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Chapter 197 The Mature City Lord Won't Encounter the Evil Tentacle Monster! Hometown Specialty Food!

Crystallized Mountain, outer perimeter.

A group of eighth-tier evolved beings from Linglong City were surrounding Nangong Linglong.

"Lady Linglong!"

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him!"

"My lord, I am willing to accompany you to venture deeper and slay the mutated black tiger!"

"Me too!"

"..."

Greed and excitement permeated the group of high-level evolvers in Linglong City.

Even though Nangong Linglong was the city lord, her intuition told her that something was wrong.

but……

In her perception, the severe injuries inflicted on the mutated black tiger were real and could not be faked.

"grown ups!"

"It's better to do it sooner rather than later, lest things get complicated!"

Several eighth-tier evolved beings were so anxious that they were jumping up and down as time passed.

"Yes, there are likely other refuge cities nearby!"

"If other cities discover this crystal mountain..."

"Then our Linglong City's advantage will be gone!"

"Only by killing the Black Tiger can we collect as many resources as possible from the depths of Crystal Mountain!"

"By then, even if other refuge cities come to claim a share of this crystal mountain, our Linglong City will have already gained enough crystals and source points!"

The deputy city lord of Linglong City, a young man at the limit of the eighth rank, spoke in a deep voice.

His name is Gao Sheng. He is recognized as the strongest person in Linglong City besides Nangong Linglong. At the same time, he has always served as the strategist of Linglong City.

at this time.

As Goldman Sachs spoke, Nangong Linglong took a deep breath.

"it is good!"

She was never an indecisive person.

Venturing deep into the Crystal Mountain inevitably involves risks.

but……

“The louder the storm, the more expensive the fish!”

Goldman Sachs' shouts echoed throughout the surrounding area.

The emotions of the many evolved beings in Linglong City reached their peak at this moment!

"Eighth-tier or higher evolved beings!"

"Follow me deeper!"

"The rest of you, stay on the outskirts and mine the crystals!"

Nangong Linglong issued the order.

"Yes!"

Millions of citizens responded.

whoosh-

Whizzing--!
The sound of breaking wind was heard.

Nangong Linglong, accompanied by strategist Gao Sheng and more than a dozen other eighth-tier evolvers, took to the air and flew towards the depths of Crystal Mountain.

above the sky.

Yu Jin, who had watched the whole thing quietly, shook his head.

In his opinion, this play was utterly fake.

But it's a pity.

Linglong City is ultimately not Dawn City.

The hundreds of millions of citizens of Dawn City never need to worry about crystal resources, thanks to a player like Ember who has cheated his way to victory.

To some extent.

The inhabitants of Dawn City have even shown a tendency to demystify high-level crystals.

But for Linglong City...

Crystals of the ninth rank or even higher are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Even knowing there are tigers in the mountains, one still chooses to venture into the tiger's den.

Not to mention, it was a severely injured tiger on the verge of death.

hum-

The spatial fluctuations spread silently.

The embers vanished from the spot.

He quietly followed Nangong Linglong and her group deeper into the Crystal Mountain.

The reason they didn't directly appear to suppress the tentacle was because...

The rank is too low!

According to Yu Jin's perception, the tentacle was only at the thirteenth level.

Even with the Void +3 bonus, it's only level 16, so it can only drop level 15 crystals.

Fifteenth-tier crystals are far from satisfying Ember's appetite.

However, the information that the Eye of Insight saw from those tentacles gave Ember a glimpse of the possibility of obtaining higher-level crystals.

and so……

It is not advisable to alert the enemy.

……

……

Crystallized Mountain.

Its essence is a crystalline mineral vein.

From the sky, it stretches majestically.

The center of the ore vein is a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides.

now.

In the center of the valley, the mutated black tiger lay dying.

Dark red blood was continuously flowing from its body.

Black Tiger's aura was visibly weak.

hum-

In the void not far behind Black Tiger.

Strange tentacles covered in eyes swayed gently.

Millions of eyes were fixed on the outer edge of the mountain range.

That was also the direction from which Nangong Linglong and her group had arrived.

"Woo——"

The black tiger let out a whimper.

The sobbing carried far.

"grown ups!"

The outskirts of the mountains.

The people of Linglong City, who were carefully observing their surroundings, wary of potential dangers, and searching for the Black Tiger's trail, suddenly froze.

Swish-

They instinctively looked toward the valley where the sound came from.

"over there!"

"It's the black tiger's voice!"

"Strange? Could it be a trap?"

"..."

Despite their wariness, Nangong Linglong and the others remained quite compliant.

Using their elemental energy, they concealed their physical forms while rapidly approaching the valley.

Not long after.

The group arrived at the valley.

A giant black tiger then appeared before them.

But at the moment.

What attracted the attention of all dozen or so people was not the seriously injured Black Tiger.

But...

Beside the black tiger, scattered everywhere were dazzling crystals!
"That, that's..."

"Ninth-order crystal?"

"It really is a ninth-order crystal!"

