Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 520 Counterattack

"Ha ha!"

The green-skinned orc strode towards the Thunder Pool and declared loudly, "It's good that the inner disciples are wary, but unfortunately, you don't understand the art of cowardice. You're destined to have no future in this Holy God Palace!"

Lei Chi became even more wary and said, "Whether I have a future or not is none of your concern. However, if you ignore this warning and continue onward, you might ruin your future!"

"Haha, you human are quite interesting!"

The green-skinned orc grinned, a slight smile on his face, seemingly not taking Lei Chi's words to heart at all. He continued forward and soon arrived at the giant sword piercing the earth. He reached out his right hand, grasped the hilt, and pulled it out with a clang. Sword energy emanated from it, causing the forty-two Sky Swords around the Azure Flame Avatar to tremble and automatically enter a defensive formation.

"As a newcomer, you're far too arrogant!"

The green-skinned orc continued, "Don't be fooled by your ability to kill Qingmangzi; if you were to fight me, you would be dead for sure!"

"Is that so?"

"Qing Mangzi cultivates the Divine Sword Technique, which only excels at concealment and escape techniques. He's completely incapable of direct combat. I, on the other hand, cultivate the Heaven-Shattering Sword Art, whose greatest strength lies in attack. You don't actually think you can fight me, do you?"

As Green Skin was speaking, he grabbed Qing Mangzi's corpse with his left hand and, right in front of Qing Huo's avatar, took off Qing Mangzi's storage ring and also took the whisk that Qing Mangzi was holding.

This is undoubtedly a direct robbery.

Lei Chi controlled the Azure Flame Transformation and retreated without saying a word.

"That green mangzi was trying to coerce you into taking a temple, wasn't he? Tsk tsk, this guy was scheming to get a temple, but unfortunately he didn't understand that not taking the right path would inevitably lead to a bad end. He brought this upon himself."

The green-skinned orc shook his head, seemingly examining Qing Mangzi's storage ring, and then said, "My name is You Shura, and I was an inner disciple eighty thousand years ago. If you obey my orders, I will not kill you. Don't worry, I will not deprive you of any opportunities in this inner disciple activity area. I only need you to do one thing for me!"

"What's wrong?"

"Non-current disciples cannot enter the Trial Tower. I need you to go to the Inner Sect Trial Tower and find shattered stardust for me in the trial space on the sixth floor. If you can find 300 pieces for me, I will grant you your freedom and even ensure your safety in this Inner Sect disciple activity area."

"Keep me safe?"

"Indeed! There are two inner disciples in the current area. One is named Li Luo, who is skilled in the art of absorbing the essence of the body, and the other is named Gu Ran, who enjoys eating people. They have now entered the Fish-Dragon Pool. Once they come out, without my protection, unless you leave this area where the inner disciples are active, you will definitely fall victim to their poisonous attacks. You should be glad that you met me."

"You former disciples, you're all truly no good people!"

"Haha, in the path of cultivation, the strong are respected. It is a struggle for power and bloodshed. You should have been aware of this long ago."

"That's true!" The Azure Flame avatar took a few steps back and said, "However, this divine lord has no intention of being enslaved by you. Farewell, this divine lord is returning to my cave!"

After saying this, Lei Chi controlled the Azure Flame Avatar to retreat rapidly, and the 42 Sky Swords also immediately changed direction and flew backward to clear a path for the Azure Flame Avatar.

The giant flaming Kun and Pixiu charged towards the green-skinned orcs.

"Trying to run? Now that I've spotted you, you're not getting away!"

The green-skinned orc smiled slightly. He raised the sword in his hand, and the sword grew wildly larger. In less than a blink of an eye, it had become more than a thousand meters long. His movements did not stop. As the giant sword in his hand grew larger, he slashed horizontally towards the burning giant Kun and Pixiu.

The two giant beasts were merely battle spirit puppets. Although they retained a certain fighting instinct and ferocity, they were not agile enough. They stupidly endured Yushura's attacks.

The Fiery Giant Kun was hit first. The huge blade sliced ​​into its body, but did not cut it completely open. It cut in about halfway. Flames burst out of its wound, as if the giant sword had slashed into a fireball, but the power was not diminished in the slightest. The Fiery Giant Kun then slashed towards the Pixiu.

The Pixiu was also ferocious. It turned around, opened its big mouth, and bit directly at the sword blade.

With a clang, its massive jaws clamped firmly onto the blade, but it still couldn't stop the giant sword. The sword swept past and cleaved into a valley.

Rumble rumble...

The valley was suddenly rocked by a landslide, and dust and smoke billowed up.

