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Chapter 315: Chapter 315: Setting Up the Formation, Establishing the City
Chapter 315: Chapter 315: Setting Up the Formation, Establishing the City
[You have slain a Shadow Clan upper-tier god, peak-level warrior, and gained 26,766 billion experience points.]
[Plunder talent activated: Shadow Power +10, Spirit +5000, Magic Critical Strike +10, Luck +1.]
The prompt flashed on the screen, and several items scattered around the bald man. John casually collected them before exiting World-in-Hand.
The Shadow Clan forces in the city had been nearly wiped out by Cand-Dragon and the others.
John's eyes locked onto the altar in the middle of the square. His longsword swung down, shattering it with a single strike.
Boom!
The sword light howled, and the altar was destroyed, a City Building Order drifting out from the rubble.
[Announcement: Godslayer has destroyed Shadow Star City No. 601 and obtained a City Building Order.]
...
Three system announcements rang out, stirring quite a commotion in Shadow Star once again.
Most notably, the Shadow Clan hated John with a passion. Major cities immediately sent Shadow Clan armies to the 601st city.
The establishment of a foreign faction was a significant blow to Shadow Star, and they couldn't afford to let it succeed under any circumstances.
"Cand-Dragon, stop playing around. Let's withdraw." John called out.
At this point, the city had been destroyed, and most of the Shadow Clan soldiers had been slaughtered. Countless Hunters were rushing in from the distance.
He didn't want to get involved with the Hunters, especially since more reinforcements could arrive from other major cities, leading to unnecessary complications.
"Alright." Cand-Dragon and the others responded, entering his World-in-Hand.
John, on the other hand, directly activated his Split Void talent, opening a spatial rift and vanishing into thin air.
The next moment, he appeared in an abandoned mining site.
He planned to build a city here-underground.
The mine was a labyrinth of tunnels, and even though the Shadow Mine had been depleted, it remained exceptionally sturdy. Even if the city were to fall, they could use the tunnels to slow down enemy advances.
With the protection of the outer city walls, this setup would ensure their absolute security. However, there was a problem. The mine had been abandoned, and now the Hunters had taken control of the area. He would need to clear them out first.
This, however, was not a problem for him.
He summoned Cand-Dragon and the others again.
"Huh? My lord, this is an abandoned mine. Are you planning to build the city
here?" Quagmlier asked curiously. This used to be a mine where he had worked before.
John nodded, pulling out the Holy Artifact, the Blood-red Scimitars, and cutting through the chains that bound him.
Snap!
With a sharp sound, the chains were effortlessly severed. It seemed that this Holy Artifact had more properties than just what was visible on the surface.
The only downside was that these curved blades weren't suitable for him.
The last time he killed a city lord, Grimnir, he had dropped the Shadow Ghost Claw, an assassin-class weapon.
John could use it, but he wasn't particularly skilled with it, so he gave it to Sini.
It seemed that all major city lords dropped Holy Artifacts.
Perhaps by establishing this new city, he could attract other city lords. He hoped that this
time, by killing them, he would get a longsword-type Holy Artifact.
"Thank you, my lord!" Quagmlier exclaimed gratefully, repeatedly thanking John. Without the chains restraining him, he immediately felt a significant relief.
Although he had grown accustomed to the presence of the chains, no one wanted to remain bound like a prisoner forever.
John nodded and said, "Help me clear out the Hunters around here."
"Yes!" Quagmlier shouted in excitement, his fists, like giant boulders, crashing down with immense power as he wiped out the Hunters nearby.
John didn't need to take action. With Cand-Dragon and the others around, it was more than enough to clear the area of Hunters.
Moreover, the Hunters' Brood Mother had already been slain by John, and no new Brood Mothers had appeared in the time since.
Afterward, John summoned Peter and asked, "Master, are you able to set up a formation like The Great Formation of the Surrounding Star?"
One of the Seven Kill Formations was finished and activated.
Instantly, a vast surge of energy erupted, and several magical orbs shot into the air, filling the
sky. They cascaded down, covering the Hunter army outside the defense formation.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of explosions echoed as the orbs, formed from the purest spiritual power, rained
down on the Hunters. The damage was devastating.
In the blink of an eye, the Hunters surrounding the area were wiped out, leaving only a field of
severed limbs and corpses.
The women, including Sini, immediately grew displeased. They had been eagerly hunting
down Hunters, but with the Seven Kill Formation in place, the Hunters couldn't get close.
Moreover, the Seven Kill Formation was an indiscriminate attack, meaning even they couldn't venture beyond the defensive formation without being hit.
"Father, turn off the formation! We can't kill any more Hunters!" Tracy complained angrily.
These formations could only be controlled by Peter.
He shot an annoyed glance at Tracy and deactivated the formation.
Soon, the Seven Kill Formations on all four city walls were complete.
The group was still eager to continue slaughtering the Hunters, so they didn't allow Peter to
activate the formations yet.
Especially Sini-she didn't know how many Hunters she had killed, but she had plundered a
massive amount of attributes and Shadow Power, which had all been converted into Power of the Nine Nether, further increasing her strength. But most importantly, she had leveled up significantly.
Last time, when helping the Ice Talker defend the city, she and John had teamed up, gaining massive amounts of experience. As a result, her level had risen to over seventeen thousand. If all went according to plan, after this city defense mission, she would reach level twenty
thousand, breaking through to lower-tier god status. "John, hurry up and establish the city." She urged.
The city walls had been completed, and all the formations were in place. It was nearly
foolproof. "Alright." John nodded and immediately descended deep into the underground mine, intending to build the altar there, ensuring even greater security. [Announcement: Godslayer has established The Immortals faction at Purple Sky City. A monster tide will strike in five minutes.]
[Defend against the twelve-hour monster tide assault. City establishment successful.]
...
With all preparations completed, John initiated the monster tide assault without
giving Shadow Clan any time to react.
He had already tamed an army of Spirit Beasts. This monster tide was likely to consist
of Hunters, Shadow Clan forces, and possibly some other factions or powerful individuals
who might try to interfere.
The system announcement reverberated through the air, causing a stir among the factions on Shadow Star, especially Shadow Clan.
At Supreme City, ShadowLord God heard the system announcement and his expression darkened. His eyes narrowed, and a surge of anger rose within him.
"Purple Sky City? This human has learned the secret of Shadow Star!" he muttered coldly to
himself.
Shadow Star had once been the domain of The Immortals, and Purple Sky City had been the largest city at that time.
"I absolutely cannot allow The Immortals to establish a faction here!" He took a deep breath
and said coldly, "Order the lords of the surrounding main cities to destroy this human's Purple Sky City, no matter the cost."
"Understood!" A shadow flashed and vanished from the empty hall.
...
More than a dozen main city lords received the order. They immediately organized their
forces, all of them at upper-tier god level, and hurried toward Purple Sky City. Other factions and races that had descended upon Shadow Star, upon learning the coordinates
of Purple Sky City, also began making their way there. They would not allow John to be the first to successfully establish a city.