Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 63 Pregnancy
The content of the "Group Exploration Mission" is as follows: A coordinate leading to the Central Continent will appear on the teleportation array of each of the "Top Ten Mercenary Groups" in their respective bases. Of course, the destinations are different, and only official members can enter the Central Continent through the teleportation array. The mission requires the mercenary group to complete the exploration of the designated area of the Central Continent within 15 days, and not to leave behind even a small area. All the areas that have been explored will be clearly marked on the mission map. After the mission is completed, a copy will be left to the mercenary group as a team map, which can be viewed and used by official members of the mercenary group after the Central Continent is opened. Only mercenaries who successfully complete the mission within the specified time can get the reward provided by the "World Hero Conference" - a necessary prop for a medium-sized mercenary group to upgrade to a large mercenary group, a "Ten Thousand People Order" from the third series of the "Hero Order".
During the mission, those who died in the Central Continent can be resurrected immediately at the mercenary group's base, without having to accept the system's prescribed death penalty of facing the wall for six hours in the "Resurrection Corridor". This is a mission with a high mortality rate, and no outside support can be sought. A medium-sized mercenary group of 1,000 members of level 5 and 6 professions alone are conducting exploration work in an area full of swarms of level 7 and 8 monsters. It is absolutely a life-and-death struggle, and they may be attacked and killed at any time. Instant resurrection is also a necessary measure to further increase the chances of the mercenary group completing this expedition mission, and it also indirectly points out the only way to complete the expedition mission - regardless of sacrifice, repeated failures, and as many expeditions as possible in exchange for the final success.
In addition to the "Ten Thousand People Order", the expedition mission also provides the "Top Ten Mercenary Groups" with the opportunity to obtain additional rewards. The mercenary group that successfully completes the exploration work within the stipulated fifteen-day deadline can choose to challenge the sacred beasts living in the explored area in the remaining time. If you can successfully kill the challenged sacred beasts before the fifteen-day deadline expires and the Central Continent is closed again, then the dropped equipment or props may give you an extra surprise - there is a very small chance of obtaining a divine weapon. Even if you are unlucky, you can at least get a powerful sacred weapon, and the texture and function will definitely be superior to those obtained in the Four Continents. Of course, although the opportunities are equal, it is not so easy to obtain additional rewards. It was originally urgent to complete the exploration mission in the designated area within fifteen days. The system will definitely not let the "Top Ten Mercenary Groups" complete it easily. If you still want to squeeze out time to challenge the sacred beasts, it is estimated that the entire mercenary group will have to work hard to catch up with the progress, and there is no way to breathe within the deadline. Even if there was a little time left, not to mention that the sacred beasts in the Central Continent were more ferocious than their counterparts in the Four Continents, with at least one third more powerful, and the number of participants was limited, only one thousand official members of the mercenary group could be put into battle, and it was hard to imagine how difficult it would be to successfully kill the sacred beasts. However, there were also favorable conditions for the mercenary group, that is, the dead companions could also be resurrected immediately and continuously put into battle, and because of the nature of the reward, the sacred beasts would not escape from the designated area during the challenge, and all members would not be harassed by other magic beasts or even sacred beasts during the challenge, and could fight with all their strength.
On August 11, the "Group Expedition Mission" will be officially opened. Tongxin League has mobilized the entire group and required every member to arrange their time as much as possible and strive to be online as long as possible in the next fifteen days to contribute their efforts to complete the expedition mission. Xue Wuxia has clearly pointed out that the goal of Tongxin League is not only to obtain the "Ten Thousand People Order" and upgrade to a large-scale ten thousand people mercenary group as soon as possible, but also to strive to successfully kill the holy beast and get equipment rewards. Compared with other mercenary groups with the same reputation, Tongxin League really needs high-quality props and equipment to create several top-level master players. This is also another major defect that restricts the development of Tongxin League. Except for me, there is no other player who is qualified to compete with the top masters such as Supreme Honor, Dragon Travels the World, and Holy Heaven.
