After seizing control of the two Storm Warriors beside him, Xia Yu let out a cackling laugh, looking exactly like a villain who wouldn't survive more than three chapters.
Seeing this, the other Storm Warriors who were still dragging corpses tossed them aside and charged forward with their blades, roaring.
But Xia Yu had no intention of dodging at all. He closed the distance and slapped the faces of the Storm Warriors who dared to attack him.
In an instant, a green glow dyed their eyes. This group of Storm Warriors, now under his control, paused for a moment before abruptly turning their heads to look at their companions who still had red eyes.
Stared down by a row of eerie green eyes, the red-eyed Storm Warriors hesitated to step forward. They possessed their own consciousness and, therefore, could feel fear.
However, Himiko's absolute command prevented them from retreating; they could only move forward to kill the intruders.
While the red-eyed Storm Warriors were still hesitating, the green-eyed ones had already roared and charged, shouting battle cries as they attacked!
Seeing this, the red-eyed Storm Warriors no longer hesitated and directly joined the fray.
Taking advantage of the clash between the two sides, Xia Yu repeated his trick, weaving through the battlefield. Within moments, all the Storm Warriors in the ancient temple had been brought under his control, becoming his subordinates.
Sensing the Storm Warriors controlled by his Necromancy Spells, Xia Yu frowned slightly. This stuff didn't seem to compare to the Shadow Khan at all.
The Shadow Khan were immortal and didn't need to drain life force to be revived. The Storm Warriors were different; their immortality required absorbing fresh life force, and even existing in this world consumed it.
This was the reason they attacked the living. If no life force provided them with energy, they would simply turn into a pile of ash.
Tsk, what a miscalculation.
After obtaining this information from the remnant souls of the Storm Warriors, Xia Yu looked displeased. He had thought he could get his own version of the Shadow Khan, but it turned out to be just a castrated, budget version.
[tomb raider]: The plan for the Shadow Khan failed. These trash Storm Warriors can't compare to the Shadow Khan at all. They actually need to absorb life force to maintain their immortality.
[soul knight]: Be content. Being able to maintain immortality with life force is already quite good.
[tomb raider]: But we can't just go around plundering other lives to sustain the Storm Warriors. While we aren't exactly 'good guys,' that's crossing into the path of evil.
[clash of clans]: I just thought of something. I have Healing Spell Potions here. They're the cheapest things I have. They should count as a source of life force.
Seeing this message, Xia Yu thought about the Healing Spell Potions in clash of clans. Their description mentioned they could restore the vitality of troops, keeping them battle-ready at all times.
Although it was written as 'restoring vitality,' in reality, it was healing and restoring health points. It could be seen as concentrated life energy.
Thinking about it that way, it seemed feasible. Life energy is life force, after all.
With that in mind, Xia Yu rummaged through the Chat Group's Red Envelopes and quickly found one marked with'Spell Potions'.
This Red Envelope contained a large pile of spell potions deposited by Chief Xia Yu, making it one of the most useful cheats available.
At least for The Xia Yus in the Soul World, it was incredibly handy. With these spell potions, their progress through the maps had become much easier.
After casually claiming a Healing Spell Potion, Xia Yu uncorked it and let a single drop fall. In the next moment—
An illusory halo glowing with golden light suddenly expanded from beneath Xia Yu. This domain-like healing ring expanded rapidly, instantly covering a hundred-meter radius.
Then, circular healing bubbles emerged from within the golden halo, their holy light healing everyone within range.
Of course, it couldn't do anything for the dead, and the only living people present were Xia Yu and Lara.
Lara felt in amazement as her original stamina was rapidly restored, and even the magic power within her body began to grow slowly. Standing at the very center, Xia Yu felt the effect even more clearly.
"As expected of a max-level Healing Spell. Just one drop has this kind of effect."
After a moment of admiration, Xia Yu put away the Healing Spell Potion and sensed the condition of the Storm Warriors through the Necromancy Spells link.
A clear sense of joy emanated from the Storm Warriors' emotions. Not only had their sense of self grown slightly, but even the intelligence they had lost due to erosion had been largely restored.
