Chapter 37

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Liu Siyi did not open the dimensional door at the edge of the forest where the unicorn was killed, but in the valley where the underground passage was located.

"Bill, gather the team, everyone come out."

"Yes, Master." Bill looked at his master standing at the entrance of the underground passage with a puzzled expression, but he still carried out the order seriously.

After a while.

"Rumble~"

The entire valley suddenly shook violently, the earth splitting and the mountains collapsing. Including Liu Siyi himself, all the creatures standing on the ground fell over in the violent shaking.

"Damn!" Liu Siyi spat out the dirt in his mouth and cursed helplessly.

The fourth-level earth magic, Earthquake, felt like this when released. It seems he still hadn't controlled his magic power well; otherwise, he wouldn't have affected his own people. But it didn't matter; the minotaur had only sealed the underground passage a little after working for a long time, while he had fixed it in one go, giving him a great sense of accomplishment.

Opening another dimensional door, Liu Siyi commanded the minotaur Bill, "Let's go and meet up with the others."

"Yes." Bill looked at the dimensional door in amazement and stepped in first.

After all the minotaurs entered, Liu Siyi followed, and the dimensional door disappeared.

"Master." As soon as he stepped out of the dimensional door, Liu Siyi immediately heard Lina's surprised shout. Looking up, he saw that Bill was facing off against the witch and the thunderbird.

"Don't be nervous, they're all on our side." Liu Siyi quickly said, "Let me introduce everyone. From now on, we will be comrades-in-arms. This is Bill, a high-level elite warrior of the fifth rank, one of the few warriors born with fighting spirit. These two are Lilia and Lina, high-level elite witches of the fifth rank, and they are my magic assistants. This is my mount, a fifth-rank thunderbird."

Each introduction was met with nods, but the atmosphere was clearly not good, with a strong sense of competition.

The competition between mages and warriors made Liu Siyi want to laugh. As long as it was controlled well, it could create a healthy competitive environment.

"It's getting late, so we'll rest here tonight. Bill, take the team to deal with the unicorn; it will be our dinner."

"Yes, Master." Without waiting for Bill's command, several relatively smaller minotaurs stepped forward and walked towards the unicorn's corpse.

"Our next target is a building about 100 kilometers to the southeast. I don't know its function yet, but the guards are also fifth-rank diamond men." Liu Siyi gathered Lilia, Lina, and Bill, the three elites, and explained their next goal.

"Master, whoever you want to fight, I, Bill, will have no objections." Bill spoke first, and Lilia and Lina nodded.

With Lilia and Lina around, Liu Siyi didn't have to cook the unicorn meat himself. He never expected that witches were also good at cooking.

Using the dimensional door twice and casting Earthquake, both high-level magics, the combined magic power consumption of the two dimensional doors was less than one Earthquake, thanks to the Lightning Rune's effect of reducing magic power consumption by 90%. However, the mental energy consumed by casting magic didn't decrease much. After casting two dimensional doors and an Earthquake in a short time, the remaining mental energy was only enough for a few more spells.

"Thunderbird, be careful when absorbing lightning magic elements. I don't want you to end up like the thunder eagle, leaving me without a mount."

"Whistle!" The thunderbird whistled, indicating understanding.

Meditation, Liu Siyi sat cross-legged, seizing the opportunity to enhance his strength. This time, he was surrounded by his subordinates, with no threats nearby, allowing him to fully focus on recovering his mental energy and absorbing and converting magic elements.

When he woke up, it was already early the next morning.

"Master, you're finally awake." Lina said with a mix of envy and jealousy, her bright eyes twinkling. He didn't know how she managed to make that expression.

"What's wrong?" Liu Siyi asked curiously.

"Nothing, I just didn't expect Master to meditate for so long." Lina said.

"Master, the longer you meditate, the stronger your mental energy, and the more magic power you can absorb and convert," Lilia explained.

"Haha, isn't it better for your master to be stronger?" Liu Siyi, of course, knew this, but he didn't expect that at the third rank, he was already stronger than the fifth-rank elite witches.

Can heroes challenge two ranks higher?

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This is? A blacksmith's shop?

This square black stone house was similar to the dwarf blacksmith's shop he had visited before, but there was no one inside, and the forge's fire was extinguished.

It turned out to be an abandoned building. Liu Siyi frowned. Occupying this blacksmith's shop could restart it and forge various levels of equipment for the troops, but he had no suitable candidates, and he definitely wouldn't develop here due to the distance.

Reluctantly, he turned his attention to the diamond men guarding the blacksmith's shop.

Diamond men, neutral fifth-rank units. Being fifth-rank, they were about five meters tall, similar to minotaurs. However, diamond men had no weapons; their weapons were their fists, and their armor was their bodies.

Although they were neutral units, Titan alchemists could create them, along with stone men, iron men, and neutral fourth-rank gold men. While they didn't form part of the Titan race's units, many believed that diamond men could become one of the Titan race's units at any time.

Liu Siyi inherited the legacy of a legendary Titan alchemist and was very familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of diamond men.

Among all fifth-rank units, diamond men were very powerful, with high health and thick armor. Their magic resistance was as high as 95%, making them suitable for withstanding Doomsday Blades. Pure mage units would definitely avoid them. The only drawback was their speed, which was very slow. If not for their slow speed, diamond men would definitely be in the sixth-rank category.

Of course, slow speed was a disadvantage, but with the dimensional door spell, speed was no longer a requirement. Moreover, with 95% magic resistance, they were the ideal units for dealing with mages. With such powerful capabilities, Liu Siyi naturally wanted to capture them rather than kill them, as he didn't want a repeat of the unicorn incident.

"Diamond men, surrender! Otherwise: die!"

When dealing with ordinary units in this world, Liu Siyi didn't plan to waste words; it was better to be straightforward.

"Diamond men never surrender."

The diamond men's voices had a metallic quality, and it was unclear who was speaking. Their sky-blue bodies looked like they were all cast from the same mold.

"Bill, you're both fifth-rank warriors. Who do you think is stronger between your minotaurs and the diamond men?" Liu Siyi asked casually.

"Master, of course, our minotaurs are stronger," Bill said, patting his chest loudly.

"Bill, don't brag. We'll see who is stronger after a match." Seeing Bill's temper being provoked, Liu Siyi waved his hand, feeling like a cool big brother, and said, "Bill, go on, let me see who is stronger. And don't cheat with your fighting spirit."

"Master, just watch me. I'll knock them all down," Bill said, waving his huge battle axe and leading the charge.

With 27 minotaurs led by an elite facing 21 ordinary diamond men, Liu Siyi was not worried at all. He treated it like watching a magical epic.