Cao Xing gave the order directly: "Go, kill this soul-eating monster!"
At the same time, he had condensed a large ice spear and shot it out suddenly.
Hilda sprayed out a spider web immediately, and melee fighters like Assam and Braum rushed forward one after another.
【-54】
Cao Xing's big ice spear hit first, but because the level gap was too big, it didn't cause much damage.
However, the Soul Eater was suddenly attacked and let out an angry cry.
“Hiss! Hiss!”
Its sound seemed to attract more Eaters of Souls.
There were more crawling noises in the passage ahead.
Cao Xing's eyes fixed, "Quick battle, quick decision!"
After hearing this, all the recruited creatures went into explosive mode.
Asam raised his sword and shouted.
"In the name of justice, cut!"
Swish! Swish, swish, swish!
【-337】
【-358】
【-395】
【-433】
After four sword strikes, the Soul Eater's defense value dropped significantly!
"hiss!"
The Soul Eater felt the pain and swung its two pairs of claws, rushing towards Assam.
“Crack!”
However, the blow only broke two layers of Assam's shield.
Like this Aurora Shield, Asam has one more layer, and then another layer of [Holy Light Blessing]
Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was delighted.
"Hahaha, everyone has four layers of shields, I just want to ask you if you are afraid!"
The next moment.
The attacks from everyone have come like a violent storm.
Andrew's bear paw, Renes's arrow, Hilda's blood poison spit.
At the same time, Sarah appeared silently in the darkness and chopped him down with a knife.
【-274】
【-573! 】
【-331】
【-154】
【-2071】
【-459】
A wave of concentrated fire directly took away nearly 4,000 of the Soul Eater's health.
Seeing those exaggerated damage figures, Ji Xinyue beside her exclaimed in shock.
"Wow... so awesome..."
These injuries are beyond her reach at this stage.
At the same time, Ji Xinyue felt somewhat relieved.
Fortunately, I did not rashly enter the underground palace.
Otherwise, any soul-eater could tear her into pieces.
At the same time, Ji Xinyue was even more grateful that she had contacted Cao Xing.
During the fight, Ji Xinyue suddenly said gratefully, "Thank you, Master Cao Xing..."
Cao Xing was stunned, as if he didn't know why she was thanking him.
However, his attention was quickly drawn to the battle in front of him.
The Soul Eater wanted to break out, but was surrounded by three big guys: Braum, Assam, and Andrew.
Sarah suddenly appeared in the darkness and chopped down again.
【-3754! 】
An exaggerated damage number appeared, instantly ending the life of the Soul Eater.
[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Soul Eater lv26 and gained 520 experience points]
[Experience points gained by combatants: 260]
…
It took them only ten seconds to defeat a level 26 monster at the third stage, showing their powerful explosive power.
Cao Xing nodded, "One monster gives more than 200 experience points, not bad."
At the same time, their battle ended.
The Ascalonian undead woman was also released from her spiritual pressure.
She asked in a deep voice: "Outsiders, why did you break into our Ascalonian underground palace?"
Cao Xing was speechless and said, "Don't you understand the situation?"
"Your palace has been invaded by the Soul Eater, and your companions are almost all eaten by this monster."
"Then your Lieutenant Karhan asked me to come in and rescue you."
After hearing this, the Ascalonian woman shouted angrily, "These damn soul-eating monsters! The Duke will kill them all!"
Cao Xing spread his hands, "Don't count on your Lord Duke. He has been targeted by a soul-eating demon and can't even protect himself now."
Hearing this, the angry expression on the face of the Ascalon woman froze, and the spirit that had a piece of it bitten off was trembling slightly.
"The Soul Devouring Demon... turns out to be this kind of monster..."
"Oh my God, the Duke is in danger!"
"No, all the Ascalon Undead in the catacombs are in danger!"
The anger on her face gradually turned into fear and impatience.
Cao Xing was speechless again: "Okay, calm down first, aren't we here?"
After hearing this, the trembling soul of the female ghost gradually calmed down, and then she looked at Cao Xing blankly.
"We have accepted the commission from you undeads and will go to the four temples to rescue the other undeads of Ascalon and the Duke of Palatine."
