Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 554 Ninth Rank [Great Mighty Tiger]

Lei Chi has now become a divine being, and the universe within his body has its own operating rules. His internal space, time, energy, etc., are not affected by external time. Lei Chi no longer needs to cultivate techniques and truly no longer needs the stone disc.

He handed the stone disc directly to Tie Hu, saying, "If my guess is correct, this stone disc should contain six more tokens. Each token collected should extend its light tunnel, allowing it to reach a small world and stay there for ten years at a time! This must be an item that has stolen the power of the system, and it is very likely related to the eight saints from long ago. By obtaining this treasure, you have established a karmic connection with them. Please consider your actions carefully in the future."

Tiehu laughed, "Why are you telling me all this nonsense? Do something practical, go help me collect the other six tokens, or help the second brother of Bliss collect the upgrade materials for the Beast Tower!"

Lei Chi laughed and said, "Am I the real one, or are you the real ones? Why would you expect me to work for you?"

"You made your own choice, who can you blame? Go on, Great Unification Boss! I'm going to receive the true teachings of the Cowardly Emperor too. You don't need to cultivate, but I have plenty to cultivate. Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary!"

Tie Hu said nonchalantly, although he was Lei Chi's "primordial spirit" and possessed Lei Chi's complete memories, his personality was obviously somewhat different from Lei Chi's. Lei Chi sensed that the person in front of him had a very high level of enthusiasm for cultivation, and enjoyed solitude, liking to cultivate alone and be free.

In comparison, the one created from the Blissful Divine Dharma Image and the Azure Fire Pearl seems to prefer excitement and doesn't seem to value his own cultivation very much.

Lei Chi smiled and said nothing more. He then went to find the cultivation cave of the Yellow Sand Lord.

With the cave dwelling token in hand, the search was quite easy. In less than ten minutes, Lei Chi found it at the top of the Songmen Refining Peak.

Upon entering this cultivation cave, Lei Chi couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised.

The cultivation cave contained few things: a few books, some materials, and some cultivation resources. To Lei Chi's surprise, there was actually a [Divine Might Stone] here!

The Divine Might Stone is the most crucial material for upgrading an eighth-tier Great Tiger to the ninth tier, and it is also the only material that is currently lacking. Deedlit has been trying hard to obtain it but has not been able to, but she never expected to encounter one today.

"Good, very good! A ninth-tier beast tower now exists in Bliss City!"

Lei Chi carefully put away the [Divine Might Stone].

As for the other items in the cave, they were all valuable. Lei Chi tidied them up and took them all out.

A moment later, Lei Chi handed over all the cultivation resources, classic texts, and secret records he had collected, as well as the Yellow Sand Lord's cave dwelling token, to Tie Hu, and then left the area where the true disciples were active.

There must be many treasures here, but Lei Chi no longer had much interest in exploring them, leaving all the opportunities here to Tie Hu.

Half a day later, Lei Chi brought Zhao Shuibiao to the City of Bliss.

"Master, this is your territory? I'll remember it! Don't worry, this will be my home from now on. I will protect it with all my might, and unless I'm killed, I won't let anyone destroy it!"

Zhao Shuibiao's face was full of righteous indignation.

Lei Chi naturally didn't take his words seriously. He brought Zhao Shuibiao out of the Holy God Palace not to settle him in the City of Bliss, but to send him to the Mechanical God Temple to meet the Heavenly Venerable Yiwu Er.

I'm just going home now to upgrade my ninth-tier [Great Mighty Tiger] first.

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Tower Name: Great Tiger (Totem Beast)

Area: 9m x 9m

Type: Beast Tower

Rank: Ninth Rank (Top Level)

Attack power: 5 million + 10 billion + 1280

Attack type: Physical

Attack range: Melee (26 meters)

Attack Speed: 1.0

Totem Skill: [Great Power Aura], a passive aura that affects the entire city.

When the Beast Tower is inspired by the Great Tiger, its attack power increases by 100%, and the Great Tiger itself increases by 200%. When the Great Tiger roars, it removes all negative status effects from all friendly units in the city (including Beast Towers, troop units, and hero characters), including but not limited to curses, poison, slow, and bleeding.

Enemy units are suppressed by the aura, resulting in a significant reduction in their overall capabilities. Units below the level of a main god are usually reduced by one tier, while the level of a main god depends on the specific circumstances.

Totem Skill: [Totem Gift]...

Totem Skill: [Totem Heroic Spirit], passive effect, affects the entire city.

