SWDnovel Chapter 410 Loot Overflowing: Artificial Undead with Immense Potential!
Chapter 410 Loot Overflowing: Artificial Undead with Immense Potential!
Chapter 410 Loot Overflowing: Artificial Undead with Immense Potential!
The flames seemed to have a life of their own, constantly licking the bodies of these undead creatures.
The bones of many skeleton warriors even began to melt, and the skin of the zombies gradually charred.
The arrows fired by the skeleton archers were incinerated into smoke by the surrounding flames before they even touched the surface of the volcano.
These arrows were originally bone arrows formed from necromantic energy, making them far harder than ordinary wooden arrows, but they still couldn't withstand the high temperature of the volcano.
This demonstrates that the temperature of this volcano has reached an unimaginable level.
Fangzhou glanced back and saw that the members of the Thunderfire Squad were still busy setting up the magic array, which would obviously take some time to complete.
Fangzhou could only continue to wait, not knowing whether their magic array would be effective.
At this moment, Liu Diewu, Zhang Wu, and the others also finished cleaning up the battlefield and gathered around.
Seeing the Ark's cautious attitude towards the lava volcano, they immediately realized that things might not be over yet.
But they were even more helpless, since their combat strength was far inferior to that of the Ark's forces.
After a brief discussion, Ark and his team decided to deal with the spoils of war first.
First, there's a green, excellent-quality enchanted firearm—a Lava Demon—along with several boxes of corresponding ammunition, a gun mastery skill book, and a pair of white, common-quality combat boots.
These spoils all came from the lava demon leader.
Although he caused considerable casualties to Gu Yueyuan's swarm during the battle, the reward for killing him was enough to make up for these losses, and there was even a large surplus.
Then there are about twenty pieces of equipment, covering the lava demon warriors' armor, helmets, boots, two-handed battle axes, one-handed battle axes, and shields.
Although they are all white, both their materials and craftsmanship are significantly superior to the standard equipment sold at the Haicheng Military Academy.
The armor is inlaid with tiny fire runes, which provide a certain degree of fire resistance.
The helmet's unique shape not only protects the head but also provides a clear field of vision.
The combat boots are lightweight yet sturdy, making them suitable for long runs and jumps.
Both the two-handed and one-handed battle axes are incredibly sharp, with traces of lava still remaining on their blades, making them appear exceptionally fierce.
The shield is thick and sturdy, with a layer of lava-like material covering its surface, which can effectively resist enemy attacks.
In addition to these equipment, they also discovered a large number of magic stones.
These magic stones are the common currency of the mythical world, and contain extremely powerful energy.
These magic stones are not only crucial to abyssal demons, but also invaluable energy crystals for human professionals.
They can play a significant role in daily training and combat.
Whether used to accelerate mana regeneration or enhance spell effects, these magic stones can provide significant assistance.
Even if Ark himself doesn't need them, exchanging these magic stones for Haicheng Military Academy can earn him a considerable amount of contribution points.
On average, each Lava Demon can contribute magic stones worth hundreds of contribution points.
In comparison, low-level monsters like kobolds are practically dirt poor.
Finally, they also found several basic skill books about the Abyss Demon, which covered techniques for using battle axes, shields, and armor.
Of course, for the Ark, the most valuable items were undoubtedly the corpses of these lava monsters.
Master Sandru and Instructor Su Xinyan are focused on researching Black Iron-level artificial undead spells.
If a breakthrough can be achieved, the Ark will be able to manufacture Black Iron-level undead on its own.
This means he needs a large number of corpses as raw materials.
The corpses of Black Iron-level monsters are extremely rare at the Haicheng Military Academy, and the Battle of Nature Forest provides a rare opportunity.
Fang Zhou naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by. He planned to make full use of the favorable conditions here to collect as many corpses of Black Iron-level monsters as possible.
It can be said that, for Ark, the monster corpses that fall into his hands, after contributing their materials and spoils, will be squeezed out of their last value by Ark's necromancy.
Meanwhile, after looking at the spoils of war, Ye Yinzhu's eyes revealed a hint of excitement.