The female ghost was immediately excited when she heard this and said, "I can go with you!"
However, Cao Xing shook his head and asked, "Why are you joining us? Are you going to be treated as a blood bag by the Soul Eater?"
Cao Xing has already realized that these undead spirits are useless in front of the Soul Eater, and will instead be used as tools to recover blood.
The female undead was scolded by Cao Xing and stood there at a loss.
“I…I…”
Cao Xing waved his hands, "Okay, you can't help much here, go out and meet up with Karlhan and the others first."
"I remember that you undeads all have the ability to pass through walls. Go out from here and walk 200 meters forward. There is a secret room."
"You can go directly into the secret room and then into the secret passage to leave this underground palace."
After Cao Xing finished speaking, the female ghost nodded.
Then, she bowed to Cao Xing, floated in the air, and quickly left.
A new system prompt appears.
[Successfully rescued Ascalon Undead*1, the mission progress has been updated. 】
[New mission: Rescue lone Ascalon Undead, number rescued: 1]
(Tip: The more Ascalon Undead you rescue, the more rewards you can get from Lieutenant Calhan.)
…
Cao Xing's eyes lit up when he saw the system prompt.
"Oh? If you rescue more undead, you can get extra rewards?"
That's good.
Cao Xing nodded, then looked into the coffin.
He was somewhat thankful that the female ghost did not take away anything in the coffin before she left.
He walked forward silently and collected the black bags in the coffins.
[Obtain Ascalon's burial bag*3]
There were three more bags of burial objects. Cao Xing was delighted and clicked to open them.
【Open successfully】
【Obtained 4 brass coins】
【Obtained Silver Ancient Coin*1】
[Obtain Magic Stone*8]
[Obtain rotten flax seeds*21]
[Obtain Intermediate Magic Crystal*1]
【Get 2 large gold nuggets (300g)】
[Obtain 3 Mithril Ingots]
【Obtained Book: Winter Flame】
…
"Huh? The things in these three bags seem to be more advanced?"
"What are silver coins and intermediate magic crystals?"
Out of curiosity, Cao Xing checked the properties of these two things.
[Silver Ancient Coin: An extremely ancient coin that is no longer in circulation on the mainland. It has a mark of space magic engraved on it.]
(After collecting 100 silver coins, you can exchange them for an ancient silver treasure chest, which can reveal mid-level ancient weapons, crafting blueprints, or other extinct items.)
…
[Intermediate Magic Crystal: A magic stone containing 500 units of energy, which can provide more energy for machinery or other equipment. ]
(Note: The energy reserve of a normal magic stone is 100 units.)
…
Cao Xing's eyes suddenly showed enlightenment. "So that's why. Ancient weapons are also divided into grades, and the ancient weapons and blueprints opened in the treasure chests exchanged by Silver Weird are also higher grade."
As for the intermediate magic stone, it can be regarded as a large battery.
"I remember that in Marita's shop, a mid-level ancient weapon was sold for 500,000 crowns. If I could find one, I would make a fortune!"
Cao Xing thought happily.
Then he came to the corpse of the Soul Eater again.
These monsters were indeed evil spirits. After they died, they gradually turned into a ball of black gas and dissipated.
And where it dissipated, several materials were left behind.
Cao Xing put it away directly.
[Obtain Sharp Claw (Green)*2]
[Obtain Demon Dust (White)*1]
【Obtain Intermediate Spirit Book*1】
…
Before Cao Xing could check the properties of these things, three or four soul-eating monsters had already appeared in the passage ahead.
"It seems that the noise from the battle just now attracted other soul-eaters?"
After a quick glance, I found that they all had similar attributes to the Soul-Eating Monster mentioned above.
All the men immediately went on alert.
Cao Xing gave the order directly: "Go ahead and kill them."
The next moment.
Assam, Braum, and Andrew, three melee fighters, rushed forward again.
Hilda and Renes started to launch long-range attacks.
Including Cao Xing, who was constantly condensing large ice spears and using ice cone techniques to cause damage or freezing effects to these soul-eating monsters.
The two sides soon came into contact.
