SWDnovel Chapter 23 Thunder Lizard and Water Cannon Turtle
Chapter 23 Thunder Lizard and Water Cannon Turtle
These are all good stuff!
Lei Chi should first build defensive towers.
Given the choice of three beast towers, he naturally chose the rare [Thunder Lizard].
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Tower Name: Thunder Lizard
Area: 1m x 1m
Type: Beast Tower
Rank: First Rank
Attack Power: 2+2 (Focus LV1)
Attack type: Magic
Attack range: 30 meters
Attack Speed: 0.5
Attack Effect: [Lightning Strike] The Thunder Lizard summons lightning strikes to attack a single enemy target within its range, dealing damage and paralyzing them. Depending on the target's abilities, the target's movement speed is reduced by 0.1% to 60% for two seconds.
Note: After a Thunder Lizard consumes a Lightning Gem, there is a 30% chance it will grow into a Thunder Lizard (Tier 2 Beast Tower).
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
"A single-unit magic control tower!"
Lei Chi immediately located the [Thunder Lizard]. This little lizard looked quite cool, about the size of a pug, a standard little lizard, with tiny arcs of electricity wrapped around its body. Its normal attack was to summon lightning strikes. Lei Chi placed it 30 meters away from the [War Corridor]. Unfortunately, there was no target on site for it to test its attacks.
"Although the control effect is not bad, the attack power is too weak. Even if there is one more tower, we dare not start the fifth wave of jungle monster invasion. We still have to wait for the first-tier defense tower upgrade scroll."
At this moment, Lei Chi took out the [Tier 1 Defense Tower Upgrade Scroll].
He had heard of this item before; it was a rare and highly sought-after item. Once used, it could instantly upgrade a Tier 1 defensive tower to Tier 2 without any upgrade requirements.
Lei Chi was pondering which defensive tower would be the best place to use this scroll.
Melee Beast Towers are not even worth considering. Even if the Little Tiger and Little Turtle are upgraded, they still won't be able to handle the 5th wave of monster invasions. If the Little Yellow Duck is upgraded to the Big Yellow Duck, it might become a ranged tower, since its attack method is spitting. Becoming bigger might allow it to spit farther, but it's still not reliable.
There's no need to consider the two [Porcupines], they're too ordinary, and their upgrade requirements are relatively easy to meet.
The newly built [Thunder Lizard] can also be ruled out. When fighting a large number of weak monsters, the priority should definitely be output, and then control.
"The Tier 1 Beast Tower upgrade scroll will definitely be used on either the [Little Green Snake] or the [Bubble Turtle]. If we're considering attacking the 5th wave of monster invasions, the Bubble Turtle seems more suitable. Its Tier 2 form has two variations: the single-target damage type [Bullet Turtle] and the [Water Cannon Turtle] with [Enhanced Bouncing]. The [Water Cannon Turtle] is clearly better suited for breaking through monster invasions, while the [Little Green Snake] has a short range. The upgraded [Big Green Snake] lacks description, but it's likely a stronger single-target poison damage tower..."
Lei Chi quickly made a decision. He approached a Bubble Turtle and unfurled the Tier 1 Beast Tower Upgrade Scroll for it.
"Ding! Successfully used the Tier 1 Beast Tower Upgrade Scroll. Your Tier 1 Beast Tower [Bubble Turtle] can be upgraded to a Tier 2 Beast Tower."
"Ding! Please select the evolution route for [Bubble Turtle]..."
A selection window popped up in front of Lei Chi. On the left side of the window was the [Blastoise], which had a crossbow mount on its back.
On the right side of the window is the [Water Cannon Turtle], which carries a short, thick cannon on its back.
Without hesitation, Lei Chi chose the [Water Cannon Turtle].
Immediately, the Bubble Turtle in front of him expanded and deformed, growing much larger in just a few seconds, and became a Water Cannon Turtle.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Tower Name: Water Cannon Turtle
Area: 2m x 2m
Type: Beast Tower
Order: Second order
Attack Power: 30+2 (Focus LV1)
Attack type: Magic
Attack range: 50 meters
Attack Speed: 0.5
Attack Effect: [Enhanced Ejection], the Water Cannon Turtle launches water ball projectiles to attack enemy targets within its range, dealing full damage to the first target. The water ball projectiles will then ricochet 5 times, with each ricochet reducing the damage by 5 points. Each ricochet distance cannot exceed 10 meters.
