Jiang Chen looked up.
In the Fog of War outside the territory, shadows were already faintly visible.
Hiss—hiss—
Next, a group of muscular Lizardmen flicked their tongues, wielding rusted weapons, and charged towards the fence.
[Lizardman Warrior]
Race: Swamp Race
Level: 2
Combat Power: 3☆
Skill: Heavy Strike
[Lizardman Decurion] (Elite)
Race: Swamp Race
Level: 3
Combat Power: 8☆
Skills: Heavy Strike, Throwing Axe
Dozens of ordinary Lizardmen and an elite Lizardman Decurion were directly ahead.
The other three directions were much the same.
For other lords, even second-generation lords from small families, this would be a dire situation.
They would cautiously maneuver using the territory's defenses to minimize casualties.
After all, casualties would affect the Battle Rating.
But Jiang Chen, seeing the "pitiful" combat power of the Lizardmen, didn't even bother to set up a tactic.
He waved his hand grandly: "Kill!"
"The ones in front are mine!"
The Empress gave a light shout, then her figure turned into a stream of light, instantly appearing outside the fence.
"Spirit Burst!"
Seemingly afraid of dirtying her hands, the Empress unleashed over a dozen palms from ten meters away.
[Spirit Burst]: Releases spiritual power to strike a single enemy or an area.
This effect was somewhat similar to the Void-Splitting Palm.
Boom—boom—boom—
Almost simultaneously.
The dozens of Lizardmen in front, including the elite Lizardman Decurion, had their upper bodies explode, filling the air with a bloody scent.
Although Spirit Burst was just a common E-level skill.
The Empress had trained Spirit Burst to Lesser Perfection, with extremely refined spiritual power, controlled at will.
Combined with nearly 20 times the attribute gap, the explosive power was terrifyingly immense.
The Empress looked at her handiwork, somewhat disinterested.
"Too weak!"
[Your hero, the Empress, killed a Lizardman Warrior, gaining Energy *4.]
[Your hero, the Empress, killed a Lizardman Warrior, gaining Energy *5, Spirit Stone *1.] (Click to collect)
[Your hero, the Empress, killed a Lizardman Decurion, gaining Energy *30, Spirit Stone *5, Fine Treasure Chest *1.] (Click to collect)
[Your hero...]
"Back in the mock exams, it was always a tough start. Suddenly bulldozing through without a brain, this lord is still getting used to it!"
The Empress seemed to half-understand, and said aggrievedly:
"I say, Lord, you can't blame me, I only used fifty percent of my strength!"
Jiang Chen: "..."
Although the Empress didn't make another move, the monsters in the other three directions didn't fare any better.
To the west of the territory.
Dragon Nine's massive tail swept across, sending several Lizardmen flying, bloodied and unlikely to survive.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
The light in the Lizardman Decurion's eyes turned from bloodthirsty to fearful, letting out a series of hisses.
But before it could turn to flee, it was engulfed in Dragon One's Dark Breath, turning to charcoal.
Dragon Five's face was full of complaints:
"Dragon Nine, did you drink phoenix blood or something? Can't you leave a few for me!!"
Dragon Five was just one second late, and ended up not snagging a single monster.
Then, Dragon One grinned mischievously:
"Are you in such a hurry to show off in front of the Lord because you fancy him? By human standards, the Lord is indeed quite handsome!"
"Shut up!" Dragon Nine first became angry and then dejectedly said, "I wonder if I'll look good in human form? Will the Lord like it?"
While the female dragons gossiped, Jiang Chen received a prompt from the Heavenly Dao.
[Prompt: You successfully repelled this wave of monster attacks, battle duration 6 seconds, casualties 0]
"......"
Jiang Chen was speechless once more.
The difficulty of a normal Monster Tide is only affected by the territory's level, unrelated to the territory's actual strength.
There won't be a situation where "the stronger the territory, the stronger the Monster Tide."
Ending the battle in 6 seconds!
A true man indeed!
[Battle Settlement]:
Enemies eliminated: 146 Lizardman Warriors, 4 Lizardman Decurions (Elite).
Our casualties: 0
Battle duration: 6 seconds
Battle Rating: A
Base rewards: Spirit Stone *100, Energy *1000 (Click to collect)
Rating rewards: Spirit Stone *1000, Energy *10000, Fine Treasure Chest *3 (Click to collect)
...
"Haha, it's actually an A-level rating!"
"An S-level or higher rating hasn't been heard of in thousands of years, an A rating is the highest."
"No wonder the rating rewards are ten times the base rewards."
Jiang Chen extracted all the rewards with one click.
In just 6 seconds of battle, the gains far exceeded Jiang Chen's expectations.
Spirit Stone: 1128
Fine Treasure Chest: 4
Common Treasure Chest: 11
A massive harvest, especially in terms of energy.
With so much energy, it naturally had to be immediately converted into combat power.
Jiang Chen waved his hand.
"Everyone, advance!"
Thirteen beams of light descended, landing on the heads of the Empress and the twelve dragons.
[Prompt: Consuming 2000 points of energy, your hero, the Empress, has leveled up, currently level 2.]
[Prompt: Consuming 1000 points of energy, your unit, Dragon One, has leveled up, currently level 2.]
[Prompt: Consuming...]
The energy required for Legendary Heroes and units to level up far exceeds that of ordinary units, so the newly acquired energy quickly returned to its previous state.
But it was definitely worth it.
Before level 20, every level up for heroes and units would increase their base attributes.
So after reaching level 2, the Empress and Black Dragon's base attributes doubled.
Empress attributes: Physique 56 (+16), Spiritual Power 42 (+16), Soul (+16), Capacity 38.
Combat Power: 49☆.
Already surpassing the attributes of ordinary level 20 monsters.
Black Dragon attributes: Physique 44, Spiritual Power 36, Soul 40, Capacity 0
Combat Power: 28☆.
"Dragon Nine, divide the Black Dragon squad into four groups, three per group, and explore the Fog of War in all directions, marking resource points, and eliminate any monsters encountered."
"If they are edible monsters, try to bring back the bodies."
"Also, although your current combat power is comparable to monsters of level ten-plus, still be cautious."
After Jiang Chen gave his instructions, Dragon Nine respectfully replied:
"As you command, Lord."
Twelve dragons soared into the sky, heading in the four cardinal directions to explore.
The Fog of War dissipated instantly upon encountering the lord unit, revealing the terrain and creatures within a 200-meter radius.
As Dragon Nine charged into the Fog of War, Jiang Chen received a prompt.
[Your unit, Dragon Nine, killed a Swamp Monitor, gaining Energy *3.]
Jiang Chen was very pleased with Dragon Nine's enthusiasm.
Seconds later, Dragon Nine flew over the territory, dropping a Swamp Monitor corpse before swiftly departing again.
Thud—
The Swamp Monitor's body landed in the central clearing of the territory.
A level 0 wooden house can recruit one refugee every half hour, and the territory's farmer count had reached 12.
Without waiting for Jiang Chen's orders, the farmers grabbed their tools and began to dismantle the Swamp Monitor's body.
[Prompt: You obtained Monitor Meat *10, Monitor Hide *1.]
The Empress couldn't sit still any longer, eagerly saying:
"Lord, what about me?"