CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 34: SLAYING ELITE MONSTERS AND CLEANING UP THE BATTLEFIELD

EDITOR: ATLAS STUDIOS

"Bang!"

A loud crash was heard.

The Necromancy Arrow slammed into the Kite Shield.

Zong Shen, who was holding the shield from behind, felt a huge impact on his arm.

His stance became somewhat unstable.

Fortunately, he managed to withstand the Necromancy Arrow’s attack in the end.

With the Heart of Basic Power equipped, Zong Shen’s Strength Attribute reached 18 points, only 3 points short of catching up with Korby, which is why he could bear the impact of the Necromancy Arrow.

This is one of the advantages of choosing the Strength Stream at the start.

Compared to the Lords who chose their backgrounds based on personal preference, Zong Shen was more combat-ready in the initial stages.

[-52]

[Block]

Two notifications appeared above his head in succession.

This hit made the already dented shield even more damaged.

Although no harm was taken.

But the shield’s Durability had decreased by two-thirds.

Which made Zong Shen feel a bit distressed.

"Lord..."

Tiezhu seized the moment to stand up, looking at the Lord who blocked the attack with a shield for him, his eyes filled with tears.

Overwhelmed with emotion.

[Due to your selfless rescue]

[Tiezhu’s Loyalty to you increased by 2 points, current Loyalty 100]

[Reaching maximum Loyalty, Tiezhu would execute any of your commands unconditionally, even at the cost of his life]

Tiezhu’s Affinity maxed out.

Became the first subordinate under Zong Shen with max Affinity!

However, the situation on the field left no room for chit-chat.

Zong Shen leapt up, raising his shield to charge.

"Tiezhu, stop dawdling, come with me!"

He charged ahead, leading the way to face the Necromancer.

The longsword in his hand was like a strip of silver-white lightning, sweeping forward.

[-3]

[-20]

[-23]

The remaining two bone fragments shattered successively.

Zong Shen’s longsword struck its head, leaving a gaping wound.

Revealing black-gray shriveled flesh.

At the same time, causing 23 points of overflow Damage.

By this time, Tiezhu had also arrived.

His dagger working left and right, leaving two cuts on the Necromancer’s head.

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[-37]

No longer shielded by Bone Armor, the Necromancer could no longer cast spells at ease.

While being attacked from both sides by Zong Shen and Tiezhu.

Finding it hard to retaliate.

After a brief delay.

The three Wolf Cavalry swiftly eliminated the two Skeleton Warriors and the Short Sword Wraiths.

Surrounding them.

Beginning an all-out assault.

After one person one strike.

The Necromancer was left with only a thin layer of skin.

Then, Zong Shen slashed with all his might, delivering the final blow.

[-46]

A flash of green light later, the Necromancer vanished, leaving behind a few white and green light clusters.

[Killed lv11 grudging Necromancer (green)]

[Gained 380 Experience Points]

[Your soldiers will receive half Experience]

A white light flashed, and Tiezhu leveled up again, reaching lv3.

As an Assassin, Tiezhu added his Attribute Points to Agility.

Since he wasn’t Heroic Level, unlike Zong Shen, who has 24 Passive Skills, these soldiers only have the Four Major Attributes and Professional Skills.

However, their Four Major Attributes will increase, and their Professional Skills will gradually grow stronger as they level up.

Unfortunately, despite having slain so many Wraiths, the three Wolf Cavalry showed no progress.

Zong Shen, now level 5, needs 900 Experience to level up, surely thousands more will be needed to reach level 10.

Thinking about it, there’s no need to rush.

Due to leveling up, Tiezhu’s Life Value is fully restored.

Every level-up is a complete status reset.

As for the three Wolf Cavalry, they are in adequate overall condition.

Each of them has only lost about 20-30 points of Life Value.

Moreover, their Life Values are gradually recovering after exiting combat mode.

This is because Zong Shen’s [Healing] Skill has reached level 2.

Can increase the team’s Life Value recovery rate by 40%.

"Stand guard!"

Zong Shen ordered.

While he started gathering the rewards dropped by the Wraiths.

Began to clean the battlefield.

Zong Shen’s [Item Management] reached level 2, possessing 32 grids of Personal Storage Grid.

And a 24-grid [Kodo Beast Hide Backpack], turning him into a mobile warehouse.

Collected everything.

With a quick glance, Zong Shen found that the Wraiths mostly dropped some Whiteboard Level weapons and Leather Armor.

Aside from those, there weren’t many good items.

These weapons and Leather Armor are slightly better than the tattered equipment given at the beginning.

Not much different from equipment obtained by defeating the Roving Bandits before.

Zong Shen plans to handle them unified back at the Territory, picking a few with decent Attributes to keep as spare gear for soldiers, selling or disassembling the rest once the [Blacksmith Shop] is built.

A few items could be considered good stuff.

Zong Shen began checking them one by one.

[Soldier Enhancement Pearl (White) ×3]

[Usable on any soldier, randomly enhances 1 point of Basic Attributes]

(Soldier Enhancement Items, good for both you and him)

[Soldier Enhancement Pearl (Green) ×1]

[Usable on any soldier, randomly enhances 3 points of Basic Attributes]

(Good steel for the knife’s edge, powerful soldiers can even single-handedly hold the fort, savor it, appreciate it)

[Pet Contract (Green) ×1]

[Usable to contract any non-sapient creature, success rate varies based on target’s state, Basic Success Rate: 20%]

(Become a Pet Master starting today)

[Bone Scepter (Green) ×1]

[One-Handed]

[Quality: Refined]

[Magic Damage: 30~33]

[Blunt Damage: 17~19]

[Chanting Speed: +8%]

[Durability: 150]

[Skills: Summon Skeleton lv1, Bone Armor lv1]

[Wisdom Requirement: 16]

(Yes, this is the Necromancer’s weapon, not bad, keep it)

[Tier One Infantry Training Manual ×3]

[After building a Tier One Barracks, you can use certain resources and manuals to train your farmers into Tier One Infantry]

(A must-have tool for training farmers into soldiers)

Follows a wave of resources.

[Basic Elemental Crystal ×4]

[Iron ×9]

[secret silver ×3]

[Copper ×3]

But what caught Zong Shen’s eye the most was this last item.

[Necromancer Recruitment Scroll]

[Communicate with great mysterious forces, immediately recruit a powerful Tier Three Mage Warrior, Necromancer]

[Occupies 2 Command Value]

[Default Talent is excellent, Level 10, can be promoted or enhanced later]

[Click to use]

(A powerful Necromancer, a warrior controlling life and death)

The Necromancer Recruitment Scroll!

Zong Shen had just witnessed its power.

Mages, as long as their companions protect them, can produce sustained output.

Can further strengthen his hitman group.

However, just thinking about the Necromancer’s shriveled face, Zong Shen hesitated holding the Recruitment Scroll in his hand.

If one really recruits such a hideous creature, wouldn’t it be a nightmare every day?