freeallnovels Chapter 18: The best is yet to come
Chapter 18: The best is yet to come
"Not bad, an elite-level advanced soul, and a treasure that grants the ability to fly."
Shen Xing nodded in satisfaction, thinking that the plague priests of the disease village were probably furious.
They originally sent out vultures to intercept them.
Unexpectedly, his side was too powerful, and they killed the vulture and even carried away its carcass.
This time, we really lost both our wife and our army.
Then, Shen Xing turned his gaze to Hellroar beside him and took out the glowing soul.
"Come on, absorb this and see if you can break through to the next level."
This incident also made Shen Xing realize that his strength was far from sufficient.
We must convert all resources into combat power, upgrade them as soon as possible, and then find a way to take down this village.
Otherwise, being so close to one's own territory would always be a huge security risk.
"Thank you so much, boss. I will never forget your kindness!"
Hellscream solemnly accepted the soul, his eyes revealing intense gratitude and loyalty.
The other orc infantry looked on with envy, their mouths practically watering.
"Work hard, and you'll have plenty of opportunities for advancement in the future."
Shen Xing looked at the orcs and said solemnly, "The territory is in its initial stage, so everyone should work hard and give it your all in battle."
"Every bit of effort put in at the beginning will become a real soul stone and soul in the future."
"Once the territory grows bigger and stronger, everyone here will be a veteran, and each of you will be able to advance to the ranks of elites, or even leaders."
The less bright orcs didn't quite understand, but they were drawn in by the lord's vision of a bright future, and their faces lit up with anticipation.
I secretly made up my mind that I must do my best, even if it's tough and tiring right now.
When the territory becomes powerful in the future, the boss will promote me.
The best is yet to come!
At the same time, Hellscream had already pressed the soul into his own chest.
In an instant, a burst of intense red light appeared.
Immediately afterwards, his body began to rise, and the muscles in his limbs and back expanded and then quickly solidified.
The most significant change is to the animal hide shoulder armor on the shoulders.
The leather surface quickly faded, turning into a dark metallic luster, and there was a wolf head totem in the center of the shoulder.
[Advanced Successfully! 'Hellroar' has reached Elite ★★!]
[Attribute boosts gained from this evolution: Strength +11, Spirit +6, Agility +8, Constitution +8]
[Equipment: Orc Shoulderpads → Berserker Shoulderpads (Blue)]
[Awakening Skill: Ground Shattering Strike]
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Looking at Hellroar, who stood 1.9 meters tall and wore black iron shoulder armor, Shen Xing felt satisfied.
This upgrade is quite significant; not only have I received new equipment, but I've also activated a new skill.
I opened the panel and checked the properties.
Berserker Shoulder Armor
[Quality: Blue (Excellent)]
Shoulder protection: 23~27
[Additional Effect: Fury (For each enemy killed, increases attack speed and movement speed by 10%, stacking up to 5 times, lasting 30 seconds)]
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Ground-Shattering Strike
[Skill Effect: Concentrate power in both hands to unleash a powerful axe strike, dealing massive damage to surrounding enemies and knocking them back.]
The greater the power, the higher the damage and the wider the kill radius.
Cooldown time: 45 seconds
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"Huh? Killing enemies stacks attack speed and movement speed, up to a maximum of 50%."
"These shoulder armors are pretty impressive."
After all, Hellscream is all about agility and burst damage, and if this blue shoulder armor is fully stacked, it can take his destructive power to the next level.
As for the subsequent [Ground Smash], it not only has extremely high area damage, but also comes with a knockback effect, which is quite good.
At that moment, an idea suddenly popped into Shen Xing's mind.
Hellscream's [Ground Smash] skill has its damage coefficient and kill range determined by his strength.
So, can I use the feather I just obtained to further enhance the power of this skill?
Launching the skill at a height of tens of meters, amplified by gravity, will definitely deal more damage than launching it from the ground!
"Hellscream, come help me experiment with something."
Shen Xing handed him [Hope's Feather], then explained how to use it and his own ideas.
Hellscream stood there for a few seconds, processing what the lord meant.
Then, he gripped the feather in his hand and took a deep breath.
call…
A gentle breeze blew by, and the orc took to the air, gradually rising to a height of over ten meters.
"Boss, I'm flying!"
Hellscream waved his hands and shouted excitedly.
They also performed several difficult maneuvers in the air, thoroughly experiencing the thrill of flight.
After circling in the air a few times, he remembered the lord's instructions and quickly picked up the Steel-Cutting Double-Edged Axe.
"suck!"
He took a deep breath, concentrating all his strength in his arms, his muscles swelling as if inflated.
Immediately afterwards, he unleashed the [Ground Shattering Strike] skill!
It was as if a burning meteorite had fallen from the sky and landed on the ground at an extremely high speed.
"boom!!!"
A massive shockwave swept outwards, sending dust flying everywhere and causing the entire territory to tremble violently.
When the smoke and dust cleared, a shallow pit with a diameter of more than ten meters was clearly visible.
Hellscream was crouching on the ground, still in a slashing stance!
The other beastmen were completely stunned by what they saw.
