Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 282: Chaotic Battle No. 1
Thunder strike can be said to be a double-edged sword. If it fails to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, it will hurt itself. Before the war, the pseudo-artifacts that each member of the war was ready to use had been determined. This was also one of the conditions for being selected into the 64-man sharp knife commando team. It was not allowed for anyone to intentionally preserve their strength, or to have other calculations to take advantage of the fisherman. Almost all the attacks were directed at the group of cardinals who were entrenched near the golden angel statues of the Twelve Wings. If we could not concentrate all our efforts to defeat them in the shortest possible time, and continue to allow the NPC of light to maintain a relatively stable and safe rear, the war would inevitably remain in such a stalemate for a long time. With the continuous reinforcements from the branch of the Cathedral of Light in the northern continent of Baishi City rushing to participate in the war, it would be difficult for our resistance alliance to make too much breakthrough. Even if we could achieve the final victory, it would only be a miserable victory at best, and we would have to pay a greater price. Such a result would not be able to achieve the purpose of "promoting our alliance's prestige", maximizing the suppression of our allies, and offsetting the impact of the "Southern Expedition" of the Church of Light. As for the defense system of the Cathedral of Light after the system adjustment and upgrade, we only had a general understanding before, and had not experienced it in actual combat, so we were not clear about its specific effectiveness. Although we had high expectations, it seemed that we still underestimated the strength of the Cathedral of Light and the Light NPC after the combination of geographical advantages and human harmony. Fortunately, Long Xing Tian Xia always strives to be prudent in his actions, and has made the worst preparations for the difficult situations that may be encountered in advance. He specially formulated the "Thunder Operation", intending to make a concerted effort to break the deadlock or reverse the situation when the situation is unfavorable. When he saw that the war was slow to make a breakthrough, he was unwilling to waste too much time fighting with the Light NPC, and decisively issued orders to take action.
My "Yellow Spring Gate" was placed next to the "Holy Light Barrier" formed by the group of cardinals. Under normal circumstances, it would be very conspicuous. Placing a bunker at the doorstep of the enemy would definitely shatter such a big threat by the bright NPCs with their strongest firepower. However, this time, it was a joint action of 50 to 60 members of our resistance alliance. The sudden and more violent attack directly disrupted the arrangement and attack order of these bright NPCs, making them seem a little flustered. Each of them fought on their own, trying their best to resist the attacks that came from all directions and were more threatening to them. They were all in close range or direct attacks, and they would not have much spare time to take care of the "Yellow Spring Gate" I released.
I had already made full preparations for this battle. I had naturally made corresponding arrangements at the other end of the "Dead Soul Space". A group of undead men who were ready to fight were all lined up in front of the door, waiting for my call. The first to appear in the church through the "Yellow Spring Gate" was the tenth-level upper-level Eight-Polar Yin Demon Black Mountain Old Demon. He turned into a ball of black mist and poured out of the light gate. He was blocked in front of the "Holy Light Barrier" and had to stop close to the light wall. He quickly turned back into the combat form of an eight-legged octopus, waving eight thick tentacles that were more than 20 meters long, obeying my orders. He used all his strength. He fiercely whipped the "Holy Light Barrier". Then, three tenth-level upper-level eight-armed giant magicians, led by the giant spirit, appeared one after another. They were also blocked in front of the "Holy Light Barrier" and cast the "Torch Stone Bomb" magic. The eight arms were swung together and poured into the "Holy Light Barrier", and under my control. They died beside the Black Mountain Demon, under the protection of the eight tentacles of the Black Mountain Demon, which were more than 20 meters long. Relying on the excellent on-site defense ability of the Eight Extreme Yin Demons, they could effectively prevent the close-range attacks launched by the Paladins of Light against the giant magician. Then a level 10 upper-level Undead Ghost Phoenix appeared in the church. It also did not go far away, but stayed near the giant magician and attacked the "Holy Light Barrier" crazily, which could enhance their defense. These were the only five level 10 upper-level undead subordinates I had now. Each of them was hard-won. Not only was it difficult to search for them, but it also required a pseudo-artifact "Soul Collecting Finger" to be wasted, so they could not be easily damaged.
