Chapter 51 of 100

Chapter 51

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Last night, I finally came back. Thank you all for waiting for such a long time, hehe~

As the purple evolutionary light spheres surged into his body, although there were only five, this was the first time he had experienced the high-quality evolutionary power of a seventh-tier unit. In a mix of pain and pleasure that was indescribable, Liu Siyi sensed his physical strength, mental strength, and magical power gradually becoming even more powerful.

After quite a while, the upgrade was complete, and Liu Siyi became a high-level third-tier hero. This time, he felt that his physical strength had not increased much, perhaps this was the strength that a mage should gain when leveling up. However, his mental strength and magical power also did not increase much, only about thirty percent.

Liu Siyi frowned. This was the least increase he had experienced since leveling up. Was it because the Lightning Rune had almost exhausted his potential, or was it that after becoming a hero, the increase in strength had returned to a normal level?

He didn't know. This involved the laws, as well as the issues related to him as a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but it is often used to refer to a person who has traveled through time or space, so I will translate it as "time traveler" here) and the Law Artifact, and it wasn't something anyone could easily understand.

A bit disappointed, but not too disappointed. The huge increases from the previous times had laid a solid foundation, and even if the future increases were proportional, he would still be much stronger than his peers at the same level.

The remaining evolutionary power merged together and quickly succeeded in merging into two skills.

Advanced Tactics: Increases the ability values of all allied units by 15%.

Advanced Mental Magic: Increases the power of mental magic by 60%, reduces the mana cost of using mental magic by 60%, and reduces the mental energy cost of using any magic by 30%.

Advanced Tactics!

Liu Siyi's hand reached out toward the Advanced Tactics skill, but he instantly pulled it back.

Everyone knew how good the Advanced Tactics skill was.

A 15% increase in ability values, which not only included speed but also attack, defense, magical attack, magical defense, and more, all increased by 15%.

The strength of each unit would instantly increase by at least 20%. How powerful was that? It was like playing basketball where the opponent was performing at 100%, but you were performing at 120%. This was a skill that could completely dominate the opponent.

But so what! Liu Siyi's goal was to become a god, the supreme deity, and even to enter worlds like Pokémon to become the most powerful existence. His aim wasn't to dominate in the world of Heroes of Might and Magic. Although battles were inevitable and he needed evolutionary power to level up, improving the strength of various units made battles easier now, but what about later? When his strength was far beyond the current level, would he still need these?

Saying this now might seem overly ambitious, and it might be a long time before he no longer needed the combat strength of seventh-tier units, but it was indeed a fact. If the opponent wasn't strong, his current forces could easily deal with or even directly eliminate them; but if the opponent was too powerful, even a 15% increase in ability values wouldn't make a difference.

Thinking about it this way, the seemingly powerful Advanced Tactics skill suddenly seemed ordinary.

Actually, it depended on the comparison. If only the Advanced Tactics skill appeared, or if a skill worse than Advanced Tactics appeared, Liu Siyi would have been very happy to get this skill.

Advanced Mental Magic: Increases the power of mental magic by 60%, reduces the mana cost of using mental magic by 60%, and reduces the mental energy cost of using any magic by 30%.

Liu Siyi looked at this skill and quickly smiled.

The power of mental magic increased by 60%, and the mana cost of using mental magic decreased by 60%, which was almost the same as the Advanced Lightning Magic skill. These were essential abilities for each magic skill, and there was a complete inheritance of mental magic in the lineage. Perhaps it was a coincidence that this skill had condensed.

But the latter ability: reducing the mental energy cost of using any magic by 30%, was very practical.

Not all magic skills of lightning, wind, fire, and other attributes had other abilities.

In previous battles, using five fifth-tier spells, even with the Lightning Rune's enhancement, almost drained all of Liu Siyi's mental energy. If it were another type of magic, he might have only been able to cast two spells before running out of power.

Not to mention other types, it was precisely because of the Lightning Rune, a Law Artifact, that using five fifth-tier lightning spells still left a large amount of mana. So, how to increase mental strength or reduce mental energy consumption became a headache.

This skill was like a tailor-made solution, reducing the mental energy cost of using any magic by 30%, plus the 30% increase in mental strength from leveling up, and the fact that he wouldn't encounter situations requiring continuous casting of fifth-tier spells, with time to recover in between, it almost doubled the number of spells he could cast instantly.

Thinking about it, if he could have cast ten Lightning Spears earlier, wouldn't the battle have ended much sooner?

The power of attack spells was indeed great, but there was also the aspect of support. Blindness, which was also a mental magic, could now be cast on all enemies within a 300-meter range with the Advanced Wisdom skill, although the mana cost would also increase, the effect was terrifying.

Blindness was almost a must-have spell for every player of Heroes of Might and Magic.

After careful consideration, Liu Siyi ultimately chose the mental magic skill. No matter when, enhancing his own strength was the most reliable. Perhaps this was a bit selfish, but if one doesn't look out for oneself, heaven and earth will punish one. Even Lei Feng kept a diary.

Unfortunately, the initial task was not completed.

With the Behemoth here, if he really left a mantis for the witch lord to complete the task, negotiating with the Behemoth would be difficult. But it didn't matter now. Since he already had a mantis and knew it very well, capturing another seventh-tier unit wouldn't be too difficult.

The mantis had obvious advantages. It could stealthily attack and kill units of the same level, and even if the ambush failed, it could use its long forelimbs to gain the initiative in close combat. Its offensive and defensive capabilities were very strong, and even compared to the Behemoth, which was known for its close combat strength, it didn't fall far behind.

The advantages were clear, but the disadvantages were also many. Its close combat strength was strong, but its burst power and movement speed were not fast, especially its endurance and recovery, which were far inferior to the Behemoth. Although its flight speed was much faster than the Behemoth, there were many things in this world that were faster than flight.

Its side and rear defenses were weak, and if attacked, it was almost certain to die. Most importantly, its resistance to magic was extremely low, and even a first-tier Slow spell would have a significant negative effect.

With the mantis unit crystal, Liu Siyi recruited one every week, and he had to consider these issues and try to avoid these disadvantages in battle.

The slow speed wasn't a problem because it was an ambush, like an assassin, the first strike was key. Once the attack was launched, it wouldn't give the opponent a chance to counterattack or even kill back.

The weak rear defense was even easier to solve. As long as he avoided provoking powerful and numerous enemies, one-on-one battles were almost stress-free.

As for the low magic resistance, there was no solution. Whether it was learning a skill to increase magic resistance or obtaining an item of this type, it all depended on luck. It might be obtained in a few days, or it might take a long time to find, even if he searched specifically.

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