As night fell, the merchant huddled in the building, trembling, waiting for the system notification, praying that tomorrow would come quickly.
As they entered the camp, they noticed numerous sharp stakes on the wooden wall, with remnants of flesh and blood on them, suggesting that something had once been hanging on them.
Regardless of who the shredded meat on it belonged to or where it went, whether it was Liu Nian who hung it or the orc who hung it, it doesn't matter.
They don't want to know!
Living in a camp protected by wooden walls, the only consolation is that there's a tough guy living across from us, strong enough to take the camp back from the greenskins.
However, they soon changed their minds!
The shrieking of monsters coming from the opposite room indicated that the nocturnal monsters had spotted the muscular man and were alerting their companions.
Tonight is destined to be an eventful night, with the shrieks of the night-stalking monsters mingling with the sounds of battle growing ever more intense.
The screams nearly brought the group of merchants to tears. They huddled together for comfort, their faces pale. Several of them, clearly unaccustomed to such stimulation, were on the verge of screaming out in fear.
No one dared to let him shout out. The merchants around him hurriedly covered his mouth. Although he struggled desperately, he was no match for this group of people and was pinned to the ground by them.
Although somewhat disheveled, the situation was at least brought under control, and after catching his breath, the merchant finally calmed down.
The guards were in a slightly better position than them, having lived a life of constant danger. They watched the doorway with tense eyes, but remained calm. If any monster dared to invade, they would fight to the death.
With a loud crash, the wooden door finally gave way and was smashed by the earth-walking demons, who swarmed towards Liu Nian.
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Liu Nian had no time to care what the merchants thought; he was busy directing his summoned creatures into battle.
Liu Nian refused the halberd soldiers' request for assistance. They were already exhausted, and Liu Nian did not want to waste their energy. Therefore, the only units participating in this battle were Liu Nian's summoned creatures.
The battlefield was set at the entrance of Liu Nian's residence, where there were nearly thirty vampires. This time, Liu Nian was no longer holding back.
The left flank was guarded by a ghoul legion, the right flank by skeleton warriors, and the center was composed of ranged units.
As for the houses in front and behind, unless they can break through the walls, there's no need to worry.
Even if they break through the walls and launch a surprise attack, Liu Nian still has a ragtag force to defend against them.
Flying monsters will come to harass first, while ground monsters can only break through the wooden wall before they can rush in. This time difference is crucial.
Although they are tough and thick-skinned, they are still flesh and blood, and are subject to three debuff spells: Slow Spell, Evil Song, and Amplify Damage. They are completely countered by vampires.
The invading flying monsters were repelled by the vampires multiple times, and Liu Nian firmly held air superiority.
Some of the flying units that managed to escape were quickly caught in the burrowing demons' nets. The Abomination and the Dark Knight sharpened their knives, looking at the monsters still flapping their wings in the nets with bloodthirsty smiles.
Especially the hatred, which immediately begins with dismemberment, instantly escalating the level of gore.
After being taught a lesson multiple times, the terrified flying monsters finally learned their lesson and began to cooperate with some ground units.
Once air superiority is achieved, the ranged units behind can rest easy and fire freely without interference.
However, due to the nighttime, the hit rate dropped significantly. Fortunately, there were enough monsters, so even with free shooting, random units could still be hit.
The plague of abomination, combined with Liu Nian and Tiffany, formed a source of area-of-effect damage, and the earth-dwelling monsters around the abomination could not withstand it for long before being defeated.
A single Abomination can hold the flank, preventing ground monsters from attacking ranged units from this side.
Led by the large ghouls, the ghoul army grew stronger with each battle, fighting alongside other bizarre-looking earth-dwelling monsters. Their main role was to guard the central army and the right flank.
Leave the output problem to the ranged units; just proceed steadily and surely.
The Black Warriors and zombies are now serving as Liu Nian's guards, but their numbers are too small to allow them much room to maneuver.
The demon child has no use for anything and can only play a minor role!
