Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 268 The Winner is King
The resistance of these eight undead wizards was weak. Most of their black bone dragons were still scattered elsewhere and there was no time to call them back. The black bone dragons of other undead wizards around them also lost their previous order, and more and more of them were busy rushing back to their respective masters. Probably only those die-hard war factions were still insisting on driving their men to struggle with the 3,000 black bone dragon legions that had escaped from my command, trying to save the battle situation that had already shown signs of defeat. However, the people's hearts were already scattered, and the number of these undead wizards was not too large, and the troops that could be deployed temporarily were also very limited, and they could not pose too much of a threat to me at the moment. Without strong support from the outside, relying only on the close protection of the dozens of black bone dragons left behind, these unlucky undead wizards could not withstand the repeated collisions of hundreds of black bone dragons, and their defense line was easily torn open, which made them directly exposed to our attacks. Without the protection of the undead, and lacking effective means of survival such as "blood bat transformation" and "teleportation", the undead wizards themselves seemed particularly vulnerable. Several black bone dragons rushed up and bit and scratched them, which made their bodies into pieces and died tragically on the spot. In comparison, the two undead wizards who were attacked by Ebola and died under its chaotic spears were lucky. At least one of them had a complete body and died not so ugly. Their performances before death were also different. Some were timid and fearful, and were heartbroken by the loss of 5% of their mental power limit. They should be opportunists who took advantage of the fire to rob. Some were angry and even cursed. They "sacrificed generously", or were die-hard war advocates, or had some backbone to show their "mighty and unyielding" spirit. But they could only die more miserably, and I would even fly to their ground myself. I transformed into my original form, with a smile of victory on my face, proudly looking down at them who were knocked to the ground, admiring the final scene of their dismemberment. I would not only destroy their souls, but also their spirits, so that they would remember this painful lesson firmly - if they do not have enough strength, they should not easily provoke powerful opponents, as they cannot afford the consequences.
What is "a defeat like a mountain collapsing". The scene happening in front of me is a true and appropriate interpretation of this idiom. The main camp of the "Anti-Stupid Alliance" guarding the undead wizards fell into extreme turmoil as the three thousand black bone dragons under my command rushed in. I am afraid that everyone is in danger and it is difficult to make timely and effective resistance to my invasion. Most of them are trying their best to avoid being hurt. Not many undead wizards can still take the overall situation into consideration and organize the black bone dragons to intercept me with all their strength, making it more convenient for me, who already has an advantage in local forces, to act. They were able to run rampant after rushing into the enemy camp. Looking back at the battlefield behind me. What happened was even more unbearable. The more than 30,000 black bone dragons that built the inner encirclement completely lost orderly control and became a mess. They were dispatched in batches and assembled in dense formations. Now that I have broken through the siege, it is meaningless for them to stay there. In addition, the Undead Wizards themselves were greatly threatened, and they should have received orders from their respective masters to rush back to their masters as soon as possible. Imagine that there were more than 30,000 black bone dragons that were almost crowded together, and they were controlled by hundreds of Undead Wizards in different positions. They needed to gather and fly in different directions. You went east and I went west. There was no pre-assigned route, and there was no unified command and coordination. These more than 30,000 black bone dragons were divided into hundreds of teams and mixed together. They only knew to rush to their respective masters as soon as possible. They immediately became a mess of you and me, and they were squeezed and bumped into each other, forming a serious "traffic jam". No one could rush out easily for a while, and those who were at the outermost periphery and were lucky enough to escape could not be a reorganized team. They could only rush to their respective masters in pieces, and they could not all participate in the defense for the time being to provide their masters with safer protection.
I was right. It was very appropriate to describe the stupid and arrogant Undead Wizards of the Anti-Stupid Alliance as a "rabble". Of course, this was also due to the game rule that "Undead Wizards do not have the ability to communicate over long distances in the Dead Space", which effectively restricted the cooperation between Undead Wizards and weakened the advantage of "strength in numbers" to a certain extent. It may not necessarily be converted into a winning advantage, reducing the threat to certain Undead races or among Undead Wizards, making it difficult to create a "sweeping" trend. Compared with them, the 4,000 Black Bone Dragons under my control alone can definitely be called an "elite division". The unified dispatch and consistent actions are advantages that the temporarily assembled Anti-Stupid Alliance does not have. It is not impossible to create a miracle of winning with fewer people by focusing on the scattered forces and seizing the most fatal weakness of the Undead Wizards' own life safety.
