Chapter 129: Braum Advances, Unbreakable!

"Roar!!"

Andrew let out a terrifying roar, shaking the Soul Eaters so much that their offensive slowed down a bit.

Hilda, Lenis, and other ranged units unleashed constant attacks, their movements so fast they left afterimages.

Cao Xing was busy channeling various spells for damage while quickly observing the entire battlefield.

Two minutes later.

Fifteen Soul Eaters at the entrance had already fallen.

Just after Cao Xing finished releasing a barrage of Ice Arrows, he suddenly felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his brain!

Cao Xing instantly realized his condition, "Is my mental energy overdrawn?"

He didn't panic, instead quickly taking a drop of [Moon Condensation Flower Dew] from his backpack and swallowing it.

The next moment, he felt a cool sensation wash through his brain.

The throbbing pain was instantly suppressed.

"Not bad, this thing works really well."

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction and began channeling his second wave of spell attacks!

Meanwhile, after two minutes of defensive fighting.

There were still over twenty Soul Eaters in the hall.

He glanced at the health of his three melee fighters.

Their health was already looking unhealthy, fluctuating between 40% and 60%.

At this rate, their recovery speed would soon fail to keep up with their health depletion.

After all, although Cao Xing's subordinates had astonishing survivability.

One had to remember that they were fighting enemies over a dozen levels higher, separated by a major tier.

If it were any other boss or even a leader of the same level, they would have already collapsed by now!

Liu Muxue, who was standing nearby, also noticed the current situation of the team.

She took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Cao Xing, let me go over there too."

Before Cao Xing could speak, Liu Muxue continued, "Cao Xing, I think I can do it."

"I currently have over 3,000 health, over 200 armor, and with my Holy Shield, I should be able to hold off the Soul Eaters for about 20 seconds."

"Although it's not a long time, at least I can relieve the pressure on the others."

Liu Muxue said this all in one breath.

Cao Xing was stunned for a moment, then a look of gratification appeared in his eyes.

After experiencing these days of combat, Liu Muxue had grown, knowing how to analyze the data of both sides and judge the situation on the field.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Go ahead, be careful."

"Mm-hmm!" Liu Muxue said excitedly.

Then, she quickly raised her shield and rushed up.

Cao Xing glanced at Braum, who had the lowest health, and ordered, "Braum, fall back and recover."

Braum obeyed the order without hesitation.

A gap appeared in the area he had been guarding.

Seeing that the Soul Eaters were about to charge out.

Just then, a slender figure rushed forward holding a shield.

Bang!

A heavy thud!

That Soul Eater was smashed back by Liu Muxue with a [Shield Slam].

At the same time, the other Soul Eaters also launched their attacks.

Swish!

Sharp claw strikes swept past.

But it didn't deal any damage to Liu Muxue because it was negated by the Holy Shield on her body.

Swish! Swish!

Two more attacks appeared, instantly destroying the Holy Shield on Liu Muxue.

And just as the Soul Eater's fourth claw strike was about to land.

Liu Muxue seized the timing and directly used the skill [Shield Reflect].

Bang!

[-115]

A weak damage number appeared on Liu Muxue.

Shield Reflect was successful!

The Soul Eater's damage was significantly reduced.

Cao Xing couldn't help but give Liu Muxue a thumbs up.

"Muxue, well done!"

This combat awareness was already very good.

You have to know, based on the enemy's attack speed, Shield Reflect only has a reaction window of a fraction of a second.

It was really impressive that Liu Muxue was able to react in such a short time and successfully block the enemy's attack.

After receiving Cao Xing's praise, a smile appeared on Liu Muxue's face.

At the same time, she gradually let out a sigh of relief.

'Thank goodness, there was no mistake…' Liu Muxue thought to herself.

With her joining, the defensive pressure at the entrance was instantly greatly reduced.

As for Ji Xinyue, although she really wanted to go up and help.

She was only a level 6 warrior; let alone fighting those Soul Eaters, a single claw could tear her apart on the spot.

Three minutes later.

