Chapter 100

"Great master, I have absorbed all the toxic gases inside the mine, there will definitely be no more problems." The slime monster came out, bowing and scraping, and if not for its shrill and unpleasant voice, it would have been unbearably fawning and disgusting.

Although the slime monster's actions and sounds could not fully convey its intentions, through the mental link, Liu Siyi immediately understood its thoughts: it was trying to flatter and curry favor, toadying and fawning... in short, its goal was to prevent its new master from killing it.

Afraid of death?

It was that simple. Although he couldn't know the other party's thoughts with 100% certainty, he could grasp the general direction. Liu Siyi chuckled inwardly. He was not a bloodthirsty person, but it was necessary to occasionally maintain a certain image of authority in the minds of his subordinates.

The slime monster had already restored its original large form, standing about four meters tall and about eight meters long with its mobile lower limbs. Its head was raised high, with triangular eyes, and it had a large mouth filled with sharp teeth and oozing disgusting saliva on both its head and abdomen. Its body was covered with sharp spines, and it had two soft tentacles that acted like whips but had little offensive or defensive capability.

"Lord Mayor, to ensure safety, let me go in and check again." Wolf, who knew how to read the situation, immediately suggested.

"Sure, it's good to check, but there should be no problem. Still, it's better to be cautious." Liu Siyi said. After Wolf nodded, he entered the mine again.

"Lord Mayor, everything is fine now." Wolf said as he came out.

"Looks like you have recovered, and even better than before." Liu Siyi looked at the slime monster and asked, "I wonder how you managed to recover?"

"Master, I have a special ability to absorb toxins and strengthen myself. I have absorbed all the toxins in the mine, which is why I have become even stronger." The slime monster explained and immediately declared, "No matter how strong I become, the master will always be the strongest. I will do whatever the master asks, and I will do it to the best of my ability."

"Alright, after occupying this gold mine, all the resource mines in the territory have been taken. Now our goal is to focus on some special buildings and treasure chests." Liu Siyi looked at the slime monster and thought for a moment before saying, "The next target is the pyramid deep in the desert. I want to see what the pyramid, guarded by tens of thousands of mummies, is used for."

The pyramid in the game has many functions: it can recruit mummies, learn magic, and obtain treasures. With tens of thousands of mummies guarding it, this pyramid must be quite significant. If its functions are similar to those in the game, it's hard to say what level of magic or treasure it might offer. Liu Siyi was very much looking forward to it.

Mummies, like the slime monster, are neutral units of the Undead race. The difference is that the slime monster is a living creature, while the mummy is a true undead.

Mummies are third-tier units with a very powerful ability: the power of curses.

In the game, the curse has only one effect: to reduce damage. In this world, why would damage be reduced? Isn't it because the cursed lose their strength, making the damage lower? The power of curses not only reduces the opponent's damage but also their speed, health, attack, defense, and other abilities. This ability is somewhat similar to the combined effect of the Cursed Armor in Heroes of Might and Magic III, which Liu Siyi had considered before.

Moreover, as undead, they are non-living beings, and their magic resistance is similar to that of machines and elements, but with some differences. They can resist mental magic, healing magic, poison, plague, aging, fatigue, blessings, blindness, and other types of magic. However, they take 50% more damage from light-based magic.

If not for their low strength and slow speed, these abilities would be incredibly powerful.

After upgrading, mummies are no longer mummies but advance to pharaohs. They still carry the power of curses in close combat and become mage units, making them even more difficult to deal with.

The pharaohs, in appearance, resemble ancient Egyptian pharaohs, wearing a pharaoh's crown and holding a scepter made of black and gold banded cobras.

Pharaohs are born with the abilities to poison, fatigue, confuse the mind, and resurrect skeletons.

Poison: Cursed poison, which poisons the target, continuously reducing their health.

Fatigue: Similar to the slowing effect of earth magic, it reduces the target's strength, slowing them down and reducing their attack and defense.

Confuse the Mind: Confuses the target's mind, making them unsure of what to do next, and they won't even counterattack when attacked. The effect is equivalent to being unable to act for one or several turns.

Resurrect Skeletons: Resurrects dead bodies into first-tier skeleton soldiers. The effect improves with the caster's ability, but the resurrected units cannot exceed the original corpse's level.

Among these four abilities, only poisoning is a direct attack, and it takes some time to take effect. However, this magic is difficult to defend against as it acts directly on the target's body, not like a typical magic attack.

Tens of thousands of mummies must have evolved into pharaohs, and their numbers are not small. The slime monster's ability to absorb toxins would be a valuable asset, otherwise, if all the pharaohs' poisons were cast on a single unit, it would be too late to save them.

Therefore, Liu Siyi temporarily changed his route, deciding to attack the pyramid first and then the desert scorpion.

Do you think Liu Siyi doesn't want a divine artifact? The sixth-tier diamond treasure chest guarded by the desert scorpion could potentially contain a divine artifact.

It's not that he doesn't want it, but after careful consideration, the desert scorpion's abilities are something Liu Siyi's side can't handle.

...

The number is over ten thousand, endless.

He remembered a famous general in a historical novel once said this. Now, looking down at the dense crowd of mummies, Liu Siyi felt a chill run down his spine. Fortunately, he didn't have a phobia of crowds, or he wouldn't have been able to fight.

In just two hours, the team traveled nearly a thousand kilometers to reach the location of the pyramid.

Mummies also have different ranks. From the air, it was clear that the center was a large pyramid, with a sphinx at the entrance. Liu Siyi used a scouting spell but couldn't determine the purpose of the sphinx.

Outside the pyramid were pharaohs, evolved from mummies, all gathered between the sphinx and the pyramid. There were over a hundred of them, slightly larger than regular mummies, but not of a high rank.

Surrounding them were the mummies, the most numerous monsters, a vast, uncountable crowd. The outermost layer, the farthest from the pyramid, was a hell-like area of sand and bones, where the dead mummies and other creatures were resurrected as skeletons, ready to rise and join the battle when needed.

"You say you can absorb toxins and become stronger. Let me see how strong you can become." Liu Siyi waved his hand, and Bru carried the slime monster from the sky to the center of the mummy crowd. Of course, they didn't land but flew at a low altitude, launching attacks that posed little threat to the mummies.

Mummies have no ranged attacks, and pharaohs can only use the poison ability to attack from a distance. The slime monster's ability to absorb toxins perfectly counters the pharaohs' attacks. As for other magic, only the mind-confusing ability posed a threat, but it was also countered by Liu Siyi's mental magic.

Fourth-level mental magic, Mental Armor: A suit of armor formed by mental energy, providing strong physical and magical defense, and being exceptionally light.

This magic also has another effect: it provides higher resistance to mental energy.

Liu Siyi's goal was simple: he was experimenting with the slime monster to see how much toxin it could absorb and how strong it could become. If it were placed in the Pokémon world, what kind of Pokémon would it be transformed into?

It took considerable effort to convince Bru to carry it. Its slug-like body was disgusting to look at, and the Crystal Dragon felt the same way, but the previous contract left it with no choice. After Liu Siyi promised ten crystals, Bru reluctantly agreed.

Actually, the mantis could also complete this task, but its magical defense was much weaker than the Crystal Dragon's. For safety, Liu Siyi did not choose this option.