Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 246 - 33: Purification of Dongshan Li! Celestial God City’s Reaction! Puppet Assault? (2)
Chapter 246: Chapter 33: Purification of Dongshan Li! Celestial God City’s Reaction! Puppet Assault? (2)
The young man let out a laugh.
Swish—
A streak of light cut through the void.
The Tier Nine Evolver’s eyes widened instantly, then, devoid of breath, he collapsed to the ground.
And yet.
Not long after.
That ’corpse’ actually began to slowly rise from the ground, turning toward the throne and kneeling halfway.
“My King!”
The familiar form of address, but in the voice, less humanity, more rigidity.
“Mm.”
The young man responded indifferently.
This Tier Nine Evolver, he had originally given him a chance to keep ’being human.’
But since he’d messed up his charge, Qili City, there was no choice but to ’stop being human.’
“Take some people to Qili City.”
“Find out what happened.”
“Besides…”
The young man’s words echoed throughout the great hall.
Buzz—
In the void.
Beside the kneeling Tier Nine Evolver, figures emerged one after another.
“My King!”
There were more than a dozen of these figures.
The terrifying part was—
Every one of them radiated the unmistakable aura of a Tier Nine Evolver!
“Only one month left until the ascension.”
“Time to wrap it up.”
The young man finished, waving his hand lightly.
Buzz—
Spatial ripples swept out.
The Tier Nine figures in the hall all vanished without a trace.
And the great hall became silent and empty once more.
“So boring…”
The young man lounged back on the throne, shaking his head all the while.
To him, this Z99 Planet adventure was nothing but a child’s game.
The only thing to spark a bit of interest for him…
Was Dongshan Li from Phoenix Soaring City, that ’Natural Charm.’
Ordinary Tier Nine Evolvers couldn’t withstand Dongshan Li’s innate Charm Attribute, but he, of course, could.
But still.
Everyone appreciates beauty.
Even this young man wasn’t an ascetic who’d severed all desire and passion like a sage.
“On this invincible path through the Wasteland, one has to find some fun, or it’s just too damned dull.”
Of course.
If he wanted, with his strength, he could overpower Dongshan Li at any moment.
But…
“Too vulgar, too vulgar!”
“If you have to use force even to win over a woman, then that’s a disgrace to the Divine Bloodline running through me, Han Ling.”
The young man was, indeed, Han Ling, Lord of Celestial God City.
He had descended upon this planet for not even five years.
Yet in those five years, he had established the Level 9 Shelter City, Celestial God City.
And at the same time, ’cultivated’ a batch of Tier Nine subordinates.
Though Dongshan Li and the other Level 8 Shelter City Lords already grossly overestimated Celestial God City, still…
The true power of Celestial God City was far beyond the limits of their imagination.
Time passed in silence.
In the great hall.
Han Ling lounged on his throne, staring off into the void.
Just like he had so many days and nights before.
Suddenly—
Han Ling let out a quiet “hmph.”
One of many Puppet Marks he’d left on this planet had vanished.
“Hmm?”
For the first time, Han Ling’s expression changed.
He sat up a bit, mysterious Attribute Energy quietly stirring within him.
“Dongshan Li?”
“My consort?”
Han Ling’s brow furrowed slightly.
Dongshan Li, though she hadn’t yet bowed her head, was already considered his forbidden spoil.
“My chosen consort—and someone dares to covet her?”
“And furthermore…”
“To be able to erase my mark, they must have some ability, hm?”
Han Ling murmured to himself.
Though he was confident Dongshan Li would eventually submit of her own accord, just to be safe—or perhaps as punishment—he had left a Puppet Mark in her body.
And that mark—an average Tier Nine Evolver wouldn’t be able to get rid of at all.
Even Tier Ten or Tier Eleven Evolvers, without certain Attribute Abilities, were totally helpless.
“Above Tier Twelve?”
Han Ling’s eyes now showed an emotion called ’interest.’
“Interesting.”
At this moment, Han Ling was not angry—in fact, a slight smile appeared on his face.
The smile was hard to decipher.
As enticing as Dongshan Li was, she was just seasoning for him to pass the monotony.
Now?
It seemed an even more interesting seasoning than Dongshan Li had appeared.
