Chapter 163

A surge of intense blood energy erupted from his body, enveloping the heart in his hand.

The dark red heart began to shrink and shrivel rapidly.

All the energy contained within surged into Gorehowl's body.

"Boom!"

As if a bomb had exploded inside his body, Gorehowl shuddered violently.

In an instant, countless cracks appeared on his skin, as if it were about to explode.

Not only that, his body began to swell abnormally, expanding wildly as if being inflated, stretching his skin to the point of almost bursting!

His facial features were completely dislocated from the pressure, and even his eyeballs bulged out under the immense pressure.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

With two muffled thuds, the eyeball completely detached from its socket, leaving only a few thin blood vessels hanging at the ends, swaying slightly in mid-air.

"Roar..."

Gorehowl let out a low, suppressed roar, blood seeping from every pore of its body, instantly turning it into a blood-soaked figure.

Looking at his miserable state, Shen Xing sighed inwardly, "The energy contained in this heart is indeed too violent and too immense."

"A typical Tier One expert would probably explode and die instantly."

"Although Gorehowl hasn't exploded yet, it doesn't look too good."

Shen Xing frowned, standing still to observe the situation of Gorehowl.

As time passed, that terrifying power continued to assault his entire body.

Each bone was completely shattered, as if it had been crushed back and forth by a road roller, and completely mixed with flesh and blood.

His limbs became even more swollen, and his whole body swelled up several sizes.

At this moment, Gorehowl had completely lost consciousness, utterly dominated by the lingering resentment of the War Demon General.

Shen Xing silently took a few steps back.

He sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Gorehowl, a sign that it was about to explode.

Just then, Gorehowl's previously pale pupils suddenly regained a sliver of clarity.

He slowly stretched out his unusually swollen hands, grabbed his two eyeballs, and pressed them against his face.

They actually stuffed it back into its eye socket.

Then, he pressed his hands tightly against his head, seemingly trying his best to maintain his last shred of sanity.

"Puff! Puff puff puff!"

The violent force continued to surge, causing blood vessels in his body to burst one by one, splattering blood mist.

That area was completely filled with blood, making it impossible to see anything inside.

"I wonder if Gorehowl will succeed this time. It looks like things are going to turn out badly."

Shen Xing observed their breakthroughs while marveling at them.

At this moment, two completely different scenes appeared in the territory.

On the left, a dazzling beam of light shone down from the sky, seemingly connecting heaven and earth.

Within the pillar of light, a bald orc, his entire body engulfed in Infernal Flame and with enormous bat wings spread, was receiving a sacred baptism.

On the right-hand open space, blood mist swirled, and destructive fluctuations erupted continuously, only to be suppressed once more.

Faint, suppressed growls could be heard, as if they were desperately fighting against something.

As time passed, a terrifying aura rose from both areas, spreading and permeating the entire territory.

All the members of the territory couldn't help but turn their heads, and even the skeleton archers patrolling the city walls turned their gazes over.

A few minutes later, Hellscream seemed to have completed his Metamorphosis first.

The towering pillar of light dissipated, transforming into countless specks of light across the sky.

At the center, the enormous bat wings slowly retracted, revealing a tall and imposing figure.

A system notification flashed by.

[Your territory unit: 'Hellscream' has been bathed in holy light and successfully promoted to a hero unit!]

[Officially renamed: Hero - Hellscream]

[This evolution: All attributes increased by 30%, with even more attribute bonuses gained with each advancement and level up]

[Features such as territory building, resource point capture, and new player recruitment are now available.]

[Activate Hero Exclusive Skills: Orc War Soul, Desperate Brawl]

Chapter 125: War Knight, an exaggerated upgrade!

"A 30% increase in all attributes is comparable to the Metamorphosis from Boss One Star to Boss."

"Furthermore, with the additional attributes gained from each subsequent upgrade and advancement, the power of hero units becomes increasingly apparent as the game progresses."

"Indeed, there is a world of difference between heroes and Common soldiers."

After analyzing the situation, Shen Xing noticed the last hint, which was the two new hero skills that Hellscream had activated.

This is also a significant improvement.

As mentioned earlier, each hero's abilities are quite powerful, even possessing the ability to turn the tide of battle.

