Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 211: Touching the Nether Dragon
Although there is still a small gap in strength between Khufu and the lower-level tenth-level Hell Dragon, the Great Pharaoh with the special equipment "Pyramid" should not be too disadvantaged in close combat compared to the half-demon and half-martial Hell Dragon. The Hell Dragon's most lethal fire attribute attack will not have much effect on Khufu. The two sides are likely to develop into a protracted war. As long as I can maximize the attack effect of the dark attribute in the coordinated battle, it may be possible to change the situation and defeat the Hell Dragon.
The "Hell Dragon Challenge" on November 15th is coming. Even if it is just a test, it will force the true strength of the Hell Dragon. I dare not take it lightly and have made as much preparation as possible. The low-level holy equipment "Fire Feather Cloak" that has been with me before has been handed over and used as a public equipment for the Tongxin League. Instead, it is a "Unicorn Horn Soft Armor Cloak", a high-level holy equipment made by a professional player. The main raw materials are fire unicorn horns and unicorn armor. It has a stronger fire immunity function. At the same time, some other precious raw materials are added, and it has good physical defense capabilities. The attribute function can definitely rank among the same type of fire-avoiding cloaks in "Tianxia". It is the best fire-avoiding equipment ordered and successfully made in the name of Tongxin League. It has invested a lot of money for this. A large part of the reason is that it is for me to use in the "Hell Volcano". I have the absolute priority to use it. It can almost be considered as my personal exclusive equipment. It was successfully made last month and delivered to me for use, just in time for the "Hell Dragon Challenge".
The challenge began. The purpose was to test the strength of the Hell Dragon. He did not retreat and escape as before. As soon as he entered the battle area, Khufu turned around and faced the Hell Dragon, holding up his Fire Bone Staff and preparing to fight his opponent head-on. I hid far away and did not intervene in the battle for the time being. Khufu dealt with the Hell Dragon's attack alone, and observed carefully from the side to see how big the gap was and how I should cooperate in the attack.
Perhaps knowing that Khufu's strength has been greatly improved and he is no longer the little pharaoh who can be bullied at will, the Hell Dragon sent out as our opponent has also become much more cautious. Unlike the previous challenge, it did not rush to attack wildly at the beginning. It first circled around Khufu from a distance for a few circles, slowly approached, and then suddenly changed direction. With an accelerated dive, it swung its thick hind legs and quickly kicked Khufu. For an opponent with the same fire attribute, the damage caused by fire magic attacks is limited, and such direct physical attacks are the most effective.
Khufu held the Firebone Staff tightly in both hands, holding it diagonally in front of his chest, and staring intently at the dragon's leg that was kicking at him quickly. He had no intention of dodging it. Seeing that it was about to hit his body, he swung the Firebone Staff vigorously and hit the dragon's leg with a heavy blow. The two great forces intersected, and Khufu staggered back and almost fell to the ground. After all, compared with the huge Hell Dragon, the Great Pharaoh's body was still too thin, and he was inevitably at a disadvantage in terms of strength. However, Khufu, who had the special royal equipment "Pyramid", was not so easy to deal with. He forced the Hell Dragon to change the angle of flight. It could not stop for a while, and flew diagonally for a few steps. It could not quickly turn around and seize the opportunity to launch a series of attacks on Khufu. This was a counterattack carried out by Khufu relying solely on his own strength, without using the "Thunder Strike" skill. It was already very good to achieve such an effect. Of course, this was only the first attack of the Hell Dragon. It certainly did not use its full strength and was caught off guard. Khufu did not expect that he would choose to fight it head-on, so the first wave of attack was resolved. The next time should not be so easy to deal with.
