More than half an hour has passed since the elite team breached the guard tower.
Upstream of the underground river, thousands of meters away from the imperial army.
The Necronomicon cargo ship, carrying an aura of death and decay, sailed from the hinterland of the Necronomicon sect.
Carrying heavy cargo, they passed over the river like iron plows, sweeping the foul-smelling river water to both banks.
Wherever the cargo ship passed, the river water rose significantly, and the cargo on the ship was extremely heavy.
These cargo ships are composed of rotten wood and rusty iron nails, covered with dark green moss and greasy sludge, and are as dilapidated as sunken ships that have been sleeping on the seabed for hundreds of years.
But this kind of ship, which seemed to be about to fall apart at any time, sailed steadily for a long time amidst the sound of creaking wood deformation, and never encountered any accidents such as water leakage, tilting, or anchoring.
There is no doubt that the runes of death are protecting them.
There are a large number of dark marks on the deck and cabin of the cargo ship, which are the undead runes written by the undead priests.
The undead always like to use this blasphemous power to protect their own magic devices and important facilities.
They are definitely going to die today.
Because these cargo ships cannot activate the magic protective cover when they are sailing, otherwise the ship's navigation will be interfered with due to the magical reaction between the river water and the protective cover.
Another reason why this fleet must fail today is that they are completely unaware of the crisis on the shore and in the river.
The ruins of the watchtower were pushed into the underground river by the imperial army and piled on the river bed, forming an obstacle that protruded out of the water.
And on the shore where the poisonous mist floats, a full 10 squadrons are lurking here.
They used Gray Worm obstacles to build temporary barriers and constructed a fierce interception front, supplemented by camouflage paint to hide their whereabouts.
In this front line integrated with the river bank, hundreds of large-caliber gun barrels were pointed at the floating wreckage of the river.
Li Nuo personally participated in this interception mission, and was also equipped with a light machine gun using biological and chemical warheads.
He didn't get this treatment originally.
But since he realized that group fighting and tail grabbing were the real uses of deconstruction, he shamelessly approached Lieutenant Slack and bluntly stated that he wanted to control a light machine gun.
This is pretty much what he told Lieutenant Slack:
Sir. I don't know when I will die in the death storm. As an imperial man, I have always dreamed of feeling the thrill of holding a light machine gun in my hand and shooting down enemies amidst the roar of gunfire. Can you assign me a light machine gun, and assign me three privates to help me change the ammunition belt and water tank.
After Lieutenant Slack thought for a moment, he readily agreed.
This may be the compromise made by Lieutenant Slack after realizing the value of Li Nuo.
Li Nuo didn't think about it so much. He only thought about how to grab the tail knife.
"Everyone goes silent... Our enemy is coming."
Lieutenant Slack ordered with a hand gesture.
The Imperial Army was silent.
All the military fortresses disguised as rocks were silent.
All armies greeted the undead fleet that they had been waiting for for a long time with silence and gaze.
The entire interdiction operation had only one fatal flaw:
That was the sentry tower that disappeared from the shore.
The undead fleet must have a map of the underground canal route.
If they find that the place where the sentry tower should have been turned into an open space, they will definitely sound the alarm immediately.
Don't worry about this, though.
In order to stop this undead fleet that would cause tomb riots wherever it went, the Vidas army invested a large amount of personnel, ammunition and explosives regardless of the cost.
The moment the undead fleet discovered that the watchtower had disappeared, an overwhelming barrage of bullets and bombs had already fallen on them.
"Wow~Wow~"
The river surged, its surface rose, and it lapped against the shore.
Li Nuo raised his head and looked at the approaching undead cargo ship.
A series of deconstruction techniques were thrown out by him, scanning all the cargo ships within his field of vision.
The fleet consists of six ships.
The first ship and the last ship are well-armed combat ships, transporting some magic stones along the way.
The four ships sandwiched in the middle are pure cargo ships, with only ordinary undead crew and cargo on board, and no decent defense force.
