Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 154: The Northern Expedition Begins

The war soon began, but for the ice trolls in the north, it was a surprise attack that caught them completely unprepared.

To the north of the grassland is a continuous mountain range, which is an obstacle to the ice field and a barrier to protect against troll invasions.

The town did not wait for more soldiers to support it, and eventually launched an attack by adventurers and knights.

Therefore, the final scale was just a melee involving thousands of people, and it had not yet reached the level of a large-scale war.

Now, the human side has broken through the front half of the mountain range and set up a stronghold on the hillside. Wang Yue then built ten watchtowers, all of which have been deployed on the battlefield with obvious effects.

"Lord William, the ice trolls are attacking again!"

"Don't worry, let the werewolves take care of the battle here. I'm going to sleep first, and we can talk about other things later."

At this time, Wang Yue had dark circles under her eyes and was lying in a wooden house on the hillside.

He still thought that war was too simple. In addition to manufacturing, a carpenter's job also involves maintenance. The ice trolls attack at any time of day or night, so as long as the sentry tower is not destroyed, he must carry out repairs.

Although the mayor and the viscount gave him a lot of coins, Wang Yue no longer had any feelings for money. Now he just wanted to wait for the battle to end and find a place to rest.

"Let's not even talk about the content in the game. The public beta is coming soon, and there are so many things I have to do all night to complete. Will I die suddenly?"

The mailbox is already full of messages. In addition to typing, Wang Yue also has to reply to emails from Penguin Company and even deal with questions and requests from other partners. She is very busy.

System Xiao Nuo also became busy. Penguin Company opened more servers for the game, and she was trying to access the data content, so she couldn't take care of Wang Yue.

"Damn it, why did Fat Cat ignore me for several days? Did he go out traveling?"

In addition to business dealings, Wang Yue was still very worried about the sudden break in contact with friends.

Fortunately, the public beta is about to begin, and he has the opportunity to ask the players, and maybe he can find the right person to help.

"Lord William!"

"Stop arguing, I'll cut off your head."

There was a constant knock on the door outside. Wang Yue jumped up from the bed in anger. He had already pulled out a brand new bone spur, ready to teach the ungrateful guy a lesson.

[Second-level Bone Spike·Black: Strengthened by Intermediate Blacksmith Bronzebeard, retaining the previous inscription effect]

[Effect: Attack Power +40]

[Effect: Defeat]

The new rout effect combines the previous corrosion and frost effects, which can continuously cause damage while reducing the opponent's movement speed.

The black torrent effect on the rapier has become a part of the sword. Although it does not flow normally, after the weapon stabs the enemy, the rout effect will flow from the black part into the enemy's wound.

"It's so cold, I should get some sleep."

Wang Yue kicked the wooden door open and looked at the wounded adventurer. He kindly retracted his weapon and asked the other party to speak with a helpless look on his face.

"Tell me, what happened again?"

"It's the Ice Soul Troll. Miss Fink is no match for it. The adventurers are almost unable to hold on."

Upon hearing that Fen Ke was in danger, Wang Yue stomped her feet and rushed out.

Although it was very cold on the iceberg, Wang Yue, who was wearing the [Lion Wolf Suit], still felt a little hot. After completing a series of logistical tasks, he had reached level 20 and was wearing all the equipment he had obtained from the tasks.

Battles can take place anywhere on the iceberg. Trolls can not only climb over the mountain, but also dig holes in the ice and appear from unexpected places.

The trolls on the iceberg are all level 20. Relying on the advantage in numbers, the adventurers can reach the mountain within a day.

Although all of Xibu's cavalry were level 30, southern war horses were afraid of the cold. The cavalry ran out of strength after just one charge and finally turned into infantry to join the battle.

As long as they could establish a base on the other side of the iceberg, they would have achieved their interim goal, and the unfavorable crime caused by Hib's summoning would be offset.

Therefore, he emptied out all his family assets and invited all adventurers of all levels.

"The elite monster Ice Soul Troll is not easy to deal with. An ordinary level 20 NPC is definitely no match for it."

