《The Era of Tower Defense: I Have Super Enhancement》 Chapter 1 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Goddess of Life, please teleport to a good location.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t teleport to a group of monsters, please don¡¯t teleport to a group of monsters!¡± ¡°Goddess, please! I will survive.¡± The people on the teleportation array prayed in low voices. In the crowd, Thomas was speechless as he looked at the flickering runes under his feet. He had only taken a nap, but he had actually transmigrated. Moreover, he had transmigrated to a fantasy world. According to the memories in his mind, this world was originally similar to the fantasy world in some stories. The productivity was similar to the Middle Ages, where kingdoms fought each other. There were powerful knights and mysterious magic. However, when a red Blood Moon appeared in the sky, everything changed. Black fog covered the land, and countless dark creatures surged out of it. Werewolves, vampires, and evil spirits, which only existed in legends, quickly conquered large areas of land, and countless kingdoms were completely destroyed. At a critical moment, some humans awakened and became Architects. They could create all kinds of magical buildings to resist the dark creatures. With the help of these Architects and those magical buildings, humans were able to stand firm in several big cities. However, the dark creatures seemed to be endless. No matter how many were killed, they would always return on a larger scale. In order to resist these dark creatures, the higher-ups decided to send Architects to the wilderness. They would build camps there, collect resources, and find out the source of these dark creatures. Moreover, in order to save precious resources, some poor people who had no relatives or strength were also thrown out as abandoned children. And Thomas¡¯ predecessor was one of them. Of course, the kingdom¡¯s higher-ups did not directly ask them to die. Everyone was handed a worn-out short sword. ¡°This thing can deal with dark creatures?¡± Thomas looked at the rusty short sword in his hand and could not help but shake his head and smile bitterly. At this time, the teleportation circle had been completely activated, and all the runes lit up. ¡°The Goddess of Life bless you!¡± Under the blessing of the priest, Thomas and the others were teleported away. Thomas felt his vision blur, and he appeared in a wilderness. The Blood Moon in the sky was still shining on the earth. There was a pitch-black fog around him. He could not see clearly at a distance of more than 20 meters. There were spots of blood on the ground and a few skeletons not far away. ¡°Where exactly is this place?¡± Thomas looked around him. At this moment, the sound of bones rubbing against each other could be heard. Thomas looked up and saw a white skeleton slowly walking out from the black fog. This skeleton was completely white, and there were two green flames in its eye sockets. It was wearing a set of tattered armor, and in its hand was a blood-stained two-handed greatsword. It looked like a Skeleton Soldier in a game. When the Skeleton Soldier saw Thomas, the flames in its eyes jumped twice, and then it quickly walked towards Thomas. It raised the two-handed greatsword with both hands and slashed at Thomas. Thomas subconsciously raised the short sword in his hand to block it. However, a huge force hit the short sword, and it almost fell out of his hand. Thomas was also shocked by the huge force and sat on the ground. When the skeleton saw this, its eyes revealed a savage look. It raised the two-handed sword in its hand high, and it looked like it was going to split Thomas in half. At this critical moment, an electronic synthesized voice sounded in Thomas¡¯ ear. [The Super Enhancement System has been successfully bound. Weapon found. Rusty short sword. In the Super Enhancement, the rusty short sword has been amplified into the Holy Light Longsword.] [Holy Light Longsword: Double damage to dark creatures. Additional holy light damage.] The rusty short sword in Thomas¡¯ hand instantly changed its appearance. From a short sword that was one foot long, it became a long sword that was nearly three feet long. Moreover, this longsword was emitting white light. When the Skeleton Soldier saw this longsword, it could not help but take two steps back. The flames in its eyes kept jumping, as if it was very afraid of this longsword. Thomas was overjoyed when he saw it. He forced himself to stand up and raised the Holy Light Longsword with both hands to stab at the Skeleton Soldier. The Skeleton Soldier could not dodge in time and was directly stabbed by the longsword. Swoosh! A ball of white light burst out from the longsword. The light enveloped the Skeleton Soldier. The Skeleton Soldier did not even make a sound before it was burned to ashes. A white crystal-like object fell to the ground. ¡°Magic core!¡± Thomas was overjoyed and hurriedly picked up the magic core. According to the memories of his predecessor, this magic core was a very precious resource. Only by killing the dark monsters would there be a certain chance of dropping it. And these magic cores were the core resources of the Architects who built defensive buildings. Although this was only the lowest grade white magic core, it was still priceless. According to the memories of his predecessor, a white magic core could be exchanged for a year¡¯s worth of food for a commoner. It was enough to show how precious it was. [Magic core discovered. During the Super Enhancement, the host has obtained the class: Super Architect.] [Super Architect: When building a building, the consumption will be halved, the time will be halved, and all construction methods will be automatically mastered.] [Would you like to become a Super Architect?] ¡°Of course!¡± Thomas chose to confirm. Architects were the new aristocrats in the post-apocalyptic world. All humans had to rely on Architects to live. Even the nobles in the past had to act according to the architects. Thomas¡¯s predecessor had always wanted to become an Architect, but he had never succeeded in awakening to become one. A white light enveloped Thomas, and in an instant, countless knowledge about Architects surged into Thomas¡¯s brain. Numerous powerful building construction methods were imprinted in Thomas¡¯s mind. Thomas opened his eyes and became excited. According to the knowledge he had obtained, a Super Architect was the king amongst Architects. An ordinary Architect could only grasp a portion of the building construction methods after taking office, and the inheritance was incomplete. However, a Super Architect was different. He had mastered the complete inheritance, from the most ordinary Arrow Tower to the legendary level Hell Ghost Tower. Thomas looked at the white magic core in his hand. According to the memories in his mind, this white magic core could usually be used to create two types of buildings. One was the Arrow Tower, and the other was to create the Wall of Bones. However, to make the Arrow Tower, six white magic cores were needed. But to make the Wall of Bones, a single white magic core could only make a short wall that was two meters long and one meter high. If it were other Architects, they might need to collect more white magic cores. However, in Thomas¡¯s memory, there was a type of building that only needed one white magic core to build ¡ª the White Bone Spike. Chapter 2 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation In Thomas¡¯ memory, the White Bone Spike was a relatively rare building. Rather than a building, it was more like a trap. The specific effect was to create a 1-meter-long trap on the ground. If an enemy passed by, the long White Bone Spike would stick out from the trap and stab the enemy to death. The power of the White Bone Spike was not high. It could only work on the most common level 1 dark creatures. Even the Gnolls that were famous for their brittle skin among level 2 dark creatures could easily deal with it. Its low power and small coverage area were the weaknesses of the White Bone Spike. However, this thing was the most practical. It only needed a white magic core to be made. With the White Bone Spike, he could rely on this thing to kill dark creatures, and he did not need to fight the dark creatures himself. Thomas looked left and right, ready to find a suitable place to put the White Bone Spike down. At this moment, the sound of bones rubbing against each other came from not far away. Thomas looked back and saw two more Skeleton Soldiers coming out of the village on the right, charging towards him with big steps. One of the two skeleton soldiers was holding a one-handed sword and shield, and the other was holding a long spear. The white flames in their eyes were constantly flickering, and they looked more ferocious than the previous Skeleton Soldier. ¡°I¡¯ll use the two of you as an experiment.¡± Thomas looked at the terrain. There were earth walls on both sides of him, and there was a two-meter wide tunnel in front of him. He only needed to bury the White Bone Spike on one side of the road, and he would be able to defend the other side, there was no need to face the two Skeleton Soldiers at once. Thinking of this, Thomas threw the white magic core on the ground and said, ¡°Build the White Bone Spike.¡± A magic array appeared out of thin air on the ground. The white magic core merged into the magic array. The magic array¡¯s runes lit up one by one. In the blink of an eye, a white trap appeared on the ground. There were thumb-sized round holes on the white trap. In each of the round holes, there was a spike made of a meter-long white bone. It looked very powerful. The White Bone Spike only flashed on the ground for a moment, and then quickly disappeared into the ground, leaving behind a mark that only Thomas could see. At this moment, the system¡¯s voice sounded. [Level 1 White Bone Spike detected. Super Enhancement triggered. Enhancing¡­ ] [Enhancement completed. White Bone Spike evolved into Blood Spike.] [Increase effect: Attack range doubled, power doubled.] ¡°This can also increase?¡± Thomas rubbed his eyes in disbelief. He was shocked to find that the White Bone Spike, which was only one meter long, had rapidly expanded to two meters long. Not only had the area expanded, but the spike, which was only as thick as a thumb, had become as thick as an egg. The white spikes had also become blood red, and they seemed to be even stronger than before. The Blood Spikes that had become larger instantly blocked the entire passage, completely separating Thomas and the two Skeleton Soldiers. ¡°This saves me the trouble of making a move.¡± Thomas held his sword with one hand and pointed his middle finger at the Skeleton Soldiers in front of him. Perhaps those Skeleton Soldiers did not understand the meaning of Thomas¡¯ gesture, but they could feel the provocation in it. How could those two Skeleton Soldiers endure such humiliation? With an angry roar, they raised the weapons in their hands and charged at Thomas. Very soon, the two Skeleton Soldiers rushed to the Blood Spikes. Swoosh! The Blood Spikes as thick as eggs shot out from the trap and stabbed at the two Skeleton Soldiers. These two Skeleton Soldiers were only level-one dark creatures, and they were not good at speed. They could not dodge the attack of the Blood Spikes at all and were stabbed directly. One of the Skeleton Soldiers was pierced through by the blood, and its head was pierced through. The other Skeleton Soldier was not any better. It was pierced through by the two Blood Spikes and hung on the Blood Spikes. Although the soul fire in its eyes had not been extinguished, its body could no longer move. Thomas nodded when he saw this. The power of the Blood Spikes was indeed not bad. The two Skeleton Soldiers did not even last a round before they were killed. Thomas held the Holy Light Longsword and walked towards the remaining Skeleton Soldier. When the Blood Spikes sensed Thomas¡¯ approach, they retreated back and opened up a path for Thomas. ¡°Ka ka! Ka ka!¡± When the Skeleton Soldier saw Thomas walking over, the soul fire in its eyes flickered continuously. Its mouth made ¡®ka ka¡¯ sounds as if it was warning Thomas again. ¡°You still dare to threaten me in this state? I¡¯ll send you back to hell right now!¡± Thomas raised his sword and hit the skull of the Skeleton Soldier. In an instant, the skull soldier¡¯s head flew out and its body, which was hanging on the Blood Spike, turned into a pile of ashes. Unfortunately, it did not drop a magic core. Instead, the Skeleton Soldier killed by the Blood Spike dropped a magic core. ¡°The drop rate is not very high.¡± Looking at the magic core in his hand, Thomas frowned. If this continued, when would he be able to build a shelter? He had to attract some monsters. Thinking of this, Thomas put his hand in his mouth and whistled in the direction of the village. This was like poking a hornet¡¯s nest. There was a sound of friction in the direction of the village. Then, there were chaotic footsteps. Thomas looked up and saw a group of Skeleton Soldiers holding round shields and scimitars walking out from the black fog. Behind these Skeleton Soldiers, there was actually a Skeleton Knight. This Skeleton Knight was riding a warhorse made of white bones. It was wearing black full-body plate armor and held a three-meter-long knight¡¯s spear in its hand. The soul fire in its eyes was actually green. According to the memories of his predecessor, the Skeleton Soldiers were classified according to the color of the soul fire. The white one was level 1, and the green one was level 2. And this skeleton in front of him was obviously a level 2 Skeleton Knight. According to the records, the charging distance of the Skeleton Knight was very powerful. It could instantly charge a distance of four meters. A two-meter-long Blood Spike trap would not be able to stop it. The Skeleton Knight also noticed Thomas. A ferocious smile appeared on its face. The Skeleton Knight¡¯s spear in its hand was aimed at Thomas. It rode the white bone warhorse and charged at Thomas. The Skeleton Soldiers behind it also followed quickly. Seeing that the Skeleton Soldiers and the Skeleton Knight were getting closer and closer, Thomas gritted his teeth. It seemed that he could only take a gamble. ¡°Build the Wall of Bones!¡± A magic array appeared in an instant, and a Wall of Bones appeared. When the Skeleton Knight saw this, the cold smile on its face became even more pronounced. It had fought with an Architect before. According to its experience, it had already rushed over before the Wall of Bones was completed, and it had picked up the Architect on its lance. The Skeleton Knight rode its horse and accelerated towards Thomas. Chapter 3 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation If Thomas had been an ordinary Architect, things would have been as the Skeleton Knight had expected, and he would have been pierced by the Skeleton Knight¡¯s spear. However, the Skeleton Knight had never expected Thomas to be a Super Architect. A Super Architect who could reduce the time and materials of ordinary buildings. The Wall of Bones was built at an unbelievable speed. ¡°How can it be so fast?¡± The Skeleton Knight looked at the Wall of Bones that had been built with a look of disbelief on its face. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. It¡¯s just a level 1 ordinary Wall of Bones. With the charging force of the Skeleton Warhorse, it can be broken through. However, if that happens, the Skeleton Warhorse will be severely damaged. After this battle, I will have to summon the Skeleton Warhorse again.¡± The Skeleton Knight could use its skills to summon the Skeleton Warhorse. However, the newly summoned Skeleton Warhorse needed to be retrained. Its strength could not be compared to the Skeleton Warhorse from before. Therefore, the Skeleton Knight did not want to summon the Skeleton Warhorse again. However, at this moment, it had no choice but to do so. The Skeleton Knight felt hatred towards Thomas. ¡°After I kill you, I will turn you into my slave and serve me forever to compensate for the damage caused to my Skeleton Warhorse!¡± The Skeleton Knight urged the Skeleton Warhorse to ram into the Wall of Bones. In the opinion of the Skeleton Knight, a mere level 1 Wall of Bones should be able to break open under the impact of the Skeleton Warhorse. However, something unexpected happened. The Wall of Bones instantly shot out dense white bone spears from the wall, stabbing towards it and the Skeleton Warhorse. ¡°How is this possible?¡± The Skeleton Knight¡¯s eyes were filled with disbelief. Stabbing out the white bone spears from the wall was a special effect of a level 2 Wall of Bones. Regardless of the height or thickness of the Wall of Bones in front of it, it was obviously only a level 1 wall. How could there be a level 2 special effect? The Skeleton Knight was puzzled. The Skeleton Knight desperately held onto the reins of the Skeleton Warhorse, trying to stop the momentum of the charge. However, the speed of the charge was too fast. Despite using all its strength, the Skeleton Warhorse still crashed into the Wall of Bones. One by one, the sharp bone spears pierced through the body of the Skeleton Warhorse. The massive damage instantly caused the Skeleton Warhorse to disintegrate. Crash! The Skeleton Warhorse disintegrated into white bone fragments on the ground, and a white magic core fell to the ground. ¡°You dare to harm my Skeleton Warhorse? I will throw your soul into the eternal furnace and suffer eternal torture!¡± The Skeleton Knight flipped over and jumped off the disintegrated Skeleton Warhorse, roaring at Thomas. However, before it could finish its words, the blood-red thorns on the ground pierced through the Skeleton Knight. ¡°You¡­¡± The fire of the soul in the Skeleton Knight¡¯s eyes shook rapidly, filled with unwillingness and confusion. It really did not understand why it, a level two Skeleton Knight, would be injured by two level 1 buildings to such an extent. In fact, the Skeleton Knight¡¯s previous judgment was completely correct. The reason that the Wall of Bones had a level 2 special effect was entirely due to the effect of Thomas¡¯ Super Enhancement. It forcefully increased the level 1 Wall of Bones to a level 2 attribute. The Skeleton Knight was caught off guard and died. Of course, Thomas would not help the Skeleton Knight answer its questions. Thomas went around the Wall of Bones and came in front of the Skeleton Knight. He raised the Holy Light Longsword in his hand high up. ¡°Lord Hall will avenge me. I will wait for you in the Nine Hells!¡± The Skeleton Knight cursed Thomas with resentment. ¡°What terrible last words.¡± Thomas slashed down with the longsword in his hand. Swoosh! The Holy Light Longsword chopped off the skull of the Skeleton Knight. The Skeleton Knight instantly disintegrated into a pile of white bone fragments, and a green magic core fell to the ground. At this moment, the 12 Skeleton Soldiers who were charging behind the Skeleton Knight finally rushed over. The few Skeleton Soldiers who were charging at the front brandished their machetes and slashed at Thomas. Thomas saw that so many Skeleton Soldiers were attacking him at the same time, so he did not dare to be careless. He quickly dodged to the back of the Wall of Bones, and at the same time, controlled the Wall of Bones and Blood Spikes to stab at the Skeleton Soldiers. The effect of the Wall of Bones and the Blood Spikes was comparable to a level 2 building. They could even kill a level 2 Skeleton Knight. These level 1 Skeleton Soldiers were naturally not a problem. As long as they were within the attack range of the Blood Spikes, they would all be killed. Unfortunately, the attack range of the Blood Spikes and the Wall of Bones was still too small. It was impossible to cover all 12 Skeleton Soldiers. The four Skeleton Soldiers standing at the back of the team were not affected. The four Skeleton Soldiers looked at each other and actually turned around to run. Seeing this scene, Thomas could not help but feel anxious. Through the Skeleton Knight¡¯s last words, he knew that there must be a leader called Hall nearby who was much stronger than them. If these Skeleton Soldiers were to go back and report, he would definitely face the revenge of that Hall fellow. Who knew how strong the other party was, and if he could withstand it? ¡°I must kill them! I can¡¯t let them report back!¡± Thomas jumped out from behind the Wall of Bones, chasing after the Skeleton Soldiers. When the four Skeleton Soldiers saw Thomas chasing after them, they actually split up three Skeleton Soldiers to stop Thomas. The three Skeleton Soldiers raised the white bone round shield in their hands and charged towards Thomas. The remaining Skeleton Soldier sped up and charged into the black fog. Seeing the three Skeleton Soldiers charging towards him, Thomas did not dare to slow down. He raised his Holy Light Longsword and slashed at the Skeleton Soldier at the front. When the Skeleton Soldier saw this, it quickly raised the white bone round shield in its hand to block. However, it had underestimated the power of the Holy Light Longsword. The Holy Light Longsword was exceptionally sharp. With this attack, it actually directly split the Skeleton Soldier and the white bone round shield into two halves. Crash! The Skeleton Soldier disintegrated into white bone fragments on the ground, and a white magic core fell to the ground. Thomas did not bother to pick up the magic core. Instead, he flew backward and quickly pulled away from the two Skeleton Soldiers. When the two Skeleton Soldiers saw their companions die, not only were they not afraid, but they became even more ferocious. They raised the machetes in their hands and attacked Thomas from both sides. Thomas pulled his body to the left and dodged. At the same time, the longsword in his hand swept toward the Skeleton Soldier on the left. The Skeleton Soldier had witnessed the power of the Holy Light Longsword. It did not dare to block it head-on. It took a step back, trying to dodge Thomas¡¯ attack. However, Thomas did not give the other party a chance. He rushed forward and stabbed the longsword in his hand into the other party¡¯s chest. Crash! The Skeleton Soldier disintegrated into pieces on the ground. Chapter 4 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Killing two Skeleton Soldiers in a row boosted Thomas¡¯ confidence. He strode towards the last Skeleton Soldier, ready to kill it in one fell swoop. When the last Skeleton Soldier saw Thomas rushing over, it did not fight with Thomas. Instead, it raised the round shield in its hand and circled around Thomas, not fighting with Thomas. Thomas hacked left and right, but he failed to kill the Skeleton Soldier several times. He could not help but feel a little anxious. This Skeleton Soldier was too cunning. It actually did not fight with Thomas head-on. If this continued, the situation would be greatly disadvantageous to him. How should he kill the other party? Thomas was secretly anxious. Suddenly, Thomas saw that the edge of the Skeleton Soldier¡¯s foot was the edge of the Blood Spike. As long as it took half a step back, he would be able to step into the Blood Spike. Seeing this, Thomas had an idea. He raised the Holy Light Longsword high and swept it towards the Skeleton Soldier¡¯s waist. Seeing this, the Skeleton Soldier indeed retreated, wanting to dodge Thomas¡¯ sword. With this retreat, one of its feet stepped into the attack range of the Blood Spike. ¡°Blood Spike, activate!¡± Thomas immediately ordered. Swoosh! Dozens of Blood Spikes pierced out from the ground, shattering the soles of the Skeleton Soldier¡¯s feet. The Skeleton Soldier lost its balance and fell to the ground. ¡°Success!¡± Thomas was overjoyed and immediately rushed forward, decapitating the Skeleton Soldier with one sword strike. After killing the Skeleton Soldier, Thomas turned back to look at the escaping Skeleton Soldier, only to find that it had already charged into the dark fog. Thomas hesitated for a moment, but he still did not chase after it. After all, the dark creatures ruled in the fog, and god knew what was inside. If he rashly chased after it and was ambushed by the dark creatures, it would not be good. Thomas sighed and began to clean up the battlefield. After killing 11 Skeleton Soldiers and a Skeleton Knight, he obtained a total of six white level 1 magic cores and a green level 2 magic core. After collecting these magic cores, Thomas began to think about what he should do next. Now, there were two paths in front of him. One was to leave immediately, and the other was to continue staying here and establish a camp. The advantage of leaving here was obvious. He could avoid Hall¡¯s counterattack. However, the disadvantage was also obvious. He had to take the risk to enter the black fog region. If he stayed here, he would have to face Hall. The advantage was that he could use the resources available here. Thomas hesitated for a moment and ultimately decided to stay here to build a camp. They were thrown into the wilderness to fight against the dark creatures. Therefore, it was the same to build a camp there. This was because the wilderness was full of dark creatures and there was no safe place. Instead of venturing into the black fog, it was better to stay and set up camp to fight against Hall. This way, he could make use of the resources in the village. Moreover, even if he failed to stay here, he could find an opportunity to enter the dark fog. The effect would be similar to now. After making up his mind, Thomas began to set up his own camp. To set up a camp, the simplest and most basic building was the Arrow Tower. The Arrow Tower could carry out long-range attacks and eliminate enemies from afar. It was the most basic and most practical building in all the camps. However, building an Arrow Tower required six level 1 white magic cores. Thomas had the special effect of a Super Architect. He only needed three level 1 magic cores to build it. ¡°Build an Arrow Tower first!¡± Thomas placed the three level 1 magic cores on the ground. A magic array lit up, and an Arrow Tower rose from the ground. This Arrow Tower was made of solid wood, and it was more than four meters tall. An archer dressed in cloth clothes held a longbow and looked around vigilantly. This was a human building. A level 1 Arrow Tower had an attack range of 100 meters, and two to four arrows could kill a Skeleton Soldier. [Level 1 Arrow Tower discovered. Super Enhancement triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Arrow Tower evolved into Level 2 Arrow Tower.] A white light enveloped the level 1 Arrow Tower. In the blink of an eye, the Arrow Tower changed its appearance. The originally four-meter-tall wooden tower became a six-meter-tall brick tower. The original one archer became two. Moreover, these archers were all wearing breastplates. The longbows in their hands had also changed from ordinary bows to Oxhorn bows. Their shooting range had increased from 100 meters to 150 meters. Their strength had greatly increased. They were even more powerful than the two ordinary level 1 Arrow Towers. ¡°Not bad!¡± Seeing the Arrow Tower that had been enhanced, Thomas was excited. He had originally wanted to build two Arrow Towers. Now that he had one Arrow Tower, and it was the same as two Arrow Towers. The magic cores that he had saved could be used to do other things. ¡°What should I do?¡± Thomas pondered for a moment, and from his inherited memory, he found a building that was not very well known ¡ª the Close Combat Barracks. The Close Combat Barracks was a level 1 building, and it required six magic cores to be created. A Close Combat Barracks could produce a small team of soldiers. These soldiers could patrol a certain area and counterattack the intruders. However, the equipment and number of soldiers were upgraded according to the level of the Close Combat Barracks. A level 1 Close Combat Barracks could only produce four ordinary militia armed with spears. Four soldiers were too few and could only fight in close combat. The worst thing was that the strength of these militias was very worrying. They needed two or three militia to fight against a level 1 dark creature. Compared to the Arrow Tower, the cost-benefit ratio was really too low. In order to increase the strength of the militiamen, they had to increase the level of the Close Combat Barracks, and this required a large number of magic cores. Therefore, after a few Architects experimented, this building was abandoned. However, this building was suitable for Thomas. He had a Super Enhancement System, so he could completely increase the level of the Close Combat Barracks without spending magic cores. ¡°Build a Close Combat Barracks!¡± Thomas placed three magic cores behind the Arrow Tower. The magic array flickered, and a building that looked like a small wooden house rose up from the ground. Four militiamen wearing coarse linen clothes and holding rough spears appeared in front of Thomas. [Level 1 Close Combat Barracks discovered. Super Enhancement triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Close Combat Barracks evolved into Level 1 Close Guard Battalion.] The wooden hut instantly turned into a small brick hut. The four dull-witted militiamen also turned into four elite soldiers. These soldiers were wearing breastplates, bronze swords hung at their waists, and they held bronze shields and spears in their hands. If they were to put on red cloaks, they would be almost like the Spartan warriors in the movies. A soldier strode in front of Thomas and knocked the shield three times with the spear in his hand. ¡°Respected Sir Thomas, the guards are reporting to you!¡± Chapter 5 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°What¡¯s your name? How strong are you?¡± Thomas asked. ¡°Reporting, Sir Thomas. My name is O¡¯Neill. I¡¯m A level 2 elite soldier. I can deal with four level 1 dark creatures or one level 2 dark creature alone.¡± ¡°If I form a battle formation with my subordinates, I can even deal with a level 3 dark creature.¡± So powerful! This was Thomas¡¯ most intuitive feeling. A single soldier could actually deal with four level 1 dark creatures at the same time! Thomas had only barely managed to deal with three level 1 Skeleton Soldiers with the help of the Blood Spike and the Holy Sword Longsword. At that time, if O¡¯Neill had been there, he probably wouldn¡¯t have let that Skeleton Soldier escape. ¡°Very good. You and your men hide behind this Wall of Bones. Do not expose yourself without my instructions.¡± Thomas was prepared to hide O¡¯Neill and his men. At the critical moment, he would give Hall a surprise. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas!¡± O¡¯Neill knocked his chest and hid behind the Wall of Bones with three of his men. These soldiers summoned by Thomas would obey Thomas¡¯ orders. Even if they had to die, they would do it without hesitation. After seeing O¡¯Neill and the others hide, Thomas looked at the remaining level 2 magic core in his hand and was troubled. If it were any other Architect, a magic core might not be able to do much. However, Thomas was a Super Architect. Making any building, he could save half the materials and time. This level 2 magic core could be used to make a level 2 Wall of Bones, or a level 2 trap, or some other things. However, after thinking about it, Thomas felt that these things did not increase his strength substantially. Thomas decided to keep this magic core first and wait to see the specific situation of the battle before making a decision. After making these arrangements, Thomas climbed up the Arrow Tower and kept looking around, trying to see further. Unfortunately, the surrounding black fog was high and thick. Even if he was standing on the six-meter-tall Arrow Tower, he could not see the situation in the distance. ¡°It seems that I can only stay here.¡± Thomas sighed. ¡®If I can withstand Hall¡¯s counterattack, I have to create a building that can scout the surrounding situation,¡¯ Thomas thought. At this moment, the sound of orderly footsteps came from the black fog. ¡°They¡¯re here!¡± Thomas was shocked. He quickly focused his attention and looked in the direction of the sound. Teams of Skeleton Soldiers lined up neatly. They walked out from the black fog with broken round shields and machetes. ¡°One, two, three¡­¡± Thomas counted them one by one. When everyone in the team walked out, Thomas could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. From the black fog, there were 28 dark creatures. 25 Skeleton Soldiers, 2 Skeleton Knights riding Skeleton Warhorses, and a Skeleton Mage walked out. ¡°Two whole teams of knights, and there¡¯s actually a Skeleton Mage. This bone is a bit hard.¡± Thomas¡¯ heart was in a dilemma. Even the weakest Skeleton Mage was a level 2 dark creature at the beginning. Coupled with two teams of Skeleton Soldiers led by Skeleton Knights, the impact was enough to raze an entire village to the ground. If he wanted to use the strength in his hands to defeat the other party, he would probably need some calculations. The Skeleton Mage raised its head and saw the towering Arrow Tower. It could not help but be stunned. It immediately grabbed the Skeleton Soldier that was leading the way. Thomas looked carefully and realized that the Skeleton Soldier that was leading the way was the same Skeleton Soldier that had escaped from him. In that case, the Skeleton Mage leading the team should be the Lord Hall that the other party was talking about. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that there¡¯s only one Architect here? Why is there a level 2 Arrow Tower here?¡± the Skeleton Mage Hall roared angrily. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s made from the magic core dropped by those skeletons.¡± The Skeleton Soldier was also dumbfounded and stammered. ¡°Nonsense! It takes three level 2 magic cores to make a level 2 Arrow Tower. Even if you tear the knights who lead you into pieces, you can only get one level 2 magic core. Explain to me, how did he make a level 2 Arrow Tower? Did he conjure it?¡± Skeleton Mage Hall roared angrily. Dark creatures and humans had been fighting each other for many years, so they had some understanding of each other¡¯s basic knowledge. ¡°I, I don¡¯t know!¡± The Skeleton Soldier was also confused. It really did not know how Thomas had made a level 2 Arrow Tower. ¡°Trash! What do I need you for?¡± Skeleton Mage Hall conjured an emerald-green flame in its hand. Skeleton Mage Hall waved its hand, and the emerald-green flame flew towards the Skeleton Soldier. Seeing this, the Skeleton Soldier subconsciously wanted to dodge. However, it was too close to Skeleton Mage Hall. The emerald-green flame had already arrived in front of the Skeleton Soldier. Whoosh! The emerald-green flame instantly wrapped around the Skeleton Soldier. In the blink of an eye, the Skeleton Soldier was burned to ashes by the emerald-green flame. ¡°Bless the Goddess of Life. It is indeed a level 2 Skeleton Mage. Otherwise, the flame would not be emerald-green.¡± Thomas felt a little more at ease. At this time¡­ A Skeleton Knight who was following beside Skeleton Mage Hall said, ¡°Lord Hall, it¡¯s just a level 2 Arrow Tower. We have two teams of soldiers. It¡¯s enough to tear it down before it kills us. At that time, won¡¯t the Architect be at our mercy?¡± ¡°Are you sure?¡± Skeleton Mage Hall asked sternly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not that idiot. I¡¯ll definitely tear down the Arrow Tower and capture the Architect for you.¡± The Skeleton Knight patted its chest and promised. ¡°Alright, bring your men and tear down the Arrow Tower for me!¡± Skeleton Mage Hall roared. ¡°Soldiers, form up and charge with me!