Tower Defense: Public Enemy

At this very moment, in the outer sea of ​​the Stormy Sea, east of the continental plate, a massive mechanical temple floats in the sky, surrounded by eighteen flowing rings composed of various colored metal particles, like rivers.

Countless aircraft, combat machines, and mechs surrounded it, blotting out the sky in a vast and imposing array.

On the sea and in the sky, there are also huge steel warships, some of which are even tens of thousands of meters long. They are covered with fighter jets and various combat mechs, and most of the spaceships and warships are equipped with giant cannons, which looks quite terrifying.

This force was enormous, with its battle lines stretching for over a hundred miles. To the native inhabitants of the main world, this was undoubtedly an invasion by an advanced civilization, with too many things they had never seen, heard of, or even dared not imagine.

At this time, the Divine Beasts Zhaojian and Duowen had not yet displayed their power, but the enemy's large formation had naturally been discovered long ago, and the City of Bliss had long been in a state of war preparedness.

The people on the outer islands have taken emergency evacuation, entering ancient shelters or other locations.

Meanwhile, the Beast Warship, the Pacific Ark, the Black Sail Warship, and the Bliss Fortress were already stationed in front of Bliss City, waiting for orders.

The four ace combatants of Bliss City—Kumbarton, Yuan Yuanzi, Xiuya, and the Blue Moon Cult Leader—along with Zhang Taichu and his staff officers, were standing on the bow of the Beast Warship, gazing out at the sea.

"This time, the enemy is the Mechanical Temple!"

Zhang Taichu's face even showed excitement. "Gentlemen, could we say that our opponent is an ancient god?"

Kumbatton snorted coldly and said, "Whether it's the past or tomorrow, anyone who attacks Bliss City will die!"

"Is the Great Celestial Venerable Giant Spirit really that confident?" Zhang Taichu asked. "What if he messes up? Otherwise, people will laugh at us!"

"Ha, even if Commander Zhang crashes, I, the real deal, can't possibly crash, because I don't even have a car, haha!"

"Ha, I don't have a car either!"

Xiuya said, "The one with the cart is the orc Harley, haha, I just saw him teaching the miners to crouch down with their heads covered. The mine carts are parked very neatly."

Upon hearing this, Master Yuanyuanzi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "This simpleton! It's such a waste of the city lord's care. He's not weak, but he's too lazy and lacks courage, so he can only be a miner foreman."

"Speaking of which, it seems Akxi is about to break through!" Xiuya looked at the Blue Moon Cult Leader and said, "Cult Leader, you have the most contact with Akxi, I wonder if this is true?"

"Excellent!" The Blue Moon Cult Leader nodded very seriously and said, "Mr. Akxi is the most diligent and hardworking person I have ever met. For the past month, he has been training in my cult, and his boxing skills have become increasingly powerful, reaching a level that I cannot comprehend. He claims that he is about to create a cosmic boxing style!"

"Cosmic boxing?" Quinbotton asked with a curious look. "What's that?"

The Blue Moon Cult Leader shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Perhaps we'll see him make a move this time!"

Xiuya said, "I'm afraid he won't have a chance!"

"Yes, I really hope those ancient gods can step in and help us get past Jingyang Ridge..."

These high-ranking combatants from Bliss City stood on the bow of the ship, chatting and laughing, seemingly not worried at all about the invasion of the Mechanical Temple, and even looking forward to it.

However, the atmosphere inside the Mushroom Castle was quite different at this moment.

"Someone, deliver this confidential letter to the captain of the urban management brigade!"

"Those who have come to join us from the three kingdoms, regardless of their status or position, will be temporarily settled on Devil's Island..."

"Dante, go and find Commander Zhang yourself, give him this letter, and tell him it contains the city lord's orders!"

"Mr. Coolin, you're here too? Then go to Elysium Fortress for me, check on the situation of Mechanical Angela, and report back to me..."

Deedlit issued orders methodically, her voice loud and clear. A group of secretaries listened, took notes, and carried out the orders, while the Watchers rushed around, gathering various intelligence.

Meanwhile, Lei Chi was still in seclusion in the Fish Dragon Lake Secret Realm.

"The Mechanical Temple's early attack on my Elysium City, with such a large-scale mobilization, is tantamount to throwing out a royal flush right from the start. It seems they really think highly of me and don't want Elysium City to develop. I just wonder if there are still people hiding in the shadows."

Lei Chi said calmly.

He has already inquired about the situation with Deedlit.