However, I, the greatest contributor to the Tongxin League's title of "Second Mercenary Group in the World", was granted a special license and did not have to participate in the exploration work in the Central Continent. First, this kind of mission tests the cohesion of the entire team, and the role of one person is not obvious. More importantly, during this "World Heroes Conference", behind the surface scenery, it can be said that there were heavy losses and a great reduction in strength. Most of the main forces under my command were destroyed, and there were not many available soldiers left. It is estimated that it will take a long time to recover. There are too many things waiting for me in the "Dead Soul Space" to delay too long in the human world. Of course, when the exploration mission is completed and there is time to challenge the holy beast, I will still need to go out, which is also one of the reasons why I urgently need to strengthen my strength.
The "Top Ten Mercenary Groups" began their death journey to explore the Central Continent. I curiously went in for a tour and entered the teleportation array of the base. I saw an additional red option with the words "Central Continent" on it. There was also a time annotation next to it, which was counting down. It showed the remaining time for this expedition mission. When the time was up, the teleportation array would be closed, and all players in the Central Continent would be immediately sent back to their respective bases. After selecting the destination, a red light flashed, and the next moment, we appeared in the mysterious central continent. The area that the Tongxin League needed to explore looked like a tropical rain forest with green trees. At first glance, the scenery was nice, but unfortunately there was a murderous intent inside. Not long after following the team, we encountered a sudden attack by a group of flamingos that fell from the sky. Although they were only level 7 magic beasts with fire attributes, forty or fifty of them gathered together, which was definitely not something that a hundred or so level 5 or 6 professional players could resist. Poor me, my "Phoenix Feather Cloak" was lent to Yue Linglong under the strong persuasion of Afeng, saying that it was something that could make her "remember someone when she saw it". I was unable to defend and could not dodge, and soon I turned into ashes in the overwhelming flames spewed by the flamingos, ending this short journey. The fate of other teammates was similar. Most of them were attacked as soon as they entered, and resurrected and returned to the base. Only a few lucky ones walked a little further and explored a wider space.
I returned to the "Dead Soul Space" and began the endless work of conquering. The main task was to restore the organization of the Horror Giant Bear Knight. It was simple and easy to conquer. Generally speaking, it would take only two or three moves to sign a successful "Soul Contract". It did not take too much time. It was also the basic troop for conquering other undead creatures such as corpse witches in the future. It must maintain a large scale. In the middle of the month, when it was time to obtain permission, Taotao had gone to the "Hell Volcano" and soaked in the "magma bath"; while Wu Ma was still killing persistently. After the Green Bone Dragon's pursuit, it became more bloodthirsty and violent. Accustomed to the protection of the guards, it did not have to worry too much about its own safety. It slaughtered all the undead creatures that did not belong to me all day long, without stopping for a moment, and stopped only when it was exhausted, showing its true nature as a knight of destruction. For a while, the only capable subordinate left was Hong Xing. He refined three bone guns again. With the "life-seeking flying gun" as the ultimate means of protection, it barely had the ability to deal with emergencies.
The size of the Terror Giant Bear Knight Legion is expanding madly every day. Without a group of subordinates following me and ready to be deployed at any time, I always feel a little uneasy. My experience has told me that in the "Dead Space" where "the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive", strength is the first guarantee of survival. There is no way to subdue higher-level undead creatures for the time being, so maintaining an absolute advantage in numbers is also a good choice.
To subdue a dozen Horror Giant Bear Knights in an hour is a speed that most Undead Wizards can only dream of, but it is a rather helpless result for me. If I were not afraid of causing too much commotion, triggering an Undead War with Horror Knights, and causing unpredictable consequences, I could have subdued them much faster with my strength. Unfortunately, I am restricted by the "Law of the Dead", so I can only proceed cautiously, controlling the battle within a small local area, and dare not mobilize all my men to attack in a big way to subdue more targets for me to sign the "Soul Contract".