¡± the Skeleton Knight said and pulled out the longsword at its waist. It waved it forward and a halo spread out. Under the feet of the twelve skeletons he led, a strange halo symbol appeared. ¡°It¡¯s actually an Acceleration Halo. I didn¡¯t expect it to be a Skeleton Knight who has awakened a group ability.¡± Thomas frowned. Usually, when a skeleton was promoted to a Skeleton Knight, it would awaken a skill. However, most Skeleton Knights would awaken combat skills like Charge, Cleave, and Solid Shield. Only a small number of Skeleton Knights would awaken skills such as Haste Aura, Thorn Aura, and Recovery Aura that could be used in a group. These kinds of Skeleton Knights were more difficult to deal with than Skeleton Knights who only knew combat skills. However, they also had a higher chance of dropping magic cores. Even buildings made of their magic cores would have the skills that they had when they were alive. Thomas looked at the Skeleton Knight as if he was looking at a treasure. ¡°I want the magic core of this Skeleton Knight!¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Charge!¡± Under the command of the Skeleton Knight, 12 Skeleton Soldiers charged towards the direction of the Arrow Tower. Under the buff of the Acceleration Halo, the speed of the 12 Skeleton Soldiers was like riding on warhorses as they charged towards the direction of the Arrow Tower. ¡°Archers, can you hit these skeletons with the Acceleration Halo?¡± Thomas asked the two archers beside him. ¡°Absolutely,¡± the archers patted their chests and promised. ¡°Then don¡¯t make a move first. Wait until they reach a distance of 75 meters before you shoot that Skeleton Knight. Remember, you must wait until the distance is about 75 meters before you shoot that Skeleton Knight,¡± Thomas warned. The reason why he did this was because he wanted to completely leave the Skeleton Knight behind. He would first let the Skeleton Knight in and kill it when it was 75 meters away. This way, once the Skeleton Knight died, the Skeleton Soldiers under it would become lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Regardless of whether they chose to attack or retreat, this 75-meter distance became an insurmountable chasm. They would all die under the arrows of the archers. ¡°Understood!¡± Although the two archers did not know why Thomas was doing this, they still carried out Thomas¡¯ orders faithfully. The Skeleton Knight brought its Skeleton Soldiers along with it under the boost of the Acceleration Halo, as they charged towards Thomas¡¯ Arrow Tower. After charging past the 100-meter shooting range, they realized that the arrows they had expected were not coming, and the Skeleton Knight was overjoyed. It shouted to the Skeleton Soldiers behind it, ¡°The cowardly humans are so frightened by us that they can no longer lift their bows. Now, let us demolish their Arrow Tower! Charge!¡± The Skeleton Soldiers raised their scimitars high and charged towards Thomas. Seeing the Skeleton Soldiers approaching step by step, the archers still did not move. They were quietly calculating the distance. Seeing this situation, the leading Skeleton Knight thought that its charging momentum had scared the other party so much that they did not dare to retaliate. It immediately became even more proud. It urged the white bone warhorse under it and charged toward the Arrow Tower. ¡°90 meters, 85 meters, 80 meters, 75 meters! Now!¡± When the Skeleton Knight had just reached 75 meters, the two archers who had been prepared for a long time immediately drew their bows and aimed their arrows at the Skeleton Knight. Whoosh! Whoosh! The two arrows let out a piercing sound as they shot towards the Skeleton Knight. ¡°Not good!¡± When the Skeleton Knight heard the sound of the arrows, it knew that it had been tricked. At this moment, it was too late for it to stop. Just now, in order to charge at the front, it had made the Skeleton Warhorse use its maximum speed. Now, even if it wanted to turn around, it was an extremely difficult task. The angle of the two arrows was also very tricky. They shot directly at the path that the Skeleton Knight had to pass through. It looked like the Skeleton Knight had bumped into the arrows by itself. Pu! Pu! The two arrows hit the Skeleton Knight¡¯s body. The powerful force attached to the arrows knocked the Skeleton Knight off its horse. With a plop, the Skeleton Knight fell heavily to the ground. Before it could get up, two more arrows landed on its body. Thud! Thud! The two arrows hit its arm. The arrows passed through its body and nailed it firmly to the ground. The Skeleton Knight tried to get up, but found that its arm was nailed to the ground by the arrows. It could not help but fly into a rage. It looked up and saw Thomas standing on the Arrow Tower, giving it a thumbs up. The Skeleton Knight was about to go crazy. It shouted at Thomas, ¡°I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± However, the archers standing beside Thomas did not stop. They continuously shot arrows at the Skeleton Knight. Puff! Puff! Puff! They shot seven or eight arrows in a row. The Skeleton Knight¡¯s body collapsed, turning into white bone fragments on the ground. In the middle of the fragments, there was a green magic core. ¡°As expected, the magic core dropped. This magic core must be obtained!¡± Thomas was excited, but he did not forget that they were still on the battlefield. He said to the archers beside him, ¡°Aim at those Skeleton Soldiers. We must kill them all within the range of the Arrow Tower.¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas!¡± The two archers accepted the order and aimed their bows at the Skeleton Soldiers. At this moment, the Skeleton Soldiers had lost the lead of the Skeleton Knight. They immediately became chaotic. Some of them wanted to continue charging forward, while others turned around and ran, wanting to leave the battlefield. However, it was too late. The archers had already shot their arrows at them. They were only ordinary level 1 Skeleton Soldiers. They had also lost the buffs of the Acceleration Halo. They were completely unable to retaliate against the level 2 archers. They were easily taken away by the two archers, one arrow at a time. Seeing that the Skeleton Soldiers were killed by the archers, Hall, who had been watching from afar, suddenly became furious. It said to the Skeleton Knight beside it, ¡°Treacherous human! Use your skills and bring me up. I want to kill this human with my own hands!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The Skeleton Knight immediately obeyed. The Skeleton Knight took out its longsword and shouted, ¡°White Bone Guardian!¡± In an instant, a huge White Bone Shield appeared in front of the Skeleton Mage Hall and the 12 Skeleton Soldiers behind it. Everyone held the huge White Bone Shield in their hands and slowly approached the Arrow Tower. ¡°There¡¯s actually a Skeleton Knight who knows group skills?¡± Seeing the skeletons below, Thomas was shocked. According to what he knew, Skeleton Knights who knew group skills were not common among dark creatures. Usually, a Skeleton Mage would only bring a single Skeleton Knight who knew group skills. And this Skeleton Mage named Hall actually brought along two of them. This meant that this Skeleton Mage Hall was definitely not an ordinary Skeleton Mage. There must be a huge force behind it. Thinking of this, Thomas became even more determined not to let Skeleton Mage Hall go. Otherwise, he would definitely face Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s endless revenge. ¡°Archers, fire away at their shields!¡± Thomas ordered. ¡°Yes!¡± The two archers immediately changed the direction of their bows and arrows, aimed at Skeleton Mage Hall, and shot out their arrows. Bang! Bang! The two arrows had just shot in front of Skeleton Mage Hall when they were blocked by the huge White Bone Shield. The shield was wide and large, directly blocking Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s entire body. ¡°Sir Thomas, this shield is too strong. Our arrows can¡¯t break it open!¡± The two archers said in shame. ¡°Then let¡¯s kill the scattered Skeleton Soldiers first. I¡¯ll think of a way to deal with the rest.¡± Thomas looked at Skeleton Mage Hall, who was hiding behind the White Bone Shield, and frowned. ¡°Yes.¡± The two archers were helpless and could only deal with the scattered Skeleton Soldiers. By the time the archers had killed all the Skeleton Soldiers, the remaining Skeleton Soldiers had already arrived 50 meters away from the Arrow Tower with their huge White Bone Shields. The skeletons slowly stopped in their tracks. Skeleton Mage Hall sneered, ¡°You killed my knight earlier. Now, I¡¯ll let you have a taste of being shot!¡± ¡°Fireball!¡± Following Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s roar, a green fireball shot towards Thomas. Chapter 7 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Get out of the way!¡± Seeing that Skeleton Mage Hall had cast Fireball, Thomas immediately called for the two archers to dodge. The two archers reacted very quickly. When they saw the fireball coming, they immediately hid behind the battlements. Boom! The emerald fireball hit the top of the Arrow Tower. A big hole instantly appeared on the top of the brick and tile tower. ¡°You¡¯re hiding fast! Let¡¯s see how long you can hide!¡± Skeleton Mage Hall said as he continued to cast the Fireball spell. In the blink of an eye, another emerald-green fireball hit the Arrow Tower. Boom! With an explosion, a large hole appeared on the wall. An archer was injured by the flying debris. ¡°No, we can¡¯t just passively take the hit. If this goes on, this Arrow Tower will be torn down by him. I have to think of a solution.¡± Thomas thought quickly and thought of a solution. Now that Skeleton Mage Hall was 50 meters away from them, he could let the four elite close-combat soldiers deal with them. However, in theory, an elite close-combat soldier could deal with a level 2 dark creature or four level 1 dark creatures. There were two level 2 dark creatures on the other side. They were Skeleton Mage Hall and another Skeleton Knight who had a defensive aura. There were also twelve level 1 Skeleton Soldiers. From the data on the paper, Thomas¡¯ side was slightly weaker. In addition, the strength of the Skeleton Mage Hall and the Skeleton Knight who knew aura skills were stronger than ordinary dark creatures, so Thomas¡¯ side was at a greater disadvantage. They might even be able to destroy these four melee soldiers. ¡°I have to think of a way to break open his turtle shell and release the archers. This way, the balance of power can be reversed.¡± Thomas quickly focused his attention on the Skeleton Knight that knew a defensive aura. However, the Skeleton Knight stood in the middle of the team far away from the Blood Spike and the Wall of Bones. It was impossible to rely on these two buildings to kill the other party. Thomas could only find another way. Thomas quickly flipped through the blueprints in his mind, hoping to find a building that suited his current situation. ¡°Low consumption, high attack power, able to break through the defense halo, got it!¡± Thomas found a building in his mind. [Magic-Breaking Crossbow, small city defense weapon, with magic-breaking runes, able to break all types of Level 2 shields, range 100 meters. Construction requirement: 2 Level 2 magic cores] It specialized in breaking all types of level 2 shields! Moreover, it only required two level 2 magic cores. It was simply too cheap. Thomas had a level 2 magic core in his hands. In addition to the buff of a Super Architect that saved half of the materials, it was just enough to be built. ¡°Build Magic-Breaking Crossbow!¡± Thomas slapped the magic core on the ground. A magic array appeared on the ground. In the blink of an eye, a bronze crossbow appeared on the ground. All kinds of runes were engraved on the crossbow, making it look very mysterious. [Magic-Breaking Crossbow discovered. Super Enhancement System triggered. Increasing¡­] [Magic-Breaking Crossbow increased to Heavy Magic-Breaking Crossbow.] [Heavy Magic-Breaking Crossbow: A heavy city defense weapon with magic-breaking runes. It can break through all kinds of level 4 shields and has a range of 500 meters.] The Magic-Breaking Crossbow, which was less than two feet long, suddenly became bigger. Now, the crossbow was two meters long. The arrows in the crossbow slot looked like a spear, full of killing intent. ¡°This thing is enough to deal with that Skeleton Knight, right?¡± Thomas excitedly aimed the Heavy Magic-Breaking Crossbow at the Skeleton Knight. Fortunately, the Heavy Magic-Breaking Crossbow had a convenient rotating base, a sight, and even helped to set up the bowstring. Otherwise, Thomas would not be able to understand this thing for a while. Seeing the sudden appearance of the heavy crossbow, the Skeleton Knight in the team was stunned. It thought that it had seen wrongly, and subconsciously rubbed its eyes. It was really a crossbow, and it was heavy. No matter how strong its shield was, it would not be able to withstand this thing. It was just about to remind Skeleton Mage Hall, but Thomas had already locked onto it. ¡°Goodbye!¡± Thomas pulled the trigger. Whoosh! The heavy crossbow arrow shot through the huge bone shield like lightning, shooting the Skeleton Knight down from the horse. The Skeleton Knight was indeed experienced in battle. Even though it was locked onto by the Heavy Magic-Breaking Crossbow, it still turned its shield at the last moment and twisted its body. It let the crossbow bolt miss a little. Even though the crossbow bolt still inevitably pierced through its body¡­ It avoided the life core at the heart, preventing it from dying on the spot. However, it was still pinned to the ground by the powerful force of the crossbow arrow. At the same time, the indestructible White Bone Shield shattered. Skeleton Mage Hall and the Skeleton Soldiers were exposed. For a moment, Skeleton Mage Hall and the Skeleton Soldiers were stunned. They did not understand why the indestructible White Bone Shield had shattered so easily. ¡°Good chance!¡± Seeing that the White Bone Shield had shattered, Thomas understood that his chance to counterattack had come. He immediately said to the two archers, ¡°Quick, attack them. Kill as many of them as you can.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The two archers immediately stood out from behind the wall and shot arrows of revenge at the Skeleton Soldiers. Shua! Shua! Shua! Without the protection of the White Bone Shield, the level 1 Skeleton Soldiers were like chickens waiting to be slaughtered in front of the level 2 archers. In an instant, three or four of them were killed. ¡°O¡¯Neill, bring your men and kill that Skeleton Mage. Don¡¯t let anyone escape!¡± ¡°Yes, Sir!¡± O¡¯Neill, who had been hiding behind the Wall of Bones, immediately jumped out from behind the Wall of Bones when he heard the order. He raised the long spear in his hand into the air and said, ¡°Charge! Kill all the dark creatures! Kill the Skeleton Mage!¡± ¡°Charge! Kill all the dark creatures and kill the Skeleton Mage!¡± The four soldiers behind him also shouted loudly. Then, they climbed over the Wall of Bones together and charged toward Skeleton Mage Hall. Seeing the situation turn around in an instant, Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s eyes were full of anger. It was confident of victory a few seconds ago, but in the blink of an eye, it was defeated like a mountain. It stared at Thomas, who was standing on the Arrow Tower, its eyes full of hatred. ¡°Despicable human, I will remember you. Don¡¯t be complacent. I will come back with more servants soon. I will break into your camp, drag you out, peel off your flesh and blood, and treat your bones as my collection.¡± As Skeleton Mage Hall spoke, it took out a sheepskin scroll from its robe. This was the teleportation scroll it used to save its life. As long as it opened the scroll and spent three seconds to activate the spell on it, the scroll would be able to bring it to the marked location. ¡°Goodbye, despicable human! Wait for my revenge!¡± Skeleton Mage Hall said as it opened the scroll in its hand. Chapter 8 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Hurry up and interrupt it!¡± Thomas naturally recognized the origin of the scroll and quickly spoke to the archer beside him. ¡°Alright!¡± The archer did not say another word. He turned around and shot an arrow. Whoosh! The arrow pierced through Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s arm in the blink of an eye. Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s hand trembled, and the scroll fell to the ground. The runes on it dimmed, and the teleportation was interrupted. ¡°Welcome back, Lord Skeleton Mage Hall.¡± Thomas even smiled at Skeleton Mage Hall and cupped his chest, full of mockery. ¡°Bastard!¡± Skeleton Mage Hall was furious. It wanted to pick up the scroll on the ground again, but O¡¯Neill had already arrived. O¡¯Neill sent a flying kick at Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s body. Skeleton Mage Hall was sent flying, rolling five to six meters before it stopped its momentum. Before the dizzy Skeleton Mage Hall could get up, O¡¯Neill rushed in front of Skeleton Mage Hall in one swift step. He kicked Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s back with his foot that was 47 yards long. He directly stepped on Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s back. ¡°Despicable human! You dare to hurt me, the honorable¡­¡± Before Skeleton Mage Hall could finish its words, the spear in O¡¯Neill¡¯s hand arrived. Poof! The sharp spear pierced through Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s skull, and the sharp tip of the spear came out from its mouth. The soul fire in Skeleton Mage Hall¡¯s eyes flickered twice before it suddenly extinguished, and its body instantly disintegrated into a pile of broken white bones. A green magic core fell to the ground. ¡°Well done!¡± Thomas, who was standing on the Arrow Tower, waved his fist excitedly. ¡°Keep up the good work. Kill all those damn Skeleton Soldiers. Don¡¯t let any of them escape. Archers, kill those who run far away first. Don¡¯t let any of them escape.¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± After receiving Thomas¡¯ order, O¡¯Neill and the archers began to speed up the clearing of those Skeleton Soldiers. Very soon, the few remaining Skeleton Soldiers were all killed by them. Even the Skeleton Knight who was nailed to the ground had its head pierced through by O¡¯Neill. ¡°O¡¯Neill, take your men and patrol the area. See if there are any remaining dark creatures around. If there are few of them, destroy them. Bring back the magic cores. If there are more, don¡¯t act rashly. Bring back the information.¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± O¡¯Neill took his men to patrol. Thomas began to clean up the battlefield. In the second attack, there were a total of 25 Skeleton Soldiers, two Skeleton Knights, and one Skeleton Mage. However, only 11 level 1 magic cores and three level 2 magic cores dropped. The drop rate barely reached 50%. ¡®The drop rate is a little low. It seems that when we have enough supplies in the future, I will need to build a few buildings to increase the drop rate,¡¯ Thomas thought as he fiddled with the magic cores. However, what he needed to do now was to speed up the improvement of his camp. Although he had killed Skeleton Mage Hall and all the Skeleton Soldiers that came with the team, who knew if Skeleton Mage Hall had left any men behind in the dark? Moreover, this was a world with magic. Who knew if there were any strange spells that could predict the life and death of a particular person, or even know the murderer of the other party? Therefore, Thomas had to be prepared to resist the other party¡¯s revenge. Even if no one knew that he was the real murderer of Skeleton Mage Hall, in order to resist the invasion of the surrounding dark creatures, a defense had to be set up. What was worse was that a few days later, it would be the night of a full moon. According to human observations, on the night of a full Blood Moon, the strength of the dark creatures would be greatly increased, and their personalities would become more irritable. A large number of dark creatures would rush out of the black fog and attack the human settlements. If he could not build the defense of the camp before then, it would be difficult for him to defend against the dark creatures. However, he still needed to consider how to build the camp. After all, he did not have many magic cores at the moment, so he had to use them sparingly. Thomas first took out three magic cores and placed them on the ground, preparing to build a camp bonfire. [Campfire: Level 1 camp building. After it is built, all the subsidiary structures of the camp will be slowly repaired, and the subsidiary members will also slowly recover their stamina.] Thomas¡¯ Arrow Tower had been damaged by Skeleton Mage Hall a lot. With the Campfire, the Arrow Tower could self-repair. Although the speed was a little slow, it saved Thomas a lot of materials. [Campfire discovered. Triggered Super Enhancement. Increasing¡­] [Campfire increased to Great Lighthouse.] [Great Lighthouse: Level 3 campsite construction. After completion, all the ancillary buildings of the campsite will be quickly repaired. The ancillary personnel will also recover their stamina quickly, and their recovery speed will be doubled. All dark creatures that enter the light range of the Great Lighthouse will be weakened. The specific rate of weakening will depend on the strength of the dark creatures.] The simple Campfire that was originally built on the ground instantly turned into a huge lighthouse that was eight meters tall. The raging flames burned in the lighthouse. The bright lighthouse lit up the surrounding 300 meters. The damaged Arrow Tower was also being repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the damaged Arrow Tower was repaired. Thomas estimated that in another one or two minutes, the Arrow Tower would be completely repaired. ¡°This lighthouse is amazing.¡± Thomas¡¯ eyes lit up. With this Great Lighthouse, he was not afraid of the opponent fighting a war of attrition. As long as the Great Lighthouse was here, no matter how many dark creatures there were, he could slowly kill them all. Since there was a recovery lighthouse, then he could build a defensive structure. Or he could build a Magic Tower. When he was in the city, he had seen the destructive power of a Magic Tower. In terms of damage, the Magic Tower was undoubtedly the best. However, although the Magic Tower was good, it needed the magic cores dropped by mages as the core to make it. Thomas happened to have one in his hands. ¡°Three level 1 magic cores and one mage¡¯s magic core to make a Magic Tower!¡± Thomas placed the four magic cores in the position to be built. The magic array shone, and a white cylindrical tower stood up from the magic array. The tower was shaped like a cylinder, and above it was a green magic sphere floating in the air. That was the attack core of the Magic Tower. On the wall of the Magic Tower, runes were engraved on the wall, and it looked very mysterious. [Level 1 Magic Tower ¡ª Fireball Tower has been discovered. Super Enhancement triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Magic Tower ¡ª Fireball Tower has been upgraded to Level 3 Magic Tower ¡ª Continuous Fireball Tower.] [Continuous Fireball Tower: Level 3 Magic Tower. Fire five Fireballs consecutively at once, or fire one Super Fireball at once. It can cause magic damage to all dark creatures of Level 3 and below. When the Super Fireball hits the target, it will explode and cause splash damage to the surrounding dark creatures.] Chapter 9 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Level 3 Magic Tower!¡± Thomas waved his fist excitedly. He had just witnessed how powerful a level 2 Arrow Tower was. If not for the fact that there was a Skeleton Knight with a defensive halo, that level 2 Arrow Tower could even wipe out all the invading Skeleton Soldiers. If the level 2 Arrow Tower was already so powerful, then how powerful would a level 3 Magic Tower that was even more powerful than it be? It was already difficult for Thomas to guess. ¡®It would be great if another group of dark creatures came over. I can just test the power of the Magic Tower,¡¯ Thomas thought to himself. He had created a Great Lighthouse and a Magic Tower. Now, he still had five level-1 magic nuclei and two level-2 magic nuclei. They had an Acceleration Halo and a Defense Halo respectively. What should he do next? If he used all of them to build the defense of the Arrow Tower, it would not be enough. If he used them to build the Wall of Bones, these mana cores would not be enough to build a camp. ¡°Sigh, there are still too few mana cores. I just built two buildings and I¡¯m already a little short.¡± Thomas could not help but sigh. If other Architects heard Thomas¡¯s words, they would probably strangle him on the spot. Most of the other Architects were now carefully lying in a corner, waiting for a single dark creature. Ninety-nine percent of the Architects had not even obtained a single magic core. Thomas had already built five buildings and wiped out a large group of Skeleton Soldiers. He had seven magic cores in his hands, but he was still not satisfied. It was simply too infuriating. Just as Thomas was agonizing over where to get more magic nuclei, O¡¯Neill ran back with his subordinates. ¡°Sir Thomas, we found a small group of Rat-Men on the west side of the village. There are 20 of them. Should we destroy them?¡± ¡°Huh? Rat-Men? Are you sure?¡± Thomas¡¯ eyes lit up when he heard that. Rat-Men were typical dark creatures. They were about 1.2 meters tall and looked like a large rat that had stood up. The biggest characteristic of these Rat-Men was their cowardice. When they gathered together, they would appear unusually bold and would even attack humans. When a large number of their kind died, they would become as timid as rats and flee in all directions. They could be said to be one of the weakest dark creatures, even the Skeleton Soldiers were much stronger than them. ¡°That¡¯s right. They are indeed Rat-Men. They have big ears, gray skin, and a long tail. I won¡¯t be mistaken,¡± O¡¯Neill patted his chest and promised. ¡°Then, have you noticed the leader of those Rat-men? Is it a warrior or a priest?¡± Rat-men lived in tribes. Their leaders were either powerful warriors or priests who had mastered strange powers. If it was a warrior, it might have mastered a few individual combat skills, so it was relatively easy to deal with it. However, if it was a priest, it might be very troublesome because most of these priests had mastered some strange powers. If they were a little careless, there was still a possibility that they would roll over. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Sir Thomas. The leader of the Rat-Men is hiding in a room surrounded by Rat-Men. We were afraid of being discovered, so we didn¡¯t go close to investigate,¡± O¡¯Neill said apologetically. ¡°It¡¯s okay. There are only about 20 Rat-Men. No matter how powerful their leader is, it¡¯s only level 2. It¡¯s no big deal.¡± Thomas patted O¡¯Neill¡¯s shoulder to express his relief. Then, Thomas took out three level 1 magic cores and a level 2 magic core with an Acceleration Halo and placed them on the ground. ¡°Create a Long-Range Barracks!¡± A magic array appeared, and a small wooden house that was similar to a Close Combat Barracks appeared on the ground. Unlike the Close Combat Barracks, there was a long sword icon on the door of the Close Combat Barracks, and this small wooden house was drawn with bows and arrows. In order to attack the Rat-Men¡¯s barracks, four close-range soldiers were still a little too few. If there were four long-range archers, it would be much safer. Moreover, these archers could climb up the Arrow Tower to assist when they encountered foreign invaders. It was killing two birds with one stone. [Level 1 Long-Range Barracks discovered. Super Enhancement System triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Long-Range Barracks increased to Level 1 Elven Archer Barracks.] [Level 1 Elven Archer Barracks: Each camp can produce four Elven Archers. Elven longbow, range 300 meters, equipped with elven leather armor and elven short sword, has a certain level of close combat ability. If the Elven Archers die in battle, the Elven Seed will be left on the spot. Bring the Elven Seed back to the training camp. You can use magic cores to resurrect it.] [Remarks: Due to the addition of magic core with an Acceleration Halo during the construction of the camp, the leader of this elven camp has an Acceleration Halo, greatly increasing their attack speed and movement speed.] ¡°Amazing!¡± Thomas was stunned when he saw the introduction of the Elven Archer Barracks. This Elven Archer was too amazing. They could shoot arrows and fight in close combat, and they could even resurrect. Except for the fact that their level was a little low, they had no flaws. After the Super Enhancement, the originally small wooden house had become a lush maple tree. There was a small door on the trunk of the tree. It looked like a huge tree house. The door of the tree house was pushed open. Four Elves with long legs, wearing light green leather armor, and carrying longbows walked out. The leading Elf had light golden long hair and pointy ears. It looked like she had walked out of a movie. So much so that Thomas wanted to touch her ears to see if it was real. ¡°Elf Archer Arya reporting to you, Sir Thomas.¡± The leading Elf came in front of Thomas and cupped her chest. ¡°Arya, right? Bring your men and go with me to clean up the Rat-Men. How about it? Are you confident?¡± Thomas asked. Arya smiled and said, ¡°Your will is my mission.¡± ¡°Alright, O¡¯Neill, lead the way. We will destroy those Rat-Men and take back the village.¡± Thomas gave the order. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas!¡± O¡¯Neill led three warriors to scout ahead. Arya led three Elven Archers to the left and right. Thomas carried the Holy Sword Longsword in the middle. The group of people walked towards the west side of the village. After walking for about 700 meters, O¡¯Neill¡¯s group stopped. ¡°Sir Thomas, look, that¡¯s the Rat-Men camp I found.¡± Thomas looked in the direction O¡¯Neill pointed and found that not far away. In a small courtyard, more than a dozen Rat-Men were circling around a bonfire, seemingly performing a strange dance. On the bonfire, there was a barbecue grill. A Rat-Men kept rotating the grill, as if it was barbecuing something. Thomas rubbed his eyes and looked carefully. He was surprised to find that what was barbecued on the bonfire was a human body. Chapter 10 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°They want to eat people!¡± Thomas could not help but clench his fists when he saw the movements of these Rat-Men. Although he had long known that these dark creatures ate humans as food, when he saw this scene with his own eyes, it still made his blood boil. ¡°Damn Rat-Men, I¡¯m going to kill all of you.¡± ¡°Sir Thomas, let me go up and kill them.¡± O¡¯Neill took the initiative to ask for orders. ¡°All of you sneak up and wait until you¡¯re nearby before making a move. Don¡¯t alert the enemy,¡± Thomas warned. Following that, Thomas said to Arya, ¡°Take your men and block off the possible escape routes of those Rat-Men. Then cooperate with O¡¯Neill to kill all the Rat-Men. Don¡¯t let a single Rat-Man go!¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± After Arya received the order, she took the three Elves and spread out. They occupied the roofs of the nearby houses and blocked off all the escape routes of the Rat-Men. By the time Arya and the others had occupied a good position, O¡¯Neill had already brought his soldiers under the Rat-Men¡¯s eyes. He turned his head to look at Thomas. Thomas looked at Arya and then made an ¡®OK¡¯ gesture to O¡¯Neill. O¡¯Neill understood and immediately jumped out from the grass, thrusting out the spear in his hand. Poof! The sharp tip of the spear pierced through the chest of a Rat-Man who was dancing with its back to him. The Rat-Man froze as if it had been cast a spell. Its eyes were wide open, not understanding what had happened. The surrounding Rat-Men were also stunned. They did not understand where this strong man had come from. How could he have reached them without making a sound? Everyone in the village had been killed by them. However, O¡¯Neill was not interested in answering their questions. He suddenly pulled out the spear in his hand and kicked the Rat-Man who had been pierced away. Then, the spear in his hand stabbed out again, piercing the chest of a Rat-Man next to him. The warriors behind O¡¯Neill also jumped out and began to attack the Rat-Men in the courtyard. Puff! Puff! Puff! A series of sounds of spears piercing into flesh. Five or six companions died in succession, which finally made the Rat-Men react. A Rat-Man immediately pulled out the worn-out scimitar at its waist and slashed at O¡¯Neill. Seeing this, O¡¯Neill blocked the Rat-Men¡¯s attack with the bronze shield in his left hand. Then, O¡¯Neill stabbed the spear in his hand again, and the sharp spear pierced through the Rat-Man¡¯s chest. At this moment, a Rat-Man suddenly saw O¡¯Neill¡¯s back. It raised the dagger in its hand high, wanting to sneak attack O¡¯Neill. However, before it got close, a sharp arrow pierced through its head and nailed its body to the ground. Under the moonlight, Arya slowly pulled out an arrow and aimed it at the battlefield again. ¡°Well done!¡± Thomas, who had witnessed everything, could not help but give a thumbs up. Then, he carried the Holy Sword Longsword and ran toward the battlefield. By the time Thomas arrived near the courtyard, the massacre had reached its end. O¡¯Neill had already pierced through the body of the last Rat-Man. ¡°Have you found their leader?¡± Thomas asked. ¡°No, they are all ordinary Rat-Men,¡± O¡¯Neill immediately said. ¡°Find their leader for me. Their leader will not be too far away from their own people. It must be nearby,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Yes!¡± O¡¯Neill immediately led a team and prepared to start a search. At this moment, an angry roar came from the room. ¡°Who is it? Who is slaughtering my people?¡± Accompanied by the angry roar, an old Rat-Man walked out of the room with a cane. It was wearing its pants as it walked. Thomas sized up the Rat Man. It had a hunched back, a pale beard, a tooth necklace around its neck, and a crown carved from animal bones on its head. The leader of this group of Rat-Men should not have run away. Moreover, judging from its appearance, it should be a priest. ¡°Everyone be on alert. This is a Rat-Man Priest. Kill it!¡± Thomas immediately ordered. In his eyes, only Rat-Men who had turned into magic cores were good Rat-Men. After receiving the order, O¡¯Neill and the others immediately raised the shields and spears in their hands and rushed towards the Rat-Man Priest. ¡°Hmph, you dare to kill my clansmen. I will bury you all with me today. I will pull out your teeth and add them to my necklace!¡± As the Rat-Man Priest spoke, it chanted an incantation. Its mane stood up like a hedgehog, and its body rapidly expanded. It looked like a puffer fish on land. ¡°What is this thing?¡± Seeing the Rat-Man Priest in such a state, O¡¯Neill could not help but be stunned. He had never seen such a thing before. Looking at the round, spiky Rat-Man Priest, O¡¯Neill did not know where to start. ¡°Watch my Storm of Thorns!¡± After the Rat-Man Priest swelled into a round ball, it suddenly shouted. The spiked spikes on its body suddenly shot out in all directions, covering all the surrounding areas. ¡°Protect Sir Thomas!