Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 135: 137: Laser Point Shooting, Cannon Sweep the Ground

Chapter 135: Chapter 137: Laser Point Shooting, Cannon Sweep the Ground

In the Alchemy Platform Tower, with sunken eye sockets and a gaunt body, the Plague Shooter’s eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, his powerful arms contrasting sharply with his overall emaciated appearance.

“Keep the ammunition coming, Tower Number Seven is about to fall,” as a defender of the city, his profession might be Plague Shooter, but in reality, he was now more of a commander.

Actually fighting on the front lines was one thing, but they no longer had any spare Alchemy Towers. What they used now were not bows and arrows, but laser cannons combined with modern technology and the Iron Blood Civilization. To call him a Plague Shooter was a misnomer; he was more like a Plague Gunner.

Every time he operated the laser cannons for a long-range attack, he could imbue the shots with various plague effects, not only weakening the enemy’s attributes but also infecting them. Unless the targets had strong attribute resistance or used magic and other means to dispel it, the horrors of the plague would soon become apparent to those struck.

Not far away, a figure with the upper body of a Spirit Monster and lower half resembling that of a Nightmare beast led his Nightmare cavalry troops in a relentless assault. Under the coordination with the plague, large numbers of zombies and mutant beasts fell like crops before the scythe.

It was just that their numbers were too vast. These troops of zombies and mutant beasts paled in comparison to the Spirit Monsters; even those of the same 4th rank couldn’t withstand a single blow.

All under their command were of Elite Level, and were Dragon Blood Spirit Monsters whose strength had been enhanced through later modifications to stand at the peak of the 4th rank troops.

They could even fight against those of the 5th rank.

“There are too many, and they keep coming without end. If we don’t have a countermeasure, we’ll have to wipe them all out.”

Black Pupil was surrounded by a shield made of earth elements; he was an Elemental Master of earth. With Qin Muye’s territory now rich, each hero was equipped with a set of Advanced Treasure.

As for external wars, they had been waiting to equip everyone with Stone Statue Ghost Armor that Qin Muye had developed, but plans couldn’t keep up with changes, and they were still using their original equipment.

In comparison to Qin Muye, the two server Lords besieging him were truly impoverished, with neither equipment on the zombies and mutant beasts—they charged into battle as blank slates, relying solely on their numbers to form waves of undead and beasts.

Perhaps it was the server differences that led to varying strategies.

They had encountered Superpower Users before. Frankly, their combat ability was decent but only just decent.

A Superpower User troop with physical abilities couldn’t withstand a single charge led by the white dove’s Nightmare Spirit Monsters. This centaur-like form was a modification of the Nightmare Knight that Qin Muye had originally developed, so naturally its Attack Power was quite formidable.

“Then we’ll kill them all. The longer it drags on, the better for us,” the Plague Shooter sneered coldly, not considering this motley crowd worth mentioning.

If those of the 6th rank came, they might lose, but with the 4th and 5th ranks, there was truly nothing to fear.

Their territory lacked in many things, but not military goods and food, not to mention they had the Horror Universe as an endless source of military factories and supply stations.

They could sustain a war for a year and a half without issue. On the contrary, there was a good chance their adversaries would be dragged down.

As for waiting for reinforcements? They never considered it; relying on themselves was better than depending on others.

“The Black Hand is already in contact with other forces to see if reinforcements can be brought in. At the same time, they’re probing them. After this is over, the pricing of military goods will likely need a readjustment,” Black Pupil said, looking at the monsters in the distance.

“Let’s not talk about that; it’s not my concern. But it seems that these enemies are hardly contributing to the fight. Although the zombies and mutant beasts are all 4th rank, they’re just cannon fodder. None of those Superpower Users from before can be seen now.”

“It looks like they’re about to retreat.”

The Plague Shooter didn’t want to talk business; he always stayed out of such matters, focusing solely on city defense.

City defense wasn’t just his responsibility; Black Pupil and Tie Gu were also a part, one an Elemental Master and the other a Heavy Armor Shield Guard. Tie Gu wasn’t present, having taken half of the Heavy Armor Shield Guards to the Mage Tower to protect Qin Muye.

Due to the suddenness of the event, quite a few merchants and agents from external forces were left in the territory. To prevent these people from harboring spies plotting against Qin Muye, the forces had been reluctantly re-assigned.