Shortly after the battle of Freetown broke out, the trolls also sent out more troll scouts, as well as the elite monster [Ice Soul Troll].

The Ice Soul Troll is level 20. In addition to the two basic skills [Bite] and [Freeze Slow], it also has the skill [Ice Armor].

Ice Armor can form a layer of ice crystals on its body surface to protect the caster from harm. It is one of the skills that a mage can learn.

Finke was already in a tough fight. Her team did not have a profession responsible for adding blood. The werewolf warriors had to retreat after being injured, and as the captain, she no longer had the advantage of flexibility.

"It hurts, sister, let's go."

Finch replaced Wang Yue and joined the team. She, the lowest level member in the team, had reached level 18, while the team leader Finke had reached level 20 and became a silver-level adventurer.

However, the team is still a bronze-level team because they have no time to complete the promotion task. They have been busy cutting trees and assisting Wang Yue in making items these days.

Relying on the experience of completing tasks in a team with Wang Yue, they upgraded unconsciously and thought that this was the credit of cutting down trees, and they even planned to willingly cut down and carry trees for Wang Yue in the future.

"It's so hard, my dagger is completely useless."

Fink's attacks can occasionally break the ice armor, but the Ice Soul Troll's health and defense are three times that of an ordinary troll.

Such troublesome enemies are usually left to the knights to deal with, and adventurers will only focus on the most common [Troll Scouts].

"No, if we let it continue to destroy, the sentry tower behind will definitely be completely destroyed."

The arrows shot from the watchtower were ineffective, and the adventurers who were originally on guard had already fled.

Without protection, the junior carpenters also fled to safety, and the watchtower was in danger.

Thinking that this was an item that Wang Yue had worked so hard to make, Fen had to go ahead despite himself and led the team to resist for a long time.

"I'll go get some help. Sister, don't fight it head-on."

Finch knew his own strength, and after finding an opportunity to bite the troll's arm, he then threw away his own power and left the battlefield to seek help from the knight.

Finko didn't fight back. He suddenly sped up and started playing hide-and-seek with the werewolf around the watchtower.

[Sprint: Increase movement speed by 60% for a short period of time, lasting 10 seconds]

But after the sprint effect ended, she was still caught up by the troll.

The effect of [Freeze Slow] made it impossible for her to escape. The troll bared its ugly teeth, ready to cast [Bite].

"Corruption withers."

Wang Yue saw the troll approaching Finko from a distance. He used the piercing plague magic to let the black bugs stop the troll from casting spells.

[Damage caused: 100]

"Blood flows and heart stabs."

The blood light covered the rapier, and more black light flowed in the red torrent. Wang Yue pushed the bone spur into the troll's back, and the ice armor shattered at the touch.

[Damage caused: 600 (weak point)]

In just six seconds, half of the opponent's health was gone.

The hatred shifted to Wang Yue. The troll slapped the ground and ice wrapped around Wang Yue's legs.

[Effect resistance: freezing delay]

The ice resistance of the equipment and potions made the opponent's skills completely ineffective, but the crushing effect of the bone spurs made the trolls' movements slow down.

"Watch the festering wound and stab it from the back."

The wound of the Troll's defeat can no longer produce ice armor. This is its weak point, the neck, and any hit will cause double damage.

Finko twisted his waist in the air, and the dagger flashed with a cold light, piercing into the opponent's wound with blue blood.

[Damage caused: 360 (weak point)]

The troll's health was running low and it fell down in pain, unable to resist.

"Soul Drain. Don't waste mana."

The defenseless troll had its mana drained by Wang Yue, and it curled up with its head in its arms.

The effects of [Bleeding] and [Rout] continuously caused it to lose blood, and with Finko's finishing blow, the elite monster [Ice Soul Troll] turned into a corpse.

"After the work, go back to sleep."

Wang Yue threw [Dark Healing] to Fen Ke, then turned around and returned to her own cabin to rest and prepare for the public beta.

(End of this chapter)