Chapter 122 - Summoning Units

Han Wu discovered a manual about the tent in the room prepared for their rest. The manual explained that the tent was an invention of the Divine Civilization, crafted according to the laws of the Ancient Battleground. It had the unique ability to evade the scans of the Will of the Ancient Battleground.

Members of the Divine Civilization could reside within the tent and summon their units onto the specialized arena inside it. The arena’s size determined how many units could be summoned.

Han Wu frowned as he read. Restricting the number of units meant curbing his combat power. He had relied on overwhelming numbers to win his battles. Without that advantage, how was he supposed to keep winning?

Using his authority as a Divine Civilization member, Han Wu accessed the tent’s interface. Since two people currently occupied the tent, he could only claim half the arena, which was only 0.5 square kilometers large, to summon his units.

He scrolled through the data to check his summoning limits. With only 0.5 square kilometers of space, he could summon up to 500,000 Elite locusts, 50,000 Unique locusts, 5,000 Heroic Locustmen, or 5 Locustman Lords.

If he chose to summon skeletons instead, his maximum numbers would shift to 3 million Common skeletons, 300,000 Elite skeletons, 30,000 Unique Skeleton Knights, 3,000 Heroic skeletons, or 3 Skeleton Lords.

The interface also listed data for Scorching Dwarves, Swordwind, Epistians, and minotaurs. Swordwind and Epistians had the lowest summoning limits. Within 0.5 square kilometers, he could only summon a single Swordwind Lord or Epistian Lord.

Han Wu weighed his options carefully and chose to summon his locusts first. He had invested heavily in upgrading them through Sacred Objects and his Core and wanted to test their power.

He called forth his Locustman Lord Dark Locust, 10 Cockroaches, 1,990 Heroic Locustmen, and 20,000 Unique locusts, reaching the maximum limit of what he could summon for now.

After summoning them, Han Wu reviewed the list of services available for the tent and its upgrades. The list detailed the materials required to enhance the tent as well as the rules governing the process. Those entering the area with a ticket would receive the lowest-grade tent by default. The tent’s interior space was considered a fragment of the Divine Civilization, while its outer layer concealed their presence from the Will of the Ancient Battleground.

However, stepping outside the tent meant exposure to the Will of the Ancient Battleground. Most of their authority and access would be cut off, preventing them from summoning units beyond the tent’s boundaries. If any of their summoned units died, they would have to return to the tent to summon more units.

The Ancient Battleground was a unique domain that rewarded various fragments of Divine Aspects. These fragments served as currency, with higher-ranking ones holding greater value. Once enough fragments of the same Divine Aspect were collected, they would coalesce into a complete Divine Aspect.

A complete Divine Aspect held more value than its fragments. It could be sold to the local guides in exchange for specific Divine Aspect fragments or used as material to upgrade the tent. The higher the tent’s grade, the more units one could summon.

Han Wu’s heart raced as he finished reading the manual. He was eager to hunt the Divine Souls roaming the Ancient Battleground and start farming for Divine Aspect fragments.

He stepped out of his room and saw that Tian Wen had already summoned his units. Within his allocated 0.5 square kilometers, he had summoned 1 Rabbitman Lord, 10 Heroic Rabbitmen, and 39,990 Unique Rabbitmen.

Han Wu used Inspect Eye and observed that the Rabbitmen were well-trained. Each Unique Rabbitman possessed two battle skills, two support skills, and a special physique.

[Flying Kick: Increases leg strength and improves power of kicks, jumps, and sprinting.]

[Carrot Missile: Condenses a carrot-shaped energy missile and launches it at an enemy. Auto-tracks the enemy’s location.]

[Heal Orb: Releases a ball of healing energy to mend the wounds of the target.]

[Fleetfoot: Reduces target’s body weight and increases its speed.]

The 10 Heroic Rabbitmen had each mastered a distinct skill based on their role as either attackers or support. Those specializing in support had learned the Rank 4 Skill: Physical Activation, which significantly boosted the physical abilities of their allies. The attackers had mastered the Rank 4 Skill: Moonvault, a devastating kick capable of shattering boulders.

Tian Wen’s sole Rabbitman Lord was a prodigy in support. It had not only acquired numerous support skills but had also mastered the legendary Healing Domain. When activated, this domain healed all allied wounds within a radius of 1,000 meters.

Han Wu felt a deep sense of security with the Rabbitmen army protecting him. He sensed their chances of survival had increased dramatically. After finalizing preparations, they led their armies out of the tent to hunt. The Rabbitmen marched across the ground, while locusts took to the air, covering every angle.

Tian Wen brimmed with excitement as he walked beside Han Wu and started to share his knowledge of the Ancient Battleground. “Han Wu, did you know the wandering Divine Souls here can also be separated into different ranks? Look closely at the halo beneath their feet. They come in five colors: white, blue, purple, black, and red.

“The lowest rank bears a white halo and drops only Rank 1 Divine Aspect fragments. Blue halos drop Rank 2 fragments, and the ranks rise accordingly. Red halos yield Rank 5 fragments, the highest. Even so, with our current strength, we can barely defeat a purple halo, let alone a red one. Purple halos surpass even a Lord life form in power...”

Han Wu listened attentively, absorbing every detail. Before long, he received word from the locust scouts he had deployed. They had located a lone Divine Soul surrounded by a radiant white halo. He quickly relayed the news to Tian Wen, who was ecstatic. “What are we waiting for? Let’s kill it!”

The Rabbitmen used Fleetfoot and chased alongside the flying locusts. Within three minutes, they found the lone Divine Soul. It had a humanoid form, but its face remained blurred and indistinct. It wore heavy black armor and carried black spear that gave it a menacing presence. As the locusts had reported, the intensity of the white halo indicated that this was one of the more powerful variants.

“Dark Locust, take it down yourself,” Han Wu ordered, assigning his strongest unit to the task.

Dark Locust obeyed instantly, soaring toward the Divine Soul. A black God longbow materialized in its multiple arms. After clutching the weapon with two jointed arms and drawing the string with two more, it conjured a single arrow of dense dark energy and loosed it.

The Divine Soul swept its spear to deflect the tentative assault. It shattered the arrow and unleashed a shockwave that tore open one of Dark Locust’s arms.

Such a wound would have been grievous for any other unit, but it meant nothing to Dark Locust thanks to its Hyper Regeneration. The wound closed up instantly, and Dark Locust launched its counterattack. It gripped the longbow with one arm while the other three jointed arms unleashed a rapid volley. A barrage of dark arrows bombarded the Divine Soul.