Tomb Troopers are the coolies on the ship.
Ghost crewmen are the coxswains and sailors who operate the oars and mast.
The skulls hanging from the ship's sides and lookout towers are from the hapless Skeleton Soldiers who served as the ship's lookouts.
Whether it is a combat ship or a cargo ship, they have two sources of power.
One is river water.
In the underground space where there is no wind, the undead ships can only move along the current.
Another source of power are the massive leg bones that protrude from the bottom of the ship.
These leg bones are about 20 meters long, four of them per cargo ship.
The leg bones stepped on the river bed and "carried" the cargo ship while walking, which not only accelerated the ship's sailing speed, but also shared the weight of the cargo, so that the cargo ship would not be crushed by the mountains of dead rocks.
What concerned Li Nuo the most were the undead monks and undead priests standing on the battleship.
These guys all have strength comparable to the first-order "Imperial Fist". If they attack fiercely, they will definitely cause quite a stir.
But again, there's no need to worry about them.
Because the Vidas army deployed a full 30 elite combatants, 6 second lieutenants and 1 lieutenant in the interception front.
This was an unequal battle. The Empire was extremely powerful and was always hidden, never disturbing the undead.
"Attention, Jarvis, the target ship we want to keep an eye on is here."
Sergeant Mars held the ammunition chain in his hand, ready to reload Li Nuo's ammunition.
He pointed to the fifth to last ship in the fleet.
Imperial forces will split the six ships into three.
Their first trump card is the mine buried under the river surface.
"Beep~" The leading battleship noticed the disappearing sentry tower, and a loud horn sounded on the ship.
At the same time, Lieutenant Slack raised his arm and gave the order:
"Detonate!"
The sergeants received the command from their superiors and pressed the detonators in front of them without hesitation.
In an instant, more than a dozen water columns rose up from the long river and reached the ceiling.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
A series of explosions resounded through the underground space and set off huge waves on the river.
When a mine detonates, the impact of the explosion stirs the river water, tears the river bank, and the river water pours onto the bank.
The flow rate of the river water became unstable, and the river bed was also blasted with deep and shallow depressions.
The huge leg bones at the bottom of the Necron ship did not survive the explosion.
Their joints were pulled by the surging river water, and their legs and feet were suddenly unstable. They accidentally stepped into the pit caused by the mine and lost their center of gravity.
These huge leg bones are connected to the cabin of the ship, and the movement of the whole body is affected. When the ship is affected by the leg bones, the hull of the ship tilts and tilts.
"Boom..Boom"
Several more explosions came from the underground river, but it was not the imperial army detonating the mines again, but the ship losing control and hitting the shore.
The hull crushed the fragile river bank and fell to the ground.
The sound of rolling hard objects sounded in the cargo hold, and a large number of death magic stones hit the wall.
There are several walls that are particularly fragile. They were overwhelmed after being hit by tons of dead rocks, and the openings opened with a loud crack.
Death stones rolled out from the cracks in the wall, dumped on the river bank, or fell into the stinking river water.
Such a series of earth-shaking changes all happened in just 20 seconds.
By the time the undead creatures on the ship howled and launched a counterattack, all six undead ships had been stranded on the shore.
"Fire! Fire! Annihilate these filthy bastards!"
Lieutenant Slack roared and took the lead in pulling the trigger of the light machine gun.
Suddenly, there were a total of 270 tongues of fire on the underground river bank!
Each tongue of fire spitting out a torrent of bullets corresponds to a light machine gun!
Only one second passed, and dense bullet holes appeared on the hulls of all the Necromancer ships!
The undead fleet had no time to activate the magic protective shield!
The appearance of dense bullet holes undoubtedly destroyed the undead runes on the cabin.
Those rotten, decaying ship hulls that should have been completely decomposed by the power of nature have finally reached their end.
As the runes were destroyed, the rotten wood on the hull quickly withered and turned into black mud and fell into the river.
Rusty iron nails shed iron filings, which turned into black gravel and sank to the bottom of the river.
