Chapter 258 - Trick

Han Wu’s divine realm was home to many races, which gave him the freedom to construct a wide variety of towers. One of them was the Tigerman Tower, known for its powerful Attack, Defense, and Armor. Its only drawback lay in its limited attack range.

Another option was the Half-Dragon Tower that could summon Lightning Lances to deal critical damage to their target. Then there was the Swordwind Tower, which unleashed attacks over a broad area.

But Han Wu chose the most expensive tower to build. The Great Dragon Tower. There were two different variants that he could build. One was the Great Lightning Dragon Tower, while the other was the Black Dragon Tower. Han Wu was trying to make a decision when someone whispered in his mind and influenced him to choose the Black Dragon Tower.

Trusting the mysterious voice, Han Wu built the Black Dragon Tower.

[Black Dragon Tower (Heroic)

Armor: 500,000

Attack: 40,000

Defense: 40,000

Attack Method: Dragon Breath

Range: 100 km

Attack Rate: 1 minute

Skills:

1. Everpresent Darkness – The Black Dragon has the Dark attribute and can absorb the darkness around it to increase its strength.

2. Ruler of the Skies – The Great Dragons dominated the skies since ancient times. The Black Dragon can fly away from the tower to attack its target beyond the tower’s range

Sacred Object Slots: 15

Energy Required: 40,000]

Han Wu poured all his Energy into summoning the grand Black Dragon Tower and placed it right beside his Dark Locustman Lord Tower.

The moment the tower rose, its dragon-shaped form spread massive wings and let out a thunderous roar. It wasn’t a Skill, yet that sudden, mighty cry froze the huge luminous deity and the Holy Knights for a heartbeat. They stood stunned by the Great Dragon’s sudden appearance.

After the roar, the Black Dragon Tower unleashed Everpresent Darkness. It opened its jaws and started drawing the Dark Domain into its body. The darkness twisted into black smoke and streamed into its gaping maw. As the tower absorbed the darkness, it grew so powerful that even Han Wu mistook it for a living Great Dragon.

Meanwhile, the huge luminous deity advanced and purified the territory consumed by Dark Domain.

The Black Dragon Tower regarded the glowing statue with pure disgust and hatred. Without waiting for Han Wu’s command, it unleashed a Dragon Breath filled with concentrated Dark Energy.

The moment the breath struck the deity, a sizzling sound echoed, as if acid poured over its radiant surface. The deity shrank slowly as the Dark Energy engulfed it.

Elina quickly used her Divine Talent once more to channel more Light Energy into the deity to protect it. The Light Energy and Dark Energy collided violently, their pure forces neutralizing each other.

The clash lasted ten seconds before the Black Dragon Tower ceased its attack and entered cooldown. The luminous deity still stood, now only half its original height. Yet it remained powerful enough to continue purifying the Dark Domain as it advanced.

“You’ve lost,” Elina declared gleefully. She assumed victory since the Black Dragon Tower had failed to destroy the deity.

“The fight isn’t over. Don’t celebrate just yet,” Han Wu corrected her.

Suddenly, the black dragon that had been coiled around the tower launched into the air. Though its breath attack was still on cooldown for another minute, it could still fight with brute force.

Relying on its immense Attack and Defense stats, the dragon charged at the luminous deity and tore into it with devastating power. The deity, formed from Elina’s Radiance, carried potent cleansing properties but was weak in close combat. In just two strikes, the black dragon ripped off one of its arms. After several fierce exchanges, the dragon had dismantled large portions of the deity’s form.

After the cooldown ended, the black dragon returned to its tower and unleashed a second breath attack—this one far stronger. The luminous deity lasted only three seconds before vanishing into nothing. With the deity gone, the Holy Knights standing behind it fell instantly. The dragon’s breath, dealing 40,000 damage, incinerated them all in a single blast and reduced them to ash within the Dark Domain.

Elina was both shocked and furious. She had painstakingly nurtured her Holy Knights, yet the black dragon’s breath attack had wiped them out in an instant.

Naturally, the God King of Life and the God King of Light had both witnessed the scene unfold.

Light’s chest rose and fell with barely contained rage. His striking features were twisted in anger as he shouted at the God King of Death, “This is cheating! You are blatantly cheating!”

He had sensed the presence of his nemesis, the God King of Darkness, within Han Wu’s Black Dragon Tower. The tower clearly bore Darkness’ blessing. Without it, its breath attack could not have been so devastating.

Death shot back, “Cheating? You let your child use Radiance to form a deity in your image, yet forbid others from wielding similar power? That sounds hypocritical.”

“That’s not the same!” Light retorted. “Darkness infiltrated the wargame without warning and infused the Black Dragon Tower with a small portion of Divine Essence. This breaks the wargame’s rules and stains the reputation of God Kings like us.”

Death held his ground. I don’t know about our reputation—that’s Darkness’ business—but I can tell you clearly that the wargame has no rule preventing a God King from infusing a tower with their Divine Essence.

“Besides, according to the laws of the Divine Civilization, Darkness has the authority to seek out individuals attuned to darkness and temporarily possess them for a brief lesson.

“The Black Dragon Tower absorbed the Dark Domain of the Dark Locustman Lord Tower and reached a level that meets Darkness’ standards. That’s why he chose to possess it and offer enlightenment. This all falls within the rules.”

Light was stunned by how Death had dismantled his argument. He wanted to call it unfair, but no evidence supported that claim. Death had anticipated Light’s objection and countered it before it was voiced.

Still, Light refused to back down. “Then I will personally possess Elina for a moment to teach her.”

Death shook his head. “Light, you have agreed to the wager and cannot interfere. That would break the rules of our bet, wouldn’t it?”

Light nearly exploded. This was a trap Death had laid all along. Now he was certain that Death had planned everything. That was why Death had insisted on wagering alone against both Life and Light. It was all a scheme. Death and Darkness had orchestrated this from the beginning.

Then Light made an unexpected declaration. “Death, you haven’t won yet. My Elina hasn’t used her trump card.”

Both Life and Death reeled. They quickly checked the board, studying the wargame once more to understand what Light meant.