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Chapter 28 Completion Rewards
Lin Mo was very familiar with the skeleton soldiers, while the walking corpses were a second-tier unit of the Necropolis Clan. Although they were second-tier units, their overall strength was very weak. Apart from their decent defensive capabilities, they were almost useless.
Its appearance was also disgusting; its body was rotting and black, with muscles hanging from the bones, and it walked unsteadily with black liquid dripping from its mouth.
The most dangerous thing here is the ghosts, but fortunately, the first wave of enemies in the Warrior's Tomb only has three ghosts, which is not many.
Although Lin Mo had never entered the Warrior's Tomb in his previous life, he had heard a lot about how to fight against this kind of building.
Simply put, entering the Tomb of Warriors will lead you to a three-way intersection like the one mentioned earlier, and there's more than one, at least four.
Why say at least?
There is a hidden "number selection" mechanism here, just like a password. If you choose the wrong number, you will face an additional fifth wave of attacks.
"There are three intersections, numbered 1, 2, and 3 from the left. Each time you choose an intersection, you will enter a corresponding battle. The first wave consists of 10 skeletons, 8 walkers, and 3 ghosts; the second wave is more difficult, with 15 skeletons, 12 walkers, and 4 ghosts; the third wave has 20 skeletons, 16 walkers, and 6 ghosts; the fourth wave has 25 skeletons, 18 walkers, and 8 ghosts..."
Lin Mo was making plans in his mind.
This is assuming you choose the correct sequence of intersections, which will result in four battles.
If you don't know the order of the intersections and choose randomly or by luck, you will face a fifth wave of enemies.
At that time, you will be facing 30 skeleton soldiers, 20 zombies, and 10 ghosts.
Five waves of relentless attacks are very difficult.
If you choose the correct order, you will only play the first four rounds, but the reward is the same regardless of which order you choose.
Under these circumstances, no one wanted to waste time and manpower on a fifth round of fighting.
Lin Mo naturally knew the four-round sequence of the Warrior's Tomb.
1-3-2-1.
To be honest, even with his current forces, five consecutive rounds of high-intensity battles would result in huge losses.
These thoughts flashed through my mind.
At this moment, the first wave of undead guards had already rushed forward.
Lin Mo didn't dismount; he opened his military manual and deployed his troops.
The majority of the skeletons are still deployed, split into two groups to ensure that each group can kill in one hit. The imps are left in a separate group to act as meat shields.
The undead forces on the other side were randomly grouped: 10 skeletons were divided into 2 groups of 5, two groups of 4 walkers, and one group of 3 ghosts.
Relatively easy to deal with
In a normal match, Li Jin would win, but there would be losses.
However, with the support of three strategic treasures, things would be different.
In terms of attack and defense attributes, the original Skeleton Soldier had an attack of 5, a defense of 4, a damage of 1-3, and a speed of 4. However, with the support of strategic treasures and the hero's four-dimensional attributes, the overall attack was increased by 3, the defense by 5, and the speed by 2.
This is equivalent to elevating the attributes of a level 1 skeleton to the level of a level 2 unit, or even close to that of a level 3 unit.
Coupled with Lin Mo's on-the-spot judgment and tactical command, the result was naturally predictable.
The first wave of battle ended in less than half a minute.
The first wave of undead forces was wiped out with zero casualties.
The special skill "Soul Summoning" changed after Lin Mo became a lord hero. It changed from being able to transform corpses to converting "living" creatures that died in battle into skeleton soldiers according to a certain ratio.
However, this special skill is useless in places like the "Tomb of Warriors" where there are only undead troops.
However, Lin Mo discovered that his hero level 'experience points' had increased from 15% to 25%.
In other words, after a few more battles like this, he might be able to level up.
So, following the correct order, at the second fork in the road, he chose entrance number '3'.
The second wave of battle began, consisting of 15 skeletons, 12 walkers, and 4 ghosts.
The enemy force was slightly larger than the first wave, but Lin Mo continued to use the same tactics, taking advantage of the speed of his troops and their strong offensive and defensive capabilities. He won the second battle with only the loss of one small demon.
This is a glorious victory!
The lord hero's experience bar has therefore increased to 37%.
Basically, enemy units can't last a single round against the skeletons controlled by Lin Mo.