"No, not only that, there are also tenth-tier and eleventh-tier crystals!"

"That must be a crystal of the tenth rank or higher. Its energy abundance is beyond comprehension and unimaginable!"

this moment.

Not to mention his group of eighth-tier evolved beings.

Even Nangong Linglong, the city lord, couldn't help but swallow hard when she saw the high-level crystals scattered all over the ground.

Logically speaking, as a ninth-tier evolver, she had never personally seen crystals of tier ten or higher, so she should not be able to distinguish the levels of these crystals.

but……

She also has another identity: the city lord of Linglong City, and a new player in the galactic wasteland!
[Beep beep——]

[The Wasteland game reminds you...]

[A large number of Tier 10 and Tier 11 crystal resources have appeared in the surrounding area!]

[By mining these resources, your city will gain progress in planetary occupation and receive Civilization Points rewards!]

If.

Upon seeing Black Tiger, Nangong Linglong still harbored a trace of doubt and hesitation.

This game tip from the official Wasteland website was like the final straw that ignited the fire of greed.

Whoosh-!
Without hesitation, Nangong Linglong rushed out.

In just a moment.

She had already appeared not far in front of the black giant tiger.

"Humanity!"

The black giant tiger stared ferociously at Nangong Linglong, whose body was surrounded by four-colored attribute energy.

How dare you do this!

"This is all my wealth, mine!"

The black tiger roared and struggled to its feet from the ground.

Tick-tock—!
As it moved, blood continued to drip.

The spot where it had been lying down now revealed a small pond filled with blood.

"grown ups!"

"we are coming!"

The actions of Goldman Sachs and other eighth-tier evolvers were no slower than those of Nangong Linglong.

At this moment, they stood beside Nangong Linglong, staring at the heavily injured and dying tenth-tier mutated giant tiger, their fighting spirit surging.

They couldn't afford to provoke a tenth-tier mutated beast in its prime.

They're on their last legs, surely they have no fighting power left?
"As long as we kill this giant tiger..."

"These crystals are all ours!"

Goldman Sachs couldn't help but burst into laughter.

but……

The laughter did not last long.

Just because——

The moment Goldman Sachs and the other eighth-tier evolved beings stepped into the valley, the mutated giant tiger, which had looked exhausted just a moment ago, changed its expression.

Its breath was still weak.

After all, just as Nangong Linglong sensed, the serious injury was definitely not faked.

Can be biased.

Its large, fierce black face no longer showed the previous bluster, but instead revealed a hint of human mockery.

"Foolish and greedy humans."

"There is no difference between this batch and the batch from a day ago."

The black tiger's voice had become unusually calm.

Nangong Linglong and the others instantly changed color. *Buzz—!*
That's this moment.

Black mist suddenly appeared around the valley.

"not good!"

"My teleportation ability has been restricted!"

"We can't get out of this valley!"

An eighth-tier evolver whispered.

The words have not yet fallen.

The black mist barrier surrounding the valley has now fully formed.

boom--!
Nangong Linglong's pretty face darkened slightly as she unleashed a four-colored beam of light towards the edge of the valley.

hum-

The full-force attack of a ninth-tier expert landed on the black mist, yet it didn't even cause a ripple.

Whoosh-!
Nangong Linglong dodged and rushed towards the edge of the valley.

The next moment.

She had rushed out of the valley, but she ended up back where she started.

"madness."

Black Tiger coldly watched the group's attempt.

It slowly turned around, lowering its huge tiger head towards the void behind it.

"My Lord..."

A simple form of address, yet it is full of respect and deep reverence.

Om-!
In the void.

The main character finally made his appearance.

It was that strange tentacle covered in eyes.

It is entirely black, about a kilometer long, and sways in the air like seaweed.

Its surface was covered with eyes of all sizes, each one rolling around, making it look extremely eerie.

the most important is……

The aura emanating from this tentacle far surpasses that of the mutated black tiger.

From Ember's perspective, its stats are now fully visible.

15 million, equivalent to the mid-stage of a 12th-tier evolver.

In contrast.

The combined stats of the tenth-tier mutated black tiger and the ninth-tier Nangong Linglong are barely over 500,000.

The difference between the two is a full thirty times.

"Oops!"

"This this……"

"This seems to be a true galaxy-level mutant beast!"

The group from Linglong City were now deathly pale.

The moment the tentacles appeared, the terrifying pressure and evil aura they exuded caused the hearts of those at the eighth or even ninth level to pound wildly!
Under this oppressive aura, even the flow of their internal attribute energy became sluggish and obscure.

"Hey--"

The tentacles swaying in mid-air clearly possess considerable intelligence.

Like the previous black tiger, it could speak human language.

"tasty……!"

Those two simple words sounded like a death sentence for the group from Linglong City.

"Fusion Technique—"

"Lotus of Wind, Fire, Thunder and Lightning!"

Nangong Linglong's soft shout suddenly broke the deathly silence of the valley.

The moment the tentacles appeared, she had already begun to gather the power for her final attack.

