SWDnovel Chapter 15 Cursed Temple
Chapter 15 Cursed Temple
Lin Mo had a new idea, and naturally, the previous plan also needed to be changed.
He needs a place to stay here.
Of course, the most suitable one is the troop building, the Temple of Curses.
Once you conquer the Cursed Temple, you can recruit a certain number of skeletons every day. With the conversion from the Necromancy spell, the speed at which you accumulate skeletons in the early stages will be significantly improved.
Having thought this through, Lin Mo had already made his decision.
Two blocks away, Daniel was already sitting on the stairs of the building he and his cousins controlled, holding a bottle of beer he'd somehow found, drinking it in big gulps, and talking to his brothers about the day's events and information about the "hero from the sky."
"I traded three little devils for this news... What? You lost out? No, no, no, dear cousin, you didn't lose out at all. You have no idea how powerful that person is..."
Meanwhile, Lin Mo stood in the shadow of ruins, his gaze piercing through the night and landing on the gray stone building in the distance.
Cursed Temple.
The exterior walls were covered with withered yellow vines, and the skulls carved on the dome gleamed faintly in the moonlight.
Around the temple, several humanoid shadows could be vaguely seen wandering around, along with five skeleton soldiers and three ghosts.
The ghosts were translucent, floating in the air like smoke blown by the wind. They had no feet, hovered half a foot off the ground, and moved silently, emanating only a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.
Level 3 organism.
Ghosts don't have high attack power, but they have a troublesome characteristic: with each attack, they drain 2 points of the target's mana. For Lin Mo, who needs mana to cast necromancy, ghosts are one of his least favorite enemies.
He cannot let the ghost touch him.
But Jenova can handle them.
Bows and arrows are surprisingly effective against ghosts.
Ghosts have no physical form; swords and blades strike them as if they were hitting thin air. However, arrows imbued with magical energy can deal full damage to them. Genova's intermediate archery skills, with each arrow carrying magical damage, make her the bane of ghosts.
However, Lin Mo does not plan to take action at this stage.
He glanced at his watch.
Nine o'clock in the evening.
With the magic ring and three little devils, his magic regeneration speed increased by 50%, and he would gain an extra 30 magic points at midnight.
After midnight, mana will be refreshed and restored to the maximum of 60 points.
That makes a total of 9 skeletons.
With the skeleton soldiers he had already accumulated, his forces would reach a very considerable number at this stage.
At least for now, no one has the military strength that Lin Mo currently possesses.
Lin Mo led his team to the second floor of an abandoned residential building opposite the Cursed Temple. From the window, they could clearly see the entire temple.
Hammer leaned against the wall, shotgun in hand, eyes fixed on the window: "Lin, when do we make our move?"
"After midnight," Lin Mo said, "we don't have enough troops right now."
Time passed by, second by second.
Lin Mo leaned against the window, his eyes half-closed, but his mind was still working.
He was simulating the upcoming battle.
The temple of the curse is guarded by five skeletons and three ghosts.
Skeletons are level 1 creatures and are relatively easy to deal with.
Five skeleton soldiers guarded the area, but his twenty-two skeleton soldiers swarmed in and could take them down in ten seconds.
The difficulty lies with the three ghosts.
Lin Mo's tactic was to first have Genova shoot arrows from a distance to lure out the three ghosts one by one, then use his skeleton soldiers to launch a surprise attack, clear out the five skeleton guards, and finally kill the three ghosts one by one.
It sounds simple, but it's risky to implement.
The ghost was incredibly fast; it only took it seconds to get from the temple entrance to Genova's firing position. If Genova missed her shot, the ghost would be upon her, and she would be in danger.
Therefore, she needs someone to protect her.
"Hammer," Lin Mo said.
"Um?"
"When Genova shoots the arrow, you stand next to her. If the ghosts get close, you shoot. Shotguns have a wide spread, so you don't need to aim carefully, just blast them. If the ghosts chase you, run; you have experience with that."
"Understood." Hammer took a deep breath and patted the shotgun in his hand.
He recalled his experience earlier that day of luring away poisonous flies in the supermarket.
It happened again just one day later.
It has to be said that life is becoming more and more hopeful.
Of course, he also knew that if he wanted to follow Lin Mo, he had to demonstrate his value.
When it's time to take a risk, there's no room for hesitation.
Lin Mo glanced at Genova again: "If it were you, how many arrows would it take to kill the ghost?"
Genova immediately replied, "For the ghost, it would take two or three arrows."
Lin Mo nodded.
Two or three arrows, with an interval of about two seconds between each arrow, will take at least five or six seconds for the ghost to rush from the temple entrance to Jenova's position. This should be enough to kill one ghost, making the remaining two relatively easy to deal with.
Time passed, and it was midnight.
Lin Mo felt a warm energy surge through his body, and his mana instantly reached 60, the maximum value.
He began to control the skeleton soldiers to attack the scattered low-level creatures around him, creating corpses and converting them with necromancy. In less than half an hour, the number of his skeleton soldiers reached his expected value.
[Mana Points: 0/60]
Total number of skeletons: 31
Thirty-one skeleton soldiers stood neatly in front of Lin Mo, the ghostly flames in their eye sockets flickering eerily in the darkness, the rusty swords in their hands gleaming, exuding a chilling aura.
Upon witnessing this scene, Hammer couldn't help but swallow hard. A surge of heat seemed to rush from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, accompanied by an inexplicable excitement and exhilaration.
"Genova, use the military treatise to build up your forces!" Lin Mo then instructed.
Genova immediately raised her hand, summoned her military treatise, and opened it.
"Thirty skeleton soldiers are stacked in one team, and another skeleton soldier is in a separate team." Lin Mo clearly had a plan in mind.
Jenova faithfully carried out the order.
A stream of light emanated from the military treatise, enveloping the numerous skeleton soldiers. The light grew stronger and stronger, and the skeleton soldiers' bodies began to twist, merge, and compress.
The thirty skeleton soldiers gradually merged into one in the light.
Three seconds later, only two skeleton soldiers remained in front of him, except that one of the skeleton soldiers had a faint "30" on its head.
[Troop stacking complete]
Current troop strength: 30 skeletons, 1 skeleton
Lin Mo's lips slowly curled upwards at that moment.
Thirty skeleton soldiers stacked together have the same attack power; one strike would be enough to instantly kill a ghost.
"Let's go," Lin Mo commanded. "Prepare for battle."
The group headed towards the Temple of the Cursed.
Lin Mo carried the Dwarf King's Shield, with two skeleton soldiers leading the way, followed by the Imp, while Genova and Hammer walked behind the group.
At a distance of about 100 meters, Genova and Hammer stopped and entered the sniping position they had selected beforehand.
Lin Mo, leading two squads of skeleton soldiers and three lesser demons, approached the Cursed Temple as close as possible, stopping and hiding at the closest possible distance.
This "limit distance" is currently only known to Lin Mo.
The ghosts' perception range is a radius of thirty meters. As long as you don't get close to this area, you don't have to worry about being attacked by them.
This is based on experience, and it's something many people risked their lives to achieve in their previous lives.
Once in position, Lin Mo gave the signal to attack.
A hundred meters away, an arrow streaked across the night sky, striking precisely a ghost at the entrance of the cursed temple.
In an instant, the ghost's face became ferocious and terrifying, and it let out a piercing shriek. The three ghosts together, accompanied by a gust of cold wind, rushed towards the direction from which the arrow had come.