If the information Deedlit had previously obtained was correct, then by the end of the previous era, there was only one main god in the Mechanical Temple, whose level was only 900. He had just broken through to become a main god, and he had only 128 subordinates, including 20 high-level gods and 108 mid-level gods!

Of course, 40,000 years have passed since the last era, and the players of the Mechanical Temple should have become stronger in these 40,000 years. But even if they become stronger, there is a high probability that two players will become gods.

Lei Chi now only cares about players who are at the main god level. He doesn't care about players below the main god level, even those who are at the peak of the upper god level.

Of course, if the situation becomes urgent and he needs to return, he will go back, but that is unlikely, since the City of Bliss is guarded by the incarnation of Azure Flame, and it is not something that a mere high-level god can break through.

With the Azure Flame Incarnation and the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore, plus the ability for the main body to provide spiritual power remotely, Lei Chi would dare to challenge even a true God. As for beings below the God level, Lei Chi felt he could kill them instantly without special treasures.

The next moment, Lei Chi projected his consciousness into Qing Huohua's body.

Although Lei Chi was confident in the defense of his Paradise City, it would always be better to be stronger. So, he controlled his Azure Flame avatar to carry a batch of materials and went outside the city to build and upgrade the tower on his own.

Aside from certain special towers, Lei Chi's tower-building strategy remains the same: first build [Wild Chickens], then cultivate them into [Tyrannosaurus Rex], and then let them enjoy the power of automatic growth technology, allowing them to grow into sixth-tier [Heavy Particle Tyrannosaurus Rex].

This can be described as the most cost-effective and effortless way to train beasts in the Beast Tower.

As for the high-level beast tower, Lei Chi's strategy is mutation.

Aside from certain special beast towers, Lei Chi no longer intends to cultivate beast towers in a step-by-step manner. His strategy is to directly use the seventh-tier [Ancient Nine-Headed Dragon] to mutate it.

The Ancient Nine-Headed Dragon has extremely poor attributes, but it is easy to obtain. If the mutation fails and you lose the entire rarity, you won't feel bad. However, if you manage to mutate a top-quality one, you'll make a huge profit and would be willing to trade a hundred of them for it.

Next, Lei Chi successfully mutated the Ancient Nine-Headed Dragon on his first attempt, creating a Seven-Panda Tower.

This beast tower is quite interesting. It's a human-shaped tower, clad in ancient, bronze-looking armor. Judging from its shape, it resembles a humanoid panda, and it's quite fat.

The system asked Lei Chi to name this mutated beast tower. After thinking for a long time, Lei Chi named it [Panda War God]!

He felt that this [Panda War God] was a perfect match for [Panda Sword Immortal].

Once the name was chosen, the attributes of the [Panda War God] were generated. As Lei Chi was not disappointed, the [Panda War God]'s skills were quite good. Its base attack power was extremely high among beast towers of the same level, and it even had the [Enlightenment] ability, which could randomly enlighten the panda tower, allowing it to directly advance to the next level without materials.

In addition, this Panda War God has a "Taunt" skill, which can force enemies to attack it. As its durability decreases, its attack power, critical hit rate, and high-level damage will be greatly increased.

"This Panda War God is certainly not as good as the Panda Immortal, but its taunting ability is quite rare. With just this one skill, it can be considered a pretty good Beast Tower."

After a brief summary, Lei Chi controlled the Azure Flame avatar to continue building and transforming the tower.

Unfortunately, Lei Chi's luck wasn't very good. After the [Panda War God], he mutated fifty [Ancient Nine-Headed Dragons] in a row, but either the mutation failed or resulted in useless towers.

In the end, after working for almost half a day, this batch of mutated seventh-tier towers was completely destroyed, leaving only the [Panda War God] that mutated at the beginning.

"Huh? It's already this late, why hasn't the Mechanical Temple attacked yet? Have they given up and retreated?"

Lei Chi checked the time and contacted Deedlit again, only to learn that the mechanical temple had come with great force, but stopped outside the Stormy Sea and then remained inactive, without rashly launching an invasion.

Lei Chi couldn't guess what the mechanical temple meant, but he instructed Deedlit to keep a close watch on it.

A moment later, Lei Chi moved the [Panda War God] to the Emerald Palace on the outer island of 104, so that it could keep the [Panda Immortal] company there. However, he discovered the boxer Akxi there.

Boxer Aksi wasn't practicing his punches at the moment; he was reading a book.

