
The defense of the garrison will not be a problem for the time being. It is estimated that the reinforcements are focusing on the coalition forces of Longteng and Tongxinmeng heading this way. There are nearly 10,000 of them, and they are all level 5 professional players. This is considered a big deal in the "history of hunting". Once they are suddenly involved in the battle, it will bring great trouble to Angyang.
The mighty army is heading towards the garrison of Angyang. With their cover, the "Resistance Alliance" also began to act, issuing orders to quickly assemble in the Eastern Continent and secretly marching towards Angyang. And our elite troops must act in advance and quickly defeat the more than a thousand players of the Light Occupation. The Light and Dark Occupations are mortal enemies, and they can PK at will. Sending them back to the Western Continent, even if they are resurrected again, they will not be able to participate in this battle in time.
The "hunting" army of Longteng and Tongxin League was getting closer and closer. While the enemy's attention was drawn over there, we quietly approached the team of professional players of light. We had already scouted out the specific locations of the sentries they had set up along the way, and several top shooters worked together to assassinate them, making it impossible for them to sound the alarm in time. When the other party realized that something was wrong and turned to us to prepare for battle, we immediately launched an all-out attack, provoking the first large-scale head-on conflict between the two major camps of the "Resistance Alliance" and the Church of Light.
Because undead creatures are easily detected by light professions and cannot be summoned in advance, the first to launch the attack were more than 500 magic knights. More than 300 necromancers quickly cast the "undead summoning" under the protection of more than 100 neutral professions. Those who were selected were naturally masters, except for a few dwarf wizards, who could generally summon at least a combination of undead equivalent to a dark knight and a black warrior. Many people could even summon two dark knights, which made me secretly envy the speed of mental power growth of the dual magic professions. You know, I was wearing a holy artifact "Dark Demon Robe" with a mental power bonus effect, which is why I have achieved such an achievement today.
Of course, my performance was undoubtedly the most eye-catching. Most people had never seen the strange shape of Red Star before, and the fact that it could be summoned in advance as a pet had already attracted a lot of amazement. The first bat that appeared through the "Summoning of the Undead" was also an extremely powerful undead. Most of the people present were knowledgeable people, and naturally knew the strength of the blood bat. Just these two alone had further consolidated my position as the "World's No. 1 Wizard", at least at this stage, no one could shake it.
More than four hundred dark knights and two to three hundred black warriors followed Red Star and Bat King, and cooperated with the five hundred magic knights led by Long Xingtianxia from the other side to launch a group charge on more than a thousand professional players of light. The moment before, they were still focusing on guarding against the coalition forces of Longteng and Tongxinmeng, but in the blink of an eye, they were forced to turn around to deal with us. The formation change was quite hasty, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to cope with the impact from two sides at the same time. Once we broke through the defense line and killed a large number of bishops, even if they wanted to resist, they would not be able to hold on for long.
Suddenly, a circular Yin disk with a diameter of about half a meter and shining silver was thrown out from the enemy group. It looked like a smaller version of the "Holy Disk" placed in the middle of the ceiling of the church hall. It quickly flew into the air, emitting thousands of silver lights, almost covering the entire Undead Army. Although those who were affected by the silver light did not feel any substantial damage, their movements immediately slowed down a lot, as if they were being pressed by a thousand-pound boulder. The Dark Knight was not much faster than the zombies, and the Black Warrior became as slow as a snail, struggling to move. He could no longer cooperate with Long Xingtianxia and the others to attack from both sides.
Without a doubt, this is definitely the power that can only be exerted by a Level 1 artifact. The system did not announce the appearance of a fourth artifact, so this is another "pseudo-artifact". The Church of Light is really generous to its "people" who devote themselves to it. The chance of obtaining a "pseudo-artifact" seems to be much greater than that of other professions. It's a pity that I made such a "huge" contribution to the dark profession, but I only got a "magic storage ring" in exchange, but I have seen players of the light profession use "pseudo-artifacts" several times.
According to Xiaobai's observation, this artifact should be cast by the twelve bishops. The twelve players stood in a circle, each of them put their left hand on the shoulder of another person, and raised their magic wands in their right hands, shooting a silver light at the silver plate, as if they were using their own mental power to drive the operation of the silver plate. It seemed that unless their mental power was exhausted, it would be difficult for the undead army to get rid of the shackles of the silver light.
