Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 113: Expelled from the Valley of Darkness (1)
If the "Bottomless Abyss" was simply a dense swamp, I wouldn't care too much. After all, those are ground settings. Not only can I transform into a blood bat, but my subordinates like Taotao, Daxiu, Guben, the blood bat couple, Xiaobai and a group of devouring ghosts also have the ability to fly. They can avoid or lessen the contact with the ground to avoid stepping into the disaster. However, as one of the four forbidden areas of the "Dead Space", the "Bottomless Abyss" is not that simple. Because of the existence of many swamps and quagmires, coupled with the heavy humidity and strong ground suction, it is better to keep your feet on the ground, but the effect is not very obvious. Once you float in the air, you will immediately feel the strong suction. The higher the distance from the ground, the stronger the suction will be. You have to work hard to fight it. In order to maintain the flying state, it means consuming more physical strength, and the continuous flying time will be much less than in normal environment. Therefore, to enter the "Bottomless Abyss" to explore the location of the "Extreme Yin Water", aerial reconnaissance can only be done occasionally, and it is mainly carried out through ground search.
Of course, there must be no shortage of powerful creatures in a dangerous area, and the "Bottomless Abyss", ranked second among the four forbidden areas, is no exception. However, the old man's performance still failed to satisfy me. Just like the last time he introduced the "Hell Volcano", he only explained the approximate geographical environment of the "Bottomless Abyss", but used the excuse that it was a system secret and refused to reveal the information of the undead creatures therein. He only mentioned in a rough sentence: there are not many of them, but they are not weak in strength. What was left to me was endless reverie.
But these are all things for the future. To enter the "bottomless abyss", you will first face a big problem - only by crossing the territory of the corpse witches can you reach the entrance of the "bottomless abyss", and the extremely aggressive corpse witches will definitely not give way to the aliens peacefully. Generally, it can only be solved by force. Forcing through, in front of the fierce army of corpse witches, it will probably cost a lot to go back and forth. You must also avoid suffering too serious losses in the "bottomless abyss", otherwise you will not be able to open up the "transportation line" again, and you may be trapped in the middle. Fortunately, due to the agreement with the bat demon Tika, I have to be the enemy of the fourth witch king Graveson. As long as I successfully kill Graveson and replace him, or achieve a more ideal result and directly subdue it, I can solve this trouble by the way, and I can set foot in the territory of the corpse witch at will, which is a two-birds-with-one-stone thing for me. Speaking of it, many of the tasks set by the "Tianxia" system are really interconnected, and they all have certain connections, either explicitly or implicitly. If I had been afraid of trouble and danger and refused to sign the "Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Treaty" with the Bat Demon Tika, now facing the first unlocking task of the "Dead Scepter", I am afraid I must regret it to death.
There is no hope of solving it for the time being. I can only put aside the matter of the "Abyss" and plan to attack the Witch King Graveson and the Blood Lich Douglas first, but this requires accurate intelligence from the Bat Demon Dicka. Those two guys are both in high positions and are extremely cunning. They also have many competitors in the tribe who are coveting their power. Therefore, they pay special attention to their own safety and it is difficult to find a suitable opportunity to attack. As the saying goes, if only one side is in trouble, the other side will definitely be more vigilant and it will be more difficult to act. It may even retaliate, which may bring considerable trouble to me and the Vampire Bat Clan. The best way is to launch a strong attack when the two meet and gather, catch them all in one fell swoop, and eliminate the trouble forever. However, such an opportunity can only be sought by chance. I can only try my best to prepare, wait for the news of the Bat Demon Dicka, and be ready to attack at any time.
After entering the "Dead Soul Space", I have now been promoted to the seventh-level profession. My basic mental strength has been greatly improved. I can't wait to start with the Horror Bull Knight and the Horror Earth Dragon Knight to see if I can successfully sign a "Soul Contract" with them. But the result did not satisfy me too much. The Horror Bull Knight was easier. Generally, it could be subdued after a few casts, at most a dozen times. Although the skills they used did not change, their strength was significantly enhanced compared to the Horror Lion Knight. The charging preparation time required to cast the "Flash Combo" was shorter, and the overall strength was slightly higher than that of the sixth-level upper-level monster. However, the Horror Earth Dragon Knight was more difficult to deal with. Their strength was still above the Horror Bull Knight, equivalent to the seventh-level lower-level monster. The easiest one also cast the "Soul Contract" eighty or ninety times before it was subdued. The slightly stronger ones had to be cast hundreds of times. It was really a job that required extreme patience. This is still the case when I have such a high basic mental power. If it were an ordinary necromancer, he would probably have to be promoted to the eighth level or the sixth level as a secondary magician before he could hope to subdue these two types of undead creatures.
Based on this calculation, even if I become one of the twelve level 10 Undead Holy Spirit Magisters, my basic mental power may not be able to sweep across the "Dead Space" and subdue the top-level tyrannical existences such as the Nether Dragon or even the Nether Dragon King. I have to rely on the help of some powerful props. I heard that there are already equipment in "Tianxia" that can increase the success rate of "Soul Contract" signed by Undead Wizards. Not long ago, at a large auction held in Oasis City in the southern continent, a "Soul Black Jade Ring" that can increase the success rate of "Soul Contract" by 5% was sold, and was bought by Tianxing of the Sun Mercenary Group. It seems that I have to pay attention to information in this regard, and take action when there is a suitable opportunity - my strength is close to the peak. If I want to go further, I can only rely on equipment and props of good quality or attributes. No matter how strong my own strength is, if I equip a "blank", I may be able to dominate in the early and middle stages, but in the middle and late stages, it is absolutely impossible to "laugh at the world". This is the rule of the game.
After the "First Embrace" of the Bat Demon Tika and a period of recuperation, the blood bat couple, who had successfully transformed their physique, finally returned, adding two more capable generals to my staff. The blood-red body was interspersed with silver threads, and their strength had been significantly improved compared to before. Their comprehensive combat power had surpassed Taotao, Hongxing, Daxiu, Hader and other subordinates, second only to Wuma, and became a strong man who could compete with the terrifying ground dragon knight. Of course, these so-called level references are only a rough inference under normal circumstances , and are not absolute. These subordinates of mine have different abilities, suitable for different situations. As long as they are used properly, it is not uncommon to defeat the strong with the weak in "Tianxia".
