Chapter 266 - Life Fruit
The goblins with the Clandestine trait started infiltrating Han Wu’s territory, but they had barely taken two steps before the death aura struck, forcing them to reveal themselves.
Huang Shengjun frowned. He had relied on his goblins’ Clandestine trait for countless surprise attacks in the past, many of which succeeded. He never expected them to be exposed the moment they crossed into Han Wu’s domain.
What is going on? he wondered.
He steadied himself and started inspecting Han Wu’s towers one by one until he discovered the cause. This time, he panicked.
The Dark Locustman Lord Tower has 3 million Armor, 50,000 Attack, and 80,000 Defense? Is that really a Lord tower? Those are High Lord stats. And there’s so many of them... They cover a huge part of his territory... he thought.
It wasn’t long until he understood the Dark Locustman Lord Towers were not what nullified his goblins’ invisibility. He observed the towers deeper within Han Wu’s inner territory until he spotted the Giant Death Aura Bug Tower. Though also a Lord-rank tower, its accumulated stats shocked Huang Shengjun.
Its original stats read:
[Giant Death Aura Bug Tower (Lord)
Armor: 30,000
Attack: 100
Defense: 1,000
Attack Method: Death Aura (Ignores Defense)
Range: 500 km
Attack Rate: 0.2 seconds
Skills: Deadly Concentration (Passive) – After a target is attacked 100 times, it has a 1% chance to be executed instantly. This chance stacks with each additional 100 attacks.
Sacred Object Slot: 13]
The tower’s true power came from its long reach and staggering kill count. Since its construction, it had wiped out more than 10 million units. Thanks to the Death’s Protection buff, its stats had grown to monstrous levels. It now boasted 6 million Armor, 100,000 Attack, and 160,000 Defense. On top of that, its Attack Rate had reached one strike per 0.058 seconds, each attack hitting enemies three times due to Triple Hit.
Even the Titan Goblin could not survive beyond a few steps into Han Wu’s territory, let alone ordinary Lord life forms. The Titan Goblin would not perish from the Giant Death Aura Bug Tower’s basic attack alone, but from its Skill: Deadly Concentration (Passive).
Though his army carried the Blessed trait, reducing the chance of status ailments, it still could not withstand an execution rate reaching 100%.
Huang Shengjun gazed thoughtfully at Han Wu’s towers and muttered, “It seems that it’s time for me to use my trump card.”
He pulled a fruit from his pocket. It was impossibly fresh, pulsing with vibrant life. Even at a glance, its power was unmistakable.
[Life Fruit: A fruit brimming with Life Energy. Upon consumption, the user regenerates 20% of their max HP per second and cleanses all status ailments every 10 seconds. Permanent effect.]
This was one of the three treasures that the God King of Life had bestowed upon him, and now seemed the perfect moment to use it. He called his Titan Goblin and fed it the Life Fruit. As the goblin devoured the fruit, a refreshing tingle coursed through its body, and it roared with renewed vigor. Huang Shengjun then commanded it to invade Han Wu’s territory.
Han Wu and Xiang Meng had been keeping a close eye on the frontlines, alert for any surprise assaults. The moment the High Lord Titan Goblin charged into their domain, both of them were immediately on high alert.
The Titan Goblin’s stats were monstrous, and even Han Wu knew defeating it would not be easy. Fortunately, he had his Dark Locustman Lord Towers backed by their Dark Domain. Their Erosion could wear down even the highest defenses, leaving the Titan Goblin vulnerable.
Han Wu remained confident his towers would prevail—until the tenth second passed.
Suddenly, the Titan Goblin blazed with a fierce glow. Its eroded Defense surged back to full strength. Even the death aura seemed powerless at that moment. The creature regenerated a large portion of its HP every second, and the chance of executing it dropped to zero.
Han Wu had a feeling that Huang Shengjun had somehow interfered. He must have used something to grant the Titan Goblin rapid recovery and cleanse its status effects.
When Han Wu saw the Titan Goblin charging forward and raising its club to smash one of the Dark Locustman Lord Towers, he chose to retreat temporarily and merge that tower with the closest one to protect it from the attack.
Huang Shengjun had been watching Han Wu closely but still could not figure out why the tower suddenly vanished. Hmm... I don’t know how he did it, but it seems he’s powerless against the Titan Goblin.
“Titan Goblin, keep charging and destroy all his towers,” he ordered.
The Titan Goblin let out a roar of excitement at the command and bolted toward the nearest tower. Its speed was incredible.
Han Wu had to act fast, merging his towers one after another to keep them from being destroyed for good. In less than ten minutes, the Titan Goblin’s rampage had cost him a significant portion of his territory.
Xiang Meng looked on anxiously, unsure how to stop the Titan Goblin’s advance. Still, he offered a suggestion. “Junior Han Wu, why don’t you try using the Maha Lightning?”
Han Wu shook his head. Although the Maha Fulgur Mammoth had slain many units and significantly boosted its Attack, and its Maha Lightning promised devastating damage, it would prove useless against the Titan Goblin’s astonishing recovery speed. The Titan Goblin would recover the damage from Maha Lightning within two to three seconds.
“Give me a moment,” Han Wu said, urging Xiang Meng to be patient while he merged another Dark Locustman Lord Tower. This was already his ninth merge.
After merging nine times, Han Wu earned the chance to upgrade his tower. Two options appeared: the True Dark Locustman Lord Tower and the Deadly Dark Locustman Lord Tower. Both sounded powerful.
Han Wu weighed the choices carefully before deciding on the True Dark Locustman Lord Tower.
[True Dark Locustman Lord Tower (High Lord)
Armor: 400,000
Attack: 0
Defense: 10,000
Attack Method: Dark Domain
Range: 200 km
Attack Rate: 0.1 second
Skills:
1. Eternal Night (Passive) – Targets are blinded upon entering the Dark Domain.
2. Erosion (Passive) – Targets’ Defense steadily erodes within the Dark Domain.
3. Devour (Passive) – Targets are devoured by the Dark Domain, boosting the tower’s stats.
Sacred Object Slots: 20]
Han Wu studied the tower’s data and saw a chance to turn the tide. He placed the tower near the Titan Goblin and let it charge recklessly into the Dark Domain. As expected, the Titan Goblin ran around wildly like a headless fly.
Huang Shengjun had been watching Han Wu’s every move and had already analyzed the True Dark Locustman Lord Tower’s data. At first, he dismissed the threat, confident the Titan Goblin’s ability to cleanse itself every ten seconds would remove any status ailments.
The Titan Goblin did purge the status effects, but it was blinded the very next moment. Worse still, a black goo crept slowly up its body after clinging to its toe. The True Dark Locustman Lord Tower was attempting to devour the Titan Goblin. The longer it stayed in the Dark Domain, the greater the danger.