Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 190 5: Brother Tongzi Is Still Going Strong! Am I the Planet Chief Now? (2)
The Energy Hub Conquest is over.
A new phase of war has officially begun.
But…
The situation on the battlefield is not optimistic.
On this planet named ‘K-4’, a total of 20 Energy Hubs have spawned.
Among them,
The Human Camp occupies 7, only one third.
The remaining 13 are all taken by the Fallen Camp.
Even though humans at the same tier are far weaker than the Fallen Ones, the gap shouldn’t be this huge.
The key reason is…
This time, the leader of the Fallen Camp also seems to have quite the background.
Athena brought 10 Personal Guard squads this time, each one led by a Second Tier Ninth Level Unlimiter.
Tier Two Level Nine—on a typical Tier Two Wasteland OL server, that’s enough to be a Camp Leader.
But—
During the past two days of Energy Hub battles, the Fallen Camp had several Tier Two Level Nine powerhouses appear…
Athena’s brows furrowed even tighter.
She stared at the bright or dim dots on the light-screen projection, even starting to consider ‘personally heading out’ herself.
In planetary wars, the Camp Leader generally doesn’t participate easily; they’re stationed in the rear, directing forces.
Only when the war reaches its final stage—when one side is about to lose—will the leader head out to lead a counterattack.
“If this continues…”
“I will lose!”
Athena quietly clenched her fists.
Her purpose for logging into “Wasteland OL” this time was to prove herself.
All along,
Because of her status as the ‘Federal Heiress’, she was always under the spotlight of countless powerful people and citizens of the Ophelia Federation.
The spotlight made her brilliant, bestowed her with admiration and respect.
But along with it came enormous pressure.
But…
The Camp Leader joining the fight so early in the war phase is clearly unwise.
According to Wasteland OL’s rules—
If a Camp Leader is killed, that side automatically loses.
This rule ignores the number of Energy Hubs controlled by each side.
Because of this,
Athena always stays in the central main camp, with over ten thousand guards watching over her.
After all, there have been cases in Wasteland OL history where the Camp Leader was killed and the outcome reversed.
The Fallen Camp’s leader is also likely just like Athena, sitting tight in their stronghold with over ten thousand guards.
“Wait a bit more…”
“If not, I’ll have to head out myself.”
Athena hesitated for a long time before deciding.
Her own Limit Value reaches 8%, but because of Mars OL’s rules, her actual limit here is only 2.9%.
Unlike Don Flack,
she has ‘Limit Breaking’ talent, and her Limit-Breaking Value reaches 1%.
This means—
while everyone else on Mars has a maximum Limit Value of 2.9%, Athena can break through by an extra 1%, up to 3.9%.
That’s an extremely massive boost—basically a dimensionality reduction strike.
But…
Athena speculates the Fallen Camp’s leader also probably has a ‘Limit Breaking’ talent.
Time flowed by slowly.
Central main camp.
Athena’s gaze stayed fixed on the changing light-screen projection.
Energy Hub 01 hasn’t been taken yet.
Energy Hub 02—human squads have launched an assault, but it isn’t going well.
…
Energy Hub 06, successfully captured.
“Huh?!”
Athena suddenly let out an exclamation.
Energy Hub 06?!
That was a hub occupied by the true Fallen Camp!
But now?
The game panel shows [Occupied by Human Camp]!
“What happened?”
Athena’s emotions fluctuated violently.
Buzz—!
She waved her hand.
Brilliant golden light surged out.
In a flash, she’d connected with the human squad outside Energy Hub 06.
“Miss Athena!”
A voice sounded on the screen, but no image.
This is also a Wasteland OL restriction: Camp Leaders can command squads, but can’t easily see live footage from the front lines.
Most of the time, leaders can only issue orders—they can’t have two-way communication.
This time, Athena used up one of her five chances for a direct connection.
“What happened?”
She was burning with curiosity but kept her commanding aura in front of her subordinates, asking in a deep tone.
The other end of the screen fell silent.
After a long while—
A faint voice sounded.
“W-we aren’t sure what happened either…”
“Suddenly, two humans flew down from the sky.”
“One with blue hair, one with black.”
“The blue-haired one took the lead, the black-haired one followed.”
“They came from the east. As soon as they arrived, the black-haired guy launched a Fireball straight at the Fallen Camp.”
“Then…”
“The hundreds of Fallen Ones were all burned to ashes.”
