ATPnovel Chapter 71 Taking stock of the troops, the lord attacks.
Chapter 71 Taking stock of the troops, the lord attacks.
Chapter 71 Taking stock of the troops, the lord attacks.
"Bloodhowl, you're quite good."
Shen Xing praised him, then solemnly said, "Next, I will promote you to a leader."
This was something he had promised before.
Once Bloodhowl reaches its maximum level, make him have the same boss-level potential as Grom Hellscream.
"Thank you, boss! I can't wait!" Bloodhowl gripped his long-handled axe, his expression excited.
Under his expectant gaze, Shen Xing opened the talent interface.
[Use Sacrifice Evolution to upgrade the Territory Orc Bloodhowl to Boss ★?]
[Note: This evolution requires sacrificing 100 Agility.]
As Shen Xing clicked "confirm" without hesitation, a ball of red light fell upon the tall orc.
In the light, the excitement on Bloodhowl's face vanished instantly, replaced by a mask of pain.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
A series of sounds of flesh being torn apart rang out.
Underneath the green skin, veins bulge and blood vessels protrude, as if the bones of the whole body are being reorganized.
Like Hellscream, he is enduring the pain of breaking through the limits of his unit type.
But in just a moment, Bloodhowl adapted.
You could even hear his excited roars.
"Roar! Again, again!"
"You think this little bit of pain can defeat me? Absolutely not!"
The guy shouted and yelled as he got up from the ground.
He let the wound tear open, and blood covered his entire body, making him look like a blood-soaked person.
A moment later, a system notification flashed before my eyes.
[Evolution Successful! Your territory unit "Blood Howl" has successfully broken through its limits and has the potential to become a Boss★!]
[This evolution grants a 30% increase to all attributes, and an additional 100 to Agility!]
[Occupation: Wolf Rider → Wolf Rider General]
[Activate Talent Ability: Bloodlust Instinct]
[Activate Skill: Blood Hunt]
"Good heavens, another talent has been activated?!"
Shen Xing was amazed.
It's worth noting that even when Hellscream broke through the boss, he only activated two skills.
Including [Burning Blood], Bloodhowl now has two exclusive talents.
With a hint of anticipation, Shen Xing glanced at the two new abilities he had activated.
[Bloodlust Instinct (Bloodhowl's Exclusive Talent Ability)]
[Talent Effect: As blood continues to be lost, Bloodhowl will enter an excited state, greatly increasing attack power and attack speed.]
The lower your health, the greater the boost, up to a maximum of 200%!
It can also sacrifice 30% of its own blood to put all orcs into a "bloodthirsty berserk" state, increasing attack speed and movement speed by 30%, and all attacks will have a life-steal effect.
Duration: 50 seconds; Cooldown: 30 minutes
(Note: The power of blood is captivating!)
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Blood Hunt
【Skill Effect: Apply "Blood Mark" to a single enemy, increasing damage dealt to them by 25% and pursuit speed by 50% for the next 30 seconds, and granting 100% lifesteal effect.
Cooldown time: 5 minutes
[Additional effect: Bloodhowl can track enemies over extremely long distances by remembering the scent of their blood.]
(Note: I smelled—the smell of blood!)
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"These two abilities—they're so overpowered, I love them!"
Excitement flashed in Shen Xing's eyes.
【Blood Hunt】 greatly increases the burst damage of Bloodhowl against single enemies and also comes with a tracking function.
[Bloodlust] makes him stronger in battle, and can even cause the combat power of all orcs to increase dramatically.
As Shen Xing analyzed the situation, he also thought of Hellroar's talent ability, [Heroic Spirit], which seemed to be able to increase the level of all orcs.
The combined talents of these two make even a newly recruited, low-level orc infantryman capable of fighting as well as some three-star units.
"According to what the forum said, such special beings that can activate special talents and amplify the entire race, even one of them can bring about a qualitative change in the combat power of a unit."
"But two were born in my territory, and both of them belong to the same race."
"The odds of this happening are even more outrageous than winning the lottery in the middle of the night."
"Oh, I think I really did bump into something. Oh well, it's alright now."
At this moment, Bloodhowl, having completed its breakthrough, strode towards Shen Xing.
His physique has undergone a dramatic change.
Its height suddenly increased to two meters, and its skin changed from dark green to dark red, with thick blood vessels winding under its skin like earthworms.
The red lines between his eyebrows grew brighter and brighter, even evolving into the outline of a battle axe.
