Final Lord

Chapter 246: Trapped and Killed
boom!
With a deafening explosion, spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread out from the staff as the center. The rock layers that the cavemen had hollowed out beforehand crumbled like brittle cookies under the control of magic.

Before the root-destroying insect, suspended in mid-air, could react, the ground beneath it suddenly collapsed into a huge funnel shape.

"Rumble—" The deep blue water of the underground lake surged upwards, like a gaping maw swallowing up the broken rocks.

In the murky water, the root-destroying worm frantically twisted its 46-meter-long body, its dark purple tentacles dancing like a swarm of snakes, but it could only watch helplessly as its foothold shrank continuously.

When the last wave subsided, the battlefield had been completely transformed—the once vast meadow had turned into a boundless ocean, leaving only a cone-shaped islet less than fifteen meters in diameter standing abruptly. The root-destroying insect was forced to occupy this tiny space, its body, formed by intertwined tentacles, twisted into a bizarre spiral shape, resembling a giant python stuffed into a pottery jar, struggling even to turn around.

Wang Bufu stood with his hands behind his back on his reflection in the water, a cunning smile playing on his lips.

At this moment, the root-extinction insect is already trapped like a turtle in a jar.

The most perfect control is not magic, nor special skills, but terrain!

"Although the root-destroying insect also burrows underground, it is different from the caveman. Its exterior has many tiny breathing pores. This means that it must breathe air to survive."

Its enormous weight makes it impossible for it to survive in water. If it falls into a lake, it will drown.

If you surround it with a lake, it won't be able to leave and will be stuck on the island waiting to die.

Wang Bufu smiled slightly and said, "Of course, we are in a state of battle now. If we leave the root extinction insect alone and give it time, it may find a way to escape or jump into the lake to commit suicide, but I will not give it that chance."

"Fool, look this way!"

At Wang Bufu's command, a ghostly female demon phantom flew to the top of the Root Extinction Worm's head, rising and falling repeatedly, provoking the Root Extinction Worm's nerves.

The root-extinction worm's attention was completely drawn to the demon-faced woman, its compound eyes on its head constantly staring at her, just like a cat lured by a cat toy.

Whenever the Root Extinction Worm bounces off the ground, the Banshee quickly ascends into the air, causing the Root Extinction Worm's attack to miss.

Of course, not every banshee's actions are flawless; there will always be a few foolish clones that get bitten off by the root-extinction insects.

That's fine, it's just clones, there are plenty! Give them to the root extinction insects to eat, they can eat as much as they want!

"Next, it's just a matter of wasting time."

Wang Bufu smiled slightly.

The cave dwellers prepared for over ten days to eradicate the root-borne extinction worms. But when the battle actually began, the key was those few moments of hesitation at the start.

"Amazing! No wonder you're unconvinced!" Bai Ling's single eye gleamed with admiration. Wang Bufu's actions completely overturned her understanding of combat.

Wang Bufu smiled slightly: "The one who's powerful isn't me, but you. If you hadn't suppressed the rules and crippled the root-extinction insect's state, I wouldn't have been able to do anything to it."

Among the special abilities that the Root Extinction Insect cannot use, there are two powerful moves that grant immunity to control.

Its charge ability grants it triple speed, with a cooldown of only 3 seconds. If those two ultimate abilities were still available, it would have long since disappeared.

But things are different now. No matter how much its special abilities are restored, it can't leave the island. Because it can't fly.

As time goes by, the special abilities that were previously unusable on the Root Extinction Worm are gradually restored, which means that the rule-based damage left by White Spirit on the Root Extinction Worm is gradually disappearing.

Thirty-six minutes later, the remaining six special abilities of the Root Extinction Worm were all unlocked. Among them, two remote-range spitting abilities caused huge casualties to Wang Bufu—a total of forty-six ghost-faced female illusions were unfortunately killed.

At this moment, a startling sight was reflected in Mair's amber pupils—above the ferocious head of the Root Extinction Worm, hundreds of dark golden debt marks floated densely, like countless swords of judgment hanging overhead. These marks trembled slightly in the air, emitting a faint buzzing sound, as if awaiting the final reckoning.

