Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 558 Black Mist Cage

Lei Chi stood atop the Coffin of God Lock.

This coffin that locks the gods is also strange to him.

The coffin-puller is clearly a divine being, a conceptual life form without a physical body, yet it is the only one capable of pulling the coffin that locks the gods.

That coffin that locks the gods is the medium between imagination and the real material world.

Only by standing on or entering the Thunder Pool can one imagine being a coachman pulling oneself on a journey.

Of course, standing on the Coffin of Gods is very risky. Without the protection of the Coffin of Gods, one would have to withstand all the real or unreal resistance that the Coffin of Gods has to resist when it travels through time and space. But if one stays inside the Coffin of Gods, then all the resistance can be resisted by the Coffin of Gods.

This is equivalent to being outside or inside the vehicle while traveling.

However, for Lei Chi, there was absolutely no way he could enter the God-Locking Coffin.

That's a coffin, and it's shrouded in mystery. Who knows what might happen once you go inside? What if you get locked inside?

Lei Chi didn't want to be in such a passive position.

"Imagine, you said you wanted to go to the end of the starry sky, so let's go! Let me see the treasure of the Heavenly King!"

"My friend, aren't you going to enter the God-Locking Coffin? Your physical body probably can't withstand the power of traversing the starry sky; it will be torn apart! And you might even fall off. If you fall off the God-Locking Coffin during the traversal of the starry sky, you will be lost in the river of time, and even I probably won't be able to find you!"

"It's alright, I'd like to give it a try!"

"My friend, you're serious!"

"I'm serious!" Lei Chi nodded. "So, are you still going?"

"Let's go, my good friend, let's travel together to the ends of the stars..."

[Imagine] Humming a little tune, it moved. After a slow acceleration, it suddenly pulled the God-Locking Coffin into the void and then disappeared.

"Where is the Lord God?"

"Did the Divine Lord go on a trip to the ends of the stars?"

"The Divine Lord has departed in the Coffin of God Lock!"

"Great God, has that coffin been subdued...?"

In the square of Elysium City, countless onlookers discussed the battle.

The four Monkey Kings, now "reborn," know something and, along with the Four Divine Beasts, the Five Tiger Generals, and the Thunder Pool General, rejoin the battle.

[Imagine] Although they left with the Coffin of God Lock, the invasion war was not over yet. The Temple of the Evil God had not been conquered, Paradise Lost was still peaceful, and countless spines were still rampaging.

"I actually disappeared along with that unfortunate coffin?" The Lord of Bliss City suddenly realized, muttering to himself, "As my strength has grown, I've become increasingly daring, acting recklessly without a second thought! Oh well, never mind him. The battle isn't over yet, so I can relax a little..."

The Lord of Blissful City smiled slightly, raised his right hand, and shouted, "All troops, listen to my command! Retreat!"

In fact, he was the only one fighting on the front lines at that moment. He didn't linger in battle and immediately returned to Paradise City, making it look like he was running away.

"Invade freely, charge the towers relentlessly, and if you're so capable, conquer all the outer islands! Hahaha, I'm giving up now, I'll just sit here and be a couch potato!"

The Lord of Bliss City laughed loudly.

Bliss City has the Beast Tower, and without the God-Locking Coffin that can devour the Beast Tower as a vanguard, the Lord of Bliss City wouldn't bother to confront the players of the Evil God Temple head-on.

He quickly returned to Elysium Square, used the fat cat general as a cushion, picked up the hot tea offered by Deedlit, and leisurely began to sip it.

Strangely, the players from the Evil God Temple remained incredibly brave, showing no intention of retreating and charging straight in.

However, even though the Lord of Paradise City wanted to remain passive, many players were still willing to take the initiative.

For example, Qiukas, Qixinge, as well as Zhao Shuibiao, Meijis and others.

They all possess considerable fighting ability and are highly motivated, willing to charge forward.

"Let's watch the show, let's watch the show!"

The Lord of Bliss City was pleased to see this situation.

Soon, as the four sacred beasts returned to the front lines, the offensive momentum of the evil god players was greatly curbed.

Although these four sacred beasts are not of high rank, they are incredibly resilient thanks to the Heavenly Four Spirits Tower Formation and the [Great Might Aura].

The tower formation effect stacks with the [Great Power Aura], but it's not as simple as just one plus one.

The four celestial spirits are born and die together. If one of them is immortal, the other three will also be immortal. Therefore, if one of them is resurrected, the other three will also be resurrected.

