"It's amazing that you're still so laid-back at this time." The leader of the Knights of the Iron Hoof, Jonny Dao.

"Life professionals are always laid back. Besides, it's a time of peace, so there's nothing to worry about. Perls chuckled.

"Peacetime? The Holy See and the Great Heresy Dever? Brie is in a tight fight, and Orquila has just been threatened by a necromantic invasion. This is called the age of peace? Jonny asked tightly.

Perls immediately said: "Of course, it is a time of peace, and with a reliable and strong man like you to protect us, every day is quite peaceful. ”

"Peace is just a hypocritical word, and all I think about now is how to kill heretics, not even a quarter of an hour." Jonny swept the mace that terrified the heretics, but it was still gray, a bit like a toy tin rod and a bit like a fire stick. Perls could feel that it was very clean: there was no death, no resentment, no blood, but there was no light element, just an ordinary hammer staff.

Diverting his attention from the murder weapon, Perls raised an eyebrow and said half-jokingly, half-seriously: "'Peace' is a hypocritical word? So, are the priests and priests who like to preach world peace hypocrites? Or is the doctrine of the Holy See hypocritical? ”

"You say that, but it's easy for me to mistake it for a heretic." Jonny raised his hand, and the hammer staff pointed diagonally at Perls. Although he was still sitting, his momentum had been instantly exerted on Pers - it was a murderous aura that could only be cultivated by killing tens of thousands of people, and "empty-eyed" and "unscrupulous" were synonymous with this murderous aura.

Perce's face was pale, but he reluctantly said, "As a scholar, I'm used to just talking about things. ”

"It's not a good habit." Jonny's eyelids drooped, slowly retracting his momentum.

The two have been sitting together and chatting (in fact, fighting) for days. These days, Jonny visits the Viscount's Court from time to time to discuss philosophy with Perls, and even sends two Judgment Knights to guard the door, in the name of "keeping the Viscount safe". But Perce knew that the other party was planning to watch him to the death, so as not to give himself a chance to escape.

And the content of the chat was torture for Perls. He had to be careful not to show any flaws, and at the same time he had to calm Jonny's emotions. Now all of Dorudeves know that the Apprentice Divine Punisher is an incomprehensible madman, and that the slightest hint of hostility when talking to him will shatter your skull.

"Ah...... I really want to torture and kill heretics...... I envy my subordinates. Jonny raised his hand and rubbed his head a few times. Even if others imitate this action, they can't imitate his killing intent. "You know, my men are heading to the Blackstone Valley early this morning."

"Really?" Pers had already gotten the relevant information from Oskol, but he naturally wanted to pretend to be ignorant: "Then why don't you go with you?" ”

"Because there's you here. You are more important than a hundred heretics, and there is always peace in talking to you...... Have you ever felt this way? At the same time, I was at peace and wanted to kill, and the two contradictory feelings intertwined back and forth, tormenting me repeatedly. It was as if I was in the middle of a wave, and before the wave receded, another wave crashed on my body, never ending. Ah, I'm so excited that I'm going to faint at any moment. Jonny smiled sinisterly, breathing heavily: "You can only get excitement from a heretic once, and that is the moment you kill him; However, the human body is fragile no matter how it is said, and if it is broken, it will be gone, and no matter how much he abuses his corpse, he will not be able to get the same pleasure...... You can give me a different feeling. When I talk to you, I repeatedly fantasize about how to make you cry, moan, scold, and beg for mercy, and my body and mind are greatly sublimated, and I don't need to abuse you in reality. It's such a sensory pleasure that I can't get any better, I'm almost addicted! ”

Perls was speechless.

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In the valley of Blackstone, there is a new city that is at odds with Osgilia, called the "City of Contradictions". With its tall walls, overlapping moats, horsebacks, and wooden ramparts, it is a fortress at first sight. In contrast to its majestic appearance, the city has few functional areas, only equipment repair points, potion supply points, and honor exchange points (the merchant Schrouder is in charge of this business?). Bray), which only serves the player at a minimum, but this is sufficient, as the necromantic creatures who come to the city are all there to fight and kill, and do not need extra facilities.

There are three high-level postable quest NPCs in the city, one is the most powerful combat professional in the necromantic camp - Frankie "Bloodclaw", the brave and powerful King of the Hounds, which always publishes missions for small groups or lone players to charge together, and each enemy killed can get a certain reward; One is the heroic and unshaved Lilac Knight Naf, who always issues tasks based on guilds, allowing player guilds to actively participate in battles; The last one is Patra, the Master Builder, who is physically challenged and needs the player to collect materials and help him repair the trenches (the female players especially love to do the last quest because they don't need to fight and kill).

Thanks to the Forward Base of the City of Contradictions, players have the closest supply and respawn points to the battle line, so they don't have to spend two hours running to the City of Waiting. It is precisely because of this that the necromantic players are actively participating in the battle, constantly attacking Osgiria; On the other hand, the living players also rushed to the "City of Contradictions", and the two sides launched a tug-of-war in the "Broken Ring" for about half a month, and neither side has won an overwhelming victory so far.

When Qingyi landed on the "Fermat airship", he found that there were no people in the city. It's no wonder, because the Knights of the Iron Hoof have already fought outside the city, and all the necromantic players are the first to meet them, and most of the ones who can stay in the city are resurrected nearby after hanging up.

Nave, who had come with her, summoned her mount, put on her helmet, raised her sword and shouted angrily, "Sneak attack while we are gathering at the Altar of the Shadow of Sunset!" Despicable creatures, despicable Orquila! Have they forgotten the knight's creed?! ”

(Xue Duo: "Let me interject, I think they should have happened to sneak attack at this time......)

