Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 166 - 145: Dawn City Arrives at Naiya City! All Tier Eight City Lords Appear!
Chapter 166: Chapter 145: Dawn City Arrives at Naiya City! All Tier Eight City Lords Appear!
A330 Area.
Dawn City was like an Interstellar Fortress, roaring across the Celestial Vault.
Tower of the Sky.
Swoosh——
Neil suddenly opened his eyes, blue mechanical eye gleaming with light.
“My lord…”
“Moving further east!”
The words had barely finished.
The people surrounding Neil, including Yin Yao, all looked bewildered.
For the past two days.
They’d been traveling east, following Neil’s ’perception’.
Dawn City at maximum speed, flying across zones from A308 Area to A330 Area.
Only a few hours away from where Neil sensed Yu Jin, in the A331 Area.
But at this crucial moment…
Yu Jin moved further away?
“How did this happen?”
Yin Yao frowned deeply, mind racing.
For the past two days, they’d been trying to contact Yu Jin——each of them carried a ’communication’ mark left by Yu Jin.
No matter how they tried, there was no response.
This forced them to abandon their previous plan of ’conquering Refuge Cities while searching for Yu Jin’, instead rushing ahead just to find him.
“The guild leader probably ran into something unexpected…”
“Maybe even fell unconscious, heavily wounded, it wouldn’t be impossible.”
Yin Yao’s voice was heavy as she shared her guess.
Yu Jin’s strength was obvious to everyone in Dawn City.
But with something like ’returning to Blue Star’—blatantly breaking Wasteland’s game rules—no one knows what could happen, even with Yu Jin’s power, he might still be punished by Wasteland.
“My suggestion…”
“Let’s head to A331 Area first, see if there are any clues based on Neil’s prior perception!”
Yin Yao’s idea received quick approval from the others.
…
…
A331 Area.
Laxi City.
At the city gate, Ye Ye leaned on his chin, staring aimlessly toward the east.
“My boss…”
Ye Ye felt miserable, so sad he could cry.
Shouldn’t the plot go like this——
The boss gets injured and falls unconscious, Ye Ye finds him, cares for him (ideally with some snarky neighbors showing no understanding), boss wakes up, gives Ye Ye a huge opportunity, Ye Ye rises to the top of the Wasteland… right?
“Lord Yu Jin…”
“I didn’t even get to tell you my name…”
Ye Ye’s thoughts made his eyes red.
He hadn’t cried when seven thugs ganged up on him, but now he honestly wanted to cry…
Though.
The thugs who messed with him got scared to death by the boss.
Tong Zhiyong, who tried to threaten him, got wrecked on the spot.
The Inspector who colluded with Tong Zhiyong got brutally punished by the Laxi City Lord, almost lost half his life.
Laxi City Lord even acknowledged Ye Ye’s deed of ’finding the boss’, giving him a Tier Two Energy Crystal as reward.
But!
Compared to the boss, none of this means anything!
“Waaah…”
Ye Ye finally couldn’t hold it in and burst into tears.
Boom——
Rumble——!
Suddenly.
The thunderous roar from the Celestial Vault interrupted Ye Ye’s crying.
He rubbed his eyes and looked up.
Ye Ye froze.
He saw…
A massive Sky City, at least dozens of times bigger than Laxi City, bursting out from the clouds!
“Gulp——”
Instinctive fear made Ye Ye swallow hard.
He scrambled up and ran toward the city gate.
But next second.
Swoosh——
Swoosh swoosh——
Several white beams shot down from the sky.
As the beams faded, a few powerful figures appeared.
“Hey kid?”
“You’re a player from Blue Star, right?”
“What’s your name?”
Ye Ye stared blankly at the stunningly beautiful woman who greeted him.
For quite a while.
Ye Ye finally stammered, “I’m Ye Ye.”
“Uh…”
The pretty big sister was momentarily taken aback at his name, then continued:
“Alright, Xiaoye.”
“I’m Yin Yao, from Dawn City. Now, I’ll ask you some questions.”
“Just tell us what you know, don’t worry about anything else.”
As she said this.
Probably to reassure him.
The young man beside her raised his hand.
Bzzzt——!
A terrifying surge of electric current crackled forth.
“Speak freely!”
“With Brother Gang here, even if the Refuge City Lord shows up, I’ll zap him onto the ground too!”
…
…
Laxi City, City Lord’s Mansion.
Laya stared at the few figures before her, face tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.
If she weren’t outmatched, as the City Lord, she’d never allow these outsiders to swagger right into the city, let alone the City Lord’s Mansion.
Laya looked up to the sky.
The enormous city hovered quietly above Laxi City, blotting out the sun.
The shadow cast by Sky City engulfed all of Laxi City.
“Too terrifying…”
“The oppressive presence of this city almost matches Naiya City!”
Laya was deeply shocked.
She’s from Moore Star, dispatched by Naiya City to serve as a subordinate city lord.
Though she hadn’t lived long in Naiya City, she knew well it absolutely would not ’fly’…
“Laya City Lord?”
