novellk Chapter 41 The Enemy Hero's Surprise Attack
Chapter 41 The Enemy Hero's Surprise Attack
[Summoning spell effective: 10%]
Obtain 5 Skeleton Soldiers
The total number of skeletons has officially surpassed 290; just a few more and we'll reach the 300 mark.
After several battles, Lin Mo discovered a level one treasure, a fine iron sword, in an abandoned camp in the valley.
Attack +1.
It's not anything special, but it's better than nothing.
He gripped the iron sword in his hand, which increased the attack power of all troop types by 1 point.
In another corner surrounded by thorns, he found another lucky clover.
Luck +1.
The effectiveness of this stuff is very mysterious; some people say it works, while others say it doesn't.
Lin Mo put it away himself; it didn't take up much space anyway.
Just as he casually ordered the skeleton soldiers to kill a few lone nomadic cavalrymen, a message flooded his mind:
[Lord Hero Upgrade]
Current level: 2
[Strategic four-dimensional attributes increased]
Attack +1, Knowledge +1
【当前四维：攻击2+4，防御1+6，力量1，知识2】
[Magic Power: 50/90]
Lin Mo was stunned for a moment; he had completely forgotten about experience points.
After fighting so many battles, we've finally leveled up.
Each time a lord hero levels up, two random attributes in the four strategic dimensions will each increase by one point.
This time, the bonuses are for attack and knowledge. Attack increases the output of troops, and knowledge increases the maximum magic power. Both are useful attributes.
He was about to mount his horse when he suddenly heard the sound of water in the distance.
Lin Mo followed the sound and walked about 500 meters before a river appeared in front of him.
The river is very wide, estimated to be over twenty meters.
The river was swift and turbid, carrying mud, sand, and dead branches as it rushed downstream.
There is a stone bridge about 100 meters away. There is no bridge over the river, at least not in this section.
The rivers in the otherworld map are not to be crossed casually.
Without flying units or ships, the only option is to find a bridge.
He walked upstream along the riverbank for several hundred meters and finally saw a stone bridge. The stone bridge was very narrow, only wide enough for one horse-drawn carriage to pass.
The bridge surface was covered with moss, and half of the bridge railing was broken.
Just then, Lin Mo suddenly stopped.
He spotted a person on the other side of the river.
He was riding a horse, wearing dark silver armor, and his helmet covered his face, making it impossible to see his features.
The horse was brown, its hooves making a crisp sound as it trod on the pebbles of the riverbank; it must have noticed itself by now.
Lin Mo's pupils contracted.
Enemy hero.
The most dangerous existence in the otherworld map.
He didn't know how many troops the enemy had, what treasures they carried, or what magic they had learned. Everything was unknown.
The other man reined in his horse, his eyes beneath his helmet fixed on Lin Mo like a cheetah eyeing its prey.
The silence lasted for two seconds, then the horse suddenly turned around and charged towards the stone bridge.
Is it that powerful?
Lin Mo did not hesitate.
"run!"
He turned his horse around and galloped off in the opposite direction.
The skeletal warhorse let out a long neigh, its four hooves leaving the ground, raising a cloud of dust on the parched yellow earth. Shant followed behind, the undead horse no slower than the skeletal warhorse.
The sound of horses' hooves and soldiers' footsteps grew closer and closer from behind.
Lin Mo turned around and glanced back.
The enemy hero has already crossed the stone bridge and is chasing after us.
Lin Mo gritted his teeth and sped up.
"Sant, keep up!"
Santa didn't speak, but urged his horse to go faster.
Two horses galloped wildly across the plains, while the enemy hero behind them drew ever closer.
"I don't want to hit you, are you still not done?"
Lin Mo was somewhat annoyed, but he knew he couldn't persuade such an opposing hero.
If you can't escape, you have no choice but to fight.
But are our own troops up to the task?
What is the enemy's troop strength?
Even if you're going to fight, you should choose a favorable terrain.
These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Lin Mo looked around, immediately turned, and rushed towards a grove of trees ahead.
That's not all. Since we're going to take action, and the opponent is a hero leading troops, we must be fully prepared.