This attack was a fusion of her ninth-tier abilities from the four elements of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning!
In the void.

Even Yu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing this scene.

"Ability fusion?"

"This seems like a good development strategy for me?"

Yu Jin thought to himself.

next moment.

boom--!
Four-colored lotus flowers landed on the thousand-meter-long tentacles.

then……

Then no.

Even this amazing strike, which was almost at the tenth level and had a value of nearly a million, was still incredibly powerful.

But a mere million points isn't even enough to break through the tentacle monster's defenses.

"you……"

"Even...tastier!"

The kilometer-long tentacles swayed, seemingly even more excited.

In the void.

Black fog continued to emerge.

In just a moment.

The black mist was actually beginning to erode the attribute energy within the bodies of the Linglong City group.

Just like ice meeting fire, it is constantly melted away.

Just a few breaths.

Whether it was an eighth-tier evolver or the ninth-tier Nangong Linglong, the attribute energy within their bodies was completely empty!
Instead, a black mist surged through their bodies, constantly devouring their flesh and blood.

"what--!"

Screams echoed through the valley.

Whoosh-!
Suddenly.

That kilometer-long tentacle actually split into hundreds of smaller tentacle roots.

Small tentacles shot out and, in an instant, firmly bound the group of eighth-tier evolved beings.

"S-lord!"

As the strategist of Linglong City, Gao Sheng could no longer proclaim "the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish." At this moment, he was about to be strangled to death by a tentacle squid.

"..."

Nangong Linglong's delicate face was now filled with despair.

Compared to other evolved beings.

Nangong Linglong was not tied up immediately.

But this is not good news.

Because in front of her, three tentacles were slowly drifting towards her...

These three tentacles were quite different from the others; they were covered in a sticky, disgusting, and indescribably foul-smelling liquid.

"tasty……"

"You need to peel it first so it can absorb the flavor well!"

The eerie laughter of tentacles echoed through the valley.

In that strange laughter, everyone could clearly hear a hint of evil and lewdness...

"Tsk, tsk."

In the void.

Yu Jin, who had originally wanted to watch the show a little longer, couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

He really didn't expect...

These tentacles were actually the tentacles from an anime he had once watched?

"This is not good."

"Too indecent, and too evil."

Ember shook his head and materialized from the void.

His voice echoed gently through the valley.

Om-!
The moment Ember appeared.

The kilometer-long tentacles, which had been grinning strangely, suddenly tensed up.

On the tentacles, thousands upon thousands of eyes also looked at Ember, staring intently at the human who had suddenly appeared.

In its perception...

Apart from Linglong City's prey, there were no other humans in the valley!
"How ugly."

Yu Jin glanced indifferently at the tens of thousands of eyes staring at him and frowned.

then.

He stretched out his finger and gently tapped the empty space in front of him.

"Dimension, strangle."

Yu Jin murmured to himself.

The words fell.

Om-!
The void trembled, and the earth shook.

The kilometer-long tentacles that were swaying in the sky were suddenly frozen in mid-air.

then……

Whizzing--!
Invisible blades of space whistled incessantly.

Under the control of Yu Jin's vast spiritual power, these spatial blades were like scalpels, precisely slicing off the eyeballs on the tentacles one by one!
Ember waved his hand again, and the spatial confinement was lifted.

In the sky, after the kilometer-long tentacles regained their mobility, they thrashed wildly like snakes that had been stepped on.

"what--!"

Screams echoed through the valley.

But this time, it was emitted from a kilometer-long tentacle.

at the same time.

When Ember unleashed 'Spatial Strangulation,' he also conveniently chopped up all the small tentacles that the tentacle monster had split off into minced meat.

The group from Linglong City were thus saved.

Nangong Linglong stared wide-eyed at the figure of Yu Jin in mid-air.

"You, you are..."

The reversal from hell to heaven was too rapid and sudden.

So much so that even this ninth-rank city lord was somewhat incoherent at this moment.

"Big, big boss!"

"Thank you, thank you!"

"A life-saving grace, a life-saving grace!"

Compared to Nangong Linglong, the rescued eighth-tier evolvers, such as Gao Sheng, expressed their emotions in a more brutal and direct manner.

They shouted their thanks repeatedly, and many of them, who had escaped death, were now in tears.

"Thanks?"

Ember turned his head and glanced at them.

"Thank you, but no need."

"We'll be colleagues from now on."

This statement came out.

Inside the valley, Nangong Linglong and her group were stunned.

"Colleague?"

Nangong Linglong's pretty face was full of confusion.

"Yes."

Yu Jin responded with a sound of agreement, too lazy to offer further explanation.

As a boss, how can you explain this to your miners and slaves?
Ember shifted his gaze from them to the thousand-meter-long tentacles that were still struggling in pain.

Compared to the people in Linglong City, it was his true goal for this trip.

"Go ahead."

"Where is the real body hidden?"

"I'll tell you and give you a quick answer."

"Did not say?"

"There's a local specialty dish in my hometown..."

(End of this chapter)