These Storm Warriors, who had received the blessing, stared with their eerie green eyes and suddenly knelt on one knee in unison, offering their loyalty to Xia Yu.
Although they were already controlled by Xia Yu, this time, having regained some of their self-awareness, they offered their loyalty from the heart.
[tomb raider]: The Healing Spell Potion works. This potion can be used by the Storm Warriors.
[clash of clans]: Hey, I actually guessed right.
Even though Chief Xia Yu hadn't really done anything 'proper,' the various spell potions he provided were truly useful, directly turning many of The Xia Yus' problems into non-issues.
[tomb raider]: Alright, I'm done chatting. I'm going to find Himiko. Let's settle this quickly so I can finish up.
After typing this, Xia Yu closed the Chat Group, looked at the group of Storm Warriors swearing fealty to him, and then beckoned Lara over.
Once Lara cautiously approached, he spoke, "With these Storm Warriors, we can go straight to Himiko. Let's go and take her out directly."
Lara looked at Xia Yu, then at the kneeling Storm Warriors, and said somewhat dazed.
"I thought we were in for a massive battle... how did you win these Storm Warriors over?"
Hearing this, Xia Yu scratched his head sheepishly and said a bit shyly.
"I forgot to tell you, the magic heritage I awakened is actually that of a Necromancer, so I'm a Necromancer now."
"No matter how strange these Storm Warriors are, they are still undead, so I just snatched them away from Himiko's control."
"..."
Lara was a bit stunned. A Necromancer? Why did that sound so much like a villain? No, it didn't just sound like it; a Necromancer was practically the standard profession for the evil faction.
Her boyfriend was actually a Necromancer? But in the next moment, Lara pushed the thought to the back of her mind. Whatever, as long as Xia Yu was still the Xia Yu she knew, that was enough.
Looking at the Storm Warriors swearing fealty to him, Xia Yu waved his hand and commanded.
"Capture all your former companions. If you encounter any members of the Solarii, kill them on sight. After that, come find me directly."
As he finished speaking, the halo formed by the Healing Spell Potion gradually dimmed and finally vanished.
The hundred-meter area had completely transformed. Lush green grass sprouted from the ground, withered trees bloomed with new branches, and even the cracks in the stone path were filled with swaying flowers and plants.
The Healing Spell was truly terrifying!
Upon hearing Xia Yu's command, the Storm Warriors roared at each other before standing up and leaving together.
However, Xia Yu suddenly grabbed one of the Storm Warriors. The warrior looked back in confusion with its glowing green eyes.
"You lead us to Himiko."
Hearing this, the Storm Warrior nodded and began walking in a certain direction. Seeing this, Xia Yu took Lara's hand and followed.
If Himiko wanted to reincarnate her soul, she had to start the ritual at the Chasm Shrine, where her physical remains were also preserved.
If his guess was correct, Matthias had already taken Whitman there. Even now, he still believed Whitman was the true successor and hadn't performed the Fire Ritual before the reincarnation ceremony.
Because the Solarii organization was entirely under Matthias's absolute rule, everything he did was seen as correct by the members. Even if he said an old man was Himiko's successor, no one would speak up to object.
The Chasm Shrine was located behind the palace. This time, with a Storm Warrior leading the way, they took a shortcut directly to Himiko's palace.
And this was precisely their final destination.
Since everyone is saying the tomb raider arc is boring, I'll wrap it up quickly. It's my fault for not handling this story well; it's been like eating a plain bun with plain water—edible, but tasteless... emmm, I've actually known about this problem for a while. Someone said the same thing in my last book—that my writing is too flat without any ups and downs. I'll try my best to improve in future stories.
After all, this is only my second book, and the first one was a failure. I'll read more books of this type by others to see how they write and gain some experience to make things more exciting.
By the way, I accidentally came across a recorded live stream of the gameplay for 'Where Winds Meet' today. It looks okay. I hope it's not just empty promises, and I hope Chinese games can truly stand tall.