Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 29: Almost Becoming a Traitor
The mother velociraptor had a good grasp of the timing of the attack this time. She took advantage of the moment when Red Star and the others had just finished a round of attack and took two steps back to regroup, and attacked. She succeeded in one strike, and her position was also very good, leaving no flaws. If you want to attack the velociraptor egg, you still have to get past it first. Of course, this was also intentional, and I painstakingly directed and coordinated to create a situation, just to induce it to "move".
Although the female velociraptor only took two steps, it was still too difficult for her to move now. Although there was another terrifying giant bear knight two steps ahead who was provoking the female velociraptor and waiting for it to come forward and kill her, and judging from its appearance, it was very likely to take these two steps, which would increase the possibility of success of my plan, but I no longer had time to wait - the male velociraptor had already appeared in the "blinding fog" in the passage, and it would break out in a blink of an eye. If I didn't act, once the female velociraptor noticed that her husband was coming to help, she might stop her action and retreat, thus cutting off my last glimmer of hope.
The opportunity was fleeting, and there was no time to hesitate. I flew up, used the two skills "One Ride Away" and "Shadow of Shift" at the same time, and rushed straight to the female velociraptor with all my strength. If I wanted to get close to the velociraptor egg, I could only break through it. A group of Devouring Ghosts that had been ambushing on the side of the passage immediately began to attack, blowing dark winds at the male velociraptor that was about to appear with puffed cheeks, and the Dark Knight who had been unable to intervene also launched the "Flash Assault" at the right time, and rushed forward fearlessly, all in order to do my best to delay the male velociraptor's actions, at least before I broke through the female velociraptor's interception and touched the velociraptor egg, so that it could not interfere with the battle here.
At the same time as I pounced on it, Red Star, who had been conserving his strength, finally made a full effort and threw the first "Life-Taking Spear". Watching the spear shoot out and sink into the body of the female velociraptor, I nervously watched its reaction after being injured. After all, this was the first time that the "Life-Taking Spear" was used to deal with a powerful dragon, and I didn't know what the actual killing effect would be. If it failed to achieve the expected purpose and failed to distract the female velociraptor, it would be extremely disadvantageous for my "moth to a flame"-like action.
The female velociraptor was suddenly shot and wounded without warning. It let out a long roar that sounded like a hint of pain. Its movements faltered and its huge body trembled slightly. Although it looked like only flesh wounds and no serious damage, my purpose was only to distract it. I was already quite satisfied with the result.
With this delay, I dodged several times and quickly approached the female velociraptor. Because it was not seriously injured, it had recovered and immediately noticed my presence. Facing the powerful and ferocious velociraptor, I dared not give it the opportunity to attack first. Red Star's second "life-seeking flying gun" came at me again. Maybe it had been mentally prepared. This time it just paused slightly and did not react so obviously. Its eyes were still staring at me. However, this little time gave me the opportunity to attack. I waved the "shadow dagger" in my right hand and performed the "sneak attack". Fortunately, it did not hold me back at the critical moment. The skill was successfully activated. It accelerated again in an instant, flew to the side of the female velociraptor, and stabbed its front leg with a knife.
With my poor physical attack ability, even with the heavenly-level "Shadow Dagger" in my hand and the "Cheap Shot" skill, it is impossible to cause much damage to the velociraptor. The actual killing effect is not even as good as the fierce attack of the terrifying giant bear knight. This is not my original intention. I hope that the damage and paralysis effect of the "Shadow Dagger" can appear luckily. At the very least, I can use the effect of "Cheap Shot" to get an extra acceleration and rush to the mother velociraptor as soon as possible.
The paralysis effect did not appear. Fortunately, I was mentally prepared and did not expect to succeed with one strike. Then, without any pause, I swung the dagger and stabbed the front legs of the female velociraptor. As long as I could paralyze it for a few seconds, I might be able to break through its interception and reach the velociraptor egg. The timely insertion of the other two terrifying giant bear knights also slightly relieved some of my pressure - they made a posture to rush towards the velociraptor egg, forcing the female velociraptor to distract itself to deal with them. This is also the reason why I dare not rush forward blindly - I don't want to take the risk of approaching the velociraptor egg without more guarantees, forcing the female velociraptor to deal with me with all my strength.
