Chapter 32: Black Iron Treasure Chest (Hero)
Chapter 32: Black Iron Treasure Chest (Hero)
Qin Muye silently retreated to the back and began meditating to recover his magic power, preparing for the upcoming healing.
Moxue still had some magic points left to cast spells, but he was completely tied up, leading 200 heavily wounded Bloodrage Sprites to break free from the entanglement of the Skeleton Heavy Cavalry and Skeleton Heavy Infantry. He aimed to quickly break through the encirclement of these two units and go after the Skeleton Mages first.
These Skeleton Mages, though using single-target attacks with low damage, could reduce the attack power of the Bloodrage Sprites. The duration of this effect was only 10 seconds, but it could stack up to three layers.
This meant a reduction of 3 points in attack power, combined with the existing Weakness Curse, which amounted to an 8-point reduction in attack power. Even Moxue couldn't handle this, as his attack power was only 42 points, effectively reducing his strength by a quarter.
Therefore, he couldn't spare any attention to heal his troops. This was a battlefield, and he was facing a large number of Skeleton Heavy Cavalry and Skeleton Heavy Infantry, not something an ordinary person could handle.
These 300 Skeletons were more difficult to deal with than the 1000 from the previous day.
The first three days weren't as intense as today, and they had equipment.
By now, most of the Sprites' health had been reduced by half, but their damage output had increased significantly.
The original Mana Sprites could now engage in mutual combat with the Skeleton Heavy Infantry, either the Mana Sprite killing the Skeleton Heavy Infantry with one strike or vice versa.
Their high attack power and low defense led to a situation where one of them would die.
The Bloodrage Sprites fared a bit better. Their attack power was twice that of the Mana Sprites, and as Elite units, they had 10 more health points. They could take more hits against the Skeleton Heavy Cavalry without a one-for-one exchange, and the Skeleton Heavy Cavalry couldn't withstand a single hit from the Bloodrage Sprites.
Low health meant higher attack power.
Although the losses were significant, the situation was improving. Thanks to the sacrifices, the Skeleton Heavy Infantry and Skeleton Heavy Cavalry had been almost completely wiped out, and the Skeleton Mages were no longer a threat.
Though they were mages, their magical damage was low, focusing more on negative status effects, similar to the Undead Hero, who seemed to lack the ability to deal direct damage.
【A hard-fought victory, you gained 11,550 experience points.】
【You lost 72 Mana Sprites and 13 Bloodrage Sprites.】
【You looted the following resources:】
【Common Resources: 20,000 units of wood, 20,000 units of ore, 20,000 units of food.】
【Special Resources: 2,000 units of mercury, 2,000 units of gems, 2,000 units of crystals, 2,000 units of sulfur.】
【200,000 gold coins.】
【20,000 points.】
【You obtained a Black Iron Treasure Chest (Hero).】
【Your level has been upgraded to LV8.】
【You gained 1 free attribute point.】
【You can choose one of the following three skills:】
【1. Basic Tactics (March speed +10%, Command effect +10%).】
【2. Basic Fire Understanding (Fire magic power +1, Magic point consumption -1).】
【3. Intermediate Magic (Attack magic damage +10%).】
After choosing Intermediate Magic, Qin Muye found that the reported battle losses of 85 creatures were actually more. He took stock and found that there were still 2 Mana Sprites who had been severely injured by the Death Curse, essentially on the brink of death, and were still under the influence of the curse.
For those who, like him, had not been critically injured by the Death Curse, it lasted 70 minutes. However, for these two Mana Sprites, the Death Curse was permanent.
Unless he could find a spell to remove negative status effects, there was little hope of saving them.
Or rather, he couldn't keep them alive.
Just a moment ago, one of the Mana Sprites had died.
Seeing this, Moxue hurriedly cast a healing spell to stabilize the injuries, but due to the Death Curse, their health would continue to drop unless he kept healing them continuously.
But this wasn't a viable solution, as the permanent Death Curse made it impossible for them to fight again.
"Let's take care of the injured first. I'll heal them as soon as my magic points are restored. It won't take long. As for those two Mana Sprites..."
"We can't give up on them. Perhaps this is an opportunity!"
Qin Muye felt that it was worth taking a chance. If they had strong willpower, they might become Champion-level creatures and eventually become Hero units.
Of course, it all depended on their own willpower, which was something Qin Muye couldn't control.
The immediate priority was to restore his magic power. Without magic points, he couldn't cast the Water Magic healing spell.
Fortunately, it only took 30 minutes of meditation to fully restore his magic power, though it was a bit longer this time because he had used all his magic points.
As for the Black Iron Treasure Chest with the Hero suffix, it was likely an additional reward for killing the Undead Hero.
'The fourth wave featured a Hero unit. It seems that the monsters summoned for this siege are from the surrounding forces.'
'The remaining three waves will be tough.'
With a Hero unit, well-equipped Heavy Cavalry, Heavy Infantry, and Mage units already appearing, the next three waves of the monster siege were bound to be even more challenging.
This one battle alone had cost him 88 creatures, leaving him with only 571 units. The monsters and heroes tomorrow would surely be even stronger. How could he possibly withstand them?
These Mana Sprites were all well-trained, though not yet elite, they were still quite capable.
"We need to increase our numbers. Whether we can afford it later is a secondary concern. Survival is the priority."
Qin Muye felt a sense of helplessness, but it wasn't too late. This wave had brought him 200,000 gold coins, allowing him to recruit another 300 Mana Sprites to fill the gap.
This wave had wiped out 88 of his creatures, and the next one might wipe out all of them.
"The most important thing is the Hero unit."
After restoring his magic points, Qin Muye stood up and cast the healing spell, immediately restoring the health of all his creatures to full, except for the two Mana Sprites with the permanent Death Curse, who could only be restored to 5 health points, with a greatly reduced healing effect.
"Do you know Moxue? There's an opportunity here. Are you willing to take it?" Qin Muye approached the two Mana Sprites, his tone serious as he offered them a choice.
The two Mana Sprites looked at each other and then weakly replied, "We are willing to serve our master!"
(End of Chapter)
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