Ark Undead

This ball of light, radiating a chilling aura, expanded immediately upon impacting the gate, forming a cluster of ice spikes on the spot.

Ice spikes blocked the door, preventing Rella from entering.

Rella glanced back and saw that there were three or four archers and sorcerers standing on the tallest building, constantly preventing the knights from scoring points.

They had already achieved the highest score in the previous archery competition.

Instead of wasting energy in a match where they are clearly outmatched by the other knights, and trying to snatch the light orbs from those lightly armored knights, it would be more effective to stand in one spot, prevent them from racking up points, and prolong the time it takes for them to gain points each time.

Even if a heavily armored knight gets this point, it's still better than a lightly armored knight! Because in a melee, the greatest threat to mage knights and crossbow knights is often each other, as well as these swift lightly armored knights.

Even before the match, analysts from the company had analyzed the situation for Rella, and Rella was well aware that this kind of thing would happen.

So he never considered getting entangled with these sorcerers and archers again, and rushed straight to the other window, intending to jump in through it.

However, another crossbow bolt came flying in, blocking his way as he was about to enter through the window.

Left with no other option, Rella had to take two steps back to dodge the arrow.

Just then, a heavily armored knight from the first floor rushed into the room, heading to the second floor to retrieve the orb of light.

Rella gritted his teeth. He didn't want to give up the points that were so close at hand. He decided to take a gamble and charge in!

Rella moved again; he tried to rush to the window, smash it open, and jump inside.

Ding!

However, a sword blocked his path.

From Rella's left, a longsword flew over and embedded itself in the window.

If Rella hadn't stopped herself, she probably would have been pierced through by that longsword!

At the same time, Rella also heard the whooshing sound of wind in her left ear.

What the hell?!

A dark figure leaped up from the first floor, jumping several meters into the air, and punched Rella, who had stopped by the window.

Rella saw that it was a sword and shield knight. She immediately abandoned the idea of ​​confronting the sword and shield knight head-on.

He pushed off with his feet, and the jet propulsion device on his back provided a brief boost, propelling him lightly back two or three meters.

The punch naturally missed, but the person who threw the punch never intended to get entangled with Rella.

He pulled the longsword stuck in the wall, smashed the glass with his fist, blocked the incoming arrow with the shield in his left hand, and leaped forward into the window.

But just as he rushed through the window, he looked up and saw that a knight had already reached out his left hand and grabbed the ball of light floating in the air.

"The sandworms and rock serpents fought, and the Originium bugs benefited. Brother, you're too late! Thanks for stopping those lightly armored knights over there!"

The heavily armored knight chuckled and then quickly jumped down the stairs to the location where another ball of light had appeared.

For a heavily armored knight like him, those three points were practically free.

Heavy armored knights often rely on such opportunities to obtain the orb of light, depending on their luck.

The Undead didn't say much, just nodded, and turned to jump out of the window. Rella, who had just been outside the window, was now rushing towards the ball of light in another direction.

This is a speed race.

It's not just a contest of speed and agility, but also requires sound strategy and planning.

If you try to chase the light sphere by speed alone, you will be torn to shreds by the knights' attacks.

However, if you only focus on fighting the knights who are attacking you, others will get the points from the light orb.

The Undead knew that such a pursuit wouldn't work; he had to use other strategies to obtain the orb of light.

He looked at the sorcerers and crossbowmen on the building.

That was a key figure in restraining the lightly armored knights; we couldn't make a move against him.

Heavy armor knights are like iron turtles; it takes quite a bit of time to get a single heavy armor knight out of the field.

Moreover, the heavily armored knights will not be directly confronting the undead in this match.

The immortals only have one choice left.

He glanced at the location of the orb of light and rushed toward another building.

"Will this match put Mr. Undying at a disadvantage?"

The female knight with a healthy wheat-colored complexion raised her slender left leg and crossed it over her right leg, propped her head up with her right hand, and chatted idly with her master.

"I was quite surprised by the last archery competition. Mr. Undying managed to score so many points. I didn't expect him to have some knowledge of archery as well."

"Hehe, that's normal. The Major is meant to support a diverse range of styles, and the Cavaliers should all have their own unique characteristics and strengths."

The old man smiled and took a sip of wine; he saw things much more clearly than Li.

"In this race, each type of rider will have their own goal."

