piratefiction Chapter 403 Mass Summoning Array, Factions in the Mythical World
Chapter 403 Mass Summoning Array, Factions in the Mythical World
Chapter 403 Mass Summoning Array, Factions in the Mythical World
Ye Yinzhu immediately understood Fang Zhou's intention and quickly adjusted her strategy.
Ark and Ancient Moon Source began preparing to summon and cast spells.
Fangzhou's fingers traced intricate runes in the air, and a faint aura of death permeated the atmosphere.
At the same time, Gu Yueyuan began his summoning ritual, clasping his hands together in front of his chest and chanting incantations, causing the ground around him to tremble slightly.
Ye Yinzhu also accurately seized the opportunity and quickly unleashed his skills.
He pointed out a dazzling white light, which blinded the red-skinned swamp frog.
The hunters and mage students behind them immediately seized the opportunity and took down the opponent with a volley of fire.
As a bard, although you can't learn many powerful spells like a mage, your various minor spells can still have unexpected effects at crucial moments.
Ye Yinzhu's move not only effectively disrupted the enemy, but also created a valuable attack opportunity for his teammates.
At this moment, hundreds of gray vortexes had silently unfolded around Fangzhou.
Nearly a hundred low-ranking Black Iron zombies and skeleton warriors silently emerged from among them and began to line up in formation.
These undead soldiers had eerie green eyes, and their weapons, though rusty, were still incredibly sharp.
Ark casually unleashed a Bone Armory skill, significantly enhancing the ranged attack capabilities of its undead army.
Then, he unleashed the Death Coronation skill again, selecting 10 skeletal officers with basic command abilities.
Guided by Ark, these elite officers quickly assigned their respective command areas.
With a snap of his fingers, the 10 elite skeletal officers commanded their troops to launch an attack.
With the Ark as their anchor, the members of the Disaster Squad were in a relatively relaxed mood.
Because there are so many free cannon fodder charging into battle ahead, we can buy them precious time and space.
With the Ark and the fearless undead army crushing the enemy on the main battlefield, there was no longer a need for Gu Yueyuan to summon swarms of insects to assist in the attack.
He observed the battlefield situation and then summoned a swarm of flying insects, which densely covered the entire sky.
These swarms of flying insects, like dark clouds, blotted out the sun and, together with the undead army, completely surrounded the once-proud Swamp Frogs.
At Ark's command, the undead army and the flying insect swarm launched their attack simultaneously.
The zombies and skeleton warriors charged ahead, brandishing their rusty weapons, fearlessly heading towards the Swamp Frog.
The flying swarm hovered in the air, constantly diving and attacking, disrupting the formation of the swamp frogs.
Meanwhile, Liu Diewu and Zhang Wu began to unleash ranged magical attacks together.
It has to be said that, among the lower ranks of Black Iron, Ark's combat power is simply too overpowered.
For the Thunderfire Squad, these swamp frogs, which were originally invincible, crumbled almost instantly in the face of the undead legion summoned by the Ark.
After all, the opponents this time were just some weak swamp frogs, slightly stronger than goblins but still quite limited.
So almost in the blink of an eye, the undead army forcefully broke through the swamp frog formation and stormed in, unleashing a bloodbath.
With the added advantage of targeted sniping by other highly skilled naval academy students from Haicheng Military Academy, this sizable group of Swamp Frogs turned from having the upper hand to being at a disadvantage in less than five minutes.
This led to the loss of all leaders, resulting in a complete collapse.
The battle situation changed so quickly that even Zhang Wu, who had already guessed the strength of the Fangzhou, was greatly surprised at this moment.
As for the bard Ye Yinzhu and his Thunderfire Squad, there's even less to say.
They originally thought the other side would be a good ally, a benefactor who could save them at this critical moment.
But now it seems like this is an even bigger advantage!
Soon after the battle ended, the Disaster Squad successfully reunited with the Thunderfire Squad, thus conveniently resolving their predicament.
As for loot, given the weak strength of the Swamp Frog, there's nothing of value to be had.
