Chapter 323: Miaomiaos Combat Habit (1/2)
In the end, Miaomiao invested a lot in the AA weapons as his family's livelihood was on the line. He bought three 120mm cannons, 150 incendiary shells, and 150 armor-piercing shells. Combining with all the rifles, .50 caliber cartridges, and what he had consumed during the past months, Miaomiao's stash was left with only 100,000 essence cores as his last resources.
Fortunately, CJ was kind. He gave Miaomiao a bonus by giving him a thousand enchanted bullet-proof vests, which contained a reactive-armor spell that could deflect a strike from a 5th-stage cultivator once.
After getting all the wares, Miaomiao asked for another important matter.
”Can you open a path to the shadow tower? I have another business there.”
”Ah, that,” CJ looked away, reluctant to speak about the subject.
”… What's wrong?”
RUMBLE
The room shook and a passage was opened. It led toward the same direction that Miaomiao used to take when he visited the dungeon previously.
Miaomiao shrugged since he didn't need to worry about it anymore. He gestured Fogan and Liu Guang to follow him.
”…”
CJ gazed at the departing group. He had the urge to tell them about the changes in the tower ownership, but he didn't speak anything. He sighed and turned around to pack his stuff and sort his stacks of essence cores.
Now, CJ had enough resources to cultivate. He was confident that he could awaken his dao and reach the 6th-stage within this year.
…
The party reached the pylon tower. Upon seeing the place that he used to visit, Miaomiao squinted his brows.
The environment surrounding the tower had changed.
Standing straight in a formation was an army of 3-meter tall metal golems in black armor. After a brief counting, Miaomiao estimated at least three thousand metal soldiers were here.
However, the important part was their aura. They leaked the presence of 5th-stage cultivators, and they also wield the bigger version of rifles that Miaomiao had just bought.
This didn't include modern vehicles, which had been parked behind the golem army. Their sizes were also big enough to load these giant golems as passengers!
Fogan and Liu Guang looked at Miaomiao, asking him for his next move. Their faces were dark and sweaty, nervous and anxious by the presence of such a strange monster army.
”Relax. Let me talk to the person in charge first,” Miaomiao coughed and spoke in a clear voice, ”Mr. Dungeon Master, I'm here to enter the shadow realm at the top of that tower. Can you ensure our safety?”
RUMBLE
The wall behind them crumbled and a black metal wall replaced them. On the new metal wall, gold words appeared.
[You can approach the tower. Those golems and the sentries won't harm you.]
”…”
Though Miaomiao hesitated, he guided the group to the tower.
As the dungeon master had stated, no one harmed or paid attention to them. As if the golems were Terracotta Army, they simply stood there, looking forward.
Everyone reached the top floor unharmed.
The portal to the shadow world was still open. Moreover, it seemed stronger than before. The energy emitted by the tower was also cleaner as no poison and shadow miasma leaked from the blue gate.
Miaomiao entered the portal first.
Within the portal, the storm was no longer here. The toxic Qi and the shadow Qi in this world were the same, but the miasma couldn't go through the portal anymore.
Surrounding the portal, four wooden totems formed a filter array, preventing the Qi from leaking to the other side.
Miaomiao guessed that the dungeon master might have explored this world and created an array after his party left this place that day. Unfortunately, he hadn't removed the wandering death knights yet.
In the sky, death knights still roamed around aimlessly. Some of them wasted their energy, picking a fight against each other.
As Miaomiao had been observing the remaining death knights, Fogan and Liu Guang entered the shadow world. As soon as they entered, they coughed and circulated their Qi to drive out poisonous Qi from their system.
”Wow, you fought an 8th-stage lich here?”
Liu Guang had heard about Miaomiao's achievement. She was impressed that her husband managed to defeat a much stronger foe in a disadvantageous environment.
Fogan deeply exhaled and covered their party with a light element barrier. The light shone so brightly that death knights shrieked and kept their distance away from the barrier.
”This monk understands why you need our help, junior Mao. Leave this place to the professional and stay here,” Fogan laughed as he erected a light element Qi barrier around the two youngsters, planning to battle against the death knights alone.
SCREECH
SCREECH
SCREECH
Unfortunately, their light barrier caught the attention of every death knight in the shadow realm. They expanded their shadow domain, planning to overcome their weakness with their raw power.
Fogan stripped his monk robes, changing his outfit to a custom-made battle gear, aka a chest guard and a battle axe.
The orc lord left the barrier and charged at the death knights in the sky right away.
Miaomiao and Liu Guang patiently waited for Fogan to finish his task. Although Miaomiao had the urge to assist Fogan in combat, the orc lord seemed to be having fun fighting weak 7th-stage undead monsters.
Each time Fogan swung his battle axe, a skeleton knight was cleaved in half. Many death knights showered the orc with shadow spears, shadow daggers, and shadow energy balls. However, Fogan's light element domain dispersed all shadow element attacks with ease.
The elemental advantage created a gap between their power outputs. Even with the shadow world provided infinite of shadow Qi in the air for death knights, their uncoordinated attacks were meaningless.
”Are these monsters that weak? Senior Fogan seems to be a lot stronger than them even though he is outnumbered.”
As Liu Guang had never seen 7th-stage experts battling each other, she was curious how Fogan had an easy time against the death knights.
”Elemental advantage, I think. Light element Qi can purify sinister Qi, and those death knights are shrouded in shadow element Qi, poison Qi, and death Qi. Some elements can be ineffective against an opposite element, such as fire against water, wind against earth. However, if the users have a stronger volume of Qi, the elemental disadvantage can be negated.”
”Oh?” Liu Guang was amazed that her husband knew a lot about elemental Qi, ”Where did you learn this?”
”Xu Chu.”
”Ah, that explains a lot.”
Miaomiao had many mentors. Xu Chu, Jia Shan, Ma Ping, Ju Shoufen, and Lu Fengxian lectured him about general knowledge and cultivation tips. Before anyone had realized it, Miaomiao seemed smarter.
While Miaomiao and Liu Guang didn't pay attention to the fight, one of the death knights heard the conversation. It turned around and delivered an energy spear toward the light barrier, which had been protecting Miaomiao and Liu Guang.
BOOM
CLANK
With just one attack, their barrier shattered.