It was already October 2nd. Not only was it Wind's birthday, but the second " World Hero Competition " had also come to an end. Sky Media had reported in detail that compared to the first competition, the strength of the participants had greatly improved, and the competition was even more intense. The Knights, in particular, had risen to prominence due to their mounts. They had achieved good results in both the individual and team competitions.
In the individual competition, the third Berserker, Ba Jiu Gaoge, was defeated by the Knight Hua ManTian. Hua ManTian, who had a Mammoth as his mount, displayed superb combat skills. He tenaciously withstood the wild attacks of Ba Jiu Gaoge and a Level 3 Silver Wolf. In the end, he defeated the Berserker whose attributes had been reduced by 50% and won the third place. As for the second place in the previous competition, White Clouds had encountered Yamato Spirit too early. A Lightning Magician against a Fury Swordsman, and both of their pets were plant-type level-three magic pets: Entangling Vines fought against Phantom Flower. In the end, the combination of Yamato Spirit and Phantom Flower eliminated White Cloud Room and made it to the finals. However, the first place in the individual competition was still Dragon Traversing the World. The combination of the Magic Knight and the Single-horned White Rhinoceros was clearly stronger than Yamato Spirit. They won the battle without any danger.
The competition for the group competition was even more intense, and no one was willing to miss the opportunity to form the second mercenary group in the Eastern Continent. Before the competition, the number of strong teams had already reached a white-hot level. The most eye-catching thing was the super combination formed by the leaders of the three teams that had made it into the top ten last time, Yamato Spirit, Japanese Hero, and Hua ManTian. Their strength was definitely comparable to the previous year's Roaming Dragon, and according to the results of this year's individual competition, they seemed to be surpassing them. The final result of the competition also confirmed the predictions of most veteran players before the competition. Yamato Spirit relied on his overall strength to defeat Dragon World in the finals and won the first place. Among the sixteen people and sixteen pets who participated in the finals, only the tottering Yamato Spirit was left. It could be seen how tragic the battle was. And Roaming Dragon had once again continued his fate of being second place. He had missed the opportunity to form a mercenary group with the Hundred People Token. In the photo taken by Sky Media, his expression revealed a deep sense of loss and regret. The third place was won by the combination of the assassin, the Korean warrior, and the knight, Han Zhengtong. The strong worked together, and the strong preyed on the weak. Even in the virtual world, the development of things did not seem to violate this law.
However, including the Eastern Continent, the four teams that won the team competition didn't get the third divine weapon in < The World > as many people expected. This indirectly highlighted the value of divine weapons.
After reading the report on this year's " World Hero Competition " on " Sky Media ", he couldn't help but admire Xue Wuxia's wise decision to give up on participating. It was important for people to know their own limits and to know how to judge the situation. There were many strong opponents in this competition, and the strength of all parties had increased greatly. If we still participated in the competition with the old lineup, I'm afraid we would lose very badly and lose our reputation for nothing.
After checking the unreachable exit on the map, I didn't have the courage to return the way I came. I directly charged towards the nearest horde of monsters and once again chose to die a righteous death. Although " The World " had a " Teleportation Scroll " specially designed to deal with such situations, allowing one to randomly teleport to a nearby village after using it, preventing the pain of endless travel, it was still quite expensive. I couldn't bear to waste it, so I naturally didn't have any on me. For a Necromancer, the Space of the Dead was actually the best transit station.
The highest honor of the Western Continent had actually established a " Holy Knights of Light ". It had recruited three Knights of Light and two Priests of Light to join it. Including himself, the small hundred-man mercenary group already had six hidden professions of the Church of Light. Their strength was at its peak for a while. Even if there was no attribute weighing effect in the group competition of the " World Hero Competition ", they still easily defeated the other teams and continued to win the championship title of the Western Continent. They are known as the "number one mercenary group in" The World ". They are much more awe-inspiring than our United Alliance. The strength of the opposing forces meant that we would decline. Although I had no intention of fighting against the Church of Light, I couldn't erase my identity as a Necromancer. In their eyes, it was a symbol of evil. Once the doors of the continent were opened, it was difficult to guarantee that no one would take the initiative to find trouble with me. No matter what, I had to increase my strength as soon as possible. Only then would I have the strength to protect myself in times of danger.
After several battles, I had already used the zombies to their maximum potential. With their strength, they wouldn't be able to play any more roles even if I continued to use them. Furthermore, with my current strength, I wasn't able to capture a higher-level species to replace them. If I wanted to increase my combat power, I could only combine them with other species and seek a breakthrough in tactics. I wanted to change my single combat mode. The skeleton archer was my next target.
