Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Chapter 84 The Strongest Believer Appears

Ji Chang, a believer in chaos.

It is a level 10 lord unit.

This kind of intelligent and tactical BOSS is several times more dangerous than a monster of the same strength but without brains.

The Evil Eye General that Wang Yang had fought a few hours earlier was only a mid-to-low level 9 lord, yet he was already able to beat him into a very sorry state.

Ji Chang's strength on paper is at least one or two times stronger than that of the Evil Eye General, and even a dozen or twenty elite Chosen Ones working together might not be able to defeat him.

To avoid arousing Ji Chang's suspicion, Wang Yang only arranged for six of his men to lie in ambush, which now seems clearly insufficient. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived at this moment.

Among them are Xi Shi, Zheng Dan, Su Qingmeng, Lu Dahai, Zhao Gang, and Zhao Xuezhu.

How did you know who I am?

Their timely arrival could not be a coincidence.

Although Wang Yang had tricked him, based on Ji Chang's understanding of Wang Yang, this guy probably wanted to take all the credit and was unlikely to seek outside help.

In particular, it was impossible for them to ask Xiao Yu for help.

"You think your little tricks can fool our boss's sharp eyes?" Lu Dahai laughed loudly. "The boss has ordered! Not a single believer can escape!"

Zhao Xuezhu: "Is this guy really a believer?"

Su Qingmeng and Zhao Xuezhu showed surprise.

Xiao Yu already knew that Ji Chang was a follower of the Outer Gods and had also discovered that he was already in an activated state, so he naturally thought that this special force had been activated ahead of schedule.

That being the case.

How could we not be on guard?

Wang Yang and Ji Chang have a very close relationship.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Xiao Yu did not reveal the intelligence to Wang Yang's team, but instead chose to tell Su Qingmeng, who was also stationed in Mengcheng for defense.

He also secretly sent his trusted confidants Lu Dahai and Zhao Gang, as well as the two heroic spirits, here to ensure that the combat power was sufficient and that there would be no mishap.

As long as seasonal exposure occurs.

The encirclement and suppression plan will be launched immediately.

Xiao Yu discovered that Ji Chang had a problem —

Wang Yang couldn't help but feel fortunate that he hadn't been misled by Ji Chang; otherwise, he would not only have been unable to threaten Xiao Yu, but would have also ruined his reputation and made it impossible for him to continue living in the world.

"You should go back and assist Xiao Yu," Wang Yang said to Lu Dahai and the others. "He seems to have more than one high-level follower lurking around him!"

Su Qingmeng was very puzzled: "Where did so many believers come from? Wasn't Hua Ding's gang wiped out in one fell swoop?"

Zhao Xuezhu: "If this intelligence is true, the believers are likely to target Xiao Yu. We must end the battle here as soon as possible and go help them."

Lu Dahai remained calm.

"These underhanded tricks pose no threat to the boss. He told us to focus on dealing with the situation here!"

Zhao Gang also said, "That's right. To avoid any unforeseen complications, let's kill Ji Chang first!"

"With you? Ridiculous!"

Ji Chang floated in mid-air, his head and torso fused together, his facial features spread out like a pancake, and his body below the chest, including his limbs, split into tentacles of various sizes.

This ugly and deformed humanoid octopus monster did not immediately attack the Chosen One, but instead quickly released its tentacles to grab its two companions on the ground.

The companion's body immediately turned into whiskers.

All of these newly grown tentacles were absorbed into Ji Chang's body, making it appear larger and its aura more powerful.

"What happened?"

Su Qingmeng noticed something unusual.

She immediately said, "This guy doesn't look like a follower of the Evil Eye Cult; it seems he's not with Hua Ding."

"Who cares!"

Lu Dahai instantly cast a mental fireball.

Ji Chang raised several tentacles and released a force field into the fireball, causing it to stop in front of him before bouncing back and blasting towards Lu Dahai.

"Be careful!"