Under our joint attack, the "holy light barrier" cast by the cardinals has been severely reduced, and was broken layer by layer by the attacks that followed. The protection range was compressed by at least half of the area, forcing many cardinals to retreat to the center and even slow down the long-range attack launched by the light magic circle against us, and tried their best to strengthen the input of mental power to stabilize the "holy light barrier" to ensure their safety. At the same time, the holy knights of light who woke up also turned around to strengthen the interception and attack on us to relieve the pressure on the cardinals. It was probably because the performance of the Black Mountain Old Demon and the Giant Spirit I summoned was too eye-catching. They were all upper-level strengths of level 10. The "holy light barrier" within the range of the attack was one of the most severely damaged sections, which attracted the joint siege of an elite-level holy knight of light and several elite-level holy knights of light. There was even an elite-level cardinal who drove the nearby light magic circle to launch the "light of judgment" and participated in the counterattack, intending to contain their attack actions to relieve the pressure on the "holy light barrier". Fortunately, the "Holy Light Barrier" has been compressed to an area with a diameter of tens of meters, and the tentacles of the Black Mountain Old Demon, which are only more than 20 meters long, are out of reach, so they can defend with all their strength. The eight tentacles are dancing in the air, and the defense is impenetrable. Even though the elite-level Paladin of Light has been enhanced by the church's abilities, his own strength is at least not inferior to that of the upper-level tenth level, and he already has a stronger combat power than the Black Mountain Old Demon, it is not easy to break through for the time being. Even if they seize the opportunity to force their way in and succeed in a strike, they will be quickly forced back by the Black Mountain Old Demon who reinforces the defense in time, and it is difficult to cause too much or continuous damage to the giant spirits and other upper-level eight-armed giant magicians of tenth level. In addition, I recruited the tenth-level intermediate undead ghost phoenix, Tanbizi, Wu Ma, etc. summoned by Ibola, Taotao, and Rossberg to cooperate with the Black Mountain Old Demon in defense. I even used my bodies as cover to prevent the giants from being distracted by too much harassment from the Paladins of Light and affecting the effectiveness of the attack on the "Holy Light Barrier".
Then, three level 10 middle-level eight-armed giant magicians emerged from the "Yellow Spring Gate" and also participated in the crazy attack on the "Holy Light Barrier". The destructive effect of the "Torch Stone Bomb" magic of ultra-long-range attack is not something that ordinary undead can achieve. It not only has a direct destructive effect, but can also cooperate with the actions of other companions and provide effective support for attacks from other places in a timely manner. They choose to attack the weakest section of the "Holy Light Barrier" to destroy it earlier, further compress the protection range of the "Holy Light Barrier", and can directly threaten a wider area without moving. Its destructive effect even exceeded my expectations. However, as the Paladins of Light paid more attention to them, they strengthened the encirclement and suppression of my "Yellow Spring Gate". Even some cardinals desperately resisted by activating the nearby light magic array or directly releasing magic attacks, and the defense pressure was very high. The Black Mountain Old Demon was also limited by the attack distance of more than 20 meters, and it was impossible to effectively protect more giant magicians. Several tentacles have been broken by the Paladin of Light. If I hadn't dispatched Taotao to come to support them in time, I would have been afraid of Ibola's strange attack method. They dared not go deep into the tiger's den alone. I'm afraid they would have been unable to withstand the enemy's overwhelming offensive and directly blocked the giants' attack. Seeing that the defense line was in danger of being breached by the crazy counterattack of the Light NPC, I gave up summoning the remaining eight-armed giant magicians of the lower level of level 10 or other several middle-level undeads of level 10 to fight. In such an extremely chaotic situation, their characteristics and abilities determined that they could only help me stabilize the defense line that was about to collapse, and it was difficult for me to further achieve greater results. I don't want to passively strengthen the defense. That would only waste my strength and limited time in vain. Offense is the best defense, which can bring me the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and win more professional merits.