As for the Stone Demon, it's just a mascot; what hope can it possibly have?
As a user of group magic, Liu Nian only needs to use Evil Song, Slow Spell, Amplify Damage, and Death Ripple in rotation.
His ample mana and high mana regeneration rate allow him to cycle through these mana-intensive skills.
Over time, summoning skeleton warriors and summoning ghouls were also added to the magic list.
Liu Nian took a sip from the magic bottle, looking at the pile of corpses on the ground. He was about to use his finishing move to end the battle.
Level 25 had arrived as promised, and with his soul power fully replenished, he couldn't wait to end the battle.
After a deafening roar, an irregular crater was blasted into the ground in front of Liu Nian, and the monsters in the battle perished in the explosion.
The monsters that survived were surrounded by unaffected flying units, and death was their only fate.
Just as Liu Nian had predicted, after the corpse explosion, the demons in the distance noticed that their companions were rapidly declining and dared not come any closer to their deaths.
They also developed some basic territorial awareness, feeling that this place was a tough nut to crack and that it would be a losing proposition to take it down.
The corpses scattered on the ground were to be served as a midnight snack for ghouls and abominations.
The corpses of these monsters are inedible to humans; their blood is green and corrosive, and has a pungent odor.
Liu Nian had no desire to experiment, but the ghouls didn't care about such things and were chewing happily!
Liu Nian, feeling a pang of envy for their teeth, turned back into the house to check what the skill granted every five levels actually was.
It remains the same three-way choice: mass curse, mass fatigue, or mass abolition.
The skills this time are quite powerful, all of them are third-tier dark magic.
[Mass Curse] (Third-tier Dark Magic/Curse)
Effect: Targets within range can only deal damage equal to the minimum attack power.
Note: Come and see! There's some idiot here wielding the Blade of Judgment who thinks he can beat me. It's hilarious!
Choosing to use a group curse to weaken the opponent's attack power is equivalent to engaging in a war of attrition with them.
In a war of attrition, who is the undead afraid of?
Mass fatigue is a good tactic, but it's ineffective against undead and mechanical units, limiting its effectiveness.
The drawback of abolishing it is more obvious: if the opponent doesn't get the buff, it's as if they don't have the skill at all.
In comparison, the advantage of group curses becomes clear.
With his soul power at full strength, Liu Nian dragged out the corpse of the orc berserker.
Once everything was ready, the summoning spell was activated. A six-pointed star array representing hell unfolded, and there was only one option in the list: evil spirits.
Each evil spirit requires seventy points of soul power. After much deliberation, Liu Nian had no choice but to use thirty points of soul power from the spirit shrine. He then converted all the remaining soul power into that evil spirit.
After the corpses on the ground were sacrificed to the black magic circle, nine evil spirits reeking of sulfur were teleported back.
Demon (Tier 4 unit)
Race: Hell
Attack power: 30-40
Defense: 12-18
Health Points: 500
Skills: None
Hell units excel at attacking, which is quite evident when compared to Dark Knights.
However, embarrassingly, the fourth-tier unit has no skills, so it's uncertain who would win in a one-on-one fight against the Black Knight.
However, for Liu Nian, quantity is king, quality is just so-so!
These hellish creatures have thick limbs and are bronze-colored all over.
Its toes are shaped like horseshoes, it drags a wolf-like tail, its lower body is slightly bent, its upper body has very prominent eight-pack abs, and it has hands like a human.
His face, shaped like an inverted triangle, had a pair of blood-red bull's eyes and a pointed mouth full of fangs. A sharp horn also grew out of his forehead, which left a deep impression on Liu Nian.
Their dignified appearance at night would surely stop a child from crying.
However, the appearance of the evil spirits made up for the lack of high-level troops in Liu Nian's army, especially the ground troops.
Overall, this is a good improvement. Only nine green-skinned corpses were converted this time, and there are still many in the space. Liu Nian couldn't help but look forward to seeing what height he would be able to stand when all the berserkers were converted.
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