Chapter 230: Stealing Souls
Under the cover of "Advanced Invisibility", Alan sneaked into the battlefield.
Use the Abyss Mirror to secretly steal the souls of those who died in battle.
William, Spencer, and the warlocks on the drow side are not blind, nor are they fools!
To be on the safe side, Alan tried to stay away from them and only moved around the periphery of the battlefield.
The souls that could be extracted were limited to the first and second level soldiers of both sides. Because of their large numbers, any manipulation would not be easily detected.
In addition, choosing to extract the souls of low-level soldiers has another benefit: it saves magic power.
The Abyss Magic Mirror extracts souls and consumes Alan's magic power.
The stronger the soul extracted, the greater the magic power consumption.
Level 1 soldier only needs 1 mana point.
Level 2 soldier, 2 mana points.
And so on.
Unfortunately, the souls of the undead combat units have long been contaminated by negative energy and cannot be absorbed by the magic mirror.
Alan's spiritual attribute is as high as 53!
Magic value, 530!
Alan extracted a total of 300 souls from first-level soldiers, plus 100 souls from second-level soldiers.
He still had 30 points of magic power left, and he didn't dare use it all, so he kept it in case of an emergency.
Putting away the magic mirror, Alan quietly left the battlefield.
Go into the secluded mine, cast "Thousand Miles of Idle Garden", and teleport directly back to Orlando Castle.
Next, it’s time to enjoy the spoils.
Alan chanted the spell, opened the Abyss Magic Mirror, and exchanged for a level one soldier first.
There are 300 places in total, and 140 are allocated to the magic children.
Including the original 10, Alan now has a total of 150 demon children.
He intended to use the Demon Children as a tactical formation specifically to fight against enemy spellcasters.
There are still 150 places for first-level soldiers to exchange for suicide demons.
The suicide demon's "burning explosion" has the same destructive power as a pack of dynamite.
Not to mention the first-level soldiers, even the second-level or even third-level soldiers would be killed or crippled if they were bombed!
Alan intends to use this disposable consumable to deal with the enemy's advanced troops.
Extreme one-for-one, guaranteed profit!
The Burning Legion also has two types of secondary troops, Ape Demons and Cunning Demons.
Alan didn't understand either of these two kinds of demons.
Exchange one first and check the product.
Ape Demon, also known as "Bagulla Demon".
He looks like a three-meter-tall red-haired gorilla, with a body full of muscular muscles that highlights his strong physique!
With its fangs exposed and its eyes ferocious, it looks like someone who is not easy to mess with.
Physique 22, Agility 19, Spirit 14, three-dimensional data, very beautiful!
Fangs and claws, equivalent to a level 1 enchanted weapon.
The Tanar'ri demon racial talent makes them immune to electric shocks and also resistant to acid, cold, fire and poison!
Level 8 natural armor, with built-in physical damage reduction, can only be broken by cold iron.
Proficient in climbing, able to run and jump, especially good at pouncing after jumping!
Jumping down from the sky...?
Alan is very familiar with this move!
Isn't this the ultimate move of my Behemoth? !
Ape demon, Allen would like to call it... "beggar version of Behemoth"!
With this data and this comprehensive performance, what else is there to complain about?
The Ape Demon is the most perfect melee level 2 soldier you can think of!
Even in a one-on-one duel with level 3 soldiers of other races, you may not lose!
If you have to find fault with the Ape Demon, it is that it doesn't have those fancy magic and special effects.
It doesn’t matter, as long as you have muscles!
Another second-level soldier of the Burning Legion, the Trickster.
Judging from the appearance, it is far inferior to the mighty and domineering ape demon.
The Trickster looks like a demonic version of a ghoul.
He is short and fat, with swollen skin and flesh, a bald head and small eyes, which makes him look uglier.
Two thick arms, longer than the knees, and three claws on each hand, which are deformed and sharp.
Judging from the style of painting, the Cunning Demon's melee ability is definitely not as good as that of the tall and strong Ape Demon.
Physical 18, Agility 16, Spirit 15
As a secondary branch of the military, such three-dimensional data is too mediocre.
The reason why the Cunning Demon was able to gain a place in the Burning Legion and compete with the Ape Demon is certainly because of his outstanding qualities.
Damage-reducing armor, various resistances and immunities, both the Ape Demon and the Cunning Demon have them.
In addition, the cunning devil has two racial traits.
One is the "rapid self-healing" similar to that of the beastman, needless to say.