Most of the Soul Eaters at the entrance had already been slain.

Only the last five or six ordinary Soul Eaters were still attacking the group.

In these three minutes, white light appeared on Andrew, Hilda, and Liu Muxue.

System prompts appeared continuously.

[Your territory member: Andrew has leveled up, current level: 17]

[Your territory member: Hilda has leveled up, current level: 11]

[Your territory affiliated lord: Liu Muxue has leveled up, current level: 11]

…

Cao Xing felt a surge of joy.

The forty-plus Soul Eaters at the entrance provided them with tens of thousands of experience points!

Including his own level, he would soon be able to reach level 12!

At this moment, Cao Xing glanced at the battle situation inside the hall.

At this moment, Sarah Blade Dance was fighting three Tier 3 Soul Eaters alone, performing with ease.

And from time to time, she would slash down with her blade.

[-2531]

[-3374!]

Terrifying damage numbers appeared one after another, and the health of these three Soul Eaters dropped significantly.

And just then, one of the Soul Eater Stalkers, which had 17,000 health, had already been pushed by Sarah Blade Dance to below 3,000.

Seizing the opportunity, Sarah Blade Dance directly threw a [Crippling Dagger].

Pfft!

[-3104]

The Soul Eater Stalker's health hit zero, and it died on the spot.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Soul Eater Stalker Lv27, Tier 3 Elite creature, gained experience points: 2160]

[Combatants gained experience points: 1080]

…

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

With this, the battlefields on both sides were mostly stabilized.

He directly ordered, "Quickly finish this, we're going to support Sarah!"

Hearing the order, everyone accelerated their attack speed again.

One minute later.

The last five Soul Eaters at the entrance were slain.

"Go help Sarah!"

As he finished speaking, all the combatants swarmed into the hall.

The Soul Eater Ripper and Soul Eater Howler, which were being suppressed by Sarah Blade Dance, felt a surge of pressure as they saw so many creatures rushing toward them.

Before they could even prepare to counterattack.

The attacks from Lenis and Hilda landed.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

Blood Poison landed on the Soul Eaters, causing a series of burning sounds again.

Meanwhile, Hilda flicked her abdomen, spraying a red spiderweb that controlled one of the elite Soul Eaters.

Seeing this, Cao Xing directly ordered, "Focus fire, kill that elite Soul Eater instantly."

He also once again channeled [Great Ice Spear], keeping his eyes fixed on the Soul Eater's health, ready to deliver the final blow.

[-478!]

[-174]

[-155]

[-231]

Damage numbers floated up one after another.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

That elite Soul Eater struggled violently, seemingly trying to tear through Hilda's spiderweb.

However, even though there was a huge level gap between Hilda and the Soul Eater, she could at least cause a second or two of crowd control.

Cao Xing noticed that when the Soul Eater's health was down to the last sliver, he immediately launched the Great Ice Spear.

Pfft!

[-143]

The elite Soul Eater's health hit zero.

[Successfully killed: Soul Eater Howler Lv25, Tier 3 Elite creature, killed monster above level, gained experience points: 2000 * 200%, total experience points gained: 4000]

[Combatants gained experience points: 1000 (Combatants do not share experience points for killing monsters above level)]

A full 4000 experience points.

And a white light rose from Cao Xing's body.

[Your level has increased, current level: 12]

[Attribute increases gained from this level up: Strength +4, Agility +3, Spirit +8, Constitution +5]

…

Cao Xing nodded, "As expected, after Tier 2, the attribute increases gained from each level up are higher than in Tier 1."

Now, there was only the last Soul Eater boss left on the field.

After being surrounded and attacked by everyone, it had no chance to struggle at all.

Three minutes later.

The Soul Eater boss's health hit zero.

This time, Cao Xing didn't manage to land the killing blow.

Sarah Blade Dance slashed down with her blade, ending its life.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Soul Eater Ripper Lv28, Tier 3 Boss creature, gained experience points: 2800]

[Combatants gained experience points: 1400 points]

[Sarah Blade Dance has leveled up, current level: 21]

…

"Sarah leveled up too."