Neph rode his horse wildly, and Frankie didn't talk nonsense, shooting like a red arrow at the city gate. Qingyi hugged the newly recruited Skoll, who couldn't take care of himself, and the two stared at each other with big eyes.

"Do you want to check it out?" Qingyi asked.

"I think it's better for a big man like me to stay behind and observe." Skoll quickly shook his head and said solemnly.

The two of them went up to the top of the city wall and had a panoramic view of the scene below. It was a local battle with thousands of men on both sides. The Knights of the Iron Hoof came with about twenty people, which was a drop of water compared to the necromantic players, but in fact, they were like a solid iron ball, and they couldn't be broken no matter how they hit. Under the leadership of the Judgment Knights, the Creatures Player was so imposing that they had the absolute upper hand, all the way to a distance of five kilometers from the city walls.

"What do you think? The advanced class is indeed very powerful, right? ”

"Do you want to save face for your mistakes until this time?! …… Of course, the high-level military is powerful, but if it is not powerful, which country will still develop them? I don't know if Skaul is afraid of heights, but when Qingyi put him on the wall, he kept tugging at Qingyi's cloak and shivering vigorously. Although even fools could see that he was being strong, he still pretended to be calm and talked about it: "First of all, the Knights of Judgment exist to restrain necromantic creatures, so they pose a great threat to us, not to mention that they are all high-level elites; Secondly, they chose to fight on foot, you said that the knights under the command of the bald eagle did not ride horses, but chose the [Platinum Shield Array]; In the end, you see, they have strict combo and defensive skills, so they can defend against a hundred with a lineup of twenty people. ”

Qingyi nodded.

"Of course, these are not the reasons why the Knights of the Iron Hoof have been able to hold out so far. They are only high-level elites, they are still human in nature, and they have their own limits, but they skillfully compensate for the numerical disadvantage with their formations. I don't know if you've noticed-"

"Every five seconds, they change formation, the back row replaces the front row, and the injured use the [Holy Healing Technique] for themselves." Qingyi blurted out.

"That's right! I have to say, you look at group battles very carefully...... You've commanded team battles before, right? Among the Necromantic Kings, this is rare. Skoll was a little surprised, and sighed a few words of admiration, and then returned to the topic: "That's right, that's why the Knights of the Iron Hoof can keep going deep here with zero casualties." They can evenly distribute damage and attrition, ensuring that no one reaches their limits and drags the team back. This kind of cooperation has been cultivated since childhood, and they have to practice thousands of times a day, and they have turned combat into instinct, so that they can be said to dream that they are practicing even at night. ”

"I see." Qingyi said: "As long as you break through their union and let them operate uncoordinatedly, then someone will definitely reach the limit and fall, which will cause a flaw in the formation." ”

"That's right. So the high-level classes are not invincible. ”

While the two were talking, a blood-red shadow had already burrowed into the formation of the Judgment Knights, forcibly dismantling them.

"It's the crazy woman of the Chloe family in command, right? She's not a general, but she's better suited to command local battles—to be honest, I'm more interested in her dead brother. Scowl commented unscrupulously. The big dog, on the other hand, is very good, is a warrior, and can gnaw on any hard bone. If there had been any of my men like him, I'd have beaten Isenger down long ago. ”

"Issinger is not a hero." Qingyi reminded.

"There is no undefeated army in this world, and there is no undefeated hero, dear idiot emperor. ”

"How old were you when you died? Why do you always feel like an old man? Qingyi snorted.

"I was forty when I died—ah no, twenty-five! I'm forever twenty-five! Skoll immediately shook his fist in protest, but he didn't dare to make much of a move, and after two swings, he immediately grabbed Qingyi, like a monkey. He glanced down: "Huh, army skills? ”

Qing Yi also looked down, only to see the knights of the judgment raising their diamond-shaped shields, chanting incantations, and then blazing white light shot out from the shields! The necromantic creatures screamed and rolled all over the ground in the white light, which could be seen to contain a high concentration of light element. Frankie was also burned by the light, and his movements suddenly slowed down a notch, and the formation that it had rarely destroyed slowly closed again.

"You see, a good commander can rearrange the disrupted formation and minimize the losses. Of course, this is easy to do in team battles, but what about in regular battles? There are dozens of changes in the formation of twenty people, not to mention those legions of tens of thousands of people, and the complexity of the formation change is not something that the human brain can afford. The style of play in team battles is not suitable for clan battles, I dare to pack tickets, no one in this world can command tens of thousands of people in a single person, that will make his soul dissipate. ”

Qingyi carefully scanned the battlefield with his [Soul Eye] and said, "Jonny is not on the battlefield. In your opinion, is there a commander on the side of the creatures? ”

"Idiot Emperor, aren't you asking nonsense?! If the enemy is in command, why am I sitting here? Scowl scolded angrily. Then Qingyi jumped off the city wall, so frightened that Skaul hurriedly lay on the wall, and shouted, "Why did you run away!! ”

"Since the enemy doesn't have a commander, then I'll try it first - I'm better at team battles anyway." With the support of the shadows, Qingyi descended to the ground in an elevator, and then activated the [Soul Call].

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(I originally wanted to copy the feelings of the book friends in the book review area into these chapters, but I can't go online, which is a pity.) Thank you to those book friends who gave advice to Qingyi! Your support is his motivation to move forward! ）