prynovel Chapter 314 My Ark never kills!
Chapter 314 My Ark never kills!
Chapter 314 My Ark never kills!
"Our centaur race is individually weak, but we have survived in the abyss and avoided extermination thanks to our unity!"
The elder's voice was filled with firmness and determination: "Any fangs that try to bite us will be smashed to pieces!"
Otherwise, even more will reach out next time!
"When provoked, one must repay blood with blood and tooth with tooth!"
Only in this way will no race dare to look down on us!
The elder's words were firm and resolute, as if proclaiming the centaur's determination to the entire forest: "The weak are not fit to live in this world!"
"Elder, I understand!" The centaur warrior nodded solemnly, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"Hmm." The elder nodded in satisfaction. "Go, follow the clansmen. This time, we must kill all these murderers who bear the marks of our clan's priests' vengeance!"
At this moment, the ark was already deep in the dense forest, where towering trees blocked out the sun.
Under the cover of the jungle, even the pearl bird's high-altitude vision was not as good as before.
Fangzhou became increasingly cautious, taking each step with utmost care, afraid of missing any subtle movement.
Suddenly, a message flashed on the personal terminals of all the participants.
"The recruit skills competition has been going on for three hours. The teleportation node has been deployed. The circle is now shrinking."
The only safe zone is the City Ruins battlefield. All other areas will be shrouded in toxic fog for three hours. Please enter the City Ruins within three hours, or you will be eliminated.
Fang Zhou was startled, not expecting the following rules to be so simple and brutal.
The ten military academies set the decisive battleground in a relatively small urban ruin, requiring all participating students to enter this specific map within three hours.
It seems we need to hurry.
Fangzhou thought that if he could reach the city ruins first, he could use the high-altitude vision of the Pearl Bird to explore the map in advance and gain some first-mover advantage.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Fangzhou was thinking of leading the skeletons to find the teleportation node when he noticed a large group of monsters emerging from the edge of Pearl Bird Gugu's field of vision.
Before he could count their numbers, he discovered similar monster figures appearing from two other directions.
He only glanced at them, but there were at least a hundred of these monsters!
"Damn it! We're surrounded!"
A sense of unease washed over Fang Zhou.
He's not a brainless skeleton; he wouldn't be so foolish as to think it's a coincidence.
Being quietly surrounded by a group of clearly organized monsters in this chaotic and unknown area means that the battle ahead will be exceptionally difficult.
He looked around and saw monsters approaching at an unsettling pace from the front, rear, and right, as if a giant hunting net was slowly closing in.
"We must not allow the enemy to encircle us; we must choose a direction to break through!"
A series of strategies flashed through Fangzhou's mind.
He subconsciously glanced to his left, where there seemed to be no monsters for the time being.
"Perhaps we can break through from here—"
But as soon as this idea came to mind, Fangzhou decisively abandoned it.
"Hmph!" He snorted coldly, then made an unexpected decision—leading the skeletons straight towards the monster horde on the right.
Fangzhou understood that since the enemy was able to complete the encirclement so silently, they must know his location very well.
In this situation, deliberately leaving an obvious gap would only be a trap.
Who doesn't have a brain?
Sure enough, after he had only gone about twenty meters, a group of familiar centaurs came into view.
These centaurs were clad in armor, wielded longbows, and exuded a fierce aura in their eyes.
Upon seeing these familiar enemies, Ark immediately realized that this was no coincidence.
During the previous battle with the centaur priest, the latter may have placed some kind of tracking mark on him on his deathbed, which allowed the centaurs to locate him so accurately.
Furthermore, even the cuckoo failed to detect their approach in advance.
Fangzhou realized this, and his heartstrings, which had relaxed slightly due to the temporary calm, tightened again.
The pearl bird's high-altitude warning capabilities are indeed powerful, but that doesn't mean it can completely prevent all accidents.
After all, in this world, there are many races and heroes are as numerous as fish in a river.
There are always some strange and unusual skills or methods that can deceive Gugu's eyes.