Zhao Gang reacted quickly and immediately activated his shield. The powerful mental fireball exploded on the shield without causing any damage to anyone.

"He has the ability to deflect magical attacks!"

Those present were all experienced individuals who immediately realized that conventional spells were ineffective.

Within the bodies of the Chaos Believers, another sharp hiss erupted, causing everyone to feel dizzy and disoriented, as if the world before their eyes was being distorted and deformed.

Psychological attack?

Xi Shi's expression turned slightly furious.

At a time when most people are affected.

Ji Chang used his tentacles to compress the various fireballs into a single, high-density super fireball. Each of Ji Chang's dozens of tentacles condensed into a black fireball.

"not good!"

Everyone could feel the powerful aura; once this attack was unleashed, it would probably be enough to blast half the street to smithereens.

By divine mandate, King Helü of Wu drew his sword and charged out.

The sword light instantly split Ji Chang's body in two.

Ji Chang seemed unaffected, and the fireball split in two, attacking Wang Yang and Zhao Gang respectively.

"Flame Demon Transformation!"

Li Zihao transformed into a fire demon to block the attack. Although he lost half of his life on the spot, he absorbed a large amount of fire attacks, and his size more than doubled.

the other side.

Under the impact of the explosion.

The Holy Shield that Zhao Gang activated was severely damaged, but it was not destroyed directly, which is enough to show that its current defense can withstand even a level 10 lord to some extent.

"What a powerful attack!"

Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng both had solemn expressions.

Although Ji Chang's attack was hasty, if the Chosen Ones hadn't had top-tier tank-type talent, those two moves would have been enough to cause considerable casualties.

"You've got some skills!"

Ji Chang's body, which had been cut in half at the waist, had been restored to its original state. Despite being struck by Helü's sword, it seemed to have no impact on his combat ability, and his life loss was only slightly over a hundred.

"Physical attacks are very weak!"

Wang Yang has conducted several rounds of combat simulations on the Heavenly Evolution Battlefield. "This guy has the ability to resist and reflect spells, and a body similar to elementalization."

An elementalized body means extremely high physical damage immunity and the ability to reflect all conventional attack spells.

"His ability requires his tentacles to activate!" Wang Yang immediately ordered Helü, "Sever his tentacles first!"

He Chuang's heroic spirits unleashed a burst of sword light.

More than a dozen of its large and small tentacles were immediately severed.

The tentacles immediately turned into black water upon detachment and re-integrated into the body, thus regrowing at an extremely fast speed. This believer's regenerative ability is extremely strong, but it is ultimately not an instantaneous recovery.

boom!

Xi Shi seized the opportunity to unleash Crimson Evil Lightning, and the violent lightning instantly enveloped Ji Chang's entire body, plunging him into a state of paralysis and immobility.

—242!

—248!

—251!

It dealt over 700 damage in three seconds.

west Shi's Crimson Lightning, when fully upgraded, deals decent damage, but it's far from enough for a unit whose strength is approaching that of a top-tier lord.

Ji Chang was not the most outstanding figure in Suiyang in the past, but the strength he is showing now is about the same as that of Hua Ding, who was converted into a believer back then.

However, during Xi Shi's strong control over Ji Chang.

The others weren't idle either.

A fleeting glimpse!

A sword that could topple a nation!

Ji Chang was completely powerless to resist. A dazzling sword light swept across his body, causing only a few dozen insignificant points of damage, but it was enough for Zheng Dan.

"Flame Blast!"

—526 (Critical Hit!)

A blazing flame erupts from the sword wound.

It caused a shocking injury on the spot.

He has a high immunity to pure physical attacks, but seems to have low resistance to fire damage.

Ji Chang was both shocked and furious.

It was expected that Helü was powerful.

But he was confident that he could restrain himself from it.

The appearance of Xi Shi and Zheng Dan was unexpected.

These two heroic spirits are of extremely high quality and have been trained to a high degree, posing a significant threat to me!