¡± O¡¯Neill shouted loudly, holding the bronze shield in front of Thomas. The warriors also raised the bronze shields in their hands and stacked them together, forming a huge shield to block in front of Thomas. Bang! Bang! Bang! A series of sounds could be heard from the shield. Countless spikes shot onto the bronze shield, giving out a clear sound. The power of these spikes was very powerful. They actually pierced into the bronze shield, penetrating about half an inch, almost piercing through the shield. Fortunately, the shields of O¡¯Neill and the others had been strengthened by the Super Enhancement System. Otherwise, these shields would have been pierced through by the Rat-Man Priest. Although the bronze shield blocked most of the spikes, the protective area of the bronze round shield was really limited. There were still two warriors whose legs were hit by the spikes. The parts that were hit by the spikes instantly swelled up, and black blood flowed out from the wounds. ¡°How sinister. There¡¯s actually poison on the spike.¡± Thomas was instantly furious when he saw the warrior¡¯s wound. ¡°Hahaha, you¡¯ve been hit by my Poison Spike. There¡¯s no medicine to treat it. Just wait for death!¡± The Rat-Man Priest shot out the spike on its body, becoming even older. However, the spike on its body was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. ¡°Not good, it¡¯s stalling for time. O¡¯Neill, kill it!¡± Thomas shouted. ¡°Yes!¡± O¡¯Neill roared, and the spear in his hand pierced into the Rat-Man Priest¡¯s neck. The Rat-Man Priest fell straight to the ground. Thomas felt a little strange when he saw the Rat-Man Priest¡¯s corpse. He felt a little awkward, but he could not explain what was so awkward. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and a lecture from the teacher flashed through his mind. After all the dark creatures died, the corpses would reintegrate into the black fog, and only the magic core would remain. If you found the corpse of a dark creature, there was no need to think. It was definitely faking its death. ¡°It¡¯s not dead!¡± Chapter 11 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°Be on guard!¡± The moment Thomas shouted, O¡¯Neill and the others immediately took two steps back, shielding the round shield in front of them as they carefully stared at the body of the Rat-Man Priest. The color of the Rat-Man Priest¡¯s body began to change. Its originally gray skin became red, and its thin body began to swell. ¡°Not good, retreat quickly! It¡¯s going to self-destruct!¡± Seeing the changes in the Rat-Man Priest, Thomas immediately recalled a situation that his teachers had specifically told them in the main city. When some dark creatures were desperate, they would choose to self-destruct and perish together with humans. Many humans suffered greatly because they did not understand this mechanism. After countless people verified it with their blood, they found that all dark creatures that were ready to self-destruct had some similar characteristics. For example, their bodies were swollen, and their skin turned bright red. If they encountered such a situation, they must immediately stay far away. Otherwise, even heavy knights who were fully armored would be injured. ¡°You despicable humans! You want to run after killing my people? Stay and die with me!¡± Seeing that it could no longer pretend, the Rat-Man Priest jumped up and chased after Thomas and the others. However, as soon as it took a step forward, an arrow shot down from the roof and pierced through the Rat-Man Priest¡¯s calf. ¡°Ah!¡± The Rat-Man Priest screamed and bent its calf, almost kneeling on the ground. The Rat-Man Priest used its walking stick to stand up and continued to pounce at Thomas. It seemed that it would not stop until Thomas was buried with it. At this moment, another three or four arrows hit the Rat-Man Priest¡¯s body one after another. In particular, one arrow actually pierced through the Rat-Man Priest¡¯s foot. The arrow sank into the ground and nailed the Rat-Man Priest to the ground, making it unable to move. Looking at Thomas, who was getting further and further away from it, the Rat-Man Priest cried out anxiously. However, the more it cried, the faster Thomas and the others ran. The self-destruct skill was irreversible. Once activated, it could not be stopped. The Rat-Man Priest¡¯s eyes were spitting fire, but there was nothing it could do. It could only watch as Thomas and the others were getting further and further away from it. Boom! The Rat-Man Priest exploded with unwillingness and anger. It exploded into pieces of flesh and bone pieces, flying everywhere. It was dead without a complete corpse. Thomas turned around to look at the scene of the explosion. He felt a lingering fear in his heart. If the Rat-Man Priest had not been controlled and let it pounce on him, he might have been seriously injured. Thinking of this, Thomas looked at Arya, who was standing on the roof, and gave her a thumbs up. Arya smiled slightly and returned the salute with a hand on her chest. ¡°Let¡¯s go and see if there are any spoils of war?¡± Thomas asked O¡¯Neill and the others to return to the place where the Rat-Man Priest exploded. At this time, the place where the Rat-Man Priest was standing had become a shallow pit with a diameter of one meter and a depth of half a meter. A green magic core lay quietly at the bottom of the pit. Thomas picked up the magic core. He could not help but feel a little depressed when he realized that it was just an ordinary level 2 magic core. After spending so much effort, he had almost been injured just now, but he had only managed to obtain a level 2 magic core. It seemed like a loss. ¡°Let¡¯s go inside and check it out.¡± Thomas remembered that this Rat-Man Priest was the last one to walk out of the house in front of him. At that time, when they were surrounding and killing the Rat-Men in the courtyard, they did not deliberately control the volume of their voices. Therefore, the Rat-Man Priest was able to discover them the moment they launched an attack. However, the Rat-Man Priest did not rush out immediately. Instead, it did not know what it was doing in the house. It only rushed out in a hurry after all its tribesmen had died. This meant that something was fishy. ¡°What is it that is more important than the tribesmen who are in a bloody battle?¡± Thomas was very interested in this. After receiving Thomas¡¯ order, O¡¯Neill and the others raised their shields and rushed into the Rat-Man Priest¡¯s room. A moment later, O¡¯Neill walked out. ¡°Sir Thomas, you¡¯d better come in and take a look.¡± ¡°Did you find anything?¡± Thomas walked into the room out of curiosity. In the middle of the room, there was actually an altar. The altar was made of Bluestone. It looked like it was built hastily and was very rough. On the altar, there were some crooked symbols drawn with blood. Thomas had seen some when he was studying in the main city. These were the symbols used by dark creatures to worship their Evil Gods. In the center of the altar, there was a large rat statue. The rat statue was made of solid wood. Its appearance had been blackened by the smoke. It had obviously been worshipped for many years. The rat statue was two meters tall. It sat cross-legged and held a wooden staff in its hand. It was dressed like a priest. It seemed to be an Evil God of the Rat-Men race. Based on the situation before him, the Rat-Man Priest should have been worshipping the Evil God. Perhaps the ritual had reached a critical moment, and it could not split itself, resulting in it coming out so late. ¡°It¡¯s actually an Evil God statue!¡± Thomas was overjoyed at the sight. The Evil God statue was of no use to him. Even if he had captured it, he would not change his mind. However, in order to maintain the spirituality of the Evil God statue, these dark creatures would usually use a magic core as the core of the statue. Moreover, the longer the statue was worshipped, the higher the level of the magic core in its body would be. Someone had once obtained a level 9 magic core from an Evil God statue and created a legendary-level building to block the dark creatures from attacking the city. However, these Evil God statues were kept in very secret places by the dark creatures, so there was a limit to what humans could seize. Unexpectedly, Thomas was very lucky today and found an Evil God statue. Thomas pointed at the statue and said, ¡°O¡¯Neill, smash this statue!¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± After receiving Thomas¡¯ order, O¡¯Neill immediately took out the bronze swords on his waist and chopped the Evil God statue into pieces. A blue magic core rolled to Thomas¡¯ feet. ¡°It¡¯s a level 3 magic core?¡± Thomas¡¯ eyes lit up. After all, only a level 3 dark creature had a certain probability of dropping a level 3 magic core. And he had only killed a group of Rat-Men of the highest level 2, and he had actually obtained a level 3 magic core. This was truly a pleasant surprise. Moreover, there was actually a spell on this magic core called Amplification, which could increase the strength of the spell. Looking at this spell, Thomas almost drooled. He himself had a Super Enhancement System, which could increase the amplification of buildings. Now, this magic core itself also had an Amplification spell, which could increase the second amplification. He wanted to see what a building that had been amplified twice would look like. Thomas couldn¡¯t wait to test it out. Chapter 12 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Although Thomas was very anxious, he still had to finish what he had to do. ¡°O¡¯Neill, clean up the battlefield and see if there are any valuable things. Take them away.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± O¡¯Neill immediately took action. He took his men around the area and collected six magic cores from the ashes of the Rat-Men. ¡°Only six magic cores for a dozen Rat-Men. This drop rate is a little low, even lower than the drop rate of the Skeleton Soldiers.¡± Thomas was not very satisfied with this harvest. However, the next harvest was far beyond Thomas¡¯ expectations. O¡¯Neill actually found a hidden wine cellar with bottles of wine inside. Thomas looked around and found that these wines had been stored for at least 10 years. He even found a bottle of rare wine that had been stored for 50 years. Seeing these wines, Thomas suddenly had an idea. He said to O¡¯Neill, ¡°O¡¯Neill, move these wines to the camp immediately. Remember, don¡¯t throw a bottle away. You must send them to the camp intact.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± O¡¯Neill and the others immediately began to move, bringing the wine back to the campsite. Upon arriving at the campsite, Thomas immediately took out six magic cores and placed them on the ground. ¡°Construct the altar of the Goddess of Life.¡± The Goddess of Life was a Sovereign God worshipped by all the humans of this continent. As far as Thomas knew, the Goddess of Life was the most generous of deities. As long as one could sincerely offer her an item, they would receive generous rewards. Thomas had obtained so much red wine this time, and he couldn¡¯t use too much of it himself. It would be better to offer it to the Goddess of Life in exchange for what he needed. The runes on the magic array shone one after another, and a small altar appeared in front of Thomas. [Discovered Normal Goddess of Life Altar. Triggered Super Enhancement System. Increasing¡­] [Normal Goddess of Life Altar increased to Luxurious Goddess of Life Altar.] [Luxurious Goddess of Life Altar: An altar that was meticulously created, greatly increasing the response probability of the Goddess of Life and slightly increasing the favorability of the Goddess of Life.] ¡°It can actually increase the favorability of the Goddess of Life?¡± Thomas was overjoyed. Although he had never worshipped the Goddess of Life before, he knew how important the favorability of a God was. He had to hold on to this leg. Thomas took out 12 bottles of 10-year-old wine and placed them on the altar. He prayed silently to the altar, ¡°Great Goddess of Life, your believers offer their most sincere respect to you. These are the spoils of war from defeating a powerful enemy. I am willing to offer the glory of victory to you. May your glory forever shine on your people.¡± As soon as Thomas finished his prayer, the runes on the altar lit up one by one. A shadow slowly appeared in the center of the altar. In the shadow, a Goddess was sitting on a golden carriage. She was wearing armor and holding a spear. She looked majestic. Thomas had seen the same statue in the main city. This was the Goddess of Life. To his surprise, he actually succeeded in his first prayer. After all, the Goddess of Life would not respond to a prayer 100%. Even if the high priest in the main city held a large-scale sacrifice for tens of thousands of people, the Goddess of Life might not respond. But he had only performed a simple sacrifice once, and it was actually responded to. This made Thomas ecstatic. It seemed that the Luxurious Goddess of Life Altar was indeed extraordinary. Thomas respectfully said to the Goddess of Life, ¡°Respected Goddess, your subject Thomas sends his sincere greetings to you. Today, in the battle against the pagans, I destroyed a statue of the Evil God of the pagans and obtained some spoils of war. I am willing to give the glory of victory to you first, Great Goddess of Life.¡± After hearing Thomas¡¯ words, the Goddess of Life was very satisfied. In particular, Thomas had destroyed a statue of an Evil God. For a god, eliminating the heretics was the greatest achievement. Moreover, Thomas was so good that he had given the spoils of war to herself, which made the Goddess of Life even more satisfied. ¡°Not bad, you¡¯ve done well. I¡¯m very satisfied. I¡¯ll take these spoils of war. If you can destroy the three Evil God statues, I can consider you as my priest. This is your reward. I hope you can spread my glory to every corner of the earth.¡± The Goddess of Life waved her hand, and a sumptuous feast appeared in front of everyone. Golden roasted suckling pigs, fat roasted turkey, steak bigger than a plate, drumsticks piled up like a hill, plates of fresh fruits, and pieces of art-like pastries filled the table. Not only did these delicacies make O¡¯Neill and the others widen their eyes, even Thomas, who had been to Michelin restaurants, was a little shocked. Just the taste alone, these dishes were even better than those Michelin restaurants. Was this something that God had bestowed? It was indeed extraordinary. ¡°Thank you, Goddess, for your reward. We will definitely spread your glory to every corner of the earth.¡± The Goddess of Life was very satisfied with the reaction of Thomas and the others. ¡°I am looking forward to your next sacrifice.¡± With that, the light and shadow of the Goddess of Life disappeared. Looking at the food that was like a small mountain, Thomas called out to everyone, ¡°Everyone, come and eat. We have been hungry for a whole day. Eat your fill and then work.¡± Hearing that, O¡¯Neill and the others immediately went to the long table to eat. Thomas also sat on the main seat and began to taste it. In the main city, they only had two pieces of bread for each meal. Not to mention fruits, even meat could only be eaten a little every month. Even if they were sent to the wilderness, everyone only brought enough black bread to eat for three days. Apart from that, the rest of the things had to be solved by themselves. While others could only live on bread, Thomas could eat delicious meat. It was a paradise. Thomas even felt that he was sitting in the Hall of Valhalla, enjoying a banquet that would last for ten thousand years. Thomas ate a huge steak, three drumsticks, four cakes, two bowls of grapes, and a banana. Then he couldn¡¯t eat anymore. He rubbed his stomach and looked at the sides of the long table. O¡¯Neill was still holding a roasted suckling pig and eating until his face was covered in oil. The soldiers did not eat much better either. Their mouths were filled with food. The only one who ate better was Arya. However, there were more than twenty plates of cake next to her. Seeing that everyone was eating happily, Thomas did not disturb them. Instead, he went to the side alone and prepared to build a new building. At this time, the camp already had four defensive buildings. They were the level 2 Arrow Tower, the level 3 Continuous Fireball Tower, the level 2 Wall of Bones, and the level 2 Blood Spike trap. The only drawback was that these four buildings were all on the same line and could defend against the enemies in front. However, if the enemies came from behind, Thomas would not have any means to defend. What Thomas had to do now was fill in the gaps. Chapter 13 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation The final gap in the defense line must be filled, but it was worth considering what defensive structure to build. He now had two level 1 magic cores, a level 2 magic core with a Defensive Halo, and a level 3 magic core with an Amplification spell. The level 2 magic core with a Defensive Halo had been scheduled by Thomas to be used to build the wall. As long as he got enough magic cores, he would be able to complete it. It seemed that there were not many things to choose from. What was more powerful and could save magic cores? Thomas kept flipping through the building blueprints in his mind, trying to find a building that suited his current needs. Suddenly, he found something. The War Tree. The War Tree was a huge tree. It had intelligence and could swing its branches to fight the enemy. Although the attack range was not far, it was enough to kill at close range. Together with O¡¯Neill and the other four melee warriors, it was enough to block the attacks of ordinary level 1 or level 2 dark creatures. Moreover, the most important thing was that the War Tree could move. He did not have enough materials at the moment, so they could build a War Tree in case of emergency. When he had enough cores, he could also move the War Tree to other places without wasting any materials. It was simply wonderful. After making the decision, Thomas placed the remaining two level 1 magic cores and the level 3 magic cores on the ground. ¡°Build the War Tree!¡± The magic array rotated, and the magic runes lit up one by one. A small sapling grew out of the magic array. The tree grew thicker and thicker, until it was as thick as a person. [Level 1 War Tree discovered. Super Enhancement System triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 War Tree increased to Level 3 Ancient War Tree.] [Level 3 Ancient War Tree: Level 3 defensive structure. It has life. It can heal itself during rest and grow on its own.] [Attack Mode 1: Twig whipping. Use the twig whipping to entangle the enemy, controlling the enemy and suffocating the enemy to death. Attack range: 20 meters.] [Attack Mode 2: Fruit throwing. The Ancient War Tree will produce an extremely hard fruit. The Ancient War Tree can throw the fruit to attack the enemy. Attack range: 200 meters.] [Remark: Because the Level 3 magic core has an Amplification effect, the toughness of the branches has been doubled, and the weight of the fruit has been doubled.] Looking at the long list of information in front of him, Thomas was overjoyed. He knew that the War Tree would be very strong after two enhancements, but he did not expect it to become so strong. The War Tree, which was originally only as thick as a man, now had a diameter of one meter and a height of seven to eight meters. It was a huge monster. Moreover, there were branches as thick as a man¡¯s arm hidden in the huge crown of the tree. With these branches, Thomas did not believe that any dark creature could penetrate the defense of the Ancient War Tree. What was even more surprising was that the Ancient War Tree actually had the ability to attack from afar. Looking at the fruits that were the size of basketballs in the crown of the tree, Thomas felt that if he was directly hit by these things, even a level 2 dark creature would be smashed to death on the spot, right? ¡°Respected Sir Thomas, the Ancient War Tree Gertrude sends his regards to you.¡± An old face appeared on the trunk of the war tree and spoke to Thomas in a muffled voice. ¡°Hello, Gertrude, let me see your ability!¡± Thomas said to Gertrude. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± As Gertrude spoke, more than 20 vines that were as thick as a wrist stretched out from the tree crown and pulled forward. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight deep ravines were drawn from the ground. Then, Gertrude plucked three or four more fruits from the crown of the tree and threw them into the distance. Three or four fruits instantly hit a small wooden house 150 meters away. Boom! The small wooden house was instantly smashed into pieces by the fruit the size of a basketball. ¡°So powerful.¡± Thomas looked at the smashed small wooden house with excitement in his eyes. The wooden house had been smashed into pieces. Even a level 2 dark creature could be killed in one hit, right? ¡°Oh right, Gertrude, how many of these fruits do you have? How much time do you need to recover?¡± If there were not many fruits, this move could only be used as a trump card. ¡°I¡¯m now a Level 3 Ancient War Tree. There are a total of 150 fruits. Every time I level up, there will be an additional 50 fruits. If I recover, it will take about 24 hours.¡± ¡°Not bad. Although 150 is not that many, it is enough.¡± Thomas calculated in his heart and felt very satisfied. ¡°From now on, I will leave the defense of the West Camp to you. I will ask O¡¯Neill and the others to cooperate with you. Do not let a dark creature pass through here.¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± Gertrude¡¯s tree crown made a rustling sound. At this time, O¡¯Neill and the others had finished eating. Thomas called O¡¯Neill over. ¡°This is the Ancient War Tree, Gertrude. In the future, if there are dark creatures attacking, you will coordinate with Gertrude to guard the Western defense line. Also, you must arrange the guards at night. Don¡¯t be ambushed by the dark creatures.¡± Every night, the dark creatures would be the most active. They would attack the human camp in an organized manner. The defense at night became the most important thing. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Sir Thomas. I will definitely guard the defensive line well. I will definitely not let a single dark creature pass through the defensive line,¡± O¡¯Neill said as he patted his chest. ¡°Okay.¡± Thomas called Arya over to remind her again, and then he laid down in the Great Lighthouse to rest. Lying on the ground in the lighthouse, Thomas thought to himself, ¡®When the magic cores are rich in the future, I must build a luxurious Lord¡¯s Hall and build the most comfortable bed!¡¯ Imagining the beautiful future, Thomas fell into a dream. While he was half asleep, Thomas heard someone calling him softly. Thomas opened his eyes and found that it was Arya squatting beside him. ¡°Lord, dark creatures are gathering not far away. It seems that they are going to attack the camp,¡± Arya said softly. ¡°What? Dark creatures are gathering?¡± Thomas heard her and sat up hurriedly. ¡°Let¡¯s go and take a look.¡± Thomas and Arya came to the watchtower of the lighthouse. ¡°My Liege, look! It¡¯s right there!¡± Arya pointed to the distance. Thomas discovered that, 200 meters away, a group of 1.2 meters tall, red-colored monsters with two sharp horns on their heads and a thin tail behind them were gathered not far away. They had scales on their bodies, and held old weapons in their hands. They were gathered together and whispering, constantly looking in the direction of the camp. They looked like they wanted to attack, but they were afraid to attack. Thomas recognized these monsters. Their name was the Lesser Demons, and they were the lowest level of dark creatures. Chapter 14 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation This was not the first time Thomas had seen a dark creature like a Lesser Demon. They were the lowest level of dark creatures, and like the Rat-Men, they were the food of high-level dark creatures. They were timid, afraid of light, and weak in battle. The only thing to be praised was their extraordinary reproductive ability. They were even more powerful than the Rat-Men. They were like weeds in the wilderness, they could not be killed no matter how hard they tried. When they acted alone, they were very timid. However, when they gathered enough of their own kind, they became very courageous. When there were enough of them, they even dared to attack the Dark Dragons. It was unknown what the structure of their brain circuits was. Seeing that they were Lesser Demons, Thomas could not help but frown. Although these Lesser Demons were very weak in combat, it would be troublesome if there were too many of them. Moreover, once they gathered together, it would attract other dark creatures over. It would be troublesome if a group of high-level dark creatures was to come over. The best solution was to kill them before they gathered enough of them. However, they were very alert and had been hiding outside the range of the bow and arrows, so Arya and the others could not do anything to them. ¡°O¡¯Neill, go up and kill them,¡± Thomas said to O¡¯Neill. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± After receiving the order, O¡¯Neill immediately led three of his subordinates to charge towards the Lesser Demons that had gathered together. When the Lesser Demons saw O¡¯Neill charging towards them, they immediately scattered and fled in all directions. By the time O¡¯Neill reached the vicinity, they had already disappeared without a trace. After a fruitless search, O¡¯Neill walked back resentfully. ¡°Sir Thomas, these shrapnel ran too fast. I can¡¯t catch up with them,¡± O¡¯Neill said in annoyance. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Escaping is their specialty. If they didn¡¯t even have this little ability, they would have been killed long ago,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Sir, look, they are back.¡± Arya pointed into the distance and spoke. Thomas looked up and was surprised to find that these little Lesser Demons had returned. Moreover, the number of them was much more than before. There were more than thirty of them, which had doubled. This time, they were bolder and closer to each other than before. ¡°Damn you, don¡¯t run if you have the guts!¡± O¡¯Neill rushed out with his subordinates again. Seeing this, the Lesser Demons immediately fled in all directions. By the time O¡¯Neill caught up with them, they had already disappeared. ¡°A bunch of damn reptiles.¡± O¡¯Neill spat and returned to the camp resentfully. ¡°Sir Thomas, I failed to live up to your expectations. I didn¡¯t catch those damn monsters.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s not your fault.¡± Thomas patted O¡¯Neill on the shoulder. ¡°Sir Thomas, they¡¯re back,¡± Arya said helplessly. Everyone looked into the distance. Those Lesser Demons had returned. Moreover, the number of them had increased again. There were more than eighty of them. This time, they were bolder. They began to try to reach into the light. Seeing this, O¡¯Neill wanted to rush out, but he was stopped by Thomas. ¡°Don¡¯t go. I have a way to deal with them.¡± ¡°Sir Thomas, what do you think we should do?¡± O¡¯Neill was angry with these little Lesser Demons. As long as he could catch them and beat them up, he would agree to anything. ¡°Go dim the light of the Great Lighthouse. Remember, dim it bit by bit. Don¡¯t dim it all at once. Also, get your men to go out from the back of the camp and quietly go behind the group of Lesser Demons. However, you are not allowed to show up without my orders. Now, no one is allowed to attack without my order.¡± Thomas arranged. ¡°What do you mean, sir?¡± Arya seemed to have guessed something. ¡°Yes, let them in and kill them all together. Don¡¯t let any of them escape.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± O¡¯Neill and Arya immediately went to separate operations. The light of the lighthouse in the camp began to dim, and the range of the light began to gradually shrink. The Lesser Demons were very vigilant. When they saw the light dim, they first retreated some distance and observed for a while. When they saw that the light was indeed shrinking, they cautiously approached the lighthouse and kept testing the light. There were even a few Lesser Demons who walked into the range of the lighthouse¡¯s light, but Thomas did not give any orders. He just watched as the Lesser Demons walked in bit by bit. Without realizing it, the Lesser Demons approached the camp bit by bit. They were getting closer and closer to the camp. 100 meters, 50 meters, 25 meters, 20 meters¡­ When they were about 10 meters away, Thomas suddenly shouted, ¡°Now, light up the Great Lighthouse!¡± The light of the lighthouse instantly shone and covered a range of 200 meters again. The Lesser Demons couldn¡¯t open their eyes when the lighthouse suddenly lit up. They couldn¡¯t help but run around on the spot. ¡°All attack! Don¡¯t leave a single one alive!¡± Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The archers who had prepared beforehand immediately drew their bows and released their arrows. One arrow after another shot towards the Lesser Demons who were running around. The Lesser Demons who couldn¡¯t open their eyes because of the light didn¡¯t have the ability to resist at all. More than ten of them were instantly shot to death. Boom! Boom! Even the Continuous Fireball Tower began to show its might. The runes on the tower began to shine, and fireballs began to condense around the magic balls at the top of the tower. Then, as if they had eyes, they smashed towards the Lesser Demons. A fireball hit a Lesser Demon. The Lesser Demon was instantly burned into charcoal by the fireball, turning into a pile of black ashes. The fireball exploded with a loud bang, turning into countless sparks that flew in all directions, scattering onto the bodies of the surrounding Lesser Demons. The temperature of these sparks was also extremely high, even directly burning through the skin of the Lesser Demons, causing them to howl in pain. The fireball roared, the bow and arrows flickered, and in a moment, more than thirty Lesser Demons were killed. There were still more than 20 Lesser Demons lying on the ground, unable to fight. The remaining Lesser Demons gradually regained their vision and began to flee in all directions. The archers standing on the Arrow Tower naturally would not let them go and began to kill them one by one. More than 20 Lesser Demons were killed on their way to escape. Before they could rush out of the range of the Great Lighthouse, three close-combat soldiers with bronze shields and spears suddenly appeared outside. They had chased after the Lesser Demons with O¡¯Neill a few times just now, and they had long held back their anger. How could they let them escape this time? The leading close-combat soldier kicked one of the Lesser Demons flying with one kick. Then, he stabbed the spear in his hand and actually pierced through the two Lesser Demons. Chapter 15 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Under the combined attacks of the melee soldiers and the archers, the Lesser Demons were quickly slaughtered. The Lesser Demons lying on the ground were also killed one by one. After killing these Lesser Demons, Thomas only collected eight level 1 magic cores, which had a drop rate of less than one-tenth. ¡°These guys are really too poor. They are even worse than Skeleton Soldiers.¡± Looking at the eight magic cores in his hands, Thomas could not help but shake his head. He had originally hoped that these Lesser Demons could gather enough magic cores to help him build the wall. Now, it seemed that this hope was lost. ¡°We really should resurrect them and kill them again,¡± Thomas said with some disdain. Thomas prepared to keep these eight magic cores first. He would wait until he had gathered enough magic cores before making the next step. ¡°Sir, look, there are more dark creatures coming.¡± Arya pointed to the distance. Thomas looked into the distance. He was surprised to find a few slender monsters with long manes, long mouths, and pointy ears walking out of the shadows not far away and approaching their camp. ¡°It¡¯s Werewolves!¡± Thomas¡¯ gaze became serious. Werewolves were social animals that lived in packs. They had a keen sense of smell, were vicious and cunning, and were extremely vengeful. They were extremely difficult to deal with dark creatures. Normal adult Werewolves were around level 3 to 4, and some could even grow to level 5. Young Werewolves were also around level 1 to 2. Moreover, these Werewolves had tough skin and agile movements. They were much more difficult to deal with than dark creatures of the same level. Among this group of Werewolves, there was an adult Werewolf and three young Werewolves. The adult Werewolves had a total of three levels. The young Werewolves had two level 2s and one level 1. The four Werewolves were unafraid of the light of the Great Lighthouse as they approached the camp. Looking at these four Werewolves, Thomas frowned. Those three young Werewolves were relatively easy to deal with. O¡¯Neill and his subordinates could deal with one, Arya and her subordinates could deal with one, and the Arrow Tower could deal with them. However, the level 3 Werewolf was a bit difficult to deal with. The Werewolves were very fast, and the Continuous Fireball Tower was relatively slow. It might not be able to catch up. Now, only the Ancient War Tree Gertrude, who was also a level 3 Ancient War Tree, could pin him down. ¡°Gertrude, I¡¯ll leave the level 3 adult Werewolf to you. You must control it, or it¡¯ll be troublesome if it causes trouble in the camp,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, leave it to me. As long as they dare to charge in, I¡¯ll hang them.¡± Gertrude shook the huge branch. ¡°Awooo!¡± The Werewolf roared and pounced toward the camp. Four Werewolves swarmed up and pounced toward the camp. The adult Werewolf directly crossed Thomas¡¯ Wall of Bones and entered the camp. It hit the lighthouse with its claws, and three deep scratches appeared on the wall of the Great Lighthouse. Seeing the actions of the adult Werewolf, Thomas was also shocked. He had expected the power of a level 3 Werewolf, but he did not expect it to be so powerful. Even the wall of a level 3 Great Lighthouse was broken. If he let it go, wouldn¡¯t the camp be torn down? ¡°Gertrude, catch it!¡± Thomas shouted loudly. Whoosh! More than ten branches surrounded the Werewolf from all directions. The Werewolf was extremely fast. With a sudden dash, it drilled through the gaps of the branches. The Werewolf stood on the ground and opened its mouth at Thomas. Its threat was obvious. ¡°You dare to threaten me? Bring it on!¡± Thomas raised the Holy Sword Longsword in his hand and aimed it at the Werewolf, looking provocative. Seeing that a mere level 1 human dared to provoke it like this, the bloodthirsty gene in the Werewolf bloodline was activated. At this moment, the Werewolf only had one thought in its mind, and that was to tear Thomas into pieces. ¡°Awooo!¡± The Werewolf roared angrily and charged at Thomas. Thomas also raised his longsword, looking as if he wanted to fight against the Werewolf. The Werewolf jumped up high, flashed its sharp claws in the air, and pounced towards Thomas. This attack was heavy. If it pounced on Thomas, Thomas would die on the spot even if he held the Holy Sword Longsword. However, just as the Werewolf¡¯s sharp claws were about to touch Thomas, dozens of roots drilled out from the ground and blocked in front of the Werewolf. The Werewolf was caught off guard and its sharp claws pierced into the thick roots. The roots were thick and strong. After the Werewolf¡¯s sharp claws pierced in, it was unable to pull them out for a moment. ¡°Damn it!