Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 278: The Self-Destruction Army
Long Xingtianxia's words about "Southern Expedition" and "Northern War" immediately caused a greater commotion among the directors present. The faces of several directors from the Northern Continent, who were originally anxious, suddenly relaxed, and even showed a hint of joy. They could get the support of the Speaker. Even if the forces of the Desert Eagle in the Southern Continent raised different opinions, they would take the initiative and have a greater chance of promoting the resistance alliance to continue to implement the "Northern Strategy" plan. The mood of several directors from the Southern Continent obviously changed suddenly. His expression became gloomy. As the chief spokesperson of the local dark forces in the Southern Continent, the deputy speaker, Desert Eagle, remained calm for the time being and remained silent. Unless he had no choice or it was extremely urgent, he would not directly confront Long Xingtianxia, the speaker, openly. Most of the easy statements, doubts, or even rejections of Long Xingtianxia's opinions or proposals were made by Tianxing, and this time was no exception.
"Long Xing, the Church of Light has already noticed that our resistance alliance may launch an action in the northern continent. Their "Southern Expedition" plan, which aims to consolidate the position of the light forces in the southern continent, is based on sacrificing the interests of the local light forces in the northern continent. In this case, if we still insist on continuing to implement the previously formulated "Northern Strategy" plan, does it mean that our resistance alliance will also follow the example of the Church of Light and intend to sacrifice the interests of the local dark forces in the southern continent in exchange for the smooth progress of the "Northern Strategy" operation? Put the development and stabilization of the dark forces in the northern continent first?" Although Tianxing did not say it explicitly, he secretly put a big hat of "unfairness" on Long Xingtianxia, putting him on the opposite side of the local dark forces in the entire southern continent, implying that he deliberately favored the northern continent. If it is not handled properly, it may further intensify the conflicts and disputes between different continents and power groups that have long existed within the resistance alliance, leading to a more serious situation of opposition and division, which directly affects the unity and cooperation within the resistance alliance. Thus weakening our overall strength in internal consumption.
This is the state that Long Xingtianxia, as the speaker, has been trying to avoid. It is also his job. Once he can no longer effectively control the internal situation, leading to division and infighting, it means that he, the speaker of the Dark Council, has reached the end of his career and will inevitably step down. However, Long Xingtianxia has been the speaker for a long time. He still stands firm. Naturally, he is not a reckless person. In the face of new changes in the situation, he dares to propose such an extreme response plan. He must have gone through a detailed study and analysis, and carefully considered the feasibility of continuing to implement the "Northern Strategy" plan. There should be solutions to various problems that may be encountered. Just looking at the indifferent smile on his face after listening to Tianxing's criticism, and maintaining the confident expression before, we know that he must have sufficient reasons to support his proposal, and it is by no means a rash act of stubbornness.
"As a director of the Southern Continent, it is normal for Tianxing to have such concerns. However, as the chairman of the Dark Council, I must put aside my personal prejudices and consider the problem comprehensively. I will not simply separate the Southern Continent, the Northern Continent, or even the Eastern Continent. No matter where they come from, they are all members of the Resistance Alliance and represent the interests of the Resistance Alliance. There is no question of what can be sacrificed or what must be preserved. Everything is for the overall situation, so that we can fight against the Church of Light better and more efficiently. One of the tasks that our Resistance Alliance must complete is to completely destroy the Cathedral of Light in the 36 main cities on the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Continents within a limited time. If any of them still remain at that time, it will be our failure. Therefore, unlike the Church of Light, we must never give up any of the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Continents. It is impossible for us to sacrifice the forces of light on one or two continents like the Church of Light did. As long as we successfully hold on to one continent and defeat our attack, victory will belong to them."