The mountains, rocks, buildings, and every tree in the Holy Palace are incredibly sturdy. Even a small blade of grass is impossible for a mortal to damage. Ordinary methods would not be able to disrupt the terrain here. Yet, Yushura's attack seemed capable of leveling the valley with a single sword strike.

Swiftly, Yushura sheathed her sword. A flash of cold light, still shining, illuminated the giant sword, which instantly returned to its original size. The two giant beasts were engulfed in dust and smoke, their fate unknown.

Without even glancing at the rising dust, Yushura leaped into the air and chased after the direction in which the Azure Flame avatar had fled. His figure quickly transformed into a streak of light, moving at an extremely fast speed.

In just two or three breaths, he caught up with Lei Chi and shouted, "Human, I'll give you one more chance. Are you willing to submit to me?"

The avatar of the Azure Flame remained silent and simply fled.

Yushura sneered, "It seems you're seeking death. In that case, I'll grant your wish, kill you, and take your supplies. I won't lose out!"

After saying this, the green-skinned orc raised his right hand, and his massive sword, as large as a door panel, immediately rose and began to rapidly grow larger along the direction of Yoshula's arm.

Just then, the fleeing Azure Flame Avatar suddenly stopped. Yushula's mind stirred, and he suddenly felt a pain in his head and a slight tremor in his soul.

However, Yushura merely swayed for a moment before recovering instantly. A mocking expression appeared on his face as he said, "Mental attack? Even the elites of the Cowardly Sect know that defense is paramount, and survival is fundamental. Which one doesn't have a means to defend against mental attacks? You want to harm my soul? Absolutely not! I'll give you one last chance. Serve me, and I'll guarantee your safety!"

The avatar of Azure Flame remained expressionless. He patted his chest, then activated [Shock God Strike] and roared, "Get lost!"

The roar was like a thunderclap. Yushura felt his soul violently shake, as if it were about to be blasted out of his body. The pain that penetrated deep into his soul made him roar involuntarily. At the same time, the power deep within Yushura's soul was also activated, automatically resisting the impact of the [Shock God Break], which quickly awakened him.

The next moment, when Yushula regained consciousness, she saw a cold light flying towards her brow.

The cold light was as thin and bright as a thread, moving too fast. Yushula was instantly terrified as he felt an extremely familiar yet terrifying power.

In the blink of an eye, a cold light, as thin as a thread, pierced through Yushula's brow, flew out from behind his head, and extended far beyond.

Yushura was frozen in place, his body like a sculpture, completely still, even his eyes remained unchanged, and his greatsword was also frozen in mid-air.

About two seconds later, the cold light disappeared, and Yushura staggered as his greatsword suddenly fell to the ground. His pupils dilated, but his face still showed a look of terror.

His gaze quickly fell on a spot about ten feet in front of Qinghuo's avatar, where a small black ball was floating.

"Sun Hu!"

Yushura uttered two words slowly and deliberately, then looked at the avatar of the Azure Flame with a venomous expression, saying, "Despicable! I curse you to die a horrible death..."

"snort!"

Lei Chi responded with a cold snort, and before You Shura could finish speaking, he had already controlled his Azure Flame avatar to pat his chest and activate [Shocking God Strike] again.

Yushura seemed to have lost all her power, and was knocked to the ground by the roar of the blue fire avatar.

In fact, after that cold light pierced his brain, all his vitality was destroyed, and there was no possibility of survival. He just didn't manage to take his last breath.

Lei Chi finished him off with another [Shocking God Strike], which shattered his last breath. When his body fell, he was already dead beyond any doubt.

However, Lei Chi was unaware of all this. He retrieved the sword pellet that Sun Hu had given him and then relentlessly attacked You Shura until he shattered You Shura's body into pieces with his Long Sky Sword.

"Thanks to this sword pellet, without it, we would most likely have perished today."

Lei Chi controlled his Azure Flame avatar to land on the ground, and then took out the sword pellet given to him by Sun Hu to examine it. The sword pellet was smaller than before, obviously because a lot of the Heaven-Breaking Sword Intent within it had been consumed. Judging from its appearance, Lei Chi estimated that the sword pellet could only be used twice more at most.

Lei Chi was quite pleasantly surprised by the power of the sword pellet.

"This sword pellet is truly powerful, capable of instantly killing Yushula. It seems that Sun Hu must be at least a true disciple! Of course, Yushula was also too careless. If he hadn't talked too much and lacked decisiveness, even with the sword pellet, it wouldn't have been easy for me to kill him. And Qing Mangzi was the same; he was killed by me because of his arrogance and underestimation of his opponent. I must learn from this and not make the same mistake."

