Cao Xing is very satisfied with Braum's attributes.
Big bald Bronn also came over happily.
Cao Xing praised, "Bron, not bad."
Braum raised his shield and smiled, "With the Lord's glory protecting me, Braum will definitely not fail."
Cao Xing nodded.
So far, the strength of his subordinates has improved significantly.
Now, all we have to do is wait for news from Andrew.
Andrew had failed once before.
We can't fail again this time, right?
After a few seconds, Andrew's aura gradually became stronger. In addition to the beast-like aura, he also had a wise temperament.
And Cao Xing also realized that he might have succeeded in breaking through!
Sure enough, the system prompt appeared immediately.
[Your territory member: Andrew has successfully upgraded to a boss-level creature, basic attributes increased by 30%, and has learned a new skill: Owl Form]
[Owl Form: Andrew transforms into Owl Form, armor increases by 20%, spirit increases by 30%, additional skills mastered include "Starfire", "Moonfire", and "Astral Communication", Owl Form lasts for 120 seconds, cooldown time is five minutes. ]
…
Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing's eyes showed strong joy.
"A new form has appeared, and it seems to be a magical form."
Cao Xing couldn't wait to check out Andrew's three new skills.
[Starfire: Concentrate the power of the starry sky, smash down a star, and cause 154% magic damage to a single enemy. The cooldown time is 4 seconds.]
[Moonfire: Communicates with the power of the Moon Well, drops a ball of fire, and causes 118% magic damage to enemies within the range. Cooldown time is 5 seconds.]
[Astral Communication: Communicate with the power of the astral world. Within 20 seconds, the casting speed is increased by 50%, and the cooldown time of "Starfire" and "Moonfire" is reduced by 50%, and the cooldown time is 180 seconds.]
…
After reading the skill introduction, Cao Xing's pupils suddenly shrank.
"Oh my god! What a powerful skill!"
Obviously, both Starfire and Moonfire are very strong.
One single attack, one group attack, and both have very short cooldown times.
In addition, [Cosmic Communication] can directly reduce the CD by 50%, so the two skills can be used almost without interruption.
And what is the most important thing?
The most crucial thing is the skill [Star Communication], which will most likely be affected by Cao Xing's [Eternal Power] talent and become a permanent state.
In other words, as long as Andrew is in the form of an owl, he can maintain [Astral Communication] throughout the entire process!
Directly transform into a bomber!
Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, "Good, good, Andrew's strength has also increased dramatically!"
And in this way, he can switch between melee and ranged, making him quite versatile.
Cao Xing checked Andrew's attributes.
【Iceborne Druid: Andru】
[Race: Druid]
[Level: Level 17 32/70000 (Second-level boss creature)]
【Detailed properties: click to view】
…
"Very good! With over 5,000 HP and over 200 armor points, it's really strong and capable!"
Cao Xing was very satisfied.
Although this battle is very difficult, the rewards are also great.
All employees have made significant improvements.
Cao Xing also became more confident about the next three temples.
At this time, Renis reported: "Lord, the shield of the magic gate has been lifted. You can now insert the stone rune and open the gate."
Cao Xing nodded.
Then he came to the gate and placed the stone talisman into the groove.
“Crunch! Crunch!”
The sound of the wheels turning can be heard.
A system prompt appears.
[The gate of the Shield Temple is opening...]
Boom!
Under the gaze of everyone.
The huge stone gate in front of me slowly rose up.
Then, a spacious hall appeared in front of them.
There were blue flags on both sides of the hall, with the seal of the Kingdom of Ascalon printed on them.
There is also a five-meter-tall humanoid statue in the middle, holding a huge shield in one hand in a defensive posture.
However, the statue has collapsed.
In addition to these, the entire hall was littered with dusty coffins.
A quick glance showed that there were at least one or two hundred of them.
"Oh my god... so many? Are there all the undead from Ascalon here?"
There was a hint of surprise in Cao Xing's eyes.
But on second thought, the more coffins there are, the more burial objects he can find.
Although not every coffin contains a bag of burial objects, but with such a large number, we should be able to find at least a few dozen bags, right?
Thinking of this, Cao Xing gradually became excited!
"Shit! I'm going to get rich now!"
Under Renee's puzzled gaze, Cao Xing rushed forward impatiently.
Then use the stone talisman to open all the seals on these coffins.
“Crunch! Crunch!”
The sound of the slabs being pushed was constant.
