Chapter 72 of 100

Chapter 72

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For the first campaign, the first target is to kill the Cyclops and open another passage to our orc castle, thereby occupying the crystal mine at the end of the passage. I won't go into more details; apart from the warriors who will go with me, all other tasks will be managed by Lord Paul. He will send people to develop the resources around the passage and the production of the crystal mine.

Let's go!

Liu Siyi didn't say much, nodded to Old Paul, and then mounted the Thunder Eagle, Bird, leading the troops away.

The current team was much stronger than when they were called out last night.

With the arrival of a new day, Liu Siyi first recruited the Thunderbird. The Wall Nest, once built, had three recruitment slots. With the six additional slots from the new week and the +1 attribute from the outdoor building, the goblin hero could recruit ten at once, not counting the recruitment from the outdoor Wall Nest, and the cost was reduced by 15%, which was quite effective.

At the same time, he recruited Mantises, with the cost also reduced by 15%, but the resources could not be reduced.

Liu Siyi named it Kha'Zix, which sounded very cool.

This way, the army immediately grew in size, at least the goblin heroes didn't have to squeeze onto one Thunderbird, which was uncomfortable for them and a burden for the Thunderbird.

2 Mantises, 1 Thunder Eagle, 13 Thunderbirds, making a total of 16 units capable of carrying people and flying. However, the previously arranged combat personnel were only nine: Wolf, Ball, Falen, Locke, God, Ed, Lya, Lina, and Bill. After some thought, he decided to bring Silver Hammer as well, and then two unique low-tier units, a first-tier Barbarian and a second-tier Werewolf.

These two units were very different from the original units. The Barbarian's weapon was a mace with spikes, made by nailing several long nails to the top of a wooden club. This Barbarian, however, had two such maces. His clothing was still a rough, earth-gray linen robe and a pair of straw shoes. Most importantly, his appearance was very similar to John Cena, the WWE professional wrestler that Liu Siyi liked, so he directly named him Cena. He also planned to cultivate him, as it would be very prestigious to bring him out and see if the Barbarian race was worth cultivating.

The Werewolves were born without weapons; their best weapon was their claws. Only when they advanced to the third-tier Dire Wolf Riders would they wield a large battle knife.

This Werewolf, however, wielded two scimitars. Liu Siyi couldn't see much difference in appearance, but this Werewolf had a more ferocious look, like the difference between a Pekingese and a Chinese rural dog.

A Lion Wolf? A new breed of Werewolf? He didn't know, but as long as it was still a Werewolf, it was fine. Liu Siyi didn't think much and directly named him Renn.

Finally, with no better choices, he brought two Cyclopes as ranged units, which were very lacking in the team.

Because the Cyclopes were so large, standing at eight meters tall when recruited, while the Thunderbird was only five meters tall, Liu Siyi had to make the goblin heroes share rides again. The Thunderbird couldn't carry them alone, so he had to use ropes to suspend the Cyclopes and have several Thunderbirds carry them together.

This was an idea Liu Siyi had just come up with. After all, they were about to attack wild Cyclopes, and having the same unit in the team would increase the chances of subduing them.

Thus, Liu Siyi led Lya and Lina on the Thunder Eagle, Wolf and Bill on the Mantis, Kha'Zix, four Thunderbirds carrying the goblin heroes and Cena, Renn, and the remaining eight Thunderbirds pulling the two Cyclopes, forming a highly irregular combat team.

This configuration was chosen to ensure that the entire army's speed wouldn't decrease too much.

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The Cyclops is a very distinctive unit in the Heroes of Might and Magic world, and as a sixth-tier unit, its capabilities are undeniable.

Stone Hurling, which gathers earth magic elements to form a stone and throw it, is a skill that ordinary Cyclopes possess from birth. Only the Cyclops' size can fully utilize this magic. The stone's attack power is very strong, capable of destroying solid walls, and if it directly hits a seventh-tier unit, it can at least reduce some of their stats.

Because of their earth attribute, their strong bodies also grant them powerful physical attack and defense capabilities, and they recover 20% faster as long as they stand on the ground.

The Elite Cyclops only gains the Stone Skin ability, but the effects of other abilities are significantly enhanced. The Stone Hurling is even more powerful, the recovery speed on the ground increases by 50%, and the added Stone Skin provides even stronger physical defense.

For a Cyclops born at eight meters tall, these abilities are more than enough.

As ranged units, the Cyclops has a very long sight range. When the two sides were still over a thousand meters apart, the Cyclopes were already preparing to attack.

"I'll go myself; these Cyclopes have a use for me," Liu Siyi analyzed.

"Yes!" his subordinates responded.

The Thunder Eagle understood and flapped its wings, immediately drawing a purple-golden light in the sky, flying towards the Cyclopes' heads. With the Thunder Speed and Wind Acceleration spells, the Thunder Eagle was very fast, carrying Liu Siyi towards the Cyclopes resting on the hill. At this point, Lya and Lina had already been instructed to fly to the two Thunderbirds pulling the Cyclopes.

Thunder Speed was a lightning-based acceleration spell cast by Liu Siyi, while the Wind Acceleration was cast by Ball. These two spells did not cancel each other out but coexisted. Thunder Speed used lightning to stimulate the body, increasing strength, burst, and speed; while Wind Acceleration made it feel like a wind was always pushing you, naturally increasing your speed. Thus, these were two different acceleration spells that could produce a stronger effect.

Similarly, Earth Slow used gravity to slow the opponent, while Wind Bind used wind to restrain them, both complementary abilities.

It might not seem significant, but with Thunder Speed and Acceleration on our side and Slow and Bind on the opponent's side, the gap between the two sides would be significant. Ball and Falen, who mastered intermediate-level wind and earth magic, respectively, made their roles clear.

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