Chapter 77 – Military Strength

Several assassins were merely at the Apprentice Tier, Rank 8 and 9.

It was evident that the young man before them had poured all his resources into himself—a common practice among veteran players.

While acquiring Rare Remnant Souls was difficult for them, obtaining Rare Inheritance Stones was comparatively easier.

The Gray Hoodie Youth had inherited the rare profession ‘Shadow Assassin’. Seizing the moment when several cannon-fodder troops diverted attention, he materialized beside Dolai and thrust his dagger fiercely.

“Thud—”

Dolai attempted to block but not entirely successfully.

Its arm was slashed, and though no blood flowed, a visible bluish-gray hue began spreading from the wound.

The Gray Hoodie Youth, having retreated swiftly after his successful strike, cackled triumphantly.

“This is a lethal poison that acts instantly. It seems I’ll have the last laugh after all—”

His laughter cut off abruptly.

The bluish-gray spreading across Dolai’s arm rapidly receded. It licked its lips and remarked, “Tastes alright~”

Like a seasoned expert dismissively evaluating an insignificant opponent.

But Dolai was an honest Slime—every word it spoke came from the heart… and the Lord’s commands.

“That Gray Hoodie opponent isn’t low-level; his speed actually surpasses Dolai’s, but he’s completely intimidated by Dolai’s presence.”

“Dolai’s signature move, the Dorae God Palm, likely won’t hit this enemy. In that case… use Finger Gun!”

This was a long-range attack skill Mu Yuan designed for Dolai, inspired by Deadbone’s ‘Finger Bone Machine Gun’.

Leveraging Dolai’s abilities in liquid condensation shaping, energy compression bursts, hardening, sharpening, and the Slime’s trait of detaching small body parts with minimal impact—like plucking a strand of hair—Mu Yuan developed this offensive technique.

Thus, Dolai extended its hand, its right palm morphing abruptly into Gatling gun barrels, unleashing a relentless barrage of firepower.

The distant ground churned, erupting with clumps of soil as trees shattered and splintered under the machine gun assault. Though the Youth dodged swiftly, he was struck by numerous hardened liquid projectiles, his body convulsing and twitching like a fish out of water. His gray hoodie tore apart, revealing an exceptionally durable inner armor, but even that cracked, and areas unprotected by the armor gushed blood profusely.

The injuries weren’t fatal yet, but…

A bluish-gray hue began spreading relentlessly from his wounds!

This was the toxin stored in the dimensional pocket—still abundant despite some exploitation by intermediaries—returned to its sender.

Dolai seemed somewhat reluctant.

The Gray Hoodie Youth’s eyes widened in shock.

“You… you’re not from the Capture Team!” Because the Capture Team, when overpowering opponents, would at least take prisoners.

His gaze was filled with resentment and confusion.

He couldn’t comprehend it!

The emotionless Dolai promptly dispatched the Gray Hoodie Youth.

Perched on a distant branch, the War Falcon shared its vision as Mu Yuan sighed softly:

“Because your existence is far too dangerous.”

…

Dolai fired several dozen more Finger Gun shots, confirming the Gray Hoodie Youth’s demise before Mu Yuan finally exhaled deeply in relief.

Wiping sweat from his brow, he muttered, “That was too close. This world is far too perilous.”

Following standard procedure, Dolai began collecting spoils.

But as expected, the Gray Hoodie Youth was impoverished—his inner armor was nearly destroyed, and the two daggers and several throwing knives on him were of ordinary quality, worth a little but not much.Dolai only managed to retrieve just over a thousand grams of Soul Sand and a blood-stained scroll from this individual.

“Serpent God Blood Scroll?”

“Something from the Twilight Order? A Token?”

“Through pure… blood sacrifice, one may receive the Serpent God’s bestowed blood.”

“…As long as… sacrifices are made, one can break through human limits.”

“…Using the XX method, one can transform into Snakemen-type soldiers.”

“When twilight eternally descends, the eyes overlooking the world will open, and the shadow of the god will envelop the world.”

The blood-written words were shocking. Mu Yuan frowned, “This thing is too filthy, better burn it.”

“Gurgle~!”

Captain Dolai acknowledged the order.