The more chaotic the battle situation is, the more advantageous it is for me, as it will be convenient for me to fish in troubled waters and gain more advantages. I commanded my men to kill the eight undead wizards at the nearest assembly point in one fell swoop. Seeing that the more than 30,000 hostile black bone dragons that formed the inner encirclement were entangled with each other, it would be difficult for them to return to their respective masters in time. After a simple estimate, I thought that I should have plenty of time, so I did not continue to rush to the next nearest undead wizard assembly point. Instead, I took my 3,000 black bone dragons and quickly killed my way to another place farther away. According to what I observed through Ebola before, there were eleven undead wizards gathered at that assembly point, which was the largest number of undead wizards among all the dozen assembly points, and there were more than a hundred black bone dragons guarding them, which was obviously more than the dozens of close guards of other undead wizards. It was estimated that either they were personally strong and had conquered more black bone dragons, so they had more black bone dragon guards, or they had a relatively high status and were the leaders of the "Anti-Stupid Alliance". It was very likely that the Count of Monte Cristo, Martian, Red Devil, Freeman and Alexander who had appeared before and negotiated with me would also be among these eleven people. Thinking of their bad attitude towards me, the arrogant look on their faces that they believed that their strength was enough to suppress me, made me very angry. I couldn't help but get angry from my heart, and I was afraid. Instead of killing a few "unknown guys" whom I don't know and who probably won't have much influence, perhaps it would be more deterrent to spend some effort to kill those guys who might be the main people on the spot, so as to further undermine their morale and cause the "Anti-Stupid Alliance" to collapse faster, so as not to cause me too much trouble in the future, making it easier for me to recover my capital and the interest in the "big liquidation" operation.
The resistance encountered along the way was getting weaker and weaker. Most of the undead wizards chose to protect themselves in such a chaotic situation, and no longer sacrificed their own direct subordinates to attack me. I withdrew them back to protect myself directly, so that I could smoothly lead my men to the selected undead wizard assembly point. The eleven undead wizards were densely surrounded by black bone dragons. I couldn't see their true faces. I didn't know if the Count of Monte Cristo was among them. It seemed that they had realized the danger they might encounter. They had transferred back some of the black bone dragons, and the number had reached nearly two thousand. And the distance between them was shortened a lot. They should be getting closer to each other, trying to join forces and jointly defend to resist the attack of the black bone dragons of my men who had a superior number. It's just that they were a little far apart, and I came too quickly, interrupting their rendezvous plan. I had to reorganize the defensive formation, stabilize the position, and wait for my attack. It seems that they are indeed some difficult guys to deal with, but their reactions are not slow. If I delay for a while, the eleven of them will gather together, and more Black Bone Dragon subordinates will be called back to defend with all their strength. Eleven powerful Undead wizard masters should be able to gather at least five thousand Black Bone Dragons. With my limited strength, it will be even more difficult to kill them all. Even if I do it, it will cost a relatively large price.
Although the total number of black bone dragons under the eleven undead wizards is close to two thousand, the average number per person is less than two hundred. With the strength of three thousand black bone dragons, I can easily defeat them one by one. I seized the opportunity and came to destroy their plan of uniting. It was like ringing their death knell. It can only be regarded as their bad luck that they attracted too much of my attention. I quickly observed the situation and immediately issued an attack order. I sent some of my men to contain the defense of several other undead wizards, making them unable to rescue their companions. At the same time, I gathered three times the strength of the opponent and selected three undead wizards to launch the first wave of key attacks.
The resistance was very tenacious, but in the face of my absolute superior strength, it was only weak and quickly disintegrated. The one or two hundred hostile black bone dragons that were responsible for the guarding mission were forcibly repelled and driven aside by my men, and they were completely unable to defend their positions. These undead wizards did not have the ability to conduct "mobile warfare" and could not fight around with their black bone dragons. They were restricted to a small area and had to do their best to protect their fragile selves. Without the ability to maneuver, how could they create such a miraculous result of defeating the enemy with fewer troops like me? In addition, there is the elusive high-level Knight of Destruction Ibola who is waiting on the side to launch a surprise attack. It is easier for it to find a suitable opportunity in the chaos and launch a fatal attack on the Undead Wizard himself. It seems to prefer absorbing the souls of the Undead Wizards who were killed directly by it. It is unwilling to miss any opportunity to kill and absorb. It tries its best to get ahead of the Black Bone Dragon. Fortunately, those Black Bone Dragons will not compete with it, and it has taken advantage of it to launch sneak attacks several times. Anyway, it has no adverse impact on the battle situation, so I just let it go.