Although the attacks of these soul-eaters are very strong, Cao Xing's recruited creatures have stronger defense.
They all have three layers of holy shield on their bodies.
Snap! Snap!
Layer upon layer of shields shattered.
Their attacks also landed on the Soul Eater, causing heavy damage.
【-473! 】
【-254】
【-327】
【-2445】
“Hiss! Hiss!”
The Soul Eaters let out screams.
Liu Muxue held up a shield and guarded Cao Xing.
Everyone had something to do, except Ji Xinyue who was standing there with a confused look on her face.
She asked tentatively, "Boss Cao Xing, do you need me to do anything?"
Cao Xing smiled and said, "No need, just stay with Mu Xue beside me and protect me."
Her level was too low. When she fought against those soul-eating monsters, they could kill her with just one claw.
Liu Muxue also chuckled and said, "Sister Xinyue, just stand behind us."
"Yeah!" Ji Xinyue looked at the two of them with gratitude.
now.
Cao Xing's six generals fought against four soul-eating monsters.
The injury numbers are rising one by one.
It took the Soul Eaters five seconds to break the three layers of holy shield on them.
The price was that the Soul Eater's health was reduced to below 80%.
At the same time, Sarah in the darkness continued to swing the shadow blade, causing terrible damage.
【-2431】
【-2278】
【-3874! 】
【-2243】
And Cao Xing also condensed the [Ice Arrow Rain].
In an instant, group attacks and damage appeared.
In addition, Hilda's blood poison had already sprayed on these monsters.
The Soul Eaters were attacked by various attacks in an instant, especially Hilda's blood poison, which caused them extremely terrible pain.
“Hiss! Hiss!”
The Soul Eater seemed to know that the humans in front of it were not easy to mess with.
They stood up at the same time, intending to use their [Soul-Dispersing Iron Claws] on everyone!
And at this moment, Hilda directly let out a [Soul Scream].
"ah!!"
The horrifying screams echoed in the corridor, and everyone's eardrums felt a sharp pain.
And that group of soul-eating monsters were struck by lightning!
All attack actions are interrupted and their defense values are greatly reduced.
As usual, Cao Xing praised her, "Xierda, you did a good job."
Hilda said disdainfully: "Tsk... just a bunch of lowly creatures!"
Braum, holding up a huge shield, began to resist the attacks of the two Soul Eaters alone.
After being attacked several times, a shocking chill suddenly emanated from his body.
"puff!"
The temperature in this underground palace is [-43℃]
The temperature dropped to -47℃ at this moment.
What surprised Cao Xing was...
The [Frost Shield] on Assam, Andrew and others also emitted a burst of cold air.
Several gusts of cold air erupted at the same time, seemingly triggering some kind of chemical reaction.
Everyone only felt a gust of cold wind blowing past.
The four Soul Eaters were all frozen in place.
He was literally frozen in place, with even the surface of his body covered with a layer of frost.
Cao Xing's eyes lit up, "Is there such an effect?"
He took a quick look at the condition of these soul-eating monsters.
[Status: 3 layers of bleeding, 1 layer of natural mark, 10 layers of blood poison, 1 layer of deep freezing (remaining freezing time: 5 seconds)]
"There's actually five seconds of control time!"
Cao Xing was delighted.
Such a long control time can determine the outcome of a battle!
The next moment, he directly ordered: "Output at full strength!"
Swish!
Sarah also came out of hiding and started to attack continuously.
【-2543】
At the same time, Hilda was also spewing out venom.
The blood poison levels on the four soul-eating monsters were increasing crazily.
The damage numbers above their heads almost started to fill the screen.
The amount of blood also drained out like water.
For an enemy that cannot move, it is simply a sitting duck.
After five seconds, the Soul Eater was released from its deep freeze state.
And their health has been reduced to less than 10%.
There is no suspense in the next battle.
Ten seconds later, all four Soul Eaters fell.
A system prompt appears.
[Your territory member: Renis Eagle Eyes killed Soul Eater lv27 and gained 540 experience points]
[Experience points gained by combatants: 270]
【Members of your territory...】
Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.
The four Soul Eaters provided him with more than a thousand experiences, which was quite good.
