Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 494 Returning to Elysium

The Zerg player's real name is Gu Yong. He was originally the lord of the Holy Land Eternal Forest. He failed in the Holy Land certification mission, abandoned the Hive, and escaped with only the Cerebrates. After many changes, he now occupies a leased area in the Blackwater Maze and has rebuilt the Hive there.

As the most important insectoid in the Zerg, the cerebrate possesses extraordinary abilities. The cerebrate created by the pupa was given the appearance of a human girl and a personality, but she is by no means human. Her way of thinking, pursuit of life, and level of intelligence are completely different from those of humans. In essence, this cerebrate girl is still an insectoid that obeys the will of the swarm, without individual consciousness, and regards the interests of the entire swarm as paramount.

During this period, the Zerg player has been making great progress, especially after obtaining the corpse of the Star Behemoth. Her gene pool and memory bank have been replenished like never before, and the Zerg's overpowered nature has been fully demonstrated.

Unknown to outsiders, the pupa not only turned the corpse of that cosmic behemoth into a combat insect, but could also use it as a template to breed combat insect bodies at the level of the cosmic behemoth. This has made her quite arrogant lately, and the expansion and aggressive consciousness hidden in the insect bloodline has grown uncontrollably.

Although the pupa does not possess human emotions, three ingrained consciousnesses, resembling hatred or obsession, constantly haunt her, deeply imprinted in her genes and passed down through her memories.

Her first thought was to kill Lei Chi.

The destruction of his first mother nest and the loss of his holy land were closely related to Lei Chi and Mo Da. Moreover, this guy threatened him that his hatred would never dissipate if he could not kill him.

Her second thought was to destroy Elysium.

In this paradise, she suffered a major defeat in her life and was hunted down to the brink of death. In the end, she had to change her brain worm form and transform into a brain worm girl in order to escape.

The third thought she had was that she wanted to devour Zisinger and Krul.

Especially Qisinger, although he always treated the brain worm girl very well, even treating her like a younger sister, it was precisely this care that made the worm pupa feel uncomfortable and more eager to eat her.

And then there's Krul. If it weren't for her interference, the brain worm girl would have eaten Qisinger long ago. Afterwards, she suppressed Qisinger at every turn, treating the brain worm girl like a servant to both of them. In the pupa's memory, that experience was devoid of any warmth, only filled with resentment.

Half a day ago, the people of Bliss City in the Blackwater Maze left one after another. Gu Chang inquired about the news and learned that Bliss City had been invaded. This made Gu Chang quite interested, so he sent the Brain Worm Girl over. It was not to help Bliss City defend against the enemy, but to look for an opportunity to take advantage of its misfortune.

The current brain worm girl is completely different from before. She has been reborn. Although her appearance is the same as before, her internal genetic structure is completely different. There are a large number of gene tissues of star beasts in her body. It can be said that she has been upgraded and her life level has been greatly improved.

She has only just arrived in Elysium and has not yet taken any action.

Lei Chi already disliked the brain worm girl, and seeing her lingering suspiciously outside the first ridge of Jingyang Ridge only increased his displeasure. He controlled the Moon Gazing Beast to approach the brain worm girl directly and shouted, "What are you doing?"

The brain worm girl's gaze swept over Lei Chi and the giant moon-gazing beast beneath him, quickly thinking of how to answer.

Lei Chi, however, had no intention of hearing her answer. He waved his hand dismissively and shouted, "Get out! Don't linger here, or you'll face the consequences!"

"you……"

The brain-worm girl had initially intended to flatter Lei Chi and lull him into a false sense of security, but upon hearing his arrogant words, her expression changed. She exclaimed, "Lord Lei Chi, you have quite the airs! I wonder how strong you are now, and whether you can still hold onto your position as the First Lord!"

After saying that, the brain worm girl even made a spitting motion and spat softly.

"You're courting death!"

Lei Chi's gaze turned cold. He had no intention of getting entangled with this brain worm girl and planned to teach her a lesson. He shook the Moon Gazing Bell, and the giant moon gazing beast beneath him immediately opened its mouth wide and swallowed the brain worm girl.

The brain worm girl let out a sharp shout, and her scalp split open from between her eyebrows. In a fraction of a second, her human skin peeled away, revealing the worm body hidden inside her skin.

The insect's body was greasy and its appearance was extremely ferocious, as if it had crawled out of asphalt. Its body was covered with black slime, and it had three heads, each with sharp teeth like steel needles.

"Woohoo!"

She let out a roar, and her body immediately grew larger. By the time the Moon Gazing Beast came close, she was already a thousand meters long, like a giant beast in the starry sky.