I issued orders in time to stop several other level 10 undead from pouring into the "Yellow Spring Gate". I decided to dispatch another undead army waiting on the side to fight. They were the Explosive Bone Snakes that made great achievements in the initial battle. Although the level was only upper level 9, the power of "self-destruction" had been tested in previous actual combat. It was enough to help me get more opportunities to kill enemies in the melee. Moreover, I had invested a lot of professional merit to upgrade the level of the "Yellow Spring Gate" to the level where it could summon upper level 10 undead subordinates. The speed of crossing was about one per minute. This only refers to upper level 10 undead. The lower the level of the undead, the shorter the time required for crossing. For example, the Explosive Bone Snakes, which were one level lower and only upper level 9, could pour out about six from the "Yellow Spring Gate" in one minute. In the remaining seven minutes, it was enough to summon about forty, which could drain all the little money I had accumulated in the "Lost Kingdom" after working hard for a few days. The dozen or so fiery bone snakes before were just appetizers. The larger group of fiery bone snakes that were continuously summoned through the "Gate of the Underworld" were the highlight that I was looking forward to. Anyway, they would have to be sent back to the "Dead Space" after the fifteen-minute time limit. Choosing to "self-destruct" during this period would be more helpful to me.
This is the true power of the growth-type pseudo-artifact "Yellow Spring Gate" of the Undead Wizard. The corresponding level of growth according to the invested merit value and the strength of the holder determine the different levels of Undead subordinates that can be summoned and the time they pass through the "Yellow Spring Gate". After it is cultivated to a higher level, it is more flexible and convenient to use. Different summoning objects can be determined according to different battle situations, and there are more choices. Several top Undead Wizards like Qiu Shui Chang Tian, Tian Xing, Ye You, and Qing Wu Fei Yang also used the pseudo-artifact "Yellow Spring Gate" to participate in the "Thunder Operation", but they are not me. They did not subdue so many level 10 middle-level and especially upper-level Undead subordinates. What they rely on is the faster outflow speed of low-level Undead, which is at least much more cost-effective than their "Undead Summoning" and win with human sea tactics. Although it requires more professional merit to cultivate and grow it, the function of "Gate of the Underworld" in group melee is definitely above the "Demon God Realm" of the Magic Knight, and the huge price we paid will not be in vain.
The flaming bone snake flew out of the "Yellow Spring Gate" and rushed straight to the nearest elite Paladin of Light who was trying to break through the defense line and directly attack the eight-armed giant magician in the inner layer. Tao Tao had just used the "Flame Dragon Wushuang" to sneak attack him, blocking his attack in time. His speed suddenly stagnated, and it was difficult to avoid the collision of the flaming bone snake in time. He was close to him and caused a "self-explosion". After finally escaping the attack range of the flame shock wave, another bone spear stabbed at his head, but it was the "elusive" performance of Ibola, which forced to prepare for parrying with all his attention. Unexpectedly, Ibola just slammed a shot. He simply stabbed out two spears, forcing the Paladin of Light to be in a hurry, but suddenly dodged and retreated, without posing a greater threat to him. However, the poor Paladin of Light did not escape from the sea of suffering. The second flaming bone snake that rushed out of the "Yellow Spring Gate" had already rushed to him. Ibola just wanted to avoid the "self-explosion" and didn't want to be affected. The previous attack was to contain his actions and distract his attention. He was still caught off guard and encountered a second "self-detonation" attack.
The elite Paladin of Light was not as tough as the top Paladin of Light I killed. Several consecutive "self-explosions" of the Exploding Bone Snakes, coupled with Ibora's timely surprise attack, cooperated with the Exploding Bone Snakes with an unusual tacit understanding, and the timing of the attack was very good, not allowing the Paladin of Light to escape at all. His "body-protecting holy light" was quickly dispersed. The lower-level eight-winged holy angel of the tenth level who possessed him was also attacked and could not escape the situation of annihilation. Without the protection of the possessed angel, he became even more vulnerable. He only lasted for more than a minute before he was tragically killed by the joint attack of the Exploding Bone Snakes and Ibora. The other Paladins of Light wanted to rush to rescue him. However, they were held back by the Black Mountain Old Demon, Taotao, Tanbizi, and the Undead Ghost Phoenix. For this reason, Tanbizi has launched the "Undead Disintegration Technique". The Undead Ghost Phoenix has also experienced death and has been reduced one level. The Black Mountain Old Demon has thoroughly demonstrated the fearless spirit of "cutting off one's arm to save one's life", and he has grown back as soon as he cuts off his arm, not hesitating to seriously injure his vitality, and risking his life to deal with the Paladins of Light, making it impossible for them to break through this solid defense line and disintegrate or weaken our organized attack point that poses a great threat to them.