The other chosen ones also made their moves.

Su Qingmeng immediately summoned three shadow servants to further compress and encircle the area, strengthening the blockade to prevent the believer from escaping if things went wrong.

Zhao Xuezhu released the Ice Phoenix Divine Bird, which landed on Ji Chang, instantly freezing his body and prolonging the time he was controlled while reducing his speed.

"Mental Fireball!"

"Magma Fireball!"

Lu Dahai and the Lava Mage seized the opportunity to unleash fire skills to deal damage, easily taking away 400 lives in one round, while the others joined in the attack.

Although Ji Chang possessed great vitality and strength, when faced with an attack from so many experts, he inevitably found himself overwhelmed and forced into a passive position.

This mission has failed.

The Chosen One's strength exceeded expectations!

If they cannot extricate themselves as soon as possible, they will surely die.

As a believer, Ji Chang was naturally not afraid of death, but he was also unwilling to die in vain. As the saying goes, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn.

"You hateful chosen ones, I will remember you! I will repay this humiliation a hundredfold one day!"

Ji Chang was speaking.

The explosion occurred on the spot, scattering black liquid everywhere.

When the black liquid landed on Li Zihao, his Flame Demon Transformation was immediately broken, and he returned to his original form. However, when it landed on other Chosen Ones or Heroic Spirits, it sealed their skills.

Nearly half of the team's strength was affected.

Ji Chang used this trick only to buy time. His main body took the opportunity to merge into the ground and easily broke through the encirclement using some kind of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique).

"not good!"

"He's trying to escape!"

The Chosen One's expression changed drastically. If such a powerful follower escaped Suiyang, the Chosen One might not even dare to venture out into the wilderness in the future.

But how do I pursue her?

Everyone could sense it.

The moment Ji Chang transformed into black mist and seeped into the ground, this black mist split into more than a dozen streams, which almost simultaneously fled in different directions, making it difficult to determine the whereabouts of the original body.

"There is no need for you to worry."

Zheng Dan said with a proud look, "My master had long anticipated that this would happen."

at the same time.

Between Xi Shi's flawless, artistic hands, a pure white jade flute had appeared out of nowhere.

Ji Chang had already fled several hundred meters away by then.

He was very confident in his secret escape technique.

After all, this escape technique not only allows one to quickly break free from encirclement, but also allows one to continuously create clones during the process, thereby confusing the enemy and diverting the threat.

Those destined for greatness cannot lock themselves in; by the time they realize the truth, they will have already escaped the city.

suddenly!

A faint flute melody began to play.

It does not enter the brain through hearing.

It was more like an emanation from the depths of the spirit and soul, causing a brief period of disorientation and confusion in consciousness.

"What happened?"

Ji Chang didn't know what had happened, but when he dispelled his escape technique and appeared on the ground, he immediately noticed that the surrounding environment had undergone strange changes.

Although it still looks like Montreal.

But the whole city became empty and lifeless.

The strange phenomena caused by the deep-sea invasion disappeared, but a huge silver full moon hung high in the sky.

"Illusion?"

Ji Chang immediately became alert and activated his escape technique again, instantly transforming into more than a dozen streams of black water that surged into the ground before rapidly fleeing in different directions.

But he soon discovered that no matter how many tricks he used, no matter which direction he ran in, he would eventually return to the same place.

This is not an ordinary illusion.

I am trapped in an illusion.

When Ji Chang realized this, it was too late. Ripples spread through the air from all directions, and figures passed through a barrier and entered this world.

Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, Xi Shi, Zheng Dan, He Chuang, Lu Dahai, and others once again appeared around Ji Chang, forming an encirclement.

"Excellent tactic!"

Wang Yang couldn't help but praise.

Su Qingmeng's evaluation of Xi Shi was several points higher.

She could tell that this was a very sophisticated illusionary realm, but she couldn't understand why Xi Shi could activate the illusion so precisely from a distance to trap the enemy.

