Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 296: Hundreds of People Break Through the Formation
The main task of our commando team is not to kill more light players, but to maintain the ability to move quickly as much as possible, to break through the heavy interception set by the light players, to quickly advance to the Undead Forest and Dark Magic Forest, and to strive to meet up with the two trapped dark NPCs as soon as possible. We do not need to and cannot get entangled with the light players we encounter along the way. After all, there is a huge disparity in strength. If we are in the enemy camp, once we are slightly delayed in action, we will be easily surrounded by the light players who have reacted. If we fail to rescue them, we will also be killed. Therefore, in addition to the top personal strength, the selected commando members must also refer to the speed of movement, especially the slowest magician professional players. If they are not like the four witch kings who can transform into bats, and several other top undead wizards, and Xue Wuxia who has a rideable pet mount, or have other means that can significantly improve their mobility, they cannot guarantee that they can keep up with the advancement speed of the large army, and they are not eligible to participate. Time is life. We must race against time and try to contact the two dark NPC targets before the Church of Light. Otherwise, this rescue operation we initiated will be meaningless. It is equivalent to actively offering ourselves to be killed by the Church of Light, allowing them to earn more merit rewards.
In order to avoid the Church of Light from noticing the location and actions of our commando team too early, I didn't dare to summon the main undead men in advance before launching the attack, whether it was the backbones such as Ebola, Guben, Taotao, or the special main combat arms such as the Giant Mage Dragon Knight and the Explosive Bone Snake. Basically, they are all my exclusive patents. Once I show my identity, it will be easy for the Church of Light to recognize my identity. I have to be prepared in advance. I dare not summon ordinary black bone dragons to cover up like Qiu Shui Changtian, Qing Wu Feiyang and other top undead wizards who participated in the assault. Even the top masters who are too well-known, such as Long Xing Tianxia, Desert Eagle, A Feng, and Xue Wuxia, also dare not summon their own level 10 holy magic pets too early before breaking into the closed space set up by the Church of Light. I only dare to move forward on foot. Fortunately, a combat team was arranged to lead the way for us to clear the basic obstacles. Without us having to engage in excessive combat, we were able to successfully achieve our initial operational objectives, break into the enclosed space successfully, and establish brief direct contact with the two trapped dark NPCs. We gained further insight into the current specific situation, which facilitated our efforts to rescue the two dark artifacts.
The combat team responsible for covering our commando's actions had already suffered a lot of damage. They were still using their last bit of energy at the edge of the closed space to intercept the light players who kept chasing us. The annihilation of the whole army was a foregone conclusion. Our commando did not stop at all. We continued to advance rapidly in the depth direction. What we encountered in front was the interception of the main force of the Church of Light. It would no longer be as easy to break through as in the periphery. We would be attacked everywhere and at all times. Without the advance combat team to clear the way and cover along the way, we could no longer preserve our strength. So we showed our strongest combat power one by one, and tried our best to defeat the interception of those light players. We broke through at the fastest speed and rushed to the direction where the two trapped dark NPCs were. Such a combat team composed of top players must be very conspicuous when they go deep into the enemy camp. I believe that they will soon be noticed by the command organization of the Church of Light and identify the true identities of us who are too famous. If more troops are dispatched to encircle and suppress the enemy, the situation will become increasingly dangerous. There can be no delay or negligence, otherwise it will easily lead to failure and become a futile effort.
The follow-up attacking forces in the periphery have also received the news that we have begun to forcibly assault. They should cooperate and take the opportunity to launch a larger offensive, especially to attack the twelve-winged golden angel statue whose specific location we know, in order to attract more attention from the Church of Light and disperse the huge pressure that our commando team that has penetrated deep into the enemy camp may bear as much as possible. In this way, the battle will mainly be carried out in the outer areas of the Undead Forest and the Dark Demon Forest, and the targeted key attacks will be launched, avoiding the closed space inside the ambush of the Church of Light. The losses suffered by the frontal assault will be much smaller than the full-scale assault in depth, so that the Church of Light will not take too much advantage. Of course, all this is based on the premise that our elite commando team can successfully complete the scheduled mission and rescue the two dark artifacts. Otherwise, the reinforcements of our resistance alliance will still end in a tragic defeat, which will also lead to extremely bad consequences. This is a do-or-die battle, and it is no wonder that Long Xingtianxia, as the Speaker of the Senate, would use any means necessary to come up with a vicious plan in which we kill our own dark NPCs.