"The mission that the resistance alliance must complete determines that we must take into account the dark forces of the three continents. We must not allow the local light forces to grow and seriously threaten our development or even survival. However, this does not mean that we must confront the Church of Light in every way and never give up any interests. I believe that everyone as a director is very clear about the current actual situation and the strength comparison between our resistance alliance and the Church of Light. In addition to the light players whose strength is not inferior to our dark players, the existence of a large number of combat-type light NPCs is also a great threat to us. In addition, the Western Continent can be said to be the base camp of the Church of Light. Not only the Temple of Light The Holy City and the six main cities directly controlled by them can provide a lot of funds. The other five cities managed by NPCs also have to pay a part of "tribute" to the Church of Light. Their financial resources are also stronger than our resistance alliance. Therefore, comprehensively analyzing, the overall strength of our resistance alliance is not as good as the Church of Light at this stage. Once we start a direct confrontation with them, they will probably dispatch the NPC Corps of Light to participate in the war, and it will be easy to find an opportunity to deal a big blow to us. If the war goes badly and we encounter several setbacks in succession, it will not only affect the morale of our internal members, but also shake the attitude of the neutral forces towards us, and the consequences will be disastrous. "
"The 'Northern Strategy' plan has been prepared for quite a long time and will be implemented soon. We were confident that we would win the final victory. Now the Church of Light will focus its main efforts on consolidating the light forces in the southern continent, which will increase our chances of winning. Not only can we use the successive victories to greatly boost the morale of the members, but we can also directly affect the attitude of the top leaders of the neutral alliance, prompting some neutral forces to sever or alienate their relationship with the Church of Light, which will be more and more beneficial to our subsequent destruction operations. Even if the Church of Light has made some breakthroughs in the southern continent and effectively suppressed the local dark forces. Because of our outstanding achievements in the northern continent, it should not have much negative impact on the reputation of our resistance alliance. Rather than being led by the nose by the Church of Light and making hasty adjustments to our deployment in response to their actions, at least I personally think it is better to stick to our established plan. Temporarily avoiding the head-on confrontation between the main forces of both sides and launching a secret contest on two parallel battlefields will be more beneficial to us. Considering the overall situation of the struggle between light and darkness, strategic forbearance is sometimes necessary. We have to sacrifice some local The interests of the land, please note, it is just one point. Adhering to the implementation of the "Northern Strategy" plan is by no means a premise to abandon the dark forces in the southern continent. We still have to resolutely resist the Church of Light's massive invasion of the southern continent. However, the methods and means of struggle must be appropriately adjusted according to the situation. If we cannot get the support of the main force for the time being, we can turn from light to dark, harass, sabotage, and create some incidents from time to time to declare our existence to the public. It shows that we still persist in our determination and courage to fight unyieldingly under extremely unfavorable circumstances. Just as the Church of Light may use diplomatic actions to win over some high-level members of the neutral alliance to obstruct our actions, we can also use indirect methods to effectively offset the adverse effects caused by their frontal offensive, and make due contributions to the success of our "Northern Strategy" plan, so as to further strengthen our strength and be able to confront the Church of Light head-on as soon as possible. I promise. I also have the confidence to do it, and I will never let the Church of Light get its wish to consolidate their power in the southern continent, and too much damage the interests of the local dark forces. Temporary sacrifice will definitely bring you equal returns, and it will not be paid in vain. "
Long Xingtianxia spoke eloquently, insisting on his own opinions without a trace of hesitation, showing his determination not to back down, compromise, or change his attitude. Regardless of whether what he said was really correct or not - it was all just empty talk now, belonging to his personal subjective inference, and could only be verified by waiting for the results of the development of things. In theory alone, the explanation was very clear, and the arguments were quite sufficient, making it impossible for the directors of the Southern Continent to refute. In a hurry, they could not come up with a practical action plan that could replace the "Northern Strategy" plan and better deal with the upcoming offensive of the Southern Continent launched by the Church of Light. There was no sufficient reason to criticize Long Xingtianxia's opinions. Unless they were unreasonable and stubborn, it would be difficult to openly oppose and refute Long Xingtianxia's proposal. With the support of the Dragon Faction, the Tongxin Alliance Faction, and the dark directors of the Northern Continent faction, even if the Desert Eagle and Qiu Shui Changtian jointly opposed it, they could not prevent the passage of the motion. In the absence of sufficient and legitimate reasons for their support, even if they went through the submission system and handed it over to the Dark NPC Elders for arbitration, they would not have a chance of winning. In addition, Long Xingtianxia also hinted in his speech that necessary compensation would be given to the dark forces in the southern continent for their losses, and their interests would not be too damaged. Therefore, in the following free discussion time, the three speakers, the chairman and vice chairman of the three continents, Da Mo Feiying, Long Xingtianxia, and Qing Wu Feiyang, gathered together for a private discussion, and probably reached a relevant agreement and reached a consensus. Finally, the motion proposed by Long Xingtianxia to continue to implement the "Northern Strategy" plan was successfully passed. At the same time, Da Mo Feiying was fully appointed to be responsible for the resistance of the southern continent, organize the dark forces in the southern continent, and conduct resolute and effective resistance after the formal invasion of the Church of Light, slow down the expansion of the local light forces, and prevent them from achieving too much results, so as to buy the necessary time for the smooth implementation of the "Northern Strategy" action of the resistance alliance.
