mesbooks Chapter 39 An Unexpected Discovery
Chapter 39 An Unexpected Discovery
Without any hesitation, Lin Mo spent nearly 3000 gold coins to summon the five Bull Kings.
This thing can be very useful in crucial moments.
Lin Mo felt extremely pleased as he watched the five savage bull kings enter his military treatise.
He glanced at the refresh time of the refugee camp.
[23 hours 58 minutes 12 seconds]
In other words, it will refresh again after 24 hours.
In this otherworldly map, Lin Mo can only stay for 12 hours, so he can't wait until the next refresh.
Without hesitation, Lin Mo mounted his warhorse.
If someone unfamiliar with this otherworldly map entered, all they could do was wander around aimlessly. But Lin Mo knew the strategy for this otherworldly map. The location of the treasure for clearing the level was in the center of the map, while the Redwood Watchtower was located in the northwest corner of the map, so all he needed to do was head southeast.
However, there are many resources here, so since we're here, we should take advantage of them as much as possible.
As the warhorse galloped, Lin Mo carefully observed his surroundings and soon spotted a valley in the distance, its entrance guarded by a group of ghostly spirits.
仔细观察，一共五组，分别是15-15-25-15-15，总兵力85。
There may not seem to be many, but the Wraiths are a Tier 3 unit in the Necropolis, and they are upgraded Tier 3 units. The un-upgraded ones are called 'Ghosts'. Lin Mo has fought quite a few of them before.
I've never encountered so many before.
This is the danger of the "Otherworld Map". The troops here are naturally stacked in groups, which is different from those outside. Moreover, their numbers are several times greater than those outside. One careless move could lead to an unexpected defeat.
To be honest, Lin Mo didn't really want to fight.
The reason is quite practical: 'Wraiths' are undead, and after he was promoted to Lord Hero, the [Soul Summoning] skill changed, and it could only convert 'living' units that died in battle into skeletons.
Ghosts are not considered 'living entities', and similarly, so are 'constructs'.
Generally, heroes who possess the ability to summon spirits are unlikely to provoke such individuals.
However, Lin Mo soon noticed that there was a unique glow from the treasure chests in the valley, and there was more than one.
This means there are good things.
"Fortune favors the bold!" Lin Mo immediately made his decision and went to fight.
He reorganized the 260+ skeletons into three groups to ensure that each group's attack could eliminate one of the enemy's forces. In addition, this time he mainly had the imps in front to draw fire.
The vampires didn't rush forward because undead creatures can't be 'drained of life' either.
As for the newly joined Bull King, Lin Mo didn't even let them participate in the competition.
This thing is precious; it's not worth it if even one of them dies.
As the battle began, Lin Mo continued to cast the "Slow Spell" on the enemy and the "Stone Skin" spell on his own troops. Faced with a large number of skeleton soldiers, even groups of more than 10 ghosts could not withstand the attack.
After all, Lin Mo's ghost also possesses powerful offensive and defensive capabilities.
This is a glorious victory!
The corpse of the ghost turned into gray smoke, which slowly dissipated under the purple sky, leaving only wisps of smoke.
Lin Mo stood in the center of the battlefield and took stock of the losses.
Three little devils, five skeleton soldiers.
The light from the treasure chests in the valley flickered, as if beckoning to him.
The entrance here is narrow, with steep rock walls on both sides, covered with dark green thorns and withered yellow vines.
The thorns were very long, like a defensive line deliberately set up by someone.
Vines hung down from the rock face, blocking most of the sky and leaving only a narrow gap. Sunlight leaked through the gap, casting dappled shadows on the ground.
The valley is not long, about a hundred meters long. When you reach the end, the view suddenly opens up.
It was a circular clearing surrounded by rock walls, about fifty meters in diameter.
Several treasure chests were scattered on the open ground, with small piles of gold coins and resources between them.