This is a fast breakthrough battle. The slow-moving undead subordinates are not suitable for fighting. Fortunately, most of my elite combat forces have the ability to fly and fight in the air. Except for the Eight Extreme Yin Demons and the Eight-armed Giant Magician, they can basically keep up with this advancement speed, including the seventh-level taboo wizard Rossborg. It is not slow when it uses the "Ethereal Body". There is no need to worry that it will be killed. It is also summoned to fight. In addition to the elite subordinates such as Ebola, Guben, and Undead Ghost Phoenix who are suitable for melee and have strong life-saving abilities, the Giant Magician Dragon Knight once again became an important combat force. The fast mobility, ultra-long-range "Torch Stone Bomb" magic attack, and certain close combat ability also shine in such mobile warfare and play a significant role. Unfortunately, the number is limited, especially their training in riding combat technology takes a lot of time, and it is difficult to bear too much loss. Many times, I dare not let their attack actions be too radical, and they cannot play the role of the death squad, so there are many more concerns when using them. As for another unique type of soldier, the Explosive Bone Snakes that possess the ability to "self-destruct", in a breakthrough battle that is not aimed at effectively killing the enemy, they are disposable consumables and cannot play a big role. Instead, they will waste limited combat power unnecessarily and are not suitable for fighting in such a battle.
The first thing we encountered was the blocking of the Light players who were deployed on the periphery. Their strength was average. Although most of them had been promoted to the ninth-level profession, they only had tenth-level lower-level magic pets at most, and most of them were ninth-level upper-level pets. Their combat effectiveness was limited, and they could not pose much threat to our elite commando team. With their absolutely powerful strength, they quickly defeated the Light players who blocked them head-on and forced their way through. They probably received orders, and they were worried that our follow-up attack troops would take advantage of the opportunity to break in, so they did not give up their own positions to chase us. There was no risk of being attacked from both sides for a while, so we just needed to concentrate our main combat power and rush forward. This is because the battlefield command organization of the Church of Light has not yet known or confirmed the existence of our elite commando team. Once they discover our true purpose, we will be chased and intercepted by the master players of Light who are constantly dispatched. At that time, we will probably be surrounded by murderous intentions at every step and encounter real danger. We must advance as deep as possible before this happens. Every step forward means a little more chance of success.
We broke through several blockades set up by the Light players one after another. As detected by the reconnaissance teams sent out before, the defense lines of the Light players were extremely thick and dense, with one at every distance. They occupied the favorable terrain along the way, and the configuration of the arms was quite reasonable, which could be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack. There were no real masters among them, and they were basically composed of Light players with average combat effectiveness. Their main role was not to forcibly block our attack, but to harass, slow down our advancement, destroy our attack formation, and win the necessary time for the support and mobilization of follow-up troops. Although the effect on our elite commando team was not very obvious, if a large force was used to attack, the existence of these small positions would be quite troublesome - if the vanguard did not attack, they would continue to harass and hinder the advancement of the follow-up troops. To eliminate them would also affect the speed of the breakthrough, and they could also continuously provide us with information on our movements. This enabled the Church of Light to make the right response in a timely manner and dispatch personnel to take corresponding actions to defend against the battle. It seems that the Church of Light has put a lot of thought into planning this battle, and has made sufficient preparations. They have used these small positions on the periphery to find out the strength of our reinforcements, so that the main force can ambush or mobilize to encircle and suppress them. They are deliberately trying to fight a tough battle with our resistance alliance in the Undead Forest and Dark Forest. They not only want to destroy the two dark artifacts, but also want to take the opportunity to teach us a profound lesson, so that we will end up in a complete defeat and show their power. It's a pity that we will not be fooled by this. We will only play some tricks to whet the appetite of the Church of Light, but will not make comprehensive substantive contact. As long as we successfully keep the two dark artifacts and prevent them from falling into the hands of the Church of Light, it will be enough to turn the situation around and make the Church of Light's dream come to nothing. Compared with their efforts, they can't get much benefit in return, and it will not damage the reputation of our resistance alliance.