Having been in the Nature Forest space fragment for so long, this was the first time they had seen such a wealth of equipment.
These pieces of equipment are not only numerous, but also of quite good quality.
However, when they saw the percentage of contribution to the mission, Ye Yinzhu and the other members of the Thunderfire Squad quickly lost their excitement.
When calculating contributions, they discovered that the combined contributions of the entire Thunderfire Squad in this battle were actually less than those of Fangzhou alone.
But the performance of the Ark and its summoned creatures speaks for itself; they have nothing to say but to accept it wholeheartedly.
Fangzhou glanced at them and immediately understood their thoughts.
Although this is the first time they've worked together, he thinks these people are all very good, and there may be opportunities for long-term cooperation in the future.
Therefore, he did not intend to keep all the spoils for himself, but instead selected some materials and equipment according to his own needs.
He picked up the most valuable green-quality enchanted gun and also selected some magic stones worth hundreds of contribution points.
Then, Fangzhou looked at the members of the Thunderfire Squad and said with a smile, "Take the rest of the equipment and spoils according to your contributions."
Everyone has put in a lot of effort this time, and it's a critical moment when we urgently need to replenish our supplies.
Anyway, we'll have a long time to spend in the Forest of Nature, and we'll have many more opportunities to cooperate.
The members of the Thunderfire Squad nodded hurriedly, deeply grateful.
With such a powerful backer like Arknights, unless they're idiots, of course they'd cling to him tightly.
Ye Yinzhu, who was relatively familiar with Fangzhou, laughed loudly and patted Fangzhou on the shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, Fangzhou, boss."
If I ever encounter a tough problem in the future, I will definitely come to you first.
Fangzhou nodded with a smile, secretly pleased with himself.
That was exactly what he wanted.
At this stage, a few pieces of white-quality equipment are nothing, but these favors and future cooperation opportunities are priceless.
If the other party could share some rare tasks or resources, the gains would be far greater than they are now.
In an environment like a natural forest, it's difficult to survive long by going it alone.
Only through unity and cooperation can we better address various challenges.
Fangzhou stared at the enchanted gun in his hand; the attribute panel already provided a detailed equipment description.
【Lava Enchantment Gun | Type】(Green Excellent, Equipment): A gun forged by the Lava Demon. It has good shooting power while maintaining a certain melee lethality, but the firing rate is relatively slow.
Fangzhou carefully read the introduction and gradually understood.
This gun is not only powerful, but also has a variety of special effects.
Combined with the Lava Demon Leader's high attack power, even though his agility attribute is not high, he can easily deal high damage through the special effects of the guns and skill combinations.
No wonder those undead creatures like skeleton warriors and zombies seemed so vulnerable in his presence.
Shaking his head, Fangzhou temporarily put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind.
Now is not the time to let your imagination run wild, because the members of the Thunderfire Squad have already completed the magic circle!
As they cast their spells, azure light shone from the magic circle.
The light gradually converged into a complex pattern, radiating a soft and clear glow.
Although the energy didn't seem abundant, as these rays bathed the earth, everyone around could clearly feel the air beginning to fill with moisture.
The moisture gradually spread, as if the entire area was shrouded in a thin mist, and the humidity in the air increased significantly.
Then, in less than two minutes, the flames of the volcano in front of him, which had been burning fiercely, quickly subsided.
The surface of the volcano gradually darkened, and the once-hot magma slowly cooled down.
The surrounding temperature had dropped significantly, and the originally scorching air had become cool and pleasant, making it seem that getting closer wouldn't cause any harm.
Fangzhou immediately had some guesses.
The principle behind this magic circle seems to be that it severed some connection between the volcano and the underground, preventing the continuous supply of underground lava and thus extinguishing the volcano's flames.
However, the closer they got to this point, the more cautious Ark became.
Because he knew that if the enemy, who had repeatedly sighed in despair, wanted to change the current situation, they would definitely launch another attack!
Without the protection of the flames, the volcano's true form was completely exposed to everyone.
At this moment, Fang Zhou suddenly realized that this was not a volcano at all, but a huge forging furnace.
As the flames in the forging furnace gradually weakened, that familiar sighing sound once again echoed from within.
