Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 526 Three Years

Lei Chi felt an unprecedented sense of accomplishment and joy.

"I created the ultimate technique for unifying the universe..."

He cheered with joy, but after a while he calmed down and slowly fell into deep thought.

"My technique is only in its initial stages. Whether it can be practiced stably still needs to be verified, and it will certainly undergo countless revisions in the future."

Thinking of this, Lei Chi's joy vanished, replaced by immense pressure.

His accumulated knowledge was still insufficient, and it was difficult for him to even complete the entire cultivation method step by step. To create a divine skill on his own was truly a stretch.

After that, Lei Chi became obsessed, focusing all his attention on creating the [Universal Unification Divine Art]. During this time, although the cultivation of the [Great Jade Divine Art] and the [Starry Sky Divine Art] was progressing slowly, he frequently encountered obstacles. Whenever he was confused, Lei Chi would go to Supreme Treasure to find a new cultivation method to refer to. Sometimes it was useless, and sometimes it was useful.

When he really has no ideas, Lei Chi will also choose some good cultivation techniques to practice.

In this process of continuous cultivation, confusion, and exploration, Lei Chi's [Universal Unification Divine Art] was constantly improved, and time flew by.

Meanwhile, in the main world, the world laws controlled by the system are slowly changing. More and more players from previous generations are arriving, more and more ferocious beasts are appearing, one force after another is emerging, and wars are breaking out more and more frequently.

In Bliss City, the group amassed a large amount of spoils during the war between the Azure Star Realm's invasion and the destruction of the underwater base. After the war, most of these spoils were researched and developed. In addition, the ancient lost technologies unearthed on the Technology Island, along with the technological support obtained after forming alliances with Ultra City, Divine Moon City, and Hidden Dragon City, greatly enhanced the technology of Bliss City, leading to rapid progress towards modernization and technological advancement.

It was a morning three years after Lei Chi went into seclusion to create the [Universal Unification Divine Art].

Outside the city of Bliss, warships were docked.

Among these warships were the Pacific Ark and the Black Sail Warship. Li Daxing and Yao Kang had returned from the Arctic Ocean more than a month ago, bringing with them a large amount of supplies, including many powerful artifacts.

The Beast Warship was also docked at the pier, with a few cleaning staff working on board. Zhang Taichu and his group had returned a month earlier, and the strength of the crew members had been greatly improved.

Outside the city gate, on the dock, stands a steel fortress comparable in size to the Pacific Ark.

This fortress is the one that the Lan family patriarch personally led to invade Bliss City three years ago. It has been repaired and strengthened, and now belongs to Evil God Island, under the control of Krul and Cthulhu, and is named "Bliss Fortress".

The weapons and equipment in the Bliss Fortress have long been repaired, and its firepower is now even greater than it was three years ago. There are many engineers trained by Bliss City in this fortress, and they can skillfully operate this war fortress.

Besides these four large warships from Bliss City, the dock also houses Yanwei's spaceship, Ultra City's light spaceship, Divine Moon City's god-race warship, Hidden Dragon City's Hidden Dragon Flower Boat, and so on.

The gates of Bliss City were wide open, and the Tiger King, who had reached level 800, was fast asleep on the sea in front of the gates.

Bronze divine beast city guards stood on either side of the city gate, with General Ao Quan following behind. After passing through the city gate, the Bliss City Square was now closed off. A large number of bronze divine beasts were either on guard or patrolling, maintaining order and not allowing ordinary residents to enter.

The square was packed with people, including not only from Bliss City, but also from Ultra City, Divine Moon City, and Hidden Dragon City. They chatted amongst themselves as they slowly made their way toward Mushroom Castle.

"Moo..."

The Divine Beasts Zhaojian and Duowen lay lazily, occasionally letting out a cry.

With a soft thud, the divine beast Qingyu landed, throwing the group off its back, and then immediately took off again to answer the call and fetch more people.

As the throne of savagery and conquest descended, the 800-strong supreme god, the colossus Grand Master Kumbadon, leaped down from it. Victor, the captain of the city management brigade, quickly came to his aid and led him to Mushroom Castle.

Now, this Great Celestial Giant is one of the top combat forces in Elysium City, wielding the Throne of Savagery and Conquest. His combat power is even stronger than that of previous generation players such as Katinaz, Krul, and Cthulhu. He is a true level 800 high god.

