Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 556 Card in the Coffin

The eagle-claw monster revealed a piece of information to Lei Chi: he is a treasure hunter!

According to him, "treasure hunter" is both a profession and a secret lineage.

Treasure hunters possess many secret techniques and psychic abilities for tracking and searching for items. They excel at treasure hunting, and there are very few treasure hunters in the entire star field. Those with great strength are even fewer.

His name is Holk, born in the Great Ursa Major Star Realm, and he is quite famous in the star field. He is one of the strongest treasure hunters. The reason he entered the God Realm this time is because he accepted the commission from the Azure Star Realm to help Kati.

As for the content of the commission, it was quite simple: to find a treasure called the "Holy Lion Anti-Entropy Light Sword." Unfortunately, before he could find the treasure, he was captured by Lei Chi.

Lei Chi didn't completely believe what Holke said, but he did accept the Star God Chain that Holke offered.

A moment later, the city lord of Bliss City brought over the Jedi Knight Kulin and the head of the Blue family.

Kulin didn't recognize the Lock God Coffin and knew nothing about it when asked.

The head of the Lan family was knowledgeable; he recognized the God-Locking Coffin and his description of it was exactly the same as Holke's. However, he did not know how to retrieve the God-Locking Coffin, nor did he have the Star God Chains.

After a moment's thought, Lei Chi absorbed Holk and the Lan family patriarch into the Hongchen Qi within his body, then sat down cross-legged and quietly watched the Lock God Coffin drive straight in.

Lei Chi could "rebuild his own Paradise City without worry," and he wasn't afraid of losing defensive towers. The system would naturally compensate him after the battle. Therefore, Lei Chi was in no hurry to join the battle. He just looked at the God-Locking Coffin seriously, trying to find some new discoveries.

After sending the Jedi Knight Kulin away, the Blissful God squatted down beside Thunder Pool and said, "My Lord, when are you going to make your move? The Four Divine Beasts, the Four Divine Monkeys, so many Five Tiger Generals, and all my Thunder Pool Divine Swords are suffering in that wretched black coffin. The sooner you act and subdue that unfortunate coffin, the sooner you can take Shui Biao to the Mechanical Temple to play with Second Sister, right?"

Lei Chi said, "Why don't you try again? Don't worry, I'll cover for you!"

"Forget it, I'm not going! What if that damned black coffin swallows the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore too? I'd be at a huge loss!" said the City Lord of Bliss. "How about I send those fearless Kunbaton and the others to give it a try?"

Lei Chi shook his head and said, "Even the Four Great Monkey Kings have been captured, so it's unlikely that Kunbaton and the others will be of much use."

"What should we do then? Just watch it storm in and devour our entire Beast Tower? I'd be very unhappy about that, you know? That's completely out of character for me!"

"What kind of style do you have? Others may not know, but I know it all too well."

Lei Chi and the Lord of Bliss City chatted like this, and he found it quite interesting.

At first, when he chatted with the Lord of Bliss City, it felt like he was talking to himself. He could clearly grasp what the Lord of Bliss City was thinking and what he wanted to say. However, after some time, the Lord of Bliss City had changed. Lei Chi could no longer accurately grasp his thoughts. Looking at him, he felt like a familiar stranger.

Of course, this may also be because the Thunder Pool itself is changing.

"Good heavens, judging by this momentum, this unlucky coffin can probably smash through Jingyang Ridge, but I wonder if it can even get through the dinosaur world. Tsk tsk, I wonder what this broken coffin is made of, how can it be so durable? It hasn't suffered a single scratch yet?"

The Lord of Bliss City looked at the projection in mid-air and muttered to himself.

"Hey, Venerable One, why do you think that Victorious Heavenly King made such a coffin? With that kind of ability, why not make a sedan chair or a throne and have that Star God Giant Elephant pull it? Wouldn't that be more stylish and impressive? Making a coffin is just bad luck."

"I suppose this thing must have a special purpose."

"Is it possible that he prepared this for himself, wanting to be buried in it after he dies?"

"Possibly!"

"Is it possible that the Heavenly King was made for someone else, and that someone else is lying in that unfortunate coffin?"

"Perhaps..."

"Why did the Heavenly King of Victory use an elephant to pull the coffin?"

"Um……"

"Is it possible that he wants to wait until he dies so that the elephant can drag his unfortunate coffin somewhere? Or perhaps he wants to transport someone's corpse somewhere? My lord, why don't you try using those seemingly stupid Star God Chains to subdue the Star God Elephant? If we collect the unfortunate coffin, we can open it and see what's inside. Do you think it's possible to find a living person inside...?"

Lei Chi frowned as he listened to the Bliss City Lord's incessant chatter, which showed no sign of stopping.

That's not my personality at all!

