Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 346: Playing the long game, catching the big fish
Every necromancer who has advanced to the tenth level of the Undead Holy Spirit Mage profession can master the ultimate skill of the necromancer magic, "Death's Dinner", and summon the extremely powerful god Death to descend to the human world to help him fight. However, whether it is the Death or the Angel of God Michael, these so-called gods do not belong to the life form of the human world. They are restricted by the laws of space and cannot descend to the human world with all their strength. Especially if they want to fight in the human world, it is more likely to seriously endanger the balance and even existence of the human world, which will cause great losses to the lives of the people and even the destruction of the world, causing catastrophic consequences. Therefore, those who are summoned to the human world through the "Death's Dinner" are more like the clones of the dead old man in a certain sense, except that they completely carry the consciousness and thinking of the original body, and their abilities and combat experience are far beyond the reach of the clones of the Death in the general sense. The basic mental power attribute value of the Undead Holy Spirit Mage determines to a large extent the duration of the old man's clone summoned to fight, especially the size of his ability. For every level higher basic mental power attribute value, the "Death's Dinner" performed will have a corresponding functional bonus effect. This is completely determined by the real innate basic mental power attribute value. Unless it is a special function attached to an artifact such as the "Dead Scepter", it will produce a certain auxiliary bonus effect accordingly. It is definitely not affected by the mental power limit after various ordinary equipment additions, the "Soul Summoning" function or even the "Blood Transformation" ability. For us Undead Wizard players, it is of extraordinary significance. Now there is such a rare opportunity with no upper limit and no guarantee. It is absolutely desirable and should not be missed to be able to get a little more basic mental power attribute value reward while advancing to the tenth level of the Undead Holy Spirit Mage profession. It will have a considerable impact on our development and future after successful promotion, and we must do our best to strive for the best results.
The third test required to advance to the tenth level of the Undead Holy Spirit Mage profession is "killing". It is necessary to fight a desperate battle with the mortal enemy of the Church of Light, which has lasted for tens of millions of years. Especially in the current situation where the struggle between the two camps of light and darkness has entered a critical stage of white-hot, only truly fearless and powerful warriors can help our Undead Wizard family and the resistance alliance defeat the Church of Light and win the final victory. Therefore, this crucial test entrusted to me, which is related to the basic spiritual attribute value reward that I can obtain when I successfully advance, will also be carried out in the form of "killing". The corresponding benefits that can be obtained after successful advancement will be determined by the combat power that I can exert. The specific task requirement is that within ten days, I must try my best to kill more light players or light NPCs. According to the comprehensive factors such as the positions, reputation, level, and loot of the light players and light NPCs I killed during these ten days, I will get the corresponding evaluation, so as to determine the basic spiritual attribute value reward that I can get after passing the promotion ceremony. On the surface, the "Kill" test did not have strict restrictions. I could only complete it alone and could not seek help from other players to kill the light players and light NPCs together. However, the system would deduct a part of my achievements according to the help given to me by other companions in the battle. In fact, the assessment was still the results I could get by relying on my own strength. Even if I asked for help from my companions, there would not be much advantage to be gained. The test was completely a reflection of the true strength of the qualifiers, and there was not much possibility of taking shortcuts.
To complete the "killing" task, it seems very simple - in today's "Tianxia", you can see light players everywhere in the southern and western continents, and there are hundreds of level 9 light NPCs stationed in the Cathedral of Light in the main city of the southern continent. There are too many opportunities to take advantage of, and with my current strength, it is almost easy to kill those light players with average strength or even so-called level 9 professional masters. The key is the "no upper limit" clause restriction, which makes me, who is full of ambition, not satisfied with ordinary results. I must strive to get a higher basic spiritual attribute value reward while being promoted to the tenth level of the Undead Holy Spirit Mage profession, become a more powerful Undead wizard, and continue to defend my honor of "the world's number one Undead wizard" or even "the world's number one master". To achieve this, during the "killing" mission that will last for ten days, we must not only strive to kill more Light players and Light NPCs and harvest more quantities, but more importantly, we must also pay attention to the "quality" of the Light players and Light NPCs killed - according to the relevant explanation given by Kreta, killing too many "small fry" of average strength will not have much effect. The rewards that can be obtained after fighting hard can be said to be negligible, and the efficiency is quite low. Killing a higher level, or a person with a higher position and reputation, or even obtaining some equipment as trophies from him, is far more effective than killing those "small fry" of average strength. One can be worth several, a dozen, or even dozens or hundreds. In other words, "winning by quality" is the best way to obtain higher basic mental attribute value rewards.