Lei Chi silently made a summary, and after a moment carefully put away the sword pellet.

"This item can be used twice more..."

Lei Chi recalled what Yushula had said before: there were two former inner disciples in the inner disciple activity area. He said that Yushula could protect him from the harm of these two former disciples, so his strength should not be weaker than these two.

Sun Hu's sword pellet could instantly kill Yushula, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to instantly kill those two inner disciples either. With the sword pellet, Lei Chi can be considered to have the ability to protect himself.

"The saying goes, 'No poison, no hero.' Should I play the fool, feign weakness to get close to these two, and then launch a surprise attack to kill these two former disciples with my sword pellet? If I kill them, I'll be invincible in this inner disciple activity area, and I can cultivate in peace from now on..."

Lei Chi pondered silently, then quickly shook his head. Although he could potentially kill the two by playing dumb, there was a certain risk involved. Taking risks was unwise. To be on the safe side, he should play it safe and not actively seek danger.

"This sword pellet is a life-saving item; it's best to avoid using it if possible!"

After making his decision, Lei Chi immediately controlled his Azure Flame avatar to perform a ritual to deliver Yushura. This time, Lei Chi only performed the ritual three times before giving up. He then looted all of Yushura's belongings, not bothering to check them, and quickly destroyed the body to cover up the crime before leaving in a hurry.

A moment later, Lei Chi found the cave dwelling of Huangsha Lord Sha Wujing. He entered with the cave dwelling token and went directly into a stone chamber.

The stone chamber was very spacious, with a stone table in the middle, a jade box on the table, and four passageways around it.

Lei Chi was quite cautious at this time. After carefully examining the stone chamber, he did not touch any items, but instead began to take stock of his spoils.

First, Lei Chi looked at his two Battle Soul Gems. The one that sealed the Burning Fire Giant Kun was covered with cracks, and there was still a phantom of the Burning Fire Giant Kun inside. It seemed that its puppet body had been destroyed, and the Battle Soul Gem only retained a part of its remnant soul.

It's almost fair to say that this War Soul Gem is now useless, and Thunder Pool has lost the Burning Giant Kun War Soul Puppet.

The battle spirit gem that seals the Pixiu is in slightly better condition. Although its exterior has also developed cracks, the Pixiu's battle spirit is not badly damaged, and its puppet body is still relatively intact, so it can still be summoned to continue fighting.

By observing the two battle spirit gems, Lei Chi was once again amazed by Yushura's strength. She could easily destroy two powerful battle spirit puppets, so her combat power, at least in terms of her apparent attack power, must be far superior to his own.

Lei Chi then examined the storage items of You Shula and Qing Mangzi and discovered their inheritance tokens first.

After a brief inspection, Lei Chi learned that Qing Mangzi was actually a Level 3 Void Sword God, as well as a Level 2 Turtle Flow Immortal, a Level 2 Returning Origin Immortal, a Level 2 King Overlord War God, a Level 2 Medicine Boy, and a Level 2 Alchemist.

Yushula is a Level 3 Heaven-Breaking Sword God, a Level 3 Atomic Immortal, a Level 3 King-Overlord War God, and a Level 3 Returning to Origin Immortal.

"This guy has four Level 3 certificates, no wonder he's so good!"

Lei Chi then took out two more cave dwelling tokens, which were undoubtedly the cave dwelling tokens of You Shula and Qing Mangzi.

With these two tokens in hand, Lei Chi will definitely search the caves of these two people in the future.

Next, Lei Chi took out a large amount of supplies from the two's storage items, mostly high-grade materials such as cosmic stardust.

Lei Chi took stock and found that he could probably sort out the materials for forging 24 Long Sky Swords.

Lei Chi also took stock of many cultivation pills, such as the Huayang Pill, Qilong Pill, and Butian Pill, as well as many weapons and equipment. There were five low-grade standard Divine Will Universe Blades and as many as nine low-grade standard Heaven-Breaking Divine Swords. The total number of other miscellaneous exclusive weapons and equipment was close to thirty.

The two also possessed many treasures in their storage containers, such as colorful gourds, wooden ponies, and palace models.

In Lei Chi's view, most of these items should be system items, which might immediately become various divine artifacts with attributes once brought into the main world.

The two also had many miscellaneous items in their collection, and Lei Chi didn't know their uses for a while. After sorting them, he first put them into his storage ring.

Finally, what Lei Chi cared about most were Qing Mangzi's whisk and You Shula's giant door-panel sword.

(End of this chapter)