There was a loud bang.

The giant moon-gazing beast was actually repelled by its massive tail, which it suddenly lashed out.

"Hmm? You're growing pretty fast!"

Lei Chi was slightly surprised. The combat power of the brain worm girl in front of him was probably greater than that of Alterlandy, De Gang, and others.

"Hahaha!"

The three heads of the ferocious giant fighting insect burst into maniacal laughter, appearing extremely smug.

Lei Chi added, "Unfortunately, you chose the wrong opponent!"

After speaking, Lei Chi pressed his right index finger to his brow, and as he left, a point of light flew out from his fingertip, quickly transforming into a lotus flower. In the blink of an eye, the lotus flower unfolded into a lotus world, and before the ferocious fighting insect could resist, the petals gathered and completely enveloped it.

"Come!"

Lei Chi shouted again, and the lotus flower bloomed again. The ferocious fighting insect was no longer inside. It quickly shrank and flew back to Lei Chi, only to be swallowed whole by Lei Chi a few seconds later.

Having secluded himself in the stone passage for many years, Lei Chi had become extremely skilled in using the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore. After his thoughts increased to five thousand, he was able to unleash many methods that were previously unthinkable, such as swallowing and spitting out the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore, launching the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore, and so on. At this moment, he was using the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore to bring the battle insect transformed from the brain worm girl into the Other Shore World.

"The Zerg... cannot be judged by human standards. Although I am not afraid, there's no guarantee she won't harm others. It's better to wipe her out to avoid future trouble!"

Lei Chi said softly, already intending to wipe out the Blackwater Maze Zerg mother nest as well.

Perhaps due to his practice of the "Transcending Nerves," Lei Chi had unknowingly come to accept the concept of "killing to deliver the soul," believing that one should not leave hidden dangers for the future and that it is best to resolve foreseeable troubles as soon as possible.

Lei Chi reached out and touched his brow again. With a thought, his voice boomed across the sky from the other world: "Qiu Kas, I'm giving you a chance to prove yourself. Kill that giant worm! Molten Spirit, Artifact Spirit Tianzhen, Qiu Ying, and Holy Light, the four of you lend him a hand!"

"yes!"

Before the Molten Temple, the Spirit of Molten Artifact, Ling Tianzhen, bowed respectfully.

The spirits of [Shadow of Qiukas], Qiuying, and [Eternal Holy Light], Holy Light, emerged from the manor courtyard and bowed to the sky.

Qiukas also ended his seclusion.

Having just finished digesting the [Immortal Peach] left to him by the Thunder Pool, he was quite excited and roared as he flew into the sky.

Then, this former ancient dragon god saw the brain worm girl transformed into a ferocious fighting insect.

"Huh? What monster?"

Qiukas's gaze turned cold. His knowledge far surpassed Lei Chi's, and he quickly discerned the clues, saying, "A Zerg combat bug? The Zerg are known for their ability to attain enlightenment through physical means, yet they are the enemy of the people. Judging by the size of this combat bug, its mother hive is probably quite advanced! Lei Chi, that scoundrel, sent this combat bug here to test my strength? How much force should I use? Eight parts? Seven parts? Six parts…?"

While it was pondering, the brain worm opposite it was also full of doubts.

"Where am I? Where did that human lead me? Who is Qiukas? Which one is the spirit?"

She had a vague premonition of something bad, but before she could figure out what was going on, the three divine artifacts had already flown into the sky and surrounded her. The three artifact spirits, Tianzhen, Qiuying, and Shengguang, appeared and immediately launched an attack on the brain worm.

At this moment, Qiukas put on the real mask.

"The spirit has arrived, let's get to work! Tsk tsk, let this great dragon god swat a bug..."

He began to reveal his methods, and thus, a great war broke out in this other world, which then quickly ended.

The brain worm girl was only slightly stronger than Otletus and the others, and was no match for Qiukas, who was once the main god. With the assistance of the three artifact spirits, she had a complete set of warrior, mage, priest, and assassin skills. The brain worm couldn't cause any trouble and was quickly killed. Its corpse was picked up by the Molten Spirit, who probably planned to burn it as firewood.

Immediately afterwards, the Moon-Gazing Beast and the other three were sent to the Other Shore World.

The giant moon-gazing beast roared and spewed mist from its mouth as it quickly flew away. The other three, dressed in silver combat suits and looking extremely cold, were rapidly surveying their surroundings.

"They're all from outer space, kill him!"

