Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 281: The Glory Remains
Once the flame bone snake "self-destructs", it will turn into a ball of fire energy, explode around, and release a fire shock wave to attack. At the same time, it will consciously rush to the hostile targets within the range. If there are multiple targets to attack, it will choose one or several main targets to focus on according to its consciousness before "self-destruction" or the order of me, the master. This kind of attack is launched by shock waves from all directions converging to one place. It is an all-round attack. As long as you are within the range of "self-destruction", there will be no omissions, and it can cause maximum damage to the target. Some skills that are not full-body protective are difficult to defend effectively. This is also one of the reasons why as a professional "self-destruction expert", it is more threatening than those amateur players who only choose to "self-destruct" when they are dying.
Of course, the "self-detonation" of a level nine upper-level Fiery Bone Snake cannot cause too much damage to the top-level Paladin of Light who is in good condition and has strength exceeding level ten upper-level. According to the setting, these guys have rich combat experience. Even if they encounter a crisis or are in danger, they will not lose their composure and be at a loss. They will react as quickly as top players. It is definitely not that easy to kill them. What's more, this Paladin of Light has a level ten upper-level holy magic pet, the Holy Dragon of Light, instead of the slightly inferior level ten upper-level Unicorn of Light. It is obviously an elite among elites and should be one of the two highest-ranking Paladins of Light stationed in the Cathedral of Light. It must be more difficult to deal with it. Sure enough, under the cover of the fiery red flame, the Paladin of Light quickly realized his situation. Without further delay, he quickly urged the Holy Dragon of Light under his crotch, and forced the flame light ball to emerge against the strong shock wave rushing towards him from all directions. The originally blurred figure reappeared clearly in front of me.
I had already accurately guessed the reaction of the Paladin of Light. Seeing the slightly dimmed "holy light of protection" given by the upper-level 10th-level eight-winged holy angel, I didn't give him time to recover and breathe. The closest Fiery Bone Snake had already rushed up quickly. Facing the powerful enemy that seemed invincible, they had already aroused their instinct to "self-destruct". In addition, I released the constraints of the "soul contract", which fueled the flames and ordered them to "sacrifice their lives for justice". It fulfilled their wishes, and they were eager to try. I wished to be the lucky one who died first. If it weren't for my effective control and their instinct not to get too close to each other to avoid being affected by the "self-destruction" of their companions, I am afraid that facing the unprecedented sense of oppression brought by the Paladin of Light who surpassed the upper-level 10th level, they would have rushed forward in a swarm.
Close-range resistance would not have much effect. Even if the Exploding Bone Snakes were hurt, they would still "self-destruct" when attacked, even if their reaction and attack speed were faster. Hitting the Exploding Bone Snakes first would only result in a loss of mental power, which would reduce the power of the "self-destruction". The Paladin of Light, who had just rushed out of a ball of fiery red flames, instinctively thrust his spear towards the Exploding Bone Snakes that were charging straight at him. He did block it, but at the same time as the spear hit his body, the Exploding Bone Snakes brazenly launched a "self-destruction", causing him to suffer damage from the flame energy shock wave again.
When facing the fourth Fiery Bone Snake's suicide charge, the Paladin of Light probably realized the Fiery Bone Snake's attack method and dared not to resist it head-on, choosing to dodge. However, my dozen Fiery Bone Snakes had already surrounded him, and no matter which line of defense he moved to, there would be a Fiery Bone Snake rushing forward, leaving him no space or opportunity to dodge. He encountered suicide attacks one after another, and was exhausted by the "self-explosion" again and again. The "body protection holy light" quickly dimmed, and the poor eight-winged holy angel who possessed him did not get any chance to play, and could only step closer to extinction in the continuous passive bombing.
