Base-for-Base
Has this Bull Demon gone mad?
Li Wei's eyelids twitched violently. Without a doubt, the Bull Demon's combat power had increased significantly since they last met. He exchanged a glance with Blood Wolf An Hei, and the three of them immediately thought of a possibility.
Experience points
Clearly, the opponent used the experience points they gained to upgrade a certain special skill, possibly even reaching the 'ultimate' level. This upgrade would also increase their attributes, and perhaps, the Bull Demon's combat power would increase by one level as a result.
Only an S4-level powerhouse could possess such an aura.
In addition, the Bull Demon must have defensive equipment on him. At this moment, he is fighting against three level 2 Ancient Guardian. Of course, the Ghoul and skeletons around him have absorbed most of the attacks, and only a little splash damage actually hits the Bull Demon.
Seeing the Bull Demon King, emanating wisps of battle aura, rushing towards the next Ancient Guardian, Li Wei couldn't sit still any longer. But just as he was about to step forward, An Hei grabbed him and pulled him back.
"Don't go. His purpose is to lure you out. If you go, you'll likely suffer." The An Hei voice was calm and collected, but it startled Li Wei.
Upon closer reflection, he realized that he had been suppressing the Bull Demon ever since entering the mission world, and the Bull Demon King must have been holding back for a long time. This large-scale attack must not be as simple as it appears on the surface.
An Hei continued his analysis, "The enemy has added Undead Necromancer to their units, which should be a Tier 2 unit of the Scourge. This means that the Bull Demon's base has also been upgraded. Think about it, upgrading to a Tier 2 base allows you to recruit two allies, but the Bull Demon is currently only attacking alone. Isn't that a bit strange?"
Li Wei thought about it and agreed that it made perfect sense. To say that the Bull Demon didn't recruit companions was somewhat unreasonable. After all, having companions would be a great help in both harassment and attack. As the saying goes, one hand cannot clap, Bull Demon, who became Destroyer of a star field, certainly understood this principle.
Could it be that this Bull Demon is trying to play the role of "big guy with great wisdom" and is planning to use underhanded tactics?
Upon closer inspection, Li Wei discovered a hidden figure among the Undead Necromancer.
"Voodoo Star Domain Reincarnator, Combat Strength A3, Good Condition"
There's definitely something fishy going on.
If you're not paying attention, you won't even notice this guy.
At this moment, the Bull Demon and the large group of Scourge soldiers had already brought the second Ancient Guardian to near-death, but Li Wei still didn't make a move. He simply pulled two Wisp and placed two more Ancient Guardian a little further back.
Li Wei had been observing the situation, and after a while, Li Wei was surprised to find that the Voodoo Star Domain Reincarnator was constantly releasing some kind of special skill. With a wave of his hand, many small black things flew out and landed on the Ghoul. Upon closer inspection, those little black beans turned out to be tiny black worms the size of a fingernail.
The Ghoul possessed by the little black worms, which had already lost more than half of their health, recovered to full health in no time. So, in those few minutes, the Ancient Guardians hadn't managed to kill many Ghouls.
"They were definitely prepared."
Li Wei knew that even if he made a move, he probably wouldn't be a match for the Bull Demon. The opponent's Devouring Ability was extremely high, capable of even breaking through his Level 1 Spatial Cage. In a head-on confrontation, he couldn't defeat the Bull Demon in terms of either attribute or special skills. For a moment, Li Wei was caught in a dilemma.
A moment later, the second level 2 Ancient Guardian was also destroyed. The Bull Demon took out a bottle of potion and drank it down. He glared at Li Wei with disdain and provocation in his eyes, and then pounced on the third Ancient Guardian.
"This guy really went all out. Those recovery potions cost 300 gold in the Item Shop." Blood Wolf wanted to join the fight, but he knew he wasn't Li Wei. If that Bull Demon got a hit from him, he'd probably be instantly killed.
During this time, it was fortunate that the level 2 units, Huntresses and Musketeers, held the line; otherwise, the Bull Demon might have been able to charge in in one fell swoop.
"Since we can't fight them head-on, we might as well use their own methods against them," An Hei suddenly glanced at Li Wei.
Li Wei was taken aback, pondered the meaning of the An Hei words carefully, and then understood.
Without delay, he immediately handed over control of the Sentinel Legion base to An Hei, who would then be responsible for operating the base and organizing its defenses.
This was also Li Wei's main purpose in recruiting the An Hei.
Li Wei himself used Shifting Forms and Changing Positions to reach the other side of the map.
Opposite them was an entrance to the Scourge, the very place Li Wei had almost breached earlier. At that moment, as expected, the Bull Demon had added two more Ghost Tower. Perhaps due to economic constraints, neither Ghost Tower had been upgraded; both remained at level 1.
Seeing this, Li Wei took a deep breath and summoned both the divine beast and the Ink Dragon.