A look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face again.

At the same time, he felt that a large amount of crawling sounds were suddenly coming from the deep passage.

Their battle seemed to have attracted the attention of many Soul Eaters.

Therefore, Cao Xing ordered, "Clean up the battlefield, everyone move quickly."

As he finished speaking, all the recruited creatures began to search around.

Cao Xing then went to the spot where the two elite and one boss Soul Eater had died, picking up everything they had dropped.

[Obtained Soul Eater Roarer Elite Soul * 1]

[Obtained Soul Eater Stalker Elite Soul * 1]

[Obtained Sharp Claw (Blue) * 4]

[Obtained Evil Spirit Dust (White) * 32]

[Obtained Medium Strength Book * 1]

[Obtained Medium Agility Book * 1]

…

Two elite Soul Eaters had dropped two souls, along with blue-quality claws; it was quite good.

Cao Xing continued to the spot where the boss Soul Eater had died, where many items had appeared.

Cao Xing saw a bright ball of soul, as well as a pair of large claws, half a meter long, that could be used as weapons.

He gathered them all up.

[Obtained Soul Eater Ripper Boss-Level Soul * 1]

[Obtained Large Claw (Purple) * 2]

[Obtained Evil Spirit Dust (White) * 34]

[Obtained Large Strength Book * 1]

…

A boss-level soul! And purple-quality materials!

Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly, and he began to check the attributes of these three souls.

[Soul Eater Roarer Elite Soul: A powerful soul that emits bursts of roaring sounds]

(Can be used on a Tier 3 or lower common-level recruited creature, giving it a high probability of evolving into an elite-level creature, with a success rate of 40% ~ 70%)

…

[Soul Eater Stalker Elite Soul: A powerful soul that emits bursts of shadow aura]

(Attributes and success rate same as above)

…

[Soul Eater Ripper Boss-Level Soul: A powerful soul containing tearing power]

(Can be used on a Tier 3 or lower elite-level creature, giving it a high probability of evolving into a boss-level creature, with a success rate of 35% ~ 60%)

…

Seeing the attributes of these three souls, a look of pleasant surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes!

"Great, great, great! The success rates are all very high. At least one of these three souls should be able to trigger a breakthrough, or maybe even two or three!"

"And whether it's breaking through to elite, or an elite breaking through to boss, it's a huge improvement."

"These three souls will allow my subordinates' strength to skyrocket!"

Currently, Cao Xing only had one common creature among his subordinates, Braun, and two elite creatures, Andrew and Renis.

So, there weren't enough boss-level souls to go around.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing already had his candidates in mind.

"Braun, Andrew, come here."

Upon receiving Cao Xing's command, the big bald Braun and Andrew walked over.

At this moment, Cao Xing directly tossed the [Soul Eater Roarer Elite Soul] to Braun. He also tossed the [Ripper Boss Soul] to Andrew.

"Use it. I hope you can successfully break through and possess greater power!"

Expressions of excitement appeared in both their eyes. Braun said with a face full of gratitude, "Mother always said that only people who truly care about you will worry about whether you are fed and clothed when you are away."

"Lord, you are as good to me as my mother is to me."

Cao Xing's mouth twitched. Why did this big bald guy always come up with such strange analogies? Still, he nodded.

Beside him, Andrew also accepted the boss soul in his hand and said piously, "Thank you for your gift, Lord. You are as generous and kind as ever."

Without further ado, both of them pressed the souls into their bodies. System prompts appeared.

[Due to your gift, territory member: Braun Ironwall's loyalty to you has increased. Current loyalty: 85]

…

Andrew's loyalty was already maxed out, so no relevant system prompt appeared. Both of them were in a state of transformation, and as for whether they would succeed, it was hard to say.

Cao Xing began to continue checking the attributes of the other three new items.

[Sharp Claw (Blue): A claw containing a tearing aura, harder and more valuable.]

…

[Large Claw (Purple): An extremely hard and sharp large claw, can be crafted into some large equipment.]