Whether it was the Death Stone, the terrifying Tomb Corpse Soldiers or the Ghost Crew, they were all penetrated by the ocean-like torrent of bullets as the ship withered, instantly losing their "life" and sinking with the rotting hull.
Only the undead monks and undead priests who possess extraordinary powers can survive the disaster of the ship sinking.
However, they all lead to a dead end.
The Crypt Evil Spider, the mid-level undead unit that once chased Li Nuo away, only lasted for three seconds when hit by the concentrated artillery fire of the fort giant, and was then blasted into rubble by the artillery fire and sank to the bottom of the water.
The Frost Skeleton Mage drew water from the river, and could only hold on for two seconds against the filthy wall of ice around him.
Within 0.1 seconds after the bullet penetrated the ice wall, its skeletal body, its skull, and everything about it were reduced to nothing in the roaring wind of bullets - except for the magic heart.
Spiritual undead creatures are immune to physical attacks. Is this feature useful in this battle?
Useless!
All spiritual undead units receive special "preferential treatment" from the empire.
Dragon breath bullets filled with liquid explosives, lightning bullets that erupted with lightning upon collision, and honey jelly bullets filled with biochemical honey jelly.
These special bullets, which are far more expensive than ordinary bullets, regardless of whether they are useful or not, are all directed towards the spirit-like undead soldiers.
The Ghost Crew held on for half a second.
The ghost mate and captain held on for two seconds.
The disheveled wailing banshee held on for three seconds.
The Death Skeleton Mage, who was holding a scythe and wearing a cloak, and could protect himself with a "magic shield", only lasted five seconds.
The few undead Beyonders were lucky enough to escape the barrage, but they could not escape the hunting of the elite team.
The molten steel giant transformed by Lieutenant Slack used the lava rays shot from the furnace in its belly to explode the heads of several mid-level undead creatures.
The heavy artillery giant's artillery is even more invincible.
If you transfer this kind of powerful artillery shell, which is specially used to hit the magic protective shield, and use it to hit the undead extraordinary, it will be a sure shot.
When the last undead creature fell down on the scene, the entire underground river was filled with smoke and dust, and the echoes of countless guns and guns echoed in the underground space without stopping for a long time.
This is a battle of guns over the undead.
The empire invested more than 200 light machine guns, millions of conventional bullets, hundreds of thousands of special bullets, and at least 300 honey bombs.
The participants included 10 squadrons of the Vidas army, with about 3,000 ordinary soldiers and at least 40 extraordinary soldiers.
Is it worth investing such a huge amount of money just to stop a fleet of undead ships?
The answer is obvious.
worth!
Those rough death stones that rolled down the river bank and sank to the bottom of the river were the most direct results of this battle.
These death stones alone are enough to cover the combat expenses.
Not to mention what an advantage blocking a fleet full of ore would create for the legions fighting in the Blade's Edge Mountains.
No matter what the Necromancer Sect wants to do in the Blade's Edge Mountains, or why the Necromancer Sect is so anxious to transport a large number of raw death stones to the Blade's Edge Mountains.
Anyway, the Corabo Legion will definitely eat this batch of death stones!
"Everyone follows the plan!"
Lieutenant Slack held up his loudspeaker and said loudly amidst the excited shouts of the soldiers on the scene:
"Our battle is not over yet! These ores must be sent to the legion's fortress as soon as possible! Everyone obeys the order! Clean the battlefield immediately!"
Lieutenant Slack shouted several times and finally managed to control the restless soldiers.
This is not because the soldiers were dazzled by victory and lost their discipline.
But the previous battle was too fierce.
With the noise of more than 200 light machine guns and more than 2,000 rifles, it was pretty good that the soldiers were not knocked unconscious.
Anyway, Li Nuo picked his ears several times, and then he heard Lieutenant Slack's call amidst the ringing in his ears.
To be honest, this battle is definitely the most enjoyable battle that Li Nuo has experienced since time travel.
