Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 379 Treasured Treasures
Seeing the number of monsters in the poison pool increase dramatically, Su Mu probably realized some key points.

If I'm not mistaken, the number of enemies in the Void Cave next door is related to that in the Poison Cave.

Goode, unaware of the danger at first, killed too many enemy soldiers, causing them to quickly respawn and accumulate strength.

Later, realizing there was a problem, they focused all their efforts on defense, but in doing so, they also amassed a large number of enemy troops.

In that case, Su Mu still has to take action. He must quickly eliminate the poisoners here in order to rescue the Void Cave cavalry regiment.

Although he spoke harshly, he was, after all, a cavalry commander whom he had painstakingly recruited. When difficulties arose, he, as the leader, still had to shoulder the responsibility. Goode's ability to quickly identify the problem and make contact was commendable.

Heroes need to go to the battlefield more often to accumulate enough combat experience to deal with various situations.

Su Mu stepped forward and began to condense earth elements, summoning a meteor shower.

The sky instantly darkened, and countless meteorites fell from the sky, crashing into the poison pool and causing devastating damage, killing groups of poison users.

They piled up together, and the damage from group spells increased rapidly. The entire pool was littered with corpses, a scene of utter devastation.

Su Mu quickly discovered the exposed stone platform array eye, which was a magic array formed by the condensation of water elements, located in a secluded corner, and was very well hidden.

"Attack that area!"

Sederlos was also keeping a close eye on the battlefield and instantly spotted an opening. In order to cooperate with the lord, he commanded the Poisoners to launch a full-scale attack on the target area, clearing out a large area of ​​space.

Su Mu paused for a moment, then unleashed Titan's Lightning once more. A magnificent bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking the water elemental magic array and causing unparalleled damage. It not only blasted the blocking Poisoner into pieces but also shattered the array's core stone slab.

Before long, the toxic fog in the air became increasingly dense, to the point that breathing would cause numbness in the body.

[Phase Three: Attacked by an unknown poison gas. Units lose 3 health points per minute, and after half an hour, they lose 30 maximum health points. The entire area is attacked by meteorites and sparks, which deal 50 area damage upon contact, and the poison gas is intensified. Those poisoned suffer a weakness dispel (removes beneficial buffs).]

The previous meteor attack was blocked by the anti-magic spell and did not cause much damage.

Now the poison gas has been intensified, but instead it has been dispersed.

The dusty cloak surrounding the Mystic Prayer slowly crumbled, revealing his flesh and blood.

"Quickly find the last magic circle. I'll rest for a bit and then continue casting spells. Goode must be having a tough time!"

Despite so many of the three deadly poisoners in the poison pool being killed by magic, their numbers are still increasing.

This indicates that Goode is already struggling to hold out in the Void Cave, unable to maintain a purely defensive stance and needing to engage in large-scale killing to protect themselves, which must be a very critical situation.

However, Su Mu still trusted Goode and the Wind Erosion Knight. They possessed the Crimson Dream Beast, a Tier 4 warhorse, which could recover during attacks and sustain itself through battle. As long as they charged into battle, they could hold out even against dozens of times more enemies.

What they had to do was withstand the pressure and quickly find the final magic circle.

While directing the Arcane Prayers to deal with the Poisoners, Sederlos was also observing the core of the formation.

With no clues and surrounded by endless enemies, Sederos began to use astrology.

Astrology is the art of predicting celestial phenomena, which are actually the laws governing the operation of the world, or certain omens.

The reason why astrology and the moon can change the world of heroes is that the continent is just a small part of the world, operating according to special laws.

Cedros is able to observe the most fundamental power of rules, and is naturally very familiar with the movement of cursed power.

The Venomous Cavern has no celestial phenomena, but it is connected to the Void Cavern. The Void is the medium through which celestial phenomena operate, and the two have many points of connection.

Sederos used astrology to investigate the elusive transmission of magical power and discovered a magic circle in an incredible location.

"Beneath our feet! Beneath this muddy ground!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly rose up, and dozens of three-headed venomous creatures attacked the Mystic Prayer.

If it were any other ranged unit, they might have been caught off guard, but who are the Arcane Prayers? Their melee damage is undiminished, and their attack and defense stats are so high. This group of ranged sorcerers lifted their robes, switched to melee mode on the spot, grabbed the giant serpent's head and beat it mercilessly, forcibly stuffing the fiery head into the serpent's head, and celebrating with a huge firework display. Both the opponents and the astrologers were stunned.

"This is too cruel!"

Sederlos rarely led the Arcane Prayer on campaigns, and even fewer fought evenly matched battles, making it rare to see them in such a violent melee form.

Only after actually fighting against these prayer devotees did I realize how terrifying they were.

However, the Three-Headed Venomous Ones were not to be trifled with. Relying on the poisonous gas permeating the air, they inflicted heavy casualties on the Arcane Prayers, exploiting their low health to relentlessly hunt them down.

"Don't worry, I'll use Reincarnation to revive the Arcane Prayer once I'm free. Right now, my main objective is to destroy the magic circle!"

Su Mu's words instantly calmed the troops' morale. Sederos no longer cared about casualties and led the Prayerers to clear out the surrounding enemies and find the hidden magic circle.

So the worshippers launched a combined attack of their magical power, which, together with Su Mu's Titan's Lightning, blasted a huge, bottomless crater into the earth.

However, after the magic circle was destroyed, the monster did not disappear; instead, it surged towards the Arcane Prayer like a madman.

"Now it's up to Goode!"

……

After destroying two magic arrays in succession in the Poison Cave, Goode's side was surrounded by an overwhelming number of Axe Guards, almost completely cut off.

Goode had tried his best to get close to the final air element void array, but all the resurrected axe guards rushed out from this high platform with a fierce attack. Even with the 40% attack to restore health effect, he was having trouble with it.

Fortunately, Su Mu and his team found the array's core quickly enough, and the last illusory array soon returned to reality.

Goode raised his spear and led all the Wind Erosion Knights in a charge, carving a bloody and mangled path through the enemy lines.

Enemies were everywhere, and countless axes clashed against the cavalry's armor, with some warriors falling forever on the battlefield.

Once the cavalry begins their charge, they never look back.

Undeterred and invincible!
When Goode's Crimson Dream Beast leaped high, over the dense wall of Axe Guards, and thrust its spear into the stone platform of the Void Array, the whole world seemed to pause for a moment.

The stone platform began to collapse, and all the Axe Guards were sucked into the void, never to be reborn.

When all three stone platforms collapsed, a portal made of obsidian condensed in the center of the ground, shimmering with brilliant light.

……

Su Mu and Sederlos are fighting a bloody battle, constantly using the magic of reincarnation, but they can't hold off the ever-increasing number of enemies.

As long as Goode starts killing, he will create even more Poisoners. The enemy already has more than several hundred, surrounding them and trapping them on the high ground.

Just as the death count of the Arcane Prayers began to reach the threshold, the whole world suddenly trembled, and the ground collapsed, as if a magic circle had just been shattered, its bottom unfathomable.

The massive, venomous creatures fell into the abyss, buried along with their venom.

The crack continued to widen until it reached the feet of Cedros, where all the Venomous Ones perished. And from the bottomless abyss, a gentle breeze carried a delicate treasure chest ashore.

Moreover, Su Mu also saw that familiar old friend.

[In the depths of darkness, you encounter a strange scholar who promises to teach you something before leaving, but you've already learned it. So he sets aside a test, leaving a treasure for the strongest hero.]

A ring fell from Su Mu's long sleeve, containing runes of the four elements, and made a "meow" sound.

"We meet again!"

(End of this chapter)