“Let me see now…”
“Who the hell are you?”
With a thought, Han Ling—
Swish—
—conjured a light screen projection in the air before him.
The image was initially blurry, but grew clearer by the second.
In the projection—
Orderly city streets appeared.
Constantly coming and going subordinates appeared.
“Huh?”
Han Ling made a soft sound.
“There are a lot more of these Tier Six and Tier Seven ants.”
“Qili City was never home to this many Tier Six and Tier Seven Evolvers.”
The projected scenes shifted once again.
The perspective rose, little by little.
Until—
Overhead, a Sky City more immense and majestic than Celestial God City itself broke into view.
“Oh?”
“A Level 10 City?”
“And it looks like a flying Trait?”
Han Ling’s interest deepened further.
But…
The very next second—
As the view rose again, the sight closing in on the Sky City—
Boom—!
In the great hall, the light screen projection suddenly collapsed, vanishing without a trace.
From the throne, Han Ling raised a brow and curled his lips in a smile.
“Interesting, interesting!”
He muttered it over and over.
Then, after countless days and nights, he slowly rose from his throne.
Click-click—
Sharp pops echoed from the bones in his body.
“It’s been too long since I moved.”
Han Ling shook his head, then took a step forward.
Swish—
His figure appeared high above Celestial God City.
“My King!”
In that moment—
Tens of millions of Celestial God City’s subordinates all dropped to their knees, calling out in unison.
Han Ling didn’t spare them a glance, only raising his head to look into the distance.
That way—
Qili City, or more precisely, in the direction of Sky City.
“Time for action.”
Han Ling’s words fell.
Boom—
Rumble—!
The earth beneath Celestial God City rumbled loudly.
Moments later—
Celestial God City rose slowly into the sky like a warship.
Whoosh—!
Z99 Planet now had its second Sky City after Dawn City.
And it was roaring toward Zone 80, where Dawn City stood.
…
…
Qili City.
High above the Celestial Vault.
Yu Jin narrowed his eyes, staring at a figure suspended midair.
That was—
One of Qili City’s Tier Eight Evolvers.
Right now, his eyes were vacant, his body showing no trace of life.
But the weird part was—
He was clearly already ’dead,’ yet the Attribute Energy in his body hadn’t stopped surging.
Moments earlier—
Yu Jin had sensed someone watching him. A sweep with his Light Touch Ability uncovered the abnormal Tier Seven Evolver.
“Lord City Lord!”
“President!”
“…”
At this moment—
Naiya and the others had also rushed over from the Tower of the Sky, standing behind Yu Jin.
Even Dongshan Li, thoroughly bound, had been dragged over by Naiya.
“What’s going on here?”
Seeing the Tier Seven Evolver, Naiya and the others were curious.
“Puppet.”
Yu Jin answered quietly.
At that moment, information from the Eye of Insight appeared before his eyes—
[Yamada Yuuto]
[Tier: Tier Seven]
[…]
[Evaluation: Puppet Mark activated. Reduced to a puppet. Controlled by a hidden puppet master and providing him with vision… Soul has been annihilated, essentially a walking corpse…]
“Puppet?”
“So that’s a puppet?”
Yu Jin gave a simple explanation, but Naiya and the rest were shocked.
Especially—
Dongshan Li reacted the most violently.
After all—
She too had had a Puppet Mark inside her!
If Lord Yu Jin hadn’t just erased it with a spell, her fate, sooner or later…
Would’ve been this very same, living-dead puppet, at the mercy of others?
Boom—!
Yu Jin gave a casual wave.
This ’Yamada Yuuto’ burst into a bloody mist.
Swish—
With a thought, Yu Jin activated his Light Touch Ability, sweeping over all of Qili City below.
One figure after another, uncontrolled, floated skyward.
Most were Tier Seven Evolvers, a few were Tier Eight Evolvers.
And altogether, there were an astonishing fifty of them!
“These are all puppets.”
Yu Jin spoke quietly, but his gaze drifted past them to the far-off horizon.
Whoosh—
Whoosh, whoosh—!
At the end of the Celestial Vault,
The sound of figures cutting through the wind exploded like thunder.
One after another, fearsome presences approached together.
