Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 7: Defeat Them One by One
In fact, I was very satisfied with the results I achieved at the beginning. I let the summoned Undead Knight stand there to intimidate and accumulate strength, but I took a big risk myself. I was betting that the enemy would be caught off guard. I didn't expect that my "bold" tactics really fooled the enemy. Everything went according to my design. Although I would definitely become the enemy's key target after exposing my identity, I had to take this risk in order to win the final victory. After all, the enemy's strength was too strong. It was impossible to defeat the strong with the weak without "unexpected moves". And I couldn't get entangled with the enemy too much. This was the sphere of influence of the Church of Light, and it was not too far away from the garrison at the mouth of the Death Canyon. The longer I dragged on, the more likely I would encounter reinforcements from the Church of Light. Therefore, I couldn't use the "fog of blindness" to trap the target, so that I would have time to recover my mental strength and summon more undead creatures.
However, the enemy's attention was focused on me, which made me feel a lot of pressure. I only focused on trapping the three elite knights and rushed forward a few steps to kill the bishop. This made me too close to the phantom knight. I still remember the battle of the Holy City. The bright horse under his crotch could "grow wings" and was very fast. It could rush to me in a few steps. The silver-robed bishop next to him took advantage of this little time to eliminate the "undead curse" I had imposed on several other NPCs, and looked at me with ill intentions. If I was attacked by the two of them together, I would definitely die.
The Undead Knight hadn't fully charged up yet. If I gave up now, all my efforts would be wasted. I gritted my teeth and chose to face so many enemies alone. I retracted the "Touch of Death" in my left hand and re-formed a protective shield. My right hand used the "Three Shields to Protect My Body" to strengthen my own protection. At the same time, I spread my body, used "Ride Away" and "Shadow of Shift" together, and quickly retreated to the rear, trying to distance myself from the enemy. To be honest, I was afraid of being besieged by the enemy, which would easily lead to "dying before achieving success". At the same time, I wanted to "seduce" the Phantom Knight out, so that Red Star and the others could focus their attacks on the Silver Robe Bishop. Maybe I would have a chance to kill one first. This contradictory feeling of worrying about gains and losses was really painful.
The enemy was not going to be polite with me. It seemed that they had identified me as a "big fish". When they saw that I was going to retreat, the white light that covered the body of the Phantom Knight using "Holy Blessing" dimmed a little. The Light Horse under his crotch immediately spread out a pair of phantom-like wings of light and flapped them to chase me. This was not the end. The Silver Robe Bishop also muttered a long string of spells, then raised his magic wand and pointed it into the air. A round object with strong light suddenly lit up in the air. It was about one meter in diameter and spit out many small light balls the size of goose eggs. It seemed to fall like hail, at least five or six at a time. The one with "automatic navigation" kept chasing me. Except that it was less powerful, it felt very similar to the attack method of "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven" of the "Law Enforcer". The other eight NPCs also had their own division of labor and quickly made up for the Phantom Knight. They surrounded the Silver Robe Bishop. Two elite knights and one bishop paid attention to the direction where the red star was hidden, and the other five stared at the four undead knights standing still in front. There were my subordinates protecting me from the outside, and the silver-robed bishop cast the "Holy Light Barrier" to protect himself. He did not slack off in defense at all. Only then did they dare to attack me with all their might. Tactically, it could be said that their approach was quite standard, and they did not leave any chance for the opponent.
It's a pity that although they have seen through my identity, they still underestimated my strength. However, this is no wonder. Red Star has not appeared since he tried his hand at it, and his attack method is also rather strange. It is hard to tell who he is. The Dark Knight has fought with them many times. I believe that the basic information has been mastered by the Church of Light. His strength is limited and he cannot pose a threat to the Phantom Knight and the Silver Robe Bishop. The Horror Giant Bear Knight is making his first appearance in the human world. It is not clear how powerful the enemy is. According to conventional judgment, eight NPCs with strength close to level 6 should be able to resist for a while. As long as they kill me as soon as possible, the undead creatures I summon will retreat without a fight. But this is only the result under normal conditions. The "flash combo" of the Horror Knight is their strongest attack skill. Even the Phantom Knight would not dare to underestimate it. It is too much to underestimate them if they want to resist with only a few guys who have barely reached level 6 strength.