In the meeting hall.
Yin Yao looked at Laya and suddenly spoke.
Laya tensed her face and nodded.
“I am!”
Her voice intentionally lowered, trying to sound more imposing.
“Can you tell us the way to Naiya City?”
Yin Yao cut straight to the point.
She’d already learned from Ye Ye what had happened recently.
Yu Jin, as Neil perceived, had been in this city.
And.
Yu Jin had indeed run into trouble, fallen asleep, and lost his right hand.
This made Yin Yao and the others extremely worried.
But they came too late. The Tier Eight Evolver from Naiya City had already taken Yu Jin away.
Upon first hearing the name ’Naiya City’, Yin Yao and her group had been a bit stunned.
Now.
After seeing Laya, the Laxi City Lord, also a petite girl, and hearing Ye Ye say the Tier Eight Evolver from Naiya City was the same, Yin Yao and the others started guessing.
Naiya was probably the Naiya City Lord.
This, Yu Jin knew, but Yin Yao and the others didn’t before.
“Sorry.”
“Can’t tell you.”
Laya could sense Yin Yao and the group’s aura far outclassed her own, but she remained resolute nonetheless.
Boom——!
She even stood up, actively unleashing her power.
As a child of Moore Star, she would never betray Naiya City!
“…”
Yin Yao and the others fell silent together.
Swoosh——
Neil stared at Laya for a moment, then vanished on the spot.
Swoosh——
Moments later.
Neil returned.
She was carrying a petite girl, as delicate as a porcelain doll, in her arms.
“Take a look?”
Laya was puzzled, but still tiptoed to peer at the figure Neil held.
Just one glance.
Thump——!
Laya knelt.
“My queen!”
…
…
Boom——
Rumble——!
Under Ye Ye’s gaze, Dawn City once again took off, heading east.
Ye Ye slumped at the city gate, feeling even worse.
“According to the plot…”
“Shouldn’t they have taken me along too?”
Ye Ye’s eyes reddened again, unconsciously.
Why is reality nothing like those web novels he read…
On the other side.
Above the Celestial Vault, Dawn City.
After Naiya ’appeared’, Yin Yao and the others finally got the exact location of Naiya City from Laya.
A337 Area center.
According to Laya——
If Dawn City gets close to Naiya City, powerful Moore Star beings will appear.
At that point, let Lady Naiya ’show up’ again.
Of course, that’s what Laya told Yin Yao and the others.
In fact.
As soon as Dawn City took off, she contacted Naiya City at the fastest speed.
“My queen is in the hands of Blue Star players!”
“They’re flying a Refuge City straight toward Naiya!”
…
…
One day later.
Rumble——!
Dawn City, approaching A337 Area center.
Yin Yao and the others saw an immense city, coiled like a giant dragon.
Level 8 Shelter City, Naiya City!
Naiya City itself had ’concealment’ traits, but clearly wasn’t using it at the moment.
Whoosh——
Whoosh whoosh——!
Dawn City had barely arrived.
Seven figures shot up from inside Naiya City.
Seven figures: three men and four women, all extremely petite.
Their bodies radiated unmistakable Tier Eight Evolver aura.
Swoosh——
Yin Yao and company refused to be outdone, flying over from Dawn City.
The two sides faced off in midair, the atmosphere tense and weird.
“Guild leader/City Lord?”
“My queen?”
Both sides spoke almost simultaneously.
After those words.
The two groups fell silent.
The situation now was honestly bizarre.
Naiya City’s City Lord was in Dawn City.
Dawn City’s City Lord was in Naiya City.
After a long pause.
The lead among Naiya City’s seven, an orange-haired girl, relaxed first.
“You’re players from Blue Star, right?”
“This Refuge City was founded by Yu Jin too?”
The orange-haired girl remembered Naiya’s instructions before leaving, and upon seeing Dawn City, she was virtually certain Yu Jin was the ’man’ Naiya spoke of.
Yu Jin was also the one Naiya City had waited centuries to ally with.
If that’s the case, then…
Thoughts drifting, she still hadn’t figured it out.
Suddenly.
Boom——
Rumble——!
Thunderous rumbling from afar cut off both sides’ discussion.
The seven Naiya City Evolvers and Yin Yao’s group all turned toward the sound.
They saw——
At the horizon, a massive city like a giant beast rampaged across the land, rivaling Naiya City’s size!
It was charging straight at Naiya City with ferocious momentum!
Bzzz——!
Not only that.
Almost simultaneously.
Just outside Naiya City.
Space rippled.
Swoosh swoosh——
More than ten million figures appeared out of thin air.
Leading them was a gaunt old man.
Behind him stood four guards clad in pale-gold Mechanical Battle Armor.
“This old man——”
“Quel City Lord, Quill Hoffman!”
“I demand Naiya City Lord, come out and face death!”
The old man soared upward, unleashing Tier Eight Limit aura.
With Quill Hoffman’s declaration…
Thunk——!
Level 8 Refuge City, Shili City, erupted from the depths of the earth…
