Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 140 - 126: Besieging Naiya City? Starry Sky Hunt! The Lord Strikes Again!
Chapter 140: Chapter 126: Besieging Naiya City? Starry Sky Hunt! The Lord Strikes Again!
A399 Area.
The Ghost King City, like a giant dragon, sprawls upon the earth.
City Center.
There stands a magnificent palace shrouded in black mist, resembling Ghost Hell.
Palace Hall.
Austin Zorn sits high on the throne, disconnecting the communication with a slightly embarrassed expression.
“Useless!”
He curses angrily.
Beneath the throne.
There are also luxurious seats.
The figure seated there emits a terrifying aura, barely inferior to Austin Zorn.
“What’s the matter?”
“Is it your sister again?”
On the right-hand side, a skinny old man speaks with a smile.
Quill Hoffman, the Lord of Quel City, a Level 8 Shelter City, just like Austin Zorn, is also at the Tier Eight Limit.
“Hmph—”
“My family affairs are not for you, this annoying old man, to meddle in!”
Zorn responds coldly.
His sister Nasha has long been a disappointment to him.
Over the past decades, almost everything he tasked Nasha with ended in failure.
He grew increasingly disappointed in this sister.
Even…
Nasha’s failures have become a laughing stock among other Tier Eight Lords at his expense.
Austin Zorn values his reputation highly, and because of this, his attitude towards his blood-related sister Nasha has even reached a level of loathing and disdain.
“Let’s get back to business!”
Austin Zorn takes a deep breath, unwilling to continue the embarrassing topic.
“Today—”
“First, thank you, the Lords of Level 8 Cities, for showing me the respect of gathering here.”
“Secondly—”
“Does anyone have any insight into the sudden uprising on A3 planet seven days ago?”
With these words spoken.
After a brief silence.
The skinny old man, Quill Hoffman, speaks first.
“By calculation, there are only 168 days left until the promotion opens.”
“At such a critical moment, should someone truly breakthrough to reach the Tier Nine level…”
“It would undoubtedly pose a significant threat to us.”
“So then…”
“I’ll disclose my ranking first.”
“I am Quill Hoffman, ranked fifth on the A3 Tier leaderboard.”
Though the old man was jesting about Zorn’s family earlier, he clearly understands the severity of the situation.
He speaks with the manner of someone well-prepared.
With all Tier Eight Lords gathered, the process of elimination is obviously the best method to locate the alleged ’Tier Nine.’
“Jevin Hawkins, ranked fourth.”
On the left seat, a blonde youth with a sword on his back, speaks in a deep voice.
“Norris Hammond, ranked sixth.”
“…”
Soon enough.
All the Lords within the palace reveal their rankings.
“Austin Zorn, third.”
Zorn speaks from the throne as the hall falls silent once more.
The high-ranking figures on the A3 planet, at this moment, all wear uncertain expressions.
“If no one is lying…”
“The first and second are not present.”
Austin speaks with a touch of seriousness in his voice.
“Naiya City, the Old Lolita of Moore Star, should be one of them.”
Quill Hoffman quickly adds.
But…
“Who is the first?”
This question makes everyone in the hall furrow their brows.
It’s been fifty full years since the last promotion.
The current high-tier players on A3 planet are mostly familiar with one another.
Even those who stay for years in Naiya City, never venturing out, are known through various means.
But…
Even if Naiya is in the top two, who is the other remaining?
“Could it be that after Naiya’s breakthrough to Tier Nine, her subordinates also received a boost?”
“The Old Lolita of Moore Star indeed has many Tier Eight Evolvers under her.”
“Some of them are scarcely weaker than us.”
“After all…”
“She’s been a tenant on A3 planet for a full one hundred and fifty years.”
Quill Hoffman proposes the idea.
Everyone in the hall is momentarily speechless.
In truth…
After Austin Zorn gathered everyone and Naiya didn’t show up, they suspected this in their hearts.