He was reading a black book, holding it with both hands, extremely focused, and didn't even notice Lei Chi's arrival.

Lei Chi, quite curious, stepped forward and asked, "Axi, what book are you reading? You seem so engrossed!"

"My Lord, I was so engrossed in my book that I failed to pay my respects to the City Lord in time. Please forgive me!"

Upon hearing this, Aksi awoke with a start and quickly rose to bow to Lei Chi.

"It's nothing, it's fine! I should say that I, the city lord, have disturbed your reading."

Lei Chi glanced around and realized that Aksi was reading a book called "The Origin of Divinity".

This must be a special book!

Compared to other classic texts, it is much thinner, but since it can fascinate the cultivation fanatic boxer Akxi, it must be extraordinary.

A moment later, the Azure Flame avatar took the book "Origin of Divinity" from Aksi's hands and glanced at it briefly.

This is a real book, an unsystematic prop, probably found by Aksi in the treasure hall. The book is not thick, about three or four hundred pages, and its title page even has the author's signature: "Black Card"!

Upon examining the contents of the text, Lei Chi found himself quite perplexed.

It seems that this text is indeed introducing the "origin of divinity," which refers to the awakening of divine power.

The ancient texts provide a very general description of the method for awakening the divine power within one's body and transforming into a divine being, which is called the "Divine Origin Method".

Lei Chi considered himself to be quite knowledgeable in the path of cultivation, but this "Divine Origin Method" was truly unheard of, unseen, and incomprehensible to him.

"This Divine Origin Method is too special. It's different from all the cultivation methods I've ever seen. It's like a cultivation method from another system altogether. I can't judge whether this Divine Origin Method is effective, let alone whether continuing to cultivate it is a good thing or a bad thing. I have no way of making any judgments..."

Lei Chi frowned. He vaguely felt that this [Divine Origin Method] was extremely incompatible with him. Even the [Universal Unification Divine Art] could not unify it. He had no intention of cultivating it at all.

Aksi replied, "Lord City Lord, I have recently been studying the method of the origin of divinity and have gained some insights. I think I may be able to awaken my divinity and then become a divine being according to the records in this book."

"Is that so?"

Lei Chi frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally returned the [Origin of Divinity] to Arsi.

Lei Chi said, "I can't give you any cultivation advice regarding this Divine Origin Method. If you insist on it, then be careful and cautious, lest you make a mistake. I have doubts about its reliability and safety."

"Rest assured, Lord City Lord!" Aksi said. "I will cultivate carefully. According to the records in the ancient texts, it may not be long before I can fully awaken the divinity within me and become a divine being. At that time, my boxing skills will be fully developed."

"Your boxing?"

"That's right, my boxing style is cosmic boxing..."

Akxi, usually taciturn, was quite excited as he introduced his creation, Cosmic Boxing, to Lei Chi.

According to him, "Cosmic Boxing" is actually somewhat similar to "Breaking the Realm of Intent". It is a method that allows one to wage a battle of wills with another. Specifically, it means that by making eye contact with another person, one can start a boxing battle of wills that transcends time and space. If one can win this battle of wills, one can inflict a severe blow on the target's soul, or even destroy the soul directly. Many aspects of it are incomprehensible, elusive and illogical.

"This must be a Martian technique..."

Lei Chi wasn't sure if it was a problem with Aksi's description, but he felt that the [Cosmic Boxing] was very chaotic and strange, and shouldn't be something that could be cultivated.

However, Aksi seemed very confident. He then introduced the [Divine Origin Method] to Lei Chi, making Lei Chi even more certain that neither the [Divine Origin Method] nor the [Cosmic Boxing] had a coherent logic. If one could actually master it, something truly miraculous would happen.

"Creating a technique isn't that simple. Akshi... Fine, since you're willing, then cultivate diligently here."

Lei Chi, controlling his Azure Flame avatar, waved his hand, then stepped onto the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore and flew straight towards the outer sea.

The fact that the Mechanical Temple was making a big fuss but not attacking left Lei Chi puzzled and uneasy. Therefore, Lei Chi decided to control his Azure Flame avatar to investigate.

With the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore having a durability of 13 trillion, coupled with the divine power of the Azure Flame Avatar and Lei Chi's own strong spiritual power, Lei Chi was quite confident in the Azure Flame Avatar. If the City of Bliss needed someone to go out and gather intelligence, then the Azure Flame Avatar would undoubtedly be the most suitable.