Next, the discussion was about the specific implementation details of each action plan, about how to organize the dark forces to resist after the Church of Light invaded the southern continent, how much special funds to allocate to support the resistance of the local dark forces, etc., which involved more interests. Almost every resolution had to go through repeated debates and was the result of compromise between the various factions. Another major topic was that the "Northern Strategy" plan was about to be implemented. The goal was to attack and destroy the Cathedral of Light in one of the seven free cities controlled by neutral NPCs in the northern continent. The specific attack time and attack target were waiting for further determination and notification. The relevant members of each department must be fully prepared, go online and offline at the unified time, and be ready to attack at any time. The time will never be delayed too long, once the Church of Light launched an offensive against the southern continent. Our actions against the alliance of the pulling forces must be launched accordingly, and we must not weaken our momentum and be looked down upon by those neutral forces.
As the only player in Tianxia who holds three artifacts and has won the titles of "The World's No. 1 Expert" and "The World's No. 1 Undead Wizard", I am considered to be one of the three super powers, along with the Supreme Honor and the Fearless Warrior. Naturally, I am one of the best candidates to participate in the attack on the Cathedral of Light and to break into the cathedral for a bloody battle. I have been active in all the major actions of the previous resistance alliance. Almost every time, I have been the most worthy hero and earned the most professional merits. However, this is almost a year ago. As more and more players have been promoted to the ninth-level profession, subdued the tenth-level upper-level pets, and even possessed artifacts. My strength has been significantly improved. Today, I can be said to have temporarily lost my former glory. In terms of personal strength, I no longer have much advantage over the top masters of other professions. In addition to the title of "The World's No. 1 Undead Wizard", which no one can surpass, the titles of "The World's No. 1 Expert" and super strong are yesterday's flowers and can no longer be counted. This time I participated in the attack and destruction of the Cathedral of Light. Faced with many new changes, the increased strength of my companions, and the overall combat effectiveness of the NPCs responsible for guarding the cathedral, with my current strength, what kind of results can I achieve and how much role can I play? I have no idea whether I can continue my past glory and become the most eye-catching "star" in the audience. While secretly looking forward to and eager to take this opportunity to earn more professional merits and replenish my consumption, I feel greater pressure. It seems that I have never been so uneasy.
The regular force in each Cathedral of Light is twelve elite, sixty elite, and thirty-six ordinary cardinals and paladins of light, a total of one hundred and eight NPCs of light. In terms of individual strength, even if they have a level 10 mid-level or even high-level magic pet and can summon a level 10 mid-level or even high-level eight-winged holy angel, I will not take them seriously. I have enough confidence to kill them. But the location of the decisive battle is in the Cathedral of Light, which occupies the geographical advantage. The NPCs of light can use the various arrays arranged to enhance their strength and limit our performance. At the same time, the limited area of the church also makes it impossible for us to flood too many people to besiege, and we cannot form an advantage in numbers. How the specific battle will develop and what difficulties we will encounter are all unpredictable. In the case of being unable to summon more undead men in advance to prepare for battle, compared with the elite level 9 NPCs who occupy the Cathedral of Light and occupy the geographical advantage, and other companions who have subdued level 10 high-level magic pets and are selected to participate in the battle inside the church, to be precise, my strength does not have much advantage. This is not a fair duel in the "World Heroes Conference" arena, but a killing that is done at all costs to achieve the goal. Not only must I avoid being killed, but I must also kill more enemies and earn more professional merits. Facing the resistance and attacks of the light NPCs, as well as the fierce competition from my fellow top players, although I already have a level 10 intermediate pet Taotao and can summon level 10 intermediate undead minions represented by Ibola, it is not enough to guarantee that I can achieve greater results.
