piratefiction Chapter 320 Fighting a positional war against the necromancer?
Chapter 320 Fighting a positional war against the necromancer?
Chapter 320 Fighting a positional war against the necromancer?
"It was so exciting to watch, especially that last moment when they were gliding down from such a high altitude, the soldiers were furious."
"Fang Zhou is really wasting his talents as a necromancer. I think he should be a fire mage, burning all those lovey-dovey couples to death with his ball spells!"
The students watching the competition were discussing it enthusiastically, seemingly enjoying the spectacle.
Putting yourself in their shoes, you would feel extremely frustrated if this happened to you.
But watching a master get played to death like that is really satisfying.
"As expected, sigh." Lu Renjia smiled bitterly.
"Luckily, we didn't use that as a bet." Liu Diewu covered her mouth and said, "I can't believe it was possible to do that. Sigh, we really are not on the same level as him."
"His way of thinking is indeed very strange. You can tell by looking at the priest's reaction. The lasso can't catch a master at all."
The problem is that he used the skeletal chains to control the priest.
Regardless of skill level, I believe that upon first seeing a control skill, one would definitely try to break free.
Gu Yueyuan sighed, "This is no longer a matter of technology, but rather the exploitation of human nature; it's truly terrifying."
Lu Renjia's voice revealed a hint of admiration: "That's true."
If the priest does anything unusual, the warrior, out of instinct, will definitely turn around to check.
However, the lasso had already swung past, and it was avoidable.
I had considered countless ways to use a lasso, but I never imagined it could be used to deal with an enemy in this way.
Liu Diewu nodded, a hint of helplessness in her voice.
"The key is that it's too ruthless. Cough cough, I think a master like Fang Zhou could kill the two of them in a head-on confrontation."
Why use this method?
It's really frustrating; those two experts must be furious.
Lu Yiyi covered her mouth and chuckled: "The Ark boss once shared his philosophy, which is to achieve the greatest effect at the lowest cost."
This not only achieved tactical success, but also brought unexpected entertainment value to the audience.
Moreover, and more importantly, his location has now been exposed.
It's important to know that these two experts may have allies around them.
Once they tell their companions about their ordeal, things will get interesting. Liu Diewu shook her head and sighed, "Hearing you say that, I think those two experts are much luckier than those players who were directly killed before."
At least they know who their opponent is.
In contrast, those players who died before, without even seeing a trace of the enemy, were truly tragic.
Just as the group was still discussing, Lu Yiyi suddenly opened her eyes wide, her voice filled with surprise:
Wait, look!
"What happened?" Liu Diewu asked hurriedly.
Lu Yiyi quickly adjusted the screen view and pointed to the area channel of the simulated battlefield: "Look at the information here."
Under everyone's watchful eyes, a message appeared in the channel: [Qiancheng Military Academy] Li Qing: "The Ark is at coordinates (111, 222, 333). Everyone who wants to kill the Ark, come quickly!"
With the release of this information, the entire simulated battlefield seemed to have been set ablaze.
Seeing more and more players rushing towards the designated coordinates, Liu Diewu couldn't help but feel worried.
"It's insane, so many people are gathering there."
At this moment, Fangzhou naturally also discovered this message.
Meng Hongzhuang's voice came through his communication channel, her tone tinged with nervousness.
"Ark, I've received quite a few messages."
It seems that many cadets from other military academies are banding together to deal with you.
"Let them come," Fang Zhou replied calmly, clearly unconcerned and showing no sign of panic or worry.
Meng Hongzhuang seemed both surprised and expectant of Fang Zhou's attitude. She tentatively asked, "Should we go over and help?"
Fang Zhou refused without hesitation: "No need. I can move freely now. It won't be so easy for them to kill me."
"You all need to meet up first, hurry up, and getting into the top twenty is the most important thing."
He knew that his current condition was perfect for acting alone.
Once they reunite with other teammates, it might actually increase the burden on each other and affect their individual performance.