¡± The Werewolf desperately tried to pull out its sharp claws. However, before it could pull out its sharp claws, more than ten branches reached out and wrapped around the Werewolf. The Werewolf was furious and quickly twisted its body, trying to break free. However, at this time, Thomas had already arrived in front of it. ¡°Go to hell, dirty monster!¡± The Holy Sword Longsword swept across, and the Werewolf¡¯s head fell off. The Werewolf¡¯s body turned into ashes, and a level 3 magic core fell to the ground. Putting away the magic core, Thomas quickly ran to the edge of the camp. He wanted to see the situation there. When Thomas reached the edge of the camp, O¡¯Neill was cutting off the head of a young Werewolf. Arya also led people to shoot a young Werewolf into a hedgehog. As for the remaining level 1 Werewolf, it was shot to death under the Arrow Tower. Although it successfully killed a few Werewolves, the Wall of Bones built by Thomas was completely destroyed by them. It had lost the value of maintenance and could only be rebuilt. However, they had contributed two level 2 magic cores, which could be considered to make up for the loss. The two consecutive waves of dark creatures¡¯ attacks over the night had made Thomas somewhat tired, but he had finally defended the camp. After putting away the magic cores, Thomas leaned against the lighthouse to rest. The night that followed was relatively calm. Until the sun rose again, no dark creatures came again. ¡°We finally passed the first night!¡± Thomas stood up excitedly and carefully took out a piece of parchment and wrote on it, ¡°Thomas has already established a camp in the wilderness and successfully guarded the first night. How is everyone doing?¡± This parchment was given to everyone before Thomas left. This parchment was a multi-functional magic tool. It could record the current coordinates, store the map that the owner had discovered, and act as a communication tool. It could communicate with each other from a long distance, and even transfer some items. Of course, it had to be activated with a magic core. A level 1 magic core could charge the parchment for a month. According to the rules, Thomas and the others had to report it after they successfully built the camp, so that the main city could grasp the specific situation in the wilderness. Only yesterday, Thomas was busy building the camp, clearing out the Rat-Men, and guarding against the invasion at night. He had forgotten about this matter, and this morning he could finally find time to deal with this matter. Chapter 16 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation After Thomas wrote the information on the parchment, the originally empty parchment was instantly filled with one sentence after another. Anthony: ¡°Thomas, you¡¯ve actually built a camp? Where did you get so many magic cores? I¡¯ve been squatting in the fog for a day and a night before I built an Arrow Tower. It¡¯s still far from the camp.¡± Andy: ¡°What do you mean Anthony? You actually built an Arrow Tower? I¡¯ve been walking in the fog for half a day, and only found two dark creatures that were alone. Until now, I haven¡¯t even built a building.¡± Jefferson: ¡°Goddess above, you¡¯ve killed at least a few dark creatures. I was too unlucky. I was teleported to the nest of a group of Skeleton Soldiers, and almost got killed by those Skeleton Soldiers. Fortunately, I ran faster. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t have been able to see me. Do any of you have any extra weapons that you can lend me? I¡¯ve lost my weapon.¡± Sophia said, ¡°Sob, do any of you have food? I got three magic cores, but I didn¡¯t get any food at all. If anyone is willing to give me a bite, I¡¯m willing to give all the magic cores in my hands to him.¡± Seeing that everyone was complaining on the parchment, Thomas suddenly felt that he was quite lucky. Although he had encountered many dark creatures, he had also obtained a lot of magic cores. Moreover, he had established a small camp. Among the same batch of teleporters, he seemed to be the best one. Thomas thought as he chewed on the chicken leg that was slightly cold. ¡°Oh right, they seem to lack food. I can exchange some food for some magic cores.¡± Thinking of this, Thomas wrote on the parchment, ¡°Which one of you wants to eat? I have some drumsticks here. One magic core for one drumstick. If you want to buy them, hurry up and sell them.¡± Actually, Thomas still had a lot of drumsticks in his hands. They were piled as high as a hill. O¡¯Neill and Arya did not like to eat drumsticks, so they had a lot left. They could be used to exchange for magic cores. Once Thomas¡¯ news was posted, it immediately caused a huge uproar. Andy: ¡°One magic core for one drumstick. Did I hear it wrong? Are you serious?¡± Jefferson: ¡°Drumstick. Thomas, can you lend me a drumstick? When I have the magic cores, I will return it to you. I have already found a Skeleton Soldier that is alone. If there is a drumstick to eat, I will have the strength to kill it.¡± Sophia said, ¡°Hurry up and give me the drumstick. I¡¯ll give you all the magic cores.¡± [Sophia has made a deal with you.] The goatskin paper prompted. Two small magic arrays appeared on the goatskin paper. Beside the magic array were the heads of Sophia and Thomas. On Sophia¡¯s side of the magic array, there were already three level 1 magic cores. Seeing this, Thomas also placed the three drumsticks on the magic array on his side. The drumsticks and the magic cores switched positions. [Transaction successful.] Three level 1 white magic cores appeared in Thomas¡¯s hands. ¡°It¡¯s really magical.¡± This was Thomas¡¯s first time using such a magic array to teleport items, and he felt that it was exceptionally novel. Meanwhile, Sophia was chewing on the drumsticks in her hands. Sophia said, ¡°Goddess, why is the drumstick so delicious? Even at the banquet in the Duke¡¯s mansion, I have never eaten such a delicious drumstick. Thomas, why didn¡¯t I know that you had this ability before? If I had known earlier, I would have hired you to be my personal chef and cook drumsticks for me every day.¡± ¡°Sophia, is what you said true? Thomas really has drumsticks, and they are even more delicious than the drumsticks in the Duke¡¯s mansion?¡± Andy didn¡¯t believe it. His family and the Duke¡¯s mansion had an extraordinary relationship, and they often went to the Duke¡¯s mansion for meals. He knew all the dishes in the Duke¡¯s mansion like the back of his hands. The chicken legs in the Duke¡¯s mansion were the best in the entire main city. Could there be chicken legs in the world that were even more delicious than the Duke¡¯s mansion? He did not believe it. ¡°Are you doubting the taste of a Princess? If you don¡¯t believe it, why don¡¯t you go and change one yourself?¡± Sophia was Prince Philip¡¯s daughter. Before the apocalypse, she was also a famous gourmet in the main city. Her words carried a lot of weight. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll try it. Thomas, I¡¯ll give you a magic core in exchange for a drumstick.¡± Andy and Thomas made a deal. Thomas naturally did not reject anyone and completed the deal with Andy. Andy took a bite of the drumstick in his hand with suspicion and was immediately shocked. How could there be such a delicious drumstick in the world? In the blink of an eye, Andy ate the whole drumstick. He almost chewed the bones. ¡°One more!¡± Andy gave the magic core in his hand to Thomas. He put the construction of the camp and the killing of the dark creatures to the back of his mind. These were not as important as eating the drumstick. ¡°Andy, the drumsticks are really so delicious?¡± Anthony, who had waited for a long time without any news, could not sit still anymore and asked Andy. ¡°I swear to the Goddess that I have never eaten such delicious drumsticks. I will go and kill the dark creatures now. Today, I will kill ten, not twenty dark creatures. Thomas, save the drumsticks for me! Anyway, I will go and kill the dark creatures.¡± ¡°Is it really so magical?¡± Seeing Andy¡¯s words, everyone curiously started to trade with Thomas. They all had some magic cores in their hands, so it was still acceptable for them to exchange one for a drumstick. Moreover, a large number of them were born in rich families, although no one was given a bag of bread before they set off. But for those who were used to luxury, dry bread was not as delicious as chicken drumsticks. One after another, they exchanged with Thomas. Thomas also did not refuse as long as they were willing to take out magic cores for as many as possible. As a result, in the time it took for breakfast, Thomas was surrounded by magic cores. Thomas was shocked. Was it so easy to exchange food for magic cores? Thomas counted the magic cores. There were more than 200 of them. The number of magic cores he obtained yesterday was less than 30. The difference between the two was nearly seven times! In an instant, Thomas had the thought of not killing the dark creatures and selling the chicken drumsticks instead. However, this thought only went through his mind once before it was suppressed by Thomas. This was the wilderness, and in the end, strength spoke for itself. Without strength, no amount of wealth could be kept. Moreover, he also needed enough chicken drumsticks to stabilize his trading network. It seemed that he would have to go out and search for traces of those dark creatures today. Last night, he had not slept well because of the dark creatures around him. ¡®Since you come to disturb me at night, I will disturb you during the day.¡¯ Thomas was determined to clear out the dark creatures around him so that no more dark creatures would disturb him at night. However, before leaving, Thomas decided to build the wall of the camp first. Chapter 17 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Thomas wanted to build a two-meter-high, 30-meter-long triangular wall. It was built with the level 2 Arrow Tower, the level 3 Magic Tower, and the Ancient War Tree Gertrude as the apex. The advantage of this was that no matter where the dark creatures came from, they would have to face at least two defensive buildings. O¡¯Neill and Arya could also climb up the city wall to assist at any time. This greatly strengthened the defense of the camp. The disadvantage was also obvious. There was less space inside, which was not suitable for long-term development. However, for Thomas, this thing was a temporary camp. In the future, when there were more magic cores, they would naturally replan. His goal was to build a large city in the wilderness, like a main city, which could accommodate millions of people. And he himself lived in a towering Magic Tower. This was just a temporary residence. ¡°Build the city wall!¡± Thomas placed the magic cores at the position where the city wall was to be built, and then at the core of the city wall, there was a level 2 magic core with a defensive halo. Rumble! The magic array rotated, and runes flashed. Walls of Bones rose from the magic array. In the blink of an eye, the camp was surrounded by three walls of white bones. On the east side of the camp, there was a small door made of white bones that could let people in and out. [Discovered Wall of Bones. Triggered Super Enhancement System. Increasing¡­] [Wall of Bones increased to Wall of Sighs.] [Wall of Sighs: Level 3 city wall. Upgraded from Wall of Bones. When an enemy creature attacks the city, the Wall of Sighs will stretch out Skeleton Soldiers holding weapons from the inside to fight the enemy. The Skeleton Soldiers that the Wall of Sighs can accommodate are obtained from the enemy¡¯s bones. The more enemies killed, the more Skeleton Soldiers that the Wall of Sighs can produce. Upper limit: 300.] [Remark: Because you have placed a Defensive Halo inside the Wall of Bones, all creatures that assist in defense on the wall will receive the blessing of the Defensive Halo. The outside of the body will receive a shield that can withstand a level 2 attack. As long as the completion rate of the wall is above 70%, the effect of the Defensive Halo will not disappear.] In an instant, the two-meter-tall wall of bones became six-meters-tall, and the thickness of the wall increased from half a meter to one meter. The small door that could only accommodate one person also became a small gate that could allow carriages to pass through. The changes could be said to be earth-shattering. Thomas patted the thick and heavy wall with great satisfaction. This time, if he encountered Werewolves again, at least he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about a level 1 Werewolf destroying the wall. With such a thick city wall, even if the younger Werewolves attacked it for an hour, it wouldn¡¯t be destroyed. With the effect of the Defensive Halo, the Wall of Sighs was even stronger. ¡°Not bad!¡± Thomas patted the city wall, very satisfied with the defensive function of the new city wall. Now, even if he went out to kill a wave of dark creatures, he could rest assured. After dealing with the matter of upgrading the city wall, Thomas ate a steak for breakfast. Then, he called O¡¯Neill and Arya over and followed him to the surrounding dark fog to clean up the nearby dark creatures. ¡°O¡¯Neill, Arya, each of you take a soldier and follow me to the surrounding fog to clean up the dark creatures.¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas!¡± The two of them immediately picked a soldier and followed Thomas out of the camp. At this time, the sun had already risen, but due to the dark fog, the light of the sun had been greatly weakened. Even if the sky was bright and they walked in the dark fog, it was still like evening. The visibility around them was even less than 20 meters. If it was still so during the day, one could imagine how much of an advantage the dark creatures would have at night. Today, Thomas¡¯ plan was to first clear out the dark creatures within 1,000 meters of the camp. If there was enough time, he would expand the area. Thomas walked forward while O¡¯Neill and Arya guarded him tightly on both sides with weapons in their hands. Thomas had descended into a village. He had descended at the edge of the village before, but now, he was heading towards the center of the village. The village seemed to have been very rich in the past. The ground was even paved with Bluestones, and the houses around it were mostly built with Bluestones. It looked sturdy and beautiful. Every family had a small courtyard with some flowers and fruits and vegetables planted. However, because of the invasion of the dark creatures, all of this was destroyed by the dark creatures. Not many houses in the village were intact. Many houses were even burned to ashes by the fire. The courtyard planted with flowers, fruits, and vegetables was also razed to the ground. Bloodstains could be seen everywhere on the Bluestone road. Walking on the road, one could occasionally see a few corpses that had been gnawed away. The originally peaceful village had become a living hell. Looking at the scene in front of him, Thomas could not help but clench his fists. ¡°I must completely exterminate these dark creatures.¡± Unknowingly, the group of people came to the center of the village. In the middle of the village was a small Goddess of Life temple. Next to the temple was a two-story small building of the village office. Next to the building was a big tree that was ten meters tall. On the branches of the tree were human corpses. Seeing the scene in front of him, Thomas was extremely angry. Not only did they kill people, but they even treated the corpses like this. Thomas could not tolerate it. ¡°O¡¯Neill, go and put down those corpses,¡± Thomas said. He wanted to bury the bones of these people. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± O¡¯Neill held the bronze shield in one hand and the spear in the other. He went forward to check the situation. Just as he approached the big tree and was about to put down a skeleton, the skeleton suddenly opened its eyes. ¡°Awoo!¡± The skeleton let out a strange cry. It exerted force with both hands, and the rope used to bind it was instantly broken. After landing on the ground, the skeleton waved its hands and rushed towards O¡¯Neill. ¡°What the hell is this?¡± Seeing that the skeleton had actually moved on its own, O¡¯Neill hurriedly raised his bronze shield to block it. Dang! The skeleton¡¯s hands hit the bronze shield and actually produced a sound of metal colliding. It was only then that Thomas and the others saw the true appearance of the skeleton. From afar, the bones looked no different from an ordinary corpse. However, upon closer inspection, there was a difference. An ordinary corpse was already swollen and rotten. However, the skin and flesh of these bones seemed to have evaporated, sticking closely to the bones. Moreover, the body tissues of these bones were relatively intact. The nails were sharp and long, and they had already turned black, like the sharp claws of an animal. ¡°What is this thing? I have never seen it before. Could it be a newly discovered dark creature?¡± Thomas was secretly surprised. Chapter 18 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Looking at the skeleton in front of him, Thomas frowned. A new dark creature had been discovered. This was important news. He had to inform everyone as soon as possible. Otherwise, with the dark creatures¡¯ habit of ambushing people, many people would be at a disadvantage. This was very disadvantageous to humans. ¡°Awoo!¡± The skeleton was very dissatisfied when it saw that its attack was blocked. It let out a strange cry and continued to pounce on O¡¯Neill. Seeing this, O¡¯Neill immediately raised his shield with his left hand and stabbed the spear in his right hand fiercely towards the skeleton¡¯s chest. Creak¨C After the sharp spear stabbed into the skeleton¡¯s chest, it was not pierced through as expected. Instead, it only pierced an inch before it was blocked. O¡¯Neill increased his strength again, but the spear in his hand actually did not go any deeper. The skeleton continued to pounce at O¡¯Neill, but O¡¯Neill used all his strength to block the spear, preventing the skeleton from taking a step forward. ¡°So difficult to deal with?¡± Thomas was shocked when he saw that O¡¯Neill was struggling to deal with the skeleton. One had to know that O¡¯Neill had killed a level 1 Rat-Man with one slash. Now that he was so exhausted to deal with a skeleton, it meant that even if the skeleton was not level 2, it was not far from it. ¡°Arya, help me see if the two of you can deal with that skeleton.¡± Thomas wanted the specific test data and needed to know the skeleton¡¯s maximum strength. In the beginning, he did not dare to send too many people. ¡°Yes!¡± After receiving the order, Arya raised her bow and shot an arrow at the skeleton. Whoosh! The arrow pierced into the eye socket of the skeleton. The arrow penetrated more than an inch deep. If it was an ordinary person, he would have fainted from the pain. However, the skeleton seemed to have no reaction. It still howled at O¡¯Neill, wanting to pounce on him. ¡°It can actually endure so much? This is a bit difficult.¡± Thomas frowned. ¡°Increase the strength!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± One arrow after another shot towards the skeleton. The sharp arrows pierced into the body of the skeleton. In a short while, seven to eight arrows were inserted into the body of the skeleton. Some of the arrows hit the neck, some hit the chest, and some hit the joints. However, the skeleton did not seem to feel anything. It still hissed and wanted to pounce towards O¡¯Neill. At this moment, O¡¯Neill shouted loudly. He pushed the bronze shield in his hand with force, and with a hook of his foot, the skeleton tripped and fell to the ground. O¡¯Neill pulled out the bronze sword at his waist and thrust it downward with force, directly piercing into the skeleton¡¯s chest. However, something surprising happened. Even though the skeleton¡¯s heart was pierced, it still continued to hiss and struggle, trying to pounce on O¡¯Neill. Thomas frowned. The vitality of this skeleton was already beyond normal. One had to know that even if it was a level 3 adult Werewolf, as long as its heart was pierced, it would die without a doubt. There was no reason that a skeleton that was not even level 2 could be so powerful. Unless, it had not found a corresponding weakness. ¡°Chop off its head. I don¡¯t believe that it will be fine even if its head is chopped off,¡± Thomas said angrily. After receiving Thomas¡¯ order, O¡¯Neill pulled out the bronze sword that was inserted into the skeleton¡¯s body and backhanded it to cut off the skeleton¡¯s neck. However, the skeleton¡¯s neck was also unusually hard. Even O¡¯Neill had to cut off the skeleton¡¯s head three times before he could cut it off. After the skeleton¡¯s head was cut off, the skeleton completely stopped moving. Its body went limp and then burned without any wind. Soon, it turned into ashes on the ground. A white level 1 magic core was revealed in the ashes. Thomas walked over and picked up the magic core. He was more and more certain that this skeleton was a level 1 dark creature, because magic cores would not lie. Only level 1 dark creatures would drop level 1 magic cores. This was an iron law. ¡°We have to inform the others as soon as possible.¡± Just as Thomas was about to take out the parchment and release the information, the hissing sound was heard again. The skeletons hanging on the tree seemed to have been awakened. The skeletons broke free from the ropes and fell to the ground. They extended their claws like wild beasts and surrounded Thomas and the others. It was as if a Resident Evil crisis had occurred. Looking at the dozen or so skeletons, Thomas did not dare to continue fighting. He immediately called out, ¡°O¡¯Neill, get into formation and retreat. Don¡¯t fight them head-on here. Change to a place that is advantageous to us!¡± Thomas knew that if he fought with the skeletons in this square, he would be quickly surrounded by these skeletons. At that time, they would be surrounded by enemies from all directions. The situation would be terrible. Rather than that, it was better to change the terrain that was advantageous to them. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± O¡¯Neill immediately raised his bronze shield and slowly retreated. ¡°Arya, find a suitable battle position. It¡¯s best if we only need to face a few enemies when we are dealing with them.¡± Thomas called out. ¡°Sir Thomas, do you think that place is suitable?¡± Arya immediately pointed at a street not far away and said. Rather than calling it a street, it was actually more suitable to call it an alley. That alley was very narrow, and could only allow two people to walk side by side. Both sides of the alley were high walls, which were natural barriers. There were also many pieces of bricks and tiles piled up in the alley, which could be used to build fortifications. Even if they could not deal with the bones, they could still retreat from the back of the alley. It was the best place to deal with the bones. ¡°Well done, Arya. Let¡¯s retreat there.¡± Everyone retreated to the alley in an orderly manner. Arya and another archer took the lead to enter the alley. After checking that there was no danger, everyone retreated into the alley. Arya could not deal any effective damage to the skeletons, so she climbed up the high walls on both sides and was responsible for monitoring the surrounding movements. After O¡¯Neill and another close-combat soldier retreated into the alley, they immediately built a parapet wall with bricks and tiles as a simple defense. As soon as the parapet wall was built, the skeletons arrived near the alley. The narrow alley made it impossible for them to take advantage of their numbers, so they could only charge in two by two. Thomas also discovered a phenomenon, which was that the joints of these skeletons were relatively stiff. When climbing the parapet wall, it was more strenuous than an ordinary person. This was a weakness that could be exploited. O¡¯Neill raised his bronze shield to block the attacks of the bones, and then hacked at the necks of the bones. Seeing O¡¯Neill¡¯s exhausted expression, Thomas suddenly had a thought. The Holy Light Longsword in his hand had been enhanced. Would it be more effective against the bones? Thus, Thomas stood on the high slope and raised the longsword in his hand in a condescending manner, hacking at one of the arms. Whoosh! Like cutting butter, the sword effortlessly cut the neck of the skeleton. The skeleton fell to the ground and turned into a white magic core. Chapter 19 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation ¡°It¡¯s working!¡± Thomas was overjoyed when he saw the strange bones being cut down by his sword. He immediately waved the Holy Light Longsword and continued to cut at the strange bones. Crack, crack, crack! One by one, the bones were cut into magic cores by Thomas. The skeletons behind continued to charge at the defense line formed by Thomas and the others as if they did not know fatigue. Thomas stood behind the shield wall and harvested. Soon, more than ten skeletons were turned into magic nuclei by Thomas. ¡°Arya, are there any more of these annoying guys around?¡± Thomas asked Arya, who was in charge of keeping watch. ¡°Sir Thomas, all of them have been taken care of. There are no enemies around,¡± Arya said. ¡°Let¡¯s pack up the magic cores and continue moving forward.¡± O¡¯Neill and the others immediately helped Thomas to collect the magic cores. Out of the 14 bones, a total of nine magic cores had been dropped. The probability was already over 60%. Moreover, after finding a suitable terrain, it would be easier to kill than the Rat-Men. Thomas could not wait to have as many skeletons as possible. Perhaps soon, he would be able to expand his small camp into a castle. However, the first thing he had to do was to report this matter. Otherwise, there was a high possibility that some of the Architects in the wild would be ambushed by these skeletons. Right now, the Architects were very valuable. Every single one of them was a seed for the future human counterattack. Thomas took out a goatskin parchment and quickly wrote on it. ¡°Latest intelligence. A new type of dark creature has been discovered. Normally, it looks similar to a human corpse, but its skin is dry and completely stuck to the bones. There are no signs of decay on its body. It looks like a dried corpse.¡± ¡°These dark creatures will ambush humans. Normally, it looks similar to a corpse, but when a human passes by, it will launch a surprise attack.¡± ¡°The ones I met were hanging from trees. I thought they were human corpses, so I was prepared to help bury them. I almost got hit.¡± ¡°These dark creatures don¡¯t move very quickly, but their skin is very hard. Their weakness is their heads. Cutting their necks is also possible.¡± ¡°For a level 1 soldier, it will take three to four strikes to kill them.¡± ¡°It would be easier to trap them between terrain.¡± ¡°When they die, they will be similar to ordinary dark creatures. They will turn into ashes and explode their magic core.¡± ¡°Preliminary estimation of their strength is level 1, not even level 2.¡± Thomas sent out all the information he knew. Soon, some active Architects replied. Sophia: ¡°What? There¡¯s actually such a dark creature?¡± Andy: ¡°Really? There¡¯s actually such a clever dark creature? It even knows how to ambush? It can¡¯t be that you made it up to lie to us, right?¡± Andy obviously didn¡¯t believe it. After all, Thomas¡¯ words were a little sensational. A dark creature that looked like a human corpse could even ambush. If it really existed, then it would be too much of a threat to humans. ¡°It¡¯s true,¡± Roger said, ¡°My experience is similar to Thomas¡¯s. I also saw two dried corpses on a tree. I originally planned to cut them down and bury them. In the end, Thomas happened to send me a message, so I subconsciously tested it out. In the end, the two corpses really came after me. Moreover, their skin is indeed very tough, but their movement speed is a little slow. I brought them around for a long time and finally managed to kill both of them. If you meet them, be careful. Don¡¯t be ambushed by these guys.¡± Roger was one of the more powerful people in their group. Since Roger said that it was more difficult, it meant that this dark creature was real, and it was really not easy to deal with. Benjamin: ¡°So it is real, I originally planned to find a few to try, but now it seems that I should go around them.¡± Jefferson: ¡°Yes, these dark creatures are really too sinister. Thank you, Thomas, for reminding me.¡± Sophia rolled her eyes. She noticed something different. ¡°Thomas, you said that a level 1 soldier would need three or four hits to kill that dark creature? Could it be that you¡¯ve already started building barracks and training soldiers? Didn¡¯t you just build a camp?¡± According to the construction process of the main city¡¯s professor, three to four Arrow Towers would be built first. After the outline of the camp was built, there would be walls and bonfires. After that, there would be other auxiliary buildings, such as wells, fruit trees, Magic Towers, and so on. Finally, there would be the Close Combat Barracks and Long-Range Barracks that trained the soldiers. This was because these trained soldiers also needed to consume food. Without enough food, it was impossible to feed so many soldiers. ¡°It¡¯s like this. I did train some soldiers. The dark creatures I encountered were quite special. I couldn¡¯t follow the normal process, so I trained the close combat soldiers first.¡± Thomas didn¡¯t want to reveal the secret that he had the system, so he spoke casually. Since no one else could come to verify it, he could say whatever he wanted. Sophia and the others didn¡¯t look too surprised when they heard that. After all, the wilderness was too big, and it was the place where the dark creatures occupied, so anything could happen. It wasn¡¯t difficult to understand how to break the construction process and develop according to the current needs. Those who did not know how to adapt became food for the dark creatures. ¡°Thomas, this news of yours is too important. It can save many Architects. I will report it to my father right now. I believe that the main city council will give you a satisfactory reward.¡± The council that Sophia mentioned was an organization composed of many nobles. It was the highest authority in the main city. All kinds of matters, big and small, were decided by the main city¡¯s parliament. Such matters like the discovery of new dark creatures naturally had to be reported to the parliament. As the daughter of Prince Philip, it was most appropriate for Sophia to do this. He believed that the parliament would not be stingy with their rewards. As for whether Sophia would be greedy for the rewards that belonged to him, Thomas was not worried. Sophia had a good reputation, and she was famous for her kindness when she was in the city. She often helped the poor in the city, and she even sponsored a school to take in homeless orphans. Such a woman would not be greedy for his reward. ¡°Of course I trust Princess Sophia, but this matter must be spread as soon as possible. Otherwise, who knows how many Architects will be trapped?¡± Thomas reminded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will use a special channel to send the news out first,¡± Sophia said. ¡°Then, I am relieved.¡± After Thomas said that, he rolled up the parchment. He still had to continue cleaning the village. If he did not clean up the dark creatures in the village, he would not even be able to sleep peacefully. Thomas led the group and continued to move forward. After returning to the town square, Thomas¡¯ gaze was attracted by the two two-story tall buildings. The Goddess of Life temple and the town office building. If there were any dark creatures in the town, they would not let this place go. Chapter 20 Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation Thomas led his men into the town office building. Thomas discovered that although the building looked intact from the outside, it was completely empty inside. The entire building was empty, with nothing. ¡°This is really strange. What dark creature did this?¡± Thomas looked at the small town office building that only had one frame left and was a little surprised. After all, the dark creatures had always been famous for their cruelty and destruction. They rarely plundered the resources of humans wantonly. Especially this kind. They even took away the floor. It was definitely not something that ordinary dark creatures could do. Thomas decided to find traces of these dark creatures and then destroy them. Having such a group of dark creatures in the village made Thomas feel a sense of crisis in his heart. Thomas walked out of the town office building and walked towards the temple of the Goddess of Life. He wanted to see if the temple of the Goddess of Life had also been robbed. Thomas came to the entrance of the temple and was about to walk in when he suddenly heard a series of snoring sounds. ¡°Someone is there?¡± Thomas was surprised. He quietly opened the door of the temple and carefully looked inside. Thomas suddenly found dozens of green-skinned monsters entrenched here. These green-skinned monsters were about 1.4 meters tall and had strong limbs. They had a pair of big ears, brown hair, and animal skin around their bodies. Beside them, there were stone axes and stone axes. Each green-skinned monster had a pile of things around them from human clothes to all kinds of kitchenware. From frescoes and jewelry to candlesticks and cutlery. There were all kinds of things. It looked like a huge broken market. The things that had disappeared from the town office were also piled here. Seeing those green-skinned monsters, Thomas knew why the town office had been robbed. These green-skinned monsters were called Goblins. They were dark creatures that lived in groups and lived in tribes. These Goblins were the greediest. If they went somewhere, they would plunder everything, not even leaving a stone behind. Therefore, this was one of the reasons why the town office was so clean. If they were given enough time, there wouldn¡¯t be anything left in the town. Everything would be taken to the temple. Thomas had decided to kill all of these Goblins. Just being in the temple of the Goddess of Life was enough for Thomas to sentence them to death. However, there were more than thirty Goblins gathered here. There were too many of them. Moreover, although these Goblins were level 1 dark creatures like the Rat-Men and the Lesser Demons, they were much stronger than the Rat-Men. Moreover, they were braver than the Lesser Demons. They were highly organized. Although their bodies were short, they were very strong. Moreover, they were good at using stone axes and stone ropes to coordinate with each other. Among the level 1 dark creatures, they were considered to have higher combat strength. It seemed that it would be difficult for Thomas and the others to deal with so many Goblins at once. ¡°This is a bit troublesome. How can we eliminate all these Goblins?¡± Thomas was in a dilemma. Thomas circled around the temple and suddenly thought of a good idea. The temple of the Goddess of Life was very special. Other than the front and back two doors, there were no windows within ten meters of the ground. Even if it was ten meters away from the ground, there were only narrow high windows. Each window was about two meters high, but the width was less than 30 centimeters. It was said that this was specially designed to prevent the enemy from attacking. Now, Thomas was going to use a special structure in the temple to kill these Goblins. First, Thomas spent three level 1 magic cores to first place a White Bone Spike trap at the front door of the temple. [Level 1 White Bone Spike detected. Super Enhancement System triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 White Bone Spike increased by Level 3 Blood Spike.] [Level 3 Blood Spike. Uses hidden spikes from the ground to kill enemies. Attack Range 2 * 2 square meters.] ¡°Beautiful!