"Boss, I feel incredibly powerful!"
Bloodhowl clenched his fist tightly, his eyes filled with fanaticism and loyalty.
"You're very good."
Shen Xing didn't hold back his praise: "Now go and get used to your new power."
"Yes, sir!"
Bloodhowl nodded solemnly, then turned and left.
Next, Shen Xing checked his attribute panel.
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[Wolf Rider Commander: Bloodhowl]
[Level: 9]
[Potential: Leader]
[Detailed attributes: Click to view]
"256 agility points, slightly worse than Hellscream, but compared to other units of the same tier, it's already twice as strong," Shen Xing analyzed.
Moreover, Hellroar is a being that has fused with the blood of inferior demons, so its base attributes are 30% higher than those of other units!
Shen Xing closed the attribute panel and waved to the bald orc sitting on the boulder in the distance.
"My lord, please give your orders!"
The tall and robust Hellroar, with blue markings on his upper body, strode over and respectfully bowed his bald head.
Shen Xing nodded slightly and asked, "What's your opinion on Bloodhowl?"
Hellscream glanced at the imposing Bloodhowl in the distance and said in a low voice, "He's very strong."
"Very strong, anything else?"
"His combat talent is no less than mine."
A solemn expression appeared on Hellscream's face, followed by intense confidence: "However, I will surpass him and become the most powerful orc in history!"
Shen Xing laughed heartily, seemingly quite satisfied with his answer.
"very good."
He took the orc totem from his backpack and tossed it over: "Catch this, let me see how far you can go."
Hellscream sensed the power contained within and was immediately jolted, disbelief appearing in his eyes.
Shen Xing said calmly, "Let's begin the breakthrough."
"Yes, my lord!"
Hellscream took a deep breath, grabbed the breakthrough item, and turned to walk towards the boulder.
The breakthrough from the first to the second tier is different from the potential advancement; it requires absorbing the power contained in the materials.
Then, the energy is integrated into the body, breaking through the bottleneck in one fell swoop.
This will take a little time.
Of course, sufficient qualifications are also required.
Some units with poor aptitude may not be able to advance to the second tier even if you use resources to force them to level 9 and then give them breakthrough materials.
Shen Xing looked at Blood Howl, who had already broken through to the leader level, and Hell Howl, who was breaking through to the second level not far away, and felt satisfied.
I'm finally going to have my first superhuman-level unit!
"Let's take stock of the total military strength of the territory while we have the time."
Shen Xing looked around and quickly came up with the specific numbers.
Currently, the territory has 35 orc infantrymen, including two one-star orc leaders, one three-star elite orc, and the rest are ordinary two-star to ordinary three-star orcs.
There are a total of 17 skeleton archers, including one elite three-star archer and the rest are ordinary two-star to ordinary three-star archers.
The Lesser Demon Legion consists of 11 members, all with potential of elite or higher. There are two three-star Lesser Demons and one two-star Lesser Demon.
Finally, there are the 16 Black Moon Knights recruited yesterday, all of whom are at the elite level with potential, and one of them is a Black Knight wielding the [Shadow Sword], who has reached the elite three-star level.
Including their mounts, the total number of combat units in the entire territory has exceeded one hundred.
"With a hundred of us deployed, and if we add the Inspiring Drums, we should be able to take down a Transcendent-level expert, right?"
Shen Xing pondered, but he had never fought against a transcendent-level opponent before, so he didn't know just how strong such a powerful being was.
But it doesn't matter, he'll soon have a superhuman-level soldier anyway, he'll find out then.
At the same time, he roared and strode towards Shen Xing.
"Boss, we're almost out of food in our warehouse!"
"Many of our brothers were injured yesterday, and we ate a lot of food. We even caught a few rats in the granary to eat!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xing glanced at the territory resource interface.
They discovered that there were only about 300 units of food left.
Hellscream had previously mentioned that the food supply in his territory was running low.
With such a large increase in population these past few days, coupled with the depletion from a major battle, the remaining food reserves will only last for the last two days.
"I understand. Make sure the injured brothers are fed first. I'll figure out how to get food for them," Shen Xing instructed.
"Yes, sir!"
With a grateful look on his face, he turned around and went to distribute food to the injured orcs.
"It's time. Once Hellroar successfully breaks through, we'll take over the Silver Sanctuary."
Just as Shen Xing was preparing to contact Xia Wanyin and begin taking action.
