As early as when the armored zombies in the tomb were bitten by bats, Rhodes entered the hall at the back first and began to control the zombies stationed here to ignite the second barrier.
This hall was where Rhodes first woke up. Because the hall was spacious, it was impossible to ignite the entire ground. Rhodes' focus was still on the rear, near the tomb passage.
At this time, the entire rear was a sea of fire, and the passage was blocked by a ignited barrier. In front of the barrier, there was still an armored zombie, holding a shield, facing the vampire rushing through the sea of fire...
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"Cough, cough..."
After waking up from the tomb, he killed undead creatures all the way out of the tomb, then lured the wolves, and returned to fight inside the tomb. Rhodes could be said to be very familiar with the entire passage in the tomb.
Therefore, Rhodes selected several locations that are most suitable for creating flame barriers. One is at the entrance to the tomb where the coffin is located. One is at the junction of the hall where the corpse is displayed and the tomb passage. One is at the narrow place of the tomb passage.
At the exit of the tomb.
According to Rhodes' original idea, he would be in front of the vampire. Whenever the vampire passed a barrier, he would let the zombies at the next barrier ignite the flames.
However, the burning of the wood filled the entire tomb with thick smoke. The thick smoke made it difficult for Rhodes to observe the surrounding things, and also made Rhodes cough violently, making his body extremely uncomfortable.
Unlike undead creatures, the smoke produced by burning wood may have no effect on undead creatures, but for Rhodes in a human body, this smoke is fatal.
Rhodes could only change his approach and quickly retreat out of the tomb while the vampire was blocked by the second barrier. As he retreated, he let the zombies set the barrier on fire.
After exiting the entire tomb passage, Rhodes stood on the ground, with the corpse wolves waiting around. Looking at the thick smoke rising from the exit, Rhodes recalled what he first saw in the tomb.
In itself, Rhodes was not surprised that the barrier was breached. Rhodes knew that there was no way to trap the vampire in the tomb with just one barrier, but instead deployed multiple barriers. What surprised Rhodes was that
The speed at which vampires break through barriers.
When these barriers were first laid out, Rhodes was not sure of the type of undead creature in the coffin. He had several guesses as to which undead creature was sleeping inside.
The first thing Rhodes thought of was the third-level ghosts. In Diya, most of the tombs sleep in ghosts. Necromancers can use the power of ghosts to transform undead creatures, and at the same time, they can accelerate the advancement of ghosts.
a mutually beneficial relationship.
Apart from ghosts, the other possibilities are much smaller, including corpse witches and vampires. Among these undead creatures, as long as their level exceeds the third level, they cannot be directly controlled by spiritual imprints.
No matter which undead creature is in the coffin, Rhodes believes that with the barrier he has arranged, and the zombies trying to hold it back with their lives, they can hold on for a while and the flames will burn them.
However, since the vampire is sleeping in the tomb, the vampire focuses on survivability, and its bat transformation skill directly makes the barrier much less effective. With this skill, the vampire only needs to deal with the armored zombies in front, and can quickly cross
barrier.
If it were not a vampire, but a creature like a ghost, it would never pass through the barrier so easily.
The barrier arranged by Rhodes obviously did not cause any harm to the vampire. The flames did not have the effect that Rhodes imagined, but only caused the vampire to use bat transformation a few more times.
However, even if the vampire uses bat transformation a few more times, Rhodes' purpose of making these arrangements has been achieved. If the vampire uses bat transformation a few more times, Rhodes' certainty of defeating the vampire will increase a bit.
From the beginning, Rhodes had no intention of using these arrangements to kill the undead creature sleeping in the tomb. He just wanted to weaken its strength as much as possible. The third-level undead creature was not so easy to kill.
Even ghosts, although they do not have the strong survivability of vampires, can still rely on their physical fitness and immortality to break out. 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. Opening the coffin to fight directly is undoubtedly the stupidest thing to do.
Everyone knows that they must give themselves an advantage before a battle, whether it is setting up traps, poisoning weapons, sneak attacks, or other methods. Any action taken, even if it can only gain a small advantage, can lead to victory.
It is better to tilt the balance towards oneself than to face the enemy directly.
"How many more times can you... turn into a bat?"
Feeling the zombie mark dissipating in front of the third barrier, Rhodes whispered.
Rhodes is relatively familiar with vampires due to his experience in fighting in his previous life. The third-level vampire skill of bat transformation, in addition to consuming life, has a limit on the number of times it can be used. Only after reaching the fourth level, the bat transformation is limited.
will disappear.
In the game, the third level and the fourth level are a watershed. The fourth level, whether for professionals or other creatures, will produce an essential change. Entering the fourth level, the combat ability will immediately increase several times. The caster can only
After reaching the fourth level, you can remove the word "apprentice" in front of you and become an official mage.
Similarly, for creatures like vampires, after reaching the fourth level, in addition to a significant improvement in basic physical fitness, all skills will also be improved accordingly. Bat transformation no longer has a limit on the number of times it can be used, and other skills will also be awakened.
Rhodes has always been afraid of the advancement of undead creatures deep in the tomb, and it is for this reason. According to Rhodes' observation, the current vampires are only at the third level, and have not successfully advanced.
Originally, vampires could advance with peace of mind and upgrade from a third-level creature to a fourth-level creature by sleeping in a tomb to accumulate energy.
Therefore, when the advancement is interrupted, the vampire will look so angry. If you advance through the method of long sleep, once it is interrupted, it can be said that all the efforts have been wasted.
Because of this, after the vampire's advancement is interrupted, he will not hesitate to cross the passage full of flames to hunt down Rhodes.
Knowing this, Rhodes set up what he thought was the best barrier at the exit. The amount of energy he spent even exceeded the original arrangement in the main tomb.
Rhodes set the barrier at the entrance of the passage on fire, and the zombies surrounding him gathered around him. Once the vampires arrived, Rhodes could severely injure them.
After the third barrier was breached by the vampire, Rhodes focused all his attention and stared at the exit of the passage, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.
Thick smoke continued to drift outward from the tomb.
After waiting for a while, Rhodes began to wonder. According to the speed of the vampire, he should have arrived here by now. The zombies stationed in the passage did not send any strange prompts to Rhodes. Rhodes couldn't help but become more vigilant.
Suddenly, a strong sensory warning came from directly in front of Rhodes. Without thinking, Rhodes turned his body and rolled to the side.
A black shadow emerged from the ground far away from the exit of the tomb, rushed towards Rhodes' position at an extremely fast speed, and grabbed it with a claw.
Even though Rhodes dodged immediately, his arm was still injured, and the sharp claws picked off a piece of flesh on Rhodes' arm. This black shadow was a vampire.
For some reason, the vampire actually anticipated Rhode's preparations, and instead took advantage of the opportunity that Rhode was waiting for to launch a surprise attack on Rhode!