It is quite difficult to kill those higher-level, higher-ranking and more prestigious Light players or Light NPCs. Generally, Light players and those common Light NPCs stationed in the Cathedral of Light are all level nine professions. Attacking them can only seek higher positions and reputations. The more important and famous, the better. For example, the Supreme Honor of the Light Senate President, the Real Madrid and Peace Guardian of the Light Vice Senate President, and those Light Senators are the best choices for me to kill and profit. However, they are all the leaders and senior officials of a faction. Generally, they are surrounded by people when entering and leaving dangerous areas. They have many followers and will not easily leave them alone to give me the opportunity to kill them. Moreover, their whereabouts are unpredictable, and it is difficult to ambush them. If I want to kill them, the efficiency will probably be extremely low. Even if I spend ten days, I may not necessarily succeed. They are not suitable targets to kill. As for the NPCs of light stationed in the Cathedral of Light, they are numerous and powerful, and can get timely rescue from the outside world. It is far from what I can handle alone. I must rely on the help of other companions and take advantage of the opportunity to attack and destroy the Cathedral of Light to facilitate my "killing" task. However, in this way, I will inevitably rely on the help of other companions. Not to mention that a part of the professional merits will be deducted accordingly, which will not allow me to take much advantage. I must hurry up to kill all the NPCs of light in the church. I can't delay too long. It is mainly for me to kill those NPCs of light alone. In addition, other companions who participate in the war may not all be in the same mind with me and sincerely willing to help me. As for how much I can gain in the end, I am not sure, and I may not be able to achieve the ideal result. Therefore, the "killing" task seems simple, and it will not be difficult for elites like me to complete it. But if you want to strive for greater benefits, it is not an easy thing to achieve. It requires careful planning and formulating a practical action plan to help me better complete the "killing" task.
After careful consideration, I gave up the help of other companions, especially the help of the resistance alliance. The plan to kill more light players and light NPCs by attacking and destroying the Cathedral of Light in the main city of the southern continent was to "kill" more light players and light NPCs. The "killing" task mainly assessed the number and quality of light players and light NPCs I killed alone. Inviting companions to help me would not be of much help. Moreover, there were too many participants. If we fought alone, things would easily get out of my control, and some unpredictable changes might occur, and the results would not necessarily be more favorable to me. In contrast, it was easier for me to control the progress of things by acting alone, and I might not be inferior to the results that could be achieved by joining forces with other companions. More importantly, I had thought of the most ideal killing target, and I wanted to catch a big fish. If the plot could succeed, I would definitely get unprecedented brilliant results, and I was confident that I could get more basic spiritual attribute value rewards through the promotion ceremony.
The big fish I want to kill is my old rival who I have dealt with several times, made me look humiliated, and has always been on my mind. Sampras, the current level 10 red cardinal of the light profession, holds the artifact "fixed-point teleporter". The "Thousand Miles Alone" action that brought me infinite scenery was forced to stop under the joint suppression of him and the light knight Hanover who holds the artifact "Cupid's Arrow", which cut off my "way to make money". This "favor" is still fresh in my memory and I always want to repay them. Originally, after I subdued the ultimate destruction knight Ibora at the level of holy beast as a pet, I was already thinking about how to calculate them, but the system was at work and arranged for me to advance in advance, so I had to shelve this plan, which made me sigh in private that God has no eyes. They are lucky, but now is the right time. I can take the opportunity of completing the "killing" task to choose Sampras as the target of key kills, which can not only avenge the old grudge, but also make a lot of money, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
It is not easy for ordinary players to defeat the current level 10 professional NPCs who all hold a divine weapon. Those current level 10 NPCs have always been secluded and their whereabouts are unpredictable. Most of the time, they will only stay in the headquarters of each profession and will not show up in public easily. As for the level 10 cardinals and knights of the light profession, they basically stay in the headquarters of the Church of Light in the holy city of the Western Continent. Even when the Cathedral of Light in the main city of the North, East and South Continent was attacked and destroyed by our resistance alliance one by one, they never showed up to fight. It is clear that they are unwilling to take risks easily and give us the opportunity to besiege them. They want to wait for a peaceful handover and transfer the responsibility of the battle to the hands of the light players. Even if they occasionally participate in the action, it is difficult for us to know in advance, and there is no way to ambush them. Moreover, there are usually many level 9 light NPC guards accompanying them every time they go out. They are protected by key points and cannot be killed by my own strength. However, my situation is somewhat special. As the "world's number one necromancer" and "world's number one expert", I am almost the number one in the resistance alliance in terms of my personal influence in the war, and I have repeatedly destroyed the good things that the Church