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Chapter 138: Strategic-Level Crimson Weapon Decides the Outcome
Chapter 138: Strategic-Level Crimson Weapon Decides the Outcome
"The city hasn't been breached yet; this guy is tough." The towering figure, exuding a fierce aura, known as Evil Tiger, said, adding, "I'm ready to quit. If we keep fighting, I'll lose everything I have."
"Leaving? How will you explain this to Chen Sheng?" another lord, known as Black Ink, questioned.
"Explain? What explanation do we need? We risk our lives while he reaps the benefits? These three-star lords are clearly not easy to deal with."
"Activating the magnetic energy transmission device costs 10,000 basic energy and 1,000 advanced energy each time. Chen Sheng can afford it with his vast resources, but I can't. Besides, we need to summon mutated beasts, which is quite dangerous."
Evil Tiger dismissed this with a wave of his hand. This operation was a joint effort by Chen Sheng, who controlled the Wasteland City server, and the Zombie King from the Zombie Nation server. They claimed to be holding back the 6th-rank lords from the Magic Continent server to cover for them.
But in reality?
It was essentially exploitation, and they even had thoughts of using them to weaken their enemies.
"Easy to say, but we can't afford the retaliation." Black Ink shook his head, expressing his helplessness.
In this operation, all the energy costs for the magnetic energy transmission device were borne by them. They were not as wealthy as Qin Mu Ye, and were more akin to ordinary 4th-rank lords. Moreover, the Wasteland City itself was resource-poor. Even though they were among the top-tier in their server, they were worlds apart from Chen Sheng, who could rank in the top ten.
"Isn't this retaliation already? Whether we advance or retreat, we're dead. I've heard that the top-ranked lord from the Magic Continent, the True Dragon Emperor, is leading his lords to wreak havoc in the Fertile Ocean, and the 10th-ranked lord, the Undead Noble, is even hunting the Sea Dragon King."
"After this, if the Sea Dragon King dies, the Magic Continent's strength will undoubtedly increase. How will we resist then?" Evil Tiger showed no hesitation.
They knew that by destroying other servers' lord forces, they could gain everything, including buildings that were previously unobtainable, which would be converted into building blueprints they could learn.
As lords, they understood the importance of buildings. Without buildings, their territories would be mere shells.
"I plan to leave after the last batch of mutated beasts is sent. Staying here is a slow death. If you want to die slowly, I won't stop you." Evil Tiger's tone was clearly disgruntled.
The remaining lords of Wasteland City fell silent. Evil Tiger was right; they couldn't afford to keep this up.
The consumption was too great, beyond what they could bear.
"Two more waves. At least we should wait until we've depleted our energy resources. Then Chen Sheng won't have any grounds to complain." Black Ink said with deep meaning.
The amount of energy they had was their decision.
They had already transmitted nearly a hundred waves, each costing 10,000 basic energy and 1,000 advanced energy.
This was no small sum. If not for the combined efforts of all 4th and 5th-rank lords in Wasteland City, no single lord could have gathered these resources.
Moreover, everyone knew that the opposing lord was a formidable opponent. Despite their massive investment of mutated beasts, even a 5th-rank territory should have been breached, yet the 4th-rank champion-rated territory had not been breached.
Among the mutated beasts they sent, their own mutated beast units were hidden, meaning they were also part of the attack.
Furthermore, it wasn't just Wasteland City; the neighboring Zombie Nation was also involved. Such a strong force was likely stuck on an advancement quest, and their actual strength was undoubtedly greater. Otherwise, they wouldn't be a thorn in the side of other servers.
"Agreed, let's do our best." Evil Tiger understood Black Ink's meaning. They could leave, but they shouldn't leave any traces. Otherwise, Chen Sheng could justifiably eliminate them.
As long as they stood on the moral high ground, Chen Sheng wouldn't dare to go too far. It would be like buying peace.
Upon hearing this, all the lords echoed in agreement.
They knew that eliminating Qin Mu Ye would significantly reduce the Magic Continent's firepower, but the current situation was that they couldn't defeat him and might even be dragged down by him.
Why should we die for Chen Sheng when we can die for ourselves? Chen Sheng isn't our savior or a paragon of virtue; he has oppressed us before. Dying for the enemy would be sheer idiocy.
Ten minutes later:
"The Wasteland City has retreated." Plague keenly noticed the recent teleports only contained zombies and no mutated beasts.
From this, it was evident that Wasteland City couldn't hold on any longer. Normally, teleportation magic and artifacts are used to transport their own forces, so the cost of sending wild monsters must have been substantial, which is why they couldn't sustain it.
"The Zombie Nation is likely also struggling to hold on. Given that the two servers have similar strength, why don't we launch a Crimson Cruise Missile to teach them a lesson?" White Dove narrowed his eyes and suggested.
"Agreed, I'll inform Black Hand right away. We've figured out their pattern; there's a 0.1-second gap when they teleport the zombies, which is perfect for launching the missile."
Plague quickly communicated with Black Hand. The Crimson Cruise Missile in the missile silo was already fully charged. Though called a missile, it was actually a combination of Iron Blood technology and magical artifacts, heavily enchanted to ensure it could devastate an entire city.
0.1 seconds was indeed a short time, but if they used the Mystic Lock for remote interference, they could extend this gap to 1-2 seconds, which would be sufficient. Additionally, they could make a pre-emptive strike before the gap opened.
They had estimated that the teleportation would occur every 5 minutes, consistently, suggesting that the teleportation device had a cooldown. Everything was ready. As the countdown reached zero, Plague gave the order to launch the Crimson Cruise Missile.
In the next moment, a brilliant light shot out of the silo, hurtling toward the writhing spatial rift.
The spatial rift was about to release a large number of zombies and was about to disappear. Plague, who had been granted access to the Mystic Lock by Qin Mu Ye, immediately activated the Mystic Lock and the Hyperspace Teleportation Channel.
The disappearing spatial rift suddenly paused, as if stunned by a massive force, halting the release of zombies. It quickly recovered and attempted to continue, but the Crimson Cruise Missile had already flown into the rift.
On their side, everything remained calm, with no one feeling anything except the continuous increase in levels, attributes, and skills due to the experience gained from the battle.
"The enemy is dead; clean up the battlefield."
After half an hour of vigilance, no further attacks came, confirming that the enemy was indeed wiped out, and possibly even their teleportation device was destroyed.
As for any noise reaching their side, that was virtually impossible. Not only was the Magic Continent server vast, and they were in the heart of the continent, but the enemy might have been in a core area of the Zombie Nation server, making it impossible for any noise to reach them.
If they did hear any noise, it wouldn't be from a cruise missile but from the weapons on the Titan-grade constructs Qin Mu Ye was developing.
The entire territory quickly relaxed its alert status. The sprites began moving large quantities of Red Prison Crystal Statues, which were valuable resources.
They not only gained a lot of experience but also profited from the battle.
These Red Prison Crystal Statues were just the first step. Black Hand would soon take the stage, and the native forces would be ruthlessly exploited, leaving only the roots of their organizations.
If they didn't act harshly, others might think they were easy to bully.
【A Glorious Victory.】
Qin Mu Ye somehow managed to gain some experience, but since he hadn't completed his advancement quest, he didn't receive any. However, he didn't mind; experience wasn't a significant concern for him now. He could gain it effortlessly in his territory, so there was no need to be greedy. Instead, he felt a bit wasteful for taking a share of the experience.
(End of Chapter)
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