It's not so easy to be around a velociraptor. Although it didn't use all its strength to deal with me, and was busy kicking a terrifying giant bear knight who "deliberately wanted to die" to death with two consecutive kicks, it was not easy to bear even a simple kick and tail movement. Even with three undead shields protecting my body and the "damage conversion" function attached to the "Dark Demon Robe", I was hit one after another and suffered serious injuries. Seeing that the situation was getting more and more critical, fortunately, one of the consecutive stabs finally had a paralyzing effect, causing the mother velociraptor's actions to suddenly stagnate. I had been waiting for this opportunity and naturally would not let it go. It happened that the time limit of "sneak attack" had expired, so I immediately used it again, rushing forward and hitting the mother velociraptor's hind legs, followed by a "riding away from the dust". The connection between the two skills was quite smooth, without any delay. This was after I practiced many times. As long as the skills were successfully launched, there would be no mistakes.
My movements were fast enough, and the mother velociraptor was not slow either. Because she was too strong, the paralyzing effect of the "Shadow Dagger" did not last for a few seconds. She recovered quickly and gave a quick side kick, which grazed my body. My health was less than one-third left. Fortunately, Red Star threw out the third "Life-Taking Spear" at this time, which slowed down the mother velociraptor's movements again. I successfully broke through its interception and approached the velociraptor egg.
Of course, this is only the first step in the plan. Even if I touch the velociraptor egg, the mother velociraptor can quickly withdraw and rush back at the current distance. Even if I use the "blind fog" as a cover, it will not have much effect at such a close distance. With it interfering, it is impossible for me to put the velociraptor egg into the "pet room". If I want to achieve my goal, I need to cooperate with other means.
The male velociraptor had already broken through the "blinding fog" and entered the cave hall. Seeing someone harassing its unborn baby, it was naturally extremely angry. It broke through the obstruction of the Devouring Ghost and the Dark Knight and strode over here. I dared not neglect it. I quickly raised my left hand and activated the "Touch of Death" to entangle the velociraptor egg not far ahead, and then immediately released the "blinding fog" to cover the hall to conceal my next move and buy enough time.
I was still too close to the mother velociraptor. I only had 20% of my health left. I was afraid I could no longer withstand its big feet. I didn't dare to stay any longer. With the help of the "Touch of Death", I first hit it hard, and then pushed it hard to let the velociraptor egg roll out. This was the only feasible way I could think of to avoid the mother velociraptor in the shortest time. Otherwise, the illusion effect of "Blind Fog" would not work at such a close distance, and it would be a powerful velociraptor. It would catch me as soon as it turned around, and it would definitely chase me and pester me. It would be a problem to save my life, so how could I have the time to care about the velociraptor egg? I was just a thin necromancer and a part-time thief. My physical attack power was not high. I thought the velociraptor egg should not be so fragile. What would go wrong if I "touched" it twice?
Fortunately, I reacted quickly. I just knocked the velociraptor egg away, and I felt that the mother velociraptor had turned around and pounced on me, passing by me a little faster than I expected, and I didn't have time to avoid it. It may still have a little perception in the "blind fog". I can't see anything except relying on "Death Touch". If I was discovered, I would be dead. I hurriedly used "One Ride Away" and sprinted towards the velociraptor egg with all my strength. Staying near the mother velociraptor for a while means that my life is threatened at any time.
Although I couldn't see anything under the "fog", I didn't dare to be careless at all, and continued to use "phantom" to avoid possible attacks. Finally, I successfully touched the velociraptor egg, but I felt that the distance was still a little close, and the female velociraptor might rush up at any time. I didn't dare to stop for a moment, and took advantage of the situation to hit it again, and pushed the velociraptor egg out again. I repeated it several times, and I felt a little more at ease.
It was pitch black around me, and I couldn't tell where the velociraptors were. I didn't know if it was safe here, but I didn't dare to move any further. As the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little. Don't push the velociraptor egg around. If you're unlucky and run into a velociraptor, that would be terrible. I didn't have time to think about it, so I quickly hugged the velociraptor egg and tried my best to put it into the "pet room".
