Free Web NovelChapter 471: Chapter 273: Vice Chairman of the Eternal Night Council
"We have one more problem we need to solve," Fang Zhen said.
"What problem?" Alexander asked.
"We have a way to counter those corrupted soldiers, but first, we must deal with the Eternal Night Council’s councilors and their Vice-Council President."
"They are the most powerful figures in the Eternal Night Council, with extremely high individual combat capabilities."
"If they target our people or launch a counter-decapitation strike against us, we’ll be surrounded by corrupted soldiers and at a disadvantage. Therefore, we must figure out how to handle the Eternal Night Council’s top combatants."
Fang Zhen paused for a moment before continuing, "They say if you know your enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. The Whig Society has been fighting the Eternal Night Council for so long, you must have some understanding of their councilors and the Vice-Council President, right?"
"What’s their power level? Do they have any particular traits or weaknesses?"
Hearing Fang Zhen’s question, West thought for a moment and replied, "The Eternal Night Council’s councilors are also divided by rank. They have an Upper House and a Lower House. The Upper House has no more than twenty Upper Senators, while the Lower House has about one hundred and seventy to two hundred."
"As for their strength... hmm, I know you killed Count Ellick in the Ellick Territory before."
"Count Ellick was in the upper-middle tier of the Upper Senators in terms of power. However, his personality and hobbies made him an outcast who didn’t fit in with the others. He always did his own thing, so most of the other councilors ostracized him. Despite that, his actual strength was considered quite formidable within the Eternal Night Council."
"So, you can assume the Eternal Night Council’s Upper Senators are roughly on par with Count Ellick. The Vice-Council President, however, is a special case."
Here, West paused, seemingly trying to recall something. After a moment, he said, "Regarding the Eternal Night Council’s Vice-Council President... someone on our side has actually fought him before. That would be Anglo."
"The Vice-Council President’s name is Moon. His power is immense, far surpassing Count Ellick, placing him a tier above the Upper Council’s members. He has some strange abilities, a bit like that red ray that shot down the drone earlier."
"His usual combat style is to create distance from his opponent. He then uses his superior Body Technique and powerful mid-to-long-range attacks to toy with them. He doesn’t like direct, head-on confrontations."
"Moon’s direct combat ability might not be weak; it’s just his personality. He always prefers to hang back and attack from a safe distance."
"But there’s nothing you can do about it. Moon’s Body Technique is so incredibly fast it’s impossible to track, completely beyond the realm of mortals. I know I shouldn’t be hyping up the enemy, but I have to say, he’s exceptionally difficult to deal with."
"If I had to specify his main characteristic, it’s that Moon’s movement speed is just absurdly fast. Even I, someone who’s gained some renown within the Whig Society for my speed, am more than a step below him."
After hearing this, Fang Zhen immediately formed a clear picture in his mind.
’The Eternal Night Council’s Vice-Council President, Moon, is a high-agility Mage who likes to kite. A hit-and-run fighter.’
’An enemy like that is nauseating just to think about.’
"Moon has another characteristic," Anglo added from the side. "That Vice-Council President of the Eternal Night Council... his body’s regenerative ability is extremely powerful."
"Unless you inflict an overwhelming amount of damage in a short period, he can survive even if you run him through—even if a weapon pierces his heart."
"In the last few decades, the Whig Society has launched three encirclement operations against Moon. All of them failed."
"A veteran from my predecessor’s generation in the Whig Society once had a direct confrontation with Vice-Council President Moon. The encounter happened during an operation to besiege a high-level Aberration." freёwebnovel.com
"According to the veterans who survived that battle, they had already plunged a Longsword into the Vice-Council President’s heart during the siege, yet he was still able to move and kill the others."
"Only that veteran and a few other survivors managed to escape the brutal battle. Afterward, he lost his spiritual power and became a shell of his former self on the battlefield, unable to muster any courage. He could only barely recount the events of that day to give us this valuable experience."
Fang Zhen narrowed his eyes. ’The Eternal Night Council’s Vice-Council President, Moon, sounds incredibly strong.’
Leaving aside everything else, just his high agility and powerful regenerative ability alone gave Moon immense survivability.
Moreover, the man was clearly a slippery character. Fang Zhen had encountered opponents like this before—incredibly strong, yet they refused to fight you head-on. They insisted on using the most insidious methods, ones you couldn’t counter, to wear you down and kill you.
’This guy is going to be a real pain to fight.’
It was always satisfying when Fang Zhen was the one kiting his enemies, but being kited himself was a whole different story.
Wait!
Suddenly, Fang Zhen remembered something.
He had obtained several Crystal Bones in the Crystal Bone Realm. Besides the Red Hare Warhorse, there was also a crow Crystal Bone from the Fei Niao Family, which he had already refined.
The crow Crystal Bone had a few general abilities. One was to unleash Wind Blades, and another was to link with the Crystal Bone Crow’s vision.
Essentially, Fang Zhen’s sight could be extended through the Crystal Bone Crow, giving him a 360-degree aerial view to avoid sneak attacks from other angles.
In addition, this crow also had a special skill that could be considered an ultimate ability.
Back in the Crystal Bone Realm, the woman from the Fei Niao Family had used it before. After the Crystal Bone Crow flew out, it would suddenly release a shroud of darkness.
Under this shroud, anyone trapped inside would become disoriented. They would feel as if they were constantly moving and changing directions, trying to escape the darkness. In reality, they were just running in circles within a very small area, essentially immobilized. Their perceived movement was only happening in their minds; their bodies couldn’t actually move.