You know, even if you upgrade from level 11 to level 12, you only need 20,000 experience points.
However, since this game does not have a team function, Ji Xinyue cannot share the experience of Cao Xing and others.
Unless she was like Xia Yanni and was incorporated into Cao Xing's territory.
For example, the method Fang Long and his team used before was that a group of people surrounded a monster and beat it until it was depleted of blood, allowing Fang Long to enjoy the experience alone.
At this moment, Braum, who was emitting icy breath, laughed triumphantly, "Haha! Have you tasted my power?"
"To my friends I am a gentle snowflake, to my enemies I am an avalanche!"
Cao Xing said with a smile, "Bron, keep your voice down, don't attract those soul-eating monsters."
Braum touched his head in embarrassment, and then whispered: "I'm sorry, Lord, the power you gave me is really too magical!"
"Bron is so excited!"
His Frozen Veins combined with Frost Shield produced a stealth effect, so Braum was very excited.
Cao Xing smiled, then came to the place where the soul-eating monsters died and picked up the things that fell on the ground.
[Obtain Sharp Claws (Green)*8]
[Obtain evil spirit dust (white) * 15]
【Obtain a medium-sized spirit book*1】
[Obtain a Medium-sized Book of Agility*1]
…
Now he had time to examine the properties of the two new materials.
[Sharp Claw (Green): An extremely sharp claw. If given to a professional blacksmith, it can be made into a projectile claw device or a rope hook trap.]
(Note: The claws that contain the soul-eating demon's aura will cause an additional 30% damage when attacking spirits.)
…
[Evil Spirit Dust (White): Has a faint evil spirit aura and is an additive material for certain alchemy techniques.]
(Note: Some evil alchemists buy large quantities of demon dust, so you might be able to sell it for a high price.)
…
Cao Xing's eyes showed enlightenment, "These two things have many uses."
"This time, I plan to go to those villages to see if I can bring back a blacksmith."
He nodded with satisfaction and put all the things into his backpack.
"Let's go, keep moving forward."
Braum was the first to respond, "Braum, attack!"
The bald man strode ahead.
The crowd followed him along the way.
We walked along the corridor for about four hundred meters.
Soon, they arrived at the second room.
All the coffins here have been opened, and there are dense claw marks on them.
Obviously, all the undead here have been eaten.
Cao Xing didn't think much about it.
Then he ordered his men to start searching the bag of relics inside the coffin.
Spent two minutes searching.
Assam and the others searched all the coffins in the room, then handed the black bags in their hands to Cao Xing.
[Obtain Ascalon's Funeral Bag*6]
Another 6 bags, Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.
There should be a lot of good things to be found in here.
However, he did not open them immediately, but decided to open them all after the mission in this palace was completed.
When the time comes, open all the bags of burial objects at once.
That scene must be very cool!
Cao Xing thought happily, and then led the team forward.
This corridor is very long, which also shows that the underground palace of Ascalon is really large.
We continued to move forward for about one kilometer, during which we experienced about three small-scale battles and killed a total of 16 Soul Eaters.
Cao Xing also collected 8 bags of burial objects.
Moreover, along the way, Cao Xing also opened three coffins and rescued three more Ascalon undead.
They are now almost at the depths of the underground palace.
Ji Xinyue walked while looking at the map in her hand, pointing out the direction for everyone.
At this time, she gently reminded him, "Turning around the corner is the location of the Shield Temple."
Cao Xing nodded.
The Shield Temple was the first place he wanted to go.
Everyone slowed down their pace and approached cautiously.
At the end of the corridor, Cao Xing found a passage gate that was two meters wide and three meters high.
Outside the passage, there was a sound of dense crawling.
"Rustle...rustle..."
Cao Xing made a gesture and the team stopped again.
Everyone stood still, maintaining a silent movement.
Cao Xing slowly approached the gate of the passage, wanting to see the scene inside.
He discovered that behind the passage, there seemed to be a hall, and on the right side of the hall, there was a glowing stone door.
Behind that stone door is the location of the [Shield Temple].
However, the scene before him made Cao Xing's pupils shrink!
…