[Debt Mark (2-second cooldown): Marks an enemy within your line of sight as being in debt. Once the mark reaches 10 stacks, you can consume 10 stacks and gold to purchase any of their base attribute values ​​(lasts 24 hours)]

Meyer took a deep breath and unfastened the deerskin purse embroidered with gold coins from her waist. Her slender fingers gently caressed the raised patterns on the purse's surface, feeling the heavy weight of the gold coins. The coins clinked together inside the purse, making a pleasant sound, as if responding to their owner's call.

“My lord, I’m making my move.” Mair’s voice was calm and firm as she slowly raised her right arm, pointing to the Root Extinction Worm.

"In the name of the God of Commerce!" Mair's voice suddenly rose, echoing across the empty battlefield. With a flick of her wrist, the gold coins in her purse poured out like a golden waterfall, but instead of falling to the ground, they floated in mid-air, forming a dazzling golden band of light.

"I'll buy two hundred of your health points for two thousand gold coins!" With each word Mair uttered, hundreds of gold coins flew towards the Root Extinction Insect. "Eight transactions!"

ding ding ding-

The crisp sound of gold coins clashing suddenly echoed across the battlefield. Each coin traced a dazzling trajectory through the air, raining down on the giant worm like a meteor shower. The moment these coins touched the Root Extinction Insect's carapace, they seemed to melt and seep into its body. With each coin absorbed, a dark gold mark on the giant worm shattered.

The Root Extinction Insect suddenly froze. Its massive forty-six-meter-long body convulsed violently, its dark purple tentacles drooped limply, and the mucus in its spores stopped boiling. With the completion of the eighth transaction, its last breath of life was forcibly drained by the power of the gold coins. The giant insect's head slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, and then fell silent.

A brief silence fell over the entire battlefield, with only the lingering echoes of gold coins gently reverberating in the air. This epic monster, feared by all, had its life taken by the purest principles of commerce.

[System Notification: The Epic Tier 6 Monster "Root Extinction Worm" is dead!]

Wang Bufu let out a long sigh of relief, while Bai Lingshen landed lightly on his shoulder, her tentacles twitching joyfully: "Brother Bufu, you really kept your word!"

Suddenly, the body of the root-extinction insect slowly transformed into light, gradually condensing into gold coins and supplies. The soldiers who participated in the battle also instantly gained a large amount of experience points, and everyone was immersed in the joy of the harvest.

"Hey!" Bai Ling's tentacles twitched, and all the resources transformed from the root extinction insects were transferred to Wang Bufu's hands.

130,000 gold coins, thousands of resources, including 10 units of SS-level resources.

Two divine building blueprints and one epic treasure!
Transporting Insect Nests

Divine Grace Building
Basic effects:

Three Rock Transport Bugs (Normal Tier 1) are automatically produced each week. Production can be accelerated by consuming additional Fire Energy (1 extra bug is produced for every 100 Fire Energy).

Rock Transport Bugs are transport units with no combat capabilities. They have high load capacity, high endurance, and require no feed. They can automatically transport resources to designated locations and can also be used as vehicles.

Attributes:
Health: 50
Load capacity: 500 units (ore/timber, etc.)
Speed: 12 (ground movement) / 8 (underground movement)
Defense: 30 (Carapace reduces damage by 50%)

Special skill:

Rock Affinity: Increases speed by 50% when moving underground or on rocky terrain, and is not hindered by terrain.

Automatic homing: When a transport mission is completed or the hive is attacked, it will quickly return to the transport hive.

The Root of the Earth

Divine Grace Building
Basic effects:

The yield of all farmland within a 1-kilometer radius of the building will increase by 30%, and the crop growth cycle will be shortened by 20%.

It can consume Fire Energy (every 100 points) to temporarily increase the yield of a single farmland by 50% (lasts for 24 hours).

Attributes:
Impact range: 1 kilometer (can be expanded as buildings are upgraded)
Additional Skills:

Earth Vein Nourishment (Consumes 300 points of Fire Seed Energy):

Once activated, all affected farmland gains the "Fertile Soil" effect (yields increased by 50% for the next 3 harvests).

(End of this chapter)