LWGP - Chapter 118
Chapter 118: It Blew Up!
The power of the mass resurrection was terrifying, but only for a moment. On the other side, Wang Jiu parried Jason with the blade in her right hand while her left hand suddenly flung out a dozen or so blood-red potions with a clang.
Huh, were those for restoring HP?
They scattered like a goddess scattering flowers—peng peng peng!
The potions hit the ground and exploded. A bloody mist billowed out, completely occupying a three-hundred-meter-diameter area.
Nausea Potion.
Attribute: Accompanied by a terrible stench or pain, it plunges your body into a state of extreme nausea and agony, similar to the extreme pain of a tooth extraction, menstrual cramps, morning sickness, hemorrhoids, or falling into a cesspool. Effect lasts for 60 seconds.
Every non-allied enemy was tainted by this dreadful poison gas. The effect was simply incredible!
Even Wang Jiu's three hundred subordinates, who had been warned, felt an inexplicable urge for their seven orifices to seal themselves shut.
The three thousand people who had just mass-resurrected were stunned. Their faces turned deathly pale, on the verge of collapse.
At this moment, Wang Shu, the master of self-preservation who had been hiding for a long time, finally appeared. He quietly and discreetly tore open the scroll for the AoE skill he had obtained by being an RNG God.
Oh, by the way, this was one of the top-tier intermediate AoE skills—Skyfire Rock Disaster.
To be honest, it was a bit more high-class than Rockfall Skyfall.
Over a thousand flaming magma rocks rained down from the sky in a frenzied bombardment!
Furthermore, its attack range was wider, covering all three thousand people, as well as… the territory's defensive gate.
Health bars plummeted at a frantic pace, approaching 50% in the blink of an eye!
And its attack duration was two minutes!
Dao Dao and the others were dumbfounded. Even Xie Lu was utterly shocked.
Where did this skill come from? The damage was immense!
In fact, aside from Wang Jiu, no one knew that Wang Shu had obtained such a weapon of mass destruction from the Lucky Wheel. However, when Wang Jiu saw it back then, she had been nonchalant (in any case, she had to act nonchalant), so Wang Shu assumed it wasn't that great. It wasn't until just before teleporting for the battle that Wang Jiu sent him a private message with a task—list the skill for sale at the stall for ten thousand gold. It wouldn't matter if he died; he could just retrieve it when it was needed.
MMP, did you really think I was guaranteed to die, Master?
I'm your disciple!
Wang Shu held his breath and managed to lie low on the battlefield. Even Qiao Xuejing had resurrected twice, but he refused to die. Then Mei Qingshu protected him, and later Xie Lu also freed up his hands, so he waited peacefully for Wang Jiu's command…
Finally, she sent a single word—Blast!
Boom! Wang Shu felt a sense of satisfaction after unleashing the wave of destruction, and he was filled with emotion. As expected, my fire-type spells look the best when they explode. So impressive!
Bian Moshu and the others, however, were about to explode with rage.
Because even a master like Bian Moshu was instantly killed by the Nausea Potion and this terrifying AoE attack.
What the fuck? What level are we at now? System, are you blind? How can an AoE skill item like this even exist!
Isn't that something that should only be possible after level 40?
The System explained with two reasons.
1. That person cleared a Nightmare Dungeon in their teens or twenties. Have you?
2. That person's luck is so good the System officially granted them the title of "Little RNG God." Do you have that?
Bian Moshu suddenly realized his true opponent might not be Wang Jiu, but this fucking Fatty who was cheating!
However, amidst this reversed situation, a black shadow suddenly lurked forward and erupted behind Wang Jiu.
An assassination attempt!!
"Watch out!" Xie Lu shouted nervously.
Wang Jiu countered with an X-Ray Dissection.
In an instant, the brutal Jason suddenly felt his already severely injured internal organs, whose condition had been exacerbated by the poison gas… practically explode!
The so-called X-Ray Dissection—was simply to let you know what was wrong with your body.
A doctor's heart is like a parent's, old buddy. Lao Wang will give you a check-up.
As Jason's injuries flared up, Wang Jiu used a Spirit Tentacle to bind the hands holding his curved hooks. Then, the second wave of Holy Light descended, restoring 30% of his HP before she unleashed a fluid combo of Blood Wrath, Heavy Strike, and Dismemberment.
This time, she timed it to explode just as his injuries flared up.
Bang!!
The consequence of his HP spiking beyond the safe limit was that Jason was instantly killed, but he didn't drop anything.
Something's not right!
