Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

No troll dared to make a move at this time.

Mosh was trembling with excitement.

This is the new king he will follow!

So powerful it's breathtaking!

Liu Nian didn't kill Zul'jin mainly because the rules changed after the Ascension War started. Killing him wouldn't reduce him to level 0, and all his equipment would drop.

Moreover, this guy was very smart not to wear the crown, probably learning from Gunker's mistake.

So he locked Zul'jin in a pig cage, trying to keep the guy trapped for the time being.

However, to Liu Nian's surprise, this guy actually escaped the pig cage by suicide. This reminded Liu Nian that the pig cage was not a proper prison. After all, it was a special creation, not a prison with a systematic function.

Normally, once you enter prison, you're basically trapped and unable to commit suicide.

However, the pig cage obviously cannot do this. There are many strange skills and equipment in the game, and some of them may indeed be able to escape the confinement of the pig cage.

The previous avatar of Nijerras, the Fogborn, disappeared automatically, so it's not surprising that Zul'jin can also commit suicide now.

However, this guy also suffered a small loss, as the legendary warhammer in his hand was knocked out.

[Equipment: Wrath of the Skullbreaker (Bloodthirsty Throne Legendary Set Piece)]

[Type: Two-handed polearm/warhammer]

[Quality: Legendary]

【property:

+40 Constitution per level

+2000 blunt damage per level

Each level grants +3 knockback and +5 knockdown.

Weapon damage: 35000 + 3500 per level

【Special Effect 1, Skull-Shattering Shockwave: Normal attacks have a 30% chance to trigger a shockwave, dealing an additional 80% of attack power as physical damage to the target and all enemies within 5 meters, and stunning them for 1 second.】

[Special Effect 2, Tyrant's Might: For each enemy killed whose level is 10 or higher than your own, your attack power increases by 2%, stacking up to 200 times, lasting until the end of the battle.]

[Special Effect 3, King's Weapon: Active activation. Raise your warhammer, converting 50% of your current "Tyrant's Might" stacks into "Royal Infusion" for 20 seconds. During this time, your attack power is increased by an additional 10% (stacks x 10%), and each attack has a 12% chance to summon a "Divine Punishment Lightning," dealing electric shock damage equal to 15% of the target's maximum health to the target and three surrounding enemies. Activation consumes all Tyrant's Might stacks. Cooldown: 4 minutes.]

Zuljin's suicide slightly disrupted Liu Nian's plans, but then he thought that since this guy would only be resurrected in West Zul'Shlag City an hour later, he might as well take this opportunity to attack West Zul'Shlag City!

Without Zuljin's command, that city would lose at least 30% of its fighting strength.

Liu Nian wanted to see if he had a chance to take over Xicheng in one fell swoop!

Before the upgrade war, Liu Nian could continue to use the "stealing the city" method, but after the upgrade war, this method is no longer effective, mainly because the level cannot be reset to zero after killing, and the crown may not drop.

Therefore, the only option is to engage in direct combat!

Mosh was brought along by Liu Nian to be a guide. Anyway, whether the old guy was in the city or not didn't make much difference. In the end, it was Liu Nian who would decide the situation.

As long as he wins, that's fine.

As for the trolls in East Zul'Shlag, Liu Nian ignored them completely. After establishing his authority this time, he believed that a considerable number of the trolls would waver. Once Liu Nian brought the other two Zul'Shlag cities under his control, these trolls would no longer have any intention of rebelling!

The reason they are fighting now is that they feel emboldened by the existence of two more troll kings.

But Liu Nian was determined to personally shatter their confidence!

Learning from Zul'jin's example, Manko of South Zul'shlag had his eyes on East Zul'shlag. Upon hearing the message from Zul'jin's still-living subordinates, although he was filled with doubt and uncertainty, he immediately turned back and fortified his city.

Since all the bee people have the ability to fly at low altitudes, Liu Nian rode the little fire dragon and flew with them. Mosh was pulled onto the little fire dragon's back by Liu Nian and was being questioned by Liu Nian.

"How much do you know about the defenses of West Zul'Shlag?"

Mosh was aware of these matters and knew this was his chance to shine, so he immediately said, "West City should be the most heavily fortified of the three main cities. Zul'jin raised the city walls to forty meters high and eight meters wide at the top. They are all made of high-strength sea rock mixed with some iron ingots, and some important parts are engraved with protective runes..."

"Wait a minute, what is a sea rock?" Liu Nian asked.

"These are rocks dug from the seaside; they're stronger than regular rocks and perfect for building materials!"

"You mean, West City is near the sea?"

Mosh affirmed, "It's not far from the sea. Just a few kilometers to the west is the ocean. That area used to be the territory of the amphibious fishmen, but they couldn't defeat Zul'jin, so they were basically driven to the islands by Zul'jin. I also heard that Zul'jin is preparing to build warships to land on the islands for combat."

Liu Nian nodded, signaling him to continue talking about Xicheng.

"...Every thirty meters along the west city wall there is an arrow tower, equipped with heavy crossbows and catapults or cannons. The number of trolls active in the city is about the same as in our east city, around 1600. The number of resident NPC guards used to be around 5,000, but we don't know how many there are now."

"Anything else? Are there any allies or anything like that?" Liu Nian pressed. "Or special units? Defensive formations?"

"Hmm... I haven't heard of Zul'jin having any allies. His troops are mostly level 99 combat units purchased from the system, which are very good at defending the city, but they can't fight outside the city." Mosh tried to recall. "He definitely has a defensive array. If it's the same as the defensive array in the East City, it can't be broken without dealing more than 10 billion damage in a short time. However, I think Zul'jin will probably upgrade it, after all, he is the strongest and richest of the three troll kings."

Liu Nian listened silently, his mind racing with calculations.

Five thousand defenders and around 1600 trolls, plus a city wall defense system and protective array...

Siege warfare is different from field battles or battles between two armies. The defensive weapons of the main city have a damage level of at least millions, and many can even reach tens of millions. Combined with the possible war skills, even if the Beeman has more than 30 million health points, he will not be able to withstand a few hits. Basically, after a volley of fire, even he would not dare to take it head-on.

"Where's Manko from the south?" Liu Nian asked again. "Did he bring his troops over just now?"

"Yes, sir!" Mosh said. "It's probably the remnants of Zuljin's army who escaped earlier who told Manko about the situation in the city. He's probably back in the city by now."