Crown of the Sacred Tree
"Welcome to the Crown of the Sacred Tree, junior necromancer."
Just as they were certain they had completed the hidden map quest, another voice echoed in the small room.
The sound was quite pleasant, but Gu Xi felt an overwhelming pressure coming from it.
He struggled to stand up straight, gripping the Cold Wind Staff tightly with his right hand to keep himself from falling.
"Don't be so forceful, young man. I know why you've come, but I'm not here right now. I hope you can do me a favor: when we attack Westminster, don't destroy the Apple Tree."
Although that thing has mutated, it is the foundation of Britain.
We brought back seeds from Eden, Greece, and Germany, and spent countless efforts to plant this sacred tree, which then bore a single fruit.
He is the dragon Dragon Vein and the spiritual root of Britain.
Even if it mutates, it cannot be destroyed.
Therefore, I hope that when you attack Westminster, you will not destroy the Apple Tree.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi heard another voice.
[Ding! You have unlocked a dungeon achievement, "Apple Tree, You and Me," which requires completing the Westminster Abbey Incident dungeon without destroying the Apple Tree.]
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xi laughed.
A copy is fine?
This is a self-challenge to increase the difficulty of the dungeon.
Although there is no precise concept, Gu Xi believes that the achievement of "Apple Tree, You and Me" is equivalent to the difficulty of Yogg-Saron with zero lights.
To complete this task, you cannot attack from the ground downwards; instead, you should attack the final boss first.
Thinking of this, Gu Xi glanced at the Crown of the Sacred Tree and then said firmly, "I will."
As soon as Gu Xi finished speaking, the ground slowly rose, and Gu Xi was sent out of the inconspicuous basement. Then the stone coffin was moved back to its original position.
This time, Gu Xi discovered that all the river water that had poured into the underground mausoleum had flowed away, and at the end of the mausoleum, there was an upward passage.
It seems that this underground mausoleum has been opened to the public, Gu Xi can freely enter and exit here.
This was good news. Without much thought, Gu Xi rode the Evil Coffin toward the passage.
As for Gu Xi's subordinates, they have all returned to Aryadovi City to recover their health and fighting strength, awaiting Gu Xi's next orders.
After exiting the underground space through the passage, Gu Xi immediately headed towards the Route 19 Bus Station.
Having caused such a huge commotion underground, Gu Xi no longer had the mind to fight enemies outside Westminster Abbey, whose existence was uncertain, or to collect those useless Black Apple Flower. What he wanted most now was to find the Grand Duke and ask him for his thoughts.
As for the Black Apple Flower, Gu Xi had taken so much from the King of the End that he believed it should be enough.
Outside the Bus Stop, the soldiers stationed there were still working hard to build a defensive line to deal with the strange creatures.
Every now and then, new troops will enter the instance via the Route 19 Bus Station.
Gu Xi discovered that the instance was constantly changing every minute he spent in it.
Just like when he came over this time, a group of black-robed mages wearing scarves appeared. Gu Xi always felt that their movements were rather strange, as if the scarves around their necks were their main features.
After they entered, they quickly headed towards the other side of the defensive line without lingering for long.
After they had gone far away, Gu Xi carried the Cold Wind Staff and came to the Grand Duke.
"Grand Duke, I have obtained twenty Black Apple Flower."
"Oh, you're very quick."
The Grand Duke glanced at Gu Xi and said with some surprise.
He had previously sent people to search for other Black Apple Flower, but the soldiers he sent out didn't find a single one.
As a result, Gu Xi had only been gone for a short time when he had already finished getting 20 Black Apple Flower.
It seems that Gu Xi has a special connection with Black Apple Flower.
Gu Xi didn't say much, and he quickly took out the Black Apple Flower.
When he received the first Black Apple Flower, the Grand Duke didn't say anything, he just nodded.
But as other Black Apple Flower were brought out, the Grand Duke's expression turned serious.
Where did you get these flowers from?
Is something wrong?
Gu Xi asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Of course not. Out of all these Black Apple Flower, only this one was picked from the ground. The rest all came from the Apple Tree. Where did you find the Apple Tree underground?"
"The Grand Duke asked anxiously."
Seeing the Grand Duke's anxious expression, Gu Xi could only say, "Go through the underground mausoleum of the Flower of the North. Don't worry, I've been to the Crown of the Sacred Tree."
"Wait, you've entered the crypt of Westminster Abbey? My God, no, wait a minute."
The Grand Duke was somewhat confused. After thinking for a moment, he told Gu Xi to wait there while he ran outside.
Gu Xi was a little confused; he didn't know what the Grand Duke was doing running off to.
However, it's good that the Grand Duke left, as he can now deal with the Hero, leaders, and warriors he just acquired.
A little too far from the Route 19 Bus Station, Gu Xi opened the City Gate, allowing Luna to summon her Undead Army again.
Although Gu Xi gained many valuable items in this battle at the Warriors' Tomb, he also suffered significant losses.
The Zombie Axe Shield Soldier suffered heavy losses, with only 379 remaining.
The Skeleton Spearman also lost nearly 500 men. After deducting the Skeleton Spearman assigned to fight in the Demon Plant Zone, only 1,217 Skeleton Spearman are left who are still capable of fighting.
This is the biggest loss for Gu Xi.
It should be noted that Gu Xi received a force of three thousand men after defeating the Undead Scourge ritual array.
In just a few days, only 1,500 of the original 3,000 remained.
If a few more battles like this occur, Gu Xi will have to retreat to the Aryadovi City to farm.
The same heavy losses were suffered by the Bonecleaver Battalion and other Qi Qi soldiers.
Especially the Ghost Squad; now, all the Ghost combined have only 36 left.
Thinking of the powerful Ghost that drifted from the Yin Wind Battalion and the Ghost Qi Battalion, and the Ghost obtained from the Undead Scourge Magic Array, Gu Xi felt a pang of pain in his heart.
It's important to know that in the current Aryadovi City, only Skeleton troops can be trained; Zombie and Ghost are all obtained through other means.
Every death is one less.
Zombie are somewhat better; if things get too bad, they can be replenished through Summoning.
There's no way to summon Ghost. Gu Xi's Summoning needs to be at least level 9 to summon Ghost, and he's still a bit short of that.
While taking stock of the undead under his command, Gu Xi also categorized the newly received Undead Headman, warriors, and Elite.
Finally, Gu Xi made arrangements.