Of course, to ensure the successful implementation of the plan, this current difficulty must be overcome first. The enemy was attracted by me, but the attack was too fierce. The eighth-level Phantom Knight and the Silver Robe Bishop attacking together are definitely not easy to resist. If I am killed first, the whole thing of "luring the enemy with myself and luring the snake out of its hole" will only be a big joke.
Thanks to my thief skills, I am much more flexible than most professions. I have previously been trained in the "Thunder Fire Cave Heaven" in the "Dead Space" and have accumulated some experience and skills in dodging such attacks, so I was able to avoid the continuous "bombing" of light bullets and not suffer too much damage. However, the Phantom Knight who rushed to the front quickly was not so easy to deal with. He waved his arms quickly, his spear flew, and the spear shadow disappeared from my sight. He also performed the "invisible attack" that I had seen before. After all, I am not good at close combat. I can't judge the specific attack part of the enemy based on experience, and I can't dodge effectively.
The situation was critical, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight hard. Fortunately, I had seen the Phantom Knight's attack method in the battle of the Holy City, so I was not too panicked. I used the same trick again, not retreating but advancing, using "One Rider and Dust" and "Shadow of Shifting", and rushed straight towards the Phantom Knight who was attacking. At the same time, I took back the "Touch of Death", circled around the body and released it at a bishop, but it was just bluffing, and there was no offensive attached, but it enhanced the protective ability of the artifact to the maximum. Thinking about the fact that I was able to fight against the "Holy Cross" of the highest honor and survive, this time I had the "Three Shields to Protect the Body" skill, so I thought that even if I was hit by the Phantom Knight, it should not be enough to kill me. While I was approaching the Phantom Knight, in order not to accidentally hurt my companions, the Silver Robe Bishop had to stop the bombing of the light bullet, and also eliminated a threat.
In terms of martial arts, the gap between me and the Phantom Knight was not small at all. In the short period of time when I rushed in front of him and then passed by him, I felt that I didn't know how many heavy blows from the spears were taken. The spear dance seemed to have turned into several spears and attacked me at the same time. The attack speed was too fast. I didn't know what skills were used. The protective shield formed by the artifact disappeared, and the three undead shields were broken . I was also swept away by his gunshot. Even with the "Dark Demon Robe" converting some of the damage, my health was only a little more than half, which was even more powerful than the artifact "Holy Cross" used by the Supreme Honor. No wonder Long Xing Tianxia said that some equipment items in "Tianxia", including artifacts, are different from the settings of previous games. Their power will gradually increase as the user's related attributes increase. If you are not strong enough, you cannot fully utilize the artifacts in your hands, and you will not become much stronger all of a sudden. Just look at the eighth-level Phantom Knight's crazy attack. He caused such great damage to me with just a better spear, which is enough to prove that this statement is true. In the face of absolute strength gap, the advantage in equipment is limited to a very small extent.
I relied on "One Rider, One Dust" and "Shapeshift Phantom" to dodge several attacks, and several attacks failed to hit the vital points, reducing some of the damage. When I arrived next to the Phantom Knight, I did the same thing again, releasing a group of "eye-blocking fog" at the right time, trapping the two of us in the black fog, preventing him from further chasing and killing us, and only then I was lucky enough to get rid of the attacks that followed and did not die on the spot. Then I quickly broke out of the fog area with the induction of "Death Touch", so that what I had to face was the Silver Robe Bishop, four elite knights and four bishops. I took great risks to adopt this tactic, just to separate the combination of Phantom Knight and Silver Robe Bishop. As long as I could temporarily delay the Phantom Knight for a while, I would have the opportunity to concentrate my strength to kill the Silver Robe Bishop first. No matter what the final result of this battle is, I will strive to achieve the basic requirements of the promotion task first.
Seeing that I had successfully gotten rid of the Phantom Knight and had broken out of the foggy area alone, the Silver Robe Bishop waved his magic staff and immediately launched another bombardment. Before I could stand firm, five or six light bullets were fired down. I had no protective measures at all. If I was hit a few times, I would definitely suffer a lot of damage. As expected of an eighth-level professional, he had a very accurate grasp of the timing of his attack, not giving me any chance at all.