Note: The Water Cannon Turtle has growth potential. Unlocking the hidden technology [Magical Bloodline] and using a [Monster Gem] can randomly upgrade it into a Tier 3 Giant Turtle Beast Tower.
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
Lei Chi didn't pay attention to the basic data of the [Water Cannon Tower] at first; he was drawn to the hidden technology [Magical Bloodline] mentioned in its description.
"The previous description of the Big Tiger's advancement mentioned the hidden technology [Ancient Bloodline], and now it's mentioned another [Magical Bloodline]. Will there be [Mythical Bloodline], [Science Fiction Bloodline], [Fantasy Bloodline] or something like that in the future? If so, the Beast Tower will have a very promising future!"
Lei Chi suddenly realized that the Beast Tower might actually be the strongest defensive tower in the late game, only that it's difficult to start and slow to develop. Since he has a compensation system, he might be able to make the Beast Tower rise to prominence.
"Hahaha, without a doubt, I'm the rising star of the Beast Tower players. Once the shout count refreshes, I absolutely have to go to the Beast Tower player chat group and show off my superiority!"
Lei Chi was secretly pleased and checked the attribute data of [Water Cannon Turtle] again.
The Water Cannon Turtle's cannonballs can bounce five times, effectively hitting six targets. If the attacked targets have no magic resistance, the damage will be fully dealt. One cannonball from the Water Cannon Turtle can deal six damage numbers: "30", "25", "20", "15", "10", and "5", for a total damage of up to "105" points, which is quite good and twice the output of the Big Tiger!
In addition, the range of this [Water Cannon Turtle] is impressive, reaching up to 50 meters!
"With this Bubble Turtle here, we're all set. Breaking through the fifth wave of jungle monsters won't be a problem at all! After all, the fifth wave of invading monsters, the Holy Light Slimes, only spawn one per second. Even if you factor in their Holy Light, they only heal for 50 points per second. This Bubble Turtle's firepower is enough. However, before starting this wave of jungle monsters, I need to adjust the placement of the defensive towers."
Lei Chi also possesses a class skill called [Beast Shift].
The professional skills belong to the unknown territory of Leichi, which I had never paid attention to before, but this [Beast Displacement] skill is quite useful.
According to information Lei Chi had previously learned, once the defensive towers are built on both sides of the War Corridor, each time the War Corridor changes, such as being extended or widened, the defensive towers on both sides can be rearranged.
There seem to be special items that can move the defensive towers, but those items are expensive and difficult to obtain.
"【Defense Tower】Can be moved, is this a feature of the Beast Tower? This skill is indeed very useful, and the skill book must be quite expensive, with 1500 gold coins taking up the majority of the price."
After a moment's thought, Lei Chi began to rearrange his defensive towers.
There's no need to put the two [big tigers] at the entrance anymore. Lei Chi first moved one of them to a position 10 meters away in the [war corridor]. Five minutes later, he moved the second one to its symmetrical position.
Although the [Big Tiger] is a melee beast tower, it is no longer just for show, because they can emit tiger roars.
Tiger's Roar can affect enemy targets within a ten-meter radius, reducing their attack power and movement speed by 30%, but unfortunately it only lasts for ten seconds, and the [Big Tiger] can only unleash Tiger's Roar once per minute.
If you could put six tigers together and let them take turns roaring, you could create a deceleration zone.
However, since the "Big Tiger" is controlled by the system's AI, Lei Chi currently has no idea how it will roar.
The other melee defense towers did not need to be moved. Five minutes later, Lei Chi placed the [Little Green Snake] 12 meters away in the [War Corridor].
The small green snake has a short range of only 10 meters and focuses solely on inflicting venomous wounds.
Next, Lei Chi moved the two [Porcupines] to 50 meters in the War Corridor, kept the [Thunder Lizard] in the same position, moved the [Bubble Turtle] to 60 meters, and moved the [Water Cannon Turtle] to 80 meters.
Feeling that everything was in order, he brought up the system panel and started the fifth wave of monster invasion.