This skill has a chance to revive beast towers within the territory that are no more than level nine. The more times a beast tower is revived, the lower the revival probability becomes. It can revive a maximum of nine times within 24 hours. This skill can also affect the [Great Tiger] itself, and it will definitely revive it.

Special Skill: [Imprisonment], the Totem Tiger can imprison targets within a 900-meter range, pinning them under its claws, rendering them unable to move or use skills. Imprisoned targets are suppressed, their mobility and all skills sealed, and they continuously lose health. The Great Tiger can only imprison one target at a time. This skill also works on powerful beings. [Imprisonment] can be broken; please explore further for details.

Note 1: Only one totem beast is allowed in a secret camp.

Note 2: [Great Tiger] has reached the highest level and cannot be upgraded further.

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"It's already reached its peak! But it's incredibly powerful and violent!"

Lei Chi was overjoyed after reviewing the attribute information of the Great Tiger.

Upon reaching the [Ninth Rank], the [Great Mighty Tiger] has been comprehensively enhanced, and its strength has increased dramatically.

Leaving aside the stable physical attack power of over 15 billion, the [Great Might Aura] can remove negative status effects from all units in the city. This means that with it present, all units in the city, not just the Beast Towers, but also players, troops, and other units, are immune to negative status effects.

They won't even allow bloodshed!

This is outrageous!

And [Great Tiger] doesn't just have this one amazing skill; [Totem Heroic Soul] has also been greatly enhanced. Previously, [Great Tiger] directly provided a chance to revive once within 24 hours; now, it provides 9 times!

[Great Tiger] is guaranteed to revive!

What does this mean?

Doesn't that mean that as long as [Great Tiger] isn't killed ten times in a row within 24 hours, it's an immortal being?

If you train well, you can also have ten lives in other beast towers!

The Great Tiger's ability to imprison has also been enhanced; it can now even imprison the main god.

Lei Chi was extremely satisfied with the attributes of the ninth-tier [Great Mighty Tiger]. Looking at the over nine-meter-tall, multicolored [Great Mighty Tiger], he murmured, "This is a top-tier Beast Tower? Truly impressive! If other Beast Towers could achieve such a powerful improvement upon reaching the ninth tier, that would be wonderful!"

Lei Chi couldn't help but wonder which beast tower could succeed the Great Tiger as the second top-tier beast tower, and what its ninth-tier attributes would be like.

"With a ninth-tier [Great Mighty Tiger] here, even if the main god himself came, it would be difficult to break through Bliss City. If there is a powerful output tower to cooperate with, it would be perfect. I can then go to other places with peace of mind."

Lei Chi could foresee that news of his defeat of the Mechanical Temple would inevitably spread. The escape of the Mechanical God would always be a hidden danger. Right now, other main god players might be wary of his strength and dare not attack Bliss City rashly, but once they came, they would definitely not be easy to deal with and would most likely not be afraid of his strength.

Lei Chi did not dare to be arrogant.

He's just a contemporary player, yet he has such great opportunities. Why shouldn't players from an era or even several eras earlier have even better opportunities?

There must have been players from previous generations who were even more skilled than I am now!

Lei Chi is aware of this and also feels a sense of crisis, so he still doesn't dare to stray too far from Bliss City. In his opinion, making the defensive towers stronger and more powerful is the only way to ensure stability.

Thinking of this, Lei Chi carefully examined the upgrade requirements and available materials for the other Beast Towers, and after a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Currently, there are five Tier 8 Beast Towers in Bliss City: [Bear Ba], [Meat Bun], [Swimming Fin], and two [Poor Ha]. The conditions required for them to advance to Tier 9 are different, but they all lack materials like [Divine Might Stone], which sound extremely rare.

Such materials must be extremely difficult to obtain; it probably requires not only skill but also luck.

A moment later, just as Lei Chi was about to take Zhao Shuibiao to the Mechanical Temple, he suddenly received a system notification: "Ding, your territory, Bliss City, has been invaded by foreign enemies. Please prepare for defense!"

"Hmm? What a coincidence?"

Lei Chi was taken aback, and then ordered the pioneering quantum computer to investigate. He wanted to see who had actually invaded his own Paradise City in this world.

At this moment, the "Lord of Blissful City," who had also received a system notification, chuckled. He sat behind the high table in the council hall, took a sip of the tea that Deedlit had just brewed and brought, and muttered to himself, "Who is this? He's really giving us face! Thunder Pool just upgraded to a ninth-tier Great Mighty Tiger, and he's already attacking the city. Does he want us to see just how strong the Great Mighty Tiger is?"