Meng Hongzhuang had no objection to Fangzhou's decision.
After several months of getting to know each other and working together, she had developed absolute trust in Ark's abilities.
She left only a simple instruction: "Okay, you," and then cut off the communication.
Fangzhou stood on the edge of an abandoned high-rise building, his gaze sweeping over the scene below.
The city in this virtual battlefield is no longer the prosperous place it once was; instead, it is filled with dilapidated streets and collapsed buildings.
Those enormous monsters are like the rulers of the city. Not only are they huge, but they also have a particular fondness for occupying high places, making them a nightmare for any adventurer who tries to cross this area.
Even someone as experienced as Ark has to remain constantly vigilant here to avoid becoming a target of these monsters.
Not long ago, when Ark was randomly teleported here by the system, it was almost instantly struck by a boulder from a slinging troll, hitting a building next to it. Debris flew everywhere, creating a dangerous situation.
If it weren't for his quick reflexes, he would probably be the troll's spoils of war by now.
As he was observing his surroundings, an unusual sight caught his attention.
Amidst the ruins, a small fortress stands out prominently.
Although the fortress is not large, its sturdy construction clearly indicates that it was once the residence of a person of great status.
Standing atop a nearby massive stone pillar, the Ark could clearly see the entire fortress and its surroundings.
Although the surrounding buildings are dilapidated, the exquisite stone and intricate carvings still convey the nobility and power of their former owners.
The fortress's outer perimeter was obscured by some collapsed walls, but the internal structure remained well-preserved, making it appear to be an ideal hiding place.
For Ark, this could be an excellent opportunity to use the terrain to its advantage for defense or as a base for counterattacks.
Fangzhou stood outside the mansion, looking around.
This mansion resembles a small, independent castle, with walls that are much higher than those of ordinary buildings, reaching a height of over ten yards.
Moreover, the walls are exceptionally thick, standing like a city within a city amidst the ruins, creating a stark contrast with the surrounding desolation.
Fang Zhou quickly circled the mansion and noticed a large garden behind it, which was clearly the former back garden.
The entire building has a closed structure, with the main entrance made of metal that has been firmly sealed.
Only a narrow gap next to the side door allows smaller creatures to enter and exit.
"What a nice place."
Fang Zhou stroked his chin and began to plan his next move.
Due to the previous information leak, his current location has been roughly determined.
It is foreseeable that rival cadets from other military academies will soon flock to the area.
Of course, he could choose to move his position and avoid the enemy's sharpest attack.
However, this would force him to travel around and hunt down enemies one by one, which would greatly slow down the rate at which he gains points.
Although Ark is currently far ahead on the leaderboard, he has lost patience and is unwilling to continue playing this game.
Since someone is offering you points, wouldn't it be a waste not to accept them?
Fang decided to turn this mansion into a hunting ground.
But the first thing to do is to clear out the monsters inside the mansion; otherwise, it will not be a viable hunting ground.
In fact, when faced with a situation where he was surrounded by enemies, Fangzhou had considered temporarily retreating to a safe corner and increasing his score by killing monsters.
However, he knew all too well the personalities of those bigwigs from the top ten military academies.
Even though the monsters in the town ruins are exceptionally powerful, with his current strength, he can always find suitable targets to rack up points.
However, problems also arose.
Even if he manages to maintain his position as the top scorer, the bigwigs at the military academy will not go back on their word, and the prize will still belong to him.
However, doing so would completely ruin his image in the eyes of these bigwigs.
They held this recruit competition to select a true leader, or rather, to cultivate a strong individual.
What they want to see is a battle between the strong, not a coward hiding in a corner silently grinding monsters.
In Fangzhou's view, winning the favor of these military academy bigwigs was even more important than obtaining the portable concentration meditation array.
The reason why the big shots chose to set a trap for him at this time was not out of malice, but to test his potential and see if he could fight his way out of adversity.