At this moment, Fang Zhou was leading his army in an emergency breakout.
Meanwhile, all the students watching the game from the Ark's first-person perspective via live stream noticed that he was surrounded.
Liu Diewu frowned, her expression grave.
She whispered, "Oh no, the Ark looks like it's surrounded by centaur monsters."
The small group of centaurs he had previously wiped out was led by a priest.
The centaur herd that has now dared to come for revenge is certainly much stronger than the small group from before.
Lu Renjia nodded in agreement and said in a heavy tone, "That's right. Among that small group of centaurs, there was one elite monster at the level of apprentice, three ordinary monsters at the level of apprentice, and more than ten ordinary monsters at the level of apprentice."
And the small group of centaurs that the Ark boss is facing now is no less powerful than the previous group.
If they get bogged down by this small group of centaurs, and the main force catches up, the Ark's leader will be in danger.
Gu Yueyuan, on the other hand, appeared much calmer.
He carefully observed Ark's reaction and the surrounding environment, then said, "Ark definitely understands this too. I don't think there's a big problem."
"As long as he goes all out, breaks through the encirclement of this small group of centaurs, and rushes into the depths of the dense forest, he will naturally be able to escape alive."
Amidst tense discussions, everyone once again focused their attention on the Ark on the live stream, eagerly awaiting its arrival.
Deep in the dense forest, Fangzhou remained calm in the face of danger, quickly scanning the group of centaur monsters before him.
Despite their large numbers, Ark's keen eyes quickly spotted an important detail.
There was no priest among the centaurs.
This discovery eased Fang Zhou's furrowed brow slightly.
He knew that without a priest, there would be no core of command.
Without hesitation, he raised the necromancer orb in his hand, the incantation already rolling in his throat, ready to erupt at any moment: "Death Ripple!"
With a deep and powerful incantation, a terrifying surge of mental energy swept out like a storm, instantly engulfing twenty or thirty centaurs.
The gray-black ripples and the rain of arrows poured down almost simultaneously, striking their heads, bodies, and even the ground beneath their feet with deafening sounds.
The ground trembled, and a pungent, burning smell filled the air.
The centaurs howled in pain at the sudden attack. "All troops, attack!" Ark's voice rang out across the battlefield.
Six or seven remained by his side as guards, while the rest of the undead charged at the enemy without hesitation the moment he gave the order.
The pale weapons drew cold trajectories in the air, and the centaurs, before they could recover from the spells, suffered new wounds.
The sounds of bones colliding mingled with the centaur's painful cries, forming a tragic war song. During a brief respite, Ark glanced at the view provided by the pearl bird, Gugu.
Besides the monsters approaching from both sides, he also noticed traces of monsters appearing behind him.
"Ha, old silver coin—trying to trick me again!"
Fang Zhou sneered inwardly. He knew there was no time to waste and he had to quickly deal with the enemy in front of him, otherwise, if he were surrounded, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The main character hasn't shown up yet, so Fangzhou doesn't dare to delay.
His skeletal spears were specifically aimed at the centaurs in their worst condition.
Each spear carried deadly power, killing them one by one.
With each target falling, the mana regeneration effect of the Gallows rune greatly enhances the Ark's sustained combat capability.
Then, waves of death energy were released outwards as if they were free, and explosions rang out one after another, instantly blasting the monsters on this side into pieces.
The centaur warriors writhed in agony before collapsing to the ground, blood gushing from their wounds.
Seeing that their people had arrived to reinforce them, the remaining centaurs who were not yet completely dead ceased fighting and hurriedly fled to join the other centaurs around the ark.
Their eyes were filled with fear and despair, but the instinct for survival drove them to flee this killing field.
Fangzhou had no time to check the outcome of the battle. He immediately turned around, gathered the skeletons in front of him, and stared intently at another, even larger group of centaurs approaching from the front.
Another apprentice rises to the elite!
Furthermore, judging from the feedback from the Soul Vision, this monster's soul strength is much stronger than that of the previous powerful centaur priest.
