anovelconsole Chapter 44 Medusa's Treasure House
Chapter 44 Medusa's Treasure House
With the attribute boosts from the Marite Tower and the Garden of Truth, Lin Mo felt a sense of anticipation.
"Perhaps there are mercenary camps or even a star axis on this island..."
Lin Mo muttered to himself, "These two buildings can increase a hero's defense and strength attributes, respectively."
Because of this speculation, he did not immediately search for the treasure or the hidden lair entrance, but instead rode his horse around the island, since there was still enough time.
And he was right.
Amidst a jumble of rocks ahead lies a star axis, but the problem is that it's guarded by a dozen stone golems.
This annoyed Lin Mo, partly because the Stone Golem, as a Tier 3 unit in the Tower faction, was not a living being but a puppet, a construct. Vampires couldn't suck its blood, so it was a head-on confrontation.
Fortunately, their numbers are not large. On the contrary, our own skeletons can reduce the number of the opponent by 80% or 90% with the first attack, which is equivalent to paralyzing the opponent in one blow.
Even if they are split into two groups, it doesn't matter. The stone golems are not as fast as the skeletons with speed boosts, so if you are a little careful, you can take them down without taking any damage.
As Lin Mo had predicted, the skeleton soldiers easily destroyed the dozen or so stones.
After touching the Star Axis building, Lin Mo heard a short but exciting sound, followed by a notification.
【Strength +1】
At Lin Mo's request, Shan Te also went up to touch it and received the blessing as well.
Three such buildings that can enhance basic attributes have appeared, and given the characteristics of otherworldly maps, a fourth one is practically inevitable.
A dozen minutes later, Lin Mo found the mercenary camp hidden behind a patch of grass.
However, the troops guarding this place are a bit troublesome; there are forty great elves.
The tier 3 unit of the stronghold is the ranged archer, with an extremely fast firing rate. Unless absolutely necessary, this is the last thing Lin Mo wants to provoke. Fortunately, he has enough skeletons, and the enemy's numbers are within a relatively safe range.
Without hesitation, they took action.
The skeletons and vampires each attacked a group. The enemy attacked the vampires, and the barrage of fire nearly wiped them out. Fortunately, Shant's "Spirit Gathering Technique" was there to restore the number of vampires at the crucial moment. Otherwise, another arrow would have made the vampires completely wiped out.
Once the numbers are high enough, the vampires' ability to regenerate by sucking blood after getting close is fully unleashed.
As for the skeleton soldiers, just kill them head-on.
There are no fancy special effects, just simple and unpretentious sheer numbers.
This was a glorious victory!
[Soul Summoning Spell activated, gain 4 Skeleton Soldiers]
Lin Mo couldn't wait to enter the mercenary camp.
Upon touching a key building or prop, you gain an attack bonus of +1.
This caused Lin Mo's four-dimensional attributes to change again.
Attack 6, Defense 8, Strength 2, Knowledge 3
The same goes for Shant; his attributes have essentially leveled up, becoming [Attack 2, Defense 1, Strength 3, Knowledge 3].
Buildings that can increase hero attributes are hard to find outside. Lin Mo remembered that around his territory, there seemed to be only one 'Star Axis' that Hammer and Genova had found before, and there were no others.
In the "Otherworld Map", there are significantly more of these buildings.
In addition, you can find even more resources and treasures.
It can be said that if a hero wants to become stronger, he must enter the otherworld map; this is an essential stepping stone.
Lin Mo and Shan Te had already explored the outer perimeter of this isolated island and discovered that the monster hordes they found were more numerous and more dangerous than those outside the island. For other factions, the sustainability of their forces would be a major problem, since battles inevitably result in casualties. It's rare to find buildings for recruiting troops here, and even if there are, they are extremely rare. So, every troop that dies is one less, and the more they fight, the fewer troops they have.
The Cemetery faction is an exception.
Thanks to the [Soul Summoning Technique], heroes of this faction can conquer the "Otherworld Map," which is impossible for other factions to conquer at this stage.
Just like Lin Mo now, his forces are even greater than when he first entered the otherworld map. After several battles, the number of skeleton soldiers has finally exceeded 300.
Next, Lin Mo began to lead Shan Te to explore the central area of the island.
He found a building in the central area with almost no effort. It looked very unique, but Lin Mo recognized it at a glance as the Medusa Treasure House.
Similarly, this is also the location of the core treasure chest in this otherworldly map.
The prerequisite is that we have to conquer this Medusa's Treasure House.
At this point, anyone else would have to gamble, as they wouldn't know the type or number of guards inside.
But as a reborn person, Lin Mo knew the strategy for this map, so he also knew the number and types of guards inside.
"According to the guide, once you step inside, you will be attacked by the guards and enter a special 'battle rule'..." Lin Mo had actually experienced similar 'battle rules' before, such as when he fought that enemy hero.
When a battle is triggered, heroes are immune to enemy attacks. Victory or defeat depends entirely on the fighting between their respective units. Of course, heroes can also choose to enter the fray, but once they do, they will be attacked by enemy units. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, heroes generally will not enter the fray themselves; at most, they will cast some spells and give commands to their units.
Similarly, once you get involved in a battle, it's hard to escape.
In other words, once you step into Medusa's treasure house, you either win or you are defeated and die.
There is no third way.
"The guards inside are level four units from the dungeon faction. They can attack from a distance and are also very strong in melee combat. They also have the 'petrification' special ability, so they're not easy to deal with," Lin Mo thought to himself. However, even so, as long as their numbers weren't too large, they could still take them down.
However, the number of guards is not a fixed value, but a 'variable'.
"It's probably between 20 and 50. If there are really 50, then it'll be troublesome." This is also what makes Lin Mo hesitant at this moment.
Tier 4 units, ranged, and with petrification abilities; if there are too many of them, it's truly impossible to defeat them.
Going up there would be suicide.
In other words, at this stage, there shouldn't be any lord heroes entering the otherworld map. Normally, it would take one or two months before they could.
Lin Mo entered the competition because he wanted to be the 'first', and he had indeed accumulated a considerable number of skeleton soldiers.
"Besides quantity, there's also grouping. I don't know how the opponent grouped them, since different stacking and groupings involve different tactics."
For Lin Mo, this is a problem he can solve with a versatile group attack strategy. Moreover, these treasure vault guards are not led by heroes, which further reduces the difficulty.
Furthermore, he entered very early, so the number of guards could not have reached its maximum; based on his experience, he estimated that there would be at most 20 or so.
Therefore, entering the otherworld map earlier also has this advantage.
The number of guards will not increase much.
If they delay entering for a month or two, they might be facing forty or fifty Medusa Queens.
After dividing the troops, Lin Mo led Shan Te and rushed in.
First, conquer this treasure vault and obtain the treasure chests. As for the hidden areas on this map, we'll see if we want to explore them later based on the actual situation.
The moment they stepped into the treasure vault, two groups of half-human, half-snake Medusa Queens appeared around them, along with two groups of un-upgraded ordinary Medusas, charging towards Lin Mo and Shan Te from four directions.
All I could hear were the rustling sounds of snakes.