"An eye for an eye! Since you've come to destroy my base, I'll destroy it back at you and see if you come to my rescue!" Li Wei gritted his teeth and immediately urged his divine beast and the Ink Dragon to charge forward, with him following closely behind.
Upon entering the Ghost Tower's attack range, Li Wei was immediately attacked. However, because he was wearing green-quality Sentinel Armor and a broadsword, his defense and attack power were greatly enhanced. The damage from the attack was not as much as he had expected, so Li Wei played more freely and thought to himself that he had made the right choice in buying these two items.
"Now it's my turn!" Li Wei rushed to a Ghost Tower and unleashed a series of powerful attacks: Cloud Piercing Palm, Shockwave Fist, and Fire Dragon Breath. In just a moment, he shattered the Ghost Tower.
At this moment, the divine beast, which served as both a meat shield and bait, let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground, dying.
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Wei charged towards the other Ghost Tower. With the Ink Dragon as a meat shield, dealing with one Ghost Tower was not difficult. He unleashed a three-hit combo, and the other Ghost Tower exploded with a deafening roar, turning into countless vengeful spirits.
"Now the passage is open." Li Wei destroyed two defensive towers and rushed towards the Scourge base without stopping. If he could destroy the enemy's main base, then this battle would come to an end.
However, Li Wei's wish could not be fulfilled. Just as they were about to approach the Scourge's main base, a white teleportation array appeared on the main base.
Then, a white halo flashed, and the figure of the Bull Demon suddenly appeared there.
"As expected, he's back to defend. And this guy actually bought a return scroll." Li Wei saw the Bull Demon running angrily towards him. He didn't try to fight back, but instead struck out with a palm and then used Shifting Forms and Changing Positions to return to the base.
In any case, this crisis has been temporarily averted.
The cost, however, was the destruction of all four Level 2 Ancient Guardian. If two more Ancient Guardian hadn't been added later, Li Wei's base would likely have been razed to the ground by that Bull Demon King much earlier.
Back at base, Li Wei immediately upgraded all his Ancient Guardian to level 3. He had just destroyed the opponent's Ghost Tower and earned a sum of gold coins, so he wasn't in a tight spot financially. However, the Bull Demon had also destroyed four of his defensive towers, so the opponent must have made a fortune as well.
The current situation is somewhat delicate. The Bull Demon has clearly recruited another reincarnator, the one from the Voodoo Star Domain. Li Wei knows nothing about this newly added enemy, only that the opponent seems to possess some special ability to restore the health of the Scourge soldiers, suggesting he's a support-type character.
Less than half an hour after resting at the base, the Bull Demon returned. This time, Li Wei once again chose to demolish buildings against the opponent. The battle ended temporarily with Li Wei sacrificing three Ancient Guardian while simultaneously destroying two of the opponent's Ghost Tower.
However, Li Wei calculated that if the demolition continued like this, he would ultimately suffer the consequences. Bull Demon's combat power was too strong, reaching at least S4 level. As a result, Li Wei had no way to confront Bull Demon head-on, and even in terms of destroying buildings, he was far inferior.
For the next half day, the two sides spent their time fighting, dismantling, chasing, and running away. Li Wei invested all his gold coins in repairing the Ancient Guardian. The remaining coins were used to upgrade the Sentinel Armor and Broadsword, both of which were upgraded to blue quality by Li Wei.
In addition, I have 5000 experience points. With just 3000 more points, I can upgrade Shockwave Fist to its maximum level.
Meanwhile, Blood Wolf and An Hei were not idle either. Blood Wolf continued to use Li Wei's guerrilla tactics, constantly ambushing the Scourge soldiers. As soon as he spotted Bull Demon, he would immediately retreat. In this way, he also raised his Dark Iron Sword Technique to level 7, which was not far from the level 10 cap.
Although it is only a level 7 Dark Iron Sword Technique, its power far surpasses that of the Bone Shattering Fist in its extreme state. The Dark Iron Sword Technique emphasizes that the sword has no edge and the power is inexhaustible. When it is unleashed, it can transform into a flaming sword beam. With a single slash, it can kill all the Ghoul in a straight line.
Blood Wolf used all the gold coins he earned to upgrade his broadsword. At this moment, his broadsword had been upgraded to purple quality, which was higher than Li Wei's broadsword.
An Hei, on the other hand, never left the base. Since Li Wei handed over control of the base to him, An Hei was responsible for gathering resources, building structures, and defense. However, in addition to this, he did something that Li Wei found very strange.
He kept sending Wisp into the wild. At first, Li Wei thought it was just a few Wisp and wouldn't matter much; perhaps An Hei wanted the Wisp to explore the wilderness. But later, An Hei sent out more than a dozen Wisp, which meant the base had to replenish them and spend a lot of resources. As for why he did this, An Hei just smiled and remained silent.
Thinking about the role of the Wisp, Li Wei suddenly realized that An Hei was indeed quite clever.