With that sigh, five or six crimson figures leaped out of the furnace.
Their shapes are peculiar, as if they were creatures formed from condensed flames.
The flames on his body flickered and radiated intense heat.
Before anyone could even speak, dozens of arrows had already flown past.
Even the members of the Thunderfire Squad, who had free time, took the opportunity to throw out a few magical attacks.
To everyone's surprise, the crimson figures were immediately scattered.
The remaining two were also teetering on the brink of collapse, looking like they could die at any moment.
Immediately afterwards, the skeleton archers unleashed another volley of arrows, turning them all to ashes.
The opponent's final resistance ended completely before they even touched their own clothes.
Ye Yinzhu was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise, "What the heck? That's it?"
A teammate nearby chimed in, "Exactly! We prepared for so long, and we got taken down so easily?"
Fang Zhou laughed, because he was no stranger to these enemies.
Isn't this just a small fire elemental, one of the elemental creatures in the mythological creature encyclopedia?
A mere lower-tier Black Iron unit, without any buffs, obviously couldn't withstand the attack of so many people.
Although these small fire elementals possess some fire resistance and attack power, they are utterly vulnerable to the combined attacks of the Ark and the Thunderfire Squad.
At that moment, another sigh came from inside the forge, but this time no new enemies appeared.
Ye Yinzhu couldn't help but look at Fang Zhou and ask, "What should we do next?"
Fangzhou brandished his undead orb and said, "Of course, destroy it."
Once the culprit is destroyed, the swamp will return to normal.
Moreover, the evil enemies inside will have nowhere to hide!
With that statement, the others naturally got to work.
For a time, the sounds of hammering and spells echoed continuously.
Despite losing the protection of the flames, the forge's defenses remain very high.
The members of the Thunderfire Squad took turns using spells and tools to try to destroy the massive forge.
The Ark also commanded its undead creatures to use every means to attack the weak points of the forge.
The attacks of ordinary skeleton warriors and zombies can only cause a little damage to the forge.
Their attacks are frequent, but have little effect.
Only students from Haicheng Military Academy, after using their skills, can cause significant damage to the forging furnace.
Therefore, after attacking for more than ten minutes, a noticeable crack finally appeared in the forge.
Then came a series of "crackling" sounds, as if the internal structure was gradually collapsing.
Fangzhou immediately called back the students from Haicheng Military Academy and switched to using ranged attacks to focus fire.
Nobody knows if this thing will eventually self-destruct, so it's best to be careful.
He commanded the skeleton archers and the mages of the Thunderfire Squad to concentrate their firepower and launch a fierce attack on the crack.
Arrows and magical light intertwined, relentlessly bombarding the forge's weak points.
Each attack was accompanied by a subtle vibration, the cracks gradually widened, and more cracks began to appear on the surface of the forge.
As it turned out, Ark's guess was correct.
After the Ark's final Bone-Piercing Spear destroyed the forge, a series of "crack" sounds were heard, followed by a surge of intense flames that engulfed everything within a radius of several meters.
The flames were extremely hot, as if they would turn everything to ashes.
However, thanks to Ark's advance warning, everyone evacuated in time and suffered no harm.
As the fireworks gradually dissipated, Fang Zhou's gaze suddenly sharpened.
Among the shards scattered on the ground, there was a human-shaped stone statue.
The statue's posture is quite strange, as if it was lying on something before.
However, with the destruction of the forging furnace, all that remained of its supporting structure was a pile of broken stone powder.
At this moment, Ye Yinzhu and the others also noticed this unidentified creation, and they couldn't help but speak up.
"Is that the mastermind behind all the previous incidents? Is he dead or alive?"
"Is it a construct or a mechanical soldier?"
"It looks more like a golem with magic resistance, otherwise it would have been burned to ashes long ago, but it hasn't made any noise lately."
"Good heavens, are they burning terracotta warriors here?"
Since there were no real losses, and now that the battle was finally coming to an end, the group couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
But Fangzhou was much more decisive.
He had already seen, through the vision of the Soul Eagle, that some residual soul energy remained on the unidentified stone statue. "Fire!"
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