The NPCs of light probably also noticed the unfavorable situation of the Paladin of Light who was troubled by "self-explosion". They did not emphasize the chivalry of fighting alone. They watched a leader of the garrison corps in danger and took rescue actions by various means. The cardinals in the rear urged the magic circle of light engraved in the nearby area to bombard me frequently, trying to disperse the fiery bone snakes surrounding the top Paladin of Light. The nearby Paladin of Light also tried their best to rush over to support and help their direct leaders get rid of the passive bombing situation. However, their rescue plan did not go as they wished. I was not fighting alone. Afeng and Xue Wuxia, who had known my plan for a long time, had been chasing me around. When they saw that they had caught the top Paladin of Light, they were ready to intercept the reinforcements. With the tenth-level holy pets Fire Phoenix and Peacock King, and the main artifacts "Blood-sucking Spear" and "Thunder God Chisel" respectively, they have now become one of the top masters of the resistance alliance. Even the elite-level Paladins of Light with enhanced abilities are no match for them. They need several to fight one to resist. There is still energy to take care of other things. Several guys who wanted to rush over to rescue the trapped top Paladins of Light were intercepted one by one on the way. They were overwhelmed by the attacks against them and could not intervene in the war on my side for a while.
As for the super-long-range attack support from the cardinals through the nearby light magic circle, in addition to paying attention to my own safety, I don't need to worry too much about my subordinates' Explosive Bone Snakes. With their strength of the upper level of level nine, they will not be killed by the light magic so easily unless they are hit one after another. I don't want to slow down my offensive to dodge these non-lethal attacks and expose my flaws, so that the Paladin of Light can catch up and seize the opportunity to escape from my encirclement. Once he is prepared and refuses to confront the Explosive Bone Snake head-on, with the speed of the upper level ten Holy Dragon of Light, it is estimated that there is not much possibility for the Explosive Bone Snake to catch up and launch a "self-destruction". I will try to kill this top-level Paladin of Light in one fell swoop, even if I sacrifice all 19 Explosive Bone Snakes I summoned, and never give him a chance to escape. It will definitely be an extremely cost-effective deal to achieve such a result with the strength of less than one and a half "Summoning of the Undead".
The "holy light of protection" was blown away, and the eight-winged holy angel of the tenth-level upper order that possessed him was also dying under the continuous attacks of "self-explosion" one after another. The Paladin of Light did not even have the opportunity to take back the dying angel, and naturally there was no time to summon another holy angel to possess him again, and he was still constantly attacked by "self-explosion". Using the unique characteristics of the "self-explosion" ability of the Exploding Bone Snake, the focus of the attack was mainly on the Paladin of Light himself. Every "self-explosion" would cause him considerable damage. Without the protection of the "holy light of protection", his own defense ability was far lower than that of the tenth-level upper order holy dragon of light as his mount, even if the holy dragon of light exerted its special ability. He transformed into three light dragon shields to help his master resist the attack, but his luck was bad. The "self-explosion" of the Exploding Bone Snake was an all-round continuous attack, which limited the protective effect of the three light dragon shields. It only allowed him to hold on for a while, and his injuries were still getting worse. It was impossible for him to hold on for much longer.
The nineteen Fiery Bone Snakes had all "self-exploded" because the cardinals had activated the Light Magic Array to assist in the attack, so they dared not dodge too much to avoid missing the opportunity to attack the Light Paladin. Most of them suffered varying degrees of damage. This reduced their mental strength and affected the power of the "self-explosion", so they were unable to achieve the most ideal outcome and directly killed the Light Paladin. However, after experiencing a series of terrorist attacks by "human bombs", the Light Paladin looked extremely bad. Not only was he covered in wounds, but he was also severely exhausted. Sitting on the back of the Light Holy Dragon, his body was already a little unstable and was shaking slightly. He should be considered to be at the end of his strength.
I must seize the opportunity to pursue the victory, and I cannot leave the Paladin of Light a chance to turn the tables. Once he summons another eight-winged holy angel to possess him, at least his defense ability will be greatly enhanced. With my current strength, I am afraid I cannot put him to death. No need to worry about the "self-explosion" of the Fiery Bone Snake, my other men can also join the battle. Yibo La quickly performed "Teleportation" to get rid of the entanglement of an elite Paladin of Light, and rushed to the side of the severely injured target across a distance of more than 100 meters. Relying on the absolute advantage in speed, he first made a feint to induce the Xianming Holy Dragon to release three light dragon shields for protection, and then performed "Elusive", easily avoiding the area protected by the dragon shield, and attacked the Paladin of Light.