Ark directed the relatively nimble skeleton warriors to gather all the materials from the swamp frog, and after a rough estimate, it only amounted to about a few hundred contribution points.
Some of these were the result of battles fought by other students from the Haicheng Military Academy.
According to the loot distribution standards, it wouldn't end up in Ark's pocket.
Of course, in addition to these contribution points, according to the call to arms for the defense of the Forest of Nature issued by Haicheng Military Academy, each monster that harasses the flower fairies and the fragments of the Forest of Nature will be rewarded with corresponding military merits.
Once military merits are accumulated to a certain level, one can obtain the opportunity to be promoted in rank and have their professional authority enhanced.
Overall, these gains are barely worth mentioning for Ark.
"Haha, thanks a lot, Fangzhou!"
If it weren't for you, we probably would have paid a price to break through.
While the team members were cleaning up the battlefield, the bard Ye Yinzhu quickly came over to greet Fangzhou and gave a brief self-introduction.
Fangzhou smiled and nodded, indicating his understanding: "You're welcome, it's what we should do."
After exchanging a few words, Fangzhou found it rather interesting.
This time, Haicheng Military Academy launched an unprecedented recruitment drive for cadets at the lower ranks of the Black Iron Army.
Fang Zhou and his Cataclysm team, thanks to Fang Zhou's status as the No. 1 seed, were among the first to enter the Nature Forest space fragment.
As for Ye Yinzhu and his Thunderfire Squad, they were not among those who entered in this batch.
They had received an exploration order from Haicheng Military Academy and entered the Nature Forest space fragment ahead of time to explore and rescue.
This also explains why, even though Ark and his crew were already moving at full speed on their skeletal warhorses, they still encountered the Thunderfire Squad, who were being besieged by the Swamp Frogs, deep in the swamp.
However, none of this concerned Fang Zhou; he only wanted to obtain some information from the other party that would be helpful to him.
"By the way, Ye Yinzhu, did you encounter any demons or other similar evil creatures during your exploration?" Fang Zhou asked tentatively.
Upon hearing Fang Zhou bring up this topic, the bard Ye Yinzhu's expression became somewhat unnatural.
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "To be honest, we did encounter some strange signs."
However, the specific details are still unclear, and we are conducting further investigations.
Fangzhou immediately knew that something was going to happen, and that it must involve their interests.
Could it be that they also received a mission related to this?
As expected, when faced with Fang Zhou's slightly scrutinizing gaze, Ye Yinzhu gritted her teeth and finally decided to tell him everything.
Regardless, the other party had done them a favor. Moreover, without the Ark as a powerful ally, it would probably be quite difficult for them to complete the task assigned by the flower fairy with their own strength.
As for having a portion, or even a large portion, of the task rewards taken away as a result, that's something that can't be helped.
It's better than getting nothing at all.
"Something strange has happened in the swamp during this time."
Ye Yinzhu began, "Originally, under the influence of the natural power of the flower fairies, the neutral swamp frogs began to indiscriminately attack all creatures that entered the swamp."
Although their power is actually very weak, this influence may indicate that an evil force is lurking behind them.
So some flower fairy scouts came in to investigate, and then they never went back.
Fang Zhou suddenly had a thought, recalling what Zhang Wu had said about the changes in the terrain of this large area, and said, "Yes, and the environment here is also gradually changing."
What was once a forest has become a swamp, and now the swamp is almost dried up.
Upon hearing Fang Zhou mention this detail, Ye Yinzhu simply sighed heavily: "Yes, those lava demons are unexpectedly troublesome."
Although we haven't yet witnessed their demonic power, their minions, the Fire Fiends, are already troublesome enough.
Our strength isn't even enough to break through their blockade.
Not demons, but lava monsters, and even fire monsters?!
Even though he had made many guesses beforehand, Fang Zhou was still somewhat surprised when Ye Yinzhu finished speaking.
"Lava Demons?" Ark frowned. "They usually inhabit lava abysses, how come they're here?"
Ye Yinzhu explained, "We don't know the specific reason either."
However, according to the information from the flower fairies, these lava demons seem to have come here from the deep lava abyss under the guidance of some mysterious force, taking advantage of the energy leap of the Natural Forest.
