DOTA’s Madness

Even the most powerful plague ghost cannot stop the passage of time.

Compared with the original ultra-high damage of 50 points of life loss per minute on the first level, 50 poison damage and 1,000 points of maximum health in the end, Carlo Vinci's existing ghost plague is a whole level lower. Obviously, more than six hundred years have passed, and the effect of the plague here is far less than it was back then.

After discovering this, Zhao Dingguo felt a little calmer, but he still had an indescribable sense of urgency.

Because the poisonous injuries in the first few layers could be resisted only by his own recovery, Zhao Dingguo did not hang out the ice element ball, but cut out the thunder ball and accelerated towards the depths of Carlo Vinci. Although he had already entered Carlo Vinci first, the captain of the Zi Mouse Team already knew this place. God knows whether he would find the real entrance in the next moment. Therefore, Zhao Dingguo hopes to find the possible source crystal core fragment in the secret realm as soon as possible.

However, this is not an easy task.

If you want to find an object the size of a matchbox in a large abandoned city, without any clues, it will naturally be difficult to find it. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is like finding a needle in a haystack. But one thing Zhao Dingguo knew very well was that something as important as the source crystal core fragments could never be placed randomly. It must be treasured and hidden somewhere. As the core of a city's defense system, the Central Mage Tower is undoubtedly the most likely place.

Most of the previous prophets have been there too!

With a clear goal in mind, the next step was to rush directly to the half-collapsed mage tower in the center of the city.

Originally, with the speed of super users, ordinary people might not even be able to use it for an hour. However, that was when no one was blocking it, but how could this ruined city, which had been sealed for more than six hundred years, be a safe place?

Don’t forget, back then Carlo Vinci was a second-tier military town of the Guards Corps. Although there are not as many legion soldiers stationed as those on the front line, there are still tens of thousands of tree warriors and mages. Moreover, the two legions later mobilized their troops and heroes to fight for the city that had been turned into the undead. One can imagine how many bones there are here. More than six hundred years have passed. How many powerful undead will be produced under the erosion of the Ghost Plague?

I’m afraid only God knows the specific number!

Back on Aktura Island, the undead trolls who had just been infected by the ghosts all showed great fighting prowess. What's more, more than 600 years have passed since the undead here were formed?

Just after he had penetrated less than a hundred meters, the broken bluestone in front of him shook for a while, and six or seven undead tree warriors covered in blue and gray crawled out from the ground. These former tree warriors can still vaguely see what they looked like in life, but their semi-rotten, hard bodies have long been infected and discolored by the poison of ghosts. Zhao Dingguo tried to shoot two elemental missiles. The damage caused was average, but the negative status of the feedback made Zhao Dingguo feel troublesome.

This negative state is very similar to the passive skill of the underworld dragon, which corrodes the appearance.

[Toxic skin]

Anyone who attacks this unit from a distance will be eroded by the poison, reducing their attack speed and movement speed by 10, and taking 25 points of damage for 3 seconds; if they attack meleely, their attack speed and movement will be reduced by 20 Speed, and takes 50 points of damage for 5 seconds.

The poison effect does not stack, but will temporarily increase the unit's magic resistance by 20.

This skill is equivalent to improving the defense of the undead tree warrior in disguise, and the counter-injury of the poisonous skin should not be underestimated. It's okay for Zhao Dingguo to be long-range, he only takes 25 points of damage per second. With the blood-sucking effect of the Crazy Mask, it can be sucked back, not to mention the ability to really reduce damage. But if a melee super user comes over, it might be a little uncomfortable. 50 points of damage per second, and a 20-point double slowdown effect. Even if it cannot be superimposed, it is enough for him to drink a pot!

Of course, if it is just a tree warrior, even if it is slowed down by 10, Zhao Dingguo is not afraid and can still fly a kite to take care of it. What he is really worried about is other monsters matching this skill!

What is certain is that this city was originally eroded by ghosts and almost became a paradise for the undead. Other monsters here must have similar poisonous counter-injury abilities. If some long-range monsters were equipped with this ability, that would be a real headache.

This guess was quickly confirmed.

After fighting and retreating, and taking care of these six or seven undead tree warriors, Zhao Dingguo continued to go deeper, but was soon attacked by necromancers and shooters hiding in half-collapsed houses.

Although these necromancers and archers do not have very powerful skills, their attacks have effects similar to poison-soaked weapons. When attacked, there are also retaliation injuries - the only difference is the name. The previous one was called poisonous skin, and these long-range monsters are called poisonous bones!

The poison added to the attack will cause him to suffer another layer of poisonous damage. When the two effects are superimposed, Zhao Dingguo will have a real headache.