of Light has planned. In the past, I committed numerous bloody crimes in the "Thousand Miles Alone" action in the Western Continent. I am extremely feared and hated by the Church of Light. I have long been ranked first in the "Dark Evil List". My sin value is much higher than that of Long Xing Tianxia, who ranks second. If there is a chance to kill me, I am sure they will not be willing to let it go easily. The Cardinal Sampras and the Knight of Light Hanover had received orders to expel and kill me before, and they also achieved good results, suppressing and curbing my arrogance. Since then, they have basically not invaded the Western Continent and committed similar bloody crimes. If I were to go on my own again and repeat the "Thousand Miles Alone" action, I might be able to induce the Church of Light to once again send Cardinal Sampras, who holds the artifact "Fixed Point Teleporter", to come forward to subdue the demons and defend the Way. Now I have not yet been promoted to the tenth-level profession, that is, those tenth-level NPCs of Light have not yet completely released the ban, and cannot summon the four holy angels such as the Angel of God Michael and Gabriel to fight in the human world, and the news that the new Ultimate Destruction Knight Ibora, who has been subdued to the holy beast level, has become a pet has not been leaked. The Church of Light will definitely not know that I have the strength to fight against the current tenth-level Light NPC holding the artifact, and it is impossible for them to be prepared. As long as the Church of Light sends Sampras to use the "Fixed Point Teleporter" to chase me, and basically maintains the lineup when chasing me before, and no more Light players or Light NPCs participate in the battle, I have enough confidence that I can at least kill the Cardinal on the spot, whose defense ability is not strong enough.
Compared to the leaders of the Light players such as Supreme Honor and Real Madrid, killing the current Light Level 10 NPC is much more important. Not only is their rank higher, and their respected status in the Light Church is second only to the first person, but also when they are killed, they can also snatch the Light Artifact they have dropped, which is more merit points, even more valuable than killing the Level 10 Light NPC itself, and it is more beneficial for me to obtain a higher basic spiritual attribute value reward. Although we have entered the promotion assessment period, as long as we use the holy beast-level Ibola to fight, it will be within the scope of the system's assessment, and all related income must be submitted to the system for unified accounting and cannot be kept for private use, otherwise we will be severely punished. In serious cases, we may even be completely disqualified from advancing to the tenth-level profession. Therefore, it is basically impossible to keep the seized light artifacts for secret transactions like the "Eye of Light" to make a profit. However, it is still worth it to be able to exchange it for a higher basic mental attribute value reward. As long as we help the resistance alliance win the final ultimate battle between light and darkness, we can earn a generous cash sum in return. Moreover, the more effort we contribute, the richer the reward we get, so we won't suffer too much. In this way, we don't have to help the light players to strengthen their strength, and there is nothing too regrettable.
Of course, it is not easy to kill the current 10th level NPC of Light. In the previous "Western Disturbance" operation, I failed to lure Sampras and other 10th level NPCs of Light to come and kill me. I am not sure about it this time. However, as long as there is hope of success, I still want to try my best to fight and strive to achieve more ideal results. As the saying goes, success depends on heaven and planning depends on man. How to induce Sampras to come out and kill me, in addition to the attitude of the Church of Light, my plan and arrangement also very important. I must not take it lightly. I must try my best to create a better opportunity for them to kill me on the surface. And it also requires a red heart and two preparations. In the process of invading the Western Continent, I must try my best to kill more Light players or Light NPCs, so that even if Sampras does not show up as I wish in the end and give me the opportunity to kill him, I will have a good record and will not lose too much.
I was given nearly a day's rest, and then the "Kill" mission officially began a ten-day countdown. Without seeking help from other companions or resistance alliances, I chose to act alone, invading the Western Continent as the main battlefield, cruising everywhere, looking for opportunities to kill those small groups of light players who were alone or weak. I did not summon Ibola, the ultimate destruction knight pet of the holy beast level, so as not to shock the Church of Light and make them dare not send the current level 10 light professional NPC to hunt me down. I mainly relied on Taotao, Shaman and other four vampire fang princes to form the blood-sucking fang emperor, Heinrich and Haishaer, two black dragon kings and ghost knight kings who were transformed into one real and one fake. These subordinates fought as the main force, fully exerting their strong mobility and fighting in all directions. As long as they have the ability to kill the light players they encounter, they will not let them go easily. Now the main force of the Light players has moved to the southern continent, and they are unwilling to dispatch personnel to strengthen the defense of the Western Continent base camp. Therefore, it is difficult to curb my guerrilla actions. In the past few days, under the extremely crazy attacks, many bloody incidents have been committed, killing many Light players. Let's see if I, who have always acted alone without the support and rescue of my companions, can attract the attention of the Light Church and be willing to send out the current level 10 Light NPC to suppress and hunt me down.