Shen Xing's eyes also lit up with admiration. The combination of feathers and earth-shattering strike was indeed quite powerful.
That attack just now would have been too much for a typical two-star elite to withstand; they would have been instantly killed.
Even Samsung's elites would likely suffer serious injuries.
Moreover, this is an area-of-effect skill with such a large range.
One can imagine what it would be like if, during a head-on battle, Hellroar suddenly flew into the air and unleashed a wave of divine justice upon the enemy.
That scene must be spectacular!
"Alright, go fill in the ground and then deal with this vulture."
Shen Xing continued, "Keep the feathers and beak; see if we can make anything else from them."
"Yes, sir!"
Hellscream excitedly stood up and then led the other orcs to get to work.
At the same time, a noise suddenly came from a small wooden house in the center of the territory.
"Bang!"
The wooden door opened, and a huge figure stepped out.
The gray dire wolf lowered its head, its steps were unsteady, and there were still many bloodstains on its fur.
On its back sat a tall orc with an excited smile on his face.
"Boss, this dire wolf is almost tamed; it's very obedient now!"
Shen Xing nodded: "Well done. Continue training it to build rapport."
"From now on, it belongs to you."
Upon hearing the last sentence, the dire wolf trembled, its eyes revealing profound fear.
Gorehowl nodded excitedly, then, without saying another word, mounted his dire wolf and galloped wildly through the village.
Next, as usual, Shen Xing opened his backpack and checked the remaining resources.
Soul Stones *73
[Vinnar Silver Coin] *85
[Broken Soul] *31
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"I've accumulated quite a few resources."
Shen Xing muttered to himself, "I need to plan this out. I need to decide whether to use it to upgrade troops first, or to build or upgrade buildings."
After upgrading the campfire to level 2 yesterday, I unlocked two new buildings: the city wall and the barricade.
Open the creation interface and view the properties.
[City Wall]
[Level: 1]
[Description: This ability allows you to construct a 5-meter-long, 3-meter-high, and 2-meter-wide wall within the campfire area, effectively defending against attacks from Tier 1 monsters.]
[Materials required for construction: Soul Stones*15, Vinar Silver Coins*10]
Construction time: 4 hours and 36 minutes
[Note: The city wall can be bent during construction; 50% of the construction materials will be returned upon demolition.]
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[Barricade]
[Level: 1]
[Description: Places a 2-meter-wide spiked roadblock on the ground within the campfire area, hindering small monsters from charging and dealing piercing damage.]
[Materials required for construction: Soul Stone*3, Vinar Silver Coin*2]
Construction time: 30 minutes
[Note: Barricades can be placed freely, cannot be stacked, and their effectiveness decreases against larger units.]
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"The city wall is really expensive. It takes so many materials for just one section. We simply can't afford to build it right now." Shen Xing felt a little sore.
Given the current size of his territory, the maximum area illuminated by the firelight is about 50 meters in diameter, or 157 meters in circumference.
At least 30 sections of wall need to be built to enclose the entire village.
The resources he has are not even a fraction of what he needs.
Of course, the city walls also play a very important role, effectively resisting attacks from first-tier monsters.
This way, the previous situation of being ambushed from behind by monsters will not occur, greatly increasing safety.
"Let's wait until later to build the city wall. Let's use these soul stones to upgrade the level first."
Shen Xing made a decision in his heart, and then combined the shattered soul in his hand into 3 complete dim souls.
Since this dim soul can only be used to upgrade the star rating of ordinary-level units, it cannot be used for Hellroar and Bloodhowl.
So he randomly summoned two orc infantrymen and distributed the souls among them.
Fortunately, all three souls were successfully obtained.
One new regular ★★★ and one regular ★★ Orc infantryman have been added to the territory.
Shen Xing named the two orcs Big Roar and Second Roar.
Continue to arrange them in this order from now on.
After digesting the soul, another 46 [Soul Stones] were spent to raise the level of everyone, including the dire wolf, to level 4.
It took three or four hours to absorb the soul stone this time.
After finishing all that, it was already late at night.
Shen Xing gave Hellroar an extra 5 Soul Stones, instructing him to work overtime tonight to absorb them and try to reach level 5 as soon as possible.
Anyway, these orcs are full of energy and can go for days without sleeping.
As the lord, he not only had to sit in a wheelchair every day, but also had to be carried out on adventures by these orcs.
You also need to use [Sacrifice Evolution] to improve troop strength, and at the same time allocate resources reasonably, which consumes a lot of energy by the end of the day.
Sigh, being a lord is really too hard.
Taking off my glasses, my gaze shifted from the misty village back to the cramped rented room.
"Great, today was another fruitful day."
"Once it goes live tomorrow, I can use [Sacrifice Evolution] again to upgrade Hellroar to Elite 3 stars."
Thinking of this, Shen Xing couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation, and his stomach started to rumble.
He pushed his wheelchair, preparing to go to the kitchen to get a bag of frozen dumplings.
He grabbed the doorknob with his right hand and pulled it casually.
"Click—"
With a crisp cracking sound, he forcefully pulled the entire door handle off, and several screws rolled to the ground.