This resurrection doesn't count towards the nine resurrection attempts allowed by the [Great Power Aura]!

Therefore, theoretically, they can be resurrected a maximum of 36 times within 24 hours!

With these four together, it's almost fair to say they can resurrect indefinitely.

The evil god players didn't have any good way to deal with these four sacred beasts, and in the end they could only send a part of their forces to deal with them while the main force went around them.

With the strength of the players in the Evil God Temple, there should be no problem for them to get past Jingyang Ridge, which is guarded by the Five Tiger Generals.

While watching, the Lord of Bliss City chatted and laughed with Deedlit and the others, paying special attention to some of the more powerful evil god players.

When the main force of players from the Evil God Temple left the 81st outer island and began their journey to the 82nd outer island, "Dinosaur World," the six strongest and most threatening Evil God players were selected by the Lord of Bliss City and his allies.

These six evil god players are all top-level gods, with a level of 900. They possess considerable combat power and have a very unique fighting style.

One of them was dressed in a suit and tie, looking very businesslike, but he had an octopus head on his head. He spewed out large swaths of pink mist, which even affected the Beast Tower, rendering it unable to attack.

There was another one shaped like a praying mantis, with many heads, extremely ugly; another shaped like a toad, with nine heads; and so on.

Out of curiosity, the group invited Cthulhu over to ask her about the identities of the six evil gods.

Cthulhu was originally the thirteenth evil god. Although she was known as the "shame of the evil gods," she was a player who officially entered the Evil God Temple and became an evil god, so she still knew a lot about the Evil God Temple.

"These six are the Six Demon Kings under the Great Evil God. They are all ancient players with great strength and extremely high status in the Evil God's Temple. They can all be considered peak high-level gods. I didn't expect these six guys to come. They are very cunning and rarely take risks. Now they are actually leading the charge, and each one is more courageous than the last. It seems that the Great Evil God really values ​​Bliss City very much."

Cthulhu earnestly introduced himself to the Lord of Bliss and the others.

"The one in the suit is called Suborn, who is skilled in mind control. Legend has it that he has 16 puppets at the level of high gods... The six-armed toad next to him is called Cecitan. He is extremely disgusting and ranks third among the Six Demon Kings. He can control a kind of flame that has a putrid smell..."

Cthulhu kept talking, which made everyone remember the name of the Six Demon Kings.

These six demon kings were indeed formidable, gradually becoming the six vanguards, leading a large number of evil god players, and were the first to enter the dinosaur world.

Not long after, the Fourth Demon King, Meiji Village, was the first to be blown up!

The firepower of the Dinosaur Tower in the Dinosaur World was too fierce. Even the evil god could not withstand it. That Miji Village was too careless and was attacked by hundreds of Heavy Particle Tyrannosaurus Rex. He had nowhere to escape and was directly blasted into dust.

Later, even more evil god players perished in the dinosaur world.

In terms of pure violence, ferocious beasts far surpass evil gods.

Of course, the invasion by the evil temple in full force was not to be underestimated. In the end, after paying a huge price, the entire dinosaur world was plowed through.

The evil god army continued its advance. The Luohan Hall and Weihu Mountain behind the Dinosaur World were almost undefended, and the evil god army passed through them easily. However, when they reached the Poison Dragon Pool on the 85th outer island, the evil god army seemed to be stuck in the mud and suffered another fierce attack.

In terms of firepower alone, Poison Dragon Pool, with nearly a thousand Tier 7 Ancient Nine-Headed Dragons and even more Three-Headed Poison Dragons, is clearly more powerful than Dinosaur World. Another of the Six Demon Kings has fallen here.

As he fell, Cthulhu sensed something was wrong and said, "Strange. Every one of the Six Demon Kings is cunning and treacherous. When did they become so foolish? Knowing that the Beast Tower is powerful, they still attacked it head-on. This is completely out of character for them. There must be something fishy going on here!"

Deedlit said, "Could it be that the great evil god Bibis has controlled them using some special means?"

"Possibly, but why?"

Cthulhu suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted, "I remember now! The Temple of the Evil Gods has a special function. It seems that through a life sacrifice, it can become an Old One! The Great Evil God deliberately sent them to their deaths; this is the sacrifice. When they are all dead, the Temple of the Evil Gods' function will be activated, transforming them into powerful Old Ones!"

"An Old One? Is it very powerful? At the level of a main god?" The Lord of Bliss City seemed to have become somewhat interested. "I prefer killing bosses to indiscriminately slaughtering mobs, so it's good that an Old One has appeared!"