The second is the cunning demon’s signature skill – the aura of revenge!
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Revenge Aura: The Trickster is the center of the aura, with a radius of 10 meters. If the Trickster is damaged, all non-Tana'ri creatures within the aura will suffer the same amount of damage.
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Good job!
Alan exclaimed, "What a guy!"
With this "Aura of Revenge", the Cunning Demon's tactical position... must be higher than that of the Ape Demon!
The ape demon is only powerful when fighting alone.
The cunning demon, once his "Aura of Revenge" is activated, he can cause group damage. Who dares to hit him?
That's not only suicide, but also betraying your teammates!
The Cunning Demon can even trigger the "Revenge Aura" through self-harm!
If you stab yourself, all enemies within 10 meters will also be stabbed.
What’s even more amazing is that the Cunning Demon has the ability to heal quickly.
As long as it is not a fatal injury, it will heal on its own soon.
Enemies affected by the revenge aura may not necessarily have the ability to heal themselves.
Rounding off is equivalent to being killed by the cunning demon for free!
Self-harm + fast self-healing + revenge aura...
Allen was amazed by this shameless tactic!
The bottomless abyss is such a magical place.
How could such a shameless person like the Cunning Demon evolve? !
Such a weird type of troops would be shameless if placed on the enemy side, but on our side...
Allen thought it was reasonable! Very reasonable!
After sacrificing 100 level 2 soldier souls, Alan exchanged them for 50 ape demons and 50 cunning demons.
Now, he has 150 demon children, 160 suicide demons, 50 ape demons and 50 cunning demons.
The Demon Mercenary Group is taking shape!
Although it is not enough to compete with Undercity and the Dead Cemetery, at least it has the confidence to protect its own piece of land.
Not long after, Allen received shocking news.
The war between the dark elves and the undead, which lasted for a whole year, finally came to a conclusion.
Just two days ago, the Undercity was captured by the Undead army!
Logically speaking, although William and the Spencer brothers had the advantage in military strength, it was not easy for them to break through the well-defended Undercity.
What's more, when defending the city, the Zhuoer side can better play the advantage of having a small but elite force.
According to the normal course of events, the Undead troops had exhausted their cannon fodder and could only retreat in disgrace.
The above scene has occurred more than once in past wars.
However, this time is different.
The brothers William and Spencer actually created a skull dragon!
Originally, apart from the main general, the strongest soldiers on both the attacking and defending sides were the level 4 soldiers.
The bone dragon, also known as the "dead dragon", is a level 6 combat unit of the undead!
The combat capability is equivalent to that of a fifth-stage late-stage Dragon Vein Warlock, an atavistic form!
When the bone dragon flew to the top of the city, spewing "dragon's breath of decay and death", the balance of victory tilted towards the undead.
The Undercity's top fighter, Matron Elina, was unable to stop the Bone Dragon from breaking into the dungeon and killing everyone!
They held out until the Temple of the Queen of Night was breached, and Elena fled in panic with her remaining troops.
The more than 200 dark elves who followed Madam Elina in fleeing, including a few warlocks and priestesses, were her last capital.
Mistress Elina is unwilling to become a stray dog!
She urgently needed to find another dungeon to settle down.
Rest and recuperate, recruit soldiers and horses, in order to make a comeback in the future.
When I opened the map, it seemed that the only place nearby suitable for garrisoning troops was Orlando Castle.
Madam Elina knew that the Undercity could not stop the Bone Dragon, and the smaller and weaker-defended Orlando Castle could not provide her with a safe haven either.
However, in this time , she must point out a direction for her followers and bring them hope.
Orlando Castle is the tool Elina uses to stabilize the morale of the army.
As for the original owners of the castle, neither Orlando, who was sidelined, nor Alan, who held real power, were taken seriously by Elena at all.
Elina felt that even though she was unlucky, she could still crush small ants like Orlando and Allen with just one finger.
Occupying their castle is giving them face, how dare they be ungrateful?
court death!
The troops rode on giant lizards and passed through the mushroom forest, with Orlando Castle in sight in the distance.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the woods!
It seemed that a large group of people were gathering.
Madam Elina's face changed slightly, and she raised her hand to signal the troops to slow down their march.
The nimble dark elves followed their mistress, jumped off the giant lizard's back, drew their swords, and prepared for battle.
"Madam Elina, where are you going?"
A young man's laughter could be heard from the woods.
Mistress Elina looked in the direction of the voice, her eyes narrowed and her gaze cold.
