Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 243 The Vampire Prince

The Bloodstained Land is a sea of ​​skeletons, with more than 4000 skeleton soldiers. If given to a hero skilled in skeletons, it would be a formidable army.

However, there are better ways to use sappanwood.

He raised his right hand high, and several magical ripples surged into the sky, where a blood-red altar appeared in the silent cemetery.

A large number of skeleton soldiers marched toward the altar, initiating the transformation of the vampire count.

The Transformation Altar was constructed by a special blood and flesh magic vampire race. Liliana had already advanced to the rank of High Night Queen during the previous battles to siege the stronghold, and Su Mu inherited her skills and also possessed the corresponding special magic.

[Vampire Clan (Flesh Magic): Creates a silent graveyard where skeletons can be transformed into vampires or advanced vampire units (requires gold and resources; the skeleton unit consumption rate is affected by knowledge). The total number of transformations is affected by spell power (spell power * 25).]

Advanced Dark Lord bonus: Can be converted into a Vampire Count or Vampire Prince.

Liliana's promotion was relatively recent, so most of her troops were still vampire counts who had been transformed previously. However, the high-ranking Dark Queen was already able to obtain vampire princes by using the vampire clan. Su Mu was preparing to test her skills.

Hundreds of skeleton soldiers entered the blood-red altar, where a terrifying grinding sound emanated from within. All the bones were reshaped, and a blood-red light shot high, even dyeing the dark clouds crimson.

Then the altar's bone gate opened, and a surging bloody aura swept in. Twenty vampire princes transformed into giant bats, flew across the sea of ​​skeletons, and landed in front of Su Mu.

Vampire princes all have silver hair and silver eyes, which turn blood-red when they crave blood, and their skin becomes sickly pale. They are tall and slender, wearing gorgeous blood-red tailcoats paired with black high-heeled boots, exuding great majesty.

【Vampire Prince (Graveyard Tier 4 Super Tier Unit): Attack 16, Defense 16, Damage 10-15, Health 80, Speed ​​12, Size Medium to Large】

Element: None; Undead flying creature.

Bloodborne Poison: Enemies attacked by the Vampire Prince lose the ability to retaliate for a certain period of time, have their speed reduced by 3, and have a certain probability of being paralyzed (making the target unable to move or attack until they wake up or are attacked (without retaliating), the effect lasts for one minute. The Vampire Prince's attacks on sleeping targets will deal maximum damage.)

Bloodlust: Damage inflicted by a vampire can directly restore its health. Excess blood can revive a dead vampire. If the blood exceeds the maximum limit, a blood shield (40% of the vampire's maximum health) will be formed.

Noble Prince: When attacking enemies below level 7, forcibly deduct 13% of their maximum health (takes 30% less damage from dark magic).

Assessment: The higher a vampire's rank, the more concentrated the progenitor's blood they possess, and their fangs harbor a deadly virus.

As expected of the Vampire Prince, his abilities far surpass those of the Earl, and he's even comparable to the Fearless Swordsman. Both are super-tier units, each with their own unique characteristics, but in terms of prolonged warfare and attrition, the Vampire Prince is clearly more suited.

However, the Fearless Swordsman has not yet reached his strongest stage. If he were to advance to the strongest swordsman, he might even be able to overpower the Vampire Prince.

The only problem is that vampire princes come at a high price, requiring 1 Primal Stone for each one, while converting vampire counts only requires spending money. Even with Kuraki's current resources, he can't convert too many.

Su Mu used 25000 gold coins and 50 primal stones to successfully transform 50 vampire princes.

Kuraki's territory lacked sufficient raw stone mines, resulting in only moderate production. Therefore, he could only expand the ranks of these vampire princes first, while converting the rest into vampire counts.

The transformation into a vampire count only costs gold coins, which Su Mu can afford.

When all the skeletons were used up, Su Mu had accumulated 150 vampire counts and 50 vampire princes.

His forces doubled in size instantly.

But this number was clearly not his limit, and a fleeing centaur legion headed towards the resource areas around Snowdrift City.

The enemy was afflicted with a slowing spell, and no hero could dispel it. With Su Mu's spell power, he could maintain it for at least a day. He planned to lead this group of vampires to gnaw on another army and seize resource locations along the way. After all, there were guards inside resource locations, and the heroes at the stronghold didn't seem to realize the seriousness of this attack. He would take this opportunity to find some more easy targets.

The only problem is the elven dragon knight Orlando; he has already arrived in Snowfall City and may launch an attack. If he brings a large enough force, these vampires will likely have a hard time defeating him.

After some thought, Su Mu decided to be more aggressive. Even if Orlando came to support them, the worst that could happen was a retreat.

Although the elven dragon knights are powerful, defeating this vampire army won't be easy. And since the vampires can't be completely wiped out, they can regenerate indefinitely. Su Mu felt the chances were quite good, and it was even possible to catch Orlando off guard and kill him here.

Without further ado, Su Mu granted the vampires a speed boost, and the group flew southwest, preparing to attack the crystal mine.

After this job is done, I'll meet up with Liliana. Hopefully, she'll be more cautious.

……

Following Sumu's instructions, Liliana led the undead army to harass the borderlands and sent out skeleton soldiers to confuse the enemy, while her main army headed to Frosttree Pass to continue logging.

The snowfield had just experienced a heavy snowfall, and the frost trees were bent over by the weight of the snow. The Black Crystal Axe was perfect for dealing with these trees that absorbed the snow; a single, gentle chop could fell a giant tree several meters thick.

Without this logging marvel specially developed by Forrest, even with the vampire count's methods, it would be difficult to deal with these special tree species. The effort would be immense, yet only a small number of trees could be felled—a net loss.

Liliana has now easily cleared nearly ten kilometers of tree-lined paths, a feat she is quite proud of.

After cutting down these trees, the plan was to retreat to the south, but after some thought, Liliana decided to continue to hold the enemy back.

She knew that Su Mu needed time most to attack the centaur legion; the killing took time, the pursuit took time, and even the transformation took time. As for whether they could win, that was not a problem at all.

The tens of thousands of centaur troops are Su Mu's blood bank, which he can take at will.

If Snowdrift City receives the news, it will likely send a large army to encircle and annihilate the enemy. If the Frost Tree Path suffers widespread destruction, Snowdrift City will hesitate and may send troops to scout, thus buying time for Su Mu.

Moreover, Liliana felt that with the vampire counts' speed, they could easily retreat before the enemy caught up. With an army of 500 vampire counts at her disposal, she didn't think she would be surrounded by the enemy, and the risk was worth taking.

So Liliana continued felling trees along the tree path, cutting down more than ten kilometers of frost trees before she prepared to leave.

Under the cover of night, the vampire army moved toward the ancient ruins.

Currently, the Barrier still believes that the undead army all comes from the ancient ruins, and the heroes of the ancient ruins naturally cannot come out to deny it. In fact, denying it is useless, since they are the only ones in this area with a large undead army.

Therefore, the pretense must continue to be maintained to deceive the enemy at the fortress.

Judging by the time, the skeletons and zombies she bewitched should have already arrived at the resource areas around Snowdrift City. Cody is probably still considering whether to send reinforcements.

At the same time, a large number of undead invaded the city of Kuxue. It was difficult for the attackers to determine the main buildings that were attacked, so creating chaos was their mission. Liliana was very satisfied with the current situation.

Just as the army was crossing the hills and about to step onto the plains, a large number of silver pegasus legions suddenly appeared from the side and charged over at an extremely fast speed.

In the shadows, a green dragon soared through the clouds, letting out a terrifying roar.

"Oh no, it's Orlando!"

(End of this chapter)