She possesses a powerful allure.

And it can create such a powerful illusion.

This ability must be extremely rare even among purple-tier Servants!

What an exceptional Heroic Spirit!

"Ji Chang!"

"Let's see how you escape this time!"

Ji Chang was already extremely weak from using his escape techniques repeatedly, and he was also trapped by the Water Moon Illusion. He had no choice but to fight to the death.

Although the Chaos Followers still have many powerful methods, they are unlikely to defy fate under such circumstances, and the final result is not much of a suspense.

Helü launched his final attack with Zhanlu.

Ji Chang's last bit of life was exhausted.

"Killing me won't change anything!"

Ji Chang showed no fear or anger before his death.

Instead, he laughed maniacally: "The Suiyang Grand Formation and Xiao Yu will surely be destroyed. To be able to kill someone like Xiao Yu, who will inevitably become a great threat in the future, my death is worthwhile—"

[You killed Ji Chang, a follower of the Deep Sea. World Luck +40, Blue Soul Stone +10!]

Wang Yang received a notification.

The other chosen ones all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, we took them down."

"This guy is terrifyingly strong."

"We've managed to hold out for so long by joining forces."

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Su Qingmeng frowned slightly. "What did this guy mean by what he said before he died? Could it be that they also have plans in the main city?"

"Very likely!"

Zhao Xuezhu: "If either the formation of Mengcheng or the main city is destroyed, the Suiyang Grand Formation will lose its effect, and other believers could very well tamper with it there as well."

"Don't worry too much."

Wang Yang then said, "In order to gain my trust, Ji Chang gave me a top-secret intelligence document, which contained the identity information of two high-ranking believers who were lurking in key locations in the main city."

"After receiving this intelligence, I immediately sent someone to deliver it to Lord Suiyang."

"I think regardless of whether this intelligence is true or false, Lord Suiyang will join forces with Xiao Yu. With Xiao Yu's abilities and Lord Suiyang's skills, these traitors should be no threat."

The others breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Gang and Lu Dahai were very surprised.

Because there is some degree of competition within the team.

The two had clearly been wary and had reservations about Wang Yang in the past, but now it seems that he can be quite loyal at times, at least he didn't let them down when it came to matters of principle.

Wang Yang was indeed not lying.

In order to win him over and gain his trust, Ji Chang once gave him a special secret scroll, which contained information about two Chaos believers who were deeply hidden in the city lord's mansion.

These two followers of the Mother of Chaos are both at a level close to Ji Chang's, and they will join forces with the Evil Eye Cult followers in Suiyang City.

The threat is huge!

Wang Yang had already strongly suspected that Ji Chang was also a believer, so he never intended to cooperate with him from the beginning and immediately sent his subordinates to deliver the information to Lord Suiyang.

If the intelligence is true, and Lord Suiyang and Xiao Yu successfully identified two high-ranking believers, then as the intelligence provider and the direct informant, I will certainly receive some credit.

It turns out.

The intelligence is highly credible.

Sima Geng received a secret report and took it very seriously, preparing to strike first before Wu Zixu could attack the city!

but.

This matter is of great importance.

We must not act rashly.

Otherwise, it's easy to alert the enemy.

They immediately contacted Xiao Yu and explained the situation.

"The corrupted king Wu Zixu will arrive at the main city in about fifteen minutes. Elder Fan must concentrate and prepare for battle now!"

Sima Geng said with a solemn expression, "At this time, we absolutely cannot allow any trouble to occur in the rear, so regardless of whether these two are believers or not, we must capture them."

"It is unknown how many believers remain in Suiyang City, but the Chosen One is absolutely reliable, and you have sufficient strength. Would you be willing to lend me a hand?"

【Ding! 】

[Mission triggered!]

[Mission Name: Destroy the Believer's Stronghold!]

Are they on another mission?

Xiao Yu glanced at the mission details.

The value of this task depends on its outcome.