The continuous outflow and "self-detonation" of the Fiery Bone Snakes soon disrupted the intentions of several Light Paladins to contain the Eight-armed Giant Magician, and instead put them in trouble. Ibola took advantage of the situation to kill two elite-level and one ordinary-level Light Paladins. Faced with the threat of the Fiery Bone Snakes, the remaining NPCs, including the elite-level Light Paladin, had to retreat in panic, relieving the pressure on the Black Mountain Old Demon, Taotao and others, allowing the Eight-armed Giant Magicians to concentrate on attacking the "Holy Light Barrier" of the Cardinal Cluster. Even I took the opportunity to replenish some mental power and summoned four Eight-armed Giant Magicians of the lower level ten, who, under the attack of the light magic shot out by the Light Magic Array, poured the "Torch Bomb" magic towards the "Holy Light Barrier". Moreover, the other companions did not relax their attacks, and each showed their abilities, and also dealt a heavy blow to the light NPC. The powerful pseudo-artifacts of various professions were used in the battle. While ensuring their own safety, they tried their best to attack the "holy light barrier", which also made those light NPCs overwhelmed. Under the attack from all sides, they simply could not spare too many people to focus on one place. It was our unified attack action that brought almost the same threat to the enemy. We could not ignore or relax any one place, which was equivalent to adding a layer of protection to our companions. We could attack with confidence and effectively suppress the counterattack of the light NPC, so that we would not be threatened by too fierce a face.
Although most of the undead soldiers of upper level nine kept emerging from the "Gate of the Yellow Springs" of Qiu Shui Chang Tian and Ye You, they were not as "rich and powerful" as me, but it seemed that they had been trained to a relatively high level. The advantage was that the number of summons was large, and they were not ordinary stuff either. Each of them had some unique means of attack. They might not be very conspicuous in the first few minutes, but after ten minutes, they had gathered into a group, showing a combat effectiveness that could not be ignored. At the same time, as the battle continued, more than a dozen magic knights such as Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, and Blood Fight in All Directions, who had used the "Demon God's Domain" to trap the strongest group of light paladins, have left their independent battle spaces one after another and reappeared in the church. The light paladins who were their opponents must have died. Without this group of strongest reinforcements, the power of the light NPCs has been weakened a little. After their return, they immediately joined the battle again and fiercely attacked the "Holy Light Barrier" of the group of cardinals, further increasing the pressure on the light NPCs. The thunder attack finally achieved the intended goal and completely shattered the "Holy Light Barrier" formed by dozens of cardinals, losing the relatively stable rear that had been maintained.
Although the opportunity has appeared, it is also fleeting. These cardinal NPCs are experienced. The "holy light barrier" was broken only temporarily. As long as they are given a little time, they will react immediately and reorganize the "holy light barrier" for protection. We naturally cannot tolerate such a thing to happen, and immediately pursue the victory. This is the best opportunity to kill more light NPCs and snatch professional merits. To kill a light paladin, it must be a lingering battle. Once the cardinal loses effective protection and is attacked by us at close range, if the opportunity is good, it only takes three or two moves to solve the battle. No one is willing to miss it, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of the powerful pseudo-artifact that was paid before? Immediately, many figures rushed towards the cluster of cardinals who had lost the protection of the "holy light barrier". The quick hand has it, and the slow hand has it. Everyone speaks based on their ability. Whoever grabs it will own it. This is definitely not the time to be polite.
I did not hesitate to use the "Yellow Spring Gate" that I had cultivated to summon the tenth-level upper-level undead subordinates, and I also sacrificed all the explosive bone snakes that I had subdued after working hard for several days. I was waiting for such an opportunity to kill. Except for the Black Mountain Old Demon who was inconvenient to move and seriously injured to guard the giant spirits and the other eight-armed giant magicians, all the other undead subordinates rushed to the cardinals. I wanted to separate them and kill them. The giant magicians also changed their targets. The ultra-long-range attack radius allowed them to threaten the entire cardinal cluster without moving. They joined hands to launch a fierce attack on a cardinal. Several or even dozens of "Torch Stone Bomb" magic attacks cast by the tenth-level eight-armed giant magicians were too much for even the elite-level cardinals to withstand. The "Holy Light Barrier" cast by a single person could barely hold on for a few times, but still could not escape the fate of being shattered. Once they were knocked to the ground, they could not recover in time to open the "holy light barrier" defense again. What awaited them was Ibola's "appearance and disappearance". Its rich practical experience made it very good at such melees. It could always appear in the most appropriate place in time according to my orders, bringing the most fatal blow to the light NPCs. The cardinals who were entangled by it in close range would basically not escape the fate of being killed by its snake-tipped bone spear unless they could get rescue from the light paladin, pet or descending holy angel with strength above level 10 in time. Almost every attack was able to gain something. One person held up half the sky. In the end, the number of light NPCs who died directly under its spear was equivalent to the sum of the achievements of my other undead men. It was really the best opportunistic fighter.
