Chapter 267 - Poem of Life and Light

“Get out of there! Retreat!” Huang Shengjun thundered.

Although he ordered his Titan Goblin to flee the Dark Domain, it couldn’t. It had no idea where the exit lay. Meanwhile, the black goo crept slowly up its calf.

Panic filled Huang Shengjun. At first, he wouldn’t have minded losing the Titan Goblin. However, now that it had consumed the Life Fruit, its death would be a tremendous loss. Thus, he had to find a way to pull it out.

Thinking fast, he dispatched a group of Goblin Lords and ordered them to form a chain by locking hands before entering the Dark Domain. Ahead of them stretched nothing but endless darkness. Huang Shengjun guided them with sharp commands. They held tightly to one another, preventing anyone from getting lost as they slowly advanced into the abyss. Despite the Dark Domain’s relentless damage, they pressed on and finally reached the Titan Goblin.

Relieved, Huang Shengjun ordered them to pull the Titan Goblin free. After expending considerable time and effort, they succeeded in dragging it out of the Dark Domain.

The Titan Goblin recovered its vision and opened its mouth to cheer. Then a sharp tingling spread through its leg. The black goo clinging to its limb was retreating, flowing back toward the Domain. As it receded, the Titan Goblin’s leg withered and shrank, drained of blood and stripped of flesh.

The goo finally detached, leaving behind a brittle stump of yellowed bone. The Titan Goblin lost the leg and collapsed, its immense weight crushing many lower-ranking goblins beneath it.

Huang Shengjun quickly examined his Titan Goblin. At a glance, it looked the same, but one of its legs had vanished completely. This only deepened his suspicion of Han Wu. He never imagined Han Wu’s True Dark Locustman Lord Tower could be so terrifying.

Han Wu, for his part, had no idea the True Dark Locustman Lord Tower held such power. After consuming one leg of the Titan Goblin, the tower boosted one of its stats by 10 points. If it devoured a whole Titan Goblin, its stats would rise by at least 100. Witnessing this strength, Han Wu abandoned all hesitation and started merging the other Dark Locustman Lord Towers.

Huang Shengjun frowned as he watched more True Dark Locustman Lord Towers rise. At the moment, he had no way to counter them. Upon seeing Han Wu invade his territory, he had no choice but to use the God King of Life’s second gift: a card forged from the fusion of Life and Light.

[Poem of Life and Light. Upon activation, it creates a 1,000,000-square-kilometer zone imbued with the judgement of Life and Light. It deals fatal damage to all targets bearing the Death or Dark attribute.]

The card deployed a vast divine barrier that annihilated anything aligned with death or darkness. It could wipe out an entire nano civilization with ease.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Huang Shengjun didn’t have time to weigh his options. If he wanted to defeat Han Wu, he would have to act. Hence, he activated the card and aimed it at Han Wu’s territory. A million square kilometers were more than enough to cover the entire area.

“I will kill you this time!” Huang Shengjun shouted as the card took effect, unleashing a powerful barrier that encased Han Wu’s entire territory.

Endless Life and Light Energy surged through the area. Han Wu and Xiang Meng stared in shock as the True Dark Locustman Lord Towers and the Giant Death Aura Bug Tower, once powerful and imposing, were overwhelmed by the Life and Light Energy. They crumbled swiftly into dust. The transformation unfolded so rapidly that neither of them could mount any defense.

The judgment concluded, leaving Han Wu’s land eerily empty. Only his Epistian Towers and Xiang Meng’s towers remained standing.

“What happened?” Han Wu stared in disbelief. Everything he’d poured his effort into had vanished in a heartbeat. It felt as though half of his work had never mattered.

Huang Shengjun sighed in relief. The card’s power justified its use. He had hesitated at first, but defeating his greatest enemy and securing victory for the God King of Life’s faction demanded such a sacrifice. Only then would greater rewards follow.

“Goblin army, march forward and attack!” he shouted.

The Titan Goblin led millions of goblins as they swarmed into Han Wu’s territory, swiftly overrunning the land.

“Is this the end?” Han Wu muttered bitterly. His heart sank as he took in the ruins where his towers once stood.

Xiang Meng stared at him, then slammed both hands onto Han Wu’s shoulders. His powerful grip caused pain even to someone as tough as Han Wu. Han Wu turned sharply and met Xiang Meng’s gaze with anger.

Unfazed, Xiang Meng said calmly, “Are you awake now? I thought you’d keep sleeping through this nightmare. The Han Wu I know was once weak—his core race was the locust. Yet somehow, he took those weak locusts and rose to prominence.

“You are not that man anymore. Yes, you’re upset and disappointed, but have you forgotten how far you clawed your way up with only those locusts?

“Look closely. You’ve lost most of your towers, but not all. Even if we fall here, we must still face our enemies with courage, right?”

Xiang Meng’s words washed over Han Wu like a strengthening tonic that rekindled his fighting spirit. He glanced at his remaining Epistian Towers and Xiang Meng’s towers, sparking a renewed hope. “I haven’t lost yet. Huang Shengjun, I will defeat you.”

Han Wu took command of the remaining towers. Under his control, the Epistian Towers began charging a massive fireball capable of dealing over 1 million points of damage.

Xiang Meng followed his orders and directed his Maha Fulgur Mammoth Tower to unleash the Maha Lightning upon the goblin army. Lightning cascaded from the sky, obliterating every goblin below Lord rank. Each strike delivered more than 90,000 points of damage with ease.

Xiang Meng did not mind sacrificing his Maha Fulgur Mammoth Tower’s Armor. His priority was to generate as much Energy as possible for Han Wu in the shortest time.

When the lightning faded, the Epistian Towers unleashed the charged fireball. The colossal blast fell like a sun upon the goblin horde. Every Common, Elite, and Unique goblin perished instantly. Even the Heroic goblins suffered heavy losses, with only a few survivors. The only ones left standing were the Goblin Lords—the core of Huang Shengjun’s army.

“It’s just his final struggle. Titan Goblin, crush those pesky Epistian Towers!” Huang Shengjun scoffed and urged his army onward.