A chat group for a certain tower warlock

"...We will try our best to achieve this," ACE said conservatively. After all, he had just arrived and was not sure of the strength of the enemy, but they were certainly not weak.

He had witnessed the power of the laser gun just now; one shot pierced through such thick composite armor. His shield and Originium Arts... were really not so certain!

"Forget it, we'll see when we get there." Yarman sighed as well. Looking at the Doctor who had already started bragging to Amiya, he sighed helplessly, took out his staff, and gently wiped it. "Hopefully it won't be too powerful."

Less than five minutes later, the group arrived at the battle point. Yarman cast a detection spell, and a fireball with eyes slowly flew out to scout ahead. Then…

"Bong!"

"Uh!" Yarman suddenly opened his eyes. He rubbed his eyes and said with some pain, "There are twelve people on the other side. They are all fully armed eight-handed men with heavy laser guns, heavy composite armor and energy swords. Oh, right, there are three sorcerers and two medical sorcerers."

"..."×15

The group exchanged bewildered glances. They hadn't expected that the opposing side would have mages and healers. If they couldn't deal with these high-threat units, the blitzkrieg would turn into a war of attrition, and then... the outcome would be uncertain!

"Our field commander, what should we do next?" Yarman looked at the doctor with a mocking smile and teased him, "Or are you planning to get shot right now?"

“…Let me think.” The doctor ignored Yarman’s teasing and placed the tablet in front of Yarman. “Could you mark the locations of those people on this?”

“This… I’ll try.” Yarman took the tablet and tapped on it, “That’s about it.”

The Doctor took the tablet, glanced at it, pointed to a spot, and said to Scout, "Scout, can you take down both of these medics in one go?"

Scout glanced at his tablet, then at the group's position, and finally nodded solemnly. He took the gun off his back, silently left the crowd, and went behind cover, slowly extending the muzzle of his gun.

"Bong!"

"Chirp chirp chirp~~~!"

Instantly, the battle began. Scout fired, piercing the head of an exposed medic, before being immediately surrounded and attacked by the eight-armed monsters. Crimson lasers rained down on his cover, forcing him to keep his head down.

"Action! Action!"

ACE took the lead, charging out with a heavy shield and a hammer, quickly crashing into the eight-armed monster that was firing and advancing, knocking it to the ground on the spot, and then smashing it on the head with his hammer!

Upon seeing ACE's action, the other members also sprang into action, using various etched bullets and spells to instantly render another eight-armed monster into a stun state, before finally ending its life with a single shot from Spot.

Looking at the fallen monster, Spot said with some surprise, "That gun is really powerful!"

On the other side, Outcast and Stormeye were not as dashing as Spot. Their arrows and etched bullets could not penetrate the monsters' composite armor at all, and could only barely interfere with their movements.

The meteorite was slightly better, since it was a grenade and still had some effect.

As for the collectibles... they are good, but unfortunately, apart from the two longswords at the beginning, none of them increase attack power.

Upon seeing their two fallen comrades, the eight-armed monster on the opposite side immediately reacted, retreating behind cover and unleashing a barrage of fire at the group, forcing them to retreat behind other cover.

"Scout! Take down that laser gunner!" The Doctor, clinging tightly to his cover and feeling the increasingly intense heat above, shouted at Scout.

Scout didn't respond; he simply raised his sniper rifle, aimed it at the machine gunner's eye more than fifty meters away, and gently pulled the trigger.

"Bong!"

The machine gun immediately went silent, but then started firing again. Another eight-armed monster took over the machine gun and continued to suppress the enemy with fire.

As if things weren't going to go wrong, just then, the opposing sorcerer also began to make his move.

"Bong!!" ×2

A massive fireball struck a bunker in an instant, and the intense flames engulfed the bunker, as well as the Cleaner, Hibiscus, and Spotted who were hiding behind it!

Another fireball struck ACE's shield precisely, engulfing him in flames. When the flames subsided, he was found lying helplessly on the ground, his shield now only half intact.

"[Yan Kingdom profanity]! That's too intense!" Yarman looked at the three spotted figures who had disappeared, glanced at the stunned Doctor, took out the curved perfume bottle from his pocket, and slammed it down!

As the starlight disappeared, the transparent, watery liquid turned into a blue, opaque colloid and began to churn wildly. The perfume bottle, emitting a chilling aura, made Yarman immediately stand up and raise his staff.

First, he unleashed a fireball to draw fire, then he hurled the perfume bottle hard at the other side!

"Clang!"

"boom!"

Suddenly, a bright blue light flashed, and a cold current swept across the entire battlefield. The originally scorching bunkers instantly became as cold as ice blocks, and then suddenly burst open.

Meanwhile, the eight-armed monsters opposite them had all turned into lifelike, deep blue ice sculptures, emitting dazzling reflections under the incandescent light.

Chapter 132: Give me a pack of cigarettes first, and a lighter too.