After six days of running around, I had added more than a thousand Terror Bear Knights. Because I was too anxious, I tried my best to control the speed of conquering them, but it was inevitable that I would take some "excessive" actions. I almost triggered large-scale conflicts with the Terror Knights several times, especially the one not long ago, when more than 200 Terror Knights participated, including high-level Terror Dragon Knights and Terror Bull Knights. Thanks to my prompt decision and timely emergency response measures, I sacrificed more than a hundred men who "led the trouble", including several few remaining Terror Tiger Knights and Terror Lion Knights, and finally calmed down the situation without causing the situation to deteriorate and eliminating the danger of triggering the Undead War. Now I have to restrain my actions and temporarily slow down the speed of conquering them. I occasionally conquer a few Terror Tiger Knights or Terror Lion Knights to ease the slightly tense atmosphere in this area where I often move.
The speed of taming the beasts slowed down, which gave me a chance to catch my breath and rest, and relax my nerves that had been tense for several days. However, this plan soon fell through - the blood bat couple, who had been in a low state and were recuperating, actually showed up in front of me on their own initiative.
"Master, we have something to discuss with you." After hesitating for a while, Bat King spoke first.
I was quite surprised by the sudden communication. Although the blood bats are a special type of high-level undead with high IQ and the ability to communicate mentally, they were unwilling to be subdued. Normally, they would not take the initiative to talk to me. They were just driven by the "soul contract" and passively accepted orders. Now they took the initiative to communicate with me for the first time. There must be something unusual happening. Could it be that they are also starting to evolve like Black Star or Wu Ma? This is good news, and I should naturally support it. "Oh, just tell me what you need, I will do my best to help."
"Bat Lady...Bat Lady is pregnant." Bat Male said hesitantly. No matter what they were called before, since I gave them new names, they must use this new name in the future.
"Pregnant?" She was pregnant instead of evolving. How can undead creatures produce offspring through sex? Thinking back carefully, it seems that the Undead Creatures Encyclopedia does not clearly stipulate that undead creatures must be bred by the spirit of death and cannot be produced. I glanced at the bat lady's belly. Although it was not very conspicuous, I observed carefully that her belly was slightly bulging and indeed a circle larger than usual. The bat man looked even more listless and thinner, which was obviously a symptom of excessive energy loss. I was immediately more delighted. Wouldn't it be better if she was pregnant? The little blood bats she gave birth to could continue to be used by me, and I would have the opportunity to keep them as pets. However, the strength of the blood bats was indeed a little low, and they could not keep up with the needs of my strength improvement. It was a bit of a waste of indicators.
"We blood bats are one of the few undead creatures in the 'Dead Space' that can give birth to offspring through the mother's body. The offspring produced usually have more powerful abilities than the vampire bats naturally bred by the dead spirit, and there is a high probability that they will evolve into a higher-level form, called 'blood-sucking fangs'. However, the conditions and process for the blood bats to conceive are very difficult. Not only do they need to reach a certain degree of growth, but they also consume a lot of energy from the couple to cultivate them. Through a series of fierce fights with the master, we who survived have achieved rapid growth and reached the conditions required for the production of offspring. At the same time, under the protection of the guards arranged by the master, we have obtained a relatively safe environment, where we can quietly carry out the maternal work of conceiving offspring. During this period, the master took extra care of us and did not summon us to participate in fierce battles, so as not to leak the fetal energy that was gradually being conceived, and finally made the bat lady conceive successfully. Because the process of maternal gestation is extremely difficult and the success rate is very low, we are not sure at all, so we did not dare to tell the master in advance."
The offspring of vampire bats have more powerful abilities, and may evolve into "vampire fangs". A new species has appeared, and I am more and more interested. "Now that the bat lady is pregnant, you come to me. What do you want my help with? Do you want to absorb a lot of my spiritual power to promote growth, or do you need to devour more soul energy of undead creatures as nutrition?"
"No, Master. The requirements for a blood bat mother to give birth to offspring are very strict. Even after becoming pregnant, in order to successfully lay a blood bat egg and increase the possibility of the fetus evolving into a 'blood-sucking fang', it is necessary to meet specific conditions and absorb special energy. If it cannot be done quickly in a short period of time, it will not only affect the development of the fetus, but may even cause the already formed fetus to slowly die, losing this rare opportunity to produce offspring."