Suddenly I noticed a red dot flashing on the minimap.
About a kilometer from the territory, an eye suddenly lit up and then dimmed.
"This is... the Eye of True Sight has detected the target?"
"And it only lit up for a short while before going out quickly, could it be—"
Shen Xing felt a chill run down his spine.
During this time, the True Sight Eyes he placed near his territory also discovered many targets, but most of them were wandering monsters and wild beasts.
But a situation like today has never occurred before.
"The extinguishing of the Eye of True Sight signifies that the target has been discovered and eliminated."
"It seems that this enemy is not simple."
Shen Xing leaned back in his wheelchair, his eyes gradually turning cold.
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At this moment, deep within the churning fog.
A team of dozens of people advanced steadily, guided by the orange glow of the firelight.
"Gideon, that eye just now—" the red-haired woman suddenly spoke, her deep voice echoing in the thick fog.
"Oh—you mean that one?"
The brown-haired Western man at the front turned around, his tone casual: "That's called the Eye of True Sight; it should belong to the one in the wheelchair."
The guy put it there beforehand.
"He's quite alert, but it's useless. He's doomed this time."
The red-haired woman looked up, her brow furrowed slightly. "Gideon, why do we have to go after him?"
"This person has lost both legs; he's already pitiful enough."
Gideon remained silent for a moment, then looked at her coldly: "Lena, do you know why I helped Warwick advance to the Transcendent level, but didn't give you that opportunity?"
"You are clearly stronger than him, and your talent far surpasses his."
The red-haired woman did not answer, but simply stared in silence.
"Because you are too indecisive."
Gideon sneered, "Originally, if you had submitted to me, I would have invested a lot of resources in you and fully unleashed your potential."
"With my abilities, one day I might even be able to lead you back to the royal city and reclaim everything that belongs to you."
"But you just won't cooperate; you're utterly foolish."
The red-haired woman replied calmly, "I was rescued by you when I was in trouble, so I should obey all your orders."
"I also long to return to the kingdom and personally settle those scores with my enemies."
"But I will not do anything against my conscience for the sake of power."
"If you think I am foolish and disobedient, you may banish me from your territory."
"I've done a lot for you during this time, consider this my way of repaying you for taking me in."
Gideon's lips twitched. Looking into her determined eyes, he knew he couldn't persuade this woman.
He had experienced the same situation several times during this period, but each time it ended in failure.
If it were a regular unit or recruited creature, Gideon would have driven the opponent out of his territory long ago.
But this woman had a special identity and was very powerful, so he was reluctant to part with her.
"My lord, we're almost there."
A deep voice rang out, pulling Gideon back to reality.
Looking up, a territory illuminated by firelight appeared amidst the swirling mist.
A tall stone wall encircles the entire territory.
A dozen or so arrow towers stood in a row, their firing ports gleaming with a dangerous light.
Gideon's pupils contracted slightly. Compared to his last visit, the entire territory had undergone earth-shattering changes.
"How did this guy manage to do that in just a few days?"
Gideon muttered to himself, a look of shock on his face: "This scale is even comparable to my territory."
Before he could react, the searchlights of the four lighthouses shone simultaneously, locking onto their figures.
Gideon then noticed a group of figures appearing on the open ground below the city wall.
A red-skinned orc rode a dire wolf, leading dozens of orcs in neat formation, their fighting spirit boiling.
Behind this group of orcs, a handsome young man sat in a wheelchair.
"Are they already waiting for us here?"
Gideon was not surprised; from the moment the Eye of True Sight discovered it, he knew he had been exposed.
"Heh, do you think you can stop me with just these orcs and a few arrow towers?" He sneered.
Shen Xing raised his head and focused his gaze on the brown-haired youth in the crowd.
To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen this guy who had attacked his territory.
With a pointed snout and monkey-like face, his features were squeezed together, and his eyes were sinister. No wonder he yelled at them, saying that this guy was a yellow-haired rat.
"Just surrender obediently; if you don't resist, you'll suffer less."
Gideon licked his lips, a sickly smile spreading across his face: "Otherwise—I'll make you taste the bitterness of hell."
Shen Xing's lips curled up slightly, and she raised her right hand, beckoning him: "You can talk to me when you come to me."
Gideon's face stiffened for a moment, then regained its coldness: "Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish."
"Let's do it!"
He waved his hand sharply, and more than a dozen villagers behind him stepped forward at the same time.