"Is it over?" The Doctor stood behind the cover, his clothes wrapped tightly around him, staring blankly at the eight-armed monster's position opposite, which had been completely turned into an ice sculpture.

“It’s over.” Yarman dusted himself off and looked at ACE, who was receiving emergency treatment not far away. He sighed softly, “It was a fierce battle. We almost lost.”

The doctor remained silent for a long time, staring at the spot where Spot and the others had been standing. "Spot and the others..."

“Back to Rhodes Island.” Yarman patted him on the shoulder and said with a wry smile, “That’s probably a good thing, they don’t have to continue the battle.”

“…Sigh.” The doctor sighed, then suddenly said, “By the way, the Scavenger’s longsword and the Spotted Laser Gun were also burned to ashes, right?”

"..."

Seeing the doctor's utterly disdainful face, Yarman suddenly burst into three laughs. He shook his head deeply, a mocking smile on his face. "I thought you were genuinely worried about their danger!"

"..."×11

"Of course I'm concerned, but you've already given me an answer." Facing the gazes of everyone around him, the doctor calmly said, "Since the damage has already occurred, why not see if we can salvage some of it? Besides, they really can't continue the fight. This battle is too brutal."

After glancing at the doctor, Yarman walked towards ACE. Seeing Touch treating him, he took out a vial of medicine from his pocket. "Inject him."

"what is this?"

“A magical medicine, you could call it a collectible,” Yarman said casually. He sat to the side, looking at ACE, whose face was completely blackened and whose hair and eyebrows had disappeared. He suddenly couldn’t help but laugh. The look was just too comical. Wasn’t it just a hard-boiled egg?

As the injection was completed, ACE quickly stood up again. He looked at the eight-armed monster that had turned into an ice sculpture not far away, and then at Yarman sitting in front of him. "Is the battle over?"

“Yes, we lost one collectible and three people in the process,” Yarman said helplessly. He shrugged and looked at the Doctor. “Hopefully, this harvest will make up for it.”

After thanking Touch for treating him, ACE patted Yarman on the shoulder and said, "What collectible is so powerful? It wiped out the entire area in one go."

"That... Absolute Zero Freezing Perfume Grenade."

"?"

“That’s the name, the perfume bottle,” Yarman said seriously. “Normally it’s perfume, and when you need to throw it, you just need to press and hold it for ten seconds until it turns into a blue gel. By the way, what is the doctor doing?”

“Let’s discuss with them what to do next,” ACE said calmly.

Soon, the doctor and his team finished their discussion and called the rest of the group to continue forward. When the two returned to the group, they could clearly feel the much more somber atmosphere.

Seeing the silent doctor standing to the side, Yalman asked, "What do we do next?"

“Keep going, there’s a spot ahead where we can rest for a while.” The doctor turned to look at him and said calmly, “Hopefully it’s a junkyard, something that can give us a chance to recover.”

Yarman glanced at Scout, Outcast, and Meteor, who were already carrying laser guns, and asked the Doctor, "You gave the pistol to Outcast?"

“Make the best use of what you have. This folding knife is enough for me.” The Doctor took out an energy folding knife from his pocket and said with a wry smile, “Kal’tsit said that the Commander does not need to rush to the front line.”

“You can get your pistol back and then fight those monsters,” Kal'tsit suddenly said beside him, looking at him coldly, “as long as you’re not afraid to die.”

"..."×2

"Let's see what happens next." Yarman patted the doctor on the back and comforted him, "Given what happened just now, you did your best."

"Yes, Doctor, you're already amazing." Amiya chimed in, trying to comfort the Doctor.

Soon, the group arrived at the supply point mentioned by the doctor. Looking at the magnificent and wide gate in front of them, they hesitated to push it open for a moment, as the gate was too different from the surrounding scenery.

In a world dominated by cool, high-tech aesthetics, the sudden appearance of a Baroque-style gate is quite odd!

Looking at the people around them, Yarman and ACE exchanged a glance, then stepped forward together, knocked on the door, and slowly pushed it open amidst the stunned gazes of the others.

"Ring ring~~ Ring ring~~"

A pleasant doorbell rang in everyone's ears, and a tall, humanoid creature with purple eyes, pointed ears, and gray skin, wearing a magnificent black robe, an unknown pendant around its neck, stood in front of the door.

Immediately, everyone raised their weapons and aimed at the creature in front of them.

"Calm down, everyone, calm down." The gray-skinned man smiled and raised his hand, saying to the group, "I'm just an ordinary shop owner, please calm down."

Looking at the creature before him, Yarman suddenly asked, "Why can we understand what you mean when we can't understand what you're saying?"

The people who had put down their weapons picked them up again.

"It's very simple. This is a comprehensive language, created by some of the greatest scholars among all races. Once you learn this language, you can communicate with anyone," the gray-skinned man said with a smile.

"..."×13

“He wasn’t hostile; I could feel his goodwill.” Amiya slowly lowered her hand, dispelling the black magic.

