“Boss, the third one is a bit terrifying.”
Hearing Little Tiger say this, Tong Hu and the others were immediately displeased, clamoring, “Could it really be scarier than your second ability?”
Ye Zhongming rubbed the short stubble on his chin and said, “The first two abilities are both related to the eyes. So, is this last one a completely random ability?”
Xiao Hu nodded, then looked around and pointed to a distant area where the rocks were located. These rocks were used to test the power of crystal cannons.
These rocks were a special type of stone formed from the saliva of a unique monster—the Maned Eagle—dripping onto the rocks where it perched. These rocks were extremely hard, typically ranging from green-grade defensive equipment to blue-grade. Cloud Peak used them to test the power of their crystal cannons.
Seeing that Little Tiger was using such rocks to test his skill, everyone grew curious, eager to see what he was about to do.
However, just as Little Tiger was about to start, Ye Zhongming stopped him and asked, “Is the cooldown long?”
“Well… if I don’t go all out, it shouldn’t be too long.”
Ye Zhongming sighed and gestured for him to hold back, just giving everyone a rough idea of the skill.
Everyone present was at least a seven-star evolved, so their senses were sharp. Seeing Little Tiger’s abnormal temperature rise, they knew he was activating his ability and stepped back.
Xiao Hu let out a groan as if in pain or releasing something.
At that moment, everyone witnessed something astonishing.
Behind Little Tiger, rows of… arrow carts? Began to materialize.
It was hard to describe these phantom-like constructs accurately, but given the intricate metal carriages filled with arrow holes and protruding metal arrowheads, calling them arrow carts seemed appropriate.
These arrow carts lined up behind Xiao Hu, and after a quick count, everyone realized there were fifty of them, each with about a hundred arrow holes.
In other words, if these phantom energy arrows were fired, there would be around five thousand of them.
Once the energy arrow carts appeared, Little Tiger’s body temperature stopped rising, but he seemed to have turned to stone, standing completely still, not even blinking.
Then, the arrow carts, which looked like missile launchers, all tilted upward, aiming at the rocks in the distance.
Little Tiger suddenly shouted, and the arrow carts fired. Five thousand energy arrows shot out in a neat formation, arcing beautifully through the sky before landing on the rocks.
The energy struck the rocks, creating a dazzling light display like fireworks.
After the attack ended, Little Tiger returned to normal, looking slightly tired but otherwise fine.
Ye Zhongming and the others approached the rocks to inspect the damage. They found the rocks covered in tiny holes, each about one to two centimeters deep.
This proved that the energy arrows could penetrate green-grade defensive equipment. While their effectiveness against blue-grade defenses was reduced, they still posed a threat.
“The coverage area is roughly three hundred square meters,” Guang Yao said after jumping onto a large rock and surveying the scene from above.
Everyone turned to Little Tiger, waiting for an explanation.
“Linglan Borrowed Troops.”
As soon as the name was mentioned, everyone knew this was another powerful skill.
“Consuming ten, twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty percent of my stamina and mental energy, I can activate levels one through five of Linglan Borrowed Troops.”
“Just now, I only used level one, consuming ten percent of my stamina and mental energy,” Xiao Hu said, looking at the results satisfactorily.
“Level one summons Light Energy Arrow Carts, which deal light-attribute damage. They’re effective against undead or dark-type targets. There are fifty carts.”
Xiao Hu began explaining the skill in detail.
“Level two summons Heavy Catapults, dealing purely physical damage. There are thirty of them, ideal for attacking structures.”
“Level three summons Skyfire Cannon Arrays, dealing mixed physical and fire-attribute area damage. They’re perfect for attacking densely packed formations. There are one hundred cannons.”
“Level four summons Limitless Sky Mines, which deploys five hundred floating ice-attribute mines. These can be used to blockade an area.”
“Level five summons Thunderclap Mech Generals, which summon one hundred humanoid metal aircraft to unleash thunderstorm attacks on a target area.”
Everyone listening was stunned.
Was this even a skill? It sounded more like advanced technology.
Could an evolved’s abilities really be like this?
Among those present, Ye Zhongming was the only one who could accept this relatively quickly, as the abilities granted by the Star Spirit had similar traits.
Feeling the weight of everyone’s gaze, Little Tiger scratched his head sheepishly.
“Uh, these five levels of Borrowed Troops can all be upgraded using skill upgrade scrolls. After upgrading, they’re divided into basic, intermediate, and advanced levels.”
“They can be upgraded?!”
Even Xia Lei couldn’t hold back. Her eyes were wide as she asked, “What changes after upgrading?”
Facing the formidable big sister of Cloud Peak, Little Tiger didn’t dare delay. He quickly explained, “The number of troops increases, their attack power strengthens, and the number of attack waves increases.”
“For example, the Light Energy Arrow Carts start with a base number of fifty. After upgrading to basic level, they increase to sixty, the number of attacks increases to two, and the number of arrows per cart goes from one hundred to one hundred and twenty.”
“*#%@&…（）&” Many people cursed inwardly.
“Limitations? There must be some, right?”
Ye Zhongming, ever the calm one, asked about the skill’s limitations.
“There are limitations,” Xiao Hu said more seriously. “For example, each Borrowed Troop ability isn’t instant. It requires some preparation time, and I can’t move while the troops are attacking. During that time, I need protection.”
Everyone recalled how Xiao Hu had looked when activating the skill and understood the danger he was in during that time.
“The cooldown for levels one through five ranges from one to five days. After upgrading, the cooldown increases, going from two to six days for levels one through five. Upgrading further adds another day, and at the highest level, level five Borrowed Troops have an eight-day cooldown.”
“Also, these borrowed troops can be damaged by attacks, though they don’t last long. Except for the Limitless Sky Mines and Thunderclap Mech Generals, the others probably won’t be attacked.”
With that, Little Tiger finished explaining his third ability. Everyone had the same thought: this skill must be one of the top-tier abilities, as it turned Little Tiger into a one-man army.