Chapter 63 City of the Undead?
After upgrading the poisonous scorpion warrior, Richard was in a good mood.
This feeling of watching the strength in his hands increase little by little was simply fascinating to him.
Upgrading spring water, upgrading territory, upgrading poisonous scorpion warriors, I have been busy all morning.
When he was free, it was already half past noon.
Just after lunch, several ugly long-armed peons were brought into the hall by the bandaged mummies guarding the lord's mansion.
The other party's face was frightened and flustered, as if he had been greatly frightened.
"Master. Something bad has happened!!"
His tone was sharp because of his nervousness.
Richard's eyes narrowed when he saw the long-armed peon.
"What happened?"
The other party quickly reported, "While we were mining iron ore this morning, a group of ghosts suddenly appeared outside the mine. It was so scary"
Ghost attacked the iron mine?
Richard's eyes lit up.
He didn't care about the resource points, but the sudden appearance of these ghosts made him very interested.
Maybe it's another unexpected incident.
Don’t these surprises represent tasks and benefits?
"Besides ghosts, are there other enemies?"
"I don't know." Several hard workers shook their heads repeatedly, "We evacuated immediately after discovering the ghost."
"You lead the way, I will handle it myself."
"Yes, Master."
The morale of the long-armed peons suddenly increased.
After Richard summoned the army, he did not delay and ordered to set off directly. The long-armed peons panted and led the way.
Half an hour later.
On a towering sand dune, Richard stared at the iron mine two hundred meters away, frowning slightly.
Even if you are not close, you can feel that this iron mine is different from its normal state. There is a coldness everywhere, which makes people feel uneasy.
Open the properties panel.
Haunted Iron Mine
【Grade】: Small
【Reserves】: 16820 units
【Maximum output】: 2100 units per week
[Capacity]: Minimum 5 people, maximum 10 people
[Introduction]: An iron mine occupied by the undead.
A haunted iron mine?
Richard became more interested. The sudden appearance of these ghosts seemed not that simple.
Seize the iron mine first, and then explore the reason.
A wave of his hand.
"The army prepares for battle."
"Keep the formation and advance towards the iron mine."
Two squads of Scorpion Warriors guarded the front in two rows, with one and a half squads of Axes of the Dead keeping a distance of 20 meters from them, with the Cursed Pharaoh at the end.
The iron triangle soon pressed to the edge of the iron mine. Richard was at the rear, staring closely at the iron mine, ready to issue orders at any time.
Roar~
A shrill roar that sounded like dozens of dying people suddenly sounded.
The ghosts of five teams suddenly appeared in the slightly eerie iron mine.
These ghosts have the appearance of humans, floating in the air ten centimeters above the ground, and emitting a faint blue light.
The body is translucent and the face is very blurry and distorted.
It's dark and gloomy.
Ghost
[Level]: Level 3
[Potential]: Ordinary 3 stars
[Skill]: Ghost Body (Level F, immune to 50% physical damage, increased magic damage received by 10%)
Soul Claw (F level, can attack the soul directly.)
[Racial Talent]: Can swallow souls to strengthen one's body.
[Bond - Ghost]: When the number of ghosts exceeds 30, the soul damage caused is increased by 15%. When the number of ghosts exceeds 50, the soul damage caused is increased by 30% (activated).
[Introduction]: I like your soul.
"The whole army attacks, leaving no one behind!"
Accompanied by cold orders.
The poisonous scorpion warriors immediately charged forward, their two iron pincers fierce.
The battle ax in the Ax of the Dead's hand was also thrown out at the same moment.
Huhu~
The battle ax made a violent sound in the air, and the ghosts floating in the air could not escape.
Click~ It was directly blasted by huge force, like a fragile crystal falling to the ground.
The high amount of magic damage made this group of undead souls immune to 50% physical damage feel the iron fist of the Twilight City.
The Ax of the Dead killed two squads in one attack.
There is still an insurmountable gap between being immune to 50% physical damage and being immune to 99% desertification.
The poisonous scorpion warrior roared from his throat.