"Each person's goal?"

Gravel asked, puzzled.

"Isn't it all about competing for points? What's the difference?"

"Then look at those sorcerers and archer knights standing on the tallest buildings, why aren't they competing for points?"

As the old man said, those sorcerers and archer knights were really just trying to stop the other knights, and had no interest in those orbs of light at all.

"Think about it, what's the key to the rankings?"

The old man offered a guiding suggestion.

"It's just points, right? The higher the points, the more likely someone is to get into the sixteenth... Ah! Is that so?"

As Li spoke, her expression gradually unfolded, and finally she slapped her firm, elastic thigh in sudden realization.

"No matter how many points you get, as long as your opponent gets fewer points than you, it's like you've indirectly gained more points!"

"Yes, that's right."

The old man picked up the wine bottle, indicating to Li that it was time to refill the bottle.

Li respectfully extended his hands, letting the old man pour him wine.

This was also one of the old man's preferences; he would proactively pour drinks for those who were drinking with him.

"As you said, the mages and archers who have already scored enough points in the archery competition don't need to compete with these lightly armored knights in speed. What they want is to suppress the other knights to gain points, so as to ensure that their high points are not taken away."

"So this is to increase the difficulty for the lightly armored knights, making it less easy for them to rack up points in this match."

Gravel nodded; she knew why.

But after thinking for a moment, Li asked again.

"What about the heavy knights and the medium knights? They can't outrun the light knights, and they can't out-scoring the warlocks and crossbowmen. Aren't they the most disadvantaged in this competition?"

The old man glanced at Li, the wrinkles on his forehead slowly creasing and curling up as he smiled.

He opened his mouth, about to say something.

"Heavy armor knights and medium armor knights?"

As he spoke, he saw the figure of the retro knight on the screen. The old man noticed the undead's movement path and laughed out loud with delight.

"Hahaha, so clever! Alright, I don't need to explain it to you anymore. Just watch what this immortal does, and you'll understand."

...

The immortal arrived at the window of the building.

Inside was a ball of light, and at that moment, the sounds of fighting could be heard.

There were medium-armored and heavy-armored knights vying for the light orb, while light-armored knights waited, hoping to reap the benefits.

With a loud clang of weapons clashing, a door was suddenly kicked open, followed by shouts and curses.

"Damn! Another fly trying to profit from the chaos!"

"Take him down first! Don't let him score!"

The lightly armored knight burst through the gate and reached out to touch the orb of light.

But the sudden appearance of a large shield from the side forced him to consider for a moment whether the three points were more important, or his potentially injured body.

After a brief moment of thought, the lightly armored knight suddenly withdrew his strength and assumed a defensive stance to withstand the impact.

boom!

The large shield collided with the short spear held in front of him, and the knight, skilled in wielding two spears, was sent flying backward with the force of the impact.

He smashed the windowpane and stared at the large screen outside, trying to find the location of the next ball of light.

But just then, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a flash of silver light.

It was a sword, an incredibly fast longsword.

The longsword pierced straight into the back of the dual-wielding knight who was still flying in the air, like lightning about to pierce through the flesh and blood in front of him!

The dual-wielding knight was terrified. He tried to turn his body in mid-air to dodge the thrust.

But the sword was too fast. With the help of the jets on his back, the dual-wielding knight flipped over, but his shoulder armor was still hit squarely by the knight's sword.

The sword tip pierced through the hard armor, severing flesh and blood.

Despite the excruciating pain, the dual-wielding knight rolled over and landed in front of the sword-and-shield knight. After a somersault, he immediately tried to escape the sword-and-shield knight's attack range.

But he was facing no ordinary sword and shield knight.

After that stab, the Undead took two steps forward, raised his longsword, and launched a powerful slash from top to bottom!

The knight instinctively gripped his twin pistols, trying to deflect the blade in front of him by striking the sword's surface.

Ding!

The gun struck the sword, subtly altering the blade's slashing trajectory, and he himself shifted slightly to the right.

Good! I dodged it!

The dual-wielding knight was calculating how to retreat.

He had no intention of engaging the mid-level knights in a prolonged fight; rather than wasting time fighting here, he would rather go and touch a few more light orbs!

That's what the dual-wielding knight was thinking. But in reality, a medium-sized shield appeared in front of him.