Deedlit nodded and said, "With an eighth-tier Xiong Ba and a ninth-tier Great Mighty Tiger in charge, I don't think even if that Old One appears, it won't be able to cause any trouble. Besides, the city lord is here!"

Cthulhu said, "I don't know how powerful the Great Old Ones are, but I'm afraid they might have some strange and evil magic. I think we should still be on guard."

After a moment's thought, the Lord of Blissful City said, "Don't worry, I will take action at the crucial moment. Whether it's an open scheme or a conspiracy, I'm not afraid, because I have plenty of methods. As for that Old One, I'll wait for him. I hope he won't keep me waiting too long!"

Moments later, when Su Boen, the strongest of the Six Demon Kings, was blasted to death like a puppet in the Heavenly King Hall of the 86 Outer Island, the Evil God Hall suddenly expanded violently.

The sky darkened in that instant, and countless plumes of black smoke billowed from the evil god's temple. Crackling and popping sounds echoed as the evil god's temple...

It grew, and grew extremely rapidly. Black flesh and blood, like bubbles, expanded out from the corners of the walls, the eaves, and the cracks in the ground. The entire hall writhed, and a large number of brown tentacles grew out of the surface. Its appearance gradually resembled that of a black giant ape.

"They're here, they're here, they're here!"

Cthulhu shouted anxiously.

Deedlit exclaimed, "The Temple of the Evil God, this is a main artifact, isn't it? It can even transform into a monster, it's truly bizarre!"

Cardinals leaned closer, pointed at the projection in mid-air, and said to the Lord of Blissful City, "Well then, Lord Lord, it's your turn. If you act quickly, you should be able to stop this monster in the Heavenly King's Palace!"

"Go on stage, let's teach you a lesson!"

The Lord of Bliss City smashed the teacup in his hand and flew towards the teleportation array on the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore.

At this very moment, the Great Evil God Q Bibius, who had been hiding outside the territory of Elysium and observing the battle situation within Elysium, let out a sinister laugh.

"It's done. The Great Old One, having absorbed countless faiths and lives, is about to be born. Hehehehe, the entire Elysium City will be corrupted by him, turning it into a place where only the Mysterious Race can survive! From now on, what I need to guard against is no longer the people within Elysium City, but those ancient gods. I must guard against them stealing this fruit..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Bibis vanished from her spot and appeared at the entrance to the Elysium territory. Her body floated in the air and began to wriggle and expand, gradually transforming into a being that was very similar to the "Old Ones," but much smaller.

In the infinite council hall, the infinite phantom, witnessing the changes in the Evil God Temple within Elysium City, said in a deep voice, "So it's summoning the Great Old Ones!"

The wandering mechanical god Nordhua, hearing this, asked curiously, "Teacher, what are the Great Old Ones?"

"The Great Old Ones are the oldest evil gods, there are three of them. They are the oldest players, rising in the First Age and disappearing in the Fourth Age. The era before the Fourth Opportunity is also known as the Great Old Ones, which was established by the Temple of Light. I didn't expect that one of the three Great Old Ones would become the Temple of the Evil Gods. Tsk tsk, the system is quite something."

"Huh? The Great Old Ones are players too?"

Nordow was a little confused.

The infinite phantom said again, "Don't make a fuss, it's nothing."

He smiled and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, this Ancient One should be Tangula, also known as the God of Pollution. He constantly pollutes everything around him. If left unchecked, he will corrupt the entire City of Elysium, turning it into a dark and gloomy demonic realm. If he is killed, he will explode, still polluting the City of Elysium, but even faster! With his appearance, the City of Elysium is destined for tragedy..."

As they were saying this, a small dot was approaching a nearly formed Great Old One in the projection screen in front of them.

That was none other than the Lord of Bliss City, who stood on the lotus flower of the other shore.

Nordow's eyes lit up. "It's him! The Light of the Beast, the Great Unification! What is he going to do?"

The endless phantom shook its head and said, "It's too late, everything is too late. Nothing we do now will make a difference..."

His words came to an abrupt end.

In his vision, he saw the lotus flower beneath the feet of the Lord of Bliss suddenly bloom and grow larger, and then a large mass of blackness was released from it, forming a black sphere that instantly enveloped the Old Ones.

The infinite phantom narrowed its eyes and said in a deep voice, "This is... black mist, a cage! Something those eight people brought out of the tomb of the gods! So, that stone disc... was originally in his hands!"

(End of this chapter)