OBS Chapter 315 Battlefield Meditation Artifact: The Method of Enduring Battle!
Chapter 315 Battlefield Meditation Artifact: The Method of Enduring Battle!
Chapter 315 Battlefield Meditation Artifact: The Method of Enduring Battle!
Before facing this large group of centaurs, Ark had just slaughtered a group of monsters, and its mental energy was significantly depleted.
The sudden appearance of numerous centaurs meant that he had not yet fully recovered his mental strength.
Looking at the centaur elder's vigorous and powerful state, Fang Zhou knew that he definitely couldn't defeat this powerful opponent in a short time.
Fang Zhou had an idea. Taking advantage of the gap before the centaur elder could summon the totem pole, he turned around and began to bombard the front-line centaur warriors and heroes with bone spears and death ripple skills.
He decided to clear out the ordinary monsters first and get some points along the way.
After quickly eliminating several low-health melee units with the Bone Spear skill, the Death Ripple skill was immediately released from the Undead Orb, blasting a group of centaurs into a frenzy of screams as they fell to the ground one after another to their deaths.
When the centaur elder saw the necromancer suddenly change his attack direction, he assumed that Ark intended to kill all his people first and then gang up on him.
So it snorted and began to fire poison arrows and ice arrows at the skeletons around the ark.
Fang Zhou gripped the necromancer orb tightly with both hands, and with each continuous swing, the surging spiritual energy around him almost coalesced into a dark vortex.
Each wave of death was released with a piercing shriek, catching the centaur warriors off guard, and their cries of agony rose and fell.
The centaur elder was not to be outdone; the green energy on his short staff surged and showed no sign of stopping.
Ice Arrow, Blizzard, and Poison Arrow fly;
Bone spears flew, death ripples emanated, and a terrifying aura roared!
In the dense forest, large sections of tree branches were destroyed, and vines and thorns on the ground were charred in sections.
The centaur warriors were collectively corrupted by death, while the skeletons were frozen by the cold air.
The power of death and spiritual energy intertwined in mid-air, and a magical storm suddenly erupted, creating a magnificent scene.
Various magical energies erupted continuously in the air as both Ark and the Centaur Elder exerted their utmost efforts to cast spells.
The continuous "bang bang" sounds were like a tragic sonata.
But to Ark's ears, these sounds were more like death hymns offered to the centaurs.
Each clash of spells was accompanied by the centaur's painful neighing.
Meanwhile, Ark sought opportunities amidst the chaos, constantly adjusting its tactics to ensure its dominant position.
As the battle continued, Ark discovered that although the Centaur Elder's spells were powerful, his casting frequency was not as fast as his own.
So he used bone spears to quickly reduce the number of his opponents, created chaos with death ripples, and weakened the centaur warriors' morale with a terrifying aura.
With this tactical coordination, the Ark gradually gained the initiative on the battlefield, and the centaurs began to show signs of retreat.
The centaur elder was extremely anxious upon seeing this.
It increased the power of its spells in an attempt to reverse the decline.
However, thanks to his calm judgment and rich combat experience, Fang Zhou always maintained the upper hand.
In the dense forest, two powerful forces are constantly clashing, and each confrontation causes drastic changes to the surrounding environment.
Trees collapsed, the ground trembled, and a thick magical aura filled the air.
Blood, flesh, and limbs flew through the air in the explosion, and the power of death spread in all directions.
Under the barrage of attacks, groups of centaur warriors, already weakened, fell one after another.
However, at the same time, the skeletons summoned by Ark were also severely damaged by the siege of the centaur warriors and the spell bombardment of the centaur elders.
Unbeknownst to them, 30% of the skeletons had already been lost.
Fangzhou tilted his head back and downed a bottle of mental energy restoration potion, while waving the necromancy orb in his hand.
Another fifty skeletons responded and charged towards the meat grinder ahead.
The centaur elder frowned upon seeing this, puzzled.
Did I get scammed?
The dead can be summoned again, but his valiant people can never rise again once they die!
He uttered a few words, and a transparent, thick shield enveloped the centaur elder.
This time it learned its lesson. To avoid being interrupted while casting the spell again, it first protected itself with a magic shield before continuing to chant the lengthy incantation.
