Chapter 0550 - Armament Battle
A lone cliff 70 miles northwest of the hidden valley.
The dark clouds in the sky were rolling, and the cold wind was cold and biting, scraping through the cracks in the stones, making a sharp and piercing whistle.
A humanoid statue made of steel stood on top of the lonely peak, proudly sitting on a nightmare beast with the ultimate steed, facing the cold wind, silently looking down at the vast land in front of him. Long gray hair flowed out of the hideous helmet, and like the scarlet cloak behind it, it hunted and flew in the cold wind.
"You're here!"
A prosaic greeting that could not be tinged with enthusiasm sounded at the right time, indicating that the statue was still a living creature. At the same time, ten meters away from Nightmare Knight's side, a vague human figure gradually emerged.
"Lord Arthas, it's confirmed. The legendary Lich Sazastan was in the valley at the moment, and it was the old acquaintance Dark Master who was in charge of guarding the outer perimeter of the valley. But what a change he has now! Ao Luo couldn't help muttering a few words, but seeing that the adults in front of him didn't dare to be interested in this topic, he had to quickly jump to the most critical place: "What is certain at the moment is that they must be tinkering with something in the valley?" An hour ago, the skeleton mage Haka had secretly confirmed that it was full of violent spatial fluctuations, and it was very likely to be related to something like a spatial circle! β
"Space Circle?" Alsace's hard-won figure finally had a trace of movement, and a cold light broke out in his eyes overlooking the valley: "Is the scale large?" Is it possible to form a permanent conveyor channel? Is there a possibility of destruction? β¦β¦β
"Uh...... Rest assured, Lord Arthas! Haka reported that the spatial fluctuations of Cheng dΓΉ could never establish a stable spatial channel, and it was more likely that it was a temporary spatial rift. If you really want to transform into a permanent dimensional gate, I'm afraid that the spatial fluctuations will no longer be able to cover it. β
As the sentinel probe Oro, his words are still quite credible. Arthas really didn't understand such an esoteric thing as the magic circle, and could only accept their opinions. However, in his own defense area, the enemy actually made such a thing, obviously preparing for a big move later.
If it weren't for the fact that there was a legendary lich with unpredictable strength inside, I am afraid that he would have already marched straight into the army at this moment, and led the Knights of the Black Blade to directly level the enemy's lair with the momentum of plowing and sweeping the caves.
As the Knights of the Black Blade continue to grow and develop, and with the emergence of Graveyard heroes, all ambitious Graveyard Heroes feel a hint of time urgency and scarcity. Even the Blood Demon has already crossed the level 16 threshold, and may even climb to level 17 in the near future, so it is no less than a spur for Arthas, Farina, Kel'thugad, and Parkwick who are close behind.
Falina also joined the team of the Otherworldly Conquest without hesitation. It is conceivable that the next time I see her, either she is already a pile of bones, or she has already crossed this threshold and rejoined the first battle sequence of the cemetery.
This is a gamble, but also a struggle, gambling on one's own life and one's own future.
At this moment when the development of the cemetery has entered the fast lane, all the unfashionable guys will be left far behind. Becoming a lonely hero defending the city is not what Alsace was looking forward to.
More often than not, the life he looks forward to is commanding thousands of troops, facing the torrent of smoky spells, stepping on mountains of enemy corpses, galloping on the bloody and fierce killing battlefield.
ChargeChargeCharge......
The knight's fate lies on horseback, in the shadow of swords and swords, this is the path he has chosen, and it is also his ultimate destination.
However, as the Necropolis grew, so did the enemies it faced. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that the predatory range of the Great Cemetery is expanding, and there are more and more enemies that can be included in its recipes.
Once upon a time, any high-level undead in the enemy of the undead realm needed the strength of the Great Cemetery, but at this moment, in addition to the legendary powerhouse who did not dare to say that he was victorious, even the ordinary saint-level powerhouse had entered the conquest sequence of the cemetery city.
I heard from a few companions that some time ago, even the demigod-level powerhouse cemetery had been contacted, and it was indeed as powerful and terrifying as speculated.
This undoubtedly aggravates the urgency of accelerating the evolution of the cemetery heroes. Now under the tranquil water surface of the cemetery, but the undercurrent is surging, the waves are turbulent, and the heroes of the cemetery are holding back their energy to collect resources in order to occupy the most powerful dominant position in the subsequent development.
Arthas, the hidden treasure shop in the Undercity, also went to see it, and many of the treasures that were extremely attractive to him were now unavailable. This unattainable hunger and thirst stimulated his soul all the time, and he always had the urge to travel thousands of mountains and rivers to collect these rare treasures.
Xu sensed the anxiety in his heart, and the nightmare beast under his crotch raised its head and hissed softly, sparks splashed from its nose, and raised its front hooves to slash the ground a few times. Arthas took off his iron gloves and soothed his partner's long neck with his big hand, soothing his floating mind.