After a while, all the more than one hundred coffins inside were opened.
Just as Cao Xing expected, an Ascalon Undead appeared in each coffin.
More than a hundred undead gathered together, and their cold aura caused the temperature of the entire Shield Temple to drop sharply.
Cao Xing was shivering in his wolfskin coat.
Braum, with his upper body naked, was shivering from the cold.
The guy said with chattering teeth: "Gods, it's much colder here than my hometown..."
Cao Xing looked at the temperature above his head.
【-67℃】
Hey guys, it’s almost -70℃, no wonder it’s so cold!
At this moment, an undead officer whose aura looked similar to Lieutenant Karhan outside was staring at Cao Xing and others on the field.
Then he drew his weapon and asked cautiously: "Who are you? Why did you break into our underground palace of Ascalon and open our seal?"
"Tell us your identities, otherwise we will regard you as invaders and kill you without mercy!"
The other undead also drew their weapons and said in a cold voice: "Kill without mercy!"
Looking at this group of undead ready to attack at any time, Cao Xing was speechless.
"Rainice, explain it to them."
As an Ascalonian, he naturally noticed Renis.
This is also the main reason why they did not attack Cao Xing and others at the first time.
Renee spoke slowly, and explained to them what happened in the underground palace and their purpose.
As Renis explained, the undead gradually understood the cause and effect.
They looked at Cao Xing with strange expressions on their faces.
I originally thought it was an intruder.
Now it seems that he has come to save them.
The undead officer came over and said, "I am the captain of the Ascalon Guard: Farah Capu. On behalf of all the undead of Ascalon, thank you for your help!"
After saying that, the entire Shield Temple, more than a hundred undead, all bowed to Cao Xing.
A smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.
Although these undead spirits are difficult to talk to, at least they are clear about their gratitude and resentment.
Be grateful to those who have done you a favor, and kill invaders without hesitation.
Cao Xing nodded. "Then Sarah has already told you the basic situation. We don't have much time."
"There is no time to lose. You should leave here as soon as possible and meet up with Karlhan outside."
Hearing Cao Xing's concerned tone, these Ascalon Undead showed touched looks in their eyes.
Including the captain of the guard, they all saluted Cao Xing again.
However, in fact, Cao Xing wanted to urge these undead spirits to leave here quickly.
Otherwise, if these ghosts remembered that there were their burial objects in the coffin and took them all away, he would be in big trouble!
The Undead officer said in a deep voice: "Then we will leave first. Good luck to our human friend!"
"May the glory of the sunken world shine upon you!"
After saying this, he led the undead army, quickly passed through the wall, and left.
A system prompt appears.
【The mission progress has been updated.】
[Go to the four major temples, the Shield Temple mission has been completed, current progress: 1/4]
Cao Xing nodded secretly, and then said to his men: "Search and collect all the remains of these deceased people."
Assam and others followed the order and began to carefully search the more than one hundred coffins and every corner of the entire temple.
Cao Xing, on the other hand, went straight to the collapsed statue.
Because he vaguely saw a white shadow next to the statue.
When I got closer, I saw a silver-white treasure chest covered with thick dust appearing in the ruins.
Cao Xing was delighted, "Sure enough, there is a treasure chest hidden here, and it's a silver treasure chest!"
A system prompt appears.
[Found an unlocked silver treasure chest*1, do you want to open it?]
"yes."
【Opened successfully. 】
[Obtain the construction blueprint of the magic water storage device*1]
[Obtain Mercenary Light Armor (Blue)*1]
[Obtain intermediate element crystals*3]
【Get medical kit*2】
【Get 5 small resource packs】
…
"Oh? A piece of light armor?"
Cao Xing glanced at the attributes.
【Mercenary Light Armor (Blue) lv10】
【Quality: Excellent】
【Armor: 31~37】
[Attached special effect ①: Agility +5, Constitution +5]
[Attached special effect ②: Lightly equipped (attack speed increases by 10%, and there is a 50% chance to increase attack speed by an additional 20% when attacking. The effect lasts for 60 seconds)]
[Attached special effect ③: Mercenary Code (When attacked, there is a 30% chance to reduce the damage of this attack by 20%, and increase the attack power by 5%. The effect lasts for 60 seconds)]
…
"As a blue item, its attributes are OK."
Cao Xing threw it directly to Liu Muxue, who happened to be wearing green plate armor.
Liu Muxue took it, then looked at Cao Xing and smiled sweetly.