“Could it be a new emerging player?”
“Previously unknown, suddenly rising?”
Jevin Hawkins, Lord of Shili City, suddenly speaks up.
“New player?”
Austin Zorn hears this and can’t help but sneer.
“The last time a new player logged on A3 planet was 12 days ago.”
“They came from Blue Star, the strongest among them might…”
“Have awakened to become an Evolver?”
With this, laughter erupts in the hall.
The participants are all rulers of Level 8 Shelter Cities, each commanding over a thousand subsidiary cities. They certainly know about the new players from Blue Star.
“The next previous time new players logged in was two months ago.”
“They came from Tess Star, the strongest among them…”
“Tier Five? It seems one even became the Lord of a Level 0 Sanctuary City?”
“…”
Austin Zorn evidently knows the new players’ situation very well.
He counts each one and dismisses the possibilities.
In the end.
He even traces back to twenty years ago…
And the result is that they are all ruled out.
“Naiya City’s possibility is the greatest!”
“I haven’t contacted the Old Lolita of Moore Star for a long time either …”
After a round of discussions, Austin Zorn concludes.
“Therefore…”
“The true purpose of gathering all of you here today is to plan the siege of Naiya City!”
“You and I both know, the promotion is just the beginning.”
“According to the rules of the ’Wasteland’ game, after a promotion, players starting on the same planet will all be refreshed in the same area. You’ve all worked here for a long time and should have learned this intelligence through various means.”
“Thus, even if Naiya City doesn’t act against us before the promotion, it will still pose a huge threat to us afterwards!”
“Tier Nine is strong, but that Old Lolita hasn’t been at that level for long.”
“We are many, and if necessary, we can even drive those Tier Nine Infected Bodies from the forbidden zone to Naiya City!”
“What do you all think?”
…
…
A337 Area.
Naiya City sits quietly.
It has been twelve full days since Naiya left the city and traveled alone.
The tens of millions of Moore Star People in Naiya City remain unaware of this.
In the center of Naiya City, within the luxurious City Lord’s Mansion akin to a palace.
Seven small figures stand facing each other.
In front of them sits the empty Ice and Fire Throne.
“Since our king left, no message has been sent back.”
The leading figure spoke in a low voice, with a tone filled with unease and worry.
“Our king’s strength is unparalleled; there is no existence on this planet that can threaten her…”
Someone raised an objection.
The words had just fallen.
The leading figure shook his head.
“Not long ago, there was a huge commotion in the A316 area…”
“Our clan’s spy stationed there reported that a terrifying battle took place near a refuge city called Alpha City.”
At this remark.
The remaining six were all stunned.
They were unaware of this news.
Before Naiya left, she entrusted the city lord to the one at the forefront.
“How terrifying was it?”
Someone asked.
“The exact words of the spy were—”
“He felt an aura more terrifying than our king’s from the figures of both sides in the battle…”
“The worst part is—”
“Even if the battle was evenly matched, it would be nothing, but the outcome was one-sided… a massacre!”
At this remark.
The other six in the hall instantly inhaled sharply.
Stronger than our king?
Wouldn’t that be Tier Nine level?
Tier Nine level… being massacred?
At this moment.
They recalled Naiya’s words amidst their bewilderment.
“In the future, you and I are both ants.”
“Without that man, even if countless Moore compatriots were promoted, they would only become sustenance for others.”
But…
“Who exactly is that man?”
“Where is he?”
“Could the one in Alpha City be him?”
The seven Tier Eight Evolvers of Naiya City were caught in a train of thought.
After a long while.
Unable to contact Naiya, they made a decision.
“Take the initiative!”
“Search the nearby regions and inquire about the Blue Star refuge city!”
“Our king specifically instructed us—”
“Naiya City and its subordinate cities must treat the newly arrived players from Blue Star kindly.”
“Based on this, it can be inferred—”
“That man must also be from Blue Star, and he likely has already established a refuge city belonging to the Blue Star civilization!”