¡± Thomas looked at the Blood Spike trap in satisfaction. This trap had already blocked the main entrance of the temple. With the Goblins¡¯ short stature, it was practically impossible for them to cross the two-meter Blood Spike trap. Following that, Thomas placed a Blood Spike trap at the back door of the temple. This completely blocked the front and back doors of the temple. After blocking the front and back doors, Thomas led O¡¯Neill, Arya, and the others to climb up the window of the temple. ¡°A close-combat soldier and an archer team up. Attack immediately. Make sure to kill all the Goblins in the temple. Oh right, kill those long-range throwers first,¡± Thomas instructed. ¡°Understood!¡± Arya and O¡¯Neill immediately led their men to attack. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Arrows were shot at the Goblins who were sleeping soundly in the temple. A few Goblins were shot through the neck on the spot. Their eyes were wide open and their hands were covering their necks. Even in death, they still could not understand where these humans came from. ¡°Quick! Kill a few more while they are asleep,¡± Thomas called out. Arya increased the speed of her arrows. She shot the Goblins one by one. ¡®It would be great if I could kill all these Goblins in their sleep,¡¯ Thomas thought. However, things did not go smoothly. Before a Goblin died, it rolled and knocked down a vase. Crash! The sound of the vase breaking woke up the sleeping Goblins. Seeing the dead Goblins, the Goblins became anxious. The leading Goblin shouted loudly, causing the throwers to start fighting back. There were specialized throwers amongst the Goblins, but due to their limited skill level, their throwing weapons were only rocks and ropes. Only a few spears could be possessed by elites. Sou! Sou! Sou! A large number of rocks and ropes shot towards Arya and the other archer. ¡°Raise your shields! Block them!¡± Thomas had already expected the Goblins¡¯ reaction. He immediately had the close-combat soldiers raise their bronze shields to block the Goblins¡¯ counterattack. Dang! Dang! Dang! Countless rocks smashed onto the bronze shields, producing a loud sound. However, no matter how hard the Goblins tried, they were unable to break the bronze shields. The archers were still hiding behind the shields, calmly shooting at the Goblins. ¡°Chief, why don¡¯t we rush out? If we continue to stay here, all of us will die!¡± one of the Goblins said to the Chief of the tribe. ¡°Rush out!¡± Seeing the tribesmen fall one by one, the Goblin Chief¡¯s eyes turned red. However, it also knew that if it continued to stay here, only death awaited it. Thus, it took the lead and led its tribesmen towards the main entrance of the temple. Chapter 21 Seeing the Goblin Chief leading his men towards the door, Thomas was not in a hurry. He had already made arrangements at the door and was not worried that the Goblins would escape. Thomas continued to lead his men to kill the Goblins. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! A series of arrows killed another five or six Goblins. Arriving at the door of the temple, the Goblin Chief kicked open the door of the temple and took the lead to rush out. However, before it could take two steps, more than ten bright red spikes emerged from the ground and pierced into its body. The Goblin Chief was only a level 2 dark creature. Facing the level 3 Blood Spike trap, it had no way to fight back and was directly pierced into a sieve. The few Goblins who followed closely behind did not have time to stop and also crashed into the Blood Spike trap. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Dozens of sharp spikes appeared once again, piercing through the Goblins who had crashed into them. The sharp spikes were retracted. Clack, clack, clack¡­ One after another, the Goblins¡¯ corpses collapsed to the ground. A gust of wind blew past, and the corpses scattered with the wind, leaving only a few magic cores on the ground. Seeing the magic cores fall to the ground one after another, the Goblins who were following later were all dumbfounded. They stared blankly at the ground, none of them willing to go over. However, Arya and the others, who were standing on the window, did not give them too much space to think. They directly shot arrows at the group again. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! A series of arrows once again killed a few Goblins on the spot. ¡°Jump over! This is a spike trap. I¡¯ve seen it before. Its attack range is only one meter. As long as we jump over, we can escape for our lives!¡± an old Goblin shouted loudly. It had seen this kind of trap once. At that time, hundreds of warriors of the tribe had died in this kind of trap. It was the Great Chieftain who had discovered the flaw of this trap, which was still fresh in its memory. Seeing that the few Goblins were still hesitating, the old Goblin decided to demonstrate it itself. ¡°You guys follow me and do it together!¡± The old Goblin took two steps forward and jumped forward. Although it was already old, it had been training hard to jump because of the shadow of the spike trap. It was so that one day when it faced the spike trap again, it could easily jump over it. The heavens did not disappoint those who were willing. After a long period of practice, it had become the king of the Goblins¡¯ long jumpers, able to jump 1.5 meters in one go. It was more than half the distance of the other Goblins. The old Goblin leaped and spread its arms, flying forward like a big bird. After flying a distance of one and a half meters, it flew a distance of one and a half meters until it landed on the ground at a distance of one and a half meters. ¡°Mm, it¡¯s even farther than before.¡± The old Goblin nodded in satisfaction. It was ready to turn around and enjoy the adoration of its fellow Goblins. However, it suddenly felt a burst of pain under its feet. It lowered its head to look. It turned out that several blood-red spikes had pierced through its body from the ground. ¡°Impossible!¡± The old Goblin¡¯s face was full of shock. ¡°I¡¯ve already crossed the distance of one meter and jumped over the attack range of the spike trap. How could I still be injured by the spike trap? What¡¯s going on?¡± The old Goblin¡¯s heart was filled with doubt. However, no one could answer his question. The old Goblin¡¯s body turned into powder, turning into a white magic core that fell to the ground. Once the old Goblin died, the remaining Goblins became even more flustered. The old Goblin was publicly acknowledged as the king of the long jump in the tribe. Now that even the old Goblin hadn¡¯t jumped past the range of the trap, there was even less hope for them. There were traps in front and deadly arrows behind. The Goblin tribe was in a desperate situation. Suddenly, a Goblin shouted loudly, ¡°Quickly go to the back door! There is a back door at the back of the temple. It is very hidden. Those despicable humans will not set traps there. As long as we rush over, we will be able to live!¡± At this moment, another Goblin who coveted the throne of the Chief stood out. At this moment, the Goblins who were still alive were already panicking. After hearing the call from someone, they immediately ran towards the back door. When these Goblins ran to the back door, there were only five Goblins left in the Goblin tribe that originally had thirty people. ¡°Rush out.¡± The leading Goblin roared loudly, opened the back door, and rushed out. However, what they never expected was that there was a Blood Spike trap installed outside the back door. Puff! Puff! Puff! Caught off guard, these Goblins were pierced through and turned into magic cores. Looking at the magic cores on the ground, Thomas sneered. ¡°Filthy dark creatures! Intruding into the temple of the Goddess of Life, you still want to leave?¡± Thomas brought everyone back to the ground from the window and picked up the magic cores on the ground. Thirty Goblins dropped 15 magic cores, barely meeting the standard. Thomas brought everyone to the front of the altar of the Goddess of Life. Fortunately, the Goblins only took the decorations on the altar and did not damage the altar itself. Thomas placed the level 2 magic core of the Goblin Chief on the altar and began to pray. ¡°Respected Goddess of Life, your believers offer you high respect. Previously, a group of dark creatures had invaded your temple. I have banished these filthy dark creatures to the darkness forever. Now, I offer the magic core of their leader. May your glory forever shine on the earth.¡± After Thomas finished praying, the image of the Goddess of Life appeared on the altar. The Goddess of Life picked up the magic core and looked at it carefully. ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s the bandits who infected my temple. I¡¯m glad that you can help me expel these dirty dark creatures. I have never been stingy with rewards for warriors.¡± As the Goddess of Life spoke, a set of armor appeared in front of Thomas. ¡°This is the armor I made from the leaves of the Kingdom of God. It can block any attack from dark creatures below level 5.¡± ¡°Thank you, Goddess.¡± Thomas received the armor with a face full of joy. This armor could actually block any attack from dark creatures below level 5. Didn¡¯t that mean that as long as the opponent was not a dark creature above level 5, it would be free to kill? ¡°If you can take over the entire town, I will give you a higher reward,¡± the Goddess of Life continued. ¡°Your will is my mission. Your glory will be redistributed to every corner of the town. All dark creatures will be expelled,¡± Thomas said respectfully. ¡°I look forward to your good news, my warrior.¡± The image of the Goddess of Life disappeared. ¡®There is actually a better reward. It seems that the recovery of the entire town will be accelerated,¡¯ Thomas thought seriously. Chapter 22 Thomas¡¯ original plan was to recover the entire town, but now, the Goddess of Life had assigned him a related mission. He could earn an extra reward for every mission. It was awesome. Thomas stood up from the altar. He led everyone to search the other directions of the town. A level 3 Blood Spike trap had been set up in front of the temple. For a moment, he was not worried that the dark creatures would occupy the place again. Thomas put on the armor that the Goddess of Life had given him. The armor was very light. It was like wearing a piece of cloth on his body. It did not feel heavy at all. In order to test the sturdiness of the armor, Thomas asked O¡¯Neill to cut him a few times. In the end, even if O¡¯Neill tried his best, he was unable to break through Thomas¡¯ armor. In fact, not even a trace could be left behind. ¡®As expected, it¡¯s the armor that the Goddess rewarded. Its power is extraordinary,¡¯ Thomas thought happily. After dealing with these matters, Thomas led everyone to continue searching in the town. There were still some dark creatures left in the town, but they were all weak and lonely dark creatures. Such as lame Goblins, Skeleton Soldiers with broken arms, and so on. They were all hiding in the houses and struggling to survive. Facing these guys, Thomas didn¡¯t even bother to make a move and directly asked O¡¯Neill to solve the problem. After spending half a day, Thomas checked most of the areas in the town. He also cleared out all the dark creatures he met. Now, there was only one building left that had not been searched. It was the windmill located at the edge of the town. At the edge of the town, there was a huge windmill. The huge windmill was spinning non-stop. It looked no different from usual. However, Thomas felt that as soon as he got close to this huge windmill, he had a strange feeling. In the dark, a feeling guided him and told him that there was definitely a dark creature hiding here. However, it was still unknown what kind of dark creature it was. ¡°O¡¯Neill, lead the way in front. Be careful. If It¡¯s a powerful enemy, retreat immediately,¡± Thomas warned carefully. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Sir Thomas. I will definitely investigate the situation inside.¡± O¡¯Neill led the way in front, and everyone carefully entered the windmill. The structure of the windmill was very simple. There was a huge millstone in front of them, followed by some winches that connected the gears of the windmill. There was also a spiral staircase that led to the upper level. Other than that, there was nothing else. ¡°Sir Thomas, there are no traces of dark creatures.¡± O¡¯Neill checked around, but did not find any valuable clues. Arya was in the same situation. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go to the second floor and take a look.¡± Thomas felt that after entering the windmill, the strange feeling not only didn¡¯t weaken, but also increased. He believed that there had to be dark creatures hiding in this windmill. The few of them carefully climbed up the stairs. Second floor, third floor, fourth floor. In order to facilitate maintenance, the mill was divided into several floors. However, each floor was empty. Apart from the transmission rod, there was nothing else. The group arrived at the top floor. Here, they finally made some discoveries. There was a bed, a table, a chair, a wooden cabinet, and some daily necessities. Obviously, someone had lived here before. Perhaps it was the residence of the mill watchman. ¡°Sir Thomas, this is the top floor. There is nothing here. Could it be that there were dark creatures living here before, but they ran away?¡± O¡¯Neill said from the side. ¡°No, they must still be here.¡± Thomas shook his head. Although the feeling had weakened a little, it did not disappear. Thomas was sure that those dark creatures were still hiding in a corner of the windmill. Thomas scanned every corner of the room, trying to find traces of the dark creatures. Suddenly, his gaze fell on a cabinet in the corner. This cabinet was less than a meter tall and very small. They had previously ignored it. Thomas rushed over and pulled open the wooden door of the cabinet. There was an old blanket stuffed inside. It did not look any different. Just as Thomas was about to close the cabinet door, he noticed that the blanket had moved. ¡°Huh?¡± Thomas¡¯ eyes lit up. He grabbed the blanket and yanked it out. The shabby blanket was pulled down, revealing a little girl. The little girl was only eleven or twelve years old. She was thin and wore a shabby linen dress. Her long golden hair was tied up in braids. The little girl hugged her knees and curled up. Her big blue eyes were staring at the crowd in fear. Her body could not help but tremble. ¡°Is this a dark creature?¡± Thomas was a little curious. ¡°I don¡¯t smell the dirty smell from her body.¡± O¡¯Neill shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t feel the evil aura from her body either.¡± Arya also testified from the side. ¡°In other words, this is a human?¡± Thomas still believed in O¡¯Neill and Arya¡¯s intuition. As summoned warriors, they were born to fight against evil dark creatures, so they naturally had their own way of distinguishing dark creatures. They would definitely not be mistaken. After receiving confirmation from both of them, Thomas had already confirmed 70-80% of the little girl¡¯s identity. ¡°Who are you? Why are you hiding here?¡± Thomas asked as he put away the Holy Light Longsword in his hand. ¡°You¡¯re not dark creatures?¡± the little girl asked anxiously. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we¡¯re here to hunt dark creatures. See? These are our spoils of war,¡± Thomas said as he took out a few magic cores from his pocket and showed them to the little girl. Seeing the magic cores in Thomas¡¯ hands, the little girl¡¯s eyes lit up. The little girl grabbed Thomas¡¯ lapels and asked, ¡°Are you really here to kill those monsters? The kingdom has finally sent reinforcements to save us?¡± ¡°You really know these things?¡± Thomas was a little curious. He thought that the little girl would not know these things. After all, this was a magic core, a high-level strategic material. In the main city, ordinary civilians might not even have seen this thing. ¡°Yes. Although I don¡¯t know what it is, those monsters seem to drop these things after they die. I saw Uncle Duncan smash a monster to death with a hammer, and a similar thing fell out of those monsters. So, you must be here to kill the monsters.¡± The little girl looked excited. Chapter 23 ¡°Uncle Duncan? Who is he? He can also kill dark creatures? What does the monster he killed look like?¡± Thomas asked curiously. ¡°Uncle Duncan is a blacksmith in the village. He is very strong. He used such a big hammer and smashed a guy covered in bones into pieces.¡± The little girl used her hands to make the shape of a big hammer. ¡°Where is that Uncle Duncan now?¡± Hearing Thomas¡¯ question¡­ The little girl was a little disappointed. ¡°Not long after killing that monster, several identical monsters rushed out of the black fog. One of them was riding a horse. Uncle Duncan could not defeat them and was killed by them.¡± Hearing the little girl¡¯s words, Thomas could not help but sigh. According to the little girl¡¯s description, that Uncle Duncan was just an ordinary person. Facing three or four level 1 Skeleton Soldiers and a Skeleton Knight with unknown strength, he would definitely die. Even Thomas himself, without the cover of a building, might not be able to defeat so many dark creatures, let alone a commoner blacksmith. ¡°Then, why are you hiding here?¡± Thomas continued to ask. ¡°My father is the miller. Sometimes, I like to stay here. On the day that it happened, my family was here. I saw the monsters from the window. My parents were downstairs, and then the monsters rushed in. I was afraid that the monsters would find me, so I hid in the cupboard. But later, during the day, I couldn¡¯t find them,¡± the little girl said. ¡°Do you know where my parents went? Is everyone okay?¡± Seeing the hopeful look in the little girl¡¯s eyes, Thomas didn¡¯t want to tell her that the people in the town were likely killed. However, he had no choice. Because the village was only so big, as long as the little girl went out to take a look, the lie would be exposed. ¡°I don¡¯t want to lie to you. Your parents and the people in the village may have already died. You are the only survivor.¡± As expected, when the little girl heard the news, her eyes instantly turned red. She covered her face with both hands. ¡°Okay, they just returned to the embrace of the Goddess. Don¡¯t be too sad. I will find an opportunity to send you to the main city. There, you will get a job and a safe life,¡± Thomas said while rubbing the little girl¡¯s head. The little girl suddenly wiped her tears and said resolutely, ¡°No, I want to stay here!¡± ¡°Stay here?¡± Thomas looked at the little girl in surprise. ¡°Do you know what this sentence means? Although we have eliminated most of the dark creatures in the town, the surroundings of the town are still shrouded in dark fog. At any time, dark creatures will invade this place. If we stay here, we might die,¡± Thomas said in an unusually serious tone. ¡°I¡¯m not afraid. I want to avenge everyone!¡± the little girl said as she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. ¡°For Father, Mother, Sister Sophie, Aunt Mary, Uncle Phelps, Uncle Duncan, and spotted-face Poki. For everyone, I want to stay here and kill those monsters. Can you help me?¡± The little girl blinked her eyes that were full of tears. She looked at Thomas. ¡°Are you serious?¡± Thomas looked at the little girl in surprise. ¡°You will suffer a lot, suffer a lot of injuries, and may even die.¡± He felt that the little girl was not just saying that. ¡°I am not afraid.¡± The little girl wiped her tears. ¡°As long as I can help everyone get revenge, I will do anything. Even if I die, I will just be reunited with everyone. There is nothing to be afraid of.¡± Thomas thought for a moment and said, ¡°Alright, since you¡¯ve come to this realization, then you should train with Arya for a period of time. If you can persevere, I can consider it.¡± ¡°Really? That¡¯s great!¡± The little girl was excited. ¡°Oh, right. I still don¡¯t know your name,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Emma, just call me Emma,¡± the little girl said. ¡°Okay then, Emma. We are searching for the dark creatures in the mill, but we haven¡¯t found them. I can feel that they are here. Do you know what places in this mill are relatively more hidden and not easy to find?¡± Thomas tried to ask. ¡°The cellar!¡± Emma blinked her eyes and said loudly, ¡°If there is any secret place in the mill, it must be the cellar. This mill used to be a winery, and there is a wine cellar below where wine is stored. After the windmill was built, the wine cellar was sealed because it lost its use. My father deliberately hid the door under the stairwell, and ordinary people can¡¯t find it.¡± ¡°There¡¯s actually such a place! Quick, show us.¡± Thomas was very excited. He guessed that the dark creatures that annoyed him must be hiding in the wine cellar. ¡°You guys follow me.¡± Emma immediately led everyone to the wine cellar. The location of the wine cellar was a little hidden. It was in the corner under the first-floor stairs. If one was not careful, it would not be easy to find it. Emma reached her finger into a small hole, hooked it, and lifted it up. A large piece of wood was lifted up, revealing the dark cellar below. As soon as the wood was pulled open, Thomas felt a strong, uncomfortable smell. Although he had not entered yet, Thomas was sure that this must be the lair of a dark creature. Arya and O¡¯Neill were also on alert. They both smelled something unsettling, as if there was something bad down there. ¡°What the hell is down there? It smells bad,¡± Arya whispered. ¡°I guess there must be an evil presence down there,¡± O¡¯Neill said firmly. ¡°Prepare the torches. Let¡¯s go down and take a look,¡± Thomas said coldly as he looked at the pitch-black hole. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± O¡¯Neill immediately went out to prepare. Very quickly, a few torches were finished by O¡¯Neill. Everyone held the torches and stepped onto the stairs leading to the bottom of the wine cellar. This wine cellar was very large. After walking for more than fifty steps, they finally arrived at the bottom of the wine cellar. In front of them, there was a wooden door that was more than two meters tall. Pushing the wooden door open, everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them. At this moment, this pitch-black wine cellar had long been transformed into a nest by the dark creatures. On the walls of the wine cellar, giant cocoons filled with mucus were hung everywhere. These cocoons squirmed from time to time. Not far away, a cocoon just happened to break open. A giant black worm that was more than half a meter long crawled out of the cocoon. After the black worm crawled out of the cicada cocoon, it crawled towards the center of the wine cellar. There, countless human bones were piled up, and countless black worms were feasting on them. Chapter 24 Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. Even warriors like O¡¯Neill and Arya, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, could not help but feel a chill in their hearts when they saw the corpses of their own kind being eaten as food by unknown dark creatures. ¡°What the hell is this thing?¡± Arya asked in a low voice. ¡°This is a Dark Worm, a type of level 1 dark creature. In terms of individual strength, it is ranked last among the dark creatures. Among the dark creatures, it has always been treated as food. However, they also have some very difficult means, which is the extraordinary tenacity of their vitality.¡± ¡°They don¡¯t have a life core. Even if they are cut into two pieces, they will not be killed. In fact, they might even be cut into two pieces because of this. They are omnivorous animals. They are never picky. Even soil and rocks can become their food. Their growth potential is very high. As long as they have enough food, they can even defeat the Dark Dragon.¡± Thomas recalled the description of this dark creature in the school. ¡°They are so powerful that they can¡¯t be killed even if they are cut in half? Is there no way to deal with them?¡± Hearing Thomas¡¯ introduction, O¡¯Neill was dumbfounded. If what Thomas said was true, then he didn¡¯t have any way to deal with the Dark Worms. ¡°You can¡¯t say that. These Dark Worms have many obvious weaknesses. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t be at the bottom of the dark creatures all the time,¡± Thomas said with a smile. ¡°What weaknesses?¡± O¡¯Neill asked hurriedly. ¡°Flames,¡± Thomas said coldly. ¡°These Dark Worms are most afraid of flames. They are like dry wood. As long as there is a strong flame, it is enough to kill them!¡± ¡°Really? Then can this torch do it?¡± O¡¯Neill was overjoyed. ¡°We can try it. Even if it doesn¡¯t work, it doesn¡¯t matter. I have other ways,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Really? Then I¡¯ll give it a try!¡± O¡¯Neill held a torch in his hand, ready to deal with the Dark Worms. Emma, who had been standing at the end of the line, suddenly said, ¡°Wait. Can I do it?¡± ¡°You want to go?¡± O¡¯Neill looked at the 12 or 13-year-old girl in surprise. ¡°Well, I heard from you that this is the weakest dark creature. If I can¡¯t even deal with them, how can I avenge everyone? I want to try,¡± Emma said firmly. ¡°This¡­¡± O¡¯Neill looked at Thomas hesitantly. Thomas thought for a moment and said, ¡°Well, since you¡¯ve decided, then go and try. O¡¯Neill, you stay by the side and watch. If there¡¯s a problem, help in time.¡± ¡°Understood, Sir Thomas!¡± O¡¯Neill handed the torch in his hand to Emma while he held the bronze shield and walked beside Emma. The two of them walked towards the center of the wine cellar. As if sensing that a human had intruded into their area, the Dark Worms that were eating stopped eating and raised their heads from the pile of corpses one by one. Hiss¨C Hiss¨C A Dark Worm that was closest to the two of them suddenly straightened its body and opened its mouth. The front part of the Dark Worm spread out in a cross shape, revealing rows of sharp teeth inside. Sticky liquid dripped from the sharp teeth. The Dark Worm crawled toward the two of them like a magnified earthworm. Seeing the terrifying Dark Worm crawling toward her, Emma could not help but take a step back, her face pale. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s just a Dark Worm.¡± Without knowing when, Thomas had already arrived behind Emma and gently patted her shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, it¡¯s just a little ugly. As long as you hold on to the torch in your hand, it¡¯s like a lamb to be slaughtered.¡± As Thomas spoke, he grabbed Emma¡¯s arm, raised the torch in his hand, and stabbed it at the Dark Worm that was crawling towards her. Whoosh! As soon as the torch touched the Dark Worm¡¯s body, it let out a sharp sound. Then, a flame started burning along the Dark Worm¡¯s body. In the blink of an eye, the Dark Worm had turned into a huge torch, and its entire body was burning. Emma was shocked by the change in the Dark Worm. She did not expect that a mere torch could have such destructive power. In the blink of an eye, it had ignited the Dark Worm. The Dark Worm burned very fast. After seven or eight seconds, it was burned into ashes, leaving only a white magic core on the ground. ¡°How is it? They are nothing to be afraid of, aren¡¯t they? Do you want to try again?¡± Thomas encouraged Emma from behind. ¡°Yes!¡± Emma nodded hard, then held up the torch and walked toward the Dark Worms. When the Dark Worms saw the miserable state of the previous one and saw Emma walking towards them, they twisted their huge bodies and retreated one after another. Although their bodies were much bigger than the petite Emma, and there were hundreds of them, they still fought to retreat. Emma raised her torch and chased after them. Emma chased after a Dark Worm and smashed the torch on its body. Whoosh! The escaping Dark Worm was instantly ignited, like a burning torch. Emma did not stop there. She raised her torch and rushed to another Dark Worm, smashing the torch on its body. Another Dark Worm was also ignited. Emma held the torch in the wine cellar and crazily smashed it at the Dark Worms. One by one, the Dark Worms turned into torches and burned fiercely. Suddenly, Emma was careless and did not grab the torch. The torch fell into the mouth of a Dark Worm. The Dark Worm was burned into ashes, but the torch was also ignited all over its body. It became a burning stick and could not get up at all. Seeing that Emma had lost her weapon, the fleeing Dark Worms turned around and opened their mouths, crawling towards Emma. Seeing this, Emma could not help but be afraid. ¡°This is the first lesson I want to teach you. Always hold on to your weapon,¡± Thomas shouted from behind. With that, Thomas placed three magic cores on the ground. ¡°Create a Fire Magic Tower!¡± A magic array began to rotate, and runes lit up one after another. A small Magic Tower appeared in front of everyone. [Level 1 building found. Flame Magic Tower. Triggered Super Enhancement System. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Flame Magic Tower evolved to Level 2 Flame Spraying Tower.] [Level 2 Flame Spraying Tower: Able to spray blazing flames to burn and ignite enemies. Range: 50 meters.] Chapter 25 The Flame Spraying Tower was a low Magic Tower that was less than two meters tall. It looked like a human-shaped statue. The human-shaped statue held a torch in its hand and looked straight ahead with a dignified expression. When the statue saw the Dark Worms, it suddenly opened its mouth and a burst of flame shot out from it. The flame was like a wave, surging towards the Dark Worms. When the Dark Worms saw the fierce flame, they trembled, and even forgot to run away. In the blink of an eye, the flame wave arrived in front of them. The Dark Worms were ignited like torches. Then, they turned into ashes. The scattered corpses that were eaten by them were also ignited by the flames and turned into ashes under the raging fire. Emma looked at the burning corpses and asked in a daze, ¡°Is everyone burned to ashes?¡± ¡°Only in this way can we guarantee that the dark creatures will not desecrate their bodies.¡± Thomas patted Emma¡¯s shoulder helplessly. ¡°Mm.¡± Emma nodded and accepted Thomas¡¯ words. The Flame Spraying Tower¡¯s attack range was fifty meters, enough to cover the entire basement. After burning the hatched Dark Worms, it turned its target to the cicada cocoons on the surrounding walls. The Flame Spraying Tower increased its strength again, burning the Dark Worms completely. The entire basement was filled with all kinds of burn marks. There was a thick layer of ashes on the ground, and the air was filled with the smell of burning. Seeing that all the Dark Worms had been burned to death, Thomas was finally relieved. Although the Dark Worms were very weak and had obvious shortcomings, it was still troublesome to increase their numbers. What if these Dark Worms dug a tunnel to the bottom of his camp and then came out in full force? His camp would probably be destroyed in an instant. Now that these Dark Worms were burned to death, he had eliminated a potential danger. After killing the Dark Worms, it was time to reap the rewards. Although these Dark Worms were weaker, they were still level 1 dark creatures. The magic cores that should be dropped would still fall. After some calculations, Thomas now had 26 magic cores in his hands. Twenty-five level 1, one level 3. The number was still very rich. It could fill up some of the necessary structures in the camp. After cleaning the basement and confirming that there were no dark creatures left, Thomas left with his people. However, he did not demolish the Flame Spraying Tower. He did not have the energy and manpower to fill up the basement, so he left the Flame Spraying Tower to keep an eye on it to prevent any more dark creatures from building a nest here. After finishing up, Thomas brought everyone back to the camp. The camp was still as quiet and quiet as before. When the Ancient War Tree Gertrude saw that everyone had returned, it happily waved its crown and let out a rustling sound. ¡°Welcome back, Sir Thomas. It seems that your harvest is not bad.¡± ¡°How¡¯s the situation in the camp?¡± Thomas asked as he entered the camp. ¡°It¡¯s very quiet today. No dark creatures came to ambush us,¡± Gertrude said. ¡°Well, don¡¯t be careless. It¡¯s going to be dark soon. The dark creatures are going to revive again. Although I¡¯ve cleaned up the surroundings, they will soon gather again. These damn creatures are like weeds. They can¡¯t be cleaned up no matter how hard I try,¡± Thomas complained. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± Gertrude bowed, causing the tree crown to rustle again. ¡°Oh, what do I see? It¡¯s a new young lady. May I know your name, beautiful young lady?¡± Gertrude noticed Emma standing in the line. Seeing the huge War Tree, Emma instinctively felt a little afraid. She unconsciously took two steps back and grabbed the hem of Arya¡¯s clothes. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. This guy is called Gertrude, a War Tree. When I¡¯m not around, it¡¯s mainly responsible for the safety of the camp. You¡¯ll get familiar with it soon,¡± Thomas explained while patting Emma¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I¡¯m Emma. Hello, Mr. Gertrude.¡± Emma pinched the corners of her skirt and gave Gertrude a ladylike curtsy. ¡°You¡¯re welcome, Miss Emma. It¡¯s our first time meeting. I¡¯ll give this to you as a gift,¡± Gertrude said and scratched the crown of the tree. It picked a palm-sized fruit from the crown and handed it to Emma. ¡°Is this edible?¡± Thomas looked at the fruit in Emma¡¯s hand and looked at Gertrude suspiciously. He remembered that Gertrude was a real War Tree. The fruit could kill a level 1 dark creature. If he ate it, his teeth would break, right? ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that. I can also produce edible fruit. This is edible. Try It if you don¡¯t believe me,¡± Gertrude said and picked another fruit and handed it to Thomas. This fruit was the size of a palm, green and red. It looked like an apple. Thomas took a small bite. He felt that the fruit was very crisp and refreshing. A sweet juice flowed out. It was indeed delicious. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you take out this good thing earlier?¡± Thomas complained. ¡°It just came out today. It didn¡¯t come out yesterday,¡± Gertrude explained. ¡°Then forget it. Let¡¯s rest for a while and then build a fire to eat.¡± Thomas didn¡¯t want to waste time with Gertrude, so he told everyone to rest. There were many battles to be fought at night, and they had to have enough stamina. O¡¯Neill and the others immediately lit a bonfire and heated up the remaining meat from the morning. The Goddess of Life had given them a lot of food. Even though Thomas had sold a lot, there was still a lot left, enough for everyone to eat until the next morning. After a while, all the meat was heated up. Thomas stuffed a roasted leg of lamb into Emma¡¯s hand. ¡°Eat it.¡± ¡°This, isn¡¯t it too much?¡± Emma looked at the leg of lamb in her hand in shock. This leg of lamb was very thick, much thicker than her arm. Raising the leg of lamb, it almost covered half of her body. ¡°I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t eat so much.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, eat slowly, eat more.