Chapter 115 Made a Killing!
The explosive rumbling settled into silence.
The smoke and dust filling the sky were gently blown away by the breeze.
The "hiss" of burning flames was extinguished by the light rain, which sizzled as it fell.
Charred troll corpses littered the entire thicket.
The terrifying power of the fireball spell left each body nearly impossible to piece back together.
Many trolls weren't dead yet, but they had been mercilessly abandoned, left to writhe in pain on the ground.
Paralyzing arrows continuously flew from the shadows, striking their chests with precision.
The trolls, scared out of their wits, merely lay on the ground howling, too frightened to even fight back.
Several rangers darted out, tying up the paralyzed trolls one by one.
At first, they were cautious, fearing that uninjured trolls might be lying in ambush.
But soon, they realized that the trolls still capable of walking had already fled.
The remaining trolls, temporarily crippled, only let out pitiful howls when they saw the rangers, twisting their bodies in a desperate attempt to get away.
The rangers, feeling both excited and conflicted, knew the truth.
The trolls weren't afraid of them—they feared the mysterious and powerful arcane master!
The endless fireball spells!
This far exceeded their understanding, inspiring awe and terror!
The adventurers spread out, avoiding the blast zone of the fireballs, ambushing the wounded and fleeing trolls.
Even the smallest gains were still worth it!
After all, each of these terrified trolls represented 50 gold coins!
They were essentially walking treasure chests!
However, the revered and admired arcane master wasn't having it as easy as they imagined.
In order to unleash as much "firepower" as quickly as possible, Matthew didn't hesitate to enhance his abilities:
"Ding, you consumed 5 skill points to upgrade the advanced specialty—Quick Casting to LV3. Casting speed increased by 150%!"
"Ding, you consumed 270 mana points and used 9 Fireball spell scrolls!"
"Ding, you killed 51 trolls, earning 2,700 experience points and 4 skill points."
"Ding, Mana Drain activated, restoring 120 mana points!"
"Ding, you consumed 120 mana points and used 4 Fireball spell scrolls!"
"Ding, you killed…"
"..."
"Ding, you consumed 3,000 experience points to raise your Arcane Master level to LV4."
"Ding, your Intelligence has increased, currently at 25 points!"
"Ding, you consumed 4 skill points to upgrade the advanced specialty—Quick Casting to LV4. Casting speed increased by 200%!"
"Ding, you consumed 270 mana points…"
"Ding, you killed…"
"Ding, you restored…"
"..."
"Ding, you killed a total of 189 trolls, earning 12,000 experience points and 10 skill points!"
"Ding, you achieved a small-scale brilliant victory, earning an additional 3,000 experience points and 3 skill points!"
"Ding, you changed the fate of 675 people, earning 1,200 Fate Coins."
The constant stream of notifications sounded like music to Matthew's ears at this moment.
Resisting the urge to hum a tune, he noticed that the surrounding people were looking at him with respect and a touch of fear.
Time to maintain the "low-level" mysterious and powerful image!
The rewards were delightful, with his total experience points reaching 82,000, enough to level up to 9, ensuring his sustained combat capability.
His precious Fate Coins had reached an unprecedented 2,800 points.
This meant that he had already altered the life and death fate of over 2,000 people.
His skills had accumulated 18 points!
To unleash the fireball scrolls as quickly as possible and catch the trolls off guard,
Matthew had upgraded his advanced specialty—Quick Casting three times, using up 9 points.
He also upgraded the advanced specialty—Mana Drain once, consuming 2 points.
Now, Matthew could cast a spell in just about 0.5 seconds!
Every enemy killed had a 50% chance to restore 10 mana points!
Matthew had taken another firm and important step toward becoming a true spellcasting artillery!
Matthew decided to save the remaining 7 skill points for unexpected needs in future battles.
After all, new "guests" were about to arrive!
On a personal level, the gains were tremendous, making Matthew extremely happy.
Glancing at his luck value, which had returned to normal at zero, Matthew couldn't help but reflect:
"Tsk tsk, the troll commander's judgment and vision weren't bad."
"Realizing we were just a small force, they went all out, planning to use their numbers for an overwhelming victory."
"I really should thank you for your cooperation, once again slipping away, Shadow Hunter!"
Matthew reviewed the battle log and found the Shadow Hunter had shattered two of his illusions!
Even under the barrage of fireball spells, the cunning and formidable Shadow Hunter had only suffered 6 points of splash damage.
Though it was a pity not to have finished him off,
Matthew wasn't too disappointed.
Killing a high-level professional couldn't be done with just fireball spells alone.
It wasn't that fireball spells lacked damage; it was that the opponent could dodge, block, or even destroy the fireballs with various methods!
Still, Matthew had to give the fleeing Shadow Hunter credit.
What had seemed like a strong ogre camp was like that country in Matthew's world—it surrendered far too quickly!
Matthew had worried that his 100 Fireball spell scrolls might not get much use.
But the Shadow Hunter had brought his troops right to the doorstep, delivering them!
"What a good guy!"
To kill 189 trolls, Matthew had used up 50 Fireball spell scrolls, spending a total of 50,000 gold coins!
Was the investment worth it?
He made an absolute killing!
The troll offensive was neutralized, their morale shattered.
In the short term, they definitely wouldn't dare approach this area.
Matthew could calmly bring in personnel and supplies.
He would build a large, well-defended camp here.
This would serve as a forward base for the expansion of Troll Valley.
Most importantly, they suffered no casualties, and his reputation had skyrocketed!
Achieving this strategic objective alone was worth it.
Not to mention, Matthew also reaped massive economic benefits.
The 160 captured trolls, once nourished for a month, would recover from their crippled state.
The trolls' extraordinary self-healing ability was that strong and unreasonable.
Then, these trolls would voluntarily join the "blood donation" cause to atone for their sins.
Every day after that, they would generate no less than 500 gold coins in value.
Only through this would they redeem themselves, truly reforming and becoming creators of wealth.
And then…
In less than 100 days, Matthew would recoup his costs, and the rest would be pure profit!
Was there a more profitable "investment" than this?