In such a collective action, not only must they win the final victory, but it is also a secret contest between the top masters within the resistance alliance. How many enemies they killed and how they performed were all witnessed by everyone, and there must be no falsehood, unlike the exhibition match of the "World Heroes Conference", which measures the most real strength. Even if they were opportunistic and formed a combat team with Afeng and Xue Wuxia, and with the help of their "Blood-sucking Spear", "Thunder God Chisel", and the tenth-level holy magic pets Fire Phoenix and Peacock King, they could get some merits, but it would affect their income as a price, and it could not be hidden from everyone's eyes. Accustomed to fighting as the strongest fighter, I can't stand my mediocre performance. In addition, several top undead wizards such as Night Tour and Night Bonfire who have conquered tenth-level upper-level magic pets in the human world will definitely take the opportunity to show themselves to hit my reputation as the "world's number one undead wizard". At the same time, Qiu Shui Changtian, who has officially obtained the artifact "Shadow Magic Mirror" after the system announcement, will definitely be unwilling to be lonely and want to compete with me. In addition, other top players will not be willing to be robbed of the limelight by me for a long time. Not only Desert Eagle and Ganges War God, but everyone will have selfish motives. Maybe including Long Xing Tianxia and Romantic Sakura, they will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to show their best. My previous super strength and brilliant record have become a burden to me. The rumors and reputations in recent times have been very unfavorable to me. I don't want to give people excuses. Further despised.
Dark professional players who have not subdued pets above the mid-level 10th level and cannot summon demons or undead above the mid-level 10th level can only be responsible for resisting the attacks of the light players and hired neutral NPCs who come to support them outside the church, and have no qualifications to participate in the battle inside the church. Excluding the influence of those light magic arrays with different effects, perhaps our strength is only about the same as that of the elite-level light NPCs, and there is no advantage at all. With more high-level holy equipment, increased mental power limit, and the "summoning spirit" attribute, Qiu Shui Changtian, Tianxing, and Ye You can also summon mid-level 10th-level undead subordinates. At least on the surface, the gap between them and me has been narrowed. It seems that they are already very close to my strength in the human world. Unless I also invest heavily in purchasing the top-level equipment I lack, and further increase the number and even the level of the undead subordinates I can summon, otherwise, among the undead subordinates I have subdued, it seems that only Yibo La is of great use. It is difficult to surpass the level 10 upper-level pets and achieve greater results in battle. Unless I have no choice, I don't want to engage in an "arms race" with them and waste my money. I still mainly focus on the undead minions, hoping that their performance in battle can help me save the face I may lose.
After counting, the most useful subordinates that can be summoned to the human world are only Ibora. After summoning Xiaobai to possess him, he can take advantage of his speed and may pose a lot of threats to the light NPCs, especially the light priests. The other subordinates, including the tenth-level undead, are either of lower levels or unsuitable for fighting in such a situation. Facing enemies one or two levels higher, they lack the strength to defeat the strong with the weak, and it is easy to lose themselves - I may not be able to protect myself in the melee, and it is difficult to use the "wartime return" ability in time to send them back to the "dead space" safely. The newly transformed giant magician dragon knights are not able to bear this heavy responsibility for the time being. Not to mention that their training has not been completed, there are not many who can show off. Their strength is still a little weak and they are easy to be killed. Like the tenth-level undead under my command, I am reluctant to let them sacrifice easily. Moreover, the Cathedral of Light is the territory of the Light NPCs, so I'm afraid they won't be given the opportunity to attack in formation. Once they are forced to disperse and lose their strength in group attacks, a single "Torch Stone Bomb" will hardly pose a threat to enemies above the mid-level level 10, and it will be difficult for me to achieve much results in such a melee.