After a simple round of competition, it can be seen that in terms of strength, the Hell Dragon is slightly better, but it is within my ability to bear, and the unexpected situation that I have been most worried about before has not occurred. After all, the initiative of the "Hell Dragon Challenge" is in the hands of Hades. Although the Hell Dragons sent out to participate in the previous challenges were all lower-level tenth-level Hell Dragons, my Volcano subordinates at that time were only lower-level nine. Now facing the Great Pharaoh Khufu who is beyond the upper level of nine, I have always been unsure whether Hades will or has the power to dispatch a mid-level tenth-level Hell Dragon to fight. If that happens, Khufu and I will definitely not have a chance of winning. Fortunately, the Hell Dragon in front of me should only be lower-level ten, and Khufu made the same judgment as me, and did not completely kill our chances with decisive means.
After a slight adjustment, Khufu and the Hell Dragon continued to fight. Khufu, who had rich practical experience, no longer fought against the Hell Dragon. He used more flexible movements to dodge the opponent's attacks. At the same time, he quickly waved the Fire Bone Staff to find opportunities to counterattack and whip the opponent's body. However, the Hell Dragon's defense ability was also very high, and the effect of ordinary staff attacks was not obvious. The damage could be said to be very slight. At the same time, the Hell Dragon was probably not worried about violating the rules of the challenge and accidentally killing Khufu with too heavy a blow. Therefore, he made full use of his advantages and exerted his power attack to the extreme. He hit his body, pushed his dragon horns, stepped on his back feet, slapped his front palms, bit his dragon teeth, and whipped his dragon tail. He was extremely powerful and fully demonstrated the tyrannical strength of the Hell Dragon clan. With Khufu's ability, he also had a hard time coping. From time to time, he would be in danger and suffer some injuries. At such a critical moment, the function of the "pyramid" was finally revealed. It not only added a layer of protection to Khufu, giving him stronger defensive capabilities, but also the "Hell Volcano" was the place where fire energy was most concentrated, making it easier to absorb and transform. Especially for Khufu who had the special equipment "pyramid", the effect was more obvious - unlike when he absorbed Yin energy on the Lost Continent, it was unknown what magical skills Khufu used. The "pyramid" above his head emitted a hazy red light, and the nearby fire energy was quickly absorbed. Through the conversion effect of the "pyramid", Khufu's injuries were healed and converted into the mental power needed for his body. Although the speed was relatively slow, it could effectively prolong Khufu's ability to fight for a long time, and his strength was further enhanced. This is one of the functions of the "pyramid", but other places in the "Dead Space" rarely condense such thick bright air, that is, dark attribute energy. Usually, the "pyramid" must be released to expand its volume so that it can easily absorb negative energy. It is rare to have an opportunity like in the "Hell Volcano" to quickly absorb and transform fire attribute energy in this way to replenish its own efficiency .
In order to prevent the Hell Dragon, especially Hades who might be watching, from noticing my real purpose, I seemed to be just trying to pass the "Dragon Challenge" and get a longer soaking time. I had been hiding far away, pretending to be leisurely. On the surface, Khufu put on a desperate posture, but he did not use all his strength. After several attempts at the beginning, he took a defensive position, more to adapt to the attack method of the Hell Dragon, find its weaknesses, and occasionally use all his strength to launch an attack, trying to see how to cause greater damage to the Hell Dragon without arousing the opponent's suspicion. Although the use of such tactics allowed the Hell Dragon to completely take the initiative in the battle. Almost occupying 80% of the offensive, Khufu's defensive ability still withstood the test. In addition to the strong resistance to attack and protracted combat ability under the effect of the "pyramid", the "Crazy Wand Method" skill can also be used for defense. Once he quickly swung out 108 sticks and defended himself with all his strength, the dense stick shadow formed was not accessible even to the Hell Dragon, and repeatedly frustrated the opponent's strong attack. Although there was no hope of winning, it was more than enough to protect himself. He kept fighting like this and was not knocked down by the increasingly crazy attack of the Hell Dragon.