Their arrival not only altered the region's ecosystem but also brought with it a large number of fiends and other low-level demons.
Fangzhou nodded, and began to quickly analyze the information in his mind.
The appearance of the Lava Demon is indeed extraordinary; it is not merely a simple change in terrain, but involves a deeper level of evil power.
He continued, "Have you discovered the exact location of these lava monsters?"
Or do they have a fixed nest?
Ye Yinzhu shook his head: "We tried to track them, but they are very cunning and always manage to evade our search at crucial moments."
However, we did find some traces left by the Lava Demons, such as charred trees and rocks, as well as some strange runes.
These runes look very ancient and are filled with an evil aura; we dare not touch them lightly.
Fangzhou pondered for a moment, then said, "This information is very important to us."
If the Lava Demons have indeed established a stronghold here, then we must find and destroy it as soon as possible to prevent them from causing even greater harm to the Flower Fairies and the Forest of Nature.
Where exactly are these runes and marks located? Have you marked them?
Ye Yinzhu took out a hand-drawn map from his pocket and handed it to Fang Zhou: "These are some important locations that we currently know, including those strange runes and marks."
You can take a look; it might be helpful.
These places are usually quite dangerous, and we dare not act rashly.
Fangzhou took the map, examined it carefully, and formed a general plan in his mind.
He looked up and said to Ye Yinzhu, "Thank you very much for the information you provided. It is of great help to our mission."
We can also cooperate if needed.
Ye Yinzhu smiled and said, "That's great, Fangzhou."
If you need anything, please let us know.
Just as elves can be divided into high elves, wood elves, dark elves, drow elves, and some rarer ones such as moon elves, flower elves, and even sea elves, there are many subspecies of humans.
Humans like Fang Zhou and his ilk, regardless of their country, generally belong to a benevolent and orderly system.
As for the lava demons who belong to the abyss, their methods are even more cruel.
Even in terms of sheer evil, they might not be much less wicked than real demons.
In addition to the usual slave-hunting and killing, they also use coercion and enticement to capture creatures of various races, and then use evil magic, alchemy, and mechanization to modify them.
The scope of this operation even includes actual demons.
The Fire Demons are their most loyal subordinates, tasked with capturing and guarding slaves from various races.
Aside from the drow elves, the lava demons are probably the race in this world that most enjoys capturing slaves.
Moreover, compared to the former, which simply required slaves to work and be used for sacrifices, the latter did much more, namely, to conduct all sorts of cruel and bloody experiments.
Numerous thoughts flashed through Fang Zhou's mind, but he didn't show much on the surface. He simply asked, "Ordinary Evilfire Monsters are apprentice soldiers, while elite Evilfire Monsters can reach the Black Iron level."
Moreover, even ordinary apprentice-level evil fire monsters are somewhat difficult to deal with after forming an army formation.
How many have you discovered?
Seeing that Fang Zhou knew so much about these things, Ye Yinzhu and the others immediately dispelled their doubts.
Ye Yinzhu gestured with his hand, his tone tinged with helplessness: "Each patrol team has nearly a hundred Evil Fire Monster soldiers, as well as ten Black Iron-level Evil Fire Monster elites."
There are three such patrol teams, which work together to protect a camp.
Most importantly, if we cannot resolve the battle quickly, the elite fire monster will send a signal, and the other two patrols will immediately come to our aid.
In that case, we have no way of getting to that camp and eliminating the lava demons inside.
We couldn't even get close to the camp to see if there were any other enemies inside.
Fang Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly: "So, the key to the battle lies in preventing the Evil Fire Monster from sending a signal?"
Ye Yinzhu looked somewhat depressed and nodded: "Yes."
But those evil fire monsters are not only strong, but also very cunning, and can throw nets.
Once caught in the net, other evil fire monsters will swarm up, making it impossible to defend against.
Fangzhou couldn't help but turn to look at his team members.
Gu Yueyuan, Liu Diewu, and Zhang Wu all nodded firmly, indicating their confidence in handling the situation.
Fang Zhou smiled immediately: "Perhaps, we can try again."