Chapter 164
Just as the two were testing these abilities, they suddenly sensed something, and their expressions changed slightly.
They quickly turned their heads to look at the thick blood mist beside them.
Within it, a dangerous aura seemed to be awakening.
This aura carried a strange magic, causing a thought to arise in everyone's mind.
War!
Deep down, I yearn for a thrilling and exhilarating war, and I can't wait to rush onto the battlefield and fight the enemy to the bitter end!
"This power... is it Gorehowl?" Hellscream looked at the lord in surprise.
"Yes, I fused that demon's heart with him." Shen Xing nodded, suppressing the tremor in his heart. "It seems the fusion is almost complete."
"Such immense power! Even I have been significantly affected," Hellscream exclaimed sincerely. "Gorehowl has improved tremendously this time."
As time passed, the blood mist emanated an increasingly profound aura, and the yearning for war grew ever stronger.
The orcs in the territory all had bloodshot eyes, held weapons, and exhaled hot breath from their nostrils.
The skeletons paced back and forth on the city wall, restless and uneasy.
The Dretch soared into the air, its eerie green pupils sweeping across the surroundings, revealing its murderous intent.
Even the Infernal in the distance awoke from its slumber, its flames rising six or seven meters high.
All the combatants in the entire territory seemed to have entered a frenzied state at this moment, eager to fight the enemy!
"Thump! Thump thump!"
In a daze, they seemed to hear some kind of heavy drumbeat, or perhaps some ancient heartbeat.
"Thump! Thump!"
The sound grew louder, making one's heart race, blood rush through the body, and body temperature rise rapidly.
Just as that intense fighting spirit was about to reach its peak, it suddenly vanished.
Immediately afterwards, a tall figure riding a blood-red beast, with crimson skin, slowly emerged from the blood mist.
That's Gorehowl.
But at this moment, he has undergone a complete transformation.
His originally dark green skin turned completely blood red, and his upper body was surrounded by rings of energy veins that rose and fell with his breath.
His physique became taller and more robust, and his face was no longer as ferocious as before, but rather carried a profound air.
In particular, a full head of long red hair had grown on the top of his head, which contrasted sharply with Hellscream's bald head.
Even the dire wolf under his command, whose fur had originally been gray, had now turned blood red.
Its fangs protruded outwards, and it exuded an even more ferocious aura.
Gorehowl stepped through the blood mist, raised the long-handled axe in its hand, and Roar to the sky.
"Roar!!!"
The deafening roar echoed throughout the entire territory, as if venting the pain it had just experienced, or as announcing its return.
A series of system notifications flashed before Shen Xing's eyes.
[Your territory unit, 'Gorehowl,' has successfully fused with 'Heart of the War Demon General,' gaining partial Control Authority of War.]
[Activate Hidden Class: War Knight]
[This unit's potential has been greatly enhanced, with all attributes increased by 50% and attack power increased by 20%!]
[Activate exclusive skills: Power of War (Passive), Declaration of Strife]
[Activate Exclusive Talent: Authority of War]
[Ding! Your territory unit, Gorehowl, has absorbed the power of the 'Heart of the War Demon General' and broken through the rank cap, officially advancing to Tier Two (Transcendent Rank)]
[Level cap increased to 19, all attributes increased by 100%!]
[Ding! 'Gorehowl' has reached level 14, and its attributes have been improved]
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When the notification ended, Shen Xing was completely dazed.
Wait, is this [Heart of the War Demon General] really that powerful?
Not only did it activate Gorehowl's hidden class, but it also allowed it to break through its bottleneck, advance to the Tier Two, and reach level 14.
This effect is terrifying!
However, this also shows how vast the energy contained within this heart is.
It's nothing short of a miracle that Gorehowl could forcibly absorb it with the body of Tier One orc.
"Excellent, excellent, truly worthy of being the second prodigy of the orcs."
"The Gorehowl Emperor was never weaker than anyone in his life!"
Shen Xing suppressed his excitement, then opened the Gorehowl Emperor's panel and glanced at his skill attributes.
