Chapter 263 - Fortuitous Encounter

Han Wu glanced to the side and saw the neighboring territory in black belonged to Xiang Meng! His senior was waving eagerly to catch his attention.

“Brother Meng! You’ve chosen the God King of Death faction too!” Han Wu called out.

Xiang Meng nodded. “Xia Tian, Ye Ling, and I all joined the God King of Death’s faction.”

Han Wu returned the nod. The three worked together almost constantly, so it made sense they had chosen the same side.

At that moment, Xiang Meng’s eyes widened as he caught sight of Han Wu’s vast territory—around 35,000 square kilometers—and he blurted, “What the fuck?!”

Xiang Meng had fought through countless brutal battles to expand his land to just 10,000 square kilometers. Now his junior’s territory was more than three times larger. His pride as a senior started to crumble. He quickly scanned Han Wu’s tower stats and nearly collapsed from shock.

Dark Locustman Lord Tower with 3 million Armor, 46,000 Attack, and 80,000 Defense? What have I done wrong? What did I do wrong? Who’s really the senior here? Did he fertilize his towers to make them grow?

His mind raced with questions, teetering on the edge of fainting.

Han Wu noticed his senior’s distress and asked with genuine concern, “Brother Meng, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing, it’s alright. I was just too stunned. Give me a moment to rest.” He wrestled with the questions swirling in his mind before finally asking, “Junior Han Wu, I’m not sure if you’re willing to share, but how did you build your towers?”

Han Wu knew how absurdly strong his towers were and met Xiang Meng’s gaze with a hint of pity. “It’s not that complicated. I just killed a lot.”

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Xiang Meng looked even more puzzled. He had been doing the same thing all along, slaughtering countless units, yet why were his towers nowhere near as powerful as Han Wu’s?

He was about to ask again when he noticed that one of his Mammoth Towers had been destroyed. He quickly said goodbye to Han Wu and rushed back to his territory to rebuild and launch a counterattack against whoever had destroyed his tower.

Curious, Han Wu followed behind. When the two arrived, they discovered the culprit: a Unique Goldhorn.

[Goldhorn (Unique)

HP: 5,000

Attack: 800

Defense: 400

Attack Method: Horn Bash

Range: 10 m

Attack Rate: 0.5 seconds

Movement Speed: 180 km/h

Skills: Gold Armor – Increases Defense by 50% for 30 seconds.]

A unit of this caliber wouldn’t have lasted a second in Han Wu’s territory, especially within the Dark Domain. Yet here, inside Xiang Meng’s territory, it was nearly unstoppable.

Han Wu frowned as he looked toward the towers protecting Xiang Meng’s territory.

[

Mammoth Tower (Elite)

Armor: 700

Attack: 60

Defense: 50

Attack Method: Nose Lash

Range: 5 km

Attack Rate: 0.3 seconds

Skills: None

Sacred Object Slot: 4

War Mammoth Tower (Unique)

Armor: 7,000

Attack: 600

Defense: 600

Attack method: Nose Lash

Range: 5 km

Attack Rate: 0.3 seconds

Skills: Warpath – Stomps the earth to attack all enemies within a 5-kilometer radius. Damage set at 150%.

Sacred Object Slot: 7

Fulgur Mammoth Tower (Heroic)

Armor: 70,000

Attack: 6000

Defense: 600

Attack Method: Nose Lash, Lightning Tusk

Range: Nose Lash: 10 km, Lightning Tusk: 30 km

Skills:

1. Warpath – Stomps the earth to attack all enemies within a 10-kilometer radius. Damage set at 200%.

2: Lightning Tusk Shot – Fires a tusk filled with Lightning Energy at the target. Damage set at 500%.

Sacred Object Slots: 10]

Xiang Meng’s forces boasted 482 Elite towers, 73 Unique towers, and a single Heroic tower. The Fulgur Mammoth Tower stood at the heart of his territory as the final line of defense.

Han Wu suspected Xiang Meng possessed towers even stronger than the Heroic ones but lacked the Upgrade Stones to construct them.

Han Wu remembered how much Xiang Meng had helped him at Imperial College, always sharing the latest information they uncovered. Now, he resolved to return the favor. “Brother Meng, could you grant me temporary authority over your territory?”

Xiang Meng handed over the authority without hesitation. He trusted Han Wu completely. If Han Wu had any intention of doing harm, he could have simply built a few Dark Locustman Lord Towers along the border and launched an invasion. There was no need for trickery.

With the authority in hand, Han Wu entered Xiang Meng’s land and used Merge on ten Mammoth Towers.

When the upgrade option appeared, Xiang Meng’s eyes widened in disbelief. It felt like a dream. He quickly chose to evolve the tower into a Warpath Mammoth Tower.

Han Wu continued merging the less active Mammoth Towers. Xiang Meng felt numb as he repeatedly selected upgrades, stunned by the rapid progress.

Once most of the Mammoth Towers had been merged, Han Wu moved on to the Warpath Mammoth Towers and repeated the process.

After Han Wu merged ten of those, another upgrade prompt appeared. Xiang Meng trembled with excitement. He had poured so much effort into obtaining just one Heroic Tower, and now Han Wu had handed him another on a silver platter! Han Wu truly was his lucky star.

Unexpectedly, this was not the end. Han Wu kept merging towers until he obtained nine Heroic towers for Xiang Meng, all without Xiang Meng spending a single resource.

Xiang Meng was already ecstatic when Han Wu did the unthinkable. He merged ten Heroic Fulgur Mammoth Towers, and Xiang Meng was presented with another upgrade path. His body shook uncontrollably from joy.

Is this what it feels like to be carried by a mighty figure?

Xiang Meng wondered before making his choice and obtaining his very first Lord tower.

[Maha Fulgur Mammoth Tower (Lord)

Armor: 800,000

Attack: 90,000

Defense: 60,000

Attack Method: Nose Lash, Maha Lightning

Range: Nose Lash: 20 km, Maha Lightning: 100 km

Skills:

1. Warpath – Stomps the earth to attack all enemies with Lightning Energy within a 100-kilometer radius. Damage set at 1,000%.

2. Maha Lightning – Summons lightning to strike the target until their death. Damage set at 100%. Each bolt of lightning reduces Armor by 100.

Sacred Object Slots: 15]

Xiang Meng’s heart pounded as he read through the stats of his Maha Fulgur Mammoth Tower. He was so overwhelmed with excitement that he could barely speak. At last, fortune had smiled upon him!