Chapter 23

"Then prove that you are stronger than me," the elite minotaur roared loudly.

"Alright, I believe you will keep your word. As long as I prove that I am stronger than you, you will lead your people to surrender to me," Liu Siyi said with a smile, confident that the minotaur would definitely be his.

"Hmph! Prove it first!" the elite minotaur roared.

"Haha, you can't even touch the edge of my clothes. I am already in an invincible position. Defeating you is just a matter of time," Liu Siyi said with a smile.

This statement really made the elite minotaur's face turn sour, but he had already spoken, and the straightforward minotaur would not take it back.

"Hmph! Don't be too happy too soon!" the elite minotaur coldly snorted and immediately launched an attack.

Taking advantage of the time to recover, the minotaurs had mostly regained their ability to move. They threw their large axes into the air. The elite minotaur warrior also launched an attack, but instead of throwing a large axe, he swung a blade of axe light, which quickly struck toward Liu Siyi.

"Screech!" An eagle's cry sounded as the thunderbird flapped its wings, easily avoiding the axe light. As for the other axes, they didn't even reach halfway before falling to the ground.

Although the elite minotaur had said to defeat him, he hadn't specified whether it was a one-on-one or a group fight. Therefore, Liu Siyi couldn't say much when the minotaurs attacked. At this moment, he realized that the axes used by the minotaurs were different from those used by the dwarves.

The dwarves' fourth-tier axe warriors used large axes with very wide blades, which could also serve as shields. The minotaurs used a type of single-handed large axe similar to a broad axe, with a particularly large blade and a longer protruding spike at the end, used similarly to a regular axe. The elite minotaur, however, used a long-handled battle axe with double-edged blades, a thick tail, and a thin blade, with a protruding spike resembling a spear tip, which only the strongest and most powerful could wield.

"It's useless. I'll show you something that will make you surrender willingly," Liu Siyi said with a smile, and another thunderbolt bomb fell, exploding among the minotaurs.

Seeing the minotaurs who had fallen and then got up again collapse once more, Liu Siyi stopped attacking them and focused on the elite minotaur.

A clear sky thunderbolt appeared, a lightning bolt as thick as a thigh suddenly struck down.

Before the thunderbolt hit him, the elite minotaur swung his axe upward with both hands, red aura colliding with the thunderbolt. A loud "boom" echoed, and the aura and lightning simultaneously vanished, while the elite minotaur remained standing, unharmed.

He is very strong, really very strong. Only the stronger ones are worth subduing. Liu Siyi stared at the elite minotaur warrior and said in a deep voice, "Although you have mastered aura, you are far from being my match. Surrender now, and you will suffer less."

"Hmph! Stop talking nonsense and defeat me first," the minotaur held his axe with one hand and pointed it at the sky, exuding an overwhelming aura.

"Since you are so stubborn, I will only beat you until you admit defeat," Liu Siyi said no more. This time, the thunderbolts seemed endless, continuously striking down.

At first, the elite minotaur could still swing his battle axe and release aura to resist the lightning, but as the lightning continued, he had no choice but to cover his battle axe with aura, holding it up with both hands to block the continuous lightning strikes.

"Boom! Boom!..." The thunderbolts echoed continuously. The minotaur, being a strong combat race, stubbornly held his ground against the lightning.

However, Liu Siyi noticed that although the elite minotaur's expression remained unchanged, his fighting spirit undiminished, and his body did not tremble, the aura covering his body was not as thick as before, leaving only a faint red layer.

Hmph, trying to outlast me. Even though you are a fifth-tier, you are no match for me.

If it weren't for Liu Siyi, even a second-tier mage hero would not have such sustained offensive power. After all, ordinary heroes do not have such powerful magic, nor do they have a powerful artifact like the lightning rune.

"Boom! Boom!" This time, Liu Siyi controlled the release of the thunderbolts, not wanting to accidentally kill the opponent, which would render all his previous efforts futile.

"Boom!" Finally, after an unknown number of thunderbolts, the elite minotaur's aura was completely depleted, and he could no longer withstand the lightning. He lowered his battle axe, using it to support himself, standing firm.

"I admire warriors like you. Although you have lost, your strength has earned my recognition," Liu Siyi, riding the thunderbird, met the elite minotaur's determined gaze from a few hundred meters away.

"The minotaurs are willing to surrender." After a long moment, the elite minotaur warrior finally lowered his proud head, kneeling on one knee to show submission.

With the elite minotaur warrior's surrender, the other minotaurs also knelt, showing their submission.

"Accepted." Liu Siyi immediately accepted the surrender, confirming his suspicions.

The previous thunder eagle's surrender was purely coincidental, mainly due to the mutation of some hero abilities. If not for this, even if the thunder eagle had surrendered, he could not have accepted it.

Many aspects of this world are influenced by the laws, but as a real world, every life desires survival. They would not maintain unnecessary courage in a situation where death was certain. As a wild monster, except for the natural enemies of the undead and the light, they do not have a belief that must be upheld.

Therefore, in the choice between life and death, surrender is a natural choice.

Liu Siyi's subjugation of the minotaurs, as a powerful melee unit, was partly to assist him as a mage. The other part was to test whether this world was the same as the game.

The facts confirmed his thoughts. Even by subjugating various wild monsters, a powerful army could be formed.

However, subjugation also depends on the target. If various racial units are subjugated, morale might not decrease much, but internal conflicts could arise.

For example, if both angels and demons are in the same army, unless your power can suppress them, you will face internal conflicts, which is not as simple as lowering morale in a game.

Of course, situations are complex and ever-changing, and any possibility exists, which requires specific analysis.

Finally, such an army without a solid foundation, where the loss of one is the loss of one, cannot compare to the continuous growth of a castle. However, if the subjugated units are of the same type, this problem does not exist. Since coming to this world for more than two days, Liu Siyi had not noticed this. Thinking about it, it seemed he had not seen two identical units.

Subjugating the minotaurs posed no problem. The minotaurs were originally a branch of the orcish minotaurs, but for some reason, they entered the underground and became a main combat unit of the underground city. However, they are still minotaurs.

Similarly, the dark minotaurs, captured and transformed by the dark elves, could enter the orcish race without any problem, but if you wanted the minotaurs to enter the dark elf castle as captives, that would not be possible.

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