With a hint of anticipation, he opened the skill panel.

[Orc War Soul (Passive)]

[Effect: When this hero is present, all orcs gain 20% to all attributes, and their morale never decreases during battle.]

When an orc dies on the field, its spirit will leave its body and continue fighting the enemy for 10 seconds.

(Note: He is the totem of the orcs, the soul of the entire race. As long as he stands on the battlefield, the orcs will never admit defeat!)

[Desperate Brawl (Active)]

[Skill Effect: Activates the Desperate Brawl, causing all orcs to enter a state of 'Desperate Frenzy,' granting them immunity to pain and increasing their attack speed and movement speed by 30%.]

Furthermore, for each orc that dies, the remaining orcs will have their four main attributes increased by 1% (up to a maximum of 500%) until the end of the battle.

If the hero Hellscream dies, all orcs enter the 'Blood Feud' state, gaining an additional 500% increase in all attributes and 10 seconds of invincibility.

Cooldown time: 24 hours

(Note: We will fight in seas of blood, in flames, in dire straits, until the moment of complete victory!)

"These two hero skills are so overpowered!"

Shen Xing's eyes brightened slightly, her heart filled with amazement.

The former, [Orc War Soul], is similar to Leina's [Flame Aura], but is much more powerful.

Not only does it increase attributes by 20%, it can even allow the souls of dead orcs to leave their bodies and continue fighting the enemy.

Is this what they mean by "love until death"?

The second active skill, [Desperate Brawl], is even more outrageous.

Every time an orc dies, the attributes of all orcs will increase, with a maximum increase of up to 5 times!

Combined with the [Orc War Soul] effect, which causes the soul to leave the body after death, this can completely form an Orcish suicide strategy.

Before the battle began, Shen Xing recruited a large number of orcs to serve as cannon fodder.

Then activate this skill and send these cannon fodder orcs to their deaths.

The remaining orcs' strength increased several times over, allowing them to easily defeat opponents several times, or even dozens of times, stronger than themselves.

It's so exciting just thinking about it!

Of course... this suicide strategy requires sufficient resources.

After all, even recruiting just Common one-star orcs costs 10 Soul Stone per orc, so 100 would cost over a thousand Soul Stone, not even counting other materials.

After several major battles, instead of eliminating the enemy, they first depleted the territory's asset reserves.

But regardless, both of these skills are incredibly overpowered.

"Hellscream to hero status has greatly raised the skill ceiling for the Orc unit."

"Adding his other two great talents, [Spirit of the Horde] and [Heart of the Strong], just by standing there, the combat power of the entire orc race nearly doubles."

"Of course, he also has significant limitations, namely that his various skills are only effective against the Orc unit."

"Unlike Leina's [Flame Aura], which affects all territorial units, it's still very good."

Shen Xing analyzed.

At that moment, Hellscream, Metamorphosis into a hero, slowly approached.

His appearance hadn't changed much, except that the blue lines between his eyebrows had become brighter, and his eyes held an air of wisdom.

In addition to that, he possesses a unique charisma.

This aura is hard to define, but being around him feels like having a pillar of support that will lead you to victory.

If I had to describe it, it would be the qualities of a leader.

"My lord, I have successfully ascended to the rank of hero." Hellscream respectfully, one hand on his shoulder.

"Good."

Shen Xing nodded in satisfaction, then solemnly said, "Remember, for other military branches, becoming a hero may be the end."

"But for you, this is just the beginning."

Hellscream raised his head, his eyes reflecting the lord's image, and solemnly said, "Yes, I will remember your teachings!"

Next, Shen Xing had Hellscream test the new territory permission function.

For example, demolishing existing buildings, constructing new ones, or recruiting new units from unit nests.

Unlike lords, hero units cannot see the system panel.

However, one can take the blueprints, prepare the materials according to the requirements, select the location, and then begin construction.

Compared to Shen Xing, who can build simply by opening the panel, building heroes is a little more complicated, essentially a basic version of the building function.

However, it's already quite good. As the territory grows larger in the future, Hellscream will be able to help Shen Xing handle many things and reduce his workload.

They can even help the lord with his daily life, such as bringing back a group of beast-eared girls to serve him.

Hmm, Hellscream, it can be of great use.