If Xiao Yu follows Lord Suiyang to the believers' stronghold and finds that the information is incorrect, or that the existence of the believers cannot be proven at all, then the reward for this mission will be very low.

Conversely, if there are indeed believer strongholds and high-value believers can be identified and eliminated, then the value of this mission reward will increase accordingly.

"Entrusted by Elder Fan and Lord Suiyang, I am fully responsible for the protection of the main city's formation. Currently, the Suiyang formation is as solid as a rock. As long as we hold it, we will definitely be able to stop the tsunami."

"The only threat right now is an internal traitor." Xiao Yu had no reason to refuse the mission. "If we could strike first, that would be even better!"

"good!"

Sima Geng stood up.

As a top-tier level 10 lord.

His imposing aura burst forth without restraint, like an old but still fierce lion king, even Xiao Yu felt a sense of pressure.

"After Hua Ding, the Deep Sea Believers have already suffered heavy losses. This time, the Ghostly and Supernatural Secret Gathering is most likely an attempt to concentrate their remaining strength for one last wave."

Sima Geng exclaimed excitedly, "If we can seize this opportunity to wipe out the remaining believers, Suiyang will be free of any threats for the next hundred years!"

"You may travel with a few reliable chosen ones, but remember to keep it extremely secret, as these believers are extremely cunning and cautious—"

"No need!"

Xiao Yu said, "Our people have just been deployed. If we rashly withdraw manpower now, it will not only create loopholes in our defenses, but also easily alert the enemy."

"Alright!"

Sima Geng approved of Xiao Yu's approach.

He couldn't absolutely trust anyone, but these newly arrived chosen ones couldn't possibly be believers corrupted by the deep sea.

Xiao Yu is strong enough.

With his help, that's enough.

This will further ensure top-secret information.

The intelligence indicated that the target location was a hidden warehouse. When Sima Geng and Xiao Yu infiltrated it, they found an altar under construction in the warehouse with almost no trouble or effort.

"Nightmare Altar?"

"We've come to the right place!"

This building, secretly constructed within the warehouse, is actually a unique nightmare altar.

This facility was very difficult to build, especially since it was right under the noses of our ancestors, requiring complex formations to conceal its presence.

Once the altar is activated.

Nightmare monsters will descend upon the city. The purpose of these monsters is to incite riots and create chaos, allowing believers to take advantage of the confusion to attack the formation. This is a tactic that has been used repeatedly for many years.

This action also poses a great risk to believers.

Building a Nightmare Altar is no easy task; even if it goes undetected during construction, it will inevitably be exposed once the altar is activated.

Civil matters should be addressed first, followed by a detailed investigation.

It is not difficult to identify the believers who participated in the construction of the altar.

These believers were bound to be exposed, and their only way to survive was to enter the wilderness and become exiled believers like Ji Yan and Xiong Heng.

"Stop hiding, come out!"

Sima Geng glanced at the warehouse and sneered.

Xiao Yu saw two figures dressed in black robes walk out first, followed by eight people dressed in different styles.

[Cultist of the Mother of Chaos: Qu Ao], Level 9 Lord Unit — Introduction: His apparent identity is a high-ranking member of the Qu clan of the Chu people, but his actual identity is a follower of the Mother of Chaos.

[Cultist of the Mother of Chaos: Si Liang], Level 9 Lord Unit — Introduction: His apparent identity is a high-ranking member of the Yue clan's Si clan, but his actual identity is a follower of the Mother of Chaos.

【————】

[Jing Shang, a follower of the Evil Eye Cult], Level 9 Rare Elite —

[Evil Eye Cult Follower: Wei Shen], Level 9 Rare Elite —

[Evil Eye Cult Follower: Ouyang She], Level 8 Rare Elite —

The two men in black robes were followers of the Outer Gods, while the other eight were the remaining members of the Evil Eye Cult in the main city.

Unsurprisingly.

Xiao Yu changed too many historical trajectories.