Having suddenly lost 30% of her HP but quickly recovering 10% with Holy Light, Wang Jiu's dizzy and weakened state ended. Her gaze was sharp. Just as she was about to act, Jason's corpse suddenly twisted and transformed into a Substitute Doll.
A Death Substitute Doll, even rarer than a regular Substitute Doll! Damn it, he has so many items!
He escaped again?
Experts were indeed hard to kill, and very troublesome.
Wang Jiu's eyes sharpened. She used Demon's Eye to scan the area and quickly spotted his lurking, fleeing figure. She threw a Brand on him but didn't give chase.
Because the territory's health had dropped to 30%.
Once a territory's defensive health bar reached the dangerous state of 30%, the buildings inside would also enter an attackable state. This meant that in the area covered by the AoE, the buildings within the territory would be bombarded as well.
This was the so-called "enemy at the gates" state.
This was not a good state; it was a negative one.
Lying on the ground, Bian Moshu watched coldly as Jason escaped. Thoughts flickered in his mind. He suddenly ordered everyone in the team channel to prepare to return to the territory. Even though this would put them in a passive defensive state, and the AoE attack covered the area five meters inside the territory gate, making it difficult for them to even leave, forcing them to let Wang Jiu's group besiege them without obstruction, he had other plans.
At Bian Moshu's command, the group mass-resurrected back in the territory. Outside, only Wang Jiu's group and Mei Qinghe's people, still trapped in the cage, remained.
"They died their way back?"
"What is Bian Moshu thinking? Their territory can't hold. It'll be destroyed in less than 60 seconds!"
Everyone was suspicious and discussing among themselves when they suddenly heard a massive explosion from within the territory.
It blew up inside.
What the fuck!!
Everyone was stunned, but many subconsciously looked at Wang Jiu.
Wang Shu: "Master?"
Wang Jiu said flatly, "The city respawn point blew up."
Everyone: "???"
Blew up? How did it blow up?
Master, did you plant a landmine in their home?
Wang Shu's guess was close to the truth.
When he received Wang Jiu's simple one-word private message, "Blast," Wang Jiu had simultaneously sent a private message to Lin Fengmian inside the territory—"Trade. Place this on the respawn point."
Lin Fengmian accepted the trade. When he saw the item's information, he nearly threw it away.
Was there any difference between this thing and a landmine?
None!
He silently cursed in his heart.
The lord has style, so generous with her moves.
While marveling, the steady Lin Fengmian took advantage of the fact that all the territory's experts and residents were distracted by the attack outside. He silently did something shameless. Amidst a strong internal struggle, he deftly placed a landmine on the respawn point.
It wasn't his fault. The one surnamed Bian discarded people after they'd outlived their usefulness, using despicable methods. He couldn't be blamed for others giving him a taste of his own medicine.
Although Lord Lao Wang's methods were a bit more brutal.
Then he hid far away… but continued to observe, afraid someone would discover and interfere with it.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long. Bian Moshu and his people returned to the city. White lights flashed as they mass-resurrected in grand style. But the grandeur lasted less than three seconds. Before they could even leave the respawn point, it was remotely detonated by Wang Jiu.
A deafening explosion.
Lin Fengmian: "..."
He had underestimated Lao Wang. She didn't just want to cut off their retreat; she wanted to blow up both the people and their escape route together.
With this explosion, the three thousand people bound to the territory's respawn point lost their right to resurrect there. They could only continuously consume their HP by reviving on the spot—unless they could reach the respawn point in a novice village outside and rebind. But could they even get out of the territory now?
Bian Moshu's team channel was filled with wails. Bian Moshu told them to revive on the spot again.
The group revived and charged madly towards the territory gate, ready for a final, desperate battle with Wang Jiu's forces.
They had more people; they still had a chance!
Bian Moshu actually had the talent of a leader. With just a few words, he ignited everyone's fighting spirit.
It was nothing more than three points.
If they lost, it would be a total defeat, a collapse of their resources!
If they lost, their lives would be in the hands of others!
If they won, Wang Jiu's attempt to be clever would backfire spectacularly. They could divide the vast resources of a medium-sized territory and advance by leaps and bounds!
Fight!!
Three thousand people sprinted, approaching the territory gate at a terrifying speed. They no longer feared even the dreadful skyfire, their faces contorted with ferocity, for they had no other choice!
Of course, while they had no way out, neither did Wang Shu's group of three hundred.
Three hundred against three thousand. They had thought it was a certain defeat, but Lao Wang was just that awesome. Yet, Lao Wang had already taken 99 steps; this final step required everyone's combined effort!