Why did he become such a chatterbox, asking so many bizarre questions?

Lei Chi shook his head, no longer wanting to pay attention to the Lord of Bliss City.

Meanwhile, the Coffin of God Locking had already begun its journey to the seventh outer island, and it had already devoured six groups of the Five Tiger Generals alone.

No more spines were added behind the Coffin of God, and suddenly, a gray, plate-shaped flying vehicle entered the territory of Elysium City.

On the gray aircraft stood a slightly hunched figure—that was the Great Evil God. She appeared in the form of an old woman, wearing a gray and white robe of a Thunder Pool nun, her face hidden in darkness.

"Ding! Detected a God-level powerhouse, combat strength assessed at 446 million. Database search deduced target identity: 90% probability of the Great Evil God Bibius!"

"Ding! Detected main artifact fluctuations. Database search confirmed target: Main artifact named Paradise Lost, a special main artifact!"

"Ding, divine power fluctuations detected. Database search confirmed target: main artifact named Evil God Temple..."

"Ding! Divine power fluctuations detected. High-ranking and mid-ranking gods exist in Paradise Lost and the Temple of the Evil God. The exact number is unknown. Awaiting more information..."

Upon hearing the notification from the AI, Lei Chi nodded, relieved.

"Bliss!" Lei Chi said, "A BOSS has appeared. Do you want to go and fight it? Don't worry, its combat power is only a little over four million, not as high as yours."

The Lord of Bliss City was taken aback, but immediately realized what was happening and exclaimed, "The Great Evil God has arrived? She actually dared to come in!"

"Not only the Great Evil God, but also many mid-level and high-level gods, even the Mechanical Temple was brought along, along with a supreme artifact called Paradise Lost!"

Lei Chi quickly relayed the information detected by the quantum computer to the Lord of Bliss City. After listening, the Lord said, "The Great Evil God has brought his whole family with him. Could it be that he has his eye on this place?"

His expression turned serious, and he said, "Boss, you go deal with that wretched coffin, I'll go beat up the Great Evil God!"

"You're that brave?"

"Of course, I am the Lord of Blissful City!"

Lei Chi thought for a moment and said, "Alright, let's stretch our arms and legs then."

He stood up, looked at the Lord of Bliss on the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore, and instructed, "Don't be careless. The Great Evil God has clearly come prepared. That God-Locking Coffin and the Lost Paradise beneath his feet are both main divine artifacts. I don't know what their uses are. You can go and show off your power, but if you notice anything amiss, remember to run away!"

"Alright!" The Lord of Bliss City gestured for them to proceed. "Boss, go first. I'll cover you!"

Lei Chi smiled helplessly. He took a step and arrived at the seventh outer island. He stood at the highest point, with his hands behind his back, looking at the nearby God-Locking Coffin.

Before long, the God-Locking Coffin arrived. Unlike before, this time the black coffin stopped on its own, and the scarecrow sitting on the coffin lid pointed its finger at the Thunder Pool.

Then, the black coffin flashed with light, and the lid slowly began to open.

Lei Chi gave a light snort, flew into the air, and took out his treasure gourd, pointing the gourd's mouth at the black coffin.

"receive!"

As soon as the word was spoken, the gourd's mouth automatically popped open, and a strange power immediately acted on the black coffin, causing its surface to glow white.

In the past, Lei Chi used the magic gourd to fight enemies. As long as the gourd's mouth was aimed at the target, the target would be enveloped in light, then quickly shrink, and then fly into the gourd's mouth and enter the magic gourd.

This time, although the black coffin was also affected to some extent, it only trembled violently and did not deform rapidly, nor did it fly towards the treasure gourd.

After about two or three breaths, the lid of the black coffin was lifted, and white light emanated from it, which immediately locked onto the treasure gourd.

The magic gourd trembled a few times, but was not taken away by the black coffin. Instead, it appeared to be confronting the black coffin.

"A coffin that locks in the gods, a treasure gourd—which of these two can take the other away is the question!"

Lei Chi was not idle at this moment. He pointed forward and a star map immediately appeared behind him. At the same time, his inner universe opened up and sixteen star pillars began to appear.

In addition, two small holes appeared on the star map. The holes slowly grew larger, and a giant flaming Kun and a Pixiu flew out from them!

The Fiery Giant Kun and Pixiu were originally battle spirits, nurtured in the Thunder Pool's inner universe. Now they are still battle spirits, yet they resemble real star beasts. Their appearance is imposing, and if someone unaware of their existence saw them, they would probably mistake them for real star beasts.

Woof, woof...

The Fiery Giant Kun and the Pixiu charged toward the Locking God Coffin together. The two collided, and the Fiery Giant Kun was knocked aside. The Pixiu, as fierce as a tiger, roared and swallowed the Locking God Coffin whole.