If it was a top-level Paladin of Light in good condition, even if he didn't have time to dodge, he could easily resist it with his strong combat experience and skills, and avoid being hurt. However, the Paladin of Light was already seriously injured at this time, and his reaction was much slower. He could no longer keep up with the rhythm of Ibola's attack, and was attacked by Ibola's "elusive" attacks one after another. He could only take the beating and had no spare energy to fight back. Taotao also pulled back in time to help, and besieged the Paladin of Light with Ibola, distracting part of the attention of his mount, the Holy Dragon of Light. He had no way to effectively protect his master in time and help dodge and resist Ibola's attacks, which made the already very bad situation of the Paladin of Light even worse. In the end, he was unable to wait for his companions to rush to rescue him in time, and died tragically under Ibola's spear.
Throughout the whole game, the strongest one should be Long Xing Tian Xia, who holds two artifacts, "Blood Demon Battle Armor" and "Poison|Dragon Spear". Facing an elite-level Paladin of Light, under the constant harassment of the cardinals in the back through the magic circle of light, and with the help of elite-level Paladins of Light, it is difficult for him to gain too much advantage for a while, let alone kill his opponent. When the war just started, other companions were also fighting with their respective opponents, and they had not been able to kill the NPC of Light. If it were not for my clever design and the use of new soldiers with strong power, it would be impossible to achieve such a record beyond my true strength. The poor top Paladin of Light, with his powerful strength, was unable to play against an opponent who took "self-destruction" as his mission. He was caught off guard and fell into my "suicide attack trap". He was one step behind, tied up, and ended up in such a cowardly situation of death in battle.
However, after this battle, I have almost exhausted all my strength. All 19 fiery bone snakes died, leaving only Yibo La and Tao Tao. At present, the melee has just formed, and each has its own offense and defense. It is difficult to tell who is better. I have the advantage of the terrain, and the NPC of light pays special attention to defense. Even with Yibo La's swift and strange movement speed, I can't find a good attack opportunity, and I can't attack strongly for a while. Continue to expand the results of the battle. And I killed the top Paladin of Light in one fell swoop. I was originally a "big red man" in the eyes of everyone, which attracted more attention. I saw that the NPC of light had separated two elite-level cardinals to take care of me, and drove the nearby magic circle of light to shoot "light of judgment" straight at me. For a while, there were dangers everywhere. I was tired of dodging and dared not stay on the front line any longer. I turned around and flew to the back to avoid the limelight temporarily. As the distance became farther, although it was still difficult to avoid the attack, the power of the light magic cast through the magic circle was relatively smaller. The release rate is also relatively slow, so it doesn't pose much of a threat to me.
I don't know if it was because of my killing of a top-level Paladin of Light that other companions began to show their strongest strength. They used pseudo-artifacts to assist in the battle. This forced the Light NPC to dispatch more people to join the battle to resist our offensive. In addition to the 108 fixed guards who had gathered in the hall, there were also more Light NPCs coming out of a side door next to the twelve-winged golden angel statue. They were all elite masters, and they should have come from the White Stone City headquarters to support them. They moved so fast. This also forced us to exert stronger strength to defeat the opponent.
I retreated from the front line, taking Taotao with me to guard, and let Ibola shuttle through the crowd, looking for targets to attack on his own. I continued to accumulate strength, first taking advantage of the gap in the attack of the light NPC, and cast "Pet Summoning" to summon Rossberg. Although he was only a seventh-level upper-level forbidden wizard, through this period of growth, after I was promoted to the ninth-level Undead Holy Mage profession and possessed the basic mental power of the super silver first level, even if it still took a lot of time and repeatedly cast the "Soul Contract" to succeed, it could indeed subdue and summon tenth-level intermediate non-bone dragon undead. The role it can play in such an occasion is much greater than the shaman of the ninth-level upper-level vampire Fang Duke.
