Child of Destiny

Chapter 1007 The Final Stretch (Part 5): Looking For Solutions

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Necromancer was a class that was not only a mage specialized with dark spells but also a summoner who touched the taboo and became familiar with 'Death'. Even though their spells were quite powerful, it was not as strong as the classes that focused on real magic. Instead, their real strength lay in their army of undead.

With them being able to summon a large number of undead monsters, depending on their power and mana, they could be considered a one-man army.

They also specialized in large-scale battles where they distracted their opposition with the swarm of their army of undead while unhinderedly throwing a couple of deadly and powerful spells from afar.

And if they were fortunate enough to possess unique undeads that could assist their army and increase the overall power of their army, then the threat that they could pose to their enemies was very disastrous.

And for someone like Immortal, who had quite a number of unique undead, his real might was only revealed when he summoned his true army. Coupled with the Abomination Elemental Spirits that could possess his special undeads, his forces were significantly higher, if not the best, than most of the Necromancers and Summoners within the game.

With the current state of the battle, it would be more favorable for Immortal if it dragged on into a long fight. It would be dangerous for the group if this battle continued to drag on as they would be trapped inside the almost inexhaustible army of undead.

They would be exhausted to fight such a long and large battle. It would be hard for them even if they had peak players in their ranks.

Moreover, there was also the issue of Immortal having full control over the white dragon. If he was successful in it, then this battle could be considered over. And alongside it was the failure of their quest entirely.

Understanding their current situation, everyone within the group focused their minds, readying themselves to give everything they have.

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At the center of the group, Black Hand was currently having a headache as he did not know how he was going to adjust their formation. As a strategist, he fully understood the current state of the battle was indirectly not in their favor.

The battle might be in a deadlock for now despite the difference in quality because of his strategic battle maneuvers, but he was aware that it was only temporary. He knew very well that the tides would slowly turn against their favor as more time went by.

He knew the solution to the approaching predicament and that was to take care of the Undead Knight and Shadow Paladin as soon as possible.

They also had to take down the Lich King somehow. It was the biggest threat for them given that it could supplement the opposing army with a large number of undead soldiers, but they could not do anything about it since it was currently standing at the far end, too far away from them to reach.

Unfortunately, they did not have enough people to deal with all of those problems. None of the three in the frontline could leave their post since it would break their formation.

Neither Alucard nor Ara could also leave either. Forget about the fact that the latter might not be the match for of either those special undeads, even Alucard, who was clearly stronger than her, might not have the strength to take down even one of them.

The best scenario was if they were able to snipe down the Lich King from afar, but the distance was way too far for their attacks to reach the other side.

The only saving grace that they had right now was the three mages on their side. Their firepower was so strong that the opposing side could not do much to them either. Even that was temporary. Their mana was not an inexhaustible source, sooner or later they would run out of mana which would lead to an ugly ending for them.

Even if they prepared a lot of mana potions that they had crafted, they would still burn it down if this battle continued for a long time.

At this point, Black Hand could only hope that the mana of the opposing side was also not faring well. But with the Lich King standing on the opposite end, he was not confident that they would be able to last that long.

Trying to find more possible solutions, Black Hand swept his gaze at the battlefield and found that Shin and the others were pretty much occupied with a unique undead respectively.

"Tsk! If only one of them is able to break free from their opponent and deal with the Lich King," muttered Black Hand as an idea flashed through his mind.

It didn't take him long to think that it was worth the gamble.

He turned to Alucard and asked. "Alucard, can you lend those guys in the front a hand?"

Alucard looked over in confusion before turning his head toward the intense battle taking place at the heart of their enemy's ranks. It only took him an instant to understand what Black Hand wanted him to do.

Thinking about it for a moment, Alucard suddenly asked. "Which of them do you want me to help?"

Black Hand did not answer directly and instead asked. "None of them are fighting a simple opponent. Which of them do you think will you provide more support?"

Alucard fell into deep thought before replying. "I am also not sure. But given the current situation and the limited places that I can take advantage of with our current environment, I can either help Simba or Sickarius."

"They are only fighting a single opponent, after all. Targeting those two undeads is much more suitable for me since I only have to focus on a single target," he added before voicing out his doubt. "But are you sure that it is better? I still think that the Undead Knight and Shadow Paladin are easier targets."

Black Hand signed for a moment before replying. "That will be ideal, but it is a minor solution since our main problem is still the Lich King. As long as it supplies the opposing forces with countless soldiers, the tides of the battle are bound to turn against our favor."

"So, you want either one of those four to take care of the Lich King before we take care of the rest," Alucard nodded in understanding as he could clearly see the outcome that Black Hand wanted.

Regardless, the task that Black Hand want to give him was not as simple as how it sounded, especially with the current state of the battlefield. Finding a suitable spot that he could take as the sniping point was already challenging enough, what more taking an aim at his target while keeping an eye on their surroundings.

Stroking his chin, Alucard nodded his head before agreeing. "I can give it a try, but I can't promise that I will be successful. After all, on this battlefield where we have a limited number of forces and a terrible environment is not ideal for us, snipers."

"Though, the surrounding buildings will help me a lot," he added after sweeping his gaze at the surroundings.

Most of the buildings and frozen houses in the surrounding were taken down and razed into the ground, leaving only the ones that were pretty far from the battlefield and not suitable for him to take.

From the look of it, the opposing side already considered him and Ara as possible threats given the sniping abilities that they showed during the previous battle.

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In the meantime, the other solution that Black Hand could have considered but did not actually put in the equation was currently rushing toward a certain direction.

Faker, the Death God, was once the top assassin of the gaming world during his peak. He stood at the peak and no one was able to match him in that area. And now that he was gradually regaining his previous form and strength, the threat that he could give to his opponent was overwhelmingly terrifying.

Rust, the Shadow Queen, clearly understood this which was why she was currently in a run. She could not afford to have a frontal confrontation with Faker. Even if her class could somewhat suppress his class base, it would still not be enough to stop this legendary assassin. After all, logic did not work against this kind of monster.

She knew her abilities very well and was aware of her limit. She knew that would not be able to escape with her life the moment Faker caught up to her.

The job that Immortal had given her was to keep Faker occupied until he fully took control of the white dragon. And once that happened, this battle would be no different from being over.

Her presence could make the opposing side wary of her. She could pose a huge threat to them as long as she existed and hid in the dark. In this chaotic battlefield, she was the most threatening to their opposition since she could ambush their members from afar.

Shin fully understood this which was why he sent Faker over. As for the Death God himself, he knew the impact that it could make once he eliminated this hidden threat.

This was the reason why he was pouring everything into chasing after Rust. As long as he could erase Rust from the equation, he could immediately turn around and help the others, fully turning the tides of the battle in their favor.

This battle would be over within an instant, which was why both sides were persistently giving all they had.

This game of cat and mouse would be another decisive factor that would decide the result of the entire battle.

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