However, the deeper we advanced, the more fierce the resistance we encountered. There were more and more attacks from level 10 pets. It was obvious that the number of master players of the Light was increasing. In addition to the interception of enemies in fixed positions, some combat teams rushed over from other directions and joined the siege. Even after being forcibly broken through, they still did not give up and continued to attack us. It seems that the command organization of the Church of Light has reacted and is constantly dispatching personnel to strengthen the attack on our elite commando team in an attempt to stop our rapid advancement. We naturally cannot be trapped by them and destroy our rescue operation. We launched a more fierce attack to force a breakthrough. We refused to be delayed by the attacks of the Light players and continued to maintain a high advancement speed. We could not get too entangled with the Light players who tried to block us. This is the most important requirement for the entire elite commando team before the action, that is, they must advance quickly and continuously while trying their best to protect themselves, and they cannot delay any longer. Anyone who cannot keep up with the pace of the large force will be ruthlessly eliminated and sacrificed. Other members must not stop and delay their own progress in order to rescue their companions. Our main task is to break through forward with all our strength and rush to meet up with the two trapped dark NPCs. Even if only a dozen or even a few commandos reach the destination, there will be a chance to successfully complete the mission and keep the two dark artifacts.
Such an attack method that ignored damage and only sought to break through quickly may have been beyond the expectations of the command organization of the Church of Light. After all, according to common sense, meeting the two dark NPCs was only the first step. The most critical thing was to escort them safely out of the layers of encirclement set up by the light players. We attacked so frantically and desperately, and there were not many of us. Without the strong support of the subsequent attacking forces , we would definitely not be able to escape the fate of destruction in the end. It was impossible to protect the two dark NPCs to successfully break through and escape safely. Our extraordinary assault obviously disrupted the deployment of the Church of Light, causing their defense lines to be quickly broken through one by one. The light players who came to support also underestimated our determination to sacrifice and insist on breaking through. They were quickly defeated by us and did not delay our advance much. This also made it too late for their command organization to adjust the defense of the inner line of defense. After all, we are only a 100-man assault team, not the main force of the resistance alliance. It is estimated that their pre-planned large-scale action plan of encirclement and interception is definitely not applicable. Perhaps they are still speculating on our true intentions and hesitating whether to use more forces to encircle and suppress our elite assault team. In addition, the attacks from all sides by our follow-up troops on the periphery must have attracted some attention from the Church of Light. Many combat teams of the nature of death squads followed our approach and also went deep into the inner area of the closed space to further confuse their judgment, so that they still need to guard against us taking advantage of this gap to launch a general attack. They dare not easily mobilize the main force to attack in advance. At the same time, the attack on the twelve-winged golden angel statue whose specific location is already known should have brought them a lot of trouble. As a "sacred object" that is usually enshrined in the Temple of Light and contains Peng Pai's divine power, it is a kind of existence comparable to a divine weapon, and it is also not allowed to be lost. The players of Light cannot help but strengthen their defense to avoid being captured and destroyed by us.