Therefore, from the very beginning of the competition, Fangzhou knew that there was only one path in front of him: to break through the encirclement and carve out a new path for himself.
At this moment, Fangzhou stood atop the tallest building in the center of the mansion, overlooking the surrounding scenery.
Although the rest of the city is in ruins, this mansion, apart from being overgrown with vegetation, remains relatively intact, indicating that the building materials used were carefully selected and of high quality.
Fangzhou spent nearly five minutes carefully observing and memorizing every detail inside and outside the mansion.
At the same time, his brain was working at high speed, strategizing the feasibility of his plan and anticipating various possible emergencies and their countermeasures.
"Fang Zhou has been standing there motionless for five minutes now. What is he doing?"
Outside the arena, Liu Diewu asked in confusion.
"It seems he's treating this nobleman's estate as a battlefield," Gu Yueyuan said after a moment's thought.
"Zhou is incredibly audacious. Does he even realize that many students, no matter how far away, are heading in this direction?" Liu Diewu exclaimed in astonishment.
The directors kept switching between different shots, clearly showing that almost all the trainees were heading towards the coordinates where the Ark had killed the warrior and priest.
Some students who were closer had already arrived at the coordinates and began searching for any trace of the Ark.
The public channel has become a hub for information in the search for the Ark.
Many trainees spontaneously united in order to find the location of the ark.
In their view, even if the ark had left, it couldn't have gone too far.
Now, I don't know how many students you have gathered here from all directions.
Therefore, they believed that the Ark was already trapped, and that discovering him was only a matter of time.
Of course, some students are not interested in Chasing Asia Ark.
This group of trainees was also large in number, and they were more concerned about points, so they chose to find a suitable place to start hunting down other trainees.
Such students were not numerous, and the gathering of students caused the scene to become extremely chaotic.
In this flooded area, the participating team members from Haicheng Military Academy began to fish extensively.
The group dealt with a monster that attempted to attack them, while Ye Fan picked up the spoils and kept a close eye on his surroundings.
"I wonder how the Ark is doing. Sigh."
Bai Xiaochuan's voice carried a hint of worry.
While checking the surroundings, Ye Fan replied, "Xing Duoduo is the student who wants to find him."
Many people now know we're in cahoots, and they act immediately at the first sign of trouble.
"Since everyone is so worried about him, why don't we go over and see how things are going?"
Meng Hongzhuang offered a suggestion: "Unless we hide in some inconspicuous corner, no matter where we are, we all face similar risks."
"Okay, okay, let's all put on our cloaks then."
"We won't attack those people for now. We can infiltrate their ranks and observe first."
Bai Chan spoke excitedly, seemingly very thrilled with this adventurous idea.
"Hmm, we can try that first. If it doesn't work, we'll think of other ways."
After a moment of contemplation, Yue Lingyun nodded in agreement.
So everyone put on cloaks to conceal their true identities and prepare for the upcoming action.
As more and more students gathered together, the originally scarce monsters were almost completely wiped out.
At this point, apart from the enemies lurking on the rooftops, the monsters on the ground no longer posed a major threat, which ironically made the surrounding environment relatively safe.
Meanwhile, Fangzhou seemed indifferent to everything outside the mansion.
His servant focused on cleaning up areas that had to be dealt with by the prime minister.
The number of monsters in the manor is also considerable.
However, due to time constraints, he did not have enough time to remove them one by one.
Therefore, we can only choose to clean up those places that Cheng will inevitably visit during the simulation.
The monsters here are no ordinary beings; they are called Brain Demon Derivatives, an extremely rare species.
The soul fluctuations of this monster are extremely weak, almost impossible to detect.
Their existence seems to be a trap specifically set for those who are overconfident in their own perception.
Ark noticed the tattered maid outfits on these monsters.
However, their heads had become unrecognizable, growing a cluster of sticky tentacles that swayed incessantly like water snakes, causing a wave of malice to wash over them.
Even with such caution, the Ark still encountered an accident at a corner.