Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 164 Ice Lake Fortress
Su Mu stepped forward, made sure Max's soul fire was extinguished, and then used Undead Slayer and Magic Arrow several more times until not a single bone fragment of the Death Knight remained before he stopped.

The Forgotten Tower of the ancient ruins was too eerie, and the undead had many tricks up their sleeves, so he wasn't very comfortable with Max's state of death.

After enduring so many magical attacks, Max is definitely dead.

"Still thinking of going to other cities to slaughter and then using necromancy to make a comeback? Has your brain been eaten by zombies? Do you think I'd give you that kind of opportunity?"

Su Mu kicked aside Max's broken bones and found a treasure in the ashes.

【Evil Shield (Undead Seal): Undead heroes gain +6 defense when equipped. Non-undead units gain +4 defense when equipped.】

Evaluation: You discover a massive, jet-black shield within the ghostly flames, upon which a twisted snake woman is outlined in magical blood, exuding an eerie aura.

The mighty Death Knight is so stingy, with only this one treasure?
That's not entirely true. The other items Max brought were only temporarily formed, similar to the effect of the previous deception, and turned to ashes after the Death Knight's soul was destroyed.

To be honest, the Undead Grand Duke has a set of methods for controlling people. No wonder Max didn't dare to escape even after being defeated. His skills, treasures, and even soulfire are all in the hands of the Undead Grand Duke. Even if he escapes, he will be hunted down.

This Death Knight's specialty is surprise attacks and retreats. Su Mu also relied on Wayne's skills to enhance his pursuit ability and used reconnaissance in conjunction with Gale's sense of smell to ensure that he did not lose him. Otherwise, he would have really escaped.

This battle may seem overwhelming, but it is actually full of details. If you are not careful, you will be surrounded and killed by the enemy using a sea of ​​skeletons.

Furthermore, Su Mu noticed a crucial point: the Tower of Oblivion, a special structure within the ancient ruins, could cause a hero to forget a certain treasure. Currently, the most luxurious equipment among his heroes was Ivan's Cursed Armor, a set of armor. If it were forgotten, their combat power would be greatly reduced, but not fatally.

What if the opponent can forget their skills?

The battle was raging when Su Mu's governing technique disappeared. Before long, in just half an hour, all the heroes would be in mortal danger.

Although the enemy has not yet demonstrated this ability, we must take precautions, otherwise, if we find ourselves in such a situation, it will be a dead end.

The best way to deal with this is naturally through remote control, but dealing with the Undead Grand Duke would be extremely dangerous for Ouling and his group, so they need to think about this carefully.

Su Mu kept this in mind, then looked at the bat king lying on the ground, barely alive. Lie Feng was holding its head down with his claws, ready to kill it on the spot if it dared to resist.

"Your undead isn't pure. You can even believe Max's words. Your source blood is so pure. For an undead hero whose magic is depleted, it's a real feast."

"Tell me, where is the place of elemental baptism that Max told me about?"

The bat king struggled for a moment, and the fierce wind slightly lifted its claws, giving it room to move. It flapped its wings a few times and stretched its head towards the east.

Su Mu immediately understood that the Bat King wanted to lead him to that place.

Max, having already manipulated the Bat King, must be confident of victory and has no need to deceive it. Moreover, since he escaped to this area, the place of baptism is most likely not far from here.

Su Mu stared at the Bat King for a few moments. He then personally used the Slowing Technique and the Weakness Technique on the Bat King, and inscribed a curse seal. If the Bat King made any unusual moves, he would finish it off.

Strangely enough, this Bat King, influenced by the Tower of Oblivion and the ancient ruins, along with its own genetic lineage, hadn't been able to transform into human form even after becoming a prince; it could only speak in bat language. Su Mu, with his profound magical power, could understand its meaning, but the Bat King clearly wanted to use the baptismal ground to save its own life.

Su Mu has not yet agreed to this matter.

The Bat King was severely injured, but it still had some blood stored up, so it seems it's not entirely stupid. It's just that it has no choice but to have a master like Max.

The man and two beasts left the cave and flew northwest, crossing the plains to reach the northern border. In a valley covered by ice and snow, there was a medium-sized frozen lake, surrounded by a group of giant ice bears guarding the area. [Giant Ice Bear (Neutral Tier 4 Unit): Attack 12, Defense 9, Damage 7-10, Health 40, Speed ​​5.]

Mighty Ice Strike: Gather all your strength to unleash a deadly attack that freezes the enemy's legs and feet with ice pillars, causing continuous damage.

Wildness of the Snowfield: The constant cold enhances its endurance, allowing it to retain maximum lethality before its life is exhausted.

Seeing Su Mu and the others approach, the giant bear thumped its chest as a warning.

But Su Mu ignored them completely and unleashed a bolt of lightning. The immense power of the spell instantly vaporized the four giant bears that were very close by. The few surviving bears were terrified and fled the frozen lake area.

The Bat King stopped on the ice, patted the ice with its claws, and then plunged into it.

Su Mu frowned slightly, and was about to use magic to restrict it, but Lie Feng stopped him and wrapped his master in his wings, rushing into the lake together.

After descending about several dozen meters, they suddenly entered an air bubble, and Su Mu and Lie Feng regained their ability to breathe.

Looking around, there was an underwater fortress made of coral reefs and the corpse of a giant sea monster. The fishbone spine was hundreds of meters long, and each bone spike was carved with spell runes, filled with powerful water and air elemental energy. It was beautiful and breathtaking.

Even with Su Mu's knowledge, he couldn't recognize the original appearance of this sea beast, but judging from the fortress that its corpse had turned into, it must have been a creature of level 7 or higher in its previous life.

Moreover, the fortress was highly concealed; even with his level of magical power, he did not discover the anomaly beneath the lake without making a special observation.

No wonder Max was able to find such a secluded place; only the undead and sea creatures would be interested in this frozen lake and have enough power to sense the fortress's energy. And in this frozen valley, the undead are the only possibility.

【Ice Lake Fortress - Water/Air: A mysterious place where magical power converges. You can upgrade your troops here, and there is a certain chance to be given an elemental baptism.

Zhongyin: This mysterious place is rich in magical energy, which can be used to baptize troops of levels 3-6 (the lower the troop level, the lower the cost, and the troop level can be upgraded to 1-6). The number of times it can be used is limited.

Before us lies a mid-level Ice Lake Fortress, subjected to a dual elemental baptism of water and air. Due to its high magical power, low-level troops cannot withstand the impact of the baptism, thus it can only be used on troops of levels 3-6. As for upgrading, that's not a problem.

Previously, the mountain fortress was a dual-elemental structure of earth and fire, but Su Mu, taking into account his own characteristics, mainly configured the earth element baptism.

Now that he has many heroes under his command, it would be worth considering assigning them suitable troop types.

Max is such a lucky charm; it's no wonder Su Muhua went to so much trouble to win him over.

As for the baptism attribute, the Gale in front of us has been waiting for a long time. It is most complementary to the air element, but unfortunately it has not been able to find a suitable baptism opportunity. It's a good time to try the Ice Lake Fortress first.

Su Mu rested briefly, waiting for the dawn the next day, before changing into his Advanced Qi Element Mastery gear.

The fierce wind soared and flew into the giant fish's mouth, where it was immediately met with a storm whipped up by a whirlpool, making every feather on its body tremble.

Su Mu then used air elements to form a wind shield, protecting the fierce winds.

After a long while, the coral reef emitted a bright white light, and the silver-clad griffin commander let out a joyful cry, causing the entire fortress to tremble.

The baptism of the air element is complete!
(End of this chapter)