We adopted a tactic of winning by surprise, that is, to confuse, disrupt, and delay their reaction speed and efficiency of response actions in an abnormal way beyond the expectations of the Church of Light, so as to win more time for us and strive to achieve our goal. Judging from the current development of the situation, the effect is not bad. We have successively broken through the layers of pursuit and interception of the light players and have approached the edge of the Undead Forest and the Dark Demon Forest. Their current status can be seen with the naked eye - whether it is dead wood or green forest, they no longer exist under the previous attack of the Church of Light. Only a wasteland remains. Everything in the forest has been destroyed. A scorched earth attack strategy is implemented. The activity space where the two dark NPCs rely on hiding is gradually compressed, and the functions of the Undead Hut and the Dark Demon House will not be able to be played. Now it seems that there is only a forest left in the central area. Once the two forests are completely destroyed, the lives of the two dark NPCs will come to an end. Of course, we paid a heavy price for this. More than one-third of the commandos fell under the continuous attacks of the Light players who had an absolute advantage in numbers. Most of them were slower moving magicians, shooters, and heavy-armored warriors. Moreover, the truly cruel battle had just begun. Looking ahead, a large group of Light players emerged in a frontal defense formation, using a dense human-sea-style defense. There were no weak links for us to break through, so we could only attack by force. There were also many level 10 magic pets in the team, including many holy magic pets. Obviously, many top masters were gathered. Perhaps among them were the strongest Light players such as Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven, and Real Madrid. What was waiting for us in front was probably a gate of hell. If we couldn't get through it, it would be like giving up all our previous efforts. All our previous efforts would be in vain, and we still couldn't escape the tragic ending. For the first time, we had to pause and observe the situation. There were many blockades in front of us, and a large number of pursuers on both wings and in the rear. Our isolated army, which had penetrated deep into the enemy's camp, was trapped in a heavy siege. It could almost be said that we could not escape even if we had wings. We had to adjust our tactics accordingly according to the specific situation in order to have a chance of victory. Otherwise, our entire army would be destroyed and we would all die in front of the Forest of the Undead.
"It seems that the Church of Light intends to use this place as the main battlefield to stop us. Not only has it deployed heavy troops, but it has also dispatched many experts to join. They really attach great importance to our assault team. The Supreme Senator Rong Zhuo is not too stupid. He did not blindly chase us to kill us, but stayed here to wait for us to tire out. We are in big trouble." Bai Yunjian couldn't help but frown. As a magician, he didn't have the Peacock King of Snow Wuxia to ride on. He tried his best and finally followed the large army to the edge of the Undead Forest. However, such a strong defense formation might not be something that a walking magician like him could forcefully break through. The outcome of death in battle was almost foreseeable, and there would be no more luck.
"Did the Supreme Honorable Monk notice our plan of 'counterattack', so they deployed heavy troops here to prevent us from joining the two trapped dark NPCs?" Qingwu Feiyang seemed a little nervous. The flying Paladins of Light and the Eight-winged Holy Angels were too terrifying for our assault team of only a few dozen people.
"Maybe, but no matter what they plan, they have come to this point. We have no other choice but to force our way through." Long Xingtianxia still seemed quite calm. It was really hard for him to keep his composure until now. "It is difficult to break through from the ground. According to the emergency plan for the rescue operation, all the ground combat members who do not have the ability to fly can only sacrifice you first. Try your best to break through from the front and disrupt the defense line of the Church of Light as much as possible. The members who can fly will concentrate on breaking through from the air. As long as they cannot determine our purpose, they may not try their best to stop us. We will have a chance to break through this line of defense and meet up with the two dark NPCs trapped inside. They are still alive now. In the remaining woodland that has not been destroyed, I will tell you the approximate coordinates. No matter who can successfully meet up with the dark NPC in the end, they must obey the opinions of the members of the Dark Council and must resolutely implement them and not violate them. Well, the enemy is starting to adjust their deployment. There is no time to delay. Everyone prepare for the assault. "After all, what we are planning is the vicious act of harming our own NPCs. In order to keep it as secret as possible, we did not reveal the details to the commando team members in advance. In addition to the participating dark council members, only a few confidants knew the specific purpose of our operation. At the same time, we also formulated some emergency measures, as long as we ensured that there were players who could host the assassination after meeting with the two dark NPCs.
