I summon the heroic spirits of China in the infinite world.

[23 days until the great disaster strikes.]

[Summoners surviving on this map: 69/100.]

As the first rays of sunlight shone down, the resting dawn opened its eyes.

"Three more people were eliminated last night..."

Looking at the system notification, he realized that the number of eliminations last night was actually relatively small.

My ten-day milestone is counted from the second day, meaning it won't be completed until the eleventh day.

However, there is another milestone that is almost complete.

He opened the milestone panel.

[Next stage: 892/1000 monsters killed.]

There were quite a few Wildfire Skeletons last night. Although there was a chance they would revive, killing them again after they revive would still count as a kill and give one experience point.

"108 more are needed."

"If everything goes smoothly during the day, we should be able to achieve this milestone."

Thinking of this, Li Ming couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

What reward will you receive for reaching the milestone of 1000 kills?

The last time I achieved 100 kills, I was rewarded with a Huaxia Heroic Spirit Card, a 100-meter city wall, and 1000 cubic coins.

Then he checked the status of the heroic spirits.

The five generals share experience points, and after last night's battle, everyone's experience points increased slightly.

I'm currently about half a bar of experience points away from LV3.

"After we clear out the monster stronghold during the day and guard it all night, the Five Tiger Generals should all be able to level up to LV3."

He estimated.

As for the Stone Monkey, it was assigned to the same path as Ma Chao last night. Since Ma Chao's output was not that strong, it took a lot of hits and its experience points were already LV3 and 2/5.

The distance between us and Liu Bei's LV3 4/5 is not too far.

"Alright, it's time to go."

After taking stock of the situation in his camp, he stood up and began to prepare for today's operation.

First, Huang Zhong will remain at the camp on standby, even though he had maxed out his [Patience] last night.

Since the Five Tiger Generals share experience points, whether or not you bring them along when you go out doesn't really matter much; it just affects how quickly you can clear monsters.

Considering the distance, a team can only clear one monster stronghold per day, so the speed of monster clearing is not very meaningful.

Once Huang Zhong moves, the accumulated 1000% attack power buff will disappear.

So it would be better for him to stay in the camp and serve as a rear guard general.

After all, territory is one's base; one can lose outside, but one must never lose territory.

Then Guan Yu was still placed in the stone house, serving as a warning officer.

Next, the plan was to split the troops into two groups.

"Straw Man, you lead the team to these coordinates."

He transmitted the coordinates to the straw man through telepathy.

The team he led consisted of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.

The coordinates were obtained from [Brother Hu] through a simplified trading system on the communication channel.

Once he arrives at the coordinates and confirms the existence of a Level 2 monster stronghold, the 50 cubic coins he submitted will be automatically transferred to the other party.

"Notify me immediately if you encounter any unusual situation."

Li Ming, being cautious, gave him some advice.

"Grass!"

The straw man patted his chest, indicating that he understood.

Then it took Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and ran out of the territory in a flash.

"Well……"

Looking in the direction the scarecrow had left, Dawn turned her gaze toward the stone house.

He had something else to take out before completely sealing the wall again.

It was a very simple sedan chair, made by a straw man last night.

The material was driftwood I collected while out and about these past few days; it was the right thickness and length.

The method of securing it is very simple; just tie it with straw.

If it's not secure, just tie it a few more times; he never lacks straw here anyway.

Scarecrow: Grass!

After getting into the sedan chair, Li Ming gave instructions to Zhao Yun and Ma Chao.

The two spirits immediately stepped forward and carried the sedan chair, one in front and one behind.

"Having two of the Five Tiger Generals carry the sedan chair—even Liu Shan (A Dou) wouldn't enjoy such treatment."

At his command, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao carried the sedan chair toward their destination.

Both heroic spirits were humanoid, with steady steps and considerable speed.

The Heroic Spirit's pace is actually no slower than the Scarecrow's; this was the feedback the Scarecrow gave yesterday when leading the team.

Anyway, once he got into the sedan chair, Li Ming could tell that it was definitely faster than him.

And most importantly, he no longer needs to walk on his own.

You can sit in the sedan chair, rest while traveling, and also observe the surrounding situation.

"Comfortable."

Li Ming leaned against the sedan chair, feeling quite content.

This is the kind of treatment a summoner should receive; no one has to run themselves ragged every day.

"But if I have the chance, I still need to find a real mount."

The only downside is that it's quite bumpy; the discomfort in my legs is compensated for by the discomfort in my buttocks.

The scenery of the desolate land was monotonous and unchanging, and coupled with the fatigue from staying up all night, Li Ming's eyelids gradually became heavy under the rhythmic bumps.

When he opened his eyes again, he looked at the time on the panel.

More than half an hour has passed.

"Um?"

He found the terrain ahead somewhat familiar.

The parched land, and the dark pits surrounded by old stone bricks.

"Skull Graveyard..."

He remembered; the route would indeed take him through this place.

This was the first monster stronghold he had cleared. Just as he was clearing out the minions and skeletons in the tomb and preparing to go deeper, a black and purple beam of light suddenly shot out from the depths of the tomb, instantly killing the stone monkey.

He was so frightened that he quickly used the [Substitute Straw Man] to run away.

"Things seem to have changed a little."

Even though they were some distance apart, he could still see the changes at the cave entrance.

White, vine-like or bone-like strips now occupy the edge of the cave entrance like plants, which would definitely give anyone with trypophobia a creepy feeling.

"Could this thing mutate?"

Just as he was muttering to himself, he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Thick, sticky, purplish-black light suddenly overflowed from the entrance of the tomb.

"Wow!"

This familiar scene made Li Ming's pupils shrink.

Without a second thought, he immediately ordered Zhao Yun and Ma Chao to dodge to the side.

boom!

A dark purple energy beam slammed into the ground not far away, sending debris flying and creating a large crater.

Leon Lai himself did a flying tackle and fell face-first into the dirt.

In fact, the attack was still some distance away from them.

Therefore, this behavior is clearly more like a provocation or a joke.

"Damn it..."

As Li Ming got up from the ground, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at the entrance of the tomb with a growing coldness: "This guy probably holds a grudge."

"You just wait."

He wasn't going to let this go so easily.

I am no longer the same person I was before, both in terms of the level and the number of my Heroic Spirits.

And so a plan slowly emerged in my mind.

"I'll deal with you once all my Heroic Spirits are at LV3, at the earliest tomorrow and at the latest the day after."

He set a time for himself, then got back into the sedan chair and left.

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