Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

As soon as the notification sound rang, Luo Xuan immediately became alert, mainly because the warning made him dare not be careless.

Based on the original owner's memories and the information he saw on his phone when he first transmigrated, this mysterious lord game should really be deadly.

Knowing this premise, Luo Xuan had no choice but to adopt a more cautious approach.

He leaned against the core of the territory—a dilapidated house—protecting the secondary water elemental and two great river spirits in front of him, vigilantly observing his surroundings.

Soon, Luo Xuan discovered that in the southeast of the territory, in what was originally a dark shadow, something seemed to be moving indistinctly.

As the enemy drew closer, Luo Xuan finally saw clearly the foe he was about to face in his trial—a group of skeletons.

[Unit Type]: Skeleton Soldiers

[Race]: Undead

[Level]: Tier 1, Level 1

[Quality]: White (Standard)

[Type]: Infantry

[Life]: 100

[Physical Attack]: 2-4

[Physical Defense]: 3

[Magic Attack]: 0

[Magic Defense]: 0

[Speed]: Slow

[Skill]: Body of Bones (Passive)

[Demand Statistics Value]: 1

To be honest, although both are level 1 white units, the skeleton soldiers have significantly higher base stats than the little river spirit that Luo Xuan obtained.

Although the effect of the passive skill [Body of Bones] is not visible, Luo Xuan guesses that it should be a similar damage reduction skill.

Fortunately, his troops have all been evolved; although their numbers have decreased, their quality has improved considerably.

Luo Xuan counted them; there were ten skeleton soldiers in total. He needed to quickly prepare a battle plan.

Luo Xuan tried to direct the Great River Spirit and the secondary water elementals to move closer to the skeleton soldiers.

Since both sides consisted of slow-moving units, they began to approach each other slowly.

"It offers quite a lot of freedom; it's not turn-based. Does that mean we can utilize the terrain?"

After the initial tension, Luo Xuan quickly calmed down.

Currently, his strongest combat force is undoubtedly the Lesser Water Elemental, and to unleash the full power of the Lesser Water Elemental, it is best to engage in combat near water.

Luo Xuan remembered that when he was surveying the terrain, he had found a small stream not far to the east of the territory. He estimated the distance and decisively commanded the secondary water elemental and the great river spirit to change their route.

Since the two sides had come within a certain distance, the skeleton soldiers had discovered all three of Luo Xuan's units.

When they discovered that the River Spirit and the Lesser Water Elemental were preparing to "escape," the skeleton soldiers also followed in a large group.

"Great, that works!"

Seeing the scene before him, Luo Xuan clenched his fist with excitement.

Luo Xuan placed the secondary water element at the very front, with the two great river spirits positioned slightly behind on either side of the secondary water element, forming a triangular formation.

Although the stream wasn't swift, it still slightly affected the skeleton soldiers' movements.

The secondary water elementals and the river spirits, on the other hand, seemed to thrive in their element.

So, as soon as the two sides made contact, the secondary water elemental at the forefront swung its arms made of water and smashed them at one of the skeleton soldiers.

The two great river spirits behind them also leaped high into the air, crashing towards the same target.

Anyone who has played games knows that concentrated fire can quickly eliminate the opponent's manpower, and Luo Xuan naturally understands this as well.

The skeleton soldier, caught in the concentrated fire, saw its health bar drop instantly, and staggered back a few steps.

However, the remaining skeletons had already surrounded it, with three skeletons wielding their broken bone blades and slashing at the lesser water elemental.

Two more launched attacks on the two Great River Spirits respectively.

The secondary water elemental and the great river spirit were both injured, and their health began to decrease.

The skeleton soldiers behind them were about to surround them.

"This won't do. If we get surrounded, a higher level of secondary water elemental attribute can help us withstand it, but two great river spirits definitely won't be able to hold out."

Luo Xuan quickly assessed the situation and concluded that if things continued, the two Great River Spirits would definitely be lost.

These are his precious evolution materials, and he can't afford to lose them like this, especially since he doesn't know how to replenish his troops yet.

Luo Xuan immediately commanded the two great river spirits to pull apart to the sides.

This action quickly had an effect: four skeleton soldiers went off in pairs to chase the River Spirit, while the remaining six skeleton soldiers continued to observe the Lesser Water Elemental.

Luo Xuan directed the two great river spirits and four skeleton soldiers in circles, focusing all his energy on commanding the secondary water elementals.

The secondary water elemental attack is very powerful, dealing considerable damage to skeletons with each hit.

Conversely, a single attack from a skeleton soldier does not deal much damage to a minor water elemental.

However, with six skeleton soldiers besieging it, the secondary water elemental's health was steadily decreasing.

Fortunately, both of the Lesser Water Elemental's passive abilities are in effect: one reduces damage and the other heals, giving it a very strong ability to sustain combat.

As time went by, under Luo Xuan's tense gaze, when the secondary water elemental's health dropped to about 70%, the first skeleton soldier finally couldn't hold on and turned into a pile of broken bones.

When the secondary water elemental had half health left, the second skeleton soldier also fell.

After a period of stalemate, when the third and fourth skeletons fell, the secondary water elemental's health began to rise instead of fall.

Only then did Luo Xuan finally relax.

Only then did Luo Xuan have time to pay attention to the Great River Spirit.

The two river spirits were pulling each other back and forth along the stream, both still maintaining about 80% of their health.

Once the secondary water elemental had eliminated the last two skeleton soldiers and its health had recovered to about 80%, Luo Xuan commanded one of the great river spirits to lead the two skeleton soldiers following behind it over.

Then, by repeating the same method, they finally defeated all ten skeleton soldiers.

In the end, the two Great River Spirits had about 70% of their health remaining, while the Lesser Water Elemental had been restored to full health thanks to its passive ability.

"Congratulations on completing the Lord's Trial, rating S. Rewards include one Tier 1 troop building blueprint (random) and three Tier 1 troop cards (random)."

Upon completion of the trial, the familiar notification sounded again, along with generous rewards.

"Gurgle~"

At this moment, the lesser water elemental, accompanied by two great river spirits, also came over and handed a card to Luo Xuan.

"Did you find this? Thank you!"

Luo Xuan took a look and saw that it was a Skeleton Soldier unit card. He reached out and took it, and casually patted the head of the Lesser Water Elemental.

"Gurgle~"

"Can you understand me?"

"Gurgle~" The secondary water elemental nodded, showing none of the blank stares that the great river spirit beside it had.

Upon seeing this, Luo Xuan's eyes lit up.

After the battle, the Lesser Water Elemental has leveled up to level 2, with a slight increase in its attributes.

"Alright, from now on you'll be called Azathoth. These two river spirits will be under your command; you'll be responsible for leading them to guard the territory."

"Gurgle! Gurgle!"

After instructing Azathoth to lead its subordinates on a tour of the territory, Luo Xuan began to examine the trial rewards.