It would be okay if there was only one, but with Zhao Dingguo's dusk-level combat power and all kinds of skills, it would be impossible to kill it. If he encountered two at the same time, Zhao Dingguo would have to weigh it carefully. If he encounters two or more shooters and mages at the same time, there is only one thing Zhao Dingguo can do - run away!

After just ten minutes, Zhao Dingguo had a clear understanding of the strength of the monsters here.

Very strong and very tricky!

Thanks to Zhao Dingguo's promotion to Dusk now, his equipment and attributes have been greatly improved, and the additional attributes of the advanced team are also a big gain. If it were the previous Rising Sun Level, even if he successfully found this place, he might not be able to fight against the monsters here.

Of course, if it were in another place, Zhao Dingguo would not be so constrained. The key is that the monsters here are usually poisonous, and the ghosts that accumulate and superimpose are potential invisible killers. If one accidentally lets the health value fall below 30, the damage that bursts out instantly can definitely kill someone!

After secretly rejoicing, Zhao Dingguo cut out the ghost walk - he no longer planned to play with these monsters.

Even the high-level prophets of Twilight had to put a lot of effort into finding the ancient sacred tree ring when they entered here. It is conceivable that some of the monsters here must be difficult to deal with even at the Twilight level. Therefore, Zhao Dingguo did not plan to enter step by step, but also used the ghost to walk through the sacred tree ring of the ancient country and sneak in invisibly. The ancient sacred tree blocks the breath of living people and is particularly effective against the perception of the undead.

The purpose of fighting those undead tree warriors before was to understand the average strength of the monsters in the Carlo Vinci Secret Realm. Now that he knew what was going on, he was happy to save the trouble and ran towards the center of the city invisibly.

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After running invisible for only two minutes, Zhao Dingguo broke out in a cold sweat.

There is no other reason. There are too many monsters that have been turned into undead here, and from time to time, you can see undead boss-level monsters transformed from elite legionnaires in life. Although not as powerful as a real elite monster, it can still be said to be a minor elite. After running more than a thousand meters, Zhao Dingguo saw at least three or four such boss-level monsters. Without the Ancient Sacred Tree Ring, it would be extremely difficult to get in alone, and the time consuming would be unimaginable.

However, the effect of the ancient sacred tree ring is not omnipotent.

The effect of concealed aura can deceive these ordinary undead monsters, and it can also be used against those small bosses. However, when encountering Carlo Vinci's truly elite monster, it becomes a bit unsustainable. The undead giant bear that appeared in front of Zhao Dingguo, which was three meters tall, ignored the cover of the ancient sacred tree ring and went straight towards him.

Of course, this is also related to Zhao Dingguo's inability to learn ghost walking.

If his mentor Jia Ruo could enter the deep invisibility effect and cooperate with the ancient sacred tree ring, it would be no problem to deceive this elite monster.

The problem is, the mentor has that ability, but he doesn't.

Therefore, Zhao Dingguo could only summon the lava elf obediently and began to fight with this seemingly very powerful undead giant bear. Fortunately, this elite monster seems to have its own territory, and other undead monsters dare not enter here easily. When Zhao Dingguo first came here, he was a little happy, thinking that there was nothing strange here. In fact, it was not the case. There was a big one waiting for him!

Generally speaking, monsters of this size and type have high health and strong melee attack power.

This undead giant bear is no exception.

After facing Zhao Dingguo's lava elf, it just slapped it and knocked away nearly half of the lava elf's health. Then, with another right slap, the lava elf seemed to have only a few dozen points of life left. Such attack power and the not-so-long attack interval made Zhao Dingguo feel a little scared.

However, this is nothing. The key is the special effect of this undead giant bear during its second attack!

Zhao Dingguo could see clearly that as it slapped down, a black bone claw suddenly appeared from the ground, firmly imprisoning the lava elf, and it seemed to cause considerable continuous damage. Before the undead giant bear could take the third shot, the lava elf had turned into a point of flame and collapsed on the spot.

This should be a passively triggered ability, and it looks so familiar!

If Zhao Dingguo remembers correctly, the spirit bear summoned by Druid, an agile late-stage hero in Dota, has a very similar entanglement ability. Thinking that both of them were bears, and that more than ten heroes had been hastily buried here in the previous hero war, Zhao Dingguo suddenly had a guess-could the guy in front of him be the Druid who was a powerful plot player back then? After the death, the bear spirit that died together transformed into the undead?

Probably!

Knowing this may not seem like much, but it actually goes a long way. Because most undead monsters will inherit some abilities from their lifetimes, and the more powerful the undead, the more so. Although the details may be different, the actual effect should be roughly the same.

After understanding its origin, Zhao Dingguo could roughly understand its abilities when facing this elite monster that he had never met before.