This has led to the emergence of Outer God believers who were previously hidden in the Old World. These deep-seated believers are much more hidden and dangerous than the local believers.

Why?

Because of deep believers.

They have a longer-term plan.

They never take the gains or losses of a single city or place as their goal.

In order to achieve their goals, such as infiltrating the Old Ark and penetrating the core of the Chosen Ones, these believers will even actively help the Chosen Ones, providing them with tremendous assistance in overcoming nightmares and opening up the Old Ark.

Therefore.

Almost unpredictable!

But at this moment, they not only deliberately exposed themselves.

They also joined forces with local religious groups.

It can be said that the believers who are currently in hiding in Juyang are basically all concentrated in this place.

Sima Geng: "Good, very good. So you are all believers. Today we can capture you all in one fell swoop!"

"Lord Suiyang, please wait."

"Qu Ao, is there anything else you want to say?"

Qu Ao, a follower of Chaos, was a thin old man.

Faced with Sima Geng's undisguised terrifying killing intent and overwhelming power, he showed no panic on his face, only the smugness and ecstasy of his wicked scheme succeeding.

"We're all stuck here, so why rush into action? I'd like to say a few more words to this chosen one before we part ways."

Qu Ao's gaze fell on Xiao Yu: "You are indeed a rare strongman. Once someone like you grows up, he may be qualified to pose a threat to the deep sea. It's just a pity that he will never have that opportunity again."

Si Liang could not hide his joy.

He said sarcastically, "Xiao Yu, do you think we're crazy? Do you think you have victory in your grasp?"

"Alright, stop playing tricks. I know what you're trying to say."

Xiao Yu directly interrupted the other party's nonsense.

He shook his head: "This place is clearly a carefully prepared trap set for me, isn't it?"

Qu Ao and Si Liang were both taken aback.

The two deep-sea believers clearly did not expect that their opponent could see through the layout of the place at a glance.

"A trap? Do you think those few can cause any trouble in front of me?"

Sima Geng became alert.

Could the thieves have other ambushes planned?

Xiao Yu explained, "I suspect that Ji Chang leaked your information to Wang Yang in an attempt to gain Wang Yang's trust and bribe him."

"However."

"This is still part of a conspiracy."

"This also adds another layer of insurance to the plan."

"If Wang Yang is bewitched by Ji Chang, you will naturally not have to worry about your identities being exposed, and you can use Wang Yang to try to directly destroy the Suiyang Formation."

"If Wang Yang hadn't been misled by Ji Chang, he would definitely have leaked this true information and used it as bait to capture me, and then destroy the Suiyang Formation."

Am I right?

Qu Ao and the others' expressions changed drastically.

Si Liang exclaimed incredulously, "Impossible! This is top secret; you couldn't possibly know!"

Sima Geng looked utterly bewildered: "Xiao Yu, what are you talking about? With me here, how could they possibly attack you? With me and the Chosen One guarding the array's core, how could they possibly succeed!"

Xiao Yu looked at Sima Geng.

It revealed a hint of complexity and regret.

"Although the intelligence sent by Ji Chang is true, it is not comprehensive. There are not two but three Chaos Believers lurking in Suiyang City."

"You mean there's another believer?"

Sima Geng's eyes immediately flashed with intense killing intent: "So there were still some who escaped the net. Could this person be the key? And who exactly is this person?"

Xiao Yu did not answer immediately.

He simply looked directly into the old man's eyes.

"Lord Suiyang, do you still remember the warnings and reminders you gave me when we first met?"

Sima Geng frowned slightly in thought.

"I have reminded the chosen ones not to easily trust anyone in the old days, not even myself."

When we get to this point...

Sima Geng seemed to realize something.

"This third, most deeply hidden and crucial Deep Sea believer is—"

Xiao Yu's tone was full of regret and sigh: "It was you, Lord Suiyang, Sima Geng!"

These words were spoken.

Although the tone was very calm.

But it was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.