The first wave of attacks successfully achieved its goal, killing three undead wizards. One of them was a familiar face, probably the guy called Alexander. Unfortunately, before I had time to meet him and reminisce about the past, the impatient Ebola took the lead and teleported over to perform "God and Ghost Dance" to launch a frenzy attack. The fragile undead wizard did not last until my order to stop the attack took effect, and died on the spot, killed by Ebola's spear, which made me lose a good opportunity to ridicule and further attack him. However, it also confirmed my guess that the Count of Monte Cristo and the Martians were probably among the other undead wizards, which immediately made me more energetic. While directing my men to focus on attacking the second batch of three undead wizards, I stared with wide eyes to observe whether the undead wizard hidden in the protection of the black bone dragon group was one of the Count of Monte Cristo and the Martians. It was rare to experience the taste of death in the "dead space". We finally got to know each other and had a brief exchange. Considering this "friendship", we should also ask them about their feelings and experiences before they died, whether they have any last words to leave behind, and whether they feel regret for their "wanton behavior" without knowing the immensity of the world.
Ha, the poor freemen and red devils became the victims of this wave of attacks. Although time was tight, I stopped my men from making the final fatal attack in time, and went forward one by one to express my "sincere gratitude" for their "care" for me. They provided such a good opportunity, allowing me to have a great fight, defeating the strong with the weak, and revitalizing my reputation as the "world's number one necromancer". Neither of them said much. The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. They showed a posture of resignation, without frustration or fear. They did not curse. They bowed their heads and closed their eyes, waiting to accept the fate of being slaughtered. Considering that they were just accompanying me during the negotiation and did not directly target me, I did not go too far and did not make things too difficult for them. After a few simple ventings, I quickly sent them to the west, especially the last freeman, who was hastily dealt with. I then rushed over to meet the next target exposed in the third wave of attacks. During the negotiation, the Martian had a bad attitude and extremely arrogant words. I don't know how he felt at this moment when he became a "fish meat". I don't want to let him go too easily.
At first, the Martian's attitude was still very arrogant and full of hostility towards me. His words were still very impolite, and he showed that he didn't care about the loss of 5% of his mental power limit. I didn't get angry. It would be too embarrassing for me to confront and abuse a player of his level. With a smile on my face, I lightly reminded him a few words: I have the ability to kill him once, and under the protection of so many companions, once I concentrate my hands to deal with him in the future, I can also kill him a second time, a third time... It will definitely be much easier. He doesn't care about the loss of 5% of his mental power limit once. If he dies three or five times, or even eight or ten times in the "Dead Soul Space", he will permanently lose too much mental power limit. He, the undead wizard, is basically useless. Even if he is given a set of top-quality equipment, I am afraid that he will never be able to join the ranks of undead wizard masters. He has offended me and become my key target. He is destined to have no great development prospects in the "Dead Soul Space". After this fiasco, can the "Anti-Stupid Alliance" be organized again? It proves that having more people is not enough to rely on. How many people will not care about the loss of 5% of their mental power limit and dare to continue to fight me openly? Which undead wizard will stand up for him and offend me? In the "Dead Space", which undead wizard is sure to kill me, the "world's number one undead wizard", or escape my pursuit? Unless he gives up his development in "Tianxia", it's better not to provoke me too much.
As I made a seemingly light statement, the Martian's face became more and more ugly. He opened his mouth several times to say something, but in the end, I did not give him a chance to refute. After I finished my ridicule, I stabbed him to death with the thief's weapon, the dagger, to show that I would avenge my enemies and that my principles of action would not be violated. The defeat of the "Anti-Stupid Alliance" was already certain. I did not have the time and did not need them to die in submission or beg for mercy from me. I just wanted them to clearly know the consequences of offending me, to immerse themselves in fear and panic about their future, and to regret the mistakes they had made. I did not need them to respect me, nor did I care whether they hated me. As long as they were afraid of me, it would have saved me a lot of trouble.
Among the two remaining targets, one must be the chief representative of the negotiations, the Count of Monte Cristo, who should also represent the attitudes of many necromancers. A greater degree of attack to destroy his fighting spirit will also have a significant effect on the collapse of the "Anti-Stupid Alliance". Naturally, I can't help but temporarily leave his precarious life to listen to my nagging. He is more sensible than the Martians. He behaves neither servile nor overbearing. He admits their failure with a sentence "The winner is the king". He neither regrets nor shows weakness, nor does he pretend to be tough to stimulate me. He resigns himself to my fate. I have just killed the Martian with my own hands, and my anger has been somewhat relieved. I can't have the will to kill him for his peaceful attitude, which is a good opportunity for Ibora who has been eager to try. Let it kill and absorb the soul of the Count of Monte Cristo.