Without saying anything else, she put the equipment on.
In an instant, her proud chest was highlighted even more.
In addition, Liu Muxue was wearing a wolfskin coat, which made her look elegant and luxurious.
At the same time, Assam and others had searched all the coffins in the temple.
Then they handed over all the funerary objects they had collected to Cao Xing.
[Obtained: Ascalon Funeral Bag*34]
[Obtained: Captain Ascalon's burial bag*3]
…
"Wuhu! Over thirty bags at once!"
Cao Xing was pleasantly surprised!
"If we calculate based on the fact that one bag yields two to three ancient brass coins, the bags I have can yield at least one or two hundred ancient brass coins."
"That means I can directly exchange it for two ancient treasure chests!"
Thinking of this, Cao Xing couldn't help but become even more excited.
Then, he led the recruited creatures straight out of the Shield Temple.
Cao Xing ordered, "Let's go to the next location, the Holy Sword Temple."
After returning to the hall outside the Shield Temple, several passage entrances appeared again in front of Cao Xing and others.
Ji Xinyue also quickly took out the map and began to study the route to the Holy Sword Temple.
She whispered, "Boss Cao Xing, this time we will take the passage on the right."
Cao Xing nodded.
Braum, who has become an elite creature, is extremely excited at this moment. He rushes forward with his shield raised.
After the strength of all employees was improved, Cao Xing felt more confident.
Soon, they entered a corridor again.
Cao Xing vaguely saw that there seemed to be several unopened coffins in front of him.
Before he could go over and open the coffin, six or seven soul-eating monsters appeared.
When they saw the humans in the passage, they rushed over immediately!
Cao Xing raised his hand and ordered, "Go, fight head-on!"
They are just a few ordinary soul-eating monsters, there is no need to use any tactics.
Braum smiled with two rows of white teeth showing, "My mom always said that our steps should be as steady as an iceberg, and our attacks should be as fierce as throwing an iceberg!"
"Now, Braum attacks!"
"BOOM!"
The big man raised his shield and rushed forward.
The huge impact force actually knocked the three Soul-Eating Monsters several meters away!
“Hiss! Hiss!”
The Soul Eaters were extremely angry, and they all waved their claws and attacked Braum frantically.
Snap! Snap!
After the three layers of holy shield were broken, the Soul Eater's claws fell on Braum's shield!
【-174】
【-185】
【-193】
After Braum advances, his defense is improved again.
He blew his big beard and said proudly, "Aha! You never thought I have double protection!"
However, he didn't wait long for the arrogance.
A Soul Eater suddenly rushed over, and the huge force knocked Braum away.
"God bless you, these Soul Eaters are so powerful!"
Seeing that Braum was about to be besieged by another five Soul Eaters, a strong sense of crisis loomed in Braum's heart.
At this moment, the big bald man shouted: "Lord, save me!"
Cao Xing was speechless.
Braum had just reached elite status, making himself seem invincible.
"Hilda, save him."
"Tsk! A big bald head that looks good but is useless!"
Hilda also sneered, but she still quickly sprayed out a spider web.
"puff!"
A Soul Eater that was about to pounce on Braum was suddenly held in place by a spider web.
Cao Xing ordered, "Others, come up as well."
The next moment, Assam rushed out with a long sword in hand.
As for Andrew, he directly entered into the form of an owl.
His body gradually grew taller, from nearly two meters to two and a half meters.
At the same time, thick feathers grew all over the body, and the facial features also changed to those of birds.
Not only that, a pair of antlers nearly half a meter long grew on his head.
[Your territory member: Andrew uses the skill [Owl Form], which has become permanent due to the influence of the talent [Eternal Power].]
(Note: Status skills, after being blessed by the power of eternity, can be exited and entered at any time, with no subsequent cooldown period.)
The next moment, Andrew slowly raised his hands and whispered, "The power of the starry sky."
"Sparkling Technique."
The words fell.
In this dim underground palace, bursts of starlight suddenly appeared, and a meteor appeared overhead.
Then, it suddenly appeared above the Soul Eater's head and then fell down suddenly.
"Bang!"
【-674】
A damage number appeared, and the Soul Eater's health dropped instantly.
Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was delighted, "This damage is really high!"
Although Starfire is a single-cast spell, its cooldown time is only 4 seconds, and can be greatly reduced by [Astral Communication].
Cao Xing shouted, "Andrew, try using the astral communication."
Even the [Owl Beast Form] can be blessed by the power of eternity.
