Chapter 109: 8,000 Undead Sharpshooters Advance at Once! Ten-Star Void Hunters Join the Ranks

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: 8,000 Undead Sharpshooters Advance at Once! Ten-Star Void Hunters Join the Ranks

John stared at Aelinda’s status panel, and his eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

"Now that’s some luck. My very first summon turns out to be a special hero!"

Aelinda was somewhat different from Raistlin and the others.

Although they were all SSS-Rank heroes, heroes like Aelinda, who could train specialized unit types, were far rarer than ordinary SSS-Rank heroes throughout the entire Godfall Continent. They were only slightly easier to find than twelve-star units.

What’s more, Aelinda’s abilities were extraordinary. The units she could train were actually ten-star units!

At present, ten-star units were already the strongest combat forces that most lords on the main continent could field.

Even an enormous alliance like the Judgment Alliance had deployed mostly ten-star units when it attacked him.

As for John’s own ten-star forces, they were even fewer. He only had two types: Shadow Assassins and Gryphon Knights, both of which had been upgraded through Star Coronation.

But Aelinda could directly transform ordinary units into entirely new, exclusive ten-star units?

"Can ordinary Archer units really be transformed into ten-star Void Hunters?"

John couldn’t help but ask for confirmation.

"Yes."

Aelinda nodded, her pale golden eyes filled with determination.

"As long as they are Archer units, regardless of their original rank, they will become Void Hunters after undergoing training in the Void Realm."

"Would you like to give it a try now, my lord?"

John immediately agreed.

"Absolutely."

As he spoke, he opened the unit panel of his forces.

As it happened, John did have an Archer unit among his troops: the Undead Sharpshooters.

They usually spent their time quietly hunting monsters. Although they weren’t particularly impressive, their numbers had already reached a full 8,000.

"Transform all 8,000 Sharpshooters for me."

John waved his hand.

"Understood."

Aelinda accepted the order. She then raised her hand, and the Void crystal embedded in the stringless shortbow at her waist suddenly began to glow.

[Ding!]

[System Notification: Hero "Aelinda" has activated her exclusive skill "Void Rebirth."]

[Target: Undead Sharpshooters × 8,000.]

[Cost: Basic Gold Coins × 8,000,000, Wood × 8,000,000, Stone × 8,000,000, Iron Ore × 8,000,000.]

[Confirm execution?]

John glanced at the required resources.

Eight hundred thousand resources might seem like a lot, but to someone like him, who currently possessed tens of millions in assets, it was nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

Besides, recruiting a ten-star unit normally through an altar wasn’t cheap either.

And even if he wanted to train them that way, the altar didn’t offer that option.

Now that he could produce them directly, John wasn’t going to be picky.

In his eyes, turning resources into combat power was what really mattered.

"Confirm."

With a thought from John, the air in the center of the plaza suddenly split apart.

A spatial rift several dozen meters long appeared before their eyes.

The 8,000 Undead Sharpshooters formed a neat formation and marched into the Void Rift one after another.

Sylvie and the others didn’t leave either. They watched the new hero’s ability with great curiosity.

Approximately five minutes later, the spatial rift suddenly began to tremble.

Accompanied by the humming of bowstrings, the rift expanded slightly.

This time, the units weren’t entering.

They were coming out.

Their bodies were still partially undead, but their clothing had been replaced with dark-black Void light armor.

The bone bows they had previously carried were nowhere to be seen. In their place were shortbows similar to the Void Shortbow in Aelinda’s hands.

Their movement speed was astonishingly fast. Even though they were simply marching out in formation, it took them less than half the time they had spent entering.

John immediately opened the status panel of the first transformed unit.

[Unit: Void Hunter]

[Rank: Ten-Star]

[Level: Lv. 1]

[HP: 4,000]

[Attack: 2,500]

[Defense: 1,000]

[Skill 1: Piercing Arrow — Charge for 1 second, then fire a Void Arrow in a designated direction, dealing piercing damage equal to 250% of ATK to all enemies along a straight line and ignoring 20% of their Defense. Cooldown: 15 seconds.]

[Skill 2: Void Arrowstorm — Unleashes a dense barrage of Void Arrows over a designated area for 3 seconds, dealing multiple hits of damage equal to 100% of ATK per second to all enemies within the area and reducing their Defense by 20% for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 25 seconds.]

[Skill 3: Void Arrow — Opens a miniature Void portal. Arrows fired will cross space and emerge directly behind their targets, launching a surprise attack that guarantees a Critical Hit, dealing damage equal to 300% of ATK, along with True Damage equal to 5% of the target’s maximum HP. Cooldown: 30 seconds.]

[Description: An Archer unit that has undergone intensive training in the Void Realm.]

After seeing the status panel, John couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.

"What an incredible transformation!"

He couldn’t help exclaiming.

John remembered very clearly that the original Undead Sharpshooters were only six-star units.

At Level 1, their HP was less than 1,000, and their Defense was a miserable 100 points. They were practically made of paper and would crumble at the slightest impact.

Their only redeeming quality was their relatively high Attack, which reached 1,500. However, their skills were fairly ordinary.

[Piercing Arrow] dealt only 150% damage, while [Arrowstorm Baptism] covered an area with damage of merely 80% of their Attack.

They performed reasonably well under normal circumstances, but when facing high-tier units or boss monsters, their damage output was hardly enough to make a decisive difference.

But what about the Void Hunters standing before him?

Their HP had increased more than fourfold, reaching a full 4,000!

Their Defense had also risen from a pathetic 100 points to 1,000, completely removing them from the ranks of fragile cannon fodder that died at the slightest touch.

Their Attack had skyrocketed to 2,500, and their skills had undergone an even more astonishing transformation!

On top of all that, John was particularly impressed by their third skill, [Void Arrow].

The arrows could cross space and appear directly behind their targets, launching surprise attacks that were guaranteed to critically strike while also dealing True Damage equal to 5% of the target’s maximum HP!

If used to assassinate enemy backline mages, opposing lords, or high-HP bosses, it would be practically impossible to defend against.

"They’ve gone from ordinary second-rate ranged units straight to top-tier marksmen..."

Looking at the 8,000 Archers clad in Void light armor, John was extremely satisfied.

He turned toward Aelinda and praised her without hesitation.

"That’s incredible. Aelinda, have Sylvie recruit more Archers later. I’ll leave all of them to you for transformation."

Aelinda lowered her head slightly.

"Understood."

After giving his instructions, John’s thoughts immediately turned to something else.

Heroes like Aelinda, who possessed the ability to create specialized unit types, were simply too valuable.

If he could find specialized heroes covering other classes as well, transforming Mages, Knights, and Priests into ten-star units, then he wouldn’t have to fear anyone on the entire Godfall Continent.

But John also knew that heroes like these were incredibly rare. Summoning Aelinda from the Hall of Heroes had been pure luck.

"Wait... Actually, there might be another way."

A sudden idea crossed John’s mind.

Besides finding heroes with such abilities, there was another possible route.

Although Ophelia, Raistlin, Sylvie, and the others didn’t possess the direct ability to train specialized unit types, according to the rules of the Godfall Continent, both lords and heroes could obtain exclusive unit types for themselves or their lords by completing specific "Exclusive Trials."

"I’ll have to keep an eye out for those opportunities."

John quietly made a mental note.