Chapter 269 - Pooling Resources
Without any goblins left to kill, Han Wu had to find another way to gather Energy. He returned to his old strategy: merging worthless Sacred Objects and selling them. He bought up many low-level items, then upgraded and sold them at a profit.
He had grown accustomed to this routine and even started advertising his stock to boost sales.
[Han Wu: Everyone from the God King of Death’s faction, I am selling a small batch of Sacred Objects. Feel free to check and buy them!]
Messages flooded the chat among the representatives.
[That mysterious figure is back again! How did you get so many upgraded Sacred Objects? Share the details—we won’t let you keep this secret for long.]
[Liar! You said you have them on sale, but I didn’t see any...
[Wait, it’s real! Time to stock up. Goodbye!]
[Hey, do you have a Sacred Object that increases a tower’s attack range? I’ll pay double for one.]
[Increase attack range? I want one too. I’ll pay ten times more!]
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Those who had held out until now were experts or incredibly powerful figures. They looked unprofessional but acted like vicious bastards. Soon, they swept up all the stock Han Wu had listed. They didn’t care what the items were; they bought everything in sight.
Han Wu gained a considerable amount of Energy from the sales, but it still wasn’t enough to confront Huang Shengjun. He needed more. Thus, he sent another message in the group chat.
[Han Wu: I’m currently facing the goblin army and need a large amount of Energy. I hope everyone can support me.]
[Goblins? The ones that recover, turn invisible, and strike with high power? If you’re really fighting them, I won’t hold back.]
[Han Wu: Yeah, I’m in a critical battle against the goblin army right now.]
[No wonder the goblins retreated from my territory so quickly. They must have been regrouping to fight you.]
[Bro, you’re brave to take on the goblin boss. I’ll burn some bank notes meant for the dead next year in your honor.]
[Those goblins appear and vanish without warning, and you’re actually fighting them? You’re really strong.]
[You’re my ally as long as you fight the goblins. I’ll buy every Sacred Object you have.]
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They talked extensively about Huang Shengjun, whose goblins had caused the downfall of many of Death’s representatives. Because of this, many supported Han Wu. Some even urged him to sell every Sacred Object through the trade channel, promising to buy them all, no matter the price. Their goal was to provide Han Wu with as much Energy as possible to fight the goblins.
Han Wu took their advice and gained a substantial amount of Energy. Now, he had enough to build more towers. Thanks to his Merge, upgrading a single tower to the maximum rank became much easier.
At this point, Han Wu had the Episitan Towers and the Heavenly Poison Demon Insectman High Lord Tower. He could build many more Episitan Towers to overwhelm Huang Shengjun with numbers. He could also upgrade the Heavenly Poison Demon Insectman High Lord Tower to its maximum rank and defeat the Titan Goblins in a single strike. He only needed to upgrade it one more time.
Checking his Energy reserves, Han Wu realized he still lacked enough to upgrade the Heavenly Poison Demon Insectman High Lord Tower. Time was running out. Huang Shengjun had already amassed enough Energy, bought many Upgrade Stones, and combined them into a High Lord Upgrade Stone. He used it to transform one of his towers into a goblin tower forged entirely from fire.
Han Wu examined this new tower and saw it could summon the High Lord Inferno Goblin, a long-range attacker. Huang Shengjun could now easily destroy Han Wu’s towers with just this one.
Han Wu had no time to lose. He resolved to build many more Episitan Towers to amplify the fireball’s damage. He planned to place his bets on these towers when Xiang Meng called out to him.
“Junior Han Wu, I managed to contact Xia Tian and Ye Ling,” he said. “They’re transferring all their Energy to you so you can defeat Huang Shengjun.”
Soon after, Han Wu’s Energy balance surged past 10 million. Fuck Huang Shengjun! Time to defeat him!
He started constructing countless Locust Towers, merging them relentlessly until he forged a King tower.
[Plague Spear Locust King Tower (King)
Armor: 5,000,000
Attack: 800,000
Defense: 400,000
Attack Method: Horn Thrust
Range: 500 km
Attack Rate: 0.2 seconds
Skills:
1: Thousand Thrust – Attacks a single target 1,000 times within 1 second. Each strike deals 80% base damage and pushes the target back on contact.
2: Intense Venom (Passive) – Poisons targets upon impact. Damage and duration vary based on the target’s physical condition.
3: Venom Spear – Throws a Venom Spear at a target. Range set to 400%, damage set to 500%.
Sacred Object Slots: 20]
Han Wu had only one word for the new tower—powerful. Not only did its stats far surpass its predecessors, but it also boasted devastating attack skills and deadly long-range capabilities. This was exactly what he needed.
Without hesitation, he ordered the tower to target Huang Shengjun’s newly built High Lord Inferno Goblin Tower.
Huang Shengjun’s tower had been active for nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds. Intense Fire Energy condensed within as the first Inferno Goblin prepared to summon. At the final moment, a Venom Spear soared through the air and struck the tower directly. The spear shattered the structure instantly, and the venom spread across the area, forming a massive poison cloud.
“NOOO!” Huang Shengjun howled in fury and desperation.
He had hoped the tower would survive until the Inferno Goblin appeared, but the Venom Spear dealt 4 million damage, and the lingering poison sealed its fate. The Inferno Goblin Tower collapsed without putting up much of a fight.
When he saw that his newly built High Lord Tower had also been destroyed, something inside him snapped. He lost all sense of reason. Glaring at the Titan Goblins gathered near Han Wu’s territory, he shouted, “Destroy that tower at all costs!”
Several Titan Goblins charged forward into Han Wu’s territory. The Plague Spear Locust King Tower then used Thousand Thrust against them. Each thrust dealt 64,000 damage along with the effect of poisoning their enemies.
The Titan Goblins were skewered and shredded in seconds. Chunks of minced flesh rained across the white stone below, staining it red. The blood-soaked ground darkened quickly as Han Wu reclaimed the lost territory.
Huang Shengjun clutched the final trump card the God King of Life had granted him. He had watched his mighty Titan Goblins fall one after another and recognized his miscalculation. Doubt crept in as he debated whether to use the last remaining treasure.
Even if he used it, he had the sinking feeling it wouldn’t change the outcome. In the end, he chose not to activate it. Instead, he resolved to save it and bring it back to his divine realm after his elimination.
Slowly, he unclenched his fist and surrendered. “I give up.”