The main players who were responsible for the assault mission were the magic knights and knights who had air combat mounts. Although they had to face the interception of many descending angels and flying knights of light, they had a wider range of activities in the air and had strong mobility. As long as they avoided the opponent's top masters as much as possible and did not get entangled with them, they were still relatively confident that they could break through the enemy's interception and rush to meet the two dark NPCs. Of course, this also included Xue Wuxia who had the rideable Peacock King mount and several undead wizards like me who had the ability of "blood bat transformation". There were also several special other professional players who had the opportunity to break through the interception of the light players. As for the remaining commandos, they could only try their best to kill the enemy. They could hold on for a moment longer, harass the enemy on the ground, and try to see if they could force their way through. Success was gratifying, and failure was no regret!
I didn't ride Tao Tao, because it would be too obvious and not flexible enough to dodge. It was only level 10 intermediate, and couldn't withstand the frontal attack of the upper level 10 holy angels and the Paladin of Light. It was even more dangerous. After casting the "Sacrifice" magic and "Unparalleled Guardian" on myself, I turned into a bat and took the cover of the larger undead men, so I might have a better chance of survival. Fortunately, flying high in the sky can avoid the long-range magic attacks of the priests of light. Basically, I was facing the close combat of the angels of advent and the knights of light. I just needed to keep a distance as much as possible and avoid being approached. It was relatively easier to dodge, at least for my group of players who have both air combat capabilities and can launch long-range attacks. Under multiple combined attacks, it might be difficult for me to kill the strong at the highest honor level, but even if several top players joined forces to stop me, it would not be easy.
Groups of Knights of Light and Angels of Descendant with flying mounts rushed towards us, so dense that it was like a dragnet. Fortunately, we were in the air, with no obstacles on all sides, and we could dodge at will. The so-called three-dimensional defense is not an impenetrable iron wall, and there is still a chance to break through by force. We did not engage in direct confrontation and tried our best to dodge. Although there were many players of Light, not all of them could make contact with us. With the upper-level mounts of level 10, it was still easy to get rid of them. Moreover, we did not just break through the front, but fully exerted our mobility, going up and down, left and right, and even actively retreating and advancing in a roundabout way, not giving those players of Light the opportunity to gather and besiege us. In this case, unless the opponent's troops were several times more and completely suppressed our actions, even if the Supreme Honor came in person, it would be impossible to entangle a top knight who was deliberately evading, and there was no effective way to deal with our group of air combat warriors. Of course, doing so is very exhausting for us, and we will eventually run out of energy, and at that time we will be at the mercy of others. We must break through the obstruction of the light players before this happens, and rush to the remaining woods to meet up with the two dark NPCs.
After a long battle, we finally broke through this extremely thick defense line. Facing the pursuit and interception of the light players who had an absolute advantage in numbers, many people still couldn't hold on to the end and died in the middle. Only a dozen people succeeded in breaking out. In addition to the strongest magic knights and knights such as Long Xing Tian Xia, Desert Eagle, A Feng, and Romantic Sakura, there were only three undead wizards left, me, Qiu Shui Chang Tian, and Qing Wu Fei Yang. Even Xue Wu Xia couldn't get through. Relying on the defense of the Peacock King alone, it was still too fragile to face the masters of the same level. A Feng and I didn't have the energy to protect her. I didn't dare to stay and continued to rush forward. Without the restraint of the ground troops, the speed increased a lot. Finally, I reached the innermost defense line. The two dark NPCs were still commanding the surviving undead creatures and dark monsters to persist in fighting and trying their best to resist the invasion of the light players. However, the forest was about to be completely destroyed, and they didn't have much room for activities left. They would soon have to fight hand-to-hand with the light players, and then it would be their death.
With the help of the counterattack launched by the two dark NPCs at the right time, our remaining troops once again successfully broke through the blockade of the outer light players - probably because they thought that the two dark NPCs, especially the undead wizard, had no ability to fly and were trapped in a jar and could not escape, so the air defense force was not very strong. Except for a few knights and Qingwu Feiyang who died due to exhaustion, the eight of us including Long Xingtianxia successfully stepped into the remaining woods and met up with the two dark NPCs.