"Handsome boy, long time no see!"
"Haha! You still have the nerve to pretend nothing happened!"
"If I hadn't secretly spit out the poisoned wine and escaped from the dungeon, I'm afraid you would have fed it to the spiders!"
Alan walked out of the mushroom forest with a murderous look on his face.
Behind him followed a large group of fully armed minotaurs, ogres, and a large number of kobold minions who were just there to make up the numbers.
Orlando Castle, where all visible military forces are gathered.
When Mistress Elina saw this scene, she understood everything.
"What's the matter, you're not going to give up the castle, and you dare to confront me head-on?"
"Humph! You just suffered a defeat and were beaten to a pulp by the Undead, yet you still want to seize my territory. You really don't know how to live or die!"
Alan sneered with his hands behind his back.
Madam Elina tilted her head and looked at him with a strange look in her eyes.
"Handsome boy! I thought you were a smart man, but now it seems that I overestimated you."
"It's true that I was unlucky, but how can you, a bunch of rabble, have the courage to fight me? You are the one who is ignorant of your own life!"
Alan's expression changed, as if he was trying to hide his inner uneasiness.
"Alina! Stop being so arrogant!"
"I might as well say it straight out. Lords William and Spencer have already accepted me as their sworn brother!"
"I am leading all the troops in the castle to stay here just to tie you up and buy time."
"In half an hour at most, my two brothers will ride on bone dragons and lead the undead army to support us!"
"Haha! Elina, your life is like a candle in the wind!"
"Wait until my two brothers arrive, and then we'll see how arrogant you can be!!"
"Thank you, handsome boy, for taking the initiative to reveal the information to me! You are so kind!"
Elina smiled, but she also clapped her hands seriously.
Alan was stunned, with a look of deep regret on his face.
"Handsome boy, since you've said so much, why don't you tell me, is Orlando Castle's defenses empty now?"
"You... damn it!" Alan pretended to be angry and said, "Don't even think about entering the castle gate before you step over my dead body!"
"Haha! There are more ways to enter the castle than just forcing your way in."
Elina smiled mysteriously.
"Handsome boy, do you know how I led the guards to evacuate the underground city surrounded by the undead army?"
Alan's face froze and he frowned as if he was thinking.
Elina didn't delay any longer and typed out a series of complicated sign language.
The dark elves surrounding her understood what she meant.
Warlocks, priests, and lightly-armored assassins all moved closer to the Matron.
The armored drow warriors drew their swords and defended themselves on the spot.
Dark elves are generally thin and usually weigh no more than 100 kilograms.
There were about eighty dark elves gathered around Elina, none of them wore armor, and their combined weight was less than five tons.
The drow mistress is proficient in the 5th level "teleportation"!
In addition to itself, it can also carry and transmit objects weighing no more than five tons.
"Goodbye, pretty boy!"
Elina sneered and waved at Allen, opening a teleportation array under her feet.
"Your castle belongs to me now."
"You despicable witch! Stop right there!"
Allen was furious and led his men to rush towards Elina, but was stopped by the drow warriors on the periphery.
In fact, he had already seen through Elena's plan through his telepathy.
He took advantage of the situation and deliberately let Elina lead half of her trusted men to teleport away to disperse the troops, which would be more beneficial for his next combat operations!
A beam of teleportation light shot up into the sky.
After watching Elina and her group disappear, Allen was too lazy to pretend anymore.
Bang!
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
There were many strange figures with hunched backs on the top of the caps of the giant mushrooms all around.
One hundred suicide demons that are proficient in climbing have been lying in ambush here.
As soon as Mistress Elina left, Allen ordered the suicide team to descend from the sky and pounce on the drow warriors who had formed a tight defensive formation.
The drow warriors instinctively raised their shields to block and slashed with their swords.
The suicide demon didn't dodge or evade, he just took the impact with his body and then exploded!
Boom boom boom!!
A series of explosions roared, shaking the mushroom forest.
When the dust settled, the forest was in ruins.
The sacrifice of one hundred suicide demons was not in vain.
Seventy percent of the dark elves who stayed behind were killed in the explosion!
The thirty or forty people who survived were all injured to varying degrees.
Alan held the magic mirror and chanted the spell.
The souls of the dead were sucked into the mirror, seventy-seven in total.
Seventy-seven drow warriors, some strong and some weak.
The weak ones can be exchanged for Ape Demons or Cunning Demons, while the strong ones can be exchanged for the third-level soldiers of the Burning Legion, which is quite cost-effective!