Most importantly, attacking undead creatures with a light machine gun can also trigger passive deconstruction!
In the short time just now, Li Nuo received a system message about the film.
He picked out his ears and went to pick up the Death Stone while flipping through the system messages in his mind.
Looking at the text content carefully, Li Nuo felt a little embarrassed.
Due to the poor accuracy of the light machine gun, and the fact that it was Li Nuo's first time operating this thing, the previous busy work looked very lively and exciting, but in fact he only managed to get two kills.
However, this is enough!
[You used your light machine gun to cause fatal damage to the "Crypt Evil Spider"! 】
[You successfully killed a "Crypt Evil Spider"! 】
[Passive deconstruction activates! 】
[䱱Unlocked the general panel of "Crypt Spider". 】
[You have recovered 1,400 energy points! 】
One thousand four hundred energy points!
Li Nuo has been used to poverty since he traveled to this borderland of misery. He has never seen so much energy!
This is just one of the gains.
[You successfully killed a "Frost Skeleton Mage"! 】
[Passive deconstruction activates! 】
[You have obtained the panel information of "Frost Skeleton Mage". 】
[You have restored 1800 energy points! 】
The energy value inventory suddenly rose to 3213 points!
Just like a dream!
Li Nuo wished he could pinch himself on the thigh several times to see if he was sleepwalking.
This feeling of getting rich overnight is too illusory and ethereal.
Li Nuo took the opportunity to bend down and pick up the Death Stone and took a few deep breaths before he completely calmed down and accepted the fact that he had transformed into a "rich man".
He brought up the panels for the Crypt Spider and the Death Skeleton Mage and flipped through them briefly, a light of understanding flashing in his eyes.
"It turns out that the extraordinary system of the Necronomicon Sect is like this..."
Li Nuo muttered to himself.
To put it simply, the extraordinary abilities of mid-level undead creatures come from precious magic materials.
Inside the body of the Crypt Evil Spider, there is a magic material called "The Split Heart of the Crypt Spider Mother".
The Crypt Spider Mother is the leader of the Necromantic Cult and the Grudge Faction, and holds the position of faction bishop.
The Crypt Spider Mother would regularly take out the split heart she had conceived and hand it over to her priests for use.
After receiving this magical material, ordinary undead creatures will transform into extraordinary beings and master some of the extraordinary abilities derived from the Crypt Spider Mother.
Similarly, the extraordinary abilities of the Frost Skeleton Mage also come from the leader of a certain necromantic faction.
This faction is called the "Foolish Faction".
Its leader is "Frost Demon Bone".
Frost Demon Bones will transform the organs of undead creatures into magical organs with "frost energy source".
The spellcasting ability of the Frost Skeleton Mage comes from this magical organ.
The magical material in the eyes of the Necromantic Cult is exactly the mutation material in the eyes of Tatis Empire MI3.
Imperial lieutenants who master various extraordinary abilities use these mutant materials as medicine to gain extraordinary abilities from controllable mutations.
This information should only be available to those at the rank of lieutenant in the imperial army.
Li Nuo closed the system interface and looked at the scene carefully.
As expected, Lieutenant Slack and his lieutenants had no interest in the Death Stone.
Their attention was entirely on the magic materials exploded by the Necromancer crew.
The smiles on their lips, no matter how much they concealed them, were still keenly noticed by Li Nuo.
Li Nuo glanced around, his eyes locked on a piece of cold magical heart.
He threw the Deconstruction Technique, read the feedback information from the Deconstruction Technique, and then shook his head regretfully.
This magical heart will indeed bring extraordinary abilities of the frost system.
It sounds beautiful, but it's actually very dangerous.
Similar to the deconstruction of the "Ten Commandments of Martyrdom: General Outline", the system provides two deconstruction methods: conventional deconstruction and harmless deconstruction.
Routine deconstruction of the magical heart will be contaminated by the spiritual pollution of the Necronomicon sect and distort one's own heart and thinking.