Rossberg first summoned a tenth-level lower-order Black Dragon King to help me resist the magic attacks released from the nearby magic circle, and to win a chance for me to activate the "Touch of Death" to replenish my mental strength. Although the light NPCs took extra care of me, I could not rest no matter where I was, and was always attacked by light magic. In order to maintain the "Touch of Death", I could not dodge with all my strength, and I could not withstand the attacks. I had to rely on the undead subordinates to use their bodies to bear the damage on my behalf. Facing increasingly fierce attacks, even a tenth-level lower-order Black Dragon King could not support it for long , and would soon be seriously injured. However, as a seventh-level taboo mage, Rossberg was able to sign six undead subordinates and summon them one after another. If one could not support it, he would step aside, take it back, and replace it with another one to continue to resist attacks for me. This is much more efficient than other necromancers. Even if they can cast the "Hand of Darkness" and use the same method to gain the opportunity to replenish their spiritual power, the losses are all the subordinates they directly summoned, which will consume 20% more spiritual power than me. They can't compare with me in terms of summoning speed. If it weren't for the fact that too many bright NPCs chose me as their attack target, which put a lot of pressure on me, the losses would be much greater, and my performance would be better. As for Rossberg himself, he stayed quietly aside and only needed to command the summoned undead subordinates to act according to my orders. With me as the most conspicuous target attracting the attacks of those bright NPCs, not many people would notice him. In addition, his unique "Ethereal Body" ability reduces physical attack damage by 50%, magic attack damage by 75%, and increases a certain degree of agility. His movement speed and actions will become faster, and he can also share the life of the summoned undead. He should be much safer than me and will not be killed easily.
I was the first to take the lead, and the other companions were unwilling to lag behind. They tried their best to launch a frenzy attack, especially Long Xing Tianxia, who relied on the stronger protective performance of the "Blood Demon Battle Armor" to repeatedly attack the defense line of the Light NPC, forcing another top-level Light Paladin with a level 10 upper-level Light Holy Dragon mount to come forward to meet him. However, facing Long Xing Tianxia, who holds two artifacts, even with the ability bonus of the Cathedral of Light, he still can't take advantage, and the fight is difficult to resolve for a while. The Desert Eagle was not to be outdone. In addition to urging the artifact "Ghost Crying Horn " to help in the battle, he also used a pseudo-artifact to act on his own weapon, further enhancing his attack power and gaining the ability to attack from a distance. Taking advantage of the opportunity of one of the two top Light Paladins dying and the other being restrained, he rushed through the enemy group and performed very well. In comparison, Qiu Shui Chang Tiandi, another undead wizard who obtained an artifact besides me, performed a little worse. His new artifact "Shadow Magic Mirror" was just as I expected. It has a function similar to the pseudo-artifact "Ghost Mirror". It can use a summoned undead subordinate as a blueprint. Copy another individual with corresponding abilities to assist in combat. Unfortunately, the power of the "Shadow Mirror" depends on the strength of the holder. Although Qiu Shui Chang Tian can also summon a level 10 mid-level undead subordinate to fight, he lacks a strong individual like Yibo La. It is just an undead ghost Feng, whose combat power is far less than that of Yibo La of the same level, even if it is copied. In the Cathedral of Light, facing the attack of the Light NPC with an advantage in numbers, it can't play a big role. After killing two illusory real shadows in succession, he only killed two ordinary-level Paladins of Light. Perhaps he was not satisfied with the result of this solution, and he has used the pseudo-artifact "Soul Sealing Card" to release the Black Dragon King sealed in it. Judging from the strength it showed in the battle with the NPC of light, it was worth using the "Soul Sealing Card" to seal it instead of choosing to use the "Soul Collecting Finger" to subdue it. It was estimated that it was probably at the upper level of level 10. Even if the success rate of the "Soul Contract" was increased by 25%, it could not be forcibly subdued within the limited time of fifteen minutes. At the same time, the "Shadow Magic Mirror" was activated to conjure up a real shadow of the Black Dragon King, which immediately showed its might. The real body and the real shadow worked together to kill an elite Paladin of Light in one fell swoop.
It is much more difficult to kill an opponent in the Cathedral of Light. Without an overwhelming advantage in strength or the right opportunity, it is difficult to completely defeat the opponent. Usually, it becomes a stalemate, and the opponent can only be injured at most. The opponent will escape in time with the long-range firepower support provided by the nearby companions or the cardinals in the back using the magic circle of light, and return to the battlefield after treatment, with strong long-term combat capabilities. The advantages of location and numbers are the biggest magic weapon used by the NPCs of light, whose strength is even slightly inferior to that of us top players, to compete with us.
