Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 394 Special Plot
If these seasoned superhumans are like this, what about those low-level superhumans who were just ordinary people a few months ago? When Mark unleashed his ultimate move and stormed into the breach in the city wall, he didn't even need to kill anyone or fight. Wherever the divine light shone, all the superhumans were like winter snow meeting the spring sun.

In just two or three seconds, all three or four hundred superhumans at the breach in the city wall returned to normal.

They all stood there, stunned, as if waking from a long dream.

At this moment, the Negro cross-border traveler let out a strange cry, forced Li Wei back with a single strike, and turned to run away the next second. He picked up the gold and purple cards dropped by the Negro spellcaster, rushed out in a few steps, summoned his warhorse, and fled.

Not only did he escape, but when they saw the divine light emanating from Mark's body, which, though dimmed, was still clearly visible, the Neanderthal crosser with over three hundred ambushers from the west also stopped and retreated without a word.

There was no way to avoid retreating.

There's a Templar Knight on the other side. If we really charge in, these superhumans around us can be transformed in the blink of an eye. How are we supposed to fight this battle?
In fact, even the centaur cavalry were filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Because in that short period of time, dozens of their companions had also transformed from centaurs into normal humans.

This is fucking weird!
That's not what the great Ice Duke said.

A group of centaurs shouted and retreated, chasing after the two Neanderthals to rejoin them.

However, a small number of centaurs remained, nervously watching Zhao Xuanxuan and the others while protecting their companions who had become normal. After all, they weren't mentally impaired, and everyone has relatives and friends.

Even the heavily armored half-pigmans and half-cowmen were dumbfounded. Some turned tail and ran to continue their pursuit of their great Ice Duke, while others wanted to get close to Mark, hoping to be bathed in divine light and see if they could return to normal.

After all, this happened right under our noses, and people who don't want to be human are still a minority, given the opportunity to make a choice.

Unfortunately, Mark's strongest form was extremely extravagant; in just a few seconds, it completely depleted all the remaining light of faith in the temple.

There's no way around it; such an amazing thing comes at such a high price.

This is the source of Li Wei's confidence to run into the enemy's encirclement.

This is a disruptive strategic weapon.

At this moment, Zhao Xuanxuan and the others had quickly picked up all the gold cards outside the city wall.

Before being picked up, these gold cards can remain in their current state for a period of time, depending on the circumstances, but once picked up, a decision must be made in a very short time.

Li Wei had already planned ahead, leaving 150 four-star gold cards for the equipment enhancement of the heavy cavalry.

The rest will be sold in exchange for land.

In the end, 280 four-star gold cards were sold, yielding 28 gold coins. Combined with the amount previously sold, this was just enough to exchange for another 30 square kilometers of legal land.

By this point, Li Weineng had acquired 80 square kilometers of legal territory.

As for the six-star gold card, he used it to heal and strengthen the four-star warhorse.

Well, this warhorse would normally be ruined, but as the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining. This special mental shock is a rare tempering of its soul. As long as it doesn't die, it's an incredible stroke of luck.

Yes, it didn't die; this is its destiny.

However, after Li Wei restored the six-star gold card to its injuries and completed its enhancement, the four-star warhorse turned into a golden light and returned to the pet card.

The enhancement process is not immediately successful, with only an 86% success rate, and requires at least a year of incubation.

Five-star hunting pets are not easy to obtain.

Otherwise, those Nepalese cross-border travelers wouldn't all be without five-star warhorses.

Li Wei was helpless in this situation, and it was too late for regrets.

However, there was some good news: Zhao Xuanxuan promptly picked up the gold card dropped by the Neanderthal cross-borderer that Mark killed and exchanged it for a silver token, in addition to a purple card that also dropped.

Overall, it basically achieved its intended purpose.

Of course, this triggered a global announcement once again.

[Nationwide Announcement]

Pioneer Li Wei, number 11, led his team on an expedition two thousand miles away, discovered the fortress stronghold established by Duke Frost and the barbarians there, forcibly breached the city and occupied it, and killed a barbarian cross-borderer. He gained 500 campaign points and a Duke's Medal of Honor.

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Following this nationwide announcement, Li Wei received several messages that could only be seen by himself.

[You have captured the Otto City Survivor Base. You have captured 32 Level 4 Centaurs, 15 Pigmen, 7 Minotaurmen, 9 Catmen, 4 Goatmen, and 1524 ordinary survivors. You have demonstrated your overwhelming power and divine glory to them. They no longer have the will to resist you. You can now occupy this place, but you need to station troops here for at least half a month to officially claim it as your territory.]

[You have acquired a one-star magic mine, but its magic power has been exhausted. You will need a spellcaster of at least rank two to relocate it.]

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Not bad, Li Wei grinned and was about to give the order when several more messages flashed before his eyes again, another announcement for the entire territory!

[Announcement to the entire territory!] [With the help of ally Scorpion, the assistance of Li Wei's five-star hunting pet, and the aid of ally Thomas, Trailblazer Hathaway, number 3, successfully slayed a barbarian centurion and survived a once-in-a-millennium flood!]

Hathaway earned 300 campaign points, a Duke's Medal of Honor, and 10000 gold coins.

[Scorpion has earned 100 battle points and received a reward of 10000 gold coins.]