Harmless deconstruction can avoid this negative effect, but it requires an investment of more than 30,000 energy points...
Li Nuo looked at the lieutenants at the scene again, his eyes slightly narrowed.
There is no sign of corruption among these lieutenants.
It seems that MI3 has not been free of charge over the years and has found a way to solve the negative effects of mutant materials.
This will definitely require a huge investment of manpower, financial and material resources, and it is not impossible that someone will even lose their life.
If MI3 and the Emperor knew that deconstructing the core system would only cost 30,000 energy points, they would be able to obtain the results of their decades of research...
Then they must be crazy about deconstructing the core system.
On the one hand, it is the years of hard research, on the other hand, it is the pure investment of energy. Comparing the two, the awesomeness of deconstructing the core system is undoubtedly highlighted.
Li Nuo now fully realized how powerful deconstructing the core system was in terms of research.
It is simply comparable to the existence of researchers in a country.
…
"How should I spend the more than 3,200 points of energy on my hands?"
Li Nuo picked up the rough stone of death and silently figured out how to consume energy.
Theoretically, he has two good ways to consume energy.
The first way to consume it is to upgrade your existing skills.
"Death Spell", "Magic Shield", "Fear Spell".
One attack, one defense, one control.
These three skills are directly related to personal combat power, and their upgrade priority is very high. Investing your energy into these three skills will definitely pay off.
The second way of consumption is to harmlessly deconstruct the "Ten Commandments of Martyrdom: General Outline" to gain more extraordinary knowledge and spells about death.
With 3,000 points of energy, the number of things that can be deconstructed must be dazzling.
But specific benefits are difficult to predict.
There may be situations where you “bite off more than you can chew”:
Deconstructing a lot of things that are temporarily useless, such as "The Art of Death".
It may also be a situation where "there are too many skills but not enough body":
Li Nuo was provided with many death spells at once, filling his spell list to the brim.
No matter what the situation is, it is a bit too focused on long-term interests and ignores the improvement of combat power in the short term.
Li Nuo thought about it and came to a conclusion.
First upgrade all the skills that need to be upgraded.
When the cost-effectiveness of upgrading skills is reduced, we can then harmlessly deconstruct the "Ten Commandments of Martyrdom: General Outline".
Li Nuo brought up his personal panel and focused on the spell entries.
Just as he was about to upgrade his skills, a sound of footsteps came from behind.
Li Nuo temporarily suppressed the upgrade operation in his mind and turned around to look over.
But he saw Sergeant Mars running over anxiously, holding a copper whistle in his hand.
"Jarvis, follow me." Sergeant Mars looked solemn and said in a low voice:
"Captain Murphya needs your help. The matter is urgent."
"Okay, lead the way, sir."
The two of them trotted forward.
Lieutenant Slack's guards received the news in advance and did not prevent them from leaving.
Far away from the shore, close to the underground passage, Mars stopped and raised his hand in salute toward the darkness.
A slim figure stepped out of the shadows.
It was Captain Murphya, holding the metal box containing the "Bone Wand" in her hand.
"Mars, you go back first and continue to perform the mission with Lieutenant Slack. Jarvis, you stay."
"Yes, sir." Mars turned and ran away.
Only Li Nuo and Murphy Ya were left at the scene.
"Reporting to you, sir, what do you need me to do?" Li Nuo raised his hand and saluted.
Murphya waved to him, gesturing for him to follow her.
The two walked some distance away from the army, and finally stopped in a dark place where no one noticed.
Captain Murphya wore a hood and covered his face with a mask and hanging hair, still looking cold and charming.
But there was some unexpected anxiety in her words:
"Jarvis, help me remove the magic protective shield that protects the wand. People from MI2 have been tracking the breath of the magic protective shield. I have to solve this problem as soon as possible, otherwise they will catch up sooner or later!"
Huh..Okay, you came to me for help again..
Li Nuo calmed down and nodded.
"Okay, sir, I'll give it my all."
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