I killed 19 undead wizards in succession, plus the dozen who died in the previous Ebola raid. At least 10,000 black bone dragons lost the control of their masters and were crowded in the field. They were passively bumped around, not knowing what to do. They were at a loss, and they also blocked the way of other black bone dragons, making the situation even more chaotic, and greatly slowing down the speed of other surviving undead wizards to mobilize their own men to come back for help. They were squeezed and couldn't get out of the mixed group of black bone dragons. Until now, many of them were still entangled in the inner layer and could not return in time to participate in protecting their masters. There was still an opportunity, so I would not show mercy and continue the hunting operation. I commanded the black bone dragons to go to another undead wizard assembly point nearby, and tried to kill more targets before they were transferred back and carried out joint defense. The more painful it was, the more firmly they would remember the lesson. The more cautious they were, the less likely they would be to come to me again.
I was transforming into a bat and commanding the battle, when I suddenly felt as if someone was contacting me through the "Blood Emperor Robe". I had no communication ability in the bat form, but with the blood clan aura given by the "First Embrace", I still retained a little bit of induction. I could feel that someone was looking for me. Thinking about the several undead wizards who had the blood wizard royal equipment, the one who had the closest relationship was naturally Qingwu Feiyang. She must know that I was fighting a life-and-death battle with the "Anti-Stupid Alliance". Choosing to contact me at this time must be something important. Anyway, those undead wizards have now become a mess, fighting each other, and turned to a defensive position. It is difficult for them to pose too much threat to me. So, under the protection of the black bone dragon, I chose a relatively safe area to return to my body. After checking, I found that it was Qingwu Feiyang who took the initiative to contact me, so I got in touch with her.
"Fei Yang, you don't know what I'm doing, do you? What's the important matter?"
"Congratulations to you. You defeated the siege of hundreds of Undead Wizards and more than 50,000 Black Bone Dragons by yourself with only four or five thousand Black Bone Dragons from the Anti-Stupid Alliance. You deserve the title of 'The World's No. 1 Undead Wizard'. I'm afraid no one can doubt it. We can't help but admire your ability!"
"It seems like you are very aware of my battle progress. Are you hiding aside and watching the 'live broadcast'?"
"Of course, this is the first large-scale war between undead wizards in the 'Dead Space'. Anyone who knows the news will probably come to watch. Not only me, but people like Qiu Shui, Tian Xing, and Ye You are also waiting nearby. They are more concerned about this war than I am."
"You guys just think it's a fun show, it sounds easy to say, but this is not a fancy exhibition match. I'm risking my life with real weapons. If you make a mistake, you will have to lose 5% of your maximum mental strength. I really should sell tickets in advance so that you can pay to watch and get a little extra compensation." Although I had anticipated this possibility, I was still quite proud and pleased to have achieved such a miraculous result. Now that the overall situation has been decided and I have fewer concerns, I couldn't help but joke with Qingwu Feiyang.
Qingwu Feiyang also laughed a few times with me, "How is it, after fighting for a long time, are you satisfied with the killing? Do you want to continue?"
"Oh, what's going on? Is someone unable to hold back and wants to jump out to interfere?" I heard the hidden meaning in Qingwu Feiyang's words. She was on the same side as me and would definitely not sympathize or pity these members of the "Anti-Stupid Alliance" who had nothing to do with her. The reason why she took the initiative to find me was probably because some people did not want the situation to escalate further.
Qingwu Feiyang said "hmm", "Qiu Shui just contacted me and said that he, Tianxing and Yeyou have discussed it and believe that both of you are members of the resistance alliance and allies of the same camp. Although some disputes are inevitable due to different personal interests, it is best not to make a big fuss, which will easily affect the unity of the Undead Wizards. If we are too distracted by the civil war, it will weaken our overall strength and let the Church of Light take advantage. He invited me to mediate the dispute on behalf of the Northeast Undead Alliance. I have not responded yet on the pretext of thinking about it. I want to ask your opinion first to see what you plan to do."
"Humph, he speaks righteously. How could he not be worried that I, the 'world's number one necromancer', would be in danger and weakened? He must be afraid that too many of those who secretly followed his orders would die and he would not be able to pay the compensation. He had to jump out and try to calm the situation and prevent my revenge."
