Chapter XXII: Vampires II
As early as when the iron-clad walking corpse in the tomb was bitten by bats, Rhodes entered the back hall first, and began to manipulate the walking corpses stationed here to ignite the second barrier.
This hall was where Rhodes first woke up, and due to the size of the hall, it was impossible to set the entire floor on fire. Rod's focus was still on the rear, near the passage of the tomb.
At this time, the entire rear was already in flames, and the passage was blocked by a lit barrier, and in front of the barrier was still standing an iron-armored walking corpse, holding a shield, facing the vampire who rushed through the sea of fire......
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"Ahem, ahem......"
Wake up from the tomb, kill the undead creatures along the way out of the tomb, and then lure the wolves back to the tomb to fight. The passage in the entire tomb can be said to be very familiar to Rod.
As a result, Rhodes chose a few locations that were most suitable for creating a flame barrier. One at the entrance to the burial chamber where the coffin was located. One is at the junction of the hall where the corpses are displayed and the passage of the tomb. One is in the narrow passage of the tomb. One is at the exit of the tomb.
According to Rod's original idea, he would be in front of the vampire, and whenever the vampire passed through a barrier, he would let the walking corpse at the next barrier ignite the flames.
However, the burning of wood filled the entire tomb with thick smoke. The smoke made it difficult for Rod to observe his surroundings, and caused Rod to cough violently and feel extremely uncomfortable.
Unlike undead creatures, the smoke from igniting wood may have little effect on undead creatures, but for Rhodes in human form, the smoke is deadly.
Rhodes had no choice but to change his approach, taking advantage of the fact that the vampire was blocked by the second barrier, quickly retreating towards the outside of the tomb, allowing the walking corpses to set the barrier on fire as he retreated.
Exiting the entire crypt passage, Rhodes stood on the ground, and the corpse wolves were waiting around. Looking at the smoke rising from the exit, Rhodes remembered what he had seen in the tomb at first.
Himself, Rhodes was not surprised that the barrier was breached. Rhodes knew that there was no way to trap the vampire in the tomb with a single barrier, but instead arranged multiple barriers. What surprised Rhodes was the speed with which the vampire broke through the barrier.
When the barriers were first laid out, Rhodes was unsure of the type of undead creature inside the coffin, and Rod had several guesses as to which undead creature was sleeping.
The first thing that came to Rhodes' mind was the third-order Yin Soul. In Diya, most of the tombs are filled with ghosts. Necromancers can transform undead creatures with the help of the power of the Yin Spirit, and at the same time accelerate the advancement of the Yin Spirit, which is a mutually beneficial relationship.
Except for the ghosts, the rest of the possibilities are much smaller, only corpse witches and vampires. Among these undead creatures, as long as the rank exceeds the third order, none of them can be directly controlled by the spirit imprint.
No matter which undead creature was in the coffin, Rhodes believed that with the barrier he had arranged, and the walking corpse dragged it with his life, he could hold on for a while, and the flames would burn it.
However, since the tomb is sleeping with vampires, vampires focus on survivability, and the bat-transformation skills it has directly make the role of the barrier much smaller. With this skill, the vampire only needs to deal with the ironclad walking corpse in front of him to quickly cross the barrier.
If it's not a vampire, it's a creature like a shade that won't pass through the barrier so easily.
The barrier that Rhodes had placed had clearly done no harm to the vampires. The flames didn't work as much as Rhodes had imagined, and only made the vampire use batatization a few more times.
However, even if the vampire used the battification a few more times, Rhodes had already achieved his purpose in making these arrangements. The more Vampire uses the Bat Transformation, the more points Rod's certainty of being able to defeat the Vampire increases.
From the beginning, Rhodes didn't plan to use these arrangements to kill the sleeping undead creatures in the tomb, but only wanted to weaken it as much as possible. Third-order undead creatures are not so easy to kill.
Even if it is a ghost, although it does not have the strong survivability of a vampire, it can still rely on its physical fitness and immortality to break through. For Rhodes, the real battle is still on the ground.
Rhodes made these arrangements just to give himself a big enough advantage in the next battle. Directly opening the coffin to face the battle is undoubtedly the most stupid thing to do.
Anyone knows to give themselves an advantage before a fight, whether it's trapping, poisoning, sneak attack, or something else. Any action that can be taken, even if it can only take a slight advantage, can tip the balance of victory in one's favor, and it is better than going straight to the battle.
"You...... How many more times can you bat? ”
Feeling the dissipation of the corpse imprint in front of the third barrier, Rhodes whispered.
For vampires, because of his experience in fighting in his previous life, Rhodes knows a lot. The skill of the third-order vampire is bat-in, and when it is used, in addition to consuming life, there is also a limit to the number of times. It is only after reaching the fourth order that the restriction of batatization disappears.
In the game, the third and fourth orders are a watershed. The fourth order, whether for the professional or other creatures, will produce a fundamental change. Stepping into the fourth tier, the combat ability will immediately multiply several times. Only after reaching the fourth order can the caster remove the word apprentice in front of him and become a full-fledged mage.
Similarly, for creatures like vampires, reaching the fourth order, in addition to the basic physical fitness is greatly improved, all skills will also be improved accordingly. Bat Avatar no longer has a limit on the number of times it can be used, and it will also awaken other abilities.
Rhodes had always been afraid of the advancement of undead creatures in the depths of the tomb, and that was exactly why. According to Rod's observations, the current vampires are only of the third order, and there is no success in the advancement.
Originally, vampires could advance with peace of mind, and by sleeping in the tomb and accumulating energy, they were promoted from third-order creatures to fourth-order creatures.
So, when the progression is interrupted, the vampire will appear so angry. This kind of way of advancing with the help of long sleep, once it is interrupted, it can be said that the previous efforts are lost.
Because of this, after the vampire is interrupted in the advancement, he will not hesitate to cross the passage full of flames and come to hunt down Rhodes.
Recognizing this, Rhodes set up what he thought was the best barrier at the exit. The effort was spent even more than the initial arrangement in the main burial chamber.
Rhodes set fire to the barrier at the entrance of the passage, and the walking corpses surrounded him. All it takes is for the vampire to come here and Rhodes can wreak havoc on him.
After the third barrier was breached by the vampires, Rhodes struck all his attention, staring intently at the exit of the passage, waiting for the enemy to arrive.
Smoke drifted out of the tomb.
After waiting for a while, Rod began to wonder. According to the speed of the vampire, he should have arrived here at this time, and the walking corpses stationed in the passage did not send any unusual hints to Rhodes. Rod couldn't help but raise his alert.
Suddenly, there was a strong perceptual warning in front of Rod, and Rod didn't think about it, turned his body sideways and rolled to the side.
A black shadow burst out of the ground far from the exit of the tomb and rushed towards where Rhodes was at great speed, grabbing it with a claw.
Even though Rod dodged the first time, his arm was still injured, and his sharp claws cut off a piece of flesh on Rode's arm. This dark shadow is a vampire.
For some reason, the vampire actually anticipated Rod's preparations, and instead took advantage of the opportunity that Rhodes was waiting for here to carry out a surprise attack on Rhodes!