[Trial effect successfully activated; persuasion effect level reduced by one level.]
[Detecting player Liu Nian's mental attributes]
[Persuasion attempt failed; player Liu Nian's mental attribute exempts her from this attempt.]
After the mass curse was successfully activated, Liu Nian calmly listened to the voice echoing in his mind.
At this critical juncture, someone actually casts mind magic on me?
Luckily, my mental state was high enough, otherwise I would have been infected!
Mind-based magic tends to be control-oriented, meaning there must be a spellcasting unit in some nearby building; you have to stay away from it.
If one were to be caught in the crossfire, breaking through amidst such a massive army would be extremely difficult.
To avoid the crossbowmen's renewed concentrated fire and the strange persuasive magic, Liu Nian chose to temporarily retreat to a shop on the street.
On the second floor of a shop, the succubus maid watched Liu Nian disappear into the shop, somewhat surprised.
This mortal was actually able to resist her persuasion. You should know that even the Dragon Crossbowmen were controlled by her persuasion and have now become her puppets.
This person seems to be a high-value target; we must not let him leave," the maid thought to herself, licking her sexy lips.
On the other hand, Liu Nian's shop was locked with a U-lock and he couldn't get in, but that didn't stop him.
The lock was useless to Liu Nian, who had a weapon in hand. He smashed the lock open with a swing of his sword and then decisively slipped inside.
Upon entering, I discovered it was a furniture store, and it was quite large.
However, the furniture in the store had already been moved out, which made room for Liu Nian's summoned creatures.
The shop has two floors, with the ground floor occupied by evil spirits, skeletons, and ghouls.
After summoning them, Liu Nian went straight up to the second floor, intending to set up the long-range positions there.
With this, Liu Nian's defenses were complete. Unless the enemy could fly up, any attempt to launch a strong attack would inevitably result in them being targeted by the mixed forces on the first floor.
Surrounded by a large group of summoned creatures, Liu Nian was no longer afraid of the powerful dragon crossbowmen, who should have already lost sight of him.
As for the magician who can use persuasion, Liu Nian didn't know its rules and dared not make a conclusion, but in any case, as long as the possibility of exposure is reduced, the rest is up to fate.
The advantage of area-of-effect spells is that they can be applied to a group of targets within range as long as one enemy unit is detected.
Therefore, Liu Nian can then cast debuff spells such as Evil Song and group slow and increased damage to further weaken the Slaanesh cultists.
Despite being outnumbered, the Slaanesh cultists haven't gained any advantage thanks to Liu Nian's level 20 debuff spells, and they haven't been able to breach the second floor yet.
At this moment, the glass of the second-floor window facing the street was broken, and the long-range units began to fire down from the windowsill.
Without hesitation, Tiffany, together with the skeleton mages, launched a counterattack.
It must be said that with the increase in the number of skeleton mages, their danger level has risen sharply.
Unlike the aimless scattering of skeleton archers, skeleton mages can precisely focus fire on their targets. After being targeted by them in a round, very few Slaanesh raiders can get back on their feet.
Not to mention the area-of-effect damage of Death Cloud, which not only inflicts shadow damage on the target and surrounding units, but also reduces their defense and vision.
The Black Knight and the Dread Knight had already begun their defense when Liu Nian entered the shop.
The Dread Knights, in particular, were killing their way through the streets, and the Slaanesh raiders were no match for them.
As expected of the champion team, Liu Nian watched them return with pride.
Seeing that the Dread Knights' health had dropped by more than half, the wraiths and vampires threw healing spells at the three Dread Knights. With their support, the Dread Knights no longer had any worries and guarded the street in front of the shop tightly.
Seeing how fierce they were, Liu Nian felt relieved and began to think of a solution.
There are no units that pose a threat to him yet, so his idea is to first deal with this wave of Slaanesh cultists. They can also provide Liu Nian with a lot of experience and merit points, making it a good place to grind monsters and level up.
If anyone else were present, they would be filled with mixed emotions. They all prayed not to encounter Slaanesh cultists on the road, yet this person was able to treat them as experience points to farm.
It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!
Actually, Liu Nian himself deserves some credit for their ferocity.
Aside from his own attack skill bonus, a larger portion comes from his special ability bonus.
You should know that he has the Terror Knight specialty. The attack, defense, and health of the Dark Knights/Terror Knights he leads will increase as his level increases. Now, Liu Nian's Terror Knights at level 35 can go toe-to-toe with the ultimate unit, the Bone Dragon.
Not to mention that he can continue to grow. If he reaches 999+ in the future, who knows how far the Dread Knight can grow?
I feel that I can fight everyone except for the one with the painted face waving the anti-magic ball who I won't get any advantage against. I'm getting a little excited just thinking about it!
Speaking of which, I forgot to mention that Liu Nian now gains one professional point for each level he gains, which he can use to improve his professional skills.
He has five specializations at level five, and he now possesses advanced offensive and defensive skills.
Advanced Offense: Increases the lethality of you and your minions by 30%.
Advanced Defense: Increases damage reduction for you and the creatures under your command by 15%.
As for why the increase values for offensive and defensive skills are different?
Don't ask me, I'm not the planner!
Liu Nian has offensive skills by default, while defensive skills are chosen by Liu Nian when given a choice between two options.
If you don't choose defense, there's also navigation to choose from.
Basic Navigation: This skill can effectively increase your speed when sailing a ship.
Whether others want Liu Nian or not is irrelevant; he definitely doesn't want her.
What's the point of having it? There aren't any Caribbean female pirates here!
Although Liu Nian rambled on for a while, the battle situation has now changed, from an encounter battle to an offensive and defensive battle.
After the Slaanesh cultists downstairs were suppressed by firepower, the Slaanesh cultists, not to be outdone, began to occupy the shops around Liu Nian, attempting to suppress Tiffany and her group with even more ferocious ranged units.
How could they be allowed to have their way? The Dread Knights and Abominations stood firmly in the street, and any Slaanesh cultists who dared to come forward became their victims, turning the street into a river of blood in an instant.
Seeing that no one could stop the terrifying knights on the street, the Slaanesh cultists had no choice but to settle for a more distant location.
In a corner unseen by Liu Nian, Slaanesh's followers began to tip off others, trying to contact a more powerful unit to come.
They thought they could easily capture Liu Nian, but they didn't expect him to be such a big fish.
This human is worth all the trouble they've gone to. If they could completely convert him, the Dark Prince would be very happy, a succubus maid in a distant shop thought to herself.
She took out a bottle, uncapped it, and a purple mist drifted into the distance.
This mist emits a distinctive scent that travels far and wide.
After doing all this, she returned to the scene. Now, all she had to do was keep Liu Nian here as long as possible.
The killing continued in the town center. Liu Nian used his shop as a base to repel wave after wave of attacks from the Slaanesh cultists. Even with the corpses piled up into a small mountain, he still did not order a retreat.
The sounds of gaining merit and experience points filled his mind. "That's good," he thought, unaware that the other party had already begun to call for reinforcements.
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