Lei Chi's voice continued, urging Qiu Kas and the others to keep fighting.

Qiukas and the other artifact spirits naturally dared not disobey and quickly engaged the three in battle.

At this moment, Lei Chi had arrived at the ruins of the Fengbo Mansion Hotel. The guy he had just sent to the other world was the one he found in front of these ruins.

Lei Chi had already conducted a brief interrogation of them and learned some information. They came from the Azure Star Realm, were all gene warriors, and had the strength of a Level 2 Sky Warrior. They were ordered to guard this ruin. After they launched an attack on Lei Chi, Lei Chi sent them to the Other Shore World with a flick of his hand.

"It seems the battle was quite fierce."

Lei Chi looked at the ruins before him, and after a moment, he arrived at the Paradise City Square through the teleportation array.

The Paradise City Plaza was crowded with players such as Deedlit, Zhao Zilong, Bai Yuqing, Jiang Shengzi, Lin Momo, Hua Tianbao, and Guo Yuheng.

Kung Fu master Yuan Yuanzi, boxer Akxi, the theological mermaid Meris, giant spirit god Kumbadon, high priest Xiuya, and others also gathered here.

In the sky, the divine beasts Zhaojian and Duowen projected a scene depicting a battle. The Jedi Knight Kulin, who had been "invited," was now acting as a commentator, pointing at the scene in the sky and talking eloquently.

"That one who just attacked was a mentalist. If I'm not mistaken, his strength should have reached the Starry Sky level. He's a master. Tsk tsk, the Lan family has really mobilized quite a few experts this time. You're finished. I advise you to surrender. You have no chance of defeating this Azure Army! See that one in cloth clothes? That's Lan Zheng, the current head of the Lan family. He's possibly the second strongest in the Azure Star Realm. His strength has reached the Annihilation Sky level. He's not someone you can defeat..."

The Jedi Knight wore a smug expression.

At this moment, Lei Chi's arrival was finally discovered.

"Lord City Lord!"

"The city lord is back!"

"Greetings, Lord God!"

Everyone immediately bowed to Lei Chi.

Kulin was taken aback.

"He's the city lord? The Light of the Beast! Thunder Pool? Isn't he Qing Huo Yao?"

Kulin slapped his forehead, suddenly understanding everything, but then laughed helplessly and self-deprecatingly.

Lei Chi waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for formalities. He walked arrogantly to the middle of the crowd, glanced around, and then looked at the scene in mid-air.

Deedlit quickly approached him and said, "Lord of the city, you're really back? That's wonderful! With you here, those invaders are destined for a tragic end."

"Oh? Why?"

Lei Chi asked with interest. He had already seen that the Azure Army had now entered the Dinosaur World and seemed to be in the late stage of mopping up. Only a small number of Dinosaur Towers were still fighting them. However, overall, Lei Chi felt that the defensive pressure was not too great.

"Because you're incredibly powerful!" Deedlit laughed. "With you here, we have nothing to fear!"

Lei Chi laughed and said, "Stop flattering me, tell me about the battle."

"good!"

Known for her cold, stern, and unsmiling demeanor, Prime Minister Deedlit playfully stuck out her tongue. Pointing to the scene in the sky, she slowly addressed Lei Chi: "The invaders have been confirmed to be from the Azure Star Realm beyond our domain. They number over 80,000 and are equipped with powerful weapons. Since the start of their invasion, they have breached 81 Jingyang Ridges and have now entered the Dinosaur World. It is anticipated that the Dinosaur World will also fall. Due to proper evacuation, apart from the loss of the Beast Tower, we have suffered no casualties so far."

Zhao Zilong interjected, "How come there are no casualties? Am I not counted? I definitely sustained minor injuries!"

"Yeah, if it weren't for Brother Long running fast, the Titanium Cobalt White Dragon Mech would probably have been destroyed!" Bai Yuqing continued. "My losses weren't small either. Hundreds of coffin lids were torn off, and several powerful sealing puppets were destroyed. Elf Prime Minister, can these be reimbursed? Boss Lei Chi, you can't just ignore this."

Lin Momo said, "You control Blackwater City and are rolling in money, why would you care about this little expense reimbursement?"

Jiang Shengzi said, "This guy's savings are all for his funeral. Reimburse him first, then reimburse me. A lot of my divine weapon materials were stolen!"

"Haha! We're at war, can't we be serious for once?" Hua Tianbao laughed as he walked out of the crowd.

The atmosphere at the scene was still quite cheerful. Lei Chi could tell that although his players were all smiles, they must have contributed a lot to this invasion war.

(End of this chapter)