Putting away the magic mirror, Alan waved his hand and ordered to kill everyone!
The ogres and minotaurs, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately rushed forward with clubs and axes in hand.
Even the ogres who were there to make up the numbers seemed particularly brave when their side was in a great advantage.
He drew out his dagger, rushed forward with a roar, and beat the fallen dog!
Alan opened "Thousand Miles of Leisurely Garden" on his own and teleported back to the castle.
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Orlando Castle.
The demon mercenaries from the Abyss had long followed Allen's orders and were guarding the square.
The dark elves were just teleported over and were immediately killed!
Mistress Elina never dreamed that a large group of demons would appear in this dungeon!
Before she recovered from the dizziness caused by the teleportation, the 160 demon children hiding in the corner began to steal her magic power.
Mistress Elina, including the warlocks and priests around her, were caught off guard and all were attacked!
In the blink of an eye, all the magic power was drained!
"Oh no! There's an ambush in the castle!"
Elina gnashed her teeth, holding the Hydra whip, and she wished she could go back to Alan immediately and beat this stupid and cheating bastard to death!
However, now she no longer has the magic power to perform the "teleportation spell".
He could only lead his trusted followers and fight his way out of the castle through hand-to-hand combat.
As soon as I arrived at the castle gate, I heard a terrifying roar coming from above my head.
Fifty ape demons swooped down from the city wall.
Swing out his long arms and beat the dark elf madly!
At the same time, the cunning demons also stepped out of the shadows.
He scratched his chest with his sharp nails, leaving a bloody mess that was horrible to look at.
Circles of scarlet halos of revenge spread out under the feet of the cunning demons, connecting into one, like a sea of blood.
The dark elves in the halo radiation area immediately felt a sharp pain in their chests, as if they were being torn apart alive.
Madam Elina's situation was not much better.
Alan specifically left behind the flesh golem "Meat Dump" and the totem Behemoth to deal with her.
If Elina still has magic power and can cast spells, even if the Flesh Golem and Totem Behemoth join forces, they won't be able to stop her.
Now all her magic power has been drained away and she can't cast any spells. She can't stand the crazy siege of the Flesh Golems and Behemoths.
Bang!
The Behemoth slapped Elena and sent her flying.
puff!
Mistress Elina vomited blood from her mouth, but a look of joy appeared on her face.
She took the beating on purpose so she could use the force to escape the encirclement.
Enduring the severe pain, he swung the snake whip in the air.
The demon boy drained her own magic power, but he couldn't steal the magic power of the magic weapon.
Mistress Elina's snake whip is a magical weapon with two magical changes.
They turned into nine living poisonous snakes, which they threw out to bite people with their venomous fangs.
It can also transform into thin and sticky activated spider silk, which can be used to restrain enemies or as a climbing tool.
At this moment, Mistress Elina turned the snake whip into a bundle of activated spider silk, the end of which stuck to the city wall.
She twisted her wrist and the spider silk contracted, dragging her to the top of the city wall.
Mistress Elina retracted the snake whip and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as she was about to jump off the wall and escape from the castle, a strong suction force suddenly came from behind her, forcing her to fall off the wall.
Swirling Dragon Claw!
Alan was teleported back in time, and a silver vortex appeared on his palm.
The gravitational field continued to expand, forcibly pulling Mistress Elina back.
At the same time, he stretched out his left palm and fired a "Moon Shadow Bullet"!
Swish!
The bright moonlight instantly illuminates the underground castle.
Under the moonlight, Mistress Elina covered her face and wailed!
In the square, the dark elves who were still fighting desperately felt a stinging pain in their eyes the moment they saw the moon shadow bomb, and they were unable to open their eyes for a while.
Dark elves are naturally afraid of light.
Although the Moon Shadow Bullet does not cause double damage to photophobic creatures like the blazing Sunfire Magic, it is enough to kill their fragile eyes.
Madam Elina fell heavily to the ground in the square.
He covered his tearful eyes with his hands and struggled to get up.
The Behemoth leaped up and pounced on Elina!
Phew!
The sharp claws thrust downwards, piercing her from back to chest, and she fell into a pool of blood.
Alan sent out a mental wave to stop the Behemoth from tearing Elena's body apart.
Walk forward, open the magic mirror, and collect the evil soul of the drow mistress into the mirror.
The corpse is not wasted and can be transformed into a fungus beast, which may be useful in the future.