Thank God, Afeng was lucky enough and was not disturbed during the whole process. He felt the velociraptor egg disappear from the embrace of his arms and appear in the "pet room" which had been empty. He finally completed the task and could sit down and wait for death - I don't have the ability to escape the revenge of the angry velociraptor couple. Of course, there is actually no need to do so.
According to reports, the Supreme Honor required a lot of experts to restrain the male velociraptor and kill the female velociraptor that refused to give up the velociraptor egg . The velociraptor egg was obtained by force. The way I succeeded by relying on one person can be regarded as a clever way. Although the two paths are the same, I was successful, but I was really risky. If there was a slight mistake in the middle, the injury would be more serious, which might lead to failure. And the reason for the success is mainly because my necromancer skills and thief skills have achieved the best possible tacit cooperation. The summoned undead creatures can launch necessary attacks at the most appropriate time according to my wishes to cover and cooperate with my actions. If other players and experts were to carry out such a plan, even if the overall strength and equipment were better, the most important thing is that they may not be able to achieve such perfect cooperation with each other, and the possibility of success would probably be much lower.
The most important task was completed, and Afeng and the others were naturally very excited. The fact that things went so smoothly was due to the fact that I, the specific executor, had made the greatest contribution. Yue Linglong, who discovered the location of the dragon's nest, also made an indispensable contribution. Afeng thanked her so much that she felt a little embarrassed. Of course, it was not the time to celebrate yet. This was just the preliminary preparations. It would be considered a real success when Afeng successfully signed the contract and officially became a dragon knight.
In the next few days, Afeng and Xue Wuxia were even busier. They finally collected all the necessary raw materials for strengthening the "Pet Contract" and prepared several quantities in case of failure. At this time, other master alchemists in "Tianxia" had also mastered the method of strengthening, so they did not have to rely on the fifth element. Moreover, there were still a few level 6 professional players who really started to try. It was not difficult to make an appointment. They asked a friend to help introduce a master alchemist named Explorer in the Western Continent, and soon received a positive response.
Afeng was impatient and had no patience to wait any longer. After the conditions were agreed upon, he immediately started strengthening. The process was surprisingly smooth. He succeeded in synthesizing it once and got the "Strengthening Pet Scroll". However, he was extremely unlucky when signing the "Pet Contract" with the Velociraptor Egg. He failed four times in a row. He only had one last chance left. It was a serious matter. As a bystander, my heart was about to jump out of my chest. I couldn't help but sweat for Afeng. On the contrary, Afeng, the person involved, acted as if nothing had happened. Without any hesitation, he casually pointed out the fifth time. I was puzzled. After being together for so long, when did his psychological quality become so good? Did he really believe that he would succeed and not worry about the consequences of failure?
Fortunately, the last signing was successful, and Afeng finally became a Dragon Knight, ensuring that he could continue to be among the top players. There was a burst of jubilation, and all the companions present cheered for him. This was not only Afeng's personal victory, but also the glory of the Tongxin Alliance, which meant that he had a better chance of being among the "Top Ten" at the "World Heroes Conference" to be held in more than a month.
The next step was naturally to celebrate at the restaurant. Everyone was so happy that I couldn't say much. However, after logging off, I couldn't help but ask the question that was lingering in my mind, "A Feng, why were you so confident when you signed the contract with a higher level? Were you really not worried about failure?"
"I'm worried. It's obviously a low-probability event. I don't have any great god protecting me, so how can I not worry?"
"But why can't I see any sign of fear in you? When did you become so deep that even I, your brother, can't see through you?"
"Even if I fail, it's not the end of the road. There is still a glimmer of hope. There is still hope to deal with the Playboy. Naturally, I don't need to be so scared."
"Turning point?" I was stunned. "What turning point could there be after failure? How come I don't know?"
A Feng coughed twice and gave me an embarrassed smile, "It's nothing to say the truth. I have one heart and two plans. If I really fail, I will just become a 'traitor'."