There were other Spirit Monster Heroes, but compared to the Heavy Armor Shield Guards, the other heroes’ troops were still not mature enough, so they could only stick to maintaining public order and patrolling for the time being.

Sure, they could fight if they really had to, but there were too few of them, and it wasn’t suitable.

Hei Mu did not continue discussing armaments and turned his gaze to the increasing numbers of zombies and mutant beasts, narrowing his eyes, “Something’s not right, these monsters aren’t troops under the Lord’s command, they’re wild beasts; they’re taking advantage of us clearing out the zombies and mutant beasts.”

As a Mage, his eyesight might not compare with a Plague Shooter, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t see more.

“The virus and radiation concentration in the air is intensifying because of these zombies and mutant beasts; they’re artificially modifying the environment.”

This revelation startled Plague too; environmental changes naturally affected them as well. Indeed, they had undergone several modifications. Although they were beast-like people, they were actually classified as Magic Creatures. If the environment they lived in was altered, it would cause them discomfort.

Otherwise, why would it be so easy to fight on enemy ground? Haven’t you seen that this group of zombies and mutant beasts is somewhat uncomfortable in a magic environment?

The previous Superpower User troops were probably withdrawn because their bodies couldn’t adapt to the magic environment—that’s why.

“These people are really cunning. Notify Bai Ge to retreat; we can’t change the environment for now. The master hasn’t done substantial research in this area; we can only purify it first,” Plague said with a hint of ruthlessness in his tone.

“Looks like you’re getting serious. With so many wild beasts, why not call the others over and leech some Experience? Otherwise, wouldn’t that be a waste of their ‘kindness’?” Hei Mu suggested darkly.

Although they could skyrocket in level from this wave of Experience, compared to the benefits brought by all heroes in the territory leveling up, there was naturally a difference. Out of consideration for the territory’s benefit, he would not hog it all to himself.

“Good, then I’ll leave it to you. I’ll have everyone switch modes,” Plague said, rising to make arrangements; naturally, Hei Mu didn’t stay either.

The Laser Cannon had two modes. One was laser pinpoint shooting, similar to a laser beam, which was used previously to avoid injuring allies.

The other was cannon coverage mode, which transformed the energy used for the laser beam into a Crimson Burst Mode. The emitted laser beams would explode on impact, producing effects like Elemental Decay and kinetic propulsion.

It’s somewhat similar to a micro-nuclear bomb; not only does it have explosive damage, but also radiation damage. And with the Disease Spirit Monster’s attendant plague effects, at worst, the dead would turn into Ruby statues, and the living would really suffer.

In terms of negative status effects, Calamitous Whisper specializes in reducing Attributes, whereas Plague can afflict the enemy with various plagues, diseases, toxins, and the like. Although it might not reduce Attributes as effectively as Calamitous Whisper, its persistent damage and contagious effects were incredibly strong. If not treated promptly, they could even cause permanent after-effects.

They were even potent enough to potentially disable a Hero.

The news quickly spread, and many Heroes came to cast a spell for a bit of Experience and then left. During this time, Bai Ge returned as well.

He wasn’t clear about what was happening but noticed that the Laser Cannons in the Alchemy Tower had shifted modes. A human-head-sized red glow burst forth from the Alchemy Cannon, landing in the Transmission Point.

The next instant, the crimson glow exploded, and all under the Red Prison Element immediately blossomed, turning the enveloped mutant beasts and zombies into Ruby-like statues.

This Crimson Burst Mode consumed much more than the original Laser Pinpoint mode. The original strategy was for Bai Ge to lead the Nightmare Spirit Monsters in the main attack, while Plague and the Disease Spirit Monsters controlled the cannons for support. It wasn’t Bai Ge trying to hog the credit, but because it was more cost-effective.

But the sudden strategy change definitely meant a new discovery. After understanding the situation, Bai Ge also came to admire these Lords.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the transportation costs alone must be substantial.

The costs were definitely much higher than those of their Laser Cannon’s Crimson Burst Mode. Qin Muye’s Super Space-Time Transmission Channel would consume 10 units of common Resources and 1 unit of Special Resources every second, even within the same server, and the consumption of other equipment with the same function was probably similar.

Common Resources were cheap, the expensive part was the Special Resources.