As the byte of the incantation spread into the air with the surge of spiritual power, Fang Zhou, who had been staring at him with distraction, slightly curled the corners of his mouth upward.
"Gotcha again—"
"Bone Spears!"
At Fang Zhou's command, a skeletal spear shot out and struck the centaur elder's shield with tremendous force.
Although the centaur elder managed to dodge the remaining power of the spear while remaining vigilant, he was helpless against the "Bone Shackles" that followed.
An invisible spiritual force flashed by, interrupting the centaur elder's spellcasting once again, and leaving him momentarily stunned.
"???" The centaur elder was completely dumbfounded. This was the first time the centaur elder had faced the Ark. He had thought it was a coincidence when he was interrupted last time.
Seeing that the centaur elder's spell had failed, Fangzhou quickly cast several more spells on the half-health centaur warriors, helping the tireless and fearless skeleton army to reap the lives of the monsters.
The battle continued, with Ark constantly using combinations of bone spears and bone shackles to interrupt the centaur elder's spellcasting.
Whenever the skeletal spears pierced the shield, the skeletal shackles would follow, immobilizing the centaur elder.
Ark seized this momentary opportunity, quickly unleashing Death Ripple and Horror Aura to weaken the centaur warriors' combat power.
After several rounds of this, Ark finally cleared out all the small monsters.
The centaur elder was completely outmatched in the magical duel.
Seeing his kin slaughtered, he was enraged and unleashed a massive ice arrow at the ark with his short staff.
Fangzhou glanced at his sturdy bone shield, which he had taken the damage by force, and at the same time raised his hand to fire a bone spear.
He then waved the magic orb, ordering the blood-soaked Olaf to lead the skeleton army to charge forward!
A series of axe-like flashes swept across the centaur elder, causing his shield to tremble violently.
The centaur elder was still fuming when Olaf's axe strike startled him, causing the spiritual energy in his staff to falter.
"What's going on?"
"How can such a small skeleton have such high attack power?"
The centaur elder was shocked, but the situation did not allow him to think too much.
Seeing that the centaur elder dared to be distracted in the midst of battle, Fangzhou thought to himself, "Looking for death," and unleashed another bone spear at close range, shattering the magic shield.
Surrounded by seven or eight skeletons, and with Olaf having even higher stats, each round of basic attacks could inflict massive damage on the Centaur Elder.
The centaur elder immediately screamed in pain.
"revenge?"
"I'll let you get your revenge!"
However, this centaur elder seemed to have some kind of protective equipment, as Olaf's several attacks aimed at its head were blocked by a transparent shield.
Having learned from previous experiences, Ark simply left the Bone Shackles on this time, effectively blocking the Centaur Elder's Totem Pole skill.
Without the powerful healing and buff effects of his signature skill, the Centaur Elder could only be slowly worn down to the brink of death by the Ark.
"Necromancer, I curse you!"
Suddenly, the centaur elder's energy surged, his body began to tremble slightly, and his originally dark green skin turned pale.
Dark spots, barely visible, suddenly spread across his body, as if they were some kind of dark disease.
A black mark rose from his head, emitting an eerie black light that enveloped the centaur elder's entire body.
Its spiritual energy rapidly diminished, and its already dwindling life force was instantly depleted.
But he had no regrets; this curse would be his final gift to his enemies!
The mark flew rapidly toward the ark and disappeared into his body.
Then the centaur elder collapsed to the ground and died, no longer breathing.
Fangzhou shook his head, ignoring the centaur elder's final dying curse.
"Having too much debt means you don't worry; having too many lice means you don't itch."
Anyway, he's about to teleport to the city ruins, so let these centaur monsters chase him there if they dare.
Watching the overwhelming magical duel between Fang Zhou and the Centaur Elder on the live stream, not only the students watching the battle, but even the instructors from the ten military academies who were closely following the freshmen's martial arts competition were shocked.
At Dragon City Military Academy, a female instructor watched as the once-fierce centaur warriors were divided, surrounded, and annihilated by the skeleton army under Ark's precise command. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Even without the centaur elder who rose from apprentice to seniority, it would probably take at least an entire participating team from the military academy to be confident of defeating such a centaur warband."