¡± Thomas lifted a leg of lamb and nibbled on it, ¡°If you want to be a warrior, how can you not eat more meat? Only by eating more meat will you have the strength to fight against those dark creatures. Don¡¯t you want to avenge others?¡± Thomas¡¯ words touched the most sensitive nerve in Emma¡¯s heart. Hearing this, Emma immediately raised the leg of lamb in her hand and took big bites. Chapter 26 Although Emma was trying her best to eat the roasted leg of lamb, she was too skinny and couldn¡¯t eat it after a few bites. She only bit off a little of the huge leg of lamb. Looking at the remaining roasted leg of lamb, Emma looked as if she had been defeated. She looked annoyed. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. This is just the beginning. I believe that after a period of training, you will definitely be like them,¡± Thomas said as he pointed at O¡¯Neill, who was not far away. At this time, O¡¯Neill was also holding a leg of mutton and munching on it happily. However, the leg of mutton in his hand had become a bare bone, and the meat on the leg had all disappeared. ¡°Good, very impressive.¡± Emma¡¯s mouth was wide open as she looked at O¡¯Neill in disbelief. She could not imagine where such a huge leg of mutton had gone. In the blink of an eye, it had become like this. After eating, Thomas began to replenish the buildings in the camp. Now, his camp was just a complex of three defensive buildings, three walls, two barracks, and a lighthouse. If he wanted to call it a camp, there were many basic facilities that needed to be replenished. For example, a stable source of water. For example, a stable source of food. For example, the bathroom. For example, the Lord¡¯s Hall. These needed to be built one by one. Thomas first took out two magic cores and placed them on the ground. ¡°Build a Water Well.¡± The Water Well that Thomas built was not an ordinary crystal, but a type of magic tool. It looked like an ordinary water well, but it did not include underground water. Every day, it would automatically fill up the pool. A Water Well could supply the daily water needs of ten people. The magic array was activated, and runes lit up one by one. A crystal made of bluestone appeared in front of everyone. [Level 1 Water Well has been discovered. Triggered the Super Enhancement System. Increasing¡­ ] [Level 1 Water Well has evolved to Level 3 Moonlight Well.] [Level 3 Moonlight Well: A Level 3 living building. Every day, the water produced by the Moonlight Well will slowly fill up the well. The water produced by the Moonlight Well contains a trace of magic elements. Drinking it for a long time can improve one¡¯s physique. There is a certain chance to activate the magic bloodline and master magic abilities. Each Moonlight Well can meet the daily water needs of 25 people.] ¡°So powerful.¡± Seeing the description of the Moonlight Well, Thomas felt that this thing was simply a divine artifact. Not only could it be drunk, but it could also improve one¡¯s physique. There was also a certain chance to awaken the magic bloodline. If this thing was placed in the main city, even if it cost a hundred gold coins a cup, there would definitely be people lining up to buy it. Thomas, who had been fighting for a day, was already extremely thirsty. He immediately used a cup to fill a cup of water from the Moonlight Well and drank a mouthful. The clear water was very sweet. There was a hint of cold air that flowed from his mouth all the way to his stomach. It felt as comfortable as a hot summer day and a cold beer. ¡°It feels good.¡± Thomas drank a few cups in a row before he put down the wine cup in satisfaction Thomas¡¯ actions immediately attracted the attention of O¡¯Neill and the others. They had been thirsty for a long time. Now that they saw the well, they immediately pounced on it and drank from the glass. O¡¯Neill was even more straightforward. He directly picked up the wooden barrel in the Moonlight Well, filled a large bucket of water, and drank it with a gulp. ¡°Sir Thomas, this water is really too delicious. It¡¯s even better than mead.¡± Arya still looked like she had not finished drinking after drinking three glasses. ¡°If you like it, drink more. There are many more here. They will be automatically generated every day. Don¡¯t worry,¡± Thomas said with a smile. Thomas saw that everyone was happy and suddenly had a thought. Since the water from the Moonlight Well was so popular, would the Architects who were sent to the wilderness with him also like it? Now that a day had passed, not everyone had set up a camp. Even if they had set up a camp, there might not be a complete set of living facilities. If he hung the water from the Moonlight Well, there would definitely be a market for it. At worst, he could just build another Moonlight Well for sale. It would not delay his use at all. Thinking of this, Thomas was very tempted. He wanted to immediately open the goatskin scroll to trade. However, he stopped halfway. His camp was not finished yet. He had to repair the buildings first. As for selling water, he could put it aside. Perhaps the price would be higher later. Thinking of this, Thomas took out five magic cores and put them on the ground. He was ready to build the second building, the Magic Fish Pond. This Magic Fish Pond was not an ordinary fish pond, but a Magic Fish Pond. Every day, it would automatically produce a certain amount of fish, allowing the fish to be caught. A Magic Fish Pond would provide food for four soldiers for a day. If a Magic Fish Pond was built, then Thomas and the others¡¯ food would be guaranteed in the future. ¡°Build a Magic Fish Pond!¡± Thomas placed the five magic cores on the ground. At the same time, he clasped his hands together and softly read, ¡°The Goddess of Life bless us. We must trigger a high-level buff and provide more food.¡± Thomas only had 25 level 1 magic cores in his hands. He had already used two, leaving 23. If the Magic Fish Pond could not trigger a high-level critical strike to increase the food supply, then with the number of people in his camp, he would need at least three Magic Fish Ponds to supply the camp¡¯s needs. However, three Magic Fish Ponds needed a total of 15 magic cores. If all the magic cores were put into the construction of the Magic Fish Pond, then the remaining magic cores would not be enough to build the Lord¡¯s Hall. As if it had heard Thomas¡¯ prayer, the Super Enhancement System emitted a pleasant sound. [Level 1 building, Magic Fish Pond, discovered. Super Enhancement System triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Magic Fish Pond increased to Level 5 Abyssal Fish Pond.] [Level 5 Abyssal Fish Pond: A Level 5 Magic Building. You can fish all kinds of fish, shrimps, crabs, shellfish, and even all kinds of deep-sea creatures from it. If you¡¯re lucky enough, you can also drop into some ancient treasure chests that contain all kinds of items, powerful armor, powerful magic, and endless wealth¡­] [Every Level 5 Abyssal Fish Pond can produce enough food for at least 100 people every day.] A white light flashed, and what was originally an ordinary small pond became something else. A meter-high obsidian wall appeared around the pond, and a black pine bridge extended from the edge of the pond to the center of the pond. Beside the pond, there was a small wooden house. There was a bed, a table, a chair, and a fishing rod in the wooden house. ¡°I can produce enough food for 100 people in a day? Why don¡¯t I try?¡± Thomas picked up the fishing rod. If he really succeeded, he could not only sell water, but he could even sell more food. Chapter 27 Thomas picked up his fishing rod and prepared to try fishing in the Abyssal Fish Pond. However, he suddenly realized that he didn¡¯t have any bait. He didn¡¯t have anything. was he going to fish with an empty hook? Thomas was in a dilemma. Just as Thomas was thinking about what to use as bait, he suddenly heard the sound of a notification. [The fishing rod in the Abyssal Fish Pond doesn¡¯t need bait. The hook itself is the most attractive weapon for swimming fish. As long as you use the fishing rod, even a fool can catch a fish.] ¡°Is it that strong?¡± Thomas was ready to give it a try. Thomas tried the weight of the hook and directly threw the hook into the middle of the pond. The hook had just sunk less than ten meters when Thomas felt a huge pulling force from the hook. The pulling force was too sudden, and Thomas was caught off guard and almost lost his grip on the fishing rod. ¡°F*ck, is it so magical? I can¡¯t believe a fish took to the hook right after I dropped the rod?¡± Thomas could not believe it. However, the pulling force from the fishing rod was not fake. Thomas began to use his skilled skills to drift the fish. Thomas loved fishing before he transmigrated, and he even won a fishing competition organized by the community. Fishing in the pond was child¡¯s play to him. ¡°Oh right, how many pounds is this fishing line? It can¡¯t be that it can¡¯t withstand the pulling force of the fish and break, right?¡± Thomas asked the system worriedly. [Please rest assured. The pull of the fishing line is enough to catch anything in the pond. Even a whale wouldn¡¯t be a problem.] ¡°So magical?¡± Thomas was stunned by the system¡¯s words. This fishing line was very thin, and it looked like a 0.4 fishing line in the pond. However, it could actually pull a whale? It was simply unbelievable. ¡°The things produced by the system are indeed magical,¡± Thomas muttered as he walked the fish back and forth. Soon, Thomas used his skillful skills to catch a fish. It was actually a large trout. It was 70 centimeters long and at least dozens of pounds. It was enough for a person to eat for a few days. ¡°No wonder a pond can produce enough food for 100 people a day. This yield can indeed support the supply of 100 people,¡± Thomas muttered as he looked at the fish on the ground. ¡°Sir Thomas, what should we do with the fish?¡± Emma pounced on the lively trout on the ground, preventing it from running away. ¡°Well, let O¡¯Neill and the others deal with it first. Scrape off the scales, clean up the internal organs, and put them aside. We¡¯ll talk about it after I¡¯ve sorted out the harvest. If It¡¯s good, we¡¯ll keep it for ourselves. If it¡¯s not good, we¡¯ll trade it for something,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Got it. I¡¯ll get it right away.¡± Emma carried the 70-centimeter-long big trout and stumbled towards O¡¯Neill. ¡°This little guy.¡± Thomas shook his head and continued to throw the hook into the pond. This time, the hook sank less than five meters before a huge pulling force was felt. This time, Thomas was much more experienced. ¡°Good fellow! As expected of a level 5 pond. It took the hook again so quickly.¡± Thomas pulled the fishing line back with force. This time, the pulling force transmitted from the fishing line was not as big as the last time. Thomas judged that this was just a small fish. It was estimated to be about 30 centimeters long. However, when Thomas pulled the fish up and took a look, he was immediately dumbfounded. It turned out that this was not a fish at all, but a treasure chest made of bronze. There was a ring on the treasure chest, and the hook hung on it. ¡°Is it so magical?¡± Thomas¡¯ eyes were wide open. When he was fishing, he had also caught all kinds of strange things such as teacups, rubber shoes, and swimsuits. He had even caught a shrimp cage once when he was fishing. However, this was the first time he had seen such a large treasure chest. ¡°What exactly is inside?¡± Thomas curiously pulled the Bronze Treasure Chest to the shore and placed it on the trestle. ¡°It¡¯s quite heavy.¡± Thomas carefully examined the Bronze Treasure Chest and found that there were all kinds of complicated patterns and mysterious symbols carved on the chest. It looked extremely mysterious. On the front of the treasure chest, there was a buckle that was tightly fastened to the lid of the treasure chest. Thomas opened the buckle and lifted the lid. There was a set of equipment inside the treasure chest. A set of tight-fitting half-body armor, including breastplate, helmet, armguard, and leg protector. The weapons were a short sword and a bow and arrow. The only drawback was that these things were obviously smaller and were obviously prepared for children. ¡°Children?¡± Thomas had an idea. He waved at Emma. ¡°Emma, come here for a moment.¡± ¡°Sir Thomas, you were looking for me?¡± Emma was helping O¡¯Neill kill the fish. She was drenched in water and her head was covered in sweat. Emma asked while wiping the sweat on her forehead with her sleeve. ¡°I got a set of equipment. Try It on.¡± Thomas pushed the Bronze Treasure Chest in front of Emma. ¡°For me?¡± Emma was excited when she saw what was in the Bronze Treasure Chest. ¡°Yes, try it on.¡± Emma immediately took out the armor from the chest and clumsily put it on herself. Seeing Emma¡¯s clumsiness, Thomas could not help but laugh and help Emma tidy up the armor on her body. The four-piece suit was very easy to wear. In a moment, Emma was fully dressed. Looking at Emma who was wearing the four-piece suit and holding a bronze dagger, Thomas felt that Emma was like a Roman soldier who had walked out of an oil painting. Except for the bronze shield and the spear, the other thing was that she was a little small. However, it had to be said that this armor seemed to be custom-made for Emma. The size and weight were just right. It seemed to be tailor-made for Emma. ¡°Not bad. Since you¡¯re wearing it well, then I¡¯ll give it to you. You must work hard to learn from Arya. Don¡¯t disgrace this armor, and don¡¯t forget your hatred.¡± Thomas patted Emma¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Sir Thomas. I¡¯ll definitely try my best to catch up with everyone.¡± Emma put her right fist in front of her chest and knocked on the breastplate to make an oath. ¡°Do it.¡± Thomas waved his hand and asked Emma to help. Meanwhile, he continued to stand on the bridge to fish. Once again, he threw the hook into the fish pond. This time, the hook sank to about 20 meters, and there was a pulling force. Thomas pulled a little, but it was still not heavy. It seemed to have the same pulling force as the Bronze Treasure Chest just now. ¡°Could it be another Bronze Treasure Chest?¡± Thomas was a little curious and pulled the hook up. ¡°I wonder what¡¯s in here? Could it be another set of armor?¡± Thomas opened the Bronze Treasure Chest curiously. Moo! With a low roar, a huge Angus beef bull walked out of the treasure chest. Chapter 28 Thomas was completely dumbfounded. He stared blankly at an Angus beef cattle that weighed at least 1,000 kilograms as it walked out of the small Bronze Treasure Chest. Only God knew how that Bronze Treasure Chest, which was less than a foot wide at the bevel, could fit such a large Angus beef cattle. The sound of the beef cattle also attracted the attention of O¡¯Neill and the others. ¡°Sir Thomas, where did you get such a huge beef cow?¡± O¡¯Neill asked curiously. ¡°Do you believe me when I say that it was fished out of a pond?¡± Thomas asked helplessly. O¡¯Neill and Arya stared at each other, not knowing what to say. An Angus beef cow weighing at least a thousand kilograms came out of a treasure chest that was less than a foot wide. Such a strange thing would probably only appear in fairy tales. However, it actually appeared in front of everyone¡¯s eyes. They had no choice but to believe it. ¡°This, this is too amazing, isn¡¯t it?¡± Arya said somewhat speechlessly. ¡°Forget it. You guys take this cow to one side. When all the roast meat on the table is eaten up, we will slaughter this cow and eat it,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Okay.¡± O¡¯Neill pulled the cow away. Thomas continued to stand on the trestle to fish. Soon, Thomas¡¯ feet were piled with smoked fish, roast steak, oatmeal bread, roast lamb leg, seafood pizza, and other things. Thomas even caught a box of lollipops. Anyway, Thomas could catch anything except normal fish. However, when the box of lollipops was caught, after half an hour, there was no movement from the hook. Thomas estimated that the mechanism of the pond was working. This was because the production standard of a level 5 pond was to provide food for 100 people a day. If the system determined that these things were enough for 100 people to eat for a day, then there would be no more items to be produced. ¡°This level 5 Abyssal Fish Pond is quite interesting.¡± Thomas put away the fishing rod and prepared to wait until tomorrow to see what else he could catch. After fishing, Thomas instructed O¡¯Neill to sort out the materials. He would keep the better ones for himself to eat, and the rest would be picked out and sold to the Architects who were sent over together. However, before selling the materials, Thomas had one last thing to do, which was to build the Lord¡¯s Hall. The Lord¡¯s Hall was the core building of the entire camp. Not only could Thomas live in the Lord¡¯s Hall, but more importantly, the Lord¡¯s Hall had the core of the camp. With the core of the camp, it could provide an increase to the surrounding camp buildings. More importantly, with the core of the camp, all kinds of buildings could be upgraded. Without the core of the camp, the level of the original building would be the same. It could not be changed. With the enhancement of the core of the camp, one could use the resources to upgrade the level of the building. The function of the Lord¡¯s Hall was not small, but the resources needed were not small either. A total of 36 level 1 magic cores were needed. Even if Thomas was a Super Architect, the buff that reduced the materials by half still required a total of 18 level 1 magic cores. This immediately emptied Thomas¡¯ magic core storage. However, it was all worth it. Thomas placed the 18 magic cores in the center of the camp and said with a solemn expression, ¡°Build the Lord¡¯s Hall!¡± A huge magic array started to rotate, and magic runes lit up one after another. Soon, a small wooden house with white walls and red roofs appeared in front of Thomas. This was the Level 1 Lord¡¯s Hall. It looked like an ordinary holiday wooden house. [Level 1 Lord¡¯s Hall discovered. Super Enhancement System triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Lord¡¯s hall has been enhanced to Level 3 Lord¡¯s Hall.] [Level 3 Lord¡¯s Hall. The training function of the barracks has been unlocked. Through training, the level of the soldiers can be increased. The level of the soldiers can not exceed the level of the barracks¡¯ buildings. The purification function has been unlocked. The Lord¡¯s Hall radiates a radius of 10 kilometers, permanently dispelling the dark fog. As long as the core of the Lord¡¯s Hall does not shatter, this function will be permanently effective.] The Lord¡¯s Hall had changed from a small wooden house to a two-story villa. It looked much more imposing. ¡°It can actually increase the level of the soldiers?¡± Thomas was overjoyed when he saw this. One had to know that although O¡¯Neill and Arya looked very powerful now, it was only because the dark creatures that Thomas and the others encountered were relatively weak. In the future, when the dark creatures they faced became stronger and stronger, then O¡¯Neill, Arya, and the others¡¯ combat strength might not be able to keep up with the improvement of the dark creatures. Their future situation would be very awkward. Now that the building¡¯s upgrade and training functions had been unlocked, it meant that O¡¯Neill, Arya, and the others could continue to level up. As long as they had enough resources, they could even level up to be as powerful as gods. At that time, wouldn¡¯t the dark creatures come to deliver their magic cores? As for the purification function that could permanently dispel the dark fog, it was even more important. The reason why the dark creatures were so powerful was entirely because of the dark fog and the Blood Moon in the sky. The Blood Moon increased the strength of the dark creatures and made them berserk. The dark fog hid their bodies and restricted the vision of humans. Too many humans were killed by the dark creatures because they could not see the dark creatures clearly in the dark fog. Now, with a way to permanently dispel the dark fog, it was equivalent to losing an arm of the dark creatures. Although the purification distance of the Lord¡¯s Hall was only ten kilometers away, the Lord¡¯s Hall was only level 3. What if the Lord¡¯s Hall was upgraded to Level 7, level 8, or even level 9? What if the Lord¡¯s Hall was not just one, but a hundred, or a thousand? How big would the land that could be purified be then? Thomas believed that as long as he was given enough time, as long as he built enough halls, there would be a day when all the land would be purified. And those filthy dark creatures would be wiped out and chased back to their homes. In fact, the humans could even counterattack¡­ Of course, that was all for later. What they could see was that the dark fog within ten kilometers of the Lord¡¯s Hall had completely disappeared, and their vision became much clearer. Some dark creatures that had been hiding in the dark fog to spy on Thomas¡¯ camp had been exposed just like that. Seeing that the dark fog around them had instantly disappeared, those dark creatures were instantly terrified. The dark fog was the space they relied on to survive. Without the dark fog, they would lack a sense of security. They would not easily walk out of the dark fog unless it was necessary. At this moment, the dark fog dispersed, and their instincts urged them to run away from the direction where the dark fog dispersed. Chapter 29 ¡°Hmph! Cowards!¡± Seeing the dark creatures running towards the direction of the dark fog, Thomas did not send anyone to chase after them. Firstly, they were a little far away from Thomas. By the time the people sent caught up, they would have already run into the dark fog. Secondly, night was about to fall and the dark creatures were going to attack again. Rather than chasing after them now, it was better to save some energy and wait for them to come to him. While there was still some time, Thomas needed to sell the extra water and food first. Thomas opened the sheepskin scroll. At this time, many people were already chatting. Anthony: ¡°Haha. It¡¯s not easy. I finally built the camp today. Four level 1 Arrow Towers. I don¡¯t have to worry about the dark creatures coming again this time.¡± Andy: ¡°Anthony, you¡¯re so amazing. In just one day, you built three level 1 Arrow Towers. How many dark creatures did you kill?¡± Anthony: ¡°Not many, not many. Just a few dozen. I happened to meet two teams of Skeleton Soldiers. I used the Arrow Towers to kill a few more. It made me fat.¡± Anthony spoke with a smile, his tone was full of pride. To build four level 1 Arrow Towers in a day, this construction speed could be considered to be among the top three among Architects of the same level. Andy: ¡°Anthony, you are really amazing. I worked hard for a day to build two level 1 Arrow Towers, and there are still some gaps between the third Arrow Tower. I don¡¯t know if I can survive the first round of attack tonight.¡± Jefferson: ¡°You guys are really amazing. I worked hard for the whole day. I¡¯m still one magic core away from building the first Arrow Tower. I¡¯m still so hungry that my chest is sticking to my back. If any of you have food, give me some. I¡¯ll build the Arrow Towers tomorrow and return it with magic core.¡± Andy: ¡°Sophia, how are you?¡± Sofia: ¡°I just built three Arrow Towers, but I¡¯ve built a bonfire. I¡¯m roasting corn to eat now.¡± Andy: ¡°Roasting corn? You actually have food? Can you sell me some? I¡¯ll trade it for magic cores. I¡¯ve been busy all day and haven¡¯t found any food.¡± Jefferson: ¡°Sell me one too. I ate a drumstick that Thomas sold this morning and haven¡¯t had a drop of water yet.¡± Sophia: ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll be disappointed. I found this corn in the ruins of the barn with great difficulty. That¡¯s all I have. I can¡¯t give it to you.¡± Sophia: ¡°Oh right, why isn¡¯t Thomas online? Do any of you know anything about him?¡± Andy: ¡°I don¡¯t know. Our territory isn¡¯t connected. If he¡¯s not online, who would know about him? Maybe he was delayed by something?¡± Thomas: ¡°I¡¯m here, I¡¯m here. I¡¯m sorry, I was delayed by something. Does anyone want food and water? There¡¯s fish, meat, and bread. One magic core, no cheating. The quantity is limited. If you want to buy, hurry up.¡± Thomas posted pictures of the steak, smoked fish, and bread. Jefferson: ¡°D*mn, where did you get so much food and water?¡± Thomas: ¡°I was lucky and got some, but it¡¯s not much. Do you want it?¡± Jefferson: ¡°Yes, of course. Give me a steak. I still have to fight with those dark creatures tonight. I have to eat until I¡¯m full.¡± Andy: ¡°Give me one too. I want smoked fish.¡± Susan: ¡°Can you give me one? I want bread.¡± Those who could survive until now had at least some magic cores in their hands. Moreover, many people had not eaten for almost a day. Trading one magic core for one set of food was a very accounting business. And for Thomas, trading extra food for magic cores was also a business that was guaranteed to make a profit. Both sides were getting what they wanted. Sophia saw that everyone was competing to buy Thomas¡¯ steak and smoked fish, and suddenly felt that the roasted corn in her hand didn¡¯t smell good at all. She pulled Thomas into a private chat. Sophia: ¡°Give me a set meal too, I want the best one you have.¡± Sophia put two magic cores on the table. ¡°As expected of the Prince¡¯s daughter. She¡¯s so generous.¡± Thomas saw this and sent over a seafood pizza, as well as a lollipop. ¡°You actually have candy?¡± Sophia¡¯s eyes were wide open. ¡°Haha, I¡¯m just lucky, but only a little. If you still want it, it¡¯s not impossible. One magic core for two lollipops.¡± Thomas made a bid. ¡°It¡¯s such a waste of your talent not to be a black-hearted merchant. You dare to be so mean to me even though I was kind enough to help you report the information and obtain the reward,¡± Sophia said angrily. ¡°The reward has been given?¡± Thomas was stunned. He did not expect the main city to be so quick to give out the reward. As expected, taking the princess¡¯ path was unusual. ¡°What is the reward? Show it to me quickly,¡± Thomas asked excitedly. This was news of a new type of dark creature. If it spread, it could reduce the deaths of many architects. It should be worth a lot of money, right? ¡°Hmph, greedy bastard. Take it. Remember to give me a lollipop as a reward.¡± Sophia placed a large pile of things on the trading interface. Thomas then placed two lollipops on the trading interface. He had a large box of these things in his hands. He did not lack one or two lollipops. Crash¨C A large pile of things fell in front of Thomas. At the top was a medal, a silver Goddess statue, surrounded by silver wheat and satin. It was the Second Tier Medal of the kingdom. In the past, only commanders who had won a big battle with more than 100,000 people could get it. Now that it was given to Thomas, it was also considered an honor. If it was just an ordinary medal, it would only be a symbol of honor. However, this medal was fixed with magic. After wearing it, it could increase one¡¯s physical strength and make one feel refreshed. Thomas gladly wore it. Under the medal was a silver scepter. This thing was compatible with the medal, and it was also fixed with a magic lightning arrow. It could release an arrow made of lightning to attack the enemy. The attack range was 200 meters, and the attack strength was probably between level 2 and level 3 magic. It could be considered a good magic item. Thomas just happened to not have a suitable long-range attack method, so he took this thing in his hand. When he was young, his dream was to become a mage. He would stand on the high city wall and use cool magic to attack the enemy. Unfortunately, he did not have the qualifications to become a mage. Because of this, he was troubled for a long time. He did not expect that his childhood dream would be realized in this way. One had to say that fate was wonderful. At the bottom of the item was a red cloak. This was also a magic item. It had a constant level 3 magic shield, and it was automatically triggered. If someone wanted to attack him, as long as the strength did not exceed level 3, he or she would be blocked by the magic shield. Chapter 30 ¡°I¡¯m rich, I¡¯m rich.¡± Thomas was filled with joy. These were all practical things. Increasing defense, attack, and support status. With this set of things on him, his strength instantly increased by a large margin. With Thomas¡¯ current strength, he could completely fight back and forth with the combined attacks of O¡¯Neill and Arya. This was also because of O¡¯Neill and Arya¡¯s rich combat experience. If Thomas had more combat experience, he could definitely fight four or more. After putting on this set of equipment, Thomas felt that his combat strength had soared. Right now, he urgently wanted to find some dark creatures to practice with. ¡°Oh right, the higher-ups are very interested in your information. If you have any new information, let me know. I will help you fight for the biggest bargaining chip,¡± Sophia said. Thomas knew that Sophia was trying to rope him in to increase her political bargaining chips in the future. This woman¡¯s ambition was not small. She did not want to be a princess that could only be used as a tool for marriage. She wanted to go one step further, inherit the title of nobility, become a prince, and even become a queen. However, whether Sophia¡¯s ambition was big or small had nothing to do with Thomas. Thomas and Sophia were just using each other. Since Sophia could help him get more benefits, he didn¡¯t mind standing on Sophia¡¯s side for the time being. As for what would happen in the future, who could say for sure. Thomas¡¯ food was sold out very quickly. He sold a total of 70 portions of food and obtained 70 magic cores. In fact, if Thomas was a bit more black-hearted and wanted more magic cores, or if he divided a portion of food into two portions to sell, he might earn more. However, Thomas did not want to do that for the time being. Right now, the enemy of humans was the dark creatures. Every additional person would have the power to deal with the dark creatures. Moreover, if there were more people, he would have less pressure during the Blood Moon Beast Tide. He would rather earn less, in order to increase the strength of these people and help him share more of the dark creatures. Thomas returned to the camp with seventy magic cores. He immediately came to the front of the Close Combat Barracks and the Elven Archer Barracks. He used eighteen magic cores to upgrade the level 1 Close Combat Barracks to a level 3 Close Combat Barracks. The level 3 Close Combat Barracks could train Heavy-Armored Soldiers. The Heavy-Armored Soldiers were covered in thick plate armor and were airtight. They held giant tower shields and flails in their hands. With their presence, even the thickest city walls, even the strongest level 3 dark creatures, the Uruk-Hais, could not make them retreat even half a step. Thomas patted O¡¯Neill on the shoulder and said, ¡°O¡¯Neill, bring the soldiers in for training when you have time in the future. I really look forward to you guys becoming Heavy-Armored Soldiers as soon as possible.¡± ¡°Thank you, Sir Thomas. I will definitely train hard and become a Heavy-Armored Soldier as soon as possible!¡± O¡¯Neill knocked on his chest and swore. Seeing that O¡¯Neill¡¯s Close Combat Barracks had been upgraded to level 3, Arya¡¯s eyes sparkled. Although she didn¡¯t say anything, her restless movements had already betrayed her inner thoughts. She also wanted to improve her own strength. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯re part of it.¡± Thomas took out 18 magic cores to upgrade the level 1 Elven Archer Barracks to level 3 Elven Archer Barracks. After upgrading to level 3, the Elven Archer Barracks could train Forest Rangers. Forest Rangers wore light armor and held longbows. Their shooting range reached an exaggerated 500 meters. The weapons in their hands had also become enchanted short swords. They could deal with dark creatures with ease. Moreover, they also learned some simple spells, such as Flash and Runic Jump. The former could temporarily blind dark creatures, while the latter could allow them to escape the encirclement and reduce the speed of dark creatures approaching them. It could be said that their strength had greatly increased. Thomas patted Arya¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Work hard in training. I look forward to the day you become the first Forest Ranger.¡± ¡°Thank you, Sir Thomas. I will definitely do it.¡± A faint tear appeared in Arya¡¯s eyes. After saying that, Arya went into the camp to train. Emma, who was at the side, tugged at the corner of Thomas¡¯s clothes and asked, ¡°Sir Thomas, what about me? Can I train too?¡± As Emma was not a soldier from the camp, she could not train to become a Heavy-Armored Soldier or a Forest Ranger. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. You¡¯re different from Arya and the others. You can¡¯t use this building to train and become stronger.¡± Thomas decided to tell the truth. ¡°I see.¡± Emma lowered her head and revealed a disappointed expression. ¡°Don¡¯t be discouraged. It¡¯s just that I can¡¯t do it today. I still have many powerful buildings here. In the future, there will be suitable buildings to help you train.¡± Thomas did not lie. He had many buildings here. Not only were there Warriors and Archers, but there was also a Holy Church that trained Knights, a secret room that trained Assassins, a prayer room that trained Priests, and a secret technique room that trained Mages. All of these could train ordinary humans to become professionals. However, these buildings required a lot of magic cores. He could not take out so many magic cores at once. Although he had earned more than 70 magic cores in one go, he spent them quickly. He only upgraded two buildings and spent more than half of the magic cores. Now, Thomas only had 34 magic cores left. These were stored magic cores, and could not be used easily. What if the dark creatures¡¯ attack today was very strong, and the existing buildings could not withstand it? What if the city wall was damaged? What if the Arrow Tower was damaged and needed to be repaired? All of these required magic cores. Therefore, even though Thomas seemed to have a lot of magic cores in his hands, they were only barely enough. ¡°Okay.¡± After receiving Thomas¡¯ promise, a flame of hope rose in Emma¡¯s eyes. She believed every word Thomas said. As long as Thomas said it, it would definitely come true. ¡°Take advantage of the fact that there are no dark creatures invading now and rest for a while. Otherwise, I don¡¯t know when we can rest,¡± Thomas said to Emma. ¡°Okay,¡± Emma said and walked towards the Great Lighthouse. ¡°Now that we have the Lord¡¯s Hall, we don¡¯t need to sleep in the lighthouse. You can go to the Lord¡¯s Hall and choose a room,¡± Thomas said. ¡°This, this is not good, right? The Lord¡¯s Hall is your residence. I can¡¯t enter it casually,¡± Emma said hesitantly. ¡°What does it matter? There are many rooms in the Lord¡¯s Hall. I can¡¯t sleep in so many rooms. You can just choose one,¡± Thomas said and pushed Emma into the Lord¡¯s Hall. The first floor of the Lord¡¯s Hall was the core of the camp. A huge gem was floating in the air and shining. The second floor was filled with rooms. Every room had a complete set of daily necessities. The soft velvet mattress made Emma roll around comfortably, not wanting to get up again. Just as Emma wanted to sleep for a while, a shout suddenly came from outside, ¡°Be careful! Enemy attack! Get up the city wall!