Mu Yuan then gazed deep into the Border Zone through the eyes of the War Falcon.

This place was indeed vastly different from the previous Dragon Lake Mountain. The outskirts still bore some modern traces, but the further in one went, the more ancient it appeared. Faintly visible were towering mountains and giant trees reaching tens to hundreds of meters high, while white mist drifted, obscuring the scenery further away.

“The actual Border Zone is likely far larger than the original area.”

“And it’s said that within the Border Zone, many newly born Treasures exist.”

But so what? What did that have to do with a newbie like him?

Mu Yuan had little greed. After briefly handling the scene, he ordered Dolai to return home.

A few hours later, under the pretext of picking up a delivery, he retrieved Dolai, who had transformed into a short-haired cat, and quickly returned home to continue his intense grinding efforts.

The next day,

“Recently, 12 members of the Twilight Order active within the White River Border Zone have been either killed or captured. These individuals were all wanted felons in various countries, having committed…”

Mu Yuan stroked his chin, “No wonder that gray-hooded guy ran straight toward that area that day. Good thing I acted swiftly enough.”

“This way, Baijiang City should be relatively peaceful and stable, right? I contributed my part too.”

Feeling somewhat relieved, Mu Yuan turned his attention to his own territory in the Eternal World.

Today was the 22nd day since logging in.

He spent a considerable amount of Soul Sand to send the recently purchased Remnant Souls into the Eternal World.

“This is the last batch of Remnant Souls. For the next few days, exploration earnings can no longer be used to buy Remnant Souls. A small portion will be used to purchase war supplies, while the majority will be saved for war consumption.”

His territory always kept two or three Soul Crystals in reserve, just in case.

But facing a monster siege battle, such a small reserve of Soul Crystals was far from sufficient for stability.

Arrow Towers, Mage Towers, and the Thundercoil Tower he was about to build were all major consumers of Soul Sand. Deadbone’s trump card, the ‘Death Legion,’ also required Soul Crystals.

This was probably the trouble of having too many trump cards. If he were like other newbie Lords, with only a few Arrow Towers in his territory, he wouldn’t be troubled by consumption issues.

Mu Yuan walked out of the Mage Tower and approached a row of standing Skeleton Soldiers.

Starting from the left and moving to the right, he gently passed his hand over the foreheads of the Skeleton Soldiers. One after another, beams of evolution Miracle Light erupted, enveloping the figures of the Skeleton Soldiers.

In a short while, these Skeleton Soldiers successively completed their evolution, revealing the forms of taller, more robust, and well-equipped Skeleton Warriors.

Mu Yuan wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead. Evolution was also laborious work.

But seeing the impressive, mighty row of Skeleton Warriors, he felt all this busyness was quite worthwhile.

He opened the panel.

「Skeleton Type: 251 units」”Includes: Bone Undertaker, Skeleton General×3, Skeleton Warrior×90, Skeleton Soldier×50″

The Skeleton Warriors with long-range throwing capabilities will be the absolute main force in defending the city several days later.

“Other troop types: Slimes remain at one hundred, but now include thirty Silver Slimes. Their multiplicative Leap Strike can easily disrupt enemy formations.”

“Ten Sentinels and Archers have all evolved to rare tier, though I couldn’t resist purchasing several Remnant Souls when I saw them available online earlier.”

Currently, there are fifteen Sentinels and Archers each, and 10.3 Evolution Points have been accumulated. He can evolve Lu Liu and Seventeen once more before the trial arrives.

“Wandering Soul series: ninety units, including two Wraiths and twenty-seven Specters.”

“Additionally, there are twenty War Falcons that frequently suffer casualties, with numbers fluctuating, including seven Hurricane Falcons.”

Over one hundred rare-tier troops—this is his power!

Thanks to ‘Naive Half Life’ for the 5,000 coin tip, ‘New Fantasy Between’ for the 2,000 coin tip, ‘Old Monk Comes’, ‘Book Friend 20200423152152521’, ‘6487209’, ‘Blood Sea Fire Demon King’, ‘Black Lotus Ink Color’ for the 500 coin tips, and ‘Reichsadler’, ‘Name Name Surname’, ‘World of Nonsense’, ‘Leaves Full Frosty Sky’ and other classmates for their tips~

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