The six-hour challenge time limit has expired. Next, every hour beyond the limit will earn three more days of soaking time. If Khufu persists for another seven hours, he will be able to enjoy the right to soak in the middle area of the "Hell Magma Pool" for a full month. With Khufu's true strength, he should have a chance to do it. However, if that happens, Khufu will automatically lose the qualification to participate in the "Hell Dragon Challenge", which does not meet my ultimate goal. Therefore, I began to gradually slow down the momentum of the counterattack and pretended to be unable to resist. I persisted for another five hours and obtained 25 days of soaking time every month. Only then did I apply to give up the challenge when Khufu was seriously injured, waiting for the next month to continue to launch the "Hell Dragon Challenge" and strive to defeat the Hell Dragon in one fell swoop.
There is still a month before the next challenge. Khufu must try his best to absorb fire energy and further enhance his strength to have a greater chance of success. No wonder Jefferson and other pharaohs are reluctant to let Khufu leave the Lost Continent and return to the "Hell Volcano". I wonder if they know that the abundant fire energy here can improve Khufu's strength faster. Soaking in the "Hell Magma Pool", propping up the "Pyramid", occupying a larger space, the speed of absorbing fire energy is much faster than that of Kekexili and Guben, and it is also much faster than the speed of absorbing Yin Qi of another dark pharaoh Etori. I am afraid it will not take too long. When I advance to the ninth level of the profession and my strength is further improved, I can launch a challenge to defeat other pharaohs one by one and strive to become the legendary pharaoh.
The frenzy of searching for the territory of the vampires has intensified in the "Dead Soul Space". Whether it is the "blood bat transformation" ability given by the "First Embrace" of the Blood Bat Royal Family, or the special equipment of the Blood Witch Royal Family that increases the upper limit of mental power, it has a considerable effect on the strength of the undead wizards. In order to directly obtain and enhance their own strength, or to sell relevant information in exchange for benefits, more and more undead wizards have joined in and launched a large-scale search and exploration. The figures of undead wizards have gradually appeared in the desolate places and barren lands that have never been set foot in the past. They personally led their undead to find the traces of the vampires. It's a pity that those who can reach the Lost Continent and develop a certain power are the best among the undead wizards. Not many people are willing to engage in this time-consuming and laborious, often fruitless "pioneering" work. Otherwise, I would like to hire a group of people to conduct a carpet search in the Lost Continent, and perhaps they can find many traces of the tenth-level undead that I hope to conquer.
This chaotic and disordered state has gone beyond the scope of the Southeastern and Northeastern Undead Alliances, and has almost spread to all groups of undead wizards, further increasing the danger of provoking the blood clan "law enforcers". At my reminder, Qingwu Feiyang temporarily put aside the expansion of the forces in the "bottomless abyss" and began to enter the "Dragon Bone Mountain" to subdue a group of green bone dragons. This is something she can do with her own strength without using the "Soul Collection Finger" or borrowing the equipment of other undead wizards. She will quickly form an air combat force of a certain scale to prepare for the "heavenly punishment" of the blood clan "law enforcers" that may come at any time. Qiushui Changtian and Tianxing also realized that the situation was completely out of control and realized the potential danger. They took the initiative to find me and Qingwu Feiyang to discuss, but because there were too many undead wizards involved and we were vested interests, we could not directly stop the expansion of the situation. The role we could play was limited. We were helpless and could only actively prepare for war to deal with possible wars. It is full of dangers and opportunities. As long as you can get through this level and take the opportunity to kill the "law enforcer" of the blood clan, you can once again get the reward of increasing basic mental power. Perhaps, this is also one of the purposes of the undead wizards of the Southeast Dead Alliance to take some radical actions in the first place to stir up chaos among the blood clan. It's just that the development of the situation gradually went beyond their control, and the signs of danger appeared too early, so Qiu Shui Changtian and Tian Xing were not fully prepared.