¡± Chapter 31 Hearing the sound, Emma sat up from her bed. Through the carved glass window in the Lord¡¯s Hall, she could see the flickering flames outside. ¡°Enemy!¡± Emma grabbed her bow and short sword, rushed out of the door, and climbed up the stairs to the Arrow Tower. At this time, the lighthouse in the camp was shining. Two hundred meters away from the camp, a large group of slime-like things was crawling towards the camp. These slime-like things were transparent. Through the transparent skin, one could see some messy things inside. At first, Emma thought it was the internal organs of the slime. However, when she got closer, she found that the things inside were human organs. Intestines, liver, hands, feet, and even a lump of slime wrapped around half of the head. ¡°Urgh¨C¡± It was the first time Emma had seen such a disgusting scene. She lay on the city wall and vomited. Looking at the transparent mucus-like things slowly approaching from afar, Thomas¡¯ expression did not look too good. He had learned about this creature when he was in the main city. This creature was called a Slime. Unlike the Slime that could only exist in the game novice village before he transmigrated, the Slime here was an authentic level 2 dark creature. They were a level higher than the Skeleton Soldiers, Dark Worms, and Rat-Men. They were on the same level as the Skeleton Knights and Rat-Man Priest. Although these Slimes looked like soft water balloons that could be broken with a single kick, they were still able to survive. However, if you really looked at them that way, you would pay a heavy price. Although these Slimes looked like they could only wiggle on the ground, and their movements were very slow, once an enemy attacked, they would turn their bodies into balls and roll very fast. Moreover, because the Slimes did not have a fixed body. This resulted in it being able to have a very large mouth. Thomas had once heard of a case from his mentor. A Knight was careless and half of his body was bitten off by a Slime. That¡¯s right, half of his body was bitten off together with the plate armor. It was clear how powerful the Slimes were. These Slimes would eat anything be it animals, plants, or even metal. They would eat whatever they saw. This was not the most troublesome part. Because the Slimes did not have a fixed body shape, this also resulted in them not having any vital parts. Normal physical attacks were almost ineffective against them. At most, it would consume the energy they stored. If they wanted to destroy the Slimes, they had to use high-intensity spells to completely turn them into ashes. Even if there was only a bit left, they would slowly regenerate. Seeing these creatures approaching, Arya, who had never seen them before, drew her bow and shot an arrow at them. An arrow accurately hit a Slime two hundred meters away. However, the Slime continued to crawl toward the camp as if nothing had happened. Even the arrow that was shot at them was gradually digested. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Arya frowned and continued to draw her bow and arrow. Thomas stopped her. ¡°It¡¯s useless. These guys are called Slimes. Normal physical attacks are useless against them. Unless you have learned fire arrows or freezing arrows, your attacks are useless against them.¡± Thomas shook his head. ¡°But, how do we deal with them?¡± Arya did not know what to do. She had not finished her training and was still a level 1 Archer. Even when she reached level 3 and became a Forest Ranger, the spells she mastered were Runic Jump and Flash. They were all support spells and did not have any offensive types. This feeling of powerlessness made her unusually anxious. ¡°It¡¯s okay. If you can¡¯t deal with them, then let those who can. You guys rest first and leave your strength to wait for the next batch of enemies.¡± Thomas jumped below the city wall and placed three magic cores in the middle of the city wall. ¡°Build a Magic Tower!¡± The magic array flickered and a white magic tower slowly emerged from the magic array. [Level 1 building Magic Tower discovered. Super Enhancement System triggered. Increasing¡­] [Level 1 Magic Tower increased to Level 3 Magic Tower: Tower of Lightning.] [Tower of Lightning: One of the branches of a Level 3 Magic Tower. It can release lightning to attack enemies. Attack range: 200 meters.] On top of a snow-white Magic Tower, a blue magic ball floated in the air. On the surface of the magic ball, electric arcs were flashing from time to time, releasing blue electric light. It was obvious that the power was extraordinary. Before the Magic Tower was upgraded to level 3, it could only use Magic Missiles without attributes to attack the enemy. After it was upgraded to level 3, the Architect could change the Magic Tower into a Magic Tower with a single attribute according to his preferences. For example, a fire-type Magic Tower could shoot fireballs. And an ice-type Magic Tower could shoot frozen icicles. A Magic Tower with the earth attribute could release powerful rock missiles. And Thomas¡¯ Tower of Lightning was a lightning-type magic tower, which could release powerful Thunderbolts. It was one of the most powerful branches of the Magic Towers. Moreover, the Tower of Lightning was the same as the Tower of Fire. Both of them could deal damage to Slimes. Among them, the Tower of Lightning was even more effective against Slimes. Seeing that it was the Tower of Lightning that had leveled up, Thomas was extremely excited. He raised the scepter in his hand and said, ¡°Magic Towers, attack!¡± Boom! Crack! The Tower of Fire and the Tower of Lightning let out furious roars. The Tower of Fire shot out Fireballs at the Slimes. When the Slimes saw the Fireballs coming, its body immediately turned into a ball and rolled quickly to avoid the incoming fireballs. The Fireballs smashed onto the ground, sending up clouds of smoke and dust. Of course, not all the Slimes were so lucky. A Slime was accidentally hit by the incoming fireballs. Boom! The crimson fireball exploded on the Slime¡¯s body instantly, and then the thick flames enveloped the Slime. The entire Slime turned into a burning fireball. The Slime rolled on the ground desperately, trying to extinguish the flames on its body. However, how could the magic flames of the Tower of Fire be so easily extinguished? The Slime was like firewood, burning bit by bit, and finally turned into ashes. On the other hand, the Tower of Lightning was more efficient. Crack¨C A bolt of lightning emerged from the ball of lightning and shot toward a Slime not far away. The speed of the lightning was much faster than the fireball. The Slime did not even have the chance to turn into a sphere before it was directly hit by the blue lightning. The Slime was instantly vaporized into ashes by the powerful electric current, and a magic core fell to the ground. Chapter 32 ¡°It¡¯s effective! This is great! hit them hard and kill them all!¡± Thomas ordered loudly. Boom! Boom! Crack! Crack! The Tower of Fire and the Tower of Lightning roared furiously. Fireballs and bolts of lightning were thrown at the slimes. The Slimes bulged their bodies and started rolling crazily. However, there were too many fireballs and lightning bolts. They formed an airtight net that enveloped all the Slimes. Every fireball and lightning bolt would turn one of the Slimes into ashes. In just a few minutes, the Slimes that had come to attack had all turned into ashes. Looking at the scorched battlefield, Emma could not help but cover her mouth. On one hand, she was shocked by the power of the Magic Tower, and on the other hand, she was worried about her own weakness. Emma looked at the bow in her hand and could not help but show a sorrowful look. ¡®Sir Thomas already has such a powerful Magic Tower. Does he really need me?¡¯ Emma fell into a feeling of powerlessness. Just when Emma was confused, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Emma looked up and saw that it was Sir Thomas. ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± Thomas said with a smile. ¡°These are all level 3 buildings. You¡¯re just a commoner who hasn¡¯t even reached level 1. It¡¯s unfair to compare your current strength with the Magic Towers. Besides, no matter how powerful the Magic Towers are, they can only stay where they are. If we want to explore the dark fog, you still need to rely on people. Train hard. One day, you¡¯ll be even stronger than these Magic Towers.¡± Hearing Thomas¡¯ words, Emma felt warm in her heart. She had a direction to work towards. Emma puffed out her chest and said, ¡°Thank you, Sir Thomas. I will train hard. One day, I will be stronger than those Magic Towers.¡± ¡°Okay, hurry up and pack up the magic cores. Otherwise, the next wave of enemies will come,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± Just as Emma was about to pick up the magic cores, she heard a muffled sound of a horn in the distance. When Thomas heard the sound of the horn, his expression could not help but change. ¡°Not good! A large group of enemies is coming.¡± Thomas dragged Emma and ran towards the city wall. ¡°But, those magic cores.¡± Emma was a little hesitant. Those were the magic cores that they had just obtained. She had not had the time to collect them yet. ¡°There¡¯s no time. First, consolidate the city¡¯s defense. After we destroy them, we¡¯ll clean up the magic cores together,¡± Thomas said loudly. ¡°Okay.¡± Emma turned around and reluctantly looked at the magic cores on the ground. Then, she ran up the city wall with Thomas. The two of them had just arrived at the city wall when a large group of people arrived not far away. There were three to four hundred people in total. They were densely packed in a large area, giving people a sense of oppression. When Thomas saw those who had come from afar, he could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. It turned out that these densely packed people were all Skeleton Soldiers. Moreover, there were dozens of Skeleton Knights, and all sorts of halos intersected on the bodies of the Skeleton Soldiers. These Skeleton Soldiers, who were originally only level 1, had the strength of level 2 Skeleton Knights, and even slightly surpassed them. ¡°All the halos appear at the same time. There is no repulsion?¡± Thomas stared at the Skeleton Soldiers in front of him and frowned. As far as he knew, the halos of the Skeleton Knights were exclusive. The two halos could not work on one Skeleton Soldiers at the same time. Otherwise, as long as the Skeleton clan gathered tens of thousands of Skeleton Knights, with the support of tens of thousands of halos, even a Skeleton Soldiers could have the strength of a Giant Dragon. If the Skeleton clan had such an ability, they would have long unified the dark creatures and become the king. However, if they did not have such strength, then how could the situation in front of them be explained? Thomas was confused. What gave Thomas the biggest headache was that these Skeleton Soldiers actually brought siege beasts. In the middle of these Skeleton Soldiers, a giant White Bone Elephant walked in the middle of the group. The huge White Bone Elephant swayed its huge body and had two sharp tusks. It walked proudly in the middle of the group. Every step it took made a dull sound of footsteps. Those halos also played a role on the body of the White Bone Elephant. It allowed the White Bone Elephant, whose strength had already reached level 2, to have the strength of a level 4. Thomas estimated that this White Bone Elephant did not even need to use much strength. It only needed to knock a few times in front of his city wall to knock down the city wall. At the back of the team, there was a carriage pulled by a white Skeleton Warhorse. The carriage was surrounded by expensive silk and was tightly blocked. He did not know who was inside. Looking at this huge team, Thomas could not help but smile bitterly. In this kind of team, the people inside must be at least level 3 and above. Moreover, they also had a secret technique that allowed all the halos to work on the same Skeletons at the same time. Such people must have a high status among the Skeleton clan. They would usually gather near the main city. Why they suddenly came back to the border town of Thomas left Thomas puzzled. Thomas estimated the strength of both sides. He had a level 3 Tower of Fire, a level 3 Tower of Lightning, and a level 3 Ancient War Tree, Gertrude. There was also a level 2 Wall of Sighs. Facing these dozens of Skeleton Soldiers with aura buffs, he was still not powerful enough. Especially that giant White Bone Elephant, whose strength was comparable to level 4. Once it charged in front of him, the entire camp would be completely flattened. At that time, everything Thomas had built would be for naught. Thomas needed a more advanced building to eliminate these uninvited guests. Previously, Thomas had stored 34 magic cores and used three of them to build the level 3 Tower of Lightning. Now, there were only 31 left. Thomas quickly searched through the blueprints in his mind, trying to find a defensive structure that suited his current situation. At this moment, the carriage stopped. A Skeleton Knight heard the side of the carriage, ¡°Your Highness, there¡¯s a human camp ahead.¡± ¡°A human camp?¡± A surprised voice came from the carriage. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t this area be cleaned up by my useless brother? Why is there a human camp?¡± ¡°Maybe Lord Hall missed it,¡± the Skeleton Knight stammered. ¡°Well, you don¡¯t have to defend him anymore. Since a human camp has appeared here, it¡¯s his fault. I¡¯ll ask Father about it when we get back. Now, you guys set off immediately and flatten the human camp,¡± the person in the skeleton carriage said. ¡°Yes!¡± The Skeleton Knight passed down the order. The Skeleton Army slowly pressed towards Thomas¡¯ camp. Chapter 33 The Skeleton Army strode towards Thomas¡¯ camp. On the Arrow Tower, Arya bit her lip and drew her bow like a full moon. Although she knew that her strength might not be able to defeat the Skeleton Soldiers who were blessed by dozens of halos, she still picked up her bow and arrow without hesitation. She had already made up her mind in her heart. Even if she had to die, she would still beat those Skeleton Soldiers until they were in pain. She would let them know that she was not someone to be trifled with. ¡°I found it!¡± Thomas¡¯ eyes lit up. He finally found a building that was suitable for the current situation. [Temple of Life: Level 2 building. It can generate Priests. Priests have healing and dispelling abilities. They can remove all kinds of buffs or abnormal statuses.] ¡°That¡¯s it!¡± Thomas wanted the Priest¡¯s dispelling ability. The reason why those Skeleton Soldiers were so powerful was entirely due to the various buffs. Now, if those buffs could be dispelled, then those Skeleton Soldiers would reveal their true forms. When that time came, wouldn¡¯t it be up to Thomas to decide whether they were round or flat? No matter how many there were, it wouldn¡¯t be enough to justify it. ¡°Let¡¯s build this.¡± Because the Temple of Life was a level 2 building from the start, even if Thomas had the buff to reduce the building materials by half, he still needed a total of six level 1 magic cores. Thomas placed the six level 1 magic cores on the ground and shouted loudly, ¡°Build the Temple of Life!¡± As Thomas spoke, the magic array lit up, and a small temple appeared from the magic array. [Level 2 building, Temple of Life, found. Triggered Super Enhancement System. Increasing¡­] [Level 2 Temple of Life increased to Level 5 Temple of Life.] [Level 5 Temple of Life: Able to produce a Commandment Priest with strong healing, strong dispelling, providing buffs on one¡¯s own side, and mastering a few divine spells.] After a flash of white light, an exquisite and beautiful small temple appeared in the camp. A burly man wearing plate armor and holding a giant tower shield and a golden scepter walked out of the temple. After the burly man saw Thomas, he came before Thomas and knelt down on one knee. ¡°Commandment Priest Arnold greets Sir Thomas.¡± The corners of Thomas¡¯s mouth twitched. He felt that this Commandment Priest¡¯s style was different from that of an ordinary priest. Ordinary priests were all white-bearded old men, dressed in long robes and holding scriptures. However, the moment this Commandment Priest appeared, if he wasn¡¯t introduced, he would have been mistaken for a Heavy-Armored Soldier. However, it was true that it was useful. An innate level 5 existence, two levels higher than the Ancient War Tree Gertrude, should be very powerful, right? Thomas pointed outside the city and said, ¡°Currently, there are many dark creatures attacking my camp outside the city. They have many halos on their bodies. My subordinates are unable to deal any effective damage to them. Please dispel those halos.¡± ¡°Following your will! It is my mission to destroy every dark creature.¡± The Commandment Priest Arnold stood up and strode towards the top of the city wall. At this moment, the Archers on the city wall were under Arya¡¯s lead, attacking the Skeleton Soldiers. However, those Skeleton Soldiers had dozens of halos on their bodies. Their strength had increased by more than a few times. They were almost on par with level 3 dark creatures. When Arya¡¯s arrows hit them, even their shields could not be penetrated. The Tower of Fire and the Tower of Lightning also began to attack. However, the halos on the Skeleton Soldiers contained halos that resisted fire and lightning. This greatly reduced the attack power of the Tower of Fire and the Tower of Lightning. Although the Tower of Fire and the Tower of Lightning were level 3, the damage they dealt to the Skeleton Soldiers was extremely limited. After attacking for half a day, they only caused a single digit number of casualties. They could only watch as the Skeleton Soldiers advanced step by step. They had already crossed the 100-meter middle line. When they saw Thomas arrive at the city wall¡­ Arya said anxiously, ¡°Sir Thomas, we can¡¯t deal any effective damage to the Skeleton Soldiers. We can¡¯t withstand such an attack. We¡¯ll drag it out here. You should leave quickly. As long as you¡¯re still alive, the camp will be rebuilt one day.¡± Seeing Arya¡¯s anxious look, Thomas smiled and shook his head. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not the kind of coward who would give up the camp and run away at the slightest difficulty. It¡¯s just a buff on them. It¡¯s nothing much. I¡¯ll just dispel it.¡± Thomas turned to Arnold beside him. ¡°Arnold, do it.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Arnold raised the golden scepter in his hand. ¡°In the name of the Goddess of Life, dispel the evil power!¡± Following Arnold¡¯s voice, the ruby on the tip of his scepter lit up. A white light shot out from the ruby and shone on the bodies of the Skeleton Soldiers. The halo on the Skeleton Soldiers¡¯ body was instantly dispelled. Their strength was rapidly decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the end, they returned to their original level 1 state, and were even weaker than before. Coincidentally, a fireball hit a Skeleton Soldier. When the halos were on the body, even if the fireball hit the Skeleton Soldier directly, it would at most cause heavy injuries to the Skeleton Soldier. It would not be able to kill it in one go. However, now, the halos on the Skeleton Soldier were dispelled. Everything was different. The fireball hit the Skeleton Soldier. The Skeleton Soldier was directly melted by the high temperature. It turned into ashes on the ground. Boom! The fireball exploded. The shattered fireball shot out in all directions. Any Skeleton Soldier that was touched by the spark was severely burned. The damage instantly increased by several times. Crack! A bolt of lightning struck a Skeleton Knight. Originally, when the halo was on the body, this bolt of lightning could only cause a crack on the Skeleton Knight¡¯s armor. The halo was dispelled, and the Skeleton Knight was directly smashed into ashes by the powerful lightning. ¡°Well done!¡± Thomas, who was on the city wall, waved his fist excitedly. He turned his head and ordered, ¡°Arya, lead the archers to attack and kill them all.¡± ¡°Yes! Sir Thomas.¡± Arya¡¯s eyes also regained their luster. She saw the hope of victory. She puffed out her chest and drew the bow in her hand. ¡°Everyone, listen to my command. 100 meters! Fire! Fire!¡± Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! A series of arrows shot out, directly shredding a row of Skeleton Soldiers into pieces. Thomas and the others cheered, but the people in the skeleton carriage frowned. Bang! The wine cup made of skulls was smashed to the ground. A skeleton whose body was as black as ink roared angrily, ¡°Anthony, tell me why! Didn¡¯t you say that with the fusion pearl, all the halos would fuse together and there would be no rejection? Didn¡¯t you say that when all the halos fuse together, my army would be invincible? But how do you explain this scene? My soldiers are being slaughtered like sheep.¡± Chapter 34 ¡°Your Highness, please calm down.¡± The one who answered was a Skeleton Mage whose bones were covered with runes. The Skeleton Mage was wearing a leather cloak. The cloak was covered with golden runes. However, if one looked carefully, one would realize that the cloak was sewn with human skin. This Skeleton Mage was also level 5. ¡°Tell me how to calm my anger! My soldiers are dying! My enemies are standing on their city walls and laughing at us!¡± the Skeleton Prince shouted loudly. ¡°Your Highness, if I¡¯m not wrong, there should be a high-level Priest in the camp who cast a divine spell to dispel the effect of the halo. The fusion pearl can only fuse the effect of the halo together. However, once the halo is dispelled, the fusion pearl will naturally be ineffective.¡± The Skeleton Mage named Anthony spoke slowly. ¡°Then what do you think we should do?¡± the Skeleton Prince said coldly. ¡°It¡¯s very simple. We haven¡¯t completely failed. We¡¯ll wait for the White Bone Elephant to charge forward. As long as the White Bone Elephant reaches the camp, the defense of the camp will definitely be destroyed. At that time, the Skeleton Army will swarm forward and easily crush the camp into pieces,¡± Anthony said. ¡°No, this speed is too slow. I will lose too many soldiers. I have to rush back to fight for the right to inherit the throne. If I lose too much here, it will greatly affect my plan,¡± the Skeleton Prince said coldly. ¡°Then please ask the Dark Knight beside you to step out. As long as the Black Knight can charge into the enemy¡¯s camp and kill the Priest, then the dispelling effect will naturally disappear. At that time, those halos can be restored, and your soldiers will once again become invincible warriors,¡± Anthony said calmly. ¡°Can you do it?¡± The Skeleton Prince looked at the Skeleton Knight who was completely covered in black armor beside him. This was the advanced class of the Skeleton Knight, the Dark Knight. Its class level was as high as level 5, and its entire body was covered in hard black armor. The black armor was full of terrifying spikes, and attacks below level 3 could not cause any damage to it at all. On its back were two long, two-handed greatswords. It also had many offensive skills such as Chop, Cleave, and Slash. It was a class with powerful single-target attacks. Because its combat strength was outstanding, it had been promoted by the Skeleton Prince to a guard, and it had always been by its side. ¡°No problem, it¡¯s just a Priest. I can kill it with one sword!¡± The Dark Knight¡¯s eyes flickered with soul fire, and it revealed a disdainful smile. ¡°Go, get rid of that Priest and bring back their leader¡¯s head at the same time. If he dares to hurt my soldiers, I will use his skull as a wine bowl!¡± the Skeleton Prince ordered. ¡°Yes, Your Highness.¡± The Dark Knight received the order and walked out of the skeleton carriage. It glanced at the distant city wall and revealed a disdainful smile. The city wall was only six meters tall. It might be able to block ordinary Skeleton Soldiers, but to the Dark Knight who was at level 5, it was just a slightly higher slope. ¡°Ha!¡± the Dark Knight roared angrily and rushed toward the city wall. It ran very fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached the bottom of the city wall. The Dark Knight accelerated and ran two steps, rushing toward the city wall. One of its feet stepped on the city wall, ready to use the power of the charge to run up the city wall and kill the Priest with one sword. However, just as it took two steps up, two hands stretched out from the city wall and grabbed its ankles. At the same time, a few skulls stretched out with mouths, ready to bite the Skeleton Knight. This was the effect of the Wall of Sighs. After it was built, the dark creatures it encountered were too weak and had no chance to use it. Now that it was finally used, it turned out to be a level 5 Dark Knight. Caught off guard, the Dark Knight lost its balance and fell onto the city wall. It was dizzy from the fall. A few skeletons rushed over to bite it, but they could not break the black armor on its body. After all, the Dark Knight was a level 5 powerhouse. The level three Wall of Sighs might be able to ambush it, but it was still too difficult to kill it. The Dark Knight was just caught off guard by the ambush. By the time it reacted, the Wall of Sighs would no longer be able to trap it. The Dark Knight roared angrily, and green flames burned on its body. The skulls and skeletal arms seemed to have met their natural enemy, and all of them retreated. This was the Dark Knight¡¯s signature skill, Dark Fire. It could summon the Dark Fire from Hell and attach it to its entire body, increasing its damage. The Dark Knight returned to the ground and looked at the city wall angrily. ¡°Ha!¡± it shouted loudly and drew out the two-handed greatsword on its back. It stabbed into the city wall, forming a springboard. The Dark Knight leaped and jumped onto the two-handed greatsword. Then, it leaped into the air again. The Dark Knight pulled out the second two-handed greatsword from his back in the air and slashed downwards with the momentum of Mount Tai. The target of his slash was Thomas. There was nothing he could do. The appearance of the Commandment Priest was too similar to that of a Heavy-Armored Soldier. That huge tower shield made the Dark Knight directly ignore him. As for Thomas, although he was also wearing light armor, he was covered by a cloak and held a scepter in his hand. He looked more like a Priest. ¡°You actually dare to hurt Sir Thomas? You¡¯re courting death!¡± Arnold, the Commandment Priest, who was at the side, saw the Dark Knight charging over. His eyes widened, and the huge tower shield in his hand was raised horizontally, blocking in front of Thomas. Dang! With a loud sound, the Dark Knight¡¯s double-handed heavy sword hacked onto Arnold¡¯s tower shield. Seeing that Arnold actually dared to use the tower shield to block its double-handed heavy sword, the Dark Knight revealed a cruel smile on its face. There had been countless heavy soldiers who wanted to use the tower shield to block it, but the Heavy-Armored Soldier was only a level 3 Warrior. And it was a level 5 Dark Knight. Any Heavy-Armored Soldier who dared to block it would be cut into two without exception. The Dark Knight couldn¡¯t wait to see Arnold cut into two. Only human blood could excite it. However, something unexpected happened. The huge tower shield firmly blocked the double-handed heavy sword. Not to mention being cut in half, there was not even a trace of a sword mark. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± The Dark Knight turned pale with fright, ¡°How can a mere Heavy-Armored Soldier block my attack?¡± It did not believe it and raised the double-handed heavy sword in its hand, slashing down at Arnold once again. Moreover, this time, it specially added Dark Fire on the double-handed greatsword, increasing the offensive power of the double-handed greatsword. Seeing this, Arnold laughed loudly. ¡°Disperse!¡± Arnold pointed the scepter in his hand at the Dark Knight, and a white light enveloped the Dark Knight¡¯s body. The Dark Fire that enveloped it was extinguished. Chapter 35 ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why is the Dark Fire on my body extinguished?¡± The Dark Knight turned pale with fright. The Dark Fire on its body was an innate ability. It had used it to kill countless enemies in its lifetime. However, the innate ability that it was so proud of was actually dispelled by someone. How could it not be afraid? However, Arnold did not have the interest to answer its question. After using the tower shield to block its heavy sword, the scepter in his hand smashed towards the Dark Knight¡¯s head. The Dark Knight hurriedly raised the double-handed heavy sword in its hand to block. However, a tremendous force came from the double-handed heavy sword in its hand, making it involuntarily take a few steps back. ¡°How is this possible?¡± The Dark Knight¡¯s eyes revealed a look of disbelief. ¡°Who exactly are you? It¡¯s impossible for a Heavy-Armored Soldier to possess such strength!¡± ¡°Great Goddess of Life, with the help of your mighty strength, help me kill this dark creature! Holy Light Slash!¡± Arnold chanted the incantation loudly, and a long blade of holy light appeared on the tip of the scepter in his hand, slashing towards the Dark Knight. Seeing this, the Dark Knight hurriedly dodged and retreated. But that Holy Light Slash was too fast. In the blink of an eye, it landed in front of the Dark Knight. Whoosh! Like a knife cutting through butter, without any hindrance, the Dark Knight¡¯s arm was cut off. Seeing this, Arnold immediately gave chase. At this moment, a Demonic Fireball the size of a human head came whistling over from afar and directly smashed towards Arnold¡¯s head. Seeing this, Arnold hurriedly raised the tower shield in his hand to block. The Demonic Fireball smashed onto the tower shield and instantly vanished into thin air. However, Arnold¡¯s pause gave the Dark Knight an opportunity. The Dark Knight covered its wound and glared at Arnold. ¡°I know, you¡¯re the real Priest. I made a mistake this time. Just you wait! I¡¯ll be back soon,¡± the Dark Knight said and was about to jump down the city wall. It was very easy for the Skeleton clan to heal their injuries. If that part was broken, they could just remove the broken bones and replace them with new ones. As long as the soul fire was not extinguished, the Skeleton clan would not be killed. Now, as long as it escaped back, it would be able to heal its arm and quickly return to continue fighting. However, just as it was about to leave, a voice came from behind. ¡°You want to run? Have you asked me?¡± Thomas appeared behind the Dark Knight, raising the silver scepter in his hand. Kacha¨C A silver bolt of lightning gathered on the Dark Knight. The Dark Knight staggered and half-knelt on the city wall. In the distance, Skeleton Mage Anthony saw this and felt anxious. Just now, it was the one who had promised the Skeleton Prince that as long as the Dark Knight made its move, it would definitely be able to break through the city wall. However, the situation did not develop as it had expected. Things had taken a sharp turn from the moment the Dark Knight had climbed up the city wall. If it had not released a Demonic Fireball just now, the Dark Knight might have already been killed. However, the Dark Knight actually did not seize the opportunity that it had painstakingly created and was once again entangled. One had to know that the Dark Knight was the Skeleton Prince¡¯s personal guard. If it died on the city wall because of it, it was likely that it would also be punished. Even if it did not die, it would still be burned by the flames of Hell. Skeleton Mage Anthony did not want to experience that feeling a second time in its life. ¡°I must save the Dark Knight!¡± Skeleton Mage Anthony made up its mind. The flames of his soul danced in its eyes. It tapped the staff in its hand, and its body instantly flew up and landed on the White Bone Elephant. ¡°Acceleration Spell!¡± Anthony cast an Acceleration Spell on the White Bone Elephant. The White Bone Elephant seemed to have gone mad. Its body emitted a red light as it accelerated towards the city wall. Its speed was more than twice as fast as before. ¡°Demonic Fireball!¡± Anthony shot another Demonic Fireball at Thomas in an attempt to force Thomas back. However, the Commandment Priest Arnold rushed in front of Thomas and blocked the Demonic Fireball. Meanwhile, Thomas raised the silver scepter in his hand again and cast two more lightning spells on the Dark Knight. Slash! Slash! Two blue lightning bolts hit the Dark Knight¡¯s legs, making it unable to stand up for a moment. ¡°Ah! I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± The Dark Knight was in a frenzy. It held the giant sword in its hands and tried to hold itself up. ¡°Let it go!¡± The Skeleton Mage Anthony saw this and went crazy. It shot out Demonic Fireballs at Thomas one after another. However, Anthony blocked them one by one with his tower shield. Seeing the Skeleton Mage Anthony¡¯s expression, Thomas immediately understood that this Dark Knight must be an important person in the opponent¡¯s camp. Otherwise, it would not let the Skeleton Mage go crazy. Since that was the case, he could not let it escape. Thomas immediately threw the silver scepter to the side and pulled out the Holy Light Longsword at his waist. Although the silver scepter had the ability to attack from a distance, its lethality was weaker than the Holy Light Longsword by more than a level. Thomas raised the Holy Light Longsword in his hand high and chopped down at the Dark Knight. Seeing this, the Dark Knight hurriedly raised its double-handed broadsword in an attempt to defend itself. However, the Holy Light Longsword was the nemesis of all dark creatures. With one slash, the double-handed greatsword and the Dark Knight were directly cut into two halves. Whoosh! The Dark Knight¡¯s corpse fell to the ground. Green dark flames drilled out of its body and devoured the Dark Knight¡¯s corpse. Soon, the Dark Knight¡¯s body was burned up. A pale green egg was left in the ashes. ¡°Egg? Not a magic core?¡± Thomas picked up the egg left by the Dark Knight. It felt a little strange. However, it was not the time to study it. Thomas picked up the egg and stuffed it into the bag at his waist. At this time, the Skeleton Mage Anthony also rushed to the front of the camp¡¯s wall with the White Bone Elephant. Anthony, who had witnessed the death of the Dark Knight, was furious. It pointed at Thomas and roared, ¡°You actually dared to kill the Dark Knight. Do you know who he is?¡± ¡°Oh, who is he?¡± Thomas placed the Holy Light Longsword back on his waist and looked at Anthony with a cold smile. ¡°He is the Skeleton Prince¡¯s guard! If you actually killed him, then you will be punished by the Skeleton Prince. You will be roasted in the flames of Hell for a hundred years!¡± Anthony shouted loudly. ¡°The Skeleton Prince¡¯s personal guard? Could it be that the Skeleton Prince is in that carriage?¡± Thomas looked at the carriage in the distance with an interested expression. ¡°The Skeleton Prince, I wonder what level of existence it is? Will I get something good by killing it?¡± Anthony looked at Thomas coldly. The Dark Knight was dead. It could only make up for it with greater contributions. Otherwise, what awaited it would be unimaginable punishment. And the greatest contribution before its eyes was to trample this camp. Anthony¡¯s eyes revealed a look of determination. It waved the staff in its hand and roared, ¡°Berserk!¡± Chapter 36 ¡°Berserk!