Li Wei has earned 100 battle points and received a reward of 10000 gold coins.

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Holy crap, double happiness!

Finally received the message from the territory: Hathaway is awesome, Li Yue, Ah Dai is awesome, Thomas is awesome!
Li Wei couldn't help but burst into laughter.

However, to his surprise, for some reason, another series of announcements from across the country flooded social media today.

[Nationwide Announcement]

[Pioneer Zhao Kewu, number 1, launched a surprise attack on Duke Frost's base camp, successfully gaining 5000 population, capturing the dilapidated mage tower, and triggering the special event for this game's pioneering and city-building mission!]

King Locke's special envoy, the mage Feren, personally offered amnesty to Duke Frost. After suffering a series of major blows and learning of the existence of the Templar Knight Mark, Duke Frost finally chose to accept negotiations and temporarily cease hostilities for three months. During this period, neither side was allowed to attack without authorization.

[Friendly reminder: Once Duke Frost is recruited three months later, it will mean the end of this expansion and city-building mission, and all participating pioneers must unconditionally accept the mission settlement.]

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Holy crap?

What's going on? King Locke's special envoy?
When did Zhao Kewu become so powerful that he could launch a surprise attack on Duke Hanbing's base?

They'll offer them amnesty, only to force them to settle accounts three months later?

These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Li Wei immediately shouted to Zhao Xuanxuan, who was equally bewildered, "Xuanxuan, take Benjamin, Javier, and the other nine, and head back to the territory's main camp immediately. Notify Second Aunt and order Nelson, Lenos, and the others to start constructing the level 4 city wall right away. Also, tell Li Yue, Hathaway, and Qin Yu that I hope they can join forces. No matter what, within three months, before the forced mission is completed, you must build the level 4 city wall and the one-star mage tower for me. Also, these are all the conditions required to upgrade to a level 5 territory. Hurry up!"

"it is good!"

Upon hearing Li Wei's words, Zhao Xuanxuan almost exploded. She wasn't stupid; she immediately realized that once King Locke's envoy reached a negotiation with Duke Hanbing and Duke Hanbing was recruited, it would mean that Li Wei and his team's hard work for two and a half years would be thwarted at the last minute.

He could have become a powerful viscount, but he ended up being a figurehead viscount instead. Damn it!
The next moment, Zhao Xuanxuan leaped onto her horse, and Benjamin, Javier, Santiago, Sith, and the other nine river knights also leaped onto their horses without stopping, galloping away into the night. With their strength, they had no fear of the Neanderthals crossing the border, and they could quickly recover their horsepower, at most returning to their territory's main camp by tomorrow morning.

At this moment, Li Wei quickly gave orders to the remaining cavalry: some were to be on guard, some to go up the city wall, and some to control the giant crossbows. He also found a twelve-story office building near the city wall, where the windows had been sealed with cement. This building was originally the core area where the survivors lived.

At this moment, Li Wei first ordered Mark to lead twenty soldiers to imprison all the prisoners who were capable of fighting in another six-story building. As for those who had returned to human form, he directly gave them a weapon and ordered them to cooperate in guarding them.

Although they have returned to their normal appearance, they still retain at least half of their powerful attributes, making them like mini-superhumans.

Now, as a Templar Knight and temple priest, Mark still has a considerable deterrent effect on these prisoners.

After arranging everything, Li Wei summoned a group of prisoners to help move the collapsed city wall ruins out and salvage the destroyed giant crossbows from them.

It doesn't matter if it's damaged; since the survivors in this city can build it, they can also repair it.

In any case, the first priority is to strengthen the city's defenses and get through this night. Otherwise, Li Wei will worry that the two Nepalese cross-borderers will cause trouble. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

The good news is that things are going well.

This city may have once been home to millions, but sixteen years after the apocalypse, only the industrial area in the southwest corner became home to survivors. These survivors sealed off an area of ​​about five square kilometers with concrete walls, and the buildings on the periphery resembled giant arrow towers and fortresses.

Many stories must have happened here in the past.

But today, Li Wei was greeted only by fewer than 1,600 trembling survivors.

Perhaps they once possessed extraordinary martial prowess, but they were subdued by the blood plague.

At least eight hundred superhumans died in this battle, and it is unknown how many of them were their relatives and friends.
Li Wei rode his horse and led all the heavily armored cavalry on patrol outside the city, not daring to relax. They continued until dawn. Some soldiers in the group who were hunting pets released their pets to scout the surroundings and then reported that they had not seen any enemies. The two Neanderthals, along with about four hundred centaurs and four hundred superhuman infantrymen, had disappeared without a trace.

But Li Wei no longer cared about chasing or anything like that; he was waiting for Zhao Xuanxuan and the others to return with a large number of vehicles.

We cannot linger here. The most important thing is to quickly return to our territory and strive for a level 5 territory.

"Mark, Mark!"

Just as he was pondering this, he suddenly heard Mark calling out from the breach in the city wall.

"My lord, the prisoners wish to speak with you."

"Oh?"

Li Wei nodded. He had the same idea. Mark could no longer unleash his ultimate move. His ultimate move required a year to cool down, which was extremely extravagant and expensive. Therefore, it was impossible for him to turn those centaurs, pigmen, goatmen, cowmen, and catmen back into humans. So, what to do next was a rather tricky question.

(End of this chapter)