As for Katinaz, Krul, Cthulhu, Li Daxing, and others, their current combat strength is actually extremely strong, basically reaching their former peak.

Following closely behind Kumbathon, High Priestess Xiuya, seated on the throne of Primitive and Technological God, also arrived.

This high priest's level has also reached 800, and his rank is also that of a high god. He is also one of the top combat forces in Bliss City. Jiang Shengzi is the one who is coming to meet him.

Jiang Shengzi is a Divine Weapon Lord and the fourth Outer Island Lord. He is currently at level 900, which, according to the system settings, is the peak of the Upper God level. However, his actual combat strength is very ordinary and cannot be compared with Kunbaton and others. Even when fighting against the mid-level God blood creatures of the Doubu who are at level 500 or 600, he cannot defeat them.

There are quite a few level 900 players in Bliss City now, but few of them have real combat power. They are neither virtual gods nor true gods; they are just high-level players who achieved their level through system items. Apart from Zhao Zilong, the others are basically just for show.

Suddenly, a divine sword descended from the sky and landed beside the throne of savagery and conquest; it was the Bronze and Fire Divine Sword.

The level 800 sword immortal, Grand Celestial Venerable Yuan Yuanzi, dressed in a white robe, drifted in.

This former kung fu master has successfully cultivated immortality and is now a high-ranking god. If we disregard the Thunder Pool, he is very likely the strongest person in the City of Bliss.

Bai Yuqing, level 900, hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. This second outer island lord was most skilled at socializing. He had good relationships with many big shots in the city, and because he was in charge of Blackwater City, he knew a great many people. Now he was a very influential and shrewd person.

The people and the temple of faith were also present and soon arrived. The Blue Moon Cult Leader, dressed in a blue robe, appeared at the main entrance of the temple.

Lin Momo, the master of the Poison Dragon Pool, hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Although the Blue Moon Cult Leader's combat strength is not great, he controls all living beings and the temple of faith. Even top combatants like Kung Fu Master Yuan Yuanzi cannot defeat him.

Players like Hua Tianbao and Xiao Qinghe were also in the Paradise City Square. They wanted to recruit top-tier combatants but didn't have the chance, so they gathered together to chat.

These people have all raised their levels to 900 and their ranks to Upper God, but it's all just for show. Xiao Qinghe does have some combat power. With the attribute data of a peak Upper God, he can barely fight against the weakest of the Doubu Zhengshen, who is already a Middle God. But that's all. His combat power is much weaker than Zhao Zilong's.

As for Hua Tianbao and Ye Beiyan, they were simply acting as benefactors.

Suddenly, a light shone in the center of the plaza—a teleportation beam. Players from the Samsara Palace were teleporting in, led by Guo Yuheng. She saw Zhao Zilong, dressed in white, and bowed, saying, "All members of the Samsara Palace are present, without a single one missing!"

Zhao Zilong nodded and said, "Alright, please lead Palace Master Guo and everyone to Mushroom Castle."

"yes!"

Guo Yuheng agreed, and then called the people behind him to head to the Mushroom Castle.

These players are all "Peak Gods"!

Subsequently, Dagos, along with the War Gods, arrived at the Elysium Square.

All the gods of the Doubu are mid-level gods, and they are considered to be the high-end combat force of the Bliss City. Once the True Dragon Formation is activated, the 36 of them will combine offense and defense, making them even stronger than Yuan Yuanzi and others who do not use faith artifacts.

The crowd in the square headed to the Mushroom Castle, where a grand meeting was to be held today.

Finally, Katinaz, Krul, Cthulhu, Li Daxing, Yao Kang, and Zhang Taichu arrived at Elysium Square. They were all powerful figures in Elysium, controlling troops. Deedlit personally led them into the Mushroom Hall.

A moment later, everyone gathered in the council hall of Mushroom Castle, the highest authority in Elysium City.

This was a grand and serious meeting.

In addition to the players and executives of Paradise City, the meeting was attended by executives and player representatives from Ultra City, Divine Moon City, and Hidden Dragon City, totaling more than 3,000 people, making it quite a large event.

The group took their seats according to their respective factions. Deedlit, as the Prime Minister of Elysium, delivered a brief opening speech and then solemnly declared, "In the past year, the ancient forces have been emerging at an increasingly rapid pace. Wars have been constant, countless refugees have been displaced, and sacred territories have been breached time and again. I believe everyone has felt this. The situation for us modern players is becoming increasingly dire. Secretary Dante, please give your report first."