[Power of War (Core Passive)]
[Effect: By absorbing the Power of War on the battlefield, it is transformed into one's own power.]
It can be attached to oneself or other units to gain temporary pseudo-super armor (cannot be easily knocked back) and increase certain attributes.
It can also be infused into friendly weapons, imbuing them with the Fire of War, increasing armor penetration and area-of-effect splash damage.
At the same time, it can unleash a massive amount of Power of War at once, awakening the heroic spirits on the battlefield to fight for you.
(Note: This ability has extremely high growth potential. As the strength of this unit increases and the Power of War continues to be developed, more ways to use it will be unlocked.)
[Declaration of Strife]
[Effect: Gorehowl can unleash Power of War from a distance (currently up to 2000 meters), causing enemies in a certain area to fall into a state of 'absolute chaos'.]
In this state, enemies will indiscriminately attack the nearest unit, regardless of whether it is friend or foe, for 12 seconds.
If cast on a friendly unit, it grants immunity to fear and confusion effects, while also increasing attack speed and movement speed by 55% for 30 seconds.
Cooldown time: 15 minutes
(Note: I hereby declare that the conflict has begun!)
"This War Knight... is not quite what I imagined?"
Shen Xing was somewhat surprised. In his mind, War Knight should be someone who Charge and charges forward bravely.
Why do I feel like Gorehowl's two skills are more geared towards support and incitement?
The second skill, [Declaration of Strife], is particularly impressive. It can throw enemies into chaos and cause them to fight each other from such a distance, which is truly bizarre.
Imagine you're peacefully staying in your territory, eating hotpot and singing songs.
At this moment, your brother who fought alongside you suddenly picks up a knife and starts slashing at anyone he sees.
After the attack, they didn't even know what had happened, or where the enemy was.
Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!
However... if used well, this skill can be the engine of a team fight.
For example, when encountering special areas with a large number of monsters, you can simply have Gorehowl attack a few times from a distance.
Given the low intelligence of those monsters, they probably wouldn't know what happened until they died, only thinking that their best brother had betrayed them.
In order to protect themselves, they also took up arms and began indiscriminate attacks.
Then it escalated, until it affected the entire area.
Shen Xing wouldn't even need to lift a finger to take over the area without any damage.
"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"
The more Shen Xing thought about it, the more he felt that this skill had immense potential and there were still many areas that could be explored.
Next, he opened the Gorehowl talent tree and glanced at its attributes.
[Authority of War (Exclusive Talent)]
[Effect: Gorehowl draws power from each battle it participates in or each war it initiates, permanently increasing its attributes.]
The extent of the increase varies depending on factors such as the scale of the war, the number of participants, and its historical impact.
This talent can be upgraded indefinitely.
(Note: Then a red horse appeared, and it was given authority to take peace from the earth and cause people to kill one another. A large sword was also given to it.)
Chapter 126: The Trio's Final Results, Focus of Discussion
Shen Xing stared blankly at the description of Gorehowl's talent attributes.
"Explain to me what you mean by increasing attributes by participating in each battle or starting a war?"
What does "unlimited improvement" mean?
"Doesn't this mean that as long as Gorehowl keeps living and instigating wars, it can grow stronger indefinitely?"
This talent is truly extraordinary.
More importantly, this [Authority of War] and the [Declaration of Strife] above are a perfect match.
It's like Gorehowl gets a stat boost every time it uses its Incite skill.
The improvement after this great battle will be incredible!
Shen Xing felt that a book should be written specifically for Gorehowl, titled "I Loaded a War System, and I Will Be Invincible in the End."
Of course, the idea sounds appealing, but in reality, it's probably not that exaggerated.
First, there's the issue of the magnitude of the improvement.
For example, how many attributes would he gain from participating in a battle with a hundred people—one or two points, or perhaps three or four?
How much can you gain by starting a small-scale battle?
If the attribute increase is minimal, then waiting for Gorehowl invincible will be a long time coming.
Therefore, although this Authority of War is extraordinary, it still needs time to develop gradually.
Regardless, the two skills and one talent activated by Gorehowl are already quite overpowered.