“As long as we find that city, there’s a chance to find our king!”
A moment later.
A ’City Lord’s Order’ spread throughout Naiya City.
Millions of Moore Star People from Naiya City, along with thousands of subordinate refuge cities, all took action…
“Blue Star, refuge city, help, goodwill!”
…
…
Drake-3 Wasteland Star System.
The S-680 Interstellar Spaceship kept jumping and shuttling through the endless starry sky.
Whoosh—
Whoosh whoosh—!
Lasers shot down like a torrential rain, enveloping the spaceship.
Yet.
Under Carol’s skillful maneuvering, the spaceship twisted and turned, narrowly escaping danger time and time again.
But…
Due to the spaceship’s evasive actions, its distance from the rear Interstellar Fleet gradually decreased.
Inside the S-680 Interstellar Spaceship cockpit, Carol’s expression was as grave as water.
She had been hunted by this Interstellar Fleet for two and a half days!
Carol couldn’t understand how her location was locked in, but even when she manipulated the spaceship to warp several times and used celestial bodies in the star system to hide, she still couldn’t shake off this fleet.
What made Carol even more furious was—
This fleet came from her home civilization, Selza!
More precisely, from the Selza’s Ninth Interstellar Refuge Fortress she once served!
“Why?”
Carol felt deeply puzzled.
What does the high-level power struggle have to do with her as a mere Interstellar Commander?
It’s one thing for them to design for her fleet to fall into a trap, but now they still want to kill her?
Whoosh—!
Another laser howled in.
Carol, in a state of maximum concentration, controlled the spaceship to dodge.
But…
“Warning!”
“Energy insufficient!”
The cockpit lit up with blinding red warning lights, and an urgent mechanical alert began to sound.
“…”
Carol fell silent.
She had done her best.
Through the porthole, she could already see…
The rear Interstellar Fleet was closing in.
Even.
Two complete squads of warships had already launched from the Interstellar Mother Ship.
Carol, familiar with interstellar warfare, knew all too well that these squads were executing close-range attacks on her spaceship.
They would breach the defenses of the S-680 Spaceship and forcefully board.
“Ha—”
Carol sneered.
If killing her was all they wanted, it wouldn’t be this complicated.
It was evident that her former superior at Selza’s Ninth Interstellar Refuge Fortress wanted to capture her alive!
Carol took a deep breath, star energy surging within her.
Better to break as jade than be whole as tile.
Even if she died in battle, she would never be captured alive and become a disgraceful bargaining chip in their high-level power struggles!
At this moment.
Carol’s only regret was failing to accomplish even the slightest feat for the Lord who granted her rebirth.
She had discovered the uninhabited planet, but the pursuit of the Selza Fleet ruined her plans.
She could have chosen not to reveal herself at the time, but that would mean the uninhabited planet might be discovered and occupied by the Selza civilization.
“I just hope that in the next life, I can repay the Lord…”
Carol murmured, stopping the spaceship.
Turning around, she walked step by step toward the hatch.
With each step, her aura grew stronger.
When she reached the hatch.
She stood there like a brilliant star, unleashing the terrifying aura of a Tier Twelve powerhouse!
“Come forth!”
Carol, having been a warrior all her life, was calm even though facing her imminent death.
But…
In the next second.
Boom—!
Boom long—!
Sound cannot propagate in the starry sky.
But in Carol’s mind, it was as if such sounds were resonating.
“What is that…”
“Two fleets losing control, crashing into each other?”
“No, not just that…”
“The two squads of soldiers who had just left the fleet, heading toward my spaceship, vanished in thin air? Forcefully teleported away?”
Carol felt the familiar space fluctuations outside the starry sky.
She remembered the scene a few days ago when she was ’Space Teleported’!
Familiar fluctuations, familiar scenes.
“Such power…”
“Did the Lord intervene once again…”