"OK!"

Count Dante, formerly the secretary, is now the secretary-general of Mushroom Castle and the deputy commander of the Watchers, essentially the spokesperson for the intelligence department.

She took out a stack of documents and announced loudly, "According to information relayed by the food-making machine spirit Fanfan from my Bliss City, in the past year alone, in the central part of the Central World, as many as 2629 native forces have been wiped out by ancient forces. Among them are powerful dynasties that have been passed down for thousands of years. Countless mortals have died or been injured, and as many as 3211 player holy territories have been destroyed. Even the holy land of Thousand Bird Lake has been breached and usurped by the Temple of Technology! Currently, there are 86 confirmed ancient forces. The information has been distributed to everyone. At the end of this information, there are also 45 lone warriors who are suspected to be peak high-level gods. They are also in great danger... In the past year, my Bliss City has suffered 12 invasions. We have reason to speculate that the holy land will soon become the main target of those ancient forces..."

The secretary-general spoke eloquently and provided a lot of detailed and reliable data, which gradually made the people in the room feel alarmed. It was because those ancient forces were too ferocious and basically refused to negotiate, often launching invasion wars directly, and their combat power was also formidable.

After Secretary Dante finished his report, Deedlit continued, "Gentlemen, the Supreme God is about to descend. Given the current situation, I would like to raise a few issues. Faced with the ever-approaching crisis, we must reach a consensus, which is why I have gathered you all here..."

This prime minister was no longer the elven princess she once was. She spoke with conviction and raised eight issues, including technology sharing, defense strategies, refugee relief, and player accommodation. A heated discussion ensued in the room.

The discussion lasted for three days before it ended, and the participants basically reached a consensus.

But after the meeting, most of these top players were in low spirits.

Although Paradise City, Ultra City, Divine Moon City, and Hidden Dragon City are relatively stable now, they can only deal with the high-level gods among the previous generation of players at most. However, more and more evidence suggests that players at the level of ancient gods are about to descend.

Unlike higher gods who can be quickly attained, those who become chief gods are the elite of the elite and the strongest of the strong.

Even the City of Bliss is not confident that it can withstand the invasion of the ancient gods. If the ancient gods rule over a region or several ancient gods unite, the situation will be even more difficult.

"We don't have much time left!"

At this moment, City Lord Otterledi spoke up, looking at Deedlit and saying, "Your Excellency, may I ask if the God of Thunder Pool has any information?"

Deedlit shook her head and said, "The city lord is still in seclusion, and even I sometimes can't contact him."

Zhao Zilong said, "Lei Chi will probably receive the inheritance of the Coward at the Holy God Palace. He is our strongest fighter, but before the arrival of the ancient main god players, even he probably won't possess the strength to rival a main god!"

One Protoss player said, "The Lord of Thunder Pool is just a tower defense lord. How strong can he be? You see him as your hope?"

De Gang glared at his subordinate and said, "Shut up! You know nothing about the Lord of Lei Chi City!"

Cosmic Traveler Yan Wei said, "To be precise, I haven't seen Lei Chi for almost four years. I don't know what kind of opportunities he obtained in the Holy God Palace, whether he will stay in the Holy God Palace indefinitely, or whether he will return before the Faith God War. If he can come back, even if he fails to become a main god, he will still be a great force. With him in charge of Bliss City and the Beast Tower, Bliss City will definitely be much more stable."

Hui Shu, the city lord of Hidden Dragon City, said, "Fortunately, Yan Wei, you are on our side. With you in charge, ordinary ancient forces probably wouldn't dare to come knocking."

Yan Wei shook her head and said, "Although I now possess an eighth-tier cosmic scorpion, along with other high-level star beasts, I can only deal with ordinary peak-level high-ranking gods. I am no match for a main god. Without a main god to oversee things, no one will be afraid of me in the war of faith gods..."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out: "Hahahaha, I've come to oversee Bliss City!"

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bald man in tattered clothes. His head was shiny, as if it had been oiled and glowed, but his beard was unkempt, giving him a travel-worn look. Combined with his ragged clothes, he looked like a beggar who had come from afar.

Krul, who was sitting at the back of the hall, suddenly stood up. She stared intently at the newcomer, gritted her teeth, and said, word by word, "It's you! Qi, Lao, Liu!"

(End of this chapter)