I had no time to launch a counterattack, and was forced to focus on dealing with the fierce attack. I jumped here and there to avoid the pursuit and bombing of the light bullets. Many times, they barely brushed past my body. Of course, I was inevitably hit twice occasionally. The other bishops also saw my disadvantages and coordinated with me to launch attacks, making my situation even more dangerous. I regretted choosing the thief profession before, which led to my mental strength being gradually caught up and surpassed by others. Now I think it is really thanks to the thief skills that I can have such agile skills, otherwise I would have died many times.
After a series of dangers, his health was only one third left. He finally managed to keep his balance and divided his attention to issue orders to Red Star and the four Undead Knights who were already fully powered up. He told them to ignore those level five NPCs and focus on attacking the Silver Robe Bishop. With the strongest attack skills of Red Star and the two terrifying giant bear knights, he didn't believe that he could not break his "Holy Light Barrier".
The two slow Dark Knights went first, followed by the two terrifying Giant Bear Knights, so that they could reach the target at the same time to attack. The Red Star was still watching, looking for the flaws and trying to deal the greatest blow to the Silver Robe Bishop directly.
Seeing the Undead Knight attack, the Silver Robe Bishop was quite cautious. He withdrew his attack on me and turned to deal with the Undead Knight who was rushing towards him. The top of the magic staff flashed with white light, and erected a light wall three or four meters high and more than ten meters wide on the Undead Knight's way. Then, another one was set up at a distance behind. In a short period of time, five light walls were erected one after another. The white light on the top of the magic staff was exhausted and stopped. This level eight profession is difficult to deal with, and it has many tricks.
The Dark Knight's "Flash Assault" is a straight-line attack, and the route cannot be adjusted freely. When facing a light wall, it can only forcefully break through. Every time it rushes through a light wall, it will not only suffer some damage, but also slightly reduce its speed. It should be noted that this is during the period of using the strongest skill, and the impact force has increased a lot. If it is just the strength of the usual collision, it may not be so easy to break through. However, the "Flash Combo" of the Horror Giant Bear Knight can adjust the attack route by itself. After hitting the first light wall unexpectedly, it bypassed the barriers of the other four light walls and rushed to the front of the Silver Robe Bishop.
The two elite knights who were responsible for guarding the silver-robed bishop went forward, but they could not stop the full-force attack of the Horror Giant Bear Knight. As soon as they came into contact, they were knocked aside. According to my order, the two Horror Knights did not entangle with them, but rushed directly to the silver-robed bishop, fiercely colliding with the "holy light barrier" that protected his body, forcing the two elite knights defending the other side to turn here to intercept. The silver-robed bishop also gave up the attack. From his focused look, it was obvious that he was concentrating on maintaining the "holy light barrier" to resist the impact, and the four bishops also continued to cast various auxiliary magics on the four elite knights to help them resist the Horror Knight. However, as the dark knight broke through the light wall and launched an attack, although the destructive power was much smaller, it made the situation more chaotic, making it difficult for the enemy to cope, and all eight level 5 NPCs were tied up.
Because "Flash Combo" is a multiple attack, unlike the artifact that concentrates all the strength to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, this gives the Silver Robe Bishop time to catch his breath. Coupled with the interference of the eight NPCs, the "Holy Light Barrier" dimmed a little after the attack, but it was always able to seize the gap to recover quickly, showing the Silver Robe Bishop's powerful strength, which is definitely much stronger than the effect displayed by the seventh-level White Robe Bishop.
However, after escaping from the enemy's attack, I was not idle. Without bothering to release the "Three Shields to Protect the Body", I first rewarded each of the eight level five NPCs with a "Curse of the Undead". While their defense was in chaos due to the four Undead Knights, I ordered the Red Star that had been waiting for a long time to start attacking. The "Flash Combo" it unleashed was better than that of the Horror Giant Bear Knight. The poisonous spider under my crotch also charged forward with its fangs and claws, spitting out spider webs, aiming directly at the Silver Robe Bishop who was defending with all his might.