Fang Zhou frowned slightly, and a sense of gravity gradually appeared in his heart.
Last time, just one centaur priest had exhausted a great deal of his energy.
This time, however, a more seasoned centaur elder arrived.
"Necromancer, is it you who killed my people?"
The centaur elder's voice echoed across the battlefield.
Seeing the scene of being surrounded by stars on the opposite side, it already understood.
The "undead creatures" that it believed to be the culprits were actually summoned by the human necromancer in front of it!
Although it was filled with doubt and uncertainty, it did not intend to give up.
Moreover, the necromancer they sensed was merely an apprentice who had risen to the next level. With the strength of their own race, what was there to fear?
Blood debts must be repaid in blood!
"Your people?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Zhou quickly considered the situation and then flatly denied it, saying, "You've made a mistake. I never kill."
The centaur elder stared at the centaur corpses scattered on the ground not far below him, speechless with shock at the other party's shamelessness, and was momentarily at a loss for words.
Fang Zhou, however, wore a sincere expression on his face, as if he had never shed a drop of blood.
Taking advantage of the Centaur Elder's brief moment of confusion, Ark did not hesitate to wave his hand and summon thirty more. These skeletons emerged from the void, each holding a pale white weapon, as if they were warriors who had walked out of the underworld.
A familiar incantation followed immediately from Fangzhou's mouth.
"Bone Blade!"
"Aura of brutality!"
"Iron Wall Halo!"
Immediately afterwards, he activated the [Berserker Heroic Spirit Mark].
In the blink of an eye, Olaf's towering figure rose from the ground, standing before the Ark like an inviolable war god.
In such a situation on the battlefield, arguing is pointless; the brave will prevail when paths cross!
Therefore, Ark didn't bother with any more words. Since the goal of delaying had been achieved, it decisively chose to strike first.
"Death's Coronation!"
At Ark's command, Olaf obeyed and quickly formed ranks to defend against the enemy.
Seeing Ark make a move, the centaur elder's anger burned even more fiercely.
"It really is you! Today, I will avenge my centaur race!"
With a roar, it waved its staff, intending to summon a totem pole to bless the warriors who were already engaged in close combat with the skeletons, enhancing their fighting power.
However, Ark had already gained the upper hand.
He waited intently for the centaur elder to cast the spell, knowing that the spell's casting time was not short, enough for him to react.
During the last battle, Ark observed the centaur priest summoning the totem pole up close and knew that the casting time of this skill gave him enough time to react.
At that moment, as soon as the centaur elder made a move, Ark immediately cast a Bone Chain to interrupt him.
"Bai Xiaochan is amazing!"
Fangzhou silently thought to himself. After undergoing extreme enhancement, the Bone Lock had a high probability of inflicting a silencing effect.
The centaur elder was struck by the backlash of his own magic, his body trembling violently as if he had been hit hard.
The totem pole incantation, which was about to be completed, was also interrupted and abruptly reversed.
This unexpected blow plunged the centaur elder into a brief period of grief.
It hadn't expected its opponent to be so cunning and to know its fighting style so well, decisively interrupting its spell at the crucial moment.
Fang Zhou's calmness and decisiveness gave him the upper hand from the very beginning in this life-or-death struggle.
Ark enjoys watching its opponents reap what they sow.
In previous combat training, he had used this technique more than once to interrupt spellcasters and gain the initiative in the battle.
The centaur elder let out a muffled groan, and before his short staff could fall, he unleashed another green energy ball.
The Ark met the attack with a wave of death, the green venom and the black wave converging in the air before landing in the respective camps.
A barrage of group spells unleashed their power!
For a time, the two sides were evenly matched.
But the ones who truly suffer are the centaurs who fight on the front lines.
Unlike skeletons that feel no pain, they screamed in agony when struck by the death ripples.
If it weren't for the elders personally overseeing the battle from behind, some centaurs would probably have chosen to slack off and quietly hide in the back.