Upon hearing this, everyone put down their weapons.

Seeing that everyone had finally lowered their guard, the gray-skinned man smiled and said, "I suppose you are all brave warriors who have come to fight in the Holy City. My shop can provide you with all kinds of supplies. As long as you have money, we also support barter."

The group exchanged glances and, led by the professor, entered the shop. As they walked, the professor asked, "Boss, is your money in Originium? Or something else?"

“Originium is our hard currency here, and as for the currency… it’s coins made from living iron.” The shopkeeper greeted everyone with a smile as they entered the store. “They are coins made from steel imbued with life.”

"This..." The doctor paused, suddenly realizing that he didn't seem to have such a thing!

Upon hearing the shopkeeper's words, Yarman slowly took out a bag from his pocket, opened it, took out a coin, and asked the shopkeeper, "Is this it?"

"Um...yes, it's this one, a refined iron coin with the image of the God Emperor of Life printed on it, a coin that has the aura of life and a trace of the divine power of the Great God Emperor."

Seeing the shopkeeper engrossed in reciting a long poem, the professor asked in a low voice, "Where are you from?"

“I picked it up from that garbage dump,” Yarman replied, then began to look around the shop in front of him. The shop was filled with a dazzling array of goods, including all sorts of strange things.

Suddenly, he pointed to the cardboard box-like object in the center and asked curiously, "Boss, what's that?"

"That? That's the Emperor's Sigh." Seeing the puzzled looks on their faces, the shopkeeper explained, "It's a cigarette."

"Then why is it called the Sigh of the God-Emperor?"

"Because that cigarette brand is called The Emperor's Sigh."

“I understand.” Yarman nodded. “First, give me a pack of cigarettes… no, I mean the Emperor’s Sigh, and this, a lighter. Buy me cigarettes, give me one.”

"Okay, sir, one coin."

Chapter 133: Xiao Mo, what brings you here?

With a cheerful expression, Yarman took the beautifully packaged cigarettes, pulled one out, skillfully opened the lighter's cap, gently rubbed it against the roller, placed the cigarette on the orange-yellow flame, and slowly lit it.

"Hiss~~~~~Whoosh~~~~~~"

Drawing a graceful smoke ring in the air, Yarman sighed with rapture, "Your smoke here is really potent. Tell me, how much stimulant is in it? Never mind, I'll check the ingredient list..."

ACE then joined in, looking at the ingredient list with Yarman. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and shared it with him. "It's really strong. I've never smoked such a satisfying cigarette in my life. This stuff doesn't contain a single shred of tobacco in it."

"What are you guys smoking? Let me see... Ouch!" The Doctor was about to come over and have one too, but before he could even get close, Kal'tsit pulled him back.

"Your body isn't suited for filming, and smoking isn't appropriate for you," Kal'tsit said calmly, looking at the Doctor with indifference.

The doctor paused for a moment, then said somewhat angrily, "How could I not know whether I'm healthy or not?"

"Yes, you don't know."

"...I think so too. We should follow the doctor's orders." The Doctor decisively took a step back, stood next to Kal'tsit, and looked at the two of them, ACE and Kal'tsit, who were puffing away on cigarettes with envy.

When did these two become so close that they're even smoking together!

After slowly finishing his cigarette, Yarman casually vaporized the butt. He tossed the small bag on the table into the doctor's arms, and looking at the stunned doctor, he said nonchalantly, "Go buy something, it's on me."

"...What a shameless face you have!"

"Then give me back my money pouch!"

"No!" The doctor angrily carried the money bag to the counter and began to examine the goods in front of him, looking like he was seriously thinking. Everyone else also began to wander around the store aimlessly.

The grey-skinned shopkeeper remained remarkably calm, leaning against the wall behind him and smiling as he watched the crowd scatter and browse his merchandise, completely unconcerned that they were messing up his things.

“Boss… Doctor, I need money too.” Scout walked up to the Doctor and looked at him calmly, saying, “I’m running out of bullets. I need to buy some new ones.”

"I want to buy a new shield too!" ACE shouted to the Doctor while smoking a cigarette.

Outcast and Storyme also came up, as did the other operators. They surrounded the Doctor and started chattering about what they wanted to buy.

"It looks pretty intense!" Yarman said with interest, watching the arguing operators in front of him. "But I don't have much money in my bag, only about forty."

Upon hearing Yarman's words, ACE immediately removed his hand from Yarman's shoulder and walked towards the Doctor. "Then I'd better hurry, or there won't be any budget left!"

He pulled ACE aside, and Yarman took out seven coins from his pocket and placed them in the puzzled ACE's hand. "Here are the few I kept for you. Go buy them directly."

"Okay, thanks!"

Seeing everyone shake their heads, Yarman stood there silently smoking. At that moment, Amiya suddenly walked up to him and asked, "Mr. Yarman, is there anything you need to buy?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"