Chapter 141-2: Campaign Victory, Bully Strengthening (2) |
After six consecutive days of great battles, the players grew ever more hyped the more they fought.
High returns plus extra contribution rewards made the Evil Moon domain island in the Azure Star Sea Region seem to players like a leveling holy land.
Most importantly, the strength of the Black Tide Evil Entities here was far inferior to that of the Emperor’s Mound Mountain Range region.
Given the players’ current power levels, it was a steamroll from start to finish.
Although deaths were inevitable against the surging Black Tide, once the little black room cooldown ended they were heroes again and could quickly rejoin the fight.
Many players completed Inherited soul upgrades in this campaign, and some even succeeded in raising their body tempering levels.
During this period, players noticed that the Black Tide’s tactics had changed.
They clearly had the style of the Earthmind Evil Spirit.
But in tactical application it was far less practiced than the Earthmind Evil Spirit, clearly learned only recently, with field control rather raw.
Nearby players focused their gaze on the figure clad in a grim jet-black battle armor, and activated analysis.
[Rotbane (Black Tide Evil Spirit)]
Hunt Level: 79
Target Analysis: A Black Tide commander class intelligent Evil Spirit warrior, summoned from the Heavenfall World.
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Only then did players learn that the Rotbane Evil Spirit who controlled the Black Tide had personally taken the field.
What puzzled players even more was that the combat mode of the Black Tide Evil Entities had also changed.
This sleazy tactical style instantly made players think of one of the bullies of the Emperor’s Mound Mountain Range region: the Earthmind Evil Spirit.
And it was just as players suspected.
Facing their frenzied offensive, Rotbane, who had already realized he was doomed to defeat, chose to again request support from other nodes.
This time the Earthmind Evil Spirit of the Emperor’s Mound Mountain Range region connected, responded, and stated a willingness to provide battle command.
This was also the reason Rotbane chose to personally take the field.
Now the one controlling the Black Tide node in the Azure Star Sea Region had become the Earthmind Evil Spirit, and under his control the Black Tide began generating natural-catastrophe series tank units.
As soon as a life was damaged by about 50 percent, Earthmind would decisively control the wounded Evil Entities to fall back and complete disassembly and remolding within the Black Tide.
Players who realized the fight was getting more and more off began cursing in the voice channel.
“No, I feel like I have seen this sleazy deny last-hit technique somewhere. Why does it feel so familiar?”
“Why did the Black Tide’s doomsday series units switch to natural-catastrophe series tank units? This is exactly the Earthmind bully’s no-loss meat-shield tactic. The most egregious thing is retreating at slight injury. The sleazy vibe hits me in the face. I now seriously suspect the one commanding the battle is the Earthmind bully.”
“Fortunately the Black Tide intensity is not high. Otherwise this set of tactics could really disgust me to death. It is absolutely the Earthmind bully’s style.”
“That practiced deny last-hit, hiss… this is exactly the flavor. The Evil Spirit’s AI learning speed is too fast. This one’s potential is even scarier than the Earthmind bully’s. He absolutely cannot be allowed to remain. If he grows up, we will lose our Colorful Mist Coast region.”
“Brothers, step it up. Do not let the Black Tide grow any further. We are only one step away from victory.”
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While players were hotly discussing the change in the Black Tide’s tactics, the Rotbane Evil Spirit was extremely excited. At this moment he was connected at the back to a purple-skinned Evil Eye, providing real-time battle assistance.
Charging into the crowd of players, he was like a demon god descending into the world. Nearby players could not last a single exchange.
This gave him the feeling of his former campaigns in small worlds.
Deep down, he was immensely grateful to the Earthmind Evil Spirit who had come to support him.
It was evident that under the Earthmind Evil Spirit’s control the Black Tide was more than a cut above his own. The flexible unit devouring and remolding kept Black Tide energy consumption to a minimum, and the combat tempo was nothing short of perfect.
“Worthy of being a senior.” the Rotbane Evil Spirit could not help praising in his heart.
Hearing this, the purple-skinned Evil Spirit shook his head.
“Rotbane, Earthmind arrived not long before you. When he first came, his individual combat power was even inferior to yours. In terms of time spent in battle, you are his senior.”
Ignoring the purple-skinned Evil Eye’s reminder, Rotbane connected to the Earthmind Evil Spirit at this moment and voiced his gratitude.
“Earthmind, thank you for your support.”
“We are all part of the Black Tide Legion. Supporting you is my duty.” the Earthmind Evil Spirit replied while directing the battle.
After expressing thanks again, the Rotbane Evil Spirit completely let himself go. No longer needing to command the Black Tide, he became a battlefield god of slaughter and vented his power to the fullest.
On the high tower platform, however, a jet-black eye had appeared.
This was precisely the auxiliary eye projection beside the Earthmind Evil Spirit.
By docking the Evil Eye with the tower, the Earthmind Evil Spirit’s consciousness controlled the Black Tide in battle, continually sensing the energy reserves within the Evil Moon domain.
What delighted the Earthmind Evil Spirit was this.
The energy reserves within this Evil Moon domain were extremely high.
But since the tower had only just been generated, the furnace had not yet been upgraded, and the efficiency of converting energy was very low.
This was also one of the key factors that had put the Rotbane Evil Spirit in a predicament.
In the initial stage, the Black Tide needed to purify energy through the tower furnace, transforming it into pure Black Tide energy.
The energy provided by the corrosion core was extracted from the node’s domain. It only possessed the trait of polluting energy yet could not remove energy impurities, so the energy it provided contained many impurities incompatible with the Black Tide.
Having learned this, the Earthmind Evil Spirit immediately had an idea. Perhaps he could harvest this Black Tide domain’s resources ahead of time. There was no need to wait for the hassle of collecting the corpse. It would also save the step of explaining.
He connected to the Rotbane Evil Spirit and asked in a deep voice:
“Rotbane, why not upgrade the tower furnace?”
“I have had no time to upgrade it. At the moment of my descent, before the Evil Eye Tower had fully formed, the player race launched an assault. I could only keep driving the tower to generate Black Tide energy to create units, without a single moment’s pause. This is also the main reason I needed to seek support.”
“I understand. I have an idea that requires your permission. I want to transfer the impure energy here to the tower at my node to assist you in purifying the impure energy, then send it back after generating Black Tide energy.”
Hearing the Earthmind Evil Spirit’s idea, Rotbane agreed without hesitation.
“You are the commander here now. I consent to your decision.”
With that said, the Rotbane Evil Spirit spoke in his heart.
“Evil Eye, open energy permissions.”
Upon hearing Rotbane’s order, the purple-skinned Evil Eye floating behind him fully released permissions.
At once, the energy provided by the corrosion core surged like a tide through the node connection and was transported to the Evil Eye Tower in the Abyss of Heaven Territory Node.
Receiving the impure energy, the Abyss of Heaven tower furnace roared to life. The Black Tide surging below became even more torrential.
In that moment, the Earthmind Evil Spirit laughed heartily in his heart, yet he did not keep all the energy. He still returned one third to the Azure Star Sea Region node.
Throughout this process, the Evil Eye covered the operation from start to finish, replacing the purple-skinned Evil Eye as the battlefield auxiliary eye and taking control of all data and information.