Mercury flowed in the crystal bottle, shimmering with a silvery-white luster. Piles of raw crystals on the ground refracted a rainbow of colors. The pungent smell of sulfur permeated the air, mingling with the stench of decay, making one dizzy.
Lin Mo roughly estimated that there were at least four thousand gold coins alone, and each type of rare resource had more than two hundred units.
But he didn't rush over.
Lin Mo stood still, his gaze sweeping over each treasure chest.
From the outside, they look no different from ordinary treasure chests.
But Lin Mo knew that in this world, the more tempting something was, the more likely it was to hide danger.
He observed carefully and finally noticed that the patterns on one of the treasure chests were not right.
Those patterns were not ordinary decorative designs, but rather variations of some kind of runes.
It's marked as a "trap," meaning that opening the treasure chest rashly will trigger some kind of defense mechanism.
It could be summoning a monster, or it could be unleashing some kind of curse.
But no matter which one it is, it's not something to be taken lightly.
If they are monsters, they could be a few gargoyles, dozens of ghosts, or even a few black dragons.
Given the difficulty of the otherworld map, the latter possibility is low, but not impossible.
Lin Mo did not gamble.
He bypassed the treasure chest and opened the other treasure chests.
Golden light surged forth, converging into sheets of paper.
[Gold Coins x 800]
[Gold Coins x 1000]
[Mercury x 50]
【Crystal x 50】
......
......
Lin Mo scanned all the treasure chests and resource piles, then stood up to continue exploring the area.
Just then, his gaze swept across the edge of the open space and stopped.
There's a skeleton in that corner.
He lay on the ground, his clothes torn and tattered, leaving only his bones.
Lin Mo walked over, squatted down, and examined it carefully.
Because such skeletons often contain some good things.
It could be gold coins and other resources, or it could be a 'treasure'.
Lin Mo made a discovery while turning over the bones.
He found a key.
In otherworldly maps, keys represent some kind of unknown area.
As Lin Mo touched the key, he received a notification.
On this skeleton, you've discovered a strange key; it seems capable of opening a hidden door!
Almost simultaneously, Lin Mo saw the ground ahead sink into a depression. He walked over and swept away the sand and gravel covering it, revealing a locked iron gate.
After opening the iron gate with the key.
You have discovered a hidden area: the Valley Dungeon.
Lin Mo had never heard of this before, and even in the several strategy guides he had heard of, there was no such information. He guessed that either no one had ever triggered it, or it might be something with a 'unique' attribute.
In other words, only one person can trigger it, and even if someone else enters the "Serpent's Treasure" map later, they will not be able to discover this hidden area.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo immediately became excited.
He went down through the open iron gate; the stone platform was dilapidated and led underground.
Below is a dark area.
The air here is polluted, filled with an indescribable stench of decay and rust.
There are monsters ahead.
Walking corpses and ghosts.
These monsters were divided into four groups: 60-60-40-40.
There are 120 walking corpses and a whopping 80 ghosts.
This is terrifying.
Lin Mo's first reaction was to retreat. The guards in this hidden area were extremely strong; if they were placed outside, they could easily destroy any survivor faction.
Of course, Lin Mo doesn't count.
It's still possible to defeat him, after all, he has a considerable number of skeletons, and most importantly, he is a territory hero, who provides buffs to his troops with four-dimensional attributes.
Furthermore, there is magical assistance.
So for him, whether or not to fight depends on whether it's worthwhile.
The next moment, he looked back and immediately stopped in his tracks.
Deep within the rock face, there was a cage, an iron cage that blended seamlessly with the rock wall behind it, and inside the cage sat a figure.
He's a hero!
A hero is imprisoned here.
He had never heard of such a thing before, which meant that this was the Hero's Dungeon, and that by opening the cage, he could gain the hero's allegiance.
"Then we can't leave, we have to take this place!" Lin Mo still didn't know what kind of hero it was, but even the worst hero was worth it.