The iron pincers opened and clicked, directly piercing the ghost coming from the front.
It was like a knife cutting through gel and jelly, and I felt an obvious obstruction.
Click~ The iron pliers closed and directly tore a large part of the bodies of these undead.
Phew~
The poisonous scorpion warrior's scorpion tail pierced like lightning at this moment.
The moment it stabbed the ghost, the poison from the scorpion tail filled the air.
The ghost's translucent body immediately glowed with blue light, and his body fell into a state of paralysis, unable to move.
Poof~ The iron pincers swung again, completely tearing the opponent's body apart.
The battle ended quickly due to being crushed by someone whose strength was several levels higher than the opponent's.
The Cursed Pharaoh didn't even take action until the end, and the elite ghosts of these five teams were annihilated.
"Ding~ The army you led wiped out a group of ghosts and won a mini-battle. You gained 100 experience points."
"Ding~ You have recovered the iron mine that was robbed by the ghost. Do you want to reoccupy it?"
confirm.
After making the choice, the haunted iron mine immediately turned into a normal iron mine, and the eerie aura disappeared without a trace.
Seeing that the task was not triggered, Richard couldn't help but be a little confused.
Where did these ghosts come from?
He immediately called the high-spirited long-armed peon from behind and asked him again.
The hard worker shook his head, "Master, we don't know either. We only know in which direction the ghost we saw first appeared."
As he spoke, he pointed to the north of the iron mine, and then said with some fear.
"Master, is it possible that there is a city of the undead over there?"
The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.
Richard's eyes lit up.
This is not impossible.
If there really is a city of the undead, this is the time.
After letting them resume production, lead the army to the north immediately ↑.
At the same time, spread out the troops in a fan shape.
Not long after, Richard encountered an unexpected situation.
In front of them was a gathering place for soldiers in the wild, but this gathering place had been slaughtered.
What surprised him even more was that there was a lot of flesh and blood on the sand, but there were no bones.
It seemed as if the bones had been pulled out by humans.
"Is this...summoning a skeleton?"
Richard was thoughtful.
"Summoning skeletons is the signature skill of the undead. Knowing how to kill wild monsters to gather an army, it seems that the undead forces nearby are not weak."
"Is it possible that there really is a city of the undead?"
The interest in my heart became stronger.
Continuing to explore forward, within half an hour, he discovered seven or eight gathering places where soldiers had been slaughtered.
And without exception, their skeletons are missing.
There were even several military gathering places where there were no corpses, leaving only traces of battle.
"No wonder they call the undead scoundrels. If an undead lord is allowed to develop secretly for a period of time, how can he accumulate the strength of several brigades?"
Although the strength of the skeleton soldiers is not strong, if thousands of skeleton soldiers are to attack them, not many lords can bear it at this stage.
The aggressiveness shown by this unknown undead force also made Richard feel threatened.
If you can attack his iron mine today, your opponent will dare to attack the Twilight City tomorrow.
The undead are not a kind camp, and they fight without negotiation at all.
Raise your vigilance to the highest level and keep exploring.
It didn't take long for the army to discover the traces of the undead left in the desert, which seemed to have just passed by.
Richard refreshed himself and moved forward faster.
After another half hour, the poisonous scorpion warriors who were exploring the road ahead suddenly reported back that they had discovered the enemy.
"Finally found it"
Richard was overjoyed and summoned the troops scattered around to come to where the poisonous scorpion warriors were.
Under the cover of the sand dunes, we followed their guidance and saw the target of pursuit.
It was completely different from the territory or undead city he imagined. In front of him was an iron mine that was mostly mined.
Ore is scattered all around.
A large number of skeleton warriors patrolled the iron mines, probably more than three squadrons in number.
At this time, two squadrons of skeleton warriors were slowly walking from the desert, carrying corpses into the iron mine.
Not long after, he disappeared from Richard's sight.
He looked closely in the direction where the skeleton warrior disappeared and discovered that in the center of the iron mine, there was a hole leading to the ground.
"That city of the undead is built underground?" (End of Chapter)