A group of top players used what could be described as the strongest pseudo-artifacts and finally succeeded in defeating the Cardinal Cluster. In a short period of time, a large number of Cardinal NPCs, who had hardly suffered any damage before, died in battle. Their own fragility made them particularly helpless in the face of direct attacks. They were no longer as glorious as when they remotely controlled the magic circle of light to attack us from a distance. The summoned pets and descended angels could only barely protect themselves at best, and were unable to take care of the safety of their companions around them, let alone organize themselves and cast the "Holy Light Barrier" again. Dispersing and dividing the Cardinal Cluster allowed us to take the most solid step towards success. They could only fight on their own and could no longer pose a great threat to us, and could no longer provide a relatively safe rear for their injured companions. We took the initiative in the battle.
The fifteen-minute time limit was up, and basically all the pseudo-artifacts lost their effectiveness at this moment, and we returned to our normal strength. Although my "Gate of the Underworld" turned into nothingness, my efforts were not in vain, and it played its due role. The "self-detonation" of thirty or forty fiery bone snakes did not disappoint me. They assisted in the defense, allowing the giant magician to concentrate on the attack. Later, together with ten level ten eight-armed giant magicians, Ibola and other undead subordinates, I took advantage of the chaos to kill several light NPCs, earning me a lot of merit. The main force of the Light NPCs has been destroyed, especially the elite Light Paladins, who were mostly killed or wounded by the "Demon God Domain". Several elite Cardinals were also our key targets, and many of their companions were jealous. They were given special care when the "Holy Light Barrier" was broken. Few of them could survive the fierce attack. I alone killed two of them in succession with the long-range bombardment of several Level 10 Upper Level 8 Giant Magicians of the Giant Spirit and the close-range attack of Ibola. Although the dozens of Light NPCs remaining in the church were still fighting, they were just resisting stubbornly and holding on for a little longer. They had lost their relatively safe rear and were separated by us. They could only fight on their own in groups of three or five, and could no longer organize a unified offensive. They could no longer pose much threat to us. They were already defeated and powerless. This was their truest portrayal.
The battle of Beihai City's Cathedral of Light ended smoothly. Our companions who did not wait for the battle outside the cathedral broke through the solid protective barrier under the siege of the neutral NPC guards and rushed in to support. With the strength of sixty-four of us alone, we withstood the counterattacks of the one hundred and eight ninth-level NPCs of Light stationed in the cathedral, as well as dozens of reinforcements that were successively sent in afterwards, and successfully killed them all. We destroyed the "Holy Disk" and the "Twelve-Winged Golden Angel Statue", and destroyed the Beihai City Cathedral of Light, which had activated a new defense system as a means of protection, in less than an hour. Only a dozen of our companions were killed in the fierce battle. Compared with the record we have achieved, this damage can be said to be negligible, which shows the powerful strength of our alliance of resistance forces. The Cathedral of Light was completely destroyed, and the small teleportation array inside the cathedral stopped working immediately. No more reinforcements came to die, and the neutral NPCs hired as garrisons on the periphery also lost their targets to protect and no longer had to work for their employers, so they withdrew from the battle immediately. The remaining few Light players who came to join the battle naturally would not stay and die in vain, allowing us to earn merit and then scatter like birds and beasts, allowing us to swagger out of Beihai City and end this cathedral destruction battle cleanly and neatly.
After the war, the results were counted. There was no doubt that I had invested in the secret weapon, the Explosive Bone Snake, and also used the growth-type pseudo-artifact "Gate of Yellow Springs" that was cultivated to almost the highest level. I once again came out on top, shocking many people. They were amazed at the potential power I possessed. No one dared to underestimate me anymore. Even if I had not been able to subdue a level 10 upper-order magical pet for the time being, I was still worthy of the title of "the world's number one necromancer" and I was still the strongest contender for the title of "the world's number one master."
