Lin You didn't expect that his territory would attract magical beasts of the third rank or higher.
He saw a robust lion with red fur standing on a rock outside the territory!
[Name: Flame Lion]
[Race: Beast]
[Rank: Third Rank]
[Strength: 32]
[Constitution: 27]
[Agility: 30]
[Spirit: 29]
[Skill: Flame Surround]
[Description: A ferocious beast among low-level creatures, capable of simple flame manipulation.]
Its average stats of nearly thirty points were much higher than the second-rank Thorny Vine Flower.
How could such a powerful monster appear here?
Lin You was completely puzzled.
But when he saw the Flame Lion jump down from the rock and pounce on the corpses of the black wolves, he suddenly understood.
So, this guy was attracted by the smell of blood.
As expected.
The Flame Lion first stared at Lin You for a while, then slowly approached the corpses of the black wolves and began to devour them, completely ignoring Lin You's presence.
This made Lin You's mind race.
Although the fire element was a counter to plants, he still had a safety period. As long as he didn't leave the territory, he wouldn't have to worry about encountering any danger. Why not take this opportunity to see if he could kill this Flame Lion?
If he succeeded, the rewards would undoubtedly be enormous!
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
Taking advantage of the Flame Lion's inattention, Lin You immediately issued an attack command to the Thorny Vine Flower and Thorny Vine Grass beside him.
The next second, several whooshing sounds rang out, and thorny vines shot out of the fence, streaking straight towards the Flame Lion a few meters away, even faster than before.
The Flame Lion, which was devouring the corpses, noticed the movement and suddenly raised its head, opening its mouth to spit out a ball of flame at the vines.
The vines, which had been so aggressive, were instantly charred black and fell to the ground.
As expected, the fire element still had some restraint against plants.
However, Lin You noticed that the vines of the second-rank Thorny Vine Flower had not completely lost their vitality, at most only a layer of skin had been burned.
It seemed that its 22 points of Constitution had come into play.
The Flame Lion's Spirit was 29 points, which determined the power of its flames.
Even if elemental disadvantage caused extra damage, it couldn't kill the Thorny Vine Flower in one hit.
This was his chance!
Lin You's eyes lit up instantly.
Although plant-based units had relatively low attack power in the early stages, their innate high Constitution allowed him to see the possibility of killing a third-rank magical beast.
You can't kill me in one hit, and I have a lot of healing and a safe zone, so I can wear you down!
"Continue attacking!"
With an order, the second-rank Thorny Vine Flower quickly recovered with its own healing skill and stood up again.
Then, with a whoosh, it suddenly wrapped around the Flame Lion's feet, its barbs deeply embedded in the flesh.
"Roar!"
The Flame Lion roared angrily, and large patches of flame rose from its body again, trying to burn the vines off. Fortunately, the vines retracted in time, avoiding the flames.
And its flame ability obviously had a recovery time.
When the flames dissipated, losing their ability to suppress the plants,
The two Treant Guardians immediately swarmed forward, stabbing out fiercely with the wooden thorns in their hands.
The Thorny Vine Flower and those first-rank Thorny Vine Grasses also exerted their strength again, with a large number of vines emerging and using human-wave tactics to wrap around the Flame Lion's body one after another, dragging it to the edge of the fence.
The three Flower Fairies in the territory continuously cast two single-target healing skills, diligently healing the injuries on their bodies.
The Flame Lion struggled desperately, breaking free of the vines on its body and frantically Impact ing the fence, but it couldn't rush into the territory because of the protection of the safe zone.
Moreover, there were too many vines around. As soon as one was torn off, another would immediately wrap around its body, and it became tighter and tighter.
In addition, with the three Flower Fairies constantly assisting in healing and the toxins on the thorns, its movements were gradually restricted.
Finally, the second-rank Thorny Vine Flower found the right opportunity, and the thorns on the vines slashed open its weakest throat.
"Puff!"
In an instant, blood flowed non-stop.
Now the Flame Lion went even more berserk, Impact ing away two Treant Guardians and tearing off the vines on its body.
Only the second-rank Thorny Vine Flower barely supported itself with its powerful life force and healing, but it was also precarious.
Cracks constantly appeared on the vines, and they were constantly reorganized under the healing and self-repair of the Flower Fairies, feeling like they would break at any time.
Lin You nervously watched the vines, unable to resist squeezing a handful of sweat.
Fortunately.
Because the artery was cut and bleeding too much, and the body was invaded by toxins,
The Flame Lion's aura finally began to gradually weaken, its struggling strength became smaller and smaller, and it couldn't even use its flame ability again.
This finally gave the Thorny Vine Flower a chance to breathe. A vine whip wrapped around its neck, deeply embedded in its wound.
The Flame Lion wanted to struggle, but it couldn't exert any strength at all.