It is true that one regrets having too few soldiers when they are needed. Compared with other necromancers, my strength is indeed the strongest, but it mainly refers to the "dead space". The strength that can be exerted in the human world is discounted a lot. Moreover, if I want to surpass others, kill more bright NPCs under the desperate resistance of the enemy and the fierce competition of my companions, and earn more professional merits, I feel a little stretched and unable to do it. Unwilling to humiliate the reputation of the past glory, I finally decided to venture to the first forbidden area "Lost Kingdom" to try to subdue an extremely dangerous undead creature living in it - the Fiery Bone Snake.
The Explosive Bone Snake, from the name alone, can be judged that it is a kind of undead creature with fire attributes. It lives in the fire attribute area in the "Lost Kingdom". It is a type of undead with a large number and is easy to find. The general Explosive Bone Snake is fiery red, only more than one meter long, with a pair of bone wings, can fly, and is at the upper level of level nine. The movement speed is not very fast, the attack ability is average, and the defense is even worse. The strength can be said to be extremely average. In terms of its own combat power, even the white bone dragon cannot compare. But in the "Lost Kingdom", the Explosive Bone Snake is the most dangerous undead that no one dares to provoke, because each of them has a unique "self-destruction" ability. As long as they are willing, or their mental power is lower than a certain value, they will "self-destruct" on the spot. The power of the "self-destruction" is determined by the amount of mental power left, which is very fierce. When I first entered the "Lost Kingdom", I accidentally provoked a few Fiery Bone Snakes. If I hadn't been wearing the "Fire Feather Cape" and had the "Supreme Witch Crown" and "Blood Emperor Robe" combined with a 800% mental power limit bonus, I would have been blown to death by them. Later, I encountered danger several times in succession, and gradually figured out the nature of the Fiery Bone Snakes. As long as they can't defeat their opponents or feel danger, they may "self-destruct" at any time. I don't know whether they are naturally strong and would rather die than surrender, or have a strong tendency to hate the world and destroy themselves. I don't dare to approach them easily, especially provoke them, let alone sign a "soul contract" to subdue them. I have tried several times, but I couldn't tame them after defeating them like I did with other undead creatures. I wanted to lure them near the ground and force them to sign a "Soul Contract" during the battle. As soon as I touched their heads with my fingers, these guys who had no desire to live would brazenly "self-explode", and didn't give the "Soul Contract" any time to work. Every time I was injured by the explosions, and not only did I gain nothing, but I also lost myself. I didn't know where to start, so I had to give up the idea of taming them.
In addition to the upper level of level nine, there are also level ten Exploding Bone Snakes. According to my understanding, many undead in the "Lost Kingdom" seem to have the property of growth and evolution. As long as they live long enough and do not die by "self-explosion", they should be able to evolve into level ten Exploding Bone Snakes. The higher the level, the stronger the self-control ability, and they will not commit suicide casually, but they are still extremely resistant to the "Soul Contract". As long as my fingers touch them and sense the power of the "Soul Contract", regardless of whether I have the ability to subdue them, the only choice is to "self-explode", without the slightest hesitation, which almost made me vomit blood. I can't subdue them, and I can't even touch them. I really don't know what the system is designed for such a kind of undead creatures.
But now it's different. I have mastered the magic of "Intermediate Puppetry", which not only further enhances my ability to interfere with the actions of hostile undead, but can also control higher-level undead for a longer time and range. I can also clearly define the approximate control content, such as changing the attack target, immediately terminating the attack, etc. Using the magic of "Intermediate Puppetry", I can promptly and effectively stop the "self-destruction" of the Fiery Bone Snake, creating a good opportunity for my forced conquest.
