landbeastnovel Chapter 275 Shadow Army
Chapter 275 Shadow Army
Chapter 279 Shadow Army
The kitchen on the second floor of the lord's mansion.
Richard, wearing an apron and holding a shovel in one hand, leisurely hummed an unknown tune.
The steak on the hot plate was sizzling and glistening with oil.
Nicole watched intently from the side, Celia carefully sprinkled black pepper on the already grilled steak, while Martha sliced a lemon.
Two sheepdogs were lying under the stove, one of them engrossed in gnawing on a beef bone, its tail sweeping across the floor tiles.
Since autumn, with the fields yielding new crops and spices, the chiffon cake's appeal has skyrocketed.
With nothing to do today, Richard decided to cook a few delicious dishes to his heart's content, paired with a bottle of Iridium Star wine. This is the kind of comfortable life a lord should enjoy.
Betty was about to pour wine for everyone with the decanter when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
Lina burst through the door, her voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement: "Master! Urgent report from the Legion Commander! The entrance to the 120th floor has been found!"
Richard paused, his shovel twitching.
Are we finally going to break through the last layer?
He untied his apron and casually draped it over the back of the chair, glancing at the maids with a slight upturn of his lips.
"Let's go, everyone!"
The sheepdog under the stove watched its owner lead the maids out of the kitchen, then turned its head to look at the sizzling steak on the stove...
The team has assembled.
The moment you step through the mine stairs, your view suddenly opens up to reveal a vast underground space of nearly one hundred acres.
The ground was rugged and uneven, with dark red lava flowing slowly between the rocks, forming small lava pools.
The rock face was studded with sparkling fire crystals that glowed with an intermittent red light, and the scorching air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur.
At the end of the magma layer stood a simple camp of the Shadow Clan.
The stockade walls were made of black rocks, the gates were wide open, and more than a hundred Shadow Clan warriors were gathered in the open space in front of the stockade.
At the very front row stood the Shadow Berserker, a robust and burly man carrying a black stone battle axe the size of a door.
In the back row was the Shadow Hunter, crouching on a protruding rock, a black bone dagger in his hand.
Further on, a dozen or so shadow shamans, wielding bone staffs, were surrounded by visible black mist magic.
A long row of shadow snipers crouched on the stockade wall, their crossbows inlaid with shadow crystals that gleamed eerily in the firelight.
More than 300 Stars of Extraordinary Glory!
With its complete equipment, a mix of ranged and melee units, and the support of shamans and snipers, it is comparable to the Wolf Riders in terms of scale and level.
In most territories, this force would be enough to cause annihilation, but for the Chiffon Imperial Guard, it was nothing special.
Richard didn't even give the order.
Almost at the same moment the shamans raised their bone staffs, the Soul Reapers in the back row had already released their bowstrings.
No need for further words, let's start the war!
Having fought their way down from the 80th floor, they were all too familiar with the attack rhythm and methods of these black mist creatures.
The shaman's first move is to cast a protective shield on the front row, but this skill has a long wind-up, long enough for them to fire several rounds.
—Soul Snatcher!
The arrow traced an extremely tricky arc in the air, grazing the madman's head before hurtling towards the shaman in the back row from the flank.
Just as a shadow shaman raised his bone staff above his head, he was struck in the chest by several frost arrows at the same time.
The ice shattered!
"roar!"
He staggered back two steps, and the light at the top of the staff suddenly dimmed.
Of course, a Star-level Shaman is not something that can be easily killed. It roared to steady itself and raised its bone staff again, but a second wave of arrows followed.
The Soul Reaper fired relentlessly, his arrows striking the wounded shaman with pinpoint accuracy, like shooting stars.
Whoosh whoosh!
One shaman endured over a dozen arrows before being impaled in the throat; the other fared even worse, pinned to the stockade wall like a hedgehog.
The dozen or so shamans failed to cast even a single spell completely from beginning to end.
Shadow Fury failed to activate, Corrupting Mist failed to be released, and even the most basic protective shield was constantly being shattered, reformed, and then shattered again.
The whole process was like a group of rookies being shot at by an experienced hunter.
The sniper on the stockade wall was getting anxious!
They raised their crossbows in an attempt to retaliate, but the bolts began to fall to the ground less than 500 meters away.
With the Soul Reaper's passive skill combined with the Frost Magic Bow and the Soul-Seizing skill that allows for automatic pursuit, the range can reach over 600 meters.
Furthermore, the attack power will not be reduced throughout the entire range, allowing you to completely dominate the opponent!
The Shadow Sniper's volley not only missed, but also revealed their position, allowing the Soul Reaper to launch a new round of counter-suppression.
The Soul-Snatching Arrows flew obliquely upwards from below the stockade wall, shooting at them from all sorts of bizarre angles.
Screams echoed from the stockade wall as people were forced to retreat and seek cover.
The madmen could no longer contain themselves and roared as they charged.
But the Shadow Assassins are faster than them.
Dozens of blurry black figures moved silently along the ground, bypassing the main battlefield and attempting to sneak towards the rear of Qi Feng's army from the flank.
This is the Shadow Clan's old strategy: hold them off from the front, flank them, and specifically target the backline supports and archers.
This tactic did cause some initial confusion, but it's no longer effective, and it's even less likely to work now.
A large cloud of grayish-white dust exploded from the flank of the army formation, and more than two hundred dust sprites, resembling black coal balls, simultaneously released magical dust.
The stealthy assassin crashed into the dust and mist, his figure forced into the misty outline by the dust, and also affected by the slowing effect, becoming stiff and sluggish.
They were met with the gleam of Neptune's Greatsword.
The first shadow assassin to reveal himself had no time to retreat and was struck head-on by dozens of air blades, which sent him flying.
At the same time, more than two hundred Shadow Berserkers finally roared and charged forward.
Carl scoffed dismissively and charged in alone!
It wasn't that he wanted to show off, but the Dark Sword's Soul-Shattering attribute could directly bypass physical defenses and burn the soul.
Just as a madman raised his black stone battle axe to strike, the black mist sword blade sliced across his wrist first.
Instantly, a tearing pain from the depths of his soul caused the battle axe to fly out of his hand.
"Aaaaaah!!"
Karl swiftly and cleanly pierced its forehead with a single sword thrust, the tip pointing straight for the next target.
The speed granted by the unicorn and his equipment allows him to move like a ghost, constantly reaping the souls of the madmen.
After the other guards eliminated the Shadow Assassins, they turned their blades around and continued to slash at the approaching throngs of Berserkers and Hunters from a distance.
The battle was completely predictable, ending in just a few minutes; it was a one-sided rout.
The open space in front of the village was littered with gradually melting remains, and the essence of the void scattered on the magma rocks, shimmering with a purple light.
Richard and his maids didn't make a move, let alone the Stone Golem's barrage of firepower, or the dozen or so Chiffon female soldiers who had switched to special professions.
In terms of extraordinary level, the Imperial Guards are only high-level, a whole rank lower than the Shadow Clan.
But when they merge with unicorns, they gain overwhelming equipment, unique class characteristics, and the raging aura of a heavenly songstress.
The difference of one tier is nothing compared to the boost in these attributes!
Karl sheathed his sword, and Richard stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed, "Let's go in and open the treasure chest!"
This is the lowest level, there should be some good stuff here, right?