(Hint: Give it to a professional blacksmith, perhaps he will have other uses for it, and some nobles will also be willing to purchase such large claws.)

…

Cao Xing nodded, "This pair of large claws is not bad; they can be sold for money just like bear paws." He continued checking.

[Large Strength Book]

(Can be used on a territory resident to increase their strength by 5 points.)

…

Cao Xing glanced at these books in his backpack.

[Attribute Book List: Click to view]

…

"Not bad, not bad. Adding them all up, there are almost over a hundred books. I can use them to get a boost."

However, for these attribute-boosting books, aside from the Chaos Books which provided random increases, the other types of books needed to be distributed to the corresponding recruited creatures to achieve the best results.

Meanwhile, the others had finished cleaning up the battlefield. Renis, Sarah, and Assam all walked over and handed the things in their hands to Cao Xing. Cao Xing collected them all together.

[Obtained Sharp Claw (Green) * 97]

[Obtained Evil Spirit Dust (White) * 132]

[Obtained Medium Chaos Book * 4]

[Obtained Medium Magic Book * 3]

[Obtained Medium Strength Book * 1]

[Obtained Medium Constitution Book * 3]

[Obtained Ascalon's Burial Bag * 7]

…

"Not bad, not bad. Another huge harvest." Then, Cao Xing took out the large pile of books from his backpack.

First, he took all the Chaos Books and Agility Books. He gave the majority to Sarah and distributed a small portion to Renis. As Sarah was Cao Xing's top general, he was slightly biased.

When the two women received them, they both simultaneously felt that the number of attribute books in their hands was different. Renis gave Cao Xing a resentful look. Meanwhile, Sarah, who was beside them, stared at Cao Xing with fiery emotions in her eyes.

At this moment, Sarah came to Cao Xing's ear and whispered, "Tonight, I still want…" After she finished speaking, she happily clutched the pile of attribute books and trotted to the side.

Cao Xing felt a shiver run through his body. Thinking of last night's events and Sarah's beautiful, devilish figure, he felt as if a flame was burning in his heart. But he knew that now was not the time to think about these things, and he quickly suppressed all these emotions.

Renis watched the intimate interaction between the two, her expression somewhat strange. Then, Cao Xing called Assam over and distributed all the Constitution Books and Strength Books to him. He divided the remaining Spirit Books, giving half to Hilda.

Then, Cao Xing said, "Now, use these books to improve your strength!" The four looked at the books in their hands and nodded solemnly.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance used a Small Chaos Book, randomly gaining 1 point of Strength attribute.]

[Your territory member: Renis Eagle Eye used a Small Chaos Book, randomly increasing 1 point of Spirit attribute.]

[Your territory member: Hilda Bloodkiss used a Medium Spirit Book, increasing 3 points of Spirit attribute.]

[Your territory member: Assam used a Large Strength Book, increasing 5 points of Strength attribute.]

[Your…]

(Note: Small attribute books can be used by a single hero up to 50 times, medium attribute books up to 20 times, and large attribute books up to 10 times.)

After a series of system prompts, Cao Xing also saw the subsequent system notes.

"Are there usage limits for all of them? It seems the idea of using all these attribute books on a single hero is impossible."

However, even with usage limits, it didn't have much of an impact. After all, the number of books a single hero could use was still quite large. Cao Xing could feel the attributes of these recruited creatures constantly increasing. These books would at least allow them to raise a single attribute by two or three levels.

Moreover, good news kept coming.

[Your territory member: Braun Ironwall has successfully advanced to an elite-level creature, base attributes increased by 30%, learned new skill: Indestructible]

[Indestructible: Braun raises his shield, entering a fully defensive state, armor increased by 20%, movement speed increased by 20%]

…

"Another defensive skill!" Cao Xing was delighted, and then checked Braun's attributes.

[Ice Shield Guard: Braun Ironwall]

[Level: 12 534/30000 (Tier 2 Elite Creature)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to view]

…

Seeing Braun's health, which was about to break through 4,000, and his armor of over 200, Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

"Great, great, great! Now I have gained another great general!"

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