"Brothers and sisters, if we win this battle, the old hen becomes a duck! Charge!"
Dammit, who the hell yelled that? You're the old hen!
Nevertheless, everyone was encouraged. Kill!
No one wanted to hold back their resources anymore. They were all fired up, frantically throwing out resources and attacks, even using many of the Puppet Cards they had been saving.
The explosion at the respawn point had already caused massive internal damage with its shockwave—after all, the blast from a 3000 STR base was terrifying. It caused the territory's health bar to drop by a large chunk, on top of the AoE and the fierce assault from Wang Jiu and the others.
It was, after all, just a small territory. Although Nevernight sounded grand and was filled with experts, it had a fatal flaw—a shortage of bricks, which meant many construction projects couldn't get off the ground.
To put it bluntly, they had bit off more than they could chew.
Wang Jiu didn't even need the mole, Lin Fengmian, to tell her about this weakness. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been in such a hurry to recruit so many people, even lowering the residency fee. They were probably hoping to buy bricks from these low-level players at a low price, or use their manpower to farm mobs for bricks. That was the true purpose behind their "benevolence."
However, Wang Jiu didn't care about the moral standards of such tactics, only about their practical significance.
If it exists, it has value, and it can be exploited.
Under the frenzied assault of the crowd.
Just as Bian Moshu and his people were thirty meters from the city gate, a wave of ranged attacks from three thousand people shot out.
Wang Jiu's side also unleashed their final wave of focused fire.
10-0%.
Bang!
The territory was destroyed!
All residents and owners of Nevernight Territory, including its affiliated territories, received a cold notification from the System.
"Congratulations. In this territory war, through your valiant, bloody struggle, you have successfully been defeated. According to the rules of territory defeat, you will enter a one-day state of defeated slavery. All attributes will be reduced to 10% and cannot be boosted by any items. Furthermore, all resources you invested in the territory, including homesteads, will be plundered by the victorious side as spoils of war, taking 50%. The territory itself will be naturally dismantled into Reputation and distributed to the opposing side according to their war participation."
Bian Moshu and the others were all afflicted with the most terrifying status effect. All their attacks became ineffective, while the attacks from Wang Shu's group flew over.
Peng peng peng! Blasted!
They fell to the ground, dropping another huge pile of items.
Wang Shu and his group entered.
A 10% status? Forget Wang Jiu, even Wang Shu's group could beat any one of them. As for the many commoners in the territory, a single stray attack would be enough to kill them.
Their attributes were already only in the double digits. With this negative status, they were in the single digits. A wild boar from the novice village could trample them to death with one hoof.
The territory's resources were divided and distributed, everyone's assets were liquidated, and three thousand corpses were piled high. The tens of thousands of residents in the territory dared not speak or move, even though the respawn point was just outside…
They didn't dare go, afraid of dying on that short journey, as they had very little HP left.
Truly defeated like dogs.
They were just ordinary people who wanted to survive, who had developed into elites in the early stages of the game and hadn't fallen into despair, but their fates were still held hostage by the victories and defeats of the strong.
This was the charm of territory warfare.
Lin Fengmian stood among these people, his face inconspicuous. His few brothers also pretended not to know him, walking right past.
But in private chat, it was a stream of "Big Brother is awesome."
The ultimate mole!
Lin Fengmian rolled his eyes.
Bian Moshu didn't get up, but there was a huge pile of items on the ground. It was unclear if they were his or someone else's. Wang Jiu collected everything and distributed it randomly based on headcount and participation.
Bian Moshu didn't say a word. He just wouldn't get up. The others followed his lead, trying to stall for time, because Wang Jiu's group couldn't possibly camp their corpses forever.
Wang Shu was about to hurl some insults, hoping to provoke them into getting up and fighting so they would drop more stuff. Speaking of which, these people were really rich! The things they dropped were all good stuff. Silver equipment was commonplace; almost everyone in their group of three hundred had gotten several pieces!
Hehehe!
But before Wang Shu could start talking, Wang Jiu, who hated wasting words, casually threw a Revenant Aura at Bian Moshu.
Automatically resurrects once every 10 seconds.
That was 6 HP per minute. In half an hour, she could kill off 180 HP.
"He has a total of 90 HP. I'll give you 15 minutes."
"My dear, how about you take turns with him?"
Wang Jiu turned and spoke softly into Mei Qingshu's ear, who was standing beside her. But everyone heard.
Her breath was as fragrant as an orchid, yet her words were like the temptations of a demon.
