As the battle orders were given, both sides became entangled in a chaotic melee, but the streets were only so big, which severely limited the area where they could engage the enemy.
At this point, Liu Nian couldn't care less about anything else; he had no choice but to dismount.
Perhaps because he was sitting too high, the gnoll crossbowmen in the back row kept shooting at him. After being hit by two crossbow bolts, he decisively dismounted.
Fortunately, it didn't hit the head, but only the robe.
It still hurt a lot; the crossbow bolt pierced through the robe and lodged in the flesh, with blood oozing out around the wound.
The consequences of not dealing with it would be severe, so Liu Nian decisively pulled out the crossbow.
"hiss"
Liu Nian gasped in pain, her face twitching uncontrollably.
Sure enough, what you see on TV is all lies. Even with a constitution of over 20, I still feel a lot of pain. How come those weaklings with a constitution of only 5 can remain unfazed?
After the crossbow head was pulled out, the slow healing effect began to take effect, the bleeding from the wound visibly stopped, and the health points on the panel began to slowly recover.
A fierce glint flashed in the vampire's eyes when he saw his commander injured. He immediately transformed into a bat and pounced on the gnoll crossbowmen.
When the gnoll crossbowmen saw the vampire attacking, they all picked up their weapons and shot at it.
The bat, a vampire in disguise, was small and agile, nimbly dodging and weaving in mid-air, with crossbow bolts grazing its body and flying into the distance.
Seeing that the vampires were about to attack, they frantically began to reload their ammunition.
The busier they got, the more chaotic things became. By the time the vampires had transformed back into human form and stood beside them, they still hadn't finished loading.
Time was of the essence. A dangerous smile curved the vampire's lips as she reached out to grab the terrified gnoll in front of her.
The gnolls caught in her claws are injured if touched, and killed if grabbed.
After smashing the heads of several crossbowmen, the remaining crossbowmen were terrified and their morale completely collapsed.
The crossbowmen desperately tried to escape from the vampires, while the guards standing beside them desperately tried to get closer to them.
Neither side would give way, and they were squeezed together.
As a result, the vampire single-handedly wreaked havoc within the central army, leaving the entire gnoll central army in a precarious state, at risk of being paralyzed at any moment.
After engaging the enemy in close combat, Liu Nian's skeleton archers were left undisturbed and began firing freely, subjecting the opposing gnoll rear ranks to a constant barrage of arrows.
With too few units engaging the enemy in front, the gnolls behind could only watch helplessly as they were attacked from one side.
Seeing the enemy formation crumble, Liu Nian signaled to the Black Warrior, their ultimate weapon, to finish them off.
The Black Knight stepped out from the crowd, occupying the space of two skeletons by himself.
Even the flail in the gnoll's hand couldn't break the Black Knight's defenses; it clanged and clattered against his armor.
Each of Darth Vader's attacks inflicts varying degrees of injury on the gnolls in front of him, with some even resulting in severed limbs.
In comparison, the morale of the gnolls was quickly shattered, and they were plunged into a one-sided massacre.
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the gnoll and gaining 300 experience points, of which 100 experience points are from the siege event bonus.]
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the gnoll and gaining 300 experience points, of which 100 experience points are from the siege event bonus.]
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the gnoll and gaining 300 experience points, of which 100 experience points are from the siege event bonus.]
At this moment, Liu Nian mounted his warhorse again, and this experience point reward was something he hadn't expected.
This is really generous!
You should know that in the past, even if you worked your butt off to complete an E-rank quest, you would only get five or six hundred experience points. Now, you can get three hundred experience points just by killing a single monster.
What he didn't know was that when other people teamed up or formed groups, the experience points given per monster were very low when split among themselves.
He was practically soloing, so the experience points he received seemed very high.
Why "almost"? Because there's also the experience of eating at Tiffany's there.
At this rate of experience points gained, I can level up after defeating a wave of siege monsters, which is truly incredible!
However, it wasn't without its losses. Liu Nian was dumbfounded when he saw his level was seventeen on the panel.
This means that the previous 160 points of soul power were wasted.
This unexpected blow left Liu Nian devastated.
Now that upgrading requires 8,500 experience points, Liu Nian quickly cheered up and began planning for future development.
The qualitative change brought about by quantity can be achieved with the skeletons provided by the Book of the Dead. Now, all the excess mana should be used to enhance the strength of the Dark Knight.
The core units depend on it and the vampires; the stronger it is, the safer Liu Nian will be.
With a goal in mind, Liu Nian regained the motivation to upgrade.
The siege monsters won't attack on their own, so you can take your time choosing the powerful monsters on this street.
Unlike the corpses of these gnolls, which could only summon ghouls, Liu Nian needed summons that were at least as strong as cave demons.
However, despite the reluctance, recruitment still had to be carried out.
The gnolls contributed 15,000 experience points to him, and he was about to level up again.
It was already frustrating enough that my soul power was wasted last time, do I really have to fall into the same trap twice?
There's no way around it, though, since the summoning spell can only be activated after the battle ends, and by the time the gnolls are defeated, the spell will have already leveled up.
[Salamander]: lv.20, Attack 18-30, Defense 10-15, HP 500, Stamina 1000
Skills: Lava Shield (Passive), Flame Breath
Lava Shield: Deals 5-8 fire damage to enemy units after each attack.
Flame Breath: Deals 150% of attack power as fire damage to units in a fan-shaped area in front of you.
After much deliberation, Liu Nian finally chose this seemingly powerful goal.
It's also the coolest kid on the block!
[Should we challenge the siege fire lizards?]
【whether】
"Yes." Liu Nian chose this option with great determination.
[Assessing player's combat strength]
[Combat strength assessment complete]
[Lizard colony spawning]
Liu Nian's eyes lit up, this time really lit up.
Flames soared into the sky from the magic circle opposite, illuminating everyone's eyes.
From within the distorted magic circle before them, a group of lizards engulfed in flames emerged.
Liu Nian counted them carefully; there were twenty in total.
Based on the fighting strength of the gnolls, each lizard is roughly equivalent to two and a half gnolls.
Thinking of this, Liu Nian's expression turned serious; this was a tough nut to crack.
However, I have good teeth, so I'm not afraid of breaking them.
Before engaging the enemy, Liu Nian waved his hand to unleash a curse that amplifies damage.
Tiffany was advised to abandon the use of fatigue spells, as these lizards had very high stamina, making fatigue ineffective.
After poisoning each of these worms, make them use an area-of-effect spell like Death Cloud.
After reducing their defenses to negative values, Liu Nian began to focus on casting Death Ripple.
Zombies, demon children, and ghouls were all repositioned behind the skeleton warriors, ready to take over from the fallen skeletons at any time.
After all, they have lava armor, so you'll get hurt whether you attack them or not; they're basically like hedgehogs.
The Black Warrior continued to hold the line, serving as one of Liu Nian's sources of confidence; it couldn't be crippled before the final battle.
Soon the two groups clashed again, and Liu Nian watched the fierce battle with great excitement.
The advantage lies with me!
As he waved his hand, a magic circle enveloped all the lizards, and then black mist surged from the circle, swallowing them all.
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