I almost head-on resisted the intensive attacks of light magic fired at me, relying on the protection of two lower-level ten black dragon kings and a mid-level ten undead ghost phoenix summoned by Rossberg. I was even unable to retreat and was killed by the powerful attack. I activated the "Touch of Death" to finally replenish my mental strength and cast the "Summoning of the Undead" again. Before the first "Blood Transformation" effect disappeared, I summoned a mid-level ten undead ghost phoenix as well as Tanbizi and Wu Ma, and joined forces with Taotao and Ibola to once again penetrate the enemy camp and launch a counterattack, killing an elite-level and an ordinary-level light NPC successively. The key is that the light NPCs are too cunning. Without effective means to entangle them, it is difficult to stop their retreat. Seizing the opportunity to kill them in one fell swoop, the group of cardinals entrenched in the depths of the church near the twelve-winged golden angel statue opened the "Holy Light Barrier", providing a relatively safe rear for the light paladins fighting on the front line, so that they can receive timely treatment, and recall the angels of all levels who have been severely injured or possessed, and re-summon the individuals in good condition, effectively restore their respective combat effectiveness, and continue to fight.
The NPCs of light who came from the White Stone City branch to support through the small teleportation array in the church continued to rush out to help. The war was in a stalemate for a while. We attacked fiercely. Many companions killed some enemies and achieved considerable results even though they used pseudo-artifacts. However, relying on the advantage in numbers and the advantage of the terrain, the NPCs of light were able to hold on and were not shaken. This made it impossible for us to make a breakthrough. We couldn't let the melee situation evolve into a situation that forced the enemy to show a tendency to collapse. The result of such a stalemate was not what we wanted. We not only wanted to win the final victory, but also to win it cleanly. The longer the delay, the smaller the impact would be, and the momentum of our resistance alliance would not be revealed. Long Xing Tianxia finally issued an order to implement the "Thunder Plan" and launch a counterattack at all costs, striving to defeat the organized resistance of the NPCs of light in one fell swoop, destroy the Cathedral of Light in Beihai City as soon as possible, and end this operation perfectly.
Long Xingtianxia, who issued the order, took the lead in taking action, breaking away from the top-level Paladin of Light who had been fighting with him for a long time, and rushed to another top-level Paladin of Light who had just rushed over to reinforce and was eager to try, and used the pseudo-artifact "Demon God Realm" to absorb him into his own battle space, and the two of them temporarily disappeared in the church. Desert Eagle was not polite either, and used the "Demon God Realm" to attack a top-level Paladin of Light who was also from the reinforcements, and the top-level Paladin of Light who was spared by Long Xingtian and had some consumption did not escape this disaster. He was taken a step ahead by the quick eyes and hands of Blood Battle Eight Directions who was not far away, and absorbed into his own "Demon God Realm", and it is estimated that there is no chance for him to appear again.
Under the circumstances where I must consider the overall situation and obey orders to attack with all my strength, I cannot afford to conserve my strength. This is also a great opportunity to snatch battle records and earn more professional merits. I cannot fall behind others, so I am determined to use my trump card - the growth-type pseudo-artifact "Yellow Spring Gate". Qiu Shui Changtian, Tianxing and other top undead wizards who participated in the battle should have used this pseudo-artifact, which can continuously summon multiple undead subordinates to fight within a time limit of fifteen minutes. However, my "Yellow Spring Gate" has been cultivated to almost the highest level, which can summon undead subordinates of level ten and has a faster summoning speed, which can summon one in about one minute. For this, I have invested a lot of merit points one after another. If it were not for the great significance of this battle, not to be outdone by others, and to earn a lot of professional merits, I would really be reluctant to use it.
I immediately transformed into a bat and quickly rushed to the front line, then changed back to my original form, released the "Gate of Yellow Springs", and placed myself near the Red Lord's protection group. Although the distance was too close and I might encounter fierce attacks from the light NPCs not far away as soon as I showed up, they are the focus of our breakthrough. Almost all of my companions have used their most powerful pseudo-artifacts and launched a counterattack together. I'm afraid they won't have too much energy to focus on attacking me, the "Gate of Yellow Springs".