However, the Pixiu that swallowed the God-Locking Coffin immediately bulged its eyes, then bared its teeth and made a very strange expression.

It's like a gluttonous beast snatching its favorite food, but the food is a bit prickly in its mouth. It holds it in its mouth, afraid of the pain, yet unwilling to spit it out.

With the Pixiu swallowing it, the standoff between the Locking Coffin and the Treasure Gourd was broken. The giant elephant pulling the coffin remained motionless, while white light gradually appeared in the Pixiu's mouth. The Pixiu seemed to be in pain, baring its teeth and shaking its head, jumping around in mid-air a few times. Then, as if it suddenly remembered to go home, it carried the Locking Coffin and flew towards the black hole in the star map behind Thunder Pool.

The next moment, the chains connecting the God-Locking Coffin tightened. The Star God Giant Elephant remained unmoved, but the restless Pixiu was pulled and stumbled, and the God-Locking Coffin was pulled out of its mouth.

"Woohoo!"

This battle spirit was quite agile; even as it lost its balance, it managed to extend its claw and slap the God-Locking Coffin.

The next moment, the God-Locking Coffin returned to its original position, and the sixteen star pillars had already been set up. Lei Chi reached out and pressed his hand in the void, and the great formation took effect. Heavenly lightning fell from the sky, at least a thousand of them, all crashing down on the God-Locking Coffin.

Boom boom boom boom boom...

The coffin that locked the gods was instantly engulfed by lightning, surging with a bright light that seemed capable of blinding a person.

The lightning generated by Lei Chi using the Star Array was inexhaustible. As his palm remained pressed down, the lightning continued, with hundreds or even tens of thousands of bolts striking the God-Locking Coffin every second.

Thunder magic was the first technique Lei Chi learned. He started by practicing the Trident Thunder Magic, then the Crimson Serpent Thunder Magic, and finally, after mastering all five types of thunder magic, he could unleash the Five Thunderbolts technique.

Now that Lei Chi controls the inner universe, although he no longer has any cultivation techniques, it is much easier for him to use lightning magic. With a thought, he can generate lightning from the void.

Boom boom boom boom boom...

Under such a fierce and dense bombardment of lightning, even a gold brick would probably be blasted into dust in an instant. Lei Chi estimated that even a high-level god at the true god level would be helpless against such an attack and would probably die very quickly.

But the Coffin of Gods is still the Coffin of Gods, and Lei Chi sensed that it was completely undamaged.

Strangely, the scarecrow on the coffin lid was also completely intact.

"Isn't this attack enough? This God-Locking Coffin is truly indestructible! And what is that scarecrow?"

Lei Chi withdrew his palm and turned it into a fist, and the lightning and thunder immediately disappeared. He glanced at it and found that the God-Locking Coffin was indeed intact. Even after being struck by lightning for such a long time, it did not change color at all. The scarecrow was also completely unharmed.

However, Lei Chi also noticed something. The God-Locking Coffin was unharmed because it was truly sturdy, while the Scarecrow was unharmed because it had no physical form at all.

Or rather, it is not afraid of physical attacks, and seems to exist in another space-time, which is quite similar to the coffin-pulling star god elephant.

"Could it be that this straw doll has established a connection with the celestial giant elephant, thus allowing it to control it?"

Lei Chi seemed to understand something. He roared and threw a punch. Immediately, another howl rang out in the void, and a multicolored [Great Mighty Tiger] leaped out. This [Great Mighty Tiger] went straight for the God-Locking Coffin, but instead of attacking, it jumped onto it and pinned it down.

This is the unique "suppression" ability of the [Great Tiger].

Startled by the Great Tiger, the trembling coffin lid, which had been trying to open, closed again.

Lei Chi pointed at the God-Locking Coffin again, and a chain of Yang Flame flew out from the star map behind him. It arrived at the God-Locking Coffin at an extremely fast speed, but instead of locking the God-Locking Coffin, it locked the straw doll.

The illusory straw figure seemed to be immune to physical attacks, but at this moment, it was bound by the Sunfire Chains.

Then, the seemingly lifeless straw figure showed a look of terror on its face and began to struggle violently.

"So you're a kind of creature too, created by a great evil god?"

Lei Chi had some understanding.

At that moment, perhaps because of the scarecrow's desperate struggle, the giant elephant that had been standing still like a ray of starry sky suddenly moved. It let out a deep roar, and the God-Locking Coffin immediately flashed with light, and the Great Tiger on it was instantly blown away.

The next moment, the lid of the God-Locking Coffin burst open, and two black cards flew out from it.

There were nine stars above the two cards. Lei Chi looked up and saw that there were character pictures and names on the cards. One of them was "True Greatsword God General" and the other was "Nuclear Powered Sword Immortal"!

(End of this chapter)