In addition to continuing to expand my power in the "Dead Soul Space", occasionally going to the Mercenary Union to undertake some mercenary tasks, trying my best to improve the level of the "World Card" and strive to exchange for more gold coins, I also strengthened the action of "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" to go deep into the Western Continent, which I relaxed a while ago, to kill those light professional players, earn more qualifications, and strive to be promoted to the Undead Holy Mage as soon as possible, becoming the first player in "World" to be promoted to the ninth level of the profession. Although I have killed many light players through similar actions and previous battles with the Church of Light, and the speed of earning qualifications is quite fast, and it is impossible for anyone to catch up with me, but the actions in the "Dead Soul Space" are mainly based on searching and conquering, plus the evolution of a group of subordinates, each time takes ten days and a half months, which delays a lot of time, and the efficiency of earning qualifications is much worse. Taken together, it may not have too obvious advantages, and we can't take it lightly, and we have to hurry up. If the "Demon King Dai", who is known as the "Million-Slayer", cannot be the first to advance to the ninth- level profession, wouldn't it be a waste of time for him to work so hard for so long, and the series of effects he has produced may be discounted. At the same time, he has accumulated a lot of merits, and finally exchanged for a pseudo-artifact "Soul-Gathering Finger" as a reward. It has a 15-minute effect time, and it is better to use it to subdue those ninth-level undead such as bone dragons. First beat them half to death, and then gradually lure other individuals over and gather them together to subdue. Unfortunately, those tenth-level undead are too scattered and difficult to find. Under normal circumstances, it is good for a "Soul-Gathering Finger" to subdue a tenth-level undead.
Probably the top masters from all sides are working hard to earn qualifications, and they don't spend too much time on planning and organizing large-scale operations. The only ones who benefit are warriors like me who only work hard and don't offer advice, but it doesn't benefit their own development much. Promotion to the ninth-level profession focuses on qualifications, and is not affected by professional merits. Therefore, "Tianxia" calmed down for a while. Small-scale conflicts like "A Thousand Miles Alone" continued, but there were no large-scale wars such as "Holy War of Light" and "Holy War of Darkness". Occasionally, when they had free time, they would seize the time to challenge the holy beasts and try their luck in getting equipment. They were all secretly encouraging each other and making the final sprint.
A month passed in such a tense manner. On December 15th, the "Hell Dragon Challenge" began again. The challenger was still Khufu. During the 25 days of immersion, Khufu had been trying his best to absorb the fire attribute magma energy. His strength had improved significantly, which surprised me. I felt more confident. The opponent was a Hell Dragon, who was more sturdy. According to experience, he should be a type that focuses on hand-to-hand combat. It seemed that he was going to completely suppress Khufu in terms of strength and not let him pass easily.
We first conducted a tentative attack, and the Hell Dragon was indeed still at the lower level of level 10, so we began to act according to the plan, showing our strength. Khufu fought the Hell Dragon head-on and consumed its strength. I mobilized a large group of volcano subordinates, including Kekexili, Guben, Taotao, and Had, to gather nearby and use "sacrificial" magic to share the damage suffered by Khufu. Once they could not bear it, they would quickly withdraw from the effective range of 100 meters to avoid unfortunate death. This further enhanced Khufu's ability to continue fighting. Most of the fighting styles he used were mutually destructive, and he seemed extremely fierce. He used the characteristics of the Hell Dragon's close combat summarized from the last battle to seize the opportunity to counterattack, and did not let the opponent gain much advantage. And I rely on the reduced casting time of the "Dead Scepter" to suddenly get close to the effective distance and cast the "Sacrifice" magic faster. With Khufu's cooperation and cover, the Hell Dragon dare not be careless and cannot take the opportunity to harass me too easily. I can always successfully cast "Sacrifice" on Khufu. At the same time, I can also look for opportunities to heal its injuries with the "Soul of the Dead" and replenish the lost mental strength, so that Khufu has enough capital to confront the Hell Dragon head-on and weaken its strength bit by bit.