Therefore, Cao Xing couldn't wait to verify whether Andrew's [Astral Communication] could be blessed by [Eternal Power].
Andrew nodded, and then chanted: "The vast and great astral world, I pray devoutly here to build a bridge of communication with you..."
The next moment, the owl feathers on Andrew's body moved automatically without wind.
It was as if a powerful force was bestowed upon him.
At the same time, the system prompt appears.
[Your territory member: Andrew casts [Astral Communication], and with the blessing of the talent [Eternal Power], this skill has become permanent.]
…
Cao Xing was immediately delighted, "It really works!"
"Great! This way, Andrew can use Astral Communication indefinitely!"
At this moment, Andrew also realized that his temporary channel for communicating with the vast starry sky was actually blessed by a powerful force and became permanent!
He raised his hand and said with admiration: "It can even affect the mysterious star realm. The power of the lord is really great and boundless..."
At the same time, Andrew felt an endless amount of power pouring into his body, and his spellcasting speed increased dramatically.
He raised his hand, and the power of the starry sky surged, and the "Starfire Technique" suddenly fell down.
Bang!
【-654】
The stars were shining brightly, and a damage number was splashed.
Before the starlight disappeared, a crescent moon appeared above it.
"BOOM!"
A ball of fire fell.
【-443】
【-473】
【-412】
【-421】
Patches of burning injuries appeared.
Before these soul-eating monsters could react.
Andrew raised his hand, and another "Starfire" fell.
"Bang!"
"BOOM!"
The "Starfire Technique" and "Moonfire Technique" fell almost without interruption, bombarding continuously.
At this moment, the battlefield was completely enveloped by starlight and flames, and the health of the six Soul Eaters dropped rapidly.
This battle seemed to have become Andrew's one-man show.
Cao Xing was amazed, "It's so awesome!"
"This interstellar communication has directly transformed Andrew, and his output capacity is comparable to that of a leader-level creature of the same level!"
Liu Muxue and Ji Xinyue were also looking at Andrew who had turned into an owl in surprise!
Moreover, not only Andrew's strength has increased dramatically, but the strength of other members has also increased significantly.
"call out!"
An arrow shot out!
Rhaenys and Sara attacked at the same time.
【-2483】
【-677! 】
Their damage has increased significantly.
Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.
He also started to condense [Ice Arrow Rain].
And at this moment, a "ding" sound suddenly appeared in my ear.
[This spell successfully triggers the equipment special effect: Shadow of the Snow Mountain. ]
Cao Xing was delighted, "It actually triggered the Snow Mountain Shadow special effect."
The rain of ice arrows changed from one to two, and dense ice arrows suddenly fell like a rainstorm.
Two minutes later, the fight was over.
These six Soul Eaters once again contributed a lot of experience to everyone.
Compared to the previous battles, this one can be said to be very easy.
Cao Xing also picked up all the materials dropped by them.
[Get sharp claws (green) * 12]
[Obtain Demon Dust (White)*17]
[Obtain 2 intermediate magic books]
[Obtain Intermediate Chaos Book*1]
…
Then, Cao Xing came to the coffins again and removed the seals.
Four Ascalon Undead emerged from it.
As soon as they came out, they looked at Cao Xing with hostility.
Reneece, on the other hand, stepped forward and explained to them skillfully.
After hearing this, the four Ascalon undead were silent for a moment, bowed to everyone, and then left the underground palace.
[Successfully rescued 4 Ascalon Undead, the mission progress has been updated. 】
[Rescue lone Ascalon Undead, rescued number: 16]
…
"Oh? You've already rescued 16 extra souls?"
"I don't know what extra reward that guy Calhan will give me."
Cao Xing thought with anticipation.
Then, he found three more bags of burial objects in these coffins.
Nodded with satisfaction.
Cao Xing led the team and headed straight to the second temple, the Holy Sword Temple.
Along the way, we fought three more battles.
They finally reached the target area.
When Cao Xing saw the scene of the Holy Sword Temple, his heart sank.
Because the [Advanced Magic Gate] that blocked the invasion of the Soul Eater has been breached.
A gap two or three meters wide appeared, and a large number of soul-eating monsters had already drilled into the temple.
Cao Xing was shocked: "Oh no! Could it be that all the Ascalon Undead inside have been eaten?"
"Then I won't be able to complete my mission!"
Thinking of this, he quickly ordered, "Let's go and take a look!"
…
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