It could only let the vines wrap tighter and tighter, sinking deeper and deeper, its body twitching non-stop.
Finally, it wailed and fell heavily to the ground.
[Congratulations, you have successfully killed the third-rank Flame Lion and obtained 15 Magic Power.]
Listening to the voice in his mind, Lin You was extremely excited.
He had actually successfully killed a third-rank magical beast!
Although the methods used were not very glorious, he had really done it!
As the main damage dealer, the Thorny Vine Flower also gained ten experience points in an instant, equivalent to killing ten second-rank magical beasts.
At this time, Lin You also discovered that only the units that obtained the kill would gain experience.
Other units, except for healing units that would gain extra experience when healing, did not have any change in experience.
But even so, he was extremely excited.
"Quick, drag its body in."
He hurriedly issued an order, asking the second-rank Thorny Vine Flower to drag the corpse.
Because at this time, only it and the Flower Fairies were relatively intact.
As for those first-rank Thorny Vine Grasses and Treant Guardians, they were much more miserable.
Almost all of their vines were torn off, and they were also severely injured, all looking listless.
This battle can be described as extremely tragic.
Fortunately, there were his own healing skills and the Flower Fairies, so there were no casualties.
Otherwise, Lin You would definitely feel distressed to death.
After dealing with the Flame Lion's corpse, Lin You took the opportunity to check the Thorny Vine Flower's information.
[Name: Thorny Vine Flower]
[Race: Plant]
[Rank: Second Rank (10/25)]
[Strength: 22]
[Constitution: 23]
[Agility: 10]
[Spirit: 18]
[Skill: Breath of Nature, Vine Whip]
[Description: The lowest-level plant-based summon, initially possessing the ability to move.]
As he expected, after gaining experience, the Thorny Vine Flower's stats had increased again, becoming much stronger than before.
According to this calculation, the full stats of the second rank should be around 25 points.
"Now all that's missing is the stone."
Lin You muttered to himself, summoning the territory information and taking a look. The 10 Magic Power required for the upgrade had already been obtained by killing the Flame Lion.
Now all that was missing was 100 units of stone, and his territory could be upgraded to the second rank. At that time, he would also be promoted to the second rank, and his strength would definitely become much stronger.
Stone, huh? That's easy?
He was right next to the mountains, with stone everywhere. He just needed to have the Treant Guardians and Thorny Vine Flower move some back.
Soon, he took the mobile units and started to move.
In just half a day, he had gathered the 100 stones needed for the upgrade and returned to the territory again.
The Tree of Life seemed to feel that it was about to be upgraded, swaying its branches left and right, scattering pieces of fluorescent light to the bottom.
[Upgrade the territory?]
The voice in his mind sounded.
"Upgrade!"
Lin You did not hesitate at all.
The next second, the entire territory was covered by dazzling light. The fence quickly expanded outwards, changing from the initial wooden fence to stone pillars, becoming much stronger at once.
Even the Tree of Life grew to a height of twenty meters, with branches and leaves covering half of the territory, giving it a picturesque meaning.
At the same time, Lin You also felt a powerful force pouring into his body, constantly nourishing his limbs, and his strength, perception, and reaction instantly increased to a higher level.
Lin You was sure that if he encountered those first-rank black wolves again, he could definitely blow them up with one punch, without even needing a weapon!
"Is this the second rank? So strong!"
Lin You couldn't help but exclaim, while his gaze fell on the territory information.
[Territory Name: Tree of Life]
[Territory Rank: Second Rank]
[Territory Durability: 250/250]
[Recruitable Units: Plant-based]
[Recruitment Quantity: 10/20]
[Territory Description: The foundation of the lord's survival, possessing various functions. If the territory core is destroyed, the lord perishes.]
[Upgrade Requirements: Wood (250/250), Stone (3/250), Magic Power 5/50]
[Note: Plant-based territory characteristic, wood self-supply.]
The territory, after being upgraded to the second rank, not only had its durability greatly increased, but also had its recruitment quantity increased by ten.
But what surprised Lin You the most was the voice that sounded in his mind next.
[Successfully upgraded the territory to the second rank.]
[Unlocked second-rank unit: Explosive Mushroom]
[Unlocked territory skill: Repatriation (Can repatriate a designated summoned unit and return half of the Magic Power.)]
Second-rank unit!
And a territory skill!
He didn't expect that after being upgraded to the second rank, he would unlock new things, and two at once.
Lin You was originally worried that there would be too many first-rank units occupying the recruitment quantity. The appearance of this "Repatriation" skill really helped him a lot.
And he took a look. The Magic Power required to recruit a second-rank unit was 5 points, and he had just enough left to recruit one.
Without much thought, he directly chose to recruit.
After a burst of light, a fiery red mushroom covered with spores appeared in front of him.