¡± As Skeleton Mage Anthony spoke, the body of the White Bone Elephant beneath its feet emitted a red light, and its body rapidly expanded. In the blink of an eye, the body of the giant White Bone Elephant had become as tall as the Wall of Sighs. ¡°Roar!¡± The White Bone Elephant let out a loud roar, and its huge tusks rammed into the Wall of Sighs. Bang! A huge hole was created in the Wall of Sighs, and countless bricks and stones fell. ¡°Quick, stop it! We can¡¯t let it tear down the wall!¡± Thomas shouted at Arnold. Thomas knew that the Wall of Sighs was the last line of defense to stop the dark creatures. Once the Wall of Sighs collapsed, those Skeleton Soldiers would definitely march straight in. The Great Lighthouse in the camp, the Close Combat Barracks, the Elven Archer Barracks, the Abyssal Fish Pond, and so on would face the threat of the Skeleton Soldiers directly. At that time, even if he defeated the Skeleton Soldiers, he would suffer heavy losses. Therefore, he absolutely could not let even a single Skeleton Soldier enter the camp. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas!¡± Arnold immediately raised the scepter in his hand and aimed it at the White Bone Elephant. ¡°Dispel Spell!¡± A white light shone on the White Bone Elephant¡¯s body. The red Berserk spell was dispelled. The six-meter-tall White Bone Elephant rapidly shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the White Bone Elephant had shrunk to its original size. The White Bone Elephant felt a wave of weakness. It swayed and even felt that it was weaker than before. The White Bone Elephant crashed into the Wall of Sighs again. Crack! With a crisp sound, one of its tusks was broken. Seeing the appearance of the White Bone Elephant, Thomas let out a long sigh. It seemed that the Wall of Sighs was temporarily preserved. However, the Skeleton Mage laughed loudly. ¡°Hahaha, you all fell for it.¡± Thomas raised his head and looked over. He realized that Skeleton Mage Anthony had already flown into the sky. ¡°The White Bone Elephant just now was just to buy time for me to cast my spell. It looks like all of you have been deceived. In that case, try the power of my magic!¡± ¡°Hell Skeleton, show yourself!¡± Skeleton Wizard Anthony waved the magic staff in its hand, and a huge magic array appeared in the sky. The magic array was dark green in color and emitted an evil aura. Even though it was far away, Thomas could feel the huge energy and dangerous aura coming from it. ¡°Roar!¡± With a loud roar, a crystal skull emerged from the magic array. The crystal skull was the size of a person. It was crystal clear, as if it was made of crystal. Its entire body was burning with red flames, and it had a pungent smell of sulfur. The Crystal Skeleton looked left and right. It felt that the magic array was too small and could not let it out. It grabbed the edge of the magic array with both hands. It seemed like it wanted to tear the magic array open bigger. Looking at the crystal skull, Anthony laughed out loud. ¡°Hahaha, Lord Crystal Skeleton, welcome to the human world. Please come out and help me flatten this camp! I am willing to offer all the creatures here to you.¡± This was Anthony¡¯s trump card. He summoned a Crystal Skeleton from hell to help it. In order to complete this magic array, not only did it need a long time to prepare, it also needed a lot of high-level casting materials. In order to cast this spell, it had directly used up all of its years of savings. However, compared to obtaining a Crystal Skeleton to assist the array, all of this was worth it. ¡®I hope that the Skeleton Prince will be satisfied with everything I¡¯ve done and forgive my mistakes,¡¯ Anthony thought to himself. Looking at the skull that was bigger than his entire body, Thomas could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. He had never seen such a dark creature before. However, judging from the aura coming from the Crystal Skeleton, the level of the Crystal Skeleton was definitely not low. Level 5? Level 6? Maybe even higher. ¡°Arnold, can this Crystal Skeleton be dispelled?¡± Thomas looked at Arnold. ¡°The level of this spell has already exceeded my upper limit. Completely dispelling and completely banishing the Crystal Skeleton will definitely not be possible. However, I can do my best.¡± ¡°Alright, do your best to disperse it and weaken its strength as much as possible. It will be easier to deal with it later.¡± ¡°Understood!¡± Arnold raised the scepter in his hand and aimed it at the magic array in the sky. ¡°In the name of the Goddess of Life, all unclean things will not be able to descend to the human world. Great Disperse Spell!¡± A white light shone on the magic array. Hiss ¡ª Hiss ¡ª A corner of the magic array was broken. One by one, the runes were extinguished, and the magic array began to shrink rapidly. ¡°No!¡± Anthony roared. It desperately poured magic power into the magic array, wanting to complete the magic array and let the Crystal Skeleton descend to the human world. The Crystal Skeleton also felt the danger and desperately crawled out. It was not easy for it to obtain the opportunity to leave Hell. It did not want to be defeated just like that. However, Thomas also made his move. He raised the silver scepter in his hand. Azure lightning struck the nodes of the magic array one after another. The nodes were the core of the magic array. Each node was like a pillar that supported the existence of the magic array. Once the nodes collapsed, the magic array would no longer exist. One node after another was shattered by Thomas¡¯ lightning. The magic array began to collapse. When the seventh node was shattered, the magic array could no longer hold on. The magic array completely collapsed. The magic array collapsed into a dark green vortex, sucking in everything around it. The Crystal Skeleton that was crawling outside was unwilling to cling to the edge of the vortex. It did not want to be dragged back into the vortex. It had waited for hundreds of years to obtain the opportunity to come to the human world from Hell. It would not give up this opportunity easily. Who knew that the next opportunity would be a few hundred years later? ¡°Hu!¡± The Crystal Skeleton felt the suction force getting stronger and stronger. It suddenly cast a huge spell. Its entire body instantly became huge, trying to resist the increasing suction force. However, at this time, the vortex had reached the end of its collapse. Creak¨C The vortex rapidly tightened and finally closed. The magic array disappeared. Space closed. The closing of space cut off all connections between the human world and Hell. At this moment, the Crystal Skeleton¡¯s skull was still outside. The closed space directly cut off its neck, leaving only the skull outside. After having its skull cut off and losing the support of Hell, the Crystal Skeleton¡¯s strength rapidly dropped. It dropped all the way to level 4. The Crystal Skeleton was dumbfounded. It had never thought that after going through so much trouble to come to the human world, it would end up like this. ¡°Roar!¡± The Crystal Skeleton roared angrily and rushed towards Thomas. Chapter 37 Seeing the incoming Crystal Skeleton, Arnold raised his scepter, ready to completely destroy it. However, Thomas stopped him. ¡°This dark creature is a bit special. Is there a way to catch it? I want to ask it something,¡± Thomas said. He felt that this Crystal Skeleton was a bit special. If he caught it and interrogated it, he would be able to get some useful information. ¡°Understood.¡± Arnold waved the scepter in his hand and chanted, ¡°Holy Light Cage, retrieve!¡± As Arnold spoke, a cage made of holy light appeared in the sky. Whoosh! The Holy Light Cage enveloped the Crystal Skeleton and locked it inside. The Crystal Skeleton was furious when it saw this. It crazily rammed against the Holy Light Cage, wanting to rush out. However, the Holy Light Cage was too strong. It was not something it could break open. ¡°Ah!¡± The Crystal Skeleton could only ram into the Holy Light Cage. Thomas pulled the Holy Light Cage back and stepped on it. He sneered and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll lock you up for a while. When I have time, I¡¯ll deal with you.¡± ¡°Roar!¡± Hearing Thomas¡¯ words, the Crystal Skeleton became even angrier. It was also a famous Lord in Hell. It managed thousands of square kilometers of land and thousands of demons. Now, it was humiliated by a human, which made it even angrier. It fiercely hit the Holy Light Cage, trying to break away from the Holy Light Cage and bite Thomas into pieces. However, since it had already fallen to level 4, it simply couldn¡¯t do it. ¡°This, how is this possible?¡± Not far away, Anthony looked at everything in front of it in disbelief. It couldn¡¯t believe that the killer move that it had painstakingly arranged was so easily broken by someone. Even the Lord of Hell, Crystal Skeleton, had been captured and imprisoned. All of this seemed so absurd and unreal. If someone had told it a day ago that the Lord of Hell, Crystal Skeleton, would be captured by someone¡­ It would definitely laugh at that person for not waking up and throw it into the glacier to wake up. However, all of this had happened just like that. Anthony looked at all of this in a daze, not knowing what to do for a moment. ¡°Good opportunity!¡± Seeing this, Thomas immediately raised his silver scepter and struck Anthony¡¯s head with lightning. Crack! A long crack appeared on Anthony¡¯s skull. The intense pain brought Anthony back to his senses. ¡°Despicable fellow! I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± Anthony raised the scepter in its hand and wanted to release a Demonic Fireball to kill Thomas. However, in order to create the summoning magic array, it had used up most of its magic power. In order to save the magic array, it had almost drained all of its remaining magic power. Now, the magic power in its body could not even release a complete Demonic Fireball. However, Anthony tried to hold its body, trying to release the Demonic Fireball to kill Thomas. Boom! The Demonic Fireball had just appeared in Anthony¡¯s palm, and it could not hold on any longer. The Demonic Fireball exploded. The green flames quickly swallowed Anthony. A few seconds later, the Skeleton Mage, Anthony, was burned to ashes by the Demonic Fireball it released. A level 5 magic core fell to the ground. Thomas and Arnold looked at each other. No one could figure out what Anthony was doing. If it wasn¡¯t for the magic core, Thomas even thought that Anthony was playing some trick again. All of this seemed very long, but it was only a short period of time. Anthony¡¯s magic core had just landed on the ground when the large group of Skeleton Soldiers finally rushed to the front of the city wall. Originally, there were five hundred Skeleton Soldiers and more than 20 Skeleton Knights. After the fireballs and lightning, by the time they reached the city wall, they had already lost nearly half of them. ¡°Charge!¡± The Skeleton Knights led the Skeleton Soldiers to charge. Previously, the White Bone Elephant had already helped them open an opening. As long as they charged through the opening, victory would belong to them. Countless Skeleton Soldiers built human ladders and charged towards the opening. However, the moment they got close to the Wall of Sighs, countless hands stretched out from the wall and grabbed them, dragging them into the wall. Although the Wall of Sighs did not have any achievements in front of the Dark Knights, that was because the Dark Knight was a level 5 powerhouse. The Wall of Sighs was only level 3, a full two levels apart. And after these Skeleton Soldiers lost their halos, their true strength was only level 1. Even those Skeleton Knights were only level 2. The Wall of Sighs was more than enough to deal with them. One by one, the skeletons were dragged into the Wall of Sighs, turning into nutrients. The hole on the Wall of Sighs that had been opened by the White Bone Elephant was rapidly healing. ¡°All attack! Wipe out the Skeleton Soldiers and Skeleton Knights with all your strength,¡± Thomas ordered loudly. ¡°Yes!¡± Everyone immediately responded. The Archers shot arrows at the Skeleton Soldiers below the wall. O¡¯Neill and the others also stood behind the gap, ready to deal with the Skeleton Soldiers that charged in. Under the joint attack of the group, the remaining 200 Skeleton Soldiers and Skeleton Knights were quickly cleared out. All kinds of magic cores piled up like a mountain. However, there was no smile on Thomas¡¯ face. That was because, in the distance, there was still no movement from a skeletal carriage. According to the Skeleton Mage Anthony and the Dark Knight, this carriage was the Skeleton Prince¡¯s ride. If the Skeleton Mage and the Dark Knight were so powerful, then what about the Skeleton Prince? It was probably not that weak, right? Just as Thomas was wondering if he should go over and take a look, suddenly, a strong wind sounded behind him. A pitch-black skeleton suddenly appeared behind Thomas. It was the Skeleton Prince. At this moment, the Skeleton Prince was holding two pitch-black short swords in its hands. It was staring coldly at Thomas. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be their leader. Since that¡¯s the case, use your life to die with my men!¡± As the Skeleton Prince spoke, the two short swords in its hands stabbed towards Thomas¡¯ back. These two short swords were enchanted magic weapons. It could easily pierce through ordinary armor. ¡°Sir Thomas, be careful!¡± At this moment, Arya, who was standing beside Thomas, saw this scene. She did not care about her own safety as she stood in front of Thomas and used her body to block the short swords that were aimed at Thomas. Puff! The two short swords stabbed into Arya¡¯s body. ¡°Damn you! Get out of my way!¡± The Skeleton Prince saw this and became angry out of embarrassment. It wanted to pull out the short swords. However, the two short swords were tightly held in Arya¡¯s hands, and it couldn¡¯t pull them out no matter what. ¡°Arya, how are you?¡± At this time, Thomas also noticed that something was wrong. He hugged Arya and asked with concern. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me. Kill it and protect my seed.¡± Arya¡¯s head tilted, and her body fell to the ground. The body quickly dissolved and finally turned into a fist-sized seed. Chapter 38 ¡°Arya!¡± Seeing that Arya had taken a knife for him and died, Thomas¡¯ eyes turned red. Although it had been less than two days since he had known Arya, the battles had made Thomas treat them as his closest companions. And now, this companion had taken a knife for him and died, and the murderer was standing in front of him! Thomas would definitely not let it go. Not to mention the fact that it was the Skeleton Prince, even if the Skeleton King came, he would not care and would still kill it for you to see. ¡°Lightning Chain!¡± Thomas waved the silver scepter in his hand, and a blue bolt of lightning struck towards the Skeleton Prince. ¡°Hmph, small tricks.¡± The Skeleton Prince snorted coldly, and threw the black cloak on its body. A red runic barrier appeared in front of it, blocking the Lightning Chain. ¡°You want to kill me?¡± The Skeleton Prince revealed a disdainful smile. ¡°Netherworld Ghost Fog!¡± The Skeleton Prince took out a small ball from its bosom and threw it on the ground. A ball of black fog spread out, blocking everyone¡¯s vision. ¡°Why can¡¯t I see?¡± O¡¯Neill shouted in panic. ¡°Hahahaha, this Netherworld Ghost Fog is a tool that I asked the Mages to use to specifically block your line of sight, but I won¡¯t be affected in any way. You guys can wait for me to kill you in this Netherworld Ghost Fog!¡± The Skeleton Prince raised its short sword in excitement. ¡°In the name of the Goddess, Dispel Spell!¡± The scepter in Arnold¡¯s hand lit up with a white light, and the Netherworld Ghost Fog that spread out instantly vanished into thin air. The Skeleton Prince reappeared in front of everyone. ¡°Uh¡­¡± The Skeleton Prince was stunned, and it looked at everyone awkwardly. After all, it had just said some harsh words, and then it was slapped in the face. It was really awkward. However, it was, after all, the Skeleton Prince, and it had a lot of treasures in his hands. After a slight pause, the Skeleton Prince crushed a gemstone. A ray of light shot out from the gemstone and directly rushed toward Arnold. This was also a magic tool specially made by the Skeleton Prince. The gemstone stored a magic spell called Petrification, which could petrify people who were not above level 5 into statues. This was something it used to save its life, but it took it out today. ¡°Thank you for the Goddess¡¯ gift. Holy Light Shield!¡± A layer of white light covered Arnold¡¯s tower shield, and the ray of light hit the tower shield. The Skeleton Prince laughed. Its Petrification Ray was an enhanced version. Even if the target held ten layers of shield, the Petrification Ray could penetrate the shield and turn the target into a stone statue. It stood there, wanting to see Arnold¡¯s dumbfounded look after it was turned into a stone statue. However, what happened next shocked it. After the Petrification Ray hit the tower shield, it completely dissipated. However, Arnold was still standing there as if nothing had happened. Not to mention Arnold, even his tower shield was still shrouded in white light. There was nothing strange about it. ¡°How is this possible?¡± The Skeleton Prince looked at Arnold in disbelief. ¡°No one can be safe and sound after being hit by my Petrification Ray! Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!¡± ¡°In front of the Great Goddess of Life, all magic is merely stealing power. Only the power of the Goddess is eternal. Surrender! Use your blood to pay for your sins,¡± Arnold said coldly. ¡°Hmph, do you think you can capture me just like that? Stop dreaming,¡± the Skeleton Prince said coldly. The Skeleton Prince took out a goatskin scroll from its bosom. It was a magic scroll, and a teleportation spell was sealed on it. As long as the scroll was activated, it would be able to teleport to the marked area. ¡°Hmph, you lowly insects. Don¡¯t think that you can capture me just because you won once. Next time, I will bring more men and trample this place to the ground!¡± the Skeleton Prince said as it tore open the scroll. A magic array appeared under its feet. The runes lit up one by one. As long as the runes were all lit up, it could leave. ¡°There¡¯s no way you can leave!¡± Thomas would never let the Skeleton Prince escape just like that. He pulled out the Holy Light Longsword and slashed at the Skeleton Prince. Seeing Thomas¡¯ actions, the Skeleton Prince laughed out loud. ¡°Don¡¯t waste your energy. In order to prevent being killed during the teleportation, when I asked someone to draw the magic array, I specially added a magic shield that can block the attack of a level 6 powerhouse. Don¡¯t waste your energy. Wash your neck and wait for me to come back!¡± However, the next moment, something that shocked it appeared. Thomas¡¯ Holy Light Longsword slashed at the top of its head, and a transparent light barrier appeared in time. However, the light barrier only flickered for a moment before it shattered. It did not even last a second. The Holy Light Longsword followed the momentum and fell, and the sword directly cut the Skeleton Prince into two halves. Crash! The bones that had lost the support of magic power collapsed and shattered into pieces on the ground. ¡°Huh?¡± After waiting for a while, Thomas found something unusual. Although the Skeleton Prince¡¯s body was shattered into bones, it did not turn into ashes. Moreover, the magic core did not appear. This really did not conform to the rules of this world. ¡°There must be something strange.¡± Thomas turned to O¡¯Neill and said, ¡°O¡¯Neill, bring a few people and grind these bones into powder. There must be something strange in here!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± O¡¯Neill, who had been holding back for a long time, heard this and immediately brought people with hammers to smash the Skeleton Prince¡¯s bones into powder inch by inch. Sure enough, after smashing half, they found something unusual. ¡°Sir Thomas, look!¡± O¡¯Neill found a thumb-sized metal box from the Skeleton Prince¡¯s ribs. This metal box was made of a kind of black metal, and it was engraved with all kinds of mysterious runes. It looked very mysterious. ¡°What is this thing?¡± Thomas played with it carefully in his hand. The main city had never taught him this kind of thing, and Thomas did not know it. However, this black metal box was filled with a cold aura. One look and one could tell that it was not something good. ¡°It definitely is not something good. Let¡¯s just smash it.¡± Thomas placed the black metal box on the stone slab and raised the Holy Light Longsword in his hand. He was about to chop it down. At this moment, a shadow emerged from the black metal box. It seemed to be the Skeleton Prince. At this moment, the Skeleton Prince no longer looked arrogant as before. Its face was full of pleading. ¡°Please, don¡¯t destroy my phylactery. If my phylactery is destroyed, I will really die. I can pay a ransom in exchange for my life. What do you want? Gold coins, jewelry, beautiful women, magic scrolls, divine weapons, or supreme power? As long as you bring it up, I can satisfy you. I only beg you to let me live.¡± Chapter 39 ¡°You can satisfy any request of mine?¡± Thomas asked with a cold smile. ¡°Of course, I can satisfy any request. I am the Skeleton Prince, the future king of the Skeleton clan. As long as you can bring it up, I can satisfy you,¡± the Skeleton Prince said confidently. The Skeleton Prince believed that this time, it would definitely be able to convince Thomas. No one did not like wealth, and no one did not like power. It did not believe that these things would not be able to move Thomas. As long as Thomas was willing to let it go, it swore that it would definitely bring people to flatten this place. Then, it would extract Thomas¡¯ soul and throw it into Hell to be burned with flames for 100 years. It actually dared to force the dignified Skeleton Prince to such an extent. It was unforgivable! ¡°Hehehe.¡± Upon hearing the Skeleton Prince¡¯s words, Thomas sneered. He looked at the Skeleton Prince with a gaze that looked at a retard. ¡°Do you think that a mere bit of profit can make me let you go? Dream on, just because you killed Arya, I will kill you completely. Go to Hell and be your prince.¡± The Holy Light Longsword in Thomas¡¯ hand fell. ¡°How dare you! I am¡­¡± The Skeleton Prince was shocked and angry. Its expression became ferocious and it wanted to threaten Thomas. However, before it could say anything, the Holy Light Longsword had already fallen. Crack! The phylactery was cut into two pieces. The shadow of the Skeleton Prince was blown away by the wind. The phylactery and the bones on the ground were also turned into dust. A magic core rolled down. ¡°This time, it should really be dead.¡± Picking up the magic core, Thomas let out a long sigh. At the same time, he lamented that the Skeleton Prince was really difficult to kill. All kinds of life-saving cards were emerging one after another. If he did not have the indestructible Holy Light Longsword, and if he did not summon the Commandment Priest Arnold to restrain it, he might have really let it escape. Fortunately, he was better and killed the Skeleton Prince on the spot. At this time, Emma ran over crying, ¡°Sir Thomas, Sister Arya, she¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Arya is an Elf. She won¡¯t really die.¡± Thomas patted Emma¡¯s head and comforted her. ¡°Really?¡± Emma¡¯s eyes sparkled with tears as she looked at Thomas in disbelief. ¡°Of course. When have I ever lied to you?¡± Thomas said as he rubbed Emma¡¯s head. After saying that, Thomas carefully picked up the seeds that Arya had dropped on the ground and quickly walked into the Elven Archers¡¯ Barracks. Although the camp did not look big from the outside, the space inside was unusually wide. It was the size of a football field. The camp was filled with all kinds of tall trees. Small wooden houses were built on the huge trees. This was the home of the Elves. In the center of the camp was a clear spring. The gurgling spring water flowed out from the ground, forming streams that flowed throughout the entire camp. Thomas carefully put Arya¡¯s seed into the spring water. Emma watched with wide eyes. In the blink of an eye, the seed took root and sprouted, slowly turning into a small sapling. The sapling kept growing. It grew taller and bigger. Finally, it turned into a towering tree. On the tree, a pink bud formed. The bud grew bigger and bigger, and finally bloomed. A beautiful figure appeared in the center of the flower. She stood tall and graceful like a goddess descending. It was Arya. ¡°It¡¯s Sister Arya,¡± Emma exclaimed. Arya opened her eyes. She looked left and right, then waved to the sky. A few leaves fell from the tree trunk and covered her body, turning into armor. A branch fell off and fell into her hand, turning into a bow and arrow. A rainbow appeared at the right time, connecting from the petals to the ground. Arya stepped on the steps formed by the rainbow and slowly walked in front of Thomas. Arya knelt on one knee and said sincerely, ¡°Dear Sir Thomas, thank you for saving me.¡± She knew that if Thomas did not bring back the seed, she might really die. It was Thomas who resurrected her. ¡°You¡¯re welcome. You¡¯re my subordinate, and you sacrificed yourself for me. As long as there¡¯s a slight chance, I will naturally try my best to resurrect you. Even if I have to enter Hell and snatch you from the God of Death, I will not hesitate,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Sir Thomas.¡± Arya was so moved that she didn¡¯t know what to say. ¡°Alright, stand up. Eh, your strength seems to have increased?¡± Thomas looked at Arya in surprise. ¡°That¡¯s right. After I died, I coincidentally broke through a bottleneck. After that, I was soaked in the Spring of Life, and my strength increased. Now, I¡¯m already a level 3 Forest Ranger. Not only has my physical fitness greatly increased, but I¡¯ve also mastered some spells,¡± Arya said. ¡°Is that so? Show me.¡± Hearing Arya¡¯s words, Thomas was also interested. Arya pointed at the forest with one hand, and a few leaves fell, turning into a few Rat-Men who pounced on the crowd. Seeing the Rat-Men, Emma immediately took out a bow and arrows, ready to attack. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this is a training target.¡± As she spoke, she took out her bow and put three arrows on the string. ¡°Multiple Shots.¡± With just a slight glance, she shot the arrows. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The three arrows shot out and each hit a Rat-Man. Bang! Bang! Bang! The three Rat-Men who were hit turned back into fallen leaves. At this moment, a few more Rat-Men rushed in front of Arya. ¡°Runic Jump.¡± The tip of Arya¡¯s feet touched the ground, and she directly leaped into the air, jumping more than ten meters high. She did a somersault and easily landed on the top of a big tree. And where she had been standing, a huge magic array appeared. Those Rat-Men who stepped into the magic array seemed to be stuck on their feet, unable to move at all. ¡°Flash!¡± With a soft cry, a bundle of light emerged from her palm. The light was extremely dazzling, instantly causing those Rat-Men to lose their vision. ¡°Burning Arrow!¡± Arya nocked another arrow, but this arrow was burning with raging flames. Whoosh! The arrow hit the Rat-Men, and the raging flames burned that Rat-Men into ashes. After shooting all the targets, Arya jumped in front of Thomas. ¡°Sir Thomas, how do you feel about me?¡± Arya said and tilted her head, like a little girl waiting for praise. ¡°Very good, very good. You have grown beyond my expectations.¡± Thomas nodded in satisfaction. To be honest, Arya had given him too many surprises. Not only had she advanced to level 3, but she had also mastered two more spells, Multiple Shots and Burning Arrow. With these two spells, Arya¡¯s strength had a qualitative increase. Thomas believed that in the future, Arya would be the sharpest sword in his hand, sweeping away all evil. Chapter 40 After Arya showed off her new ability, Thomas knew what to do. He brought Arya and Emma out of the camp. After seeing Arya resurrected, the Elven Archers were also very happy, and they all sent their blessings to Arya. Thomas clapped his hands and said to everyone, ¡°Alright, now is not the time to celebrate. The dark creatures may come at any time. We need to be ready to deal with the new dark creatures at any time.¡± ¡°O¡¯Neill, you are in charge of collecting magic cores. You must clean up all the magic cores and tidy them up. Don¡¯t miss a single one.¡± ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas. I will definitely bring back all the magic cores.¡± O¡¯Neill patted his chest and promised. ¡°Arya, you and I will go and destroy the carriage outside the camp.¡± Thomas still remembered that there was a carriage of the Skeleton Prince parked outside the camp. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas,¡± Arya replied immediately. ¡°Arnold, you are in charge of patrolling the city to see if there is anything that needs help. Help to remove all the dark aura.¡± ¡°Your will is my command,¡± Arnold bowed and replied. ¡°What about me?¡± Emma asked from the side. ¡°You go to the lighthouse and monitor the situation around. If you find anything wrong, report immediately,¡± Thomas said. ¡°Yes, Sir Thomas.¡± Emma ran to the lighthouse. After arranging everyone, Thomas led everyone to the carriage outside the camp. At this time, the Skeleton Prince¡¯s carriage was still parked there, and the two Skeleton Warhorses were standing in place anxiously. Thomas opened the wooden door of the carriage and was surprised to find that the interior was decorated very luxuriously. Gold and silver were inlaid, and various silks decorated the carriage. It was extremely luxurious. In the corner of the carriage, Thomas even saw a royal insignia. Thomas guessed that this might be a royal carriage, and subsequently, it was obtained by the Skeleton Prince. However, since it had fallen into Thomas¡¯ hands, it belonged to Thomas. Thomas brought Arya and drove the carriage back to the camp. As for the two Skeleton Warhorses, they were killed after losing their value. Thomas had not thought about how to deal with the royal carriage, so it was temporarily parked in the empty space. He walked to the front of the Holy Light Cage that held the Crystal Skeleton. He was still very interested in this Crystal Skeleton. Whether it was from the aura on its body or from the words of Skeleton Mage Anthony, it seemed that it came from that legendary place ¡ª Hell. While Thomas was studying in the main city, he only learned about dark creatures. His knowledge of Hell was only limited to religious books and fairy tales. Now, it seemed that this place really existed. Thomas really wanted to know the true information of this place. And the Crystal Skeleton was a good candidate. Thomas looked at the Crystal Skeleton in the Holy Light Cage. When the Crystal Skeleton saw Thomas, it immediately rushed to the edge of the cage and roared at Thomas. ¡°You have quite a temper.¡± Thomas said as he took out the silver scepter and shot a Chain Lightning at the Crystal Skeleton. Crack! The Chain Lightning created a small crack on the Crystal Skeleton¡¯s bones. The Crystal Skeleton became even angrier. It opened its big mouth at Thomas, as if it wanted to eat Thomas. However, just as it slammed into the railing of the Holy Light Cage, it was scorched by the holy light. It howled and retreated. ¡°You have quite a temper.¡± Thomas saw this and pulled out the Holy Light Longsword. He stabbed at the Crystal Skeleton. Slash! The Holy Light Longsword pierced a hole in the skull of the Crystal Skeleton. The Crystal Skeleton howled in pain and spun around like it had gone mad. Seeing the Crystal Skeleton like this, Thomas tried to communicate with it. ¡°Can you understand what I¡¯m saying? If you can, we can talk. If you refuse, I¡¯ll use this sword to kill you,¡± Thomas said as he waved the long sword in his hand. However, the Crystal Skeleton still spun around crazily and refused to communicate with Thomas. ¡°This is going to be difficult.¡± Seeing this situation, Thomas frowned. Originally, he wanted to obtain some information about Hell from the Crystal Skeleton. However, since the other party couldn¡¯t understand, there was nothing he could do. If he couldn¡¯t communicate, how was he going to obtain information? ¡°Should I just kill it? It seems to be a waste.¡± In order to capture the Crystal Skeleton, Thomas had wasted a lot of energy. It was a pity to kill it just like that. However, if he didn¡¯t kill it, how should he deal with it? Thomas was in a dilemma. Suddenly, his gaze landed on the altar in the corner of the camp. Thomas immediately slapped his thigh. Since he couldn¡¯t deal with it, he might as well give it to the Goddess of Life as a trophy. He believed that the Goddess of Life would definitely be very interested in this guy from Hell. Moreover, whatever the Goddess casually put on the altar was much better than simply killing it for the magic core. Having made up his mind, Thomas pushed the Holy Light Cage that contained the Crystal Skeleton onto the altar. Then, he put the egg that the Dark Knight had exploded into on the altar. He had not figured out the use of this thing, so he decided to give it to the Goddess of Life. ¡°Dear Goddess of Life, your loyal followers offer you a sacrifice. Together with the sacrifice, there is the glory of victory. May your glory forever shine on the earth.¡± Hum¨C Accompanied by a buzzing sound, the light and shadow of the Goddess of Life appeared on the altar. ¡°It¡¯s you again, little guy. I was very satisfied with the last sacrifice. What did you offer this time?¡± The Goddess of Life saw that it was Thomas, and a good impression rose in her heart. The sacrifice last time made her very satisfied. ¡°Great Goddess of life, I once again repelled the invasion of the dark creatures and killed a Prince of the Skeleton race. I am willing to offer the glory of this great victory to you. In addition, these dark creatures summoned a monster from Hell. I captured it as a sacrifice to you first. And this strange egg was obtained from a level 5 Dark Knight. I hope you will like it,¡± Thomas said respectfully. ¡°Oh, a creature from Hell?¡± The Goddess of Life¡¯s interest was piqued. She flicked her finger, and the Holy Light Cage flew into the air. When the Crystal Skeleton saw the Goddess of Life, it was as if it had seen its natural enemy. It huddled in a corner and shivered. ¡°There¡¯s a smell of sulfur. As expected, it¡¯s a reptile from Hell.¡± The Goddess of Life chuckled. ¡°I¡¯m very satisfied with your gift. I think your scepter is a little too weak. How about this? I¡¯ll help you strengthen it.¡± The Goddess of Life pointed with her finger. The silver scepter in Thomas¡¯s hand instantly turned golden. It was also emitting a five-colored light. ¡°I¡¯ve increased its power. Ordinary level 6 dark creatures can be killed,¡± the Goddess of Life said. ¡°Thank you for your grace, Goddess.¡± Thomas was overjoyed. He had always felt that the power of the silver scepter was too weak. It was fine if he encountered an ordinary dark creature, but it would be useless if he encountered a high-level dark creature. Now that he had increased his attack power, he would be able to kill the Skeleton Prince, Skeleton Mage, and the Dark Knight in the future without Arnold¡¯s help. ¡°As for this egg,¡± the Goddess of Life pointed at the eggshell. ¡°This was originally a tool for the resurrection of the Dark Knight, but I¡¯ve modified it. Let it help you guard the door.¡± As the Goddess of Life spoke, the color of the eggshell changed from black to gold.