20: Scyther, the second epic hero

You successfully constructed the Flying Mantis Altar, consuming 8000 wood, 8000 stone, 8000 iron ore, and 1 sixth-tier gem.

Not much different from the Self-Detonating Firefly’s altar, the Flying Mantis Altar was also a patch of grass.

Many Zerg have similar living habits.

They either live in grass, on trees, or dig holes in the ground.

Flying Mantis Altar

Tier: Tier 6

Level: 1/10

Production Cooldown: None

Production Cost: 200 gold coins/unit

Upgrade Requirements: 8000 wood, 8000 stone, 8000 iron ore, 1 sixth-tier gem

After summoning the Fire Centipede, Li Feng still had over 12,000 gold coins remaining.

He also sold a large amount of monster materials, and all things considered, his current total gold coin count was just over 16,000.

All in!

Li Feng always thought he was very wise.

He summoned 80 Flying Mantises in one go, and with the remaining hundred-plus gold coins, he summoned over a hundred Beedrills.

You produced 80 Flying Mantises, consuming 16,000 gold coins!

One by one, green mantises appeared before Li Feng.

They had two pairs of wings, and a pair of broad, prominent scythe-like forelimbs, their blades gleaming with a cold light.

At a glance, they looked capable of cutting iron like mud and splitting hair.

The Flying Mantises were not small in size, each over two meters tall.

Standing upright, they were two heads taller than Li Feng.

They were currently Li Feng's largest Troops.

They stood quietly before Li Feng, trying to minimize their presence.

In the Endless Continent, there were also wild Flying Mantis monsters.

They were born excellent killers.

They would hide silently in the dark, waiting for their prey to approach before striking suddenly, with a single fatal blow!

Flying Mantis

Race: Zerg

Tier: Tier 6 Troops

Health: 16000 (+8000)

Attack: 2420 (+1220)

Defense: 800 (+400)

Skill: Steel Blades: The Flying Mantis's two pairs of forelimbs transform into steel blades, dealing a large amount of damage to enemies.

High-Speed Movement: The Flying Mantis bursts forth with extreme speed, rapidly approaching enemies, and its next attack deals a large amount of damage.

Bloodthirst: The Flying Mantis becomes extremely Bloodthirsty; after dealing damage to an enemy, it absorbs a portion of the damage as health to convert into its own health.

The Flying Mantis's attributes were considered excellent among Tier 6 Troops, but not top-tier.

However, being a flying Troop was a huge bonus.

It elevated them to the ranks of top-tier Tier 6 Troops.

Currently, Li Feng possessed 5 types of Troops.

In terms of numbers, the Flying Mantises were the fewest.

Yet, they could easily wipe out all of Li Feng's other Troops as if cutting melons and vegetables.

“Now, the chasm between me and the Chosen One has been completely filled. Not only filled, but I am now far ahead.”

Li Feng's lips curved into a joyful arc.

Take Fang Song, who placed second in both monster sieges, as an example.

The reward for second place was 5 initial Troop recruitment tokens, so he received a total of 10.

Plus, a Tier 6 Troop altar could summon once a day.

It was already the third day, so he had summoned 3 Troops in total.

All together, that was only 13 Tier 6 Troops.

In contrast, Li Feng, not counting other Troops, had 80 Tier 6 Troops alone. What is that if not far ahead?

“Stronger, but also bald.”

Li Feng looked at his bare gold coin balance and couldn't help but sigh.

If these words were to spread, who knows how many Novice Lords' hatred they would attract.

Upon entering the Endless Continent, every Novice Lord received 1000 gold coins gifted by the will of heaven.

At this stage, except for Li Feng, no one else had spent all of them.

In fact, as they continued to develop, the gold coins in their hands grew more and more.

This was also the main reason why Li Feng's non-hard currency monster materials were instantly sold out.

Not only because they rode the wave of food's popularity.

But also because the Lords truly had nowhere to spend money.

When they finally saw someone selling monster materials, and at a very fair price, they immediately bought them all out of an irresistible urge.

Among them, only a very small number of Lords possessed magic forges that could craft equipment.

The rest were just spending for the sake of spending.

Recalling his thoughts, Li Feng took out the final reward, which was a Hero Recruitment Token.

“You have used a Hero Recruitment Token. You can summon a hero of any race. Please choose the race you wish to summon: Human Race, Beast Race, Orc Race, Goblin Race, Zerg, Undead Race, Dragonkin Race, Elf Race...”

It was still the Zerg.

The next moment.

In the empty space before him, a summoning circle appeared, and a silver pillar of light shot up into the sky.

As the light dissipated.

A two-meter-tall purple locust flapped its wings, hovering in mid-air, shimmering with a faint purple glow under the moonlight's refraction.

Blade of Wind Locust

Name: Kha'Zix

Race: Zerg

Quality: Epic-grade Hero

Tier: Tier 1

Health: 112500 (+37500)

Attack: 1370 (+470)

Defense: 705 (+235)

Skill: Blade of Wind: Kha'Zix is a favored child blessed by the wind. Each of its attacks releases a Blade of Wind, dealing a certain amount of damage upon hitting the target.

Gale Blade: Kha'Zix condenses the power of wind, releasing a Gale Blade to attack enemies, dealing a large amount of damage.

Zerg Aura: As an Epic-grade Zerg Hero, Kha'Zix can buff all Zerg Troops. Maximum quantity: 80,000.

Bloodthirst: Kha'Zix will become extremely Bloodthirsty; after dealing damage to an enemy, it absorbs a portion of the damage as health to convert into its own health.

Another Epic-grade Hero!

Li Feng's face showed pleasant surprise.

Although a Hero Recruitment Token could recruit heroes of any quality.

The higher the quality, the lower the probability of recruitment.

The probability of recruiting a Mythical-grade Hero was one in a million.

Epic-grade Heroes were slightly higher, but the probability was only one in ten thousand.

Li Feng's consecutive two recruitments were both Epic-grade Heroes; his luck was simply too good.

“Speaking of which, apart from my initial Troop awakening being a bit poor, my other luck has been very good. What kind of situation is this?”

Li Feng recalled for a moment, shaking his head with a wry smile.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”

Kha'Zix frantically flapped the wings on its back, continuously making sounds, expressing its submission.

“I know, be quiet.”

Li Feng waved his hand, signaling Kha'Zix to be a little quieter.

The noise from just one bug was enough to rival the chirping cicadas of an entire community in summer; it was too loud.

Upon receiving the command, Kha'Zix immediately landed on the ground and remained motionless, prostrated.

Li Feng was checking Kha'Zix's information.

Compared to Skarner, Kha'Zix's physique was much more fragile, but its attack power was a notch higher.

Looking at the first two skills, Kha'Zix was clearly a magic-based hero.

However, unlike the Fire Centipede's fire attribute, Kha'Zix's attribute was wind.

“Sigh.”

Subsequently, Li Feng's gaze fell on the last skill, and he sighed with a hint of regret...