The ghost, after the iron sword struck it, only had time to let out a piercing shriek before turning into smoke and vanishing into the decaying air of the tomb. The enemy skeletons were even more fragile; each sweeping attack, even a stack of ten skeletons, could instantly kill them, turning them into a pile of bone fragments. Conversely, the walkers, due to their high defense, and especially if their numbers exceeded ten, could withstand a single sword strike from their own skeletons.
But basically, with one strike, their numbers are drastically reduced, leaving only 1 to 3, which are severely crippled and can no longer cause any trouble.
As time went on, following the sequence of 1-3-2-1, the gauntlet battle entered its fourth round.
This is also the final round.
The enemy consists of 25 skeletons, 18 zombies, and 8 ghosts.
The difficulty of this fourth round is more than twice that of the first round.
Moreover, the opponent's stacking and grouping were very sophisticated. The skeletons were divided into two groups of 12 each, and the other group had 13. The walkers were divided into three groups, and the ghosts were only in one group of 8 stacked together.
Lin Mo frowned.
That would hurt enough to get hit.
Especially the groups of 12, 13, and 8 skeletons and ghosts, which cannot be completely eliminated in one round of attacks, and one's own forces cannot be stacked into one group, thus reducing the number of attacks.
It's virtually impossible to win this time without losing any skeletons.
Lin Mo was also prepared.
Even if it means losses, we must take it.
"attack!"
Squads of 34 and 30 skeleton soldiers, under the cover of several imps, charged forward. The faster skeletons launched the first attack, naturally targeting the enemy's largest group of soldiers.
This allows you to maximize your effectiveness in eliminating enemy units while gaining the initiative.
With two sword strikes, he directly killed 13 skeleton units and eliminated 5 of the 8 ghosts.
Next came the enemy's counterattack.
As Lin Mo had predicted, the battle ended in victory, but six of the skeletons were killed by the enemy units, and the lesser demons were reduced to only two.
This is a huge loss for him.
So even though he saw the victory notification and the experience bar on his hero panel had increased to 68%, Lin Mo didn't feel excited.
The enemies in this Warrior's Tomb do not have the control or buffs of 'enemy heroes'. If they did, how great would the losses be?
Lin Mo didn't dare to think about it.
"I'm still too weak. My troops aren't strong enough, my four dimensions aren't high enough, and I don't have many treasures..." Lin Mo summarized his experiences and lessons learned.
At the end of the passage was a circular room. The room was not large, about five meters in diameter, with gray walls. In the center of the room, two treasure chests floated, one gold and one silver.
Lin Mo was taken aback.
"Clearing the Warrior's Tomb should only give you one treasure chest reward, so why is there an extra one? Could it be...?"
He considered one possibility.
He immediately strode over and touched the silver treasure chest.
The next moment, a message appeared:
[Warrior's Tomb Completed]
[Rating: Excellent (Remaining troops exceed 30% of the initial troop strength)]
Basic Rewards: 2500 Gold Coins, 500 Wood, 500 Stone
[Bonus Reward: Level 1 Otherworld Map 'The Serpent's Treasure']
Seeing this, Lin Mo's eyelids twitched.
The resource rewards are basically fixed, but the extra rewards for his excellent evaluation surprised him greatly.
"Anotherworld map, it really exists! This is a valuable item." Lin Mo knew the importance of the otherworld map; it could be said that whether or not they could truly grow and develop depended entirely on it.
As the name suggests, an otherworld map is a key that allows you to enter another world. It is a separate map, and if you are lucky, you may obtain a large amount of resources, troops, or even some rare troops, magic and treasures.
In short, it is of immense value.
This was a surprise, but Lin Mo knew that the surprises from conquering the Warrior's Tomb were not over yet.
There is also a golden treasure chest.
He eagerly reached out and touched it. The treasure chest opened, and golden light surged out, gathering into a shape in the air.
It was a shield.
The shield was black, its surface smooth as a mirror, but upon closer inspection, one could see flowing patterns within, like liquid metal. A skull was engraved in the center of the shield. Two red gems were embedded in the skull's eye sockets, shimmering eerily in the light. A band of silver metal was inlaid around the edge of the shield, engraved with ancient runes.
[The reward for being the first person in the world to clear the Tomb of Warriors.]
[Undead Shield (Tier 2 Strategic Treasure)]
[Effect: Defense +3]
[Description: This shield was crafted by a necromancer and contains the power of death. All undead creatures under the wielder's command gain an additional +1 defense.]
[Note: This item will only be effective after being linked to a hero's identity.]