Skeleton archers were on the same level as Skeleton Warriors in terms of size and attributes. The only difference was that their weapons were replaced by bows and arrows. Apart from having a slight advantage in speed, skeletons 'attack and defense were both lower than zombies. However, what I was interested in was their long-range attacks. They could cooperate with zombies and display greater combat power. They were also the only species that I had the ability to subdue for long-range attacks.
Although their attributes were almost the same, Skeleton Archers were actually much more dangerous than Skeleton Warriors. According to the Encyclopedia of Undead Creatures, skeleton archers were a higher level species than zombies because they were more aggressive. They would attack any otherworldlings that dared to approach them. If they wanted to use a " soul contract " to subdue them, they had to first charge through the rain of arrows.
I brought Old Zombie and the mighty zombie army out of the zombie's range of activity and approached the territory of the skeleton archers. However, I didn't dare to rashly go too deep and stopped far away from the outer area. If so many zombies charged in, I was afraid that we would start an all-out war with the skeleton archers. Wouldn't that incite a war with the undead? This is not my goal.
The density of Skeleton Archers was much higher than that of Skeleton Warriors and Zombies. There were at least 20 to 30 of them stuck together and they did not move much. They could no longer attack them one by one like before. If they wanted to subdue them, they needed to develop a new strategy. When facing a new species, the first thing to do was to test the waters. First, he had to go up and test the reaction of the Skeleton Archers to estimate the degree of danger. Now was different from the past. He had to learn to plan before he acted. He could no longer act rashly.
Since he had so many underlings that he could make use of, he casually ordered a zombie to walk over. When he was about 50 meters away, the skeleton archers were alerted and prepared to attack. As soon as they entered the 30-meter range, more than 20 skeleton arrows shot over and hit more than 10 of them. The zombies that were scouting the way were shot into a hornet's nest. They barely managed to take two more steps before they were greeted with a second round of arrow rain. They could only helplessly fall down. There was no warning before the attack. It was indeed an extremely aggressive creature.
I sent out a few scouts in quick succession, and they all encountered each other within 50 meters of the area. I then sent out a few more targets to test their reactions. I didn't expect to attract even more attention. The nearby skeleton archers all gathered here and joined in the attack. They were surprisingly united, and it was impossible for them to form a local advantage.
Arranging Old Zombie would cause even more trouble. The skeleton archers were already starting to get restless from seventy to eighty meters away, and they were gathering in this direction. When they were close to thirty meters away, there were already more than a hundred skeleton archers who had gathered together and nocked their bows and arrows at Old Zombie. It seemed that even the skeleton archers could sense the aura of the Thousand Year Corpse King, and they even spontaneously provided support. Facing the threat of these hundreds of arrows, Old Zombie seemed to hesitate. Hesitating, I didn't dare to move forward. Panicking, I hurriedly called it back. After all, it was a great general, and I didn't want it to be injured.
In the end, I had no other choice. I chose a small group with only a dozen or so Skeleton Archers and personally braced myself to test the waters. Under such circumstances, I naturally didn't dare to blindly charge forward with the " One Rider Breaks the Dust " skill. If I did that, I wouldn't be able to dodge. Wouldn't I be bumping into the tip of the arrow? I could only rely on my newly learned Level 3 skill," Undead Shield," to block the incoming skeleton arrows and take the risk to charge forward. However, there were too many arrows being shot at once, so I couldn't keep up with the speed of the Undead Shield's self-defense. I needed to divert my attention to command them. After shattering a few " Undead Shields " and taking a few arrows, I lost nearly half of my HP. I finally managed to get within 10 meters of them, but these Skeleton Archers actually took the initiative to retreat. As they fired, they moved closer to another group of Skeleton Archers. I didn't dare to take any more risks, so I could only helplessly retreat.
He had tried all kinds of methods, but he was still at a loss. It might be easier to kill them. To subdue these aggressive creatures, the conventional methods in the past seemed to be useless. He could only think of another strange method.
Looking at the time, Wind should have logged off by now. Today was his birthday. According to the usual practice, I should be the one to bring him a birthday cake and small gifts to celebrate. However, my financial situation had deteriorated greatly this year. I didn't even have the basic living expenses for the time being. I no longer had the ability to buy these things. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to get a single-horned white rhinoceros pet egg in the game. At least I could give him a decent birthday gift. It wouldn't be too shabby. I had received a lot of help from him in the past two years, but I didn't have the ability to repay him. This had always made me feel very uncomfortable. Now that I had such an opportunity to repay him with a big gift, I finally felt a little more balanced.
Wind ordered takeout and went to bed early. He left a portion for me on the table. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, I hesitated for a moment and didn't disturb him. I wrote a note and stuck it on his helmet. It was better to wish him a happy birthday in the game and give him a birthday present at the same time. I could give him a surprise and experience the different feeling of celebrating his birthday in the virtual world.
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