After speaking, the Lord of Bliss City stood up, raised his hands, and a secretary went up to drape a cloak over his shoulders and straighten his clothes.

"Let's go out and have a look around!"

The Lord of Bliss City found a folding fan from somewhere, opened it with a snap, and strode towards the exit of the council hall.

At this moment, in the square of Bliss City, the images projected by the divine beasts Zhaojian and Duowen in mid-air showed countless ugly and bizarre flying beasts rushing madly toward the first outer island, Jingyanggang!

The flying beasts were all about the size of a football. They were dark yellow all over and had scorpion-like bodies, except that their scorpion tails drooped downwards and their stingers were upside down like hooks, making them look very sharp.

In addition, these small animals have bat-like fleshy wings on their backs, giving them excellent flying abilities.

They were so numerous that they were countless, and they rushed madly toward Jingyanggang. So far, no other invaders have been seen.

"What are all these things?"

"It looks disgusting!"

"They're just insects, how dare they run wild in Paradise City!"

"Let's just sit back and watch them perish!"

"Those who are weaker, be aware and seek refuge quickly!"

"Stop joking around. Even the supreme god has been killed. What are these insects compared to that? Do we need to take refuge?"

In the Paradise City Square, many onlookers were discussing the matter.

They could see the images projected by the Divine Beasts of Illumination and Many Hearing, but there were no annotations in the images, and they did not know the names or ranks of those giant scorpion-shaped insects.

However, the pioneering quantum computer detected this at Leichi.

"Ding, notification: The invading creature is the Mysterious Scorpion, also known as the Spine. This is a bizarre, evil, and dangerous venomous insect that can attach itself to the back of the head of a flesh-and-blood organism to suck out its brain matter. At the same time, it inserts its long scorpion tail into the target's body, replacing the target's spine, thereby controlling the target. Its venom and blood are highly corrosive. Spines are mostly cultivated by evil gods, with levels between 400 and 600. The total number of Spines that have entered the territory of Bliss City has exceeded 100 million, and the number continues to increase. The total number of Spines cannot yet be estimated!"

"Spine? Raised by an evil god?" Lei Chi's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be that a great evil god has arrived?"

With this in mind, Lei Chi did not rush to the front line directly, but silently watched and waited for the mastermind to appear.

The Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Divine Beasts, appeared exceptionally early this time. It appeared outside Jingyang Ridge and began its slaughter before the spine group even reached the ridge.

Crimson flames spewed from its mouth, engulfing the seemingly fearless and painless spine.

With a whoosh, a large number of charred spines fell like rain.

However, the spines behind them continued to approach in droves, flying at extremely high speeds, seemingly trying to completely engulf the Vermilion Bird.

At that moment, a huge coffin slowly entered the territory of Bliss City. The coffin emitted a dark light and was pulled by a giant elephant that seemed to be made of starry sky. It was surrounded by many spines.

Above the coffin sat a straw figure, crudely made and seemingly not alive. One hand was outstretched, pointing forward, which looked rather eerie.

"A black coffin?"

Lei Chi's pupils contracted.

At this moment, the Lord of Bliss City flew over on a golden lotus from the other shore, and even from a distance, he shouted, "Hey, boss, are you just watching the show? Aren't you going to make a move?"

Lei Chi said, "No rush! Who uses their royal flush right from the start!"

The Lord of Blissful City said, "It's almost certain that the Great Evil God has arrived. The only question is whether he's in that coffin. Boss, why don't you go and open that coffin? We need to use our trump card right from the start to subdue them!"

"Wait a little longer, let me see what's so mysterious about that black coffin."

Lei Chi wasn't in a hurry at all; he just watched quietly.

Soon, [Vermilion Bird] was completely surrounded. Countless spines rushed together, forming a sphere. [Vermilion Bird] was inside that sphere. With a loud bang, [Vermilion Bird] self-destructed, and countless spines were blasted into white light.

Suddenly, the words "Totem Heroic Souls" appeared, and [Vermilion Bird] was reborn.

It raised its head and let out a cry, its body engulfed in flames.

At that moment, the lid of the black coffin behind them was lifted, and white light, which looked like ice mist, escaped from the gap in the opening.

The next moment, Lei Chi saw the Vermilion Bird fly uncontrollably toward the black coffin. As it moved forward, its size rapidly decreased, and after two breaths, it actually flew into the black coffin.

With a loud bang, the lid of the black coffin closed, and the giant elephant pulled it along as it continued to move forward leisurely.

(End of this chapter)