"You and I both know this very well. It's just that we don't have solid evidence, so it's hard to expose it. Besides, the situation is not easy to escalate. Long Xing also means this. It won't matter much if we teach them a lesson. There's no need to kill them all and make too many enemies. After all, the overall situation is more important. If you are entangled by too many 'little ghosts', it may not kill you, but it will definitely have a certain impact on your own development, and it won't be much good. Just kill some of them and end it. Take the opportunity of Qiu Shui and others to mediate. It's the right thing to gain some practical benefits from it. Many problems in the 'Dead Spirit Space' are fait accompli as long as they are recognized by us. I believe that no one will have or dare to have different opinions. This is much more cost-effective than simply killing those people to vent your anger and establish your authority. As the party that holds the initiative, you have enough capital to bargain with them."
That's true. There's not much point in fighting with them, as long as they promise not to provoke me and infringe on my interests. I don't bother to pay attention to them. If I can force Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Ye You and the others to give in and give up the responsibility of the "Anti-Stupid Alliance" in exchange for some practical benefits, it will save me the trouble. Moreover, there are nearly a hundred of these undead wizards, directly controlling about 40,000 black bone dragons. With my strength alone, it is impossible to kill them all. Once their men return to defend and unite, I won't have many chances. Instead of spending time and energy to kill them in the future, it's better to kill the light players and get extra qualifications and merit rewards. These are practical benefits.
I pondered for a while and looked at the situation on the battlefield. It was still quite chaotic. Many undead wizards seemed to have not built a strong enough defense line, and there was still a chance to fish in troubled waters. "Fei Yang, you can agree to Qiu Shui to come out and participate in the mediation, but don't be too anxious. Delay the time and meet them slowly. Wait for me to kill for a while and teach them as many lessons as possible. In this way, I shouldn't be able to take advantage of you when you arrive, and it's a good time to start negotiations. If this provocative action against me is really supported by Qiu Shui and others behind the scenes, as long as I threaten to retaliate against these people one by one afterwards, they will have to give me corresponding compensation. The higher the position, the more afraid of death, and the more cautious they are than these people in the "Anti-Stupid Alliance". I want to see which of them dares to stand up and confront me openly, thinking that I, the "No. 1 Undead Wizard in the World", am just a name, or that I am made of clay and have no temper."
Qingwu Feiyang naturally would not refuse my request, and agreed to cooperate with my actions, ending the contact with her. Next, I swept through again, looking for those undead wizard clusters with relatively weak defenses to launch attacks. Even now, several undead wizards at each assembly point have gathered together, concentrating their forces to jointly defend, and their respective black bone dragon subordinates are being recalled one after another, with a number that is equal to or even greater than mine, but they are all on the defensive. In the case of being unable to communicate with each other in a timely and effective manner, and lacking sufficient trust in each other, no one dares to take the initiative to send people to rescue the undead wizard clusters that are being besieged by me. Moreover, although a group of undead wizards has enough black bone dragons to fight me head-on, there is still a biggest drawback, that is, it is impossible to unify the command, coordinate actions, and cooperate with each other to defend. Each undead wizard can only command the black bone dragons under his command. Even if they are very close to each other and can discuss and coordinate with words, we are engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle, and we can break through from anywhere. In addition, Ibola constantly tries to break through at a rapid speed, trying to use the gaps opened by the black bone dragons to kill into the inner layer, which brings greater pressure to the opponent. The battlefield situation changes rapidly, and I need to make the right response in time according to my attack. In the absence of an absolute leadership core, it is easy to act on my own when encountering danger, and lose my composure, revealing flaws, giving me opportunities to take advantage of. I don't need to annihilate all the hostile black bone dragons that are of equal or greater number than my men. My goal is only to kill the fragile undead wizards guarding the center of the formation, attack one point to break through the outer defense, and let a few black bone dragons, especially Ibola, rush in. At least one undead wizard will meet a tragic fate.
I showed no mercy, killing more was a win. I learned from Yibo La that the soul energy of these ninth-level undead holy wizards was a great tonic for the Destruction Knights, and the effect was almost the same as devouring the tenth-level mid-level undead. Normally, I would not be willing to sacrifice the tenth-level undead, but now was a rare opportunity to accelerate their growth. Moreover, the more ferocious I acted, the more it would show my dissatisfaction and anger, and my determination to fight to the end, making them more afraid of me, so that I could be tougher in the negotiations with Qiu Shui Chang Tian and Ye You, and force them to make more concessions.