“After that…”
“The two left without looking back. Before leaving, they even asked me about the locations of the other Energy Hubs.”
Athena was stunned when she heard this.
“Fireball?”
She repeated.
“Fireball.”
“About…”
“A Fireball several hundred meters wide.”
On the other end, the human squad leader still sounded dazed.
Communication ended.
Athena remained speechless for a long while.
Blue-haired youth?
Under her command, there was a Squad Captain with striking blue hair.
Captain Blue Silver. Don Flack. Second Tier Ninth Level Unlimiter.
At this moment, he should be holding position at Energy Hub 07.
Athena looked at the [4/5] remaining communication attempts, hesitating.
Contact Don Flack to ask for details?
Or quietly wait another day for the regular squad battle reports?
…
…
Mars Desert.
Energy Hub 08.
Nearly a thousand human squad members were fighting fiercely with a Fallen squad.
Compared to Energy Hub 07, the battle here was much more brutal.
For some reason, both sides were truly going at it this time. Even though energy consumption was huge, neither was willing to back down first.
“Hmm…”
“Doesn’t matter.”
Above the Celestial Vault, Yu Jin overlooked the scene and commented.
Next to him, Don Flack kept his face tense, not daring to speak.
A moment before,
This madman, right in front of him and a thousand human Unlimiters, dropped a single Fireball on the Fallen Ones at Energy Hub 06—a full party wipe.
That scene, for Don Flack’s small heart, was a huge shock.
It was even more shocking than the ‘Earth-Bursting Celestial Star’ back at Hub 07.
Because…
Yu Jin did it right next to him, so effortlessly and casually, almost artistically—a Fireball several hundred meters wide.
The Fireball was even billowing with black smoke.
Not just Don Flack—even the hundreds of Fallen Ones were left dumbfounded.
The intensity of that black smoke was even greater than the strongest leader in their camp!
BOOM—!
RUMBLE—!
The sudden thunder snapped Don Flack back to reality.
“?”
Don Flack was stunned.
He looked down at the ground below.
On the ground, the two sides who were fiercely fighting also froze.
Who?
Who’s firing artillery?
Yu Jin said nothing, just raised his hand.
As he lifted his hand, he even considerately greeted the human Unlimiter squad below.
“Step aside.”
“To avoid friendly fire.”
Yu Jin’s voice was soft, but it rang in every human’s ear.
Swoosh swoosh—
Though they didn’t know why, over a thousand people instinctively fell back, immediately returning to camp.
On the other side,
Hundreds of Fallen Ones gazed up, feeling a deadly threat from the thunderclouds spreading overhead.
“Fall back!”
The Fallen leader shouted.
“No retreat.”
Yu Jin pointed a finger.
Buzz—!
Spatial ripples swept out.
The hundreds of Fallen Ones were instantly frozen in space.
Then—
“Thunder, descend.”
Yu Jin murmured, pointing again.
[Tier Nine Thunder Attribute Ability: Cosmic Tribulation Thunder Realm!]
[Active Effect: Creates a Thunderstorm Star Realm, instantaneously unleashing ten thousand Silent Annihilation Thunder Pillars!]
BOOM—
RUMBLE—!
Terrifying thunder instantly engulfed the ground below.
All hundreds of Fallen Ones didn’t even have a chance to scream before they were annihilated by thunder, turning into nothingness.
“…”
Don Flack’s body trembled involuntarily.
This storm of thunder would easily annihilate him too.
“!!?”
At the Energy Hub 08 camp,
Nearly a thousand human Unlimiters wore blank expressions.
“A Boss sent by Miss Athena?”
“Isn’t this way too overpowered?”
Yu Jin stayed silent, raining thunder non-stop.
Rumble rumble—!
Several breaths later,
The thunder finally ceased.
The originally ochre-red Martian landscape was now scorched black by the thunder.
Yu Jin then stared at his system panel, collecting the rewards.
[You killed…]
[…]
Lines of text appeared.
Wasteland Source Points, Limit-Breaking Stone…
All standard rewards, nothing new.
Until—
[You, a low-dimensional ant, single-handedly repelled high-dimensional Fallen Ones, and successfully took over three planets!]
[Such a feat, breathtaking and earth-shaking, shattering the Star River!]
[You have been rewarded——]
[K-2 Planet (3/20)]
“Hmm?”
“Brother Tongzi’s still at it?”
“K-2 Planet?”
“Venus?”
“Am I the planet boss now?”