"Let's go, go back to the camp first!" Arthas slapped his hand, and the Nightmare Orc under his crotch stood up, turned around and galloped down the hill with a long hiss. While Nightmare Beasts don't have the Void Running ability of the Headless Horsemann's Undead Dark Horse, they can handle such steep 60-degree hills. Even running on it, the Nightmare Beast naturally has a fierceness and ferocity that is like rushing to kill the battlefield.
The Black-Bladed Knights are now camped on a hill 30 miles away, and teams of undead knights, led by elite Death Knights, are practicing over and over again the necessary training subjects for cavalry, such as group charge, column rush, and separate attack and combined attack. And as the servant army of the Knights of the Black Blade, a large army of lickers is working hard. Collect loose gravel and rock blocks to build the outline of the camp, or take a lookout on a few nearby highlands, or act as some imaginary enemies to train with the undead knights.
Above the sky, some of the corpse witches who accompanied the team were sitting upright on the bats, patrolling the movements within a radius of ten miles, and ensuring the air defense safety of the camp.
Arthas's crotch kicked up a cloud of smoke and dust, quickly passed through the outer defense area, passed through the training area, and stopped directly in front of a large tent in the center of the camp. Above the tent flutters an ornate banner depicting Arthas's iconic weapon, Frost Sorrow.
The four Death Knights guarding the Great Tent saluted their leader with their swords in one hand. With a simple tap on the armor on his chest as a return salute, Arthas strode into the tent.
On a simple but sturdy wooden table, a huge topographical map spreads out, and a staggering undead knight with a large and broad body is crouching on it, sketching something.
Hearing footsteps, the undead knight turned around.
What a face!
Densely packed with centipede-like stitches, crooked facets, the whole face seems to be a face puzzle pieced together by more than a dozen different corpses. The sutures were too rough and wild, and many of the joints did not fit tightly, revealing the white bones and wriggling corpses inside.
Such a face on the Klein Continent can definitely scare countless mountain and wild villagers to death out of thin air.
Seeing that the regimental commander was back, the monster knight grinned, revealing a mouth full of crocodile-like sharp teeth.
"Scarface, cancel the attack!"
"What's wrong, head? The team is almost finished! β
"That old monster is inside, and if you want to crash into the arms of a legendary lich, I can fulfill you!"
"Uh...... Forget it! β
As the deputy head of the Knights of the Black Blade, Scarface is obviously quite familiar with Arthas, not only daring to question the orders of the captain, but also quite assertive, obviously very different from those undead knights who obey their orders. As a 6th-order undead knight who awakened his soul consciousness on his own, he was different from the beginning of his entry into the Knights of the Black Blade, and was quickly appreciated by Arthas and promoted to the rank of deputy of the Knights of the Black Blade.
You must know that there are many experienced high-level death knights in this position, and there is no competition, but he sits on it as a low-level bone horse knight. This, of course, became a reason for the displeasure of many Death Knights, so the Bone Horse Knight, who was looked at differently by Arthas, showed his specialty in front of everyone.
Fighting alone, he may not be the opponent of any Death Knight, but if he leads the same small team of Undead Knights, he can always overturn any Death Knight team with the same strength. Scarface's talent for knight formations and queue combinations is highly praised even by Arthas. He has an unusually sharp intuition and ability to catch any gap or flaw in the enemy's charging array.
In many cases, this intuition even overrides knowledge and skill and can be attributed to talent.
So after overturning 3 teams of Death Knights who came to challenge him in a row, he sat firmly in the position of deputy of the Knights of the Black Blade.
Today, the Order has grown to 1,500 and counting. However, after some careful deduction and selection by Arthas and Scarface, the basic quota of the Knights of the Black Blade was set at 1,000 people, and 200 people were retained in reserve.
This elite route undoubtedly increased the internal competition of the Black Blade Knights, and also improved its combat effectiveness. Many low-level bone horse knights and dark knights who had been mixed in at the beginning of the creation were eliminated and sent to various cemetery cities to enter the ranks of the garrison.
With Li Xun's strong support, the Blackblade Knights were even equipped with twice the size of the Licker Servant Army, as well as a 50-person accompanying corpse witch. This made the Knights of the Black Blade the first regular legion in the Necropolis to erect its own banner and number.
This is something that even Shirgai, who has reached level 20, does not enjoy. At this moment, Hilgai may have his own banner and plane, but he does not have a troop name that can be recognized by the entire necropolis. This means that he is still only an accepted Demon Lord, and his personal identity is always moving between the Demon Lord and the Graveyard Hero.
If Hilgai had been able to completely dominate the Abyssal Plane, he would not have been able to organize a pure demon army, but now, he was still only a demon lord.
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