Not only should all types of troops be deployed, but all methods should be tested; in short, we must go all out.
Because if you lose, you will die!
When a unit is released from the military manual, the number of units to stack and the grouping must be determined. Unfortunately, the opponent's unit grouping is unknown, so we can only guess.
Lin Mo had a sudden idea and devised a foolproof plan.
All the vampires were stacked into one group, as were the Bull Kings. Lin Mo used one unit for each of the empty slots in the book for the Imps and Skeletons. The remaining Skeletons were grouped separately, with a total stack size of 290.
Thus, the skeleton soldier became his strongest "sword".
With this number, if you attack first and have offensive and defensive buffs, you can cut down a level 7 soldier with one sword strike.
That's it!
Upon reaching the woods, Lin Mo immediately reined in his horse and shouted to Shan Te, "Prepare for battle!"
At the same time, the opposing hero also rushed over.
The opponent immediately took out his military treatise and released his troops.
Lin Mo naturally released his troops at the same time.
He also immediately observed the enemy's troop strength.
At first glance, Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat.
"Good heavens, there's a knight?"
Knight, a level 6 unit in the Castle faction.
It possesses high attributes and attack and defense, and its attack power is also increased after charging.
Therefore, the knights should not be allowed to charge.
In particular, the opponent had eight knights, stacked together as a group.
If they were to launch a charge, their own skeleton soldiers would likely suffer a significant reduction in numbers.
Moreover, the enemy's troops are not limited to knights.
A group of spearmen consists of 80, a group of archers consists of 100, and a group of griffins consists of 20.
so horrible!
If any other person encountered this enemy hero on the map, they would be killed without a doubt. Once the enemy discovers them, it's certain death.
We can't run away, and we can't win!
But for Lin Mo, this battle is one he can win.
There will be losses, but in a battle where it's either life or death, who cares about losses?
Lin Mo immediately cast the "Slow Spell" on the enemy's knight. As always, when facing knight units, you must not let them charge, otherwise their destructive power is too strong and you can't withstand it.
Not only that, the enemy also has archers, numbering 100 stacked together. A single volley of fire from them would be devastating.
Therefore, Lin Mo made the following arrangements almost immediately.
The vampires, empowered by "Stone Skin," flew over and scratched the spearmen before immediately changing direction to block the enemy cavalry's path. In short, the six vampires were responsible for entangled with the enemy's eight cavalrymen.
Groups of one skeleton and one imp are used as cannon fodder to block the enemy archers' firing routes, allowing a large number of skeletons to rush up to the enemy archers and engage in close combat. When archers are at close range, the enemy cannot take advantage of their ranged units and will not be able to withstand the skeletons' attacks.
Once the enemy archers are eliminated, the remaining spearmen and griffins will be easy to deal with.
Fortunately, the opposing hero was a "Knight" and therefore did not possess magic; otherwise, the battle would have been in serious trouble.
The situation developed as Lin Mo had predicted. However, Lin Mo changed his tactics at the last minute. Instead of letting the vampires attack the spearmen first, he directly engaged the enemy cavalry and killed one of them in one fell swoop.
There's no way around it. Even with the added attack and defense attributes, vampires are still only level four units. Against level six cavalry, their attack power is insufficient. Plus, they don't have as many vampires as cavalry. It's already good if they can manage to kill one.
The next moment, the cavalry counterattacked, and the two vampires vanished into thin air.
Lin Mo felt sorry for him, but then the vampire struck with its claw, triggering a vampire resurrection that instantly replenished the two lost units.
That's what makes vampires so formidable.
Tier 4 units can become the main force of the Necropolis faction in the early stages because of their speed and life-steal resurrection abilities.
Moreover, there's also the backup plan of "Shante".
In a single exchange, the cannon fodder Lin Mo had deployed were wiped out by the archers and griffins. Fortunately, the 290 skeleton soldiers, following the sacrifice of the cannon fodder, charged towards the archers. At this moment, however, the archers didn't attack the skeleton soldiers, but instead turned and fired an arrow at the vampire entangled with the cavalry.
"broken!"
At this moment, Lin Mo felt a chill run down his spine.