Lingxiao City's fortifications were not built with ordinary steel and concrete. Each stone was quarried from mountains like Lieyang Mountain, using only the finest, exceptionally sturdy materials.
Each stone was a standard 15 cubic meters, weighing 62 tons. These materials were resistant to wind and rain erosion and impervious to the perpetual humidity of the Cloud Kingdom.
More importantly, these stones possessed energy absorption properties, offering strong resistance to energy impacts and shock attacks. Furthermore, the inherent sturdiness of the stones provided excellent defense against physical damage.
"I've reviewed Zhang Wei's intel. Blott spoke highly of him."
"He's said to have unparalleled fist strength, nearly killing the Golden and Silver Horns with a single blow. His punches are as powerful as Macabaca's atomic big bang, and his stamina is astonishing, having thrown six consecutive punches in one battle."
"In Shaka's Palm Buddha Kingdom, he was like a god, single-handedly fighting six commanders... and defeating Shaka in his Asura God's Eye state, shattering Shaka's ultimate secret art – the Heavenly Wheel of Dharma!"
Lago sighed, "Truly a magnificent record. Such strength has already surpassed the limits the Cloud Kingdom can endure. No wonder the King ordered us to adopt a defensive stance and use that..."
"But it's a pity, that is almost ready to be activated!"
"And to break through the walls of Lingxiao City... Hah, a fool's delusion!"
Throughout Lingxiao City, strange crystal platforms could be seen everywhere, numbering in the hundreds, with faint energy flickering within.
Tens of thousands of defenders placed their hands upon them, channeling the power of Gourmet Cells into them.
The entire Lingxiao City seemed to come alive. The rocks Zhang Wei had shattered floated up again, re-sealing the walls.
The entire city wall glowed with radiance, looking like a jewel embedded in a panoramic map.
Lago let out a wild laugh, "Fooled you! Fooled you!"
"This is the ultimate technique of our Lingxiao City's defenses! It can absorb energy and auto-repair. With ten thousand soldiers and a million citizens in my city, even if you were a descending god, you couldn't contend against a million people!"
"Hahahaha~~~~"
Zhang Wei, of course, couldn't hear Lago's arrogant pronouncements.
However, the auto-repairing city walls indicated that Zhang Wei's threat would not be effective.
Just as he was about to speak, Tian Zui arrived beside Zhang Wei and said, "Destroying the city walls is the lesser option. Wasting energy here is detrimental to the subsequent battle. Why not leave it to me? I can get us inside."
Zhang Wei shook his head.
"Everything inside the city is unknown. What if there are traps?"
"Don't worry, destroying a section of the wall won't take much energy."
Tian Zui looked at the city walls stretching for over ten miles, a hint of doubt in his eyes...
Does Zhang Wei...
Have no concept of energy?
For those on the Hunger Road, calculating energy was already an instinct.
Zhang Wei walked alone to the city wall, caressing its flowing light.
"There's a repulsive sensation, a smooth feeling... a defense akin to magnetic repulsion. The stone bricks are huge and sturdy. Having withstood my two punches without widespread collapse indicates a sound structure."
"However..."
"I am too skilled at smashing walls."
"Even without consuming Wu Xiang and leveling up twice, this city wall is like tofu scum to me."
Zhang Wei closed his eyes.
It was as if he was transported back to the time he had just transmigrated.
Every day he felt a sense of dread, going to the underground caves to work out to increase his strength.
One punch, and another punch.
Until finally, the entire mountain range was shattered...
The boxing technique he developed was this 'Spiral Fist Force', which was rather useless in PvP!
It was powerful and heavy, the drawback being its slowness; it could never hit anyone...
Zhang Wei didn't understand combat before and had studied haphazardly.
But!
Zhang Wei dared to guarantee!
This move was perfect for smashing walls!
"Spiral Fist Force!"
"Ten-tenths strength!"
Compared to back then, Zhang Wei's strength had increased by more than a hundredfold!
A giant drill bit, ten meters in diameter, appeared and slowly but surely crawled towards the city wall.
After consuming Wu Xiang, the sturdiness of Zhang Wei's materialized thoughts also greatly increased. The flowing light of the city wall crumbled like tofu scum, offering no resistance to the drill bit's progress.
Zhang Wei shook his head in disappointment, "I thought it would be very sturdy..."
Although it was the finest stone from mountains like Lieyang Mountain, it was still far inferior to the Salty Rock Wall of the Spine of the High Mountains.
One meter...
Two meters...
Five meters...
Ten meters...
Twenty meters...
One hundred meters...
Two hundred meters...
Five hundred meters!!!!
The drill bit showed no signs of stopping!
Zhang Wei scratched his head, "Fortunately, it's striking along the wall. If it were facing the wall directly, the people inside would probably be affected..."
The walls of Lingxiao City were 25 meters thick. If struck head-on, it could penetrate more than a dozen Lingxiao Cities.
Striking along the wall was equivalent to dismantling it from the start, which was Zhang Wei's objective: to tear down the entire city wall!
Another punch!
Inside the city.
Lago was leisurely drinking coffee.
Countless delicacies were prepared, so the defenders could replenish their energy at any time.
A tremendous rumbling sound was heard.
From near to far... it receded further and further.
The tremors felt as if the entire city was about to collapse.
Many people turned pale.
Lago forced a calm expression, but his slightly trembling hand betrayed him. He had never heard such a level of rumbling before.
The sound gradually faded...
Lago downed his coffee in one gulp, "Hahahaha, what did I say?"
"Lingxiao City is impregnable, how could it be breached by human strength?"
"A mere Zhang Wei, hahahaha, even if ten more came, what then!"
The commander beside him nodded in agreement, a spark of hope igniting in his eyes.
Lago stood up majestically and declared impassionedly, "Lingxiao City has stood for three hundred years. Has anyone ever harmed it?"
"Everyone, channel your energy into the crystal pools again and repair the city walls!"
"With our millions of soldiers and civilians united, what can we fear even from the Northern Army? Besides, the enemy is just a few people!"
Lago's words invigorated everyone present.
They all poured their energy into the crystal altars. Hundreds of crystal altars were connected to the city's repair devices. Vapors of energy like magnets drew in stones from the ground...
But at this moment, his deputy swallowed hard and said, "The energy... cannot be discharged."
"It cannot be used."
"There is simply nowhere to repair."
Lago frowned, "How can this be? With that vibration just now, the city walls should have suffered considerable damage."
Rumble~~~~
The same destructive sound as before rang out again.
But the energy in the crystal pools had already overflowed!
Lago's face turned pale. He placed his hand on the city wall.
"No, the city wall has been damaged, why has the repair system malfunctioned?"
This was like a bolt from the blue.
Without the repair system, the energy advantage of the city's millions of soldiers and citizens would be gone.
Even with the city walls exceeding 25 meters in thickness, they wouldn't withstand many rounds of attrition.
"Instructor, what do we do now?"
Lago said sternly, "Prepare the crystal cannons. If we find any damaged sections of the city wall, transfer them there immediately. When they enter, we'll give them a grand welcome!"