To break a will as firm as a rock, you just had to seize upon the point she hated most—it had nothing to do with almost being killed herself, but that her brother had nearly died in this incident.
As long as Bian Moshu was alive, he would always be a hidden danger.
Mei Qingshu's eyes flickered. Before she could react, Wang Jiu had already walked away on her own. Mei Qingshu was stunned for a moment, then saw Bian Moshu being forced to resurrect.
Almost instinctively… bang!
She blasted Bian Moshu with a single move.
Oh ho!
Wang Shu and Dao Dao applauded silently!
Xie Lu's brow twitched. He just frowned but said nothing.
He hadn't experienced nearly being gang-killed, so he had no right to demand that Mei Qingshu repay grievance with virtue.
He had even less right to demand that Wang Jiu adhere to any legal or moral principles.
This was an apocalyptic game, with its own supreme rules.
"Where are you going?" Mei Qingshu asked, coming back to her senses.
"To take turns with someone else. By the way, the rest of you, the System has designated you as slaves, right?"
Wang Jiu's eyes held a smile as she calmly swept her gaze over the crowd. Seeing the usually most reasonable and morally upright Mei Qingshu mercilessly blasting Bian Moshu again and again, everyone's scalp tingled.
Especially Qi Shuanghan and the others.
But Wang Jiu took out a bicycle, swung a long leg over it, and stepped on the pedal. She spoke slowly to the crowd.
"Slaves can also pledge allegiance. It's just a matter of paying for peace. Didn't you know? If you don't understand, ask those three. They have experience."
The trio of turned-slaves: "..."
We paid for peace? We were extorted by you, don't you know?!
And can you please not bring up such a dark history, for fuck's sake!
The three of them looked very displeased, but the people from Nevernight Territory had an epiphany. Wang Jiu, however, was already riding her old-fashioned bicycle. With a turn of the wheels, she was gone.
"Um, what's your territory called?" a young man asked sheepishly, mustering his courage. But seeing that Wang Jiu had already left, he was mortified.
What kind of person was she? Attacking a territory as ferociously as a zombie siege, then leaving without a care after she was done, not even handling the aftermath!
Fortunately, Wang Shu and the others were still there. As natives of 443, they were of course willing for their own territory to accept so many new residents. Maybe the surplus could even be assigned to their side.
And so…
Wang Shu immediately sent a private message to Wang Jiu. "Master, what's our territory called? Why haven't you named it yet!"
If she hadn't mentioned it today, Wang Shu and the others wouldn't have noticed either.
Because Wang Jiu herself had forgotten.
"Huh? Oh, right. Then let's call it…"
Wang Jiu casually gave the territory a name. Wang Shu and the others received a system notification. "Gobi. Our territory is called Gobi."
It sounded pretty good, but why did Wang Shu have such a strange, constipated expression?
"What's wrong? Gobi has a nice ring to it. 'In the vast desert, a lone smoke rises straight; over the long river, the setting sun is round…'" Having spent a lot of time with Qiao Xuejing, Dao Dao was now a cultured pig.
But unfortunately, Wang Shu was a slacker who hadn't even taken the college entrance exams. He blurted out in front of everyone, "Well, Master's nickname in the medical industry is Lao Wang."
The thousands of people present who had just frantically joined the territory: "..."
Especially the men with wives and daughters: "..."
Fuck! Can we withdraw?
But they had already paid the fee.
Can we not join?
No.
With a 10% status for a day, they could die several times. And if they lay dead for too long, what about their children who were about to be logged out of the learning period? Were they supposed to watch them get eaten alive by the mobs in the novice village while exposed to the elements?
The residency rate of Gobi Territory skyrocketed.
And Bian Moshu, who had been killed by Mei Qingshu over a dozen times, was filled with despair, hatred, and extreme unwillingness—so he had lost to Lao Wang from next door?
But could she catch up to Jason? He had a head start of several minutes!
"On a bicycle?" Wang Shu and the others were sorting through the huge pile of resources and cleaning up the site, speculating in private chat.
"That bicycle is a bit ugly. It looks like an old-fashioned one."
"It's not fast. She probably can't catch up."
Having fought a battle together, the people who weren't very familiar with each other had developed a bit of camaraderie and were chatting idly.
Suddenly, Xie Lu said, "She can catch up."
Why?
The handsome young military officer didn't elaborate. He remained cool and aloof, leaving everyone hanging in suspense.
Wang Shu rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath: He has endless things to say to my Master, ptooey!
But really, why could she catch up?
Was there something wrong with that Jason? Could it be that Master had also planted some kind of landmine on him?
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