I never imagined that I would be defeated by a mere student!
Although he was a necromancer who rose through the ranks from apprentice, upon closer reflection, such a vast difference in strength seemed rather unbelievable.
Another male instructor shook his head and sighed, "Yes, although it seems that Ark currently only has two direct attack skills: Bone Spear and Death Ripple."
But at least during his apprenticeship, he had already perfectly dealt with all the enemies he faced.
Not to mention he also has over a hundred skeleton servants as his main fighting force.
Look at the skeletons he summoned; they're all armed with various weapons, and their combat power is far greater than what's described in the data.
It's likely that Ark has also mastered many beneficial skills specifically designed to enhance summoned creatures.
The female instructor had already opened the page about necromancers in the military academy's database, browsing through the apprentice-level skill library, which had been completely revamped and greatly expanded after being uploaded by Ark.
She was filled with alarm as she browsed through the various skills that the Ark had simulated and updated.
Starting with meditation, the skill tree includes core skills encompassing various key elements such as attack, control, movement, and defense, and then progresses to aura-type buff skills such as Brutal Aura, Horror Aura, and Iron Wall Aura.
Before you know it, during the apprenticeship stage, the necromancer class has developed into a powerful class with an incredibly complete combat system and immense combat strength.
"Ark's application of these skills has reached a level of perfection."
The female instructor continued, "He has brought every skill to its fullest potential. Whether it's single-target attacks or crowd control, he can do it perfectly."
In particular, those aura skills not only enhanced the skeletons' combat power but also greatly improved the overall team's coordinated combat capabilities.
The male instructor nodded in agreement: "Yes, the Ark's tactical layout is very well done, and the skeletons cooperate very well."
It seems he puts in a lot of effort in his training; these skeletons are like a part of his body, obeying his every command.
Looking at the scene of Fangzhou fighting against a hundred enemies single-handedly on the live broadcast screen, the female instructor couldn't help but lose some confidence.
"Judging from this, it seems that no one can stop Fangzhou from winning the championship in this recruit competition, right?"
With Fang Zhou, a student with superhuman combat power, wouldn't Haicheng Military Academy have a great chance to surpass our Longcheng Military Academy in the points rankings?
The male instructor thought for a moment and said somewhat uncertainly, "That's not necessarily true."
This large group of centaur monsters was, after all, just a holographic projection simulated in a simulated battlefield.
Although the individual strength and skill combinations are set based on the centaur monster encyclopedia data in big data, they are still far inferior to real monsters with flesh and blood and intelligence.
Our military academy's cadets, who have undergone rigorous selection and training to qualify for the competition, possess wisdom and strength far beyond what these centaur monster projections can match.
Furthermore, the team members have a very reasonable mix of professional players.
It's impossible for Ark to cast spells so easily and comfortably.
Don't worry, trust our students, they will find a way.
Jiang Yaoyue, in particular, awakened the Holy Judgment Knight, which is an absolute counter to a negative energy class like the necromancer.
The female instructor nodded as she listened, then looked at the performance of the Longcheng Military Academy team members, and felt a surge of confidence.
She comforted herself by saying, "That's right."
Not to mention that Fangzhou is the only apprentice among all the participants to have risen to the top rank, and he also possesses a portable Concentration Meditation Array that can be obtained by defeating enemies.
The cadets from various military academies weren't fools. If Fang Zhou dared to appear openly before them, he would definitely be surrounded and attacked.
Despite her words, watching Fang Zhou effortlessly command the skeleton army and clean up the battlefield, his handsome face involuntarily stirred a few doubts deep within her mind.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Ark found a secluded spot and spread out the skeleton army as guards and sentries.
He then activated the portable meditation array that Su Tiankuo had given him.
Fang Zhou sat upright in the center of the magic circle, and the surrounding air seemed to become heavy because of the activation of the magic circle.
The portable meditation array emitted a soft light, enveloping Fang Zhou and forming an invisible barrier.
The runes within the magic circle began to flicker, emitting a faint light, as if responding to the Ark's mental fluctuations.
As the runes flickered, Ark felt his mental energy rapidly recovering, and the feeling of fatigue gradually disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented sense of abundance.